Rate The Race Martinsville II

ah yes.. i give it 9.0 i truly enjoyed it.
 
8.5 - 9, not a bad race at all.
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I will give this race a 10, but I've always loved racing at this track...maybe even more than at Bristol. It also didn't hurt that Kahne got a top ten. :growl:
 
10... easy.

JJ won, but there was drama/great racing all the way to last lap!
 
Watching Bobby Labonte leading for 40 laps and finishing 3rd makes it a definite 10:beerbang:

Dissapointing to see Kenny Shrader wrecked tho

A lot of cautions but it really was a good race........now that J Burton's had a bad day it sure tightens up the points in the chase
 
Clutch said:
Watching Bobby Labonte leading for 40 laps and finishing 3rd makes it a definite 10:beerbang:

Dissapointing to see Kenny Shrader wrecked tho

A lot of cautions but it really was a good race........now that J Burton's had a bad day it sure tightens up the points in the chase
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Harvick wrecked and came back for a top ten. 9.6 for the race, and 8.5 for Johnson holding off Hamlin's cheap shots.
 
I really do not call what the 11 did a cheep shot. He did not wreck him, or really cause him to loose forward motion. Every driver out there has used there bumper to get around someone. I just dont agree with wrecking someone, or really knocking the crpa out of them.

I dont know what i'll rate this race, Would of been nice to see the 43 win, Im just sick of seeing the 9, 48, or 29 win about everyrace.
 
fun_in_my_z said:
JJ is a cheap shot...
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Give the race a 9, under the circumstances. The circumstances being all the unnecessary cautions, but I've been there before with that discussion.

It seems like only yesterday a "rate the race" question on Martinsville would bring Bronx cheers and the famous word, b-o-r-i-n-g.

I recall an incident about twenty years ago when Eli Gold was a regular announcer, he thought the microphone was off and made a commment about "another boring race at Martinsville". But what did Eli Gold know anyway.

Funny how the more people get tuned to NASCAR and pay attention, the better they understand and enjoy short track races. Something a large number of old time race fans have known for a long time.

To address the above quote.
Jimmie Johnson can flat out drive. Jimmie is not a flash in the pan but a genuinely good driver and serious contender. Johnson wins fair and square and he takes his lumps. Jimmie might do a little shedding of tears now and then but they all do that. On more than one occasion, Johnson has made chicken salad out of chicken droppings, driving from the back to the front and won, more times than any other driver I can think of right offhand.
The guy is good !!!!!
Not necessary to defend Jimmie Johnson as his credentials are well established. Jimmie Johnson has shown the racing world he is one of the best and from my seat here in North Carolina, he would do as well in equal equipment no matter who he drove for.

If that is what you mean by a "cheap shot", then you defined Jimmie Johnson.
 
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