MRM
Team Owner
I don't know which hauler or why it was on this part of the track, but one of the NASCAR haulers wiped out the flagman's stand at Pocono today.
Hauler wipes out flagman's stand at Pocono
- Thread starter MRM
- Start date
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
Out of pure desperation, the Home Depot Hauler tried to wreck the Lowes hauler and things got out of hand.
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
I gotta be honest..... That thing looks like it could have used an upgrade anyhow! I'm kinda surprised it doesn't still have Winston Cup painted on there somewhere.
G
Guido
Guest
Someone got tired of waiting for a tornado to come through. 
Go Panthers
We are the people our parents warned us about
Someone got tired of waiting for a tornado to come through.
Are we sure that Cole Trickle and Rowdy Burns werent behind the wheel of a couple of haulers?
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
That thing looks like it was built from little more than 2x4's and some left over sheet metal from one of Junior Johnson's old rides. Slap a little Bondo on it and it'll be as good as new.
Bucky Badger
Go Kyle Go
Look for ticket prices to go up.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
Hey, some excitement at Pocono! I'm not complaining.
C
chromehorn
Guest
What a letdown, I thought there was more to those things than that. A lumber run, some new paint, case of beer I could have it knocked out in a couple of hours.
That thing looks as if someone just put it up as an afterthought. An "Oh, yeah, I guess we'd better get the flagman off the track", kind of thing.
yeah, it prolly fell down in the summer breeze
M
MOEJOE
Guest
Did the Lowes Hauler win?
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
Of course, then Joey went off on Chandra while Tom held her.
Apparently it was the #66 Truck Series hauler.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
Stevens influence is everywhere.
R
Restrictor Plate King!
Guest
Like someone already said, they needed a new one anyways. Those guys need to upgrade this track, had they done it years ago the IndyCar guys would've never left after the 89 500. This place is a perfect layout for IndyCars...
M
MOEJOE
Guest
That's so dirty. Im putting it in my spank bank right now.
HoneyBadger
I love short track racing (Taylor's Version)
When did Steven Wallace get a CDL?
#66 CWTS Truck is Justin Marks
C
chromehorn
Guest
It couldn't have been him, the stand still looks repairable.
right? If Stevo did it, there wouldn't be anything recognizable left.
N
nascage
Guest
That #66 seems to be cursed this year.
The driver of the big rig is obviously the frontrunner for Bonehead @ Pocono.
The driver of the big rig is obviously the frontrunner for Bonehead @ Pocono.
The track chose to make it fun and hold a contest, see it and more images at the Pocono Raceway facebook page.(8-4-2011)
Some of those captions are hilarious. Thanks BobbyFord.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
lol yeah, it was a cheap shot.
am I seeing this right? Using a Genie Lift for a flagstand?
Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
When all the facts come out, I think you will see that it wasn't the drivers fault.
mike honcho
Knuckleheads
Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
I think it was a camping world truck hauler.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
He's probably on probation till the end of the year.
I heard the flagman was put on probation too, just so he doesn't retaliate.
R
robbybee
Guest
That's funny, FB!
I'll bet that the hauler driver said...
D'OH!!
I'll bet that the hauler driver said...
D'OH!!
MRM
Team Owner
am I seeing this right? Using a Genie Lift for a flagstand?
Yep, you are seeing it right.
Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
I was trying to give the driver the benefit of the doubt until more facts came out. But now that some of the facts are out it looks like it might have been the drivers fault.
you'd know. I figured the guy probably hit it and didn't even know, considering how shotty the construction seems to be. I've seen pictures from Chumpcar and Lemon races that were built better than that POS.I was trying to give the driver the benefit of the doubt until more facts came out. But now that some of the facts are out it looks like it might have been the drivers fault.
Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
The word I got was that he was following some other haulers and he didn't see the flag stand and hooked it. Hopefully not to many people seen it because that would be one of the most embarrassing things that could happen to a driver. He probably will not get promoted to a sprint cup hauler. But he might get demoted to an arca hauler. When we arrive at the dragstrips that are next to a nascar track we usually pull in side of the nascar track to dump our septic tanks and fill up our water tanks. And I can tell you that there is not much clearance going through the tunnels leading to the inside of the tracks. It wouldn't be a good time for your air bag valve to malfunction.
I've watched the hauler parade at TMS from the infield, and I know what you mean!The word I got was that he was following some other haulers and he didn't see the flag stand and hooked it. Hopefully not to many people seen it because that would be one of the most embarrassing things that could happen to a driver. He probably will not get promoted to a sprint cup hauler. But he might get demoted to an arca hauler. When we get to the dragstrips that are next to a nascar track we will pull in side of the nascar track to dump our septic tanks and fill up our water tanks. And I can tell you that there is not much clearance going through the tunnels leading to the inside of the tracks. It wouldn't be a good time for your air bag valve to malfunction.
Nitro Dude
Hauler Driver and Cylinder Head Maintenance
Robb Mariani the host of American Trucker did an episode where he rode with Chris Miko the driver of the hauler that hauls Carl Edwards cars. It shows a good shot of them going through the tunnel at the Las Vegas track. It shows just how close it is in there. I always stop and idle through that one.
Robb Mariani the host of American Trucker did an episode where he rode with Chris Miko the driver of the hauler that hauls Carl Edwards cars. It shows a good shot of them going through the tunnel at the Las Vegas track. It shows just how close it is in there.
It's amazing how little room there actually is.