Cup RACE thread -- Sonoma

[lisa]

I think I'm having a heart attack.

 

[Blaze]

Denny shouldve won

How so?

 

[Racer1930]

Old Tony smacked him pretty hard that's a big drivers side dent....he wasn't taking any chances.

 

[Acs]

I better not see a single complaint about debris cautions in the race ratings.

 

[Kiante]

Up there with Jeff winning last year at M'Ville.

So friggin' happy right now.

 

[JimmieGordon2448]

I think it should be top 20 not top 30

 

[Pat]

 

[jws926]

I wonder if Tony is gonna make it to VL before Monday

 

[DaBiff1618]

SMOKE!!!! . Man that was bittersweet because I like Hamlin too

 

[Racer1930]

Tony looks "pooped"

 

[Clutch]

Almendinger 47 made a decent recovery.

 

[jws926]

Tony looks "pooped"

Oh yeah he drove his ass to get that win

 

[lisa]

Tony looks "pooped"

He is worn out.

 

[Kiante]

Tony you might need some water. That Coke only exhausts you more in that heat.lol

 

[aunty dive]

Tony looks "pooped"

He does. Look at Edwards, Hamlin and Truex.

 

[jws926]

Now thats cool, Kurt sitting there in VL with Tony

 

[DSquad48]

He's 45, overweight, and probably just drove the hardest he has in a long time. I'd be tired too

 

[Doglover44]

Big question when Tony bumped Denny and he tapped the wall why didn't he get involved too ?

 

[chances14]

cool for tony but man that felt so rigged. hamlin wasn't even mad at all either

so it looks like second year in a row a driver is getting into the chase that didn't even start all the races. what a sham this playoff system is

 

[Rick]

denny hamlin is in love with tony stewart

 

[Racer1930]

Big question when Tony bumped Denny and he tapped the wall why didn't he get involved too ?

I think he hit him "just right" - notice the big dent where Hamlin's front tire was on the impact was just perfectly behind Tony's front tire. Karma or just plain old racing luck.

 

[Zeck]

As someone with self hating problems I'm going to feel for Hamlin this week.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Regardless of what Denny said about not wheel hopping, I saw the rear tires skip a couple of times in Turn 11. Plus, he locked up
the right front. Denny just blew the corner and Tony took advantage.

Way to go, Tony.

 

[Rick]

As someone with self hating problems I'm going to feel for Hamlin this week.

I still can't believe stewart got back around him. The guy runs 109 laps on the markers and with a healthy lead he goes wide on the final turn. naaa

 

[Tennessee Racing]

I still can't believe stewart got back around him. The guy runs 109 laps on the markers and with a healthy lead he goes wide on the final turn. naaa

Smoke was pouring from his right front. He was worried about Tony hitting him back and over drove it.

 

[HoneyBadger]

The best part, aside from Smoke winning, instead of 20 minutes of Darrell Waltrip postrace commentary, we get Katie Nolan

 

[Racer1930]

cool for tony but man that felt so rigged. hamlin wasn't even mad at all either...

Yeah, but if it was really rigged Hamlin would have just stayed behind Tony and would have said he was getting loose or something late in the run. It was real Hamlin was likely not mad because he knew he screwed up and went into that last turn too hot and locked up the front tire just to keep control (although he denied that - we all saw it). Hamlin messed up and gave Tony an opening and Tony just took it.

 

[2 Sweet]

I wouldn't be surprised if Denny blew the last corner on purpose.

Go Tony

 

[Wrangler1]

Smoke has risen!

That's the Tony Stewart I remember and damn I missed him.

 

[DanicaFreak]

God....If tony wins...I will go to church every sunday for the rest of my freakin life!!!!

*makes church plans*!!!!

 

[Bob]

*makes church plans*!!!!

Sign up for choir.

 

[Pat]

Hamlin made a mistake. Simple as that. No freaking way Hamlin or anyone in the field would give that away.

 

[2 Sweet]

Hamlin made a mistake. Simple as that. No freaking way Hamlin or anyone in the field would give that away.

Normally I would agree, but Denny Hamlin isn't very smart.

 

[Racer1930]

*makes church plans*!!!!

The Lord understands these things...you may want to be there on Christmas and Easter though just to be safe

 

[Bowtie3]

Yeah, Denny made a mistake. No question.

 

[aunty dive]

Hamlin made a mistake. Simple as that. No freaking way Hamlin or anyone in the field would give that away.

Thank you.

 

[Pat]

Normally I would agree, but Denny Hamlin isn't very smart.

I get that lol, but he is still a racer.

 

[2 Sweet]

I get that lol, but he is still a racer.

I really don't think he purposely made a mistake in order to let Tony get by. It just wouldn't surprise me if he did.

 

[Racer1930]

Yeah, Denny made a mistake. No question.

I think TRL pretty much called it (above)...Hambone just wanted to keep Tony from getting to his back bumper in that turn since he figured Tony would spin him. In so doing he went in too "hot" and messed it up worse....anyway..."racin deal". Now we will see if Tony can get into the top 30. That's actually not a given.

 

[Acs]

Thanks for messing up the last turn Hamlin, it keeps me from eternally hating you.