Thought this deserved its own thread; the action starts at the 20 sec mark... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC8Jyuryc_s[/ame] This one has the Dale Jarrett reference... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I7V8p_tsBU[/ame]
Hello, I thought it was good racing for position not done to knock him out. Tony was just venting at the moment. However, Patrick had a beef and warrented more than finger waving, IMHO.
Agreed. For those that missed it, here's Danica's wreck; the finger waving is at the 2:25 mark... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_nwOEONs6Y[/ame]
Ford driver crashes into the Chevrolet driver who just happened to scoop the drivers championship out of his Ford teammates hand last year... CH
I didn't see the whole race but I liked what I saw. old school hardass NASCAR racin', ain't nothin' wrong with that.
Bristol highlights the difference between a good race and a good show. Richmond, charlotte and Atlanta are usually the best races, Bristol and martinsville are usually the best shows.
Good point that there is a difference b/w the "race" and the "show". I think NASCAR does a good job of trying to balance it...even if that does occasionally lead to one too many "debris cautions."
I thought the Stewart deal was just good hard racing although it was a bit early to be so risky. Hamlin and Logano showed a lot of patience and for Hamlin it paid off. Danica on the other hand got a raw deal, again. She did a really great job in both series on a track that is really tough and physically demanding. I had the good fortune of going to a night race at Bristol working with a Goodys Dash Team and what was then a Winston Cup team. With full credentials I got to watch the Dash, Truck, Busch and Cup races from every vantage point Bristol has to offer. I have to say the experience is so much more than what translates on TV. The place is HUGE twice the size of a football stadium at least and every seat has a great view. The sound is deafening when you get close to the track. Action is everywhere and nothing is out of your peripheral vision. Standing in the center, looking up at the stands and watching the race is an experience I'll never forget. Bristol is just one of a kind and every NASCAR or racing fan should experience it. Here's a few still pics I took using my video camera. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Living in Charlotte, I have a hard time liking Bristol, and 'Dega. A lot of torn up cars and hopes end up on the way back here afterwards. I liked the races there earlier this year, good racing, good passes. I only watched about 100 laps of the Cup race, and none of the others. Just boring, and a lot of torn up stuff. Biffle and Kensseth had a good race going, as did Logano and Busch for a bit after Logano got shuffled back in pit stops, but otherwise, it didn't have a lot of appeal for me.
I hear ya, and I don't like the plate races for that reason, but IMO the short track slugfests are part of NASCAR's appeal, torn up equipment (and tempers) be damned.
ts turned into bk...you can see his drivers gloves turning hard left. he is a dope to have made such a show. danica managed to stay out of trouble for the large part do to her running so slowly and not really racing anyone. she was in 19th when she was crashed out but if you looked there were really only still 23 cars still racing. all the others had crashed out or were in the pits for ages prior to coming back out for the fans. she basically was a back marker and only improved her position as there was attrition. pcb
Will they settle the score with a pay-per-view steel cage death match or a lumberjack vendetta match? Either way, the rubes will keep tuning in. BHW
http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/8310902/tony-stewart-cooling-incident-matt-kenseth Maybe they should decide the wild card with a skills competition....helmet toss, arm wrestling, gas can carry, MMA...
I thought the race was great.. fun battles for the lead and action... just wish the finish was more exciting... I still hate the top line train hard to pass deal..
Hello, you may be right though she was on the lead lap so not a backmarker at all. Its possible she would have improved her position simply as there were around 80 laps left the front runners would have knocked each other out leaving her to move up. Simply by staying out of trouble, learning which she was doing well. Her last two races she did very well even LEADing one for twenty laps before debris (shoe) took her out. I would not count her out, she has top equipment and a better attitude as she matures.
My first live racing event I have ever watched!!! I saw this happen and asked my buddy sitting next to me lots of stupid questions. LoL Will he get a fine? He was pissed!!
I like the short tracks, what I don't like, is that Bruton Smith intentionally changed Bristol to try to get more wrecks, and those wrecks rather than being beating and banging, are more likely to total the car for the night. I liked the Bristol races earlier this year. I also like the higher speed tracks with lefts and rights, but except for Watkins, those are only NW series.
No, see this post for his thoughts: https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=141701181&postcount=16. For a few years they tried to "clean up" the drivers' antics and he would have likely been fined and/or put on probation. However, then NASCAR realized that part of the appeal is the drivers "keep it real" and show their emotions so the current motto is "have at it, boys"...to a limit...just ask Kurt Busch, http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/story/2012-06-04/Kurt-Busch-suspended-for-Pocono-race/55383326/1. "Is that Prada?" "When's halftime?" "If they all go in a circle how do you know who is winning?" "Does the winner get a mani-pedi with the Sprint girl?"