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[Twitchythe3rd]

The 500 finally kicked off, and I haven't seen a thread for this yet, so i'll kick things off.

Anyone else see the accident that lit the track on fire?

[Rodimus Prime]

Yeah, that was scary. There was nothing left of Montoya's car.

It just sucks that Kenseth won the 500.

GO KYLE!!!

[Rodimus Prime]

It would have been good if MWR gave those other 5 races to Mark Martin as well. I really want to see him win a title, even with not-top-notch equipment that he has now.

Anyway, finally Chad Knaus and Jimmie Johnson are getting what they deserve. Hopefully they won't climb out of that hole the rest of the year. Who knows how much crap they got away with during their championship years. I doubt more than 2 of those titles were won legitimately.

Oh, and...

GO KYLE!!!

[OptiMagnus]

Well, I think my man Jeff Gordon is finally falling off the wagon. He just hasn't had any consistency since about 2004. His car is never really good.
On another sad note, Trevor Bayne is out of a job next week in the Nationwide Series. I don't get it. Casey Mears is with a tier 3 team and gets Geico on his car for the whole season, finishes a few laps down every race, yet still has a huge sponsorship in the top series. Yet, a young guy who gets top-10 to top-5 finishes in the Nationwide Series every week and is bringing a former champion Cup team back from the grave can't get a sponsorship or full time ride in any series. Hmm...

It would have been good if MWR gave those other 5 races to Mark Martin as well. I really want to see him win a title, even with not-top-notch equipment that he has now.

Well, this year I wouldn't say it's not top-notch. MWR has had some really great race cars this year. Truex and Martin have been running in the top 3 in every race. Clint Bowyer has been plagued by bad luck but they're still a young team and I think they'll get out of it eventually. So, even though Mark isn't going for the title, I wouldn't be surprised if he visits victory lane this year.

[Rodimus Prime]

At least Jimmie didn't win. And his car looked hideous.

[OptiMagnus]

At least Jimmie didn't win. And his car looked hideous.

Well, at least it's a change from the last paint scheme. Lowe's really has a knack for having the most boring paint schemes for the most consecutive years. But this year it's really plain and it'll go stale in a few months, just like the #24 car did with the flame and firestorm paint schemes from '07-'11.
And I'm equally as happy that Jimmie didn't win. I'm glad Tony Stewart is still staying a top contender.

[Rodimus Prime]

But this year it's really plain and it'll go stale in a few months, just like the #24 car did with the flame and firestorm paint schemes from '07-'11.

At least it wasn't the rainbow paint job from the 90s.

And I'm equally as happy that Jimmie didn't win. I'm glad Tony Stewart is still staying a top contender.

Yeah, I like Smoke. He's fun to watch. Hopefully he surpasses at least Jimmie, if not Dale and the King, by the time he's done.

But this week, they're going into Kyle's house. Unless he gets wrecked out by some idiot like Harvick, I think this is Kyle's race to lose. Bristol has been his bitch for the last few years. Though I thought it was pretty stupid he trashed his guitar trophy a few years ago, he has every right to boast about his success at Bristol.

And I predict that not only will Biffle not win a title, he will be in one of the last 3 spots going into the Chase.

[OptiMagnus]

So, Penske has been cranking out wins since last year and they're going to ditch Dodge for it? I dunno, but Keselowski and the Dinger looked pretty good out there today.

And, as I predicted, all three MWR cars came at full charge. They've been a force to be reckoned with even though they get little publicity.

And finally, of course, just as I thought "Jeff Gordon's going to get up to the leader and win! I know he will!" he gets his tire shredded by an exhaust pipe. Seriously? When does that ever happen? I think he's hexed or something.

[OptiMagnus]

It's official: Jeff Gordon is hexed.

[Rodimus Prime]

Good. Hopefully he drags the other 3 Hendrick cars with him.