well this is day ten i think of my computer being totally gone, but oh well. i watched the bristol race since they had expanded the grooving of the track, etc. wow, they have made the “racing” there suck, i would rather see one-lined racing with bumping and banging instead of this high-line low-line stuff that is a staple of every other race. nice job nascar.. let’s put more money into Hendrick’s wallet.
that busch race was good though, maybe it was because of the package they run.
Kernel failure… oh god, it sucks. It’ll be fixed in a bit. At least mother nature is on my side meaning not much racing has been going on.
Thanks for delaying the race for me!
Categories: rainouts · technology is killing us all
Kevin Harvick likes his grapes sour. This is him trying his Dale Earnhardt imitation except Earnhardt was much cooler (from jayski: )
Harvick vs. Montoya….still brewing: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya and #29-Kevin Harvick were asked to pay a courtesy visit into the NASCAR hauler Friday, to make sure there were no lingering effects between them following last Sunday’s contretemps at Watkins Glen. NASCAR’s interest may have been piqued by comments made by the two. “He drives like he doesn’t know what he’s doing, to be honest with you,” Harvick opined about JPM. “He goes out, he can run fast but he’s all over the place and every week it seems like he runs into a different person.”
“You know, I think he’s a great guy, he’s a great racer and it’s a shame the position he’s in,” Montoya said of Harvick. “I think we’re mature enough and big enough being in the sport, I haven’t been in this sport long enough but I’ve been racing all my life and I learned to get over things like this because we’re going to meet again and again and again in the race track and it’s a lot nicer and better when you have a good relationship.”
Shows how much more class Montoya has.. Harvick should have punched Montoya or something. Then again, Harvick doesn’t cheat on his wife and is one of the better representatives in the sport when he isn’t wrecking people so that has to count for something.
Categories: Sports · dale earnhardt sr. · juan pablo montoya · kevin harvick · nascar
NASCAR
Busch at Michigan: Saturday at 3:30 ESPN2
Nextel Cup: Sunday at 2:00 ESPN
Since NASCAR and NHRA is the only series action this weekend, let’s roll. Michigan is basically a 2.5 mile track where anyone can race really. It was the original cookie-cutter that made NASCAR become a sleep aid (I mean the fans would rather have more short tracks, unique speedways like Pocono, and road courses than this generic 2.5-mile cookie cutters).
Preview: anyone can win these races really, I mean anyone can race this track pretty well. I think it’ll be a Ford driver like Kenseth, Edwards, or McMurray.
Also on this weekend
NHRA at Reading, PA – 10PM Sunday at ESPN2
MotoGP Czech GP – 6PM Sunday on SPEED
Categories: NHRA · Sports · motogp · nascar · weekend race schedule
Kyle Busch signs with Joe Gibbs
Looks like JJ Yeley will get the shaft here as JGR is not currently looking at expanding to four teams (maybe it’s because of the pending switch to Toyota here). Kyle Busch will race the 18 and probably will be as much of an outspoken dick as Tony Stewart except Tony’s actually fun to listen to.
Maybe he can make Kyle a fun personality. Kyle Busch should listen and learn from this video of what Tony did to Jeff Gordon in 2000.. that was funny.
More Graham Rahal, all the time
Graham Rahal is getting more coverage these days as a rising star. Being from Ohio, I’d love to see him in F1 someday. He’s very consistent, even with Bourdais as a teammate. Maybe we could see him pair up with Marco Andretti at Newman-Haas Lanigan because Marco’s career is going nowhere but upside-down in the corrupt IRL (although it feels more likely that Justin Wilson may be his new teammate in 2008).
More corn for (less) people
Looks like the IRL will get a milti-year deal for the Iowa Speedway… meaning when Honda leaves the IRL for NASCAR in 2009.. (everyone knows it will happen) this contract means nothing.
Categories: IRL · champ car · empty fields of corn · graham rahal · indycar · kyle busch · nascar
This car will soon be nostalgia. No more 8 for Junior, as he’ll probably race the 5 or 25 in that ugly ass neon yellow in some form that Hendrick uses as his “signature” for their race cars. Someone should bury these Dale Jr. edition Monte Carlos as time capsules. No really.
(Sorry for the super super late post here)
Categories: Dale Earnhardt Jr. · Sports · nascar
well, it’s that time of year again, packing for college at the University of Dayton (too bad only 30% of the world and growing gets to do it). i’ll post later in the day probs.
Categories: beer woo · frat parties woo
An email I got from NASCAR.
Hai, I’m Brian France!
Are you a driver in F1, Champ Car, or the IRL? Are you disgruntled/slash are you not doing well in the series? Most of all, are you American?
If so, we’d like to give a lot of money to you to race our new Cars of Tomorrow (this word is a copyright of NASCAR and may not be reproduced in any way, shape, or form), give you lots of money, and put you in one of our thousand NASCAR lifestyle shows that no one watches, plus we’ll enamor you with official sponsors that no one gives a Daytona goddamn about!
-Brian France, NASCAR CEO
FranceCAR wants your Formula Drivers. They have elevated their presence to that level, and aren’t afraid to own your soul. Open-wheel racecars are for morons, or that’s what FranceCAR wants you to think. Even if Scott Speed joining NASCAR may be speculation at this point, AJ Allmendinger sucks and who knows if he’ll make any more races this year.
But I’d go for the money if I was a “name” open-wheel driver too due to the IRL running open-wheel in America to the ground but only if it was late in my career. Even if I suck and I suck and I suck and even if they plaster my name all over every Carolina brain.
It’s no secret that NASCAR uses its media blitz of the Cup Scene, Jayski, etc, so everyone knows who NASCAR wants in their money-hungry series.
Categories: Scott Speed · Sports · brian france · nascar
Sorry if it is all NASCAR news today, but that’s all there is to report when you got a NASCAR that wants to be in the news all the time because that’s all the average race fans watch. But it is big news.. NASCAR’s lawyers prove they are better than Ma Bell’s and the judges were convinced, apparently. Here is what NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said (taken from Jayski):
“Obviously we’re pleased,” NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said. “This is good news for every driver and team in the sport, which benefits from our exclusive relationships. As we’ve always said, there are three key sponsors that benefit everyone in the industry – the tire manufacturer, the fuel supplier and the [series] title sponsors. This decision confirms those relationships.”
So annoying, because who gives a shit about the official porn magazine of NASCAR. This shows how greedy and agressive NASCAR is. Also, Sprint/Nextel phone service blows. Then again, AT&T has bought out a lot and/or marginalized many competitors through history, like what FranceCAR does all too often.
(update: he turned down the offer, meaning we’ll have to hear his terrible commentary for a while.)
Apparently, Rusty Wallace might make a comeback. Maybe it’s because he sucks at commentating. It may be his job now, but he consistently makes bad statements like “Juan Montoya is a rookie at Indianapolis.” and says “aero loose” too much. He is rumored to go in the 4th Childress car (sponsored by Holiday Inn?) but I have a better idea. Maybe he could replace Dale Jarrett because Jarrett is very good in the booth. Or what about Kyle Petty for a year before Chad McCumbee, who the Pettys love, goes to the ride? Kyle Petty is also pretty good in the booth even if he listens to Sister Hazel these days instead of grunge rock like in the 90s.
Rusty’s always been cool though, except for his blantant Danica cheerleading.
In the Marbles: Rusty Comeback Rumored (FOX Sports)
Categories: Sports · nascar · rusty wallace
