Official 2010 Nascar thread: Season long discussions!!!!
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Tiger2003
coyotes22;551842 wrote:I would love to see Hamlin have Issues early Sunday, and make the battle for the championship come down to Harvick and Jimmie. WIN-WIN for me!!!!!!
Why would you want such a thing? If Jimmie wins it this year again NASCAR will lose alot of its fame and fans. -
GoChiefs
Gordon's appearance at the CMA's last night.
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coyotes22
Tiger2003;553276 wrote:Why would you want such a thing? If Jimmie wins it this year again NASCAR will lose alot of its fame and fans.
I would love to see Harvick win it.
I dont think NASCAR will decline just because JJ wins another. -
Speedofsand
Q&A with Mike Helton
http://www.news-journalonline.com/racing/sprint-cup/2010/11/11/qa-with-mike-helton.html
I don't believe the last question. -
GoChiefs
coyotes22;554136 wrote:I would love to see Harvick win it.
I dont think NASCAR will decline just because JJ wins another.
I will have to disagree with you there. I know many fans who have left just b/c he has won 4. More will leave if he wins 5. Do you not see the ratings and attendance lately? Is JJ winning responsible for all of that? No, of course not, but I'd bet the house he's responsible for a bit of that. A large bit even. -
GoChiefs
Speedofsand;554172 wrote:Q&A with Mike Helton
Question: Why do you think television ratings for NASCAR Sprint Cup races keep going down?
Helton's Answer: I don't know the answer to that. I think it's important for us to figure it out the best we can.
Dear Mr. Helton,
I figured it out.
1) It's the new car, because the racing just isn't as good as it was before
2) One driver winning all the time
3) Your favoritism towards some drivers
4) Changing the rules in the middle of the season,
5) The boring ass commentators you have,
6) The politics
7) The Length of some races (Let's face it, 4 hours at California, Michigan, Pocono, etc is just WAY too much)
8) You have become WAY too fucking corporate and have forgotten about your roots (Don't get me wrong, I know you have to expand to other markets, but for example, dropping Rockingham to travel to California? Really? Expansion is great, but expand to good tracks!)
9) The current drivers don't have personalities like they once did (Blame that on you NASCAR for being too over reactive with fines/suspensions whenever a driver would let their true personalities show)
10) The Chase format
I'm sure I've missed some but you're welcome.
Sincerely,
A lifelong fan no matter what. -
Tiger2003
Travis Pastrana is headed to NASCAR, both as a driver and team owner, Pastrana-Waltrip Racing announced Thursday.
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/nationwide/news/story?id=5792650 -
Tiger2003
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Speedofsand
Daytona's new track. Might be a test next month, definitely January.
http://www.news-journalonline.com/racing/racing-business/2010/11/12/track-repaving-hits-milestone.html
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j_crazy
wonder if it will make Daytona as boring to watch and race as the repaving at Talladega and Bristol did. -
GoChiefs
j_crazy;555200 wrote:wonder if it will make Daytona as boring to watch and race as the repaving at Talladega and Bristol did.
I still blame 'Dega on the new car. Bristol? Yeah, that's the repaving that fucked it up. You don't go 2 or 3 wide at Bristol. Completely ruined that race for me. -
Speedofsand
I was at the first COT race at Bristol and a couple after that. I thought it was just as good side by side. Progressive banking gives less bumping and banging. Wings are off, splitter is coming off, COT is gone. I think Nascar will have the cars how they want them next year. They are trying to make the action better to stop decreasing numbers. I wonder how much change fuel injection might bring in a year or two.
The last time Daytona was repaved was before the '79 500 - the best ever. That was my first one - got out of 9th grade for a week in Ohio winter and saw Petty, Waltrip, and Foyt race by Cale & Donnie. I watched that fight thru my dad's 10x50 binoculars. I'm looking forward to new pavement. -
coyotes22
Can Edwards win from the poll?
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coyotes22
Jr was second quickest in final practice.
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coyotes22
coyotes22;557482 wrote:Can Edwards win from the poll?
Yes. LOL
Its getting tight!!!!!!! -
GoChiefs
coyotes22;558589 wrote:Its getting tight!!!!!!!
Yeah...sorry about that...I haven't been able to stop over in a while b/c of work. Tell the Mrs. I said hello. I'll see if I can't fix that problem for ya this week. -
GoChiefs
coyotes22;557483 wrote:Jr was second quickest in final practice.
I guess you gotta have something to hang your hat on. -
GoChiefs
coyotes22;557482 wrote:Can Edwards win from the poll?
*Pole* -
GoChiefs
Now that I got that out of the way! LOL
What a final race it's going to be at Homestead. Anybody but Jimmie. I don't want to see a Toyota win it, but whatever. As long as it's not Jimmie Johnson! Hamlin has the lead by 15 points, but after this week, I think his confidence is a little shot. Where as, as you could tell from the post race interview, Jimmie Johnson is fired up, confident, and ready to do whatever it takes to put that 5th Championship trophy in his case. Harvick is still looming in the hunt being only 46 points back, so if Johnson and Hamlin have some issues, it could be Harvick who is able to steal the trophy away from both of them! -
j_crazy
i might skip a football game on sunday (luckily Miami plays on Thursday) to watch the finale. going to be good, even if fuckhead johnson wins.
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Tiger2003
Denny Hamlin will be alright. The Championship is still his to lose.
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coyotes22
Harvick will win it, as Hamlin and Johnson fight it out, and wreck each other.
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coyotes22
How they will start Sunday:
1 83 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota
2 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
3 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet
4 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford
5 43 A J Allmendinger Insignia HDTV Ford
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
7 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
8 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
9 6 David Ragan UPS Ford
10 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
11 24 Jeff Gordon Dupont Chevrolet
12 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Ford
13 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford
14 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
15 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
16 98 Paul Menard Mastercraft / Menards Ford
17 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
18 12 Brad Keselowski No. 12 Penske Dodge
19 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota
20 47 Marcos Ambrose Clorox / Kleenex Toyota
21 36 J J Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet
23 39 Ryan Newman U.S.Army Chevrolet
24 9 Aric Almirola Budweiser Ford
25 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge
27 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
28 29 Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet
29 87 Joe Nemechek Young Eagles / HeatRedefined.com Toyota
30 66 Mike Bliss PRISM Motorsports Toyota
31 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet
32 09 Bobby Labonte C & J Energy Chevrolet
33 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
34 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota
35 71 Andy Lally Anderson’s Maple Syrup Chevrolet
36 38 Dave Blaney A&W All American Food Ford
37 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
38 37 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford
39 34 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver’s Ford
40 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
41 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota
42 7 Kevin Conway # ExtenZe Toyota
43 64 Landon Cassill Empire Steel Buildings Toyota -
Tiger2003
Well this could be a very long long day.
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GoChiefs
Kurt's 2011 ride. And no, the 'Sheli' on the side was not a mistake. They can't 'technically' put the name on the car yet b/c they are still under contract with RCR until the end of the season.
