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2008 NASCAR running thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by 2muchcoffeeman, Jan 7, 2008.

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  1. shotglass

    shotglass Guest

    TNT's producer is having one hell of a bad day in the booth. There have been at least three times it's suddenly popped into an inadvertent commercial during racing.
     
    shotglass, Jun 8, 2008
    #493
  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Pocono and TNT are made for each other.

    And Dario Franchitti's career change looks worse every week. I wonder if Ashley even bothers traveling with him anymore.
     
    playthrough, Jun 8, 2008
    #494
  3. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Love Pocono. People bitch about the lack of passing on the cookie-cutter tracks and all the cars being bunched up and crashing at Daytona and Talladega. Then when they get to a track where there's as many passes in 10 laps as the cookie-cutters see in one race, they bitch about that too.

    Lots of passing, three-and four-wide racing without The Big One and the flat turns make it a driver's track instead of a ride-around-all-afternoon-and-get-lucky-on-a-pit-stop cookie cutter snoozefest.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Jun 8, 2008
    #495
  4. Bullrog

    Bullrog Member

    quick help please:

    AP sent over results with three guys earning $0: Earnhardt Jr. (3rd), Truex Jr. (17th) and Hornish Jr. (42nd).

    Just realized they are all Jrs. and there's something wrong with the AP wire that f*cked this up.

    Can anyone please post/send me a message with their money earnings?
     
    Bullrog, Jun 8, 2008
    #496
  5. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    People bitch about crashing? Not anyone I've ever sat next to in a grandstand. If you mean drivers/teams, sure. But I don't see how 500 miles at Pocono twice in two months makes sense.
     
    playthrough, Jun 8, 2008
    #497
  6. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Douglas Fairbanks Jr. $0
    John F. Kennedy Jr. $0
    Barty Crouch Jr. $0
     
    Double J, Jun 8, 2008
    #498
  7. lono

    lono Active Member

    Earnhardt - $121,200
    Truex - $101,808
    Hornish - $108,305
     
    lono, Jun 8, 2008
    #499
  8. Bullrog

    Bullrog Member

    thank you sir - got it just in time for first edition
     
    Bullrog, Jun 8, 2008
    #500
  9. lono

    lono Active Member

    Glad I could help.
     
    lono, Jun 8, 2008
    #501
  10. JoelHammond

    JoelHammond Member

    Is there any way this doesn't end EXTREMELY poorly for NASCAR?

    http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/news/story?id=3435581
     
    JoelHammond, Jun 10, 2008
    #502
  11. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    No. For some people, it's just confirmation of what they already thought about stock-car racing.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Jun 10, 2008
    #503
  12. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    A lot of respectable businesses have faced discrimination suits. The difference is this lawyer was shrewd enough to pick that absurd dollar amount, ensuring it gets a headline everywhere today. At the end of the day they'll be thrilled to settle for a couple mil.

    Maybe.

    Certainly not saying this is a lovely development for NASCAR.
     
    playthrough, Jun 10, 2008
    #504
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