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Nascar - Nextel Cup Race Fontana, California Sunday 9-4-05 7pm ET
Nascar/Jayski/BGN/Califronia Speedway ^ | 8-31-05 | me

Posted on 08/31/2005 2:34:42 PM PDT by WestCoastGal

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Race Schedule:Sony HD 500
NBC HDTV Sun. 7 p.m.

Ameriquest 300
NBC HDTV Sat. 8:30 p.m.

Sony HD 500 Bud Pole Qualifying -
SPEED Sat. 5:20 p.m.
Note: This is an impound race, practice is on Friday 6pm.

All Times are ET



TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: california; chase; fontana; nascar; nextel; nextelcup; race; wcgnascarthread
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To: NormsRevenge
I managed a 1 2 4 21

Good Show Mate.

661 posted on 09/04/2005 9:48:19 PM PDT by AGreatPer
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To: NormsRevenge

I got a 2, 3, 4, 18. We are nip and tuck.


662 posted on 09/04/2005 9:56:09 PM PDT by AGreatPer
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To: NormsRevenge

I got a 2, 3, 4, 18. We are nip and tuck.


663 posted on 09/04/2005 9:56:12 PM PDT by AGreatPer
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To: AGreatPer

This getting kind of interesting. :)


664 posted on 09/04/2005 10:20:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
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To: NormsRevenge
I could have picked Matt vs Flash,, he was 7th.. aaaiiieee!!

Coulda-mighta-shoulda. Them Wheels ain't falling off yet (2-3-4-7 :-)

I definitely need to hit the local tracks more often. A certain #33 late model driven once and for sale was sitting up by the grandstands. That would be the #33 Port-A-John/Bass Pro Shops/Aaron's Dream Machine driven by Kerry Earnhardt in the Miller Lite Nationals. I would put the owner's web site up, but it seems to be down at the moment.

665 posted on 09/04/2005 10:48:52 PM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: AGreatPer
Don't we have enough fillers already that clog the track? I wish the Wayans luck.

This year, we have 40 full-time teams in Cup, one that skipped a race, another one that skipped 5 races, and then the part-timers.

The Wayans are going to need a heap of luck. Unless they can get technical help from Hendrick, there's nobody that can spare the help (Evernham is putting together a 3rd full-time team, Gibbs and Roush are already spoken for, and Gibbs and everybody else have Sirius problems putting together more than one competitive team, if they can put one out on the track).

666 posted on 09/04/2005 11:03:16 PM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: steveegg
Them Wheels ain't falling off yet (2-3-4-7 :-)

We thought you wouldn't notice...

667 posted on 09/04/2005 11:04:04 PM PDT by tubebender (OK...Whom stole my tag line???)
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To: tubebender
We thought you wouldn't notice...

Now that you mention it, the car's running just a tick free :-)

And I know what a wheel about to fall off feels like. About a dozen years ago, a 1-ton GMC van I was driving all of a sudden picked up a real loose feel. No sooner did I get the thing on the (raised) shoulder of the freeway than the left half-axle came off, complete with tire, wheel, and brake drum.

668 posted on 09/04/2005 11:07:19 PM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: steveegg
About a dozen years ago, a 1-ton GMC van I was driving

It must not have had full floating axles and the bearing retainer ring came loose on the axle and let the axle slide out. A full floater wound not have done that...

669 posted on 09/04/2005 11:12:35 PM PDT by tubebender (OK...Whom stole my tag line???)
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To: WestCoastGal
Larry Mac Memorial Color Charts - Make or Break time -

Driver Points Behind Comments
Tony Stewart 3570 N/A He's cooled off; no wins in the last 3 races. </sarcasm_wishful_thinking>
Greg Biffle 3361 -209 The first of many drivers thanking Brain France for The Chase.
Jimmie Johnson 3312 -258 JJ to Knaus tomorrow - "Can we please just get through Richmond without losing any more spots?"
Rusty Wallace 3257 -313 That Blue Deuce is looking strong. Is he sure he wants to retire?
Mark Martin 3149 -421 About 400 points of Smoke's lead disappears in less than a week.
Kurt Busch 3114 -456 The only way he won't be in The Chase is if Ryan Newman kneecaps him and then dominates Richmond with a win and the most laps led.
Jeremy Mayfield 3073 -497 Up 145 points on 11th with 1 win. Will be in if 4 drivers drop out before him, 3 drivers drop out before him if he leads a lap, or if he leads the most laps. 13th-best Richmond average finish in the last 5 years (9 races possible) among active drivers (15.9 average, 1 win, 3 top-5s, 4 top-10s)
Carl Edwards 3014 -556 Up 86 points on 11th, and holds the tiebreaker against everybody except Flash. Will clinch no matter what with a 19th, a 21st with a lap led, or a 24th with the most laps led. 8th-best at Richmond lately (13.5, 1 top-10, but only 2 races)
Matt Kenseth 2939 -631 The second-hottest driver in NASCAR now is up 11 points on 11th and has 1 win. Will clinch on his own with a win or a 3rd with the most laps led. 6th-best at Richmond lately (12.1, 1 win, 2 top-5s, 6 top-10s)
Jamie McMurray 2929 -641 Up a single point on 11th and has no wins. Must win to clinch without help. 18th-best at Richmond lately (19.6, 2 top-10s, 1 DNF in 5 races)
Ryan Newman 2928 -1 (to 10th) No wins, but hoping he can return to form at Richmond. 4th-best at Richmond lately (10.9, 1 win, 4 top-5s, 5 top-10s in 7 races)
Jeff Gordon 2899 -30 Good news - he holds all the tiebreakers, so all he has to do is catch 10th, not pass 10th. Bad news - Richmond is far from his favorite track. 16th-best at Richmond lately (17.7, 2 top-5s, 5 top-10s, 2 DNFs)
Elliot Sadler 2877 -52 It's the candy fleeing the hood at the first Michigan race that did him in. Has 0 wins. 29th-best at Richmond lately (24.6, 1 top-10, 1 DNF)
Dale Jarrett 2812 -117 And the other RYR car is little better. Has 0 wins. 28th-best at Richmond lately (24.2, 1 top-5, 1 top 10, 1 DNF)
Kevin Harvick 2798 -131 Same spot as last year, a lot more points to try to make up, but does have 1 win. 12-best at Richmond lately (15.7, 2 top-5s, 3 top 10s)
Joe Nemechek 2794 -135 For those thinking about a Mayfield-like performance, I'll point out that Mayfield was 2 spots and 80 points closer going into Richmond last year. Has 0 wins. 17th-best at Richmond lately (19.6, 1 win, 1 DNF)
Brian Vickers 2755 -174 If either McMary or Rocket start Saturday night, he's officially done just like everybody behind him. Worse, he's the first driver who can't catch 11th next week.

670 posted on 09/05/2005 12:33:31 AM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: steveegg
HORRIBLE! Incredibly HORRIBLE...

Instead of coming out of Californica with a solid placing and no worries going into the last race of the 'Pre-Season'...

As Jeff said after the race, 'We sucked'...I couldn't agree more...at least he still has a chance, I can't even think of the anguish for the #8 team and others who are going to be chasing around in circles for the next 11 races...it's got to be painful!

Oh well... G

671 posted on 09/05/2005 6:17:44 AM PDT by GRRRRR (We have better people in America than Cindy Sheehan....)
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To: steveegg; GRRRRR
I was really surprised by the lack of bashing and smashing during the race. Helton must have put everyone on Valium.

I wonder when YaaaHoo will get the scores up?

672 posted on 09/05/2005 7:30:29 AM PDT by tubebender (OK...Whom stole my tag line???)
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To: tubebender; GRRRRR
Maybe they're still in shock that the most-popular driver won't be in the Chase, and that the most-successful modern-era driver has to make up 30 points to avoid the same fate. It could also be that California isn't conducive for the smash and bash style of racing. Look for a MAJOR change in the points system last year.

About Yahoo, I'm wondering the same thing. By my unscientific math, I should be up to 3rd right now.

673 posted on 09/05/2005 7:39:31 AM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: steveegg

HOw in the heck does one calculate what Jeff MUST do at Richmond next week? Does he just have to finish?, must he finish in the top 15? Ten???

I can never figure out this points crud...

G


674 posted on 09/05/2005 7:44:06 AM PDT by GRRRRR (We have better people in America than Cindy Sheehan....)
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To: GRRRRR
HOw in the heck does one calculate what Jeff MUST do at Richmond next week? Does he just have to finish?, must he finish in the top 15? Ten???

Because there's just so many possibilities (there's 4 drivers that can fall out of the top 10 and 6, including Gordon, that can climb back in), I'll stick with the simple. He'll need some help. If he wins, and both McMurray and Newman finish no better than 8th, he's in. If, at the end of Richmond, he's in any sort of tie for 10th, he's in because he would hold the tiebreaker with at least 3 wins (nobody else can end up at 10th with more than 2).

675 posted on 09/05/2005 8:00:26 AM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: steveegg

And another thing...

WHO made the decision to stay out and NOT get any tires...if it was Looser Loomis I hope he's FIRED!

Coming to grips with reality today...Unnnggghhhhh!!!


676 posted on 09/05/2005 9:03:04 AM PDT by GRRRRR (We have better people in America than Cindy Sheehan....)
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To: GRRRRR; glock rocks; NormsRevenge; WestCoastGal

Was out of pocket all day yesterday. Just heard on the radio that Kurt is donating all his winnings to hurricane relief.


677 posted on 09/05/2005 9:36:14 AM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor!)
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To: WestCoastGal
Heck yeah! Please sign me up!

Just getting back to this after doing some labor on Labor Day on the "Dale Trail". (Concord and Kannapolis changed the number on Highway 136 to Highway 3 and re-named it Dale Earnhardt Boulevard. There's banners hanging from the street lights that say "Dale Trail" Gotta love it!)

678 posted on 09/05/2005 12:00:31 PM PDT by GBA
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To: GRRRRR
I don't know where the fault lies but the team just isn't performing like they did the first few races of the season. Gordon has gone into a free-fall since Tony Stewart bumped him in May. I think the impound races are hampering them and they just can't figure out what adjustments to do to the car.

Richmond ought to be exciting. My daughter and son-in-law will be there for both races. Hopefully, they will see Gordon make it into the chase.

The 24 team really needs to figure out what is wrong and fix it. I really like Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers, and Jimmie Johnson, but something is wrong when they come out ahead of Gordon race after race.

679 posted on 09/05/2005 4:05:50 PM PDT by I want to know
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To: WestCoastGal
A pair of DEI news items from Jayski - And from Lee Spencer of The Sporting News comes this set of Silly-Season wishful thinking for 2006 - Happy to the #42, MacMurray to the #97 for a year while MM stays in the #6, Rubberhead to the #2, and Clint Bowyer jumps ffrom Busch to the #29.
680 posted on 09/05/2005 4:22:04 PM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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