NASCAR Michigan Sprint Cup RESULTS *SPOILER*

Nice to see Jr pick up that win. What's it been, 2 years now?

 

A good point, a win is a win, but Junior has won many times besides this. Not so much with Danica.

 

Any idea what Brian Vickers was complaining about in the post race interview?

He said he two laps from the end, he passed Dale Jr, and was 7 seconds ahead, then NASCAR told him to let Dale Jr back around or Vickers would get black flagged. So I rewound a few laps and couldnt figure it out. Then I got a life and went outside to work on the boat.






But "wait" you say, "I thought you got a life?"

Well the batteries are dead in the boat again, so I got it on the charger (again) and I'll wait until the sun is a little lower.


Jay

 

passed on the inside on a restart? that's all I can think of w/o getting into conspiracy theories.

Vickers and Allmindinger have been on a roll lately...good to see. Hornish also had a decent day up until his spin with 5 or 10 to go.

 

Sadly, Sr. didn't get to finish the job he started. Jr hadn't won since Michigan 06 if you don't count the bud shootout this year, but DEI was not doing well in general back then. Hardly his fault. He's been racking up points and is in a good position for the chase.

I think Danica is about as good as she's going to get. She's been around 3 years already and is with a top team. Her win was fortunate, she didn't exactly blitz the field with outright speed. She's a contender for an occasional race win, I think, but I doubt she'll ever contend for a championship.

 

Remember Jr. is the highest Hendrick car in points and the most consistant of the 4 Hendrick drivers (#24 and #48 included) in the first 15 races..

 

I'm not really a nascar fan, but our little town has been packed with race-bus traffic for 2 days now, every store on the main drag has it's parking lot filled with buses and motorhomes stocking up on beer, the hard stuff, and ice....heading to the race. Seeing all the enthusiasm and driver alliegances plastered on vehicles makes me want to go to one of these races...just to see what all the hoopla is about. I live only about 40 minutes drive from Mich. Int'l Speedway....and I know all the backroads...so I can avoid the 100,000 plus traffic on the 2-lane highway of US-12. Many of my friends work the gates and concessions for the Nascar races and say it's a lot of fun. At an Indy-car event my friend John had a nice talk with Danica (making her wait for a secruity check) and said she was very polite and decent. He also said she rode up on a moped wearing the smallest, tightest shorts he'd ever seen (...oh yeah...too bad...that had to be rough). Sorry to run off on a tangent to this thread. I'm glad Dale Jr. won. It can't be easy to live in the shadow of his father. If he does good it's expected, and if he does bad he screwed up. I really feel for him....and hope him all success in his endeavors.

 

Smoke is gonna donate his winnings to flood victims in his hometown...how much does he get for 5th?

 

+1
I can't even believe that someone actually thinks that the two are comparable...speaking of incoherent.

 

Since when are you allowed to pass the pace car? I guess different rules for different people.

 

I have no dispute over winning races by fuel economy as a part of a drivers win resume, but to toot a drivers horn that has won nothing but a single race based on fuel mileage is a reach and not comparable which you indirectly alluded to.

 

Really?