Bonehead of the week: Atlanta

[MRM]

Some interesting candidate for this week's Bonehead of the Week. There is Atlanta Motor Speedway for not having SAFER barriers everywhere a car can make contact with the walls at speed. There is NASCAR for moving the Atlanta race to the second race of the season when the weather typically sucks. Also, the teams that couldn't pass tech and missed being able to qualify. But my candidate is the guys that stole the #44 car inside the truck and trailer they took.

 

[Kyle18fan]

The speedway gets my vote for the second week in a row, also the expert that decided where to end the safer barrier on the inside wall

 

[SpeedPagan]

NASCAR for ****** up the group qualifying and AMS for ****** up the SAFER Barriers.

 

[Skoalbandit33]

I vote for the Einstein that decided to move Atlanta to the secon race of the year.

 

[DUN24]

NASCAR for a plethora of reasons. Also Hamlin and the combination of Biff/Nemechek for taking out a grip load of cars.

 

[Greg]

Nascar friday qualifying

 

[ted@economy]

Nascar friday qualifying

What he said.

 

[Reck]

I vote for the Einstein that decided to move Atlanta to the secon race of the year.

 

[Skoalbandit33]

NASCAR for a plethora of reasons. Also Hamlin and the combination of Biff/Nemechek for taking out a grip load of cars.

I hated to see the 11 car take out so many others but my biggest regret was that Danica wasn't behind him when it happened

 

[Zeck]

I'll give it to the ever 'loving' NASCAR fans two weeks in a row.

 

[ToyYoda]

Nascar friday qualifying

This

 

[DWDawg]

NASCAR for the cluster f#@% they call qualifying

 

[DanicaFreak]

speedway. I was legit scared we would not see the window net come down on the 24 after that wreck

 

[Greg]

Changing my pick to Alan Guf, bought the wrong car to Atlanta

 

[be9ak7ts16]

AMS for a barrier free wall.

 

[Tennessee Racing]

Nascar

 

[kkfan91]

The teams who keep messing up qualifying and then blame NASCAR for their issues.

 

[ladyspartan16]

Can we nominate ourselves?

 

[Greg]

Can we nominate ourselves?

Perhaps but I think the object of this game is to blame someone else.

 

[be9ak7ts16]

Yeah everything is Greg's fault, whatta bonehead.

 

[SpeedPagan]

The teams who keep messing up qualifying and then blame NASCAR for their issues.

NASCAR cut inspection time by an hour. How is that the driver's fault again?

 

[honu]

speedway. I was legit scared we would not see the window net come down on the 24 after that wreck

I agree... Gordon hit that wall a ton! It did take a long time for him to drop the net... I imagine he was waitin' til his eyeballs stopped bouncin' around. Fortunately, it appeared Gordon's car had some lateral movement upon impact, unlike Busch's straight in shot.

 

[breatheoflife]

I agree... Gordon hit that wall a ton!

Don't ask Joey how hard that is!

 

[RacerrecaR]

Hornaday for trying to stay relevant.

 

[Tennessee Racing]

NASCAR cut inspection time by an hour. How is that the driver's fault again?

Haven't you learned by now? This forum is no place for facts.

 

[Bobw]

1] Nascar over SAFER barrier issues
2]Nascar over inspection procedures
3] Hambone over being hambone,,what car took the air off his causing him to loose it?

What'd I win?

 

[Lin]

The speedway gets my vote for the second week in a row, also the expert that decided where to end the safer barrier on the inside wall

Yes.. thank God Jeff didn't hit as hard as Kyle did.

 

[Kyle18fan]

Yes.. thank God Jeff didn't hit as hard as Kyle did.

Yep, it was at an angle thankfully

 

[Lin]

Yep, it was at an angle thankfully

Yes... .at an angle and I don't think with as much force. But it still could have ended badly. The car still hit on the driver's side.

 

[RacerrecaR]

Yep, it was at an angle thankfully

The angle isn't the issue, but rather momentum. In Kyle's crash, all the momentum carried him forward into the wall. In Jeff's crash, most of his momentum was parallel to the track surface and the perpendicular hit to the wall was minimized because of it. Think of it this way...imagine you have a 1:64 diecast car in your hand. In Kyle's crash, take that car and slam it head-on into a wall. In Jeff's crash, turn the car sideways and continue moving it forward while hitting a wall to your left.

 

[Johali]

Hamlin & Nascar in a tie.

 

[Wingnutcnc]

I agree!!!!!!!!

 

[StandOnIt]

I guess Nascar is allergic to tire barriers. Everybody else uses them. I guess they like the look of bare white concrete. Recycle Nascar, or require safer barriers everywhere.

 

[VaDirt]

When 1/3 of the race teams have problems passing tech, and run out of time getting through tech and can't qualify, there's a problem. If it was one or two, sure, I'd wonder about those teams, but 13? NASCAR and their changes just keep getting worse and worse.

 

[Turn5ive]

I'm going to say Brett Moffit. Because his eighth place run Sunday will allow him to be our bonehead many many times in the future.

Snotty rich Des Moines suburban kid.

 

[StandOnIt]

Brett Moffit? He has to be good if Harvick didn't like him. The Harvick seal of approval.

 

[Tennessee Racing]

When 1/3 of the race teams have problems passing tech, and run out of time getting through tech and can't qualify, there's a problem. If it was one or two, sure, I'd wonder about those teams, but 13? NASCAR and their changes just keep getting worse and worse.

You know Nascar is great and has never made a mistake in their entire history. Just ask some on here....

 

[Kyle18fan]

Yes... .at an angle and I don't think with as much force. But it still could have ended badly. The car still hit on the driver's side.

Leave it to poor old Jeff to find a hard wall, Im glad Jeff is ok and hope they just fix the doggone walls