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Rodimus Prime wrote:Good. Hopefully he drags the other 3 Hendrick cars with him.

I think Chad Knaus is already tampering with the other three teams at the shop so he doesn't have to compete with them.

I can't wait for Talladega. My favorite race of the year. Hopefully Kyle makes it 2 in a row. It was awesome to see him finally win, especially doing it by keeping Dale Jr. out of Victory Lane.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I can't wait for Talladega. My favorite race of the year. Hopefully Kyle makes it 2 in a row. It was awesome to see him finally win, especially doing it by keeping Dale Jr. out of Victory Lane.

I knew you'd comment again if Kyle won...
I can't wait for Talladega either. It's my favorite also. I personally hope Harvick doesn't win most of all, that's all I care, or Kyle Busch, because I still don't like him either. If either of them can show a sign of maturity this season I may change my mind. Oh, yeah, I forgot about Jimmie Johnson too. But I'll take any of the Hendrick cars besides him. Jeff Gordon could really use a good race for points, but Talladega can be either redemption or death. I know his career may be stuck in a hole right now, but I've been a fan of him since I was 3, so I'm not changing.
I think I'd like to see Carl Edwards win the most though. He doesn't have one restrictor plate race trophy to his name in any series, plus he could use an end to the dry spell that blocked him from the championship. Trevor Bayne could pull another one out of the hat too, which would be great for him since he has no job right now.

OptiMagnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:I can't wait for Talladega. My favorite race of the year. Hopefully Kyle makes it 2 in a row. It was awesome to see him finally win, especially doing it by keeping Dale Jr. out of Victory Lane.

I knew you'd comment again if Kyle won...

Yeah, Harvick is a bitch. If Kyle doesn't win, I'd like to see Mark Martin win. Even if it doesn't matter for his season. He was my favorite until he retired the first time and Kyle also came up to the Cup series.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

OptiMagnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:I can't wait for Talladega. My favorite race of the year. Hopefully Kyle makes it 2 in a row. It was awesome to see him finally win, especially doing it by keeping Dale Jr. out of Victory Lane.

I knew you'd comment again if Kyle won...

Yeah, Harvick is a bitch. If Kyle doesn't win, I'd like to see Mark Martin win. Even if it doesn't matter for his season. He was my favorite until he retired the first time and Kyle also came up to the Cup series.

Unfortunately, Mark Martin isn't racing this week because he doesn't like Talladega. He never raced it when he was with Ginn/DEI either. So Waltrip is in this week, ready spin out everyone in his path. Hurray.

Oh crap. When was the last time he was actually behind the wheel in a race?

Rodimus Prime wrote:Oh crap. When was the last time he was actually behind the wheel in a race?

Well, the Shootout this year if that counts, and the last before that was Dega in the fall last year. I believe he spun cars in front of him in both of those events. He did try to qualify for the Daytona 500 this year for some 4th tier team backed by his MWR sponsors, but he didn't qualify.

Well, at least we're gonna see 1 Big One, if not more...

Wow, what a great race! And Kyle Busch didn't win! (oops, did I say that?)
And it looks like Danica lost her temper after Hornish boxed her in. So much for old friends...

Oh, and if you guys haven't seen Kurt Busch's paint scheme for the Cup series, you're going to laugh.

Keselowski. Ugh.

But at least Rowdy is back on track and getting top 3s. Hopefully it stays that way and he'll be high up when the Chase comes around.

And Hendrick (and especially Dale Jr.) was denied a victory yet again.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Keselowski. Ugh.

What's wrong with him?

Rodimus Prime wrote:But at least Rowdy is back on track and getting top 3s. Hopefully it stays that way and he'll be high up when the Chase comes around.

And Hendrick (and especially Dale Jr.) was denied a victory yet again.

Since you show your joy for Hendrick's failure to reach 200 wins, I hope Happy Harvick gives Rowdy a nice little DNF at Darlington.
However, I think Junior's due for retirement soon if he can't win one race by the end of his contract. He's really just taking up space at Hendrick which could be given to someone of higher potential.

OptiMagnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:Keselowski. Ugh.

What's wrong with him?

He's a douchebag.

Rodimus Prime wrote:But at least Rowdy is back on track and getting top 3s. Hopefully it stays that way and he'll be high up when the Chase comes around.

And Hendrick (and especially Dale Jr.) was denied a victory yet again.

Since you show your joy for Hendrick's failure to reach 200 wins, I hope Happy Harvick gives Rowdy a nice little DNF at Darlington.

As long as he doesn't cry and bitch when Kyle retaliates.

However, I think Junior's due for retirement soon if he can't win one race by the end of his contract. He's really just taking up space at Hendrick which could be given to someone of higher potential.

Like maybe his father...?

When does his contract expire?

Rodimus Prime wrote:

OptiMagnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:Keselowski. Ugh.

What's wrong with him?

He's a douchebag.

Rodimus Prime wrote:But at least Rowdy is back on track and getting top 3s. Hopefully it stays that way and he'll be high up when the Chase comes around.

And Hendrick (and especially Dale Jr.) was denied a victory yet again.

Since you show your joy for Hendrick's failure to reach 200 wins, I hope Happy Harvick gives Rowdy a nice little DNF at Darlington.

As long as he doesn't cry and bitch when Kyle retaliates.

However, I think Junior's due for retirement soon if he can't win one race by the end of his contract. He's really just taking up space at Hendrick which could be given to someone of higher potential.

Like maybe his father...?

When does his contract expire?

- Believe it or not, Kyle Busch has been prone to douchebag tendencies. Oh yeah, he intentionally wrecked someone last year. He also was penalized another time, where he gave the official an obscene gesture and got penalized a second time.
- Harvick can find a way to whine about anything. Because nothing is ever his fault. Especially when he causes wrecks that he ends up getting wrecked in.
- I don't know when Joonyer's contract ends. All I know is that he signed an extension last year. Trevor Bayne could do a better job than he can.

200. 'Nuff said.

Did anyone happen to catch where one of the #39's pit crew members went ballistic on the #51 team? What an idiot. He had no right to act like that. So, basically if the car in front of you spins out, and you slow down and the car behind you doesn't slow down in time, it turns into an intentional wreck by the car that first spun out? Seems legit.

OptiMagnus wrote:200. 'Nuff said.

Took them long enough...

At least Kyle is climbing in the standings now.

And Danica got lapped so early. Yeah, she's awesome.

Rodimus Prime wrote:And Danica got lapped so early. Yeah, she's awesome.

Then YOU get in her car for a few races and show her how to drive. If you do any better, I'll shut up. I don't think Tony Stewart would just hire a random guy off the street though...

By the way, she's doing decently in the Nationwide Series. She finished 12th on Friday in her first try at Darlington. Plus, she led laps and pushed other cars to the front at Talladega. Obviously she isn't afraid of tough tracks like she was two years ago. She thought anyone who dared to nudge or bump her should get penalized.

OptiMagnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:And Danica got lapped so early. Yeah, she's awesome.

Then YOU get in her car for a few races and show her how to drive. If you do any better, I'll shut up. I don't think Tony Stewart would just hire a random guy off the street though...

I wish. I'm not saying she's bad, I'm saying she's not good enough. But she will be over time. Tony isn't dumb.

Rodimus Prime wrote:I wish. I'm not saying she's bad, I'm saying she's not good enough. But she will be over time. Tony isn't dumb.

You're right. He's definitely not stupid. He's not going to turn down the most popular female auto racing driver in the world. That's too much money to be made. Plus, I'm sure a certain car owner who isn't allowed a fifth team helped out in getting that new Cup team off the ground. Danica races for him in Nationwide and Stewart-Haas uses his engines. Hmm...

Yeah, I'm sick of Hendrick and his teams. To bad 3 of his 4 drivers are talented and he's loaded. The only time I tolerated him was when Mark Martin drove for him.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah, I'm sick of Hendrick and his teams. To bad 3 of his 4 drivers are talented and he's loaded. The only time I tolerated him was when Mark Martin drove for him.

My problem with all the money he has is that the LEAST talented one (assuming you mean Dale) is making at least half of the entire team's money just for getting in the race car. And I was excited when he made his announcement in '07, but that was short-lived. They should have gotten rid of Casey Mears instead of Kyle Busch if they HAD to hire Jr. I'm not sure if hiring Joonyer was Hendrick's best or worst decision he ever made. Money-wise, he's lucky he got him to sign a contract. Talent-wise, he let go of NASCAR's best young superstar.
Currently, I really only like 2 of his drivers: Jeff and Kasey. The other two don't even seem to give a s*** about team cooperation anymore.

Yeah, I meant Dale. And you're right, he's become Hendrick's golden goose, as if he needed one. I don't even mind Dale himself, he's a nice enough guy. But his fans (mostly his father's before him) need to stop seeing Senior in him, because he'll never be half the driver his father was. They need to admit this fact and move on.

I used to hate Gordon, but this hate has transferred to Johnson. And I liked Jeff's '09 Megatron car. I wish I could get a 1:24 die cast of it, but I don't think they made one.

And yeah, if Hendrick kept Kyle and added Kahne, he would have an awesome lineup. I love Gibbs, but Hendrick's equipment is just a bit better. But Kyle is a more talented driver than Johnson or Jr. ever were. He and Gordon would own HMS if they teamed up on the track, Jeff might even have 2 or 3 of Jimmie's titles, putting him up there with Senior, and no doubt Kyle would have at least 1 by now.

EXACTLY! Everyone has these irrational expectations of Jr just because he's DALE EARNHARDT Jr. One of these days they're going to have to realize that Jr isn't his father. No one will ever be Dale Sr.

Speaking of Dale Sr, I've been watching some of the IROC races he was in. I forgot how much fun he was to watch. IROC was a cool series though. I wish it hadn't gone under, because it basically had restrictor plate style races on a lot of the tracks. I think the absence of Dale and some of the retiring veterans lowered fan interest in the series, but I wish someone would try to bring it back.

What a dumb all-star race. That mandatory "pit stop" and putting the segment leaders at the front was a dumb idea. It basically guaranteed them to finish in the top 3. They should just go back to giving the segment leaders a sizable prize. The all-star race used to be a 'give it all you got every lap' shootout. I'm not going to say that the cruising around strategy was unfair- it didn't violate the rules. But it's not fair for the other 21 because they lose their chances of winning for every segment they don't lead the final lap of. Whoever leads the first segment has the advantage because he only needs to really race for that one segment, then he can back off until he gets first place back and easily win the race, and the leader of segment 2 will get second because he used his car more than the segment 1 leader but less than segment 3, and the same situation with the segment 3 leader. Everyone else is basically screwed because their cars are fried in comparison.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

OptiMagnus wrote:200. 'Nuff said.

Took them long enough...

And they're already at 201.
I enjoyed the 600 though. I'm glad Kasey got his 3rd. Not too many guys can say they've won 3 600s.

OptiMagnus wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

OptiMagnus wrote:200. 'Nuff said.

Took them long enough...

And they're already at 201.
I enjoyed the 600 though. I'm glad Kasey got his 3rd. Not too many guys can say they've won 3 600s.

Yeah, it's my favorite race after the 500 and Bristol. And I like Kasey even though he's with HMS. At least Johnson didn't win. I wonder if the gas man got fired yet.