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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, March 30, 2009 - 12:17 pm
I rather enjoyed it. I was hoping that Denny Hamlin would finally get the monkey off his back. Both he and Jeff hadn't won in a while and you could see that both were determined to put an end to their losing streaks and that made for some exciting racing...but once again Chad Knaus out wizarded them all...and Jimmie Johnson still holds the deed to the house. Man that duo is just too tough to beat some days.
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Couchtomato
Member
09-09-2008
| Sunday, April 05, 2009 - 2:47 pm
YAAAYYYY Jeff!!! Finally!!!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, April 05, 2009 - 3:29 pm
 FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY JEFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Alwayzmovin
Member
11-06-2003
| Sunday, April 05, 2009 - 4:04 pm
I'm STILL smiling! Attaboy! JG
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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Sunday, April 05, 2009 - 4:07 pm
LOL! Congrats to Jeff and all his fans! I was very happy that Jimmy did not win again, he was making me nervous the last 8-10 laps. I see Kyle made a lot of friends...... again!grrrrrr
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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Monday, April 06, 2009 - 9:49 am
WTG JEFF! CONGRATS FANS!
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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Monday, April 06, 2009 - 9:52 am
And grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr is right in regards to you know who. 
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Monday, April 06, 2009 - 9:59 am
I really think that Kyle did that to Junior on purpose. It was not unintentional in my mind. I cussed out the TV after it happened. But, I am very glad for Jeff. He did a great job.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, April 06, 2009 - 11:03 pm
Still doing a happy dance about Jeff winning! It was a long time coming and at TEXAS!!! What a sweet, sweet win conquering two negatives with one race! Now they can stop talking about how long it's been since he won. Thank goodness!!! Bewitched, I was thinking about you and wondering if you had gotten to a race again. You were so sweet about throwing a kiss to my Jeffy for me. 
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Monday, April 06, 2009 - 11:21 pm
OK so what happened to Junior? [missed most of the race]
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 3:47 am
He was in 1st on a restart and Kyle was 2 laps down. Kyle went up the race track and forced Jr to get out of the gas and almost into the wall. As Tony Jr said on the radio, "that's the 18 for you." Junionr dropped back to 7 or 8 and couldn't get back up front.
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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 3:49 am
Jr was in the lead and Kyle was down a lap. Kyle veered right into Jr (it was a super quick jerk veer!) I do not believe it was an "accident" I think he did it on purpose-Kyle is very jealous of JR's popularity with fans. It is funny that after veering into JR Kyle had absolute control over his car and stayed ahead of the pack. I may dislike Kyle intensely but I do acknowledge that he has superb driving skills which is why I think it was on purpose.
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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 9:10 am
Hey there Watching. Nope, I didn't make it to the race this time. I was given 4 tickets but we had a previous engagement that I couldn't find a way out of (darn it). I gave them to my best friend and she took her family. Also my roommate and her bf were there in the infield on top of a motor home at turn 3. They all had a blast, even with all the wind.

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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 12:59 pm
Kyle does indeed have superb driving skills...but they ain't that superb! The replay showed definite fishtailing...no way could he do that on purpose. The 18 car like many others had a hard time staying on the bottom of the race track...sometimes co-incidence is just a beautiful thing. And while we're on the subject...how about that 88 crew? They are acting like the gang who couldn't shoot straight lately. Lots of pit practicing is in order...driver included. Man! Another poor performance. Good thing they're popular! Congrats! to Jeff and the whole 24 bunch! It sure must feel good to get that monkey off your back. We now know the answer to the question: Can Jeff Gordon have a wife and a baby and still races...for a while there...it wasn't looking like a sure thing!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 7:08 pm
I never had any doubt that Jeff could drive and win while having a wife and baby. Many of the "greats" had dry spells. There's other guys on the track whom others cheer for and say positive things about, yet they've never had the success Jeff has had. Are they washed up? They are some of the star drivers from other teams and they have nowhere near the wins and some have never won a championship. Jeff was only "washed up" because of his own success, not in comparison to most other drivers. I'm not sure the 18 veered into Junior on purpose, but had he not pulled such a wreckless move by going 3 or 4 wide on the restart, it wouldn't have happened. KB is over-confident too often and it gets him in trouble or ruins someone elses day. He should have KNOWN what happened and worse was very possible. Thing is, they know those cars drive like tanks and don't handle well side-by-side and they were dealing with huge gusts of winds all day. The 18 did not use good judgment and in his folly to try to keep his lap, he could have taken out a good number of other drivers and caused a serious accident. That's why I have a problem with him. He doesn't consider the consequences of his actions when his "skills" don't hold up.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 7:48 pm
Oh Serate - You should know that the 18 ended up 2 laps down because earlier in the race he was upset that John Andretti wasn't driving fast enough for his liking. Maybe he didn't get out of his way fast enough, it was something along those lines. The 18 decided to "send John a message" and bumped his car into the side of John's where he then ended up cutting down a tire in the back and had to come to the pits under green. So his lost laps were of his own doing, not engine or handling problems. I really wish they would stop putting the lapped cars on the inside and line them up in the order they're in, just like at the beginning of the race and the end. Lapped cars are always causing havoc with the leaders and usually end up lapped again anyway after sometimes causing some really close calls.
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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 6:24 pm
Congrats to Joey Lagano! Happy to see the number 20 in victory lane (and you know who NOT!) See he bumped into another car whilst trying to take first place. Maybe he isn't such a good driver after all.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 1:31 am
I slept through most of it AND I forgot to tape it. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Steve said there was a red flag because of Joe Nemechek's car flipping over. I read he actually drove it back to the garage after he got it flipped back on the right side! That had to be something! Yep, I'm happy with Joey winning and I'm sort of missing seeing Carl do that back flip. I think he needs to work on his abs some more. heh heh 
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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 10:00 am
That flip was amazing. Joe just kept the petal to the metal and kept driving. Nascar would not let him continue because his roof flaps were up!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 8:15 pm
I'm going to go look for it again on Youtube. Maybe someone has posted it by now. It sounded amazing!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 9:34 pm
Wow that was something else!! Too bad they didn't have a better camera angle.
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Sportsfan
Member
09-03-2007
| Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 1:09 pm
Congratulations to Greg Biffle on last nights win!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 9:30 am
WOOHOO and a hearty congrats to Mark Martin! To quote Jamie McMurray, "Way to go old man!" Can the #88 team find any more inventive ways to lose a race. This is getting a bit ridiculous. What was with those tires!?? Wrong tires on the wrong side??? That car was WAY off. And Woohoo! for the Busch brothers! Good finishes by both! That doesn't happen very often.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 8:32 pm
Are you ready for some plate racing?! Talladega baby!!!!!!!!!!
GO JEFF!!! ELLA wants to go to VL with DADDY AGAIN!!! 
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Friday, April 24, 2009 - 1:05 pm
Totally ready ...can't wait! What a delightful picture! That baby is just about as cute as they come!
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