The Official Race Thread

[Little Whiskey]

sorry FC, I've got a new job. it keeps me out of the office quite a bit so i cannot check in as regularly.

remember where my loyalties are at.....i do not drink red bull!!! its rockstar!!! besides i believe red bull is going to start sponsering a toyota in nascar. and i have decided to boycot all sponsers of toyota. no more burger king, ups and napa!! damn those foreigners comming in and ruining our sport!! j/k my red neck is just glowing a little bright this afternoon. THATS BECAUSE ITS BRISTOL BABY!!!!!

well time to get back to the ole john deer. my back yard looks like a hayfield with all this rain we've had the past couple days.

[FavreChild]

LW, it doesn't really matter what brand of energy drink you use, as long as it has booze mixed in it.

I'll be in the same boat as you when I go back to work full time next week, too. Damn work, always getting in the way of stuff.

[digitaldean]

Woo-hoo!!

Another win for #17!!!

Great to see him clinch a spot in the Chase too.

Jr. helped his cause tonight to with a great finish.

[Little Whiskey]

i dont' think there has been anybody as consistant as jimmie johnson and Matt kenseth. even with the chase formate i think it will be a two pony race. it was nice to see stewart finish two laps down. and gordon in controversy again. gordon is blocking his posistion and holding up a faster car. Scott riggs should have dumped him like gordon did to kenseth in chicago. kinda funny that a rookie can pass a vet cleaner at bristol than a vet could pass at the 1.5 mile track of chicago! then he wants to start a shouting match after the race.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Kenseth is leading The Chase standings now. Kasey Kahne won. Talented, young driver. He's not bad looking, so it wasn't surprising--but his Mom looked like a MILF to me.


At first, I was thinking his girlfriend isn't bad, but she looks a little old for him. Then, the announcers said it was his Mom.

[digitaldean]

Kenseth is leading The Chase standings now. Kasey Kahne won. Talented, young driver. He's not bad looking, so it wasn't surprising--but his Mom looked like a MILF to me.


At first, I was thinking his girlfriend isn't bad, but she looks a little old for him. Then, the announcers said it was his Mom.

Harv, what a keen eye you have!

[Little Whiskey]

i was looking for this thread. thanks for bumpin it up harv. did you get to see the race this weekend? i'd like a quick recap. i missed it due to a wedding this weekend. anything exciting? i was pretty pumped that matt is now leading the points. doesn't really matter after next week. he'll just be five points up on jimmie. its kinda disapointing that only kasey has a chance to get into the chase. that means only one of the remaining 8 drivers could be bumped out. next week won't be as exciting as it has been years past. i'd really like to see mark martin win the whole damn thinkg this year. it would be great to see him finally get his championship.

[digitaldean]

Sorry for the double post,

Had to mention something about Kenseth's season.

I hope and pray he wins the championship. It was so tiring hear the naysayers in 2003. He was the best driver, period.

Not sure the types of tracks left that suit his style, but he's been consistent enough that he's got better than an avg. shot to win it.

EDIT: Little Whiskey, came down to the final laps and REED SORENSON of all drivers had the lead with less than 5 laps to go. (Kahne led the most laps, even though he got a pit penalty)

Sorenson took a gamble on not refueling toward the end, but he ran out of fuel at the start of the final lap and Kahne won.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I saw that you were online and hadn't bumped this, so I helped you out. Plus, I had been meaning to post that tidbit about Kahne's Mom.

The race? Well, I watched off and on. It's actually an interesting race. With the daylight and then night racing, it's actually like two different races. Most cars were good in one condition, not so good in the other. Kahne was one of the few that had a great car in both. Best car won. Pit strategy played a big part, but the track is kind of interesting too. You can run about 3 or 4 different lines there. The racing wasn't that interesting, but I could see where it could be.

[Little Whiskey]

they have a good mix of tracks in the chase. but you are right matt has been very consistant this year and at a wide variety of tracks so he has a great shot. the problem is...so has jimmie johnson. i really think it is going to be a two horse race. unless bad luck strikes. either of those two really deserve to win this thing. however, i'd rather not see jimmie win. but that is just me. there is only four drivers i don't want to win the championship. jj, gordon, busch, and jr. after matt and mark. i wouldn't be disappointed if someone else one.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I hope and pray he wins the championship. It was so tiring hear the naysayers in 2003. He was the best driver, period.

Not to mention he led the series in wins the year before, but finished like 6th or something. He proved he could win races the year before, but learned that consistency is what wins championships. He's very underrated. He gets another championship and people will have to give him his due.

[Little Whiskey]

i agree harv. he is one of the most underrated drivers in the sport. he wins races, finishes well, and still hardly gets his "props". they would rather interview Michael waltrip cause he is good for a laugh or jr since everyone worships the ground he walks on. and neither of those two have done shit yet. hell waltrip can't win a non-restrictor plate race. and you would have thought he was the second comming of richard petty when he signed his deal with toyota.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Friggin' Tony Stewart missed the Chase. Awesome! Karma, bee'otch!

Matt Kenseth goes in #1. Doesn't mean much, but means he'll start with 5 more points than the second place guy and like 45 more points than the 10th place guy.

Great friggin' race tonight. The race wasn't that great, but the fact there were like 6 drivers so close to each there made it great. A few of those drivers (Hamlin, Dale Jr., Gordon) were having mechanical difficulties, but hung on.

Great job done by Kasey Kahne at the end of the year. He's a rising star.

[Fosco33]

Friggin' Tony Stewart missed the Chase. Awesome! Karma, bee'otch!

Matt Kenseth goes in #1. Doesn't mean much, but means he'll start with 5 more points than the second place guy and like 45 more points than the 10th place guy.

Great friggin' race tonight. The race wasn't that great, but the fact there were like 6 drivers so close to each there made it great. A few of those drivers (Hamlin, Dale Jr., Gordon) were having mechanical difficulties, but hung on.

Great job done by Kasey Kahne at the end of the year. He's a rising star.

[Little Whiskey]

yep it was a good race....for the chase ramifications. otherwise the race itself was kinda boring. (other than harvick passing busch on the second to last lap) but i think the fight for the chase adds the drama to this race. I wished there were more drivers outside of top ten that where in a position to break into the chase. with only one going in you knew that only one had the possiblity of dropping out. If, like in years past, there were a few drivers on the bubble, we might have gone two years on a row without a gordon or earnhardt in the top ten in points.

the three guys that harv mentioned were trying all they could to miss the chase. jr had brake problems. they mentioned that he might not have had rear breaks at all. hamlin was only running on 7 cylinders. he had a plug wire melt. and gordon.....well he just doesn't run very well at richmond. he had a typical gordon at richmond run. he finished well towards the back.

I am very happy to see stewart miss the chase....couldn't happen to a nicer guy. i actually was rooting for gordon to maintain enough points to keep him in and stewart out.


soo who are you guys pulling for, for the championship? well, if you have been a reader of this thread you know that i for one will be rooting for kenseth. I won't however be disappointed in Martin or Burton win the championship.