NASCAR 2011

[arch101]

^^ Oh yes, I fully get behind the OTHER thing Brad K said.
Can't figure the Sorenson thing. I guess the team and sponsor just want to get started on next year as soon as possible. Wonder if this is where Vickers will end up?

 

[Gil T.Azell]

^^ Oh yes, I fully get behind the OTHER thing Brad K said.
Can't figure the Sorenson thing. I guess the team and sponsor just want to get started on next year as soon as possible. Wonder if this is where Vickers will end up?

I'm still trying to make that my Ring tone, lol

 

[Kira's Mom]

Breaking news- Dan Wheldon has died in a wreck at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...n.crash.ap/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t11_a2

15 cars involved in the fiery wreck.

ETA- yeah, it's Indy, not NASCAR, but I wasn't sure where to put it.

 

[tomalak301]

I just watched the tribute to Wheldon and really got choked up. I didn't really follow Indy Car (Really only watched some of the Indy 500 each year) and was getting away from following racing entirely (Got a bit bored of Nascar) but this is just horrible. When I heard the news earlier, I was shaken, as everything else in the day just didn't matter. I watched the 49ers pull off an emotional victory and then I hear this and it really does put sports in a perspective.

RIP to Wheldon and my thoughts and prayers to his entire family and the Indy Car community. Such tragedy and so very sad.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

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RIP to Wheldon and my thoughts and prayers to his entire family and the Indy Car community. Such tragedy and so very sad.

 

[arch101]

One of the worst wrecks I've seen in 30 years of racing. Jumped right out of my seat when I saw it. I had a feeling when I saw the cars spinning in the air that it would be bad. The tribute laps, with the bagpipes playing over the track's PA was one of the saddest moments I've ever seen in racing. Loved Dan as a TV guy this year when he wasn't racing. His best years really were still ahead. Very sad.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

From Jayski's

Knaus told Johnson to wreck car if he won at Talladega: UPDATE: Chad Knaus told driver Jimmie Johnson to intentionally damage the back end of his race car if the #48 team won Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway, the crew chief acknowledged Wednesday. Knaus admitted giving the five-time NASCAR champion the pre-race instructions in order to "cover our bases" in case 500 miles of bump-drafting knocked the car beyond NASCAR's strict tolerances. Officials likely would have accepted the damage as an excuse if the # 48 car had not fit NASCAR's templates in post-race inspection. The conversation between Knaus and Johnson occurred when the crew chief leaned inside the #48 car before the race to give Johnson some final words of encouragement. Because Johnson's in-car camera was live on NASCAR.com's RaceBuddy application, the chat was broadcast to anyone watching the feed at the time.
"If we win this race, you have to crack the back of the car," Knaus could be heard telling Johnson on the recording. "Got it?"
"Really?" Johnson replied, sounding surprised.
"Yes," Knaus said. "Got it? You don't have to have to hit it hard, you don't have to destroy it. But you've gotta do a donut and you've gotta hit the back end, or somebody's gotta hit you in the ass-end or something. OK?"
After Johnson responds with apparent silence (he can't be heard saying anything else), Knaus added, "You'll be alright. Can't take any chances."
When asked Wednesday whether the conversation indicated Knaus was trying something fishy on the back of the car, the crew chief replied, "I don't think that's a fair assessment. To be honest with you, here's the deal - racing at Talladega is tough, and I think everybody understands that," Knaus said in a phone interview. "You run 500 miles at 200 miles per hour, and you're bump-drafting and you're beating on one another, and it's real easy for these cars to get outside of tolerance. It's a tight tolerance that we're held in. It doesn't take much to be a few thousands (of an inch) off and have NASCAR raise an eyebrow. Just being proactive, I just told Jimmie, 'Look, man - we've just got to make sure there's a tire mark or some type of visible damage.' Just because cars do move when you race them like that."(SB Nation)(10-26-2001)
UPDATE: NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp has issued a statement in response to the story: "We became aware of this piece of audio this morning and certainly want to get all the facts before making an opinion and reaching any conclusions. We'll visit with the parties and pull all the facts together best we can. While Talladega is done and the #48 was not the winning or random car, we certainly have an interest in getting the facts straight on behalf of the balance of the competitors." Though officials might be steamed at Knaus, it might be difficult for NASCAR to issue a penalty in this situation. While Knaus may have intended for Johnson to wreck the back of the car had the 48 team won the race, nothing ever actually happened. NASCAR will likely tell Knaus it's not happy with his intentions, however.(SB Nation)(10-27-2011)

Make you wonder what they were trying to hide.
He'll be just as arrogant in any excuse he gives to the media, no wonder I hate this fuck and the HMS team.

 

[arch101]

I;m no JJ fan, but, in this case I side with Knaus. NASCAR insanely holds these cars to thousands of an inch tolerances in POST RACE inspections. !?! What are these guys supposed to do? Put pillows on the cars? With a championship on the line, I can sympathize with their take-no-chances approach.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

Kyle Bush's actions last Friday make this statement even more true
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr-zulcHcNs&feature=related [/yt]

 

[arch101]

OK, color me impressed. That was the best season finale in 30 years of watching racing. Good for Smoke!

 

[Gil T.Azell]

OK, color me impressed. That was the best season finale in 30 years of watching racing. Good for Smoke!

First time ever I believe they've had to use the Tie-Breaker system.
And it wasn't the #48 who won, even better.

 

[Gil T.Azell]

Re: NASCAR 2011 Sad news

NASCAR champion Elder passes away at 69
R.I.P. Sir.