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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, May 02, 2005 - 9:49 am
I don't think JJ can be blamed for that mess. Just cars going really fast in really close quarters. Looks like there were a couple of simultaneous events that came together to produce the big one. Dale Juniors oxygen, Jimmie Johnson's spark, Mike Wallaces fuel...KABOOM! It's Talledega.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 02, 2005 - 7:47 pm
konashark was bemoaning the lack of "action" during this race (he said that Talledega is the king of wrecks). sure nuff, we got occupied with another activity for a little while and when we turned back to the race, the BIG one had just occured. Wow! this is one dangerous sport but I'm very happy no one was hurt. konashark has just informed that the word around Las Vegas is "as soon as Jr figures out he can't win the race, he causes a wreck so he has an excuse". 'squeek'
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 4:13 pm
Darlington starts soon. Should be a doozy 
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 4:16 pm
Kyle Petty is driving a pink car in honor of Mother's Day and Dale Jarrett has a picture of himself as a kid on his car. Dale said his parents hoped when he was little that he would grow into his ears. Can't wait to see that pic! Go Jeff Burton!
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Saturday, May 07, 2005 - 4:17 pm
My Dad took my Mom to the Rebel 500 at Darlington in the 1950s and her only memory is of the drunk who sat behind them and spilt beer down her back all day!!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Sunday, May 08, 2005 - 4:25 pm
Well, it appears that life long friends Michael Waltrip and Jeff Green are still on the outs. NASCAR says no more bumper cars between the two of them...and the next race is Richmond. Anyone taking bets if they will "find" each other on the track for round #3?
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Monday, May 30, 2005 - 10:34 am
I've only recently become a bit of a NASCAR junkie and was wondering if someone could clue me in as to why the fans don't like Jeff Gordon. He seems like a good race car driver, etc., but I keep hearing booing from the fans when he does well in a race. Can someone give a bit of a history lesson?
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, June 19, 2005 - 1:01 pm
Not NASCAR, but this is the only motor racing thread here in the Sports thread, so I'll go with this for the U.S. Grand Prix. I can only say the good news is no one is injured. The bad new is, WOW WOW WOW. Kiss this race goodbye at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Because of a dispute over Michelin tire safety, 14 of 20 cars withdrew from the race on the parade lap and only 6 cars are racing (Ferrari held out against any changes designed to promote a safe race for the Michelin-tired cars, and they were supported by the F-1 powers that be, so those cars with Michelin tires withdrew. More good news - the race wasn't heavily populated with a local crowd which, trust if this had happened at a NASCAR or Indy-car crowd, there would have been riots for the history books. More bad news - a hundred and thirty-thousand fans, most who spent thousands of dollars travelling from all over the world to be here, got screwed blind. The drivers are humiliated. Tony George (whose family owns and runs the Speedway and who was instrumental in bringing F-1 to the U.S.) has nothing to do with the controversy, but is left here to answer the questions and take the black eye because the withdrawing teams have packed up and raced out of town. F-1 has just screwed itself out of racing in the U.S. in the foreseeable future. Not that they care, it's not going to effect their European draw. I'd boycott F-1, Michelin and Ferrari, but I don't purchase anything they're selling. The fans, the Speedway and the drivers all got rolled today. And I'm REALLY cranked because I'd just dropped Colossus off at the airport (right next to the Speedway), and knew the race crowd would be involved for another three hours so I didn't bother to avoid the Speedway on the way home. I found out what happened to the race when all these cars were screeching/squealing/vaulting onto the interstate from the Speedway ramp as they were leaving the race in disgust during the first 20 laps. I was lucky to get home without having an accident myself. Unreal. If Tony George doesn't tell F-1 to kiss his (hello!!), I'll tell him to kiss mine. That is all.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, June 24, 2005 - 11:53 am
Happygirl...I realize this is belated, but... Jeff Gordon, a few years ago, was TOO good of a race car driver. He was perfect. He won all the time, had a perfect haircut, a perfect car, a perfect wife (who has since divorced him), (I referred to him as a "Made for television race car driver"), was always politically correct - he was too much of a good thing. He was given a prime ride at a very early age with little experience prior to the start of his Cup career. Nascar fans being as they are - they don't want to watch the same person win all the time (my included - unless of course it is Rusty Wallace) and so they started booing him. He probably doesn't get booed as much anymore now that he is having a tough year...and I'm sure he will come back from his current slump to dominate again. Just one of those weird things...nobody likes somebody who has it all.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 11:27 am
Kyle Petty's Charity Ride for Victory Junction Gang Camp as in town this weekend, and we went to Cheddars/Chick-Fil-A to watch all the action. Richard showed up in town Friday evening to ride for a couple days. We were told Matt Kennseth wasn't there, but then when my husband was talking to Patty Petty she said Matt was riding the Coke bike so I took a pic of that just in case. Patty was awesome. My hubby and I were doing our normal giving each other crap which most people tend to think is us arguing, but we're just having fun. She said and Kyle had been arguing all week about things, and sure wished he could see us having fun picking on each other. She stayed and talked to us for about 15 minutes, telling us more about the camp, saw my husband had a poster of Richard and Kyle at Kansas Speedway and asked about it. He had gotten Kyle's autograph back in 2002 when we were at the Kansas race, and she took it from my hubby and said she'd be right back, and when she came back Richard had signed it. He can only sign a few autographs because of arthritis [less today because of him riding and other stops to make] and had already signed his quota but she asked him to sign it. My husband is in 7th heaven. And then there was some guy my husband had me take a picture of - Handsome Harry - but I have no idea who that one was. *L* All in all it was a blast.
Kyle
Kyle
Patty talking to my hubby [who asked not to be posted, party pooper!]
Patty
Handsome Harry
supposedly Matt Kennseth
King Richard at the rear of the pack
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 1:41 pm
Serate, great story! All of the Pettys are just the nicest people and truly love and appreciate the fans. Quite a rarity these days. I suspect that Handsome Harry is Harry Gantt the retired driver who they also call Mr. September. He won every race one September in the 90s.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 4:55 pm
I'm now pretty sure the 6th picture was NOT Matt Kenseth. Just read that his grandfather passed away July 27 and the funeral was Saturday, the same day this picture was taken. Sorry for the misinformation.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 5:54 pm
Serate...great story! I am so glad that you got to experience the warmth of the Petty's. I had the great fortune to meet King Richard several years ago and he autographed my cap for me. I immediately retired it. Doesn't he have the most beautiful autograph?? None can even come close. ETA: Thanks for posting the great pics!!! I also had the great fortune to meet young Adam in Milwaukee. I have his autograph as well. His smile could light up a whole room. The year after he died Kyle and Patty came to Milwaukee so that Kyle could drive Adam's car. We saw them...and my heart ached for them so much...that I didn't even consider asking for an autograph. I just thanked them for coming. I can't even imagine how hard it was for them to be there. The Petty's are without a doubt some of the classiest people on earth. I am so glad you got to see them.
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 11:11 am
Rox... thanks for the info re: Jeff Gordon. It all makes sense now. I'm still cheering for him this season, but it's not looking good. Yesterday's race at the Brickyard was one of the best so far this season...and I was even cheering for Tony Stewart (which I can't believe I was doing!). I'm really enjoying watching NASCAR racing... the more I learn about the drivers and teams, the more interesting the races are for me. I'm even becoming a Speed Channel junkie!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 11:42 am
Omigosh Happygal! Wasn't the race exciting!! I was on the edge of my seat watching Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart race their guts out. My daughter said that she thought they must have had "Mary cams" in their cars. "Let's see if we can make Mary jump! Watch this....let's see her suck all the air out of the room. Maybe we can make her say some bad words." I'm telling Ya...those boys had me going! My blood pressure was probably through the roof! I have been a NASCAR fan for decades now...and I'm here to tell you that the racing has never been as exciting. There are 43 human interest stories that line up every week. They are a great bunch of guys and the more you get to them...the more will come to love and appreciate them. I too was rooting for Tony Stewart yesterday. I'm a Tony fan per se...but to see him fulfill his childhood dream...and to share that kind of joy is awesome. He'll not come down from this for a whole week! I am truly happy for him.
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Monday, August 08, 2005 - 12:19 pm
Mary, do you ever get to go to the actual races? I had heard of NASCAR but had never watched a race until toward the end of last year's run. I saw a couple of races on tv in September and then I was driving around the south for 3 weeks in October and found a NASCAR radio channel! I was in Atlanta on October 31st and thought about going to the race that day (last race of the season?), but when I had checked out ticket prices in the summer before I left on vacation, the prices were a bit too steep for me. I'm sorry now I didn't bite the bullet and go to the race. Who cares if I would have been sitting in nose bleed seats as far away from the action as possible... it would have been exciting to have just been at the race, etc. Oh well, maybe some other time. After yesterday's race, I'd put money on Tony Stewart to win the Nextel Cup this year. He's on such a roll right now and his cars have been great lately and so he would deserve it. Personnaly, I'd rather see Jimmy Johnson win the whole thing... gosh I was scared for him when he crashed yesterday. When he didn't get out of the car right away (while it was on fire) I just knew something was horribly wrong. I'm so impressed with his crew chief and the fact that he was the first to try and get Jimmy out of the car. Looking forward to the remainder of the season... I'm sure there will be some exciting races still to come.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 4:42 pm
Does Nascar get more viewers on TNT than NBC?
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 12:26 pm
Off the top of my head I would say NBC because maybe not everyone gets TNT? Here in Canada, one of our sports channels picks up the TNT broadcast, so we get to see all the races. Otherwise, we'd be stuck with only the ones on NBC.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 10:33 am
Happygal Kansas Speedway opened in 2001. June of 2000 I let my husband talk me into buying tickets for the first season. Season passes were all you could buy so we forked out a bunch of money for IRL, Craftsman Truck, Busch, and Winston Cup tickets. We also got Cup/Busch qualifying tickets, and Fan Walk passes for qualifying day. We could have cared less about IRL but to get the Cup tickets we had to get all 4 series. My thought was we'll get this out if his system this year, maybe come back down to Kansas for qualifying next year and watch the actual Cup & Busch races on TV. I figured we'd enjoy it better on TV. I was hooked from the first sound of an IRL car as we were walking towards the speedway. Trucks, Busch, Cup, I loved them all! There's NOTHING like really experiencing the race. Every now and then when I'm watching on TV I'll get a wiff of the burning oil or the tires...I know it's just in my mind but man oh man what blast we had each time we went. Not as hip about IRL but that's mainly cuz they go so fast it's hard to keep up with them.
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Friday, August 26, 2005 - 1:49 pm
Serate - wow, sounds fabulous!!! I've been to small dirt track racing which was really exciting and to one drag race (which was a drag). Up until this year we had Paul Tracey, et al. racing in the streets in the Vancouver Indy... but they've taken that away from us and given the race to Edmonton! I never went to the Vancouver Indy, but I could hear and smell it from a long ways away. Sure wish they would have a NASCAR race in Seattle area... I'd be willing to drive down for the day to catch the action. For now, I'm glued to my tv every weekend.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, August 29, 2005 - 9:31 am
I was fortunate enough to go to a NASCAR race a few years ago and I too thought I would get it out of my system by attending a race...WRONG! Someday I hope to be able to attend again (and am kind of crossing fingers and toes to be able to attend the November race here in Texas). I'm a Rusty fan and would like to see him race in person again in his last year and YEAH! He is guaranteed to make the Chase. Did y'all see the Bristol race Saturday night? I couldn't believe it when Dale Jarrett spun out Ryan Newman on purpose. And then it was doubtful that Kevin (whiner) Harvick was going to get back in his car...gotta love the drama! I hate to admit it but I might have to switch to Tony Stewart next year too. Never thought I would hear myself say those words... and was hoping that Jeff Burton would run down Matt Kenseth in the final laps. Have always liked Jeff Burton and would love to see him have a great year next year. Richard Childress Racing and he could both use it.
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Monday, August 29, 2005 - 10:10 am
had to miss the race on Saturday night, but caught the highlights later on Speed Channel. So glad to see Jeff Gordon make it into the #10 spot!!! Now he just needs two more great races.... loved the action between Jarrett and Newman! Was a bit surprised by Vickers hitting Gordon and enjoyed hearing Gordon's comments on his radio after. I suppose Hendrick had a few choice words for the both of them after the race. Glad to see Rusty make the Chase... wouldn't it be great if he won the Cup this year!!!!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, August 29, 2005 - 12:19 pm
Yes, having Rusty win the Cup would be the best way for the season to end...but at this point I would also be quite happy to see him win a race! I wish Junior could make it into the chase but a lot of bad things would have to happen to other people for that to be accomplished. Would love to see Newman fall out of the top 10...hey, I can dream, right?
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Racsan
Member
04-09-2004
| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 12:35 pm
Having Rusty win the Cup would be the one of the worst ways for the season to end - for me. Used to be a Rusty fan, met him a few times (no not at "meet and greet" type of functions - I'm good friends with his cousin) and that changed my perspective of him. I'll dream with you about Newman falling out of the top 10 though. Something about him just rubs me the wrong way. GO TONY!!!!!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 12:54 pm
Well, I have never given up hope that Matt Kenseth would make it, and now it finally looks like he has a legitimate shot. Of course that means in order for him to get in, someone else has to come out...Ryan Newman sounds like a good choice. (Wonder what that would do to the Kenseth/Newman friendship.) But if all five Roush cars make it...be prepared for a whole lot of complaining! Rascan, yours is not the first report I've heard about Rusty. I take your word for it. I just don't think Rusty has the right mindset to be the champion. I don't think he has what it takes to be the best any more. Happygal, I've been to two Cup races. One at Kansas and one at Daytona. They were awesome. Hubby and I went to the Busch and Truck races at Milwaukee for several years, but stopped going two years ago when they decided to tear down the old grandstand...(It had a roof!) and but up new bleachers. If you ever get a chance to go...do it! You will never forget the sights and sounds and especially the smell!
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