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  1.   Kyle posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:32 pm
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FIRST!!!!

are you watching nascar? THIS is why cup regulars should be banned from
nns races, they ruin the outcome of races and affect the championship
standings.


  2.   Ivan Balakhonov posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:41 pm
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I feel very bad for Sadler. Luke Lambert made a great decision to give
his driver the track position with changing only two tires on the last
stop and this gambling was going to pay off. I couldn't see Elliott
finishing worse than 3rd and caution with 10 to go gave him a great
chance to compete for the victory and then... disaster came. Too bad
Logano finished first after this...


  3.   Anonymous posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:44 pm
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Sucks to see Ryan Blaney crash out. Good (surprising) runs from Jeff
Green, Travis Pastrana and Danica. Also a nice recovery by Cole Whitt
after starting WAY back.


  4.   10andJoe posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:45 pm
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Why is everyone blaming Logano?

Yes, he bumped Sadler.

But the wreck was pretty clearly, to me, the result of /Sadler/ moving
up the track before he cleared Hamlin...


  5.   Rusty posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:46 pm
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I see an error in the results, it says Chase Miller led 3 laps despite
only completing two.

Tough break for Sadler. He was in position to gain a lot of points and
instead took a huge hit that will be major come Homestead.


  6.   10andJoe posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:48 pm
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Pretty sure the #70 was owned by Cope and was just running ML
Motorsports' number.


  7.   SlicedSmoke14 posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:50 pm
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That incident between Logano, Sadler, and Hamlin, in my opinion, is just
100% racing. Incidents like this has before in the Nationwide Series.

Anyway, first time Jeff Green has finished a race since the 2010 5-Hour
Energy 200 at Gateway.


  8.   Anonymous posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:50 pm
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Good to see Jeff Green finish a race again, and in the top twenty.


  9.   10andJoe posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:52 pm
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#42, 46, 47 sponsor: The Motorsports Group


  10.   Smiff_99 posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:54 pm
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10andJoe, I'm 100% sure Logano's nudge from behind behind moved Sadler
up ever so slightly, resulting in the 2 getting hooked into the wall. I,
too, initially thought Sadler had tried to move up, but from what i saw,
that wasn't the case.

But it *did* look like it at first glance.


  11.   SlicedSmoke14 posted:
  05.11.2012 - 11:54 pm
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Whoops, it was the 5-Hour Energy 250 since it was Green's last running
finish, not 200 (I need should check stats before I comment)


  12.   myothercarisanM535i posted:
  05.12.2012 - 12:14 am
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Ryan Blaney looked so completely shattered in his interview. Chin up
kid, you'll come good.

Also, can anybody tell me roughly how long a fuel run was? (I didn't
watch the pre-race so missed the part where they spoke about that). The
commentators never mentioned it, but it looked to me as if Justin
Allgaier was stretching his fuel to make it one one more stop, whilst
others might have needed two. I have no idea if that was the case or
not, because they never even touched on the subject of fuel milage, but
I was quite interested in seeing how that was going to play out. Of
course, none of it matters now - and that might not have had anything to
do with why the #31 stayed out as long as they did - but I always like
seeing people thinking outside the box to try and come up with a
different way of getting a result.


  13.   cjs3872 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 12:16 am
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Why are people blaming Joey Logano for Elliott Sadler's crash. If
anyone's to blame, it's Denny Hamlin. On that restart, Sadler was being
pushed by Logano, as was the case on the prior restart without incident.
Yes, the contact moved Sadler up the track slightly, but replays show
that Hamlin was actually moving down the track, and when Sadler was
pushed up, Hamlin hooked him into the wall. Had Hamlin held his line,
Sadler would not have crashed. Now it is possible that Hamlin spun his
tires, which moved him down an extra couple of feet, but had that not
happened, Sadler would have had enough room to clear Denny Hamlin.


Of note, due to the early crashes and start-and-parks, there were 14
cars out of the race by the halfway point (and I'm including Jeremy
Clements and Mike Wallace in that total, even though they were
classified as finishing the race), which resulted in another long green
flag run, which would have gone to the finish had Kurt Busch not
suffered a tire failure. Officially, 16 cars failed to finish the race,
but it may just as well have been 18. My question is, how bad is the
start-and-park situation going to be in the races that are not companion
to the Cup series, such as next week's race at Iowa. In that race, there
could be as much as one-third of the field (or 14 cars) start-and-park,
and as few as 20 finish.


  14.   Schroeder51 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 12:20 am
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Tough luck for Ryan Blaney. I'm sure he'll come out of this alright,
though. Surprised that Jeremy Clements actually finished this race
considering how slow his car was after being caught up in that crash.

Good to see T. J. Bell get out of his car okay. He took a pretty hard
hit into the inside wall. I got a few photos of his car after it crashed.

Shame for Sadler, though...I think if he didn't crash he probably would
have won if he got out in front and Logano and Hamlin battled for second
for long enough.


  15.   CBASS posted:
  05.12.2012 - 12:25 am
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#6, the #70 was a Jay Robinson ride (it was on Robinson-Blakeney's FB).
The car itself is an old Cope car, but Robinson has run it the last
couple years.


  16.   Schroeder51 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 12:29 am
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Cope had one of the slowest cars I've ever seen in any race I've ever
been to that did not park.

You know what the best thing about actually going to a race is? Not
having to hear ESPN/Fox remind us where Danica is running every other
minute.


  17.   potatosalad48 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 12:42 am
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I saw Sadler being hooked into the wall before that restart occured.
Joey got too aggresive pushing him, then Hamlin moving down as Sadler
moved up sealed the deal.


  18.   joey2448 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 12:58 am
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How did Kurt Busch ever finish eighth after hitting the wall that hard???


  19.   cjs3872 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 1:11 am
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A few things, joey2448. First, that long stretch of green flag running
left just 11 cars on the lead lap at the time of Busch's crash, so that
helped. Then there was the fact that most of the last 25 laps were run
under caution (though Busch had to go to the back because he pitted to
early on the caution his crash caused). Then there was the fact that his
car hit the SAFER barrier, which absorbed quite a bit of the impact not
to mention the foam on the right side of his car also absorbed quite a
bit of the impact).

And Scrhoeder51, I'm surprised that NASCAR actually let Clements back on
to the track after his crash, though he gained quite a few positions by
doing so. Again, NASCAR should never let cars damaged like that and have
to go to the garage due to a crash back on the track, something I've
been complaining about for years, because it does create a safety
hazard, not just for cars around him, but also because of what that car
might drop onto the track. Cars with mechanical problems I have no
problem with NASCAR letting back onto the track, but not wrecked cars.

And if Derrike Cope was as slow as you say, then why didn't NASCAR flag
him for being too slow. After all it was at Darlington in 2004 that a
scary crash took place because of a car that was going too slow (Andy
Hillenburg) trying to speed up, spin out, and get T-boned by Jeff Gordon
as a result.


  20.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.12.2012 - 1:15 am
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Jeff Green ran this race as a subsitute for Eric McClure who was injured
the previous week in his extremely violent crash at Talladega. While I
hope McClure has a speedy recovery it is nice to see Green get another
chance to show he's still got it.


  21.   A-Frame43 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 1:42 am
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Morgan and Josh Richards run the full race and get $1,000 more than
Scott Speed who parked it on lap two. Something's not right about that.


  22.   hyperacti posted:
  05.12.2012 - 1:56 am
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@20 Agreed. I was excited all week to see Jeff Green get to run an
entire race.

This incident brought to light another good reason to get the Cup
drivers out of the series; they treat the series and it's regulars like
their personal playground which can interfere with the championship.
Wrecking like that meant a lot more to Sadler than it ever could have
meant to Hamlin, Logano, Harvick, etc.


  23.   10andJoe posted:
  05.12.2012 - 2:07 am
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>it looked to me as if Justin Allgaier was stretching his fuel to make
it one one more stop

Allgaier had stopped one caution later than the rest of the field
because a lug nut had gotten stuck in the brake rotors(!!).


  24.   10andJoe posted:
  05.12.2012 - 2:07 am
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CBASS - Thanks for clearing that up. Guess the #70 should be listed as
Jay Robinson then...


  25.   myothercarisanM535i posted:
  05.12.2012 - 2:22 am
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"Allgaier had stopped one caution later than the rest of the field
because a lug nut had gotten stuck in the brake rotors(!!)."

Yeah, that's why he was off-sequence, but I'm wondering if they were
trying to turn that around into stealing a win (not that it matters
now). That's the sort of stuff I really like seeing, thinking on your
toes and turning something bad into something good.

As for the lug nuts getting stuck in the brakes, I'm honestly quite
surprised that we don't see more problems with all of those loose lug
nuts on pit road! Definitely a weird one, I've never heard of that
happening before.


  26.   Spen posted:
  05.12.2012 - 2:24 am
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Surprisingly good finish for Brian Scott. I thought for sure he'd find a
way to mess it up.

Big congrats to Joe for coming *this* close to getting a top ten at a
non-plate track!


  27.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  05.12.2012 - 6:46 am
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I've been one of Logano's toughest critics, but that was a racing deal.
And he apologized both over the radio and in victory lane like Brad last
week. For all of his faults, he has been a mostly clean driver. I give
him a pass.

Sucks to see the Cup guys winning again. At least depending on how much
you want to refer to Logano as a "Cup guy". If he don't pick it up in
the big show soon, he will be sliced toast.

And when is Kligerman gonna run the #22 car? Brad, I love ya dude, but
you look like a fool going out there every week. You have a top Cup
ride, possibly the best crew chief, and are the hottest rising star in
NASCAR. Give this follishness up or at least cut way back.

And the booth was dead last night. I don't know if the other two simply
weren't prepared for Carl, or if he sucked the life out of them, but
those three sounded like they just took a bunch of sleeping meds. Carl
provided most of...... well everything.


  28.   irony posted:
  05.12.2012 - 9:42 am
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I was bummed when I saw Carl in the booth, but he actually did a good
job IMO. Beats having him on the track.


  29.   cjs3872 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 9:55 am
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DSFF, like I stated in post #13, if anyone was to blame for that crash,
it was Denny Hamlin, not Logano. Logano did exactly what he did on the
prior restart, but nothing happened. But on the restart in question,
Hamlin either spun his tires or moved down the track, and as a result,
when Sadler's car was pushed slightly up the track, Hamlin hooked him
into the wall, causing damage to his car that actually affected what
happened on the final restart.

On that final restart, Hamlin chose to take the outside, even though the
inside is the preferred groove going into the first turn at Darlington.
The reason being, if the damage to the right front on Hamlin's car did
cause the right front tire to go down entering he first turn, he didn't
want to take his teammate out with him, so he chose the outside as a
precautionary measure in case the tire went down. It didn't, but he
didn't want to take the chance of knocking two Joe Gibbs Racing cars out
as the result of one failure. That put Logano in the proper spot to take
the lead and the win, but Hamlin's car was handling so well that, even
running on seven cylinders, he nearly passed Logano, a fact he admitted
after the race.


  30.   Peter posted:
  05.12.2012 - 10:21 am
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Logano is a punk, sometimes he is no better then Kyle


  31.   Kyle posted:
  05.12.2012 - 10:52 am
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iowa will be the first nns race keselowski won't run this year, he will
run 21 of the 33 races this year, kligerman will run 12. iowa won't be
cup driver free, however, kurt will run all of the stand alone events in
the #54 car.


  32.   Anonymous posted:
  05.12.2012 - 11:11 am
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Chase Miller gets crashed before he can duck down pit road to
start-and-park


  33.   10andJoe posted:
  05.12.2012 - 11:12 am
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>Brad, I love ya dude, but you look like a fool going out there every
week. You have a top Cup ride, possibly the best crew chief, and are the
hottest rising star in NASCAR. Give this follishness up or at least cut
way back.

Yeah, we see how cutting back on his 'extracirricular racing' has helped
Kyle so much...oh, wait...


  34.   cjs3872 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 12:17 pm
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Well, I think we'll see just how badly the Nationwide Series needs the
participation of the Cup drivers and teams when fewer than 30 even try
to go the distance at Iowa. I think that if there's a full field of 43,
we may see up to one-third of the field, which would be 14 cars,
start-and-park. Certainly, there will be at least 10 start-and-parks.
There were seven in this race, and at least one or two other
start-and-parks were involved in the lap 2 crash. Had they just parked,
that would have meant there would've been up to nine start-and-parks in
a race with Cup participation. If you take the participation of the Cup
drivers and teams out of the mix, you could have up to 12-14
start-and-parks at Iowa. And if there's not a full field, which I think
could be a distinct possibility, that could mean that more than a third
of the field could be start-and-parks.


  35.   irony posted:
  05.12.2012 - 12:47 pm
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Let them park. The racing will be unaffected. It may be better if anything.


  36.   cjs3872 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 1:36 pm
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Irony, the start-and-parks are one major reason for all the green flag
racing this year, in my opinion. That's because, with fewer cars trying
to go the distance, more space is opened up for those that are racing.
My major concern is that fewer opportunities will be there, because
newer drivers and teams are, for the most part, not being given the
opportunity to compete, whether by choice or by necessity. The top 30
rule (it's 30 in the Nationwide Series) is partly to blame for this,
though in the Nationwide and truck Series, for a team to be exempt, it
must at least try to qualify for all the races to be eligible for the
exemption. That condition does not exist in the Cup series. As a result,
there are already fewer than 30 teams that qualify for the exemption,
though I don't know how many otherwise-eligible teams are no longer
exempt. That may be why there are so many start-and-parks in the
Nationwide Series.


  37.   1995 Subaru WRX STi posted:
  05.12.2012 - 2:06 pm
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If Hamlin doesn't move down, Sadler proably saves it and go on to either
win or finish top 3.

"And when is Kligerman gonna run the #22 car? Brad, I love ya dude, but
you look like a fool going out there every week. You have a top Cup
ride, possibly the best crew chief, and are the hottest rising star in
NASCAR. Give this follishness up or at least cut way back."

If he is the NNS car come Chase time, there is a serious problem with
Roger if that becomes the case.


  38.   Phathead posted:
  05.12.2012 - 2:30 pm
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And no one discusses the fact Pastrana earned a lead lap finish in just
his second start in a N'wide car.

That's pretty damn impressive considering his minimal experience and how
easily Darlington eats drivers up and spits them out.


  39.   Rob posted:
  05.12.2012 - 3:15 pm
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I caught a little while I was watching ALMS qualifying online. And to
have a cup regular wreck a Nationwide only driver on the restart was
terrible. Sadler is going for the championship and it didnt look like he
botched the start to me. It looked like he got flat out driven into.


  40.   wow posted:
  05.12.2012 - 4:03 pm
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to #34 A lot of teams park because there is cup drivers in the field.
The sponsors now don't go to them, they know they won't be as
competitive, they don't want to spend as much money, etc. No cup drivers
permanently=more cars running the race.


  41.   Bronco posted:
  05.12.2012 - 4:37 pm
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Although its unfortunate that Eric McClure was injured at Talladega, the
one positive about it was that the far more capable Jeff Green finally
got to run a full race, (after parking in all 29 starts last year!) and
ended up scoring the best finish of the year for that #14 team, and was
the first car not on the lead lap. But as long as Hefty sponsors the 14,
Jeff parks while Eric drives. I think Eric will return at Charlotte
since it is 2 weeks away so that means Jeff only had one attempt at
running a full race, so far.

Nice to hear Carl in the broadcast booth. I like him better than any of
the current driver broadcasters that ESPN uses (Craven, Wallace,
Jarrett). Years from now he's got a great future in front of a camera
once he retires.

"Yeah, we see how cutting back on his 'extracirricular racing' has
helped Kyle so much...oh, wait..."

Not only that, but Carl walked away from the Nationwide series
completely this year, and yet he's having such an anonymous season
(aside from Richmond). Can we please put to rest the talk that running a
Nationwide car somehow detracts from Cup performance?

Great recovery for the #88 team to finish 10th when starting 40th, I
have no idea how the guy who won the pole for last year's Darlington
truck race could qualify that bad.


  42.   Anonymous posted:
  05.12.2012 - 5:54 pm
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Bronco,

Cole Whitt crashed during qualifying and that was mentioned on ESPN 2
matter of fact.


  43.   cjs3872 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 5:59 pm
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Actually, Cole Whitt, along with Travis Pastrana had respectable
qualifying runs, but their teams had to makes changes during the
impound, which resulted in them having to start at the back, which may
have been a blesing in disguise for them, because if they had not had to
start at the back, they would have been in the part of the field where
the wreck on lap 2 happened, and might have been caught up in it.

And if the Richard Childress Racing drivers don't step it up, Ricky
Stenhouse, Jr. might make this year's Nationwide Series title fight such
that they may as well stop it for the mercy of the competition, as he's
gained a full race's worth of points on Elliott Sadler in just the last
two races, and Austin Dillon and Sam Hornish, Jr., the only other two
drivers with any kind of chance at the title, are just treading water
right now. But there's a long way to go, and a lot can happen, but
Stenhouse looks unstoppable right now.


  44.   10andJoe posted:
  05.12.2012 - 7:03 pm
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>though in the Nationwide and truck Series, for a team to be exempt, it
must at least try to qualify for all the races to be eligible for the
exemption
Actually I'm not sure that applies in Trucks? Pretty sure last year some
teams that skipped races were still locked in, at least.

>Actually, Cole Whitt, along with Travis Pastrana had respectable
qualifying runs,
Pastrana, yes, but as for Whitt, 40th isn't respectable.


  45.   10andJoe posted:
  05.12.2012 - 7:04 pm
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#70 owner: Jay Robinson (using the 70's number to keep it locked in)
#99 owner: Michael Waltrip


  46.   Mark O. posted:
  05.12.2012 - 7:21 pm
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Bronco,
There's a race in Iowa next weekend.


  47.   cjs3872 posted:
  05.12.2012 - 8:02 pm
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Sorry for the error, 10andJoe. I thought Whitt had a respectable run in
qualifying, because he's usually mid-pack, but that error of hiting the
wall may have kept him out of that mess on lap 2.


  48.   Kyle posted:
  05.12.2012 - 8:42 pm
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#99 owner is not michael waltrip. team is still rab racing and robby
benton is still the owner.


  49.   10andJoe posted:
  05.12.2012 - 11:35 pm
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Kyle: That's a odd mess. But AFAIK it's RAB and Benton's /number/ and
/points/, but the Pastrana-Waltrip team's /cars/.

It's the same deal as the 10 in Cup - when Danica runs it, Tommy
Baldwin's only involvement is to sign the entry blank (this was
explicitly stated during the Darlington practice broadcast - it's SHR's
cars, equipment, and crew).


  50.   ch posted:
  05.12.2012 - 11:41 pm
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It was still RAB's crew, crew chief, etc. So actually, the 99 should be
Robby Benton on this race as well as Travis' other start.

Solid run by Timmy Hill, finishing top 20 on the lead lap!


  51.   10andJoe posted:
  05.13.2012 - 7:46 am
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^ Hm, well, either way all of Pastrana's starts in the 99 should be one
owner or the other, I agree. ;)

This short post kept short by lack of coffee and impending F1 start...


  52.   S&P hater posted:
  05.14.2012 - 12:56 am
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10 cars out by lap 30 and a lot of them start and park. No wonder Na$car
is losing fans left and right.


  53.   Daniel posted:
  05.14.2012 - 3:10 pm
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Iowa entry list:

-Randy Hill's #08 TBA

-Mark Smith's #10 TBA

-Daryl Harr in the #4

-Jeff Green again the Mark Smith #14 for the injured Eric McClure

-Michael McDowell in the Joe Gibbs #18

-Darrell Wallace Jr. in the Gibbs #20

-Parker Kligerman in the Roger Penske #22

-Jamie Dick in the Corrie Stott #23

-Benny Gordon listed in the Jason Sciavicco #24

-John Young in his #26

-Steve Arpin in Steve Turner's #30

-Brendan Gaughan in the Richard Childress #33

-Brad Sweet in the Turner #38

-Joey Gase in the Jimmy Means #52


  54.   10andJoe posted:
  05.14.2012 - 3:21 pm
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Also:

-Kurt in the #54
-Long in the #70
-Riggs in the #75
-Pastrana in the #99


  55.   Kyle posted:
  05.15.2012 - 7:19 am
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boo kurt stay home. leave iowa to the real nns drivers.


  56.   10andJoe posted:
  05.15.2012 - 1:58 pm
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^ Oddly, Iowa is one of the few tracks I don't /mind/ Cup drivers
running at. Tracks like Iowa and Road America for NNS, and Rockingham
for the trucks, are the places where the old canard about "Cup drivers
should run the lower series because the fans come out to see Their
Heroes" is actually /true/.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, though, the way to stop
destructive Buschwhacking isn't the "choose your points" system we have
now, but is rather simply to adopt a policy where any driver who is (a)
in the top 35 in Cup Series points, and is (b) entered in a weekend's
Cup Series event, is prohibited from entering any other NASCAR National
Touring Series event (=Nationwide, Trucks) held on the same weekend,
unless it is to replace a driver who fell ill or was injured (the "force
majeur" clause).


  57.   10andJoe posted:
  05.15.2012 - 1:59 pm
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Iowa entry list update: Tim Andrews in the #08.


  58.   10andJoe posted:
  05.15.2012 - 10:23 pm
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Derp. The #70 should probably be 'Robinson-Blakeney Racing' for the
owner, not 'Jay Robinson'. Still getting used to that team name change...


  59.   Daniel posted:
  05.16.2012 - 1:05 pm
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-Casey Roderick now in the #24

-John Jackson late entry in the #72


  60.   Talon64 posted:
  05.16.2012 - 6:50 pm
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""Yeah, we see how cutting back on his 'extracirricular racing' has
helped Kyle so much...oh, wait..."

Not only that, but Carl walked away from the Nationwide series
completely this year, and yet he's having such an anonymous season
(aside from Richmond). Can we please put to rest the talk that running a
Nationwide car somehow detracts from Cup performance?"

Kyle's outscored everyone over the last 4 races. Last 3 races have been
fantastic for him, just a slump start. True test will be in the Chase.

And Carl's just having another bad season after a great one. Except it's
actually been his best "bad" season so far, to the point that it could
turn out good. The proof's in the Cup championship, which neither of
them have. One of them wins it this year, then it's proof that NNS could
be a detriment.

Then again, two drivers who have a combined 71 starts in Nationwide
since 2005 have combined to win the last 7 Cup championships.

And Joey Logano has 3 wins in Nationwide this season. It should be
helping his confidence, yet he's been mediocre-average in Cup.

That's some pretty good proof as well.


  61.   Talon64 posted:
  05.16.2012 - 7:22 pm
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Joey Logano picks up his 12th career Nationwide Series victory, his 2nd
consecutive victory and 3rd in 8 starts in 2012 (1 in 22 starts in
2011). It's his first win at Darlington in just his 2nd start, his last
one being back in 2009. His 4 laps led are tied for his 2nd fewest in a
win with Kansas in 2009, and his fewest was 1 lap led in last year's
Daytona night race.

Denny Hamlin led a race-high 103 laps, the 7th time in 133 starts he's
led over 100 laps in a Nationwide race. Hamlin qualifies and finishes
2nd for a 2nd consecutive start, and finishes 2nd for the 13th time in
his career.

Brad Keselowski picks up his 5th top 3 finish of the season. In his
other 4 starts, he has an average finish of 23.5.

Sam Hornish Jr.'s the highest finishing Nationwide series regular in
4th, his 2nd top 5 in the last 3 races. It's his first top 10 in 2
Darlington starts; he qualified 12th and finished 11th back in 2008, his
best career finish up until last season.

Austin Dillon was the highest finishing rookie of the race in 5th, his
5th top 5 in 9 starts this season. It should be noted that four of them
are 5th's, with his best in 2012 being 4th. But his 7 top 10's are tied
with RCR teammate Elliott Sadler for 2nd most so far this year.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. earned his 5th career Nationwide Series pole and 1st
of 2012. Stenhouse translated it into this series-leading 8th top 10 of
the season, which includes 8 consecutive top 6 finishes; he's outscored
the competition by 40 points over that span with a 3.2 average finish,
best of anyone with multiple starts. It's his 2nd straight top 10 at
Darlington, following a crash to end up 37th in his 1st start there in 2010.

Brian Scott gets not only just his 2nd top 10 of the season but just his
4th top 20 (5 finishes of 34th or worse). It's his first top 10 in 4
Darlington starts (20.2 avg fin).

Kurt Busch picks up his 4th top 10 in 5 Nationwide starts this season,
his 2nd in 3 starts in the #54 Kyle Busch Motorsports car.

James Buescher went his next 5 starts after his Daytona win without a
top 10. Now he has back-to-back top 10's, his 7th and 8th in 42 career
starts. He's sporting a 10.1 avg fin in 8 starts in 2012.

Cole Whitt has back-to-back top 10's for the first time in his
Nationwide career. It's his also his 2nd top 10 in 7 non-plate-track
starts in 2012 (15.3 avg fin).

Danica Patrick picked up just her 4th top 15 finish of the season, but 3
of them have come in the last 4 races (17th to 10th in points).


  62.   Daniel posted:
  05.17.2012 - 12:27 pm
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Iowa entry list updates:
-Kevin Lepage in the #10

-Matt Frahm in the #42

-Tim Schendel in the #47


  63.   1995z71 posted:
  05.17.2012 - 12:54 pm
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Ryan Blaney laps has to be wrong, he crashed on lap 3 but only completed
1 lap?


  64.   10andJoe posted:
  05.17.2012 - 2:57 pm
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^ Blaney crashed on lap /2/. He went straight to the pits, not making it
to the start/finish line to complete the lap, whereas Miller did (hence
why he completed 2 laps and Blaney only one).


  65.   Foote posted:
  08.09.2020 - 3:39 pm
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After finishing a crazy 7th in his Nationwide debut for TBR, Ryan Blaney
lost it on lap 2 of this race and destroyed the TBR Chevy. In the
interview after it appeared the 18 year old was in tears. His career
turned out okay though.


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