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Official 2010 Nascar thread: Season long discussions!!!!

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Speedofsand

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Jan 24, 2010 1:29 PM
He was a very talented driver with skills matched by few. I had met him before, but had a really nice chat with him at a racing legends dinner a couple years ago.
If Bobby is your favorite you might like this pic, 2 of my favorites.

Jan 24, 2010 1:29pm
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Jan 24, 2010 2:24 PM
I was a big fan of the "Alabama Gang" Bobby, Donny, Davey, and Neil Bonnet. The Havoline car was one of the sharpest looking cars in NASCAR. After Davey died I stayed with Ernie until he had his accident. I then became a Gordan fan. Thought maybe I was putting the hex on the 28. HAHA
Tim Richmond was another driver who was fun to watch.
Jan 24, 2010 2:24pm
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Jan 24, 2010 4:23 PM
So when does the new spoiler take effect? I'm glad they are finally addressing those ugly and useless wings...
Jan 24, 2010 4:23pm
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Jan 24, 2010 4:32 PM
pkebker wrote: So when does the new spoiler take effect? I'm glad they are finally addressing those ugly and useless wings...
April at Texas, not sure if its a total change or if they are phasing it back in at diff. tracks. There is an open test in March at Charlotte for spoilers.

Jan 24, 2010 4:32pm
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Jan 24, 2010 4:36 PM
So if the tests/races go well...would it be safe to say we can expect spoilers for the entire 2011 season?
Jan 24, 2010 4:36pm
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Jan 24, 2010 4:42 PM
I don't think they decided yet, see how it goes March 23-24
ouch, this just in...Denny Hamlin tears ACL:
#11-Denny Hamlin, widely considered Jimmie Johnson's top threat in 2010, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee [clutch foot] Friday playing pickup basketball. Hamlin said he still expects to compete, but surgery isn't an option at this time since the Sprint Cup season begins in two weeks. He plans to have surgery to repair the knee after the 2010 season. A team spokesman said the injury should not affect Hamlin's ability to drive the car. "I planted my foot to make a move toward the basket, and my knee just shot directly out to the left," Hamlin said. On Dec. 16, Hamlin had surgery on his right knee to repair the meniscus [also from basketball].
Jan 24, 2010 4:42pm
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Jan 24, 2010 5:22 PM
WOW
I wonder if his next contract has a basketball clause?
This will have to hurt him the way these guys fit in the car so tightly.

GoChiefs,
Maybe your boy Busch makes the chase now.HAHA
Jan 24, 2010 5:22pm
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Jan 25, 2010 4:57 AM
pkebker wrote: So if the tests/races go well...would it be safe to say we can expect spoilers for the entire 2011 season?
:idea: fuel injection too
Jan 25, 2010 4:57am
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Jan 26, 2010 6:26 AM
Darkon wrote: GoChiefs,
Maybe your boy Busch makes the chase now.HAHA
My boy Busch almost always makes the chase thank you. :D Finished 4th last year..so I'm not too worried about him making the chase this year. Lol Especially with his new/better Crew Chief.

As for the rule changes..I like them..mostly..except for the bigger restrictor plate...I mean..sure..more horsepower..more speed..but it's still going to keep them all bunched up. So it's not going to eliminate 'The Big One'. So now..you are going to have 'The Big One'..just at a faster speed. Doesn't make much sense to me when you talk about the most important thing to you is 'the safety of the drivers'.
Jan 26, 2010 6:26am
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Jan 26, 2010 10:58 AM
Jan 26, 2010 10:58am
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Jan 26, 2010 11:48 AM
I like the restrictor plate tracks because of how the drivers are bunched together. I love watching a line fly past another line. The fact that the leader can drop from 1st to 8th almost instantly makes the races so exciting...you never know who's going to win. Also, 'The Big One' is exciting too...lol
Jan 26, 2010 11:48am
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Jan 26, 2010 1:25 PM
Sure..who doesn't mind 'The Big One'. But what's the point in making the restrictor plates bigger?
Jan 26, 2010 1:25pm
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Jan 26, 2010 1:26 PM
personally i really dont care for johnson and knaus. but really it doesnt seem that anyone has anything for them.
Jan 26, 2010 1:26pm
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Jan 28, 2010 3:08 AM
Here is an interesting tid bit.

In 1953, racecar driver Tim Flock of NASCAR raced with a monkey in the seat beside him.

WHY????
Jan 28, 2010 3:08am
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Jan 28, 2010 5:44 AM
It was just a publicity stunt.
Jan 28, 2010 5:44am
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Jan 28, 2010 10:24 AM
List of drivers to run in the Rolex 24 at Daytona (Starts Saturday at 3:30pm/checkered flag drops Sunday at 3:30pm)..16 hours of the event will be covered by Speed.
#48-Jimmie Johnson will drive with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya will be joined by #26-Jamie McMurray and #13-Max Papis race on the TELMEX/Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates entry
#43-AJ Allmendinger will drive Michael Shank Racing
#98-Paul Menard will be on the Spirit of Daytona team
#71-Bobby Labonte will be in a TRG Porsche
NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Colin Braun returns with Krohn Racing
Other current/former NASCAR drivers
Boris Said
Bill Lester
Dario Franchitti
David Donohue
Butch Leitzinger
Andy Lally
Anthony Lazzaro
Davy Jones
Jack Baldwin
Mike Borkowski
Buddy Rice
Jan 28, 2010 10:24am
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Jan 28, 2010 12:31 PM
Jeff Gordon...the man. JJ the second coming. Jr...well, every sport has to have a yutz.
Jan 28, 2010 12:31pm
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Jan 28, 2010 12:36 PM
As much as I hate both of them...gonna have to say Gordon is nowhere near the caliber of JJ. So..I guess you meant to say JJ..the man. :p
Jan 28, 2010 12:36pm
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Jan 28, 2010 12:40 PM
GoChiefs wrote: As much as I hate both of them...gonna have to say Gordon is nowhere near the caliber of JJ. So..I guess you meant to say JJ..the man. :p
I disagree.
Gordan would have 6 championships if they didn't go to the chase format. I think Gordan can be considered right up there with JJ.
Jan 28, 2010 12:40pm
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Jan 28, 2010 1:05 PM
I'll put Gordon up there..in the Top 5..but he's not at Jimmie's level right now. Nobody is. Woulda, coulda, shoulda on the 6...that's the way it goes. Gotta win the way the format is now. Kurt would have 2 Championships had they made the chase format a year earlier than they did too.
Jan 28, 2010 1:05pm
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Jan 30, 2010 5:33 PM
Two more weeks
Jan 30, 2010 5:33pm
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Jan 30, 2010 6:28 PM
What is a realistic time for Green flag to drop? And also a realistic end time for the race? I'm trying to figure out when I can reserve a table at a restaurant on Valentine's day. But I have priority, Nascar is trying to come first.
Jan 30, 2010 6:28pm
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Jan 30, 2010 7:25 PM
green flag at 1:25 (approx). Checkered flag about 5 - 5:30.
Jan 30, 2010 7:25pm
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Jan 30, 2010 7:30 PM
Last years race was just a little under 3 hours long.
Jan 30, 2010 7:30pm
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Jan 30, 2010 7:58 PM
and 120 miles short
Jan 30, 2010 7:58pm