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GloryDayz · 11-17-2013, 05:45 PM

In honor of JJ's win (

), I thought I'd start this now. Here comes #7!!!

February 15th 2014 is right around the corner folks, get ready now!!!

**Mav** · 01-18-2014, 05:29 PM

Just stop it already.

16 Chase drivers.

Just stop already.

**chefsos** · 01-18-2014, 07:58 PM

Though it's Earnhardt who made the 3 legendary, I remember Richard Childress having the number on the car when he was still driving it himself. We're going back a long way here. And, he was one of those guys, along with people like Cecil Gordon and Buddy Arrington and JD McDuffie* and Jimmy Means, who had no shot at winning or even top 5 but ran anyway to make a buck. Very similar to the start-and-park guys of today, but they weren't ridiculously obvious about the parking.

*I did see McDuffie unbelievably win the pole at Dover once, though, after slapping some gumball Hoosier tires on the car. He was probably the Independent drivers' Jesus for a while after that...

**Dylan** · 01-25-2014, 03:15 PM

I think the Earnhardt fans will learn a lot about the great seven-time champion by watching Austin Dillon driving the famed #3.

Childress should at least change the font on the #3. There are too many Earnhardt fans that continue to wear the number to each race. It is only right to leave the slanted #3 to the man who made it famous around the world.

Junior Johnson in his 'Firecracker' #3

Richard (Pop-Pop) Childress in the #3

Dale Earnhardt Sr. driving the famous Chevy Monte Carlo 'Goodwrench Service' #3

**Dylan** · 01-25-2014, 03:51 PM

McLaren have become the first Formula 1 team to release pictures of their new generation MP4-29 "anteater" nose car on Friday.

2014 McLaren Mercedes MP4-29

McLaren is working on the 2014 McLaren MP4-12C Spider - The natural successor to Formula 1 2014 McLaren Mercedes MP4-29. Top speed 215 mph

On Saturday Ferrari reveals its F14 T 2014 Formula 1 Car

GloryDayz · 01-25-2014, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan

McLaren have become the first Formula 1 team to release pictures of their new generation MP4-29 "anteater" nose car on Friday.

2014 McLaren Mercedes MP4-29

McLaren is working on the 2014 McLaren MP4-12C Spider - The natural successor to Formula 1 2014 McLaren Mercedes MP4-29. Top speed 215 mph

On Saturday Ferrari reveals its F14 T 2014 Formula 1 Car

I would go there instead of any other hall of fame... WOW!!!

**Dylan** · 01-25-2014, 06:25 PM

GloryDayz:

It will be interesting to see whom NASCAR's Gene Haas (Stewart-Haas) partners with in order to field an F1 car in 2015. Teams spend around $400 million per car each season for 16 races. FIA believes it needs a cost cap of $250 million per car in 2015. This way they will have more competition across the grid.

One regulation change:

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This year, the FIA Formula One World Championship is set for a raft of radical technical regulation changes. From 2014 onwards, the cars will be powered by avant-garde powertrain technology, with a powerful turbocharged internal combustion engine coupled to sophisticated energy recovery systems.

Power output will be boosted to levels not seen in the sport in over five years, however, two types of energy will propel the cars. The internal combustion engine will produce power through consumption of traditional carbon-based fuel, while electrical energy will be harvested from exhaust and braking by two motor generator units. The two systems will work in harmony, with teams and drivers balancing the use of the two types of energy throughout the race.

Jenson Button drives the McLaren Mercedes. Love him. He was the 2009 Formula 1 World Champion.

Edit: The radical rule changes were made this season because of recent dominance of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who has won the last four drivers' Formula 1 World Championship.

GloryDayz · 01-25-2014, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylan

GloryDayz:

It will be interesting to see whom NASCAR's Gene Haas (Stewart-Haas) partners with in order to field an F1 car in 2015. Teams spend around $400 million per car each season for 16 races. FIA believes it needs a cost cap of $250 million per car in 2015. This way they will have more competition across the grid.

One regulation change:

Jenson Button drives the McLaren Mercedes. Love him. He was the 2009 Formula 1 World Champion.

Edit: The radical rule changes were made this season because of recent dominance of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who has won the last four drivers' Formula 1 World Championship.

The car is just the thing of beauty....

**chefsos** · 01-25-2014, 09:19 PM

I think I see a place where they could have stuck just one more wing on the nose of that McLaren.

**Dylan** · 01-26-2014, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by chefsos

I think I see a place where they could have stuck just one more wing on the nose of that McLaren.

You have to admit, it is an amazing piece of machinery....McLaren is all about perfection.

Excerpt: McLaren Applied Technologies NASCAR Partnership

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Sunday, 26 January 2014

NASCAR’s decision to switch from carburettors to fuel-injected engines is as big a step-change as you can imagine in the world of North American motorsport.

And the involvement of McLaren Applied Technologies, who will work in partnership with Freescale Semiconductor to develop and integrate new fuel-injection and engine control systems into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from 2012, is a similarly significant step for the renowned British electronics specialist based at Woking (Surrey, UK).

McLaren Electronic Systems, which supplies technologies to every team in F1, NASCAR and Indycar, and McLaren Applied Technologies, which applies our expertise to a wide range of industries from elite sport and healthcare to energy and product design.

And while McLaren Applied Technologies’ Formula 1 involvement is already well documented (we’ve built a rock-solid reputation as a supplier of reliable and tamper-proof standard ECUs to every grand prix team since 2008), our foray into NASCAR looks set to be an equally ground-breaking journey for both parties.

For NASCAR, the arrival of fuel-injection will end the carburettor era, which has stretched across the stock car championship’s entire six-decade history.

We’re absolutely delighted to be playing such a central role in the largest-growing sporting spectacle in North America.”

Ron Dennis, Executive Chairman of McLaren Group, added: “As a group, McLaren is extremely serious about its involvement in North America: as well as looking ahead to our NASCAR involvement, the next 12 months will also see us introduce the MP4-12C high-performance sports car to the market.

Robin Pemberton, NASCAR’s director of competition, added: “This move gives us an additional opportunity to incorporate the best technology in our race cars that will enhance the sport in a variety of ways.

“Selecting these two industry leaders reflects our commitment to this new technology which our manufacturers and teams have embraced. This is a positive step that will provide greater fuel efficiency and a greener footprint while maintaining the same great competition we have seen on the race track.”

The programme will see Freescale designated as the ‘official automotive semiconductor of NASCAR’; McLaren Applied Technologies will become the ‘official engine control unit of NASCAR’.

http://www.mclarenelectronics.com/Home/NASCAR

If you get a chance, check out McLaren's official website:

http://www.mclaren.com/

**Dylan** · 01-27-2014, 12:01 AM

Jamie McMurray, Kyle Larson and AJ Allmendinger, Scott Pruett, Max Papis, among NASCAR drivers who competed in Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend.

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The Rolex 24 At Daytona showcases the world's best drivers from a variety of disciplines competing against each other lap after lap for 24 hours on the challenging and demanding 3.56-mile road course.

70 champions from all kinds of racing. More that 25 countries represented. The best fun of 2014 stands to be had in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class, which in the early hours of the Rolex 24, featured a pack of SRT Vipers, Ferrari 458s, BMW Z4s, and Porsche 911s all running within three to five seconds of one another. The brand-new Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs had experienced teething problems early on, but reeled in the leading Porsches as Saturday night inched closer to Sunday morning. Of course, 2:10 p.m. Sunday is a long way off.

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Update: 52nd Rolex 24 At Daytona, won by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi and Sebastien Bourdais in the No. 5 Action Express Racing Corvette DP.

Horrifying crash at Rolex 24, sending both drivers to the hospital.

List of Teams and Drivers
http://www.imsa.com/series/united-sportscar/directory

Results - 695 laps:
Dixon/Kanaan/Franchitti/Larson - Ganassi Riley-Ford, placed 15th.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112289

Kyle Larson, the 21-year old NASCAR Cup rookie has been impressive racing in many different series. Maybe he should be driving the #3 in Cup this season...

**Dylan** · 01-27-2014, 12:02 AM

UPDATE: Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone does not think multi-millionaire NASCAR team owner Gene Haas can afford to enter Formula One in 2015. A published report by the Sporting News on Jan. 16 estimated that Haas's net worth was $740 million in 2011. The business partner in NASCAR's Stewart-Haas racing operation announced recently that he has responded to the FIA's 'call for expressions of interest' in filling the vacant slot in pit lane. In addition to his NASCAR operation, Haas heads one of the best wind tunnels in the world, and according to the German media outlet Auto Motor und Sport, he would start in F1 with a healthy three-digit million budget. But F1 chief executive Ecclestone told Racer he thinks it "most unlikely" Haas will enter F1, because of the sport's huge costs. "They (Haas) have been talking about it for three years," F1 business journalist Caroline Reid quoted Ecclestone as saying. "Somebody can have $10 billion in the bank, but it doesn't mean they are going to spend it."(Autoweek)

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140124/f1/140129865

"Somebody can have $10 billion in the bank, but it doesn't mean they are going to spend it."

Well, that ends that!

I wondered where he was getting the money.

"...Haas's net worth was $740 million in 2011."

Wow, who knew...

GloryDayz · 01-27-2014, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan

Jamie McMurray, Kyle Larson and AJ Allmendinger, Scott Pruett, Max Papis, among NASCAR drivers who competed in Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend.

Horrifying crash at Rolex 24, sending both drivers to the hospital.

List of Teams and Drivers
http://www.imsa.com/series/united-sportscar/directory

Results - 695 laps:
Dixon/Kanaan/Franchitti/Larson - Ganassi Riley-Ford, placed 15th.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112289

Kyle Larson, the 21-year old NASCAR Cup rookie has been impressive racing in many different series. Maybe he should be driving the #3 in Cup this season...

Wow... Just scary...

GloryDayz · 01-27-2014, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan

UPDATE: Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone does not think multi-millionaire NASCAR team owner Gene Haas can afford to enter Formula One in 2015. A published report by the Sporting News on Jan. 16 estimated that Haas's net worth was $740 million in 2011. The business partner in NASCAR's Stewart-Haas racing operation announced recently that he has responded to the FIA's 'call for expressions of interest' in filling the vacant slot in pit lane. In addition to his NASCAR operation, Haas heads one of the best wind tunnels in the world, and according to the German media outlet Auto Motor und Sport, he would start in F1 with a healthy three-digit million budget. But F1 chief executive Ecclestone told Racer he thinks it "most unlikely" Haas will enter F1, because of the sport's huge costs. "They (Haas) have been talking about it for three years," F1 business journalist Caroline Reid quoted Ecclestone as saying. "Somebody can have $10 billion in the bank, but it doesn't mean they are going to spend it."(Autoweek)

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140124/f1/140129865

"Somebody can have $10 billion in the bank, but it doesn't mean they are going to spend it."

Well, that ends that!

I wondered where he was getting the money.

"...Haas's net worth was $740 million in 2011."

Wow, who knew...

I have some cash if he'll let me co-own the team. Glory-Haas Racing!

BourbonMan · 01-30-2014, 01:09 PM

THIS IS STUPID!!! They need to go back to the way it was, when it was the WINSTON.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format has been tweaked and adjusted in the 10 seasons it has been used to determine the sanctioning body’s Sprint Cup champion.

Thursday, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France announced a major overhaul for the 10-race format, one that will see the field expanded from 12 to 16 teams, with three shootout-style rounds culminating in a single championship-determining event among the final four remaining competitors.

"We have arrived at a format that makes every race matter even more, diminishes points racing, plus puts a premium on winning races, and concludes with a best-of-the-best, first to the finish line showdown race -- all of which is exactly what fans want," France said.

"We have looked at a number of concepts for the last three years through fan research, models and simulations, and also maintained extensive dialogue with our drivers, teams and partners. The new Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will be thrilling, easy to understand and help drive our sport's competition to a whole new level."

Under the new format, the 16 available qualifying positions for the Chase will be awarded to those drivers that have at least one victory through the first 26 races, as long as he or she is in the top-30 in points and has attempted to qualify for each of the season-s previous points races.

If more than 16 drivers earn at least one win, only those highest in the standings (with at least one win) following the 26th race would advance. However, should the points leader after 26 races be winless, he or she would be awarded the 16th and final Chase position.

Only twice in the history of NASCAR have there been more than 15 winners in the first 26 Cup races (1961 and 2003).

If fewer than 16 drivers have at least one win, all remaining positions to fill the grid would be determined based on points standings.

The 16 drivers qualifying for the Chase will have their points reset to 2,000 points, and will be seeded based on bonus points (three per win) earned prior to the start of the Chase.

The nine races leading up to the season-ending event are divided into three individual rounds consisting of three races each.

Chase eligible drivers posting at least one win in each of the rounds will continue to advance. Remaining available positions will be determined and seeded based points earned during each round.

Points for those in the Chase will be reset prior to the start of each round with all drivers starting the round with the same amount of points.

Drivers not in the Chase will continue to earn points under the current non-Chase points format.

The Challenger Round -- Opens the Chase and consists of races at Chicagoland, New Hampshire and Dover. Twelve of the 16 drivers will advance from this round.

A win in any of the three races automatically advances the driver to the next round, with remaining positions to be determined based on points earned during the round.

The 12 Chase drivers advancing will be seeded based on points earned through the three previous races and will have his or her points total reset to 3,000 points prior to the start of the next round.

The Contender Round -- Consists of races at Kansas, Charlotte and Talladega. Eight of the 12 drivers will advance from this round.

As in the previous round, a win in any of the three Contender Round races automatically advances the driver to the next round, with remaining positions to be determined based on points earned during the round.

Points totals will be reset at 4,000 points for those advancing.

The Eliminator Round -- Consists of races at Martinsville, Texas and Phoenix. Four of the eight drivers will advance from this round to earn a berth in the season-ending Sprint Cup Championship (final) round.

Eliminator Round winners automatically advance, with the remaining position or positions determined by points earned in the three races.

The four drivers that advance into the final round will have their points total reset to 5,000 following the Phoenix race.

Sprint Cup Championship -- The highest finishing driver at Homestead among the four eligible drivers will win the Sprint Cup championship.

While bonus points for laps led will be awarded through previous rounds, no bonus points for laps led will be awarded in the final race. Finishing position in the final race will determine the champion.

For those Chase drivers that fail to advance out of an individual round, their points total will be reset at 2,000 points at the conclusion of that particular segment. They will continue to earn points based on finishes in the remaining races, with no further adjustments. Thus, a driver that fails to advance out of the initial Challenger Round could earn enough points to finish as high as fifth in the final points standings. He or she would finish no worse than 16th based on the initial points reset.

**chefsos** · 01-30-2014, 03:33 PM

Wow. I think the part of all this that's really gonna be different is the last race. The four remaining challengers start even; first guy to the stripe is the champion and that's it. Nobody will go into it with a lead to protect.

11-17-2013, 05:45 PM
GloryDayz (Sir/Yes Sir/Aye Aye Sir) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diving Casino cash: $855380	** OFFICIAL 2014 NASCAR THREAD ** In honor of JJ's win (), I thought I'd start this now. Here comes #7!!! February 15th 2014 is right around the corner folks, get ready now!!!
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01-18-2014, 05:29 PM	#31
Mav XBOX GT MAVS ACE Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Wisconsin Casino cash: $10019303	Just stop it already. 16 Chase drivers. Just stop already. __________________ Resident Browns fan I’m not here to argue about Alex Smith. Fastest Ignore user on CP
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01-18-2014, 07:58 PM	#32
chefsos Fifty eight sixty two... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Felton, DE Casino cash: $8257676	Though it's Earnhardt who made the 3 legendary, I remember Richard Childress having the number on the car when he was still driving it himself. We're going back a long way here. And, he was one of those guys, along with people like Cecil Gordon and Buddy Arrington and JD McDuffie* and Jimmy Means, who had no shot at winning or even top 5 but ran anyway to make a buck. Very similar to the start-and-park guys of today, but they weren't ridiculously obvious about the parking. *I did see McDuffie unbelievably win the pole at Dover once, though, after slapping some gumball Hoosier tires on the car. He was probably the Independent drivers' Jesus for a while after that...
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01-25-2014, 03:15 PM	#33
Dylan The Lede Join Date: Aug 2007 Casino cash: $10016591	I think the Earnhardt fans will learn a lot about the great seven-time champion by watching Austin Dillon driving the famed #3. Childress should at least change the font on the #3. There are too many Earnhardt fans that continue to wear the number to each race. It is only right to leave the slanted #3 to the man who made it famous around the world. Junior Johnson in his 'Firecracker' #3 Richard (Pop-Pop) Childress in the #3 Dale Earnhardt Sr. driving the famous Chevy Monte Carlo 'Goodwrench Service' #3 __________________
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01-25-2014, 03:51 PM	#34
Dylan The Lede Join Date: Aug 2007 Casino cash: $10016591	McLaren have become the first Formula 1 team to release pictures of their new generation MP4-29 "anteater" nose car on Friday. 2014 McLaren Mercedes MP4-29 McLaren is working on the 2014 McLaren MP4-12C Spider - The natural successor to Formula 1 2014 McLaren Mercedes MP4-29. Top speed 215 mph On Saturday Ferrari reveals its F14 T 2014 Formula 1 Car __________________
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01-25-2014, 09:19 PM	#38
chefsos Fifty eight sixty two... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Felton, DE Casino cash: $8257676	I think I see a place where they could have stuck just one more wing on the nose of that McLaren.
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01-27-2014, 12:02 AM	#41
Dylan The Lede Join Date: Aug 2007 Casino cash: $10016591	UPDATE: Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone does not think multi-millionaire NASCAR team owner Gene Haas can afford to enter Formula One in 2015. A published report by the Sporting News on Jan. 16 estimated that Haas's net worth was $740 million in 2011. The business partner in NASCAR's Stewart-Haas racing operation announced recently that he has responded to the FIA's 'call for expressions of interest' in filling the vacant slot in pit lane. In addition to his NASCAR operation, Haas heads one of the best wind tunnels in the world, and according to the German media outlet Auto Motor und Sport, he would start in F1 with a healthy three-digit million budget. But F1 chief executive Ecclestone told Racer he thinks it "most unlikely" Haas will enter F1, because of the sport's huge costs. "They (Haas) have been talking about it for three years," F1 business journalist Caroline Reid quoted Ecclestone as saying. "Somebody can have $10 billion in the bank, but it doesn't mean they are going to spend it."(Autoweek) http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140124/f1/140129865 "Somebody can have $10 billion in the bank, but it doesn't mean they are going to spend it." Well, that ends that! I wondered where he was getting the money. "...Haas's net worth was $740 million in 2011." Wow, who knew... __________________ Last edited by Dylan; 01-27-2014 at 12:07 AM..
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01-30-2014, 01:09 PM	#44
BourbonMan The Dude Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: topeka Casino cash: $10004900	THIS IS STUPID!!! They need to go back to the way it was, when it was the WINSTON. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format has been tweaked and adjusted in the 10 seasons it has been used to determine the sanctioning body’s Sprint Cup champion. Thursday, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France announced a major overhaul for the 10-race format, one that will see the field expanded from 12 to 16 teams, with three shootout-style rounds culminating in a single championship-determining event among the final four remaining competitors. "We have arrived at a format that makes every race matter even more, diminishes points racing, plus puts a premium on winning races, and concludes with a best-of-the-best, first to the finish line showdown race -- all of which is exactly what fans want," France said. "We have looked at a number of concepts for the last three years through fan research, models and simulations, and also maintained extensive dialogue with our drivers, teams and partners. The new Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will be thrilling, easy to understand and help drive our sport's competition to a whole new level." Under the new format, the 16 available qualifying positions for the Chase will be awarded to those drivers that have at least one victory through the first 26 races, as long as he or she is in the top-30 in points and has attempted to qualify for each of the season-s previous points races. If more than 16 drivers earn at least one win, only those highest in the standings (with at least one win) following the 26th race would advance. However, should the points leader after 26 races be winless, he or she would be awarded the 16th and final Chase position. Only twice in the history of NASCAR have there been more than 15 winners in the first 26 Cup races (1961 and 2003). If fewer than 16 drivers have at least one win, all remaining positions to fill the grid would be determined based on points standings. The 16 drivers qualifying for the Chase will have their points reset to 2,000 points, and will be seeded based on bonus points (three per win) earned prior to the start of the Chase. The nine races leading up to the season-ending event are divided into three individual rounds consisting of three races each. Chase eligible drivers posting at least one win in each of the rounds will continue to advance. Remaining available positions will be determined and seeded based points earned during each round. Points for those in the Chase will be reset prior to the start of each round with all drivers starting the round with the same amount of points. Drivers not in the Chase will continue to earn points under the current non-Chase points format. The Challenger Round -- Opens the Chase and consists of races at Chicagoland, New Hampshire and Dover. Twelve of the 16 drivers will advance from this round. A win in any of the three races automatically advances the driver to the next round, with remaining positions to be determined based on points earned during the round. The 12 Chase drivers advancing will be seeded based on points earned through the three previous races and will have his or her points total reset to 3,000 points prior to the start of the next round. The Contender Round -- Consists of races at Kansas, Charlotte and Talladega. Eight of the 12 drivers will advance from this round. As in the previous round, a win in any of the three Contender Round races automatically advances the driver to the next round, with remaining positions to be determined based on points earned during the round. Points totals will be reset at 4,000 points for those advancing. The Eliminator Round -- Consists of races at Martinsville, Texas and Phoenix. Four of the eight drivers will advance from this round to earn a berth in the season-ending Sprint Cup Championship (final) round. Eliminator Round winners automatically advance, with the remaining position or positions determined by points earned in the three races. The four drivers that advance into the final round will have their points total reset to 5,000 following the Phoenix race. Sprint Cup Championship -- The highest finishing driver at Homestead among the four eligible drivers will win the Sprint Cup championship. While bonus points for laps led will be awarded through previous rounds, no bonus points for laps led will be awarded in the final race. Finishing position in the final race will determine the champion. For those Chase drivers that fail to advance out of an individual round, their points total will be reset at 2,000 points at the conclusion of that particular segment. They will continue to earn points based on finishes in the remaining races, with no further adjustments. Thus, a driver that fails to advance out of the initial Challenger Round could earn enough points to finish as high as fifth in the final points standings. He or she would finish no worse than 16th based on the initial points reset. __________________ FALSE START OFFENSE(EAGLES), EVERYBODY BUT THE CENTER!!!!!
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01-30-2014, 03:33 PM	#45
chefsos Fifty eight sixty two... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Felton, DE Casino cash: $8257676	Wow. I think the part of all this that's really gonna be different is the last race. The four remaining challengers start even; first guy to the stripe is the champion and that's it. Nobody will go into it with a lead to protect.
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