All-Purpose NASCAR thread II

I've only heard snippets and was sort of intrigued -- it didn't sound like what I was expecting... although I'm not sure what I was expecting. If that makes any sense.

 

Yeah, it's kind of sad some worthless hack who won a F-1 championship has to bow at the knees of Gordo.

I mean, for Christ's sake, Gordo couldn't handle Monza if you put him in a two-seater's passenger seat with a leak-proof diaper.

And Stacey Compton calling out anyone is a joke. Wish I'd heard those comments.

 

It makes perfect sense. This certainly wasn't what I was expecting, but I'm not really sure what my expectations were either.

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A.) I vehemently disagree.

B.) It's not like people were saying Jacques couldn't drive Michigan or Pocono. It's Talladega, where drafting rules (or is supposed to), and it was in a car no one had ever driven there will a full field of 43 cars. In the Chase. They're not saying the guy can't drive...let's not get it twisted. The concerns were valid, only because EVERYONE had concerns about EVERYTHING because it was a big unknown. A car they couldn't see out of, people who had never drafted with a full field, the Chase....etc.

 

Loved how the Talladega fans showered Gordo's car and the track with debris to show their joy with the race and its outcome.

Stay Classy Talladega!

I flipped over to Speed Sunday night and caught Jimmy Spencer and Kenny Wallace slobbering all over Gordon...
Best driver ever! Most incredible moves ever made! ... Awesome!
He could outdrive Ryan Sonner and Dale Earnhardt!

I am a Gordon fan and the guy drove a hell of a race, but these guys made John Madden's love of Brett Favre look like Simon Cowell judging an Idol contestant.

 

IJAG, I understood the hesitation, and I was concerned at first, but it's a guy who's a champion for a reason. He has been very measured with how he has approached this whole NASCAR deal, and he proved that he was aware of his surroundings by asking to be moved to the back of the pack.

 

That was definitely a good move for him. And he's probably less dangerous out there than about 5 others I could name. But to say Gordon had no right to question Villeneuve's entry (as some on here did, not saying you) is bullshit.

 

Jeff Gordon won't approach Richard Petty's 200 wins, and he may not even overtake David Pearson for second on the all-time list. But he is, hands down, the best driver NASCAR has ever seen or ever will see.

If the bullshit Chase for the Ratings Cup had never been dreamed up by the brainiacs in marketing, they'd already be engraving his name on the trophy for the sixth time in only 15 years on the circuit.

 

Scrap the Chase.

It's killed the rest of the season. No, the Race to the Chase is not exciting.

 

Do whuh? Are you insane?

And Orville ... Jimmy and Kenny are two excellent reasons not to watch Speed on race day --- especially with Krista Voda exiled to the backwoods of the truck series.