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There were two cautions to remove debris that amounted to two hot dog wrappers. That last one was a deliberate attempt to give either Danica or Junior a chance to win.

 

What does huge fan mean in this case? Does that mean he has Power of the Dollar or that he sometimes listens to "In Da Club"?

 

His main fault: He's not Junior.

 

Well, yes. Column details his love of rap.
http://members.jacksonville.com/opinion/premium/blog/400565/gene-frenette/2013-02-23/gene-frenette-fitness-mark-martin-can-t-beat-rap

 

Oh come on. Never. /bluefont

 

That story requires membership. But I found others. And it's kind of wonderful seeing the mix of bewilderment and bemusement from these writers. But hey, the guy loves him some Gucci Mane.

He probably doesn't own Power of the Dollar, but I bet he knows some Get Rich or Die Tryin' album tracks.

 

I missed this in all the chaos of the end of the Nationwide race. I agree with what you are saying about NASCAR fans. I was talking more about people who don't think NASCAR is the only real form of auto racing. To people who enjoy open-wheel and sports-car racing, Foyt and Andretti are all-time greats without ever racing in the 500, much less winning it.

 

Wrong. It was a deliberate attempt to set up a crazy, bunched-up finish. They would have done it if Danica and Junior were in the garage. Standard operating procedure for NASCAR.

Besides, there was almost zero chance for Danica to win that race, which she acknowledged in her post-race interview. With the tandems gone and the lower line being slow, she didn't have the plate experience to know how to set up a pass or when to go for it. She basically had to sit in third, and hope for Biffle to wreck Johnson.

 

Martin used to tweet a lot about his constantly evolving workout-music playlist. He was always trying to get Michael Waltrip to listen to his newest obscure favorite rapper, which worked about as well as his attempts to get Waltrip to join him in his hardcore workout routine.

 

Whenever I hear of the debris on the track caution, I always remember a Jeff Gordon interview where he said that no driver races out to a huge lead because NASCAR will throw up a yellow for debris on the track.

It's almost as if David Stern is running NASCAR sometimes.

 

You must not have been watching the same race I was. That last one, I saw a clean-up crew member pick up a pretty big piece of sheet metal. NASCAR's reputation re: debris cautions is somewhat deserved, but that one was legit (unless they tossed it out there ex post).