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  1.   Darrell posted:
  10.09.2006 - 1:21 pm
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Well, what can you say about this race? New surface. Vickers gets into
the back of Johnson and Junior, taking them, allowing Vickers to win his
first Cup race.

I don't think it was intentional on his part, but what gets my goat are
those Junior fans who evidently haven't matured since 2004, based on
their throwing bottles on other garbage on the track. Had Junior not
been in that crash, Vickers would have gotten a hero's welcome in
victory lane, since everyone hates Johnson. (Even though Johnson has
more victories than Junior, in less starts no less!) He'd probably need
a police escort if it was Junyer and a Roush driver.

Great run for Jeff Green though.


  2.   BEARDOG91 posted:
  10.09.2006 - 1:32 pm
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One of the most competitive races ever 63 lead changes!!!!!


  3.   Juan Montoya posted:
  10.09.2006 - 2:27 pm
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Bad racing, GREAT entertainment...

Brian Vickers makes contact with teammate Jimmie Johnson, who makes
contact with leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt Jr and Johnson both
spin, and Vickers gets his first victory.

Congratulations to Vickers. I've been waiting for him to get his first
win for a while. I know he didn't want to win it this way, but that's a
product of the close racing restrictor plates produce.

The wildly pro-Earnhardt crowd expresses their displeasure with boos and
beer cans.

I'm sure they wouldn't mind if Earnhardt was the one taking out Johnson
and Vickers.


  4.   DaleJrFan15 posted:
  10.09.2006 - 3:42 pm
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Well excuse me!We Earnheardt fans have matured just like Dale has...and
he honestly would have won if not for that!Now as most of you know by my
name you are probably prepared for my list of comments.So brace yourself.

1.David Gilliland gets the pole.I was surprised and not surprised.It was
only his 9th start but yates always has a good qualifier at Talledega.
2.Best finish for waltrip all year 14th!I pity him now adays.
3.first 50 or so laps green flag!WOW!
4.Nice start by Kenny wallace.Too bad it didnt show in his finish.
5.The Not So Big One occurs.3 chasers involved inmcluding gordon yay!
6.Junior loses a lap and gets it back yay!
7.Mike wallace ran up front most of the race.Way to go.
8.Junior takes the lead yay!
9.Caution comes out with a handful remaining.
10.White flag junior leads!YES!YES!YES!
11.Contact and junior loses!I WAS very P.O'd yesterday and i still am.
12.Brian Vickers wins.BOOOOOOOOOOOO!

In all I think and im sure that some people may agree that if there was
no caution with a handful remaining then junior may have won because the
racers were side by side at thre time.And to summarize my now hatred of
Brian Vickers:if you watch South Park and heard the "Kyles Mom Is B****
in D-Minor" Then you know what i think of Brian.But chabnging Kyles Mom
to Brian Vickers.And the only Positive thing that i have to say about it
all is that junior ganed points and a position so he can still take the
points lead after Lowes.


  5.   Kevin posted:
  10.09.2006 - 3:47 pm
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The comments of Jimmie Johnson were uncalled for. I can understand being
upset, but that is racing at Talladega and Daytona! Jr. showed class! It
was a racing deal! Congratulations Vickers! It was an overdue win!
Jimmie, GROW UP! You were already out of the hunt, do not blame Vickers!


  6.   HomeDepot20TS posted:
  10.09.2006 - 5:32 pm
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My opinion on the last lap deal is that it was a dumb mistake. Everyone
makes mistakes, and everyone makes at least one or two dumb mistakes.
Brian's made a few more than one or two but guys that have been racing
20 years make them too so I'm not gonna throw him under the bus.

One thing I'm glad about him winning is his sponsor (GMAC) and his
uniform. I'll always associate GMAC with him and Ricky Hendrick's run to
the 2003 Busch title and him wearing that same uniform and sitting in
victory lane with a GMAC car ws really nice to see.


  7.   The Ost posted:
  10.09.2006 - 8:56 pm
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Wow, great race. Interesting how the last two races have been made
exciting partly due to the track surface - the worn surface at Kansas
allowing side by side racing, and the paved surface at Talladega
allowing the same thing due to it being smoother.

Seeing Dale and Jimmie spinning at the end was a similar visual to the
'79 Daytona 500.

I thought Dale had the best car but as they always say "that's racing!"


  8.   Talladega Days posted:
  10.09.2006 - 9:10 pm
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Congratulations, you loser, Brian Vickers! It only took you three years
to win a race and you did it by spinning out your own teammate and
NASCAR's most popular driver! Congrats again to you! Your actions Sunday
further proved that you have no business driving a Nextel Cup car!
However, good luck next year since your Toyota's problem now! Red Bull
must have a lot of money to waste on someone so special! If only
Hollywood could have scripted an equally entertaining, yet ludicrous
Talladega finish. Oh wait, I forgot, they did and it was called
"Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." The only difference is
that the foreign Formula One driver ran in a different Talladega race in
real life.


  9.   Thomas posted:
  10.09.2006 - 9:14 pm
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DaleJrFan15, you're about right with your statement. Funny thing is, I
just heard that South Park song last night a few hours after the race. I
didn't think to make the connection to Brian Vickers, but it fits.
Whenever I see South Park, I think of Kyle Busch because his pit sign is
a cutout of the South Park character of Kyle.


  10.   Darrell posted:
  10.09.2006 - 10:48 pm
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"Well excuse me!We Earnheardt fans have matured just like Dale has..."

I don't doubt that Dale has mature, but there is NEVER any excuse for
throwing debris on any racetrack. NEVER. These guys' lives are already
at risk, and that debris only increases somebody's chances of getting
hurt, or dare I say it, killed. I can understand their being upset that
their guy didn't win, but there are safer ways of venting their
frustrations than that.


  11.   Don Hintz posted:
  10.10.2006 - 4:20 am
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Wow!

I don't know who I feel more sorry for Vickers or Jr.

At least Jr. gets it and knows exactly what he said in his post race
interview is the way it is.

Also, Johnson got the target off his back about being the instigator of
wrecks at Talladega.

Isn't it ironic that Jr. gets blamed for being so aggressive and
wreckless with his bump drafting, then gets taken out by being bumped.
(NASCAR didn't see anything wrong with what Jr. was doing)

Two weeks ago, I mentioned Jeff Gordon and it's said that I'm bashing
Gordon.

I made a comparison, much like I'm going to here.

I'm not a Brian Vickers fan, but that doesn't mean that I'm a Vickers
hater. I'm not a Johnson fan, but that doesn't mean I'm a Johnson hater.
I'm not a Gordon fan, but that doesn't mean I'm a Gordon hater either.

I watch the races and I make observatoins and I make comments; like I'm
going to do here.

Vickers screwed up. ROYALLY!

Usually, when a driver screws up, (especially at Talladega) it ends up
costing a lot of other drivers. (and owners and sponsors)

This time, Vickers got lucky.

At the risk of once again being called a Gordon hater, I'll make a
comparison of Gordon tagging his teammate, in the 25 car non the less.
The track was Talladega, the race was the Die Hard 500. Gordon wrecked
Schrader and it was billed an accident. Jeff apoligized, Kenny walked
around with a black eye for a week and all was well. Jeff won his
championship and it was "a racing accident."

Knaus said in a post race interview said that "I just don't think he
(Vickers) has the talent to understand what he has underneath him."

He certainly knew how to wheel that talent around in winning a Busch
championship now, didn't he.

I think Vickers completly understands what he has underneath him. I also
think he finally understands just the the 25 car at HMS is.

Vickers made a mistake. Two drivers got wrecked by the same mistake. Two
totally different responses. I think Jr. should be the one honked off.

At the risk of sounding like I'm bashing, it's Gordon that was the most
vocal about the "bump drafting" and Johnson the most vocal about another
driver making a mistake at a plate race track. Not to mention the fact
that Johnson got into Edwards which caused the big one. Gordon was in
18th, Jr. in 27th or 28th and the replay clearly showed he didn't touch
anyone before, during or after the crash.

I'm not so sure it was the Jr. fans hurling their displeasure on the
track. I think it was more the fans showing displeasure with HMS as a
whole for once again, having to spin someone to win. I'm real glad this
practice came back to bite HMS the way it did in this race. It's still a
chump move by Vickers, but for once, a Hendrick driver spins another
Hendrick driver.

And now, its dubbed "not right". Kind of like the pot calling the kettle
black.

Keep smilin' Jimmie, next year's coming!


  12.   XAC33 posted:
  10.10.2006 - 12:40 pm
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Can TNT/NBC's coverage of the race get any worse? I mean really, they
typically cover about 1/4 to 1/3 of the field, they constantly give
wrong information, call drivers and tracks by the wrong name. And in my
opinion have really stooped to new lows lately by trying to fuel a
Jr./Gordon rivalry. Its no secret most Jr. fans hate Gordon (since he
dethroned dale sr. in the mid 90s) and I guess the genius's at NBC have
figured this out. I so enjoyed how they fed like a pack of wild wolves
on Gordon's comments about JR and bump drafting. I mean making a big
deal of it to Jr. was one thing, asking other drivers repeadetly about
"Jeff Gordon" comments is another. and MY GOD can there be anymore
commercials during a race. No wonder ratings are down for every race but
2 this year.

You know NASCAR isnt a sport the way football/basketball/baseball is.
It's really more about entertainment than anything else. and basically
its not near as entertaining as it use to be, espically on TV. At one
point WCW(World Championship Wrestling) was the highest rated thing on
TV and a Billion dollar company, then they dwindled to nothing trying to
get too greedy and having too many bad ideas. This sounds similar to
NASCAR to me and I believe their fate may be the same. REGARDLESS of
what anyone says this sport as not as pumped today as it was during the
late 90's and early 00's, so when will the decline stop??


  13.   DJ posted:
  10.10.2006 - 10:03 pm
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Wow!!!!

Can anyone just sit back and think before they speak? What happened was
a "Racin' Deal" no more and no less. In a sport of inches and a mistake
was made. It happens, Vickers was off by a fraction of an inch, and
wrecked two cars, oh well. It really sucks that a last lap mistake
overshadows what was the most competative race of the season.

I loved the whole commercal riddled event. I wish some races would be
broadcasted on Pay Per View, just so i can watch a damn race. I can't
wait till next year, when a real sports network will air the cup series.
This was a great race, i really wish i was there so i could enjoy the
side by side action, that we as race fans miss during the rest of the
season.

With my last thought i'll leave you with a quote that should explain why
this Earnhardt fan, by the way a fan of Sr, is not angry at Vickers. To
quote Harry Hogge from "Days of Thunder", "Rubbin' is Racin'!".

P.S. We should all thank Vickers for tighting up the points race. It
will be a fun final 6 races in the chase.


  14.   underdogfan posted:
  10.10.2006 - 10:04 pm
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Congratulations to Brian Vickers on his first career win. My message to
him would be this: Don't pay any attention to all the Dale Jr. fans who
are getting their knickers in a twist over what you did. Any driver in
their right mind would wreck another driver to win a race, and if they
say they wouldn't they're lying. I don't know if Brian Vickers caused
that crash intentionally or not, but it does not matter. Either way,
there was no harm done. And Dale Jr. fans are the LAST ones to complain,
as it was the late great Dale Sr. who wrecked Terry Labonte to win at
Bristol. In short, GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!


  15.   Steve posted:
  10.11.2006 - 3:02 am
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Brian Vickers made a mistake. He went to follow Jimmie Johnson to push
him past Dale Jr., but I think he got a slight draft from Junior's car
before he went to follow Johnson, and he tagged him in the right rear,
triggering the wreck. He was very apologetic in Victory Lane, as he
should have been. But along with this incident (an accident in my
opinion) and his exclusion from Hendrick Motorsports team meetings
(which shows that Brian is no longer welcome at Hendrick), I wouldn't be
surprised if Brian is taken out of the #25 car before the end of the
year. Red Bull Racing may need to enter the rest of the races so Vickers
has a ride.

Now, some positive and uncontroversial surprises from this race:
rookie David Gilliland's first Bud Pole and first Top 15 in Nextel Cup
Jeff Green's first Top 10 since Martinsville in 2004 (70 races)
Kasey Kahne's first ever Top 10 in a restrictor plate race (2nd)
one of Jamie McMurray's best runs since his runner-up at Dover
Paul Menard's first Nextel Cup lap led
Martin Truex Jr's first Top 5 in Nextel Cup
Mike Wallace's best Cup finish in over a year
Michael Waltrip's first Top 15 since Atlanta last fall


  16.   Anonymou0 posted:
  10.11.2006 - 10:48 pm
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Yeah let's thank Vickers,I don't think so, he cost Jr at the minimum 71
points,he cost Johnson around the same area of points in 70 or so,so if
either one of them loses the championship by less than that,the backlash
after that race compared to what would happen if Jr or Johnson lose it
by that will be far worse.

And as far as the Labonte and Bristol comment,that is not a fair
statement,because although I was a Dale fan before Jr,not every Jr fan
was,just remember that.


  17.   DaleJrFan15 posted:
  10.13.2006 - 8:09 pm
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Anonymous is right you know.I wasnt.And if im correct i said this on the
phoenix race comment.


  18.   Turn1 posted:
  10.14.2006 - 2:19 am
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Speaking of moving people to win a race, let us not forget the 2005
Nextel Open when Vickers moved Mike Bliss to win on the last lap. I'm
not saying that what Brian did either time (especially last week) was
intentional but were "just racin" things.


  19.   Steve posted:
  11.24.2006 - 9:42 pm
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i still cant believe people say OH JR WOULD HAVE WON IF HE HADNT GOTTEN
WRECKED

NO WAY WOULD HE HAVE WON

they were gonna blow by junior and johnson probably would have won cuz
vickers would have stayed with jj. and im no hendrik fan im just stating
the facts.

if they had let them race back to the line kahne would have gotten his
then 6th now 7th win of the year and his first on a plate track


  20.   tommy posted:
  01.30.2007 - 3:44 am
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Why is it now that whenever anything controversial happens people make
excuses? It's racing, things happen. No Gordon fans ever complained when
he moved Rusty out of the way twice at Bristol. No Earnhardt fans ever
complained when he moved Labonte twice at Bristol. It's racing. I
understand this is a dangerous sport and wrecks can hurt drivers, but
put yourself in the position of a driver. If you had a good chance at a
win, don't tell me you wouldn't do anything possible to win it. This was
a racing accident, and if I remember the constant replays I saw right,
it was as much Johnson's fault as Vickers. At least one replay I saw
showed Jimmie actually come down the track a little, maybe to get in
line with Brian and make their move. It was an unfortunate accident and
Brian deserved the win.


  21.   biffle16 posted:
  03.25.2007 - 3:19 pm
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The only reason Brian Vickers has ALL of the wins he has is beacause he
was with Rick Hendrick. He has zero talent whatsoever in every other car
he's driven.


  22.   Mike Daly posted:
  03.29.2007 - 11:05 pm
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Just when you thought Talladega couldn't get better, it did with a new
surface.


  23.   most posted:
  04.01.2007 - 8:06 pm
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Get over it Jr. fans! I don't really like Vickers but racing happens and
certainly Dale has spun and knocked his fair share out of the way. I am
not a fan of the young guns who have millionaire daddy's who buy them
rides (Vickers, Menard, Dale Jr. and to a lesser extent Mears, Sorenson,
Ky Busch, Kahne.... ya get the point) but who wants to see Jr win
another one at Talladega and I would rather eat my arm than watch Jimmie
Johnson read his cue card praising the team in victory lane. What is
really wrong with a new winner???? This race really showed how stupid
Jr. fans really are. I saw a video on you tube of some hick burning his
little boys Vickers hat after the race, typical hick Earnhardt fan. BTW,
I have to say, Kerry Earnhardt is the worst driver I have ever seen get
into a car!


  24.   McMurrayFan26 posted:
  05.29.2007 - 2:17 pm
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Everyone knows they would have did the same thing that Brian did.


  25.   Anonymous posted:
  05.30.2007 - 3:33 am
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Bobby Labonte Finises 10th!!!!!!!!


  26.   Andy S posted:
  09.29.2007 - 12:48 am
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Ah, heck, I'll jump in. This race seems to have the many more comments
on it than any other on racing reference. Since opinions aren't facts, I
think that if Vickers wasn't getting the snub at Hendrick, it would have
been arranged through team radio communications for Johnson and him to
drop down at the same time. "Ready, Brian? 1,2,3-- now!"
I don't know who would have won, but I don't believe the wreck would
have occurred. Ego.
Still, the end result was a product of plate racing.


  27.   Nuck Chorris posted:
  12.26.2007 - 3:39 am
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I laughed so hard when Vickers missed the Daytona 500. Missing half the
2007 races served him right.


  28.   Woodbridge posted:
  06.07.2008 - 1:15 pm
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I'm glad Vickers is proving you haters wrong with some good runs in his
#83 Red Bull car this year.


  29.   Anonymous posted:
  06.13.2008 - 3:30 pm
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But the 88 has had more good runs than the 83. Karma's a nasty bitch, Brian


  30.   Anonymous posted:
  09.27.2008 - 1:54 am
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You can't compare Red Bull Racing with Hendrick Motorsports, dude. Brian
Vickers has done a hell of a job in the first part of the season to not
only get the #83 into the Top 35 (a rule that should be done away with),
but to get within 200 points of making the playoffs. A think a key move
early in the year was the save he made in his Dual 150, when he almost
hit the inside wall after a spin. He nailed the throttle when he was
going to hit the wall, tail first.


  31.   Anonymous posted:
  01.16.2009 - 9:48 pm
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Derrike Cope's last start.


  32.   jr88fan posted:
  12.15.2009 - 10:25 am
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31. Anonymous posted:
01.16.09 - 9:48 pm
Derrike Cope's last start.

nope.


  33.   Madison posted:
  02.21.2011 - 11:51 pm
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If anyone caught this during Victory interview, the crowd chanted
"Bulls***, Bullsh***"


  34.   Destroyahirismix666 posted:
  04.30.2012 - 10:29 am
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Never have forgiven Vickers for this. Until mid-2011. And then you know
what happened between him and Kenseth.
And no, I'm not a Earndhart Jr. fan, even though I'd like to see him win.

Still remember watching the replays of this race finish. It could be
taken any way, accidental or intenional. But factor in the 2009 Daytona
500 big wreck, his 'win' int he 2005 Open, and that stupid move he
pulled in a Nationwide Watkins Glen race *2006, wasn't it?* I think he
was being plain win-happy, hook-happy.

Then again, I might have done the same thing, but going into the Tri-oval.


  35.   1995z71 posted:
  05.17.2012 - 9:37 pm
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Morgan-McClure tried to field two cars, the #4 & #04. The #4 of Todd
Bodine missed the race while the #04 of Eric McClure made the race, thus
the only time Morgan-McClure made a race that didn't involve the #4.


  36.   Daniel posted:
  05.23.2012 - 1:12 am
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In using fastest 43: #4 Todd Bodine, #32 Travis Kvapil, #61 Chad Chaffin

Out using fastest 43: #10 Scott Riggs, #41 Reed Sorenson, #96 Tony Raines


  37.   CBASS posted:
  01.22.2013 - 7:32 am
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  38.   Nascar24NBC posted:
  03.18.2013 - 3:46 pm
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#8 Dale Earnhardt JR Oh No The 8 and the 48 have crashed we have a new
leader will it be the 9 or 25 nascar will use the scoring loop and Brian
Vickers is your winner.


  39.   Debris Caution posted:
  07.15.2013 - 7:18 am
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Brian Vickers is a PR genius! He took out fan favorite Dale Jr to win
the race, however at the same time he took out fan least favorite Jimmie
Johnson as well. Bravo Vickers!!!!


  40.   Ed posted:
  10.09.2013 - 11:49 pm
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First time since its inception that consecutive Chase races are won by
non-Chasers


  41.   Cal posted:
  01.01.2014 - 7:47 am
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A bonehead move by Vickers ,end of story.


  42.   Anthony posted:
  04.06.2014 - 8:42 am
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How the hell Johnson came back from this I'll never know.


  43.   Nascar24Fox posted:
  04.11.2014 - 12:15 am
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Getting Wider there here he comes Junior oh no the 25 hooked on the 48
taking out Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson final lap leaders race to the
flag Is it the 9 or the 25?


  44.   NASCARLover22 posted:
  08.12.2015 - 10:58 pm
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Sponsor update:
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  45.   Gordon7timeWinstonCupchampion posted:
  02.12.2016 - 7:25 am
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Vickers got the dreaded aeropush and hit jhohnson.


  46.   Maverick11 posted:
  04.11.2016 - 1:46 am
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Johnson's final 6 races had to be one of the most clutch moments in
NASCAR history. After this race, he was more than 150 points back and
considered done in the championship hopes. Then he rattles off 5
straight top 2 finishes, allowing him to seal the deal over Kenseth at
Homestead.


  47.   Truexfan78 posted:
  04.11.2016 - 8:24 am
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Am I the only one here that was mad because of the last lap caution?


  48.   Tylor Thaber posted:
  04.11.2016 - 8:43 am
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@47 Yes, yes you are.


  49.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  04.11.2016 - 10:11 am
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^No, no he isn't. I don't think that caution was necessary either.


  50.   Anonymous posted:
  05.23.2016 - 12:39 pm
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Eric McClure's last Sprint Cup Race to date


  51.   Tide1732 posted:
  10.20.2016 - 1:01 pm
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Starting Lineup of this race avaliable on Wikipédia


  52.   RaceFanX posted:
  12.13.2017 - 1:09 pm
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Michael Waltrip brought his NAPA #55 Dodge home 14th to post what would
be his best finish of a very disappointing 2006 season.


  53.   Menard Fan posted:
  08.18.2018 - 11:37 am
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I love all of these nasty comments about Vickers, they just suck.
Vickers was a young gun going for his first win, and when Johnson pulled
out to pass Jr., he followed but accidentally made the move too late and
hooked Johnson around and into Jr., which sparked hatred towards him. He
was someone who was looking for their first win, and made a bad move,
and it was an accident. Still don't know why people hate him to this day.


  54.   1995 Subaru WRX STi posted:
  10.25.2018 - 4:19 pm
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"Still don't know why people hate him to this day."

Because he crashed Junior. This fanbase is guilty of a lot of things,
letting stuff go isn't one of them.

Anyway in this race was the first documented case of "tandem drafting."
At some point in the race Junior hooked up with Vickers and ran away
from the field by a good bit. Junior even said over the radio that he
could do it all the way around the track if NASCAR would them push in
the corners. Tandem Drafting wouldn't be a real thing until about
2009/2010 with the Gen 5 car.


  55.   joey2448 posted:
  10.25.2018 - 5:12 pm
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For those who want to see it on the race broadcast, the first documented
case of tandem drafting was around laps 118/119 that Junior (who was a
lap down at the time) pushed race lead Brian Vickers away from the pack.


  56.   Jared DiCarlo posted:
  11.06.2018 - 8:44 am
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NBC ran an interesting feature in the pre-race show about Johnson's
struggles at Talladega, which was made even more ironic by what happened
at the end.


  57.   JSPorts posted:
  11.06.2018 - 9:05 am
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Couldn't they run one about nearly anyone's struggles at Talladega? It's
a very unpredictable place.


  58.   Matt T posted:
  01.13.2019 - 7:38 am
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Something I found interesting and got a little chuckle out of:

Comment 5, Kevin said: "Jimmie, ... You were already out of the hunt, do
not blame Vickers!"

Suddenly, Jimmie managed to make an insane comeback of 5 straight 1 & 2
finishes and win the championship 6 races later.


  59.   Jimmie4life posted:
  04.27.2019 - 2:58 pm
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I'll say this until I die: Vickers didn't try to turn Johnson. Johnson
made a move, and Vickers, who was attempting to move to the inside, got
an extra draft on Jr., which is why instead of following his teammate,
he spun him out. A mistake by a young gun, trying to help his teammate.


  60.   BadBooking posted:
  05.03.2020 - 9:43 am
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Had Jimmie won, he would have been the first person since Dale Sr. in
1990 to win 3 plate track races in one season. I'm surprised NASCAR
threw the caution though because all they did was spin and didn't even
come back into the racing surface. Kasey Kahne had the momentum to win
that race.


  61.   Ryan posted:
  05.03.2020 - 10:41 am
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@60

What's crazy if not for a flat tire on the last lap at the 1990 Daytona
500, Earnhardt would have swept all four plate races in 1990. If not for
the flat tire he would have gained the maximum combined points held at
all four plate races of 740, instead he got 720. He outscored Mark
Martin 720-543 at plate races, winning the 1990 championship by 26 points.


  62.   Tarheel posted:
  05.03.2020 - 10:51 am
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61, that's kind of a similar situation to Gordon and Martin in 1998.
Gordons worst finish in RP was 16th and he scored 640 points in those
races. Martins best finish was equal to Gordons worst finish, 16th, and
he scored 319 points. Take out the RP races and the final margin is only
43 points instead of 364. Roush was terrible at RP tracks that year,
five cars and only three top tens total.


  63.   Corey posted:
  05.03.2020 - 10:53 am
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An extra 20 points puts him at 46. The same number of points Mark was
one penalized that year at Richmond. The standings could have ended in a
tie and both events took place in the first two races of the season.


  64.   Ryan posted:
  05.03.2020 - 12:04 pm
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@63

Good point.

However, I really believe Earnhardt could have won the last race at
Atlanta if he wanted to. He was more concerned of just finishing in
front of or beating Mark Martin. You can tell from watching the race
that beating Martin was the main strategy rather than winning the race.


  65.   Foote posted:
  05.03.2020 - 1:27 pm
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@60 Jimmie's car was totaled when his nose hit Jr's door and he was
sitting helplessly on the apron. That's why they threw it (I would
believe) but this would have been a fun finish otherwise and Kahne
would've scored his lone RP win.


  66.   SweetRich posted:
  06.29.2020 - 9:51 am
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The commentators were Bill Weber, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach.
The pit road reporters were Matt Yocum, Allen Bestwick, Marty Snider and
Dave Burns.


  67.   SweetRich posted:
  07.06.2020 - 10:21 pm
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The final career race for team owner Raynard McGlynn.


  68.   Danny posted:
  12.17.2020 - 9:25 pm
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Nascar's version of a wwe heel turn dump your teamatte and most popular
driver that will happen to you.


  69.   Ryan12Blaneyfan21 posted:
  01.27.2021 - 10:27 pm
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The race where Brian Vickers became the devil to Jr and Jimmie fans


  70.   TeamDCRfan posted:
  01.28.2021 - 7:34 am
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Dave Moody said it best:
You don't wreck the leader, you don't wreck your teammate, and you DON'T
WRECK DALE EARNHARDT JR. AT TALLADEGA


  71.   Anonymous posted:
  01.28.2021 - 11:48 pm
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@70 Nonsense. You wreck whoever you have to if it's for the win.


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