Talladega RACE thread

JEB said:
Jeff Gordon skated thru this weekend by the skin of his teeth. Holy **** man. They were scared of this race.
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Yeah...kinda like the NCAA Tourney though...even the eventual winner usually has a close shave along the way.

I thought it was decent that Brad was honest about doing something he wasn't proud of last week.

...and a Top-20 for Danica !!
 
Marcingak said:
Honestly, as a Gordon fan I lost some respect for him for racing back in the pack like a pussycat. What happened to NASCAR's 100% rule?
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lol

Don't worry. Gordon doesn't need your respect. If NASCAR is going to put plate tracks in the chase, people are just going to try to avoid wrecking in them. There is no skill involved in these races. Just pure luck.
 
Today was the end of Terry Labonte's career. Have a great retirement Iceman. :)

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BobbyFord said:
This points format is terrible.
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Eh, I'm having a hard time deciding that myself TBH. I mean yea it sucks that my driver got eliminated (which objectively doesn't surprise me), but what I'm trying to decide on is 1) whether or not this format actually produced better racing this year and 2) whether or not this was meant to be a gimmick to create news buzz and stories for people to talk about throughout the week, or if this was actually meant to improve the racing product.
 
Marcingak said:
Honestly, as a Gordon fan I lost some respect for him for racing back in the pack like a pussycat. What happened to NASCAR's 100% rule?
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He was never racing to win. He was points racing. He missed 2 huge wrecks because of it. That was the plan all day: to survive into the eliminator round. They will be back at it next weekend.



Reck said:
Hell yeah. Gordon will win next week and clinch a spot for Homestead.

He needs it because Texas will be a DNF.
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He had the car to beat last time @ Texas but got beat on a restart (surprise?). Im more worried about M'ville. He wasnt even competitive last time there.
 
DanicaFreak said:
dont even....I feel like she kept fighting
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Don't even what? I was being genuine. She was leading and looked in good shape for awhile until she just got shuffled to the back. That's plate racing though. I think the #48 let her get out a little too far ahead as well so she lost the push.
 
Racer1930 said:
Yeah...kinda like the NCAA Tourney though...even the eventual winner usually has a close shave along the way.

I thought it was decent that Brad was honest about doing something he wasn't proud of last week.

...and a Top-20 for Danica !!
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Yeah, I liked Brad's interview. I was really hard on him last week, but that's my homie. I don't have to like everything he does to like him - but I liked the fact that he owned up to his stupidity from last week.

I really wish that caution for Larson's spin hadn't come out. Danica got off pit road before Johnson and I would have liked to have seen how it would have unfolded. Then that debris caution with four to go was a real buzz killer.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
He had the car to beat last time @ Texas but got beat on a restart (surprise?). Im more worried about M'ville. He wasnt even competitive last time there.
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That was a fluky race. Hell, Kurt won the thing. lol

He actually got it going at the end but too late. Took a piece of junk car and hauled it to a 12th spot.
 
Mr. Gregory said:
Yeah, I liked Brad's interview. I was really hard on him last week, but that's my homie. I don't have to like everything he does to like him - but I liked the fact that he owned up to his stupidity from last week.

I really wish that caution for Larson's spin hadn't come out. Danica got off pit road before Johnson and I would have liked to have seen how it would have unfolded. Then that debris caution with four to go was a real buzz killer.
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I changed channels before the interview , no way I am watching that ass bag celebrate anything.
 
SpeedPagan said:
Eh, I'm having a hard time deciding that myself TBH. I mean yea it sucks that my driver got eliminated (which objectively doesn't surprise me), but what I'm trying to decide on is 1) whether or not this format actually produced better racing this year and 2) whether or not this was meant to be a gimmick to create news buzz and stories for people to talk about throughout the week, or if this was actually meant to improve the racing product.
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Don't wrack your head trying to figure it out. It's another BS gimmick created by Brian France Jr. to generate revenue. Brian cares more about money than he does about NASCAR. The sport is suffering. New fans do not have the attention span (or the money) required to become lifelong fans. The lifelong fans are becoming weary of the circus that Brian is creating. Enjoy the racing on a per-race basis. The sport is dying before our eyes.
 
KevinWI said:
Don't even what? I was being genuine. She was leading and looked in good shape for awhile until she just got shuffled to the back. That's plate racing though. I think the #48 let her get out a little too far ahead as well so she lost the push.
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I did not mean to not be genuine Im just bummed. SO high and so low.
 
BobbyFord said:
Don't wrack your head trying to figure it out. It's another BS gimmick created by Brian France Jr. to generate revenue. Brian cares more about money than he does about NASCAR. The sport is suffering. New fans do not have the attention span (or the money) required to become lifelong fans. The lifelong fans are becoming weary of the circus that Brian is creating. Enjoy the racing on a per-race basis. The sport is dying before our eyes.
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Hey, I'm not going to give up on my favorite sport that easily. ;) :)

Of course I may start attending more regional series races next year.
 
The Nature Boy said:
Craven just described my driving pet peeve, approaching my exit but too far over to get off.
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that is the worst

i hate not being able to get off. usually after drinking whiskey.

hey ohhhhhhhhhhh. enjoy this one before it gets deleted.
 
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Wow, just wow. What a finish. congrats to Kez but I am disappointed tha he didn't thank KensEth for the help. Logano was a big part to. What KensEth did today is a huge part of why I have total respect for the guy. He had the opportunity to take revenge on Kez but instead pushed him to the win. As far as Hendricks don't worry they will be just fine. Can't be on top all the time.
 
be9ak7ts16 said:
Wow, just wow. What a finish. congrats to Kez but I am disappointed tha he didn't thank KensEth for the help. Logano was a big part to. What KensEth did today is a huge part of why I have total respect for the guy. He had the opportunity to take revenge on Kez but instead pushed him to the win. As far as Hendricks don't worry they will be just fine. Can't be on top all the time.
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I think Kenseth is just waiting for Martinsville and then he'll take his revenge out on Kez.
 
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