Weekly race chat-Comments? Rants? Brags?

[Woody]

Since Nascar has been dragging it's feet releasing this years schedule, this is what we know for now: (date/time/race/channel)   I'll update times when it becomes available. 

2/10- TBA-  Budweiser Shootout-                Fox
2/11- TBA-  Daytona 500 Pole Qualifying-    Fox
2/15- TBA-  Gatorade Twin 125's-                Speed
2/18- TBA-  Daytona 500-                            Fox

[Spinach]

My 3 year old lives for racing, maybe he can give me some pointers on the fantasy league. Actually, I think I may sign him up for the league and let him make the decisions.

He loves #48 Jimmie Johnson.

[Woody]

Jimmie Johnson is a heckuva driver!  There is no doubt about that.  I am not much of a Hendricks Racing fan-but you gotta call a good driver when you see one-no matter who he drives for!  I just read an article this week that Jimmie was actually tapped to run with DEI (Dale Earnhardt Inc.) But due to only having one airplane-they decided against adding another team!   ::)  So potentially he could have been Jr.'s team mate!   :o

By all means have your son sign up-the more the merrier!  My son is thinking about it (both the league and MNO), and my wife might sign up for the league as well.   :o  If she signs up with MNO-I'm in some deep doodoo (as JarJar Binks would say-I love Star Wars too)

[Realtree]

Let's get this season started already....

[Realtree]

I found the 2007 NEXTEL Cup (sorry Outdoors_Junkie) tv schedule on the FoxSports.com website. It is listed in the previous post.

[Woody]

Thanks for putting that up.  Nascar.com still hasn't updated their TV schedule.  ::)  You'd think being  their "official" website-they'd definently have it there.  All I know for sure is I'm more that ready for the 2007 season to start!   

[Outdoors Junkie]

I still have number 12.

[Woody]

Budweiser Shootout tonight (2/10) at 7pm on FOX!

Let's go racin boys!

* (You'll NEVER hear me do the ridiculous boogity boogity boogity)  ::)

[Woody]

Sometimes I'm such a moron!  Here I was thinking there were races this weekend.  Only to find out there isn't!  :'(  Ughhhh now I gotta find something to do this weekend!  ::)

[Realtree]

Woody the Busch Series race from Mexico is on Sunday March 4th on ESPN2. I believe it starts around 1pm CST. This is the only race on this weekend to my knowledge.

I'll be watchin.

[Woody]

With the "girls" gone today for a girlscout event, my son and I spent the day doing "man" things.  We watched fishing shows this morning, then put in his new bedroom door.  This afternoon we went "Man shopping", (Fleet Farm, Auto parts store, ect.) So hopefully tomorrow we'll have to day to kick back and watch the Busch race.  I usually only watch Busch when it's at a superspeedway-but this will be interesting as well.  I wonder how many "buschwackers" will forgo a weekend off and "work".   

[Realtree]

looks like about 10-11 Cup regulars are racing in Mexico this weekend:

Carl Edwards
Greg Biffle
David Reutimann
Juan Pablo Montoya
Denny Hamlin
Ragan Smith
J J Yeley
Scott Wimmer (part time Cup with Childress)
David Gilliland
Dave Blaney
David Ragan

My son and I spent most of yesterday after his basketball practice clearing snow off the roof, drive, back patio and deck and then went over and blew out the neighbors drive for them. I plan on sitting on the couch in the "NASCAR ROOM" and watchin the Busch race today while munchin on venison, cheese and crackers and some ice cold Coca Cola baby.

[Realtree]

Ho hum...this Las Vegas Cup race is boring as all get out today. Sure glad I have MNO to keep my occupied in between the cautions.

[Realtree]

Woody and I thought it would be nice to have a thread for any and all discussion on the latest race weekend. If you have any comments, rants, raves, boos, brags, questions....ANYTHING...just post below for all to see.

Who wants to be the first poster?

[Spinach]

I'm sure Little Spinach will be bragging all week again, he picked the winner (Jimmie Johnson) 2 weeks in a row.

[Realtree]

Lil Spinach knows who to pick it looks like fo' sho'. I bet he is proud as a peacock.

[Realtree]

Anyone else have any thing they want to shout out about the race in Atlanta?

[Fishahollik]

I was wondering why Stew didn't treat Jimmy Johnson like he did Kenseth last year. You know, when he wrecked him so he could beat him?

[Woody]

2 words-Anger Management! 

[buckrub]

 I cant believe Tony didnt do anything, come on they are racing for the win, i hope Tony isnt tucking his tail with all the media. Jimmy did have the dominant car on sunday.

[Realtree]

Well, the first race for the car of tmrw. Jeff Gordon is on the pole in his Chevy Impala SS, 5 Toyotas made the field on qualifying time including Dave Blaney who qualified 7th.

Just wondering what kind of issues the teams will face in thier first race with the COT? Will the rear wings be able to be fixed or reattached quickly and succesfully in the event of a rear end crash? Will the front splitter hold up during the race and in the event of some bumping? Who will get this car figured out and have early success? Who will not get in figured out and have their Chase chances spoiled?

Any comments or feedback?

[Woody]

You pretty much nailed all the questions I have on the COT car.  I am curious how the car will hold up and what problems will arise with it's first real race!  I'm also curious to see how it holds up at Talladega this fall!  Will they be able to bump draft? It doesn't look like it!

[Realtree]

Bristol Motor Speedway.

I didnt' get to watch most of the race as it was a beautiful day out (most of the day) so we were outside grilling, playing with our son and running some errands through the afternoon. Here is a quick summary of the day. If you have something that really got under your skin or that you are really excited about from this weekend at Bristol, feel free to post a reply here.


Kyle Busch wins 1st COT race at Bristol: #5-Kyle Busch won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 1st win of the 2007 season, 4th career win and 200th NASCAR [Cup, Busch, Trucks] win.

There was a green-white-checker finish after a late caution, with #5-Busch holding off a hard charging #31-Jeff Burton, who held on to 2nd, followed by #24-Gordon, #29-Harvick, #16-Biffle, #66-Green, #8-Earnhardt Jr, #07-Bowyer, #26-McMurray and #25-Mears. #20-Stewart led the most laps, but had a fuel system problem religated Stewart to a finish of 35th.

#24-Gordon takes over the points lead from idle #01-Martin. There were 15 cautions for 90 laps and 10 drivers lead the race with 14 lead changes.

[Realtree]

Goody's Cool Orange 500 | Martinsville Speedway
April 1, 2007 | Race 6 of 36

Hamlin wins pole at Martinsville: #11-Denny Hamlin won the Budweiser Pole for the Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway with a speed of 95.103mph for his 1st pole of 2007 and 5th of his career.

The Top 10 lineup:
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Express  95.103 19.911 Leader
2 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools  94.955 19.942 -0.031
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 94.851 19.964 -0.053
4 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie  94.623 20.012 -0.101
5 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries  94.562 20.025 -0.114
6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil  94.548 20.028 -0.117
7 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot  94.515 20.035 -0.124
8 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 94.482 20.042 -0.131
9 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot  94.406 20.058 -0.147
10 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Yellow Trans.  94.378 20.064 -0.153

The non-top 35 teams that made the race were: #21-Schrader, #22-Blaney, #10-Riggs #49-Bliss, #36-Mayfield, #44-Jarrett, #84-Allmendinger and #00-Reutimann.

Six do not qualify at Martinsville: #55-Waltrip, #78-Wallace, #15-Menard, #83-Vickers, #37-Lepage and #4-Burton.

Don't forget to make your picks for the MNO Fantasy Racing League for this week....