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NASCAR Sprint Cup - The AAA 400 at Dover, 'The Monster Mile', Sept 30, 2012 1pm ET ESPN
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| 9/27/12
Posted on 09/27/2012 7:10:41 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Dover, The Monster Mile.. Race #3 in the Chase for the Cup 2012.. Who will rise like cream to the top.. versus get creamed?
NASCAR .. where the officials never go on strike.. but the fans do.
See ya there..
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: dover; monstermile; nascar
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Welcome to this week's Nascar at FR race thread!
This Week - The AAA 400 at Dover
September 30, 2012
Dover International Speedway
Race Menu for the weekend series
Dover International Speedway
The way to best illustrate the early history of Dover International Speedway would be to look at the list of winners in the track's early years as a site for Cup racing. From 1969 through '80, 21 of the 22 Cup races at Dover International Speedway were won by drivers who either already had or would go on to win championships in NASCAR's top series.
The names of those winners are part of the fabric of the sport -- Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Benny Parsons and Darrell Waltrip. Allison and Petty rank first on the all-time winner's list at Dover International Speedway with seven victories apiece.
About 3,200 seats were added in 1982. Each following year until 1998, more seats were added.
In 1995, the track's surface was switched to concrete -- making it the first all-concrete superspeedway in the sport. The unique look of the white concrete surface still makes Doverýs appearance unique among the sport's bigger tracks.
Dover hosted the first Cup race held after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Dale Earnhardt Jr. got the win that day and took a giant American flag on a victory lap.
Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 24 degree
Distance: 1 mile
Shape: Oval
FRFL'ers - Deadline to select your drivers is September 29 2:00am PDT |
To: NormsRevenge; glock rocks; Pete-R-Bilt; NYTexan; WestCoastGal; tubebender; A Cyrenian; ...
Dover race thread is up Ping!
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posted on
09/27/2012 7:11:47 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
To: NormsRevenge
uddennnnn......udddennnnnnn
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posted on
09/27/2012 7:24:00 PM PDT
by
jmax
(Full mag inserted, round in chamber, safety is off.)
To: NormsRevenge
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
09/27/2012 8:00:02 PM PDT
by
umgud
(No Rats, No Rino's)
To: NormsRevenge
I’m sure Obama will be there since the “polls” show that NASCAR fans prefer him over Romney / sarc off
To: AZamericonnie
Gettting to the end of the road..
You still up for the Phoenix race thread? 2nd to the last of the year..
Should be a real burner to the end!
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posted on
09/27/2012 8:21:00 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
To: anoldafvet; All
They should poll the FR Canteen crew. :-)
Don't Forget to Visit
almost forgot..
The FR Canteen
24 by 7
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posted on
09/27/2012 8:22:39 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
Hi! Remember me?
DaDDy just got a LazyBoy for the dogs!
Track Smack
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posted on
09/27/2012 8:26:26 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
To: NormsRevenge
Clearly in before Whazziz name! This time!
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posted on
09/27/2012 8:41:00 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(I did not vote for Zero. Someone else did that.)
To: MtnClimber
I hate Nascar the Polls say they support Obama
sarc
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posted on
09/27/2012 9:15:08 PM PDT
by
scooby321
(AMS)
To: NormsRevenge
What's a FRFL'er?
#11 will win the cup!
To: MtnClimber
I see it’s safe to post now!
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posted on
09/27/2012 9:40:19 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: DeepInTheHeartOfTexas
FRFL = Free Republic Fantasy League
Hamlin has a real good shot,, Keselowski and JJ should make it interesting.
To: NormsRevenge
Are you saying I don’t have a shot at the title??????
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posted on
09/28/2012 9:16:42 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: NormsRevenge; AT7Saluki
The 2013 Sprint Cup schedule: what’s new is, well, largely the sameAs tracks started announcing their upcoming race dates, the 2013 schedule was beginning to be pieced together, and NASCAR gave the complete answer on Tuesday when it released the official 2013 Sprint Cup Series schedule. And it's pretty much the same as this year's schedule.
All 10 Chase tracks remain the same, and eight of them keep their order in the Chase. The only swap comes between Kansas and Talladega, as Kansas moves up to the fourth Chase race after being the sixth Chase race this year.
With Easter weekend falling on the final weekend of March, the spring Martinsville race remains on the first Sunday in April. The last off weekend of the season will be Sunday, July 21st.
The complete 2013 Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series schedules will be released later in the fall. The complete Cup Series schedule is below:
February 16: Shootout (Saturday night)
February 24: Daytona 500
March 3: Phoenix
March 10: Las Vegas
March 17: Bristol
March 24: Auto Club
April 7: Martinsville
April 13: Texas (Saturday night)
April 21: Kansas
April 27: Richmond (Saturday night)
May 5: Talladega
May 11: Darlington (Saturday night)
May 18: All Star Race
May 26: Charlotte (Sunday night)
June 2: Dover
June 9: Pocono
June 16: Michigan
June 23: Sonoma
June 29: Kentucky (Saturday night)
July 6: Daytona (Saturday night)
July 14: New Hampshire
July 28: Indianapolis
August 4: Pocono
August 11: Watkins Glen
August 18: Michigan
August 24: Bristol (Saturday night)
September 1: Atlanta (Sunday night)
September 7: Richmond (Saturday night)
September 15: Chicagoland
September 22: New Hampshire
September 29: Dover
October 6: Kansas
October 12: Charlotte (Saturday night)
October 20: Talladega
October 27: Martinsville
November 3: Texas
November 10: Phoenix
November 17: Homestead
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posted on
09/29/2012 10:17:07 AM PDT
by
Libloather
(The epitome of civility.)
To: tubebender
Congratulations Tork for your first Full Pull that earned you 19 (nineteen) perfect points in the FRFL!!!
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posted on
09/29/2012 5:32:11 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: NormsRevenge; All
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posted on
09/29/2012 5:41:14 PM PDT
by
Roccus
To: Roccus
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posted on
09/29/2012 5:44:52 PM PDT
by
Roccus
To: Roccus
Thanks for the post. I had seen a teaser on his death before I left on a busy day and had forgotten about it by the time I got home.
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posted on
09/29/2012 6:29:29 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: tubebender
I see the welfare check arrived in your mail box today!
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posted on
09/29/2012 7:33:49 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(I did not vote for Zero. Someone else did that.)
To: Roccus
Thanks! I remember listening to him as a kid. What a ride he had. RIP
The founder of Hoosier T’ars also passed.
To: tubebender
I highly recommend you head to a casino and bet big!
I don’t recall 19 points before. Nice!!!
To: MtnClimber
LOL... and I was just starting to think you were redeemable.
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posted on
09/29/2012 11:00:52 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: NormsRevenge
Didn't get racin’ on radio in Fun City when I was a kid. First exposure to him was Wide World of Sports where we would get to see week (or more) old tape of races. Pretty sure the newsreels of Indy that we would see at the theaters had Ed Herlihy narrating so HE was my "voice of racing" for a while.
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posted on
09/30/2012 7:15:52 AM PDT
by
Roccus
To: NormsRevenge; All
Chris Economaki
RIP
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posted on
09/30/2012 9:26:43 AM PDT
by
vox_freedom
(America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
To: Roccus
I remember a lot of stuff from the late 60s , other folk had abc and wide world of sports thank goodness, we didn’t even have a TV until 1960 and then heck, it pulled in one channel, nbc. all black and white. none of Nascar’s ‘diversity’. no sirree
To: vox_freedom
This one is for you, Chris. Crunch!!
Hambone soup is on the menu today..
Pole sitter.. Denny Hamlin
http://www.nascar.com/news/120929/dhamlin-pole-dover-chase/index.html
Notes-n-Nuggets
• Denny Hamlin won his 12th career pole and first at Dover.
• It’s Denny Hamlin’s third pole of 2012, trailing on Mark Martin (4).
• Denny Hamlin went out 46th of 48 drivers, making him the last of six drivers on pole.
• It’s the 59th pole for Joe Gibbs Racing and fifth of 2012 (tied for second-most).
• Clint Bowyer (second) earned best Dover start in his 14th race, best start of the season.
• Martin Truex Jr (third) got best start since his pole at Texas in April.
• Sam Hornish Jr (fourth) has best start of the season, best Dover start in seven races.
• Kyle Busch (fifth) grabbed eighth top-10 start at Dover in 16 races.
• Jimmie Johnson (11th) is one of five Chase drivers that will start outside top 10.
• Failed to qualify: Kelly Bires, Mike Bliss, Jason Leffler, David Stremme, Cole Whitt.
To: vox_freedom; All
That man was a TV pioneer who brought Motor Sports to millions and millions of us deprived souls. I will never forget his distinctive booming voice...
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posted on
09/30/2012 9:53:55 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: NormsRevenge; glock rocks; Pete-R-Bilt; NYTexan; WestCoastGal; tubebender; A Cyrenian; ...
Dover prerace show is on ESPN now.. Ping!
To: NormsRevenge
I just finished breakfast of Fresh Corn Chips and Salsa followed by a Watermelon chaser but my question for you is... where should I buy my tires
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posted on
09/30/2012 10:41:38 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: tubebender
Lowe’s must have t’ars for wheelbarrows and carts.. I had a couple pieces of bacon and the squirrels ate all my fruit.
To: NormsRevenge
Are things so bad at Hendricks that AARP is sponsoring Flash???
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posted on
09/30/2012 11:01:14 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: tubebender
Three farm fresh eggs, bacon, V8 low sodium, and a sliced fresh peach. And the dogs got some bacon.
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posted on
09/30/2012 11:15:27 AM PDT
by
vox_freedom
(America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
To: tubebender
...where should I buy my tires Costco
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posted on
09/30/2012 11:16:45 AM PDT
by
vox_freedom
(America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
To: tubebender
Good luck!!
GREEN Flag!!!
Hamlin leads Lap 1.. a clean start all around..
To: NormsRevenge
I have 4 wheelbarrows and a big garden cart but tars wont help 2 of them...
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posted on
09/30/2012 11:32:38 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: vox_freedom
Eggs...I had to run my keys over to our Church so my daughter could get in the bookkeepers office upstairs and one of the young-uns was selling fresh eggs to some of the members including my daughter. She is a FFA or 4H member.
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posted on
09/30/2012 11:41:01 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: tubebender
Just watch out for the raw milk sellers. ;-)
a yellar is out for JJ Yeley who blow’d a t’ar.. this is messing with drivers who need to pit or run out..
a few fast cars who got caught in the pits got hosed .. this should spice it up as they race to get laps and positions back.. pits open again
To: NormsRevenge
I am having ongoing internet problems as is my neighbor. It is dropping the cable connection but not the TV. (Suddenlink)
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posted on
09/30/2012 12:52:25 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
09/30/2012 1:34:07 PM PDT
by
vox_freedom
(America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
To: vox_freedom
I stopped watching already. Barely half way into the race, only 7 cars were on the lead lap. *snore*
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posted on
09/30/2012 2:15:35 PM PDT
by
al_c
(http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
Keselowski wins at Dover!! Flash 2nd..
To: NormsRevenge
Based on fuel, eh? Smart driving and calculations.
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posted on
09/30/2012 2:36:22 PM PDT
by
vox_freedom
(America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
To: al_c
I been clicking between two football games and the ryder cup.. I hear ya on the early caution that left only a few on the lead lap.. overall , a real boring race...but Danica didn’t crash.. ssooOoo
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