|| *Comments on the 2013 North Carolina Education Lottery 200:* View the most recent comment <#244> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Schroeder51 posted: 04.14.2013 - 12:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Two poles in three races already for Jeb Burton. 2. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 1:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Turner trucks sweep the top four positions, with rookie Jeb Burton winning his 2nd career pole. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott start from 3rd and 4th, respectively, and both of them won a practice session this weekend. Like last year, this could be a Turner-dominated race once again based on how fast they've been this weekend. Tyler Reddick, who gained a lot of notoriety last year when he got into Brett Moffitt on the final lap of the K&N Pro Series East finale at Rockingham en route to his first NASCAR win, will start from the 13th position, driving what I believe is a 4th ThorSport truck. Ryan Sieg qualified an unsponsored truck in 12th place, his best starting position since Las Vegas in fall 2010. He can definitely be a contender in this series if he had some funding behind him, having two top tens in as many races this season. Not sure what, if anything, happened to Erik Jones on his qualifying lap, but he'll have to start from dead last after a slow qualifying time; the final truck to make the race on speed. I'm interested in seeing if the 16-year old driver can methodically work his way through traffic, keep the nose clean and tires fresh, and get a top ten finish in just his 2nd career Truck start at one of the toughest tracks on the NASCAR circuit. 3. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 1:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is going to be one hell of a race. Really wish I could be there. 4. Alex posted: 04.14.2013 - 1:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope Sauter doesn't win again. 5. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 1:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is gonna be fun!!!!!! 6. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I had to miss the two Texas races, but I get to watch this one. I wouldn't have it any other way. 7. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mikey? Ugh. Oh well, its Rockingham. His knowledge of this place is only how to spend a solid quarter century running like crap there. 8. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have a bad feeling about Todd, he didn't wreck in his last 3 races... 9. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mikey sure is prepared today. 10. Schroeder51 posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tyler Reddick spins out. 11. Jim Davis posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why aren't the fans sitting in the front rows? 12. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 52 truck spins. Somewhere stashed away in either my closet or in moving boxes, I have an old 1:24 diecast of Schrader's 1995 AC-Delco 52 truck. So it's always cool for me to see Schrader's 52 out there, even if he isn't driving it. 13. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ty Dillon had an Earnhardt flashback, saw a Kenny Schrader-owned truck, and spun him out. 14. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @12 Probably you know, but Schrader will be in his truck at Eldora, will be great to see him on dirt. 15. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "@12 Probably you know, but Schrader will be in his truck at Eldora, will be great to see him on dirt." Yep, and he should be pretty strong. I seriously cannot wait for that race. It's gonna be beyond awesome. 16. David posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I seriously cannot wait for that race. It's gonna be beyond awesome." Neither can I. I wish I was going, or that I could even watch it. The format is awesome!! 17. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) No driver has been as much of a media favorite before ever winning a race than Kyle Larson. 18. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 20 laps down and already two seconds off the pace. I LOVE IT!!! 19. 18fan posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It took Michael Waltrip see Larson visually closing on Buescher before he said that Larson was faster than Buescher. 20. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "No driver has been as much of a media favorite before ever winning a race than Kyle Larson." In my time watching the sport, I've seen a lot of guys get hyped up (like Casey Atwood and Joey Logano), but I really don't remember those guys being as hyped up as Larson has been. It's like the "Logano = Messiah" stuff from five years ago times a million. 21. Anonymous posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I know Larson has alot of talent but the hype is sickening 22. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm watching this race I hope eather Ty jeb or chase win this one 23. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sauter might have a right rear tire going down. 24. Schroeder51 posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Not even in the Truck can we escape cautions thrown for "boredom"...erm, I'm sorry, I mean debris. 25. Schroeder51 posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *Trucks 26. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh yeah! BS debris. 27. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Does anyone else notice that Mikey almost always addresses Phil Parsons when he's talking, even if he's talking in response to something that Rick Allen said? 28. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) After the pit stops Chase is 3rd and Ty is 4th sweet :D 29. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have already noticed a ton of similarities between Larson and Logano. Being given such good equipment so soon is not a good thing. 30. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 2:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why is that bad DSFF? 31. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's bad because they haven't been humbled by having to drive in mediocre equipment. When you've never not been in great equipment, you don't have the respect for teams and drivers that aren't in good equipment that you would if you had to work your way up the ladder. The Nationwide races at Dover and Homestead last year are prime examples of Logano not having respect for the smaller teams, and I can see Larson racing that way if he starts to believe in his own hype, which so far he is. 32. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Nighty night." - Martin Truex, Jr. from that commercial. That must be what he says to himself just before he loses the lead in a race that he should have won. 33. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (5) A classic case of nostalgia whores overrating a track. The Rock is a great track but it bugs me to no end when people act like the races here are gonna be OMG GREATEST RACE EVER DUUURRR. Been a decent race so far but its not much better than any of the other races on the truck schedule. 34. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ah do Larson is turning in to a NASCAR drivers version of a spoiled brat?(I don't have an issues with spoiled brats) 35. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Speaking of young drivers with big heads that have never been in mediocre equipment, Chase Elliott just knocked Norm Benning into the wall on the straightaway. Punk. 36. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for Norm Benning. 37. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sauter loses eight positions after a 21 second pit stop. 38. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Norm is and always has been a roadblock 39. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I just learned this that last week was the first time that Rick Hendrick felded a truck in the truck series funny hes won 3 truck titles with jack spraige(sp) 40. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Its not that Larson is a brat, but to be successful in Cup, you have to learn how to struggle. Even a "good" race in Cup is a grueling struggle. When you are constantly in the best stuff as Larson is, as Logano was, when you get to Cup your talents have not been tested and you look bad. Only now, in his fifh year, is Logano starting to look like he belongs in Cup, he has just now learned how to struggle. On track, a rich kid wrecks a strugglers truck. It wasn't on purpose, but this is a story I am getting sick of. 41. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Speaking of young drivers with big heads that have never been in mediocre equipment, Chase Elliott just knocked Norm Benning into the wall on the straightaway. Punk." It's hard to say whether or not Chase has a "big head". He's seemed a lot more humble than Larson has. But at the same time, he's in the Hendrick camp so he'll most likely turn into another Jimmie or Kasey robot whiner. "A classic case of nostalgia whores overrating a track." A classic case of MStall41 coming on here and unnecessarily trashing us. I don't mind that you have a different opinion, but why can't you be logical and present it in a mature way? If you can't, then don't come on and bash us and call us "nostalgia whores". Simple as that. 42. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why did Chastain have to relinquish his truck to the douche? Did he lose his sponsor or something? 43. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Crafton battling Larson for the lead. 44. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) CRAFTON!!!! I've missed both of his two career wins (at Charlotte in 2008 and Iowa last year), so I'd love to finally see him take a victory. 45. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Post 33: A classic case of one of NASCAR's bootlicking fans. Never said it was the greatest tracks, but it beats about 75% of tracks that are currently on the Cup series schedule. 46. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) @murb, I wasn't targeting you or anyone on this board with that statement. That was a blanket statement about NASCAR fans in general. I get utterly sick of seeing fans overrate certain tracks just because they are old school. The Rock is a fabulous track but all week everyone and their mother has built this race up to be something way more exciting than it ever was going to be. This race has been no better than last nights race was IMO. 47. David posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I've never liked Chase Elliott. I have no idea why. I don't dislike him. 48. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I like DP'S driving in that peak commercial 49. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @TeamPlayersBlue So because I have a different opinion I'm suddenly a NASCAR homer? Why is that always the default response to anyone who happens to enjoy any of the new school aspects of NASCAR? 50. Jim Davis posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "...but all week everyone and their mother has built this race up to be something way more exciting than it ever was going to be." I get the same vibes about the upcoming Eldora race. 51. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Please tell me, have we hyped this race up any more than NASCAR or FOX hyped up the Texas race last night? 52. NicoRosbergFan posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Remember, folks, Gritto spelled sideways is "Ott-tir-g-g!" 53. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "But at the same time, he's in the Hendrick camp so he'll most likely turn into another Jimmie or Kasey robot whiner." He said in his interview that those are the two drivers that he models himself after. I have no hope for him. "Why did Chastain have to relinquish his truck to the douche?" He was only scheduled to run 15 of the 22 races this year. It could be because he signed with BKR late in the offseason, and deals may have already been in place for Brad, Joey, and Dave to drive the #19 truck in the other seven races. "I've never liked Chase Elliott. I have no idea why. I don't dislike him." I feel the same way. He just comes off like another Kasey Kahne to me. His dad had swagger and was a true good ol' boy, and Chase has neither quality. 54. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh, then it is okay, I tought that Melonanything.com dropped their sponsorship. 55. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why all the KK disliking all of a suddion I've liked him seance his rockie year in cup 56. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @Jim Davis That is EXACTLY what is happening with the Eldora race. I'm sure Eldora will be fun and interesting to watch, but it won't be drastically better than any of the other truck races. @TeamPlayersBlue Once again, I'm not targeting you or anyone in particular on here. Its just a general perception from old school NASCAR fans that I've seen recurring over and over again this week. There's this elitist notion among old school NASCAR fans that if something isn't "old-school NASCAR enough" then it immidiately sucks and is chalked up to modern day NASCAR being horrible dictators hell bent on killing the sport. Then anything that IS considered "old-school NASCAR enough" becomes grossly overrated. Races at the Rock, Darlington, any track with an abrasive surface, etc, etc are always way more hyped up by old school fans and the races are invariably not that much more exciting than any other race. 57. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Two years in a row the 30 truck is dominant here. 58. Anonymous posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano is getting his first race in not the best equipment in the field today and isnt doing bad. 59. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Why all the KK disliking all of a suddion I've liked him seance his rockie year in cup" I liked him a lot back then too. When he was with Evernham/Gillet/Petty, you pulled for him because he was a great driver with a great attitude that was overachieving in crappy equipment. But ever since he went to Hendrick, he's basically just become a Jimmie Johnson clone. He's a total robot, and he complains now more than he ever has before (like at Bristol when he complained about the lapped car of Terry Labonte not rolling over for him, or at Texas last year when he cussed out other former champion Bobby Labonte over the radio). As I'm typing this, caution for Buescher spinning. I know he was running up front for a lot of this race, but it looks like he's suffering an early season championship hangover. 60. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ty Dillon Pitstop fail 61. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) SPEED is already hyping the Allstar race and we're over a month away. 62. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:41 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Hehe, kudos to TireRack, their commercials are quite funny in an ocean of annoying and boring comms. 63. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano's falling back fast. 64. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) What, you don't like the endless and repetitive penis pill commercials from Cialis? 65. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @64, penis pills should not be advertised without a muscle car or stallions in the moonlight. lol 66. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:49 pm Rate this comment: (5) (0) Funny how the networks and especially FOX is offended by stuff like the NRA ruining the NASCAR image as 'rednecks' yet they constantly pimp Cheap Beer and Penis Pills for old white men. Seems kind of hypocritical. 67. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't understand the thing between a muscle car and a penis(I hate the fact that if I owned a sports car it some how is involving my thing)so freaking stupid 68. Matt L posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I've enjoyed this race. Good track, good race length, good field, and good racing. Pretty cool to see the whole field attempt to run the distance today. 69. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BK Racing is terrible equipment. 70. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Besides the Harmonater, everyone is still racing. (and his retriement is legit, as he ran around 120 laps) 71. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Erik Jones started dead last and is now running in 11th. Great hire by Kyle Busch, and hopefully he gets a full-time Truck ride once he's 18 years old. 72. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "and [Harmon's] retirement is legit, as he ran around 120 laps" 131 laps to be exact. 73. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Perhaps Erik Jones is the next Kyle Busch. 74. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 3:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bodine into the wall. 75. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You were right Onion. 76. Schroeder51 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You called it, Onion. Bodine wrecks. 77. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't get it the rule is you haft to be 18 or older to drive in the top 3 series of NASCAR but jeb chase and Larson are all 16-17 so how are they racing? 78. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dayum, would have rather predicted anything else... 79. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "but jeb chase and Larson are all 16-17 so how are they racing?" Jeb and Larson are both 20 years old. Also, NASCAR made a rule that drivers that are 16 or 17 can run road courses and tracks that are one mile or less in the Truck Series (and I think the Nationwide Series), so that's why Chase and Erik are in this race. 80. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson better hope there isn't a green white checker. 81. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ah thx Paul :) 82. Schroeder51 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh boy, Logano is coming on fresh tires. If he wins this race... 83. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano will win this if there is a GWC. 84. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hell, he might win it even without a GWC. 85. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Is anyone else kind of pulling for Logano right now? 86. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano is going to troll the field 87. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Paul: Oddly, yes... 88. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Is anyone else kind of pulling for Logano right now?" I want to see him go up and take himself and Larson out, allowing Sauter to steal the win. 89. New14 & 88Fan posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The SPEED crew are practically cheering Logano on. 90. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) GWC. please. someone. at the back. spin. 91. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) lol, Caution 92. Schroeder51 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution comes out...Joey Logano is going to win this race. 93. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Are you ready for Mayhem? 94. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What the hell happened to Wallace? 95. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bubba Wallace wrecks under caution? What the hell? 96. NicoRosbergFan posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Doubting credibility... 97. Schroeder51 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Darrell Wallace Jr. crashes at the other end of the track. 98. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like Bubba crashed under caution 99. New14 & 88Fan posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What happened to Darrell Wallace Jr. 100. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like I can see the future tonight. 101. Alex posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope Larson can hold off Logano and Sauter. 102. David posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Also, NASCAR made a rule that drivers that are 16 or 17 can run road courses and tracks that are one mile or less in the Truck Series (and I think the Nationwide Series), so that's why Chase and Erik are in this race." Actually, it's 1.1 miles or less. 103. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Up, 3 cars crashing into the outside wall isn't credible at all. 104. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think Hornaday did what Kyle Busch did to him at Texas. 105. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's not too bright guys, not too bright. 106. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) KBM Karma. 107. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Wow. Pussy move by Hornaday. 108. Alex posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ron Hornaday gets revenge at a KBM truck after Texas a couple of years ago..? 109. New14 & 88Fan posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) It was wrong for Kyle at Texas, it's wrong for Ron today. Wreck some one under caution is as low class has you can get. 110. Matt L posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow. Doesn't make Ron Hornaday look good at all. 111. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tail end of the longest line for Hornaday, so he'll lose four positions. 112. Schroeder51 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR is giving Hornaday a slap on the wrist. 113. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My thoughts exactly, New14/88Fan. Tail end of the longest line? Way to be consistent yet again, Nascar. 114. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Ron needs to be parked for this race and the next race. Complete chicken shit. A fading frustrated legend wrecks a car in a horseshit fashion. Shades of Phoenix last year. 115. Alex posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Kyle gets parked for the rest of the weekend and Ron only goes to the end of the longest line? I'm not a Kyle fan but that makes no sense... More NASCAR inconsistency 116. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope Sauter or Crafton wins it. 117. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hornaday is easily one of the biggest tools in NASCAR. 118. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hornaday has always been a coward. Never knew why people actually like(d) him. 119. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tail end of the longest line? NASCAR, you really suck. 120. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson's got it. 121. New14 & 88Fan posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson got a heck of a restart, he may have it. 122. Schroeder51 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joey Logano comes up short. 123. Alex posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Awesome job Larson! 124. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) The New Logano beats the Old Logano. 125. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson has a habit of driving without a steering wheel. 126. AveryNH posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ron didnt mean to hook him into the wall. Bullsh* he spent a lap trying to do just that. Congrats to Larson. Awesome race. Pit road should be fun. 127. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Takes his steering wheel off as he's still driving. Kyle "I AM INVINCIBLE, MOTHERf**kERS!!!!!" Larson. What an idiot. 128. David posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Wreck some one under caution is as low class as you can get." This is one thing I will agree with. I don't care who it is or what has been done, wrecking someone under caution is the cheapest, most cowardly move in racing. 129. Kenny posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Good race 130. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Somehow, this winning truck reminds me of Whitt's 2004-05 #38 truck. 131. 18fan posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Larson won that race on the restart, he did a great job all day. 132. Matt L posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Definitely think today's race topped the 2012 Rockingham race. 133. We need more Onion posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bubba took it like a man, which is sadly rare nowadays. 134. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So glad trucks are back at Kansas next weekend instead of Nationwide. They put on an amazing show at Vegas last year and should do the same at Kansas. 135. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Gained a lot of respect of Darrell Wallace Jr. today in that interview. 136. New14 & 88Fan posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Nice interview by Bubba Wallace, I like Hornaday but that was an utter chickenshit move that he pulled. 137. Alex posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bubba Wallace didn't make the cleanest pass ever.. But that doesn't warrant an absolute idiotic move by Hornaday. Park him for Kansas NASCAR, I dare you. 138. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (4) (1) What composure by Bubba! I think he may have just gained a fan. A true fan. I pull for drivers like him to break through until they act like an asshole, but he appears to have an excellent attitude. He won't let the cranky old washup derail him. 139. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Bubba Wallace composed himself as well as he could in his interview. Obviously frustrated, as he should be, but I'm proud of him that he didn't go off on a tirade or anything like that. For anyone who says that Joey Logano doesn't belong in a Cup car, just watch him drive up through the field over the final 15 laps. Total pro. Hope to see him continue to give BKR some good runs and help that team grow later this year. 140. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) I like Darrell Wallace. One of the few young guys who isn't an entitled douchebag, and he's also not afraid to mix it up and race hard. He'll be around for a long time. 141. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @TeamPlayersBlue Couldn't agree more. Kansas is a perfect track for the Trucks. Very much looking forward to that race. 142. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Name of the weekend: Kyle 143. David posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I haven't seen the Hornaday incident yet, but I'll bet it was pretty cheap. 144. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I haven't seen the Hornaday incident yet, but I'll bet it was pretty cheap." It was exactly what KB did to Hornaday in the 2011 Texas Truck race. 145. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't know what happened to Bubba Wallace in the K&N Pro Series East last season, but that year appears to be a fluke in his young racing career. Look for him to be a top five points contender if he continues running the way he has the past two weeks. 146. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tracks like Kansas are good for trucks because of the aero package and lower horsepower. And they have wider corner radius so they don't get as spread out as say Texas or Charlotte. 147. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And for the record, Bubba's pass on Hornaday was nothing but good hard racing with 3 laps left. I hate people who feel entitled to not be leaned on ever. Man this reminds me so much of Phoenix last year (puttering around under green laps down waiting on somebody is no better than wrecking under caution. Jeez, Earnhardt's move at Richmond '86 may fall out of the all time Top 10 dick moves in NASCAR history soon. 148. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Paul, I think a lot of it is down to KBM equipment. Other than plate tracks they don't really seem to have it. 149. Benjamin Lowe posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Hornaday has outlived his usefulness in the NASCAR Truck Series it is time for him to retire. 150. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) At least Hornaday had the guts to admit he drove like an idiot. That's the first step. 151. David posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I haven't seen much of Darrell Wallace. Currently his biggest problem is season-to-season consistency, but I think if that can be corrected, he will have a bright future in NASCAR. 152. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeb Burton 2nd in points!!! 153. Jarrett88fan posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Young Arrogant One beats Sliced Bread... Anyway, Bubba is the real deal and will do great things in the future. Hornaday, "I feel like an idiot for wrecking him." just about sums it up. Hell of a race. 154. New14 & 88Fan posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) At least Ron admitted he was an idiot for dumping Bubba, still doesn't excuse his actions. 155. David posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Earnhardt's move at Richmond '86 may fall out of the all time Top 10 dick moves in NASCAR history soon" But it will always be at least a (dis)honorable mention, haha. 156. Dave#38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nascar talking to Hornaday after the race, I highly doubt he'll be racing next week. Or maybe longer, if the sponsors do the right thing and ask the team to remove him from the ride. 157. Jarrett88fan posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (5) (0) The 2013 Truck Series is the top series right now hands down. 158. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'll sum up by saying it was a solid race. Last 20 laps made up for what I personally felt were a somewhat lackluster 180 opening laps. Still not convinced that the Rock is drastically better than most tracks though. I think it would objectively be the 5th or 6th best Cup Series track if it returned. 159. Sean posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "No driver has been as much of a media favorite before ever winning a race than Kyle Larson." Danica. Even Sarah Fisher (who never won a race in the IRL, but at least she was likable). Funny that Simona de Silvestro is easily better than either of them and gets minimal media attention. "In my time watching the sport, I've seen a lot of guys get hyped up (like Casey Atwood and Joey Logano), but I really don't remember those guys being as hyped up as Larson has been. It's like the "Logano = Messiah" stuff from five years ago times a million." I think we can thank Robin Miller for a lot of that. He in my opinion laughably overrates almost every emerging USAC talent, even though he's primarily an IndyCar reporter and USAC is not really good preparation for IndyCar anymore with rare exceptions (Stewart), really since rear-engine IndyCars became predominant, but even more when IndyCar went to a largely road course schedule (although Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, and Kasey Kahne's success on road courses in NASCAR indicates to me that USAC drivers can road race...) Miller was Larson's personal cheering section for quite some time and even though he is very, very annoying he's still a pretty legendary and well-connected reporter... The NASCAR media then followed suit thanks to Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart's success (but I thought Kenny Irwin, J.J. Yeley, and Jason Leffler proved that not just ANY USAC talent can do it?) Miller also practically bullied Randy Bernard to get Bryan Clauson a ride at Indy last year and Clauson flat out sucked (as much as I wanted to see him do well myself)... Having said that, I've been quite high on Larson myself for the diversity of series he has been winning in, but his NASCAR career so far has been wildly inconsistent. Nice job today though. 160. Sean posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) And yes, Hornaday needs to retire as badly as Martin, Burton, and Labonte do. 161. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I think a lot of it is down to KBM equipment. Other than plate tracks they don't really seem to have it." This is true, but remember, he's a full on JGR development guy. So once Vickers most likely goes back to Cup next year, he'll (hopefully) be in one of the best NNS rides around. So all he really needs to do at KBM is just to keep doing what he's doing and get more seat time. As bad as KBM's equipment seems to be (Coulter hasn't impressed me at all this year), he looks really good. I think Bubba will definitely win a race this year, before hopefully going full time NNS next year. 162. joey2448 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ok first of all, I can almost guarantee that NASCAR will park Hornaday for the next race. All you guys are tearing up NASCAR for their inconsistency, saying the tail end of the longest line penalty wasn't consistent with what KyBusch did to Hornaday at Texas two years ago, so hold off until we know exactly what the penalty is! That being said, that was a shit move by Hornaday (did you see his eyes when he was wrecking Bubba?) but he said he didn't mean to wreck him like that, and he feels like an idiot for doing it. Nevertheless I do expect a one-race suspension. Btw, what a great race, and a great finish! Kyle Larson is the real deal, he is competitive in everything he drives! I know some of you don't like him because of all the media hype and perhaps he might gain an entitlement attitude because of it, but I'm a fan. Did that finish remind anyone of the 2001 Cup race a week after Earnhardt's death, when Steve Park held off a charging Bobby Labonte? 163. David posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) For those calling for Ron Hornaday's retirement, it might as well be known that he scored a 0.909 PEER last year, which is replacement-level. 164. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I was pretty high on Coulter last year at RCR, but so far he's been outperformed by both of his younger teammates at KBM. Erik Jones is going to be a star once he reaches minimum age to run a full schedule, and I can see Bubba Wallace having a nice productive career in NASCAR as well. 165. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Kyle Larson is the real deal" Correction: Alex Bowman is "The Real Deal." Larson is "The Next Big Thing." 166. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Inevitable question coming up... Who drives the 9 truck if Hornaday has to sit out Kansas? As much as I would love to see a young guy get a shot, I think it's unfortunately probably going to be Harvick or Newman or some other person who shouldn't be running in the Truck Series. What a shame. 167. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Including Rockingham and Iowa my favourite NASCAR touring series tracks would be: 1. Martinsville 2. Darlington 3. Homestead 4. Rockingham 5. Watkins Glen 6. Atlanta 7. Richmond 8. Bristol 9. Iowa 10. Sonoma 168. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Murb, my bet is on Harvick. 169. TS1420 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Congrats to Kyle Larson. Glad moldy bread didn't steal one away from him. And typical NASCAR. Hornaday pulls the same exact move on Bubba Wallace that Kyle Busch pulled on him and got parked the whole weekend for and he only get's sent to the tale end of the longest line. Of course NASCAR already proved how inconsistent they are when they did nothing to Jeff Gordon after deliberately slowing down and hunting for Clint Bowyer at Phoenix. 170. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hornaday is still good enough to continue racing. Yes, he's past his prime and what he did today was inexcusable and something a driver of his experience should know better not to do, but his top five runs in the first two races, along with his top 12 run in this race, for a small team suggests that he still has some gas left in the tank. I understand the frustration from some of you guys, having experienced the same thing at Phoenix last fall, but calling for his retirement just because he's "washed up" after wrecking Wallace under caution just doesn't suit well with me. 171. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If I had to rank them.... 1. Bristol 2. Talladega 3. Watkins Glen 4. Martinsville 5. Atlanta 6. Rockingham 7. Auto Club 8. Daytona (It was number one before the repave....) 9. Richmond 10. Homestead 172. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Daytona and Talladega were well into my top 10 before the repaves, especially Daytona. The 2010 Daytona 500 was one of the best races I've ever seen and it was a privilege to be there despite waiting hours for the potholes to be fixed. Now it's just stale, and hard to call auto racing. 173. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Drivers used to be able to pass each other at Daytona, but now they just remain stagnant while racing side-by-side (and not even side-by-side in this past Daytona 500). At least at Talladega drivers can still pass each other, as seen from last year's races. 174. cjs3872 posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Murb, whether or not Darrell Wallace ends up in a JGR car in the Nationwide Series next year depends on how good he does, as well as how well Alex Bowman does in RAB's Nationwide car. Frankly, it wouldn't surprise me if Bowman got the call, especially if he keeps doing as good as he has been doing. Actually, it wopuldn't surprise me if Parker Kiligerman, who drivers Kyle Busch's Nationwide Series car was in contention for a JGR Nationwide ride if either Vickers or Sadler moved back up into the Cup Series in 2014. If I had to guess, Bowman would be the favorite to take that ride, depending on the relationship between MWR and JGR. Actually, with Martin Truex, Jr. proving again last night what I said last year about his inability to win races, Waltrip may be looking to replace him, which could leave him in quite a quandry. I think if Truex doesn't win a race this year, he could be out of the #56 car at season's end, and with Vickers probably moving to the #55 full-time next year, the #56 car might be a sought-after ride next year. After all, all you need to know about Martin Truex, Jr.'s inability to win races is this. He leaves the #1 car after the 2009 season, and Jamie McMurray, with the exact same team, wins the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400, and the fall race at Charlotte in 2010. Truex never wins any of those races. I think Waltrip also knows this, but at this time, has nobody capable of replacing Truex, and Bowman is at least two years from being ready, so Michael will be needing a stop-gap in the #56 car. Then again, since Mark Martin seems to be so high on Bowman, it wouldn't suprise me that, if Truex is let go, that Vickers moves into the #55 car, and Mark moves to the #56 and Waltrip decides to have him split that car with Bowman with Bowman running full-time in the Nationwide Series, possibly for Gibbs next year. 175. Alex posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cjs, I saw you mentioned it on the Cup page last night and post #174, but it sounds like you're implying Bowman is a MWR developent driver. I know MWR and RAB had an alliance in the past, but I thought Bowman just signed with RAB and has no connection to MWR. 176. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Daytona had the most perfect blend of close draft intensive racing and tough handling oriented racing before the racing. No one could really get away, but you needed a good handling race car and needed to WHEEL it to stay up at the front. It was far and away the best track on the circuit IMO. Dega has always sort of been the way it is to a certain degree, but it was MUCH better when the track had some character. Honestly, Dega isnt that far off from being where it needs to be, that track just needs a radically new tire that could bring some semblance of handling back into the equation like it had in the mid 2000s. Daytona post repave is just a disgrace. For what its worth, I consider the 2013 daytona 500 to be anomalous because of the newness of the Gen 6 car, but the racing at Daytona is just so far off of what it was before the repave. Plus the rules have changed there so many times since the repave that its impossible to get a read on what the racing would actually look like if we had a decent plate package in place. 177. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also, since it was brought up, I consider the 2010 races at Daytona (both the 500 and the Firecracker) along with the 2001 races there to be among the best in the tracks history. Potholes aside, I mostly consdider the 2010 Daytona 500 to be the best one of all time. Just an utterly fantastic race. 178. cjs3872 posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alex, I suspect that MWR and Toyota put him in that RAB Racing car to develop him, especially because I believe that Michael Waltrip is beginning to realize that Martin Truex, Jr. can't win any races, no matter how good his car is, and I believe Waltrip wants someone in that car that can actually win races, and that's where Bowman and Mark Martin may come in. Everyone thinks Bowman can be a big winner, but he needs someone to mentor him, and Mark Martin would be perfect for that. If Truex continues to throw away chances at winning races, and Bowman keeps running the way he's running now, I would not be surprised if Waltrip makes the decision to put Martin in the #56 car next year and have him split the ride with someone like Bowman. But also, I would not be surprised if Bowman ends up in an RCR or Roush Nationwide car next year either, possibly as Trevor Bayne's replacement if Bayne moves up to Cup full-time next year. But yes, I do believe that RAB Racing is the development arm for Michael Waltrip's team, much like Kyle Busch Motorsports has become the development organization for Joe Gibbs Racing. Brett Moffitt ran a race in the RAB car last year for the same reason and finished in the top ten, so I do believe Michael Waltrip is using RAB Racing to develop younger drivers, instead of starting a Nationwide team of his own. 179. cjs3872 posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't know, MStall41. I think quite a number of the races at Daytona prior to the domination of the '83 T-Bird in 1985 were great, as well. In fact, the races at Daytona in 1974 and 1984 were among the best ever, and I consider the 1984 Daytona 500 to be the greatest Daytona 500 ever run, and many believe that the two greatest Firecrackers 400s were the 1974 and 1984 races. 180. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can't speak for '74 but I know the '84 races were excellent. I never actually saw those races live so my preferences tend to be skewed towards the ones that I saw in my lifetime. 181. Alex posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cjs, I didn't think Moffitt was MWR property anymore because he is driving for the Hattori race team in the K&N West Series and in 5 truck races this year. 182. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The '74 Firecracker 400 was the ultimate "Silver Fox" race. Not necessarily his greatest race (though it is close, outracing Petty at Daytona from '64-'84 was no joke), just the greatest example that he just smarter than everyone else. 183. cjs3872 posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That might be true for this year, but I was referring to last year when Moffitt drove the RAB car at Richmond and finished in the top ten. When it became obvious to Moffitt that Waltrip and Toyota had chosen to develop Bowman over Moffitt, Moffitt and Waltrip probably decided to sever ties and Moffitt went in another direction. 184. Alex posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm so excited to see this series in September at CTMP! 185. ch posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor Changes: 07 - SS Greenlight Racing 19 - Reese Towpower Carbon Forged Ball Mount Rises 27 - Hillman Racing 81 - Niece Equipment 84 - Chris Fontaine Inc. (Unsponsored - Official Team Name) Owner Change: 94 - Rick Hendrick (Same for Martinsville) 186. 12345Dude posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I don't know what happened to Bubba Wallace in the K&N Pro Series East last season, but that year appears to be a fluke in his young racing career. Look for him to be a top five points contender if he continues running the way he has the past two weeks." The east series really doesn't show driver's talent when they make it to the trucks/nationwide because the whole schedule is short tracks. The NASCAR schedule doesn't have many at all. For example Chase Elliott drove Hendrick equipment in the east series against the other teams that were all basically family owned or very small teams (this was when Turner and Brad Keselowski Racing didn't have teams). And he finished 9th and 4th in points. And look at how he is doing in the trucks 6th and 5th so far. "Hornaday pulls the same exact move on Bubba Wallace that Kyle Busch pulled on him and got parked the whole weekend for and he only get's sent to the tale end of the longest line. Of course NASCAR already proved how inconsistent they are when they did nothing to Jeff Gordon after deliberately slowing down and hunting for Clint Bowyer at Phoenix." To NASCAR's defense Hornaday was probably the favorite to win the title with what 2 races to go in the season? Wallace has finished 12th 5th and would of finished 12th today. "But yes, I do believe that RAB Racing is the development arm for Michael Waltrip's team" Totally agree CJS. Also I think this shows why MWR should of kept David Reuitmann. The only reason Reuitmann hasn't been successful is the equipment and because he is mentally gone. He worked his whole life to be in good equipment and then after being very successful he get's it taken away from him. Yes maybe this proves that he couldn't face adversity if he was MWR but I still think he would be a chase contender & winning a race a year. How he was fired from MWR just destroyed him mentally. 187. cjs3872 posted: 04.14.2013 - 5:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DSFF, the 1974 Frecracker 400 is best known for it's finish, with Pearson's fake-out of Richard Petty, and the only dead-heat in NASCAR history between Cale Yarborough and Buddy Baker for third place, but hat entire race was insane. There were three lead changes among three drivers on the first lap alone, and the entire race was like that, and it was between five different makes of cars, Mercury, Ford, Dodge, Cherolvet, and Roger Penske's AMC Matador with Bobby Allison driving. 188. jabber1990 posted: 04.14.2013 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) am I the only one who liked the 2011 daytona 500? the 2012 could have been better...but EVERYTHING went wrong, rain delay, lap 1 big crash, 2 hour red flag for the damndest thing (what was the cause, a broken axle?)then 2 more big wrecks. 189. Anonymous posted: 04.14.2013 - 6:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fix the date. 190. Talon64 posted: 04.14.2013 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) If RAB Racing really were still affiliated with Michael Waltrip Racing in any way then they'd probably be using TRD engines instead of being stuck with Triad. There's nothing with the team this year that suggests they're still with MWR. They had the alliance for Travis Pastrana but then he went with Roush so I think that's when the relationship ended. 191. joey2448 posted: 04.14.2013 - 6:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "am I the only one who liked the 2011 daytona 500?" I did too. Even with all the cautions (16), it played out very nicely. And the unknown factor was the new pavement, which led to the two-car tandems that we saw, and it was crazy to hear all the teams making deals on the radio to draft with each other. Kept me on the edge of my seat most of the afternoon (actually morning for me). And to cap it off, a surprise winner took the checkered flag! 192. 83andJoe posted: 04.14.2013 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I've been a fan of Hornaday's since the start of the SuperTruck Series Presented By Craftsman, but that was a dick move, bro. He should have been parked. Erik Jones is now on my "real deal" list. Good run for JWT. To MStall41 etc: while the racing itself might or might not be better technically at tracks like Rockingham vs Texas, there's an intangible factor at tracks like The Rock. You get the feel that racing is /supposed/ to be happening here; that the rubber and gasoline has taken form and /become/ something, as opposed to Texas and, say, Las Vegas, where racing is just something that happens to happen in the middle of an entertainment palace. Good racing, perhaps, but it's still an adjunct to the facility, as opposed to part of its DNA. (That said, bring on Greenville-Pickens in 2014!!) 193. 83andJoe posted: 04.14.2013 - 6:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Third caution: #57, #94 accident backstretch 194. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 7:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I've been a fan of Hornaday's since the start of the SuperTruck Series Presented By Craftsman, but that was a dick move, bro. He should have been parked." I share the same sentiment. Hornaday has always been one of my favorite Truck Series drivers, but he definitely should have been parked for that. I'm not in favor of a suspension (I also opposed Kyle Busch's suspension for a similar incident at Texas '11), but that should have been the last thing he did in the race today. "You get the feel that racing is /supposed/ to be happening here; that the rubber and gasoline has taken form and /become/ something," I also think that with tracks like Rockingham, Darlington, and Atlanta, where the asphalt isn't very smooth and tracks weren't designed to be "technical" tracks, that it brings out the best in drivers. Not only are they racing each other, but they're racing against the track and their own cars as well. The key to winning at these places is to take care of your equipment, don't beat yourself, and make sure to put yourself in a position to win, hoping that circumstances are on your side. I think Kyle Petty described Rockingham perfectly when he called it "a lazy man's race track." By that he meant that the key is to not drive the car too hard because you need to be able to last the whole race in order to have a chance to win, what with the unique banking and rough surface. And since Kyle is a self-admitted lazy individual, it makes perfect sense that he was such a dominant force at The Rock back in his heyday in the early '90s. "(That said, bring on Greenville-Pickens in 2014!!)" Totally with you on that one! I'm all for having a national series race at South Boston and Hickory as well. 195. UnderdogFan89 posted: 04.14.2013 - 7:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I could be wrong, but I think this is the first race in a long, long time not held at Daytona, for the three major NASCAR series, to not have a start-and-park team. Really nice to see. 196. Talon64 posted: 04.14.2013 - 7:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That just shows how much respect both drivers and teams have for this track that the teams who qualified for the race didn't S&P. But I just noticed that Spencer Gallagher DNQ'd. :( 197. Paul posted: 04.14.2013 - 7:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As a matter of fact, UnderdogFan89, there only a combined three start-and-parks the entire weekend in the top three series (McDowell in Cup, Green and Yeley in Nationwide). That is definitely a good sign for the future of NASCAR. When all three series were in action on the same weekend in 2012, it was almost a guarantee that there would be at least 10-15 start-and-parks covering all three series, so this is a good sign for this sport moving forward. This was the first NASCAR race that Johnny Chapman has finished since the Truck race at Kentucky in 2011. He attempted to run the full race at Talladega last fall, but got caught up in a late crash that knocked both he and teammate Ross Chastain out of the race. And Mike Harmon completed more laps in this race (131) than he had in his past two Truck Series seasons COMBINED (109). Along with Chapman and Harmon, there were six (mostly) blank trucks in this race. Mike Harmon, Jeff Agnew, and Chris Jones were planning on running the full race, but each got collected in accidents along the way and decided to park it rather than risk more damage. Norm Benning made contact with the wall and had smoke come from his truck at one point in the race, but managed to bring it home and finish the race. Ryan Sieg was running on the lead lap the entire race and was in contention for a top 15 finish before Timothy Peters came up into him while exiting a turn. Max Gresham gets just his 2nd career lead lap finish in the Truck Series. He had a pretty good race for someone with no full-time teammates. 198. b4il3y posted: 04.14.2013 - 8:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Hornaday needs to retire? Sitting 4th in points, 3 lead lap finishes in 3 races.. am I missing something? He'll retire when he's good and ready and doesn't think he's competitive ..and right now he's doing very well for himself for his age. Not trying to be snarky but I really don't see why everyone is crying for retirement. Are you all that anxious to get rid of him or something? 199. irony posted: 04.14.2013 - 9:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yup. Horn's the only thing about the Truck Series from when I became a fan that is still around today. He's still competitive, but he's not been "right" lately, from not talking to Jeb last week to whatever he was thinking today. But I probably won't watch many Truck races when he's gone. 200. MStall41 posted: 04.14.2013 - 9:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "To MStall41 etc: while the racing itself might or might not be better technically at tracks like Rockingham vs Texas, there's an intangible factor at tracks like The Rock. You get the feel that racing is /supposed/ to be happening here; that the rubber and gasoline has taken form and /become/ something, as opposed to Texas and, say, Las Vegas, where racing is just something that happens to happen in the middle of an entertainment palace. Good racing, perhaps, but it's still an adjunct to the facility, as opposed to part of its DNA." The whole intangible factor is exactly what I was talking about before. When that intangible factor is removed, is the actual racing really that drastically much better? Sure, its better, but just not to the extent that its often hyped up to be. 201. cjs3872 posted: 04.14.2013 - 9:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, there may be a reason for Hornaday's odd behavior. Remember that a few years ago, he was having problems with a thyroid condition and had to take drugs to treat it, which NASCAR deemed to be OK. Could it be that he's suffering side effects from either the thyroid condition or the treatment for that, and has for some time? 202. murb posted: 04.14.2013 - 9:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Hornaday is just frustrated because he's driving for a team that is clearly not as good as his former KHI team was. Perhaps he developed a bit of an ungrateful attitude as he was kicking everyone's ass at KHI? I don't know. I'd have to say that Hornaday is one of my all time favorite drivers (from any series), but I definitely lost a bit of respect for him today. He said he didn't mean to put Bubba in the wall in his interview, but then the in car replay clearly shows him purposely wrecking him (due to the look in his eyes and how he turned dead left). As far as whether or not he should retire, I don't think so. Like Paul and b4il3y said, he's been putting up good numbers this year (other than today), and it was just two years ago where he won multiple races and could have contended for a championship (if Kyle wouldn't have wrecked him at Texas). So as long as he's competitive, I'd say keep competing. Overall though, I think it's just that he's frustrated because his KHI domination days are over. He can still put up good numbers and probably win races with his current team, but I don't think he'll be able to beat a Thorsport or Turner truck for a championship. 203. irony posted: 04.14.2013 - 9:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Unknown. He's always been crazy as hell on the track, but wrecking someone under caution, if intentional, isn't his norm. Not talking to another competitor isn't either. 204. jabber1990 posted: 04.14.2013 - 9:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) im not defending Hornaday, or Busch but there is a diffrence between pulling a Kyle Busch at 200MPH and pulling a Kyle Busch at 120MPH wait, how fast were they going? 205. irony posted: 04.14.2013 - 10:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle being a Cup driver is what pissed me off about Texas. I never had an opinion on the Gordon/Bowyer thing. 206. jabber1990 posted: 04.14.2013 - 10:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "pulling a Kyle Busch" what does that mean? crashing under Caution? Winning? sweeping? gimmie that broom, i'm gonna pull a Kyle Busch with it 207. cjs3872 posted: 04.14.2013 - 10:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Which irony, is why I say there might be a chemical imbalance there from the drugs he had to take several years ago for his thyroid condition. Any time drugs of any kind are taken, there may be side effects that can take quite a while to develop. I know because it's happened to me. And Hornaday's always been wild, unpredictable, and sometimes dirty, much like the man that brought him to the Truck Series, Dale, Sr., was. But he never pulled anything like this before that I can remember, and he usually talks to a driver he's not happy with, so something's definately up with him. 208. Anonymous posted: 04.14.2013 - 11:12 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Pretty small purse 209. TeamPlayersBlue posted: 04.14.2013 - 11:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Which makes the lack of start and parks even more impressive. 210. cjs3872 posted: 04.14.2013 - 11:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually, the fact that this race had such a small purse may be why there were no start-and-parks, because it's not really worth it, which is why NASCAR changed the bottom of the pay order to start with. They don't really like the start-and-parks, but there isn't anything they can do to stop it, either, except mandate that every team has a pit crew, a rule that was adpoted after the fiasco involving James Finch's team not having a pit crew in the final Cup race at Rockingham in 2004. 211. jabber1990 posted: 04.14.2013 - 11:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "except mandate that every team has a pit crew, a rule that was adpoted after the fiasco involving James Finch's team not having a pit crew in the final Cup race at Rockingham in 2004. " is there anything James Finch hasn't tried? 212. Baker posted: 04.15.2013 - 6:56 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) DSFF so us all a favor and just shut up. If you only knew half of what you pretend to know then you would know Kyle Larson is nothing like Joey Logano as a talent, a racer or a person. There style on and off the track is as different as it gets. 213. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.15.2013 - 2:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Baker! Nice to see you are back from whatever rock it is you've been hiding under. For the record, when did I ever compare Larson or Logano's driving style? I am comparing the amount of early hype they are getting. It's like when I compare KyBu and Gordon, calling Kyle "The New Jeff Gordon" and Jeff "The Old Jeff Gordon". Could their driving styles be any different? But they have had very similar entries into Cup, great equipment at a very young age, so I compare them and how badly Jeff outclassed Kyle at a similar age. 214. Daniel posted: 04.15.2013 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kansas entry list: -Scott Saunders in the #0 -Chris Cockrum in the #07 -#1 TBA -#6 TBA -#30 TBA -Kyle Busch in the #51 -Justin Jennings in the #63 -Chris Fontaine in the #84 215. Baker posted: 04.15.2013 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) DSFF, Even if comes down to just rides your comparison is still far off base. Joey Logano has the undisputed top flight ride in ever series he was in at the Nascar level. Kyle Larson hasn't even been in the elite ride on dirt let alone in NASCAR. As good as Turner Motorsports is turning itself into they still don't compare to Joe Gibbs Racing now and especially not the force they were when Logano first came up. Kyle Larson earned his hype on the race track far more than Joey Logano who earned most of his hype bc of an overzealous Mark Martin comment. Oh and I have been living under the I don't give a flying - about Sprint Cup anymore because there BS is over the top rock. I haven't watched a cup race since Daytona and the only reason I watch Nationwide at this point is to see guys like Larson, Bowman and others. The only series worth watching right now is the Truck series with Jeb, Chase, Blaney, Larson, Wallace Jr. and others having a legit chance to prove themselves without too much Cup interference. 216. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.15.2013 - 11:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dude, I am just comparing the amount of hype as The Next Big Thing they are getting. The way Larson is being pumped by the press reminds me so much of Logano in '08. The way he is being talked about is eerily similar. That is all. 217. The Long Shot posted: 04.16.2013 - 8:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chase Elliott is going to be huge in NASCAR, I can tell. At least as good as his father, if not better. Another one to keep an eye on is Erik Jones. Just 16 years old, and he's running better than seasoned veterans out there. This is the first Truck race I've seen in some time in which all 36 trucks attempted to run the full race. The only reason Harmon, Agnew, and Jones DNF'd was because they had suffered damage in earlier crashes and didn't want to risk tearing up even more equipment. By the way, did anybody see what happened to Andy Seuss in qualifying? 218. Talon64 posted: 04.17.2013 - 6:30 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I was actually pretty worried about Chase Elliott's chances this year in Trucks since I didn't think he was especially impressive last year in K&N East, even though he led the points for a while, since he was driving Hendrick equipment but wasn't running up front and competing for wins like I thought he should've. And he gets to drive the best equipment in NCWTS with Turner-prepared Trucks. But a 17 year old coming in to an incredibly competitive series and getting top 6 finishes in his first two starts is impressive no matter what and he's blown away my expectations. I'm not sure I even had any expectations for Erik Jones since he had less hype and he's only 16, but you didn't really notice him until he was suddenly in the top 10 at the end of the race which is pretty great for someone that young. He had a race-high +22 pass differential, thanks in part to starting dead last but still great. Sauter was 2nd at +21 thanks in part to his pit crew being so terrible in the race. Actually, Chase Elliott was 3rd at +8. "Having said that, I've been quite high on Larson myself for the diversity of series he has been winning in, but his NASCAR career so far has been wildly inconsistent. Nice job today though." That's probably going to happen when your first season of stock cars was just a year ago in the regional series, and with just that under your belt you're suddenly driving Nationwide full time. He might've been better off running full time Trucks this year to run for the championship with a half schedule of Nationwide, but if his rookie year in NNS ends up looking something like this: http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordoje01/1991/B, then I wouldn't be surprised or disappointed. Or if Bowman beats him for ROTY, since Bowman's had much more stock car experience and the #99's a pretty solid team so he really should beat him. It's like Damian Lillard in the NBA this season, who had 4 seasons in college before going into the NBA so that added experience and age helped him dominate the ROTY battle since he was so much more prepared to be a pro. Versus some other guys who could have an equal or higher ceiling but were much more green. Bowman's closer to being a pro, while Larson's more green. 219. Dave#38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 04.17.2013 - 12:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Andy Seuss spun out in qualilfying. He only had a chance to run 1 of the two practice sessions for the race since he ran the Whelen Southern Modified Tour race at South Boston and Saturday night, he was one of the slowest trucks in the practice he did run and was probably just trying to hard to get into the show and lost it and spun out. 220. New14 & 88Fan posted: 04.17.2013 - 1:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ron Hornaday's been docked 25 points for wrecking Bubba Wallace under yellow and placed on probation till June 12. 221. David posted: 04.17.2013 - 1:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ron Hornaday has been docked 25 points. 222. The Long Shot posted: 04.17.2013 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks Dave. And Talon64, you're right. Perhaps my excitement was a bit premature. Nevertheless, great runs for Elliott and Jones. They should be tearing up the Truck series within the next year or two. 223. DW17 posted: 06.08.2013 - 11:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) so far best truck race of 2013 224. The Long Shot posted: 06.26.2013 - 7:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrew: 24-Kevin Harvick, 02-TBA 225. The Long Shot posted: 06.26.2013 - 7:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Correction: Withdrew: 24-Kevin Harvick, 02-Tyler Young, 35-Charles Lewandoski 226. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 04.26.2014 - 12:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Extra Withdrew 02 Tyler Young Young's Building Systems / Randco Ind. Randy Young Chevy 227. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 05.11.2014 - 5:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) WD 35 Charles Lewandoski Randco/ Young's Building Systems Randy Young Chevrolet Owner of the #6 was Randy Young (They were only using Eddie Sharp's owner points) Owner of the #1 was Mark Beaver(They were only using Rick Ware's owner points) 228. Mr. Checkered posted: 09.08.2018 - 2:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hopefully this won't be the last NASCAR race at Rockingham. If these new owners can get the track up to date, I don't see why they couldn't at least bring a Truck race back if not an Xfinity or Cup race. 229. ShinyMew151 posted: 09.15.2019 - 11:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ron got off way too light for what he did this race 230. Bodyblower posted: 04.20.2020 - 3:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Coleman Pressley practiced the 19. 231. Bodyblower posted: 04.20.2020 - 9:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Got that from Ultimate Racing History. 232. MSportRev posted: 04.20.2020 - 10:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can confirm what @230 said. Logano ran the Cup race in Texas the day before, so Coleman practiced the Truck. 233. David posted: 04.21.2020 - 9:53 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) If all a driver did was practice in place of another driver, there's nothing to update. That doesn't count as a "driver change". 234. Bodyblower posted: 04.21.2020 - 9:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) So can we update that? 235. Bodyblower posted: 04.21.2020 - 10:12 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Still worth mentioning. 236. Sector posted: 04.21.2020 - 12:03 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) #234 It's only a driver change if a driver qualifies it, then another starts the race with it upon the first green flag drop. #233 There is nothing wrong with what he is sharing; These comment section should be filled with info about the race itself, even if the driver only practices the car which is a pointless detail it's still valid info. 237. GoRC10 posted: 04.21.2020 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @236 I agree its worth mentioning, but it doesn't need to be updated, nor does he need to post four times about it. 238. Timothy_Eklund posted: 04.21.2020 - 6:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Seeing as his last 2 posts were due to a question about how driver changes work, I have no problem with him posting four times. 239. Bodyblower posted: 04.21.2020 - 6:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) So can you update it? 240. JSPorts posted: 04.21.2020 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That wouldn't be listed as a driver change because he didn't qualify the truck. 241. Corey posted: 04.21.2020 - 7:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @240 In fairness to Bodyblower, the 2019 Cup Charlotte Roval event lists Austin Cindric as a driver change for the #34 even though Michael McDowell qualified and raced the car. All Cindric did was practice it. It is a bit inconsistent if we have do it for one race but not another. 242. possum posted: 04.21.2020 - 7:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @238 - if there was any evidence he understood the answer, I'd agree with you. Judging by post 239 he continues to have no clue. 243. David posted: 04.21.2020 - 7:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Then that 2019 race should be corrected to remove Cindric as a DC. 244. Bodyblower posted: 04.21.2020 - 8:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah so let's add Pressley as a DC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: