Official 2011 Nascar thread

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Jun 12, 2011 4:06pm
Tire goes flat on Caution. There goes a great finish for Denny.
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Jun 12, 2011 4:06pm
#11 with a flat left rear!! DANGIT!!!
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Jun 12, 2011 4:12pm
Denny has damage. But nobody seems to know where it came from. hmmmmm
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Jun 12, 2011 4:50pm
Jr with a good comeback. P6. Nother top 10!!
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Jun 12, 2011 5:51pm
Kurt with a 2nd place finish in a backup..hell yeah..I'll take it.
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Jun 12, 2011 7:34pm
#18 failed post race tech. Left front too low ?
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Jun 12, 2011 11:02pm
coyotes22;799486 wrote:Jr with a good comeback. P6. Nother top 10!!

Geez what a slouch... He needs to step it up, anything but a win is terrible!
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Jun 12, 2011 11:37pm
voewoody;800258 wrote:Geez what a slouch... He needs to step it up, anything but a win is terrible!

Inorite
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Jun 13, 2011 2:23am
voewoody;800258 wrote:Geez what a slouch... He needs to step it up, anything but a win is terrible!

109 races.
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Gardens35
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Jun 13, 2011 12:13pm
GoChiefs;800422 wrote:109 races.
The crew has done an outstanding job with him this season! If Junior progresses to the point where he can pass cars on the track he may break the winless skid. Go 88!
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Jun 13, 2011 5:00pm
Gardens35;800667 wrote:The crew has done an outstanding job with him this season! If Junior progresses to the point where he can pass cars on the track he may break the winless skid. Go 88!

Lmao.
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Jun 14, 2011 9:07am
On to another fuel millage race, in Michigan.

Anyone doing the $1 million TNT challenge?
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Jun 14, 2011 9:10am
Speedofsand;799599 wrote:#18 failed post race tech. Left front too low ?

As of today:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR has penalized the No. 18 team in the Sprint Cup Series as a result of rule infractions discovered during post-race inspection Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
The No. 18 car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-12.8.1B (body height requirements -- car failed to meet the minimum front car heights) of the 2011 NASCAR rule book.
As a result, crew chief Dave Rogers has been fined $25,000, while owner Joe Gibbs and driver Kyle Busch have been penalized with the loss of six championship owner and six championship driver points, respectively.
Joe Gibbs Racing released a statement Monday afternoon: "We brought the No. 18 car back to our race shop and have identified the problem which caused us to measure low during the post-race inspection process in Pocono [Sunday] afternoon. We have made NASCAR aware of our findings and we accept the penalty they have issued today."
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Jun 14, 2011 9:15am
Didnt hurt his standings any, tho, he is still in 5th.
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Jun 14, 2011 9:16am
1--Carl Edwards492Leader14217104,693,690 2--Jimmie Johnson486-61401592,702,990 3--Dale Earnhardt Jr.482-101410382,006,740 4--Kevin Harvick481-111403682,876,380 5--Kyle Busch461-311402782,860,660 6--Kurt Busch457-351420382,734,080 7--Matt Kenseth448-441412472,756,320 8+1Clint Bowyer419-731400262,545,800 9-1Tony Stewart417-751400152,364,970 10--Ryan Newman417-751400462,234,360
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Jun 14, 2011 9:17am
1 Carl Edwards492---$4,693,68712710 2 Jimmie Johnson486-6$2,702,9921059 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr.482-10$2,006,7380138 4 Kevin Harvick481-11$2,876,3773068 5 Kyle Busch461-31$2,860,6622078 6 Kurt Busch457-35$2,734,0760238 7 Matt Kenseth448-44$2,756,3172147 8 Clint Bowyer419-73$2,545,8000026 9 Tony Stewart417-75$2,364,9750015 Ryan Newman417-75
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Jun 15, 2011 12:47am
2012 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Inductees are:

Cale Yarborough
Darrell Waltrip
Dale Inman
Richie Evans
Glen Wood
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Jun 15, 2011 1:12am
So the 15 members now include:

David Pearson
Bobby Allison
Ned Jarrett
Lee Petty
Bud Moore
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Petty
Bill France Sr.
Bill France Jr.
Junior Johnson
Glen Wood
Richie Evans
Dale Inman
Cale Yarborough
Darrell Waltrip

The nominees that didn't make it this round were:

Buck Baker,first driver to win consecutive NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series championships (1956-57)
Red Byron, first NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion, in 1949
Richard Childress, 11-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series
Jerry Cook, six-time NASCAR Modified champion
H. Clay Earles, founder of Martinsville Speedway
Tim Flock, two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
Rick Hendrick, 13-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series
Jack Ingram, two-time NASCAR Busch (now Nationwide) Series champion
Bobby Isaac, 1970 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
Fred Lorenzen, 26 wins and winner of the Daytona 500 and World 600
Cotton Owens, driver-owner, won 1966 owner championship with David Pearson
Raymond Parks, NASCAR’s first champion car owner
Benny Parsons, 1973 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
Les Richter, former NASCAR executive; former president of Riverside International Raceway
Fireball Roberts, won 33 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series races, including the 1962 Daytona 500
T. Wayne Robertson, helped raise NASCAR popularity as R.J. Reynolds Senior VP
Herb Thomas, first two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion, 1951, ’53
Curtis Turner, early personality, called the “Babe Ruth of stock car racing”
Joe Weatherly, two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
Leonard Wood, part-owner and former crew chief for Wood Brothers, revolutionized pit stops
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Jun 15, 2011 1:15am
My guess for the 2013 class would have to be:

Buck Baker
Rick Hendrick
Tim Flock
Fireball Roberts
Jerry Cook
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Jun 15, 2011 9:19am
GoChiefs;802918 wrote:My guess for the 2013 class would have to be:

Buck Baker
Rick Hendrick
Tim Flock
Fireball Roberts
Jerry Cook


No Childress? :D
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Jun 15, 2011 10:27am
coyotes22;803058 wrote:No Childress? :D

Nah, I think you gotta put Hendrick in before Childress.

Hendrick has 14 Drivers' championships (10 Sprint Cup Series, 1 Nationwide Series, and three Camping World Truck Series), 243 race wins and 230 pole positions in 27 years.

Childress has 12 Driver's Championships (6 Sprint Cup Series, 5 Nationwide Series, and 1 Camping World Truck Series), 193 race wins, and 95 pole positions in 30 years.

All Childress's Cup Championships came under 1 driver, while Hendricks has had 3 different Cup Champions driving for him.
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Jun 16, 2011 8:29am
GoChiefs;803137 wrote:Nah, I think you gotta put Hendrick in before Childress.

Hendrick has 14 Drivers' championships (10 Sprint Cup Series, 1 Nationwide Series, and three Camping World Truck Series), 243 race wins and 230 pole positions in 27 years.

Childress has 12 Driver's Championships (6 Sprint Cup Series, 5 Nationwide Series, and 1 Camping World Truck Series), 193 race wins, and 95 pole positions in 30 years.

All Childress's Cup Championships came under 1 driver, while Hendricks has had 3 different Cup Champions driving for him.

When did Sr win a championship, not being with Childress?

His first one?
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WebFire
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Jun 16, 2011 8:32am
Yes, 1980. Rod Osterlund was the car owner.
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Jun 16, 2011 9:32am
WebFire;804320 wrote:Yes, 1980. Rod Osterlund was the car owner.

Thank You.

I wasnt exactly watching Nascar yet, in 1980. In fact, I wasnt really watching anything. :D
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Gardens35
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Jun 16, 2011 6:07pm
How many drivers have won the championship of both the Nationwide/Busch/Grand National etc Series, and the Winston Cup/Nextall/Sprint Series? You know what I'm talkin' about.