|| *Comments on the 2009 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola:* View the most recent comment <#85> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Bronco posted: 07.05.2009 - 8:22 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) The first 158 laps of this race were pretty boring. Stewart and Hamlin dominated, and it seemed like no one even wanted to challenge them for the lead. Kyle made a bold move to grab the lead at the white flag, Stewart chased him down, loosened him up, went to the outside, Kyle tried to cut him off and went driver's side into the wall. Kasey Kahne rammed into Kyle's rear at full speed and jacked him up in the air (very similar to the TJ Bell/Mike Skinner crash). Kyle then got hit driver's side again by his teammate. Great finish, but would have like to see Hamlin win for sure. Marcos Ambrose now has a top ten at both RP tracks in only 3 combined starts. Amazing! Put him in a top notch car and he'd be winning races every week. Miserable weekend to be a Dale Jr fan. He got caught up in the wrecks in both the Nationwide and Cup races. Career best finish for Regan Smith (12th) officially. Unofficially we all know better. 2. Neal posted: 07.05.2009 - 9:29 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Two quick hits. 1) Last lap wreck - 100% Kyle's fault. Stewart had a fender on him and Kyle came up to block. 2) David Stremme gets camera time by crashing - AGAIN. Feel your ears burning David? That's Roger Penske talking with Tim Cindric about replacing your no-talent ass with Justin Allgaier. 3. Anonymous posted: 07.05.2009 - 9:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) There was little passing for the lead for most of the race. Kyle Busch was at fault for the final lap. I figure that Kyle would've learned after what happened to Carl Edwards at Talladega. 4. Dodge posted: 07.05.2009 - 10:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Yes Kyle was wrong but it looked like Tony came down to finish causing the wreck. It is ironic on how when somebody wrecks Tony he cries like a baby but when he wrecks somebody all he says is that he hates that it happened. I originally liked Tony in 1999-2001 but once he had the behavior issues I decided to go in another direction. I don't understand why in the lower series, if you spin out the leader on the last lap you are put to the last car on the lead lap but in he elite series, anything goes. If I was NASCAR I would seriously look at that rule. 5. Clayton posted: 07.05.2009 - 10:24 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I sat in the Sprint Tower at this race and I think Goodyear brought a HORRIBLE tire combination to the track this weekend. In both the Nationwide (I was there too) and the Cup race all the cars could do is stay in a line and there was very little passing. It just seemed like the top lane never came in. Very disapointed at that fact. Nice run for Regan Smith, who probably would have been better if qualifying wasn't rained out, but I am sure he'll take 12th. Paul Menard is crazy. He moves his line every half lap. He's so annoying to be around. I can't take him. Great finish though and I thought Kyle was gonna end up in the catch fence like Carl. That would have been crazy! 6. DaleJrFan18 posted: 07.05.2009 - 10:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) First off I'd like to note that this was the worst July Daytona race I've ever watched... But the last two laps were the best I've ever watched. Kyle Kyle Kyle...Karma's a bitch in so many ways. You take out a bunch of cars in the past two races and it bites you in the back tonight. You can moan all about it but he had that one coming to him. And yeah, Im sick of Jr getting wrecked out on the plate tracks. 7. Clayton posted: 07.05.2009 - 10:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony Raines sponsor was Gander Mountain. Not Grander Mountain. 8. Willy on Wheels posted: 07.05.2009 - 10:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Awesome last lap. Kyle wrecking, Ambrose and Smith with excellent runs, a big one where Kahne, Burton, Allmendinger, Biffle, Logano, Robby Gordon and Brad Keselowski (according to what I saw on TV) Congrats to Stewart for the win. He looks unstoppable this year and is the best hope to dethrone Johnson in the chase. 9. Jackie posted: 07.05.2009 - 11:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (2) Kyle was going for the win, thats what he does. All those Jr. fans that were cheering about Kyle crashing should be ashamed of themselves. Has anyone noticed that"Moldy Bread" is ahead of Jr. in points .HE HE 10. 18fan posted: 07.05.2009 - 11:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (5) Dirty move on Tony's part. He tried to turn Kyle to the infield similar to Ricky Rudd's Busch Clash wreck in 1984. Kyle saved the car and it went up the hill and into Tony then into the fence. That crash was almost as bad as Carl's because he got hit in the back and then in the driver's door. Disappointed in what Jimmie Johnson said that the top 4 cars were the top 4 all night. Since Kyle had the third highest average position, how was Carl Edwards in the top 4 all night? Tony didn't have a dominant car, he and Denny just traded the lead because of the horrible tire that led to no passing for the lead. 23 lead changes is pathetic at Daytona. And, if Tony had the best car, he could have passed Kyle without contact. 11. Art D posted: 07.05.2009 - 1:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It was very unfortunate that the #18 car couldn't take the #14 with him into the wall. 12. Neal posted: 07.05.2009 - 1:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) 18fan - You need medicine. You're completely delusional. Kyle's car didn't "go up the hill" he steered it there to block Stewart. He played chicken and lost. 13. Baker posted: 07.05.2009 - 1:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 18fan, you're insane. Get a clue. You blammed the Sonoma wreck on someone else too. Everytime Kyle Busch wrecks someone, somehow you manage to blame another driver for Kyle's boneheaded move. Ridiculous. Look I'm a Joe Gibbs fan, and Kyle Busch fan(purely on his talent alone), but I can still see and admitt he's a bonehead behind the wheel sometimes. He'd win more races and eventually championships if he would learn a little patience. 14. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.05.2009 - 2:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hell Yeah to TNT's Wide Open coverage. That's how they should broadcast races. And the team of Ralph, Kyle, and Wally were great. I just love the vibe they set for the race. One more week of fun before we get to finish the year watching ESPN's Hollywood production and story inventing. Hell No to David Stremme. He just does not belong in Cup. He was all over the place in this race. He moved down the hill and wrecked Casey Mears (though he didn't help himself by letting go of the brakes and hitting the wall) and then caused the first Big One. He tried to squeeze in a hole that was not there. He has done nothing to show that he belongs on the top level. I gave him the benefit of the doubt at Ganassi since that organization really sucked in '06 and '07, but there is no excuse now. Even Sideways Sam, a life long open wheeler, looks better out there than Stremme. He has never even won in the Nationwide Series. That last lap wreck was just a restrictor plate wreck. I'm not a fan of either Tony's or Kyle's, but I don't fault either one of them. With these rules it is all about keeping the motor wide open and using the air of other cars and blocking. What a night for Kasey Kahne! He gets involved in both big wrecks yet still finishes 15th and is in the cha$e now. I'm telling you, if he were driving the #88 car he would be in the Top 3 in points with 3 wins. Speaking of the #88, he was running in his customary position in a Cup race, 20th to 25th, when he was caught up in the wreck. You can talk about luck all you want, but the middle of the pack is where most of the wrecks happen. when you run there, you wreck more. 15. CarlEdwards99 posted: 07.05.2009 - 2:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "2) David Stremme gets camera time by crashing - AGAIN. Feel your ears burning David? That's Roger Penske talking with Tim Cindric about replacing your no-talent ass with Justin Allgaier." I was watching Edwards on Hot Pass and Stremme's pit was right in front of Edwards pit. Stremme is BAD. Almost runs over one of Edwards crew guy one pit, the next pit he knocks a tire out of Edwards pit than after he wrecked he ran his wrecked race car that had debris hanging off of it and could of been leaking and ran in Edwards pit, as I heard Bob Osborne say on the radio "the 12 is in our pit" It's heartbreak again this year for Kyle Busch in a crown jewel. All 3 crown jewels were there for the taking for Kyle Busch (Daytona 500 had the best car until wrekced, World 600 dominated and now this race) but he wins none of them. as for the last lap- once the other car gets beside you, you can't block. Tony got beside him and Kyle try to block. that simple 16. CarlEdwards99 posted: 07.05.2009 - 2:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) just want to add from my above post, while it was Kyle's fault, I don't blame him for trying to block. 17. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.05.2009 - 2:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) One other thing: we had a Jeff Burton sighting in this race. His car was working really well and he was battling with the leaders when he cut a tire. If it weren't for him, RCR would fall apart. He provides hope for them. 18. Bronco posted: 07.05.2009 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Speaking of story inventing, what exactly was the 7th caution for? I found it funny that Shrub was asking for a caution on the radio and a lap later it fell into his lap. I remember the front four cars breaking away so I guess they had to manufacture a caution to bunch up the field. No offense 18fan, but you've got to be delusional if you thought Tony was responsible for the crash. Shrub moved up the track to cut off Tony's nose and paid the price. Apparently he didn't learn his lesson from Edwards at Talladega, Vickers at Daytona, and Gordon in this race last year. You don't block a faster car, or someone that has the position on you. DaleSrFan although I admit Stremme has been a huge wrecking ball this year, he wasn't responsible for the Big One. Kasey was the one turned him on the backstretch. Also nice to see Kyle Petty honored as the Grand Marshall. 19. Dodge posted: 07.05.2009 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bronco, Stremme tried to get in the high lane when Kasey was already there, as a result is was Stremme's fault. Tony was not beside him, beside him would be up to where his fender was next to the rear tire. You idiots that say Kyle had it coming to him, Would you say it if he got badly hurt or even killed? or would you have the guts to say it to his face. 20. Anonymous posted: 07.05.2009 - 3:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Speaking of the #88, he was running in his customary position in a Cup race, 20th to 25th, when he was caught up in the wreck." He was running in the top 15 after restarting around 25th. 21. Anonymous posted: 07.05.2009 - 4:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "2) David Stremme gets camera time by crashing - AGAIN. Feel your ears burning David? That's Roger Penske talking with Tim Cindric about replacing your no-talent ass with Justin Allgaier. Neal | 07.05.09 - 9:29 am" The big crash on the backstretch was actually triggered by Kasey Kahne getting into Stremme. 22. Anonymous posted: 07.05.2009 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 2 place driver taking out the first place driver because of blocking on the last lap will not stop at plate races anytime soon. The only way it will stop is Nascar changing rules to plate racing. Nascar is responsible for this because of their ruling on Regan Smith. This madness by the rules of Nascar, will be hurting them down the road at Daytona or Talladega because a fan will get hurt badly or dies from pieces of a race car hitting fans in a grandstand. 23. 18fan posted: 07.05.2009 - 7:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) After watching the whole race and replays, I take back that Tony made a dirty move. I was impressed with Tony's interview because I thought he would have said that its the last lap and anything goes. It was a racing incident. Kyle didn't decline to be interviewed, he was escorted out of the track by NASCAR because they didn't want him going to talk to Tony in victory lane. Junior had no where to go in the big one as the car right in front of him got through and he got pounded. I don't know what Stremme was thinking when he just cut in front of Kahne. It was actually similar to the last lap except without the airborne part. First race that Tony Raines has finished when he has driven a Dodge. Phoenix Racing is 4 for 4 in lead lap finishes with Chevys and 9 for 10 in start and parks with Dodges. Ralph Sheheen is way better than Bill Weber. Stewart's key to victory was cutting off Hamlin. Casey Mears continues to show off his incredible talent. Richard, why did you even hire the no-talent slug? Childress once again has 0 cars in the top 15, even though Burton had a top 10 car until he cut a tire. Scott Speed causes another wreck, involving the guy he replaced, A.J. Allmendinger, who did nothing wrong. Not including the last lap crash, 6 of the top 15 in points entering the race were involved in crashes. Montoya had a long night to finish 9th. He went into the grass to avoid Mark Martin's spinning car. He cut a tire and lost a lap, got his lap back, had a part hanging, lost a lap, got it back, and battled to a ninth. The only thing I won't take back from what I said earlier is that Goodyear brought yet another bad tire, very little passing. 24. Kit posted: 07.05.2009 - 7:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "You idiots that say Kyle had it coming to him, Would you say it if he got badly hurt or even killed?" Dodge, have you been eating shrooms? Kryle Busch has INTENTIONALLY WRECKED other drivers on more than one occasion. If you have been watching the truck series this year, you would realize that. Obviously he doesn't give a shit that he might hurt or kill another driver because he does it anyway. So how is it disrespectful for fans to say that he had it coming? "or would you have the guts to say it to his face." Oh yeah, I'd really be scared of some stickboy who probably can't fight. Get real. It's hilarious how he wanted to confront Stewart last night; it would have ended badly for him. 25. Ryan posted: 07.05.2009 - 7:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) What a spectacular crash caused by Kyle Busch being an idiot. Had he just held his line and stayed against the yellow line, there was a slight chance he might have beat Tony back to the line, but Tony was already to his outside and Kyle came over on him... damn shame for Kyle... that he didnt finish worse 26. Anonymous posted: 07.05.2009 - 8:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Had he just held his line and stayed against the yellow line, there was a slight chance he might have beat Tony back to the line" More than a slight chance. "You idiots that say Kyle had it coming to him, Would you say it if he got badly hurt or even killed?" Yeah. 27. Red posted: 07.05.2009 - 8:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have mixed feelings about restrictor plate racing, but it was quite refreshing to see a race that was actually decided on the track by the fastest cars. No rain, no fuel mileage, no 25th place car winning, just a balls-to-the-wall race for the checkers. We need more of that. Could Mark Martin's luck possibly be any worse? When I first saw that car spinning down the backstretch on lap 14, I actually had the thought, "Please don't let it be Mark." Of course. David Stremme this year reminds me a lot of David Ragan in 2007: slow, yet out of control. 28. rad83 posted: 07.05.2009 - 8:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Off-topic from everything else, but has anyone noticed how well Marcos Ambrose has been running this year? He has several top-10's, and is running 18th in points. 18th! Wow... Who would've thought that in the preseason... and Vickers gets a top-10 even after being involved in the first big one... now if only scott speed could be fired TRB would actually br a good team. All-in-all good race towards end, even though, we once again have yet another last-lap restrictor plate wreck. 29. CarlEdwards99 posted: 07.05.2009 - 10:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "David Stremme this year reminds me a lot of David Ragan in 2007: slow, yet out of control." sad thing is, with Ragan it was his rookie year and only raced part time trucks before going to cup, in other words, he got thrown into the fire. Stremme been around for a few years and he still sucks. Sometimes when I watch these also rans in action (like watching Stremme in the pits last night) I'm amazed how some of these guys were successful at any level of racing. 30. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.05.2009 - 10:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "DaleSrFan although I admit Stremme has been a huge wrecking ball this year, he wasn't responsible for the Big One. Kasey was the one turned him on the backstretch." Actually if you look at the replay from the camera pointing directly down the backstretch, you can see Stremme tried to force his way into the top line and came across Kasey's hood. But you are right about Stremme being a wrecking ball. Or as Red said: "David Stremme this year reminds me a lot of David Ragan in 2007: slow, yet out of control." Couldn't have said it better myself. "You idiots that say Kyle had it coming to him, Would you say it if he got badly hurt or even killed?" Yep. That is the risk you take when you block like that at those high speeds. It's what killed my favorite driver. "or would you have the guts to say it to his face." No, cause he is so ugly I wouldn't want to look him in the face. I'd be afraid that if I looked at him I'd melt like those guys in that Indiana Jones movie when they opened the Ark of the Covenant. 31. Baker posted: 07.05.2009 - 11:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Are you guys blind? Watch a replay and you'll see David Stremme did nothing wrong. That wreck started with Jamie McMurray. It was 100 percent Jamie McMurray's fault and no one has even whispered his name. 32. Dodge posted: 07.05.2009 - 11:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) You know Kit, lately I have been starting to really seem to like what you say after our dustup about Hornaday, but it was just set back a little, which is a shame because I believe you said you like Kasey Kahne and that is my favorite driver. To GUESS that I don't watch truck races is ignorant. If I recall to a previous race comment post you made, you say that you don't watch the races because they aren't exciting enough or another BS reason. You can correct me if I am wrong, but if you don't watch the race, how can you really comment if you don't know the true facts? I agree that Kyle was blocking but Fatty Stewart would of too if the roles were reversed. The people that say that Kyle had it coming and he deserved to be wrecked like that and if he got injured or killed are sick in the head. If you have that kind of mentality, you need to get put in a mental hospital till you are right. I don't like anybody in a chevy but I don't want to see them get hurt. I do think Kyle will try to get payback and if he does, I hope no injuries but be in Homestead and Tony would need a top 20 or so finish for the championship and Kyle knocks Tony into the wall just to damage the radiator, nothing severe. What a tough night for Gibbs, 18 and 20 demolished because of the former driver spun a current driver. Tony still had a couple of feet to the outside that he could of used like Jamie McMurray did a couple years back. 33. Clayton posted: 07.06.2009 - 12:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope someone really looks into the tires for this race. That was pathetic Goodyear. and that 7th caution was crap. Like by brother always says, you can't spell debris w/out bs. That's so true! 34. Canadianfan posted: 07.06.2009 - 8:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) It is about time they repave this track they said back in Feb. they would do it well I hope they do it before the 500 because overall this race was very boring. On another note bad points day for me in the super 7 sweep on speed fell from 35th to 69th overall. Picked 24 and 18 as my cup guys. By the way does anybody else play super 7 sweep just wondering. 35. Neal posted: 07.06.2009 - 11:11 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Canadianfan - The flood in May tore up the track surface pretty badly. Dale Jr commented on how rough and slick the track is now. The track was supposed to be repaved in 3 years but hopefully the flood damage will move that timeline up. The track hasn't been repaved since 1978. 36. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.06.2009 - 11:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The people that say that Kyle had it coming and he deserved to be wrecked like that and if he got injured or killed are sick in the head. If you have that kind of mentality, you need to get put in a mental hospital till you are right." Look, does any race car driver "deserve" to get hurt or killed? Absolutely not. But when these guys strap into a race car they know the risk that they are taking. And they know that moves such as blocking at 180mph+ can have grave consequences. That is what happened to Dale Earnhardt. He blocked Sterling and it set off a chain of events that led to his death. Did he "deserve" to be killed? No, but that is the risk he took. He knew the consequences and spoke of them many times. That is what we are saying with Kyle. He chose to make a desperate block, and whatever happened to him afterwards was all on him. He drives very erratically, switching lanes very suddenly quite often. I think in his mind he sees himself as indestructable and above the laws of consequences. I would have thought this crash would be a wake up call, but he stormed off mad at something, so I guess not. 37. DaleJrFan18 posted: 07.06.2009 - 12:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "You idiots that say Kyle had it coming to him, Would you say it if he got badly hurt or even killed? or would you have the guts to say it to his face." Hell yes I would, I'm not afraid of him. 38. Mamorese posted: 07.06.2009 - 12:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The only reason you saw the finish you did was because of that blatantly fake 7th caution. That was the most blatant attempt to bunch up the pack since Tony called them out on doing just that in 2007. If the caution was because NASCAR didn't want the race to be decided on a blown tire, then why not list the caution as a check for tires, that would be much more tolerable than just lying about debris being on the track. 39. Dodge posted: 07.06.2009 - 1:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Of course you're not, DaleJrFan18. You are a Junior fan so you are so brave. Get real, fool. 40. Smokefan05 posted: 07.06.2009 - 2:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Canadianfan - "The flood in May tore up the track surface pretty badly. Dale Jr commented on how rough and slick the track is now." "The track was supposed to be repaved in 3 years but hopefully the flood damage will move that timeline up. The track hasn't been repaved since 1978." Neal | 07.06.09 - 11:11 am The track can't wait three years. I hope they do it next year or right now would be nice. 41. Kit posted: 07.06.2009 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Dodge, what you've just posted is so out there that I don't even know how to respond. You have a problem with fans who like Kryle Busch to reap what he sowed? You think people would be scared to confront a 160-pound geek with an inferiority complex? Wow, dude. That, and you're being a little overly dramatic. "The people that say that Kyle had it coming and he deserved to be wrecked like that and if he got injured or killed are sick in the head. If you have that kind of mentality, you need to get put in a mental hospital till you are right. I don't like anybody in a chevy but I don't want to see them get hurt." Whoever said that they wished injury or death upon Kryle Busch? You're responding to something nobody ever said. But yes, if Kryle Busch intentionally wrecks someone, I don't have a problem when he gets wrecked, especially if it's his own damn fault. Come on now, I think you took too big of a hit off of the bong. Just chill out a little bit. 42. Anonymous posted: 07.06.2009 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dodge, both Wally and Kyle Petty said that Kyle had it coming. Are they idiots who need to be in a mental hospital? 43. Dodge posted: 07.06.2009 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Listen Kit, I don't do shrooms and I don't drink. You think you know me but you don't. I apologize, when I read the posts it seemed that the fans wanted Kyle dead or seriously injured. Kyle will have more money than you ever will Kit. And he will have more money than I ever will have. Plus Kyle is wicked smart because he graduated high school a year early help get a jump on his racing future. I hope now we can put it behind us and agree to disagree. This is not the first time I have argued with you and I don't think it will be the last because it seems that you and I both like to cause arguements with mainly each other. Also, once again it is not Goodyears fault for the tire issues. If they had a problem, wouldn't it be more than a few drivers having an issue. I say its because the teams put too much or too little camber in the car. 44. Dodge posted: 07.06.2009 - 8:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wally, yes. Kyle P. no, but Petty has all along been against Busch. 45. petty43 posted: 07.06.2009 - 11:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) i was present at this race and it was great to see that shiteating grin on the king's face after he got out of that old pontiac, without him daytona and nascar would not be a pimple on a goats ass. that was a nicew tribute to richard they should also do something for him and pearson on the next anniversary of the 76 500 the finish was good old fashioned racing and that is actually quite similar to what happened in 76 also anyone who liked dale sr should at least like kyle busch a little because he is the closeest driver i have seen to a young earnhardt ever and has stones as big as fireball's or weatherly's. he needs to grow up a lot but without him nascar would be minus a key ingredient, and that is a black hat driver. you need a bad ass to fuel the passion, and i saw the most cheering i have seen at daytona since the 98 500 for kyle's wreck, so i think he is good for the sport. 46. DaleJrFan18 posted: 07.07.2009 - 7:38 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I love how you only singled me out. Trust me, I am not one of those hardcore redneck Dale Jr Fans (No offense to anyone who is). I know a bunch of other people out there who would gladly do the same as I said and they are NOT Junior fans. 47. Canadianfan posted: 07.07.2009 - 7:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I found this under Jayski Daytona track news dated Feb. 11th, 2009. Daytona track to be resurfaced: International Speedway Corporation plans to resurface Daytona International Speedway in three years, the first time that has occurred since 1978. "It has nothing to do with money, although it will be a $20 million project," DIS president Robin Braig said. "It has nothing to do with technology. We banked Talladega so we know we can do it on the high banking. "It's all about when NASCAR and Goodyear says we need to do it," Braig said. Daytona is one of the few major tracks that hasn't been resurfaced over the past 10 years. Talladega, Darlington, Lowe's Motor Speedway and many others have been through the process. 48. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.07.2009 - 1:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Kyle will have more money than you ever will Kit. And he will have more money than I ever will have. Plus Kyle is wicked smart because he graduated high school a year early help get a jump on his racing future." What the hell does that have to do with anything? Money doesn't make a person. Besides, he graduated early because he took summer school sessions. I could have graduated early if I had done that. But I preferred to use my summers, especially beginning after 10th grade when I started driving, running around with my buddies and trying to get laid. "You think you know me but you don't." This is a message board. Nobody knows anybody. I don't even know if y'all are guys or girls. We can only judge off comments posted. 49. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.07.2009 - 1:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "also anyone who liked dale sr should at least like kyle busch a little because he is the closeest driver i have seen to a young earnhardt ever and has stones as big as fireball's or weatherly's." Petty43, I love ya man! But I've gotta disagree with you on this one. I do like the attitude that people like him and Carl take, that they'd rather crash than finish 2nd. But Kyle as a person is a total turnoff. And he drives aggressively for different reasons. Dale did it because he had to. When he started out on the dirt tracks he was dirt poor. He HAD to drive as hard as he could to make enough money to cover the tires and fuel and equipment he used not to mention his ever growing family. He had 3 kids by the time he was 24. Kyle, on the other hand, is just being an ass. He thinks he is above everyone. He has never had to struggle, and he runs over people cause he feels it is his right to have other people roll over for him. "i was present at this race and it was great to see that shiteating grin on the king's face after he got out of that old pontiac, without him daytona and nascar would not be a pimple on a goats ass. " Now this I TOTALLY agree with. It was so awesome to see that old Pontiac out there. I never got to see Richard be successful. When he won his 200th race, I was just 3 months old. When I started going to races in the early 90s, he was getting lapped. Plus I was so young I really didn't understand and appreciate what it meant to watch Richard Petty race. I understand now, and it was great to see. 50. Smokefan05 posted: 07.07.2009 - 3:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I found this under Jayski Daytona track news dated Feb. 11th, 2009." "Daytona track to be resurfaced: International Speedway Corporation plans to resurface Daytona International Speedway in three years, the first time that has occurred since 1978. "It has nothing to do with money, although it will be a $20 million project," DIS president Robin Braig said. "It has nothing to do with technology. We banked Talladega so we know we can do it on the high banking. "It's all about when NASCAR and Goodyear says we need to do it," Braig said. Daytona is one of the few major tracks that hasn't been resurfaced over the past 10 years. Talladega, Darlington, Lowe's Motor Speedway and many others have been through the process." Canadianfan | 07.07.09 - 7:53 am If it's left up to NASCAR and Goodyear than we will wait three years. Oh joy. Goodyear HAD better bring a good tire for both Daytona races next year. 51. petty43 posted: 07.07.2009 - 6:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) i realize all that you said about dale sr dsff but notice i said that y'aall should just like him a little cuz his style reminds me of senior some. i know kyle is a spoiled brat with the wrong attitude, but i have never seen him wear a t thirt that said "damn Im good" like dale sr did in 80 or so. they have totally different backgrounds but they sure race their asses off, and i don't have no problem with a driver speaking his mind some 52. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.07.2009 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "i know kyle is a spoiled brat with the wrong attitude, but i have never seen him wear a t thirt that said "damn Im good" like dale sr did in 80 or so." HA! I've got that picture on the wall in my room. It had to be 1980 cause he is standing in front of the Osterland #2 car. He has his uniform unzipped and pulled open showing a shirt that says "Damn I'm good". I bought it at a flea market in Myrtle Beach. That is so cool that you mentioned that. Anyways I get what you are saying. I wish more people had the "checkers or wreckers" attitude that drivers like him and Carl have. The "second place sucks" attitude. Way too many people are so happy with a top 5 or a Top 10. I call it the "21st Century RCR Attitude". It is just the way he conducts himself that totally turns me off. I WANT to like Kyle, but I just can't. I don't like the way he throws his team under the bus when they mess up, but he screws up all the time too. Besides, I think Dale was just having fun with that. Kyle really thinks he is above everyone. We're on the same page, petty43. 53. Dodge posted: 07.07.2009 - 10:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have been thinking and I have been a little hard on you guys and I want to apologize for my transgretions, especially to Kit and DaleJrFan18. At times I get a little carried away because I love this sport so much. 54. petty43 posted: 07.08.2009 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DSFF kyle is to hard on his team. dale sr's guys would lay it on the line for him and that had a lot to do with his 7 cups. it could hinder kyle from winning one too. At that young age dale was pretty cocky and he did know he was that good. he had to prove he belonged to all those great veterans and that was a publicity stunt that he used to gain that mental advantage that he worked so hard his entire career to maintain. nobody beat more drivers and won more races with his "image than dale sr, he was the master of the psychological trickeration. 55. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.08.2009 - 8:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "nobody beat more drivers and won more races with his "image than dale sr, he was the master of the psychological trickeration." That is the truth. That is what won him the 1990 Winston Cup (that and a NASCAR ruling). "At times I get a little carried away because I love this sport so much." It's ok. It's a message board, we can't see each other saying these things, so we don't know the tone in which it was meant. Sometimes to get your point across you have to be a little crude. You son of a bitch. :) 56. Dodge posted: 07.09.2009 - 6:57 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) DSFF, You seem like a really nice person. 57. Dodge posted: 07.09.2009 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I saw this question on another site but forgot who and I was wondering everyone's opinion. Not trying to cause trouble, just food for thought. If it were Busch in second and he turned Tony, what would be the chances that you guys say it was a racing deal? Why or why not? Really, what is stoping this from happening at any other track if the top two are bumper to bumper other than if you are the leader you get to a big lead? 58. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.09.2009 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, I try to be nice. Even though it prevents me from dating very much because girls like jerks for some reason. To answer your question, the replays show Busch cutting hard across Tony's bumper. It is like Carl cutting across Keselowski's bumper at Talladega. Believe me, I'm no Tony Stewart fan either. What I find kinda ironic, which I'm surprised hasn't been brought up, at Talladega last year, Tony cut across Regan Smith's car, but he moved below the yellow line to avoid a wreck. Yet this time Tony just held his line. Anyways, that's just the way I saw it. You bastards. 59. Dodge posted: 07.09.2009 - 10:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) DSFF, you are a riot. Basically what I meant about the question is that everybody says is Busch's fault which I understand. My opinion is that if Busch spun Tony like Tony did, Busch would need a security guard but everyone is basically calling him a hero. You understand what I'm kinda saying? It is an understatment to say that Busch is not really liked. I started watching racing in 1995 so I missed Earnhardt in his prime but I do like Busch's mentality of win or I don't care. Too many drivers just act like they don't care, like a couple of weeks ago at NHMS when J. Gordon said he did not care if the race got going again. It is all about entertaining the fans, not what the drivers want. 60. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.10.2009 - 11:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Sorry, I misunderstood the question. Yes, if the roles had been reversed Kyle would probably still get blamed by a portion of the fans. He has not earned much goodwill from... well just about everyone (except Sam Ard). I personally think I could have been objective and called it Tony's fault. But I can't say that 100%. Kyle's personality just grates on me. I agree that we need more or the "win or bust" mentality. I like the way that Kyle and Carl Edwards would rather wreck than finish second. But at least Carl doesn't throw everyone under the bus when he loses. After his Talladega wreck, he took full responsibility for a wreck that was his fault. Kyle is actually blaming Tony. I think you can be upset at losing, but still be gracious. "It is all about entertaining the fans, not what the drivers want." I could not possibly agree any more about this. I've noticed how much drivers seem to enjoy the tracks that the fans hate. For example, the New Bristol. the drivers LOVE it. They hated the old Bristol and love the new three lanes provided by the progressive banking. But the fans HATE it. THE NEW BRISTOL SUCKS!!!!! The Bristol Night Race used to be almost a national holiday for NASCAR fans. My neighbor buddy used to have his brother in law come down for the weekend and we'd all watch that race in his basement (the "man cave") with plenty of pizza, chicken wings, and beer. Now they fall asleep during the race. Literally! But the drivers love it. Another one is Michigan. Drivers love that track. If I ever get insomnia, I'll watch tapes of races there and it will be cured instantly. On the other hand, the drivers hate Martinsville. I love watching the beating and banging and drivers fighting for the one little groove. Same thing with Darlington. It's time for you spoiled millionaires to take your skirts off and do some big boy racing. What's the worst that can happen? You crash out and have to fly back to your expensive lake homes on your private jets with your super hot girlfriends that wouldn't be caught dead with you if you weren't rich. I feel for you. (technically anger is a feeling) "like a couple of weeks ago at NHMS when J. Gordon said he did not care if the race got going again." Yeah, that was disgusting. If they went back racing he most certainly could have won. Wouldn't want to win now would we Jeffy? I'm gonna go throw up now. 61. Kit posted: 07.10.2009 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Listen Kit, I don't do shrooms and I don't drink. You think you know me but you don't." I never claimed to know you. Just by reading your post, I think you are taking things a little too seriously. What is your problem? "I apologize, when I read the posts it seemed that the fans wanted Kyle dead or seriously injured." Then you might want to slow down and read closely because I never saw that at all. You're reading things that are not even there. Again, what's up with you? "Kyle will have more money than you ever will Kit. And he will have more money than I ever will have." First of all, you don't know me, my qualifications, my education, or what I do for a living. It's kind of hard for you to make a claim about a total stranger like that. Secondly, I wouldn't want to be a skinny-ass, nerdly-looking, crybaby like Kyle Busch for all the money in the world. He's the guy that nobody wanted to be around in high school. So instead of improving himself to be someone people like, he just takes the easy way out by staying the same person he is and having an issue with the rest of the world. He's has a textbook Napoleon complex. Take for example what he said about the wreck. What possible good does it do for him to come out days after the race and blame it all on Stewart and suggest he should have been black flagged? Is he going to win people over with that argument? No, especially not when he DROVE into Stewart. Is he going to take the win away from Stewart? Of course not. So what good does it do for him to say something like that? It doesn't. Instead of doing something that might make him more favorable to the fans, he takes an issue with everybody for not winning. "Plus Kyle is wicked smart because he graduated high school a year early help get a jump on his racing future." No, Alan Kulwicki was wicked smart. He got a mechanical engineering degree to help get a jump on his racing future. "This is not the first time I have argued with you and I don't think it will be the last because it seems that you and I both like to cause arguements with mainly each other." To be honest with you, I usually just read the message and not who wrote it. I'll argue with people on here without knowing who I'm arguing with. 62. Dodge posted: 07.10.2009 - 3:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The sport needs a huge change. I have not been vocal about Brian France, but they need to do something. I personally like country music and I thought it was cool when the country singers would sing the National Anthem because I never heard the Anthem butchered. Now, it is not treated like a sport as others have said in the past, it's now entertainment like the Grammy awards and every other awards ceremony. I remember the Awards Ceremony in NYC in the mid to late 1990's was all about the awards, now they have a comedian and singers, what a joke that is that I don't even watch it anymore. 63. Kit posted: 07.10.2009 - 3:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "i know kyle is a spoiled brat with the wrong attitude, but i have never seen him wear a t thirt that said "damn Im good" like dale sr did in 80 or so." There's a difference between being cocky and confident and being a total dumbass who cries when he doesn't win. It's like Cinco Ocho and Terrell Owens. To me, Cinco Ocho just comes off as cocky like he's just trying to have fun. Terrell Owens, on the other hand, comes off as an asshole who got booted off of three GOOD football teams because he's a cancer in the locker room who alienates the team. 64. DaleJrFan18 posted: 07.11.2009 - 10:57 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Apology accepted. We all overreact sometimes. 65. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.11.2009 - 2:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Good God, don't get me started on T.O. I hope he has fun finishing 6-10 in Buffalo this year. I'm just glad the Panthers didn't pick him up. I'd hate to see his reaction after one of Jake's 5 interception stinkers. Although I don't like Chad Whateverthehellmylastmaneis either. 66. Dodge posted: 07.11.2009 - 7:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First of all, you don't know me, my qualifications, my education, or what I do for a living. It's kind of hard for you to make a claim about a total stranger like that. Funny Kit, you did the same thing with me but lets move on. Its in the past. Let's get ready for a boring race at Chicagoland because I think Hendrick teams minus Earnhardt will be dominating an event and as a Kasey Kahne fan if that happens, its gonna suck. DaleJrFan18, thank you. I will try to tone down. I have always had an issue with my anger and if I feel like I am being insulted for my opinions, I fire back and don't care until its too late. 67. petty43 posted: 07.21.2009 - 9:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) dsff just for your consideration i want to tell you something sbout that 1990 title that earnhardt won by 30 or 40 points over mark, you probably knew this but maybe not so here goes. all everyone remembers about that 1990 cup chase is that mark lost 46 points on a penalty real early in the year, i think at rockingham, now i am really testing my memory here. what many fans may not know is that mark still lead the points after nearly every race for much of that season, but down the stretch the intimidator caught him. in an effort to be prepared to race for the title at atlanta, which was then the final race, roush and mark tested 6 cars SIX at atlanta, and they did not like any, so they panicked and instead borrowed a car from the yates 28 team of davey allison. back then ford actually cared about trying to win in nascar, or least they did that year. ford has always blown like a fart in the wind with their commitment to nascar. rather than run that race with a car they were familiar with, roush and mark choose to race an unfamiliar car that they thought would give them a horsepower advantage. that in my opinion is what cost mark that title, not the penalty. martin fans should not blame losing that title on a 46 point penalty that they had 27 races to recover from, which is plenty in my mind. there ya go, i think your a younger fan, so you may not remember or even know that happened but you seem to appreciate nascar history and thats an interesting little piece of it. 68. 18fan posted: 09.01.2009 - 8:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Unless NASCAR changes the yellow line rule or tweaks the restirctor plate, IMO every Daytona or Talladega race will end this way. If NASCAR had given Regan Smith the win last year at Talladega, everybody wouldn't be so gun shy about going below the yellow line. I think NASCAR will continue to let this happen until somebody gets hurt. Fans have their favorites, and I believe that if Junior went up into the fence, whoever that driver is that sends him up there will be hated for the rest of his life and Junior fans will scream for him to e black flagged. If somebody gets hurt in the Talladega chase race, it will most likely be because of Goodyear or the fact that a two car hookup can go 15 mph faster than the pack. I usually like plate races, but this year's have sucked. Daytona 500(9 lead changes, hard to pass, bad tire.) Aaron's 499(Junior and Jeff Burton were about to break away from the whole field when Burton was 3 laps down, Carl goes into the grandstand) Coke Zero 400(Even worse tire than 500, no passing for the lead, fake caution, Kyle goes into the catch fence) AMP Energy 500(?) 69. Cam posted: 10.03.2009 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch learned what comes around goes around, Regan Smith got his best (should be second best)finish, and Daytona made up for it's s**t Daytona 500. P.S What is the best Nascar paint scheme, I think its Elliot Sadler's Best Buy car 70. 18fan posted: 11.02.2009 - 9:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have a question. Who wouldn't block in that situation? Dale Earnhardt most certainly would have thrown a block at that point of a race. It's human nature. Also. Tony is doing what Kyle did last year, and I am happy about it. He gets everything handed to him by Hendrick, so now Hendrick starts giving him crappier cars so Jimmie can win the championship. 71. Ryan posted: 07.05.2010 - 3:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 30. DaleSrFanForever posted: 07.05.09 - 10:56 pm "DaleSrFan although I admit Stremme has been a huge wrecking ball this year, he wasn't responsible for the Big One. Kasey was the one turned him on the backstretch." Actually if you look at the replay from the camera pointing directly down the backstretch, you can see Stremme tried to force his way into the top line and came across Kasey's hood. But you are right about Stremme being a wrecking ball. Or as Red said: "David Stremme this year reminds me a lot of David Ragan in 2007: slow, yet out of control." Couldn't have said it better myself. "You idiots that say Kyle had it coming to him, Would you say it if he got badly hurt or even killed?" Yep. That is the risk you take when you block like that at those high speeds. It's what killed my favorite driver. "or would you have the guts to say it to his face." No, cause he is so ugly I wouldn't want to look him in the face. I'd be afraid that if I looked at him I'd melt like those guys in that Indiana Jones movie when they opened the Ark of the Covenant. lmao! at Indiana Jones. I call busch solar goggles And DSFF, I have same Dale Earnhardt poster hanging up in my room, "Damn I'm good." 72. CBASS posted: 02.03.2013 - 9:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #47 Kingsford Match Light #44 Richard Petty's 200 Wins/ PVA.org #12 Penske #42 Target/ Polaroid #17 R+L Global Carriers #16 Scotch-Brite Products #88 National Guard "Serving America" #26 IRWIN Marathon #82 Red Bull Cola http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/photos/main-gallery/?s=5&y=2009&r=3367 73. LASTCAR posted: 04.24.2013 - 12:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Dave Blaney picked up the 9th last-place finish of his career in Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 at the Daytona International Speedway when his unsponsored #66 Prism Motorsports Toyota fell out with overheating problems on lap 2 of the 160-lap race. Qualifying was rained-out for the second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup race, allowing Blaney to secure the 40th starting spot. The #64 team of Gunselman Motorsports and the #13 team of Germain Racing were also on the entry list for Daytona, but both attempted fewer races than Blaney in 2009 and wound up as the two teams that failed to qualify. Still, Blaney was unable to secure a sponsor for the Daytona event and, just two laps in, he pulled behind the wall with overheating problems. It is the first time the #66 had finished last at Daytona since Harry Gant fell out with an engine failure after completing just one lap of the 1978 Daytona 500. The finish was the fourth for Blaney, team, and the number 66 in 2009, and the first for each since Blaney's crash early in May's Crown Royal presents the Russ Friedman 400 at the Richmond International Raceway. Blaney tied P.J. Jones in last month's Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway for the fewest laps completed of any last-place finisher in 2009 and joined Mike Bliss in the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta as the only two drivers to finish last because of overheating problems. Blaney moved past Ricky Craven and Kyle Petty and now stands alone with the fourth-most last-place finishes since 1998. Blaney sits 12th-ranked on the all-time list. Only three times since 1972 has a single driver scored more than four last-place finishes in a single NASCAR Sprint Cup season. By scoring their fourth, both Blaney and Prism Motorsports might make history in 2009. With 18 races to go, Derrike Cope's driver record of six last-place finishes in 2006 and Means Racing's team record of nine finishes in 1992 may both fall at season's end. 2009 RANKINGS 1st) Dave Blaney (4) 2nd) Mike Bliss, Patrick Carpentier, David Gilliland, Tony Raines (2) 3rd) Todd Bodine, P.J. Jones, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Joe Nemechek (1) Visit http://brockbeard.blogspot.com/ for more. 74. Nu3clear Wa4le posted: 06.16.2015 - 12:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #44 - Paralyzed Veterans / Richard Petty 200 Wins #47 - Kingsford MatchLight / Bush's Baked Beans #82 - Red Bull Cola #88 - National Guard Serving America / AMP Energy 75. mister83 posted: 07.06.2015 - 10:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Possibly my favorite call to the finish ever, which is surprising because it was TNT which sucks. 76. Chives5150 posted: 07.06.2015 - 11:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Possibly my favorite call to the finish ever, which is surprising because it was TNT which sucks." Ralph, Kyle, and Wally provided for some pretty entertaining sound bites. "Just wanted to touch him, man!" "Here he comes... THERE HE GOES!" "HE TURNS HIM, OH MY GOD!" "Some of these guys hit hard, man." 77. 88&4Fan posted: 07.21.2015 - 1:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) To follow up with the previous two comments, I think Ralph Shaheen never really got enough of a chance in the booth, because he was GREAT during that race, especially the finish. I agree, one of the best calls ever. "Here he comes. THERE HE GOES!!! KYLE BUSCH IN THE WALL!!! OH MY GOD!!! AND IN COMES STEWART (Tony Stewart!) TO TAKE THE CHECKERED FLAG!!! AND ANOTHER CAR IN THE BACKSIDE (OH!) IT'S KASEY KAHNE!!! AND THEY'RE SCATTERING EVERYWHERE AS THEY COME TO THE LINE!!! Some of these guys hit hard, man. AND ONE OF THEM WAS KYLE BUSCH!!! They're still hitting hard." ... five seconds pass ... Kyle Petty - "That was a ugly finish". 78. NASCARLover22 posted: 09.14.2015 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates: #42 Target/Polaroid #17 R+L Global Carriers/DeWalt #96 Academy Sports & Outdoors/Ask.com 79. Maverick11 posted: 03.22.2016 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony Stewart led 86 laps in both his 2009 and 2006 wins at Daytona. 80. Jahn1234567890 posted: 04.21.2018 - 9:20 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) Mike Wallace should be listed as a DNQ. He participated in practice like anyone else. As qualifying rained out he failed to make the show due to being a late entry. http://www.jayski.com/stats/2009/grids/18dis2009grid.htm 81. JSPorts posted: 04.21.2018 - 10:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yes, it looks like they didn't withdraw from this race. 82. Maverick19 posted: 11.11.2019 - 3:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is Tony Stewart's only Cup win that did not have Home Depot, Office Depot or Mobil 1 on the car. 83. Bodyblower posted: 03.22.2020 - 12:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeremy Mayfield and his 41 team withdrew. 84. JG24Ever posted: 07.03.2020 - 2:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The last time that the Cup Series raced at Daytona on the 4th of July. 85. Rich posted: 12.06.2020 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ralph Sheheen, Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty were the commentators. Matt Yocum, Adam Alexander, Lindsay Czarniak and Marty Snider were the pit road reporters. Larry McReynolds was the in-race analyst. Marc Fein was the studio host. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: