|| *Comments on the 2012 Indiana 250:* View the most recent comment <#137> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Nick posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) SADLER GOT SCREWED 2. 1995z71 posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nascar did the same thing with Johnny Sauter & it costed him the championship. 3. Ryan posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:25 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Nascar's worst race idea ever gets a well-deserved shitty and confusing finish. 4. 10andJoe posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution #2 should read "#7,98 accident turn 2" - it was Sorenson, not Kahne. 5. rog24 posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Personally, I wasn't too bothered by the call because when Sam was getting into Brad and it made Brad kinda swirly, it was well before the first restart line and well before Brad actually restarted the race. Brad didn't even try to restart the race until he was past the first restart line which is the legal way to go about it. At the first restart line, Sadler flew by with the help of Austin, and Brad hadn't even nailed the gas. If you remember back to Phoenix a few years ago, NASCAR didn't penalize Brad when he got to the line first over Kyle Busch... but the reason was because Kyle hadn't restarted the race until the SECOND restart line, so Brad was free to hit the gas at that point, which he did. In my opinion, if you think NASCAR blatantly screwed Sadler, you might want to revisit the restart rules and how NASCAR enforces them. I'm disappointed though, because I really like Elliott Sadler a lot. He's a great dude. But this was a situation where it put it in the hands of a full time Cup driver, so there's a little more bias involved. 6. I wanna go fast!! posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah Sadler got screwed. Great run today by Jeremy Clements in a Johnny Davis car. Pastrana had a really good run today considering he hasn't been in these cars much. Danica almost had the audacity in her interview to blame it on her wreck Sorenson but she didn't say that. She's crashing her way right out of the top 10. If Nemechek ran Road America then he would be 10th in points right now. She's not ready for NSCS next year but she is going to be forced there. 7. Rusty posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This was one of the biggest disgraces of an event in NASCAR. I was sick of ESPN's history schtick the second Nicole Briscoe brought it up. The only history we had in this event, was the soiling of history by taking away one of this series' original and most loved tracks to race at this outdated dump called IMS. Then you had NASCAR and their awful, inconsistent ruling on black flagging Elliott Sadler for jumping the start and costing him the win, even though Brad Keselowski spun his tires and Austin Dillon was shoving the hell out of Elliott. This race could've ruined his season. The only positives from this race. -Michael Annett continuing to impress and improve. -Ty Dillon coming home in 3rd while Jeremy Clements got 10th after Clements moved into the 4 so Dillon could be locked into thisrace. -Danica Patrick being an idiot and wrecking herself after all the "Danica returns to Indy" hype. Too bad for Reed Sorenson though. 8. rog24 posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let me clarify.. Kyle hadn't restarted the race by the time they got to the 2nd restart line. "until" was wrong way to phrase that 9. NazRacePhan posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #1.... BINGO!!! But on the flip-side.... The thought crossed my mind that maybe Dillon deliberately pushed Elliott ahead so that Elliott would get the penalty and Dillon would move to the top in points.... Not sure if Dillon is that sort of driver, but hmmm..... 10. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:30 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "ATTENDANCE: 40" hahahahahahahahaha 11. TheTruth� posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) " Great run today by Jeremy Clements in a Johnny Davis car." That was actually the usual Clements Racing car, but using the Johnny Davis number. Still a great run though. 12. NicoRosbergFan posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:37 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Grossly exaggerated attendance. Looked 10000 at best 13. NicoRosbergFan posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From the Cup page: 107. NicoRosbergFan posted: 07.28.12 - 7:07 pm ESPN: Oh my God, history! Fewest cautions, lead changes, cars, laps led by a winner, and caution laps in an NNS race at Indy Most cautions, lead changes, cars, laps led by a winner, and caution laps in an NNS race at Indy Best and worst finish by Danica Oh my goodness, history! *Sounds of vomiting on TV followed by hammer being thrown at TV* 14. TheTruth� posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You know what's funny about the attendance being 40k is that IRP usually filled up to 40k for Nationwide races. So much for needing a bigger venue for fans! 15. JP88 posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow Sadler got screwed... Great run for Jeremy Clements...this kid has talent, someone should give him a chance. 16. Matt L posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lots of confusing points swapping since nobody is secure actually qualifying into the race. Ty Dillon driving an RCR car with Clements #51 Owner Points Jeremy Clements then shifted his car to the Rent-Some-Points #4 of JD Motorsports Jeffrey Earnhardt was driving a Rick Ware Racing car using the Go Green Racing #39 points As for the race, Elliott Sadler gets robbed of a victory by NASCAR. Attendance was listed as 40,000 (if you believe the numbers) is slightly up from the 36,000 that attended the IRP race last year and dead even with the 40,000 that attended the IRP race two years ago. 17. Mr X posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) TheTruth�?� I guess the fans just wanted more elbow room. 18. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I am a huge fan of Brad and Penske Racing, but they were flat out handed this win. Judging from how slow Brad was, it's definitely safe to say he didn't get going because he spun his tires, which is why Sadler was able to get ahead of him. Plus, Elliott had Austin Dillon right on his ass so what the hell could he do? Overall, this was a real bore of a race. I fell asleep multiple times just watching it. No wonder the stands were pretty much empty (other than the front seats). 19. Rusty posted: 07.28.2012 - 8:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another (small) positive from this race I didn't mention, 35 cars actually showed up with intentions to race. Which is about 3-5 more than normal. Jeff Green even ran the longest he has all year driving the 10 car, he managed to get credited with leading a lap during the competition caution. Stephen Leicht parked the #47 without even completing a lap though. 20. 10andJoe posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) >That was actually the usual Clements Racing car, but using the Johnny Davis number. And Davis' sponsor, too - the car was in Tradebank colors. >35 cars actually showed up with intentions to race. 36. Darnell's engine failure was legit. 21. RaceFanX posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First NASCAR Busch / Nationwide series race Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the first undercard NASCAR race at IMS ever. This is only the second minor league series to race on the oval after the Infiniti Pro Series / Indy Lights who have the Freedom 100 before the Indy 500 (A few other series, including the Lights again, ran the road course as undercards to the Formula 1 US Grand Prix or the replacement MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix). There were some who proposed the conspiracy theory that "NASCAR added this race to make the Busch Series appeal more to Danica Patrick" as this way she could still race at Indy. It wasn't true and Danica took herself out anyway when after moving up to 14th she ran into the back of Reed Sorenson causing him to spin right in front of her and collect both cars (even ESPN called her on the mistep). The real reason this race and a Grand-Am race on the road course the day before it were added was because of declining attendance for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Brickyard 400 race. NASCAR believed one part of the reason was a lack of undercard events at the same track, the Busch and Truck series tradionally raced in Indy on the same weekend but over at the Indianapolis Raceway Park short track. The Busch race moved to IMS, the Truck race was cancelled. 22. Neal posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) A heavy dose of karma just bit NASCAR in the ass. 40k for a race at IMS is a pathetic disgrace. The sooner they drop Indy off the schedule the better. 23. Rusty posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Technically, the original Brickyard 400 counted for the Winston West series, so you could count that as an undercard NASCAR race at IMS if you want, but I wouldn't. 24. tjm319 posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 19. I'm probably wrong, but the 47 may have actually had a problem. When ESPN interviewed Danica's jackman (for having the over-the-wall camera), the 47 was pulling into the garage, which means that he at least tried to run some pace laps. 25. cjs3872 posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually, I think the estimated attendance was pretty accurate to my eye, because it looked like there were about 40,000-50,000 people there. The thing is that the grandstands are so cavernous that it make that figure look smaller than it actually is. If they could get 150,000-180,000 people there, that would even look like a small crowd for that facility, because 150,000 would only fill the place about halfway. Now I will say this. I've said that IMS is not a good track for racing, because it was never designed for racing, but rather as a test track, but it may also be the worst track in the world to watch a race from. There are no sightlines and a good chunk of the lower deck has it's view blocked by the upper deck in the double-decker seating on the main straightaway. Adn I'll say it again. If they couldn't come close to selling out the Indianapolis 500, and attendance for that race was down nearly 25% this year from last, what hope would they have for a good turnout for the Brickyard 400? As for the race, the ending was controversial, but that's par for the course at Indy going all the way back to the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. My question is, with the current rules regarding the second place car not being in front of the leader prior to the S/F line, should NASCAR start looking at penalizing the 3rd/4th place driver that pushes the second place guy across the line ahead of the leader on restarts, because it looked like that's what happened there. And on the restart before that one, what was Kyle Busch thinking, trying a move before he was clear of Austin Dillon. If Austin hadn't moved slightly down, that could have caused a huge pile-up, which has happened at that part of the track more than once before (1961, '66, '73, and '82 Indianapolis 500s, 2004 Brickyard 400). 26. RaceFanX posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) For the Winston West event I agree with Rusty that doesn't really count it as it was a combination race that was mostly an effort to get the car count up. None of the West drivers made the field except Mike Chase who got a provisional (I think as their points leader) so it would have just be a one car race anyway. This is the first time IMS let them have a seperate NASCAR race other than the 400. While I'm actually in opinion mode to be honest I thought ESPN was within their boundries with the 'making history' stuff for this event. This wasn't them making up a stat to make Kyle Busch's dominance in lower level series seem important, this was the first race for a new series to race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Brickyard is always a big deal. 27. chris o posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was a sad race. no one was there, they should give this race back to irp. This race was boring it would have been better at IRP 28. loomer posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch's bad luck/confidence issues continue. 29. Anonymous posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) A bit too much pomp from ESPN for this race...it's not the Indy 500, it's not the Brickyard 400. Not even close. And Sadler definitely got hosed. 30. Racefanx posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Chase secured the guaranteed spot by winning one of the west races. I remember bc I watched the race as surprisingly it was aired on espn2. 31. richiesbx137 posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is how I feel Sadler got screwed on a judgemental call. He should have won this race and the 100,000 dollars as well. As well I feel the racing was not bad at all. To me the crowd was a joke but expected. 40k was not a surprise to me at all. I want to see how the crowd will expect tomorrow. Ty Dillion surprised me by finishing third and Michael Annett got the 100,000 dollars not a bad race but the crowd was awful. As for people flaming on both races and the track it ain't going nowhere the drivers want to race this racetrack plus the history of the racetrack. I believe it will not fill the 257,325 people plus the infield like in the past the economy and tire-gate pissed every one off in 2008 and can be blamed for the decline. Also the tickets are expensive I think it will hit 150,000 to 170,000 in future years. In addition if Indy gets dropped there will be NO NASCAR racing in Indiana because there is NO CURRENT races in IRP. I want to see IRP back on the schedule as well. Hell they should be racing tonight. My suggestion is make a Indy Speedweeks, similar to Daytona and Charlotte, place the nationwide and truck races in IRP the week before the Brickyard when the cup is off, then the drivers can race the dirt tracks like eldora and local tracks during the week then the race the grand am sports car, nationwide and cup at IMS it will be a win for all fans plus is in the summer so it would not be as bad. And its a win for racing. 32. Cooper posted: 07.28.2012 - 9:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gong Show. Too many rules and too much crap. Just race. 33. Rusty posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Who cares if the drivers want to race here? The fans don't, and we are the ones who matter. NASCAR is here for our entertainment. 40k for a race here is just embarassing. IRP got that nearly every year with way less capacity. This event was a total failure for NASCAR, they wanted to bring their 2nd series to a historic track and got a bland race with a small crowd. I doubt this helps their goal of getting people to show up for the Brickyard 400 either. NASCAR fans are just not into this track. As much history as it has, it belongs completly to open wheel racing. There is almost as much NASCAR history at Indianapolis as there is at Fontana or Kansas. Not to mention how terrible of a track this is as a spectator. Because of pit road grandstands the view is horrible. If I was given a pass to attend a handful of NASCAR races for free, this track would be down with the road courses at the bottom of ones I'd consider. 34. Eric posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have to agree with cjs3872 about the attendance for the Nationwide race. ESPN really shouldn't have their History schtick with this race based on the fact the winners of the events at Indy Mentioned by ESPN happened as a main event race without counting Brad's nationwide win here. 35. murb posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Total screwjob for Elliott Sadler. He had the 3 car pushing him on the restart, and the 12 car beating the 22 car's back bumper off (thus holding up the whole inside lane) before they even got to the line. There was nothing Elliott could have done. It will really disappoint me if he loses the championship (that he deserves way more than Dillon and Stenhouse this year, by the way) this way. Just as Rusty said, I'm very happy for Michael Annett and his team as they are continuing to improve. I think he's come a long way from his D.U.I. days back at Rusty Wallace's clownhouse of a team. I also think that it is cool that RPM has come from a pretty much bankrupt team to one of the most likable young teams in the sport. Well done, King. The Go Daddy Girl proved herself yet again in this race. Before the weekend comes, she talks endlessly about how she thinks she is going to have a shot to win. Then, she totally blows it in qualifying by cutting a subpar lap even though she had a pretty decent car in practice. And finally, to top it all off, she makes her most idiotic move in Nascar since she ran over that lapped car back at the 2010 Vegas race in her third ever start. She completely dumped Reed Sorenson and has no one to blame but herself. Also, ESPN proves themselves yet again. The amount of times the words "history" and "historic" were uttered by Marty Reid today had to be up in double digits, at least. Anyways, that's basically my thoughts on the inaugural Indy 250 at the Brickyard. Hopefully the Crown Royal Presents The Your Hero's Name Here 400 At The Brickyard Presented By BigMachineRecords.com And Fueled By Golden Corral will be a little better. 36. Anonymous posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually, on the Nascar.com garage cam broadcast they interviewed Jeremy. He then said that he, "got a new car out of the deal." So I'm thinking that RCR gave him one of their old chassis (new compared to the stone age cars he drives every week) in turn for letting Ty use the 51's owner points. I think that the deal certainly paid off for him if that was the case. He was able to boost his finish to a top 10 due to having a 'newer' car that was probably still way outdated to what the 2/3/33/51 were driving. If that is the case I wish I could see him in a current updated car. I mean he finishes top 20 in his junk, and top 10 in an outdated, but comparatively newer, RCR car. Probably top 5 if he was in good equipment. He also said that Steve Wallace was supposed to drive the 4 this week, but they were not prepared in time. I wonder what Jeremy would have done if Wallace was able to run... Anyway to sum it up: Underdog Performance of the race certainly goes to him! 37. ch posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The above (36) was me by the way, it didn't save my id. 38. Rusty posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also, I just heard that IMS is considering installing lights now to bring attendance numbers up. Seriously? When will they stop coming up with stupid ideas to draw people to the track and just admit nobody wants to go because the racing sucks and you have a better view at home on your TV. The only positive to going to a race here in person is avoiding the ESPN bozos, but then again you could just mute your TV and turn on MRN. 39. ch posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor corrections: 15 - Poynt.com 24 - American Ethanol / Family Farmers 31 - PT&E / Brandt (PT&E had hood placement) 33 - Rheem / Menards (Rheem had hood placement) 36 - Advance Auto Parts / SealWrap 39 - FW1 / Fastwax.com 40 - The Motorsports Group 41 - Rick Ware Racing 42 - The Motorsports Group 47 - The Motorsports Group Also, only six S&Ps this week with the 40/47 actually having engine issues. 40. Dave#38Fan posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @#36 steve wallace being in this race would have been the only way this race could have been worse. i can't believe nascar took my home track (irp) off the schedule and moved the race to this dump. the very least they could have done was have a truck / nns combo weekend at irp during one of the cup off weeks. kyle busch continues to reap his karma for years of taking nns wins away from guys like reed sorenson, mike bliss, and jason leffler and for taking seat time away from guys like brad coleman and matt dibenedetto. busch said last year that his truck team hadn't make a profit yet, and his truck team was winning 8-9 races a year. with the #54's performance being below expectations all year, maybe there's hope that kbm goes bankrupt and there's one less cup driver in nns every week. 41. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Well folks you have witnessed history. In the historic Inaugural Indiana 250, history was made as Brad K historically etched his name in the record books of history as the first ever winner of this event. History books will show Brad's historic achievement in the same way they show Jeff Gordon's win in the inaugural Crown Royal Presents the Curtis Shaver 400 at the Brickyard in 1994. Today, history was made again. And Danica continued to make history as she becomes the first person in the history of this historic track to be the 2nd highest female qualifier in the field and the 2nd highest finishing woman in the history of the 2nd tier stock car racing Series. Nobody else in history has ever been the 2nd best female qualifier and 2nd best female finisher in the Historic Inaugural Indiana 250. So she continues to make history. 42. Spen posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was the first time Jeff Green has led a lap in Nationwide since 2002. That's the most positive thing I can say about this race. 43. RaceFanX posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) When did I get a clone? Post #30 wasn't me. 44. Jim Davis posted: 07.28.2012 - 10:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Can anyone provide a link to the "family portrait" of the starters taken just before the opening ceremonies? Thanks! 45. Eric posted: 07.28.2012 - 11:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can conform what Rusty heard about installing lights. I read about it earlier in the week. I don't think IMS and NASCAR is willing to admit fans just don't want to go to the Brickyard 400 for one reason or another even without talking about the weather. It is not a great track to see a cup race at because you can't see the track besides IMS has a difficult time to produce a good race for Cup cars. The attendance has gotten worse, but it isn't bad enough to move the track date yet based on last years Brickyard 400 attendance. Once the attendance is bad enough to move the date, it should be out of the Midwest. I love Iowa Speedway, but there is one to many Midwest cup dates right now. One less cup date in the Midwest would help the region. I think the Indy date can be moved to a road course in Canada instead of something dumb like giving Chicagoland a 2nd cup date. 46. Eric posted: 07.28.2012 - 11:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) RaceFanX, It is the same reason I got a clone a few weeks back on this page. I wouldn't be shocked if is the same person. The week before I got a clone, another person got cloned. The catch with that one is, the clone claimed to have the same first and last name of the same poster. 47. 10andJoe posted: 07.28.2012 - 11:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "with the #54's performance being below expectations all year, maybe there's hope that kbm goes bankrupt and there's one less driver in nns every week making fields even shorter." Fixed it for you. 48. TheTruth� posted: 07.28.2012 - 11:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "He also said that Steve Wallace was supposed to drive the 4 this week, but they were not prepared in time. I wonder what Jeremy would have done if Wallace was able to run..." Go with a different number, I guess. 49. 10andJoe posted: 07.28.2012 - 11:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) >Mike Chase secured the guaranteed spot by winning one of the west races. I remember bc I watched the race as surprisingly it was aired on espn2. No; Mike Chase was the points leader and, as such, got the Winston West provisional (and was the /only/ West driver to make the show at all). 50. 10andJoe posted: 07.28.2012 - 11:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh, and as Marty "I should work on the HISTORY Channel" Reid was rattling off first-time winners, did he ever mention Ed Carpenter (first IPS/Indy Lights winner)? Nope... 51. Rusty posted: 07.28.2012 - 11:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wouldn't say the 54 is doing that badly. Kurt has run excellent with the team and Kyle had the car to beat in this one. 52. Brad24 posted: 07.29.2012 - 12:18 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Indy Screwjob. Enough said. I like BK2, but NASCAR gift-wrapped this one for him. Possibly the same thing for Austin Dillon for the NNS Championship. Sadler got screwed big time. What really gets me is that Sadler met with NASCAR after the race and NASCAR THEN told him that he did NOT jump the restart. What better time to tell him! Nice. This is what Elliott Sadler tweeted after the race... "After meeting with NASCAR.. They said I DIDNT JUMP START but seems to be my fault the 22 spun his tires... I'm devastated......." I think for the Dash4Cash if a driver who is eligible for the $100,000 bonus actually wins the race, they should get an additional bonus. Just a thought. There are many comments on here about how the NNS and CWTS should go back to IRP instead of IMS. You can add me to the list. I agree. 40,000 people? I bet there was some heavy traffic! 53. cjs3872 posted: 07.29.2012 - 12:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad24, IRP's facilities are not, and have never been up to the high standards NASCAR sets for its tracks. I'm not sure the walls there are lined with SAFER barriers. In fact, it wasn't until the late 1990s that they actually got a legitimate pit road there. And having seen races there on TV, there is only seating for about 20,000 people, if that many. That race had to be moved, something NASCAR tried to do around 2000, but were constantly rebuffed by Tony George. Otherwise, they probably would have had to do away with it all together, much like they did with the Truck series race. And my question is, since Sadler was deemed not to have jumped the start, as he was pushed by Austin Dillon (who was running fourth) into the lead, should NASCAR have also penalized the #3 car for jumping the start? And when do you think they're going to start penalizing the guy that pushes the second place car ahead of the lead car before the S/F line, because if that were the case, I would have seriously considered bringing not only the #2 car in, but the #3 car, as well for jumping the start. 54. Alex posted: 07.29.2012 - 12:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why is Marty Reid still employed by ESPN? Him diong Nationwide for the rest of the year is just giving me another reason not to watch this series except for the road courses and MAYBE Iowa. 55. NadeauFan91 posted: 07.29.2012 - 12:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) History... 56. Scott B posted: 07.29.2012 - 12:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Odd trivia for the race: The Penske Dodges that finished 1-2 were the only two Dodges in the field. 57. Rusty posted: 07.29.2012 - 3:34 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) More people showed up for tonight's Rays/Angels game than this race. 58. JG24FanForever posted: 07.29.2012 - 3:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) you want History? Fastest laps in this race Top 6 1. Kyle Busch 43 2. Elliott Sadler 8 3. Brad K. 5 4. Dennis Hamlin 4 5. Paul Menard 4 6. Sideways Sam 3 This is one of the most lopsided stats iv'e ever seen in a Nascar race. 59. MarkMartinFan posted: 07.29.2012 - 4:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) You know, its the craziest thing....Brad Keselowski jumped the restart at Bristol this year. He beat Matt Kenseth back to the line and ended up winning that race. Pretty inconsistent on NASCAR's part. 60. JG24FanForever posted: 07.29.2012 - 5:16 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Kyle Busch had won this race it would have been satisfying and legit, but what happened in this event completely hurts what was a fairly decent race overall. 61. murb posted: 07.29.2012 - 7:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Speaking of Marty Reid, here he is forgetting Andy Petree's name as they were introducing themselves. The best part is the WTF look on DJ and Andy's faces. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECq9p98FtMA 62. DanicaPatrick'sFlatChest posted: 07.29.2012 - 7:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't know, 40,000 people really isn't terrible for a Nationwide race, it just looked pathetic because the facility is so large. I have no problem with the series racing there, even if IRP was more exciting (I agree that a truck/NNS combo on a cup off-weekend would be great) I just feel like if the Indy Lights guys can race there, Nationwide is certainly worthy enough to race there as well. I also believe that this was in no way comparable to the 500 or even the Brickyard and to say Brad Keselowski joins the ranks of Ray Harroun, Jeff Gordon, and Michael f-ing Schumacher is just plain retarded on Marty Reid's part 63. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.29.2012 - 8:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Are you sure DPFC? Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500, Schumi won the first US Grand Prix here, Gordon won the inaugural Crown Royal Presents The Curtis Shaver 400 at The Brickyard, and now Brad has won the inaugural historic Indiana 250. Then he got to kiss the bricks with his ass pointed way up in the air like a dog in heat. How is this not historic? Look at all the pictures of people kssing the bricks, from the winners of the Crown Royal Presents The Ccurtis Shaver 400 at The Brickyard to recent Indy 500 winners and see if anyone else has a higher ass angle. That is history. 64. Bronco posted: 07.29.2012 - 8:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "You know, its the craziest thing....Brad Keselowski jumped the restart at Bristol this year. He beat Matt Kenseth back to the line and ended up winning that race. Pretty inconsistent on NASCAR's part." It was the other way around I believe, Kenseth beat Keselowski to the line but got away with because Brad apparently didn't restart within the restart zone. 65. Peter posted: 07.29.2012 - 9:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) A pretty good race, NASCAR should be ashamed for what they did to Sadler and also how was Kyle not penilized on the start? It sounded like Kasey was full throtle coming to the start Another great showing by ESPN's girl; taking out Reed yet somehow making it sound like his fault, and once again ESPN is too busy gabbing about their "golden girl's" wreck to notice that Johanna restarted 29th and worked her way up to 16th on a track that's very tough to pass at. Way to drop the ball again ESPN 66. ESPN posted: 07.29.2012 - 10:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) HISTORY. 67. JAMIE88FAN posted: 07.29.2012 - 11:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Boy how can you blow a engine before lap one did he get a engine from carl long oh thats right I forgot who the 47 car owner is ... Dear nascar you have to fine a way to make these start and parks race if they dont race cut there purse in half that will do it or just have short fields ... 68. DanicaPatrick'sFlatChest posted: 07.29.2012 - 12:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski also joined the likes of Ed Carpenter who won the first Freedom 100, Bernd Maylander (Porche Supercup, 2000), Steve Earle (Ferrari Challenge, 2000), Jonathan Summerton (Formula BMW, 2004), Marco Andretti (Liberty Challenge, an Indy Lights support race for the USGP), Charles Scardina (IMSA GT3 Cup, 2007), Valentino Rossi (MotoGP, 2008), Marco Simoncelli (Moto2, 2009), Nicolas Terol (Moto3), Jacob Gagne (Red Bull Rookies Cup, 2008), Garrett Gerloff (USGPRU Moriwaki MD250H, 2010), and Tyler O'Hara (AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200, 2011). All of those drivers won the first race at IMS in each of those series. Why didn't ESPN at least mention Sebastien Bourdais and Alex Popow? This Nationwide race - while undeniably being a bigger deal than the races I listed (besides of course MotoGP and Grand Am) - is a support race. ESPN shouldn't act like an accomplishment in a lower tier support race is comparable to the Indy 500 or a Cup or F1 race. 69. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 07.29.2012 - 12:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lots of empty seats today, even worse than last year. 70. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.29.2012 - 1:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Great post Pete,Funny when she pounded the steering wheel and pouted like the spoiled brat she is.When she said "I can't drive it" Tony should have replied "Wan't me to hire someone who can?".JR,please put Johanna in that car and you will see instant results.Good run for Travis Pestrana and Ty Dillin.They say he is better than Austin and I think they're right.I predicted the queen would start 18th to 20th,would probably crash,and that Ty would finish ahead of her.With all the hype about her return to Indy on NASCAR,she really stunk up the joint.Didn't know if she got into Reed,what a joke! 71. Brad24 posted: 07.29.2012 - 1:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Why is Marty Reid still employed by ESPN? Him diong Nationwide for the rest of the year is just giving me another reason not to watch this series except for the road courses and MAYBE Iowa." Maybe I was just hearing things. But when BK2 was on the backstretch on the last lap didn't Marty say "There he goes down the Long Pond Straightaway?" 72. kup posted: 07.29.2012 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is what Elliott Sadler tweeted after the race... "After meeting with NASCAR.. They said I DIDNT JUMP START but _seems-to-be_ my fault the 22 spun his tires... I'm devastated......." Ah! WTF? "seems to be" from now on means and equal to GUILTY!? 73. ch posted: 07.29.2012 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "How can you blow an engine on lap one?" Use the same motor for over 10 races in half a year. 74. Peter posted: 07.29.2012 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks Richie, I'm just so sick of ESPN all having hard-on's for Danica and not even acknowledging Johanna exists; even though since Charlotte Johanna has been constantly outrunning Danica - despite her not getting the finishes she deserves. 75. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.29.2012 - 9:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pete,It's not just ESPN but all of them.I would love for just once during an interview they ask her what a loose car is without forwarning her.It would be a comical answer for sure and she would do a break dance moving her shoulders and all the rest of the body language she uses.Anyway,On to Iowa to see her awesome driving talent yet again.She qualified 9th before so if she is improving every race like DW,Rusty,Jarrett etc say she is then she should qualify better than 9th.She won't.She will wreck again like last time too,due to RF tire caused by really hot brakes.She will make a fool of herself again.Can hear it now,"Bummer,car was starting to come around and I was heading to the front".Watch debris cautions and see who gets the Lucky Dog. 76. Matt L posted: 07.29.2012 - 9:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) cjs - I don't understand why you portray IRP the way you did. It has Safer Barriers. It has a standard pit road now. It has one grandstand of permanent seats that was used in the ARCA race, but temporary stands were brought in for the Truck & Nationwide races every year (Iowa does the same thing with a large crowd, don't need all those extra seats for small/local events) IRP could have fit all 40,000 that showed up for this race, and it would have been an energetic packed house. I think it is incorrect to justify the track getting taken off the schedule because it was inadequate. It was a political/business decision to drop it off, and it was a poor decision. I really hope I get to see NASCAR cars or trucks racing at IRP in 2013. 77. cjs3872 posted: 07.29.2012 - 9:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Matt L, I wasn't sure whether or not it had SAFER barriers. I was just guessing on that, but it has never had the facilities to measure up to current standards for the top NASCAR series today. And yes, it does have a more modernized pit road, but that didn't come until the mid-to-late 1990s. I remember watching a lot of races from there on ESPN's Thunder series from about 1990-'94 or '95, and that track hasn't changed a bit from those days. The racing there has always been great. I've never had a problem with the quality of the competition there. It's the facilities I have problems with. They just never kept up, and lost their dates as a result. But as I've also said, they only had the NASCAR dates as long as they did because of the efforts of Tony George, who rebuffed NASCAR's wishes to move at least the Nationwide Series race to IMS as far back as around 2000. But George nixed that, because he liked the idea of the racing at IRP on the same weekend as the Brickyard 400. 78. murb posted: 07.29.2012 - 10:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Bummer,car was starting to come around and I was heading to the front" LOL!!!! You're right, she says this every time!!!! 79. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.29.2012 - 11:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) murb,That ain't all either!She always complains car is loose going in turns 1 and 2 and tight in 3 and 4.She just came up with her new term Plowing in the turns.Plowing and tight are the same.I wonder if she knows that to correct those situations that the crew needs to Loosen the car up.She can't drive a loose car!!Heck,she can't drive period.Just watch her at Iowa.Will be fun. 80. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.29.2012 - 11:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Now that Dale Jr has the points lead, DanicaMania will probably take a backseat. Not good for The Brand. 81. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.30.2012 - 12:02 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) DaleSr,Jr will be just fine because he is down to earth and is focused 100% on the task at hand.This could be his year and I hope it is.Yes,he will be hyped but he is a legitimate contender and talented driver unlike the princess in the NNS.I will continue to blast her fans with observations about her driving abilities,which by the way are slim to none.She wrecked herself yesterday and her fans blamed it on Reed going too slow.She will wreck again at Iowa too,mark my words.It just tees me off that Tony put her in 5 of the 10 chase races and I hope it comes back to bite him.Huge mistake,HUGE! 82. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.30.2012 - 12:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) News Flash,The Crash Queen just hit the wall at MIS during tire test.It was Tony's Cup car.Poor girl,and with all that raw talent. 83. Peter posted: 07.30.2012 - 2:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How many is that for her now 15? 16? How many does the driver she most often criticizes (Johanna Long) been in maybe 2? 84. Jim Davis posted: 07.30.2012 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) When has Patrick ever criticized Long? She essentially ignores her. 85. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.30.2012 - 3:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Peter,Her lucky number is 11 so far in both series,not including her civilian car.She will crash again this weekend or finish many laps down unless she is saved by Debris cautions.Don't put it past NASCAR to give her the LUCKY DOG award at least 3 or 4 times.Seems Tony and JR must have sent her to interview "Charm School". 1st thing she will say after crashing is "Bummer" and you can guess the rest. 86. Peter posted: 07.30.2012 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica has called Johanna "young and insecure" just this past season 87. cjs3872 posted: 07.30.2012 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica calling someone else insecure, Peter? Boy that's surely a case of the pot calling the kettle black. And Richie61NYfan, she doesn't need Dale, Jr. and Tony Eury, Jr. to send her to "interview charm school". Michael Andretti and maybe even Bobby Rahal before Andretti did that for them. She's never shown an ounce of humility my view. Remember how she stomped away from her car a few years ago at Michigan after dropping out. I would have been shocked if Rahal didn't give her a lecture about that. She just seems to have that IndyCar attitude that nothing's her fault. However, in her defense, she has run better in the Nationwide Series this year, though not as good as Cole Whitt, who is a real driver, and one I pegged last year in my five or six drivers to watch in the future, along with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Justin Allgaier, Trevor Bayne, and the Dillon brothers. 88. Peter posted: 07.30.2012 - 4:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How is that the pot calling the kettle black? Am I being hypocritical for defending another female driver? 89. Jim Davis posted: 07.30.2012 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Peter:"Danica has called Johanna "young and insecure" just this past season." Young, sure. I don't know about insecure. To my knowledge Patrick has been asked about Long only once at the beginning of the season when she said: "I don't know her. I do know that she is young. I don't know what she has done before this, but she has done a really good job. She's a really young girl and she just needs to keep at it." Now this is hardly critical. At worst it might be a little condescending but remember we're talking about a 30 year old veteran speaking about a 20 year old rookie. One can hardly expect Patrick to say "JRM should have signed her rather than me." I think both women are smart for avoiding comparisons. Patrick, because being "the" female NASCAR driver is so important to her, and Long, because Patrick is too low a bar to be aiming at. That said, I think Long just might have opportunities to ride Patrick's sponsorship coattails. If Coke sponsors Patrick might it be in Pepsi's interest to counter punch with Long? 90. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.30.2012 - 5:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) cjs,You said it better than I could but I don't agree that she has run better this year in NNS.I will take it back if she improves on her return trips to tracks she has raced at already this year.Your drivers list is spot on.Wish Trevor could of run NNS full time this year.The Dillon boys are the real deal after seeing their Indy run.RC must be very proud.Again,Great post bud. 91. Eric posted: 07.30.2012 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I posted a link that has Danica calling long young and insecure. That statement was a bit out of context by Danica saying that she was young and insecure also at Johanna's age. She made those comments on ESPN the magazine. That issue came out on June 11th of this year. The link to the comment Danica made was posted, but it isn't up yet as I post this. 92. Eric posted: 07.30.2012 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jim Davis, Danica Patrick actually called Johanna "young and insecure". Proof: http://espn.go.com/espnw/more-sports/7984714/nascar-star-danica-patrick-proves-handle-handle-sponsors-press-espn-magazine Near end of that Article has Danica saying the following: "As for Long, "she seems young and insecure. When I was her age, I was insecure too." 93. cjs3872 posted: 07.30.2012 - 6:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Peter, the reason I said that was a case of the pot calling the kettle black is that Danica has no room at all to call anyone else insecure, because she's probably the most insecure driver in the sport. That's why I made that remark. Just look at her constant attitude problems over the years. She's as bad as the Busch brothers in that regard without the credentials to back it up. And Richie61NYfan, I still think that, unless Penske hires Hornish for the #22 car next year, which seems like an incresing probability, I still say that Trevor Bayne is his best bet for the #22 car, but Roush would block that. If it's not Hornish, I would say that Penske will go with Joey Logano, David Ragan (who should have been in that car this year), or even Ryan Newman to return to Penske, since Roush would block any move to put Trevor in that car. And Danica has run better in the Nationwide Series this year than she did last year. Not by much, but she has run better. Remember the best runs the #7 NNS car had last year were with Josh Wise behind the wheel, as Wise actually ran in the top 7-12 on a semi-consistent basis last year when he was in that car, outperforming both Danica and Aric Almirola (#88 NNS in 2011), and Cole Whitt is doing the same this year. 94. Eric posted: 07.30.2012 - 7:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jim was right about Danica saying she has done a really good job about Long. It came from the same paragraph Danica made that young and insecure comment. She made that statement also with her being the same way at Long's age before she retracted it by saying "I was probably never all that insecure." 95. Peter posted: 07.30.2012 - 7:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow, I just skimmed the article at first; when she said she was never that insecure she really sounds like a total bit*h. She is a hypocrite; when her crew chief spouts off that the boys hate losing to a woman and she agrees with him; that's the deffinition of insecure 96. Jim Davis posted: 07.30.2012 - 9:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "http://espn.go.com/espnw/more-sports/7984714/nascar-star-danica-patrick-proves-handle-handle-sponsors-press-espn-magazine" She did say "insecure". I still think it comes off as more condescending than critical. Thanks for the link. 97. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.30.2012 - 11:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) cjs,I think Hornish is a lock due to loyalty by Penske.Logano will probably stay with Gibbs with a hot flame under his seat to produce.You're right about Trevor staying with Roush.Newman is the Key.Can he replace Army sponsorship with an equal?I don't think Tony can afford 3 cars and of course Ryan will be left out.Heck,Tony will have his hands full with all the collateral damage you know who is going to do next year.If Stewart gets all his cars from HMS it will be very costly unless they have a buy 2 get 1 free deal all year.Just hope for the best for Ryan. 98. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.31.2012 - 12:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) That article shows just where Danica's priorities lie. It is all about getting maximum exposure and money and nothing about actual results. I call it The Michael Waltrip Memorial Approach To Raciing. She is all about the hype machine and nothing about actually improving. 99. Paul posted: 07.31.2012 - 12:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Richie, I think part of the reason Danica is being bumped up to Cup next year is because SHR wants to keep Newman, but don't have guaranteed sponsorship for him next year, while the GoDaddy Princess does. I think Stewart does like having Newman as a teammate because he's a solid racecar driver with great technical knowledge, plus he's not going to overshadow Tony and is no threat at being SHR's #1 driver. Bumping Danica and the GoDaddy machine up to Cup next year would be great for Newman because it means that he doesn't have to be sponsored for every race next year to race full-time (similar to the situation at Roush with Matt Kenseth struggling for sponsorship while Biffle and Edwards are fully sponsored). Now, do I think Danica is ready for Cup next year? No. Has her performance in Nationwide and her few Cup appearances this year earned her a Cup ride? Hell no! But unfortunately, money talks in today's NA$CAR. 100. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.31.2012 - 12:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Paul,I really hope you are right.Just how much money can Godaddy come up with? I'm a JJ fan but I really like Ryan because he is a real role model and class act.The Princess will never be ready for cup.She does not have the upper body strength to manhandle a loose car.Would love to see her come off a turn sideways and not lose it.Will never happen.SPEED says the motor blew is why she hit the wall.Hit the wall in 2nd turn and drove back to garage.Heck,it knocked the oil cooler out of the car.You know as well as I do,it was 1st session probably on green track and she just lost it.The truth will come out as there were 28 teams there.Hopefully we will see some picks.Don't think they can hide it.Would love to see the look on Tony's face when he got to the track.LOL 101. Paul posted: 07.31.2012 - 12:38 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also, this was the first Nationwide race I missed all season. I had only missed the Cup races at Bristol and Kentucky before this one (as well as the Brickyard 400 the next day). I was up at my uncle's cabin without any cable. Perfect weekend. I had zero expectations that this race would be any good, and it looks like that's the case from most of the above comments. I haven't seen any clips from the race, but from various comments and past knowledge, it sounds like Sadler got screwed out of what may have been his 4th win of the season and Princess ran over Sorenson and took zero responsibility for her part in the wreck. Also it looks like the move Jeremy Clements made by giving Ty Dillon his car number (and owner's points) and earning himself a newer car in the process. The two of them finished 10th and 3rd, respectively. Kudos to Clements for making a smart business move. Hopefully RCR or JRM gives him a full-time Nationwide ride next season. He's got a ton of talent, plus he's doing it the hard way by racing in his own equipment. Congrats to the winner...of the Dash 4 Cash, Michael Annett! He's been on a role since that 4th place finish at Kentucky, and now RPM has an extra $100,000 to spend to continue building their program. I predicted before the season that he'd get his first career top 5 before halfway, now it looks like a win might be in the not-too-distant future for Michael and the No. 43 team. Nice runs for Mike Bliss (shocking) and Travis Pastrana as well. I know Pastrana gets undeserved attention for being new to NASCAR, but unlike Danica he seems hungry for success and is starting out for a smaller team and slowly getting results. Plus he's got a great personality that's hard to dislike. Eric McClure earns his 3rd lead lap finish since returning from injury, having zero before his Talladega wreck. Maybe that wreck made him hungry for better results. Whatever the case may be, it's good to see him running well at this stage. Nice to see Jeff Green lead a lap and last through the first caution period. Hopefully that team will be able to run the distance before the season ends. Green's still got the talent to run up front. 102. Paul posted: 07.31.2012 - 1:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) DSFF, there's a lot of things in Waltrip's life that are dead (marriage, chivalry, others' respect, etc.), but as long as he's still breathing, I don't think you can put the word "Memorial" in the title of his award. Richie, I too like Ryan Newman. He's one of the few genuine guys in the garage area (Kenseth and Brad come to mind, too) and may be the best #2 driver in all of NASCAR. As much as I want Gordon to make the Chase, I wouldn't mind seeing Newman make the Chase as a wildcard instead. The good thing for SHR is that Goodyear pays for cars that wreck at Goodyear tire tests. But it is pretty ironic that the driver that Stewart picked over Brad Keselowski, and who will be his teammate in Cup next season, wrecks in her first Goodyear tire test...at the very wide Michigan International Speedway...in her boss' car. I'm tired of always having to discuss NASCAR's princess, but she keeps making news, whether it's crashing on the track or dissing drivers off the track. But I guess it's okay if it's never her fault. 103. Anonymous posted: 07.31.2012 - 2:22 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let's be fair here, there were multiple reports that say she blew an engine before crashing in this tire test. We can't say she screwed up without video footage. 104. David posted: 07.31.2012 - 9:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) So, I pose the question: What is the main difference between Danica Patrick and Travis Pastrana? 105. Jim Davis posted: 07.31.2012 - 11:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "What is the main difference between Danica Patrick and Travis Pastrana?" At this moment I think there are two relevant differences: 1. Patrick is the more experienced and better Nationwide driver but Pastrana will close the gap quickly if he remains committed and adequately financed. 2. Patrick is under *much* more pressure to perform and pushes too hard and makes silly mistakes that lead to wrecked cars and DNFs. She can run up front and get good finishes but she's staring down the barrel of a full season cup ride next year and she's not dealing with the pressure well. I think Patrick does drivers like Pastrana (and Long, for that matter) a favor by keeping the microscope squarely focused on herself. It's easier to learn one's craft with the spotlight elsewhere. 106. Matt L posted: 07.31.2012 - 12:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "What is the main difference between Danica Patrick and Travis Pastrana?" They're the same NASCAR and ESPN hyped saviors of the Nationwide series. Without their service, we wouldn't know anyone exists beyond tenth. 107. Dave#38Fan posted: 07.31.2012 - 1:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Iowa Entry List out: --Daryl Harr in the #4 --Josh Richards in the #08 --Mike Bliss in the TriStar #10 --Carl Long in rick ware's #15 --Michael McDowell in the #18 --Darrell Wallace Jr. in the #20 --Ryan Blaney in the #22 -- Jamie Dick in the #23 --Casey Roderick in the #24 --Jason Leffler returns to turner motorsports in the #30 --Brendan Gaughan in the #33 --Brad Sweet in the #38 --Joey Gase returns to the #39 --Matt DiBenedetto back in the #42 --John Blankenship in the #44 with partnership with Tommy baldwin racing to make sure he is locked into the race. --Tim Schendel returns to the #47 --Justin Jennings in the #52 attempting his nns debut --kurt in the #54 --Johanna Long back in the #70 --Matt Carter in rick ware's #71 --Michael Guerity in rick ware's #75 --Jeff Green in a 4th TriStar car, the #91 --Brett Moffitt will make his nns debut in the #99. 108. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.31.2012 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yes,The Iowa entry list.NNS regulars will be driving against their PEERS as Kurt Busch is the only cup driver.One young lad that sticks out is Darrel Wallace Jr.He is 18 and will be in only his 2nd NNS start.And he is the only african american in the series.Why doesn't NASCAR hype him like they do the princess? The kid is good and has a good ride thanks to JGR.NASCAR could draw many more fans if they would hype him like the queen.Just think,young african american up against the veteran Godaddy Girl.Who will prevail? Come on NASCAR,mention him big time and it will draw some fans. 109. cjs3872 posted: 07.31.2012 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Given the Nationwide entry list and the lac of Cup entries, how many cars will try to go the distance? I'm not entirely sure there will be 30 that will try to go all the way. I think there may be as many as 15 cars either start-and-park, or run up to the first pit stop and then park. 110. Peter posted: 07.31.2012 - 3:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I really hope Matt DiBenedetto can get out of his Key Motorsports contract, he is really talented and Keys cars are just horrendous. Talent can't compensate when you're running outdated equipment and/or no-one knows how to set the car up to be competitive 111. David posted: 07.31.2012 - 3:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Darrell Wallace is good, but inconsistent from season to season. 112. David posted: 07.31.2012 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^ I meant to say "really good". 113. Richie61NYfan posted: 07.31.2012 - 3:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) cjs,you are correct.Most of the start and parks will be out by 100 laps,so the worst a top car would finish if they had problems would be 28th to 30th.Would have to blow up or wreck etc on 1st lap to finish 43rd.Should be a good race and a night race to boot!!Who will get the most Lucky Dog pass via debris cautions? 114. Dave#38Fan posted: 07.31.2012 - 4:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) dibenedetto is driving for the motorsports group (it's not key motorsports anymore) by choice, he doesn't have a contract with them. he's just trying to get his name out there. 115. cjs3872 posted: 07.31.2012 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well Richie61NYFan, the Cup race at Pocono will probably not be much better in that regard, since there will probably be about 10 or 11 S&P's in that race, as well. As for what car gets the free pass, I can almost guarantee that a car running in the top ten will get a free pass, especially if Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. is as dominant as I think he'll be and if there are lengthy green flag runs. In fact, if the last half of the race goes green, which we know it won't, he may even lap into the top five if what I suspect proves true, as far as his dominance over everyone else. Of course, he could run into trouble, and if that happens, that figures to open it up for 6-8 others. 116. Anonymous posted: 08.01.2012 - 9:44 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Technically Tristar has 5 cars attempting this weekend at Iowa. 117. 10andJoe posted: 08.01.2012 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) >I really hope Matt DiBenedetto can get out of his Key Motorsports contract, Why would he? He only just got /into/ it in order to keep his name out there. If he quits The Motorsports Group (it's not Key anymore), he's right back in the black hole of nowhere. If you don't keep your name out there, You. Are. Dead. As I've compared before: compare Stephen Leicht's career to Landon Cassill's. Which one looked like the better prospect - but which one got the steady career first? The one who was willing to start-and-park because it kept him visible. Now, as for the whole Elliott Sadler thing, I meant to comment about it earlier but forgot. NASCAR should do what IndyCar has done this year. When the green flag flies, the track is green. Everywhere. Period. Pass wherever you want, whoever you want, the instant the green flag flies. 118. Dave#38 Fan posted: 08.01.2012 - 3:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) tristar is entering 5 cars this week because tommy baldwin racing and john blankenship are using the #44 number and owners points to be locked-into the race. the #10 is the usual #44 crew, the #91 is the usual #10 crew, and the #44 is the usual tbr #36 crew. confusing, right? 119. cjs3872 posted: 08.01.2012 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 10andJoe, on what you mentioned concerning restarts, NASCAR used to do that. Just look at the races from the 70s and 80s (the 1979 Daytona 500is a prime example). But what happened, especially at tracks like Michigan and Pocono, they used to get four and five wide. At Pocono they could even get six and seven wide (yes, that happened) from guys jumping starts and restarts, so NASCAR combatted that by adopting a rule stating that drivers could not pass on the left prior to the S/F line, but could pass to the right all they want if they didn't go prior to the green flag coming out. That rule was passed for two reasons. First, it was implemented for safety reasons. Having too many cars trying to go into a turn at one time leads only to disaster. Also, they adopted that rule to give the front running cars an edge they deserved to have by their position in the race. But when NASCAR went to the current restart procedure the middle of the 2009 season, one of the rules was that the drivers couldn't change lanes prior to the S/F line. But the rules stating the leader must be the first position car to cross the finish line has always been there. I remember races at Sonoma in 1992 (Ernie Irvan) and Pocono in about 1998 or '99 (Rusty Wallace) where the second place car beat the pole sitter on the initial start and got black flagged for jumping the start. now if the second place car beats the leader by a small margin, NASCAR will almost always let that go, but when it's well ahead of the leader, they'll either force the driver that jumped to give up the position, or get black flagged. 120. Dave#38 Fan posted: 08.01.2012 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Timmy Hill moves to rick ware's #15, Dusty Davis is now listed in the #41. Carl Long is now listed in rick ware's #71, and the #75 has withdrawn. Scott Saunders is now listed in the #24. 121. Rusty posted: 08.01.2012 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm glad this top 35 (or 30 in NNS I guess) is supposedly going away. No more stupid shuffling to guarantee spots in the field. That wasn't what NASCAR was going for when they made the rule, IMO. Top 38 speeds and provisionals to fill out the field is perfect. 122. Talon64 posted: 08.01.2012 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Darrell Wallace is good, but inconsistent from season to season." He was super solid his first two seasons, but he's been the Jeff Gordon of K&N East this year with zero luck. The Nationwide Iowa race is going to be a K&N alumni race with Darrell Wallace Jr, Matt DiBenedetto, Ryan Blaney and Brett Moffitt racing. Blaney's won in K&N Pro West (in his only start, also run some East races) and then a bunch of multi-time winners in K&N Pro East. 123. Talon64 posted: 08.01.2012 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad Keselowski becomes the 15th driver to reach 20 career Nationwide wins with his 3rd win of 2012, getting his 3rd win of 2012 to tie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Elliott Sadler for the 2nd most wins this year (Joey Logano leads with 5). It's his 2nd straight start with a win and all 3 of his 2012 wins have come in his last 6. His 20 wins since 2008 rank 3rd behind only Carl Edwards (24) and Kyle Busch (40). Interestingly, he's STILL has the most wins among NNS regulars over that stretch with his 6 wins from 2008 to 2009. Sam Hornish Jr. extends his career-best top 10 streak to 7 straight with his 2nd place finish, his best finish so far in 2012 and 1st career runner-up finish. It's the 4th ever 1-2 finish for Penske Racing in Nationwide, the 2nd time involving Sam Hornish Jr. (1 win, 1 runner-up) and 3rd time with Keselowski (1 win, 2 runner-up's). Ty Dillon has just 3 top 3 finishes in 13 career Truck starts, and finishes 3rd for his 1st top 3 finish in just his 2nd ever Nationwide start. It's the 2nd time that both Austin and Ty Dillon have finished in the top 5 in a race, the first time being Austin 2nd and Ty 3rd in the Nov. Texas Truck race last year. It's also the best finish for Jeremy Clements' Nationwide team, their 2nd top 10 in 53 starts. Clements has driven the car for the other 52 races. Denny Hamlin picked up his 5th finish of 4th or better in 8 Nationwide starts this season, but is still looking for his first win of 2012. Austin Dillon picked up his series-leading 11th top 5 and 15th top 10 of the season, which includes 5 straight top 10's and 4 top 5's in that span. Michael Annett won the $100k Dash 4 Cash award with his 6th place finish, his 4th finish of 6th or better in the last 5 races (3 finishes of 6th as his best finish in his first 119 starts in Nationwide). It's also his 20th career top 10 in his 124th series start. Joey Logano now has 10+ top 10's in 5 straight Nationwide seasons. He averages 15.8 top 10's per 20.2 starts a season. Paul Menard now has top 10's in 11 consecutive Nationwide starts, dating back to 2010 at Homestead. 13th at Phoenix in the race prior is the last time he's not had a top 10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. picked up his 50th career top 10 in 92 series starts. His 48 top 10's since 2010 rank him 5th over that stretch, with Justin Allgaier the only NNS regular with more at 49. Since his 3 straight finishes outside of the top 20, Stenhouse has an 11th and 5 straight top 10's in 6 races. Jeremy Clements moved over to the #4 Johnny Davis car after making a deal with RCR to have Ty Dillon use the #51. Clements went on to post his 3rd career top 10 finish in 89 Nationwide starts, and just the 5th ever top 10 finish for Johnny Davis in 448 career Nationwide starts as an owner. It's Clement's 5th top 20 in the last 9 races, after having a best finish of 20th in the first 10 races of the season. Travis Pastrana finishes a career-best 13th, his first top 15 finish and 3rd top 20 in 7 Nationwide starts this year. Cole Whitt now has just 1 top 10 in the last 5 races. Danica Patrick now has 5 DNF's in 19 races this season, 4 of them due to wrecks. She only had 5 DNF's her first 25 Nationwide starts prior to 2012. 124. Richie61NYfan posted: 08.03.2012 - 9:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Iowa 1st and 2nd practice results are up on NASCAR site.Darrell Wallace Jr is fastest in the 20 car.Ryan Blaney 8th in the 22.Who is Brett Moffitt in 3rd? Pastrana car maybe? Danica went from 4th to 21st turning 61 laps.Predict she will qualify 13th or 14th and complain about the car all race.Seems all others made adjustments to get faster.Good communication from driver to crew chief makes a huge difference in handling.Johanna Long is 24th and will time better I would imagine.Not bad for a true low buck team.Cautions will be a key in the outcome but Stenhouse should win. 125. murb posted: 08.03.2012 - 11:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah, Richie61NYfan, Moffitt is in the 99 car for RAB Racing. 126. Richie61NYfan posted: 08.04.2012 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How about Darrel Wallace Jr.Front row on 2nd NNS start.Kid is the real deal.Great effort from Moffitt,Blaney and Johanna Long too.What's wrong with the Godaddy driver? I predicted 13th or 14th start and she ends up 18th compared to 9th back in May.Car loose again? Bummer aint it. Bummer! 127. startandparkfan posted: 11.11.2012 - 7:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Don't know if its too late for this, but Team Corrections: When the #51 is Ty Dillon, it is Richard Childress When the #4 is Jeremy Clements, it is Jeremy Clements. 128. 1995z71 posted: 12.29.2012 - 2:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Post #127, you may be wrong I dont think they switched the team owner for just one race. Ty was in the Jeremey Clements owned #51 to get locked into the field. Clements then jumped into the Johnny Davis #4. The team owners need to be fixed for those two as they are wrong. Team Corrections: #51 Jeremy Clements #4 Johnny Davis 129. schraderfan posted: 01.01.2013 - 12:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I was genuinely shocked that there were not around 200,000 spectators there. Because OMG BGN at IMS 130. Anonymous posted: 06.16.2013 - 10:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Green defies the laws of physics, common sense, and all odds to lead a lap. 131. Jared DiCarlo posted: 08.11.2013 - 6:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Defining quote of the race: "I know who you are"-The Historical Marty Reid 132. Sarf52 posted: 06.15.2014 - 11:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Probably the best day of Jeremy Clements racing life, having his family car finish in the top 5, and getting a top-10 himself in a competitive Nationwide Series Race. 133. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 07.04.2014 - 10:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Owner Updates #51 Richard Childress #4 Jeremy Clements #39 Rick Ware http://jeremyclementsracing.com/news/10th-place-finish-in-indy-on-to-iowa/ http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2012/nationwide/19indy/39indy.jpg 134. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 03.16.2016 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Owner Update #24 Robby Benton 135. chevyfan98 posted: 09.12.2016 - 8:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The race where Marty Reid infamously forgot Andy Petree's name. 136. TannerBragg posted: 11.05.2018 - 11:19 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Final Nationwide Series victory for Dodge. 137. JSPorts posted: 11.05.2018 - 12:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dodge's final Xfinity race will likely come at Homestead this year, since they're not composite bodies and they likely won't be allowed in the future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: