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Watching2
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 9:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
LOL Gracie!!!! I wouldn't mind being Jeff!! heh heh

Yep, Congratulations to Jeff & Ingrid!! :-)

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Jeff and Jimmie failed inspections at Sonoma. Wonder what the penalty will be and what the heck is going on???

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlines/cup/06/22/jgordon.jjohnson.sonoma.inspection/index.html

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 11:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Larry McReynolds just said they failed the grid inspections and parked them for the day, can't practice or qualify. Will meet with them in the morning to let them know what they can do tomorrow. Will start at end of field Sunday.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
If you don't qualify you should NOT be able to start in the race, even if you are in the top 35 in points or a former series champion. NO IFS, ANDS, or BUTS!

Happygal
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11-15-2004

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 2:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happygal a private message Print Post    
Just saw this cruise advertised. Now why can't they have a "Jeff Gordon Cruise"?

Carnival's Rusty Wallace Cruise Sails On in 2007

Gentlemen -- and ladies -- start your engines: At long last, Carnival Cruise Lines has announced its next "Rusty Wallace Cruise." The NASCAR-themed sailings are hugely popular (this is the seventh one!).

The 2007 "Rusty Wallace Cruise" will set sail December 1, 2007 on the 102,000-ton, 2,758-passenger Carnival Triumph; the seven-day itinerary includes calls at Half Moon Cay, St. Thomas, San Juan and Grand Turk.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 5:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i want all these damn nascar people outta my town! they are all staying at the hotels that are on the street that crosses my street and they don't know where they are going and they already caused one big accident on our highway. they're worse than the wine tourists. other than that... go DALE JR!!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 9:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
LOL.. Gee landi....and I come over and see if I can spot Jeff? :-) They're going to be near here in August at Watkins Glen, but the tickets are too steep and my DH and DD keep telling me I'd hate the crowd. I can see where having 100 people in line for the bathroom would be pretty bad, but I'd still love a chance to see Jeff drive...and well..just see Jeff! LOL Oh why oh why did I have to get into NASCAR this year?!!!! We've been married almost 29 yrs and the only race I went to was the Grand Prix back in '79 and that was enough for me. DH and either DD or DS have gone almost every year as has my brother, but they go to the smaller races where there's more racing and fewer people. I also could very easily just pass by the TV set when the races were on and could not care less. Now I'm parked in front. DS still cannot get over the fact that I'm watching racing. LMAO

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Friday, June 22, 2007 - 9:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
This is a sweet article about Jeff, the new dad!

Not Even Failed Inspection Can Bring Down Gordon

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, June 25, 2007 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Watching2, I have to respectfully disagree with your DD and DH. GO GO GO! I went to the Texas race a couple of years ago thinking that maybe going to an actual race would make me get over my NASCAR obsession, but it has only made me worse. There is something special about seeing those beautiful cars right in front of you on the track, and the sound and smells that accompany them are phenomenal. True, you get a better view of the race on your television at home (I highly advise recording it while you are gone), but there is nothing better than being there, watching the cars flash by, teasing other people in the stands about their favorite drivers (we were Earnhardt, Jr. and Wallace fans in the middle of a group of Dale Jarrett fans), wandering through the souveneir trailers both before and during the race, listening to the drivers on the scanners (at least bring a radio with big headphones so you can listen to the broadcast because otherwise you won't know what is going on) -- it is a great experience. I haven't been able to afford to go again but I will definitely do so.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 12:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
That's actually the biggest problem, Roxip. Expense. There's a whole weekend of racing the week after the Indy cars are here and we could take our whole family and then some(!) to the smaller race. See, now you have to be like my DH and brother and just love racing no matter what kind of car or what drivers. Uhhh..not me, but I'm that way about all sports. I like to know who is playing/driving. Proof: I was out shopping for DH's b-day and I got him a soft cooler with NASCAR on the front. I joked that I couldn't find any "Jeff" stuff for him (we know it's me who likes him!) and I then asked who is favorite driver was. He said he didn't think he really HAD a FAVORITE. Sheeesh!

DD spent several years going to Nascar w/her ex-bf and his father and sister. She knows the crowed, etc., etc., not to mention she didn't care for the company! LOL I keep checking seats at the Glen and the last time I looked, I could still get them at the start/finish line grandstand, but they were down low, which I know aren't the best view, but they also have jumbotron there. My DD is having a good chuckle at me and my new obsession. I told her last night I snagged a Gordon t-shirt on ebay for .99! The shipping is what's going to cost me! She laughed and said I was "so funny." LOL

I'm not giving up hope yet. Maybe if I act pathetic enough my DH will give in and go w/me. He already asked DD if she wanted to join me and she said, "NO WAY!" Spoil sports! LOL

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 8:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Well, if only I could afford the plane ticket...LOL!

I was that way about Rusty Wallace. I still haven't landed on a favorite since he retired (thank goodness for ESPN broadcasts) but have a soft spot for Tony Stewart. Yes, I know, but I like him anyway!

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 9:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
I live here in Charlotte, so we see the racers a lot. Most of them are at least based here.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 10:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
And you are a very lucky girl...do you ever listen to John Boy and Billy? Are they still on there? They used to be on here in Dallas and they made me laugh so hard every morning that it would almost cause a wreck!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 10:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
And you are a very lucky girl...do you ever listen to John Boy and Billy? Are they still on there? They used to be on here in Dallas and they made me laugh so hard every morning that it would almost cause a wreck!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 10:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
I couldn't believe my daughter's new in-laws were at the race in Charlotte and guess what they did? They left before the race was over because it was too hot and they wanted to avoid some of the traffic! Good gracious.. how could you leave before it's over?!!!!!! Unless I was about to die from heat stroke, you wouldn't have gotten me out of that grandstand! LOL Their daughter lives in that area, so they go down often.

The rest of my new SIL family is very into racing and they will all be going to The Glen. At the rehearsal party the topic came to racing and they were dissing Jeff, so I put my fingers in my ears and said LALALALA!!!! heh heh Actually, someone said something not so bad about him, so I could take my fingers out of my ears. LOL His uncle is a huge Tony Stewart fan - he even bought one of those limited Tony Stewart cars! His wife joked about going in Home Depot and asking them if they could get paint that was Tony Stewart orange! I haven't gotten THAT bad yet.

I wasn't too crazy about Tony after some of his antics this season, but I've grown to not mind him either. I see him on TV all the time with those Subway commercials! I laughed at the Kasey Kaane commercials, esp. the one where they pull him over in a cop car just to take a picture of his butt! hahaha I actually find I sort of like a lot of the racers. Wasn't crazy to see Montoya win this past weekend though. If he was in an F1 or Indy car... ok, but not Nascar. LOL

Just last night my friend from here (TVCH and in person) and I were chatting and she was giving me crap about Jeff and saying he looked like an elf after I said he was good looking. So then I told her Jr. looks more like an elf with his red hair.... Good natured teasing is fun. Bad sportsmenship like at Taledaga was just a blemish on the sport.

So Darrell - want some company? Think your wife would mind? LOL :-)

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 11:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I love the Kasey Kahne commercial with the cop car. He looks so confused...but then again doesn't he look that way all the time...LOL!

That's the fun part about NASCAR. You pick your guy and then you get to argue with other fans about who is better. But in the long run it is just the sport you love.

Now if Rusty would just get back in a car I would be happy. I think it is unusual that he hasn't succumbed to temptation like so many others. Do you think he will truly stay retired?

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 12:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
I don't know, I'll have to ask my husband. I sure do know his name, but like I said, I'm a newbie NASCAR fan! I know when Kyle Petty got in the car on Saturday I had to ask about it because I thought he said he retired when he started doing the newscasts! My DH then filled me on how certain drivers just drive certain courses they're known for being good at and all that good stuff! I was quite proud of myself to finally realize the dude in the black with the hat and glasses was Kyle's father, Richard. LOL Like I said, I've known the names for years, but didn't follow so I'm rather clueless about a lot of it, but at least I'm learning now! :-)

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
How funny was it that right after Kyle was prominently displayed praying with his team over the radio then he was just as prominently saying the F*)K word when Matt Kenseth hit him! Thank goodness as Christians we are forgiven but not perfect.

Kyle and his family have had their share of tragedy and I think the New Hampshire track will always have the saddest of memories for him. His son Adam was killed there practicing for a race...a really nice young man who had a lot of potential as a driver. The Pettys have built their Victory Junction Camp as a tribute to Adam.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Oops..double post!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 1:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Ha... that was too funny! My husband and I just looked at each other and laughed! Being a Christian doesn't make you an angel. LOL

That is so sad. Drivers dying is one of the reasons racing didn't hold much appeal to me for years. I really got into it back when they had Formula 1 at The Glen. A few years later, the winner was thrown from his car and killed. That sort of killed my enthusiasm. I'll try to type his name for you, but I know I'm going to mangle it! He was a French Canadian and his son still drives. I'm sure this isn't right but their last name is Villenue. The dad I believe was Gilles and his son is Jacques. I take no responsibilty for those spellings. I'm too lazy to look them up. :-)

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 6:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
You were very close, Watching2. His name was Gilles Villeneuve and he was one of my brother's favorite drivers.

My dad and brother were at the track and witnessed Gordon Smiley's fatal crash during time trials at Indy. I think it took a long time for them to get over that. I still remember my brother describing it to me when they got back from that trip. It was one of the few times I remember seeing him shaken.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 9:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Wow Calamity. I can see why he was shaken. I still remember my oldest brother describing a crash at The Glen and he was very shaken, too. He's a photographer and went to take a picture of a crash and found the driver had been decapitated. He walked away and got sick. :-( It was a long time before he went back to the races. I don't know if I ever would have gone back after that.

Gilles Villeneuve was my favorite, too. When he died, I was really upset and I lost interest in any racing for a very long time.

Hopefully, all the new safety measures will help us not to see any more of those tragedies. I still get a bit squeamish watching the Indy cars with the drivers having their heads exposed like that. Heck, any bad crash has me holding my breath until they get out and you see they are OK!

Calamity
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10-18-2001

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 11:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Calamity a private message Print Post    
Oh how awful, Watching2. What a horrible shock that must have been for your brother. *Shudder*

My brother said when Smiley crashed, there was a terrible sound unlike anything he'd ever heard before and then the entire track became immediately and eerily silent; everyone just knew Smiley had died instantly, the crash was that horrific. I don't know if I could've handled witnessing that.

I don't watch the NASCAR races 'cause I miss the old stock car racing and drivers from when I was a kid. And I've always preferred open wheel anyway (my one cat is named Indy!). But I agree, if I experienced anything like what either of our brothers saw, I'd never be able to watch auto racing again. It's like how I can't watch horse races anymore, now that I know better what can and does happen.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 11:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
I hear ya, Calamity! I just talked to my brother and it was the 1974 Grand Prix at Watkins Glen and it was Helmuth Koinigg who was killed. He said he couldn't watch Formula One for 20 yrs after. I was looking up some history about the track trying to find who it might have been on my own and asked him if it was a driver who died there in 73 during practice. If I had been there and there were deaths 2 yrs in a row, there's no way I'd want to go near a race track again! I understand about horse racing, too.

Interestingly, my brother moved to Indianapolis for his job sometime after those races and I know my parents went out to the track w/him on the "tour." He has race car photos all over his walls, most of them Indy car. :-)

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 11:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Back to NASCAR - Everyone satisfied with the punishments Hendrick's got because of last weekend? Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they let Jr. qualify and practice when his crew chief was sanctioned and he was fined?