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  1.   83andJoe posted:
  11.01.2013 - 4:50 pm
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Another pole for Rocket Truck Man.


  2.   numbah10hatah posted:
  11.01.2013 - 5:26 pm
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When is Jeb Burton NOT on pole in the flatbed series?


  3.   Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted:
  11.01.2013 - 5:32 pm
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With Busch and Keselowski starting outside the top ten there's a SLIGHT
chance this race might end up being watchable, but don't count on it.
Probably still greater than a 90% chance one of those two wins.


  4.   83andJoe posted:
  11.01.2013 - 5:50 pm
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So, even though they're actually running their own Trucks, if they run
up front it makes it unwatchable.

Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system.


  5.   Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted:
  11.01.2013 - 6:04 pm
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^^It doesn't matter if they're in their own equipment, it would still
(in my opinion) ruin the race if they take yet another victory away from
one of the series regulars.


  6.   The Long Shot posted:
  11.01.2013 - 6:33 pm
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The second time this year that poles leader Jeb Burton (6) and
last-place poles leader Chris Lafferty (4) have started first and last
(respectively) in the same race.


  7.   The Long Shot posted:
  11.01.2013 - 6:33 pm
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^ Change that to 7 for Burton and 5 for Lafferty.


  8.   murb posted:
  11.01.2013 - 7:40 pm
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Wow, great run for Max Gresham. Justin Lofton too.


  9.   The Long Shot posted:
  11.01.2013 - 7:51 pm
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How about Ryan Sieg qualifying 16th in that #93 truck? Admittedly it's
probably the 39 team's equipment being run with the number 93, but
nevertheless, it's an impressive run for a driver who has consistently
ran very well in sub-par equipment.


  10.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:08 pm
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3 minutes into the pre race and we get to see Fraudtrip showing off his
2 Daytona 500 trophies. How insecure is he? He won those over a decade
ago. He better be polishing them they are so old. Also, he is still
having to clean Dale's blood off the one from 2001.


  11.   DB1995 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:18 pm
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DSFF, admit it, if you had won the Daytona 500 you would kiss them good
night every night, as would i.


  12.   Zackary Shawn posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:31 pm
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Well, Hermie Sadler just said Kyle Busch MAY run the last two truck
races. I'm sure that just sent a thrill down everyone's leg.


  13.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:33 pm
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I would DB1995....... in private. I'd like to think I'd have more
dignity than to still be showing them off publicly over a decade later,
especially if they were all I accomplished in 25 years in racing. And I
certainly wouldn't be showing one off publicly that has the date
"February 18, 2001" on it. But yes, alone at night, I'd probably stare
at them.


  14.   murb posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:35 pm
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So can Crafton clinch this thing tonight? Because at this rate with that
lead he's gonna do it before Homestead I think.


  15.   murb posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:36 pm
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I'm not pissed at Michael for showboating his trophies, I'm pissed at
Fox Sports for letting something like that on the air that has
absolutely nothing to do with a Texas Truck race.


  16.   Zackary Shawn posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:37 pm
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"I would DB1995....... in private. I'd like to think I'd have more
dignity than to still be showing them off publicly over a decade later,
especially if they were all I accomplished in 25 years in racing. And I
certainly wouldn't be showing one off publicly that has the date
"February 18, 2001" on it. But yes, alone at night, I'd probably stare
at them."

The whole point of the segment was about trophies, though, and how most
trophies can pretty much fit anywhere except the Martinsville
grandfather clocks. Maybe I'm just naive and like to give people the
benefit of the doubt, but I though it was pretty obvious what they were
trying to do there (show the contrast between the trophies). Also, I'm
not so sure about your comment about Dale's blood being on Michael's
2001 Daytona 500 trophy...


  17.   Anonymous posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:39 pm
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Benning actually got outqualified by his S&P stooge in Shepherd


  18.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:45 pm
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Mikey won it on 2001 because Dale was throwing blocks all over the place
to keep the pack from overtaking the 15 and the 8, which led to him
cutting across Sterling's bumper........

I don't know how I could even look at that trophy come to think of it.


  19.   AveryNH posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:46 pm
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Speaking of Morgan, this is his first truck start since fontana back in
February of 2008.


  20.   murb posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:49 pm
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I would rather he not win, but at the same time I really wouldn't mind
Brad winning that much since he always says the only reason he runs
these Truck races is because he hasn't won one yet. So I honestly
wouldn't mind him winning, as long as he cuts it out once he finally
gets that win.


  21.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:50 pm
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Three wide on lap one.


  22.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:51 pm
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Kyle Busch all the way up to 4th after starting 11th in just two laps?

Yeah, it's probably going to be a runaway win for him tonight...


  23.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 8:59 pm
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Ty Dillon is four seconds in front of Kyle Busch.

I can't be the only one who has a hunch we'll see a "debris" caution
shortly...


  24.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:01 pm
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Keselowski spins out and brings out the first caution.


  25.   New14 & 88Fan posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:01 pm
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Around goes Brad.


  26.   murb posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:02 pm
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I can't believe that no one hit him.


  27.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:04 pm
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Kyle Busch slides through his pit stall. But he still comes out of the
pits in second.


  28.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:06 pm
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Strong driving Brad, spinning on the straight. That's what you get for
not signing my flag asshole.


  29.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:17 pm
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Kyle Busch in the pits with overheating problems.


  30.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:18 pm
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He almost wrecked Norm Benning and himself trying to get debris off his
grille.


  31.   Jim Davis posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:21 pm
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Was Benning really Busch's best option?


  32.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:24 pm
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Bryan Silas spins out.


  33.   murb posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:24 pm
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Kyle almost had a literal meltdown.

Bryan Silas spins.


  34.   Zackary Shawn posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:26 pm
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"So can Crafton clinch this thing tonight? Because at this rate with
that lead he's gonna do it before Homestead I think."

Crafton is currently 51 points in the lead. You can make up a maximum of
40 points per race, which means Crafton would need to be 80 points to
good after tonight, which means he would have to make up 29 points on
Buescher tonight. By my calculation, the absolute lowest Crafton could
finish and still lock it up would be 7th without leading a lap and
that's assuming Buescher finishes last without leading a lap. If Crafton
wins and leads the most laps, then if Buescher finished 25th or lower,
Crafton would seal up the championship. Of course, there are other
scenarios but I'm not taking the time to calculate them. Bottom
line...in my opinion, Crafton WILL NOT make up enough points to clinch
the championship tonight, but next week he will probably only have to
start to win it all.


  35.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:27 pm
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The Cup guys have looked like rookies tonight.


  36.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:33 pm
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Crafton's truck looks horrible tonight.


  37.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:35 pm
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Kyle Busch off the pace. Looks like his engine cooked.


  38.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:36 pm
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Or maybe not as he's coming back onto the track.


  39.   murb posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:36 pm
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"Bottom line...in my opinion, Crafton WILL NOT make up enough points to
clinch the championship tonight"

No, definitely not. He's not running that well right now.


  40.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:46 pm
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Nice job slowing Ryan up, Brad.


  41.   murb posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:50 pm
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Go figure that Cowboy Hat is leading the whole race at the track where
they give out cowboy hats to the winner.

Caution for Kyle Busch's engine blowing up.


  42.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 9:50 pm
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Kyle Busch's engine finally gives up the ghost and he brings out the
caution.


  43.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:00 pm
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Ryan Blaney has balls the size of boulders.


  44.   New14 & 88Fan posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:02 pm
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Go Blaney Go!


  45.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:05 pm
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Cowboy Hat the Younger to the lead, again. Looks like no one's beating
him tonight.


  46.   Anonymous posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:06 pm
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The racing is great, until ty gets out front then its almost like there
isnt any competition


  47.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:07 pm
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Ty is gonna win, but the driver of the race is Ryan Blaney. And the
winner of the Dale Earnhardt Memorial Balls Of The Race contingency
award goes to Ryan Blaney's Balls.


  48.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:12 pm
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Way to slow Ryan down again Brad. Jeez, you are as bad at being an owner
as you are at signing autographs.


  49.   RCRandPenskeGuy posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:12 pm
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We've got some good racing between the Truck regulars here (Buescher,
Bubba, Ryan Blaney).


  50.   NoLongerAnonymous posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:13 pm
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Looks like Bubba heard about the Balls of the Race award and put himself
in contention.


  51.   BON GORDON posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:15 pm
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Great run for Ron Hornaday! God why does Ty Dillon gotta win.


  52.   Anonymous posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:16 pm
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Ryan has faded hard


  53.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:17 pm
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Jeb Burton is off the pace.


  54.   RCRandPenskeGuy posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:18 pm
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The Truck Series' Rocketman is out of gas. Good to see the commentators
question why he'd be out of fuel so fast, like they did when Ricky
Craven ran out of gas at Loudon one year in the Cup Series.


  55.   NoLongerAnonymous posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:18 pm
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Yes, stop and cause a caution! Michael Waltrip is rooting for Keselowski
to get back on the lead lap even if he has no chance of winning the race!


  56.   Zackary Shawn posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:20 pm
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Over/under on Ty making some sort of comment about Harvick in victory lane?


  57.   BON GORDON posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:20 pm
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Ugh!!!!


  58.   NoLongerAnonymous posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:21 pm
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Another made-up combined top 3 series stat by the NASCAR commentators?


  59.   Schroeder51 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:21 pm
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Cowboy Hat the Younger wins. Meh. Why do I have this crazy feeling that
Texas will be where Austin Dillon scores his first Cup win, as well?

Matt Crafton takes a mediocre truck and finishes 10th with it, losing
only a small handful of points out of his points lead. The championship
is now pretty much his.


  60.   RCRandPenskeGuy posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:21 pm
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Damn, Ryan Blaney fell all the way back to 15th.


  61.   DaleSrFanForever posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:22 pm
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How did THAT not cause a caution? I wanted to watch another Ryan Blaney
restart. I guess NASCAR had to help Fox Sports 1 out so they wouldn't
have to delay the start of "Regis Philbin And A Bunch Of Other Morons
Pretend They Can Talk Sports" or "FOX NFL show #416".

The spoiled punk ass rich kid wins. Yet another face melter in a career
full of face melters for Harvick. How many does this make for him now?
Does he even have a face anymore?


  62.   Anonymous posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:24 pm
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Wish i could had seen if Brad could had competed with Ty his truck was
real fast, i dont like Ty, good run for Hornaday, lofton, Townley, and
Ryan Sieg


  63.   Zackary Shawn posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:25 pm
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Confession time...I actually like Harvick and the Dillon boys. Is that
even compatible with each other?


  64.   Anonymous posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:25 pm
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Throw your HANS device?, never seen that before


  65.   Zackary Shawn posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:30 pm
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So by my calculations and barring any "Tuesday surprises", all Matt
Crafton has to do is finish within six points of James Buescher next
week to clinch the championship.


  66.   Zackary Shawn posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:33 pm
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^^^Actually, just to be safe he should stay within five points just in
case there is a situation where the tiebreaker has to be used.


  67.   murb posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:37 pm
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I missed Cowboy Hat pulling out the inevitable there at the end, so no
big deal. Texas just sucks as a night time track. It's a lot of fun in
the day time when they can slide around and stuff, but at night it's
just like all the other night race cookie cutters.


  68.   Zackary Shawn posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:38 pm
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"Texas just sucks as a night time track."

I actually thought this was a really good race, so I'm going to have to
disagree with that.


  69.   DB1995 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:47 pm
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I was expecting expecting a race with the quality of Chicago, i was
dissapointed, the first laps after a caution were great, but once Dillon
got out front the action calmed down and it got less interesting.


  70.   murb posted:
  11.01.2013 - 10:48 pm
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"I actually thought this was a really good race, so I'm going to have to
disagree with that."

To be fair, I didn't see all of this race. But I'm just saying that
overall I've been disappointed with just about every Texas night race
that there's been since they started doing them in about 2005 or so.


  71.   83andJoe posted:
  11.01.2013 - 11:18 pm
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#0 sponsor: OEM Auto Parts Plus/Koma Unwind
#32 sponsor: Anderson's Maple Syrup/Brookshire's

Also, according to prerace releases, the #0 was supposed to be a Ram?


  72.   83andJoe posted:
  11.01.2013 - 11:19 pm
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Sign of the Apocalypse: John Wes Townley has finished in the top ten in
four of the last five races, and hasn't finished worth than 13th in the
last seven.


  73.   Shake 'n Bake posted:
  11.01.2013 - 11:29 pm
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Is it just me or has Ron "Ruin-ur-day" been an even bigger hazard than
usual lately? He about took someone out three times tonight alone. At
least someone like Townley usually just wrecks by himself.


  74.   cjs3872 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 11:38 pm
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Zack, that's not technically true. He would have to leave Phoenix with
at least a 49-point lead to clinch there, but if he leaves there with at
least a 41-point lead, he clinches the title just by starting at
Homestead, so he would, in effect, clinch the title if he leaves Phoenix
with at east a 41-point lead, but to officially clinch next week, his
lead needs to be at least 49. And there's never been an early clinching
in Truck Series history. Actually, if he had not been caught up in the
Dillon-Harvick mess at Martinsville, his lead might be around 60,
instead of 46. But I'm not sure this is over yet. When I think of
potential early clinch scenarios at Phoenix, my mind goes back to 1989,
when Rusty Wallace was going to clinch early, but got wrecked by a
lapped car. If Crafton wrecks at Phoenix, and it wouldn't be surprising
if Dillon and/or Buescher tried that, or if he has a mechanical problem
at Phoenix, this is still far from over. But if Crafton has a uneventful
race at Phoenix, he could clinch early, and should certainly be far
enough ahead to clinch the championship either by starting, or with the
start-and-parks dropping out.

But let's not forget what happened at Phoenix in the Truck race last
year, which really set the tone for that entire weekend. Buescher was
within five laps of sealing the championship when he had a bead melt on
his right front tire, sending him into the wall and setting up a
dramatic finale at Homestead. If that happens to Crafton and Dillon
and/or Buescher have a good finish, Crafton will still have to race for
the title at Homestead, and anything could still happen.


  75.   DB1995 posted:
  11.01.2013 - 11:43 pm
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I hate when people still think Townlry wrecks every practice, every
qualifying and every race, open your eyes people he has improved leaps
and bounds and wouldnt be surprised to see him in the top 5 often next
year.


  76.   b4il3y posted:
  11.02.2013 - 1:29 am
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John Wes is doing well.. rest of the race... sorry..zzzzz.


  77.   Paul posted:
  11.02.2013 - 1:53 am
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Ron Hornaday ties his best finish of the season (3rd at Daytona), and
records his first 1.5-mile track top five finish of the season. Justin
Lofton, who finished 5th, records his first top five finish since the
season-opener at Daytona.

Ryan Sieg finishes inside the top-11 for the first time since the first
two races of the season. As a fan of Sieg's (He's my favorite active
Truck Series driver.), I would love nothing more than to see him in a
competitive ride next season. I hear that RCR has two openings for next
season...


  78.   joey2448 posted:
  11.02.2013 - 5:55 am
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cjs3872 I think you're forgetting that there are only 36 trucks a race
in this series, not 43 like in the Cup series or 40 in Nationwide. So
yes, a 41-point lead after next week's race at Phoenix would clinch it
for Crafton.


  79.   An Aussie Commentor posted:
  11.02.2013 - 7:17 am
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How many start-and-parks were there in this race? I can easily count 5,
but I am not sure about the #57 and #10 Retirements. I think #10 was
legitimate but I'm not 100% sure. And it is similar for the #57.


  80.   Alex posted:
  11.02.2013 - 9:30 am
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Great run for Lofton with a broken thumb.


  81.   cjs3872 posted:
  11.02.2013 - 9:55 am
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Joey2448, that's why I stated that if Crafton left Phoenix with at least
a 41-point lead, all he would have to do at Homestead to win the
championship is start the race. I took that into consideration. But for
example, let's say he left Phoenix with a 42-point lead and something
happened that prevented him from starting the race at Homestead? The
championship would still not be clinched because a maximum of 48 points
can still be earned at Homestead. But for all intents and purposes, all
he would need is a lead of 35-37 points to clinch the title, because he
would then clinch it at Homestead when all the start-and-parks drop out
of the race. The lowest finishing driver that apparently tried to run
the distance was 31st, and if that is true for Homestead, then all
Crafton would need is a 36-point lead to wrap up the title, assuming
nothing happens that would keep him from starting the race at Homestead.


  82.   Mark N. posted:
  11.02.2013 - 10:20 am
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am I the only one who thinks Hornaday is doing a fantastic job in some
mediocre NTS equipment?


  83.   numbah10hatah posted:
  11.02.2013 - 11:07 am
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Good run for Justin Jennings in that #63 truck, finishing in the top 20.
But even better runs for Brennan Newberry in the #24 and Ryan Sieg in
the #93, both finishing in the top 15.


  84.   David posted:
  11.02.2013 - 11:49 am
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cjs is correct. To actually, fully clinch the title beyond a shadow of a
doubt (like Vettel has done in F1), he needs to earn enough points to
ensure him of the overall points lead if he cannot start at Homestead.
To do so, he must gain three points on Buescher at Phoenix. The only way
that he can guarantee this is by winning.


  85.   cjs3872 posted:
  11.02.2013 - 12:23 pm
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Actually David, gaining three points on just Buescher would not be
enough. He would have to have a net gain of three points on second place
to do that, and with Ty Dillon just one point behind Buescher, it could
be Dillon that sits in second after that race, and not Buescher. And
Crafton can not afford to go or the win, because of the risks involved,
unless both Dillon and Buescher run onto trouble during the race. But if
both ran into trouble in the earlier stages of the race, then Crafton
could just "wing it" since Buescher and Dillon are the only two drivers
with a mathematical chance at catching Crafton for the title. (Johnny
Sauter is fourth in points, but since he's 74 points behind, the
start-and-parks in the last two races would, by themselves, eliminate
him from championship contention.) I look for Crafton to just try to run
a trouble-free race and finish somewhere on the lead lap, and if that's
only good enough for 12th, then so be it. His job at Phoenix is just to
keep Dillon and Buescher in sight, and f he does that, all the pressure
will be off at Homestead and he can race all-out for the win there.

But again, I bring up what happened at Phoenix last year, because James
Buescher was three laps away from having a pressure-free finale when he
melted a bead with three laps remaining, which set up that
pressure-packed affair at Homestead, and Buescher almost lost a
championship he seemingly had in the bag for almost the entire season,
so anything could happen on any lap, and if the same thing happens to
Crafton, this championship race is far from over. Let's also not forget
that Crafton did have problems at Phoenix last year, finishing 20th, and
if hat happens again, I wouldn't look for Dillon and/or Buescher to
repeat their finishes in last year's Phoenix race (Dillon was 15th and
Buescher 17th after that melted bead).


  86.   Zackary Shawn posted:
  11.02.2013 - 1:25 pm
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For the record, when I do points analysis like I did in post 65, I
assume the driver will start every race from here to the finish.


  87.   83andJoe posted:
  11.02.2013 - 2:38 pm
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>How many start-and-parks were there in this race?

Four, actually, for certain - the 84 may have had a legit problem - and
two of those were "roll off the backup truck" jobs (the 38 and 75). The
57 and 10 were legit.


  88.   David posted:
  11.02.2013 - 2:41 pm
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"Actually David, gaining three points on just Buescher would not be
enough. He would have to have a net gain of three points on second place
to do that, and with Ty Dillon just one point behind Buescher, it could
be Dillon that sits in second after that race, and not Buescher."

Okay, I really should have said second place, but whatever.

"For the record, when I do points analysis like I did in post 65, I
assume the driver will start every race from here to the finish."

That's fine, but that doesn't always happen. Sam Ard was leading the
points in the Busch series in 1984 when he crashed at Rockingham and was
seriously injured, causing him to miss the final race. Fortunately for
him, he had already locked up the title by starting at Rockingham.


  89.   RCRandPenskeGuy posted:
  11.02.2013 - 5:02 pm
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Barring a disaster, we can go ahead and put Matt Crafton's name on the
2013 Truck Series championship trophy.


  90.   83andJoe posted:
  11.03.2013 - 3:05 pm
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Typo in the #0 sponsor: "Auto", not "Atio"


  91.   An Aussie Commentor posted:
  11.06.2013 - 7:16 am
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Quick Query, I know it was back in the second race, but reading some of
the comments seemed to imply that Jennifer Jo Cobb start-and-parked
Phoenix. My question is, was her Clutch issue leigt? I have seen Clutch
issues on the first lap (Mark Skaife Bathurst 2006) but I am just wondering.

If she did start-and-park, remembering what she said in the 2011 about
not starting-and-parking, she could effectively say that she has to do
what she has to do to keep her own team afloat, and that, unfortunately,
includes doung start-and-parks.

Seriously, how many drivers are there that start-and-park for their own
team? (Nemechek, Benning, Sheperd, Harmon to name just a few)

Oh and by the way, I have read people who have said that Jennifer Jo
Cobb should start-and-park a few events, this article is an example

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/698340-nascar-nationwide-can-jennifer-jo-cobb-make-more-money-as-a-start-and-park

Remember the #0 wasn't running yet so I think she is trying everything
she can to both not close and not start-and-park.


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