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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 11:52 am
I am very satisfied with the penalites handed out. There are some things on either side that balance out. Hendricks has been known to fudge body styling before and should have known better than to show up with a "massaged" vehicle again. In my opinion, Chad Knaus being a repeat offender got off darn lucky.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 2:01 pm
I think the punishments were fair. The general consensus on the Nascar forums is that they thought it was going to get progressively worse. They thought the Eury punishment was a warning and that the Hendricks people should have heeded it. Next time it might be a driver suspension.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 10:42 am
Now a driver suspension would REALLY hurt the team! I read on one of the boards that maybe NASCAR should just manufacture all the cars if they're so concerned about them being the same. Obviously, this is taking a bit of the fun out of it for the garage people. I think Dale Sr's pit chief was on NASCAR Now on ESPN and said what they loved in the garage was to tweak cars to see what they could do to make them better. I think they're all going to think twice before pulling anything again.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 10:49 am
They are going to have to work more on engines, and also maybe this will put the skill level back in the hands of the drivers. One of the worst things about the current NASCAR is that at some tracks the main thing is the aerodynamics of the car and the driver just seems to be a passenger (well, inasmuch as how much you are a passenger in a car that is going 200 MPH on a restricter plate track). If all the cars are equal perhaps then we will see how indeed are the best drivers...and whose crew chiefs are the best at hiding stuff!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 10:49 am
They are going to have to work more on engines, and also maybe this will put the skill level back in the hands of the drivers. One of the worst things about the current NASCAR is that at some tracks the main thing is the aerodynamics of the car and the driver just seems to be a passenger (well, inasmuch as how much you are a passenger in a car that is going 200 MPH on a restricter plate track). If all the cars are equal perhaps then we will see how indeed are the best drivers...and whose crew chiefs are the best at hiding stuff!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 10:57 am
The car of tomorrow was designed to solve some of NASCAR's most pressing problems. 1) Safety 2) Costs. The reason that the cars are more aerodynamically equal is that they want to help keep the playing field more equal so that all competitors have a chance. The money being spent on engineering and wind tunnels was out of control and forcing many out of the sport. The want to limit aerodynamics as much as possbile making for better side by side racing like we see in the aerodynamically challenged truck series. So the message is clear. No messing with the aero!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, June 28, 2007 - 12:03 pm
The high cost of racing is what is driving these mega-teams, and forcing the one car operations out of contention. Hopefully this COT may help teams like the Wood Brothers and others who haven't the huges resources of the Hendricks and the Rouses.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Friday, June 29, 2007 - 12:50 pm
Being new to the sport, I don't know all that much about the history of the cars, although I do recognize the big owners. I've listened to other people who have been fans for years talk about the COT and what they do and don't like about it, but as far as having knowledge about who has done what or hasn't and the smaller owners, I can't add much to the discussion. I'll just defer to the long-time fans. 
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Monday, July 09, 2007 - 10:09 am
Here's an interesting story on Bill Elliot, what a man.http://www.riversidespeedway.ca/bill%20elliott%20cancels.html
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Happygal
Member
11-15-2004
| Monday, July 09, 2007 - 11:15 am
yikes, that was pretty scathing! Too bad Jeffy can't show up instead. Since DuPont and Pepsi are sponsors it would make sense. But I'm sure he's looking forward to any off weekends to spend time with his new daughter.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, July 09, 2007 - 8:53 pm
Jeff would make a logical replacement, but I agree he probably has plans with his new family with having a weekend off! Ya think?! Did you see him co-hosting Regis and Kelly? He was absolutely gushing about Ella and Ingrid! So cute. He said she was 19 days old and Kelly says to the women in the audience "Do you remember when you counted your kids by 'days old?'!!" He finally asked the audience if they were getting bored with all the baby talk. LOL Then Jason Priestly was a guest and he has a 7-day-old baby girl, so the gushing started again. Here's a couple of pics I snagged of the beautiful new baby girl and Mom & Dad Gordon.

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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 6:16 am
Horrible about the plane crash yesterday...those poor families who lost their loved ones and their homes...what a horrible tragedy.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 12:35 pm
I know Roxip. I told my DH when I heard about the plane crash early in the AM, my first thought was I hoped it wasn't any of the NASCAR peoples' plane. I don't know why I thought that because most of them had left the area on Sunday. It was so strange to hear the later news and hear it was a member of the France family. What a terrible tragedy. When they said a mom and her baby were killed in one of the houses, I just cringed.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 1:59 pm
It was horrible...and there is no way to replace the family members who were lost...but I'm sure the lawsuits are already being filed.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 7:27 pm
Dale Jr will be driving the #5 Mountain Dew car. I guess at least all of his fans can drink his sponsor's product now.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 1:25 pm
OK so the information I got is incorrect - at the moment at least. They are still in negotiations about the #8. But the Budweiser - JR got out of his contract that went through 2008 for personal promotions. So at the end of 2007 Jr and Bud are history.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 1:54 pm
Nothing better than seeing Tony Stewart kissing a rock. WAY TO GO TONY!!!!!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 11:25 pm
Congratulations Tony from a Jeffy fan. 
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, July 30, 2007 - 10:41 am
No, seeing Tony kiss me would be MUCH better (for me at least..LOL!).
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Monday, July 30, 2007 - 12:28 pm
It would be neat if the National Guard sponsored Dale Jr. as rumored at ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?seriesId=2&id=2954576 Congrats to racer with the best accent, Ward Burton, on a 16th place finish! Things seem to be looking up for the 4 team. And 3 boos for Kyle Busch for messing with Jeff Burton. Jeff showed pure class by not discussing the details of the tongue-lashing he gave Kyle after the race with the media. He said his piece and left it at that.
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 2:34 pm
Congrats to Kurt and Kyle Busch! Kurt for winning and moving into the chase...and Kyle for signing a letter of intent with Joe Gibbs Racing supposedly to replace Tony Stewart's buddy J.J. Yeley. I bet Tony is spitting nails.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 6:19 am
I doubt Tony is spitting nails. JJ wasn't performing up to expectations. It's all business, and as a driver and car owner himself Tony understands these things. Kyle and Tony. Like mixing oil and water. Should be interesting. *L*
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 2:39 pm
Really, can you see Tony and Kyle after the spats he's had with Denny? I think they might need a "rumble room" for those two. LOL The one thing I don't "get" is that Gibbs might be going from Chevy to Toyota. I stick with Chevy if I were them.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 4:03 pm
Yep Watching I agree. Kyle and Tony, oil and water, or water and oil. Not calling Kyle oil here, just their personalities will not mix. I HATE CHEVY'S! Whatever works for Gibbs tho. I'm kinda wondering the reasoning of going to Toyota for any reason but $$$.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 8:10 pm
Well congratulations to Tony and esp. your hubby, Serate! I don't know if you watched the race, but it was a tough pill to swallow for us Jeff fans, even those of us who do like Tony. 
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