Nascar: 2010

[Don]

From Valvoline:

Yes, He REALLY Said That:

Mark Martin, on Carl Edwards and driver controversies. "I don't know. I really don't want to talk about all that. I'm not Dr. Phil"

[Joe Wicked]

Originally Posted by Don

From Valvoline:

Yes, He REALLY Said That:

Mark Martin, on Carl Edwards and driver controversies. "I don't know. I really don't want to talk about all that. I'm not Dr. Phil"

LMAO. That was awesome. I love Mark, he cracks me up.

[Ron61]

He had a good car too until the wreck. Some people just can't seem to catch a break while others can slide through without a scratch. Denny Hamilton did have the best car though I thought.

Ron

[Joe Wicked]

I can't stand Denny Hamlin. Just like Kyle Busch. They both come off as spoiled little brats and get under my skin. I understand that they have earned their way up and all, just the way I feel about them. So I love it when they have issues.

[Ron61]

Joe,

I don't particularly like either of them, but I do give them credit for their ability. Hamlin is more like Bush used to be and I think he hits any car that gets close to him. JJ sure didn't seem to be able to run at the front as he normally does either.

Ron

[Don]

Joe.....might be that Mark's comment has a future. When driver ( s ) are called to the NASCAR trailer for " consultation " regarding racing incidents, aggressive driving, etc Dr Phil could be the mediator. Then the tape recap could be a reality series on Dr Phil's show.

[Joe Wicked]

LOL Don.

I just got around to watching the race last night and Denny had better be careful driving like that at the end. I think he pissed a few people off if the gloves are off, then he is likely to get wrecked next race.

[Don]

A new term that I read for the first time with the conversion from the wing to the spoiler, replacing COT, Car of Today/Tomorrow:

COY: Car of Yesterday

[Don]

NASCAR has mentioned to the drivers, when you cross the line we will let you know, appears Leffler got their attention:

" When James Buescher knocked Jason Leffler into the wall early in last weekend's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, it was considered just another racing accident. But when Leffler later came out of the garage 60-plus laps behind the leaders and knocked Buescher into the wall, officials considered it payback and parked him immediately.

Not surprisingly, they have now also put him on probation for the next three Nationwide races: Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway, April 17 at Texas Motor Speedway and April 24 at Talladega Superspeedway. The three-race probation is consistent with the “penalty” Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards received for intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski in the March 7 Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Officially, Leffler was penalized for violation of Section 12-1 of the NASCAR Rule Book: actions detrimental to stock car racing--aggressive driving. Though Leffler didn't admit his contact with Buescher was intentional (as Edwards did at Atlanta), Nationwide Series director Joe Balash felt it was obvious enough to warrant the penalty.

“As we've talked about letting the drivers police themselves and race and those kinds of things, there's limits to everything,” Balash said at Nashville. “When we feel those limits are crossed, then we have to step in. We truly believe that a line was crossed.”

At the time, Buescher said his initial contact with Leffler in turn two was purely accidental, simply the result of hard racing on a slick track. He also said Leffler had tried to wreck him under caution before finally getting him exiting turn four under green toward the end of the race. Leffler didn't admit the contact was intentional, but didn't complain much when he was parked after the incident "

[Wayne Maybury]

Boys will be boys.

Wayne

[Ron61]

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Ron

[Ron61]

Well I watched the Cup race last night and thought it was better than in the past. I do like the looks of the spoiler more than the wing. Jeff Gordon was frustrated at coming in 2nd for the 2nd race in a row. I just looked at the top 12 and only JJ has any wins and he has 3. All in all, I believe the racing has been better than last year. The next two races should really show if they will continue to be so and especially in the restrictor plate race.

Ron

[PatBuckley]

I agree Ron, the racing has been better- although we'll see how good it is on the bigger tracks. I gues by their nature the bigger tracks don't offer the kind of "entertainment value" that the smaller tracks do.

I notice that poor Kyle wan't interviewed.....I bet he was not fun to be around after the race. lol

[Ron61]

Pat,

He had a great car but I really thought that when he came in for tires with just those few laps left it was the wrong thing to do. I bet an interview with him right after the race would have been HMMM interesting I guess would be the word.

Ron

[Joe Wicked]

I enjoyed the race. Newman is my wife's favorite driver so she was excited at the end. It was kind of odd though that Newman did well and Stewart did not. Maybe a case of the shop can only get 1 good car out? Time will tell though. I wasn't worried about getting tickets for this weekend, but after the last couple weeks I am hoping I do.

[Ron61]

Joe,

Remember last year it was Tony's car that seemed to be the best one all year. This year if Newman can avoid problems he seems to have the best car. Now if they can bring that together for next year they should have something.

Ron

[Joe Wicked]

Yea that was my thought Ron. Last year Tony did well, and I wonder if they concentrated on Newman's team during the off season and now Tony is behind. Hopefully soon they will get it together as I think Tony is one of the best drivers in the series.

[Ron61]

Joe,

I agree with you and he is no slouch at running a business either. Look how long it has taken Michael Waltrup to get to where he is with his cars and Tony has did it in two years.

Ron

[Don]

In the category of unintended consequences and/or not everyone agrees on wing vs spoiler: Kevin Harvick, " says Sprint Cup cars seem more prone to spin with the spoiler "

With the 1.5 mile Texas race this weekend and speeds 70 mph higher than Phoenix, first real test of the changes. Even at the test session in Charlotte, the cars did not run in a pack.

Changes are not only the spoiler, but the vertical fin ( shark fin ) on the left side of rear window extending down the trunk and the added depth of the quarter panel extension behind the rear wheel......, taken together intended to improve handling and negate the aero push which made passing difficult with the pre 2008 spoiler only. " The cars should turn better in traffic " " I won't say there are concerns, but there still are questions lingering " ( McReynolds )

Comments above from a USA Today article

[Ron61]

This weekend should help settle a lot of the questions. So far this year I think the racing has been better than in the past two years. And I am not crediting the spoiler with that. Most of the drivers I have watched interviewed like the spoiler.

Ron