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Posted on 05/06/2008 10:49:28 AM PDT by WestCoastGal
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Land of Oz!
Yep I’m just waiting for him to cross the wrong person...tomorrow nights race may be interesting.
Martha was interviewed this afternoon. She and Jeff’s mother Carol are writing a cookbook but she did say something about Richmond too..[see my tagline]
Jr also said this.....”But we had a lot of family watching at home. We didn’t want to embarrass them. And we’ve got a lot of fans that appreciate how you handle yourself; how you conduct yourself properly. It was a bad deal. And there wasn’t nothing I could do after the race if over with to change how bad a deal it is. And Tony (Eury) Junior made the comment for everybody to be cool. I was surprised. That was cool of him. Smart. And I think it saved us from making comments that we would most likely want to retract or starting a fight with the media jabbing back and forth. That ain’t no fun.”
Of course you’re right, the Red Wings are the better team
I wasn’t aware the track was repaved..
Questions remain as teams ready for ‘new’ Darlington
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/05/08/darlington.questions.new.surface/index.html
It’s gonna come down to t’ars I reckun..the track should be fast..
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DARLINGTON, S.C. — The last time Darlington Raceway was repaved, the effects were felt immediately. On a new coat of asphalt applied over the previous winter, Ward Burton zipped to a lap of 173.797 mph in qualifying for the 1996 TranSouth 500, setting a mark that still stands at the old track today.
Or at least until Friday, when the Sprint Cup drivers qualify for Saturday night’s Dodge Challenger 500 on the gleaming new blacktop that adorns this revered, 58-year-old facility. After all, drivers hit 200 mph on parts of the egg-shaped racetrack during the first of two tire tests that Goodyear held at Darlington, and the fresh pavement smoothes over what had been the grittiest, most abrasive racing surface in NASCAR.
Everyone agrees — it’s going to be fast. But beyond that, no one quite knows what to expect.
“That track is unreal right now. It’s smooth, it’s super-fast, but it’s the same Darlington.” JEFF GORDON
“I know the track is going to be awesome,” said two-time Darlington winner Jeff Burton. “It’s just what tire do they have to bring to match the track. I know the first tire there was just incredibly fast, and I think their next tire they pulled a lot of speed out of it and I heard it takes a while to get going. Really, it’s just the first couple laps getting a feel for the tires. That’s how I look at it. I don’t have any answers, I just feel like I have all questions.”
LOL. The Stars have em right where they want em.
Yeah if you look at the Darlington website they have pics. It was a big mess for awhile.
Jeff, Biffle Newman and someone else tested the tars there on the new surface for Goodyear. Jr took Truex and Keselowski and one other person [my memory is failing me] down for a look see but they could only drive the street car on the track.
Red Wings 4
Stars 1
tag adjust
Ice Road Truckers...or Nascar...
To tell ya the truth, in all the excitement, I've lost track of what is what!
or is my age showing.........
lol
I could tell you a story about hings washing up on the beach, but this being a family thread...
me too.
Ice road trucking .. cool, literally, I can’t believe the size of some of the stuff they haul.
I’d stick to hauling fishing houses, not much money in it, but.. :-)
Well ... the tires are gonna stick, that's for sure!
Elliott Sadler said Gordon told him his No. 24 Chevrolet got up to 203 mph entering turn three at the March tests. “If we’re going anywhere near that fast on that track it’s going to be interesting,” Sadler said.
HAHAHAHAHA. Drivers Gone Wild! $29.95. Call right now!
I’d rather work on a crab boat :o)
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