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a herd of moose. say...15 or so. |
Posted on 02/17/2006 8:19:46 AM PST by WestCoastGal
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a herd of moose. say...15 or so. |
Tony's team owner should fine him and make him apologize publicly if it indeed was intentional.
I'd be concerned....Tony is suppposed to have matured and grown past his temper thingy.
Whats the sense of backing a driver who clips his cars quarters repeatedly in a race.
Tape can't do miracles.
I'll watch speed week to see what the panel says,...their pretty good at affixing who did what.
Tony also needs to wear a dress and high heels for the rest of the season.
I'll also note that Tony (and a few other drivers) had a larger issue with Turn 2, where that first incident took place. That's where Tony later (but before he ran Kenseth off the track) got real loose and got together with Jeff Gordon at the exit of the turn, and where a few other drivers had some inexplicable gone-loose incidents attributable to the wind in that corner, some single-file, some two-wide, some three-wide.
I'll go along with the staying out to lead a lap BS, but it does reward efficiency in the pits.
You could start awarding the bonus points the moment the green flag drops on a restart. Ah, what the heck, award those 5 points the moment any green flag drops to make qualifying meaningful again.
Noticed that talk during last 1/3rd of the Nascar season and including the talkshow circuit like speedweek.
I think the drivers have too much on their plate from appearences to testing.
On scene report from Jr re: the "incident"
The fifth caution of the race involved Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart, two of the dominant drivers in this Daytona 500:
Dale Jr: “Did Matt just crash?”
Hmiel: “Sure did.”
Dale Jr.: “He hit something on the back straightaway?”
Hmiel: “Nah, I think they were just racing, and he got down on the flats.”
Dale Jr. (impatiently): “No, I saw what happened in front of me. I’m asking if he just went spinning through the grass, or is competitive still.”
Hmiel: “No, he hit the outside wall, Dale Jr.”
Dale Jr.: “Man, I tell ya, that was something! They need to show my in-car (camera). I got it all. And he’s gonna be after Tony! (laughing).”
A simpler one, your last, no more plates!
One more and I'm outta here for tonight.......
Hmiel (monitoring other teams’ radio channels): “Rick Hendrick just told his guys if these had all been green flag pit stops, the 8 would have a lap on the field.”
With a green-white-checkered sprint looming and Dale Jr. in fifth place, the team deliberated on strategy:
Dale Jr.: “The top (line) ain’t worth a damn, but it’s the only way you’re going to win.”
Hmiel: “Yeah, I know.”
Dale Jr.: “I’m doing everything I can do. I’m just scared to go up there and lose all these spots. Your pit stops have been so good all day long, I hate to not get the finish it deserves. I want to go up there, but I’m afraid I’m going to lose a lot of spots up there.”
Tony Jr.: “Do whatever you got to do, bud. Don’t worry about that. Do the best you can do. You know more about what’s going on there than we do.”
Hmiel: “Ain’t nobody gonna cuss a man for trying, right Tony Jr.?”
Tony Jr.: “Nope, never have. When you try, that’s a plus. That’s extra credit.”
Dale Jr.: “I was trying. Ol’ thing is pushing and everything else. This motor is like an old man. It’ll wake up, run for awhile, and fall back asleep. (Long pause). I wish I knew what I had behind me, because I’m going to get a run on all these guys. We’ll be single file on the restart, and they’ll train me or three-wide me, or some crazy stuff.”
Hmiel: “Yeah, nobody’s been really friendly. But we’re in good shape. You’re doing a heckuva job man. Do what you’re instincts tell you to do… Put the fear of disappointing anybody out of your mind and go for it. We’ll carry you wherever you need to go. There’s a good group of guys behind you.”
Dale Jr.: “OK, I’m going for it.”
LOL Thanks for sharing. Have a good evening. Will ping you to anything important.
I was suprised their were less wrecks considering the grey environment of todays race.
The new helmet/seat harness of recent years,
do you feel this lends to a driver making more errors in perception....or nada matter to above.
off the cuff,...watched the Busch race where Tony won in the 33 car.
He seemed to be able to drive that car in the second grove and up high.
I know Tony also likes to hug the yellow and work low.
Was he frustrated today?....and it undid him upstairs?
Would you say Dale jr's in car radio is the most entertaining in NASCAR?
I'm a Tony Stewart fan....so ya...read him the riot act and hope he handles his crown more maturely.
Call me nostalgic,
I miss the days of Dale Sr, Ernie Irvan driving the Texaco car.
Like seeing old man Gant bring it to the front.
anyhoo....less words spoken,
more glaring......and we'll see ya next week.
Is Nascar going soap oprah/opra?
Dunno about the on-track stuff, but the HANS/extended headrests have really screwed things up on pit road. The spotter is usually not in a great place to keep an eye on pit road, and the crew chief has a lot more to worry about than making sure you're not going to tear off into somebody as soon as the jack drops.
I didn't have anybody's radio up (had the MRN feed), so I can't really comment on what anybody was thinking at any part of the race. All I can really say is that conditions were way different between yesterday and today.
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