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Anyone watching or is everyone busy fighting over Kurt Busch in the Carl Edwards thread? ;)
 
I try not to miss a race. I am heading out to Winchester in the morning so I will have to listen to the cup race on the radio tomorrow.
 
The dominate car gets a flat and Carl has a hell of a run. I was glad to see Trevor run down on Joey with his constant blocking for Kyle.

Kyle was funny tonight. He want's to sit Joey down for a talk, when Joey has held off the faster car time after time to get Kyle the win. How is it that Kyle says he is supporting the series, but he often skips his post race interview when he doesn't win?
 
FenderBumper said:
The dominate car gets a flat and Carl has a hell of a run. I was glad to see Trevor run down on Joey with his constant blocking for Kyle.

Kyle was funny tonight. He want's to sit Joey down for a talk, when Joey has held off the faster car time after time to get Kyle the win. How is it that Kyle says he is supporting the series, but he often skips his post race interview when he doesn't win?
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He's not "supporting" the series, he's "supporting" his own pocketbook.

It's a shame, Kyle's a great driver but the way he feels entitled to wins is getting old.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
He's not "supporting" the series, he's "supporting" his own pocketbook.

It's a shame, Kyle's a great driver but the way he feels entitled to wins is getting old.
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It was fun hearing him complain about Joey, then Dodge. Too bad he didn't stick around so we could hear the rest of his stupid crybaby act.
 
Great run by Eddie Haskell to win with a damaged racecar! I am glad that Carl remembered to thank his teammate for the big push!

As for Pee Wee's anger towards Joey, I think that Kyle was probably referring to the fact that the 18 and the 60 are in a heated battle for the N'wide owner's point championship (Joey was in the 18 last race). Since neither Joey or Kyle are running for driver points, it made no sense for Joey to take it 3-wide by diving to the inside of the 18 on a restart. I was saying that to my buddy while watching the race live - before we ever heard Kyle's comment. I thought Joey's move was idiotic, given the circumstances.

And for Joey to complain that Trevor "got too close" and "I don't know what he's thinking" was pretty self-serving too. Joey, Dude, you put your left front tire on the apron - and when you do that, the car gets loose...
 
robbybee said:
Great run by Eddie Haskell to win with a damaged racecar! I am glad that Carl remembered to thank his teammate for the big push!

As for Pee Wee's anger towards Joey, I think that Kyle was probably referring to the fact that the 18 and the 60 are in a heated battle for the N'wide owner's point championship (Joey was in the 18 last race). Since neither Joey or Kyle are running for driver points, it made no sense for Joey to take it 3-wide by diving to the inside of the 18 on a restart. I was saying that to my buddy while watching the race live - before we ever heard Kyle's comment. I thought Joey's move was idiotic, given the circumstances.

And for Joey to complain that Trevor "got too close" and "I don't know what he's thinking" was pretty self-serving too. Joey, Dude, you put your left front tire on the apron - and when you do that, the car gets loose...
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It's a race, wasn't aware people were supposed to back out to let their teammates win. :confused: I thought people were supposed to get in the cars and race for the win. :rolleyes:
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
It's a race, wasn't aware people were supposed to back out to let their teammates win. :confused: I thought people were supposed to get in the cars and race for the win. :rolleyes:
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Well, of course! But y'all saw what Trevor did with the 60. He could have driven down low and made it 3-wide going for the win, but the big picture was trying to help the 60 capture the owner's crown - for HIS owner. And Eddie acknowledged that in his post-race interview.

Joey chose to do the opposite when he could have been more supportive of HIS owner. Joey's move was not a move that I would expect to see from the teammate of a championship contender.
 
robbybee said:
Well, of course! But y'all saw what Trevor did with the 60. He could have driven down low and made it 3-wide going for the win, but the big picture was trying to help the 60 capture the owner's crown - for HIS owner. And Eddie acknowledged that in his post-race interview.

Joey chose to do the opposite when he could have been more supportive of HIS owner. Joey's move was not a move that I would expect to see from the teammate of a championship contender.
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Which is bull****... especially when it's Nationwide drivers pulling over for Cup drivers in the Nationwide Series.

Seems some of you think NASCAR should turn in to F1, where team orders should take effect.
 
Joey has got to be tired of blocking for Kyle while Kyle takes wins from him. That wasn't the case tonight, but Joey felt he had a chance to go for the win and he did. His peek under Kyle had no affect on the outcome at all.

Brad beating Kyle in NW isn't new. He was doing it back when he had the lesser JRM cars, and would have done it much more if it wasn't for Joey and Denny blocking the sheet out of him to help Kyle get the win.
 
Looks like Stenhouse pulled a Kyle and shunned the press after the race. I think Sadler is going to steal this championship.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Seems some of you think NASCAR should turn in to F1, where team orders should take effect.
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Certainly Not! But in this day and age, every driver has to understand how important a championship is when it comes to sponsorships. And when a team owner has more sponsorship dollars to spend, he normally spends them on better equipment, drivers and crew members - which elevates everyone in the organization.

Joey's decision did not impact the outcome but it was, none the less, a high-risk, low-reward move. Had Joey gotten loose under the 18 and slid up into his teammate y'all would be asking what he was thinking with a championship on the line. (At least, I would.)

Except for those of you who routinely hope for Kyle's race to end in a firey crash, that is... :rolleyes:
 
robbybee said:
Except for those of you who routinely hope for Kyle's race to end in a firey crash, that is... :rolleyes:
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Joey had every right to race him hard. And YES, I am one of those that hopes Kyle ends each race with a crash.
 
Joey needs to get out of Gibbs. Denny and Kyle view him as an assistant who they can run all over while he keeps helping them.
 
robbybee said:
Certainly Not! But in this day and age, every driver has to understand how important a championship is when it comes to sponsorships. And when a team owner has more sponsorship dollars to spend, he normally spends them on better equipment, drivers and crew members - which elevates everyone in the organization.

Joey's decision did not impact the outcome but it was, none the less, a high-risk, low-reward move. Had Joey gotten loose under the 18 and slid up into his teammate y'all would be asking what he was thinking with a championship on the line. (At least, I would.)

Except for those of you who routinely hope for Kyle's race to end in a firey crash, that is... :rolleyes:
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Apparently you do want NASCAR to be like F1. It's not even a driver's championship, it's an Owner's Championship between two powerhouse Cup teams in the Nationwide Series.
 
Just watched the race. Sweet finish.
I spent the day at my uncle's funeral. He was a hell of a man and a diehard Ford fan. My uncle was in WWII and in Saipan when he was in his late teens. He raised 6 kids, was a racer and a mechanic and built a lot of fast Ford cars. He wouldn't work on Jap cars :D
Carl Edwards was his driver and it's only fitting that Carl won today with a flat-sided racecar.
RIP Uncle.
 
BobbyFord said:
Just watched the race. Sweet finish.
I spent the day at my uncle's funeral. He was a hell of a man and a diehard Ford fan. My uncle was in WWII and in Saipan when he was in his late teens. He raised 6 kids, was a racer and a mechanic and built a lot of fast Ford cars. He wouldn't work on Jap cars :D
Carl Edwards was his driver and it's only fitting that Carl won today with a flat-sided racecar.
RIP Uncle.
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Cool Bobby

R.I.P. Uncle
 
Drivers again complaining about "being raced too hard".

Saw this somewhere.....

Drivers complaining about being "raced too hard" is like a running back complaining about being tackled too much. It does seem to be equal "I was tackled to hard" or "I was pitched at too fast."

Good analogy.
 
@DP: That's a great analogy! And I agree with it 100%.
@AML: I do NOT want NASCAR to be like F1. I love hard racing (and I love Pee Wee) but I have to agree with Kyle on this one. JGR said that Joey was in the 18 last week - instead of the 20 - because of the owner's championship. With Kyle not running N'wide last week, JGR put their best available driver in that car. Joey knew this and yet put the 18's championship at risk.
@BobbyFord: Sorry for your loss. RIP, Uncle Ford!
@KG: Of course he had every right to race him hard. That's not what I am saying. Sometimes in a team sport (and in this case we are talking teams as in the way that Eddie Haskell's teammate helped him win the race) teammates should be working for a common goal. And as far as your love of crashes and hatred of certain drivers, all I can say is: :rolleyes:
@FB: If it were up to me, I would dump Denny before I dumped Joey...

Happy Saturday everyone!!!
 
60 car had some issue's in tech waiting to see what comes of it.
 
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