|| *Comments on the 2014 STP 500:* First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page | View All On One Page View the most recent comment | Post a comment <#post> 1. Anonymous posted: 03.28.2014 - 5:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First Penske ruled group qualifying, now Gibbs rules group qualifying. I have a feeling Hendrick or Roush will be next. Tough break for Reutimann, I wouldn't be surprised if the 35 team shuts down soon like the 77 and 87 teams did. 2. Anonymous posted: 03.28.2014 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (2) (9) 10 qualified 10th?????????? This has rigged written all over it. 3. Damien posted: 03.28.2014 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 32 qualified in the top 30 which is quite an achievement for this team. The only other times they have qualified in the Top 30 are: 2011 Las Vegas Mike Skinner 29th 2012 Talladega Terry Labonte 28th 2012 Sonoma Boris Said 28th 2012 Watkins Glen Boris Said 25th 2012 Martinsville Ken Schrader 28th 2013 Sonoma Boris Said 24th 2013 Watkins Glen Boris Said 27th 2014 Daytona Terry Labonte 24th and now... 2014 Martinsville Travis Kvapil 29th Watch for Kvapil on Sunday. Has always been decent at Martinsville, and could snag a top 20. 4. Debris posted: 03.28.2014 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Wow Alex Bowman qualified 19th! Great job for him! 5. joey2448 posted: 03.28.2014 - 6:08 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Jeff Gordon needs to lead 141 laps on Sunday to break Cale Yarborough's all-time Martinsville laps-lead record of 3,733... Danica just seems to have this track figured out. Last year she had her best career run to finish 12th, and now she made the top 12 in group qualifying and will start 10th on Sunday, her best qual effort in a non-restrictor plate race! Also gotta give a shoutout to Jamie Mac! Joey Logano and Jimmie Johnson are now the only two drivers to have made the final group qualifying session (top 12) in every race this year so far (besides Daytona, which is entirely different). So anyone think Tony Stewart is finally finding his stride? 6. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.28.2014 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) No... this is one of Stewart's better tracks. Stewie just lost something over the course of 2012... his career isn't going to last much longer than another 3 or 4 years. 7. JG24FanForever posted: 03.28.2014 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is the third time Jeff Gordon has qualified fifth at Martinsville. But the first time he's done so in the spring. He Qualified fifth in the 1999 fall event, led 29 laps, and won. He Qualified fifth in the fall 2000 event, led none, and finished fifth. 8. Eric posted: 03.28.2014 - 6:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't think qualifying was rigged for Danica based on practice speeds with Stewart. While Danica was 29th in practice, Stewart was 5th fastest in practice. Martinsville is a track where one teammate is capable of making another teammate better based on information or help them change their style racing the track. I am saying this because of how much better Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth got at Martinsville after Denny Hamlin gave them pointers. 9. Eric posted: 03.28.2014 - 6:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The thing with Danica starting 10th though is capable the car in the top 10 or near the top 10 at Martinsville is a whole different matter than qualifying is. 10. Eric posted: 03.28.2014 - 7:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) joey2448, I don't know if Stewart is hitting his stride. Stewart was helped by pit strategy for getting a top 5 at Auto Club. The problem is you are dealing with a soon to be 43 year old driver that isn't completely healthy and isn't in his prime anymore even before the broken leg. 11. cjs3872 posted: 03.28.2014 - 7:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anonymous (#2), why should Danica's qualifying run be that surprising? Her run in this race last year is, to date, her most impressive in the Cup Series. Let's also remember that Martinsville is one track where a driver with a road racing background can do well because of the hairpin turns. Two years ago, A.J. Allmendinger finished second in this race, Marcos Ambrose has run well at Martinsville, John Andretti always ran well at Martinsville, and scored the last win to date for the #43 car in this race 15 years ago, and I even remember Wally Dallenbach, Jr. having a good run his first full-time season in 1992. If there was a shorter oval that Danica would figure to do well at, it would be Martinsville because of her background in road racing. And @4, I don't see Alex Bowman being stuck in that #23 car very long, because he's going to get a ride with a better team, possibly as soon as next year. Two top 25 finishes, and now a 19th-place qualifying run at Martinsville when his teammate can't do any better than 38th almost everywhere they go. What Bowman's doing is similar to what drivers of another generation had to do to get noticed by the sport's better teams of the day. That would be to do as good as you can with the lower teams, and then other car owners would notice that and put you in their cars. Let's not forget that drivers like Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Ernie Irvan, and Bobby Allison started basically driving junk, but when they outperformed their equipment, other teams began to notice. Waltrip was noticed by DiGard Racing in 1975 when he was outrunning DiGard in his own equipment on a regular basis. Earnhardt was noticed by Rod Osterlund because of his early runs in cars owned by John Ray and Will Cronkite. Irvan was noticed by Morgan-McClure Motorsports through his runs in cars owned by D.K. Ulrich, as he ran up front with Ulrich's team in some races, and Allison got noticed by Holman-Moody when he started succeeding driving self-owned Chevrolets in the mid 60s. And there are others that fit this category, but the four I mentioned are the most noticeable. I wouldn't be surprised if Bowman got a call from Michael Waltrip, if he wanted to restart his third team on a full-time basis, or if someone like Penske or Ganassi wanted to expand to a third team. The Rookie of the Year battle may be between Austin Dillon and Kyle Larson, but a real argument can be made that Bowman has actually done the best job so far out of all the rookies, when all factors, including team and equipment are considered. He's taken a garbage car (the #23 BK Racing car) and made it look somewhat competent in the early stages of this season. 12. cjs3872 posted: 03.28.2014 - 7:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did you not see the last 200 laps of this race last year, Eric? Danica was very impressive moving from the back of the field to 12th place, and she was also on the lead lap in the fall race until the final lap or two, running with drivers such as Kurt Busch, a Martinsville winner and past series champion. I'm not much of a fan of Danica, but I'm also objective, unlike many posters here. If someone does something impressive, I'm going to state it, even if it's someone I'm not exactly enthralled with. And Danica's run in this race last year has been her most impressive run in a Cup race to date (she wasn't too bad at Martinsville last fall, either), and her qualifying effort today was her finest to date in a Cup race. Her road racing background lessens the disadvantage she's at, and her greatest strength when she raced IndyCars was that she conserved her equipment and usually finished. That also helps her at Martinsville, because you have to be conservative during some stages of the race to be able to get to the finish. Martinsville is a track that plays right into her greatest strengths as a race driver, and if she finished where she's slated to start, it would not surprise me at all. 13. joey2448 posted: 03.28.2014 - 7:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I'm not much of a fan of Danica, but I'm also objective, unlike many posters here." HAHAHAHA!! Classic cjs... Also, while the qualifying results will show Kyle Busch winning the pole with an 18.998 second lap (99.674 mph), the track record will officially be listed in the record books as 18.898 seconds (100.201 mph), set by Joey Logano in the first round of group qualifying. 14. Daniel posted: 03.28.2014 - 7:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In using fastest 43: #35 David Reutimann Out using fastest 43: #66 Joe Nemechek 15. Eric posted: 03.28.2014 - 7:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) cjs3872, I watched the whole Martinsville race last year. You mentioned Kurt Busch as former winner here, but Martinsville is his worst short track. Kurt is a great driver that Kevin Harvick loved his feedback last year in terms of helping Kevin at Childress, but Martinsville is a track that he has problems finishing in the top 10. Kurt only has 4 top 10's there in 27 starts with only 2 top 5's. The last time Kurt finished in the top in Martinsville was in 2005. 16. Eric posted: 03.28.2014 - 7:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) CJS3872, Why would Penske want Alex Bowman for a 3rd cup car when he has Ryan Blaney? Remember Ryan Blaney is going to race 2 times in the cup series this year for Roger Penske besides doing 15 Nationwide races this year. I don't see Alex Bowman being in a 3rd Ganassi cup car. I am saying this because Chip has signed Dylan Kwasniewski to a development contract and Dylan also bring a sponsor with him. I don't see Chip rushing Dylan, but having 4 cup teams when Dylan is ready for cup is my problem with Chip's name being mentioned for Alex Bowman. I have a hard time seeing chip wanting to own 4 cup teams. I don't see Chip dumping Jammie Mcmurray based on the fact Chip needs Jamie to mentor Dylan. 17. The Long Shot posted: 03.28.2014 - 8:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As murb said a couple of weeks ago, I could see Alex Bowman in the #9 for Richard Petty next year. Ambrose is likely gone following the year, and the only other guy who I think is a legitimate candidate for the ride is Trevor Bayne, who has done absolutely nothing since his Daytona 500 win. Bowman offers the team a ton more upside, and with time, I could see him giving RPM victories and maybe even championships. (Plus, BK Racing and RPM seem to have some sort of an alliance, seeing as RPM development driver Ryan Truex is driving the other BK car this year.) 18. Eric posted: 03.28.2014 - 8:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I do seeing Alex Bowman leaving BK after this year, but I think it would be for Petty or Waltrip. I might throw Roush in the mix for Alex Bowman also if Biffle leaves after this season since I don't see Roush picking Bayne to replace Biffle due to Bayne's medical history. I am not sold on Ambrose being back with Petty for 2015. The fact is I don't see Marcos getting any better with him turning 39 next year. The 9 car is a ride Alex would take if nothing else is available. 19. Eric posted: 03.28.2014 - 8:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Before CJS3872 mentions it, Ryan Blaney also doing all the truck race for Brad. 20. The Long Shot posted: 03.28.2014 - 8:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race will also feature the debut of the new Air Titan 2.0 jet dryer. 21. JG24FanForever posted: 03.28.2014 - 8:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Let's also remember that Martinsville is one track where a driver with a road racing background can do well because of the hairpin turns." Martinsville and Pocono should be jumbled with Road-Racing for a combined stat. Most wins on a road-course, Pocono and Martinsville: 1. Jeff Gordon------23 (9-6-8) 2. Richard Petty----23 (6-2-15) 3. Darrell Waltrip--20 (5-4-11) 4. Rusty Wallace----17 (6-4-7) 5. Tony Stewart-----12 (7-2-3) 5. Jimmie Johnson---12 (1-3-8) Others: Cale Yarborough-----10 (3-2-6) Ricky Rudd----------10 (6-1-3) Bobby Allison--------9 (6-3-0) Dale Earnhardt-------9 (1-2-6) Tim Richmond---------9 (5-4-0) Denny Hamlin---------8 (0-4-4 Bill Elliott---------6 (1-5-0) David Pearson--------6 (4-1-1) Kyle Busch-----------3 (3-0-0) Kyle Petty-----------2 (1-1-0) It makes me happy, knowing that I saw Gordon tie the King in this hypothetical(but actual)statistic at Martinsville last fall. 22. JG24FanForever posted: 03.28.2014 - 8:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^^^^Bracketing never, ever works. 23. Joe Fan #87#66 posted: 03.28.2014 - 9:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The #77 i don't think has officially shut down, but they all but have. Being added late, then withdrawing was kinda odd but whatever... And the #87 hasn't shut down. They just aren't going to run the #87 when they run the #66 with Joe, so they can focus on making one car better, which has worked. They are slowing improving the car, although it's still slow. They just aren't as far off the pace as they were in Phoenix. Wish a sponsor would step up and help the team. 24. cjs3872 posted: 03.28.2014 - 10:06 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I know Kurt Busch has usually struggled at Martinsville throughout his career, Eric, and the one race he did win, he set a record by coming from the 36th starting position to win it, but I also look at the teams he's raced for, and except for Penske, none of them have ever really put much emphasis on that track. And you also mention about a main reason why Ganassi wouldn't expand his team for a driver such as Alex Bowman would be because Dylan K. has signed on as a development driver, and that he'll need Jamie McMurray to mentor him. I'm not sure I agree with that, because by the time Dylan K. is ready, Larson might have enough experience to mentor him, because I don't see Dylan being ready for at least two, maybe three more years, by which time Kyle Larson will be a driver with enough experience to mentor someone like Dylan. The question there is, will Kyle jump to another team before then? And also, how do you figure that Petty and BK Racing have a partnership, since one is running Toyotas and the other one is running Fords? What happened with Petty was that funding for the proposed driver development program wasn't there, so they had to give it up, and Petty allowed Ryan Truex to go anywhere he wanted to go, and he ended up at BK Racing, where he's looked lost this entire season. And The Long Shot, I don't get where you say that Trevor Bayne hasn't done anything since his Daytona 500 win when he's come down with MS since that win and drives for a part-time team in the Cup Series that thinks of a 15th-20th place run like a victory, given what they're up against, and he has finished in the top ten twice two yeas ago, including at Las Vegas. So he is capable of running in the top 12-15 in that #21 car on a good day, but not running more than one-third of the schedule hurts that entire team, especially where the pit crew is concerned. And he has won twice in the Nationwide Series and last year, finished sixth in the points which is a minor miracle, considering the disadvantage he's been at with nobody to lean ideas off of, both last year and this year. In his 38 races as Roush's main Nationwide Series driver, he's only had rookie teammates that can give him virtually no information, so his has effectively been a single-car operation, and for him to have done as well as he has is a tribute to him. Sure, he hasn't accomplished what he would have liked, but that has been mostly due to circumstances beyond his control, and not having a teammate with any kind of experience for the second consecutive year has him looking at an uphill climb again this season. 25. 02Justin10 posted: 03.28.2014 - 10:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think cjs3872's thoughts about Alex Bowman are right...I mean...that kid has been doing a decent job in that horrendous BK Racing stuff...meanwhile, Ryan Truex has been near the tail of the field all year...I remember how Alex Bowman qualified on time (in 36th) at Las Vegas, and I was even impressed by that. I think Bowman would be a nice driver for any organization that is seeking new talent. And as much as I hate Patrick, she did a nice job in qualifying, and if she nets a 10th place in the race...then good for her, I mean, she's in equipment that should have her near the front of the field anyways. I just wonder how much on-track activity the Cup series will get tomorrow. I live in south-central Virginia and for most of the late part of the week, our local forecasters have been calling for a soggy weekend. Saturday doesn't seem to promising, but there could be some breaks in the rain and maybe the Trucks can get their race in. (I hope) Sunday now looks much better, the storm system should be moving off the coast early Sunday morning, and Martinsville should be dry by Sunday afternoon. 26. Eric posted: 03.28.2014 - 10:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) CJS3872, Kyle Larson really can't jump ship before Dylan K goes to cup. Kyle's contract is up after the 2017 season according to Jayski. Dylan K should in Cup in 2017 since After 2016, Dylan K. would have 3 years of Nationwide Experience. 27. cjs3872 posted: 03.28.2014 - 11:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Since when has being under contract kept drivers from moving from team to team, Eric? If Ganassi becomes a power in NASCAR, which he nearly was twice before (in 2001-'02 and again in 2010), then Larson would have no reason to leave, but if Ganassi returns to the middle of the pack (or worse) after a year or two among the front runners, as has happened before, then Larson would have reason to want to leave, especially if Tony Stewart decides to retire before then, which I actually don't think will happen. Speaking of Tony Stewart, everyone mentions how Tony Stewart's performance has suffered over the last two years, but it's not Tony. Just look at how inept that car was last year after Tony's injury. In retrospect, it was amazing that Tony ever got that car into any kind of contention last year, given how bad it was. What happened was that Steve Addington never meshed with that group, and after his setups began being used after the first month and a half of the 2012 season, that's when the team headed straight south. But with Tony qualifying seventh and having finished in the top five the last two races, and nearly winning last week, it appears that the Tony Stewart we've all been accustomed to seeing may be on the verge of returning. Remember that he has never done well in the first part of a season, and for him to have successive top five finishes may be a warning shot to the rest of the field that the #14 car is going to be a serious threat this season, because as the weather and tracks get warmer, so does he, and I believe he'll get his 50th win this season, perhaps even by mid-season. And I think they're getting the cars closer to what they were from 2009-2011, and if my instincts on this are right, Tony Stewart's a long way from being done. In fact, if he were to eventually bag a fourth championship, it wouldn't surprise me one bit. And @25, as for Danica and her equipment being front-running equipment. You're right about that, but Martinsville is among the toughest tracks on the entire circuit, and for her to do as well as she did there last year was amazing, since that track is one place rookies are never supposed to do well at. Just look at how lost Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. was there last year. Granted, Roush has never really put any focus on that track, but Stenhouse looked completely lost there with what was a championship-level team. 28. The Long Shot posted: 03.28.2014 - 11:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "And The Long Shot, I don't get where you say that Trevor Bayne hasn't done anything since his Daytona 500 win when he's come down with MS since that win and drives for a part-time team in the Cup Series that thinks of a 15th-20th place run like a victory, given what they're up against, and he has finished in the top ten twice two yeas ago, including at Las Vegas. So he is capable of running in the top 12-15 in that #21 car on a good day, but not running more than one-third of the schedule hurts that entire team, especially where the pit crew is concerned. And he has won twice in the Nationwide Series and last year, finished sixth in the points which is a minor miracle, considering the disadvantage he's been at with nobody to lean ideas off of, both last year and this year. In his 38 races as Roush's main Nationwide Series driver, he's only had rookie teammates that can give him virtually no information, so his has effectively been a single-car operation, and for him to have done as well as he has is a tribute to him. Sure, he hasn't accomplished what he would have liked, but that has been mostly due to circumstances beyond his control, and not having a teammate with any kind of experience for the second consecutive year has him looking at an uphill climb again this season." You're calling his finishing sixth in points while driving for a Cup-affiliated team "a minor miracle"? For a guy that has been hyped as much as he has been, especially considering he's been in Nationwide for a few years now, I'd call it a bit disappointing. Remember, this is the same team that saw Ricky Stenhouse win 2 series championships driving for them. You also say that he has no veteran teammates to bounce information off of. Look on the Cup side of the equation, and you'll find Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards. And if you wanted to go outside the team, Bayne has Jeff Gordon as another potential option (remember that those two were very tight in Speedweeks 2011 before Bayne's 500 victory). Here are some stats, comparing Austin Dillon and Trevor Bayne's results since Bayne's rookie year in 2009 (remember, although he might have slightly better equipment, Dillon didn't start driving full-time until 2011): --Austin Dillon: 2 wins, 30 top 5's, 52 top 10's (75 starts) --Trevor Bayne: 2 wins, 19 top 5's, 51 top 10's (118 starts) Mmm, I might be presenting a pretty weak argument here. Look, I'm not trying to tear Bayne down; on the contrary, I want him to succeed. I just have not been impressed by his performance in Nationwide thus far, so I can't say with a straight face that he deserves the #9 ride over Alex Bowman, and to be honest, at this point, due to his performance and health issues, it's fair to wonder whether he'll ever get a fair shot at a Cup ride. 29. 23andJoe posted: 03.29.2014 - 12:18 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) >Tough break for Reutimann, I wouldn't be surprised if the 35 team shuts down soon like the 77 and 87 teams did. That keeps getting said, but it ignores the fact that the 35 is Front Row's R&D team. It might go to S&Ping, but the odds of it shutting down are slim. 30. murb posted: 03.29.2014 - 12:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) I said it before a couple weeks back, but I REALLY want to see Alex Bowman in the 9 car next year. I think he and Almirola would be quite the duo. 31. murb posted: 03.29.2014 - 12:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Whoops, I just now saw comment #17 where Long Shot reiterated my point about Bowman and the 9 car. As for Trevor Bayne though, I think he can be a GOOD Cup driver (think Ryan Newman or Greg Biffle) if given a good chance, but as I watch him more and more I just don't see him progressing as much as some of his contemporaries (Larson, Blaney, Bowman in garbage equipment, etc). I still want to see him get a full time Cup ride, but at the same time, there's quite a few other young drivers that I would rather have if I was a car owner. 32. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 03.29.2014 - 1:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think Bowman will find himself in better equipment soon enough. At the beginning of the season, I simply hoped for him to be able to finish every race and log as many laps as he can, because I didn't have much faith in BK Racing's cars. But Alex is driving the wheels off that car for sure compared to how Ryan Truex is doing. I think the top Cup teams are going to be taking turns dominating qualifying this year like somebody already mentioned. First it was Penske, now Gibbs, then it will probably be Hendrick and maybe Roush (I say that because despite being acknowledged as an elite team, their performances can be rather erratic to the point where they barely stay in the first tier of teams). 33. cjs3872 posted: 03.29.2014 - 1:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Long Shot, the reason I say that Trevor Bayne's sixth place points finish last year was a minor miracle was that, unlike the other Cup-affiliated teams with full-time NNS drivers, he had nothing but rookies around him to help him and his team, which meant that he was, for all intents and purposes, driving for a single car team, because he had nowhere to go for any assistance. There was no Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, or other veteran Cup driver running the NNS races that he could lean on for assistance, or even an experienced full-time NNS driver, such as Elliott Sadler, Brian Vickers, or anyone like that around him. Remember that his only full-time teammate last year was Travis Pastrana, and to add to that, his cars were slow (likely due to having a tighter setup to suit Trevor's driving style) and had reliability problems not seen from that team in several years. Yet he was able to finish sixth in points and had a chance to finish as high as fourth. And despite all that, he was one of just three NNS drivers that won a race last year, something the even the champion, Austin Dillon, was unable to do (and he wrested the lead from a dominant Dillon late in the race he won). All things considered, he should have barely even been in the top ten in points, and he had a shot at the top five. And he's got the same problem this year, as he has no experience around him to help him out, as he has two rookies for teammates, one of whom (Ryan Reed) is crashing more often than Jon Wes Townley used to (he's gotten better beginning last year), not to mention slow racecars. The only difference seems to be that they have their reliability problems straightened out, but I think it's only a matter of time that having nothing but rookies around him begins to catch up to Bayne in the NNS, if slow cars don't catch up to him first. He may be tied for the championship lead right now, but with all that hovering over his head, if he can repeat his sixth-place championship finish of a year ago, I'll consider that an accomplishment. And I doubt anything about car setup from any of Roush's Cup drivers will be of much use to Trevor Bayne, simply because they all like loose cars and Bayne likes a tighter car. And as long as they don't run any NNS races, they wouldn't be of much help, anyway. But Bayne was likely hurt more than any other Roush Racing driver was when Matt Kenseth left, because Kenseth was someone he could lean on, even though he almost never ran the NNS in his last couple of years with Roush. That's because Bayne's driving style was more like Kenseth than any of the other Roush drivers. And as for Alex Bowman being better for the #9 car than Bayne, I think Bayne may very well end up in the Cup Series next year with Roush, especially if the current contract discussions with Greg Biffle fall apart. And this is also a contract year for Carl Edwards, and Roush may not be able to keep both drivers, and if one leaves, I think Bayne will move right in, and if it's in the #16 car, it might be renumbered to Roush's old flagship #6. And I do think that Bowman's positioning himself for a better Cup ride. Whether it's in the #9 car (or possibly the #44 car when Chase Elliott moves to the Cup Series in the next couple of years), I'm not too sure, though it would be priceless for anyone to be able to learn from the King. Just look at what's happened with Aric Almirola the last couple of years. I didn't think he was that good, and he's proven me dead wrong about that. 34. cjs3872 posted: 03.29.2014 - 1:56 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) And by the way, what happened to David Reutimann and the #35 team is about as big a heartbreaker as you can get, because Reutimann missed this race on a tie-breaker, and that's about as big a punch to the gut as it gets. Both he and Landon Cassill qualified with the exact same time, but since Cassill's #40 team is higher in the points, he got the 36th and last spot determined by speed, while Reutimann and the #35 team had to go home as the only car not to qualify for this race. (The #77 of Dave Blaney withdrew for the second week in a row.) 35. b4il3y posted: 03.29.2014 - 3:51 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 6. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.28.2014 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: Like this comment (0) Dislike this comment (1) No... this is one of Stewart's better tracks. Stewie just lost something over the course of 2012... his career isn't going to last much longer than another 3 or 4 years. Not if he has anything to say about it. 36. Sarf52 posted: 03.29.2014 - 7:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) And hey, why aren't we talking about Casey Mears at all? The #13 has been stout this year, which can be a product of Germain finally putting it all together OR Mears showing that he really IS the type of driver who deserved to drive at Ganassi, RCR, and Hendrick. I'm a little biased hear, with Casey being my favorite driver, but seriously the guy has been COMPETITIVE this year. I'd love to see him get in a car for a middle-tier team. I think he picks up 3 more top-10's (Probably at plate races or road courses) this year and a pole. 37. Sarf52 posted: 03.29.2014 - 7:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alex Bowman should be heading to the Roush #16 next year. End of the rope for Greg Biffle unless he can muster a win and 8+ top 10s this year, which is completely conceivable but I don't think it will happen. I see him driving the Furniture Row car next year or the year after, because the book is almost closed on Greg Biffle. He seems like a good guy, and I've always liked Biff, but it just feels like it's his time. I could be way off on this, but I have a feeling the Biffle years are almost over. The 9 is a lot more likely of a landing spot for Bowman. Ambrose has been not-so dismal the last few weeks, he was in the top 15 for most of the Fontana race until cutting a tire. Unless he sweeps the road courses this year, RPM will probably make the right choice and let him go. Almirola/Bowman duo would be a nice combo. Third spot I can think of is MWR. Maybe Michael will stop moonlighting in the #66 and open it up full time, and put a driver like Bowman in the car. That 66 is a fairly good ride (Remember, when Joe Nemechek drives the car, it is really the #87 with a different number) Burton ran well in his only race this year and Michael is usually in the lead pack at the plate tracks. 38. We need more Onion posted: 03.29.2014 - 9:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman has only used his owner points to get in a race once, that being last week at Fontana, but got in on time the other 6 occasions. Given that he is a rookie with the experience of ONE season in a midpack NWS car, he is impressing the hell out of me. I believe everyone sees this and hope he gets a proper ride next year. I don't know what MWR has with BK Racing, if anything, but the way Bowyer performs so far, the #15 could be a destination for Alex. And that'd be great. 39. The Long Shot posted: 03.29.2014 - 10:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I do think Biffle's done at Roush after year's end. He turns 45 in December, and his performance has been steadily worsening over the past few seasons. I agree with cjs: give Biffle the boot and put Trevor Bayne in the 16 car. His health issues will catch up to him at some point, but I see no reason why he can't run for at least a few seasons in that #16. I also believe that Carl Edwards will leave Roush within the next couple of years as well, potentially for MWR or even for Stewart-Haas if Tony decides to retire. I could see James Buescher potentially being tabbed as a replacement for Carl in the #99, seeing as while RAB Racing has no direct affiliation with Roush, James's brother Chris obviously does. It's not out of the realm of possibility to predict Roush potentially expanding to 4 cars by the end of the decade, running with Bayne, Stenhouse, and both Bueschers. 40. Anonymous posted: 03.29.2014 - 11:11 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Ambrose is likely gone following the year, and the only other guy who I think is a legitimate candidate for the ride is Trevor Bayne, who has done absolutely nothing since his Daytona 500 win." Why does everyone on this board always say this about Ambrose? If everything was the same between 2013 and 2014, I MIGHT agree. But 2014 is another bag of apples, altogether. Having a driver that specializes at a certain track is an asset for a second tier (and Richard Petty Motorsports is second tier at best) in this era of NASCAR, in my opinion. Remember, Ambrose should have one Watkins Glen for a third straight year last year. He wins there this year...BOOM automatic and first Chase berth for Richard Petty Motorsports. If the year was 2013 and the team was Hendrick, Gibbs, Penske, Roush, Childress, Stewart-Haas, even Waltrip; I would say yes, Amrbose will be fired. But the year is 2014 and the team is Richard Petty Motorsports. No way he gets fired. 41. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.29.2014 - 11:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Post #40 was me. I forgot to add my name. What do you guys think about Kasey Kahne not getting renewed when his contract ends next year. He's made The Chase both years and had a stout 4th place finish in 2012, but I've been underwhelmed by his performance in the 5 machine. I, like so many others, thought the move to Hendrick would free Kasey (so to speak) and he would be a perennial championship contender. I know it doesn't really make sense to get rid of your youngest guy, though. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if all 4 Hendrick drivers are gone from Hendrick in the next 5-7 years, with Gordon, Johnson, and Jr. retiring. Johnson is obviously the least likely of those guys to retire, especially if he keeps doing what he's done his entire career to this point. Speaking of Johnson, he will be visiting Auburn's campus on Thursday. Even if I don't really like him, I think that's pretty cool. 42. Dense Drip posted: 03.29.2014 - 11:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) # 36 I think that technical alliance between RCR and Germain Racing is the reason why Mears has been running so well this year. Allmendinger and the 47 team will probably put out more impressive runs too, since they've also started a technical alliance with RCR. 43. Anonymous posted: 03.29.2014 - 11:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^It's hard to be the last priority on a four car team... especially when the NNS and CWTS teams are higher than you on the totem pole. 44. BON GORDON posted: 03.29.2014 - 1:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) On my way down to Martinsville now. 45. We need more Onion posted: 03.29.2014 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't think Mears is running well because of the RCR alliance. They had a great first half in 2013 as well. It's more like Germain being a hard-working group of people who constantly over-achieve. And they have HUGE internal stability compared to other backmarkers, same sponsor, same driver, same crew chief for 4 and a half years now. Even though Casey is not much better than 2nd tier, he is steady and experienced a good match for a team with quite fast cars, but not much money. They need a bit better pit crew though. 46. cjs3872 posted: 03.29.2014 - 2:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In fact, Allmendinger finished in the top ten last week, Dense Drip, and I think it's been since Marcos Ambrose drove that car since it last finished in the top ten in a race that wasn't either a plate track or road course, and that was no fluke, as he had raced into the top ten before that final caution. Not surprisingly, that was also the last time the #47 car was aligned with another organization, as it was aligned with MWR at that time, and like the #13 and #78 cars, is now aligned with Richard Childress Racing. There's a reason why the #78 is struggling this year, and it's not the driver, though Martin Truex, Jr. is a downgrade from Kurt Busch. It's because the #78 car was the only one getting outside help from RCR, but now there are two other single-car teams getting outside help from RCR, so naturally resources are getting pulled from the #78 team, and it's showing. And The Long Shot, Chris Buescher is James' cousin, not his brother. But don't fret about that mistake, because I've also made it. And as I said, if Greg Biffle leaves and is replaced by Bayne, I think Roush will renumber the car from #16 to his old flagship #6, which has been completely absent in the Cup Series since the end of the 2012 season. And murb, you might be onto something with Bayne and comparing him to a Ryan Newman or a Greg Biffle. After all, Newman and Biffle have similar numbers (other than qualifying), and have done their best in some of the sport's biggest events. Newman is one of just six drivers to have won both the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400, and Biffle has twice won the Southern 500, and also has won the Firecracker 400 (albeit, on fuel mileage) and come painfully close in both the Brickyard 400 and Daytona 500. Of course, Bayne's only Cup win is his Daytona 500 win, but I wonder about his health issues and how teams will stay away from him because of that. And b4il3y, I agree with you regarding Tony Stewart, because I think he's closer to victory lane than anyone thinks he is, and he could win this weekend. He always struggles in the first part of the year, as the first three raced showed, but top five finishes in the last two races, combined with driving cars with setups he seems to like, unlike the past two years, I think sends a warning shot to the rest of the field that Tony and the #14 car is going to be one to reckon with. After all, we saw just how terrible that car really was last year when he had to sit out the final 40% of the schedule, as the only time we even saw it was at Talladega, when Austin Dillon nearly won with it. I think we may see Tony back in victory lane real soon, and if he won this week, I'm not sure it would surprise very many people. 47. Eric posted: 03.29.2014 - 2:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Long Shot, I disagree with you that Carl could leave Roush in a few years. The problem I have is Carl's contract runs through the end of the season. If Carl resigns with Roush, It would be a 4 to 5 year contract. I don't see James Buescher waiting 4 to 5 years for Carl to leave Roush. I am not saying Carl is going leaving Roush after this year because I don't think the market is there for Carl going to a team better than Roush unless Gibbs starts a 4th team. 48. murb posted: 03.29.2014 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'd be pretty surprised if Kahne left Hendrick. I don't see Rick letting him get away, even though he is the clear #4 driver over there this year. As for Carl, I think it would be good for him to leave if a better or equally good ride opened up somewhere, but he seems to really love driving for Roush and Ford, so I don't know how likely it is. I also see Biffle leaving Roush. Kenseth and now Harvick have both left their long time teams for greener pastures, so maybe Biffle will realize that and also leave. He seems like he has a great relationship with 3M, so I can see them going with him to an expansion team somewhere like the 66 for MWR. And as for Ambrose, sure, he does have "instant Chase berth" credibility because of his road course success, but I think if you asked any team out there, they would much rather have a younger driver that can potentially run well at every race track, not just a select few like Ambrose. Plus, Ambrose would be much better off going back to V8 Supercars. He's talked about going back to Australia before, so I think it's bound to happen at some point. 49. Sky Warrior posted: 03.29.2014 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What do you guys think about Ryan Newman at RCR? He's had some decent runs so far, but he doesn't really fit the mold of the team. RC has built the team completely around the spoon boys, with a collection of almost every pay driver in NASCAR surrounding them. Newman just sorta seems like odd man out in that group 50. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.29.2014 - 3:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Greg Biffle's age would work against him if he left Roush, methinks. He'll be 44 soon. 51. joey2448 posted: 03.29.2014 - 3:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The spoon boys", haha.. But like cjs mentioned, Newman's technical expertise must be paying dividends at RCR, because Childress has been behind the times for many years now. 52. cjs3872 posted: 03.29.2014 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think that Ryan Newman has helped turn Childress' organization around, Sky Warrior. One of the things that got that organization behind as that Childress is an old-school racer that has had a set way of doing things for many years, and what Newman has done is bring an engineering background to the Childress team that it's always lacked. And with the knowledge that Newman brings with him, Childress has his cars running much better than anyone, myself included, ever thought they'd be running. But it should come as no surprise. I actually think Newman was a big reason why SHR got off he ground as quickly as they did, and for the same reason. The expertise that Newman brought to SHR was a big reason why they were championship contenders from the first season of that team's existence. Remember that in 2009, the first season of SHR, Newman won a race and Tony Stewart was dominating the championship standings prior to the Chase reset. And I'm not sure they have these silly little problems they've been having if he was still there. But I think everyone underestimated just how valuable Newman was to SHR and just how valuable he appears to be to RCR at this time, on his engineering background alone. The drivers are not up to what their cars are at RCR, and to me, that's a surprise because I thought their cars would be just as weak as their drivers. 53. Spen posted: 03.29.2014 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cjs: "I think it's been since Marcos Ambrose drove that car since it last finished in the top ten in a race that wasn't either a plate track or road course" Bobby got top tens at Martinsville and Loudon. It is however, the team's first top ten at an intermediate track since Atlanta 2010 (which was the team's only cookie-cutter top ten until now.) "in 2009, the first season of SHR, Newman won a race" Nope. He won every other year he ran for SHR, but while he made the chase, he didn't win anything. IIRC, he was second in the World 600. 54. cjs3872 posted: 03.29.2014 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks for correcting me, Spen. But the fact that both SHR cars made the Chase in the team's first year was amazing in itself, and probably even more amazing than if both cars had just won a race. Though it can be argued that his runner-up finish in the 600 that year didn't count because of the circumstances under which it happened (the top 13 or 14 cars pitted when the race-ending rain hit, and only three cars stayed out, those of race-winner David Reutimann, Newman, and Robby Gordon). Of course, it does count, but it was incredibly cheap. 55. murb posted: 03.29.2014 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Unfortunately, Newman probably will be kicked to the curb as soon as Ty is ready for Cup. He's definitely the odd man out at RCR, which is a shame because he really hasn't run too bad this year. But obviously the Dillon brothers are locked into Cup rides over there, and Paul Menard is locked in too because of his sponsorship. So Newman probably will be let go in a couple of years once Ty is ready, unless they decide to try and run four cars again (which has never really worked out well for them in the past), or if Menard decides to leave for a better ride elsewhere. 56. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.29.2014 - 5:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In the ultimate "I have no explanation for this" category, Martinsville is the ONLY track on the circuit Danica looks remotely like a real race car driver on. She is actually really good here. But nowhere else. 57. Eric posted: 03.29.2014 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Zackary Shawn, Greg Biffle already turned 44 years old. He'll be turning 45 in December. 58. Eric posted: 03.29.2014 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Zackary Shawn, What goes against Greg Biffle isn't much as his age as his skills are declining. I am saying this based on Mark Martin from 2007 to 2009 seasons. Remember cup teams were still interest in Mark for the 2007 season when he was leaving Roush after the 2006 season despite Mark was turning 48 in January of 2007 because Mark's skills didn't decline much. Rick Hendrick signed Mark a contract that started in the 2009 season because of how good Mark was as a part time cup driver. Remember not all driver skills decline at the same age and that is what teams look at. The reason Bobby Labonte didn't get a top notch ride after Gibbs wasn't his age, but he was in the decline at an age that a cup driver shouldn't be yet without any major injuries. 59. Eric posted: 03.29.2014 - 6:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) cjs3872, The problem with Childress might have been the drivers to a point. Ryan Newman gives an advantage that RCR didn't have before, but having drivers that are useless for information is something that needs to looked at. When Kevin Harvick last year gave credit to Kurt Busch and Kurt's crew chief for helping his team getting great performances on the track, that speaks about the drivers RCR had outside of Kevin Harvick. Remember Jeff Burton already was passed his prime since 2011 season started and Paul Menard isn't the type of a driver Kevin and his team needed for feedback. Kevin went to Kurt a first place because Kurt gives great feedback when he doesn't act up on the radio besides Furniture Row racing working with RCR. Kurt like Kyle grew up working on race cars they raced with. 60. Eric posted: 03.29.2014 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I am another person who think Newman is going to be gone at RCR once Ty is ready. Ryan Newman has a great mind from his engineering background. He's a great addition to any cup team from a technical standpoint. Ryan is a good driver on the track. The thing is Ryan's background isn't the cure for all for a race organization. Penske had problems when Ryan Newman was there. Penske had some problems after Rusty left the team and Penske was mediocre from 2006 to 2008 when Ryan was there. It actually took Kurt acting up in 2011 on the radio to change the way Penske did things for cup. Brad gave credit to Kurt for turning around Penske in 2011 and pointed to him as how the 2 team was able to be a championship contender for 2012. 61. Eric posted: 03.29.2014 - 6:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think RCR would decline once Ryan Newman is gone from RCR. My reason is Ryan has that engineering background. Ryan is a good number 2 driver any team. There also is a question isn't about be answered for another few years in how good Austin Dillon actually is a driver and Paul Menard is a top 15 or top 20 driver. 62. Sarf52 posted: 03.29.2014 - 6:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Travis Kvapil about to log 700+ laps tomorrow shout out to him runnin' true double duty! Maybe they should put the cup/nationwide races on the same day to deter Buschwacking... 63. jabber1990 posted: 03.29.2014 - 7:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) running the cup and Nationwide races on the same day would be a good idea, but it wont stop the cup guys from running the races what happens if Kyle Busch starts 40th? the same thing as if he started in the top 5 yea Kyle, Brad, Kevin, Kenseth (who am I missing?) are all back there together but it still wont accomplish anything 64. cjs3872 posted: 03.29.2014 - 8:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Eric, one of the problems that Penske had after Rusty Wallace left was that neither Kurt Busch or Ryan Newman happens to be a driver you can build a team around. We saw how Kurt imploded several times, particularly at he end of his title defense in 2005. In fact, it can be argued that Kurt may have been the worst champion NASCAR has ever had, in terms of representing the sport as it's champion. Of course, only three men (Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, and Brad Keselowski) have actually had that opportunity in the last nine years, but I can't remember a driver being a worse champion than Kurt Busch. And as a result, I don't think he's a #1 driver and we know that Ryan Newman is not a driver capable of being a true #1 on a team expected to contend. Another reason that didn't work at Penske was because Penske was trying to develop Sam Hornish, Jr. from the IndyCar series to NASCAR at about that time (2007-'09), and ran a third car with drivers that just couldn't cut it. I think it's working better with Ryan Newman now for two reasons. First, he's much more experienced now than he was then. Also, Newman's under virtually no pressure to perform for really the first time in his career, as Richard Childress Racing is in a rebuilding mode. Your point on the teammates Kevin Harvick had the last few years is one I made numerous times myself, but I also don't think the cars were that good, either. Harvick simply overperformed in them, which is why I still think this is going to be a big year for him, and it will be when SHR gets those silly problems behind them, because the cars at SHR are faster than the ones he had at RCR. He won at Phoenix and was up front when a broken hub, a blown engine, and tire problems (in that order) derailed him in the last three races. But Newman's engineering background is doubtlessly helping RCR stay competitive, because I thought this was going to be a write-off year for that organization, but they've been much more competitive will all their cars than I thought they'd be. The fact that two of RCR's cars are in the top ten and all three are in the top 14 in the championship standings with all of them having scored top ten finishes is a tribute to how good they're running this year, because I thought they'd have terrible difficulty even finding the top ten in most of the races. 65. Daniel posted: 03.29.2014 - 9:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Go Gordon! 66. Schroeder51 posted: 03.29.2014 - 10:14 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) We can't go a single week without Daniel posting "Go Gordon!", can we? 67. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 12:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "We can't go a single week without Daniel posting "Go Gordon!", can we?" In fairness to Daniel, his repetitively saying that appears to be a good luck charm for Jeff, seeing as he is 3rd in points, just 2 behind the leader. 68. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 8:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) No worries Daniel, the official Hendrick Motorsports good luck charm, me, is on the way to Martinsville. Of Jeff's 8 win, I have been there for 5 of them. 69. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 10:57 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This week's comment section is brought to you by The Racing-Reference Troll Machine... I dare the trolls to eclipse 200 combined ups and downs on one post. 70. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 11:36 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cold and very windy here. Don't be surprised to see a sparse crowd. 71. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 11:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gonna try something new today, and follow the St. Petersburg AND Martinsville races...It's gonna be a pain. 72. BluesTravelerFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 11:55 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I know that often times we get aggravated and disagree and or get mad with some of the things he says sometimes, but I really hope this weekend encourages DSFF to come back to posting as a regular here. I do not mean ANYTHING against you other guys on here when saying this(you are all awesome and unique and entertaining in your own ways) but this comment section just isn't the same without you man. Please come back if you can. 73. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My predictions: the rookies won't keep their cars straight allday, Danica gets top 15, Petty cars in top 10, Logano top 5, and Keselowski for the win 74. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The National Anthem should ONLY be performed instrumentally at Nascar races. 75. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Boogity Boogity Boogity. (Troll face) 76. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ...That didn't take long. Kligerman must be bloody cursed. 77. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Larson has front nose damage too. 78. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Parker Kligerman crashes on lap 1. Is this guy EVER going to have a good run? I'm beginning to think this is what his whole season is going to look like. 79. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like about 5 cars that have parts falling off/hanging off the back. 80. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This might be a long day. 81. Ken posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Parker is not going to last. 82. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Both of our golden rookies have damage. Kligerman has more bad luck than anything 83. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rough intro for Larson and Allgaier to Martinsville. Parker Kligerman just can not catch a break. 84. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If the rest of the race, by some god-forsaken chance, becomes really clean from here on out, It'll convince me that Parker Kligerman is cursed. Now they need to replace the Pit Lane entry barrels due to the damage from Kligerman's crash. 85. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's not that Kligerman has run bad. He's just had horrendous luck. But when it comes to how he's run, he and Whitt have both done pretty decent in that equipment. 86. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Rough intro for Larson and Allgaier to Martinsville." Larson debuted last fall. 87. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth walks by Ky. Busch for the lead. 88. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth to the lead. 89. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon made an outside pass on Hamlin! Kenseth looks to be the best car for the second straight Martinsville race. 90. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Larson debuted last fall." Can't believe I forgot about that, thanks. 91. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What's wrong with Kyle...? 92. 1995z71 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Swan Racing has had the worst luck this season. 93. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Something looks really weird with Kyle Busch's car. He just fell back a ton. 94. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:30 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) The Most Uninteresting Man In The World to the lead. 95. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny Hamlin is REALLY starting to go backwards. 96. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) All the JGR cars are falling back. 97. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually it looks like ALL the Gibbs cars are sliding backwards. 98. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What is wrong with the Gibbs cars? 99. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Probably Kligerman done something to obtain the BK Racing curse. Poor dude. 100. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth went from leading to 8th in about 5 laps. 101. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Even though Larson debuted last fall it was still rough as i remember him running 30th all day until blowing up 102. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle is to tight except on throttle, then he's to loose. Same with Hamlin. 103. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano 3rd 104. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow. Kenseth looked to have a rocket, I leave the room for less than a minute and Johnson & Gordon are up front with Kenseth sinking like a rock. Danica fading back to her normal spot. 105. luigistarted06 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Parker Kligerman has the worst luck 106. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) aaaaand, competition caution engage. 107. 1995z71 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) competition cautions=pathetic 108. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Smoke running good so far at one of the biggest footwork tracks on the circuit. 109. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart looks really strong once again today. 110. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Khane and Kes crash on pit lane, Kes with heavy damage. VERY heavy damage. 111. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski and Kahne crash on pit road, Keselowski pretty much totals his race car. 112. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dammit Brad, damn Kasey Kahne 113. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski crashes into Kahne on pit road. 114. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski and Kahne crash on pit road. Keselowski has significant damage to the front of his car. 115. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What the hell are they doing?!? Bad Brad's day is done after contact on PIT ROAD! 116. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Kasey "In The Way This Season" Kahne damages Bad Brad on pitroad... 117. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Whoa, it looks like he spun into the wall at Michigan or something... 118. luigistarted06 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If this were a speedway, I doubt Keselowski would be getting back out there 119. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dammit, DSFF!! 120. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad goes to the garage. 121. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kes' day is DOOOOOOONNNEEEEEEE. Hendrick on the front row, Gibbs on the second row. 122. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) To the garage for Brad, wish they would show us what happened 123. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Of course Kenseth helps his hero get a good restart... 124. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch got some significant damage as well. 125. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Plain race incident, I'd say. No-one to blame. 126. luigistarted06 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stremmr is in the garage as well due to damage from the lap 1 incident 127. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad's blaming Kurt Busch for the pit road incident, lol 128. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad K had some serious words for Ku. Busch...hmmmm... 129. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wonder how Kurt Busch figured he could fit through there, i could see from here that car wouldn't fit 130. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon's car and now Johnson's car are fading BAD. 131. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano has been stellar so far this year and also in 2013. Probably all his haters, including me, now see that he might even become a legitimate championship contender. 132. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How ironic would it have been if Keselowski had referred to Kurt as a "decrepit old has-been"? 133. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I agree, Onion. Logano can easily finish top five in points this year. 134. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I bet Keselowski's frustration with Kurt Busch goes back to Kentucky last summer, when Busch turned Keselowski (on accident) on the frontstretch early in the race... 135. Anonymous posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) Hilarious, Brad whining about someone running into him. 136. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Gordon's car and now Johnson's car are fading BAD." Hopefully the race goes green for 200+ laps. 137. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "How ironic would it have been if Keselowski had referred to Kurt as a "decrepit old has-been"?" At least he can't say that Kurt is a "never was". 138. luigistarted06 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) What would make that all the more ironic, is Kurt Busch is driving the #41. The same number Spencer drove in 2002 And I meant to say Stremme, but my auto correct messed up 139. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch has faded from the lead all the way back to outside the top 10. 140. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Considering Brad has sent Busch spinning twice at Talladega, arguably the most dangerous track to do so, he has little room to whine about being hit on pit road at NASCAR's slowest track. 141. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Hilarious, Brad whining about someone running into him." His race is trashed before lap 100. It doesn't make you less of a man to be upset about anything. 142. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad is back out on track. 143. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt is pissed at Kes also... 144. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:52 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Damn, Kyle Busch is REALLY fading. 145. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch is almost outside of the top 20. 146. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Kyle is dropping like a stone. 147. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle is going to get lapped before too much longer if he keeps fading... 148. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ford, Chevy, Toyota top 3. 149. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) LOL Middle finger from Brad to Kurt. 150. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Was Kes flipping Kurt off? KES is all over Kurt.. YOU f**kING IDIot BRAD! THAT IS HWY I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR HIM, HE NEARLY WRECKED 5 CARS THERE! 151. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "I don't always lead the most laps in a race, but when I do, I bore the crap out of everybody" Kes/Kurt fight! 152. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kes flipped of Kurt, then body-slammed him. 153. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ah, so this is why I keep watching NASCAR and forgive Kurt for all the BS he does. That's entertainment. 154. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looked like Brad wanted to wreck Kurt... 155. SpeedWorld97 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hey FOX, I think that was the middle finger Brad was waving. lol 156. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is just stupid. Forget about Kurt and just focus on collecting laps Brad! 157. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Its hard to fight back with only half a car. 158. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad trying to bump Kurt without a front end. Classic. 159. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) LOL that was hilarious!! 160. RaceFanX posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is fun. Brad sends a message with a little paint trading but doesn't wreck out Kurt. Knocked the back bumper on the #41 Chevy a little loose but that's it. 161. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) All right, Brad has enough intelligence not to mess up Allgaier's race, who is closing on the top 20! He seems to be what he was in Nationwide. a good, clean points racer, preserves equipment and does quite well. 162. luigistarted06 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have a feeling that #41 will be in the wall before the day is over with 163. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:58 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) I'd be mad if someone tore my front end off on PIT ROAD to, with all his experience you would think he knew where the brakes are, but you know he forgets to think sometimes 164. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That was stupid. Very stupid move, especially from Brad. 165. startandparkfan posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Spinning Kurt out would be hard foe brad without a front end. 166. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 1:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle is about to get lapped. 167. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad and Kurt are still going at it. 168. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse just got run over by somebody. Caution. 169. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That was old-school NASCAR at its finest. Stenhouse slaps the wall. 170. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse just slammed the wall. Caution flag. 171. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse and Stewart got into the Brad vs Kurt zone. No one goes into that zone without mental damage. 172. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse wheel hopped trying to get around the Brad and Kurt show and slammed the wall. 173. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And now Ricky Sthenhouse gets into the wall trying to get around Dumb and Dumber. 174. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:02 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Actually, Stenhouse didn't get run over. He just did what his girlfriend usually does. 175. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Where the hell did Ambrose come from, he's 5th 176. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How does Brad keep catching Kurt anyway? 177. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) On second look, Stenhouse locked up the breaks and slid into the wall. 178. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ambrose loves Martinsville. He is good at the road course-like short tracks. Would never happen, but wonder what he could do in the mods. 179. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Was Larson speeding on Pit lane there? 180. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) According to Fox, Dos Jotas came out of pit road 2nd and 3rd. 181. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This is a pretty awesome race, by the way. Classic Martinsville. 182. Mr X posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:06 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) I really don't see how that incident on pit road was Kurt's fault, to me it looked like Brad turned out from behind Kasey, and Kurt was already there. Brad hit Kurt in the door. 183. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Maybe I'm the only one, but when I have 5-hour energy, I can't stay focused on anything for the next 8 hours. - Sunlight at Martinsville! That just feels right! 98 has a cut tire and is smoking bad. 184. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano to the lead. 185. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Josh Wise has a flat tire. 186. RaceFanX posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) It's off topic but I'd like to pause to thank the webmaster for linking up all the DNQ stats and drivers in a new more easily to access. It's great to see guys who never made a start like Mark Kinser finally have something on their driver pages and other drivers finally have access to stats in series where they may have made attempts but never raced (Freddy Query's top-3 NASCAR stuff, Scott Speed's flirtation with IndyCar, etc.). There's a lot of fun new stuff on the site from it. 187. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wise has troubles, but he'll find the pits. 188. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gilliland and Annett spin. 189. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 7 and 38 spin, lots of other slow way down to avoid. Kvapil nearly spins into the pace-car trying to right himself. 190. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Michael Annett and David Gilliland spin out. 191. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Junebug smoking with damage. And FOX shows it for a quick second before never mentioning it again. THE BIG ONE AT MARTINSVILLE! 192. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kligerman's car has a front bumper, but no hood or sides. Looks strange. 193. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Annett and Gilliland go around. 194. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ...why did I say Kvapil? I mean Gilliland. 195. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Junebug smoking with damage. And FOX shows it for a quick second before never mentioning it again." Oops. I guess it was Josh Wise. I just saw the number for a quick second during that quick shot FOX and it registered as "88" in my brain. 196. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ...why did Jeff Gordon make a pit stop? 197. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wait, Biffle has never had a top 5 finish here? Well, that's news to me. 198. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nose of Gordon's car is torn up. 199. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon's nose is punched in. 200. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon screwed his car to 201. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon got damaged in via the Martinsville arcadian affect too. He should be able to work his back to the front though. 202. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another great run for Menard. Allmendinger is top ten too. 203. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Return of the foot & Pedal cam at Martinsville! Hooray! 204. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It seems ironic that Martinsville has two of the most interesting races in all of motorsports for a calendar year, yet... The stats say this is one of the least competitive events in all of professional sports, with single drivers/teams being able to dominate for years or decades on end. 205. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What's up with Ky. Busch? He's started up front but once he faded he's been marred back in the 20s ever since. 206. Sector posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why is it a surprise that Greg Biffle never had a top 5 finish here? This is definitely not Jack Roush's track. Carl Edwards only has one top 5 finish here & that was when he was on top of his game during the 2008 chase. 207. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin goes from 3rd to 15th in less than 10 laps. 208. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I hope Kurt does punch Brad K. in the face. Someone needs to do it. 209. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The races are only good if you look past the leader usually. 210. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Biffle's lack of a top 5 here just surprised me because well, I never really thought of it. 211. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Biffle to 2nd. 212. RaceFanX posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The little Rio 2 promo that keeps popping up on the bottom of the screen reminds me of the similar ones Fox ran in 2011 when the original film came out. FOX makes the Rio movies. 213. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt working his way to the front with a beat up race car. 214. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ambrose and Allmendinger having good runs in the top five! 215. luigistarted06 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ambrose is in 4th and Allmendinger 5th 216. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Biffle to second. In a Roush car, at Martinsville? What the hell? 217. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Now Biffle goes to the lead. 218. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Go Biffle. And has Kurt ever actually done anything after a race besides yell across a car?, i can't recall that he has, besides we don't have time for that!, we gotta truck race to run! 219. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm not surprised at all that Biffle's never had a top-5 here....he's absolutely sucked here! 220. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Aliens 221. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BIFF! 222. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:26 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Biffle (of all people) about to Lap Danica, who is supposed to know how Martinsville works... 223. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Danica is about to go 2 laps down. ...Why the hell did I pick her to finish in the top 10 for this race? 224. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also shout out to the Dinger in 4th! 225. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Remember last fall when Biffle and Johnson were racing each other? Haha, I bet passing Jimmie to take the lead here today felt good for the Biff. 226. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Biffle to the lead? Is this Michigan, or what? 227. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stupid question, I know that Junior Johnson once owned his own racing team, whatever happened to it? 228. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Is this really the top 3 at Martinsville??? Biffle, Ambrose and the Dinger? 229. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mears spins, Caution. 230. Sector posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Besides Johnson, we certainly have an interesting running order at Martinsville here in the top 5 right now. Biffle leading, Marcos Ambrose just took 2nd from Jimmie Johnson, & AJ Allmendinger, also passed Johnson as I type, in 3rd & Joey Logano lurking in 5th. 231. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Stupid question, I know that Junior Johnson once owned his own racing team, whatever happened to it?" Brett Bodine bought it and inevitably ran it into the ground. 232. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mears go for a spin. 233. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Casey Mears spins and the caution flag is out. Biffle, Ambrose, and Allmendinger are the top 3? That's certainly an unexpected top 3! 234. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Your top three currently consists of Biffle, Ambrose, and Allmendinger. And...cue the toilet paper. 235. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Of course Biffle and Ambrose are 1-2 after a few of us were questioning both of their abilities earlier this weekend. 236. Sean posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This is the race of the decade. See, I can be positive. I just hate that I'm going to have to watch the second half at the same time as the IndyCar race at St. Petersburg. 237. RaceFanX posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Junior Johnson's second team, the #27 Ford, was bought by David Blair but never found a sponsor after the change and shut down after the 1997 season. Mears' spin was somewhat assisted by a bump from David Gilliland 238. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 5 across coming out of the pit lane, but this time, no damage. 239. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If you picked this top 3, quit lying no you didn't 240. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ambrose first off pit road, could this be the day he gets his first oval win? 241. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) New leader: Marcos Ambrose. 242. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Stupid question, I know that Junior Johnson once owned his own racing team, whatever happened to it?" "Brett Bodine bought it and inevitably ran it into the ground." he tried his best, the only bad decision he made was insisting on driving the car. His ex-wife and a fraudulent sponsor (Close Call Phone Cards?) contributed to the demise of it much more than poor Brett. I remember that he never crashed with the #11. 243. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:34 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I don't know what it means where y'all come from, but I where come from "hanky panky" is a euphemism for something that doesn't have anything to do with racing...(except maybe during rain delays, if you know what I mean). 244. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'd rather have Ambros win then Brad K or Vickers. 245. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow, they just showed another replay of the Brad/Kurt/Kasey incident. Kurt was NOWHERE NEAR Brad on that deal. 246. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *Ambrose. And Zackary, I also felt my eyebrows raise when DW used that specific term. 247. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did anybody even predict Ambrose or Allmendinger to finish in the top 10? 248. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Biffle got a bad restart. 249. RaceFanX posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brett's sponsor that zonked him was indeed Close Call Phone Cards. 250. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Truex is having a hell of a run, on the lead lap and for the 1st time this season, he is competitive against his teammate. 251. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here comes the 488. Yes, I did say 488. 252. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks for the info guys. Sad to hear. 253. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The adjustment to the 16 car? Somebody reminded it that it is a Roush-Fenway car and this is Martinsville. 254. luigistarted06 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Marcos Ambrose is looking strong in the lead. I have a feeling Kurt Busch could be a threat though 255. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, THAT was exciting. 256. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That was almost big right there. 257. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Almost a huge wreck with all the leaders. 258. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joey and Ambrose get into eachother, Johnson gets touched, Jr and Kurt try to avoid. NO caution, no spin, minimal damage on all cars. 259. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The dark-purple Taco Bell car looks smooth... too bad it's really slow. And what a save by Ambrose. 260. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie might have a tire going down after that. 261. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson has a tire rub. 262. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray HARD in the wall. 263. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray gets wrecked. Damn. 264. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Huge hit for McMurray! 265. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That's not the first time I've seen the #1 car destroyed in the rear here. But this was a harder hit. 266. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray hard into the wall, courtesy of Dale Jr. 267. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Junior dumped McMurray right there. 268. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ouch, that's a rather hard hit. Uncharacteristic if Jr. really just dumped him. 269. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Fox loves Kurt Busch last year he built his own cars in his wood shed, and today they act like he totalled his car and got out and rebuilt the car himself and came back 270. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Of course this wreck has to happen when Johnson has a major tire rub. Lucky ****. 271. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah, Dale Jr just punted him. 272. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Wow, they just showed another replay of the Brad/Kurt/Kasey incident. Kurt was NOWHERE NEAR Brad on that deal." It was just a pit road deal, Brad needs to chill. McMurray hard in the wall off the bumper of Junebug. 273. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And that mentioned, the #78 is running like it was build in a shed this year. 274. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mcmurray has no luck either, more than Kligerman, but still not much 275. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Yep, the golden horseshoe is back in Martinsville. 276. luigistarted06 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I've noticed that the #47 crew consistently loses Allmendinger 3 or 4 spots on pit road, but he seems to recover almost every time 277. Sean posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And of course the announcers are doing EVERYTHING to not blame Junior. Of course announcers have tended to always shy away from blaming drivers for anything. Brad is getting pissed at Kurt for a racing incident he caused in my opinion. This was WAY more uncalled for, but Jamie will almost certainly take it more graciously than he honestly should. I'm kind of disgusted. This is still the most entertaining race this decade though. 278. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) McMurray handled his interview like a professional, didn't attack Jr. or necessarily blame him for something he knew wasn't on purpose. Unlike Brad he threw a hissy fit and tried to take his rage out on the track. 279. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Amazingly, both BK Racing cars are still on the lead lap. Bowman got lapped at one point, but other than that, they've been pretty stout thus far. 280. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alex Bowman spins dammit 281. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alex Bowman in the wall. 282. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ...And just like that, Bowman's in the wall. I think you jinxed him, TLS... 283. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) David Gilliland again 284. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) -.- Let's just park Gilliland for today. Or let him restart in front of BoB. 285. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) SON OF A F**ING GOD-DAMN B*TCH!! I JINXED IT! 286. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You jinxed Bowman TLS! 287. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Most, but not all of the leaders pit. 288. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 2:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bad call to stay out, I think. 289. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Still too early to gamble like that I believe. #88 may regret staying out. 290. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lol at my own comment. Gilliland just restarted in front of Danica. But today, it's not the #10, who is a weapon on the track. 291. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can't see how staying out right now is going to pay off seeing how quickly the tires fall off... 292. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for debris. 293. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Debris caution... 294. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Debris caution. 295. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for actual debris, at that. 296. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I know someone is going to B*tch about that being not worthy of a caution, but considering how large that is, I see it very worthy or a caution. 297. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Even in a race full of real cautions, NASCAR still has to get their debris caution jollies in. 298. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "Even in a race full of real cautions, NASCAR still has to get their debris caution jollies in." Guess you didn't see the huge piece of debris sitting right in the groove of turn 1? 299. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ahhhhh... brotherly love. 300. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Guess you didn't see the huge piece of debris sitting right in the groove of turn 1?" Yes I did... I'm just horrible today. I feel like the FOX crew with all the mistakes I been making :D 301. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick is having problems AGAIN. 302. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) What's a worse thing to be doing in front of children? Watching "NASCAR on FOX" or shooting heroin? 303. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Truex is in the top 20. Great run for him so far. 304. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Someone mentioned it a couple weeks ago I think, but this really may be a Geoff Bodine 1994 type year for Harvick. 305. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 'Dinger's in trouble now. 306. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt to the lead. 307. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "What's a worse thing to be doing in front of children? Watching "NASCAR on FOX" or shooting heroin? " Watching FOX is worse for your health, that's for sure. Also, I bet the short term effects category is also going to heroin... 308. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Most Uninteresting Man In The World takes the lead once again. 309. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution? 310. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dammit, I jinxed Truex! 311. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Truex into the wall in Turn 4. 312. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Schroeder, if you ever saw Jimmie's Facebook page, you would never say that again. He has a personality... it's another issue... Being on the track just turns into a... well... c*nt, for lack of a better term when he really isn't like that AT ALL. 313. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Truex crashes. 314. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 2013 BK Racing is back. 315. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "What's a worse thing to be doing in front of children? Watching "NASCAR on FOX" or shooting heroin?" Had Fox kept "Digger" around, this would be a no-brainer. 316. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Long pit stop for Joey Logano. 317. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson is doing great today (hoping to jinx him to) 318. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Somehow I guarantee no Petty car will win... yet if Richard Childress or Rick Hendrick lost their wife (this is assuming that they are both married and that said fictional wives are living) their car would win that week guaranteed. 319. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Ryan Truex crashes." *commits suicide* 320. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) We are gathered here today to honor our dearly departed friend, The Long Shot... 321. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) We REALLY have to stop mentioning that the rookie candidates are running well... 322. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This week, Ray Dunlap proposed a tire limit for the Cup Series... However for a day like this, a tire limit would be absolutely riotous and would separate the wheelmen from the wheel holders. 323. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Here goes... Piss off, Johnson! 324. luigistarted06 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What a shame. Those BK racing kids were really running decent too 325. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Clint Boywer work some more 2012 magic on Johnson. 326. luigistarted06 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cole Whitt is having a really mediocre day.... (Perhaps this will have the opposite effect) 327. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Larson in the top 10. Those cautions turned out to be helpful for Dale Jr. 328. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm really starting to think Larson just might win a race before this year is over... 329. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Already starting to feel how difficult it is to watch St. Petersuburg and Martinsville at once. 330. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Not going to say anything about Kyle Larson...not going to say anything about Kyle Larson... 331. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Imma' try something. Dillon has been running very well today, still on the lead lap. *waits for trouble* 332. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Larson is doing really well 333. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson will make the Chase at this rate. 334. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Kim Coon is hot! ( i cant jinx that) 335. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ms. Sprint cup is sooo ordinary looking :( 336. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Between Dillon and Larson, one of the rookies will experience trouble. You know this is the fifth straight Martinsville race Jimmie has led more than 100 laps... waiting, waiting. 337. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer to the lead. 338. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And now Johnson shoots right back by him. 339. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It would be so hilarious if Kurt Busch won this race and Brad tries to confront him in VL. 340. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Indycar is under way. And everyone makes it through lap 1 for the third successive year. 341. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) R. Truex is slow they need to throw the caution, he's goonna cut a tire. 342. BluesTravelerFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did anyone hear DW say somewhat quietly during that crank it up "he's rubbing people the wrong way"? Who could he have been talking about? 343. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon is really sliding backwards. 344. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yes, the 2013 BK Racing is defo back. 345. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth goes a lap down. Horrible idea to stay out. 346. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman has a flat. 347. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman had a bad moment there. Back of the car is in worse ocndigin that it had been before. 348. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Bowman in trouble again a few laps after Truex. Classic BK Racing. 349. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *BKR facepalm* 350. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) They manage to make their talented drivers, especially Bowman, look silly. Kenseth with a flat, maybe? 351. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution flag is out. 352. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joe Nemechek hit the wall. 353. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The staying out strategy blew up in Kenseth's face, but it worked ou for Dale Jr. and Kurt Busch. 354. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) HARD hit by Nemechek. Looks like the brakes might have failed going into the corner. 355. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hard hit for Front Row Joe, Stewart gets the free pass. Staying out really hurt Kenseth. 356. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Why always the nice guys and the underfunded teams? 357. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sorry to ask this but why can't American and British people pronounce even the easiest foreign names? (Just heard Aleshin being pronounced in an unbearably wrong way...) 358. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sure enough, we jinxed Larson too. 359. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ...Looks like we jinxed Larson as well. He just spun out. 360. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another rookie jinx. This time Kyle Larson :( 361. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) No not Larson! All the underdogs and rookies have had trouble today. 362. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't want anything bad to happen, but look at Cassill. Lead lap. 363. Mr X posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race is as unpredictable as a restrictor plate race. 364. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let's try something. That rookie Jimmie Johnson is having a good race ;) 365. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I don't want anything bad to happen, but look at Cassill. Lead lap." He's not a rookie like these others we've been jinxing though, so hopefully he will be okay. 366. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *realizes that first suicide attempt was unsuccessful, reloads gun, commits suicide again* 367. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That durned 3 car has no nicks on it. The Kenseth Toyota commercial has become a jinx in addition to the second place championship jinx. "The Toyota Camry took me to victory lane seven times last year." 368. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another caution. 369. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Debris caution. 370. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Debris caution #2. 371. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "That rookie Jimmie Johnson is having a good race ;)" Too bad he's immune to jinxes ;) 372. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 3:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The debris was from Kenseth's car. This has just become a miserable race for him. 373. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As long as the #48 pit wagon has the golden horseshoe, jinxes need not apply. Other drivers will have to rough Jimmie up to beat him at Martinsville like Biffle did last fall. 374. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "That rookie Jimmie Johnson is having a good race ;)" Sorry, Jimmie Johnson is immune to jinxes at Martinsville. Please try another driver. 375. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nice effort by Carl to take the lead, but this is the #48's race. 376. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Should they consider changing restart rules at short tracks to keep cars restarting on the outside from a disadvantage? I don't have a strong opinion on it, but I'm sure it sucks to have a good run ruined by restart position. 377. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) A certain driver, racing for a rather poor team, already after 2 noticeable problems, is still top 25. On the lead lap. 378. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also Mears and today's wrecking ball got back 2 laps and now both are running well. 379. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse is apparently behind the wall. 380. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon continues to struggle. He's about to drop out of the top 20 again. 381. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Truex is a moving chicane out there. 382. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Poor Truex, he can't prove himself with that pile of wank. 383. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Gordon continues to struggle. He's about to drop out of the top 20 again." Yep, it's a great day. 384. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) When was the last time Gordon had a godawful car at Martinsville? 385. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Montoya has just been 3-wide passed by a total rookie (Hawksworth) and Marco. He looks lost out there in St.Pete. lel 386. Sarf52 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Landon Cassil is having a pretty nice run today, staying on the lead lap right around 20th 387. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie just punched his nose in on a lapped car. 388. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for Martin Truex spinning. 389. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Martin Truex, Jr. spins out, just saving Gordon and Kenseth from getting lapped. 390. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Brad must have forgotten that Kurt isn't in the 78 anymore. 391. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski spun him out. 392. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad K claims another victim. 393. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is gonna be a long year for Martin Truex and The #78 team I'm afraid. 394. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Bad Brad thought the #78 was still driven by Busch. 395. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Edwards and Kenseth collide on pit road. 396. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Edwards spins Kenseth on pit road. 397. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth doing the "Mikey" 398. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Carl and Matt get together on pit road. Looks like neither of them got any serious damage. 399. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What the actual? The #40 got a little TV time the 2nd week in a row! 400. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope Kurt wins this. 401. Mr X posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Go Kurt Busch, and Jaws isn't in free fall. 402. Sean posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The second half with Johnson dominating has been a lot more boring. Definitely not the best race of the decade anymore, but still a good one. I also am hoping Kurt wins... The IndyCar race hasn't been ALL that exciting to date, but Power's pass of Sato on the outside was awesome. 403. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As Ambrose won't win it, unless he gets a HUGE lucky break, yes. Go Kurt! 404. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer for the lead! 405. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer to the lead now as he and Johnson make a little contact. 406. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Someone finally gets the 48! 407. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Better than nothing already, now the #41 should get closer to them. 408. Sarf52 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Remember when they were saying this is Danica's track? HA 409. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica has gone four laps down. Again, I feel like a moron picking her to finish in the top 10... 410. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks a lot Carl. 411. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Carl Edwards spins. 412. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Carl goes for a spin. 413. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Edwards spins out and the caution comes out once more. 414. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Edwards spins. 415. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That avoidance by the #7 was nice. 416. MarkMartinFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I remember a time when nascar didn't put cautions out for cars that spun and didn't hit anything. 417. Blue Pulaski posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can't help but think that's somehow Danica's fault 418. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's all LeBron's fault! 419. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What the hell happened to Clint?!? 420. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Clint Bowyer's pit crew didn't take their 5 Hour. 421. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) AWFUL pit stop for Bowyer. That just cost him any shot he had at winning this race. 422. Willy Doo Doo posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) It's my 31st birthday!! OOODY!! 423. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyers crew essentially sealed up the 48 win. 424. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did Bowyer got serviced by the JTG pit crew? 425. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Game over, thanks Carl. 426. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Feel for Bowyer there, what a terrible stop. 427. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The 48 does seem to have fallen off a bit here though, so hopefully Logano or Kurt can make something happen. Or hell, even Aric. 428. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Brian France was working on Bowyer's crew on that pit stall to protect his precious commodity :P 429. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I was thinking Bowyer's crew would screw up and give the Juggernaut the lead, but I didn't wanna say it out loud to jinx it...sure enough, it still happened. DAMN. 430. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here's hoping Almirola pulls one out of his hat! 431. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Almirola up to 4th. 432. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) C'mon Aric, it's still within reach. 433. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Piss off, Johnson! 434. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) GO KURT 435. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ambrose to 4th over Almirola. Kurt is there. 436. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And just as I say that he takes the lead. 437. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That a boy Kurt. 438. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) YES 439. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here comes Kurt Busch for the lead! Less than 100 laps into this race he said he was done, and he and Keselowski were beating the hell out of each other. Now it looks like he might pull off the win. Gene Haas must be smiling. 440. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt to the lead. Fox's reaction: commercial break. 441. MarkMartinFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Johnson lost the lead! Caution for trash on the track due to the 10 car still running. 442. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Other than the 2012 Sonoma race, I've never wanted a Kurt Busch win more. 443. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ah shit. 444. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) JJ is glued to Kurt's bumper. And now JJ back to the lead, dang. 445. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ...Johnson back to the lead... 446. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Solid racing for the lead right now. 447. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I wanted him win when he was in the Ricky Bobby panther car real bad. But piss off Johnson. 448. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) PISS. OFF. JOHNSON!!! Let's goooo Kurt!!! 449. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here comes Kurt! 450. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Badass, badass racing. GO KURT!!! 451. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Johnson uses all the violence he pleases, but once he gets bumped a little, even if accidental, he wages a smear campaign to destroy the other driver's career. Logic. 452. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt back in front Junebug's coming. 453. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is Gene Haas' dream come true right now. 454. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh baby DSFF must be going crazy right now! 455. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Talent is winning out over car right now... which is a rare occurrence indeed even at Martinsville. 456. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "This is Gene Haas' dream come true right now." He probably believes he's dreaming right now. 457. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt wins his first since 2012! 458. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Hell yeah, Kurt Busch wins. One of the best Martinsville races I've ever seen. LOL, Keselowski is pissed. 459. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Now, that was a race! For the 1st time since 2 October, 2011! Menard got a top 10 after doing next to nothing all race. Cassill finished 25th again, but this time he was on the lead lap. 460. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ALRIGHT KURT!! 461. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) 1st Thank you should be for BK for fixing his car's aerodynamics. 462. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Outlaw returns to victory lane for the first time in nearly 3 years! Incredible drive for him today. Came from all the way in the back and declaring over the radio that he was done to win the race. Meanwhile, Gene Haas' dream of seeing his name on a car in victory lane has come true. 463. Mr X posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Hopefully he dedicates this win to Brad, good race. 464. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Is Busch going after Keselowski before going to victory lane? 465. BluesTravelerFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) One hell of a drive by Kurt, really happy to see that result. Awesome race, Martinsville lives up to itself again. Record amount of lead changes, and Jimmie gets beat straight up, doesn't really get much better than that. 466. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Somehow Gordon comes back to finish 12th after struggling all race long. 467. Peter posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Atta'boy Kurt What a comeback!! 468. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This might be the first time in my life I'm actually happy to see a Kurt Busch win. 469. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Suck on that Brad!!!! Kurt freakin' Busch!!!! 470. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Seriously, THAT was a classic race. 471. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Brad has got to be absolutely pissed right now. 472. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "LOL, Keselowski is pissed." He should be pissed at himself for roughing up and bad mouthing another driver for what was really bad luck. Being frustrated at having your race ruined 50 laps in is understandable but that was ridicules. 473. Sarf52 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Ambrose another top 5, I think we wrote him off too early. Bet Keselowski is real butthurt now that Kurt's in victory lane! 474. beau posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) First win for #41 since Curtis Turner at Rockingham in 1965. 475. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) F* Yeah! Ku. Busch wins over Johnson! Now if Larson and Newman can win a race or two this year, I'll be happy. HIllarious, because 4-5 years ago, I couldn't stand Kurt at all. Amazing how things change. 476. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That is how you beat Johnson at Martinsville or anywhere for that matter. The RPM cars finish in the top-8 yet again. Given the circumstances and the title sponsor, it was great to see the #43 running as high as 4th late before finishing 8th. 477. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:03 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Kurt getting on the roof to celebrate. Hopefully this doesn't bring back those dumb bars. 478. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I agree 14/88 Fan, Brad caused all of that pit road stuff with the 5 car himself. Kurt was nowhere near him. 479. Sean posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Best race Kurt Busch has ever driven. Not the race of the decade, but probably the race of the year. Kurt managed to save it, and that's in my opinion the best race Kurt has ever driven. Also, that will lock Kurt into the chase so he doesn't need to rush to Charlotte after the Indy 500 if he doesn't have to. 480. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:05 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I just realized that Kenseth came back from almost being lapped with less than 100 laps to go to finish 6th. Hell of a comeback for him as well. 481. Sean posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Redundant redundancy. Sorry. 482. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm glad Kurt refused to comment on the Brad stuff, be the bigger man! 483. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Great runs for the RPM cars after a though week for that team and the Petty family. Also shout out to Paul Menard in 10th and Allmendinger in 11th. 484. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Bring on the Truck race as the sun is shining and the marbles are up in the outside of the turns making the track even slicker than earlier in the day. This is awesome racing! 485. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sounds like something big just happened in the IndyCar race on a restart, but it figures it happens just when the Cup race is putting on an exciting ending... 486. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Somehow Gordon comes back to finish 12th after struggling all race long." Excellent result, considering his car was about a 20th-25th place car. This was Gordon's 38th Top 12 finish in 43 Martinsville starts. Way to go Kurt!! 487. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:08 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I agree 14/88 Fan, Brad caused all of that pit road stuff with the 5 car himself. Kurt was nowhere near him." Indeed, and once he cools off and looks at the replay I'm sure(I pray and hope)Brad will understand and move on. "I'm glad Kurt refused to comment on the Brad stuff, be the bigger man!" You know what they say, winning truly is the medicine. 488. BluesTravelerFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) To paraphrase the great Andy Griffith, "What that was, was racin". 489. Aaron posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another great run for Dale Jr., with that 3rd-place finish (his 4th top-3 in 6 races) he's once again the points leader. 490. Neal posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) So...about that overblown qualifying result. Still think she's "getting it?" Danica is never going to be anything more than a 20th-30th place finisher. 491. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did Chris Meyers just call Texas the great American race? Smh 492. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *winning truly is the best medicine. dang typeo 493. BluesTravelerFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And yeah, big time face melt for Brad, really wonder what he's thinking now. I can't wait to see what DSFF has to say about everything. 494. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh, and Brad, I don't think we really need you punched in the face now, you'll be humiliated enough by who won. 495. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad apparently challenged Kurt to leave victory lane and fight him. lol 496. David posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Did Chris Meyers just call Texas the great American race" He probably meant "The Great American Speedway", which is Texas's slogan. The validity of that claim is another question entirely. 497. Anonymous posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Remember when we thought Brad was different then all these other cry babies. Now he wants to fight Kurt. Who would of known Kurt in the future would be more mature then Brad? 498. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Brad has a right to be frustrated his race was ruined, but the way he is acting is flat out ridiculous. He is venturing into Kevin Harvick territory by continuing to run his mouth about Kurt. As for Kurt's win itself, it was impressive given that he didn't give up after Jimmie passed him at first, he looked for an opening and took full advantage of it to repass him. 499. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) If two drivers wanna beat each other up, I say let 'em. Rent a bullring, give each of them a pair of boxing gloves, and just let 'em beat each other black and blue and get it all out of their systems. It'll certainly save the guys in the fab shop a lot of work and be great entertainment for the fans. 500. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow Brad. 501. We need more Onion posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt really behaved like he should this time. Kudos to him both for being the mature one and for winning this one hell of a race. 502. cjs3872 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:25 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) I think there is some irony in the fact that the #41 car won at Martinsville on the week we celebrated the life of NASCAR's Queen, Lynda Petty. After all, car #41 was a Petty number for years. In fact, Aric Almirola's car number for this race last year was changed from 43 to 41 to honor Maurice Petty's election into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and Jim Paschal, who was one of two drivers Kurt's win today tied him with on the all-time wins list with career win #25, won quite a number of races in Petty's #41 car, including the tragedy-marred 1964 World 600. So I find it fitting that a driver with a classic Petty number won today's race. And Kurt not only had to deal with Brad Keselowski, who NASCAR is probably having as chat with as I write this, but he also had to beat the best at his best track to do it, and he did it. And speaking of Brad, I wonder just how long Penske is going to tolerate his act, because as I said last year, Brad's the kind of guy that Penske will only put with for so long before he fires him. And Brad's act gives Penske a bad name, and there has been no more image-conscious car owner that I know of than Roger Penske, and I think Brad's getting close to reaching Roger's breaking point. Just look at how Joey Logano's turned it around since he joined Penske's organization, yet it seems that nothing Penske does gets through to Brad Keselowski. I really believe that, despite having won just three races, a real argument can be made that, despite only having won three races, that Logano is actually the team leader at Penske, and the not former champion Keselowski, because Logano seems to be acting like a true leader, as well as racing like one, while Keselowski keeps behaving like a spoiled brat, as he did today, and if he keeps this up, it's going to cost him his ride at Penske, just like it did Kurt Busch and years earlier, Paul Tracy in the CART series. 503. RaceFanX posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What a day, 10 laps left in St. Pete in IndyCar and we still got a Truck race coming. 504. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski does have a right to be upset about what happened (I think we would ALL be pissed off if we had a good car that got ruined early in the race thanks to something silly as an accident on pit road), but he seriously should just let it go. Put it behind you and move on to the next race. Kudos to Kurt taking the high road on this one...that's something I would have never expected him to do a few years ago. 505. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) People talk about how Denny Hamlin may have let fame get to his head, but ever since Brad became Cup champion, he has really been showing signs of that. He acts like he is the enforcer of the garage area or something. It's really gotten annoying over the last year or so. And on this deal with Kurt, he really needs to look at a replay, because like I said before, Kurt was absolutely not even close to him on pit road. It was just a close quarters Martinsville pit road incident with Brad and Kasey. Nothing more. 506. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm surprised Kurt Busch was finallly the bigger man, and Brad, even though your my favorite driver, quit being a bitch about this already, yes he should have hit the brakes and not tried to fit in that microscopic gap, but you also should have listened to your spotter that said to wait on the 5 car to pass, its a racing thing, things happen all the time to put you out of contention, but you have to get over it and win the next week. 507. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) A lot of you on this board are swallowing gnats and gagging elephants with regard to Brad/Kurt incident, in my opinion. Besides, WERE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED BY IT?!?!?!?! 508. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) cjs, the difference between Kurt and Brad is that Brad has a championship with Penske, whereas Busch never won one. As much of a jackass as Brad is, as long as he can keep his money where his mouth is and produce on track, he's in no danger of losing his ride. 509. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad is suffering from same thing that the Busch bros., Smoke, Harvick and Denny Hamlin have; Little Big Head Disorder. Hopefully Rodger cures him of it soon so he get back to focusing on staying in championship form. 510. Cooper posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyone know why Brad didn't finish the job on Kurt today? It actually makes no sense. Why rough him up earlier in the day and then watch him cruise to victory lane when you're down 31 laps???? I'm so out of touch with this sport these days. It was great racing, but it doesn't matter if it was great racing because no one was watching. 2.9 TV rating coming up! 511. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Surprising Kurt finally breaks back into VL at Martinsville though, that track has been awful for him, like FOX mentioned earlier he didn't have a top 10 here since his last race with Roush there in 2005 with a 6th place finish. He finished 11th in his first race with Penske at Martinsville but that was only one of 3 top 15 finishes for him there from 2006-2013. 512. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Meanwhile, Will Power wins the indycar race. At least something went right for Penske today(other than Logano getting a top 5 today). 513. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Keselowski does have a right to be upset about what happened (I think we would ALL be pissed off if we had a good car that got ruined early in the race thanks to something silly as an accident on pit road), but he seriously should just let it go. Put it behind you and move on to the next race. Kudos to Kurt taking the high road on this one...that's something I would have never expected him to do a few years ago." I'll give credit to him for keeping a cool head in victory lane, but I guarantee you that had Busch not won this race, he would not have acted with the maturity that he did. We all heard his radio transmissions after the incident. Will Power wins at St. Petersburg. Time now for the Truck race to get started. 514. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:41 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) -Great finish to a good race (despite The Most Uninteresting Man in the World's best efforts to ruin it). The wheelman wills his beaten up car past the wheelholders beaten up car twice (funny how Johnson was untouchable until he caved his nose in). Never thought Kurt would end up in VL today after his scuffle with Bad Brad. -Good win for Stewart-Haas Racing and Gene finally get his wish to see his name in VL. Smoke had a good run going early, but fell off the map after his tire issue and then made matters worse with that no tire stop. Harvick salvages a top ten finish after having issues for 4th race in a row. Danica did what she does best. -Bowyer gets hosed on his final pitstop, but it's still kind of hard to feel sorry for MWR. -Lots coming and going throughout the field. It was like the running order (except for Johnson trolling up front) shuffled about every ten laps. -Bad day for rookies and underfunded underdogs as almost all of them ended up wrecks. BK Racing trolled us with a good 1st quarter of a race and then went back to the same BK Racing we all know and "love". -Good day for RPM after the Petty families tragic week. Both cars ran in the top ten for most of the race and finished there. I give the race a 8/10. 515. Eric posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch now has as many career cup wins as Joe Weatherly and Jim Paschal. Kurt is a win away from tying Fred Lorenzen with 26 career wins. Right now I call this race an early year of the year candidate. Based on how the tires were during the race, I hope to see the same at Darlington in a few weeks. 516. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Honestly, there really hasn't been a bad race yet, in my opinion. Vegas was a little meh and Harvick just kicked ass at Phoenix, but they weren't bad races. 517. epzik8 posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm so happy Kurt Busch finally won again. This is the second week in a row one of the Busch brothers has won. 518. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If his twitter posts are any indentcation, I think Brad may have mellowed out a little. Hopefully this the last we hear of that mess. 519. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch said it was a "punk ass move" and has vowed revenge. 520. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) My stream of consciousness thoughts as I ride home from a cold day in the mountains of the Commonwealth: -Was I pulling for Kurt in the end? Yes. Yes I was. Hell of a race all day from 2nd on back, and the battle for the lead was epic in the end. When JJ passed Kurt back I thought that was it. I know Kurt hates this track and I thought he would overdrive and fade badly. I was proven wrong. -What exactly did Brad say? He is surpassing Denny Hamlin's incredibly low standard for fame going to one's head. I think Logano is the future of Penske anyways. -After two performances at the tough paper clip that stunned us all, Danica finally had the race at Martinsville we all expected her to have. She was lapped early, often, and easily. She needs to pick it up because her novelty is wearing off. Her merchandise trailor was nearly vacant and there were noticeably fewer GoDaddy hats and coats compared to the past two years (she had her own trailer in '12 which was hopping). Also, that last caution was her fault. She took the wave around to get back to "only" 2 laps down, had to pit after being lapped twice, and wound up with fresh tires among the fast cars on worn tires. She caused a jam up and Carl had to spin himself to avoid creaming Logano. -My rant on Junior fans at races part 56007: they are SO annoying. Everytime he does ANYTHING they go apeshit. It makes me think something has happened, so I frantically scan the track, only to realize Junior has simply passed a lapped car. -The 15 team has to be sick. But they created that problem with Spingate causing NAPA to leave which caused a team to fold, making their resources much shallower. 521. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So with 6 different winners in 6 races, is there any chance we end up with more than 16 winners in 26 before the Chase starts? Pretty doubtful, but you gotta figure the following guys without wins have good chances of getting one before Chicagoland. Kasey Kahne Marcos Ambrose (Two road course races) Denny Hamlin Tony Stewart Clint Bowyer Greg Biffle Matt Kenseth Joey Logano Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson The following guys have good enough teams to pull of an upset win. Jamie McMurray Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Paul Menard Ryan Newman Kyle Larson Aric Almirola Brian Vickers Then you have 2 restrictor plate races where anyone could pull off an upset win (Bayne 2011, Ragan 2013 come to mind). Should be interesting to see if we actually end up with a driver missing the chase with a win in this new system. I doubt it, but who knows? 522. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:00 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) ...Seriously, the satire has been beaten to death already. Enough! 523. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyone know the longest streak of races in a Cup season without a repeat winner? I know we had 9 different winners in 9 races in 2003. 524. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) F***ing trolls have moved from the rating system to actually commentating. 525. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) On another note, I found it amusing on other sites the ammount of butt-hurt showing from Gordon fans when Clint Bowyer took the lead. He is like their boogieman now (kind of like how Gordon was the boogieman to Earnhardt fans). 526. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "People talk about how Denny Hamlin may have let fame get to his head, but ever since Brad became Cup champion, he has really been showing signs of that. He acts like he is the enforcer of the garage area or something. It's really gotten annoying over the last year or so." You're absolutely right. I'd already been following Brad for a while before his feud with Hamlin had begun and ended, but the attitude he showed through that was outstanding and he gave the refreshing vibe of "If I ever make it on the big stage, I won't have the attitude this guy has". Turns out that is exactly what seems to have happened, though. Since he won that championship in 2012, he seems to think he could say anything he wanted to, and he also seems to think he can be content now that he has a championship. News flash Brad, there are guys like Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon who kept winning championships and didn't act inflated over winning one. 527. New Name posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) When did Brad Keselowski become such a whiny b****? You already got your win, you were at fault as much as Busch, just shut up and drive. Or maybe don't run into Kahne. You aren't the only driver racing today, don't be surprised you get hit when you pull out into someone's way on pit road. 528. DB1995 posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Guys seriously f**k off with the damn satire, its not funny and no one wants to see it. 529. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "When did Brad Keselowski become such a whiny b****? You already got your win, you were at fault as much as Busch, just shut up and drive." It's a sad effect of little big head disorder. 530. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:50 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) This is the last straw. I've had it with these damn trolls. All in favor of moving our race discussions to the RR forums, say "Aye". 531. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I am against making such statements, but... Whoever you are, I sincerely hope some horrible tragedy hits your life, and that in your time of need, NO ONE comes to your aid so that you suffer, cold and alone. 532. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Satire is only good if used lightly. For example: Poster name: Gene Haas "Hey Tony, u mad bro?" 533. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm with TLS. F*ck this stuff. Alan does a great job with this website, and he has an environment created just to protect us from trolling like this. To the forums! 534. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Request to Alan to please open up registration to the forums, seeing as how they have been closed, likely due to inactivity. 535. Mr X posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 528. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyone know the longest streak of races in a Cup season without a repeat winner? I know we had 9 different winners in 9 races in 2003. As far as I know the longest streak of different winners to start a season at least in the modern era was in 2000 when there were 10 different winners in the first 10 races. Dale Jr was the first repeat winner in Richmond. 536. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 6:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) The only way to stop all of this garbage I think is to have registration. Have a "Register To Comment" type of thing. Just an email type thing. It would be a small hassle, but I know that all of us who are regulars that love this site would be more than happy to do it. But yes, I'm just about done with the troll posts as well. 537. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^Look in a mirror, scassiadula! 538. Cooper posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hey guys, I know I have been inactive for a long time. (Where did all the trolls come from)? But I have written a little blog on Brad and his failed attempt at wrecking Kurt? I think he was, maybe he wasn't? Should be up soon. Waiting on approval. Want your opinions if Brad should've done more or less to Kurt today? Because the way Brad reacted today was ridiculous. 539. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The only way to stop all of this garbage I think is to have registration. Have a "Register To Comment" type of thing." Stop paying any attention and they'll go away. You shouldn't let a lone moron, posting under different names, to get under your skin so easily. This site is fine the way it is, and it's nice having a level of open freedom on this site. Trolls don't last if know one cares. 540. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "And on this deal with Kurt, he really needs to look at a replay, because like I said before, Kurt was absolutely not even close to him on pit road. It was just a close quarters Martinsville pit road incident with Brad and Kasey." What? From what I saw, Kurt sideswiped Brad on pit road. Brad's car shot sideways when Kurt hit him, so there was definitely contact! 541. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *no one cares. 542. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Cooper, nice to see you. Trolling became the craze last year with some angry commenter whom DSFF and I pissed off with your self-righteous opinions. Since then, there have been bots that thumb posts 50-100 times, and abuse of satire... now blatant racism and downright psychotic behavior. 543. Schroeder51 posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You guys are giving this troll exactly what he or she wants. They WANT you to be riled up and pissed off at them. I guarantee they're grinning their asses off right now seeing us all getting angry at them. I've learned what JG24FanForever has said long ago: If you don't pay attention to them, trolls usually (but not always) go away. 544. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The only way to stop all of this garbage I think is to have registration. Have a "Register To Comment" type of thing. Just an email type thing. It would be a small hassle, but I know that all of us who are regulars that love this site would be more than happy to do it. But yes, I'm just about done with the troll posts as well." But why implement that as a feature when the forums are already there? Besides, the way these pages are structured, methinks it would be a hell of a lot of coding work for our webmaster, who has enough to do as it is. The solution to this issue is simple, I think: re-activate the forums, make them so that they're easier to locate on the home page of the site, and the problem is solved. It would also appease those who want to keep the comments pages of races strictly for factual information and trivia about the race itself. (And in addition to that, if someone were to start trolling, their account could simply be banned and we wouldn't have to deal with all this.) 545. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Want your opinions if Brad should've done more or less to Kurt today? Because the way Brad reacted today was ridiculous." I think everyone is making too much drama out of it. Lee Petty hit Curtis Turner over the head with a tire iron, that was hidden in a newspaper once, after a race in the early fifties. Brad was upset, he vented, it's over. 546. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sorry Cooper!!! *our, as mine and DSFF's, not yours! Sorry!!!! 547. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "What? From what I saw, Kurt sideswiped Brad on pit road. Brad's car shot sideways when Kurt hit him, so there was definitely contact!" On the replay I saw, Kurt was about three car lengths behind Brad when Brad plowed into the 5 car. Even if they did make contact coming into pit road, Brad needs to realize that they were on the smallest pit road in the sport. Contact happens sometimes on pit road at Martinsville. That's just part of it. 548. Anonymous posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) great weekend of racing. v8 supercars, f1, btcc and indycar. did I miss anything? 549. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) About the registering thing, I was just making a suggestion. Just an idea. Obviously I would much rather have things stay the way the are, but if this is gonna happen every week, then I just think we should evaluate all options. 550. Jimmie Johnson posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch should eat KFC. 551. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) The last time Gordon finished 12th at Martinsville was the 2001 spring event. This was a seriously unusual race for Gordon, but he did do his usual 'Refuse to Lose' routine for finishing 12th with a 20-25th place car. The last time Gordon was this uncompetitive at Martinsville was the 2002 fall event, when he finished 3 laps down in 36th. DSFF has talked about this race before, because he was there. 552. The Long Shot posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I just think that registration/moving to the forums would solve a lot of problems, not just the trolling issues. --It would get rid of the thumbs-up/thumbs-down nonsense (which don't go away even if we do try and ignore the trolls). --It would put an end to all satirical postings. --It would allow people to post different threads (and by this, I mean if we were to move to the forums, of course) on different subjects), so that if we enter a non-racing-related discussion, people who don't want to see it don't have to). Look, I think there are more advantages than disadvantages when it comes to moving to the forums. The only major disadvantage that I can think of is, again, the fact that they are a bit difficult to find on the site. If that is solved, then I see no issues with moving our discussions from here to there. I'm with all of you: I don't particularly want to change anything, but if we are going to have silly trolls ruining our discussions every week, then something needs to be done. 553. Mr X posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think a lot of this races general weirdness, namely people who are normally good at Martinsville struggling and people who struggle here running well can be attributed to the lack of Saturday practice. 554. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also, I'm surprised Austin Dillon is top 10 in points. It feels like that team hasn't been competitive at all this year. 555. Evan posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) * Jimmie Johnson dominated this one, but had problems handling traffic and bent his nose in trying to get around Justin Allgaier's green and black 51, Jimmie Johnson seemed to get skittish in traffic, running his car into the ground to keep in front of the leaders. He does not like being raced hard, it seemed like he'd get passed then blow back by and run a pace again. Jimmie was pretty much the rabbit, but he used his car up towards the end. That's what racing is all about, pushing the car to the limits. * Kurt Busch was the story of the day, Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski made contact in the pits and Kurt bent Brad's nose up to where it was really bent on the right front. Kurt Busch felt his day was over and done but little did he know it was far from done. On the other hand, Brad Keselowski proceeded to show his displeaure to Kurt on National TV saying, "Thanks for roughing up my fender and ruining my day, Thanks Kurt!". But it was one of those racing deals in the pits. Then Keselowski went out on track with no fenders and proceeded to annoy Kurt Busch for about 2-3 laps. Busch eventually drove away from Brad. After that, Kurt Busch began to make his way to the front and I certainly thought he was dogmeat, but Kurt never gave up the fight, and pushed Jimmie Johnson to his very limits, he got around him with a few laps to go and was good enough to win himself the first race for Haas Automation as a sponsor which Gene Haas wanted when he signed Kurt Busch. * Good day for the Petty Motorsports operation, getting Ambrose and Almirola in the top 10 and that STP retro scheme was pretty sweet to see out there. Also my condolences to the Petty family on the loss of Lynda, Richard's beloved wife, they did not win but getting both cars in is a star-studded effort. * My condolences also to the Waltrip family, Darrell and Mikey lost their middle brother Bobby this week. A lot of deaths in the racing community this past week, RIP Tony Bettenhausen. My heart goes out to all the familes, I am thinking about you all in this tough time. 556. Evan posted: 03.30.2014 - 7:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) * First win for the number 41 since 1966, when another NASCAR Outlaw Curtis Turner won in it, also AJ Foyt won in it and so did Richard Petty in the early 60's. Kurt is in elite company. 557. joey2448 posted: 03.30.2014 - 8:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Also, I'm surprised Austin Dillon is top 10 in points. It feels like that team hasn't been competitive at all this year." It's because they haven't, Rusty. Aside from getting the pole at Daytona, Dillon's done just what he did in the Nationwide series last year, which was stay out of trouble and run just good enough to sneak into a good points position. And because of all the Cup drivers dominating the Nationwide series in 2013, he didn't have to do much to win the championship. Dillon may be higher in points than Kyle Larson, but I think many posters here will agree with me in saying Larson's been far more impressive this year. 558. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 8:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "* First win for the number 41 since 1966, when another NASCAR Outlaw Curtis Turner won in it" Nah, Turner won the first race held at Rockingham on Halloween of 1965. 559. Sky Warrior posted: 03.30.2014 - 8:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pre-2012 Kurt wouldn't have won this. He probably wouldn't have even finished, opting instead to go at it with Keselowski. And what's been up with him since winning his title? He really is starting to look like one of the worst champions we've ever had, between last year's title "defense," the illegal car hypocrisy, still running most of the Nationwide schedule, and now acting out today like he did. Kurt was trying to do his thing on pit road, make a quick stop and try to win the race. Your suspension wouldn't have been torn to pieces if you didn't pile drive Kahne's car in the first place, Brad. On top of that, he felt the need to punt Truex too. Why? Then to top it all off, the message he sent to Kurt after he won the race. Switch their roles, and Brad's interview in VL would've been something along the lines of "I'm the better man because I won the race" with a shit-eating grin. Shame, I used to like Keselowski. Also, it was great to see Jimmie not finish it off with a 5 second lead. It made the finish more exciting, even if he had won. Even better was seeing Bowyer's team shoot themselves in the foot after how they've acted the last 2 years. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving group 560. Sky Warrior posted: 03.30.2014 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Forgot to mention, I'm glad to hear Denny's alright. Having a rusted chip of metal in your eye sounds horrible 561. JG24FanForever posted: 03.30.2014 - 9:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Interesting notes: All 43 cars completed at least 310 laps Kurt Busch collected his 2nd Martinsville win, but only his 3rd Top 5 Jeff Gordon finished outside the Top 10 at Martinsville for only the ninth time Marcos Ambrose got his first Martinsville Top 5 finish Paul Menard got his first Martinsville Top 10 finish 562. murb posted: 03.30.2014 - 9:21 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Shame, I used to like Keselowski." Me too. I really liked him when he first came to prominence driving for JRM in NNS, then I got turned off him for a little while once he had all of those dumb feuds with Carl and others, but then he won me back with his gutsy Pocono 2011 win and the swagger he carried all the way to the 2012 championship. But ever since last year, he's really been bothering me. Like RCR/Penske Guy said, he thinks that he can say whatever he wants and that he's the current Earnhardt-type leader of the garage or something. It really does seem like the championship and the fame has gone to his head. 563. Rusty posted: 03.30.2014 - 9:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "It's because they haven't, Rusty. Aside from getting the pole at Daytona, Dillon's done just what he did in the Nationwide series last year, which was stay out of trouble and run just good enough to sneak into a good points position. And because of all the Cup drivers dominating the Nationwide series in 2013, he didn't have to do much to win the championship. Dillon may be higher in points than Kyle Larson, but I think many posters here will agree with me in saying Larson's been far more impressive this year." Yeah, I've looked through their results and he's managed top 15 finishes in most races despite never showing much strength. It looks like he hasn't changed much from Nationwide, he's a wheelholder. I like that term whoever came up with it here lol. So my final thoughts on the Brad/Kurt feud. The actual incident was just a product of the short pit road. Kahne comes out, Brad goes to the outside and Kurt was making his way there and they collide. It could've been avoided if either drive hit the brakes quicker, but it could've created another incident behind them too. It happens, Brad took it too seriously and too personal by calling Kurt out and then proceeding to take his anger out on the track. At least he wasn't enough of an ass to flat out wreck him, but who knows if he was trying. Brad's comments seem to indicate he's upset with Kurt over multiple incidents but I'm drawing a bit of a blank on these said Kurt/Brad incident. I will admit to not watching NASCAR as much when football season starts so I may have missed something and I'm open to someone pointing out what Brad could be mad about. I however do have some previous video of Brad ruining Kurt's runs. Talladega 2012, Kurt having an amazing run in the Phoenix Racing #51 with a Ricky Bobby paint scheme and Brad spins him with 8 to go while running 2nd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ5Z3ZRIa90 Keselowski AGAIN spinning out Kurt at Talladega, though this was way earlier in 2009. Kurt was in the deuce and Brad was in James Finch's 09. The wreck led to Mark Martin flipping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwVZasMrpDM I think sending a guy spinning to the inside TWICE at Talladega with those speeds is 10x worse than hitting someone on pit road at Martinsville. I do think Kurt took out Brad at Kentucky or some track like that recently, but that is all I can remember with these two that had Brad on the receiving end. If someone has evidence I missed, I'll gladly admit error but I don't think Brad has any real room to be steaming about a past with Kurt Busch. 564. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.30.2014 - 9:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't understand why so many of you are making such a big deal of the Brad/Kurt thing...It's short track racing, tempers flare. That's part of the appeal of tracks like this. Besides, it was entertaining. 565. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.30.2014 - 9:46 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Personally, I'd like to thank both Brad Keselowski and Kurt Busch for making a great all the more interesting with their little tussle. 566. Sky Warrior posted: 03.30.2014 - 9:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My issue isn't with what they did, it's how Brad was chirping about how it was all Kurt's fault when he was the one who plowed into Kahne in the first place, and the fact that he went back out and ran over Truex for no reason later 567. cjs3872 posted: 03.30.2014 - 10:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Evan, it was Gary Bettenhausen that recently passed away. Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. died in an airplane crash about 15 years ago. Also, if Brad Keselowski wanted to be upset at someone else for the whole pit road situation, it would have been Kasey Kahne, not Kurt Busch. But the whole thing regarding Kurt and Brad tells me that there was likely much more tension between them in the two years they were teammates at Penske Racing (now Team Penske) than anyone believed. Not to mention two pretty low-class individuals among those at the elite level in the Cup Series, but I think Brad is skating on thin ice at Penske's team with his behavior, because Penske is not the kind that will stand for that much longer. In fact, after Brad opened his mouth a few too many times last year, Penske had a talk with him, and I think the time has come for Penske to have another talk with him. Penske has always run a high-class organization, but also one that had a higher standard of decorum than most. And Penske's fired some elite drivers in his time and if Brad's not careful, he'll become the next of those elite drivers to be fired. 568. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 10:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Like I said earlier, just put Kurt and Brad in a ring and let 'em beat the crap outta of each other. That way you get great entertainment for the fans and no wreaked cars for the crews to repair. "when he was the one who plowed into Kahne in the first place" Kahne was trying to get into his pits and breaked too soon. With as narrow pit road is at Martinsville there wasn't anywhere Brad could. His words and actions afterwords though you're spot on. 569. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 10:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) lol Brad just admitted on twitter that that wasn't Kurt's fault. Better late than never I guess. 570. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 10:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I don't understand why so many of you are making such a big deal of the Brad/Kurt thing...It's short track racing, tempers flare. That's part of the appeal of tracks like this. Besides, it was entertaining." I think the biggest problem everybody has is that Brad was acting like a hypocritical bitchy piss-ant about the whole deal. Hell, he even blatantly took out poor Martin Truex Jr and still had the nerve to be whining about "being wronged" by Kurt after the race. This race pained me because I have been championing Brad as the "Anti Johnson" and here he was, acting just like him. 571. TS1420 posted: 03.30.2014 - 10:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "lol Brad just admitted on twitter that that wasn't Kurt's fault. Better late than never I guess." I wonder if Brad got a call from St Pete that changed his tune. 572. Anonymous posted: 03.30.2014 - 10:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Race winner actually had the second largest purse. That has to be rare. 573. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.30.2014 - 10:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I wonder if Brad got a call from St Pete that changed his tune." Either that or he saw the replay and realized it was just a racing deal. Still no excuse for how he acted. 574. Matt posted: 03.30.2014 - 11:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My comments on today: 1) Great race today. I like seeing great drivers like Edwards and Larson spin - shows the drivers are on edge giving their all. Love that. 2) NASCAR stays consistent, but I don't like the caution for Edwards spin - he spun lost 2 spots and really no penalization for it. I would like no caution for a spin like that. 3) Looking for a new favorite driver with Burton running partial in his last year. May be Alex Bowman. 575. joey2448 posted: 03.31.2014 - 12:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) TS1420, I'm fairly certain Keselowski didn't dump Truex Jr. on purpose. It was just a racing incident. Brad said himself that he hit the curb and Truex didn't give him much room... 576. cjs3872 posted: 03.31.2014 - 12:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anonymous (#572), the primary reason for the oddity regarding the winner's purse mainly has to do with the fact that you had a driver that hadn't won since September of 2011 winning, meaning that he was not on any of the incentive programs you get for being a recent winner, not to mention the team wasn't on any of those programs, either, as it's effectively a new team (the #41 is considered by NASCAR as the new SHR team, not the #4, as it's considered to be the #39 from last year). Meanwhile, the second place finisher just happens to be the reigning champion, and as such, he's on all the incentive programs. In addition to that, Jimmie Johnson led 273 more laps than Kurt Busch did (296-23), so I imagine there's quite a bit of difference in lap prize money, if it's given at Martinsville. So there are reasons Jimmie earned quite a bit more than Kurt did. And TS1420, I think once he found out what had happened regarding Brad Keselowski, Roger Penske gave him a call and likely had some pointed things to say to him, just as he did when Brad was acting up last year. As I noted before, Roger Penske is a person who demands integrity in his racing organization, and always has, and can be a stern disciplinarian when needed. Sam Posey once likened working for him to driving a German U-boat for that very reason. He demands the best of the people who work for him, but he also gives them the tools to be the best. As I mentioned, Penske has fired quite a number of elite drivers in his time for various reasons, including conduct, which is why I have to think that Brad's starting to get on a little bit of thin ice with Roger. He's dealt with high-strung drivers with big egos before (Mario Andretti and Bobby Unser once drove for him at the same time), but even he has limits, something that Kurt Busch and Paul Tracy could admit to, and I can't believe that Roger will put up with much more of Brad's act, especially at his age (at 75, he's the second-oldest active car owner in NASCAR today). By the way, there seems to be a disturbing trend that bears watching, especially with the high-speed Texas Motor Speedway coming up, and that is the sudden situation involving the tires, because this is the second consecutive race in which tires were a big problem. Fortunately, no key driver suffered any tire failures in this race, but the fact that they couldn't go more than 75-80 laps at Martinsville (where they can usually go 120-130), combined with what happened at Fontana concerns me. The big problem today, and the weather may have had something to do with it (because of low temperatures), was that they couldn't lay any rubber down in the racing groove, and left side tires were again troublesome. I don't know what's going on, but this is a disturbing trend. If this is a problem with the rule passed in the off-season eliminating the minimum ride height rule in the Cup Series, then it may be something that needs to be looked at again, because the cars seem to be putting more stress on the tires than the tires currently used can stand. Last year, I said that NASCAR needs to make it so that the tires last no more than a full fuel run (which was aimed at the lower distance they can go on fuel compared to before), because they were lasting two fuel runs, but they've now gone to the other extreme, and now they can't seem to last even one fuel run, and in today's race, teams were in real danger of running out of tires because of a rule I didn't know existed regarding the number of sets of tires a team could use during a race in the Cup Series, which for this race, was 11 sets of tires. 577. Scott. B posted: 03.31.2014 - 2:25 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) First Cup win for Kurt Busch in a Chevy. 578. Anthony posted: 03.31.2014 - 7:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Jeff Gordon 579. Sarf52 posted: 03.31.2014 - 7:14 am Rate this comment: (1) (2) So, can we start to speculate about SHR canning Danica at the end of the season? Golden girl has been just as atrocious in year 3 of the expirement (excluding the fluky Fontana finish) and is occupying an upper teir car that a halfway decent driver could pilot to a few top-10s. Her popularity appears to be dwindling, and the FOX announcers love affair with her also is less apparant this year. Once her dismal finishes begin to outweighs her commercial benefit, the door will be shut. Which leads me to wonder who the heir apparant at SHR is? 580. Evan posted: 03.31.2014 - 10:02 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh, geez...it was Gary Bettenhausen. I was watching a CART race from 1990 on Youtube and Tony was in the field. Anyways, I stand corrected...my condolences to Gary's family. 581. Jocke1 posted: 03.31.2014 - 10:38 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) A solid 32nd place finish last night. Only six laps behind the winner this time. It's all about taking small steps, and making sure you improve every time you go out onto the track. Danica does this better than anyone else if you ask me. No need to rush things. She has only crashed her car once in six races so far, and she has finished on the lead lap in 16% of the races in 2014. She even led two laps at Daytona! Things are looking good for her. I think we will see her second top 10 finish very soon.. 582. Scott B posted: 03.31.2014 - 11:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think Danica benefitted from the change in qualifying rules this year. Being able to practice, qualify and race without making wild swings in the car's setup covers one of her weaknesses. This weekend we saw her practice and qualify well, but struggle after the rain on a green racetrack and never get the car dialed in. Six races into the season, she's 29th in points, behind one driver who missed a race... sounds a lot like last season, right? Sarf52, you are correct that media coverage will determine how long she sticks around. Going into this season Austin Dillon was the new media darling, and regardless of how we feel about his cowboy hats, the #3, and all that, eventually he'll win a race for RCR and it'll be hyped like crazy. Now it looks like Kyle Larson, who entered Cup with less fanfare, is also on a trajectory to steal some of that attention and become the next big thing. If Danica does lose sponsorship and get booted from the #10, I don't see her sticking around long just to drive for lower-tier teams. I think when she's gone from SHR, she's gone from driving stock cars altogether pretty quickly. I could see her getting offers to be part of someone's broadcast team covering the sport, though. 583. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.31.2014 - 12:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "If Danica does lose sponsorship and get booted from the #10, I don't see her sticking around long just to drive for lower-tier teams. I think when she's gone from SHR, she's gone from driving stock cars altogether pretty quickly. I could see her getting offers to be part of someone's broadcast team covering the sport, though. " She couldn't give intelligible feedback to her engineers. Last thing IndyCar needs is another retard to join the already retarded Scott Goodyear and the even more retarded Eddie Cheever. 584. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.31.2014 - 12:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "She couldn't give intelligible feedback to her engineers. Last thing IndyCar needs is another retard to join the already retarded Scott Goodyear and the even more retarded Eddie Cheever." Was using the word retard really necessary? 585. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.31.2014 - 12:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "Was using the word retard really necessary? " Yes, because I was talking about Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever, Jr. To be blunt, they make the Waltrip Brothers + Larry Mac look like geniuses! 586. Jim Davis posted: 03.31.2014 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "So, can we start to speculate about SHR canning Danica at the end of the season?" SHR can't can Patrick; only Go Daddy can do that. SHR will stick it out with Patrick until the next appearance of Halley's comet as long as the Go Daddy checks clear. Will Go Daddy sour on Patrick? I can't see it happening anytime soon. Patrick and Go Daddy are sort of joined at the hip like Jared and Subway. Patrick, despite many shortcomings, holds the title of "The Best Female Race Car Driver in the World" on the strength of one Indy Car win and some poles (drag racing is a separate discipline so that doesn't really enter into it). This, like it or not, does carry some weight with sponsors and Patrick, love her or hate her, is a talented spokesperson. Until another female driver like Kenzie Ruston, Johanna Long, Simona de Silvestro, etc starts to make some noise and eclipses Patrick's on track resume, threadbare as it might be, I think Patrick will be a fixture of our Sunday afternoons for some years to come. Changing the subject: Are the Australian V8 Supercar races broadcast in the US this year? Last year they were on Speed and then Fox Sports 2 on delay. Are we just out of luck this year? 587. Daniel posted: 03.31.2014 - 2:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 46 entered at Texas: -Trevor Bayne in the #21 -Timmy Hill in the #33 -Dave Blaney in the #77 588. The Long Shot posted: 03.31.2014 - 2:57 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) History was made yesterday, as Joe Nemechek became the all-time leader in Cup Series last-place finishes with 33. 589. Sky Warrior posted: 03.31.2014 - 3:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Someone refresh my memory. Were people as hard on Sam Hornish Jr. when he jumped from Indy to NASCAR as they're now being on Danica? 590. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.31.2014 - 3:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Were people as hard on Sam Hornish Jr. when he jumped from Indy to NASCAR as they're now being on Danica?" I don't believe so, manly because he wasn't as hyped as Danica was dispite being far more successful in Indycar. 591. murb posted: 03.31.2014 - 3:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I agree with Jim on the Danica situation. She's gonna be in Nascar for many years to come, whether we like it or not. Even if GoDaddy leaves (I've heard rumors that they have financial trouble or something, so that might actually be possible), it'll take her about ten seconds to land another sponsor. Her "brand" and "marketing genius" will keep her in full time Cup rides. I honestly have tolerated her a lot more this year, and I think it's because Fox and all of them have finally toned down all the hype. They are mostly treating her like a 25th place driver, which is what she is. So as long as they do that and don't hype her as the greatest female driver ever like they did all of last year, I don't mind having her around. I don't think I'll ever like her (her attitude and whining on the radio still annoys the hell out of me), but I'll be able to tolerate her if all of the hype remains to a minimum. And so far, the hype this year hasn't been as bad. 592. 23andJoe posted: 03.31.2014 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Sky Warrior: No, because Hornish wasn't hailed as The Savior Of The Sport Who Has Already Swept All Before Her, You Rubes Are Just Too Sexist To See That. 593. joey2448 posted: 03.31.2014 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie's wife, Chandra Johnson, tragically lost her brother Jordan Janway yesterday in a skydiving accident. Condolences to her family. 594. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.31.2014 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Yes, because I was talking about Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever, Jr. To be blunt, they make the Waltrip Brothers + Larry Mac look like geniuses!" Dozens, probably hundreds, of other words you could have used that could have gotten the point across just as well and you chose retard. I have no respect for that. 595. Kubica Fan Ireland posted: 03.31.2014 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jim Davis you can download the v8 aussie races on lp 2008 this year, go to other series from the main page and follow the link. 596. Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 03.31.2014 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) "Was using the word retard really necessary?" *sigh* call in the PC police! Do we really live in a world where people get upset over every little comment? Yes, the word choice could have been better, but we don't have to make a big deal about it. 597. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.31.2014 - 5:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) ""Yes, because I was talking about Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever, Jr. To be blunt, they make the Waltrip Brothers + Larry Mac look like geniuses!" Dozens, probably hundreds, of other words you could have used that could have gotten the point across just as well and you chose retard. I have no respect for that." You went full retard there, man. NEVER go full retard. 598. Jim Davis posted: 03.31.2014 - 5:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks, Kubica Fan Ireland! 599. MarkMartinFan posted: 03.31.2014 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Did anybody else see the Kurt Busch ESPN interview after he won? I was actually pretty impressed with him. The guy kept badgering him with questions about Keselowski and even asked him what he would to if he was next to Keselowski right then. But he kept his cool despite the clown questions. 600. Scott B posted: 03.31.2014 - 5:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Someone refresh my memory. Were people as hard on Sam Hornish Jr. when he jumped from Indy to NASCAR as they're now being on Danica?" Sam Hornish, Jr. only lasted 3 full seasons in Cup before primary sponsor Mobil 1 ditched him in search of more value for their advertising dollar. I don't think its unfair to speculate on what lies ahead for Danica. Go Daddy is banking on her ability to remain marketable even if she never is more than a mid-packer. That may happen, but I can't think of many examples in NASCAR history that would support that pattern. Maybe STP sticking with Richard Petty in the years long after he was competitive, or Menard's with Paul Menard... but those are both pretty special circumstances. 601. Eric posted: 03.31.2014 - 6:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sky Warrior, People wasn't as hard on Sam as Danica because Sam didn't come with NASCAR with the hype Danica went to NASCAR with. The media didn't cover Sam much in the cup series and didn't write much about him either unlike Danica. Sam Hornish Jr. wasn't shoved down the fans throats in NASCAR like Danica is by the media including the writers on the internet. Sam didn't do anything that was worthy to get attention from a positive standpoint. Sam wasn't hyped like Danica is because he wasn't marketable compare to Danica despite Sam being the better Indycar driver. Danica's hype is based on the type of people she supposed to bring to the race track and to the television screen. 602. Daniel posted: 03.31.2014 - 7:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Go Gordon! 603. cjs3872 posted: 03.31.2014 - 7:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I haven't mentioned this yet (nor seemingly has anyone else on this board), but another thing Kurt's win has done is lessen the impact of him potentially missing the start of the Coca-Cola 600 would do, as he'll be running the Indianapolis 500 that day for Michael Andretti, who via Twitter, congratulated him on his win yesterday. Now with Kurt having a win, the consequences of him missing the start of the Coca-Cola 600 in regards to the Chase, has been greatly diminished. It won't eliminate it due to Kurt's 20th place standing in the points due to his other poor finishes, but it will likely greatly diminish the impact if he does miss the start of the Coca-Cola 600. Also, while Greg Biffle had a great run going for a while, Roush has to be worried because two of his cars are 18th or lower in the points, and despite running much better than he did last year, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. is again looking up at the top 20 in points, as a result of his 40th place effort Sunday. 604. Schroeder51 posted: 03.31.2014 - 8:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What happened to Stenhouse, anyways? He went to the garage around lap 350 and I don't believe it was ever mentioned on the broadcast (if it was, I didn't hear it). 605. Rusty posted: 03.31.2014 - 9:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) An interesting stat, Kurt Busch is the first driver to win at Martinsville from a starting spot outside the top 20 since....he himself did so in 2002 from the 36th starting spot. 606. cjs3872 posted: 03.31.2014 - 10:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Schroeder51, it may have had something to do with his crash when he wheel-hopped entering turn one when he was behind Kurt and Brad Keselowski when they were "playing their games". The crash may have done something that required extensive repairs later in the race. There must have been something with the brake setup Roush was using, because when he was behind Danica and a couple of others in the latter stages of the race, Carl Edwards had a repeat of the Stenhouse incident when he likely wheel-hopped and spun in the same corner. But he hit nothing in his spin, and rebounded to finish on the lead lap, though far behind where he was running when that occurred. Though nobody mentioned why Edwards spun, I think it was wheel hop, because that's almost exactly what had happened to Stenhouse earlier in the race. And Rusty, that is an interesting stat about Kurt's win, but not surprising considering that there are more advantages to qualifying up front at Martinsville than there is any other track on the entire circuit. But again, I think the biggest irony of his getting his 25th win at precisely the time that he got it was that he drove the #41, which was an old Petty number (in fact, Aric Almirola drove the #41 in this race last year to honor Maurice Petty's election into he NASCAR Hall of Fame, instead of the #43) on the weekend just after Lynda Petty had died, and that it was Kurt's 25th win, matching Jim Paschal, who got quite a number of those 25 wins driving a #41 car for Petty Enterprises, including the tragedy-marred 1964 World 600. He also tied 2-time champion Joe Weatherly on the all-time wins list with win #25 and needs one more to tie Fred Lorenzen and three to match Rex White, and is currently five behind his brother Kyle, six behind Matt Kenseth, and seven and eight behind newly-minted Hall of Famers Dale Jarrett and Fireball Roberts, respectively. It's been so long since he won and it's also such a turbulent career, that I think many have forgotten just how good Kurt Busch really is as a racer. But 25 wins (so far), including a a Coca-Cola 600, an All-Star Race win, and a championship makes him a virtual shoo-in for the NASCAR Hall of Fame himself one day. A win in either the Daytona 500, Brickyard 400, the Southern 500, or another championship would virtually guarantee him a spot in the Hall of Fame, though I think he's a shoo-in as it is. I think it's ironic that Kurt's going to try the Indianapolis 500, because if anyone today is reminiscent of Bobby Allison, it's Kurt Busch. In fact, Kurt won his championship with the same crew chief that Bobby Allison won his last Daytona 500 with, Jimmy Fennig, so they even have a crew chief in common. 607. Daniel posted: 04.01.2014 - 9:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) -J.J. Yeley now added in the #44 608. SpeedWorld97 posted: 04.01.2014 - 2:59 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Has anyone else seen NBC Sports' IndyCar broadcast lineup for this year? Among the people expected to call races at various points of the year include Paul Tracy, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, and Bob Varsha. And NASCAR is stuck with: The Waltrip brothers. 609. An Aussie Commentator posted: 04.01.2014 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #44 have withdrawn again, and I am very surprised the #77 is still entered. 610. 18fan posted: 04.01.2014 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) #608, Pocono can't get here fast enough to give us an 8 month break from the FOX clown show. Unfortunately, next year they get more races, plus Nationwide races, so we will have to suffer through even more FOX. 611. cjs3872 posted: 04.01.2014 - 7:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wonder if Wally Dallenbach, Jr. is on that list, SpeedWorld97? After all, with NBC Sports getting NASCAR back next year, but with him not on the list of commentators, I wonder what form of racing he'd be a commentator for, or will he be like he's been, and do both because he has experience around both forms of the sport (IndyCar racing being around his father or NASCAR, since he drove in NASCAR for nine years and has been a NASCAR commentator for another 14)? He has been one of the roving commentators for NBC Sports Network's "NASCAR Nation" program this year, along with about six others. I can also see NBC trying to lure Andy Petree from ESPN to get another ex-crew chief on their commentators list, along with Steve Letarte, who's joining them next year. And if I was FOX, with Darrell Waltrip getting near 70 years of age (he's 67 now), I would look at someone to replace him in the not-too-distant future, and Dale Jarrett isn't a bad option, although he's nearly 60 himself, or possibly even Phil Parsons. And they're going to also have to look at replacing Mike Joy, because he's also getting up there in age (he's 64), so I look for FOX to do a major overhaul of the booth in the next few years. That's why I was so surprised they let Rick Allen get away to NBC, because it seemed obvious that he was the heir apparent to Joy in the FOX booth, since he was already working for FOX. But with Allen going to NBC's NASCAR coverage in 2015, FOX is now going to be looking for a lead commentator to replace Joy in the not-too-distant future. 612. murb posted: 04.01.2014 - 8:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "And if I was FOX, with Darrell Waltrip getting near 70 years of age (he's 67 now), I would look at someone to replace him in the not-too-distant future, and Dale Jarrett isn't a bad option, although he's nearly 60 himself, or possibly even Phil Parsons." Unfortunately, they'll probably just get Michael Waltrip to do it. 613. Cornys posted: 04.01.2014 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I just got back from the race yesterday morning, and I must say that this was the best race that I have ever witnessed in person. It was exciting from start to finish and it was beautiful to see downforce thrown out of the window. All debris cautions were more than legitimate. I'm back to watching full force for the time being. Changes to the cars were in fact for the better this off season, but there is still work to be done. This was my first trip to Martinsville, and I must say that I enjoyed the track much more than what I have Bristol as far as the racing (and prices) go. Sadly, this track has some very poor dates on the schedule. The weather is likely to be cold every time the series visits the paper clip. Hopefully that will change next year. 614. Eric posted: 04.01.2014 - 8:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) While I see Darrell Waltrip being replaced by Michael Waltrip, there is going to be a question mark on who replaces Michael Waltrip in the studio booth. I am saying that because that is where Michael Waltrip and Chris Myers are during the race. I don't think Jeff Hammond will in the booth unless Fox hires another person who does the current role Jeff Hammond does during the broadcast. Mike Joy is a question mark in terms of when Mike Joy retires. It could be Allen Bestwick depending on his contract with ESPN when Mike Joy retires. 615. SpeedWorld97 posted: 04.01.2014 - 10:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I wonder if Wally Dallenbach, Jr. is on that list, SpeedWorld97? After all, with NBC Sports getting NASCAR back next year, but with him not on the list of commentators, I wonder what form of racing he'd be a commentator for, or will he be like he's been, and do both because he has experience around both forms of the sport (IndyCar racing being around his father or NASCAR, since he drove in NASCAR for nine years and has been a NASCAR commentator for another 14)?" According to Racer Magazine, he will be, though he will significantly cut back his broadcasting schedule to focus on his daughter's stock car career. He will do a limited number of NBCSN IndyCar races, and he is most likely going to be on TNT for their last 6 NASCAR races under the current tv contract. 616. cjs3872 posted: 04.02.2014 - 12:20 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I knew Dallenbach would be doing at least the NASCAR races on TNT this year, SpeedWorld97, as well as likely do some IndyCar races this season. My question was that, with the new TV contracts, and with Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte already confirmed as the in-race analysts for NBC's return to NASCAR in 2015, what would Dallenbach be doing in terms of being an analyst going forward past 2014. Would he do IndyCar races, which is the kind of racing he basically grew up in, since that was his father's chosen form of the sport, both as a driver and later as an official, or would he be one of the roving NASCAR studio reporters, as he's been already this year for NBC Sports' "NASCAR America". Frankly, I think NASCAR should hire him for a role similar to the one his father had for so many years in IndyCar racing, because I think Dallenbach would be a great race director for NASCAR, especially for the Cup Series, since he's been around it for over 20 years, but has also been in an impartial role for 14 years, counting this coming season. But Dallenbach's not the only one facing this kind of decision, because most of ESPN's NASCAR talent is facing the same decision, especially Dale Jarrett, Rusty Wallace, and Andy Petree. Frankly, I think Petree might surface with NBC in some capacity with it's NASCAR coverage, and I think Wallace could be a good replacement for Darrell Waltrip, though like Waltrip, I'm not sure Wallace would be an impartial observer, like Dale Jarrett or Andy Petree are for ESPN. I just think that Phil Parsons would be a good choice, but he's been a commentator for the Truck Series since it began (he was in the booth with Paul Page for ABC's first Truck Series broadcast in 1995). And if you're going to bring someone like Michael Waltrip, with all his self-promotion, to the commentating booth, then I think they should bring Phil Parsons, who like his older brother Benny did, brings a more common sense approach to the booth, but Andy Petree wouldn't be bad for the FOX broadcasts either, if they wanted to pair an ex-driver and an ex-crew chief. I know we all criticize FOX for their coverage, because it tends to be bad at times (and that may be saying it lightly at times), but at least we should give them credit for one very important thing, and that is consistency. Much like ESPN did from mid-1989 through 2000, FOX has had the same commentating team for every one of it's NASCAR Cup Series races since they began doing it with SpeedWeeks 2001, and having the same guys bring the action does bring to the fans the knowledge that they're going to be hearing from the same people week-in and week-out. And to many sports fans, that's important, no matter what sport it is, and that should not surprise many people since a number of the people that were there when FOX Sports started with the NFL had come from CBS, where the biggest thing the fans could expect were the same top-tier broadcasting combinations, regardless of the sport. Whether it was Pat Summerall with Tom Brookshier and John Madden (football), Tony Trabert (tennis), or Ken Venturi (golf), or Brent Musberger or Dick Stockton working basketball, the fans watching knew who was going to do the games, especially the big games, and the same was true with racing on CBS through the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Ken Squier was going to be the lead commentator, and you knew that David Hobbs and/or Ned Jarrett would be with him in the booth. I think a lot of people don't realize that having a quality commentating team is just as important as having good commentators, and for a single team to be in the booth together for 14 years, as the FOX NASCAR team has been able to do, is quite an achievement in itself. And the team of Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Darrell Waltrip have to be a quality broadcast team, or they wouldn't have stayed together for 14 years. It's that simple, so they must be congratulated, whether the race fans want to do so or not. 617. joey2448 posted: 04.02.2014 - 2:44 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Does anyone know the reason why this weekend's race at Texas is being run on Sunday afternoon instead of Saturday night? I remember hearing something about that a while back, but can't for the life of me remember what it was... 618. cjs3872 posted: 04.02.2014 - 3:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) That's obvious, joey2448. The Final Four is being played at Cowboys Stadium, better known as "Jerryworld", and the people at Texas Motor Speedway are smart enough to know not to go head-to-head with the Final Four, especially whe it's played in the same general area (Cowboys Stadium is in Arlington and the Texas Motor Speedway is in Fort Worth) and the National Semi-Finals are being played Saturday evening, as that's always a Saturday-Monday event, with the semi-finals being played on Sautrday night and the National Championship being played on Monday night. 619. CBASS posted: 04.02.2014 - 8:32 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #41 Haas CNC #47 Bush's Best/ Kingsford/ House-Autry #40 CRC Brakleen/ K&W FiberLock #42 Target/ AXE 620. Zackary Shawn posted: 04.02.2014 - 10:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Sponsor updates #41 Haas CNC #47 Bush's Best/ Kingsford/ House-Autry #40 CRC Brakleen/ K&W FiberLock #42 Target/ AXE" None of these are correct as per the official race report released by NASCAR. The ones already listed on the site are not only correct per the press release, but they are also consistent with previous weeks. 621. Tonyb14 posted: 04.02.2014 - 9:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @ custom comment 27 I agree I am a fan of Stewart and I have been saying all season that tony was gonna come back strong cause he has something to prove. Just wait until May, that's when it will get interesting and he will definitely hit 50 this season. I predict based on previous evidence that he will win Daytona, Indianapolis, and then finally win again at the Glen for a pre chase total of 3 wins which by the way it is looking this season, could seed him near the top of the Chase. Remember every time the points change Stewart wins a title. He is the only driver with a Championship in the Winston points era, the Chase era, and the Chase new points era. Also he is the only driver with a Winston, Nextel, and Sprint Cup!! If he wins a race or two during the season which he has done on severa Occasions and the 3 pre-chase races that Predict him to win then his total after the season could be 52 or 53 putting him behind Grandpa Petty on the wins list and 4 championships would cap am amazing comeback campaign 622. Tonyb14 posted: 04.02.2014 - 9:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That is supposed to be cjs stupid autocorrect 623. Eric posted: 04.02.2014 - 11:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have a hard time seeing Stewart winning the chase unless something changes for the progressive banking track program for Stewart-Haas. While pit strategy worked at Auto Club, what happened at Vegas is a concern for me. I know Stewart is be 100 percent or close to it by the time chase starts, but Kurt Busch finishing worse than Danica Patrick is a concern since Danica finished 21st. Stewart-Haas as a whole had problems at Las Vegas and that is concern for Kansas and Homestead being the chase since all 3 are similar to each other after they were reconfigured. I know Kevin had a great car for Vegas before having a hub problem, but the other 3 Stewart-Haas cars were terrible including Stewart. 624. cjs3872 posted: 04.03.2014 - 2:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) In a period where there's been a lot of sad news from around the sports world, here's more. It's been reported that long-time CBS and FOX director Sandy Grossman has died. For many, that name might not be familiar, but as we approach another Masters tournament, it's ironic that many of those responsible for making the TV portion of that event what it is are now passing on. Over the last couple of years, long-time commentating partners Pat Summerall and Ken Venturi have passed, as had Frank Chirkanian, who helped bring the Masters to millions of viewers, and now Sandy Grossman. Grossman worked for CBS for many, many years, and among the major events he directed for CBS was the 1979 Daytona 500, which more than any other single event in NASCAR history, made NASCAR a national sport. Grossman also directed countless Super Bowls and directed the TV coverage of the World Series for both CBS and FOX. In post #616, I mentioned some of the long-time commentating partnerships over the years, and almost all of them that were mentioned were partners during the time that Sandy Grossman directed sports for CBS, as they were virtually all CBS tandems. And it's obvious that one of the things that was brought to FOX's NASCAR coverage was that consistency that was long a part of the telecasts from when Grossman directed for CBS Sports, no matter what sport it was, because the commentating team for FOX's NASCAR coverage has been together longer than any other NASCAR commentating team ever has, as 2014 is the 14th year that Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds have been together. And there have only really been two lead commentating teams during FOX's 20 years of covering the NFL, Pat Summerall and John Madden, and the current team of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, and that should be no surprise, because one thing that Grossman brought with him from CBS to FOX was the continuity of the fans knowing just who would call the big events, which was a trademark for whatever network Grossman was working for, while the other networks always tinkered with their broadcasting lineups to some degree. So as we watch the remainder of NASCAR's 14th season on FOX, as well as those like me that will be watching the 78th Masters next week, and the MLB and the NFL on FOX later this year, and watch the broadcasts and hear the commentators, what we never see is what's going on in the production truck that makes a boradcast, and we lost one of, if not the best ever when it comes to directing and producing a sporting event on TV when Sandy Grossman died. R.I.P. Sandy Grossman. 625. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 04.03.2014 - 12:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony hasn't quite been the same since Darian Grubb left, save for the good start to 2012. 626. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 04.03.2014 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I've read on a couple of sites today that Bernie has confirmed that Gene Haas' US team could be in F1 starting in either '15 or '16. 627. murb posted: 04.03.2014 - 7:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have no idea why Haas wants to have this F1 team so much. It seems like an idiotic idea. Even if they make it to the grid, they'll be bringing up the rear of the field. It doesn't seem worth it to put in a bunch of money to be a 20th place team. Plus, it'll probably be another huge distraction for SHR, and they REALLY don't need any more distractions right now. 628. SpeedWorld97 posted: 04.03.2014 - 11:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I have no idea why Haas wants to have this F1 team so much. It seems like an idiotic idea. Even if they make it to the grid, they'll be bringing up the rear of the field. It doesn't seem worth it to put in a bunch of money to be a 20th place team." I wish Gene the best luck, because I'd love to see him succeed and bring American involvement into a worldwide sport like F1, but let's face the facts. F1 has to be in its least competitive era ever, where the divisions among the top teams like Red Bull and Mercedes are huge over smaller teams like Marussia and Caterham. Like you said, they'll basically be field-fillers who would be fighting for 20th with the other back markers. Unfortunately, a team can seemingly only succeed in F1 if they have good resources and the longevity of years of experience. If they can endure a few rough years possibly without scoring a constructor point, then they MIGHT be fine. As long as they make it to the starting grid during the first 2015 or 2016 race, then they'll already be one step ahead of the failed US F1 Team of 2010. 629. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 04.04.2014 - 11:57 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "F1 has to be in its least competitive era ever, where the divisions among the top teams like Red Bull and Mercedes are huge over smaller teams like Marussia and Caterham." Blame that on Bernie Smith (Ecclistone). Atleast in NASCAR, smaller have a shot, may not be a big one but it is there. I remember races in the 70's, 80's and 90's that small teams in F1 had shots too win races. I can only remember one small team since 2000 winning and 'shocking the world', that would be Vettel at Monza in 2008 in a POS car and in the rain no less. 630. New14 & 88Fan posted: 04.04.2014 - 5:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The #3, #42, #54, and #60 all had issues in NNS pre-race inspection. 631. cjs3872 posted: 04.05.2014 - 1:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) And apparently, the tire problems that first surfaced at Auto Club Speedway have already surfaced as Kurt Busch, last week's winner, had a left rear go and crashed, and will be forced to a back-up car for the rest of the weekend. And there were some tire issues in the Nationwide Series race, as well, most notably to Trevor Bayne, who lost a right rear and spun, and there were also some left rear issues in that race, so tires are again apparently going to be a problem in the Cup race this weekend. 632. kup posted: 06.22.2014 - 11:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Who gonna be the Best after all 36 races? This one gonna have wins and be upper in standings. Wins: 36 / 6 = 6. Six wins in 36 races - is it enough? Ranks: 36 - 6 = 30 races left. 30 / 2 = 15. Top 15 after 6 races - enough? Races 1st to 6th had 6 winners: ## 88, 4, 2, 99, 18, 41. Among them are in Top 15: 1st #88 Dale 3rd #99 Carl 6th #18 Kyle 7th #2 Brad So after 6 races we have 4 cars for the Best in 2014. 633. edwards19 posted: 02.06.2015 - 2:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) lol brad way to deliver payback. 634. Sandy posted: 06.29.2020 - 12:36 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was Joe Nemechek's 33rd and final last place finish he held the record for most last place finishes in the cup series up until the second of the 2 Pocono doubleheader races 635. Rich posted: 12.08.2020 - 9:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip were the commentators. Steve Byrnes, Krista Voda and Matt Yocum were the pit road reporters. Jeff Hammond was the roving reporter. Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip were in the Hollywood hotel. 636. DI9_ForLife posted: 01.09.2021 - 12:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I was at this race. I remember that it snowed from about Abingdon to Hillsville on the drive to the track that morning. At the track, as expected, it was cold as hell, about 40 degrees. I don't remember much about the race, as I was only like 9 or 10 at the time, but I do remember eating my first Martinsville hot dog, well my second. When I wasn't looking, the first one got blown away into the crowd by the fierce wind, LOL. Me and my dad left with about 150 to go, 9 year old me just couldn't handle the cold weather no matter how much I loved racing. Needless to say, my second trip to Martinsville 5 years later was much better. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: