The Official NASCAR Thread

[HPLabonte]

Kyle Busch... he may be a complete jerk and ass, but he's undeniably talented. He'll put that car in position to win, and most of the times he would. If it weren't for Jr's bonehead move at Daytona (and THANK GOD FOR IT), Kyle was gonna win the 500, no doubt in my mind. when Kyle's on, he's on and he'll win, he'll just drive away from everyone, Edwards, Johnson, Earnhardt, Gordon, they can't compete, sadly.


I don't think there's any conspiracies going on, I don't think they're doing things in favor of Jr, (other than maybe the 2001 Pepsi 400), i think yesterday's penalty shows that, 50.01 MPH, the leeway area for the Pit Road speed is about 5mph, and at 45 MPH, he was only .01mph over that, and in a true judgment call was penalized. Jr's just good enough to pass everyone else who fall down a lap. He's about as talented as Vickers, Mears, and all them, and I gotta say, Vickers, Earnhardt, and Mears are excellent talents, but they're overshadowed by Busch, Johnson, Gordon, and Edwards every week,

I also gotta give it up for Sliced Bread Joey Logano, that kid has a lot to live up to, and I think he will live up to the hype, he ran a great race yesterday, and he will be the 2009 ROTY, I will admit that; no matter how much I like Scott Speed.

[iamtheddrman]

no matter how much I like Scott Speed.

I was with you til that statement... You seriously like Scott Speed? He was TERRIBLE in F1, causing more wrecks and blowing more engines than almost anyone in recent history (save Yuji Ide). When I saw he was coming to NASCAR, I facepalmed. Of course, he's lived up to his reputation already, taking out some of my favorites

[HPLabonte]

I was with you til that statement... You seriously like Scott Speed? He was TERRIBLE in F1, causing more wrecks and blowing more engines than almost anyone in recent history (save Yuji Ide). When I saw he was coming to NASCAR, I facepalmed. Of course, he's lived up to his reputation already, taking out some of my favorites

I like his attitude, him and Regan Smith, I just like how they handle themselves in interviews, I'll never claim to be a big fan of either, but I like their youthfulness, Regan Smith is so confident, after the Gatorade Twins they asked "Regan, could you have raced your way in if you needed to?" and his reply was "Yeah, no problem." It's just good to see confident new guys, I also hope Red Bull Racing will find SOME success this season, Vickers has some talent, and Speed was good and impressive in the Camping World Truck Series, I think he's definitely improved from F1, but then again, there wasn't much to improve from.

[HPLabonte]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3cwVTpUPHc

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[mimic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3cwVTpUPHc

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Surfer boy got lucky.

[iamtheddrman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3cwVTpUPHc

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If he ever loses his sponsorship or decides to quit NASCAR, he could definitely look into drifting. Doing that unexpectedly at nearly 200 MPH is nothing short of spectacular driving. I missed that race, so thanks for the vid

[Jerome85]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3cwVTpUPHc

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I still cannot believe he drove out of that. that's insane

[HPLabonte]

Well, today's race sucked above and beyond.

[Jerome85]

Well, today's race sucked above and beyond.

Yeah, the moron who ran out in the infield chasing the tire should be relieved of his job. So many teams got screwed after that happened.

Didn't think it would be 'Kurt' Busch this week but he definitely deserved the win, that high line was killin' em. Gordon is still leading the points going into bristol. Another disaster race for Mark Martin in Atlanta, get caught up in a wreck at Bristol and you can kiss the top 35 goodbye. Ouch

Good job Smoke, 8th place finish. I got a good laugh at him putting his old car into the wall.

[Sayburr]

I may have some Bristol Tickets for sale...