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[Dan40]

Jeff Gordon Fires Entire Pit Crew

Gordon's decision to take advantage of President Obama's plan to employ Harlem youngsters.

The decision to hire them was brought about by a recent documentary on how unemployed youths from Harlem were able to remove a set of wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper equipment, whereas Gordon's existing crew could only do it in 8 seconds with millions of dollars worth of high tech equipment. It was thought to be an excellent and bold move by Gordon's management team as most races are won or lost in the pits. However, Gordon got more than he bargained for!

At the crew's first practice session, not only was the inexperienced crew able to change all 4 wheels in under 6 seconds, but within 12 seconds they had changed the paint scheme, altered the Vin number, and sold the car to Dale Jr. for 10 cases of Bud, a bag of weed, and some photos of Jeff Gordon's wife in the shower.

[Wayne Maybury]

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Wayne

[rustyBob]

yeah........thats the ticket.............

[Ron61]

Newman's feelings about the Talladega race. BORING and not racing.

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/head...ega/index.html

Ron

[Joe Wicked]

I have gotten to the point that I just wait till the entire race is on my DVR and I just fast forward through it all until it looks like some racing is going on, or caution comes out. The Dega race I watched in all of about 30 minutes, as the single file racing and debris caution followed by the same non racing action took up most of the race.

[Don]

Other opinions/comments on restrictor plate racing:

http://www.speedtv.com/forums/viewthread/475342/

[SPF2245]

The other reason for adding the lucky dog rule is guys would race to the line and not slow for accidents, I don't recall the specific race, but long story short, the accident was at the end of turn one and the guys racing back to the line ended up part of the accident rather then slowing down and accepting where they were.

[Silverback51]

Originally Posted by SPF2245

The other reason for adding the lucky dog rule is guys would race to the line and not slow for accidents, I don't recall the specific race, but long story short, the accident was at the end of turn one and the guys racing back to the line ended up part of the accident rather then slowing down and accepting where they were.

At one of the local NASCAR sanctioned races here they killed a driver by racing back to the line.

This is such an easy fix, I cannot believe they still have their heads up their butts.

[Don]

Appears the issue has escalated, note the mention of Tony Stewart and Dale Jarrett. To me, Dale is normally low keyed and has creditability, his opinion and comments need to be seriously considered.

TV Watch Article:

" NASCAR takes ABC to task for 'boring' race "
By Michael Hiestand, USA TODAY

" Almost everybody who watches TV sports is an instant critic. One exception: Sports leagues themselves, who almost never publicly criticize the networks that cover them. And when it comes to ESPN, and its various TV platforms including ABC, the last criticism you'd expect is that the worldwide leader in hype wasn't enthusiastic enough about something it had paid to cover.

But NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston, in a blog posting on nascar.com, specifically knocked ESPN/ABC's coverage of Sunday's Sprint Cup race in Talladega, Ala. At issue: Whether the race was boring.

Usually, TV sports analysts go to great pains to avoid even hinting what they're showing is boring. But Poston suggested ESPN/ABC analysts, including Dale Jarrett, "certainly weren't happy with the race and felt compelled to remind viewers of that virtually every lap. ... And along the way, ABC missed a lot of very good racing."

On Sunday's race on a long track with steep banks, NASCAR cited safety reasons for prohibiting so-called bump-drafting to provide extra room between cars on turns.

Although ESPN/ABC let viewers eavesdrop on driver Tony Stewart asking his crew during the race to tell him something interesting "so I don't fall asleep out here," Poston says the event had "seriously intense racing." ESPN, in a statement, said only that it had a "strong telecast" and had no comment on Poston's post. "

[Wayne Maybury]

Originally Posted by SPF2245

The other reason for adding the lucky dog rule is guys would race to the line and not slow for accidents, I don't recall the specific race, but long story short, the accident was at the end of turn one and the guys racing back to the line ended up part of the accident rather then slowing down and accepting where they were.

But this is no longer the case. Do they not have electronic timing devices all around the track? Is the field not frozen the instant that a caution is declared? There is no where to race to once the yellow comes out. I think that the only reason they kept that rule is so that NASCAR can get "stars" back on the lead lap.

Wayne

[Joe Wicked]

Nice, obviously it was ABCs fault. Too bad this has been a complaint for a long time. Ever since the first COT race, the racing has gone down across the board. I was hopeful the new car would bring better racing since it is harder to drive, but it is the opposite.

[rustyBob]

didnt they start calling it the "lucky dog" because Aaron's was sponsoring some races?
maybe they will start calling it the "lucky JJ ".
nothing like haveing an expert commintator(former driver) call a race and tell people how boring it was.
thats why they call a pig a pig a cow a cow a dog a dog.
a boring race is a boring race........

[Ron61]

It isn't ABCs fault that NASCAR is no longer a valid racing entity. Nearly all of their races are boring and not racing at all, just scripted high speed parades. Do away with the dam Lucky Dog rule and that will stop a lot of last minute racing to get to be first a lap down. Stop counting the 1/3rd of the race that is ran under their caution flags so they can get their favorite people back in a position to win. This area used to almost come to a stop during the race on Sunday and now hardly anyone watches them. Also the stands seem to be having more and more empty seats.

Ron

[tcrist]

Originally Posted by rustyBob

didnt they start calling it the "lucky dog" because Aaron's was sponsoring some races?
maybe they will start calling it the "lucky JJ ".
nothing like haveing an expert commintator(former driver) call a race and tell people how boring it was.
thats why they call a pig a pig a cow a cow a dog a dog.
a boring race is a boring race........

Actually it started being called the "free pass" and it was sponsered by Aaron's. Then someone said that who-ever got it was a "lucky dog". Aarons then created the "LUCKY DOG" that is in the commercials.

Terry

[Joe Wicked]

I thought I read somewhere that they removed the stupid rule in trucks to allow them to get fuel and tires in the same stop but they were still stopping twice last night. First race I have watched in its entirety, and live in since the last truck race at Texas. The only reason I did, was because I was there. I still enjoy going to the track, but I spent just as much time socializing as I did watching the race. Let's see how it goes today. I ended up scoring tickets to both races in the Samsung Box at the speedway.

[Don]

Joe:

" I thought I read somewhere that they removed the stupid rule in trucks to allow them to get fuel and tires in the same stop but they were still stopping twice last night ".

Not sure, but the rule change for above is for 2010, along with double file restarts. The separate fuel and tires pit stops were intended to reduce the costs of the extra pit person ( s ). Another change in 2010, not sure if it applies to all 3 series, is to change the design of the gas tank/refueling procedure to eliminate the catch can pit person.

[rustyBob]

way to go Joe..........

[Ralphy]

JJ just went into the wall!

[rustyBob]

I am so mad .......NASCAR should have red flagged that race so Jimmys crew could get him back on the track with his back up car...........NOT........

[Ralphy]

I think Jeff Gordon put a bounty on JJ. I know he owns JJ's car, but that's what is so diabolical about it!