|| *Comments on the 2014 Coca-Cola 600:* First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page | View All On One Page View the most recent comment | Post a comment <#post> 1. Kenny posted: 05.22.2014 - 8:43 pm Rate this comment: (4) (7) Oh goddammit >:( 2. jabber1990 posted: 05.22.2014 - 8:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) what would happen if Danica starts doing good? will we have to owe her an apology? what if she starts doing better than Stenhouse? 3. TS1420 posted: 05.22.2014 - 8:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) FFS... Nap-Time is on the pole, gonna be a long 600 miles unless his engine grenades or Bad Brad hooks him on the start. Looks to be another night of Smoke running 20th too. 4. Anonymous posted: 05.22.2014 - 8:59 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Patrick starting on the second row. I think some people's heads are going to explode :p 5. Schroeder51 posted: 05.22.2014 - 9:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can't help but begin to wonder if Danica is SERIOUSLY about to make us all eat crow in the near future... 6. The Long Shot posted: 05.22.2014 - 9:08 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) "I can't help but begin to wonder if Danica is SERIOUSLY about to make us all eat crow in the near future..." I'll be the first to do so, and I won't really have a problem with it. She may be NASCAR's media darling, but if she's the one that ends up breaking barriers for other females to run competitively in the top ranks of NASCAR, I'll support her 100%. 7. Daniel posted: 05.22.2014 - 9:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In using fastest 43: #44 J.J. Yeley & #77 Dave Blaney Out using fastest 43: #31 Ryan Newman & #32 Blake Koch 8. luigistarted06 posted: 05.22.2014 - 9:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did something go wrong with Newman or was he just that slow? 9. murb posted: 05.22.2014 - 9:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Did something go wrong with Newman or was he just that slow?" The clock ran out before he could make a second run, so he got stuck with his first run which wasn't that fast. A similar situation happened to Harvick in the final session. He waited too long on pit road, and time ran out before he could cross the line to start his lap. 10. Sarf52 posted: 05.22.2014 - 9:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 13 has had no speed all week, suprising considering their progress at every other track this year. Brian Scott turns in another good qualifying effort in the RCR prepared 33. Anyone know what the backstory is behind Travis Kvapil bein replaced by Blake Koch in the 32? I've never been given reason to believe Koch is anything more than a middling NNS driver, he doesn't bring sponsorship and doesn't run that well (granted he does drive TriStar) in the races he doesn't S&P. 11. luigistarted06 posted: 05.22.2014 - 9:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @9, I see. Harvick and Kenseths teams really aren't looking too smart after that I bet 12. DB1995 posted: 05.22.2014 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blake Koch has always seemed to be around the Supportmilitary.org sponsor i think 13. Eric posted: 05.22.2014 - 10:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) luigistarted06, Ryan had a big problem besides the clock. He had to change a tire because his car had 3 left tires. 14. NoLongerAnonymous posted: 05.22.2014 - 10:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Call me crazy, but Danica just might be finally turning the corner... 15. RaceFanX posted: 05.22.2014 - 10:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Kurt Busch goes for the double, attempting to run both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day. 16. Seagal posted: 05.22.2014 - 10:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 11. Well the 20 has a little excuse in the fact that they at least attempted a run but aborted and then couldn't get it cooled in time. The 4 just outright blew it. Both teams must be a whole lot of embarrassed though. It's funny, that's something you wouldn't really expect any team to do, and then two of the best do it in the same session. Harvick more than likely would have gotten the pole too. Silly boys. 17. JP88 posted: 05.22.2014 - 10:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Well the drought was fun while it lasted...I expect "Nap-Time" to put us all to sleep on Sunday Night...question is will he lead 500 miles again like 2004? Or more? 18. murb posted: 05.22.2014 - 11:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'll admit, Danica does seem to be a lot faster this year, specifically on the intermediates. If she could just improve her decision making a little more and learn how to get through races, she could be a pretty solid and relevant Paul Menard type driver. 19. 23andJoe posted: 05.22.2014 - 11:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm with The Long Shot - if Danica proves she can be competitive, then more power to her. It's the constant jibber-jabber combined with being a backmarker that was the problem. Remove one, and the problem goes away. "[Koch] doesn't bring sponsorship" - he does, Supportmilitary, and the occasional other Christian group. As for Kvapil, given his shenanigans last fall I shed no tears. 20. cjs3872 posted: 05.22.2014 - 11:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have to wonder with the Ganassi cars and Jeff Gordon, who's run as good as anyone, qualifying 25th, 26th, and 27th, are they playing a tactical game? After all, they have to run the same engine on which they qualify for 600 miles, so could their sub-standard qualifying runs be somewhat intentional to save wear and tear on their engines? After all, those that qualified up front had to make three qualifying runs, and with the longest race coming up this Sunday, I can't help but wonder if those teams, who have been running very strong, aren't sacrificing a good starting position so that they can race with a somewhat fresher engine, as they only made one qualifying run. I wonder if there aren't some tactics being played by those teams. Kurt Busch also qualified back there, but he's going to have to start in last place, no matter where he qualified, so it really didn't matter where he qualified. After all, we don't know what the tires are going to do at Charlotte, given they've not had to go more than 20 laps on one set. And qualifying doesn't seem that important this season, especially given the tire situation and the fact that it seems to be easier to make up the ground lost by a subpar qualifying run than it has in recent years. So I wonder if Jeff Gordon and the Ganassi teams are playing a conservative game, intentionally giving up a good starting position in order to start the longest race of the season with a somewhat fresher engine with not as many qualifying runs on it. Noticing that Greg Biffle seemed to give it a half-hearted effort in the second round of qualifying, I wonder if he's also playing that game to some degree. This is one race where I wonder how the multiple qualifying runs are going to affect the reliability of the engines of those that made multiple runs, and those starting further behind may, in fact, be at somewhat of an advantage. And knowing Gordon's history, he might have been sandbagging a little to make sure he has a somewhat fresher engine for the race Sunday night. 21. Sean posted: 05.22.2014 - 11:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I've always viewed Danica Patrick as the female equivalent of Casey Mears in every way. Winless but consistent in the IndyCar feeder series, again mediocre but definitely consistent and on pace (decent drivers, but poor racers) in their CART and/or IRL starts. A horrific Busch/Nationwide season followed by going straight to Cup and having a horrific Cup rookie season before showing signs of life as sophomores. Danica will probably win a fuel-mileage race just like Mears did in a couple years and it won't really raise my opinion of her as a driver. Give any driver a reasonably top car for long enough and this can happen. Mears has one trump card (his win at the 24 Hours of Daytona) and Danica has one (her 1 IRL win) that distinguish them from each other, but other than that, nothing distinguishes them except one driver is hyped by the media (and knows how to turn herself into a hype machine) and the other wasn't and didn't. 22. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.23.2014 - 12:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I can't help but begin to wonder if Danica is SERIOUSLY about to make us all eat crow in the near future..." I'll like mine with barbecue sauce and a side of fries. 23. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 05.23.2014 - 12:16 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I can't help but begin to wonder if Danica is SERIOUSLY about to make us all eat crow in the near future..." I would have no problem with that. My biggest problem with her was that she basically got handed a good ride and a big sponsorship deal without having to prove herself, and seemed to have an entitled attitude as a result. Now, I still don't care for Danica personally, but I would have much less of a problem with the hype she gets if she could start running up front. Well, the #48 starts on the pole at a track he has a boatload of wins on. I fully expect him to make this race boring by leading most of it and winning, like he did at Texas last year. 24. 1995z71 posted: 05.23.2014 - 2:06 am Rate this comment: (4) (1) Former TBR teammates from last year Dave Blaney & JJ Yeley miss the race. Blaney has already hit double digit DNQs in just 12 races. Can we tone down this Danica talk. She has 1 Top 10 so far this year. Who cares about qualifying, Loy Allen had 3 poles in a year. 25. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.23.2014 - 4:47 am Rate this comment: (1) (3) Given the equipment Danica has, she should be doing this well on ovals. Hell, given the equipment she has, James Hylton or Hershel McGriff should be able to find freaking victory lane. 26. Sky Warrior posted: 05.23.2014 - 4:56 am Rate this comment: (3) (0) ^That's probably a bit of an exaggeration, considering 3-time Champ Tony Stewart has managed to do it once between this year and last before breaking his leg 27. Sky Warrior posted: 05.23.2014 - 5:01 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) And I'm no betting man, but with the odds on Danica, and even stretching it to Marcos and Trevor, just think about what a chance $20 on one of them would do if they were to pull off a win 28. mbenoit posted: 05.23.2014 - 5:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad Keselowski qualifies 2nd for the sixth time in 12 races. Pretty impressive. If he would just be a tick faster, he'd be having a "2003 Ryan Newman" kind of year for poles. 29. Peter posted: 05.23.2014 - 8:15 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) You guys do realize that qualifying means nothing in 4 & 500 mile races, and even less in a 600 mile race right? 30. Spannerhead29 posted: 05.23.2014 - 9:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 49th top 10 start for Marcos Ambrose, and 2nd top 10 start at Charlotte. 31. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 05.23.2014 - 10:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Owner of #33 is Richard Childress 32. cjs3872 posted: 05.23.2014 - 12:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Not only that Peter (#29), but with this being the longest race of the year and with teams having to run the same engine for the entire weekend, I'm not sure that Jeff Gordon and the Ganassi cars aren't in a great position. The reason I say that is because we know how good they've been this year, and by qualifying 25th (Kyle Larson), 26th (Jamie McMurray), and 27th (Gordon), they only made one qualifying run, while those starting up front had to make three qualifying runs on the same engine with which they'll have to run 600 miles on Sunday. Given how well they've run this year, this sudden poor qualifying effort by those three drivers might very well have been intentionally done to save wear and tear on their engines. I suspect there might have been sandbagging going on with those three cars in particular, sacrificing an up front starting position so that they can run the longest race on a somewhat fresher engine than those starting up front will be running. And with the tires still a shaky proposition, I think that those three (Larson, McMurray, and Gordon) may actually be in a better position than it seems. And I also think that Greg Biffle might have also been playing that game to some extent, because in the second round of qualifying, he was more than 5 MPH slower than anyone else was, which leads me to believe that he may made a half-hearted effort in the second round of qualifying, deciding just to get a time in and save his engine a little in the process. Ryan Newman, one of the all-time great qualifiers, appears to also have played the sandbagging game to start the race with a fresher engine in his RCR #31 car. So there appears to have been some games played by some of the teams. This is the one race, because of it's distance, that I wondered whether or not teams would try their best in time trials and sacrifice a good starting position in exchange for starting the race with a somewhat fresher engine. And indeed, it appears that a few teams may have been sandbagging to start the race with a fresher engine than those that went all-out for a good starting position. 33. Ryan posted: 05.23.2014 - 12:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Considering they are probably going to run a bunch of laps in practice on Saturday, is not running a qualifying lap hard really going to affect the engine that much? 34. DB1995 posted: 05.23.2014 - 12:57 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) wow those 7 extra miles are really going to hurt the engine that bad. 35. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 05.23.2014 - 1:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "You guys do realize that qualifying means nothing in 4 & 500 mile races, and even less in a 600 mile race right?" Oh, we know. I guess what we're saying is, we never expected Danica to even do this well in a 3 week stretch. Considering she showed no signs of improvement and seemed to regress as far as her driving goes, this is definitely surprising. But if she doesn't back up her good qualifying position in this race, I won't be shocked in the least. 36. Zackary Shawn posted: 05.23.2014 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "And I'm no betting man, but with the odds on Danica, and even stretching it to Marcos and Trevor, just think about what a chance $20 on one of them would do if they were to pull off a win" Hell, I'd be willing to put $50 if I had a good feeling. I'd never have to pay tuition to Auburn again in my life. 37. cjs3872 posted: 05.23.2014 - 2:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) It has more to do with what they're doing to those engines in those qualifying runs, DB1995. By making three qualifying runs, that means they're taping up the grill to cut off air flow to the radiator and the engine, which will potentially hurt the reliability. Not to mention the lightweight parts they use for qualifying that they wouldn't use for practice and the race. And because the race is 600 miles, they won't do that much practicing, certainly not as much as they would do for a 400 or even a 500-mile race, simply because they want to prevent putting a lot of mileage on these engines for this particular race. That's why they may not practice as much. The thing regarding qualifying has more to do with what they do to the engines for qualifying than the mileage they're putting on them when they make those extra qualifying runs. And I think the teams know this, and some of them may have been worried about the extra strain the extra qualifying runs put on the engines for this particular race, so some of them likely took it easy, sacrificing an up front starting position for a better chance to finish the race. And by the way, what good is practicing on Saturday when you're not going to be running in the conditions that the race will be run in anyway? That's another reason I don't think there's going to be that much practice, because the more practice laps you run, the more likely they may end up adjusting themselves out of contention, because there's no correlation between practice conditions and race conditions, because practice is during the day and much of the race is run at night. 38. Anonymous posted: 05.23.2014 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "That's probably a bit of an exaggeration, considering 3-time Champ Tony Stewart has managed to do it once between this year and last before breaking his leg " Kevin Harvick has either dominated every race or DNF'd while dominating... 39. startandparkfan posted: 05.23.2014 - 3:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mears has one trump card (his win at the 24 Hours of Daytona) and Danica has one (her 1 IRL win) that distinguish them from each other -------------- Mears also won this race in 2007. Easy to forget. 40. JP88 posted: 05.23.2014 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Casey Mears can not be compared to Danica. After his rookie year at Ganassi he got better every year and then went to Hendrick's #4 car. Sound familiar? Jamie Mac to Roush's #4 car. Yes I know it's Hendrick/Roush and they were the top rides but you got to remember that they were focused on the least. Also went to RCR with 4 cars, ask Harvick how he did that year. I would tie in Mears with like a Paul Menard...as far as Danica goes if she continues to get better good for her. I do wanna see her succeed, I just wish her attitude was a little better. 41. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 05.23.2014 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "I can't help but begin to wonder if Danica is SERIOUSLY about to make us all eat crow in the near future..." Some will gladly swallow their pride and admit too being wrong. However others will simply bring on the metric ton of excuses and will saying "rigged, fixed, she has too be cheating." I always enjoy being proved wrong, so i don't i think Danica will finish where she will start. But i HOPE and will ADMIT too being wrong if does finish were she starts or heaven forbid wins the race. 42. Spen posted: 05.23.2014 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Greg Biffle can make it through this race, he'll tie Herman Beam's record for most consecutive starts without a DNF. I expected Danica to improve this year, in a Casey Mears type fashion as Sean said. But hopefully her running competently might open a door for a future Alexis Rainsford. 43. Ryan posted: 05.23.2014 - 6:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sounds like Scott Riggs played a big role in Danica's better runs: http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/10971777/espnw-secret-test-keys-danica-patrick-success 44. Ryan posted: 05.23.2014 - 7:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Not sure I believe the Rainsford hype until she beats Mark Plourde 45. cjs3872 posted: 05.23.2014 - 8:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) JP88, when Sean was referring to Danica possibly getting a fuel mileage win like Casey, he was obviously referring to Casey's win in the Coca-Cola 600 in 2007, which was a fuel mileage win. That said, his win was also earned, as he ran with the leaders for much of the race in the HMS #25 car, unlike those that also stretched their mileage to get good finishes, such as J.J. Yeley (in JGR's flagship #18), Reed Sorenson, 1987 Coca-Cola 600 winner Kyle Petty, and Ricky Rudd. They never ran with the leaders, while Casey did, so it was not a fluke win, because he had been a front runner prior to that. And let's also not forget that Casey had numerous near-misses, including the 2005 season finale at Homestead, in which he was leading inside the final 15 lap and surely headed to a victory when a late caution changed everything. Then not long after Casey's win in the 24 Hours of Daytona, he actually decided who would win the 2006 Daytona 500 when he decided to go with his friend Jimmie Johnson, instead of fellow Dodge driver Ryan Newman (the Penske-Ganassi rivalry may also have had something to do with that). And Casey had a few strong runs with Childress in 2009 after leaving Hendrick, and Childress wanted to keep Mears in the fold there, but couldn't because of sponsorship issues that forced him to trim from four teams down to three, which ended up being a godsend for RCR for 2010, because they challenged for the championship for the first time in years (Jeff Burton's run in 2006 was their only other serious challenge for the title since the Dale Earnhardt days). 46. joey2448 posted: 05.23.2014 - 9:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "If Greg Biffle can make it through this race, he'll tie Herman Beam's record for most consecutive starts without a DNF." Wow, I'm surprised that's not getting more coverage than it is (which is zero, as far as I can tell). I remember a few years ago when Clint Bowyer was edging closer to Herman Beam's record, and there were a couple mentions of it by the TV guys within a couple weeks. I just wanna point out the 17th-place qualifying run of Justin Allgaier. Looks like skipping the All-Star weekend events might have done some good for that team. Speaking of Allgaier, the car that he wrecked in the hard crash at Kansas two weeks ago is now resting peacefully in Dale Earnhardt Jr's "racecar graveyard", which is on his private property in North Carolina. 47. The Long Shot posted: 05.23.2014 - 10:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I remember a few years ago when Clint Bowyer was edging closer to Herman Beam's record, and there were a couple mentions of it by the TV guys within a couple weeks." Actually, wasn't that Kevin Harvick? I remember that he blew his engine at Fontana, and the TV guys were lamenting over the fact that his consecutive finishes streak was over. I could be wrong, though. 48. cjs3872 posted: 05.23.2014 - 10:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joey2448, the reason that nobody's paying attention to the record for the most consecutive races running at the finish has to do with one thing, and that is how outrageously easy it is to be running at the finish of a race these days. now when Dale, Sr. in 1997 and Rick Mast in 1998 were trying to complete entire seasons in which they were running at the finish of every race, it was a big deal, since only one driver had ever done that before (Cale Yarborough in 1977). But now it's so commonplace for 30+ cars to be running at the finish of every race, that just running at the finish is no real accomplishment any more. We know how hard the Brickyard 400 is capable of being on equipment because of everything's pushed to the very limit there, yet in last year's Brickyard 400, there was a perfect finishing record, as all 43 cars that started that race were running at the end. So it's no real accomplishment to simply be running at the finish of a race any more. Even in the longest race of the season, the Coca-Cola 600, the number of cars that finish out of 43 is usually in the 30s now, and usually in the mid-30s if everyone tries to go the distance. 49. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 05.23.2014 - 11:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "If Greg Biffle can make it through this race, he'll tie Herman Beam's record for most consecutive starts without a DNF." That was an incredible feat in the era Herman raced in considering blown engines were a LOT more common. And as far as I can recall, both Harvick and Bowyer were close to that record a few years ago but both of them came up short. 50. Spen posted: 05.23.2014 - 11:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeley did have more laps in the top ten than any other driver in that race, so it certainly wasn't a total fluke, even though he hadn't been in the top five much. Rudd was in the top ten for most of the day as well. 51. David posted: 05.24.2014 - 12:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Actually, wasn't that Kevin Harvick? I remember that he blew his engine at Fontana, and the TV guys were lamenting over the fact that his consecutive finishes streak was over. I could be wrong, though." As RCRandPenskeGuy stated, it was both. Harvick's streak was snapped at 81 when his engine went up in smoke. Bowyer made it to 83 before he hit everything in sight at Darlington. Both were mentioned by FOX. 52. David posted: 05.24.2014 - 12:02 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Both streaks ended in 2009. 53. Paul posted: 05.24.2014 - 1:11 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) "both Harvick and Bowyer were close to that record a few years ago" Bowyer made it to 83 consecutive races without a DNF (One race short of tying the record!), while Harvick made it to 81 consecutive races running at the finish. "now when Dale, Sr. in 1997 and Rick Mast in 1998 were trying to complete entire seasons in which they were running at the finish of every race, it was a big deal" Actually, Rick Mast was running at the finish of every race in 1999, not 1998. He had seven DNFs in '98. Since it was brought up, here's a list of every driver in NASCAR's top three national series that was running at the finish of every race in a given season, along with their championship points finish: CUP: 1977: Cale Yarborough (1st) 1997: Dale Earnhardt (5th) 1999: Rick Mast (32nd) 2000: Bobby Labonte (1st), Dale Earnhardt (2nd) 2001: Bobby Hamilton (18th) 2003: Kevin Harvick (5th), Terry Labonte (10th) 2005: Rusty Wallace (8th) 2007: Clint Bowyer (3rd), Kevin Harvick (10th) 2008: Kevin Harvick (4th), Clint Bowyer (5th) 2009: Juan Pablo Montoya (8th), David Reutimann (16th), Casey Mears (21st) 2010: Matt Kenseth (5th), Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (21st) 2011: Carl Edwards (2nd), Ryan Newman (10th), Juan Pablo Montoya (21st) 2012: Greg Biffle (5th) 2013: Greg Biffle (9th), Jamie McMurray (15th), Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (19th) NATIONWIDE: 2003: David Green (2nd), Ron Hornaday (3rd) 2004: Martin Truex, Jr. (1st), Ron Hornaday (4th) 2006: Kevin Harvick (1st), Clint Bowyer (3rd) 2008: Clint Bowyer (1st), David Reutimann (7th) 2009: Brad Keselowski (3rd) 2010: Brad Keselowski (1st) 2012: Austin Dillon (3rd), Sam Hornish, Jr. (4th) 2013: Justin Allgaier (5th) TRUCK: 1995: Joe Ruttman (2nd), Ron Hornaday (3rd), Jack Sprague (5th) 1996: Ron Hornaday (1st), Jack Sprague (2nd) 1997: Mike Bliss (4th) 1998: Joe Ruttman (3rd), Jay Sauter (4th) 1999: Greg Biffle (2nd), Stacy Compton (4th), Andy Houston (8th) 2001: Travis Kvapil (4th) 2003: Travis Kvapil (1st) 2004: Bobby Hamilton (1st), Dennis Setzer (2nd) 2006: Todd Bodine (1st), David Starr (4th), Terry Cook (8th), Mike Bliss (11th) 2007: Ron Hornaday (1st), Mike Skinner (2nd), Rick Crawford (5th), Dennis Setzer (13th) 2008: Matt Crafton (5th), Mike Skinner (6th), Terry Cook (10th) 2009: Matt Crafton (2nd) 2011: Joey Coulter (7th) 2012: Ty Dillon (4th) 2013: Matt Crafton (1st), Dakoda Armstrong (12th) 54. Paul posted: 05.24.2014 - 1:21 am Rate this comment: (2) (1) In case you didn't already know, those RCR machines are pretty much unbreakable. I also think it's pretty interesting how Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. went from being a reckless Nationwide driver (even during his championship seasons) to somebody who's gone 47 consecutive races without a DNF in his first two Cup seasons. It's just too bad that his finishing results don't reflect his finishing consistency, but that could all change should he leave Roush's sinking ship operation while his driver stock is still pretty high. 55. Scott. B posted: 05.24.2014 - 1:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) As far as Saturday's Happy Hour practice, I would not be surprised if some teams are very conservative about how many laps they run. The All Star weekend was essentially an extended test session. 56. joey2448 posted: 05.24.2014 - 5:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "We know how hard the Brickyard 400 is capable of being on equipment because of everything's pushed to the very limit there, yet in last year's Brickyard 400, there was a perfect finishing record, as all 43 cars that started that race were running at the end." Oh I know. I was there. It was a rather, er, tame race, should I say? 57. The Sound posted: 05.24.2014 - 9:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Trevor Bayne to the 6 car next season, sponsored fully by Advocare. No word on the other Roush teams. So happy for him! 58. Seagal posted: 05.24.2014 - 10:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 48 and 4 looking dominate in practice today. And JGR looks somewhat decent this week. 59. DB1995 posted: 05.24.2014 - 11:16 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) WhooHoo!!, Trevor is finally gonna be full time in cup! Cant wait to see it. Bad news also Jeff Gordon is having severe back spasms. 60. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.24.2014 - 11:36 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Trevor Bayne to the 6 car next season, sponsored fully by Advocare. No word on the other Roush teams." About time. 61. DB1995 posted: 05.24.2014 - 11:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wonder who will drive the 21 next year, i would have thought Jeff Burton but he cant, i really hope they dont have to shut down, that would be a truly bad day for the sport. 62. jabber1990 posted: 05.24.2014 - 11:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Breaking News! K² takes the front row of the Nationwide race! 63. The Long Shot posted: 05.24.2014 - 11:38 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm happy that Trevor's moving up, but the fact that he's still going to be driving for Roush makes me uneasy, especially if he's in a 4th car. Roush needs to get a better hold of their financial situation if they want him to succeed. 64. The Long Shot posted: 05.24.2014 - 11:49 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I wonder who will drive the 21 next year, i would have thought Jeff Burton but he cant, i really hope they dont have to shut down, that would be a truly bad day for the sport." My guess is Bobby Labonte. He brings the past champion's provisional as well as a veteran leadership that the team hasn't had for a while. I really hope that the Wood Brothers go back to full-time racing at some time soon, but I get the feeling that they're near the end of the line. The team doesn't have much sponsorship lined up, and I have to imagine that the team would shut down anyways if/when one of the Woods does pass on (and both Glen and Leonard are getting up there in years). DB1995 is right when he says that it will be a sad day for the sport when the Wood Brothers finally close shop. 65. DB1995 posted: 05.24.2014 - 11:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) That worried me to, Jack said something about a 4th car, but i see the lineup next year being. No.6 Trevor Bayne ,No. 16 Greg Biffle, No. 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. No fourth car hopefully, i think Trevor will get Jimmy Fennig as crew chief 66. DB1995 posted: 05.24.2014 - 11:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I dont think they will shut down if One of them passes, Eddie loves racing and he knows they would be rolling over in their graves if the team shut down 67. The Long Shot posted: 05.24.2014 - 12:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) On an off-topic note, I'm trying to recruit people for an All-Time Auto Racing Re-Draft. If you want to learn more, check out the blog I posted earlier. 68. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 05.24.2014 - 12:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Danica starts being real consistent, I'd actually be happy. Because then her 'hype' would have some meaning. That would be one case that I would gladly eat crow. I'd do the same if it happened to David Ragan, another driver I've been very harsh on. Interesting to hear that Bayne is moving to full-time cup status...but I really don't see this lasting more then a year or two. Especially if he's in Roush' R&D car. When Wood Bros shut down I'll be one of those guys who will be heartbroken. Granted, I've missed literally ALL of their wins save for 2011. But the amount of respect I have for that team, cutting corners on pitstops in intelligent ways, keeping their teams as one of the few that consistently threatened Petty Enterprises, keeps them in a very special place in my heart. 69. The Long Shot posted: 05.24.2014 - 12:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "That worried me to, Jack said something about a 4th car, but i see the lineup next year being. No.6 Trevor Bayne ,No. 16 Greg Biffle, No. 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. No fourth car hopefully, i think Trevor will get Jimmy Fennig as crew chief" I see both Biffle and Edwards leaving after the year, so there could be as few as two cars next season. I doubt it, though. If Biffle does leave, I could see Roush moving Chris Buescher up to replace him (albeit prematurely). 70. jabber1990 posted: 05.24.2014 - 1:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) where is Edwards going to go? Hendrick is full, SHR is (painfully) full, Penske probably wont take him (Roush will offer him twice whatever Penske offers him) Ganassi would be a step-down from Roush, and I hope he doesn't go to Gibbs, if he does can you imagine what Kyle and Denny will do for attention? Kyle will probably drive like a young Kyle Busch, either winning or destroying the car (and his maturity will probably get in the way) and Denny doesn't have the health (or talent) to drive like Kyle, isn't Carl the "poster child" for Ford? who will Ford "worship" next if he leaves? Brad "Bigmouth" Kesolowski? Greg "second-place" Biffle? Granted you have Bayne and Joey, but Trevor has a health problem and Joey is just now becoming a household name, but has a bad rap in the past 71. Paul posted: 05.24.2014 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I'm happy that Trevor Bayne will finally move up to Sprint Cup full-time next season, especially considering his productivity in the Nationwide Series this season in spite of his team's lack of speed and uncharacteristic average running position. He's likely to win Rookie of the Year as well, provided that Chase Elliott doesn't get moved up to Cup in a Hendrick satellite car or something. As for the #21 Wood Brothers car, they shouldn't go with Bobby Labonte because he's no longer a relevant Cup driver. I think they should use that team as a Roush development ride for a younger driver currently in a Roush feeder ride, which is why I would have Chris Buescher pilot the #21 Cup car next season. When he isn't failing to qualify at Daytona or getting caught up in someone else's crash, the younger Buescher has looked pretty good this season, especially considering he's driving for a new 3rd team for an organization that's treading water at this point. Plus, he's driving without a sponsor, which I think says a lot about Roush's dedication to putting this kid on the track. As for Roush's two Cup drivers with expiring contracts, I think they should put the bulk of their efforts into re-signing Greg Biffle. Biffle might not be as flashy as Edwards, but he's far more consistent and has been for years. Edwards on the other hand is the ultimate hot/cold driver. One year he might be winning a lot of races and being in the championship hunt going into Homestead, and the next year he won't win a race and might not even make the Chase. Plus, Edwards comes with a heavy price tag (I have a feeling that Roush had to shut down the #60 Nationwide team that season because of how much it cost them to re-sign Edwards.), and I don't think he wants to return to Roush given that team's current state, whereas I think Biffle actually does want to retire for the car owner who gave him the biggest break of his career way back in 1998. 72. murb posted: 05.24.2014 - 2:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised about Trevor driving the #6 next year. I'm happy that he's finally getting a shot at it. Like you guys though, I do see this as another sign that Carl is leaving for sure. The 6 is most likely replacing the 99. And I actually do think Biffle will probably stick around, so Roush's full lineup will probably be Bayne in the #6, Biffle back in the #16, and Stenhouse back in the #17. As for where Carl goes, I'm still sticking with either a fourth JGR car or a third Penske car. My number one choice to take over the part time Wood Brothers deal would be Ryan Blaney. He's got the Ford connection, so unless Jack whines about it and starts a big mess (which is entirely possible), I don't see any problems with it. I think Ryan could do a really good job in that car, so I hope it happens somehow. 73. murb posted: 05.24.2014 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Ganassi would be a step-down from Roush" I disagree with this. Ganassi has turned the corner this year. Kyle Larson has been blistering fast, and McMurray just won the All Star Race and has been fast elsewhere too. Meanwhile, Roush has looked pretty damn horrible. I never really thought about it until now, but Ganassi honestly wouldn't be that bad of an option for Carl. He could take advantage of some fast cars, and I also think he and Larson could really push each other and sort of bring the best out of each other, given their similar open wheel backgrounds and hard charging driving styles. And he'd also be reunited with his former Roush teammate Jamie McMurray. If they could get a sponsor (which I really don't see being a problem since Carl is one of the most sponsor friendly drivers out right now), a third car at Ganassi honestly wouldn't be that bad of an option at all for Carl. I think he could have the same impact on Ganassi that Bowyer had when he went to MWR. They really could take a pretty large step forward if it happened. 74. The Long Shot posted: 05.24.2014 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'd really love to see the Wood's run full-time next year with a conglomeration of different drivers, similar to how they ran in the mid-2000's. Have Buescher and Blaney split time in the car (along with maybe Parker Kligerman; he doesn't have a ride, and he has a bit of a Ford connection from his days with Penske, even though they were running Dodges back then), and use Bobby Labonte in a fashion similar to how his brother is used at Go FAS Racing currently. Sign someone like Boris Said for the road courses, and you have a solid fabric for a team. It's wishful thinking, I know, but it's nice to fantasize. 75. murb posted: 05.24.2014 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Regan Smith will be on stand-by for Jeff Gordon because of Gordon's back spasms. 76. Schroeder51 posted: 05.24.2014 - 3:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Good to hear that Trevor Bayne will be moving up to driving full-time in Cup next year. He's WELL overdue for a shot at Cup. Though seeing how Roush has been struggling lately, I'm not sure how well he will do... 77. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 05.24.2014 - 3:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just refresh my memory, Jeff Gordon still has started every Winston/Cup race since the 1992 Hooter's 500 season finale, right? 78. Schroeder51 posted: 05.24.2014 - 3:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Just refresh my memory, Jeff Gordon still has started every Winston/Cup race since the 1992 Hooter's 500 season finale, right?" Yes. As far as I'm aware, he's only had to have a relief driver actually take over for him once in his entire career: Todd Bodine took over for him late in the 1993 Bud 500 at Bristol. 79. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 05.24.2014 - 4:08 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Very glad Trevor Bayne will have a full-time Cup ride next year. I know he's been conservative and could stand to learn when he needs to pick his times to be aggressive, but he has still done a great job in his situation with the Nationwide car. I just hope his health stays good. If Carl Edwards leaves Roush, where will he go? He's top dog at Roush, I'm not sure he'll get that status with another team for a while. Hendrick has Johnson obviously as their top dog, Gibbs has Busch/Hamlin, RCR has the Dillon brothers, and Penske has Logano/Keselowski, and I also think they're looking to get Ryan Blaney within their Cup stable when he is ready (at least I hope so, I think he has a great future). I don't see any other team he could drive for and be as much of a priority as he is at Roush. I think Logano might be top dog at Ford if Carl leaves. Right now he's outperforming his accomplished and older teammate. As for who would be good for the Wood Brothers car, it would have to be someone who is only looking for part-time duty for the time being. The only youngster within the Ford camp that I would see getting a chance at that ride might be Chris Buescher, like Paul mentioned as a possibility. 80. jabber1990 posted: 05.24.2014 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) would the Wood Brothers have the money to run full time? now, lets assume they do, do you have any idea how far behind they would be? when was the last time they were running a full season? when was the last time they had more than 1 car? 81. Schroeder51 posted: 05.24.2014 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't Trevor Bayne be eligible for RotY next year? 82. The Long Shot posted: 05.24.2014 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't Trevor Bayne be eligible for RotY next year?" Yes. He first started running in Cup in 2011, the year that NASCAR implemented the "declaring for a certain series" rule. 83. cjs3872 posted: 05.24.2014 - 5:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The last time the Wood Brothers ran the full season was 2008 (when they had a hard time even qualifying for races, even with Bill Elliott, a past champion, driving for them), but when they first started running all the races in 1985, it was evident even then that a full schedule was too much for them to handle and be consistent front runners, though from 1991-'95, they were consistent front runners, nearly ending up in the top five in the points in 1994 with Morgan Shepherd. But in the years that they ran the full circuit (1985-2008), they only won five times, and never more than once in the same year. In fact, Kyle Petty is the last driver to win for them more than once. And they've only won six times since Buddy Baker's win in the 1983 Firecracker 400, not counting the 1996 All-Star Race, which was a non-points paying event. 84. Anonymous posted: 05.24.2014 - 6:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @34 "wow those 7 extra miles are really going to hurt the engine that bad." #48 blew up in 2011 with 5 to go. 85. Scott. B posted: 05.24.2014 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sam Hornish, Jr. might be a good fit for the #21. He's so underutilized currently that a part time ride in Cup would be a step up. I'm a bit surprised by the timing of the Bayne announcement. His Nationwide season hasn't been outstanding, but obviously the sponsor is happy. It's good for the sport when a sponsor moves up the ladder with a driver, and Trevor certainly hasn't been rushed to full time Cup. 86. murb posted: 05.24.2014 - 6:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Sam Hornish, Jr. might be a good fit for the #21. He's so underutilized currently that a part time ride in Cup would be a step up." I can't believe I didn't think of Hornish. He would be a great choice. 87. jabber1990 posted: 05.24.2014 - 6:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Yes. He first started running in Cup in 2011, the year that NASCAR implemented the "declaring for a certain series" rule." I THINK he ran for Nationwide points in 2011, NASCAR did give him the option, but I belive he turned it down on a related note, I KNEW something would happen if that rule had happened, I hate when i'm right 88. Brad Keselowski & Bubba Wallace Fan posted: 05.24.2014 - 7:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I'll be the first to do so, and I won't really have a problem with it. She may be NASCAR's media darling, but if she's the one that ends up breaking barriers for other females to run competitively in the top ranks of NASCAR, I'll support her 100%. " I won't say I'll support her, I just really don't like her, but if it leads to more women & minorities in the sport, then great! 89. Brad Keselowski & Bubba Wallace Fan posted: 05.24.2014 - 7:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't Trevor Bayne be eligible for RotY next year? " I actually don't think he is. NASCAR only allows one year of running more than 7 races not for points. Two or more and you lose eligibility. Somebody asked Bob Pockras this on Twitter a while ago and that was his reading of the rules. 90. cjs3872 posted: 05.24.2014 - 7:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) RCRandPenskeGuy, you said that Joey Logano would be the top guy with Ford if Carl Edwards leaves, which I think he will. Well, I hate to break it to you, but Joey Logano already IS the top guy among the Ford drivers, although given the lack of depth at Ford, that's not saying a whole lot. After all, there are only four Fords currently capable of winning (Logano, Edwards, Greg Biffle, and Brad Keselowski), and two of them (the two in that group that drive for Roush) have drivers in contract negotiations, and another (Keselowski) keeps letting things distract him. That leaves Logano as the top guy at Ford, by process of elimination alone, because he doesn't seem to be distracted by anything at the moment. And with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. noticeably regressing and the long-term future of Trevor Bayne, who was announced as the driver of Roush's flagship #6 car for 2015 today, very much in the air because of his MS, Logano seems to be Ford's top driver for the foreseeable future, unless Keselowski gets his act together, and that's something I'm starting to wonder if he's capable of doing. After all, Logano is now with a team that wants him (Roger Penske has always had a way of making drivers feel welcome with his operation), unlike when he was at Gibbs, where he never seemed to fit in, and wasn't even wanted the last year or two he was there. While there's an argument about who the top guy at Chevy and Toyota are, simply because of depth, there's no argument who's the top guy at Ford at this moment, and that guy's name is Joey Logano. As for the Wood Brothers' situation going forward, I see a couple of things happening. First, I see Roush putting one of his NNS pit crews with the #21 car later this season, to add depth in the one place that team really lacks it, and that's the pit crew. Also, another reason I think Roush will want to help the Woods out a little more this year is to give Trevor Bayne more confidence going into 2015, no matter who his crew chief ends up being next year (and Jimmy Fennig would be a great choice, as I think he should have been put with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. last year, and I doubt that Jack Roush would make the same mistake twice). But if that ends up giving Bayne better runs in that #21 car (and I think we saw the beginning of that at Texas, when he ran with the front runners for a time before his pit crew predictably put him behind), that may also help the Woods by extension because sponsors and other drivers may see the potential in that team, and if more sponsors step up, then the Woods will be able to run more races and hire more people. Remember that there have been races where that #21 car has run at least as good as the Roush cars have, and better than the Petty cars have when they've run this year. Remember that when they won the Daytona 500 a few years ago, Eddie Wood stated that any money they make is money they intend to put back into the team, and with the third generation of Woods coming along to help run the operation with Eddie and Len Wood, I don't think the Wood Brothers team is going anywhere any time soon, but I actually think this development (Trevor Bayne leaving and moving to Roush for 2015) may end up helping the Wood Brothers because I think Roush is going to put more focus on their performance for the races they run the rest of the year. And as for who the driver is going to be for 2015, I wouldn't count out Marcos Ambrose, who has a history with that organization, both in the Truck Series and the Cup Series. I still think he's on shaky ground at RPM, and he stated that it's his intention to continue to race in this country, and if he's released by Petty, who better to pick him up than a team he's raced for in the past, and if what I said regarding a possible uptick in their performance is true, that may draw more sponsors and people, and we know that Ambrose would already be a heavy favorite to win at the road courses, which the Wood Brothers have a great legacy of success at. 91. DB1995 posted: 05.24.2014 - 7:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I actually think Roush will look to put Trevor in some races this year and they will use the #21 on that car in whatever race it is. 92. numbah10hatah posted: 05.24.2014 - 8:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #77: Yes. What I find pretty cool about that is, one legend's career started when another's ended. That race was also Richard Petty's last race. 93. numbah10hatah posted: 05.24.2014 - 8:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #32 Sponsor: supportmilitary.org #40 Sponsor: CRC Brakleen #66 Sponsor: Testoril #26 Sponsor: Speed Stick #95 Sponsor: JPO Absorbents #51 Sponsor: Hendrickcars.com #41 Sponsor: Haas Automation Made In America #22 Sponsor: Pennzoil Platinum #4 Sponsor: Budweiser Folds Of Honor #43 Sponsor: Air Force #88 Sponsor: National Guard/Superman #16, 17 and 99 Sponsor: Fastenal Patriotic Schemes: #2, #48, #31, #40, #95 #13 Sponsor: GEICO Military #78 Sponsor: Furniture Row/Colorado Freedom Memorial 94. numbah10hatah posted: 05.24.2014 - 8:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sorry for the triple comment. To the back: #18 Kyle Busch (backup car) 95. DB1995 posted: 05.24.2014 - 10:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope David Ragan leaves Front Row (put Reutimann in there) and drives the 21 car, finishing 25th-30th every week has to get old fast, the 21 is at least top 20 equipment on certain weeks 96. cjs3872 posted: 05.24.2014 - 11:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DB1995, that makes no sense at all. If Roush does put Bayne in a few races that the Woods aren't going to run, which he may very well do in companion events, especially if he's out of the NNS title fight (which he'll likely be by July or August if they can't find any more speed), he would put him in the #6 car. It does no good to renumber the car, because if Roush goes to four cars, which I think he wants to do, Bayne will need some points to fall back on in the event of qualifying rainouts or mechanical problems during qualifying. But if they remain at three cars, this is a non-issue. And I think every race fan hopes that what happened with Jeff Gordon isn't the beginning of the end of his career, because back issues forced David Pearson not to be able to run the fall race at Charlotte in 1989, when he was slated to replace the injured Neil Bonnett in the Wood Brothers' #21 car. It also makes me wonder if he's not going to have to have what Mark Martin had after the 1999 season (or what Tiger Woods just recently had that took him out of the Masters, probably the U.S. Open, and cost him the #1 world golf ranking), which is some kind of back surgery, which would put him on the sidelines for who knows how long. Let's hope that's not the case, but from what I heard, it doesn't look good. 97. DB1995 posted: 05.25.2014 - 1:09 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Anyone else doing the triple tommorow?, the fact that its 1AM concerns me as in getting up at 7 98. joey2448 posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I did the triple last year, because I couldn't stand being asleep while there is racing to be watched. But during the red flag delay for the FOX cable issue during the Coke 600, I dozed off for about 20 minutes and missed the "action". I really wanna do the triple again this year, but since Monaco is only four hours away right now, I might pass that up and start with Indy... 99. SpeedWorld97 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Anyone else doing the triple tommorow?, the fact that its 1AM concerns me as in getting up at 7" It's becoming a yearly tradition to watch the Monaco GP and Indy 500 before attending the 600 in person tonight. It's definitely my favorite weekend of the year by far. 100. jabber1990 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Anyone else doing the triple tommorow?, the fact that its 1AM concerns me as in getting up at 7" my parents don't have NBCSN (or even Nickelodeon) and I couldn't find it on Sirius 101. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^Dude! The F1 race was on NBC! 102. numbah10hatah posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (5) Drivers with the same odds to win as Danican't: #9 Marcos Ambrose #47 AJ Allmendinger #21 Trevor Bayne #13 Casey Mears 103. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:28 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) ^Would you stop it already?! 104. Sarf52 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) As I've posted on earlier races, I'd love to see Rousch can Biffle and let Alex Bowman run the 16. I think that's near impossible now that Bayne is going to be running the 6, 3 young guys on one team is NOT a good combination. That being said, I think Bowman could probably land himself the 21 job if he puts up 4-5 top 20s this year in the BK equipment. Hopefully he can also get in a few token Nationwide races in middling cars (like the #98) and put up good results there to reaffirm the Wood Brothers. I think he is DEFINETLY more talented the Parker Kligerman, to be honest. If not Bowman to the 21, I wouldn't mind seeing them field a guy like Regan Smith or Sam Hornish, even Matt Crafton if they really wanted to get out of the box. 105. jabber1990 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Dude! The F1 race was on NBC!: SHIT! 106. WinstonCup4Ever posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm doing the triple. I got done seeing Nico take another Monaco win, Shout-out to Lewis Hamilton for finishing strong despite vision impairment in his left eye towards the finish. I'm now ready to watch the 500. I wasn't going to burn this to a tape, but as a recent High School graduate our class of 2014 president is attending this race and I like to make a memory out of it. As she's new to Indycar, I hope she has a great time. Finally, I'm ready for the 600 and Kurt Busch doing the double. PS: Is anyone looking for TNT and the summer series? I sense almost everyone has had enough with the Waltrip brothers by now. 107. cjs3872 posted: 05.25.2014 - 12:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sarf52, might Roush bring James Buescher into the fold there to join his cousin Chris, because if he does, that would solve the experience issue, as James has several years of experience, not to mention a Truck Series championship. And if that's the case, James might also be a good candidate to be part-time in the #21 car, especially since his best tracks are the kind of tracks they run on. One reason I brought up the name of Marcos Ambrose to possibly be in that car is not only the fact that he's driven for them before, but also because the Woods have always valued experience in their drivers, even though the last two drivers to win for them were young drivers they brought up. But as a general rule, the Wood Brothers value experience because, as a smaller team, they can't afford to have their cars torn up. Now Ambrose may be a poor example of the experience the Woods would generally like to have driving the car, but I think they would rather have an experienced driver in their car than a young driver in their car. Even Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty had experience when the Woods called on them to drive their car (Kyle had more than five years of it in the Cup Series). So I look for the Woods to bring an experienced driver along, but that could be a young driver that has experience. And I also look for them to hire a driver that figures to run well at the kind of tracks they run at. Who's going to be the next driver in the #21 car will be an interesting story to watch as the season roars on. 108. numbah10hatah posted: 05.25.2014 - 2:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #103: No. I'm not going to stop mentioning how bad Danican't sucks. The media tries to make her out to be the best female driver there ever was. 109. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) ^^^^ I hope you enjoy the blog I will right on folks like you. 110. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) *write 111. Loose Lugnuts posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NRF, where might we find this blog of yours? I'd be interested in seeing what you write. 112. The Incredible Mister The Man posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:44 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "#103: No. I'm not going to stop mentioning how bad Danican't sucks. The media tries to make her out to be the best female driver there ever was. " Mental illness sucks. You have my condolences. 113. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) ^I plan on writing it tomorrow or Tuesday. 114. numbah10hatah posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #112: Nice moniker. But is that supposed to be an insult???? 115. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Seriously man, enough with the "Danican't" crap. While I wouldn't have a problem with her becoming a more successful Cup driver (I'll be okay with that if it means more opportunities for promising female drivers), I will probably never become a fan of her because I just don't particularly like her personality. But seriously, calling her "Danican't" is just getting obnoxious. You're beating a very, VERY dead horse here. 116. The Incredible Mister The Man posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "#112: Nice moniker. But is that supposed to be an insult???? " I am insulted that you can't tell when you are being insulted by an insulting insulter. 117. The Long Shot posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What are you planning to do during the free time in between Indy and Charlotte? There's a Queen documentary on Bio that I'm tuning in for (I've seen it twice; highly recommend it even if you're not a huge fan of the group). 118. The Long Shot posted: 05.25.2014 - 3:56 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "NRF, where might we find this blog of yours? I'd be interested in seeing what you write." All blogs are located in the blog section of the site (go to the home page and scroll down to the bottom). Check out the archives if you can, because there have been some really good ones written over the past year or so. 119. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "PS: Is anyone looking for TNT and the summer series? I sense almost everyone has had enough with the Waltrip brothers by now." I will until 60 laps into the Pocono race when they come out of a green flag commercial, say welcome back then go into another 5 minute break. Then I'll welcome in NESPN until they barrage us with the Dos Jotas narrative. I'm really looking forward to next summer when NBC returns to NASCAR. With a lot of new(er) faces and the way they've approached IndyCar and F1 coverage, it can only get better compared to the proverbial sewage that the Fox/TNT/NESPN package has provided since '07. 120. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NBC will have Rick Allen, who I think is a good commentator. Obviously, I don't know how Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton will do, but I guess we will find out! 121. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) @117 I LOVE queen. They are just amazing! 122. cjs3872 posted: 05.25.2014 - 4:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Exactly, Schroeder51 (#115). I was one of the first to tag that name on her, but the way she's running right now, that moniker doesn't even fit any more. In fact, the way she's running right now, if she won a race and got into the Chase, it would not at all be surprising, and if she did, the three most obvious races would be this one (the Coca-Cola 600), the Firecracker 400, or the Brickyard 400. One thing about Danica is that she's always seemed to feel the most comfortable on the biggest stages, unlike some of the other big race winners such as Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, and even Denny Hamlin, who have never done as well on the big stage. Danica is the complete opposite of that to me. The bigger the stage, the more she seems to like it, and if she won tonight, as well as she's been running of late, I would not be surprised at all. Would it be an upset? Absolutely, but it would be no surprise, considering how she's run this month, and the fact that she's a big stage performer. Her best runs in IndyCar racing were always at the Indianapolis 500, even though she never won it, and she stole the spotlight with her run in last year's Daytona 500, which was one of the five best ever by a rookie in the biggest NASCAR race there is. In fact, I'll go as far to say that I believe guys like Kyle, Carl, Denny, and others that don't seem to enjoy the big stage could learn from her about handling the pressure of the big moment, because she's always been able to do that. 123. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 05.25.2014 - 5:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How was this year's Kansas race a big stage event, save for the fact that it was on the night before Mother's Day? 124. John Royal posted: 05.25.2014 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Go Gordon :) 125. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) @117 I saw that! Queen Is one of my favorite bands of all time. 126. Zackary Shawn posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR does a lot of things wrong, but their commitment to the brave men and woman who serve our nation can never be questioned. 127. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Aside from Johnson, watch for Kasey Kahne who is almost always in the running for the Coca-Cola (World) 600 and Kenseth might be a sleeper pick as well. I miss the attrition this race used to have. However with this race, summer is unofficially upon us. Yes! Yes! Yes! This is my first time in two years to enjoy the 600. Hopefully its a safe and entertaining race! 128. cjs3872 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm not saying that the race at Kansas on Mother's Day weekend was a big race, D-666. What I was saying was that Danica's history has always been that she's always been able to perform on the big stages, and that's something that a significant number of the top drivers have major problems doing. 129. The Long Shot posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That was a failure of a command if ever I saw one. 130. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow, a command given (in part, at least) from outer space. That's something you don't see every day! 131. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alas, the command wasn't that good... 132. cjs3872 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Well Jarrett88fan, I've always viewed certain sporting events as the unofficial beginning of a season. For instance, I've always thought of the Daytona 500 as the unofficial beginning of spring, just as I view "Race Day America", when both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 are run, to be the unofficial beginning of summer. And the opening weekend of the NFL season has, to me, always marked the unofficial beginning of fall. And of course, Thanksgiving has always marked the unofficial beginning of winter to me (and there's no special sporting significance there). 133. I have never posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sorry DW...I'm fixing my makeup. 134. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think the only place Hammond hasn't been at this point is in the back of a race car; akin to the old NESPN commercials. 135. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Coming to the green! 136. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson moves out front as Danica moves to second. 137. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica passes Keselowski for 2nd. 138. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica passes Brad for second. Looks like Kansas wasn't that much of a fluke after all. 139. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer has moved to third and is slowly catching Danica for second. 140. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer goes to second. 141. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Marcos Ambrose nearly got in the wall right there. 142. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dear lord...This KFC Commercial...AWfUL! 143. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Dear lord...This KFC Commercial...AWfUL!" No big shock there; KFC has had consistently awful commercials over the past few years... Brian Scott has bumped the wall. 144. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sounds Brian Scott got in the wall off turn three. 145. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:35 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) I'll believe this isn't a fluke when we get to a track that isn't 100% car dependent, like next week at Dover. 146. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:37 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Bowyer is starting to reel in Johnson. Meanwhile, Harvick blows past Danica for 3rd. 147. The Incredible Mister The Man posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Yo, numbah10hatah! Where are yah when da 10 is in 4th, huh? 148. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Superman is going for fifth. 149. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon is moving up nicely despite his back problems. He's already close to being in the top 10. Danica meanwhile is starting to back up a bit; she's fallen back into the back half of the top 10. 150. Sarf52 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alex Bowman to pitroad about 10 laps premature 151. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Time for green flag pit stops. 152. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kasey Kahne couldn't get into his pit stall. That'll be very costly for him. There's a small fire in Allmendinger's pit. 153. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Truex blocked Kahne from getting in his pit box. 154. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @143 I ate the bones,anyone? 155. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) anyway,really Huge rocks won the indy 500 156. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Marcos Ambrose has to serve a penalty for a tire getting away during his pit stop. 157. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) The guy who talks about the Queen docu.,I liked it,but did not like how the 2nd half was just about freddie's faltering heatlh. My favorite queen song is bohemian rhapsody. Yours? 158. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch is about to be lapped. 159. The Long Shot posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "The guy who talks about the Queen docu.,I liked it,but did not like how the 2nd half was just about freddie's faltering heatlh. My favorite queen song is bohemian rhapsody. Yours?" Mercury's illness was a major part of the band's later work, so it makes sense to talk about it. And my favorite song is "The Show Must Go On". I seem to remember having this same discussion about a month ago. 160. jabber1990 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) these KFC commercials are trying to appeal to Foodies or Foodys (however its spelled)I can't tell if they are making fun of them or if they are appealing to them, if they are I won't give them money, if they are making fun of them then who wants some KFC? 161. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) no you dont. 162. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch is about go a lap down. 163. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 6:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon moves into the top 10. 164. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There are cars in and around the top 10 who are 20 seconds behind the leader. If we stay green for a long time Johnson is definitely going to lap up into the top 10. 165. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:01 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Boring as **** 166. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick is going for the lead! 167. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson and Danica are on the verge of getting lapped. 168. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So much for Danica's fast start, she's faded back to 14th and isn't too far off from getting lapped. 169. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:11 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) The last time Jeff was slicing through fields like this... 170. Anonymous posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race needs some trolls! 171. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick might have run out of fuel. 172. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick now has a five second lead after pit stops. 173. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dillon got into the wall. 174. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This feels like the '04 race where there was no caution throughout the daytime and Dos Jotas had lapped up to the top 10. Thankfully Harvick is in the ballpark tonight. 175. epzik8 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 1/4 through the race and no cautions. 176. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Caution. 177. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yellow flag. 178. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for "debris". 179. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Bruton Smith is in the building. 180. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Dammit, Bruton Smith. 181. Mr X posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brian Vickers will probably get the most tv time tonight given all these commercials he is in. Debris caution. 182. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:21 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Better known as the "Oh, shit, our ratings are going down because only 10 cars are on the lead lap and no one is passing anyone" caution 183. Cumulonimbus posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:21 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) You know it's a legit debris caution when the commentators say it's in turn 1 and on the Nascar site it says it's on the backstretch. 184. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Better known as the "Oh, shit, our ratings are going down because only 10 cars are on the lead lap and no one is passing anyone" caution" I prefer to think of it as the "Oh no, the leader has too large of an advantage over the second place car, we need to get the field bunched back up" caution. 185. 111111 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (5) This race is boring! I thought this was supposed to be some big event! 186. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just a question since I missed the first half of this race. Did Kurt Busch make it in time to start the race? 187. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Just a question since I missed the first half of this race. Did Kurt Busch make it in time to start the race?" He made it with time to spare (he was even interviewed about his performance at Indy before the race), but he did miss driver introductions. 188. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Just a question since I missed the first half of this race. Did Kurt Busch make it in time to start the race?" Yes, though he did miss the driver's meeting and had to start at the rear of the field. 189. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *driver introductions. 190. Anonymous posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "This race is boring! I thought this was supposed to be some big event!" So big that no IndyCar driver has ever tried to do the double until AFTER they became full-time NASCAR drivers... 191. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lot of cars took the wave-around on this caution. We now have 19 cars on the lead lap. 192. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) The speed advantage the 4 and 48 has is almost proportional to Mercedes... 193. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon to 4th around Kenseth. 194. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:32 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Ah thanks. Looks like I'll say this. Anyone but Johnson tonight! 195. 111111 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 190: I thought people were criticizing Carl Edwards last week for a lack of big wins... this race included. 196. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Danica is about to go down... again. 197. Sarf52 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Allgaier seems to have a quick car again this week 198. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Someone is funny. 199. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) numbah10hatah, you are being quite petty about this. 200. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why does JoLo's car have McMurray's old Havoline scheme? 201. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) ^Because he is sponsored by them? 202. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica goes a lap down again. She had a promising start to this race, but has really dropped off ever since. 203. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Its tough keeping up with all the mergers now. Which NRF responded to me, haha? 204. DB1995 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) We have a race in the running for the worst of the year. 205. Troll posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:43 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) What are you talking about? I love how 2 cars are dominating! All tracks should be 1.5 milers. Park all the drivers except 48. 206. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Chad's Hair Plugs: I can't say much. I have no TV access, and Jayski is broken, so I threw a guess out there. 207. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick is now more than three seconds out in front of Johnson. 208. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "What are you talking about? I love how 2 cars are dominating! All tracks should be 1.5 milers. Park all the drivers except 48. " This shall make a great frontal piece when that blog comes out! 209. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution! 210. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Magic yellows! 211. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for a drink cup. 212. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for a fricking drink cup. 213. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:45 pm Rate this comment: (4) (1) Probably Brian France's vodka cup... 214. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch gets the Lucky Dog. 215. MarkMartinFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:46 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Debris. 3 car lengths below the white line on the backstretch. Freaking ridiculous. Did the officiating crew watch Indy today? The racing was great without any cautions. 216. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) when was the great HTML war? 217. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hooray, MORE crummy KFC commercials! 218. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) ^Last year's June Michigan race 219. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) "Troll," whoever you are (OK, we know who you are), wherever you are... I'm gay... For you. 220. 111111 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) so when they don't show debris you whine and yet you guys still whine when they do show the debris???? 221. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) "so when they don't show debris you whine and yet you guys still whine when they do show the debris???? " Yes 222. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "so when they don't show debris you whine and yet you guys still whine when they do show the debris????" The debris was well out of the racing groove on the backstretch. Plus, it looked like a plastic drink cup that you'd get at a fast food restaurant. That's a bit of a silly caution if you ask me. 223. troll posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This race is amazing! 224. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) " 223. troll posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race is amazing! " Kiss me, my sweet! I love you! 225. Benjamin Lowe posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:54 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) And this is why I stopped posting on the comment page 226. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Go to youtube and look up "IM DONE WITH NASCAR". Possibly the most entertaining thing ever. 227. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) "And this is why I stopped posting on the comment page " I'm just patenting a new approach to troll removal... 228. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gilliland pounds the wall. 229. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse has a tire rub. Meanwhile, David Gilliland crashes and brings out the caution. First real yellow flag of the race. 230. troll posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) OH BOYY LOOK SOME GUY CRAHEED 231. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:56 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "I'm just patenting a new approach to troll removal..." I really wish you'd just ignore them. 232. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Or look up these videos Random ESPN Commentary NASCAR BUI WTF Moments in Racing 233. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) For a 1.5 miler, this race actually HAS been pretty good so far, at least when compared to recent cookie-cutter races. 234. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also Gilliland Crashed. 235. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:58 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) I just pretend the trolls don't exist. If you don't give them anything to feed off, then they will usually get bored and go away. Of course, sometimes that DOES just make them become more determined to get under your skin... 236. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) " 231. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I'm just patenting a new approach to troll removal..." I really wish you'd just ignore them. " I'm just enjoying myself... HONEST! Screwin' around with my dear friend troll. 237. Benjamin Lowe posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:58 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) For those of you who ask where I've been let's just say I did a CM Punk on NASCAR 238. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 7:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "I just pretend the trolls don't exist. If you don't give them anything to feed off, then they will usually get bored and go away. Of course, sometimes that DOES just make them become more determined to get under your skin... " Like we all don't know who this is going by the fake name "troll" anyway... 239. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "And this is why I stopped posting on the comment page" I give you 20 points. 240. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:01 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) *Comes home to see Nap-Time is still in procession* Good to know I haven't missed much, except the Indy 500 with *spoilers* winning today (WTFG ____ ___________!!!) "Probably Brian France's vodka cup..." I seriously doubt Brain would ever loose his booze cup. 241. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Go to youtube and look up "IM DONE WITH NASCAR". Possibly the most entertaining thing ever." Looked it up out of curiosity and was instantly greeted with a whiny pre-pubescent kid whining, screaming, and bawling about Jimmie Johnson beating Brad Keselowski. That's just...sad. 242. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) "For those of you who ask where I've been let's just say I did a CM Punk on NASCAR" I don't know what that is, but I still thumb-upped it. 243. Jim Davis posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "... I did a CM Punk on NASCAR" I had no idea what that meant until I Googled it. 244. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have to believe the racing will pick up once the lights come on. We saw great racing last week in the All Star Race, so I'm hoping we'll see something similar once we get deeper into this race. 245. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) If Benjamin Lowe did a CM Punk on NASCAR, then Brian France must be doing a Vince Russo on NASCAR. 246. Troll posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) NicoRosborgFan Borg Borg Borg Fan Fan Fan Captain Spock in a sock. 247. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^? 248. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^wow.... 249. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'll admit, #205 was me... I sincerely apologize for all physical or emotional distress that was caused by that trolling. The rest were not me though. 250. 111111 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) what happened to allgaier? 251. RACIN GARDNER posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Professional wrestling on wheels 252. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer just made a green flag pit stop for a vibration. 253. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) This is pretty obviously one of our own trolling 254. Troll posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I See a little silluetto of a man 255. Troll posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) scaramouche,scaramouche,will you do the fandango 256. IloveKBdomination posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) thunderbolt of lightning,very very frightning me 257. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer back to the pits. 258. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer back on pit road. 259. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Dumbass idea by Brian Pattie to only change two tires on that vibration pit stop. Clint had to come back in a second time. 260. RaceFanX posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) GALILEO! 261. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So what a boring race amiright? 262. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I know who you are, "Troll," and I have lost all respect for you today. 263. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @246 What? 264. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) who is troll,NRF? 265. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Superman moves to third. 266. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The mid-race report is the worst segment ever. A bunch of iso shots, in-car cams, and the talking heads that've overstayed their welcome. Now back to commercial. 267. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I won't say because if it is not who I think it is, our troll will just pop out a fake post as the person I accuse. 268. 111111 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 259: it's mwr what do you expect?!? 269. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) is it me? 270. DB1995 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 1 lap at indy was better than all of the highlights of this "race" 271. numbah10hatah posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Um....looks like I missed quite a bit. And no NRF, that troll was not me. 272. David posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And I'm back. *dodges the flying vegetables* 273. Sean posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) All I read is textual ga-ga... 274. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon now runs 3rd. 275. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) textual go-go... 276. Freddie Mercury posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Im alive. 277. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I love that on screen graphic that said "Clint Bowyer- Not Happy" 278. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Of course Clint's car is the fastest now, his tires are 25 and 28 laps fresher than everyone else's. 279. numbah10hatah posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Teehee...Danican't in 23rd. Back to reality. 280. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson just had a flat tire, but he manages to keep it out of the wall and get to pit road. 281. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Tough break for Larson. Flat tire. 282. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Carl Edwards almost wrecked with Josh Wise on pit road. 283. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Near wreck in the pits between Edwards and Wise. 284. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) i was a few trolls. ill stop now. Why Can't we just have some fun? 285. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica is down a cylinder. 286. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica has lost a cylinder. 287. numbah10hatah posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:30 pm Rate this comment: (1) (4) Problem for Danica??? But Danica is a problem.... 288. DB1995 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The suck in this race is through the roof 289. David posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "All I read is textual ga-ga..." Let's broadcast it on the radio. Then it would be... ...radio ga-ga. 290. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *dodges Grenades thrown by nrf* 291. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Belated caution for Kyle Larson's tire debris. Allgaier goes to the garage. 292. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wonder if any other Hendrick engines will blowout before this thing is over. Speeds are starting to pick up. Caution for rubber that is way up out of the groove. Allgaier goes behind the wall. Another tough break. 293. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for debris on the backstretch again. Maybe someone finished their wings. 294. epzik8 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another debris caution. Also, so much for Danica having a good race. 295. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) numbah10hatah must be having a field day. 296. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch had smoke coming from his car just before that caution. 297. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch had some smoke coming from his car before the caution. I really hope he doesn't blow up. I want him to finish all 1100 miles. 298. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^Or at least finish both races. 299. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Nevermind, Kurt had a tire rub. That was the smoke. 300. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt has a tire rub according to Harvick. 301. David posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It was a tire rub for Kurt. 302. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "^Or at least finish both races." Right. 303. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) apology. I am so sorry for disrupting the peace of rr. I was just wanting to have fun to spicen up this boring race. Apparently,you can't take a joke,and you critisized me. I wanted to break free from the boring comments by adding some fun. Why can't we have fun and laugh along? Why can't we take a joke? Sorry once again,hope you read my message. ~dennyfan11 304. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^were not mad, its just annoying. 305. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) continued. Can't you see i want to have fun and entertain? I did not mean to annoy,i wanted to make you laugh and stop complaning about the boredom of this race. So why cant we troll to our hearts content? ~Dennyfan11 306. numbah10hatah posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How am I having a field day, startandparkfan? 307. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony Stewart just had one of the worst restarts of his career. 308. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Superman leads on the restart as there is a stackup. 309. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) dennyfan, its not a big deal! 310. startandparkfan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) numbah10hatah, because Danica is falling back. 311. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray is up to second. 312. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ambrose spins, Danica, Cassill, and Scott also involved. 313. numbah10hatah posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:41 pm Rate this comment: (1) (4) #DanicasWeeklyWreck 314. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ambrose spins off turn four, Brian Scott and Danica get involved too. 315. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Muti car incident in turn 4. Marcos Ambrose spins, and Landon Cassill, Brian Scott, and Danica Patrick tangle up. 316. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Was that Josh Wise's car stopped on the track with heavy damage that they briefly showed? 317. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah, Wise was involved too. 318. numbah10hatah posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks Brian Scott!! 319. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Things keep getting worse for Danica tonight. First she drops a cylinder, and now she is driving with a damaged race car. Definitely hasn't been a good night for her. 320. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I am finding much of this hard to believe 321. dennyfan11 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Will you forgive me? 322. numbah10hatah/NewBrianScottFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm on Cloud 9. 323. MarkMartinFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:46 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Races like these are why I think Marcos Ambrose needs to be replaced. There are plenty of young guys to take that ride and complement Aric Almirola and improve the RPM as a whole. 324. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny11fan, I find it hard to believe all of these were if but for one thing... how could you comment, switch to a fake name, and go back to yours all in the span of less than one minutr? 325. David posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Certainly, dennyfan11. It's not that big of a deal. All things are good in moderation. 326. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I will admit that I am The Incredible Mister The Man... If I ever go wrestling, that will be my ring name. 327. David posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, not ALL things.... 328. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "Races like these are why I think Marcos Ambrose needs to be replaced. There are plenty of young guys to take that ride and complement Aric Almirola and improve the RPM as a whole." Agreed. I'd love to see Alex Bowman in the 9 car next year. 329. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Truex bumped the wall, but no caution. 330. numbah10hatah/NewBrianScottFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Ryan. Truex. Needs. Replaced. ASAP. 331. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) See? The racing has totally picked up now under the lights. Normally I'm not a fan of night racing, but here at Charlotte is seems to drastically improve the racing. 332. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray has a rocket ship once again. He's cutting his fastest laps on old tires. Once he gets new tires, he might be hard to beat. 333. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Justin Allgaier is back in the race. Martin Truex has had a great run tonight. Hung on the lead lap all night long, spent much of the race in or around the top 10, and currently runs 5th. 334. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) It was nice knowing y'all, but today's events have me on track for the cuckoo farm. 335. Ryan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Brian Scott should be in ARCA with a slow reaction time like that, or he is numbah10hatah in real life 336. Ryan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt thinks he dropped a cylinder, SHR with engine woes tonight 337. numbah10hatah/NewBrianScottFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 8:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why am I getting picked on tonight...I AM REAL RYAN!! 338. Ryan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If your are running a troll account, I think you can take a joke buddy 339. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt has a shock absorber problem and is down two cylinders. He won't be able to run the full distance. Too bad; I WAS hoping he could complete all 1100 miles... 340. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sounds like Kurt is gonna blow up at any moment. That's a shame. 341. David posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You take what you dish out, numbah10hatah. 342. DB1995 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mcmurray will be dangerous on new tires 343. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Everyone needs forgiveness, so I can forgive dennyfan11 no prob. It's easy given my ex is still trying to harrass me and get my other friends to turn against me in hopes I will commit suicide two years after we have broken up. Did I scare y'all with gay stuff? 344. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray comes to the pits at last. 345. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon has passed Johnson on the track. 346. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ...Aaaaannndddd no sooner does McMurray pit than a caution comes out. 347. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch's engine didn't make it. 348. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray is pretty much mirroring what he did in the All Star Race. They stayed out, made sure they were fast, and then came back and got four tires and took off. Looks like he very well might do it again here tonight. He should be REALLY good with four new tires. 349. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ah damn. I hate that for Kurt, and I hate that McMurray is now trapped a lap down. 350. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) And who gets the lucky break? Dos Jotas. Cue sad trumpet. 351. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And Jimmie Johnson gets the luckiest break ever. He makes it to pit road before the red light comes on, gets to make a free pit stop, and he'll be the new leader after pit stops. 352. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch's engine goes kaboom. Major bummer as I was hoping he could complete all 1,100 miles today but alas, it just wasn't meant to be. Still a great effort by him. He really earned my respect. 353. The Long Shot posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Wow. Just...wow. We really need to have our own reality show: "Keeping Up With The Commenters Of Racing Reference". Seriously, though, this is the exact reason why I suggested a while back that we move to the god damn forums. It would end all this trolling shit for good. 354. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hell of a day by Kurt though. Like him or not, he's a true racer. 355. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Seriously, though, this is the exact reason why I suggested a while back that we move to the god damn forums. It would end all this trolling shit for good." It's over, just forget it. 356. Sean posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, Kurt was VERY lucky at Indy, so uh, it balances out? I guess Jamie McMurray wins the Sage Karam Luck Award. Just like Karam will lose Indy 500 ROTY to Busch even though he was faster all race, McMurray is now likely done with regard to this race, although I expect he'll sneak into the top ten by the end anyway just like Karam did... 357. Sean posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I should have said the other way around. McMurray's ALWAYS had bad luck. Karam I guess probably didn't in Indy Lights last year. So I guess Sage Karam really had the Jamie McMurray luck award, but just for today... 358. numbah10hatah/NewBrianScottFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) I'M NOT TROLLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 359. numbah10hatah/NewBrianScottFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I was outside for the whole first half of this race with my younger sister!!! 360. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex to 4th. This is the best he's run all year. 361. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Welp the horseshoe is back.... WHY IN THE F*** DID HARVICK PIT SO DAMN EARLY!!! More SHR stupidity, I guess. HMS - "We find ways to win races we shouldn't win." SHR - "We find ways to give away races we should win." 362. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well... Kurt Busch probably wishes this is the IndyCar race instead. He seems he can't catch a break any more in Cup this year. Had two great races (Fontana & Martinsville); the rest are just directing him to 30th in the standings it seem. 363. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica blows up now. 364. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica's engine finally expired. Another Hendrick engine down. 365. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And now Danica's engine gives up the ghost. 366. numbah10hatah/NewBrianScottFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) *activates Daniel Bryan mode* YES! YES! YES! 367. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @ #361: Is that referred to the Kansas race? lol 368. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:26 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) No activating Daniel Bryan mode until "I'm Jimmie Johnson's engine... Boom confetti." 369. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "No activating Daniel Bryan mode until "I'm Jimmie Johnson's engine... Boom confetti."" ^This right here. 370. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Honestly, the #48s engine in this race has been a recent Achilles heel. 371. Zackary Shawn posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Welp the horseshoe is back.... WHY IN THE F*** DID HARVICK PIT SO DAMN EARLY!!! More SHR stupidity, I guess. HMS - "We find ways to win races we shouldn't win." SHR - "We find ways to give away races we should win."" I don't know why the TV didn't report it, but Twitter made it fairly clear that Harvick had a loose wheel. 372. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kes is riding a rocket on that outside, wow. 373. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nice comeback for McMurray, he's back in the top ten. 374. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski is coming in a hurry on those new tires. Junior went way up the track and dropped several spots. 375. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Under 100 laps to go. 376. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Unscheduled stop for Dale Jr. 377. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Superman may have engine problems... 378. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hood up on the 88 More Hendrick engine woes... 379. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Might be another Hendrick engine. 380. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Engine problems for Junebug, third Hendrick engine to have problems. 381. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I don't know why the TV didn't report it, but Twitter made it fairly clear that Harvick had a loose wheel." Thank you Zackary Shawn! All "geniuses" in the booth said was "Oh Harvicks bad in traffic", when he was running 2nd not too far off the lead. 382. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon finally passes Kyle Busch for 6th. 383. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Truex is back in the race. 384. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Engine problems for Junebug, third Hendrick engine to have problems." Engine Gremlin Fairy needed to take 40 off the number it decided to choose. 385. numbah10hatah/NewBrianScottFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I guess Dale Jr's car really was faster than a speeding bullet... 386. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The engine gremlin fairy doesn't want the inevitable defending champions first win of 2014 to be Dover, so she is sparing us the close to predictable outcome next Sunday. 387. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like Junior's engine may be okay; he's back running at competitive speeds now. 388. epzik8 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wonder if we'll go green to the end. We probably won't, though. 389. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Long pit stop for Logano. 390. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 9:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski and Wolfe are planning on making it to the end on one stop. Should be fun to watch that gamble play out. 391. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Out of curiosity, how many fuel mileage wins does Keselowski have? 392. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That seems to be their favorite strategy. I mean, 2012 were filled with those & Keselowski can thank that fuel mileage strategy for being SO successful that year to win the championship. 393. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Out of curiosity, how many fuel mileage wins does Keselowski have?" Off the top of my head, I'm counting three. Kansas 2011, Dover 2012, and Charlotte 2013. I feel like there's at least one more though. 394. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR Green Initiative okay go! 395. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) He has two Talladega wins, a Pocono, Kentucky & two Bristols. Unless you want to count this year's Las Vegas (Since I only saw the end & saw that Jr ran out of fuel then), I think it's only those three as well. 396. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I wonder if we'll go green to the end. We probably won't, though." Brian won't let Bad Brad try and steal one from his golden boy Nap-Time/Syxx-Pac. 397. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So much for that. 398. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually, in Cup, I think it's just those three that I listed. I think he's also won a bunch of NNS races on fuel mileage too, so maybe that's what I was thinking of. Speaking of Brad, he's on pit road now complaining of a loose wheel. 399. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski back in the pits for a loose wheel. There goes his chances to win... 400. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Welp congrats to Nap-Time, unless something happens to him.... 401. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fuel Strategy failed. No longer 2012 Brad lol 402. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski still has a vibration. 403. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Now it went away. 404. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Do we really have to bring in Nationwide? That series is pretty much a scrap series now-a-days. Cup victories are way worth more over Nationwide victories. 405. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin on pit road again. He's had problems all night. 406. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon erased 6 seconds off Jimmie Johnson's lead? 407. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Cup victories are way worth more over Nationwide victories." Obviously. I only brought it up because I thought Brad had more Cup fuel mileage wins, but it turns out I was thinking of some of his NNS wins. 408. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, without a caution to get Gordon and Harvick caught up, this one is in the bag if Edwards is close enough. 409. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Understandable. Though when it comes to fuel mileage, the wins aren't the only ones to look at. He still took advantage of most of them & practically defeated his rivals/competitors in most cases, even if it's just a 5th place finish. 410. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Maybe Roush's crappy de-tuned engines will pay off Edwards? 411. David posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:14 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Kenseth's pit entrance was so epic. 412. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon takes just two tires. 413. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This has just gotten good!.... And FOX goes to commercial. 414. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Getting REALLY sick of the Sprint Framily Hamster... 415. numbah10hatah/NewBrianScottFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution out, Bowman with problems. 416. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tire blowout for Alex Bowman. Caution. 417. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Annnndddd there's a caution. 418. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie Johnson was leading Matt Kenseth. Jimmie Johnson pitted one lap after Matt Kenseth did. Matt Kenseth is around 2 seconds ahead of Jimmie Johnson now. Jeff Gordon pitted two laps after Jimmie. Two tires or four, the top 3 just mirrored after this round of pit stop in the order between the three. Now the caution ruined everything. 419. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yellow. 420. The Long Shot posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman blew a left front. 421. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Getting REALLY sick of the Sprint Framily Hamster... The only reason I can still tolerate it is cuz its voiced by of all people, Andrew Dice Clay. 422. numbah10hatah/NewBrianScottFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *activates Daniel mode* Go Gordon! 423. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "The only reason I can still tolerate it is cuz its voiced by of all people, Andrew Dice Clay." lol, I didn't even notice that. Dice rules. 424. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I swear there are supernatural forces at work to help Jimmie win this race. -Caution to erase Edwards from the equation & get Jimmie back near the front. -Gordon only has 2 fresh tires and is notoriously horrid on restarts. -Kenseth is notorious to giving up to Johnson when it comes money time. 425. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The golden horseshoe is safely in the #48 team war wagon and here is the proof... 426. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth smokes Gordon on the restart. 427. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick is charging. 428. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick and McMurray must've passed 12 cars on the last lap alone. 429. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Carl Edwards is coming hard with his four fresh tires. 430. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Carl with 4 fresh tires is up to 4th now. This is a big event. Can Edwards finally get it done? 431. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick is flying. 432. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yea, and Harvick passed Carl like he was standing still. 433. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick just made a monster pass on Edwards & Gordon. 2014 Champion: Kevin Harvick Do it Harvick!! 434. numbah10hatah/NewBrianScottFan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) WHERE DID HARVICK COME FROM?? 435. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick needs a caution (hopefully in the form of Jimmie Johnson engine confetti) 436. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick is on a tear right now. But does he have enough time to catch Johnson and Kenseth? 437. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 2005 all over again. 438. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) DAMN YOU KENSETH!!! 439. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex gets bit by Truex luck. 440. The Long Shot posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex off the pace. Tough break for him. 441. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hope Kenseth pulls a Kurt Busch at Martinsville and can repass him. 442. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) VERY close racing between Johnson and Kenseth for the lead. Truex to pit road with a flat tire. Too bad, he had such a great run tonight. 443. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Problems for Martin Truex, everytime he has a good run something happens. 444. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually, it's a broken axle for Truex. 445. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie's gonna win unless there's a caution. 446. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony needs to do some donuts right now. 447. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Over. 448. DB1995 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Please caution please 449. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Not a great move to take two tires by Gordon's crew; but at least he'll probably hang on for a top 10... 450. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Clint, there's a rash on your arm. 451. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie has his first win of the season. Now let's go ahead and look toward the next race. 452. DB1995 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:30 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) f**k Jimmie Johnson 453. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick going for second, but it's too late for him to win this race... 454. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) 3 to go. Looks like Jimmie Johnson is the "King of Charlotte," just has he is at Dover. Watch him win #5 at Indianapolis to be king over Jeff Gordon if not this year, but next. When can you start struggling 48? *sigh* 455. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) **** this race. 456. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, it was bound to happen at some point. 457. The Long Shot posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Dos Jotas wins. Guess it was bound to happen sooner or later. 458. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) First win of the year for everyone's "favorite" driver, Jimmie Johnson. I'd like to wish he could go winless and miss the Chase, but...was that really going to happen? We knew this was going to happen at some point... 459. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fact: Jimmie Johnson & Matt Kenseth, both won the most races last year, have recorded their best finishes 12 races into the season. Jimmie- 1st. Matt- 3rd. 460. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) On the bright side, we won't hear any more talk about how this is the deepest into a season JJ has gone without winning and everyone's mock concern over his "winless streak". 461. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Happy Memorial Day folks. That is how Homestead will go, no need to say anymore when the competition will roll over like that, how predictable. 462. epzik8 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:34 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) For once I don't mind seeing Jimmie Johnson win, since this is his first of the season. 463. Peter posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BOOM CONFETTI! 464. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) On the bright side, I thought the second half of the race was really good after that paint drying first half. I've been one of the biggest critics on here of there being too many night races, but after the All Star Race and the 600 now, it seems like Charlotte puts on its best racing at night. 465. 111111 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Why do you guys call Jimmie Johnson dos jotas? 466. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This brings up the question: "When will Kasey Kahne score his first win, being the only Hendrick Motorsports driver yet to win a race?" 467. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:37 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) XX - Dos Equis Beer of the Most Interesting Man in the World JJ - Dos Jotas Beer of the Most Boring Man in the World 468. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:37 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Yeah, the racing wasn't that bad in the last half. Certainly a lot better than it was in the first half...Nonetheless, I don't think any of us wanted to see a Jimmie Johnson win! This wasn't the worst Coke 600 I've ever sat through, but...yeah, the Indy 500 was definitely a better race than this. 469. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson will be in the final four when we get to Homestead. Calling it now. If I'm wrong, I will eat my vintage Jeff Gordon 1995 Winston Cup Champion hat. 470. David posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff's so disappointed. You can tell. But he still drove an amazing race. 471. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (3) Mwahahahahahahaha. That's me gleefully laughing in the face of those who don't like Johnson... See you guys at Pocono. Don't care for Dover. 472. DB1995 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You mean you think Pocono is better than dover? 473. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) All Star race > Coca-Cola 600 Indy 500 > Coca-Cola 600 474. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Did anyone REALLY think th #48 crew wasn't going too in a race this year? This is exhibit A. But i'm pretty sure this race gets downgraded because Jimmie won. After seeing 4 different types of cars today, now too video game it up for the next 2 hours. 475. DB1995 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:45 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Trevor Bayne yet again finished better than Stenhouse in worse equipment, by 6 spots 476. 111111 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Meh I'd rather see Johnson win instead of Harvick or Kenseth... Then again I have weird opinions. 477. Jaws_fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:46 pm Rate this comment: (4) (3) You guys who hate on JJ for doing well at what he is paid to do, please stop watching NASCAR 'cause you obviously watch just to complain 478. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dover, Pocono and Michigan are take it or leave it. Win #2 for Does Jotas is almost a certainty. Now Sonoma...with Dinger, Ambrose, etc. will be intriguing. 479. Zackary Shawn posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "You guys who hate on JJ for doing well at what he is paid to do, please stop watching NASCAR 'cause you obviously watch just to complain" You mean people aren't allowed to have favorites and least favorites. I thought that was one of the points of being a fan... 480. 111111 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) 477: exactly a couple weeks ago someone complained to me about me hating Kenseth cause he's boring and wins too much... But everyone here hates Johnson cause he's boring and wins too much! 481. TS1420 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:50 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) There you go NASCAR media, you can stop worrying now. Your poor precious little winless Jimmie Johnson is finally back to being the luckiest damn SOB in racing. -The best car his a tire issue, has to pit early and then gets trapped a lap down when a caution comes out. -Catches a lucky break and gets a free pitstop during said caution. -One car that could have won on fuel has a tire issue. -Another car that could have won on fuel has a caution come out and erase that strategy. -Johnson gets caught back up to the front after said caution. -The cars in front of him were a two tire Jeff Gordon & Matt "I wear Jimmie Johnson Pajamas" Kenseth (Kenseth should have protected the bottom better made Johnson make the pass on the outside, his achilles heel when the pressure is on most of the time, instead of leaving the bottom open and trying that pussyfooted block when it was too late and only made his own corner entry worse) -The best car had to rally back from 10th while Johnson had the advantage of clean air. 482. Zackary Shawn posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "See you guys at Pocono. Don't care for Dover." I would think for a Johnson fan, there would be no better track than Dover. 483. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "You mean people aren't allowed to have favorites and least favorites. I thought that was one of the points of being a fan..."\ Nope. You're supposed to like EVERYONE equally, regardless of their driving style or personality. If you don't, you are not a true racing fan. I'm actually being completely sarcastic there (I don't believe that at ALL), but I wouldn't be surprised if there WAS somebody here who actually did believe that. 484. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let's be honest here. Who else here think someone will score their first win before Chase time? I see only Matt Kenseth & Tony Stewart. That is before someone mentions Marcos Ambrose for Watkins Glen or Brian Vickers getting a repeat New Hamsphire win. 485. Neal posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:56 pm Rate this comment: (6) (1) Congrats to Jimmie getting off the schneid. Gotta take issue with some of the tripe spewed by DW in the pre-race. Jackass point blank threw the Neon Nonfactor's entire crew under the bus. He basically said that Danica's not the problem. "We know she can drive. It's her crew." Ok blowhard, hike your ass down to the garage area, gather her entire crew and tell them to their faces that they're the reason why Danica's not winning races. I'll gladly loan one of them a sock and a bag of oranges to beat your sorry ass with. 486. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:56 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Let's be honest here. Who else here think someone will score their first win before Chase time?" Biffle at Michigan, of course. 487. Zackary Shawn posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:57 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I feel like I say it every race, but Brian Vickers is quietly having a solid year. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he won a race, made The Chase, and had a solid top 10 points finish. 488. New14 & 88Fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 10:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't hate JJ at all, just not a fan of him. Still I'm glad we won't have to hear "Jimmie Johnson hasn't won yet?" and "What's wrong with the 48?" every week. As for this site's great disappointment in the success of JJ and the 48 team, that's normal for any sport dominated by one team or athlete. It was the same back in the late 90s/early 2000s with Jeff Gordon and before him Dale Earnhardt, Darrel Waltrip and so on. 489. Evan posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie Johnson cleans house at Charlotte, this one felt a lot like 2004 just without all those cautions. This is a race that I fully expected him to win and I like it when he wins at Charlotte, it's his house and he puts the beating on them when they come here. That was a nice patriotic scheme he had very reminiscent of the early Power of Pride Schemes he ran early in his career. I just wanted one of those Salute The Troops cars to win tonight for those guys. This was a relatively clean event, no complaints really. It has been a great racing weekend and I just sat back and enjoyed the racing. Jimmie Johnson can't win races and titles forever, while he still can on a weekly basis, this sport is primed for a changing of the guard and just stay tuned because changes are coming. 490. Jaws_fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:00 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "You mean people aren't allowed to have favorites and least favorites. I thought that was one of the points of being a fan... " I not saying that, I'm saying the lengths you people go to just to tear this guy down is just pathetic; as opposed to Kyle Busch who deserves all the hate he gets with the way he handles himself on and off the track 491. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah Vickers is a dark horse for a win at a driver's track like Loudon, Atlanta, Bristol or Richmond. Keep an eye on the #55 during this summer stretch. 492. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:01 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Yes, Vickers has definitely been doing rather well this year. He's been outperforming his teammate consistently this year. Then again, a lot of that has to do with Bowyer having a lot of bad luck. But seeing what he did last year at Richmond, I'm perfectly okay with that. 493. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @484, I think Kahne can win a race, despite what we've seen this year to the contrary. Out of nowhere, he'll catch a break and end up winning in dominating fashion at Pocono or Atlanta like he's been a top 5 car all year. I wouldn't count Bowyer out at Sonoma or New Hampshire. MWR has owned Sonoma the last 2 years with Bowyer and Truex of all people. 494. 18fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @484, Agree with that. Since most of the drivers expected to win this year already have, we will begin seeing more repeat winners. I think there is an outside shot of getting to 16 winners, but definitely not more and probably less, around 14 would be my high estimate. 495. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:05 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "477: exactly a couple weeks ago someone complained to me about me hating Kenseth cause he's boring and wins too much... But everyone here hates Johnson cause he's boring and wins too much!" As boring as he may seem, he's actually pretty hilarious. I really like his sense of humor, even if it's dry as hell. Not to mention his birthday being 3 days after mine, I have to like someone who almost shares the same birthday with me. With that being said, Matt Kenseth winning too much? How many times is it okay to win races to some people? I mean, 2003 Matt Kenseth was literally winless (Because his lone win @ Las Vegas was so early into the season) & still won the championship! I think a guy who never won more than 5 races in a single year before joining Joe Gibbs Racing would consider that to be a fair amount. His 7 wins last year was just out of nowhere & no one really expected him to actually win that many, at least one more than Jimmie Johnson anyway. Not to mention JGR was mighty fast every week, Matt used that to his advantage also. 496. World71Racer posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:06 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Least exciting race all season, but it still wasn't bad. Jimmie finally gets one and I don't mind it at all, unlike many NASCAR fans out there lol Nice to see the race run with more of a "flow" to it, unlike last year, which had a stop-start feel to it, despite having two sizable runs. It showed who played the strategy best and who had the best car. Brad Keselowski & Carl Edwards seemed to have it down to a T with the strategy while Johnson & Kevin Harvick were the two best cars. Proper to see them finish 1-2 in the race, considering they led 265 of 400 laps. Off to Dover where I don't see Jimmie Johnson doing total damage like he's done before. I think someone who hasn't done very well or ran up front will sneak up there and blow everyone out of the water, similar to what Harvick did at Darlington. Gonna be fun to see! 497. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kahne, Kenseth, Biffle, and (maybe) Bowyer (though I personally hope he doesn't win) are the only drivers I can really see potentially winning races before the Chase begins. I really doubt we'll have 16 winners come Chase time...I'm guessing we will have anywhere from 2 to 4 drivers who make the Chase without any wins. Then again, Ambrose runs well on the road courses and there's always the potential for a surprise winner at Daytona (though admittedly there haven't been THAT many surprise winners at the July Daytona race), so I could always be wrong... 498. David posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:10 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I agree with Neal. It couldn't have been any more blatantly obvious. He said, almost word-for-word: "I don't blame Danica for the way she's been running. I blame her team." I find that pretty disrespectful by DW. Even if her team was the issue, it seems that Waltrip would have a little more class than to say that, especially without addressing how to fix the issue. Improvement or not, Danica's still got a way to go before she can be considered "good". 499. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "As for this site's great disappointment in the success of JJ and the 48 team, that's normal for any sport dominated by one team or athlete. It was the same back in the late 90s/early 2000s with Jeff Gordon and before him Dale Earnhardt, Darrel Waltrip and so on." Simple concept is simple isn't it? Well not really. 500. 18fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The first run felt like a race from past generations with so many cars getting lapped, with 10 cars on the lead lap after 100 laps. With cautions and wave arounds the number fluctuated for much of the race before the last caution cut the number down to 13. 501. Jarrett88fan posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) One of the reasons there is a lot of attention given to the Young Guns of the Truck and Nationwide/Cup Series rookies is to witness the changing of the guard because to put it bluntly, Johnson, Knaus, Malec and crew have feasted on their 'competition' six out of the last eight years. Together, this team is hands down the best overall team due to many factors covered on Racing-Reference within the last five years. 502. Sector posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah I never have high hopes for Roush. I wouldn't mind seeing Biffle score that win at Michigan, but will he actually do it? I like the idea of Sonoma gaining first time Road Course winners every year. I hope that keeps it going. Meaning, Brian Vickers! Anyway, I feel like Matt Kenseth is actually going through this "runner-up curse." The curse that's been around since the Chase-era started. He's been in contention to win more races than I can count so far this year & he just gets beaten every time. He'll score one... Or two or maybe three. I just think that curse is there for sure. 503. Jim Davis posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:14 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Darrell Waltrip has three favorites that he cheers for or makes excuses for as necessary...Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Danica Patrick. 504. DB1995 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DW tells us every single week "I think Kyle Busch is up on the wheel carrying his car!" 505. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor Update #77 Amy R. Fochler Veterans Law Attorney LLC/Valor4Vets.com 506. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) and #36 Red Rocks Cafe/CarolinaJerky.com 507. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here's a question for you guys...supposing we don't have 16 winners by the time the checkered flag flies at Richmond, which drivers unlikely to win this year do you think would have the best shot of making the Chase? 508. World71Racer posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Newman. Quietly consistent, yet hasn't been able to get up there and contend. He'd be the perfect answer to your question, Schroeder. 509. Sarf52 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @507 I think Menard could probably make it in. Ryan Newman as well. 510. Sarf52 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm also really tempted to throw Allmendinger in the conversation too 511. Schroeder51 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Newman was actually one of the drivers I was thinking of. If he stays consistent like he has been so far, I could easily see him making the Chase. My other best guesses would be: Brian Vickers (I don't think he'll win this year-I could always be wrong-but if he keeps running like he has been, I'd be surprised if he missed the Chase) Kyle Larson (That is, if he can keep putting together good runs like he has been doing fairly often this year.) Austin Dillon (Call me crazy, but I actually COULD see him making the Chase by consistently finishing 10th-20th every single week like he has been doing pretty much all year...Of course, that depends on how many drivers actually win. If there's only 12 winners or something, I could see him getting in.) 512. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I see the following guys all definitely winning before the Chase: Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Kasey Kahne, and Clint Bowyer. Kenseth is pretty obvious to me. He doesn't have the speed he had last year, but he'll pull one out at some point. As for McMurray, he has proven the past couple of weeks at Charlotte that he is capable of it, so I see it happening. Bowyer too has had pretty good speed this year, so they're capable of it if they can put a full race together with no bad luck. And as for Kahne, Chad's Hair Plugs basically said it. He's gonna have a random race at some point where he just dominates and wins it. Kind of like how he was at the All Star Race (except, you know, he'll actually win). Also, I'm still not gonna rule out Kyle Larson pulling off an upset at Atlanta or somewhere like that. Those Ganassi cars have some good speed this year, and he's proven himself to be a legit Cup driver, so I think he's capable of pulling one out somewhere. I won't be the least bit shocked if it happens. But other than those guys, I don't see any of these other non-winners winning. Stewart just doesn't seem to be the same after his injury, Biffle only has a limited number of tracks he's capable of winning on, Vickers (while quietly impressive) seems like he can only win when he absolutely has the best car (like Loudon last year), Newman is driving for the ultra conservative RCR team, and despite his two Watkins Glen wins, Ambrose usually always shoots himself in the foot and overdrives and/or makes a dumb mistake, so I don't think he'll win either. So by my count, if all those guys I said will win do end up winning, it'll be 14 winners (not counting a potential Larson upset). I think that's pretty close to what it will actually be. It's not impossible to see 16 different winners, but I'd be kind of surprised. 513. Watto posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I've always viewed Danica Patrick as the female equivalent of Casey Mears in every way. Winless but consistent in the IndyCar feeder series, again mediocre but definitely consistent and on pace (decent drivers, but poor racers) in their CART and/or IRL starts." Mears won an Indy Lights race and has a Nationwide win to go along with his Cup win. They're similar, but Mears' stats in NASCAR are considerably more impressive when he's been in good equipment. 514. Sarf52 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I actually think Aric Almirola will finagle his way into a win this year. On an Almirola note, anyone see how Landon Cassill's career path is sort of similar to Almirola's? Highly touted guy, got a few high profile shots but now runs around in crap in both series. I hope Cassill can grab a legitimate ride like Aric did. He really is a pretty damn solid driver. 515. World71Racer posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Not to throw a wrench in all of this, but even though people are saying that Kenseth seems to be off a bit this season, he's still 2nd in points and he has the 2nd best avg. finish along with completing every race & being of four to finish on the lead lap in 11 of 12 races. If he gets a win or two, I could see him being on a rail heading into the Chase, like last season. 516. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "supposing we don't have 16 winners by the time the checkered flag flies at Richmond, which drivers unlikely to win this year do you think would have the best shot of making the Chase?" Newman, Menard, Almirola, Larson, Allmendinger, and Dillon seem like the likeliest candidates to me. And I personally don't think Biffle will win, so on my list I have him back there too. 517. murb posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I hope Cassill can grab a legitimate ride like Aric did." Cassill is the other guy (along with Alex Bowman) that I'm endorsing for the potential 2015 #9 car opening. He definitely deserves a quality ride. 518. cjs3872 posted: 05.25.2014 - 11:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DB1995, I wouldn't say that Trevor Bayne finished ahead of Stenhouse with worse equipment. He's doing it with a poorer team, that's for sure. But it seems that if Stenhouse's car is not running that well, he almost seems to quit on his team, and I don't think Trevor Bayne has an ounce of quit in him, and he showed that in his rally to 20th place, because he was out to lunch early in the race, falling to as low as 30th in the first 200 miles, but he never gave up and rallied to a 20th place finish. I think that's why many feel that if he ends up teamed with Jimmy Fennig next year if Carl Edwards leaves, that could be a dangerous combination if Fennig doesn't retire first, and if Trevor's health holds up. And as for Jimmie Johnson, it was about time Lady Luck rode with him this season because until this race, he couldn't buy a break, but he caught two monster breaks that helped him win this race. The first came when he entered pit road a split second before the caution came out for Kurt Busch's blown engine. That effectively gave him a free pit stop, and when everyone else pitted under that caution, he effectively inherited the lead. the second big break came when Alex Bowman's left rear tire failure brought out the final caution, because he was too far behind both Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth to catch them. He had entered the pits two seconds ahead of Kenseth and left them that far behind. They also allowed Gordon to close an 8 second gap to 2 before that final pit stop, which made their decision to go with a two-tire change an easy one because Gordon let them stop first and made their decision off it, and it might have worked for at least a second place finish if that final caution had not come out, if not his 90th career win. Now I've been hard on Carl Edwards for not being able to get it done in the big races, but I felt he had this one in the bag because I thought he would have made it to the end (he had just gone 55 laps and there were 55 to go when he stopped), and with a nearly eight second lead on Gordon, he had it won before that final caution came out. And had that not happened, Carl would finally have bagged his first big one, and that might have eased the pressure off him in future big races to come, but it wasn't to be. Also, Johnson's win was a historic one on numerous fronts. First, he joined Darrell Waltrip as just the second driver to win the Coca-Cola 600 more than three times. Secondly, he joined David Pearson (1974, '76) and Jeff Gordon (1994, '97-'98) as just the third driver to win the 600 from the pole more than once (Gordon's the only driver to win it from the pole three times). Also, this win, his seventh at CMS, breaks a tie with Waltrip and Bobby Allison for the most ever at Charlotte. There will be a debate on where Johnson ranks overall among the sport's all-time greats, but he's undisputedly the best ever at Charlotte, and the numbers back it up. 519. 23andJoe posted: 05.26.2014 - 12:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #98 owner: Phil Parsons (same for all races this season) 520. cjs3872 posted: 05.26.2014 - 12:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Schroeder51, not only do I think there may be 16 different winners, but I think there may be more than 16. But for argument's sake, if only three drivers that haven't won this season do win (and I'll pick Kenseth, Kahne, and Marcos Ambrose with a road course win for those three), and there are three spots for non-winners, my picks for those spots would come from the drivers at RCR and Chip Ganassi Racing, because I think all of them could points race their way into the Chase, and of those five, I would select Ryan Newman, Austin Dillon, and Jamie McMurray. I don't even think Tony Stewart is running well enough to be among the top five non-winners in terms of points at this time, which is why I didn't list him. But with a restrictor plate race and two road course races coming up prior to the start of the Chase, anything could happen, which is why I think 16 or even 17 drivers may very well get a win prior to the start of the Chase, and if it's 17, points would still come into play, and if they do, Kurt Busch is the odd man out because he's the low man on the totem pole when it comes to points among drivers who have won this season (and barely hanging on to a top 30 position in the points, which is required to get into the Chase). 521. The Long Shot posted: 05.26.2014 - 12:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) "Newman, Menard, Almirola, Larson, Allmendinger, and Dillon seem like the likeliest candidates to me. And I personally don't think Biffle will win, so on my list I have him back there too." I would add Brian Vickers to that list as well. He's had some fantastic runs this season (shockingly enough), although I'm not sure he has what it takes to win. Tony Stewart's another potential option. 522. SpeedWorld97 posted: 05.26.2014 - 12:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) I can't remember where I saw it on this site earlier, but somebody pointed out that Kurt Busch should have gotten a huge cheer during driver introductions. Well from where I was sitting, all I heard was boos which really angered me (I was probably one of the few who clapped for him). It's quite disappointing that so few people in the grandstand realized the significance of what Kurt did today. I even saw Kurt land on the frontstretch in the helicopter, which was really cool. 523. Aframe43 posted: 05.26.2014 - 12:42 am Rate this comment: (1) (3) There goes cjs trying to talk crap about Trevor Bayne again. Did he hurt a member of your family? Every week someone says something about him and you try to "spin" praise to where its a negative comment. 524. cjs3872 posted: 05.26.2014 - 12:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) That would have been me, SpeedWorld97, because he deserves nothing but adulation for what he accomplished at Indy. Trust me, he got just that in the garage area and got enough cheers when he arrived that he doffed his cap, something that was seen in the pre-race. If he got booed, then that shows the sheer and utter ignorance of the those fans that jeered him, because as controversial as he and his brother are, what he did at Indy deserves nothing but adulation. In fact, it was historic, because only Donnie Allison even approached what he did among stock car racers that gave Indy a shot. Donnie finished fourth at Indy as a rookie in 1970 driving for A.J. Foyt. Nobody else that had stock car racing experience that gave Indy a shot even distinguished themselves in a positive way as Indy rookies, and that includes the likes of Cale Yarborough, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Bobby Allison, and Paul Goldsmith. Only Donnie even approached what Kurt was able to do in his Indy debut today. And those on both sides of the racing fraternity (NASCAR and IndyCar) know it, and I expect Kurt to be a very popular figure when NASCAR heads to Indy for the 21st Brickyard 400 later this year. And by the way, to put a knot on that prediction on the three drivers I think would points race their way into the Chase if three other drivers win, putting the number of pre-Chase winners to 13, while Brian Vickers is higher in points than the others, I don't think he'll stay there, nor do I think that Greg Biffle, who would be in a qualifying position, will stay there if he doesn't grab a win prior to the Chase. And it was a toss-up between Marcos Ambrose and A.J. Allmendinger as to the driver I thought would get into the Chase by winning one of the road course events, and I chose Ambrose, since he's won at both, and those two races are their only shots. Their problem may be that Juan Montoya may end up being a Wild Card at the road course events, since he's slated to race in at least one of them in the #12 car for team Penske, and he has a legitimate chance to steal one of those races from Ambrose and/or Allmendinger. But the reason I picked Ryan Newman, Austin Dillon, and Jamie McMurray to be the three non-winners to make the Chase is because I don't think any of them are going to win, and their steadiness under fire (yes, I think Austin is steady under fire) will help pull them through, and I don't think Paul Menard, who I also think has a shot, runs strong enough. And as I said, I don't think Vickers, Biffle, or Kyle Larson will hang on, and I don't think highly of the chances for Tony Stewart or Clint Bowyer, either, and since I think that Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, and Ambrose (on one of the road courses) will win prior to the 26th race, they're not a part of the non-winner predictions. One fly in the ointment is Kurt Busch's points position (currently 28th), because he's barely hanging on to a top 30 position (a requirement for making the Chase), and if he has too many more failures (which has been a problem across the board at SHR this season), he could drop out of the top 30, which would open up another spot for a non-winner if there's fewer than 16 winners. 525. Watto posted: 05.26.2014 - 12:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) "MWR has owned Sonoma the last 2 years with Bowyer and Truex of all people." Both are underrated road course drivers. Bowyer had 3 top 5s and 4 top 10s in his first 6 races at Sonoma with RCR, and when he eventually won at Sonoma, that was with the 47 car that Ambrose competed against Johnson for the win with. Meanwhile, Truex had finishes of 5th and 6th at the Glen with DEI and notably won at Mexico City in the Busch Series. 526. Watto posted: 05.26.2014 - 12:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) "Truex to 4th. This is the best he's run all year." Well, it's the best he's run since Vegas. Richmond was his best performance since Vegas... at Richmond his long run car was absolutely phenomenal and he drove into the top 5 but the race came down to short runs at the very hand which caused him to lose a few spots. 527. 111111 posted: 05.26.2014 - 1:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) 523: Did you actually read the post? I'm pretty sure cjs was commending Trevor bayne. 528. cjs3872 posted: 05.26.2014 - 2:38 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) And at the same time, I'm beginning to wonder if Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. has the heart to compete at NASCAR's highest level when things aren't going right, @527. That's because, while at Bristol, he clearly showed he has the talent to compete when everything's going right, he seems to not be interested when things aren't going his way. Either that, or he has no clue how to dial in a car during the race, because he seems to be incapable of making a bad car better. On the other hand, Trevor seems to be able to make a poor car better. In fact, Donnie Wingo, his current crew chief, once said that he's as good as any driver he's worked with when it comes to diagnosing what a car's doing, and Wingo has worked with some pretty good drivers, including Geoff Bodine, Morgan Shepherd, Dick Trickle (all with Bud Moore's team), Jamie McMurray (with Ganassi), and Bill Elliott (with the Wood Brothers), to name a few. And that's a big part of racing, and one of the most underrated elements, as well, for if a driver can't help dial in a car, he can't be successful. It's as simple as that. And there seems to be a gap (if not a chasm) between Stenhouse and Bayne when it comes to dialing in a car, especially during a race. Bayne was able to get his car good enough to move from 30th to 20th, while Stenhouse ran 26th practically all night long, making no improvements at all during the race, and eventually even finishing one lap behind Bayne. And that's one thing that really shows up in longer races the Cup Series runs that doesn't necessarily show up in the shorter races that are run in the NNS. And that's another reason why, if Bayne gets with someone like Jimmy Fennig, who's one of the very best chassis men in the business (he learned a lot of what he knows from Bobby Allison, who knew as much about the chassis of a race car as any driver in the sport's history), that's a potential combination that many believe could be a very dangerous combination for the competition unless Fennig retires and if Bayne's health holds up. Just look at what Fennig did for Kurt Busch and how he revived the careers of both Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth. Fennig nearly even got David Ragan into the Chase in 2008. That's why it was such a huge blunder for Roush not to team Fennig up with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. last year, and I don't think Roush will make that mistake a second time in three years if Carl Edwards leaves after the 2014 season. 529. Watto posted: 05.26.2014 - 4:01 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) To add onto my thoughts on Truex on road courses, I might as well point out that in his 4 starts with MWR at Sonoma, his finishes are 1st, 8th, 22nd (getting wrecked out of the top 10 by Joey Logano just before the checkered), and a DNF due to a restart wreck after Jeff Gordon spun him out of the top 5. So for 4 years straight, Truex has been either top 5 or 10 at Sonoma. Considering the 78's performance last year at Sonoma with Kurt Busch, there's probably hope that the 78 will run well at Sonoma again with last year's winner, as long as they don't have *yet another* mechanical failure. Truex's luck has been beyond disappointing. 530. Anonymous posted: 05.26.2014 - 8:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (2) I don't know how anyone could have enjoyed this race with a straight face. 531. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 05.26.2014 - 8:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Sponsor Updates #34 Taco Bell "Live Mas" #32 Supportmilitary.org/Crusader Staffing 532. startandparkfan posted: 05.26.2014 - 8:40 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) Don't forget to throw in Allmendinger for a surprise at Watkins Glen, he ran 3rd for most of last year before running out of fuel and rallying back to 10th. It is no secret that he is good on the road courses, he swept both Nationwide races he entered last year, Road America and Mid-Ohio. 533. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.26.2014 - 9:48 am Rate this comment: (2) (2) I have this feeling that for the first time in a REALLY long time Indy beat the shit out of Charlotte in the ratings. 534. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 05.26.2014 - 10:12 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Owner of the #66 was Jay Robinson 535. 02Justin10 posted: 05.26.2014 - 10:34 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) NASCAR...wake up already and stop throwing your mercy cautions!!! If the races are clean and green and go flag to flag, then let them!!! IndyCar never throws questionable cautions and their races are always great! And congrats to JJ on his win...he was going to get one at some point and at least he now has it. 536. Daniel posted: 05.26.2014 - 10:57 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Go Gordon! 537. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 05.26.2014 - 11:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) "I can't remember where I saw it on this site earlier, but somebody pointed out that Kurt Busch should have gotten a huge cheer during driver introductions. Well from where I was sitting, all I heard was boos which really angered me (I was probably one of the few who clapped for him). It's quite disappointing that so few people in the grandstand realized the significance of what Kurt did today. I even saw Kurt land on the frontstretch in the helicopter, which was really cool." NASCAR fans have a hard time understanding anything of "significance." *some sarcasm* 538. cjs3872 posted: 05.26.2014 - 1:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) @532, that's one reason why I think A.J. Allmendinger can be a serious candidate to win on one of the road courses. However, I favor Marcos Ambrose over him because I think he's slightly better on the road courses and has a better team behind him, which is why I selected him over Allmendinger. However, I also think that Juan Montoya is a wild card, because we know that Penske's going to run him in the #12 car in at least one of the two road course races, and he's got a good shot at stealing one of those races, which would adversely impact the chances of Ambrose and/or Allmendinger, since they only have two chances to win. Another driver I'd seriously keep an eye on in the road course events is Brian Vickers. I know I don't have him making the Chase, because I don't think he can keep his high points position, but given his and his team's track record on the road courses, I give him a better than average chance to win on one of the road courses, most likely Sonoma. But MWR can't win Sonoma three years in a row with three different drivers, can they? 539. Sarf52 posted: 05.26.2014 - 1:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Solid beef between Alex Bowman and a rash of Edwards fans on twitter who criticized him for costing their boy Carl the W. Bowman's fans also got involved, good stuff, check it out 540. World71Racer posted: 05.26.2014 - 1:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/indy-500/2014/05/26/indy-tv-ratings-ryan-hunter-reays-win-indianapolis-motor-speedway/9594575/ "Improved overnight television ratings capped a dramatic Indianapolis 500 won by Ryan Hunter-Reay. The national number released today by ESPN was 4.0, up from 3.8 last year." Wondering what the Coca Cola 600 ratings will bring now. I don't think they'll be able to surpass that mark with the way this season has been going, as far as ratings. 541. World71Racer posted: 05.26.2014 - 1:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Going back to what the comments on Indy 500 ratings, I think NASCAR may wanna be on the lookout. ESPN released the national rating number for the 500 and it's 4.0, up from last year's 3.8. With the way this season has gone with ratings, I could only see the 600 pulling a national figure that would come short or maybe match that. It will be interesting to see when the numbers do come in. 542. World71Racer posted: 05.26.2014 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) F**k, double post. I do apologize, moderators weren't approving comments that fast. lol 543. Kidracer posted: 05.26.2014 - 2:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Being at the track Kurt's landing in the infield was pretty bad ass. He should have gotten more cheers IMO. 544. Jared posted: 05.26.2014 - 2:17 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Not a horrendous race, but Indy was FAR better than this. A question I have is when fans say a race is boring but complain when a "debris" caution comes out. You don't want dumb, pointless cautions coming out yet you don't want a long green flag run where two cars dominate. It's either one or the other. A few notes: -JJ's first win was going to come at some point, either this week, Dover, or Pocono. Though I'm not quite sure where this 48 team is compared to past years. They kinda remind me of 2011, when they won "only" two races (the photo finish at 'Dega and a dominant Chase win at Kansas); they have speed but aren't quite catching the big breaks they usually get and there are a few teams (especially the 4, 22, and 24) that have stepped up their game. -Kinda surprised the 22 didn't run as well last night as they have on the other 1.5 mile tracks. Still a consistent showing though. -Really disappointing to see Truex with bad luck yet again. As mentioned above, I think they're a solid bet to win Sonoma. And tonight's run was encouraging. We know how good the 78 can run and knowing Truex's past two years, he could sneak out a win. -I've personally enjoyed watching the success of the 55 this year. Vickers has quietly put together a really solid season. He's constantly in the top 5 or 10. What makes it more impressive is that the 55 is supposed to be the 2nd team in the MWR stable and yet is constantly outrunning Bowyer. -Speaking of Bowyer, what a horrible decision to change right sides then coming back in and getting left sides. Change four tires and be done with it. That one decision ruined what was a really great run. By changing four tires, they could've raced to be the first car one lap down and get the lucky dog. That's two possible wins this year that have slipped away (Martinsville, Charlotte). Brian Pattie had a lot of these perplexing decisions with JPM and it cost them good runs, especially the 2010 Brickyard. -With the new Chase format this year, how many more first time winners are you guys truly expecting? Kenseth for sure but everyone else is a toss-up 545. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 05.26.2014 - 3:36 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "Going back to what the comments on Indy 500 ratings, I think NASCAR may wanna be on the lookout. ESPN released the national rating number for the 500 and it's 4.0, up from last year's 3.8. With the way this season has gone with ratings, I could only see the 600 pulling a national figure that would come short or maybe match that. It will be interesting to see when the numbers do come in." Reason why the 500 would be higher then the 600: 1: BSPN coverage was great, FOX well not really. 2. BSPN does not have The Waltrip bros, Larry Mac and the other stoogies (minus Mike Joy) 3. Allen Bestwick does a great job period. 4. Kurt Busch doing the double. I knew Indy would bring higher ratings because it is Indycars biggest race, however Indycar has stuggled too get 1.0 TV Ratings this year for their broadcasts and hardly get 1 million TV viewers (haven't done that all season really.) So take it for what you will, Indycar maybe higher this week but for the rest of the season? I doubt it. 546. World71Racer posted: 05.26.2014 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I think my wording may have twisted some things up there. I meant that with the way the NASCAR season has gone, I don't think the 600 would top the ratings for the Indy 500. Obviously NASCAR's usual ratings are far better than IndyCar's usual ratings & always NASCAR tops them in that respect, but for the 500 it's different, similar to how the Daytona 500 pulls in people for NASCAR. It's interesting to see, though, because NASCAR hasn't had much of a direct challenge in ratings from within (as in another major ratings competitor in the Motorsports World) for a while, but now that the Indianapolis 500 event is making a comeback, it does. I'm sure there'll be plenty of people in Daytona Beach & Charlotte taking notice to this, if in fact, the 600 doesn't pull in better ratings than the 500. 547. MStall41 posted: 05.26.2014 - 6:09 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) NASCAR posted a 4.0 overnight for yesterday's race, and that number will likely rise to a 4.3 or 4.4 or so when the finals are released. So Charlotte more than likely beat Indy by a fair margin or at the very worst tied it. For those worried about Indy encroaching on NASCAR's popularity, consider this, if you were to combine every IndyCar race's tv ratings this year prior the 500, they would STILL be lower than NASCAR's lowest rated race this season (Richmond) 548. Zackary Shawn posted: 05.26.2014 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) ";Solid beef between Alex Bowman and a rash of Edwards fans on twitter who criticized him for costing their boy Carl the W. Bowman's fans also got involved, good stuff, check it out" Obviously, NASCAR gave Alex Bowman a bonus to crash so golden boy Jimmie Johnson could win. Anybody who can't see that is a tool. 549. Zackary Shawn posted: 05.26.2014 - 6:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (4) Let's see how long it takes before someone criticizes me for post 548 without reading this comment (549) and realizing that I was being completely sarcastic and poking fun of the Johnson conspiracy people. 550. Anonymous posted: 05.26.2014 - 6:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) @547, most fans probably don't care. We know for a fact which of the two races was better in terms of racing quality. It's just too bad more people aren't open to watching things outside of nascar. 551. MStall41 posted: 05.26.2014 - 7:09 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) It just seems to me like a lot of INDYCAR fans are trying to spin the ratings increase as some sort of reason as to why people should watch INDY instead of NASCAR? Why can't the two fan bases just enjoy both? Lots of INDYCAR fans on other forums have basically been like "SEE, THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD STOP WATCHING NASCAR WATCH INDYCAR INSTEAD?" Why do INDYCAR hardcore act like this? It's so silly. Both sports have been awesome this year there's no reason why any fan of either should put one down or try to act like the minor success of one is the death knell for the other. It's patently silly. 552. Anonymous posted: 05.26.2014 - 7:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (6) "It just seems to me like a lot of INDYCAR fans are trying to spin the ratings increase as some sort of reason as to why people should watch INDY instead of NASCAR? Why can't the two fan bases just enjoy both? Lots of INDYCAR fans on other forums have basically been like "SEE, THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD STOP WATCHING NASCAR WATCH INDYCAR INSTEAD?" Why do INDYCAR hardcore act like this? It's so silly. Both sports have been awesome this year there's no reason why any fan of either should put one down or try to act like the minor success of one is the death knell for the other. It's patently silly. " Because NASCAR is a bunch of bogus bullshit, while IndyCar is a top-notch world-class series that doesn't get the attention it deserves. 553. Anthony posted: 05.26.2014 - 7:31 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) What has happen? Last year we had a kazillon comments and now we only get the one hundreds. 554. 18fan posted: 05.26.2014 - 7:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "Both sports have been awesome this year there's no reason why any fan of either should put one down or try to act like the minor success of one is the death knell for the other. It's patently silly." Totally agree. You can like one series more than the other without constantly putting down the other series. 555. MStall41 posted: 05.26.2014 - 7:56 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Anonymous, comments like that are exactly the problem I am highlighting. INDYCAR hardcores have a reputation for being elitists who are jealous of NASCAR's success, and comments like that just perpetuate that line of thought. So, yeah, your just making your fellow INDY fans look bad. 556. 111111 posted: 05.26.2014 - 8:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) 553: Exactly, what's worse is that somedays there's only like 2 comments a day. My guess is the crappy new chase system that's kind of moved people away from here. It's a shame because the only bad races imo were Texas, Las Vegas and Darlington but at the first two tracks that's kind of to be expected. 557. DB1995 posted: 05.26.2014 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) the only bad race in my opinion was last night, Charlotte couldnt put on a good race to save its life. Then again i only caught like the last 70 laps of Texas after school. 558. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 05.26.2014 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) "I think my wording may have twisted some things up there. I meant that with the way the NASCAR season has gone, I don't think the 600 would top the ratings for the Indy 500. Obviously NASCAR's usual ratings are far better than IndyCar's usual ratings & always NASCAR tops them in that respect, but for the 500 it's different, similar to how the Daytona 500 pulls in people for NASCAR." I think your wording was fine, i was just making a point that NASCAR beats Indycar by lightyears and has for awhile. Lets think about this people, NASCAR gets pretty good ratings for TV, most other sports (Minus NFL, MLB, NBA) would KILL for 4.0, 3.5, even 3.0s in TV Ratings. WWE doesn't even do that (in contrast TNA on SpikeTV is usually one of higher rated shows on their network and that says something). F1 on NBC has gone up 0.4 this year, i expect NASCAR too atleast do half that next year. "@547, most fans probably don't care. We know for a fact which of the two races was better in terms of racing quality. It's just too bad more people aren't open to watching things outside of nascar." I watch Off-road (2 different classes), Indycar, NASCAR and golf. I was busy yesterday. 559. World71Racer posted: 05.26.2014 - 9:21 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) To whoever said that we were worried about IndyCar surpassing NASCAR, it's not a worry AT ALL. It only matters for about 1 race, the Indy 500, and even that race only matches the popularity. 560. World71Racer posted: 05.26.2014 - 9:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Matches the popularity, if the ratings were the only piece that spoke. Obviously the Indy 500 is very prestigious (had to comment quick before people were on me for saying that :P). 561. Sarf52 posted: 05.26.2014 - 9:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) As a NASCAR fan first and foremost, I actually think it's sad more people watched that snoozer of a Coke 600 instead of the Indy 500, which along with being an extremely prestigous event, had some EXCELLENT racing this year. 562. DB1995 posted: 05.26.2014 - 9:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Tony Stewart is back in a sprint car now, Praying for the safety of him and everyone who has to race him 563. Scott. B posted: 05.27.2014 - 1:49 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) What difference does it make if the Indy 500 gets ratings equal to or better than NASCAR this week? Next week people go back to not caring, like they do after the Kentucky Derby. 564. Scott. B posted: 05.27.2014 - 1:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Austin Dillon edges out Kyle Larson as the top finishing rookie in this race, ending Larson's streak at five in a row. Larson still has a comfortable lead in the ROTY standings, though. 565. Scott. B posted: 05.27.2014 - 2:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Danica had some good luck even while she picked up a DNF. She holds on to 27th in driver points, since Kurt Busch in 28th also went out with a blown engine, and Justin Allgaier spent many laps behind the wall for repairs... pretty much a wash as far as anyone gaining ground. 566. Scott. B posted: 05.27.2014 - 2:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Danica had some good luck even while she picked up a DNF. She holds on to 27th in driver points, since Kurt Busch in 28th also went out with a blown engine, and Justin Allgaier spent many laps behind the wall for repairs... pretty much a wash as far as anyone gaining ground. 567. Zackary Shawn posted: 05.27.2014 - 8:02 am Rate this comment: (2) (1) You have to admit, Jimmie Johnson does seem to catch breaks a lot more often than the typical driver does. The incident that left him the leader, but Harvick and McMurray a lap down (until they got the free pass/wave around) was the latest example in a long history of this happening. The last one I remember before this was when he had an engine blow up on the last lap at Kansas last October and still finished in the top 10. The exception to this rule is Michigan, where he seems to have more bad luck than the average driver. 568. Watto posted: 05.27.2014 - 11:34 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) "You have to admit, Jimmie Johnson does seem to catch breaks a lot more often than the typical driver does." "Seem" is an applicable word, because in all reality, there are lots of guys that catch the breaks he does. In all reality, there are a few drivers who seem to have bad luck all the time, but things balance out over time for most of these guys. A risky strategy could be called "lucky" if it works out, but it's not talked about when the same strategy is a failure every other time. Harvick's caught breaks the same way Johnson has. The thing is that Johnson is a 6x champ and the media talks about him a lot because of it, so everything he does is under a magnifying glass. When people talk about how lucky Johnson is, in all reality, they're looking at it with bias and trying to discredit him. 67 wins and 6 championships don't happen out of luck. They happen due to reason. Think about those numbers. Was Earnhardt's 76 wins and 7 championships luck? Were Jeff Gordon's 89 wins and 4 championships luck? 569. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 05.27.2014 - 1:01 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "As a NASCAR fan first and foremost, I actually think it's sad more people watched that snoozer of a Coke 600 instead of the Indy 500, which along with being an extremely prestigous event, had some EXCELLENT racing this year." The 600 was snoozer? Sorry i found it quite enjoyable (but then again i don't have any expectations for a race at all, whatever happens, happens.) I will admit that i'm glad the 500 had less then 60 lead changes this year. I find it kinda funny that 68 lead changes is praised for Indycar but for NASCAR? It gets the "meh" treatment. You found it a snoozer that is fine but i REALLY think people should NOT have any expectations for a race. Your viewing experience as a fan will be much more open too enjoyment if you do. 570. Daniel posted: 05.27.2014 - 2:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) 43 entered at Dover: -David Stremme in the #33 -Brett Moffitt in the #66 -#21 & #95 not entered 571. startandparkfan posted: 05.27.2014 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Wow, great to see Moffitt in a cup car! 572. cjs3872 posted: 05.27.2014 - 3:27 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) @567-568, what many people don't understand is that for any champion athlete, regardless of the sport in which he competes, luck is a major part of the equation. The biggest reason Jimmie Johnson hadn't won until the 600 was because he had bad luck all year long in races it looked like he might win. But the breaks he had not caught this season, he caught Sunday night. In fact, he had not one, but two strokes of incredibly good fortune come his way to aid his becoming only the second driver ever to win the 600 more than three times. The first was the timing of when he entered pit road just as Kurt Busch's engine blew. Had he come in a moment earlier, he might have been lapped in the pits, and had it been a split-second later, the pits would have been closed when he came in. But because of the timing of his stop in relation to the caution for Busch's blown engine, Johnson got to make a free pit stop and inherit the lead when everyone else pitted under that caution. The second big break came with the final caution, because it appeared he was resigned to finish fourth behind Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, and Matt Kenseth. There was no way Johnson could have won that race if not for the final caution. At the time of that final caution, he was two seconds behind Kenseth, four seconds behind Gordon, and 12 seconds behind Carl Edwards, who likely would have been able to get to the finish without stopping, but the caution bunched everyone up, and Johnson's car was faster than the others, and fast enough to hold off Kevin Harvick (and Harvick's pit crew beating their own driver again could be considered Johnson's third stroke of luck in this race). However, saying all that, you can have all the luck you want. But what separates a champion from the rest, especially the greatest of champions (and with six championships and 67 wins, Johnson easily falls into this category), is being able to take full advantage of the breaks you get, and Johnson certainly has been able to do that over the years. A prime example of this was the race at Sonoma in 2010. Nobody was going to beat Marcos Ambrose that day, but when Ambrose committed his king-sized gaffe under caution, Johnson, who was running second, inherited the lead. But Johnson still had to hold off the field on the restart and ensuing short run to the finish to seal that particular race. If he had not held off the field to win that race, he'd still be looking for his first road course victory. Sure, he got a tremendous break in that race, but he took full advantage of it, which all great champions do. But every great champion in the sporting world had to have his share of lucky breaks go his way, or he won't be able to become a great champion. (Just ask the Andretti and Unser families where the Indianapolis 500 is concerned.) And anyone that tells you that luck isn't very important in any sporting endeavor, he's lying to you. And that goes for golf, baseball, football, basketball, and any other sport you want to throw in there. A guy must have breaks fall his way to become a champion, but equally, if not more important is the fact that he must then be able to take advantage of those opportunities, once they come his way, or all the luck in the world will have done him no good. 573. Anonymous posted: 05.27.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Also missing from the Dover entry list, the #78 with Joe Nemechek. He normally runs this car when someone else is in the #66. 574. DB1995 posted: 05.27.2014 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) #87 not 78 575. cjs3872 posted: 05.27.2014 - 5:03 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) You mean the #87 car, Anonymous (#573). 576. numbah10hatah posted: 05.27.2014 - 5:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (7) What the f**k is Brett Moffitt doing in a Cup car???? He hasn't even run 5 combined races in NASCAR!!!!! 577. David posted: 05.27.2014 - 6:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) I love your glowing optimism about Moffitt's Cup debut. Besides, do the K&N Pro Series not count toward "NASCAR" races? 578. DB1995 posted: 05.27.2014 - 7:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) K&N races, he has done over 10 tests for MWR since last year, ran good in his NNS race, did a decent job in his truck races. 579. Sarf52 posted: 05.27.2014 - 7:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Guys I've got a question; I'm planning on attending the Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire July 12th, and I was wondering how easy/difficult it would be to get on pit road the morning before the race. NHMS doesn't sell Pit Passes for the NNS race, so I was wondering if anyone has experience with NNS races and if a pit pass isn't necessary or if you aren't even allowed on pitroad. Let me know guys, thanks 580. ch posted: 05.27.2014 - 8:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Well the car is still the Jay Robinson Racing car even with Moffitt driving this week. 581. ch posted: 05.27.2014 - 8:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) #33 Owner - Joe Falk 582. The Long Shot posted: 05.27.2014 - 9:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Moffitt certainly isn't ready for a Cup ride, but since it looks like it's the only one he can get at this moment, then good for him. He's looked solid in his East Series opportunities so far. 583. murb posted: 05.27.2014 - 11:03 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) I have no idea what the big deal is about Moffitt. It's not like he's Nur Ali or something. He's a young driver who has proven himself in the lower leagues to have potential, so he's getting a one race deal in Cup. Good for him. 584. DB1995 posted: 05.27.2014 - 11:27 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Isnt Nur Ali that guy who ran a lap like 15MPH off pace in qualifying at Phoenix in like 2011? 585. The Long Shot posted: 05.27.2014 - 11:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "I have no idea what the big deal is about Moffitt. It's not like he's Nur Ali or something. He's a young driver who has proven himself in the lower leagues to have potential, so he's getting a one race deal in Cup. Good for him." I'm not saying he shouldn't even be considered for a ride; I'm just saying that ideally you would want him to have more experience before giving him a ride in NASCAR's top division. If someone feels he's ready to get a shot at the bigs, then bully for him and I wish him nothing but the best of luck. 586. cjs3872 posted: 05.27.2014 - 11:50 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Where Brett Moffitt's Cup debut is concerned, while he's not obviously ready for Cup, since there are only 43 cars entered and he's running the #66 car, he's only likely to run a few laps anyway, before that car is parked, either by NASCAR for being too slow, or by the team as a start-and-park, so I wouldn't be that concerned about it. If he was likely to run the full race, or had to run a hard qualifying lap to make the race, then I would be more concerned. 587. Paul posted: 05.28.2014 - 3:34 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) "he's only likely to run a few laps anyway, before that car is parked," The #66 car has only DNF'd twice in the eight races that it has been fielded by Jay Robinson; once for a crash at Martinsville, and once for a "rear gear" at Bristol after it had completed 322 of the 503 laps run in that race. That team hasn't start-and-parked all season, and they're not gonna start this weekend with a driver who likely bought his ride for Dover. "He's looked solid in his East Series opportunities so far." He's been solid, no doubt about it. You don't finish in the top-3 in K&N East points five years in a row without having talent. That being said, I don't have high hopes for him as a national NASCAR series driver because, to be quite honest, he isn't a smart race car driver. Too many times during his K&N East career did he have a car capable of winning, but he would find ways to give races away, usually by driving the car way too hard in the opening stages of a race while he was leading. While driving for Shigeaki Hattori's team (his most recent ride from 2012 to 2013), he led 100+ laps on five different occasions, but only won once in those five races. He finished 2nd in the points standings in 2013, but failed to win a race because he couldn't close out races like he could open them up. You might say he's the anti-Kevin Harvick in that way. Unlike Harvick, however, Moffitt cannot blame his pit crew for his shortcomings because there is only one pit stop during a K&N Pro Series race, and it occurs during the halftime break, and therefore has no impact on a team's track position. Moffitt isn't a crasher and he does have raw speed that not every young driver has, which makes him an attractive Cup prospect. But he does have a below average race IQ and has a habit of being unable to close out races, especially when he has a winning car. Maybe he'll prove me wrong in the future and become a more patient driver capable of not losing races like he has in the past, but until then I remain skeptical of him in a national series ride (regardless of the quality of the team) because of the longer race distances, among other things. 588. Scott B posted: 05.28.2014 - 4:09 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) Dover is a track Moffitt has experience with from the East series, but it's a huge jump in the level of competition, the equivalent of rising from single A to the big leagues in baseball. As long as he understands his role is to make laps and stay out of the way, he should be OK. I'm not sold on him being the next big thing, though. 589. cjs3872 posted: 05.28.2014 - 7:40 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) @587-588, I hope you two are wrong regarding the #66 car planning to go the distance, because that could be a recipe for disaster for someone, because that car is going to be in the way all the way. And you put a rookie driver with no experience at all in such a situation, and it's almost certainly going to cause trouble for someone. That's why I said that there's a possibility that NASCAR might park it because of how slow it's liable to be going. Having a car that slow with a veteran driver is not that big a deal, because a veteran driver will likely know how to get out of the way, even at a track like Dover, where there's usually nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. But put a rookie in that situation, and it's a recipe for disaster for someone, because he's likely to cause an accident, either by making an ill-advised move trying to get out of the way, or by being so slow that he either creates a jam-up, or gets run over. I think it's a terrible idea to run him in that car and try to run it the distance. I only hope the NASCAR officials are keeping a close watch on that car and telling the team where and how to get out of the way during the race. 590. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.28.2014 - 2:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) ^cjs, you're paranoid... To no one's surprise, Haas has pushed back his F1 entry to 2016. Any takers on 2017? Never? 591. cjs3872 posted: 05.28.2014 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) Do you remember that NNS race in June two or three years ago, NicoRosbergFan? In that one, a driver got wrecked by Joey Logano precisely for being in the way at a track where it's extremely difficult, if not impossible to get out of the way. And I also happen to remember when Jeff Gordon wrecked Darrell Waltrip in the June race at Dover in 1993. That was another case of a driver causing a wreck because of just how difficult it is to get out of the way at Dover. And there are other examples of that at Dover over the years. If Brett Moffitt was making his debut start in one of the slowest cars in the sport at Pocono next week, or even Charlotte last week, I would not have such a grave concern, but Dover is one of the three or four hardest tracks to get out of the way, along with Darlington, Martinsville, and Bristol. Add that to the fact that most drivers in general don't move high or low to let faster cars go by any more makes it that much more difficult, not just for the slower cars getting passed, but the faster ones doing the passing. In fact, that was even brought up in the telecast of the 600 on Sunday. I sincerely hope you're right, and that there's nothing to worry about, but you put an absolute rookie (he's only made one NNS start) in a slow car at a place like Dover, where it's extremely difficult for a slow car to get out of the way, and try to run him the full distance, and there's bound to be some kind of trouble. That's why I think the NASCAR officials may need to be more alert in regards to the #66 car than usual. Let's hope you're right and I'm wrong, but I feel the #66 car has a chance to seriously ruin someone else's day if the NASCAR officials are not on the stick, because they may have to take action if he's too slow or too dangerous. Paul even mentioned in post #587 that Moffitt, in his view, doesn't have a very high racing IQ, and being able to get and stay out of the way when you have a slow car is part of that. It's something I call "track sense", and if he doesn't have good track sense, he will ruin someone's day, even if he doesn't know it and is completely unintentional. But that's why I would have preferred someplace like Pocono, Michigan, or even Charlotte last week as a place for someone like that to make a debut start in such a slow car, since there is ample rom to get and stay out of the way at those places, not Dover, where it's almost impossible to get and stay out of the way. 592. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 05.28.2014 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "To no one's surprise, Haas has pushed back his F1 entry to 2016. Any takers on 2017? Never?" When Bernie Eccilstone grows a soul, which will be never. 593. cjs3872 posted: 05.28.2014 - 6:52 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Did anyone watch Race Hub on FS1? If you did, then you would know that they're starting the inevitable countdown to Dale Earnhardt, Sr.'s 76 wins, as Jimmie Johnson closes in on that. And since he's now within 10 of Dale, Sr.'s total, they're now showing the race that brought Dale, Sr. the corresponding win number that Jimmie just reached. For example, with Jimmie having just collected his 67th career win, they looked back on Dale's 67th career win, which came in the fall race at Martinsville in 1995. However, Jimmie's not likely to beat the caliber of drivers that Dale often beat for those wins, even later in his career. For instance, in that race at Martinsville in 1995, Dale beat Terry Labonte and Rusty Wallace for the win. Now, I don't mind them counting down to when Jimmie catches and passes Dale, which I think may be next year, especially because it gives newer fans that never got a chance at the time a chance to see Dale, Sr. in action. But to me, here's the rub. At the end of today's feature in their "Countdown to 76" series, they actually had a photo in the monitor behind the hosts for today's program, and on the picture, they actually superimposed Jimmie's 2014 Coca-Cola 600 winning car side-by-side on a race track track with Dale's iconic #3, as it was in 1995. And to me, that's wrong. I wonder what others might think of the "Countdown to 76" series that they effectively started today, and I hope the board doesn't explode as a result of the reaction. 594. Anonymous posted: 05.28.2014 - 7:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "Obviously, NASCAR gave Alex Bowman a bonus to crash so golden boy Jimmie Johnson could win. Anybody who can't see that is a tool. " Yo, dawg, you done look in a mirror lately? 595. SpeedWorld97 posted: 05.28.2014 - 8:24 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I honestly haven't watched more than 4-5 NASCAR Race Hub episodes since the formation of FOX Sports 1 last August. NBCSN's NASCAR America is much more interesting and entertaining despite the fact that it's a half an hour shorter. 596. 18fan posted: 05.29.2014 - 3:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I haven't had the time to watch either of those shows, but I did see the NASCAR America special highlighting all of the racing going on during Memorial Day weekend (not just Monaco, Indy, and Charlotte, but Motocross and GRC as well) and I thought it was excellent. From what I've read, most of Moffitt's low "racing IQ" that Paul is referring to has to do with running his car too hard too early in the East series. Since Moffitt is a test driver for TRD and MWR there is a chance the car might not be the Jay Robinson car like the #33 car is an RCR car when RCR-affiliated drivers drive it. Does anyone know if it has been confirmed whether it is an MWR car or a Jay Robinson car yet? 597. David posted: 05.29.2014 - 10:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Yo, dawg, you done look in a mirror lately?" Yo, dawg, you done read that comment after the one you quoted? 598. The Long Shot posted: 05.29.2014 - 10:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Since Moffitt is a test driver for TRD and MWR there is a chance the car might not be the Jay Robinson car like the #33 car is an RCR car when RCR-affiliated drivers drive it. Does anyone know if it has been confirmed whether it is an MWR car or a Jay Robinson car yet?" NBC Sports seems to indicate it's a Robinson car. Frontsretch is reporting that Greg Biffle and Roush are expected to part ways after the season, with 3M likely following suit. 599. Anonymous posted: 05.29.2014 - 11:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Yo, dawg, you done read that comment after the one you quoted? " Yo, dawg, I done knows a troll when I sees one. It takes one to knows one. I read it. Not allowed to post, am I? "Let's see how long it takes before someone criticizes me for post 548 without reading this comment (549) and realizing that I was being completely sarcastic and poking fun of the Johnson conspiracy people. " Dude, you got mental issues. Hittin' the trolls when they ain't said nothin'! Get a life, bro. 600. Eric posted: 05.29.2014 - 1:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Long Shot, The information on Biffle is conflicting and isn't really worth informing here as a result. I didn't report it on Tuesday because while frontstretch has a source, Marty Smith isn't sure if Biffle is staying or leaving Roush based on the sources he has based on what he mentioned on the Turn 4 column ESPN's NASCAR section had this week. Nate Ryan on NBC Sport's Program on Tuesday also didn't say that Biffle is leaving based on what mentioned according to his own sources. Carl Edwards is the drivers according Nate Ryan and Marty Smith that is good as gone from Roush after this season based on the Sources Nate and Marty have. The catch is neither mentioned on Tuesday where Carl is going. 601. cjs3872 posted: 05.29.2014 - 2:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Who's to say that they're both not as good as gone, Eric? The news about Biffle that broke this pat weekend shocked me, because I was certain that he was staying, but if he and Edwards both leave, then Roush will have to search for a veteran driver to team with Stenhouse and Bayne in 2015. The question then would then become, is Bayne actually going to be in the #6 car next year? I think he will be, but who knows if both of Roush's veteran drivers depart what car number Bayne gets for 2015. And for Roush, I suspect that the reactions would be different to the departures if both drivers leave after the season. I think there will be some sadness if Biffle departs, because he's been loyal to Roush through and through for more than 15 years, but when Edwards leaves, and I think he's as good as gone, I think it will be more of a "good riddance to bad rubbish" reaction, considering how he left Roush hanging during his drive to the title in 2011, which he lost in a tie-breaker. I don't think anyone at Roush has forgotten what Edwards did that year, least of all, Roush himself. 602. startandparkfan posted: 05.29.2014 - 3:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Correct me if I'm wrong, but Brett Moffitt will be the 4th driver to make his cup debut this year, after Michael Annett, Alex Bowman, and Ryan Blaney. More drivers making debuts start popping up at the road courses, or later in the year. 603. NicoRosbergFan posted: 05.29.2014 - 5:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Happy birthday to "The Clown Prince of NASCAR," who would have been 92 today. Happy birthday to Big Al, who is 75 today. 604. murb posted: 05.29.2014 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The question then would then become, is Bayne actually going to be in the #6 car next year?" They already announced it, so I highly doubt they would change their minds. The bigger question in my mind is the number of teams they'll have. They could very well end up being just a two car team with Bayne and Stenhouse (and if that happened, I could actually see Stenhouse switching over to #99, since 6 and 99 seem to be Jack's two "flagship" numbers). It would make a lot of sense for them to find a third driver to replace Edwards and Biffle, but I'm not really sure if they can do that. Jack is THE worst owner in Nascar when it comes to securing sponsors, so I think it's gonna be very difficult for them to run three cars next year. The best case scenario would be for a veteran driver to come over there with a sponsor, but there aren't a whole lot of options like that available, if any (Paul Menard is really the only one like that right now currently in Cup, but I'm pretty sure he's signed for at least a couple more years with RCR). But yes, Roush might be in trouble if BOTH Edwards and Biffle leave, and right now that's seeming really likely. I have faith that both Bayne and Stenhouse (despite Stenhouse's complete mediocrity this year) can become good drivers, but I'm not entirely sure if just those two guys by themselves are capable of carrying an entire organization, especially this early in their careers. 605. cjs3872 posted: 05.29.2014 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually murb, 6 and 16 were (and are) Roush's two flagship numbers. As we all know, Roush started with the #6 in 1988, and when he added a second team in 1992 with Wally Dallenbach, Jr., he chose the #16, since it seemed to make sense to put a "1" in from of the 6, and since 16 was available at the time. It wasn't until 1996, when Roush brought Jeff Burton into the fold, that he began using the #99. And if both Edwards and Biffle leave, I can see Roush making a run at Clint Bowyer, since Bowyer has proven that he can run up front, win races, and make the Chase. That's likely the reason he made a run at Ryan Newman last year. But Paul Menard is about the worst driver among the veteran drivers he can try to go after, because Menard really isn't going to bring anything to the organization. Certainly, he'll add stability and the fact that he doesn't wreck race cars, but from a performance standpoint, Menard brings almost nothing to the table, and I'm not sure how good a mentor to younger drivers he is. I actually think Ryan Newman is filling that role at RCR more than Menard is. And also, I'm not sure Jack Roush is that bad at bringing sponsors to the table. After all, before the Boston Red Sox got involved in that organization, Roush had 11 fully funded teams across his organization (5 in Cup, 3 in the NNS, and 2 in the Truck Series), but ever since the Red Sox got involved with his organization, Roush has struggled to find new sponsors and keep the ones he's had. It's almost as if the Fenway Sports Group has been preventing Roush from getting sponsors, because I feel that if Roush had anything to say about it, he'd have four fully-funded Cup teams and at least two full-funded NNS teams, if not three. I've always thought that the problem where was with the Fenway Sports Group and the Boston Red Sox, not Jack Roush. 606. murb posted: 05.29.2014 - 6:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "And if both Edwards and Biffle leave, I can see Roush making a run at Clint Bowyer, since Bowyer has proven that he can run up front, win races, and make the Chase." Bowyer just resigned with MWR a few weeks ago, so that won't happen. 607. murb posted: 05.29.2014 - 6:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Speaking of MWR, someone on the Biffle Frontstretch article commented about Biffle possibly going to MWR with 3M. I actually think that would be a great move for Biffle if he leaves Roush. It's a win-win for both sides. MWR has stated that they eventually want to get back to three full time cars/drivers, so they would get that right away with Biffle (not to mention a full season sponsor in 3M). And I think Biffle could also benefit from it. He's no longer a borderline elite driver like he once was, but I don't think he's necessarily washed up yet either. Surely he could at least run on par with how Bowyer has been there. So I think MWR would definitely be an upgrade over Roush in Biffle's situation (also, it would be kind of amusing to see Roush lose one of his long time drivers to MWR, who Jack despises after the 2008 Stolen Sway Bar debacle - if he thought JGR was the "dark side" when they got Kenseth, I can't imagine the trash he would talk on MWR if Biffle left for them). Whatever Biffle decides to do though, 3M is definitely his ace in the hole. They make him insanely attractive on the free agent market. I think some of these teams that have room to expand (MWR, JGR, possibly Penske, etc) will definitely be looking at him. 608. cjs3872 posted: 05.29.2014 - 7:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I didn't realize that (about Bowyer re-upping with MWR), murb, so thanks for the info. But you say that having 3M as a sponsor may help Greg Biffle find a quality ride if he does decide to leave Roush. However, here's one big thing that will hinder him almost as much as having a sponsor might help him, and that's his age. At the start of next season, he will be 45 years old, and that may likely cause teams to shy away from him. After all, how much longer will he be competitive if he decides to stay in the Cup Series? Remember that Darrell Waltrip's final wins came at the age of 45, and that was at a time when drivers stayed competitive into their 50s (in some cases, well into their 50s). And Biffle's nearly two years older than Tony Stewart, and Stewart seems to have fallen off a cliff this year, in terms of being competitive. So Stewart's non-competitiveness this year certainly isn't doing others in the same age bracket any favors, and Biffle, at about 20 months older than Stewart, is one of those drivers in that same age bracket. In other words, even with a sponsor (3M) in tow, Biffle might have a hard time finding a quality ride, if he left Roush at season's end, because of his age. What he has now may be as good as it gets for him. 609. David posted: 05.29.2014 - 9:46 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "So Stewart's non-competitiveness this year certainly isn't doing others in the same age bracket any favors, and Biffle, at about 20 months older than Stewart, is one of those drivers in that same age bracket." Well, except for that certain forty-two year-old leading the standings... 610. cjs3872 posted: 05.29.2014 - 10:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm not saying all drivers of that age can't be competitive, David. After all, you have two 42-year olds at the top of the points standings, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth. What I am saying is that being 45 years old can't be helping you when you're trying to look for a good, competitive ride, especially when someone about two years younger that has three championships, more than twice as many Cup wins, and is one of the all-time greats, has suddenly dropped off the map in terms of competitiveness. Being of that age is a significant hinderance to getting a good, competitive ride, because someone even in their early-to-mid 30s seems like a better long-term solution than someone at, or near the end of their career. 611. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 05.29.2014 - 10:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can see Biffle going to Penske with 3M for 2015-16, preparing the 3rd team to be on top of its game when Ryan Blaney is ready for Cup. In that time, Team Penske can do their best to keep 3M after Biffle leaves and have a solid foundation for Ryan to start his Cup career with. 612. Eric posted: 05.29.2014 - 11:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) David, Drivers that Jeff Gordon's age isn't a problem as much as driver being a free agent going to be 45 years old at the end of the year. I am saying this because it is very rare to see a cup driver after they turn 46 year old or older to have a season with 2 or more wins. The only cup drivers that have 2 or cup wins in a season after they turn 46 years old is Lee Petty, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Cale, Harry Gant, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Bill Elliott and Mark Martin. It is even smaller for a cup to finish in the top 5 in points after they turn 46 year old or older. The only cup drivers to finish in the top 5 in points after they turn 46 years old or older are Richard Petty (1983), Morgan Shepherd (1990),Harry Gant (91,92), Dale Earnhardt Sr. (1997, 2000)and Mark Martin (2005,2009). Based on the information I mentioned, it is hard to give a driver going to be 45 years old in December of this year a multiple year deal from a good cup team. 613. The Long Shot posted: 05.29.2014 - 11:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Biffle to Penske is intriguing, but I doubt it happens because I don't see Ryan Blaney going to Cup until 2017. By that time, Penske might better off giving someone like Allmendinger or Martin Truex the ride. MWR makes the most sense to me out of all the potential options, though I wouldn't rule out Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing as an option. Jamie McMurray seems to be destined to fill the "veteran presence" role for the foreseeable future, and Dylan Kwasniewski is likely to need another year in Nationwide, so I could see Biffle being signed for a year to drive a third car and get "Captain Long-Billed Hat"'s seat warmed up for him. 614. cjs3872 posted: 05.30.2014 - 12:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) You can forget about Allmendinger, the Long Shot. That's a "been there, done that" kind of thing. And Penske's never hired the same driver twice, regardless of the series. Now, Martin Truex, Jr., that's another matter, because he was effectively exiled to the #78 car for something that was not of his doing, and he's having the worst year of his career. If there's one driver that isn't doing well this year that is better than his equipment and/or team, it's Truex. In fact, potential candidates for either the 16 or 99 car at Roush were mentioned before if both Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle left after this season, and I can't believe I overlooked Truex, but of all the possibilities, I think he's the most logical one. He's a veteran driver, but he still has years left in him, and I think he's someone that I think could mentor younger teammates, which is something Roush badly needs. And we know that he's a driver that can run up front, contend for wins, and as he proved at Sonoma last year, can actually grab a win. If both Edwards and Biffle were to leave Roush, I don't think there's a better candidate to be a mentor to both Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. among the potential veteran drivers that might be available than Martin Truex, Jr., not to mention contend for wins himself with a team like Roush. After all, as bad as he's done this year, I can't believe he'd want to stay in the #78 car very long. 615. murb posted: 05.30.2014 - 12:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Penske reopens his third team, I think Carl Edwards would be a little more likely to end up there than Biffle (although I still think a fourth JGR car is the most likely scenario for Carl). But like I said, despite his age, Biffle isn't THAT bad yet. He's had some mediocre runs this year, but I think a lot of it has to do with Roush's slow cars (and I'm sure this contract uncertainty isn't helping either). I think he has maybe one more good year left where he can win multiple races and contend for a top seven or so points finish, and I think he could accomplish that next year if he goes to a team like MWR or Ganassi. 616. murb posted: 05.30.2014 - 12:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Agreed about Truex being a good fit as the third Roush driver. Allmendinger would fit pretty good there too. 617. cjs3872 posted: 05.30.2014 - 12:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski as teammates with their past, murb? If you ask me, that's a recipe for a team that would self-destruct almost instantly, even if Joey Logano stayed above the fray. At least if Edwards went to JGR, he would reunite with Matt Kenseth there. Now I know they weren't the best of buddies at Roush, but since they did so for more than eight years, we know that Edwards and Kenseth can at least co-exist as teammates. But having Edwards and Keselowski on the same driver roster is a recipe for instant disaster, and not even Roger Penske would be able to save his team from self-destructing if that were to happen. 618. murb posted: 05.30.2014 - 1:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski as teammates with their past, murb?" I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Their problems happened almost five years ago, and to my knowledge they haven't had any issues since the 2010 Gateway NNS race (not to mention that there's even a clip of them on YouTube from a couple years ago joking around with each other in the media center). If Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart could put their differences aside, I'm sure they could too. But like I said, JGR still seems like the odds on favorite to land Carl. Penske will probably be an option for him, but I'll be pretty surprised if he doesn't end up at JGR. 619. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 05.30.2014 - 11:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Their problems happened almost five years ago, and to my knowledge they haven't had any issues since the 2010 Gateway NNS race" Brads ego is bigger now then it was then Murb. I'm sure Brad doesn't mind seeing Joey beat him (well he called Roger too hire him) but having Carl beat him? I'm sure his ego will not handle it and Carls too for that matter. Carls ego is underrated in terms of size. Too me Greg Biffle would be the most sode after drivers this off-season. Why? he has full-time sponser with him. He maybe 44 years old but Greg doesn't destory racecars (sometimes go faster sideways then in a straight line) and will your car home in a respectalbe place on the leaderboard. 620. murb posted: 05.30.2014 - 3:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Brads ego is bigger now then it was then Murb." Yeah, but you really think Brad would pass up having a teammate that would benefit him? Having another championship caliber driver like Carl there would ramp up that entire organization. Carl would be a benefit to Brad. Brad is an asshole, but he's not stupid. He's the past champion there, and as long as he's driving the 2 car, he'll be the alpha dog, no matter what. So if he sees something that will benefit his team, he'd be all over it, just like how he pushed hard for the Logano hiring. But, for a third time, I DON'T SEE CARL GOING TO PENSKE. It'll be an option for him, but I doubt it will happen. Carl regrets not signing with JGR in 2011. You can tell. So I don't think he'll make that same mistake twice. 621. DB1995 posted: 05.30.2014 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brett Moffit qualified the Jay Robinson car ....... 18th , Brad on pole. 622. The Long Shot posted: 05.30.2014 - 5:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "But, for a third time, I DON'T SEE CARL GOING TO PENSKE. It'll be an option for him, but I doubt it will happen. Carl regrets not signing with JGR in 2011. You can tell. So I don't think he'll make that same mistake twice." Here's the thing, though: will Penske's newfound success sway Carl's opinion on which team to pick? They've been in contention for the victory almost every race, whereas JGR has looked downright mediocre at times this year (especially with Hamlin; other than the plate tracks, he's been a mid-pack driver all year). Not to mention that while Brad has as big an ego as anybody, like you said, he's not an idiot. He knows that bringing in Carl would help the team, and I'm sure he'd do as much as he could to get him on the team (Logano seems like the type that would support it as well). As for JGR, while Kenseth might get behind the idea, I wouldn't be so sure about Kyle and Denny. They could potentially take it as a sign of dwindling job security, and we all know how that would go over with the egos those two have. I think in the end it'll come down to whether Carl wants winning opportunities now (Penske) or long-term job security (JGR). The reason I say that JGR offers better job security is that at Penske, Carl would likely be a seat-warmer for Ryan Blaney (I can't see them starting a fourth car for Blaney when the time comes to move him up). With JGR, that may not be the case for two reasons. 1. Bubba Wallace and Erik Jones are still some years away from getting Cup rides, farther away than Blaney, I would believe. 2. By the time they do move up, they may not have to replace Carl. Kenseth may have retired, or one or both of Kyle and Denny may have been released due to poor performance (more likely Denny) or attitude issues (WAY more likely Kyle). But yeah, I think it's going to come down to which one of those two things Carl values more. For a guy that still could race for another 10 years, but is nearly past the prime of his career, it could be a really tough choose to make. 623. Anonymous posted: 06.04.2014 - 6:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "As for JGR, while Kenseth might get behind the idea, I wouldn't be so sure about Kyle and Denny. They could potentially take it as a sign of dwindling job security, and we all know how that would go over with the egos those two have." Matt and Denny's opinions may carry a little weight at JGR, but I doubt Kyle is going to have anyone's ear about decisions that affect the future of the organization. I think as a whole, people are overestimating the amount of influence drivers have on the hiring process. Don't take my word for it, ask Tony Stewart. :) 624. kup posted: 06.22.2014 - 11:29 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 After 6 races we have 4 cars for the Best in 2014. Races 7th to 12th had 5 winners: ## 22, 4, 22, 11, 24, 48. After 1st-12th races 2 wins have: ## 4 and 22. Ranks: 36 - 12 = 24 races left. 24 / 2 = 12. Top 12 after 12 races - enough? Among them - in Top 12: 7th #22 Joey 12th #4 Kevin After 12 races we have 2 cars for the Best in 2014. Next cars with 1 win and in Top 12 are: 1st #24 Jeff 3rd #99 Carl 4th #18 Kyle 5th #88 Dale 6th #48 Jimmie 10th #2 Brad So six cars are chasing 2 cars with 2 wins. Next 3rd part of Eureka will be after 18th race of 2014. 625. 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Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip were in the Hollywood hotel. 629. 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, Matt Yocum and Krista Voda were the pit road reporters. Jeff Hammond was the roving reporter. Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip were in the Hollywood hotel. 630. Altracing posted: 01.11.2021 - 10:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This would be the last time that Jimmie Johnson would win the pole and the race in the same weekend. 631. Anthony2 posted: 01.11.2021 - 11:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @630 True. But then again, we all knew Jimmie Johnson peaked in 2013 in terms of having a season that was great from start to finish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: