is Rick Mast winning?

Looks like his brakes failed

looks like truex and kahne got together in the turn.

truex at fault??

not sure

either that or a stuck throttle

LMAO... where is Rick Mast? LMAO

You could hear him come off the throttle on the incar replay.

Never mind then.

You're new to NASCAR aren't you?

Boy, that was ugly! Glad they both survived!


Source: Nascar.com

http://www.nascar.com/

Assuming you're a #88 fan then....OP updated.


FWIW, you oughta shave off the left half of those 8s and back the 33 :)

I remember one time I was in a life chatroom with dale earnhardt jr on nascar.com and I asked if he thinks he could jack off and cum during a red flag. They booted me

Ah, come on DW -- Rick Hendricks owes his success to Robert Gee --who's son-in-law was Dale, Sr.

Gawd damn, get it right!

:facepalm:




"They booted me" LMAO

Oh Jesus, Stale bread... involved

WTH happened? lol

47 looks like a compact now

Ole Kurt ran outta talent.

:doh!:

Billionaire Menard runs out of talent -- ah, come on Brad Keslksdfuoaidflksdjflk/sd! you caused it

Man this is one way to clear out the field

Kazskdgfkwegflisdhfiewowloski up to the normal shit

Now it's Kezsefouhsdfski's turn to run out of talent.....2 1/2 hours and we still aren't halfway....great googly moogly

Sorry Smitty, I think I mis-spelled Kazskdgfkwegflisdhfiewowloski

i think this race is gonna be one big clusterfluk at the end

wonder how many cars will be on the lead lap

bunch up again!

I think it already is Darlin'
On the bright side, plently of time for trips to the fridge for more beers and to the restroom for more room :)

Yes you did the correct way is Kazowsehkslhfslkdjhsdlnsdlndsski

LOL... I'm eating potato chips - now, i gotta get up & get diet pepsi.

Tony penalized

Man they are really watching that this year

Eh, leave Junior alone, Shrub! or I'll jinx ya.

ya bastage

Don't like the #11 behind Clint

was worried the #11 would put him in the wall to get the lead

Montoya is a bitch, Biff owes him one

as a second driver to root for -- you should think about rooting for #11. gotta have more than one...

What's puzzling is Joe Gibbs has been having engine problems for a while -- JGR should let Toyota build their engines, instead of keeping it in-house.

Hamlin is faking us out. Watch him zip to the lead.


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Harvick says this caution is a bunch of shit it is whenever they want to throw it LMAO

http://twitter.com/RCR29KHarvick

For once I agree with Harvick

bugeater, where are you?

That's like having two favorite NFL teams. Just wrong.:p

Dang it. The penalty on the #1 made Clint start on the outside :(

J.C. Biff' gonna get into the freakin marbles on the high line

Do Whaaaaaaat?

How can they not black flag the #31 with that chunk of hood stuck up like that? Seems it could easily tear off and fly the fence.

I assume he's saying "his favorite", not "best". Hell, Jr wouldn't have a ride if not for his name. He gets less out of better equipment more than anyone I've known.

Caution out with 35 to go. That hurts the #11 in a big way.

That's a damn shame, Gordon is gonna lose 15 spots on that caution.

SHIT

48 speeds on pit road.

Point is well taken --

For me though, it's not the NFL.

In NASCAR, I have a favorite driver, #88. However, it is hard not to route for the others --since I've had the opportunity to follow these drivers early in their careers before they got their chance to start in Sprint Cup series. I have tremendous respect for their talents. It takes years before I become invested in a driver. But team also plays a role.

Go JUNIOR

Gawd, I love Steve LeTarte!!!!!

Bump & run Jr

Jr gonna wreck Kyle in a lap or two

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Come on Junior!!!

20 laps is like a 100!

Jr will race clean

he can eff up... I doubt it

Kyle will race clean -- He's matured... finally

I wasn't saying he would do it intentionally, just figured he would.

Ma F'in lap traffic!

get out of the way!

Very rarely root for Harvick, but in this case I will

Jr is a clean racer -- He's a good guy - that's why he has the largest NASCAR fanbase.

Trust me, he's messed up -- but not intentionally.

I die!!!

5 to go

PING!

OK now jr can bump & run

Give Harvick credit

The reason he has the largest following is because of his last name.

Well that sucked. GD it Jr.

Baby steps I suppose.

Not true... The majority of Dale Earnhardt, Sr's fanbase roots for Kevin Harvick or Richard Childress Racing.


Don't forget the year Dale died, the #3 cars were painted over to the #29. Kevin drove the #3/#29 cars into the next season.

Fans are funny like that.

Congrats RNR, Two in a row.

We will have to agree to disagree on that. Some, yes, but not many.

Harvick virtually guaranteed a chase spot now. No chance 2 other teams win 3 races and still don't make the top 10.

I see what you did there.

:-)

It has been fairly well covered by journalists -- Some of Earnhardt Sr fanbase root for Junior and Tony Stewart. But the majority root for Harvick & RCR.


Quick Google -Excerpts from Harvick on Dale Earnhardt, Sr's Legacy (2010):

“I embraced it zero in the beginning,” Harvick said Thursday. “I wanted to change the color of the car, I wanted new sponsors. If he wore a white suit, I wanted a black suit.

“I wanted zero to do with it. … You had all these fans and all this pressure from the media. I put my guard up immediately and said I don’t want to hear anything about Dale Earnhardt, I don’t want to hear anything about his fans, I don’t care about his fans.”

Now, nearly 10 years after Earnhardt’s death, Harvick has the backing of many of those fans who rooted for the No. 3 car and its legendary driver.

Harvick has embraced that role. RCR has not won a championship since Earnhardt’s last Cup title in 1994. All six titles won by RCR came with Earnhardt behind the wheel.

“It’s impossible to get away from that [legacy],” Harvick said. “It’s not something that, I’ve learned, you really want to get away from. It’s something that is a great part of what RCR has done in this sport. And it’s great to be a part of that now and it’s great to be a part of that team to carry that legacy on.”

“You realize that those people are still out there and still love the sport and still love everything that happens at RCR and have kind of found that hole, I guess, that’s been missing, and that’s been the competitive nature of what used to be the 3 car in the 29 car,” Harvick said. “And it’s very rewarding to know that those people are still out there and still care enough about the sport.”

http://www.scenedaily.com/news/artic...Cup_title.html

Standings have been updated in OP

His dad who was my driver...(I am one of the #3 fans that follows the #29) would have drove hard and put the bumper on the 29 and won the race. Jr showed class and drove Mark Martin old school at the end, and like Martin that gets you 2nd place~

This. I mean this is exactly correct. Senior would have come right back at the 29 and tapped him out of the way. No doubt.

Hammond even mentioned in the post race that Jr. should worry less about hurting other's feelings.

I always root for Jr. but he doesn't have the heart of a champion in the sport. It might be because of growing up at the track with his dad and listening to others whine about him but Jr. will never win a championship if he's afraid to go after it if someone in front of you is slower.

I miss Dale Sr.

In this case the 29 was faster but the win was still there for the taking~

I have to disagree.

If you remember, in the closing laps, Kevin Harvick had a super fast car. He ran down 5 or 6 cars before he got underneath Junior to make the pass. If Junior would have bumped Harvick and turned him sideways, it would have left the door open for Kyle to pass them. Junior's car was not fast enough to pass Harvick. You can't find speed. I believe Junior made the right decision and raced clean.

It's also worth noting, Junior didn't have a problem being aggressive with Kyle Busch. He used his bumper twice on Kyle to loosen him and make a pass in the closing laps. At that point, Junior had a faster car.

Jimmie Johnson found himself in the same situation in Fontana last week. Kyle Busch dominated the race. But in the end, Harvick had the fastest car. Actually, Johnson was leading, when Harvick bumped him loose, and passed him on the lead. Johnson also made the right call -- instead of wrecking Harvick, he raced him clean.

In case you missed the race on Saturday, Johnny Sauter bumped Kyle Busch, passed him on the last one or two laps of the race. Instead of wrecking Sauter, I'm (finally) happy to report, Busch raced him clean and came in second.

Drivers really want to win the championship. Drivers realize it's about points, staying focused and having patience. Just ask JimiJo... lol

In order to win the championship, I feel you're going to need friends on the track.

A lot has changed since 2001.

just my opinion.

Thanks, truebigdog.

Standings (Top 20) after Martinsville wins in parenthesis

1 Kyle Busch 219 Leader (1)
2 Carl Edwards 214 -5 (1)
3 Jimmie Johnson 207 -12
4 Kurt Busch 205 -14
5 Kevin Harvick 204 -15 (2)
6 Ryan Newman 203 -16
7 Juan Montoya 201 -18
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 199 -20
9 Matt Kenseth 195 -24
10 Mark Martin 181 -38
11 Tony Stewart 180 -39
12 Jeff Gordon 170 -49 (1) above line would be in the Chase
13 Paul Menard 170 -49
14 A.J. Allmendinger 168 -51
15 Kasey Kahne 163 -56
16 Clint Bowyer 158 -61
17 Martin Truex Jr. 151 -68
18 David Ragan 147 -72
19 Denny Hamlin 145 -74
20 Greg Biffle 142 -77


Pretty close ... Would you want to risk intentionally taking out a driver?

The smart drivers are point racing right now.

What I meant was Jr. could have easily gotten the 29 out of the gas by nudging him when he did the cross over. Sr. would have, realizing the 29 was faster and it was his only shot to hold on to the win.