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Bedazzled
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Wow, what a race!!! Phenomenal come-back by #18 after missing his stop and a great chase through the traffic in the last 10 laps, damn he was SO unlucky on the last turn! That was ace. I think I would have pushed the other guy out a bit further!  I was struggling to follow Danica's progress tonight as she didn't get much air-time, but it looked like she was having some good scraps and traded paint a couple of times, good to see her mixing it up. One redneck even came on the radio and asked "am I ahead of the girl?!", come on Danica I hope she sticks it to them!
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Crafty_
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Bedazzled said: One redneck even came on the radio and asked "am I ahead of the girl?!", come on Danica I hope she sticks it to them! that was pastrana! yeah good finish and recovery drive from Hamlin, kudos for racing fair, he could of easily bumped & ran. Shame for Logano, I think a strong result would do his confidence some good.
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onomatopoeia
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86 months
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Bedazzled said: One redneck even came on the radio and asked "am I ahead of the girl?!", come on Danica I hope she sticks it to them! girls - Johanna Long is running full time in the Nationwide this year as well. Both of them beat Travis Pastrana, despite neither having a good day. Awesome finish though and funny to see Kyle Busch actually speechless for a few seconds when interviewed after the race
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Crafty_
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Yeah its a shame Johanna isn't getting the PR that Danica is getting. I think shes missed a couple of races this year but is doing a decent job.
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Crafty_
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Late posting, we're in good old Alabama this weekend at Talladega. This is a restrictor plate track, for those who are new to NASCAR the plate is used to limit engine power, simply by stopping as much air getting in to the engine. Generally NASCAR like to keep speeds to 200ish. Brad Keselowski got asked how fast an unrestricted car could go here, he said 240mph. This is also an impound race. Some pundits say we wont see the draft here because cars are overheating too quick and we are more likely to see pack racing. Not sure about that, I guess we'll see. Not seeing too much news other than Kurt Busch running a "Ricky Bobby" scheme. No trucks until the 18th so just Nationwide and Sprint Cup this weekend. Cup practice is on right now. Nationwide race is live on Motors TV Saturday at 8pm. Cup race will start at about 6:15pm our time on Sunday. Nationwide qualifying got rained out yesterday so they will start in championship points order. Schedule: http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/Jayski page: http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page...
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Bedazzled
4,021 posts
90 months
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Looking forward to it. I used to have a Nascar game on the PC about 10 years ago and the only tracks I can remember are Talladega and Bristol. Talladega was really open and fast and it was difficult to catch other cars if they broke the tow, whereas Bristol was really tight and a complete dogfight. It'll be interesting to see if they are anything like that in real life, and if the cars are doing >200mph it should be awesome. Go Danica.
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Crafty_
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Danica is not in the cup car this weekend, nationwide only.
Seems speeds will be just under the 200mph in cup, not sure about nationwide. Incredibly they were doing 200mph here back in the 70s when they were "real" cars. I think it was Bobby Alisons crash here in the 80s that made them start using restrictor plates.
Couple of big crashes last night in the ARCA race, no one hurt but it certainly got a bit messy.
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Crafty_
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Nationwide race just about to start on MotorsTV
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Bedazzled
4,021 posts
90 months
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Evening all  "Drivers start your engines!"
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Bedazzled
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Fascinating so far, Danica running third, she could win this race! 
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MonkeyHanger
8,417 posts
111 months
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Ouch!
I hope that isn't as bad as it looked.
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Bedazzled
4,021 posts
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Gosh that was some impact.  Interesting race for me learning a bit about the drafting tactics, and listening to the drivers being coached on the radio chatter. Exciting last lap again too. p.s. Bad Danica!
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MonkeyHanger
8,417 posts
111 months
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Bedazzled said: p.s. Bad Danica! Unbelievably stupid considering what happened a few minutes ago. She's not doing herself any favours driving like that.
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Crafty_
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Have at it boys and uhh girls too I guess.
Huge hit for McClure, I hope he's ok. Slightly worried how the guy with the fire extinguisher ran straight to the car, like he saw something bad, lets hope the seat or belts didn't break.
Other than that interesting race, lets hope the cup race is slightly less eventful though.
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Crafty_
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The update on McClure is that he was kept in overnight for observation, he's got pain in his right leg and arm and is generally a bit sore, but he's going to be okay. Family have been to see him and he was alert and talkative.
Also saw a tweet from Danica that said she'd been to see Hornish and they are okay, he had a deflating front tire that "explains both incidents" she says.
Onwards to Cup at just after 6pm tonight.
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eastlmark
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thanks for the update on the 14, did look nasty, seemed to accelerate towards the wall. Hefty smash!
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Bedazzled
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Glad to hear McClure is doing ok, that was a pretty nasty shunt. "Change my tyres, just change my tyres ... Uh oh, there seems to be a little post-race activity just outside pit-lane!"  Danica is Days of Thunder!
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hornet
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119 months
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Crafty_ said: The update on McClure is that he was kept in overnight for observation, he's got pain in his right leg and arm and is generally a bit sore, but he's going to be okay. Family have been to see him and he was alert and talkative. SAFER barrier more than doing its job there methinks, as that was a monstrous hit. As was stated upthread, Talladega is one of those races I watch through my hands. Find it distasteful how "The Big One" is almost used as a marketing slogan, but you still sort of have to watch. Odd. I guess as long as the teams and drivers accept it, that's all there is to it really. Danica needs talking to for that little moment of petulance. Stupid thing to do.
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realjv
331 posts
35 months
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hornet said: Crafty_ said: The update on McClure is that he was kept in overnight for observation, he's got pain in his right leg and arm and is generally a bit sore, but he's going to be okay. Family have been to see him and he was alert and talkative. SAFER barrier more than doing its job there methinks, as that was a monstrous hit. As was stated upthread, Talladega is one of those races I watch through my hands. Find it distasteful how "The Big One" is almost used as a marketing slogan, but you still sort of have to watch. Odd. I guess as long as the teams and drivers accept it, that's all there is to it really. Danica needs talking to for that little moment of petulance. Stupid thing to do. SAFER barrier definitely prooved its worth once again. The McClure hit was horrible, just seemed to drive straight in without hardly slowing. Nasty nasty nasty.
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hornet
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119 months
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realjv said: SAFER barrier definitely prooved its worth once again. The McClure hit was horrible, just seemed to drive straight in without hardly slowing. Nasty nasty nasty. Watching it again, it's also fortunate he didn't t-bone the 43, who was already against the wall. Could've been a horrible side impact.
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