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I just read what Kyle Petty had to say about the Talladega finish. I know this may step on some toes but im at the point where Kyle Petty is just starting to piss me off. I know the man means well and has been dealt a terrible hand in life with Adams death and all, but please somebody tell this man to get off of Dale Jr. Every article that i have read where they just so happen to interview Kyle he says something to the effect of or at Dale Jr. and it is always very negative in some way or another. He may not come out and say his name exactly but the majority of the time he has directed it towards Jr. He has been in Nascar racing long enough to know or should i say been in Nascar too long, that the fans were not pissed off at Dega because Gordon won--- but because they ended the race under caution. So in my own personal opinion I think Kyle Petty should be pissed off at Nascar for taking to long to figure out the scoring and then ending the race under caution.----------------Im not bashing just stating an opinion
 
i belive it had to do with both, yellow and jeff

the bush race ended under yellow the 8 and 81 was 1st and 2ed...because ppl was happy to see jr in the lead at that last yellow, and when they up dated it jeff was in the lead and that mad ppl mad.

but i belive it was both yellow and jeff......, i belive jr should not have won last years 499, but that JMO
 
People were po' ed because it ended under caution. But the most of the people there were JR. fans. They were more po'ed because Je didn't win. That's his track he was suspose to win at Daga. And some of those Jr fans not all but some threw crap on the track. As for what Kyle said I haven't heard or read what he said. :cheers:
 
Originally posted by Gollum@May 2 2004, 10:30 AM
People were po' ed because it ended under caution. But the most of the people there were JR. fans. They were more po'ed because Je didn't win.
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Know someone who was at the Talladega race and she said that the fans started to boo and throw things on the track when they first heard that the race would end under caution. Then of course the booing got louder when they know Jeff Gordon was going to win, but she said that the majority of booing was because of the caution and not because Gordon was going to win.
 
Here is Kyle Petty's statement from jayski.com:

Harsh [but correct] words by Kyle: Kyle Petty says NASCAR should boycott Talladega Superspeedway after fans littered the track last weekend with trash and debris because that race finished under caution. "They should not allow a race back at Talladega for throwing beer cans on the race track," Petty said. "When we've got guys riding around [under caution] at 70, 80 mph, throwing beer cans on the race track, it's dangerous. We should not go back to that race track. That's pitiful that those people call themselves fans. That's Kyle Petty's opinion and I'll stand by that forever. I don't care how disgruntled you are, that's crap. I've been to football games and didn't like the endings. Did I pick up crap and throw it down on the field and hit the guys in the back of the head or throw stuff at the coaches. No."(Roanoke Times)(5-2-2004)

Also from jayski.com
Next Time They'll Stop the race: NASCAR president Mike Helton said that if they're unable to finish a race under green and fans litter the track again, series officials will end the race immediately without completing the full distance.(Roanoke Times)
AND .....Yet, the deluge of debris symbolizes NASCAR's dilemma: The balance between entertaining fans and creating a safe and competitive race. The line has blurred in recent years as NASCAR changed rules and its way of thinking to appease fans. Series officials altered the points system this season. They've stopped races late to get a green-flag finish for more than five years. They asked Goodyear to construct a tire that wears more to create more passing and reduce the number of ho-hum, fuel-mileage finishes that occurred last year. "There's a lot of influence in our decision-making process by fans and their reaction to things, but there are limitations," NASCAR president Mike Helton said Saturday at California Speedway, site of today's Auto Club 500. "We can't please them completely, but we strive to. The sport doesn't work without them. Period."(in part from the Roanoke Times)(5-2-2004)



It looks like Kyle came out with his statement alittle to late. It looks like Nascar already fixed the problem. If it does happen again, ending the race immediately would be the best and safiest thing to do.

I also don't see how Kyle Petty's statement had anything to do with Dale Jr. Kyle is talking about Talladega and safety for the drivers. I didn't even see him mention Dale Jr.
 
Finishing the race under caution isn't the worst thing in the world to have happen. If you don't like it boo all you want, but that doesn't give you the right to be throwing stuff out onto the track on probably even more on the people in front of you. All these people are going to do is end up hurting someone else, make Nascar fans look like a bunch of drunk idiots and probably give someone the excuse to limit booze being brought in. I do think that Nascar should do a deal like DW suggested and not count the caution laps in the final stages.
 
Hmmmm...so if my driver is leading the race and say it's under caution and he needs the win to wrap up the Nextel Cup and he may have a tire going down, so I throw a beer can on the track...now THAT would be interesting.

Maybe snipers in gaurd towers would convince these morons that throwing stuff on the track is NOT acceptable behaviour.
 
Originally posted by Patrick9999@May 2 2004, 11:53 AM
Maybe snipers in gaurd towers would convince these morons that throwing stuff on the track is NOT acceptable behaviour.
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Good luck with that one..
 
well i am going to keep my mouth shut on this one :) you all know how i feel. but i see the point that kyle should not be making statements about #8. it was not his fault that everyone flipped there lid. i don't think that everyone was throwing out cans cause he did not win but the fact that it ended under yellow when in fact they knew that it would not take 5 laps to get the field straight. this is where i am going to end my comments.

:lol:
 
Originally posted by Nascar24rainbow@May 2 2004, 07:21 AM
Also from jayski.com
Next Time They'll Stop the race: NASCAR president Mike Helton said that if they're unable to finish a race under green and fans litter the track again, series officials will end the race immediately without completing the full distance.(Roanoke Times)
AND .....Yet, the deluge of debris symbolizes NASCAR's dilemma: The balance between entertaining fans and creating a safe and competitive race. The line has blurred in recent years as NASCAR changed rules and its way of thinking to appease fans. Series officials altered the points system this season. They've stopped races late to get a green-flag finish for more than five years. They asked Goodyear to construct a tire that wears more to create more passing and reduce the number of ho-hum, fuel-mileage finishes that occurred last year. "There's a lot of influence in our decision-making process by fans and their reaction to things, but there are limitations," NASCAR president Mike Helton said Saturday at California Speedway, site of today's Auto Club 500. "We can't please them completely, but we strive to. The sport doesn't work without them. Period."(in part from the Roanoke Times)(5-2-2004)
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So my friends, if your favorite driver is in the lead, litter the track with debris and he'll be in victory lane. Oh, the technicalities of it all.
 
that would be crap. i like the snipers idea better B) so then i could watch the hole race. i don't think ppl will start doing that....... WILL THEY?????????? ooooooo god i hope not. that would ruin racing forever :angry:
 
I dont see one metion in Kyles comment about Jr, Gordon or the yellow! All I saw was kyle talking about the littering of the track. He was upset about that as was just about every driver and NASCAR offical. I support Kyles comments.
I Never have heard Kyle talk bad about Jr, to me Kyle seems to like Jr and they get along pretty well. Show me proof where Kyle has talked bad about Jr then I might change my mind on that.

Kyle Is The MAN!!!!
 
"It looks like Kyle came out with his statement alittle to late. It looks like Nascar already fixed the problem. If it does happen again, ending the race immediately would be the best and safiest thing to do.

I also don't see how Kyle Petty's statement had anything to do with Dale Jr. Kyle is talking about Talladega and safety for the drivers. I didn't even see him mention Dale Jr."

Kyle has much more class than to put down ANY driver.

If, in fact, Nascar does what they said, and Talladega stops the sale of beer in cans (or restricts what can be brought in), that will go a long way towards solving the problem.

The idiots won't like it, but a TRUE FAN will!
 
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