'Dega !!!!!!!

[Grey Ghost]

Where is Jeff and his racing thread :toetap:

Two races already today, and the big one to-morrow.

[LisaJohn]

Hey, I drove 'dega!!! Twice!!

[Steve Austin]

Lots of crashing in the Nationwide race. The Boat kid took a very hard hit. Must be a tough guy. Acted like it was no big deal.

[Grey Ghost]

Hey, I drove 'dega!!! Twice!!

:seasix:

Haven't been there in about 10 yrs. Not that far from me. I was half tempted to go over for the race.

I did the Petty experience at Atl. one year. Hit 145mph! What a blast!

[Grey Ghost]

Lots of crashing in the Nationwide race. The Boat kid took a very hard hit. Must be a tough guy. Acted like it was no big deal.

I really like Chase Elliot. I was hoping he would win and he was close to doing it...till he got pounded by that crazy guy coming down and smacking the other lead cars.

[LisaJohn]

:seasix:

Haven't been there in about 10 yrs. Not that far from me. I was half tempted to go over for the race.

I did the Petty experience at Atl. one year. Hit 145mph! What a blast!

We have been to several races at Dega. We did Vettes for Vets twice.

[LisaJohn]

I really like Chase Elliot. I was hoping he would win and he was close to doing it...till he got pounded by that crazy guy coming down and smacking the other lead cars.

I like Chase too. Watched him race super late models.

[snide]

Hey, I drove 'dega!!! Twice!!

Same here. Buck fiddy on the front straight. :dance:

[Jeff '79]

Where is Jeff and his racing thread :toetap:

Two races already today, and the big one to-morrow.

I got back from The Falls at noon after a sleep over and then had to prep up a subdivision presentation for the town planning board for some land that I have offers on. Hopefully if the stars line up, my train will finally arrive!
I saw the races... :D

[Grey Ghost]

I got back from The Falls at noon after a sleep over and then had to prep up a subdivision presentation for the town planning board for some land that I have offers on. Hopefully if the stars line up, my train will finally arrive!
I saw the races... :D

Ya' dang thread starter slacker

[Jeff '79]

Ya' dang thread starter slacker

You're doing a bang up job ! :seasix:

[Steve Austin]

I really like Chase Elliot. I was hoping he would win and he was close to doing it...till he got pounded by that crazy guy coming down and smacking the other lead cars.

I like Chase too. Watched him race super late models.

:iagree: The kid is the real deal. I think Larson is too. Add Dillon to that and you have the next generation of top dogs in Cup.

[JRD77VET]

:iagree: The kid is the real deal. I think Larson is too. Add Dillon to that and you have the next generation of top dogs in Cup.

:iagree: The next generation is making the "old guys" watch the mirror more :seasix:

[Grey Ghost]

Pre-race show! I went to a race there one year. Wound up buying cheap tickets from a scalper. They were almost front row out of turn 4. By the end of the race. The left side of my face was black from all the tire dust thrown up from the track.

[Jeff '79]

:drivingskid:Gidee-up!!!:drivingskid:

My favorite race of the year!

[wwomanC6]

:drivingskid: Green flag! :hurray: :mirror:

[Jeff '79]

I got goose bumps from just watching this on TV! Usually that only happens at an actual race... WOW!! :drivingskid:

[wwomanC6]

Danika is Hungry!

[Jeff '79]

For real time race standings here's a good link.
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/leaderboard/leaderboard-live.html

FOX can't even get this right. Who the hell can follow that idiocy on top of the screen?

[wwomanC6]

Yea don't try to cut her off!

[Jeff '79]

Whoa! I have Keslowski in Fantasy Nascar this week . Wow he lives to see another lap...:dance:

[carlton_fritz]

Why do they mention biggest mover? Of course the top 5 or even 10 probably won't be the biggest mover. Dumbest stat ever. Busch had to start in the back because he is using a different engine. That put him in the best position to be the "biggest mover". Does Captain Obvious work for NASCAR?

[Grey Ghost]

Growing up in the '70s/'80s. One of my favorite memories is being outside and listening to the race on the radio while washing the car or doing other chores. I think I'm going outside and do that again today. Of course, if there is a wreck I'll go running back to the big screen TV lol

[carlton_fritz]

Growing up in the '70s/'80s. One of my favorite memories is being outside and listening to the race on the radio while washing the car or doing other chores. I think I'm going outside and do that again today. Of course, if there is a wreck I'll go running back to the big screen TV lol
Nothing serious yet. Kinda surprising. It will happen though.

[DAB]

When it's one lap to go: Le boggity - white flag. :dance:

[carlton_fritz]

Danika wrecked Keselowski again. said it before anyone else could.

[wwomanC6]

Sucks Keselowski lost it and took Gordon out with him!

[Steve Austin]

:banghead: I have the 2 in the FL. Hope the 3 takes up the slack.

[Steve Austin]

I had the 22 too. Hes done.:banghead:

[carlton_fritz]

8 billion replays and the announcers always have to ask what happened.

[LisaJohn]

Panic

Panic

Panic

[wwomanC6]

I was about to say Earnhardt had lost the edge when that crash happened.

[carlton_fritz]

Think there will be one more?

[wwomanC6]

Shoot out with 3 to go...yes!

[carlton_fritz]

I hate races that end on caution. Make them go 5 more laps.

[wwomanC6]

:woohoo: Hamlin Hamster!!!

[Jeff '79]

That was a crappy race....:sadangel:

[Grey Ghost]

I was about to say Earnhardt had lost the edge when that crash happened.

I think he must of been having a problem vs. the announcers talking about him laying back.

[wwomanC6]

I think he must of been having a problem vs. the announcers talking about him laying back.

He just confirmed no problem, he did not want to wreck his car! Then why are you racing??

[Grey Ghost]

He just confirmed no problem, he did not want to wreck his car! Then why are you racing??

You shouldn't get out on the track if you don't want to race! There is already enough parade laps in NASCAR. Race was boring...

[Jeff '79]

He just confirmed no problem, he did not want to wreck his car! Then why are you racing??

You shouldn't get out on the track if you don't want to race! There is already enough parade laps in NASCAR. Race was boring...

:iagree: His strategy backfired. He's already in the chase so why bother?
We're not half way through the season and drivers are already sand bagging...:toetap:

[Steve Austin]

That was a crappy race....:sadangel:

:iagree: 176 points.:banghead:

[JRD77VET]

:iagree: 176 points.:banghead:

223 points for me.

drivers not picked finished 9th, 7th and 1st :banghead: :crazy:

[Steve Austin]

223 points for me.

drivers not picked finished 9th, 7th and 1st :banghead: :crazy:

My back ups were 1st, 7th, 9th and 15th. Glad Im not putting $$ on this thing.

[Jeff '79]

My back ups were 1st, 7th, 9th and 15th. Glad Im not putting $$ on this thing.

:rofl:


At least we're not Woody.....:sadangel::Jeff '79:

[JRD77VET]

My back ups were 1st, 7th, 9th and 15th. Glad Im not putting $$ on this thing.

We went to the local park for a dog event and I forgot to alter my picks before we went.

Got rained on the entire time and made it home too late to make changes :slap:

[Steve Austin]

We went to the local park for a dog event and I forgot to alter my picks before we went.

Got rained on the entire time and made it home too late to make changes :slap:

I have no excuse. I "thought" I had good picks. On a palte track, I expect more from the 88 at least.

[JRD77VET]

I have no excuse. I "thought" I had good picks. On a palte track, I expect more from the 88 at least.

I put what I think are good drivers in the starting spots and then fine tune my picks right before the race.

Regardless, I did not choose well :banghead:

[Steve Austin]

I put what I think are good drivers in the starting spots and then fine tune my picks right before the race.

Regardless, I did not choose well :banghead:

There is always next week. Sometimes its a real crapshoot. This is my 3rd bad week. And the worst. Maybe my worst ever. Has to get better.:drivingskid::drivingskid:

[RED-85-Z51]

He just confirmed no problem, he did not want to wreck his car! Then why are you racing??

Seemed like a good decision to be honest....

Their strategy was to come in and get gas...go out, pass as many cars as possible, and wait for the crashes to thin it out...making up ground on restarts. But...on the restarts, you had 3 lanes, 12 cars deep....no one could move, it was just waiting for the wrecking. JR tried to go on the outside, he was pulling that line right along, but McDowell pulled out in front of him...Jr had to lift to keep from running over him...lost his momentum, and rapdily lost positions. At that point, it was 3-4 wide, no way to make up that kind of ground...it was waiting for the bigger one, and 2X..it happened. He left with a clean car to take to daytona, and left with no injuries, and no enemies, and still 4th in points. Its big picture racing.

[Jeff '79]

Seemed like a good decision to be honest....

Their strategy was to come in and get gas...go out, pass as many cars as possible, and wait for the crashes to thin it out...making up ground on restarts. But...on the restarts, you had 3 lanes, 12 cars deep....no one could move, it was just waiting for the wrecking. JR tried to go on the outside, he was pulling that line right along, but McDowell pulled out in front of him...Jr had to lift to keep from running over him...lost his momentum, and rapdily lost positions. At that point, it was 3-4 wide, no way to make up that kind of ground...it was waiting for the bigger one, and 2X..it happened. He left with a clean car to take to daytona, and left with no injuries, and no enemies, and still 4th in points. Its big picture racing.

Yep, that's exactly how it went down.
When McDowell pulled over in front of him, it was all over but the shouting for him.
Big picture racing it is...:toetap:
What will the last few races be like? Will the drivers who won races stay home and save the cost of showing up?

[RED-85-Z51]

At most any other track, may have played out differently...but at dega, you know people are going to get stupid in the last 10-15 laps, and there are going to be some wrecks. 2 wrecks occurred right where JR had just been. There was physically no way to move up from anywhere...why not give up 4-5 spots and let it all go to hell in front of you?

Id like to know how close he was on fuel...

[NeedSpeed]

223 points for me.

drivers not picked finished 9th, 7th and 1st :banghead: :crazy:

196 over here.
:dance:

[Jeff '79]

Ha! And here we go. My point exactly.
Earnhardt is on the hot seat for dogging it.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/dale-earnhardt-jr--s-talladega-finish-reveals-a-dichotomy-in-chase-and--100-percent--rule-221001143.html

[NeedSpeed]

Ha! And here we go. My point exactly.
Earnhardt is on the hot seat for dogging it.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/dale-earnhardt-jr--s-talladega-finish-reveals-a-dichotomy-in-chase-and--100-percent--rule-221001143.html

I guess they prefer Brad's move to race for the front we you're 6 laps down.

[Jeff '79]

I guess they prefer Brad's move to race for the front we you're 6 laps down.

A few people have come back from many laps down to win that race, Dale Sr. being one of them.
Ain't nothing wrong with what Kes did. Danica gave him no quarter and he paid the price in the first spin and ya, so what if he was racing to get a lap back. That's what it's all about.... For most racers.....

[NeedSpeed]

I didn't see the whole race. Was he the first car a lap down? Kinda doubt it.

I know someone else had got 3 laps back at over the course of the race, so I agree, it's possible.

[Steve Austin]

I didn't see the whole race. Was he the first car a lap down? Kinda doubt it.

.

Sort of. First car, 6 laps down.:drivingskid:

[Grey Ghost]

Ha! And here we go. My point exactly.
Earnhardt is on the hot seat for dogging it.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/dale-earnhardt-jr--s-talladega-finish-reveals-a-dichotomy-in-chase-and--100-percent--rule-221001143.html

I think I heard JJ say something similar during a pre-race interview. He wasn't concerned about winning at 'dega, cause he is already assured a spot in the chase. Stupid NASCAR again. Only the top 3 should get points.

[carlton_fritz]

I think I heard JJ say something similar during a pre-race interview. He wasn't concerned about winning at 'dega, cause he is already assured a spot in the chase. Stupid NASCAR again. Only the top 3 should get points.
I didn't think Jimmy Johnson had won yet.