RACE thread ---- Kansas

StandOnIt said:
I guess..had two JGR's in the running before the race, barely have one now. I appreciate the positive spin, but they got hammered pretty badly today. Opened it up for Harvick and Gordon
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Yeah, I think Kyle is pretty much cooked after today. If none of the Toyota guys can win the championship, I'd rather see Jimmie win it than Harvick or Gordon.
 
"They're paving the tracks like its a highway, Its not a highway!

-Gordon
 
ToyYoda said:
Yeah, I think Kyle is pretty much cooked after today. If none of the Toyota guys can win the championship, I'd rather see Jimmie win it than Harvick or Gordon.
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Yeah, I'd like to see Kenseth or Johnson win it at this point. Anybody but Gordon, really.
 
Ok time to kick back, relax and enjoy some baseball.

Ah, sundays.
 
With the competition the way it is Kyle is toast. I said in this thread he had the talent to win but not the brains. Its not over till its over but Matt and Jimmy are not going to make a mistake unless they have mechanical issues.
 
reck said:
Ok time to kick back, relax and enjoy some baseball.

Ah, sundays.
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My queue to leave. I've taped my teams game from this afternoon and have been able to totally avoid the score. I am now ready to watch it live on tape err DVR. I am now leaving all social media of any type to avoid a spoiler.

For those of you sticking around.

Harvick is up next.....

PRESS CONFERENCES:

WATCH LIVE
 
BobbyFord said:
Baseball?! I've never been able to watch more than a few minutes of baseball.
You don't get any football over there?
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You're missing out Bobby. :D

Of course I get Football here. Both Jets and Giants. I just dont like Football. :p

Yeah crusify me. I said it. lol

dpkimmel2001 said:
My queue to leave. I've taped my teams game from this afternoon and have been able to totally avoid the score. I am now ready to watch it live on tape err DVR. I am now leaving all social media of any type to avoid a spoiler.
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Then I will not divulge what just happened. Although you would like it. :D
 
Great race today, I also thought Kurt Busch was acting like a bitch today on the backstretch. As far as whining goes. I thought both drivers handled it way better than a lot of douchebags in the field. No one got wadded up, and they got solid finishes.

Didn't see much whining.
 
I know as a Kurt fan I'm biased but I 100% agree with his position about racing. Everyone complains about boring races, single file snoozefests, then a guy like Kurt races hard and people get mad. Same thing happened with the 48 a couple years ago, he was all butthurt Kurt was racing him hard for second instead of just settling for third. It's why I became a Kurt fan back in 2002 because he seemed to always race hard when a lot of drivers just want to be nice and collect points.
 
FLRacingFan said:
I think they're both overachieving in RCR equipment.
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Only thing wrong with RCR equipment is Manard 17th and Burton 19th. It will start to get better next year I think. I think Newman might make the chase, and Dillon will do better than 19th. Manard is Manard..17th
 
what a lil jeffie crock a' ****e. runnin up ta kurt's car ......w/ camera's rollin.....like that's gonna do anything.....
.......but give him tv time.
he's playin his fans like a cheap fiddle ! but hey....that got him in chase.....an prolly sells lotsa swag too.

kyle implodes again........guess that means coach has him in another analysis program over
off season. ha!
 
Yeah Jeff Gordon can "whine" all he wants and Kurt thinks he's NASCAR's badass but take a look at the points & you'll see who's a better man. Count the trophies
 
Still I think it was an excellent interview on both Kurt & Jeff. Basically told ESPN to calm their tits
 
DUN24 said:
Great race today, I also thought Kurt Busch was acting like a bitch today on the backstretch.
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Oh man, I wanted to see Gordon send that 78 car spinning through the grass so bad when they were banging on the backstretch.

Not because I think Kurt did Gordon wrong, but because I had Kurt as my worst pick in the Chase game. lol
 
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Front tire carrier for Joey Logano get’s hit during stop at Kansas

Kansas was a race that had plenty of pit road drama on Sunday afternoon. Teams were on all kinds of strategies trying to set themselves up for 2 tires and gas on the last stop. All throughout the race teams were taking 2 and 4 tires and some even taking fuel only. Track position was huge so gaining or maintaining was big for the crews on pit road. Which brings us to the point of this article.

During one of the later stops in the race, the #22 of Joey Logano had a two tire pit stop. As soon as the right side dropped, Joey took off. As JL was leaving the box, he caught the tire and the back legs of his Front Tire Carrier Dave Littau. Both Dave and the tire took quite a spill. When the stop was over Dave got up and finished the race with a few bruises but nothing serious.

So here’s what happened during that stopped that caused Joey to be so close to his carrier. During a two tire stop, it is the job of the front Changer to pull and set his right front tire that has just come off the car. As the Changer is setting his tire, the Carrier is putting the next tire on the car. As soon as the tire is on the car, the Carrier then moves around the Changer and takes the PLACED tire back to the wall. Where this plan went wrong was Front Tire Changer Jay Hackney had a tire get away when he tried to set his right front tire. As soon as Dave hung his right front tire and went to take the other tire back, he noticed it was a few feet farther out on pit road than normal. Generally that’s not a problem during a four tire stop because the Carrier has time to make it up on the left side. During a two tire stop that becomes a major problem.

“When I hung the right front and seen that the tire was headed out to pit road, I knew I was screwed. When I heard Joey get on the gas to go I got my feet off the ground so my ankles wouldn’t get cut off by the splitter. After that, all I remember was seeing cement in my face and hoping my ankles were still attached to my legs.”

As soon as the jack is dropped, the drivers are taught to go and Joey went. When it was all said and done, the #22 held position and all was good. The mesh is so close between Front Changers, Carriers, and drivers, if you wait till everyone is clear you’re going to lose spots. Its a trust issue and drivers trust their crew and the crews trust their drivers. This was just one situation that got a little to close.

from here
 
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