NASCAR Nextel Cup UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 - March 12 - FOX Sun. 4 pm ET

Nascar.com ^ | 3/8/06

[NormsRevenge]

Welcome to the weekly Nascar at FR thread!

This week - the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, March 12 and Busch Series Sam's Town 300, March 11 at Las Vegas Speedway.

The Craftsman Series is off this week-end.

[NormsRevenge]

Forecast FRom Yahoo

Friday: Partly cloudy and windy. High 58F. Winds SW at 15 to 25 mph.

Saturday: Showers. Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the mid 30s.

Sunday: Few showers. Highs in the low 50s and lows in the upper 30s.

[steveegg]

What is it with the lack of confidence in Jr. in Vegas?

Flat track + DEI + poor testing = long odds

You can make some good money by taking Robot before the line moves.

[SouthTexas]

Maybe we can get everyone to just push it over here, we still need some water and I sure don't want to wait for April to get it!

[NormsRevenge]

I was contemplating Matt but may go with Kurt this week. Mark Martin has AAA as his sponsor.

[tubebender]

Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth have both won two Cup races there. Jeff Gordon, Sterling Marlin and Jimmie Johnson also have visited Victory Lane at the

Unnngh?

[NormsRevenge]

1.5-mile track.


my formatting and quality control is a bit off tonight. :}

[WSGilcrest]

Rank	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total
1	this time it's personal	318	288	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	606
2	DMP_Crew	300	295	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	595
3	keokuk29	304	288	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	592
4	Bud-Drinkin' BBQ Smokin' Team	296	288	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	584
4	Fierce Freepin!	326	258	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	584
6	Red State Racing	284	286	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	570
7	statsbymike.com	314	253	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	567
8	Loose Lugnuts	346	219	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	565
9	Alabama Gang	314	248	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	562
10	Rainbow Freeping Warriors	254	305	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	559
11	Dog Gone Loose Lugnuts!	326	228	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	554
12	Semi High Racing	276	272	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	548
13	vikingvxx	292	250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	542
14	Thundering Herd of Turtles	318	222	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	540
14	Tar Smokers	302	238	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	540
16	chuckwagonracing	290	248	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	538
17	Crazy_4_Nascar	364	171	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	535
18	Todd's Barathrum	356	178	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	534
19	Back up!	294	238	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	532
20	Burning08	308	221	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	529
21	Afronaut	304	221	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	525
22	Big Papa's Crew	324	187	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	511
23	24 Karat Gold	254	256	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	510
24	Cherokee Fire	274	214	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	488
24	Armadillo Wreckers	258	230	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	488
24	Benders De Fenders	296	192	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	488
27	Norm's Bar&Grill	276	208	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	484
28	Truth	296	187	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	483
29	BRF1	236	230	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	466
29	Duck!	198	268	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	466
31	Slingshot Pass	248	211	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	459
32	Badboy Racers	180	278	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	458
33	Ward Burton's Translator	226	227	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	453
34	Freepin Oldie Racing...Go MM!!	218	228	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	446
35	Jolly Ranchers	228	214	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	442
36	Triple Boogity	242	196	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	438
37	coondogracing	216	206	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	422
38	Rexford's Rollers	260	161	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	421
39	Lime City Racing	158	253	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	411
40	Eastfenderbenders	216	193	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	409
41	Racing_Rebels	234	165	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	399
42	San Antonio Scorch	224	168	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	392
43	BushCountry	224	159	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	383
44	Bubba Q Racing	230	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	378
45	cpprfld	192	173	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	365
46	South Texas Racing	198	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	347
47	Speed Stars	178	167	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	345
48	Mort's Motorsports	0	246	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	246

[Sauce]

Evening all: Did not realize I've been watching NASCAR since 1969! BP was a pretty good driver. Sure do miss the #3 car, lota fun to watch even when he didn't win.

[NormsRevenge]

High Five to a fellow Viet era vet..

re: #3, his kid makes a move now and then that reminds me of his Dad.

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks for posting FRFL standings.

It's another so so start for quite few of us regulars.

[BushCountry]

Haa, haa... I had Biffle the second race and we know what happened and Jeff the first. Fate is a cruel mistress.

[sure_fine]

thanks for the ping

[Jackknife]

Thanks for the ping! I'll be at my folks in the N.C. mountains until sunday noon. I'll try and pop in here from there.

[barker]

Congrats to Charlotte for getting the Hall of Fame. Great choice.

Don't work this weekend so will be able to settle in and watch the racing. Usually when I get off work I see most of the races but I'm too tired and wound up to really enjoy them.

[Dashing Dasher]

I brought the camera - it's the sobriety thing that will be the biggest test.

[SheLion]

Thanks for the ping!

[WestCoastGal]

ROCKETMAN

NASCAR driver helps contain fire at eatery

Tuesday, March 7, 2006 8:12 AM EST


Joshua Harris, Local News Editor, jharris@newstopic.net

A NASCAR driver with a Leatherman helped control a fire that threatened to engulf Sledgehammer Charlie's in downtown Lenoir Monday afternoon.

Chris Barlowe and Jeffrey Rocks with Gateway Grading were having lunch with NASCAR driver Ryan Newman at Sledgehammer Charlie's discussing a business venture, according to Barlowe and Rocks, when the fire started.

“Our lunch had just arrived when the restaurant filled with smoke,” Rocks said.

Barlowe, who used to work with Lenoir Fire Department, asked where the roof access was, and Barlowe, Rocks and Newman climbed up to the roof. Once on top, they saw a vent system cover.

If not for Newman's Leatherman, a knife-like tool, the men still may have been trying to get to the fire when Lenoir arrived. However, Barlowe said Newman used the Leatherman to remove the bolts to the ventilator cover while he used a fire extinguisher on the flames.


“Once they got the top off, Ryan and Chris expended every fire extinguisher (they had),” Rocks said. “Instead of running away (Newman) ran to the fire.”

“Ryan saved the day,” Barlowe said.

Fire Chief Ken Briscoe said he saw Barlowe on the roof, but he didn't know a NASCAR driver was working reserves for the department as well.

“When (Barlowe) came down he was telling me he and this other guy took fire extinguishers to knock this fire down,” Briscoe said. “I thanked him and said ya'll did a great job.”

Then Barlowe told the chief he may want to thank the man that helped him.

“I walked over there and said, ‘Gosh! Ryan Newman,'” Briscoe said. “He said, ‘Yeah.'”

Briscoe said he thanked Newman again for helping knock the fire down until Lenoir's firefighters arrived on the scene, and Newman told him not to worry about it.

[fideist]

I made barbecue for Daytona. Two weeks ago it was homemade pizzas for California.

I don't know what to make for Vegas. :-/

[Sax]

For Vegas I could offer up two suggestions:

1. Buffet style like at casinos/resorts: Chicken wings, spinach dip, cocktail weiners, cocktail shrimp, etc.

or

2. Go old school, mobster/Rat-Pack Vegas and do some heavy Italian cooking. You won't see any other chance to do Italian on the NASCAR circuit anyway.

I also smoked a couple of pork butts right around Daytona - good eats!

[fideist]

2. Go old school, mobster/Rat-Pack Vegas and do some heavy Italian cooking. You won't see any other chance to do Italian on the NASCAR circuit anyway.

Mmmm.... Giada De Laurentiis's recipe for homemade LASAGNA!