|| *Comments on the 2014 Auto Club 400:* First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page | View All On One Page View the most recent comment | Post a comment <#post> 1. Anonymous posted: 03.21.2014 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) First Cup race in Auto Club Speedway history where none of the cars have a beer sponsor. 2. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.21.2014 - 8:59 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "First Cup race in Auto Club Speedway history where none of the cars have a beer sponsor." If that's the case, the Phoenix race was probably the first race in a really long time without a beer sponsor (unless one doesn't count the Redd products as beer). Finally got to watch knock out qualifying...so much better than single car runs. Kudos to NASCAR for that. 3. DB1995 posted: 03.21.2014 - 9:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad is a qualifying machine this year, after being mediocre the rest of his career in qualifying. 4. Anonymous posted: 03.21.2014 - 9:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #2 Phoenix was the first time since 1982 at Rockingham where none of the cars had a beer sponsor. 5. Kenny posted: 03.21.2014 - 9:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvic's 4th cool hey anyo e herd from Racefanx? @Racefanx get eith me in IM okay :D 6. Peter posted: 03.21.2014 - 9:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yet another front row start for big bad brad. He's definitely back to championship form 7. Anonymous posted: 03.21.2014 - 11:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Great job by Annett to qualify P23 8. Debris posted: 03.22.2014 - 12:22 am Rate this comment: (4) (2) #6: Lol so apparently it's not about where you finish it's about where you start? If qualifying front row every week translates into championships then Ryan Newman must have a bunch of 'em! 9. cjs3872 posted: 03.22.2014 - 12:38 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) DB1995, again I think the dominance of the Penske cars this year can be attributed to the no minimum ride height rule, which is allowing them to run the kinds of setups the use on their IndyCars, and transition that to their NASCAR machines, and their experience, along with that of Chip Ganassi, who I believe has put at least one car in the final qualifying round in every race on a non-RP track this year, is very telling, because they can use their IndyCar experience to their advantage when it comes to setting up their cars, because Ganassi has certainly not been this fast in years. But from one extreme to the other, one of the mysteries so far his year has been the virtual disappearance of Kasey Kahne. Kahne, usually a front runner on this style of track, has been MIA almost all year long, and his poor 26th place qualifying effort just continues the most mystifying trend so far this season. While his teammates have all been strong, Kahne has been a virtual non-factor, even on tracks he usually excels on. I'm not sure what's going on with the #5 car this season, but they need to turn it around, and fast, or 2014 may end up a lost season. HMS usually has one car that lags, but for Kahne to be lagging on tracks he's usually strongest on is a bit disconcerting. 10. MStall41 posted: 03.22.2014 - 1:46 am Rate this comment: (4) (1) This is completely random, but I ran across the following quote in an article today and I think it applies beautifully to NASCAR fans and sports fans as a whole who are living in the mass media age.... "My life immediately got about 542% better when I realized that the information you consume online is predominantly made up of the 5% of each extreme view and that 90% of life actually occurs in the silent middle-ground where most of the population actually lives. If one reads the internet enough, one is liable to start thinking that World War III is imminent, that corporations rule the world through some conspiracy, that all men are rapists (or at the very least, complicit in rape), that all women are lying, hypergamous whores, that white people are victims of reverse racism, that there's a war on Christmas, that all poor people are lazy and destroying the government, and on and on. It's important to sometimes retreat to that quiet 90% and remind oneself: life is simple, people are good, and the chasms that appear to separate us are often just cracks." There's been a lot of stuff on this board and others the past few years about how the sport is falling out of the mainstream, dying, changing for the worse, etc, etc, etc. I think it's important to remember quotes like this, because it is VERY easy to be fooled by what we read on the internet and let those perceptions affect our perceptions of things. These race threads usually get quite heated and you get some who say "BEST RACE EVER" and others who say "WORST RACE EVER SPORT IS DEAD THX FOR NOTHING BZF" when the reality of what the majority of fans thought was really somewhere in the middle. There was no real impetus for me to post this other than the simple connection described above, but I think it's good advice we should all follow. Also, I can't wait for Sunday :) 11. Sarf52 posted: 03.22.2014 - 7:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Mildly appalled by some of the speeds at the back of the field. Where Bristol was the great equalizer, Auto Club is all about equipment. 12. The Great Dave posted: 03.22.2014 - 11:25 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^^^ Especially David Ragan and Brian Scott 13. RACE34 posted: 03.22.2014 - 11:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Should be a good race on Sunday. Last year's Auto Club 400 was one of the best races of the season. 14. Peter posted: 03.22.2014 - 12:57 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) #8 You're right qualifying does not determine how you do in a race, but starting up front significantly increases your chances of having a good race. Doing it on a consistent basis is a reflection on how well your season is going. That's NASCAR 101 15. cjs3872 posted: 03.22.2014 - 1:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Peter, the two things a good qualifying run does is to decrease the chances of getting caught in an early wreck caused by being back in the pack and getting so far behind that you would risk getting lapped, even in a potential race-winning car, if the race goes green for a long distance from the start. But when that first caution comes out, especially if that first caution comes around a time of scheduled pit stops, then where you start really doesn't mean all that much because the field's bunched up, and any disadvantage that came from a poor qualifying run is erased. To me, the greatest example of this was the 1978 Daytona 500. Both Bobby Allison and Buddy Baker started that race outside the top 30 and were about to get lapped, despite moving up to sixth and seventh, when Richard Petty had his cut tire, taking himself, Darrell Waltrip, and David Pearson out of the race. That put Allison and Baker back in the race, and that race ended up being decided between Allison and Baker, despite their lowly starting positions. Once the first caution comes out, especially if there are pit stops under that caution, the disadvantage of a bad qualifying run is erased if you can stay in the same lap with the leaders. 16. Debris posted: 03.22.2014 - 1:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Yeah I know. I just hate it when people talk about being a championship contender when we're only 4 races in. Look at BK last year, he was the points leader coming into this race last year and people were saying he's gonna go back to back. The thing is he ended up missing the chase. In my opinion you need to wait until the summer to really determine the championship contenders. But Brad does definitely look good to start, the thing is other teams are probably going to catch up. If Brad can keep up the pace THEN he might have a chance. 17. Peter posted: 03.22.2014 - 3:46 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Good point cjs, like DW has said the only thing he would worry about in a race is staying on the lead lap until the first caution 18. murb posted: 03.22.2014 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski's had three flat tires in one Happy Hour session. So there's definitely something going on with their car. 19. AveryNH posted: 03.22.2014 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The way Auto Club Speedway has aged reminds me of Michigan and the hellacious humps and dips it developed in the early to mid 80s. I'm sure Cjs can elaborate on this more than me, but I've watched some old Michigan 500 races on you tube months ago from 82 I think, they had footage of Mario Andretti catching air over the bumps. I know it's not that dire a concern when it comes to cup cars or stock cars in general but, with the tire issues we've seen today (Brad mainly) this could become a bigger problem. 20. murb posted: 03.22.2014 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And now Logano has his second flat tire. There's definitely something wrong setup-wise with these Penske cars. 21. Anonymous posted: 03.22.2014 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #18 I hope this race doesn't turn into the 2008 Brickyard 400 because of that. 22. cjs3872 posted: 03.22.2014 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually Peter, if you watch the 1986 Daytona 500, Waltrip actually revealed his race strategy to the world. And that strategy was to let the cars that would have engine trouble have engine trouble, the cars that are going to run over each over run over each other, and after all that took place that he would have more room to operate. And that was one of the more brutal Daytona 500s of that era, so his strategy worked to his favor on that day. And I'm glad to see that NASCAR's going to make moves to slow the cars down for the 2015 season, because they need to be slowed down. Those moves include cutting horsepower, in addition to toying with the aerodynamics and tires. They say it's to help the engines last longer, but those changes are clearly meant to slow the cars down, which has been needed for years After all, they don't need to be running the speeds they're running because they can't put on good races at the current speeds of the cars. They need to cut the speeds at the fastest tracks by about 15 MPH to put on good races, and it seems that they've finally figured that out. How they're going to cut horsepower, I don't know, and I suspect that the aero changes they're talking about may have something to do with dirtying the cars up so that drafting will be a bigger factor at the tracks 1.5 miles and longer. But at least they've pretty much admitted that the cars are going too fast, and that's the first step toward slowing them down. now the question is, how are they going to do that? 23. cjs3872 posted: 03.22.2014 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well murb, what may be happening is that the setups Penske has been using, as a result of the no minimum ride height rule, which has been a great advantage to them, is now working against them because of the extremely bumpy nature of the track surface at Auto Club Speedway. At a bumpy track like that, the teams may need to set their ride height a bit higher than usual to compensate for the extreme bumpiness of the track. That's why teams can't run setups like that at places like Bristol or Dover. And running the cars as low to the ground, as some of the teams have been doing, is just not feasible at Auto Club Speedway due to the bumps, which are more like moguls. Also, from what I heard, they actually ground the track on the back straightaway last year to try to cope with this very problem. In fact, that's a big reason why I believe they'll have to repave Auto Club Speedway within the next year. It's one thing for a track to have some bumps, because as the drivers say, that gives the track character, but when it gets like it has at Auto Club Speedway or the Kentucky Speedway, it actually becomes a safety risk, especially at the speeds they're going, and makes you wonder whether or not the track surface is unsafe, and I have to say that an argument can be made that the back straightaway at Auto Club Speedway is unsafe with the speeds that are being run. 24. MStall41 posted: 03.22.2014 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Agreed CJS, the planned horsepower cut for next year is LONGGGG overdue and should help the racing immensely. 25. murb posted: 03.22.2014 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Turns out it isn't just the Penske cars. Kurt Busch and Danica from SHR also had flats. 26. 18fan posted: 03.22.2014 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Auto Club Speedway announced that they have sold out the grandstands. I will be one of those in the grandstands tomorrow. Hopefully there aren't a lot of tire problems and we can have a good race. 27. JRacingFast posted: 03.22.2014 - 7:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With Kyle Larsons win in the Nationwide series it makes me wonder if he could be one of the favorites tommrow 28. Daniel posted: 03.22.2014 - 8:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Go Gordon! 29. SpeedWorld97 posted: 03.22.2014 - 8:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Auto Club Speedway announced that they have sold out the grandstands. I will be one of those in the grandstands tomorrow. Hopefully there aren't a lot of tire problems and we can have a good race." That's awesome to hear, especially since they reopened the turn one grandstands (which have been covered by sponsor tarps the last few years). 30. joey2448 posted: 03.22.2014 - 9:40 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Post 27 -- Maybe Larson will do what Carl Edwards did in 2005 at Atlanta, in which he won his first Busch race on Saturday, and followed it up with his inaugural Cup win on Sunday! 31. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:01 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) Daniel knows two damned words... and nothing else. 32. jabber1990 posted: 03.23.2014 - 11:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) i'm not trying to sound negative but I'm worried the last few times a race was sold-out the races weren't very good, even though I just remembered how great Eldora was last year 33. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 12:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pulling for any ford and Jamie Mcmurray, I have a feeling Danica won't have a terrible day 16th-21st finish for her, not terrible by her standards 34. cjs3872 posted: 03.23.2014 - 1:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, there seems to be more information on the planned reduction in horsepower for next year, and there are two ideas. Toyota and Chevrolet seem to be pushing for a reduction in the size of the engine to 5 liters, while Ford is pushing for tapered spacers, which are used in the Nationwide and Truck Series. I like the idea Ford is pushing much better, simply because of cost. Downsizing the engines, as was done in the 1970s, are likely to cause the costs to skyrocket, even compared to what they are now, and put teams, even competitive teams, out of business. Remember that when they downsized the engines in the early-to-mid 70s, they used various restrictor plates for the different makes and used them at all tracks, even those where restrictor plates were obviously unnecessary, such as the short tracks. And that caused the costs to go way up, which put some of the best teams of the day, out of business. And those teams included Holman-Moody, Cotton Owens, Ray Fox, Junior Johnson (his first team, not the one with which he originally partnered with Richard Howard to bring Chevrolet back), Mario Rossi, and Banjo Matthews. And as a result, a power vacuum was created in which three teams (Petty Enterprises, the Wood Brothers, and the Howard/Johnson team) dominated the sport for 3-5 years, winning almost everything. And that's not to mention all the political rancor that was going on in regard to the restrictor plates, as well as the extreme unreliability of the engines (there were races in which 40 cars started and between 10-14 finished back then, because of all the engine failures). So I think a downsizing of the engines, as Chevrolet and Toyota are proposing is a bad idea for numerous reasons. However, the tapered spacer, which Ford is proposing, is a much better idea, simply because of costs. After all, we're barely seeing full fields now, with a few start-and-parks, and it doesn't take much to use the tapered spacer, which is somewhat like a restrictor plate, and would be the same across all makes of cars, unlike the restrictors used in the 70s. The last thing that is needed is for some of the teams, especially good, competitive teams, to be put out of business due to having costs rise so much that they can't compete any more, which in turn would result in fields not much better than what is seen in the Nationwide or Truck Series, with possibly as much as one-third of the field not even being able to run the distance, due to funding issues caused by potential changes to the engines, which I believe would be the case if the size of the engine is altered. If the size of the engine does change, there would likely be races where as few as 25 cars even attempted to go the distance, because of how many teams would be forced out of the sport, especially since the sport is not at it's healthiest right now, in terms of depth. Take away some of what depth you have, and it could be a disaster in a couple of years. 35. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 2:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) lol, Donovan McNabb is at this race apparently. 36. joey2448 posted: 03.23.2014 - 2:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Breaking news: Denny Hamlin apparently will not start today's race due to some illness...? Sam Hornish Jr is expected to drive the 11 today. 37. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 2:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny has a sinus infection which is keeping him out of the cockpit today. 38. Rusty posted: 03.23.2014 - 2:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny Hamlin has a sinus infection that supposedly is bothering his vision too much to race. Sam Hornish finally getting to race this year. 39. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Damn, Denny and California Speedway just don't go well together. 40. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) JGR is lucky that they had someone on standby in short notice. Hornish was originally there to sub for Kenseth if his wife went into labor. 41. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Driver change for the 11 car. Hamlin OUT. Hornish Jr. IN. 42. joey2448 posted: 03.23.2014 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) So Hamlin is not racing today due to a sinus infection that is affecting his vision. Fortunately it does not hurt his Chase eligibility because he made a qualifying attempt. 43. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) #42 Hamlin qualified, but he'll miss the race. But Paul Menard did just the opposite, and he's still eligible. How does that make sense. 44. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow, it seems Auto Club Speedway is Denny Hamlin's curse. Hope he gets well soon and as pointed out, it was a good thing JGR had Sam Hornish already on standby(abit for Kenseth). 45. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gonzo is giving the command? 46. Rusty posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:09 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) What, NASCAR couldn't afford Kermit? 47. joey2448 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Post 43 -- I'm just relaying news I've seen online. But I'm guessing as long as a driver makes a qualifying attempt OR takes the green flag, they'll still retain eligibility.. 48. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gonzo gave the command. It looks like NASCAR is talking about PBS for us this time. Maybe they really do read this website. 49. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Who would think the PBS jokes would come in handy? 50. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) According to Fox, Sam Hornish Jr is the invisible man. 51. Rusty posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Sam Hornish, Jr. has spent waaaaaay too much time in the sun according to that picture. 52. epzik8 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Mike Joy actually read every driver's name on the grid! 53. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:18 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Cool, Fox found a pic of Hornish to use. 54. joey2448 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Not only has this track been bad luck for Hamlin bc of today and last year's race, but remember the fall race 2009? That race killed his championship chances after a late race wreck on a restart, just a simple bone-headed move when he moved down on a driver to block and ended up wrecking himself... 55. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What was the song that was played with the California montage just before the grid being shown? Please? 56. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Somewhere Ricky Rudd is saying "Really?". 57. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also when ever you get chance you should read Brad's blog entry on his rivalry with Carl Edwards. http://bradracing.com/races/auto-club-400/moving-my-rivalry-carl 58. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer battling for the lead. 59. Scott. B posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think NASCAR made a bad call PR-wise by not granting Menard an exemption for the full weekend for family leave. Hasn't been a big deal in the media, though. I don't think that's something that would be abused for competitve advantage if allowed. 60. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brads faster than i thought, hope tires hold up on the deuce 61. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny Hamlin has to be loving coming out to Fontana :( NASCAR must have somebody that keeps an eye on this place. First they announce horsepower, aero & tire changes for next year and then they add a bit of "PBS" to the broadcast by having a muppet start the race. 62. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Jeff Gordon is gonna make a lot of noise today. 63. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Gordon looks fast. 64. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Bowyer battling for the lead." I hope his arm don't get itchy ;) 65. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick just blew out a tire. 66. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick has trouble. Might have blown up. 67. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh, it was a tire. Hopefully this doesn't become Indy 2008. 68. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm Jimmie Johnson. BOOM, confetti. More like, BOOM, Harvick's tire. 69. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Some one clearly put a hex on Harvick, this is the third week in a row he's had a great car and something happens. Fortunately it's early enough in the race that his team can make repairs and he can still get a good finish. 70. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:34 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Harvick's tire think's that it's a Jimmie Johnson carboard cutout. BOOM! - Really enjoying this race thus far. 71. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) #68 Dang it! I WAS MAKING THAT JOKE! 72. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) SHR's "luck".... 73. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) #71 I'm sorry 74. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Gordon gets a speeding penalty... 75. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Harvick's tire think's that it's a Jimmie Johnson carboard cutout. BOOM!" If thats the case. Hopefully Jimmie Johnson's engine thinks it is a Jimmie Johnson cardboard cutout too. 76. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Jeff Gordon Bad Break of the Week presented by Frito's & Auto Club. 77. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) #76 Frito's hasn't been an associate sponsor of Gordon's in 11 years. 78. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Vickers has a great car too it looks like. 79. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson is now battling for the lead. 80. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Would it be ridiculous to say that seeing Johnson and Kes battling for the lead reminds me of Petty/Pearson vs Dale Sr in the first few years of the 1980's? 81. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ku. Busch and Jr Slam-drafting YEAH! 82. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jr in the wall. Tire 83. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dale Jr in the wall. Another tire. 84. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Junior just slammed the wall. Caution's out. 85. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jr loses a tire 86. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Junior hits the wall. 87. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Good thing he was in one of the upper grooves. 88. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh great. It's the 2008 Brickyard 400 all over again. 89. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This caution was a huge break for Keselowski, because he also had a flat tire. Great, here comes the McNabb coverage. 90. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm Jimmie Johnson, BOOM, I'm leading. We already know what the deal is with McNabb. 91. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The inevitable repave of Fontana just got moved up. 92. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bad Brad with tire issues again, but catches a huge break. Donovan McNabb at a non-athletic event? :o 93. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.23.2014 - 3:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Oh great. It's the 2008 Brickyard 400 all over again." No competition cautions. 94. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Hopefully Stewart will make a big deal about Goodyear, causing most of the blame to go towards them and not the race track. Totally wishful thinking, but I REALLY wish they wouldn't repave this place. 95. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Oh great. It's the 2008 Brickyard 400 all over again." A tire debacle race that the 48 somehow dominates? *sees the 48 leading* *turns channel* 96. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "No competition cautions." It's not about the cautions, it's about the frequent tire issues. 97. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Prediction: Anyone who is a very conservative driver and isn't racing their ass off for spots will win the race. Everyone else will drop back due to tire atrophy. Something in my head is saying 'Newman'. 98. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "A tire debacle race that the 48 dominates?" I think that's just a coincidence. 99. cjs3872 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wonder if this tire issue we're seeing today isn't a track surface issue. They showed a featurette where Jeff Hammond was talking about the grooves in the surface, and at that time, it looked like there was a good 2-3" separating the "lanes" of asphalt. If that is so, then this could be a case of the track surface being a chief culprit. Another possibility is this no ride height rule, because had it been an issue with the track surface, it would have showed up yesterday, and there were no tire problems at all in yesterday's race. But there is a minimum ride height rule in the Nationwide Series and there isn't in the Cup Series, and I wonder if the fact that there is no rule regarding the minimum ride height is having a role in these tire problems today. 100. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You know what would make everyone except me and a few others happy? Vickers cuts a tire and slams Johnson's car, knocking both of them several laps down. BOOM. 101. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) FOX already starting with the "Cover Goodyear's Ass" PR job. 102. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Harvick and Gordon are making up ground nicely after their respective issues. Gordon is 9th, Harvick is 14th. 103. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution is out again; this time for a Tony Stewart spin. 104. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I wonder if this tire issue we're seeing today isn't a track surface issue. They showed a featurette where Jeff Hammond was talking about the grooves in the surface, and at that time, it looked like there was a good 2-3" separating the "lanes" of asphalt. If that is so, then this could be a case of the track surface being a chief culprit. Another possibility is this no ride height rule, because had it been an issue with the track surface, it would have showed up yesterday, and there were no tire problems at all in yesterday's race. But there is a minimum ride height rule in the Nationwide Series and there isn't in the Cup Series, and I wonder if the fact that there is no rule regarding the minimum ride height is having a role in these tire problems today." I think the no ride height rule is the biggest culprit in what we are seeing today. So far the team that has benefited the most this season from the no ride height rule (Team Penske) has been bitten the most by tire issues this weekend. 105. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart has gone round and 'round... 106. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yep, we'll surely hear a Smoke rant about Goodyear. 107. John Royal posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How can you have camber with solid rear axle? Can someone explain? 108. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Not sure if I'd stay out with all the flat tires they've had this race weekend. 109. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie with two tires? Hopefully it works out the same for him as last week. 110. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Brad has had a million tire issues this weekend, but he didn't pit this time?, i dont understand 111. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kes is going to blow a tire soon. Watch it happen. 112. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And it worked so well for Brad 113. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Folks, I am sorry, but this is not the Tony Stewart of old. We might just have to admit that Tony Stewart may just go down the Benny Parsons of fading away earlier than his competitors. He does not look like the champion that he was before. 114. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sure enough, Brad gets completely freight-trained on the restart. 115. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) More light problems, the 15 and 24 are claiming the pit light was red when they came by the first time. They ended up pitting the second time around and are in the back. 116. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah, Brad's gonna really regret not pitting. He's sinking like a rock. 117. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Theses restarts are f**ing insane. 118. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Parker Kligerman has had a good run today. He's been running near the top 20 most of the day so far. With all the awful luck he's had so far, he REALLY needs a good race. 119. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Brew Crew going back to their 2013 way of thinking. 120. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #91 If that's the case, then why wasn't IMS repaved in late 08-early 09? 121. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Brad is behind Danica. So hopefully now they realize what an dumb idea that was. 122. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Indeed, Parker is doing great, but so are Mears and Annett, who has been looking really good all weekend. 123. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alex Bowman just got really close to the wall. 124. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) TS1420, i was thinkin the same thing 125. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski is already nearly the last car on the lead lap. 126. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You hit it on the head, NRF. Stewart just isn't the same as he was even last year. I find it amusing that there were people predicting that Jeff Gordon was done and that Stewart still had something left in the tank, when in fact the exact opposite has been true this year. 127. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Had a moment of confusion seeing the Ford Commerical with Kes's car. It takes me forever to remember that DODGE dropped out two years back 128. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) You're pretty obviously cheating when you're pulling away at over 0.5 seconds per lap at this hack track. 129. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another caution flag. Brian Scott and Aric Almirola just crashed. 130. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Scott and Amirola crash. caution 131. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Some drivers will complain after the race about the seems between the racing grooves, or the minimum ride height, or the track surface. 132. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brian Scott and Aric Almirola crash. 133. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Unfortunately, I agree about Tony Stewart. He just hasn't looked the same this year after the leg injury. I think he can win maybe one or two more races if he stays a while longer, but I do think his championship days are over. Caution for Scott and Almirola. 134. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Could be better and could be worse as well. Scott is quite bland tbh. And hopefully Almirola will not be like Skinner and get his win sooner or later. 135. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson and Vickers looked to be speeding on pit lane. 136. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "You're pretty obviously cheating when you're pulling away at over 0.5 seconds per lap at this hack track." I'm puzzled that he only took two tires, yet had no signs of fall off. Now Newman doesn't pit. We're seeing some really stupid pit calls out there today. 137. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) There's a new man at the front 138. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Of course for the 2nd week after tires are proven to be like gold, the 31 team stays out. 139. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Newman choose not to pit. Why the hell are some teams choosing to stay out on old tires when it's obvious that they're having tire problems? 140. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *Chose, not choose. 141. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Awful sparse stands for a sellout, also the crowd seems to be leaving as steve utter tweeted. 142. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And there goes Newman. 143. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (1) (4) "Awful sparse stands for a sellout, also the crowd seems to be leaving as steve utter tweeted." JR Nation. Their boy has a problem and the race is over for them. 144. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hello, Newman. Goodbye, Newman. 145. AveryNH posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stands look pretty full to me. Infield looks cramed as well. 146. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:30 pm Rate this comment: (2) (3) Love how tv is covering up the red light issue. You know they have cameras to show the pit lights were red for Gordon, Bowyer, and Brad, but TV just dropped it. Vladimir Putin would be proud of NASCAR for controlling their media like this. 147. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:30 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) ""Awful sparse stands for a sellout, also the crowd seems to be leaving as steve utter tweeted." JR Nation. Their boy has a problem and the race is over for them." This is something I'll NEVER understand. You are there. The race is running. Why on earth would you just leave? 148. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "I'm puzzled that he only took two tires, yet had no signs of fall off." Saw the same thing, if not worse last summer during a bunch races where the 48 team took only left/right sides for two consecutive stops and were still faster than the rest of the field on four fresh tires. 149. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Also, guys we HAVE to give credit both to Parsons (or Curb, whatever) Racing and their driver. Because they are racing and doing a fine job considering the blank car and empty wallets. 150. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I also meant to type that it seemed sparse in sections i saw up close from pics on twitter 151. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) The 48 car was faster on 2 tires 152. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Don't look now, but Jeff Gordon is currently storming his way through the field. 153. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Looks like a thumbs-down troll has invaded the site again. 154. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Kligerman's good day ends. Both ends torn up bad. 155. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Another caution. Parker Kligerman loses a tire. 156. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Parker Kligerman hit the wall. Good heavens, this poor guy can NOT catch a break. 157. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) NOOOO!!! Kligerman's luck has just been god-awful this year. 158. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Just... ah f**k this 159. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) No wonder Parker crashed, he was getting passed by Danica. 160. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Kligerman has clinched this years bad luck award, 5 races in to the season 161. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) The #48 team are innovators and the greatest team in NASCAR history... just ask ESPN. How did Kenseth and Vickers fall off so much during the commercial break? 162. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:39 pm Rate this comment: (2) (3) Ignore the troll, people. Don't give him more incentive than he already has. 163. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Dang it Larson! 164. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Larson speeds on pit road, damn. 165. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) It looks like the JR Nation comment summoned our troll. 166. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Larson gets a speeding penalty. 167. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) Speeding penalty for Larson. And Fox finally interviews Almirola. 168. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (3) (1) Aric Almirola: "Brian Scott is only out there because his Daddy is paying for it." 169. Rusty posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) Almirola letting the talentless fool Brian Scott have it, awesome. 170. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Good job by Aric. I like Brian Scott, but that was an idiotic move. 171. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Lol, epic interview by Aric. 172. joey2448 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Man this has been a great race so far. Tire wear! Passing! Three and four wide racing! It's awesome! 173. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Junior back in the top 10. 174. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (4) I've had it with the dislikes, I'm turning this site off for now. 175. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Putin might not be controlling the NASCAR media after Aric's blunt comment about daddy's money DSFF. 176. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) "I've had it with the dislikes, I'm turning this site off for now." Overreaction, much? It doesn't aggravate me so much as it amuses me. 177. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (8) (5) That Bowyer commercial should have said, "Focus is lying about spinning your car out on purpose". 178. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (20) (19) C'mon trolls! I know you're dying for a piece of me! Bring it on! 179. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Kasey Kahne is in the garage. 180. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Kahne has gone to the garage. 181. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Kasey Kahne to the garage. No idea why. 182. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Time to see, since Jeff seems to faster than Jimmie, if on the next run (either after green flag pits or the next caution), if Jeff runs laps about .7-.8 seconds faster than the competition. If so, then we may have a team-wide conspiracy. 183. AveryNH posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Wonder if Kasey's troubles are suspension related.. 184. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) This would be a good race if "The Most Arrogant, Uninteresting & Overrated Man in the World" wasn't running away from the field. 185. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (29) (26) Wow! 13 ups and 15 downs in just a few seconds. Someone has a bot. I love it! Bring it on again, jackasses! 186. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) NRF might have just won the 'net... 187. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:54 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) Jaws theme time... 188. joey2448 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Horrendous coverage by FOX. Kasey Kahne goes to the garage area with a problem but FOX hardly mentions it.. 189. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:55 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Well, at least NRF seems to be having fun with all this. 190. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Did anyone say to cue the JAWS theme earlier? Because Gordon took the lead. 191. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:55 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) I dedicate today's victory to the haters. 192. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Gordon takes the lead. And so the chant begins... REFUSE TO LOSE!!! REFUSE TO LOSE!!! 193. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Loving Nico right now. 194. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) "Well, at least NRF seems to be having fun with all this. " Hasn't it been said by me and others that some people seem to have a vendetta? What better way to get revenge than by ENJOYING the hatred? 195. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) Fox is so confused right now. One HMS car in the garage, one on pit road, and the other 2 racing 1st-2nd. Who to cover? 196. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) I think Gordon has had the best car all day. If he hadn't had those problems, he probably would have been leading this whole time. 197. Drivefor5isalive posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Jeff Gordon takes the lead! 198. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "TKavapil" is driving the 32 car, according to Fox. 199. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) This is amazing. This bot must be able to change its IP address because the server locks the up-down functions after you use it about three times on one comment in a given day. 200. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Damn, I didn't even pick Gordon to finish in the top 10 today! 201. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (12) (10) Did anyone else see Kvapil's graphic just now? "TKAVAPIL" 202. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Com'on Jeffy! ...Did I just say that? I'd cherish a Jeff Gordon win to save this race rather than it become yet another depressing Johnson slobber-fest. 203. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Problems for Logano. 204. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Somethings broke on Logano's machine. 205. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano off the pace with engine issues. 206. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano looks like he might have an engine problem. 207. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Possible engine trouble for Logano. 208. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) The #32 is not looking as lost on the track as it usually does. There are a few cars running behind it and it's sporting a nice-looking new scheme too. 209. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Biffle has a flat tire. 210. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Biffle has a flat tire. Jesus Christ. 211. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Biffle has a flat tire now. Holy hell. 212. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) And now Biffle's tire goes down. Next, the world will start to burn. 213. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Damn it, Young David! Quit stealing my awesome troll-worthiness! 214. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Edwards goes round and round, no caution. 215. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Carl Edwards spins. 216. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Edwards spins. JESUS CHRIST. 217. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Caution. 218. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) As SOON as I submit that comment, caution goes out. 219. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Now Carl Edwards spins out. This is getting REALLY crazy. 220. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Fords are having troubles left and right. 221. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Obviously the Bristol madness has carried over to this weekend. 222. Mr X posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Dale Jr may just be leading if the green flag pit stops happen under green, in spite of the tire issues, this is a very entertaining race, Carl Edwards spins, and there's a caution. 223. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Cousin Carl goes for a spin. 224. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I told you the world will start to burn. 225. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (5) (5) Seriously, there must be a bot if one of MY comments gets 8 thumbs-up and thumbs-down at ALL, much less in one minute. Biffle has trouble. Allow me a moment to say something fantasy-related. I HATE MY RRFRDL CUP TEAM SO MUCH!! Okay, now. 226. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:04 pm Rate this comment: (4) (5) Ive suddenly gotten depressed over this race 227. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) Hmm...how can I incite the troll? Ooh, I know! Junior sucks. 228. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:04 pm Rate this comment: (19) (19) Jeff Gordon has a Kurt Busch 78 car style pit stop. 229. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) A message for the troll: Come at me, bro! Hit me with everything you've got! 230. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:06 pm Rate this comment: (9) (10) Stupid question. Hey Mr. X, is your name based off the RE2 boss? 231. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Hopefully all of this wackiness with the ratings system will be a good reason to finally get rid of it. I don't really care if someone "dislikes" my comment or whatever, but it's obviously caused nothing but distractions since its inception. We don't need that. 232. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:08 pm Rate this comment: (20) (20) The thumbs downing is rediculous 233. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:08 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Since I can't get more than one thumb down, Fox Sports 1 is my favorite channel. Ohh and Mikey is the best. 234. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) "Hopefully all of this wackiness with the ratings system will be a good reason to finally get rid of it. I don't really care if someone "dislikes" my comment or whatever, but it's obviously caused nothing but distractions since its inception. We don't need that." For my part, I've stopped using it completely. I encourage others who want it gone to do so as well. 235. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (4) (5) "For my part, I've stopped using it completely. I encourage others who want it gone to do so as well." I don't use it either. 236. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dammit, this troll's no fun. He's not taking the bait and is just spamming the comments that have nothing to do with the ratings system. 237. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (11) (11) Alex Bowman 20th 238. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson back into lead over Kenseth! A solitary WHOO-HOO is drawn from the stands. 239. Mr X posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (4) (2) No I started posting here in 2011 as anonymous, but I wanted to give myself a name, and I decided that my name would be basically anonymous, mostly it's from the episode of the simpsons where homer creates his own webpage with Mr X as his screen name, I was trying to be funny. 240. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch seems to be in top five every restart but is just in the damn way. 241. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah, I was kind of hoping I'd get a hundred thumbs down in five minutes or something. Seriously, why do we still have the thumbs-up/thumbs-down ratings system? It's been abused to death by numerous trolls and has caused nothing but problems ever since it's been implemented. 242. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (10) (10) Great run for Allmendinger in 10th. 243. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I still use the "like" feature. So I would prefer a like-or-nothing variation. 244. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Hopefully all of this wackiness with the ratings system will be a good reason to finally get rid of it. I don't really care if someone "dislikes" my comment or whatever, but it's obviously caused nothing but distractions since its inception. We don't need that." I'm amazed it hasn't been removed already, especially after the shenanigans of last year. Either the webmaster hasn't seen our requests to remove it, or he has some reason for wanting to keep it around. 245. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Allmendinger running well also 246. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:14 pm Rate this comment: (52) (50) The New And Improved Jeff Gordon just got passed by the Old Jeff Gordon. NRF, I tip my hat to you. 247. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) According to Larry Mac, Gordon has passed 70 different drivers today. 248. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DSFF, you're watching? Why? 249. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "According to Larry Mac, Gordon has passed 70 different drivers today. " It probably counts driving to the track on the highway. 250. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jaws 2 theme... 251. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Biffle has over-heated. 252. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Paul Menard has another potential top five run going. Honestly, I wouldn't be shocked if he legitimately won one of these intermediate races this year. 253. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Alex Bowman is running 22nd. Great run for him so far. Biffle is overheating. 254. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "Either the webmaster hasn't seen our requests to remove it" If he doesn't read all these race posts (Which I suppose is the case), let's post on a random race without comments. It's 100% sure that he reads those, as I just commented the 1987 ARS owner info today and it's added already. So, here it is: Comment the "remove dislikes thingy on the 1986 Nationwise 150 Busch race. 255. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Baby Warbucks coming to the front? 256. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Harvick has another left rear flat. 257. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Harvick has ANOTHER flat tire. 258. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Harvick's tire think it's a Jimmie Johnson Carboard cutout. BOOM! Wait...haven't I said this before? 259. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Another left rear flat on the 4 car. 260. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Flat tire for Harvick. Yep, this is the 2008 Brickyard 400 all over again. 261. WinstonCup4Ever posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) I seriously hate this trolling going around. I've made dumb mistakes on this message board before that I regret doing, but I'd never, AND I MEAN NEVER, would go on a rage and thumb down every person just over one post. However since this post will get a thumbs down anyway, I might as well just say stuff at random will, made up or not, since both this comment and what I'll say next will annoy this troll. FS1 is better than Speed/Speedvision. Danica will be king one day. 262. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Danica has a flat too. Good god. 263. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Danica with issues. 264. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Danica is now in the pits. 265. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) BoB in the pits, quickly flip the caution. 266. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) 10 championships fighting for the lead here. Caution. If anyone says it's to keep Johnson in the lead over Gordon, I'll smack them upside upside the head. 267. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Debris caution. 268. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Caution for debris. 269. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Debris caution. I'd call "fake", but after all the tire issues today, I'll believe anything. 270. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Prophecy...even DW chuckled at the debris. 271. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:23 pm Rate this comment: (3) (3) Imagine that.... 272. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:24 pm Rate this comment: (10) (10) Menard with debris on his grille. Looks like the same is true for the 48. 273. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:25 pm Rate this comment: (3) (4) Menard almost overrun his stall. 274. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:26 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) This Kentucky-Wichita State game is the definition of "excitement". Yes, I am watching. 275. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:26 pm Rate this comment: (4) (2) The weekly "Jeff Gordon Really Didn't Need That Caution" caution sponsored by Lowe's. It's like fate is determined to take back all the fortuitous breaks he got in his first 15 seasons. I am watching because I remembered this has become one of the best tracks on the circuit. Plus it is to see what is going on with NASCAR before my trip to Martinsville next week. 276. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Hey. The 78 team went back to their pit and let the 24 team actually pit the 24 car this time. 277. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "Menard with debris on his grille. Looks like the same is true for the 48." That's always been an issue at California. Don't they have any trash cans? 278. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (7) (8) Predictable is not the adjective worthy of describing that build up to the caution. This is sad. 279. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:28 pm Rate this comment: (5) (6) Jesus, DSFF! 50 ups and 50 downs! 280. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:28 pm Rate this comment: (2) (3) "I am watching because I remembered this has become one of the best tracks on the circuit. Plus it is to see what is going on with NASCAR before my trip to Martinsville next week." Fair enough. Nice to have you back. 281. Sarf52 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (5) (5) Bowman hanging around just outside the top 20. Atta boy. 282. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) My home state team just bounced Wichita State out of the tournament. Go Cats! 283. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (3) (3) DASH IT ALL! All three Kansas teams have been eliminated. 284. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How did Jimmie go from 27th to 1st on that pit stop? 285. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:30 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Did Mike Joy just say 'Patrick Kvapil'? 286. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:30 pm Rate this comment: (3) (1) "That's always been an issue at California. Don't they have any trash cans?" Irony: The most environmentally conscious state in the union has the track with the worst littering problem on the NASCAR circuit. 287. AveryNH posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Was it the 2004 or 2005 cali night race when they threw a yellow because there were so many hot dog wrappers on the front stretch? 288. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:31 pm Rate this comment: (14) (16) Kentucky defeats Wichita State, according to DW. 289. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "How did Jimmie go from 27th to 1st on that pit stop?" What the heck are you talking about? He was leading... 290. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:33 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) "My home state team just bounced Wichita State out of the tournament. Go Cats!" You little weasel...or kitten. 291. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Our troll evidently is not a Kentucky fan. 292. SpeedWorld97 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:33 pm Rate this comment: (12) (12) "I am watching because I remembered this has become one of the best tracks on the circuit. Plus it is to see what is going on with NASCAR before my trip to Martinsville next week." Lucky! I went to Martinsville for the first time last fall, and it was easily the best race experience I've ever had. Unfortunately I'm not going next weekend, but I might try and make it to the fall race. 293. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:34 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Yes, Long Shot, Kentucky won, but only through the refs fixing the game, much like many other games the last few days. 294. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:34 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) "How did Jimmie Johnson go from 27th to 1st in one lap?" Innovation Nico. 295. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Wow! I am the King of being trolled. 296. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:36 pm Rate this comment: (6) (7) Wow, great run for Michael Annett in 16th. 297. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) For all we know, the NCAA refs could be the troll(s) after all, they are policing things. 298. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) ""How did Jimmie Johnson go from 27th to 1st in one lap?" Innovation Nico." ESPN would be gushing over how Jimmie went from 1st to 27th back to 1st in the span of a lap. "The Greatest! And History!" 299. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Alex Bowman is running 20th in a BK Racing car. I say we forget Larson and Dillon and just give him the ROTY trophy. The only way he doesn't deserve it is if Larson wins a race this year. 300. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:38 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Apparently the troll doesn't like Michael Annett... 301. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:39 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Alright trivia buffs. Gordon has the best long run car and is the best bet to win if we get a 20+ lap run to the finish (which is unlikely, but possible). And they are going to Martinsville next week. When was the last time he went to a race as the most recent race winner and the most recent winner at the track? I honestly can't remember. It seemed to be a weekly deal in the late 90s. 302. numbah10hatah posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Hey guys, just got home, who's leading? 303. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:39 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) McMurray and Larson are both running top ten again. Those Ganassi cars are seriously competitive this year. 304. JG24FanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (3) (4) Have I missed anything? 305. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Whoever and wherever you are, Mr. Troll, we thank you for a very pleasurable afternoon. 306. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (4) (5) Cole Whitt is also running just outside the top 20. Josh Wise is also running in the top 25. Looks like it's been a pretty good day for some of the low budget teams... 307. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:41 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "Have I missed anything?" Indianapolis 2008, except with really awesome on track racing. 308. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:41 pm Rate this comment: (12) (10) As we cut to commercial, Jaws 3 theme. A 3D shark will crash through our television sets upon live coverage. 309. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Cowboy Hat almost lost his horse. 310. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Dillon just slapped the wall. 311. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) "Indianapolis 2008, except with really awesome on track racing." And without competition cautions every 10 laps. 312. numbah10hatah posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:44 pm Rate this comment: (10) (10) The troll doesn't like Jaws either...Who's leading? 313. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Actually, it's a bit out of line to compare this to Indy 2008. That race was just SO pathetic. I guess I would compare it more to maybe the 2001 Phoenix race. 314. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Truex off the pace. 315. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Gordon running faster. Cue the caution in... 316. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Jeff Gordon slinking up on Jimmie. Cue the Jaws music, DSFF! 317. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Martin Truex is coming in the pits. 318. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Nice that Annett is getting coverage and lol at him outrunning Dillon. TBR is often overlooked, by me as well as others, but they really are developing as a team. 319. AveryNH posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) DSFF I'd say Watkins Glen 1998. That's my best guess 320. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Gordon is closing in on Johnson for the lead. Let's go to commercial break. 321. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Pierre Debris? 322. numbah10hatah posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) And what exactly happened at Indy in 2008? 323. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Gilliland wrecks. 324. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) And now a caution flag for David Gilliland hitting the wall. 325. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Typed too soon, legitimate caution. 326. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Aw, man. Here goes another low budget car. Poor Gilliland. 327. numbah10hatah posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Not sure if there's a troll around these parts...or if the thumbs are just glitching. 328. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Wise loses tire, Gilland crashes. When one tire goes, tehy all go. 329. JG24FanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) The usual "Jeff Gordon performance interruption" caution. 330. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:48 pm Rate this comment: (5) (5) Gordon gets hosed, right on schedule. 331. numbah10hatah posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) NASCAR.COM'S leaderboard is messed up...I think. It says Johnson is 15 seconds behind the leader!! 332. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:50 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) "And what exactly happened at Indy in 2008?" You don't know about a true, genuine part of NASCAR lore? Basically, everybody blew tires except for the pace car, which led the most laps, because competition cautions were called every 10 laps. 333. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) That's some debris. Oh, Cooling hose. 334. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Judging by the way the caution flags have flown today, I'm guessing there'll be another caution with about 10 to go. 335. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "Josh Wice"-Larry Mac 336. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "Judging by the way the caution flags have flown today, I'm guessing there'll be another caution with about 10 to go." Or as Gordon is about to pass Johnson, which given the time it takes his car to warm up, is right around 10 to go. 337. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Go Brad 338. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) If only this was the last caution...we would have to endure the Jaws the Revenge theme. 339. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Maybe this will finally be the Johnson/Gordon Epic Duel that they've been denying us since Atlanta 2011. 340. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) "Maybe this will finally be the Johnson/Gordon Epic Duel that they've been denying us since Atlanta 2011." NASCAR thinks nobody wants to see that battle if Gordon has a very good chance to win over Nap-Time. 341. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) We know what usually happens when these things play out naturally: we get an epic battle that goes down to the wire. Debris caution with 10 to go predicted. 342. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Go Kurt Go! 343. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hornish drifts through 2. Wheelman of the day. 344. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hornish makes an epic save. 345. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Hornish almost hit the wall. 346. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hornish gets out of shape after blowing a tire, saves it, no caution. 347. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So what changed with Jeff's car over the race? At the beginning of the race, he and Clint were passing around 4-7 cars per lap on the restarts while trading fast laps... now they just curl up and die on the restarts. 348. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Never mind, he got bumped by Menard. 349. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Despite that, I'm seriously impressed by how Hornish ran in that car today. He deserves a full time Cup ride with a good team. 350. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hornish got a tap from Menard, that's what sent him sideways. 351. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DW just jinxed Jeff, damn it all. 352. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Jaws, the Revenge... 353. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Use your heads drivers. 354. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution time! 355. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:04 pm Rate this comment: (16) (16) Thank God the troll left... now if only the troll in the 48 car would leave in similar disgrace. 356. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Great race for the lead spoiled by a Sprint Framily commercial. 357. Mr X posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yep commercial time just as the lead change becomes imminent... again. 358. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Go Brad go!! 359. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Epic 3-way battle for third between Bowyer, Keselowski, and Busch the Elder. 360. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) "Thank God the troll left... now if only the troll in the 48 car would leave in similar disgrace." Quote of the Race :D 361. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Now it looks like Johnson is pulling away from Gordon. 362. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jaws is roaring/growling like in Jaws the Revenge movie... look out Michael Caine. 363. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Gordon is driving like a moonshine-running taxi cab driver... Good grief, I just described NASCAR's early days. 364. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What happened to Gordon? 365. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse off the pace. 366. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse off the pace. 367. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Stenhouse is off the pace as Johnson flies away from Gordon. 368. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Race over if no caution 369. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) As soon as Gordon gets a good short run car, it's probably gonna go green to the end. Go figure. 370. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Hendrick must have pressed the Gordon-detonator... the same one he used at Las Vegas in 2010. 371. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Figures. 372. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Gordon might have a tire going down. 373. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Go figure...Gordon possibly has a tire going down. 374. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Doggone it all! 375. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Piss off, Johnson! 376. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse actually spun out but no caution came out. 377. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:08 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Stenhouse apparently cut a tire and spun earlier. A caution will come in the next 3 laps from a tire issue. 378. JG24FanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "What happened to Gordon?" A caution came out when Gordon was catching Johnson, and that gave Chad Knaus an opportunity to make Johnson's car better by adding tape for extra downforce. 379. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Even if scumshit wins, at least it has been a damned good race, tire debacles, trolls, and all! 380. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) The patch of tape has helped the #48 car on the long run...c'mon jinx. Flip the switch. 381. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Comeuppance!!! 382. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) JIMMIE JOHNSON LEFT FRONT FLAT 383. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Johnson cut a tire down! FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!! 384. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) G'night folks. 385. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Johnson has a flat! 386. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) KARMA. 387. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That has to be a caution. Debris all over. 388. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) JOHNSON HAS A FLAT!!! Thank you, NRF!! 389. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Boom, confetti. 390. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And just as I give up! 391. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Newman almost lost it coming onto pit lane. 392. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Karma jinx and all. Hold your breath Gordon fans. 393. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) YES! YES! YES! 394. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bout to cry from joy 395. Peter posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is just a huge clusterf**k 396. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) I have the power still! And I still say Jeff and Jimmie's cars were illegal... 397. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So that is why Jeff couldn't catch JJ, he was overrunning his equipment. 398. AveryNH posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's a massacre folks 399. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kes lost his left rear. 400. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 2 car flat. 401. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BK's left rear is down. 402. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski has a flat. 403. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski has a flat tire now. 404. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) JG Nation suddenly loves Goodyear. 405. Rusty posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad loses his tire too. 406. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There goes the confetti for JJ... and Newman and Brad K and Ambrose. 407. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer and Busch are closing. I think Gordon's vibration might be worse then we're thinking. 408. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ambrose now has a flat. 409. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ambrose also has a flat tire. 410. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon is damned slow... 411. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Bowyer's tire is done, he spins, caution. 412. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer flat, he spins. 413. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer...spins. How ironic. 414. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer spins. Caution. 415. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Bowyer's arm started to itch again. Finally a caution. 416. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, this race became a clusterf*ck. 417. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is some of the most insane shit I've seen in 16 years of watching. 418. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer spins out...and CAUTION. Dammit. Kyle Busch is probably your winner now. 419. TS1420 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) ITCHY ARMS! 420. numbah10hatah posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Spingate all over again. 421. Jaws_fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Worst....Race....EVER! 422. SpeedWorld97 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) His arm must have been itchy. 423. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hope they all pit. 424. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well then...... 425. JG24FanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) What the f**k is the reason for the Caution!?! 426. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The tires totally aren't the problem goodyear 427. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:16 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) Bowyer got an itchy tire. This is gonna be a very interesting finish. 428. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What a finish this is going to be. 429. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) JG24, probably because of a car stopped on track 430. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ripple effect in full force... 431. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch wins the race off pit road. I think we're gonna have a surprise winner. 432. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle's gonna get this unless he gets caught up in someone else's mess. Kurt almost gets wrecked by Bowman coming out. He might have been speeding on pit lane. 433. numbah10hatah posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) f**k you Bowyer. f**k you. 434. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch takes the lead with two tires. Looks like we might have a surprise winner... 435. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And how about Landon Cassill and Casey Mears both in the top-10 right now. 436. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Kurt Busch almost got hit by the 23 then almost cleared out half of the 3 crew. Jeff had bad wheel spin leaving the pits and lost a couple more spots. 437. JG24FanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (4) "JG24, probably because of a car stopped on track" Bowyer? He kept it going!! Pointless stupid caution. 438. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Landon Cassill stays out. 439. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dis gon be gud 440. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) It is amazing how Bowyer has screwed over Gordon since Martinsville 2012. 441. 23andJoe posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) ...Landon Cassill leads coming to the restart. "Oh, My." 442. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 1st car behind Cassill is gonna be in no-man's land. 443. John Royal posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What a timing for my TV digibox to go broken. 444. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This will be a memorable finish. 445. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Me-Nard! Me-Nard! Me-Nard! Also pumped for Cassill and Mears too. 446. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) If Cassill somehow won this race... Nah, no way. 447. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Landon Cassill is listed as the leader of the race. If he wins the race, you will hear raving like never before. 448. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) This is going to be chaos. 449. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart will probably win after we talked all that trash on him earlier. 450. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Go Landon Cassil, i hope he can keep it up front to the white and then a caution to end it!! 451. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Please validate my comment with the link rapidly. It's a stream for John Royal... 452. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) John Royal: http://www.coolsport.tv/nfl-live-streaming-31.html Jump on fast. 453. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 83 stalled...WTF Truex? 454. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "Landon Cassill is listed as the leader of the race. If he wins the race, you will hear raving like never before." This site would crash if Cassill won. 455. AveryNH posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Time to hold your breath. This will be the most wild restart of the day 456. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Ryan Truex is stalled on the track. 457. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) 43rd and 42nd starter up front. Woo PUMPED! 458. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 83 and 9 were stopped so they could be in their appropriate position. 459. Yvan Dubois posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Go Cassill 460. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Here we go. Cue insanity. 461. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The inside line will run away. 462. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is going to be scary... 463. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Crazy start! 464. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) GO LARSON 465. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Go Kyle Larson! 466. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cassill was nice while it lasted... Go Kurt now. 467. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Smart move by Mr. Nationwide to take the apron through 3 and 4. 468. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My predictions are ecstatic! 469. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) CASSILL 12TH 470. JG24FanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Incredibly stupid race. Interesting ending. 471. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch wins. HELL of a finish, WILD race. 472. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Congrats Kyle Bu. Larson, 2nd! If Kyle didn't throw that hard block, he would have won it or at least been side by side. 473. numbah10hatah posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:27 pm Rate this comment: (1) (3) f**kING CLINT BOWYER COST JEFF GORDON THE RACE. And somehow, Danican't manages a top 15. 474. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon fades all the way back to THIRTEENTH at the finish. I thought Larson was going to win there for a moment... 475. 23andJoe posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Boy, Cassill got freight-trained. But still, good to see them roll the dice, that's EXACTLY the sort of move I've always flailed at teams for never trying, instead monkey-see/monkey-do with four tires. Montrose's Toast. 476. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh yeah, and Larson is going to be REALLY, REALLY good. 477. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Or not 12th, confused his car for Allmendinger's :( 478. Blue Pulaski posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) KB's tire just blewout 479. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Merry Christmas to many teams on that artificially engineered finish. 480. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) AJ finishes 8th. 481. We need more Onion posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyway, what a race! 482. Rusty posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt was soooo close. He had an awful entry into turn one on the last lap that killed him. May have been in better shape if Cassil didn't waste everyone's time staying out. But sooo happy to get a good finish for a change. 483. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) We're gonna see a lot more of the Kyle and Kyle show, mark my words. Two years in a row Auto Club Speedway has provided an awesome finish, fortunately this time no one got hurt. 484. JG24FanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Great run for the 2014 Rookie of the year, Austin Dillon. Possibly the best rookie since Jimmie Johnson. 485. AveryNH posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What a job by Larson there at the end! Frantic finish to an enjoyable race. 486. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Why was this an incredible race guys?, it kind of sucked with all cautions all the time, blown tires out the ass, it was kind of fun to watch, but seriously. 487. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Congrats to Kyle Busch on the victory. MAJOR kudos to Kyle Larson on his second-place finish. Shout-out to Menard and Allmendinger for their top 20 runs, and he'll, I'll give a round of applause for Danica on a pretty solid 14th-place effort. 488. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Can't believe Jeff backed off when Kyle blocked him. 489. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The race was incredible because we consistently had hardcore racing of both types, the 'Set up for several laps before passing' and the 'Pass right off the bat'. 490. The Long Shot posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *hell. God damn autocorrect. 491. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:32 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Danica blows my mind and gets a top 15 in the madness. Even dead dogs get a good run. 492. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I thought it was one of the best races I've ever seen, personally. 493. startandparkfan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What. a. Finish. Wow, if only KuBusch, Larson, or CASSILL won the race. 494. startandparkfan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) or menard. 495. JG24FanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:33 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) "it kind of sucked with all cautions all the time" No, what sucked is Nascar throwing a caution for a car that was pointed straight and moving. 496. BluesTravelerFan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Great, great race, this track has improved so much recently. This has been a really good season so far. 497. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:35 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Like I mentioned before, Bowyer has cost Gordon three potential wins, today, Richmond '13, Martinsville '12. Forget the Jaws theme, we need the 1994-1996 WWF Wrestlemania theme. 498. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is definitely in my Top Five Wildest Races. Just insanity. It's gonna be an absolute TRAVESTY when they repave this place. 499. Sector posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) That's what I've been saying, Jarrett88fan. Except, the Richmond race was costing Jeff Gordon the spot in the chase, not an actual win. That would have for sure been Ryan Newman's. Pathetic excuse of a race. Great ending, just horrible caution. Bowyer cannot wheel a car whatsoever. 500. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Saying this was incredible is like saying martinsville April 2012 was incredible 501. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyers car was WAY off the pace when they threw the caution. 502. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:39 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) However, I just can't get that excited about a race Kyle Busch won. (meant to be continued from post 492. 503. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cole Whitt finishes 18th. Not too shabby. 504. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) When they do repave this track, I'll feel suicidal. 505. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Saying this was incredible is like saying martinsville April 2012 was incredible" Maybe some people do think that race was incredible and they wouldn't be wrong to think that. I preach this a lot, but it's up to the individual to decide whether or not a race was good. 506. JG24FanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "Bowyers car was WAY off the pace when they threw the caution." He was off the track, pointed straight and moving. No reason for that caution. 507. Peter posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What a great weekend for Larson, good runs for Mcmurray, Vickers, 'Dinger, & Menard. It's a shame this event won't be remembered for actual racing, but for drivers taking advantage of others misfortune off of the really crappy tires 508. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:42 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) As if we didn't need anymore proof that many NASCAR fans are literarily challenged: "Kyle Bush" is trending on Twitter. 509. murb posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I agree, there probably didn't have to be a caution for Bowyer's spin. But on the same token, I felt like there should have been one when Johnson and Keselowski both had debris flying blowouts in the same exact spot. 510. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I stand corrected about Richmond last year. However, Gordon would have had an excellent shot at two wins if not for Bowyer's spin and Martinsville dive bomb into one. Auto Club is a fantastic track. 511. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Peter in comment #507 I'm sure most people would rather remember the race for that then for Johnson dominating and winning. But yeah, it's a shame it won't be remembered for racing. 512. LIkid85 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Anyone who says Danica "raced" her way to a top-15, should look up the definition of racing - including you Mikey Waltrip 513. Cornys posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I watched this one seeing that yesterday's Nationwide race was fairly clean from race control on the yellow flags side. I'm certainly glad that I did watch this one. Great race from start to finish. Better than last year's even without the great finish. The only bad part was the tire failures, but that was probably the reason for the good racing. I'd like to see more races with less grip like this raceway, and I think NASCAR's plan to reduce power next year would be a great move no matter how they manage it (as long as they continue to fill the field). I'm going to be headed to Martinsville, Virginia on Friday morning for the Truck (Saturday) and Cup race next weekend, and I cannot wait for it. :) More drag is a great move on these bigger tracks, but the power reduction would complete the improvement of racing. The tracks cannot lose grip quickly though to complete the trifecta for better racing, but someday it will occur. The only things I truly hate about where NASCAR is today is that they feel the need to throw bogus yellows at times, and they they feel the need to have a single race to determine a champion. The second issue I can overlook. The first one didn't show its self today, and they made it a much better race in my eyes. 514. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I would be challenged if "Jaws theme" was trending on Twitter. Fox practicality lobbied for the 9th caution after lap 185. 515. Mr X posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Honesty someone needs to change something, but NASCAR and the teams are just as much to blame as Goodyear. I really don't think the track was an issue, this surface is awesome, the racing is absolutely awesome whilst it's happening but the tire issues were annoying. All the tire issues were left sides, mostly the rear. If all four tires were having equal issues then Goodyear would be mostly to blame. Interesting race, the track has really come of age as I was saying several years ago, looking forward to Martinsville. 516. Aaron posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Considering the eventful day Dale Jr. had with multiple tire issues and a wall scrape, finishing 12th is fine with me. Sam Hornish Jr. deserved better than 17th. 517. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) FOX said they were going to interview Gordon. Did they? 518. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @512. The #10 car was already in the top half of the field prior to suffering the same tire problem others had (dropping to 30th as a result). Unless you're saying 15 cars blew tires in the last stint? 519. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Danica didn't do that bad, she was top 20 before tire issue. 520. Neal posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Don't blame the tire issues on Goodyear. These were the same tires they used last year. I'll personally take these tires over the rock hard ones Goodyear has been using. Those damn things never fell off and teams could run nearly an entire race without changing left side tires. That's effing ridiculous. 521. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yep Cornys, once we get beyond the left front tire failures and the guess work on when the cautions flew, the on track racing was fantastic. 522. Sarf52 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Great race. A lot of low-budget teams finished well, though it's more an indication of how their tires preformed than how the drivers actually preformed (this is directed at you Danica). Whitt had a great run and Kligerman was running in the top 25 until his accident, so Swan Racing seemed to have figured out Auto Club. But seriously, when's the last time a BK car finished on the lead lap not at a road course or plate track? Awesome job, Alex Bowman. Get this guy in Biffles car next week! 523. Sarf52 posted: 03.23.2014 - 6:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *Next year excuse me 524. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So let's see here...the last Kansas team left in the tournament is eliminated by Kentucky, and my favorite driver loses the race today because a driver from Kansas spins with two to go, driving a car for a guy from Kentucky. That's just plain bizarro. 525. David posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:03 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Revised statement: The last two Kansas teams left in the tournament are eliminated by teams from California and Kentucky, and my favorite driver, who is from California, loses the race today because a driver from Kansas spins with two to go, driving a car for a guy from Kentucky. That's even more strange. 526. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Innovation David. 527. Eric posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Kyle Busch is 1 win away from being the 23rd cup driver ever with 30 career cup wins. 528. Neal posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) It must be nice to be Danica Patrick. Her bar is set so low that fans are practically wetting themselves over a 14th place finish. 529. Schroeder51 posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This wasn't a bad race by any means...in fact, despite the constant tire failures, the on track product was pretty good. But that last caution really messed up the whole race for me, I must admit. Really screwed up the whole running order. But, oh well. Onwards to Martinsville! 530. BON GORDON posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:14 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) As a Gordon fan this finish absolutely sucked! I'm so unbelievably pissed off. It's not very often he has winning cars and instead he gets a terrible 13th place finish. He had to drive through the field twice and that's all he could manage. He couldn't even hold on for a top ten! The last restart sucked the most and that's the most disappointing thing about the finishing result. I'd rather him struggle all day in 20th and finish 13th then have a top two car, lead before the last fixed caution, struggle on a restart and then finish a very disappointing 13th. I was already in a bad mood and this finish made it worse. I hope when I'm at Martinsville next weekend he can rebound with a win or at least a top three. Goodyear, a late race caution, and a bad restart resulted in a bad finish. I'm done complaining, enough said, I've made my point. 531. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As unpopular as it sounds, NASCAR probably should have thrown a competition caution with 10 laps to go to practically ensure no teams would have catastrophic tire failures twenty laps into a run. 532. Drivefor5isalive posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Dear Clint Bowyer, STOP SCRATCHING YOUR ARM. 533. Jarrett88fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *Correction - NASCAR should have thrown a competition caution to possibly prevent catastrophic tire failures. 534. Daniel posted: 03.23.2014 - 7:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Go Gordon! 535. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 8:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @522, why put him in Biffles car, i saw him drive through the field into the top 10 before whatever happened happened 536. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 8:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica had a consistently not that bad last 3 races by her standards, this can't hurt her going into her bet track at Martinsville, finished 12th and 17th last year 537. RaceFanX posted: 03.23.2014 - 8:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I find it odd the end of this race, with pit stops right before two to go, played out exactly like the Darlington scene in "Days of Thunder." I love how everyone else also noticed that and Rowdy Busch quoted said scene in victory lane (one wonders how often the Busch brothers have actually watched that movie, they both are outspoken fans of it). 538. DB1995 posted: 03.23.2014 - 8:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have a challenge fr someone, can anyone give me a sort of a biography on Kyle Larson, i just realized the only reason I have hated him is the CE Falk incident at Daytona. And i would really like to like him. And i don't want to watch a bunch of race hub video or trust wikipedia. 539. Sarf52 posted: 03.23.2014 - 9:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @535 Biffle looked great today, but lately Biffle just isn't really turning out the finishes his equipment warrants. It's getting time that Rousch moves on from him in favor of a young driver, someone who can be the guy that David Ragan never was. I think Bowman is a really good candidate as an upgrade for that 16 car. 540. Anthony posted: 03.23.2014 - 9:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You think last years race was like the 1979 Daytona 500, today felt like races I go back to. 2009 Brickyard 400 (Montoya speeds on pit road) 2012 Goodys 500 (David Reutimann stalls, wrecked going into 1) 2013 GoBowling.com 400 (Kenseths spins while Jeff was leading and ends up 2nd) 2013 Federated Auto Parts 400 (Bowyer spins while Jeff tries to pass Truex) 1999 Goodys 500 (Terry passes 4 cars in 4 laps and gets spun by Earnhardt) 2008 Brickyard 400 (Blown tires, Johnson prevails) 2006 Brickyard 400 (Jimmie blows a tire and still wins) That's how those races felt to me. And some from 2010 & the 2012 race at Atlanta. 541. Anonymous posted: 03.23.2014 - 9:08 pm Rate this comment: (1) (5) How do people stomach this series? How can you possibly enjoy it? Were you honestly satisfied with the product you received today? Is it because the average fan doesn't know that are other racing series(far more better) than nascar? So then it's as matter of ignorance right? Or perhaps some belief nascar must be the best because it is one of the biggest. 542. Jaws_fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 9:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^ Hey you jerk just 'cause you don't like NASCAR doesn't give you the right to bash the series or its fans. I guess you never have an issue about whatever series you watch? 543. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 03.23.2014 - 9:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) To be fair to commenter #541, I would probably have been a F1 fan had it not been for the fact that it was easier for me to watch NASCAR from 2004-2009 rather then F1. Circumstances do a lot of stuff. But yes, I was satisfied with today's product. 544. Debris posted: 03.23.2014 - 9:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I thought this race was very good. I was obviously hoping Larson would win but Kyle Busch hasn't really annoyed me much recently (then again I don't watch the Nationwide Series). Also most of the rookies had pretty good runs. But for me the best part is that Carl Edwards randomly took the points lead! Unfortunately he's probably gonna lose it at Martinsville next week. 545. 18fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 9:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The racing was great all day, especially from the grandstands. 546. joey2448 posted: 03.23.2014 - 9:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I honestly thought today's race was great. The track has gone from a ho-hum, strung-out processional that fans were complaining about -- to one that wears on tires which in turn creates great, side-by-side racing (and more importantly, the tires take precedent over aerodynamics, which means...PASSING!) The finish, while it was a little "artificially created" with the last caution, was crazy! My pick to win (Johnson) goes by the wayside with seven laps to go, but my favorite driver (Gordon) takes the lead! But wait, there's a caution with two laps to go! Now, for those of you who say Bowyer's spin didn't warrant a caution (JG24Fan) I think NASCAR felt they had to throw it, because of all the debris that was littered when Johnson, Keselowski and Ambrose all had tires let go. Bowyer's tire issue and subsequent spinout just provided the final straw to wave the yellow. I hated that Gordon dropped to 13th in the final results on that GWC restart, but hey, that last lap was great! I didn't know how hard the Stewart-Haas teammates would race each other, but they went at it hard but clean. And Larson coming up second was exciting to see. The racetrack will eventually need to be repaved, but I hope NASCAR waits out as long as they can to do so. Dale Junior said it perfectly -- They don't need to repave the whole track, maybe just the backstretch, to smooth out the bumps. The bumps are the main problem in the tire issues. 547. cjs3872 posted: 03.23.2014 - 10:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Frankly, I was shocked that NASCAR didn't throw the caution when Jimmie Johnson's left front blew because that spread debris over a good part of the backstretch, and with others also blowing tires because of the unsafe track surface, particularly the backstretch, that last caution was likely warranted, regardless of whether or not there was a strickened car, because if the tire off Johnson's car shed that debris, who knows how much more debris those other tires shed onto the track, so it was a justified caution, even if they got the reasoning wrong. In fact, some of the other cars may have run over that debris. But I think NASCAR wanted to get that race over with, which is why the caution was not immediately thrown for the debris from Jimmie's blown tire, as it should have been. But you knew that Gordon was doomed for two reasons. The first was his conservative nature on restarts, and the second was the likely strategy session that predictably went on in the pits, and as we all know, if it comes to any kind of tactical situation, Gordon's sunk because of who his crew chief is. But as far as I'm concerned, the track at Fontana is now an unsafe race track because of the moguls on the backstretch, and a track that has to be repaved. I know that's not a popular sentiment, either among the posters here or the competitors, but you can't run 190-200 MPH on an unsafe track surface. Kentucky's got the same problem as it pertains to a surface so bumpy that it's unsafe. Conversely, I don't think Atlanta's surface, which is about the same age as Fontana's, is anywhere near as bumpy, so they might be able to get away with not repaving that track for a couple more years, but Fontana needs to be repaved as soon as possible. In fact, I would even consider delaying or even canceling the IndyCar race there later this year to get the repave done, because there's no need to run that fast on an unsafe surface. And back to Jimmie. I speculated last year that he may be struck by bad luck this season due to the fact that he has 66 wins and six championships. I got kind-of laughed at on this board when I said that Jimmie's "666" (6 championships, 66 wins) may bode ill for him, as far as racing luck is concerned, but I wonder if we've seen that play out the last two weeks, because he's had tire problems while leading in each of the last two races, and I, for one, wonder if Jimmie's three sixes is not playing into that somewhat. And also, his tire blew out with six laps to go in the scheduled 20 laps in today's race. 548. JG24FanForever posted: 03.23.2014 - 11:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Now, for those of you who say Bowyer's spin didn't warrant a caution (JG24Fan) I think NASCAR felt they had to throw it, because of all the debris that was littered when Johnson, Keselowski and Ambrose all had tires let go. Bowyer's tire issue and subsequent spinout just provided the final straw to wave the yellow." When the race is that close to the finish. Let it finish! We don't need "drama and excitement" in every single damn race. The debris on the backstretch was off the racing line. The "final straw" was Nascar looking for any excuse to give the fans an "exciting" green-white-checker. 549. cjs3872 posted: 03.23.2014 - 11:25 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Easy for you to say, JG24FF. That debris from Jimmie Johnson's tire was in the middle of the backstretch, and NASCAR should have thrown the caution immediately. Where the debris from that blown tire ended up being, it could easily have been run over by someone trying a pass. It's possible that one or two of those late blown tires were made worse by running over that debris, and those other blown tires put even more debris from the tires and possibly the car itself onto the track. And I'm not sure NASCAR would have thrown the caution for Clint Bowyer's spin on the next-to-last lap if it weren't for all the blown tires that proceeded it. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. had spun on the apron earlier without drawing a caution flag. But if you couple the Bowyer blown tie and spin with all the other tire debris that was all over the track, a caution was justified. If anything, NASCAR tried not to throw a caution that late, but really should have earlier. I'm someone that will get all over NASCAR for throwing cautions that are unnecessary, but that caution was not only justified, but it was also late in coming out, because anyone could have seen the debris flying up from Jimmie's blown tire, so the caution should have been thrown right then and there, but NASCAR didn't throw the caution then because they really wanted to let the race play out, but several more blown tires and a spin forced their hand. The only unnecessary thing about that last caution was that it didn't come out sooner. And one more thing. If NASCAR knew they had a major tire problem, why didn't they schedule even one competition caution, because that's something they're usually on top of, but they really dropped the ball on that this time. 550. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.23.2014 - 11:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Does anyone know which one of Bobby Allison's wins doesn't count technically? 551. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.23.2014 - 11:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Also, apparently a third Waltrip brother, Bobby Waltrip, passed away earlier today. 552. 18fan posted: 03.23.2014 - 11:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Allison won a combination Grand American/Grand National race at Bowman-Gray Stadium in a Grand American Mustang in 1971. There were 6 of those combination races that year, and Tiny Lund doesn't get credit for winning 2 of them in a Grand American Camaro. 553. cjs3872 posted: 03.24.2014 - 12:05 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually 18fan, a few years ago, NASCAR did give Lund credit or those wins in those combination races in 1971, upping his total to five wins in the Cup Series. That, combined with the fact that NASCAR did count Allison's win at Bowman-Gray towards the manufacturer's championship, makes the decision not to officially credit Allison with that win at Bowman-Gray even stranger. The car makes got full credit for those wins (Chevrolet for Lund's 2 wins and Ford for Allison's win at Bowman-Gray) in the manufacturer's standings, yet the drivers never got full credit until about ten years ago, when Lund's wins were added to his total, but Allison's has never been officially added to his, which would give him 85 wins, the accepted total on this site and on this board. 554. 18fan posted: 03.24.2014 - 12:25 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch was running 3rd at the white flag in this race the last two years and won both, under much different circumstances. 555. BON GORDON posted: 03.24.2014 - 1:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The last time I was that mad at a finish that much was two years ago at Martinsville. Very similar in certain ways. A near certain top two finish for Jeff and Jimmie gone. Different circumstances but both dominated both races just to come up with disappointing results. Yesterdays race was easily one of the top five most upset times I've been after watching a NASCAR race. Nothing I can do about it, that's racing. At least Gordon is running really good overall this year. I expect redemption at Martinsville. I see a podium result for both Gordon and Johnson. It's close in who comes out on top. 556. JG24shouldbe5time posted: 03.24.2014 - 3:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (2) That was an exciting finish...it was a little manufactured feeling though. I was livid about it, I'll tell you that. Good race overall though. Bowyer didn't spin on purpose, but yes, once again the guy ends up being part of a conspiracy to Gordon fans, lol. Twitter was pretty funny after the race, with Kyle Busch trending, Gordon fans raging and Bowyer's little nugget: '"@ClintBowyer 8h Love how "some" idiots on here think I really wanted to give up a much needed good run to screw you over. #dipsh*ts" That actually annoyed me more than the spin that caused finish, that and people favor-ting that and backing him up. Had he been a little less vulgar and crass, it could've been funny. If he was being sarcastic, didn't work. After reading through some of the comments, and after several hours to chill, I must say I agree with the fact that a caution was in the making. JJ blew out all over, plus what, a few other guys on the last few laps? Bowyer's blowout induced spin was probably just the last straw. At least this year has been interesting so far and I'm looking forward to Martinsville. 557. Damien posted: 03.24.2014 - 3:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The String" standing after Fontana Driver AVG Qualifying/Race results within the 'String' Brad Keselowski #2 8.7 Jeff Gordon #24 8.8 Joey Logano #22 9.78 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. #88 9.8 Matt Kenseth #20 10 Denny Hamlin #11 10.38 Kasey Kahne #5 11.5 Jimme Johnson #48 11.5 Carl Edwards #99 12.6 Aric Almirola #43 13.14 Jamie McMurray #1 13.22 Kurt Busch #41 13.57 Kyle Larson #42 13.67 Clint Bowyer #15 13.78 Ryan Newman #31 14 Austin Dillon #3 14.6 Sam Hornish, Jr. #11 15 Kyle Busch #18 15.4 Greg Biffle #16 16.33 Tony Stewart #14 17.13 Martin Truex, Jr. #78 17.63 Jeff Burton #66 18 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. #17 18.33 Kevin Harvick #4 18.5 Paul Menard #27 18.56 Brian Vickers #55 18.56 Marcos Ambrose #9 19 A.J. Allmendinger #47 19.44 Bobby Labonte #52 20.5 Casey Mears #13 22 Terry Labonte #32 22 Trevor Bayne #21 22.67 David Gilliland #38 24.86 Cole Whitt #26 25.57 Danica Patrick #10 26 Brian Scott #33 29.6 David Ragan #34 30.63 Josh Wise #98 30.86 Landon Cassill #40 31.13 Alex Bowman #23 31.14 Michael Annett #7 31.38 Justin Allgaier #51 31.63 Reed Sorenson #36 31.67 Michael McDowell #95 32.4 David Reutimann #35 35.33 Parker Kligerman #30 36.4 Travis Kvapil #32 37.8 Ryan Truex #83 37.86 Joe Nemechek #66 38.5 Blake Koch #35 39.33 Timmy Hill #33 42 Morgan Shepherd #87 42 Michael Waltrip #66 42 Morgan Shepherd #93 46 Joe Nemechek #87 46 Dave Blaney #77 46.5 J.J. Yeley #44 48 Eric McClure #35 48 558. b4il3y posted: 03.24.2014 - 3:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 556. After 5 cars blew tires? 559. b4il3y posted: 03.24.2014 - 4:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) And btw, Kyle Larson had a nice 2nd place. He'll be the man in a few years. 560. Damien posted: 03.24.2014 - 4:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sarf52, BK Racing have had lead lap finishes outside of restrictor plate and road course races. They are the following 2012 Kentucky 17th (Travis Kvapil) 2012 Indianapolis 25th (Landon Cassill) 2012 Michigan 15th (Travis Kvapil) 2012 Bristol 18th (Travis Kvapil) 2012 Kansas 17th (Travis Kvapil) 2012 Kansas 18th (Landon Cassill) 2012 Martinsville 19th (Landon Cassill) 2012 Fort Worth 23rd (Travis Kvapil) 2013 Richmond 22nd (David Reutimann) 2013 Pocono 20th (Travis Kvapil) 2013 Michigan 27th (Travis Kvapil) 2013 Pocono 26th (Travis Kvapil) 2013 Loudon 26th (David Reutimann) 2013 Loudon 28th (Travis Kvapil) 2013 Kansas 26th (Travis Kvapil) 2014 Fontana 22nd (Alex Bowman) 561. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.24.2014 - 6:22 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I haven't that much fun in a comments section since the Great HTML War of this past June. Put me in the camp of those who understand why JG hates Clint's guts, but Clint did NOT in any way wreck on purpose. 562. John Royal posted: 03.24.2014 - 6:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Seems like there is something more with Denny Hamlin's condition. I wish everything goes well. 563. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.24.2014 - 6:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Want to see real mental illness? Go to the ESPN NASCAR comments section. What a fustercluck! Same with ESPNF1's F1 comments section. 564. NazRacePhan posted: 03.24.2014 - 8:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Newman brings the Lucky Dog cup series total to 2600! 565. David posted: 03.24.2014 - 9:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Also, apparently a third Waltrip brother, Bobby Waltrip, passed away earlier today." Bobby Waltrip was the one who got Michael started in racing after Darrell told him to forget it. But everybody makes mistakes. :) 566. cjs3872 posted: 03.24.2014 - 12:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Especially since Clint might have won himself, if it weren't for his flat tire NicoRosbergFan. After all, he was running third at the time, and there was certainly no guarantee that the two ahead of him wouldn't have had tire failures of their own. After all, we know that Jeff Gordon was having tire issues on that last run. That's why he backed off as much as he did, and the guy who was running second, who I believe was Kyle Busch, could also have had those issues as well. If it weren't for his tire problem on lap 198, Clint Bowyer might well have won this race. And speaking of Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon, why can't NASCAR get it's caution lights system right, where pit road is concerned, because both they and Brad Keselowski got hosed on that deal much earlier in the race. At least Bowyer and Gordon limited the damage done to them by pitting later in that caution period, while Brad didn't pit at all, and we saw the results of that. It seems like every few races this becomes an issue, but let's hope it doesn't become an issue next week at Martinsville, because such a thing would prove extremely penal there, because if you get caught out on that, you might never be able to make it back to the front, even if you have the best car. And as for the Denny Hamlin situation, is this not eerily similar to the onset of the whole mess regarding Trevor Bayne a few years ago (minus the insect bite)? And we all know what the results of that have come to be. Let's hope this is just a sinus infection, and not anything more serious than that, especially since Denny's best track is the next one up, Martinsville. And Alex Bowman's finish on the lead lap (he was mingling among the top 20 for a while) is just the kind of run that will get other car owners with better teams looking at him, because those are the kinds of runs that get other teams interested in a driver, and he's been outrunning Ryan Truex badly all season long, to this point. If he has more good runs like this, I don't see him with BK Racing much longer, because a better team may be beating down his door, so to say, if he has more runs like this one. And b4il3y (#559), Kyle Larson may be one of the top drivers in a few years, though he may have to be somewhere else to show it, since I'm not sure about that organization's ability to consistently contend, though both of their cars finished sixth or better yesterday. Let's also remember that Larson took advantage of that late-race caution to move up. Otherwise, he wasn't near the top 5-8 that entire race until everyone began to have tire problems at the end. But Larson is benefitting from something other teams, such as Roush Racing don't have, which is having a mentor, which Larson certainly has in Jamie McMurray. Not having someone to mentor him is one thing that I think was what is slowing Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.'s progress (not to mention slow cars). Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards can't be trusted to mentor a younger driver, because it isn't in them, but McMurray's personality is one that is more suited to mentoring a younger driver, as Sterling Marlin did with him when McMurray was coming up. People forget that Jeff Gordon endured the same problem his rookie year, because Ricky Rudd was not someone who would be a good mentor to a younger driver, even though he did have Ken Schrader. But when Terry Labonte joined HMS in 1994, that's when Gordon took off, because Labonte was a great mentor for both Gordon and both Gordon and Labonte mentored Jimmie Johnson. A young driver needs someone to mentor him, or his progress will be slowed. And I think we can see the difference in the speed of Larson's growth in NASCAR's top series, in comparison to that of Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 567. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.24.2014 - 12:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I hate to suggest this, but Hamlin's symptoms are consistent with one of two things: 1) Brain tumor, which is unlikely, or 2) Cerebral hemorrhage, which is also unlikely given his lack of hard wrecks in the last several months. 568. Aaron posted: 03.24.2014 - 1:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well if they're both so unlikely, then why seriously consider them? 569. DB1995 posted: 03.24.2014 - 1:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) weirdest stat of the season, Phil Parsons Racing hasn't parked yet this season, Even with the burden of losing money DNQQing at Phoenix 570. Ivan Balakhonov posted: 03.24.2014 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Some of you guys were questioning pit call for Kez and Newman regarding staying on old tires. I suspect, their teams were concerned with amount of stickers available. Most teams had 10 sets of tires over the wall for this race and with so many yellow flag pit stops I'd be very anxious about what was going to be left for final laps. Scuffs are always the option, but still... 571. cjs3872 posted: 03.24.2014 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm not sure about either or your theories regarding Denny Hamlin, NicoRosbergFan, but certainly post-concussion syndrome is not out of the question. After all, let's not forget what happened to Dale J. during the 2012 Chase, when he was a real contender for at least a top-5 finishing position in points, but then had to sit out the two races following Talladega, which doomed him to a last place finish in that year's Chase. But there's a reason why Joe Gibbs is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and why he'll also be in the NASCAR Hall of Fame one day. Someone who spent 16 years as one of the greatest had coaches in NFL history knows he has to have a good back-up plan, and Gibbs had one in the form of former Indianapolis 500 and 3-time IndyCar champion Sam Hornish, Jr., just as he had a back-up plan in the form of Brian Vickers and/or Elliott Sadler last year, just in case one of his Cup drivers got hurt and was unable to compete. He was forced to use that last year and again yesterday. Hendrick Motorsports (and by extension, Stewart-Haas Racing) has that same insurance policy in the form of Regan Smith (which Hendrick used in 2012 when Dale, Jr. had to sit out those two races), as does Roush in the form of Trevor Bayne. Michael Waltrip Racing has the best insurance policy for instances like this with Jeff Burton (Joe Nemechek could also be an adequate fill-in driver). I think Richard Childress is wise to have a veteran driver like Matt Crafton in reserve, as was evidenced this past weekend. But there are teams, such as Ganassi, Penske, Richard Petty Motorsports, and a couple of others that don't seem to have a plan in place in the event one of their Cup drivers has to sit out a race, regardless of the reason. And as witnessed this past weekend, that's a mistake. 572. cjs3872 posted: 03.24.2014 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ivan, I think the reason Keselowski's team had him stay out on that one caution was because he was one of those, like Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon, that thought the pits were closed when they, in fact, were open, due to the confusion about the pit road caution lights. That was the caution when that happened. But they had no idea that they were going to be a rolling road block by not stopping at all, instead of doing what Bowyer and Gordon did, which was to limit the damage by stopping. The decision by Newman's team not to pit a caution later was just a colossal blunder, especially after seeing what happened to Keselowski, and that blunder was one from which they never really recovered. 573. murb posted: 03.24.2014 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I feel really bad for Denny. I know some people don't really like him (I've always liked him okay, but I can see how he's rubbed some people wrong). But you have to feel for him. He's had so many injuries already in his career, and he's not even that old yet. Remember, he had that hard crash at Talladega (I wanna say it was 2008) where he had to go to the hospital with a concussion. And then there was his knee problem (I know that wasn't racing related, but still), and then of course there was the back injury last year. It'll be a real shame if he has an Ernie Irvan type career that gets cut short due to injuries. He's had a great career so far, but I think he's absolutely capable of winning a bunch more races and, if everything fell into place, possibly a championship. I hope for the best with whatever is going on with him right now. 574. Sean posted: 03.24.2014 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "But there are teams, such as Ganassi, Penske, Richard Petty Motorsports, and a couple of others that don't seem to have a plan in place in the event one of their Cup drivers has to sit out a race" Ganassi - Kwasniewski Penske - Montoya (assuming no IndyCar conflict) "But as far as I'm concerned, the track at Fontana is now an unsafe race track because of the moguls on the backstretch, and a track that has to be repaved. I know that's not a popular sentiment, either among the posters here or the competitors, but you can't run 190-200 MPH on an unsafe track surface. Kentucky's got the same problem as it pertains to a surface so bumpy that it's unsafe. Conversely, I don't think Atlanta's surface, which is about the same age as Fontana's, is anywhere near as bumpy, so they might be able to get away with not repaving that track for a couple more years, but Fontana needs to be repaved as soon as possible. In fact, I would even consider delaying or even canceling the IndyCar race there later this year to get the repave done, because there's no need to run that fast on an unsafe surface." Yes, the racing will suck (maybe not with the reduced horsepower) but I agree that it seems like it needs to be repaved. One problem with canceling the IndyCar race: IndyCar just announced they were giving double points for all three 500 mile races this year (Indy/Pocono/Fontana) - I don't like the idea but you probably will. I think since they are stressing the importance of all three Triple Crown races to this degree, they are not going to cancel that race, especially since the attendance was questionable the past couple years (I'm wondering if this is primarily to raise Pocono/Fontana attendance). CART never attempted to run again at Texas or any SMI track after they canceled their 2001 Texas race the day of the race, and one of the many reasons they fell apart is because they alienated both oval track-owning bodies. "Awesome job, Alex Bowman. Get this guy in Biffles car next week!" Put him in an RPM car when Ambrose leaves to go back to V8 Supercars with Penske, and then if he succeeds there, then promote him to Roush. 575. Sean posted: 03.24.2014 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I will add that I'd rather see Goodyear work on the tires and the teams use less aggressive camber setups (they should learn their lesson for next time) than for the track to be repaved. I actually have more faith in ISC than in Goodyear, although that's not saying much. 576. Rusty posted: 03.24.2014 - 5:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cole Whitt and Michael Annett did well to get top 20 finishes. I feel like a lot of these young guys in crap equipment are running as well as you could expect them to. With the exception of Ryan Truex, but the poor dude has little to no experience yet. He only has 35 career Nationwide starts, hasn't raced in that series since 2012 and hasn't even sniffed a full season. He only has 4 starts of truck on top of that. At least Bowman has a full season of Nationwide racing under his belt, Whitt and Kligerman have done both truck and Nationwide full time and Allgaier has 5 years of Nationwide experience under his belt. Truex wasn't ready for this opportunity but he kind of didn't have a choice, his development was screwed by JGR and he's struggling to find a gig in any series. He had to take the BK Racing gig to keep his name out there for owners, but it is doubtful he gets a call before the other young guys. 577. cjs3872 posted: 03.24.2014 - 5:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sean, what you said about the potential options for Penske and Ganassi just made my point for me regarding those two organizations not being prepared in the event one of their drivers has to miss a race. Ganassi has no real back-up plan, and certainly Dylan would never be cleared to run a Cup car at this time, while Penske would likely have to go with someone like a Trevor Bayne, since he's also in the Ford camp, but would Roush even allow something like that? Ryan Blaney's certainly not experienced enough, though Penske is planning to run him in at least one Cup race later this year. And if something like were to happen, heaven forbid, I think Ganassi may put one of the Labonte brothers in his car (probably Bobby) in such a situation. Remember that Ganassi already is aligned with Harry Scott's organization, as both Kyle Larson and Dylan Kwasniewski drive in the Nationwide Series for Turner-Scott, and Bobby Labonte does drive the second car for Scott in the few races it will run, so there is a connection there. But a number of other Chevrolet drivers could also pitch in if needed, but Penske's got a tougher problem, if such a situation were to arise, because among Ford drivers, Trevor Bayne is the only real viable option I can see, and I don't see Roush ever letting him near one of Penske's cars. Remember that a couple of years ago, Penske wanted to hire Bayne and Roush blocked it, and that might still be a sore spot between Ford's top two organizations. 578. Daniel posted: 03.24.2014 - 5:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 44 entered at Martinsville: -Timmy Hill in the #33 -Michael McDowell in the #95 579. dennyfan11 posted: 03.24.2014 - 5:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) best wishes to denny hamlin. 580. jabber1990 posted: 03.24.2014 - 5:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) can Bayne go to RPM since they have a better relationship with Roush? I know we're talking about worst-case scenario here though 581. numbah10hatah posted: 03.24.2014 - 7:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #578: Oh, great, Timmy Hill is back. 39 on Truck entry list at Martinsville: Cole Custer is in the #00 Haas Automation Chevy owned by Gene Haas Ray Black Jr. is in the #07 ScubaLife/NASE Worldwide Chevy owned by Ken Smith Chase Pistone is in the #9 NTS Motorsports Chevy owned by Bob Newberry Ted Minor is in the #12 TBA Chevy owned by Joseph Cefalia Gray Gaulding is in the #20 Gemini Southern Chevy owned by Bob Newberry Spencer Gallagher is in the #23 Allegiant Travel Chevy owned by Maurice Gallagher Ben Rhodes is in the #32 Alpha Energy Solutions Chevy owned by Harry Scott Brandon Jones is in the #33 TBA Chevy owned by Steve Turner Erik Jones is in the #51 ToyotaCare Toyota owned by Kyle Busch Raymond Terczak Jr. is in the #56 TBA Chevy owned by himself Josh Williams is in the #66 Southwest Florida Cable Construction Ford owned by Chris Baluch Alex Guenette is in the #74 TBA Chevy owned by Mike Harmon 582. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 03.24.2014 - 7:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Figured i'd come out of my self imposed ban too say this: The "non-athelete" Donovon McNabb was at the track (i'm sure you all saw him on him on 6-times war wagon.) He stil stands by what he said before, NASCAR drivers ARE NOT atheletes but he does think it takes skill and talent too do........ Ignorence and stupidity will never go out of style. BTW this race is an early nominee for "best race of the year." The rest of this years races have been in the "enjoyable" "good" "great" catigories. That is all. 583. numbah10hatah posted: 03.24.2014 - 7:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Forgot something on my Truck entry list notes: John Hunter Nemechek is in the #8 Wood Pellet Grills Toyota owned by Sidney Mauldin 584. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.24.2014 - 7:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) It's hard to say NASCAR drivers are athletes when you see the success of drivers like Buddy Baker, Cale Yarborough, and Tiny Lund. It's easy to say NASCAR drivers are athletes when you see the success of drivers like Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne. Eh, who am I kidding? McNabb's a dumb-crud, and I am more inclined to say NASCAR drivers are athletes only because McNabb said they aren't, just to spite him. 585. jabber1990 posted: 03.24.2014 - 8:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) so, McNabb insults Jimmie Johnson and NASCAR on TV then he gets to ride in the pace car and sit on Jimmie Johnsons pit box for the race? Tony Stewart isn't an athlete, he eats whoppers and is a good spokesman/pitchman *walks away* 586. Jim Davis posted: 03.24.2014 - 8:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's really difficult for me to defend the proposition that NASCAR drivers are athletes with three time champion Tony Stewart appearing in a commercial that pokes fun of how badly out of shape he is - and always has been. Two time truck champion Todd Bodine is also problematic for the drivers-are-athletes camp. And the picture of short track legend Dick Trickle smoking during cautions also makes it hard to claim any athletic credentials for NASCAR drivers as a group, drivers like Edwards, Johnson, Martin, etc. notwithstanding. But the real irony is the number of commentators that hold the mutually exclusive positions that 1.) NASCAR drivers are athletes and 2.) women can successfully compete in NASCAR. If NASCAR drivers are athletes then Danica Patrick, Johanna Long, Kenzie Ruston, etc have no more hope of becoming competitive drivers than a female athlete has of making the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA, etc. I think the above is a useful rule of thumb for whether a discipline is athletic or not. If women can compete with men, probably not, if they can't, probably so. I would not hesitate to state that drag racers are not athletes and I think the jury is still out for distance racers but I am inclined to think they are not as well. 587. cjs3872 posted: 03.24.2014 - 9:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NicoRosbergFan, put Cale into that second category, the one with the fitter drivers. Here's a man that was once a part of a farm team with the Washington Redskins and was probably the smallest of the elite NASCAR drivers of his day, but I'm not sure there has EVER been a tougher driver in the history of NASCAR than Cale Yarborough, and that includes Dale Earnhardt, Sr., about whom Yarborough once said that "you couldn't castrate him with a chainsaw". All you need to now about Cale is this. He made 560 starts in NASCAR's top series, and he never once required a relief driver in any of those starts, and the cars and races were much tougher back then than they are now, and he never once needed a relief driver. And even in his later years, Cale was among the fittest drivers, because he had to be, since he was always among the smallest drivers in the field. To me, the definitive portrait of Cale Yarborough was one that the Car & Track camera crew got of him walking back to the pits after he crashed with just a few laps remaining in the World 600 in 1974. If ever there was a driver that gave it his all, it was Cale Yarborough. Buddy Baker, Tiny Lund, and some of the others, I'll agree with about not looking athletic, but not Cale Yarborough. 588. Gabriel Nunes posted: 03.24.2014 - 9:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Awesome race, especially being there to see 43 of the best drivers in the world compete for the 5th time in my life! Stinks Denny Hamlin couldn't race, but Sam Hornish Jr. did bring his car to a Top 20 finish. Fact: This was Sam Hornish Jr's first race in ANY series since the 2013 Homestead finale in the NNS Series. 589. Eric posted: 03.24.2014 - 10:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NicoRosbergFan, Cjs3872 is right about Cale being an athlete and being a fit driver. Cale played High School Football, semi pro football, and was a golden glove boxer. Cale weighted 185 pounds despite being 5 foot 7, but there has been athletes that were stocky like Cale Yarborough before and after in football. 590. Sean posted: 03.24.2014 - 11:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "43 of the best drivers in the world" I hope you're being sarcastic. No series has the right to claim that, since a true list of the 43 best drivers in the world would include drivers in a bunch of different series. 591. TS1420 posted: 03.25.2014 - 12:35 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Little late on my post races thoughts, internet crapped out after that race yesterday and been busy until tonight. -Congrats to Rowdy on his 2nd straight win at Fontana. He kind of won both races in similar fashion. -Pretty respectable race for SHR. They persevered and picked up a pair of top fives with Tony & Kurt. Kevin should have been a win contender but was bitten by tires twice. And Danica didn't embarrass herself and picked up a top 15 finish. -The tire issues I pin more on the teams and Goodyear and I do the track. The teams knew of these issues and continued using extreme tire abusing setups anyways (I bet if it wasn't mandated, a majority of the drivers would still probably be forgoing the HANS Device to this day) and Goodyear for getting caught napping yet again and not having a tire test with the higher downforce/no minimum ride height cars at this worn out pavement track. -Instead of doing a full repave job at Fontana. ISC should just repave the problematic backstraight and leave the rest alone for a while. -Could have done without The Most Uninteresting Man in the World dulling up front of the field for most of the race. -Jeff Gordon's race was like an epic struggle of him against The Hands of Fate. He refused to lose, but fate would not let him win: Jeff Gordon: I'm gonna win this race! Fate: No you're not. Go away. *steps on Gordon's accelerator and makes him speed on pit road* JG: I'm back! And I'm gonna win! Fate: YOU AGAIN? *messes with the pit road light* JG: Dammit! I'm not gonna lose! I got the best car on the long run! Fate: If that's the case *caution as Gordon gets close to the lead, multiple times* JG: We are getting into a long green run! Oh no... vibration.... Fate: Hahaha! What now Gord- 48 Cars Tire: I'm Jimmie Johnson. BOOM! Confetti. JG: YES! I TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA WI- Fate: Clint, buddy. Is your arm itchy? Do you need to scratch it? JG: SON OF A B****! Alan Gustafson: Don't worry Jeff! I'm a master race car setter upper guy. I got this covered. JG: .... F***! F***! F***! I give this race a 8/10 (Jimmie trolling & tire issues knocked it down from a possible 9. Smoke not pulling off the miracle two tire upset kept it from being a 10) 592. The Long Shot posted: 03.25.2014 - 12:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) "I hope you're being sarcastic. No series has the right to claim that, since a true list of the 43 best drivers in the world would include drivers in a bunch of different series." He didn't say "the 43 best drivers", he said "43 of the best drivers". There's a difference. That doesn't make it any less preposterous (any race with Timmy Hill in it automatically is invalid from this consideration). @TS1420: That was a genius post. The Alan Gustafson part made me laugh the hardest. 593. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 03.25.2014 - 1:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race got really intense in the final laps, just like last year. Finishes like this are why I have grown to like this track. Once again: Congrats to Kyle Larson for running a good race and giving Busch a good run through that final turn. I think he and Ryan Blaney will be the ones to watch out for when talking about future stars in NASCAR, and if Alex Bowman got a shot with a better team I'd like to see what he can do. 594. Scott. B posted: 03.25.2014 - 3:00 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) The 350 pound NFL offensive linemen who block for guys like McNabb are athletes, though, correct? Why can't they pick up a fumble and run it 50 yards downfield without sucking Oxygen on the sidelines as soon as the play is over? Even Mikey Waltrip, who's a big guy compared to today's drivers, ran marathons. 595. Scott. B posted: 03.25.2014 - 3:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Re relief drivers, it's also possible that Front Row might lend another Ford team a driver on a short term basis. They have Reuti on their roster, but aren't even using him full time. 596. John Royal posted: 03.25.2014 - 3:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) It is not important if NASCAR drivers are athletes or not. They are just people who race and do that well. 597. An Aussie Commentator posted: 03.25.2014 - 6:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) OH MY GOD! What is the IQ of some of the people in the ESPN NASCAR section? I doubt it's above room temperature. In Celcius 598. Sarf52 posted: 03.25.2014 - 7:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) According to Jayski, Josh Williams is entered in the #66, a 2008 Ford. If a 6 year old truck can make the race, damn I'll be impressed. 599. Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 03.25.2014 - 10:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "According to Jayski, Josh Williams is entered in the #66, a 2008 Ford. If a 6 year old truck can make the race, damn I'll be impressed." It depends on the engine. The truck series used the same body style from 2005-2013, so there shouldn't be any issues with the chassis. How competitive he is will depend on whether the engine is six years old as well. 600. Scott B posted: 03.25.2014 - 1:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just throwing out a hypothetical here, not wishing a jinx on anybody... Say, for the sake of discussion, an A-list driver had to miss a race, or a few races, for medical reasons. Under the current rules, would it make sense for a lesser team like Front Row to give up even a FULL TIME driver to relieve for another team? I'm thinking, it could be good strategy under the current Chase rules. If Brad K was going to miss a start in the Blue Deuce, or Carl Edwards in the #99 (assuming Trevor Bayne was already in the #21 that week), why not put David Ragan in that seat and shuffle another driver into Ragan's seat? Front Row doesn't have a realistic chance of winning other that at a plate track. If Ragan went out and won a race in a relief role, all he would have to do to become chase eligible when he returned to Front Row would be to stay high enough in points. It's not necessarily a likely scenario, but still within the realm of possibility, since it could be beneficial to both teams involved. 601. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.25.2014 - 3:09 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Ralph Wilson, the founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills, has passed away at 95. RIP 602. SpeedWorld97 posted: 03.25.2014 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Some big news regarding this year's Indy 500: - Dario Franchitti will drive the 2014 Camaro Z28 pace car for this May's race. - Also, it has been confirmed that 2014 will be the final year Jim Nabors sings "Back Home Again in Indiana" as part of the Indianapolis 500 opening ceremonies. While it's definitely sad to hear, it shouldn't come as a surprise, as he is currently in his mid-80s. 603. DB1995 posted: 03.25.2014 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) Lynda Petty, the wife of Richard Petty, passed away today. Prayers to the Petty's 604. The Long Shot posted: 03.25.2014 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That's sad to hear. My best wishes to Richard Petty and his family. Same goes for the Wilson family. 605. cjs3872 posted: 03.25.2014 - 5:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Heaven sakes, it's been a bad couple of weeks in sports, especially auto racing. Last week, we lost Gary Bettenhausen, who one of the greatest sprint car drivers of all-time, a 4-time IndyCar winner, and nearly won the Indianapolis 500 in 1972 driving for Roger Penske, a man so gracious that he mentored two of the greatest champions in history, Emerson Fittipaldi and Nelson Piquet, who combined to win five F1 titles, so they could try to compete at Indy. Fittipaldi added two Indianapolis 500s and an IndyCar title to his F1 accomplishments, and who knows what Piquet might have done in IndyCar racing if not for his horrendous practice crash at Indy in 1992. Then there's the father of FOX Sports' John Roberts, the middle Waltrip brother Bobby, and now the Queen of NASCAR, Lynda Petty. If Richard Petty is the King of NASCAR, then Lynda is undoubtedly it's queen. And on top of all that comes the word that Ralph Wilson, one of the last two surviving members of the "Foolish Club", which were the eight original American Football League owners, has also died, a fact that leaves a question about the future of the Buffalo Bills. With Wilson's death, only Barron Hilton, who founded the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960 (they only played one year there before moving to San Diego), is left among the original AFL team owners. 606. DB1995 posted: 03.25.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I wonder if Aric Almirola will run a memorial scheme this weekend?, It would be incredible to see him win the race. 607. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.25.2014 - 6:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So sorry to hear about Linda. The entire Petty clan has my sincerest prayers and condolences. 608. New14 & 88Fan posted: 03.25.2014 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to the Petty family. As cjs stated, it's been a rough two weeks in sports. 609. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.25.2014 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm with DB1995. I hope Aric and Marcos, but especially Aric, go out there at Martinsville, the Petty's playground, and beat everybody else's asses in. 610. Daniel posted: 03.25.2014 - 7:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) -David Stremme now in the #33 -Dave Blaney a late entry in the #77 611. murb posted: 03.25.2014 - 8:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope Aric can win one for The King this weekend. I'll be pulling for the 43 car twice as hard as I usually do. 612. Ryan posted: 03.25.2014 - 9:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Green is on twitter now if you want to go yell at him about starting and parking 613. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 03.25.2014 - 11:52 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Prayers to the Petty family. Like some of you have already said, hopefully Almirola can give that #43 car a great run this coming week. That car has had its fair share of highlights there, even when the #43 was still fielded by an out-of-their-prime Petty Enterprises team (Hamilton led over 300 laps in the Fall '96 race and Andretti came back from a lap down to win the Spring '99 race, and we can't forget one of Bobby Labonte's last great runs in Cup, finishing 3rd in the Fall '06 race). 614. cjs3872 posted: 03.26.2014 - 1:33 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) And let's not forget that in 2012, Aric Almirola finished fourth at Martinsville, RCRandPenskeGuy. I do wonder whether or not Richard Petty and cousin and long-time crew chief Dale Inman, who had been named the Grand Marshals for the upcoming race at Martinsville will go forward with that, or relinquish that because of the grief they're understandably feeling at this time. After all, while NASCAR lost it's Queen, the Pettys lost their Rock of Gibraltar, the one they always looked to in times of distress, with the death of Lynda Petty. And that's something Richard would likely tell anyone. My opinion is that they'll go ahead with those duties. At least Lynda Petty lived long enough to see all the members of the family dynasty (Richard Petty, Lee Petty, Dale Inman, and this year, Maurice Petty) get inducted into NASCAR's Hall of Fame. I think NASCAR should dedicate the rest of the 2014 racing season to Lynda's memory. 615. b4il3y posted: 03.26.2014 - 4:01 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) God bless Lynda Petty.. and I hope Richard can deal with it well, as my own Dad died and my mother after 5 years has not. 616. b4il3y posted: 03.26.2014 - 4:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) And, lots guys finished on the lead lap today doing well. Cole Whitt, Annett, Hornish, and lots of others that with real rides can win races. 617. Jocke1 posted: 03.26.2014 - 6:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (2) Some things I noticed after this last race, the Auto Club 400: Race #5 Top 5 finishers: All with four-letter names. Top 5 in the points standings, post-race: All with four-letter names. Top 5 pit crews: All with four-letter driver names. Winner of the race: Led 5 laps. Car #5 got less than 5 points. (also four-letter team owner name) Kyle Larson (four letters) is 55 points behind the leader, Carl Edwards. Lead changes: 3'5' Time of race: 3h:0'5' 618. Zackary Shawn posted: 03.26.2014 - 12:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So why aren't we all pissed off at Keith Olbermann? Is it because he's irrelevant? Because he has a political background? What he said (especially his follow up comments to fans on Twitter) was a lot worse than Donovan McNabb. McNabb was just ignorant, Olbermann was mean spirited. 619. Eric posted: 03.26.2014 - 1:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Zackary Shawn, This is the first time I heard of Keith Olbermann's comments about NASCAR. I really don't follow him in years. I remembered him and Dan Patrick being on Sportscenter in the 1990's and this before Kieth got his political show. Keith got his start on National television as sports caster before having his own political show. What you also have to understand is a lot of people can't stand Keith Olbermann and don't watch his shows as a result. Keith also has a well earned bad reputation and is very lucky that he's on television because of the amount of bridges Keith has burned in his professional career. When MSNBC fires you, there that speaks volumes about the employee since Keith has the same political views as MSNBC. 620. Duke posted: 03.26.2014 - 2:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @618 Kieth Olbermann is irrelevant 621. cjs3872 posted: 03.26.2014 - 3:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Of course, more people might watch Keith's show on ESPN if it had a better timeslot than midnight or 1 AM. He probably gets better ratings on the west coast then he does in the big markets east of the Continental Divide for that reason. Actually, I remember Keith when he worked for KNX in Los Angeles. And I liked him when he was on MSNBC, as well as when he worked in the studio for NBC's NFL coverage several years ago, not to mention his previous stint with ESPN. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, he was the first to mention the news of Mickey Mantle's death in 1995. He seems to have rubbed many people the wrong way (especially with his "worst in the world" segments), but I've always liked him. But he's always been very opinionated. Last year, during Turner Sports' coverage of the MLB playoffs (which Olbermann was the studio host of, likely to ESPN's consternation), they did a profile on Vin Scully, no doubt someone Olbermann looked up to in his days in L.A., and he said that, even after 64 years in the business (and at the age of 86), that Vin Scully is still undisputedly the best there is in the business today. Does he (Olbermann) say outlandish things? Of course he does, but then, so does everyone else in that line of work. That's the business he's in. And back to racing, Dale, Jr. seems to be irked about the Denny Hamlin situation, especially as it relates to the seeming lack of information on his condition coming from NASCAR. It seems that he wants to know about the timeline of events that led to Denny's being pulled out of his car just prior to the race at Auto Club Speedway, something I think may be along the lines of post-concussion syndrome. Remember that Dale, Jr. took himself out of the Chase a couple of years ago for that very same reason. It seems to me that he's starting to take the leadership role in the garage area that his father commanded for so many years until his death at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500, a leadership position that nobody seems to have wanted to take, until now. 622. John Royal posted: 03.26.2014 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fortunately Denny Hamlin is okay, there was small piece of metal in his eye which is now removed. He feels good and is cleared to race Martinsville. 623. joey2448 posted: 03.26.2014 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "It seems to me that (Dale Jr's) starting to take the leadership role in the garage area that his father commanded for so many years until his death at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500, a leadership position that nobody seems to have wanted to take, until now." I get the same feeling, cjs. This is now Junior's 15th year in the Cup series, and I get the idea that he's kind of taken the role of "mayor" now that Jeff Burton isn't a full time driver. Jeff Gordon is probably THE head honcho in the garage area that fellow drivers and media members listen to the most, but I think Junior falls behind him in terms of leadership. I mean, he does seem to be coming up with some good ideas in recent years (especially about paving the backstretch at Fontana, rather than the whole track). Also, as John Royal mentioned, there was a piece of metal found in Hamlin's eye that was the cause of his concern on Sunday....I mean, WHAT??? What a strange occurrence! 624. joey2448 posted: 03.26.2014 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is kind of a random thought here, but does anyone else think Kasey Kahne's behavior has become a bit strange in recent years? Whenever I see an interview with Kasey, he seems to be like, mentally checked out. It's like he's on drugs or something. I'm not suggesting he is on drugs, and I don't believe he is, but his interviews always seem a bit weird. I understand he is media-shy and probably doesn't like being on camera a lot, but he seems to have retreated through the years. 625. jabber1990 posted: 03.26.2014 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) since Denny had Metal in his eye it leads to this (possibly stupid) question: how do you get metal in your eye? yes, i'll accept "he crashes a lot (see 2013)" but he's always wearing a helmet 626. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 03.26.2014 - 6:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "So why aren't we all pissed off at Keith Olbermann? Is it because he's irrelevant? Because he has a political background? What he said (especially his follow up comments to fans on Twitter) was a lot worse than Donovan McNabb. McNabb was just ignorant, Olbermann was mean spirited." What did he say? Either way BSPN lost more crediability when they hired him (not that BSPN had any too begin with anyway.) 627. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.26.2014 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Hamlin having metal in his eye really isn't that odd of an occurrence. Just standing on pit road without eye protection would be enough to get metal in your eye. 628. cjs3872 posted: 03.26.2014 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @626, from what I gather, Olbermann put Eddie Gossage, the GM of the Texas Motor Speedway in his "Worst Persons in the Sports World" segment in his ESPN show because of building his ginormous TV at TMS. If so, then kudos to Olbermann, because it seems that all they want to do at the tracks of Speedway Motorsports is one-up "Jerryworld", and then each other when it comes to building the largest TV in the world. When the new Cowboys Stadium was built, they had the largest TV in the world, so that all the fans there could see the action (not that they'd like what they'd see), since not all of them can actually see the action on the field. SMI responded by building an even bigger TV at Charlotte Motor Speedway, so that Bruton Smith could one-up Jerry Jones. Now Eddie Gossage has built an even bigger TV and Texas Motor Speedway to outdo even Charlotte Motor Speedway. But none of that can make the action on the track better. In fact, all it does is to distract the drivers from what they're supposed to be doing. In other words, all they're doing is wasting money frivolously. If they want to build TVs so that the fans can see the action they can't see on the track, that's one thing, but they're building bigger and bigger TVs just to outdo their rivals and claim theirs as the biggest, and to me, that's a waste of both time and money. Let's also not forget that Gossage has also been involved in a war of words with F1 boss Bernie Eccelstone and even Cowboys owner Jerry Jones about when their events would take place, because NASCAR's fall date in Texas is in direct competition with the F1 race in the state capital in Austin, and potentially the Dallas Cowboys if the NFL schedules a Cowboys home game for that date. (I don't think any of those parties have to worry that much about competing head-to-head with the Houston Texans, even if a Texans home game is also scheduled for that date.) NASCAR has a similar problem with their Chase opener near Chicago, which will, from time to time, compete head-to-head with a Chicago Bears home game. 629. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.26.2014 - 7:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I dare the NFL the schedule both the Texans AND the Cowboys for that weekend in November, because they will sell out both while nobody goes to the races. 630. cjs3872 posted: 03.26.2014 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As I said NicoRosbergFan, I don't think either NASCAR or F1 has anything to worry about with the Houston Texans, because, with apologies to their fans, the Texans are the lowest rung on the pro sports totem pole in Texas, other than the MLB teams, and that includes the three NBA teams in Texas. So I don't think they have anything to worry about with the Texans. But they do have to worry about regarding the Cowboys not to mention going head-to-head with each other. But this is not the only place where this is a problem. As I noted, the Chase opener just outside of Chicago frequently has to go head-to-head with Bears games, which is a major problem for NASCAR in Chicago. And NASCAR caught a huge break this past weekend because, not only were they not head-to-head with the Lakers in Los Angeles, but this is one of those extremely rare years when the Lakers are terrible (the explosion vs. the Knicks last night not withstanding), so even if they were head-to-head with the Lakers, they would likely have won out, and the race was just before the start of the MLB season, when they would have had competition from up to 3 MLB teams, the Dodgers, Angels, and Padres. And even as good as they are this year, the Clippers will never rate in Southern California. So NASCAR caught a huge break this week, as far as competition goes. The one instance where I think NASCAR can go head-to-head with the NFL at the start of the Chase and win out would be if they held the Chase opener at Indy, because even a sparse crowd there would dwarf any crowd the Colts could ever get at home, even if the crowd at Indy is only 75 or 80 thousand. There's a reason why NASCAR now runs the fall race at Charlotte on a Saturday night. They don't want to risk competing head-to-head with the NFL's Carolina Panthers, and college football's never really been that big in North Carolina. So by running that race on a Saturday night, they have the spotlight to themselves, and allow the Panthers to get the spotlight on Sunday, assuming they're not playing on Monday night of that weekend, or on a bye that weekend. But NASCAR's really in a pinch on the weekend that the fall race at Texas is run, because if they run it on Sunday, they risk being head-to-head with the Cowboys, and if they run it on Saturday night, they run an even greater risk of it being head-to-head with college football, which is king in Texas, even over the Cowboys. So NASCAR's really in a bind that weekend. 631. JG24FanForever posted: 03.26.2014 - 9:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fastest Laps in this race: Jeff Gordon 50 Jimmie Johnson 48 Brad Keselowski 8 Kyle Busch 7 Brain Vickers 7 Kevin Harvick 7 Pass Difference: Jeff Gordon 69 (118 passes, passed 49 times.) Clint Bowyer 37 (92 passes, passed 55 times.) Dale Earnhardt jr. 36 (120 passes, 84 times passed.) Tony Stewart 33 (121 passes, 88 times passed.) Josh wise 33 (184 passes!!, 151 times passed!!) Driver rating: Jimmie Johnson 127.4 (Finished 24th, and still had the best race rating.) Kyle Busch 123.1 Matt Kenseth 117.1 Jeff Gordon 114.0 Brian Vickers 111.9 632. JG24FanForever posted: 03.26.2014 - 10:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "-Jeff Gordon's race was like an epic struggle of him against The Hands of Fate. He refused to lose, but fate would not let him win: Jeff Gordon: I'm gonna win this race! Fate: No you're not. Go away. *steps on Gordon's accelerator and makes him speed on pit road* JG: I'm back! And I'm gonna win! Fate: YOU AGAIN? *messes with the pit road light* JG: Dammit! I'm not gonna lose! I got the best car on the long run! Fate: If that's the case *caution as Gordon gets close to the lead, multiple times* JG: We are getting into a long green run! Oh no... vibration.... Fate: Hahaha! What now Gord- 48 Cars Tire: I'm Jimmie Johnson. BOOM! Confetti. JG: YES! I TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA WI- Fate: Clint, buddy. Is your arm itchy? Do you need to scratch it? JG: SON OF A B****! Alan Gustafson: Don't worry Jeff! I'm a master race car setter upper guy. I got this covered. JG: .... F***! F***! F***!" I love this. Gordon was THE best driver of this race. Too bad he was annihilated on the restart. Gordon's epic failures since 2007: Spring Texas 2007 Watkins Glen 2007 2007 Championship His entire 2008 season Las Vegas 2010 Spring Martinsville 2010 Spring Phoenix 2010 Spring Texas 2010 Bristol Night 2011 (Only lost it because Kenseth and Keselowski were taking advantage of the Pit Road speed traps.) Fall Richmond 2011 (Paul Menard was the villain in this race, with his fake spin.) Spring Martinsville 2012 (Hasn't led the most laps since.) California 2014 633. joey2448 posted: 03.26.2014 - 10:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) JG24FF, you forgot to include the spring race at Richmond in 2010, when he led on the final restart with five laps to go, only to let Kyle Busch pass him and win the race. All of those races are heartbreakers for me... 634. JG24FanForever posted: 03.26.2014 - 11:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "you forgot to include the spring race at Richmond in 2010, when he led on the final restart with five laps to go, only to let Kyle Busch pass him and win the race." I thought about listing this one, but I guess, since I was at a party at the time and missed it, this race never felt like a failure to me. 635. JG24FanForever posted: 03.26.2014 - 11:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Top 15 finish stats for this race: Jeff Gordon-516th Top 15 in 730 career starts for a .706 batting average. Danica Patrick-5th career Top 15 in 51 career starts for a .098 batting average. Austin Dillon-5th career Top 15 in 18 career starts for a .277 batting average. Kyle Larson-3rd career Top 15 in 9 career starts for a .333 batting average. 636. DB1995 posted: 03.26.2014 - 11:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Guys, If you will please say a prayer for my family, My grandma only has 3 weeks to a month left to live from cancer in her intestines. 637. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.27.2014 - 8:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let's see... Spring Texas 2007 His fault Watkins Glen 2007 His fault 2007 Championship Knaus sabotage His entire 2008 season Team as a whole sucked that year... don't blame the driver when something was clearly off Las Vegas 2010 One of the most dominant races of the last 30 years; crew chief Spring Martinsville 2010 Sh*t-canned by Kenseth Spring Phoenix 2010 He only had the lead on pit stops; wasn't really that strong that night Spring Texas 2010 Can't blame him for something else Bristol Night 2011 As you said, other drivers cheated Fall Richmond 2011 Spin-gate Spring Martinsville 2012 Bowyer, part 1 California 2014 He had a FLAT! Thus, Jimmie failed too... poor logic. It's RACING. This happens to everybody. Epic failure is when you miss a restart at Pocono or at the Bud Shootout and blow the transmission trying to catch back up. 638. DYL101 posted: 03.27.2014 - 8:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I give Landon Cassil credit for trying. But low grade equipment and 0 tires bounds to turn you into a weapon on the track. But hey got some TV time! 639. Sean posted: 03.27.2014 - 11:40 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) Keith Olbermann criticized the right guy for the wrong reasons. Eddie Gossage IS one of the biggest jerks in racing. He's willing to take money from anyone, regardless of how sleazy (NRA, Duck Dynasty) to pander to his audience (and I'd say the same thing if he got Planned Parenthood to sponsor a race too, although Dover's Autism Speaks sponsorship is almost as bad). The track was a complete fiasco when it opened like rarely seen before or since with the inaugural IRL race not counting laps for drivers who crossed the start-finish line in the pits and water seeping out from beneath the track causing an opening-lap 13-car crash in the 1998 Cup race there... Maybe not his fault, but he's the kind of guy who would be excited to have DRAMA, regardless of how safe something is... The only promoter (since Humpy Wheeler I guess, another guy I couldn't really stand) who would wholeheartedly approve of IndyCar starting a race there with a random grid including having crashed cars on the front row for the "excitement" with drivers spinning tires like Vanna White to select their starting positions (even though that race was boring as hell). He wants to publicly whine about Formula One racing at Austin on the same day even though I think the kind of people who would want to attend one of his "shows" is almost a mutually exclusive audience from the people who would want to see an F1 race there (stereotypically: TMS-redneck, Austin-hipster). When Francis Ferko sued to get a second date at TMS, Eddie Gossage fired him due to not liking the negative publicity he got for the loss of the Southern 500 and Rockingham, but it was only the bad publicity he got, even though I'm sure that Gossage hypocritically wanted the same thing (a second date at Texas) himself. He has tried to interfere in the affairs of sanctioning bodies who race there such as when he tried to strongly encourage IndyCar to maintain 75% ovals (essentially abandoning historical road course venues) even though apart from the Indy 500, none of the oval races come close to selling out while the road and especially street course races do... It's not like remaining an all-oval series would have changed anything AT ALL. With the exception of Tony Stewart, it was career road racers who were dominating in the IRL even before the CART drivers took over (Kenny Brack, Arie Luyendyk, Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever, Scott Sharp, Sam Hornish, Greg Ray, Mark Dismore, blah blah blah). History proved that and continues to prove that when mediocre road-racing ladder driver Josef Newgarden beat sprint car star Bryan Clauson in every Indy Lights/IndyCar race they competed together as teammates on the OVALS, even though Newgarden had no oval experience before that and Clauson had tons. Yet Gossage seems to want to go back to the 1960s when men were men, blah blah blah... He is the worst kind of throwback and I can't WAIT for his retirement... All he cares about is to hear himself talk. Everybody knows who he is. How many can name another track promoter? Well, I can think of one: Gillian Zucker at Fontana wants to hear herself talk also, but I'm not even sure who would count as the IMS track promoter. Mark Miles I guess? I do not blame Gossage for how he handled CART's attempt to race at Texas. They were completely incompetent in not having testing sessions the previous summer to make sure their cars were safe to race, and Gossage claims that he attempted to get CART to test there and they refused several times. Given his lack of credibility on other matters, I'm not sure I believe him. I do think him scheduling a CART race is yet another example of his greed, and CART's greed... CART hoped that if they could pull off a thrilling race there it would steal the IRL's thunder, while Gossage was pitting both series against each other and playing them like a book. Then after the IRL had clearly won the war, he instantly removed the track's second date when he got a second NASCAR date. Gossage is an example of everything that is wrong with racing today... The gimmicks he covets for "the show", much like Humpy Wheeler's gimmicks, had in my opinion a direct influence on NASCAR's ultimate decision to have gimmick rules over the entire schedule. The track has indeed progressed from godawful to mediocre, but even with worn pavement, that track is not entertaining, so Gossage feels the need to sleaze it up and consistently pander to a redneck audience I'm not even sure exists anymore while simultaneously alienating the traditional fan base by his track being responsible for the loss of Rockingham and Darlington. He acts like he cares about motorsports integrity (which to him seems to mean going back to the '60s or '70s) but he's really the jerkiest promoter in NASCAR who only cares about himself and people knowing who he is... And I realize I'm not helping with that. So yeah, I TOTALLY get why Olbermann would pick him. The problem is he didn't do enough research and come up with the right reasons to pick on him. I'm actually disturbed with people's ignorance in the comments who think he's just some political reporter that ESPN hired without having any clue about his past history there or that he was considered a bit of a SportsCenter legend... I can't stand political pundits on either side, especially those who use straw man arguments to act like the most extreme examples of their opposition are the mainstream position. Sensationalist garbage sucks, but I guess I'm more okay with it in sports reporting since it has far less of a potential to have real-world impact. Olbermann is back where he should be, and he was right to criticize Gossage. He just did so for the wrong reasons. Besides, weren't Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann largely responsible for hyping up NASCAR in the '90s on SportsCenter (especially being amused by Dick Trickle?) Olbermann had a positive impact on NASCAR, and if he's making cracks now, it's because he thinks the product was better in the '90s than it is today, and how many of us would agree with that here? 640. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 03.27.2014 - 11:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Besides, weren't Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann largely responsible for hyping up NASCAR in the '90s on SportsCenter (especially being amused by Dick Trickle?) Olbermann had a positive impact on NASCAR, and if he's making cracks now, it's because he thinks the product was better in the '90s than it is today, and how many of us would agree with that here?" Olbermann is still a toolbox reguardless if he hyped NASCAR in the 90's and is making cracks about it now. (Dan Patrick i actually don't mind hearing him speak, i watch his radio show on NBCSN once in a while.) And product is the same too me know as it was in the 90's. I really can't believe people get bent outta shape over weither or not a is "good" or not (unless you miss your gimmicks). Racing is racing, watch it or leave. (btw Eddie Gossage is too a toolbox, along with Bruton Smith (Bernie Eccilstones long last twin brother). If anything Texas deserves one date.) 641. Sean posted: 03.27.2014 - 12:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I really can't believe people get bent outta shape over weither or not a is "good" or not (unless you miss your gimmicks)." Wait, wait, wait, are you implying that Cup had more gimmicks in the '90s than it does today? This I've got to hear. 642. NicoRosbergFan posted: 03.27.2014 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm sad to share the news that Shawna Robinson has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Wishing her the best, and she has my prayers. 643. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 03.27.2014 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Wait, wait, wait, are you implying that Cup had more gimmicks in the '90s than it does today? This I've got to hear." Nope, i'm not saying that all. Racing NOW and in the 90's is about the same too me. Take AWAY the gimmicks, the racing is about the same too me. Now include the gimmicks (GWC, Double-file restarts and debris cautions all of which fans * some,not all* want but will not admit too wanting.) you could say it is worse. There have been "boring" races in the 90's (don't deny it, there were people) and there have been "boring" races now. That will never change. I've enjoyed all 5 races this year (including Bristol. Last Bristol race i enjoyed was in 2008.) If people want gimmicks too go away, then maybe the people that want gimmicks should shut it. People like Bruton, Humpy and Eddie keep coming up with these gimmicks because they hear it from somewhere else that isn't the voices in there heads? Take a moment and think about that. Dave Despain said this on his show some years ago "most races are average, some are good, few are great, fewer then that are awsome and then you have your once in a generation Grade A classic." 644. JG24FanForever posted: 03.27.2014 - 9:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I was sifting through old comments, and I came across comments questioning Paul Menard's talent and ability. Then I did my usual "reading the numbers" gambit, to get a quick and superficial look at Menard's success. 1 win 11 Top 5's (Kyle Petty has 52.) 36 Top 10's 76 Top 15's (Dan Pat has 5.) Has he really had that many Top 15's?! Is Paul Menard a good Cup driver now? 645. Debris posted: 03.27.2014 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm pretty sure that most people most people on here recognized that Paul Menard has some talent sometime around 2010 or 2011. On another note this race was rough for Fords. Carl Edwards was the only one to finish on the lead lap and inside the Top 25. 646. JG24FanForever posted: 03.27.2014 - 10:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I'm pretty sure that most people most people on here recognized that Paul Menard has some talent sometime around 2010 or 2011." Really? cjs3872 says the cars are too easy to drive, because drivers like Paul Menard are competing for Top 5 finishes, Like he did at Vegas. I really want to hear a 2 comment long opinion from DSFF and cjs3872. 647. cjs3872 posted: 03.27.2014 - 11:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) JG24FF, I think they are a bit too easy to drive, though that has no part in Paul Menard doing as well as he's done this year, particularly his run at Las Vegas. I said it when it was announced that he was joining RCR, but I can't help but feel that Ryan Newman's engineering background has helped RCR all the way around. That's one area of the sport in which RCR's fallen behind and been behind for many years, because Childress is one of those old-school racers that preferred to do it the old way, and he fell considerably behind as a result. I also feel that Newman's presence was one big reason why SHR took off as soon as it did. Tony Stewart needed someone that understood the engineering side of it when he bought that organization, and he hit the jackpot with Ryan Newman. I also wonder if SHR would be having some of these comical problems if Newman was still there. But back to how much easier the cars are to drive. Certainly, NASCAR's aided and abetted that with some of what they've done with the current car, whether it's adding downforce, especially with the bigger spoiler, or going with softer tires, which gives the cars more grip, and lowering the weight of the cars by 200 lbs., which many people seem to have forgotten about, All these things have made the cars handle better, and as a result, drive easier. It's not just one thing. But the cars have also gotten easier to drive as technology has increased. Whether it was the introduction of power steering to NASCAR by Geoff Bodine and Bobby Allison, more aerodynamic cars, beginning with the '83 T-Bird, and the evolution of technology in general, which brought on the engineering side of it in the 90s, the cars have gotten progressively easier to drive over time, but that's true in almost every major racing series, from NASCAR to F1 to IndyCar. and as the cars have gotten easier to drive, they've also gotten faster, to the point where they are now too fast to race competitively on the bigger tracks. And of course, the technology has also allowed the drivers to race harder because the cars will now last the duration of a 500-mile race being run as hard as possible. The experience that was once needed to be able to win races is less and less a factor, and can actually work against a driver, because the cars can be run so hard from start to finish. Last week, we saw the experience factor come back into play although that was more due to an unsafe track that was causing blown tires than anything else. Sure, setup had something to do with it, with teams running 12-14 lbs. of pressure in the left front tire, but I believe there wouldn't have been a problem if were not for the backstretch, which is unsafe and needs to be repaved immediately. The aggressive air pressure setups are something NASCAR can stop by mandating a minimum air pressure on the left front tire like they do the right front. Currently, there is no rule regarding how much air pressure a team has to put in the left front tire, and this is something NASCAR could change, like it did when they did mandate a minimum amount of air pressure teams could put in the right front tire. But unfortunately, no rue change could have prevented the problems seen last wee, because the back straightaway at Auto Club Speedway is unsafe because of the huge bump, and that's going to be a BIG problem at Kentucky, because I think we could see tires blow out right and left. Ironically, I predicted before last season started that there would be races plagued by tire issues because of the excessive speeds caused by the handling-related factors I mentioned above, but excessive speeds had little or nothing to do with what we saw last week. Racing tires are not built to be run over a surface that has characteristics similar to that of the desert, and that's what we saw at Fontana. 648. Daniel posted: 03.28.2014 - 9:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) -#77 of Dave Blaney has withdrawn -#39 of Ryan Sieg and #93 of Jason White have withdrawn from the truck race. -Korbin Forrister now in the #08 instead of Jimmy Weller III 649. The Long Shot posted: 03.28.2014 - 11:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "#39 of Ryan Sieg and #93 of Jason White have withdrawn from the truck race." I wonder whether this means that RSS Racing will focus their efforts on the Nationwide Series for the forseeable future. If so, that's good news for Ryan Sieg, who's been solid in his opportunities so far this year. 650. Anonymous posted: 03.28.2014 - 1:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My TV's not working. Can someone please tell me whether or not it's raining in Martinsville? 651. The Long Shot posted: 03.28.2014 - 1:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looking at the radar, I can't really tell. There are some spotty showers north of the track, but nothing directly over it as far as I know. The forecast for today and Saturday appears bleak, with rain scheduled for most of day, but Sunday's forecast has the rain moving out by noon, so we should be okay for the race. 652. Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 03.28.2014 - 2:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ""#39 of Ryan Sieg and #93 of Jason White have withdrawn from the truck race." I wonder whether this means that RSS Racing will focus their efforts on the Nationwide Series for the forseeable future. If so, that's good news for Ryan Sieg, who's been solid in his opportunities so far this year." That is indeed the case. The team said today that they will concentrate on running NNS but will still run a partial truck schedule this year. Ryan has filed for rookie of the year in NNS (which means they get a slightly higher payout) and that sealed their decision. As of Fontana Sieg has switched to earning NNS points as well. 653. SK posted: 05.06.2017 - 5:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Driver change: #27 Matt Crafton (qualified for Menard, whose wife had just given birth.) 654. Ryan M posted: 01.15.2019 - 10:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Random fun fact: All three Front Row cars led exactly one lap in this race, it appears by staying out an extra lap during three different cautions. 655. BroadcastingBrothers posted: 07.26.2020 - 7:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) DC | Denny Hamlin | 11 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs | Toyota 656. Rich posted: 12.08.2020 - 9:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip were the commentators. Matt Yocum, Krista Voda and Steve Byrnes were the pit road reporters. Jeff Hammond was the roving reporter. Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip were in the Hollywood hotel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: