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Nascar Nextel Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 , NBC HDTV , Sun. 10/30 Noon ET, Chase for the Cup, Race#7
Nascar .com ^ | 10/26/05

Posted on 10/26/2005 4:13:59 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Join us for this weekend's events at Atlanta Motor Speedway.


TOPICS: Extended News; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: atlanta; basspro; chasetothecup; nascar; nextel; nrnascarthread
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Thanks ScE for the report......

Okay, Claire went out to the speedway yesterday and covered the press conference fir XM that they had out there the winning couple that bid for the Ride With Dale Jr. The man bid 42,000 for his wife to ride with Dale Jr and said that was her anniversary present. She said that he told her about it one night when she was laying down asleep, he whispered in her ear "you're going to ride with Dale Jr" LOL She said she could hardly talk the rest of the night and sure couldn't sleep. She said that it was the happiest day of her life and the most exhilerating experience and that nothing could top it. She said that Jr was so nice and she had so much fun. She said he asked her how fast she wanted to go and she said "I don't care, you go as fast as you want to because I trust you" and she said he said "okay" and then took off.LOL She said she didn't know exactly how fast they were going but it was fast. She said it was the greatest experience ever!

Then Claire said that what she found most interesting when she went out there is that Jr took all of his road crew guys for a ride with him too. She spoke to Kenny Payton and he said that Jr told all of them at Martinsville this past weekend that he was taking them for a ride around the track today. Today was their day off and so they all got to come out there and ride with him and he said they all had so much fun. He said that they have complete trust in him and so they were not scared. He said they all have a new appreciation for what he does in a race car every weekend now because he said just for the little bit of time he was in there that you could feel the G-Forces pulling at you and he couldn't imagine having to do that for 500 miles and so he said the next time Jr says something about the car or wants something done then they will listen to him more. He said that Jr provided a great experience for his entire team and it would be something they would never forget.


21 posted on 10/27/2005 6:11:59 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Short track racing is like walking thru a minefield-give the guy in front some room, you get booted)
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To: NormsRevenge

Thanks for the ping. I've created a #8 FreeRepublic Chevy for one of my NASCAR sims and will post some screen shots tonight. :)


22 posted on 10/27/2005 6:17:01 AM PDT by DarthDilbert
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To: NormsRevenge

Thanks for putting up this weeks thread, Nork!


23 posted on 10/27/2005 6:18:12 AM PDT by Fierce Allegiance (If you want to be on my Civil Engineer ping list, just say so!)
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Driver news.

Sterling to the #14, the number in honor of Coo Coo Marlin.

Schrader to the #21 and Rudd retiring??

Wimmer out of the #22, who was to be Mikeys teammate in 06. Hmmm that leaves a nice opening for someone. I wish somebody would give Steve Park another chance.

More here ***

24 posted on 10/27/2005 6:22:41 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Short track racing is like walking thru a minefield-give the guy in front some room, you get booted)
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Driver news.

Sterling to the #14, the number in honor of Coo Coo Marlin.

Schrader to the #21 and Rudd retiring??

Wimmer out of the #22, who was to be Mikeys teammate in 06. Hmmm that leaves a nice opening for someone. I wish somebody would give Steve Park another chance.

More here ***

25 posted on 10/27/2005 6:22:43 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Short track racing is like walking thru a minefield-give the guy in front some room, you get booted)
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To: NormsRevenge

Thanks for putting up the thread this week Norm!!!


26 posted on 10/27/2005 6:28:43 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Short track racing is like walking thru a minefield-give the guy in front some room, you get booted)
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To: WestCoastGal

That was weird, I only posted once?? And two minutes apart?

Must be biscuits and gravy for breakfast again.


27 posted on 10/27/2005 6:30:53 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Short track racing is like walking thru a minefield-give the guy in front some room, you get booted)
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To: NormsRevenge
I can't even think about this week's race.

I'm going to my first Nascar race in 15 years week after next in DFW. Woo-Hoo!

28 posted on 10/27/2005 10:21:39 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: WestCoastGal

Senf your mouse to an obedience class immediately.. lol


29 posted on 10/27/2005 10:39:29 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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FRFL REMINDER :

If you would like to pick new drivers for this week's race (Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500), you must make your changes by Fri Oct 28 2:00am PDT.

30 posted on 10/27/2005 10:40:34 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-nascar-rebuildingatlanta&prov=ap&type=lgns

Atlanta track put back together after devastating tornado

By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer

October 27, 2005

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) -- For the president of Atlanta Motor Speedway, it's one of the nicest compliments he can get: Hey, everything looks the same.

Ed Clark knows just how much work it took to put this place back together.

The 1.54-mile speedway south of Atlanta, which hosts a crucial race Sunday in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup championship, sustained major damage when a tornado spun off from the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy on July 6.

When the dark clouds cleared, the track looked as though it had been in a high-speed crash.

Entire sections of its grandstand and luxury boxes were shredded. Oak trees, flagpoles and light towers were snapped. Portions of the outside wall were damaged. The roof caved in and windows shattered on some luxury condominiums that tower over the fourth turn.

``Every single thing on our property, with the exception of the racetrack, had some damage,'' said Clark, the facility's president and general manager.

Clark and his staff didn't have long to fret. They quickly put together a plan, brought in more than 1,000 workers, and made sure close to $40 million in repairs and improvements were made in time for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 and other events this weekend.

``As crazy and warped as this sounds, it was actually a pretty neat adventure,'' Clark said. ``You have a bounce in your step when you come in every day knowing you've got that kind of challenge.''

Jeff Gordon, who tested at the track earlier this month, was impressed by the speed of the repairs.

``Looking around, I'm seeing a few changes,'' Gordon said. ``You can tell they have done an awesome job getting it back to where it was before the storm.''

Clark got similar assessments from Mark Martin and Kurt Busch, who tested at the track last week.

``They both asked us to tell them exactly what was damaged, because they couldn't tell,'' Clark said. ``That's as good a compliment as we could have.''

Clark came out to inspect the track shortly after the tornado went through. It was dark, all the power was out, and he stumbled through the grounds with a flashlight. But he knew things were bad when he came across a cushion from one of the suites, sitting in the road about a quarter-mile away.

Once the sun came up, there were some amazing vignettes: a bottle of wine that had blown from the suites, sitting in a parking lot unbroken; a half-filled can of gas that never budged from its spot in the infield amid all the swirling debris; the shattered windows of the suites heading into turn one forming the perfect outline of a 3 -- Dale Earnhardt's number.

``He never liked the fact that we changed the track,'' Clark said, referring to the project that turned it from an oval to a trioval and reversed the front and back stretches. ``That would have been turn three on the old track. ... My hair stood up when I saw that.''

Among the work that was done: 92 suites were totally rebuilt; more than eight miles of fencing was installed, 129 flag poles went up, 10,000 tons of asphalt were poured, and more than 12,000 square yards of carpet went down.

In addition to repairing the damage, track officials took advantage of the chance to make other needed improvements such as new entrances and sidewalks, upgraded restrooms and 45 additional acres of camping facilities.

The biggest thing the track needed was a new highway to alleviate the nightmarish traffic that always plagued race weekends. Until now, there was only one major highway funneling into the speedway, leaving fans to sit in bumper-to-bumper jams for several hours before and after races.

Even before the tornado struck, work was being done on a 10-mile-long, four-lane highway that runs from Interstate 75, bypasses the town of Hampton and comes out at the backstretch of the track.

The $35 million state project, named Bruton Smith Parkway in honor of the track's owner, was dedicated 2 1/2 weeks ago.

``Traffic has always been an issue for us,'' Clark said. ``I think it's the biggest thing that's happened to track since we took over in 1990.''

A few things didn't get fixed. The towering scoreboard in turn one had to be taken down, and a replacement won't be installed until next year. The corporate hospitality pavilions in turn three were bulldozed, and a temporary arrangement -- tents in a gravel lot -- will be used for this race.

``I can tell you that we're 90 percent completed, plus a lot of improvements,'' Clark said. ``It's a tribute to the workers. Thankfully, many of them are good race fans.''

Of course, some things are beyond the scope of schedules and construction crews. Many of the huge oak trees -- some of them 70 and 80 years old -- were blown down in the storm.

``That bothered me more than anything,'' Clark said. ``You just can't replace those.''

31 posted on 10/27/2005 11:24:46 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: WestCoastGal

It may be related to this...?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1506262/posts


32 posted on 10/27/2005 3:39:21 PM PDT by Pete-R-Bilt (If more is better, too much is just right!)
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To: tubebender; don-o; B4Ranch

just found some local pics and thought you might enjoy seeing what fall looks like in Utah...


http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=118749&nid=149


33 posted on 10/27/2005 4:05:57 PM PDT by Pete-R-Bilt (If more is better, too much is just right!)
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To: Pete-R-Bilt
just found some local pics

Wow!!

The southern Appalachians are having the drabbest color I can recall. We got frost this morning and a bit brightened.

Was talking to an associate in Wisconsin who said theirs was late, but pretty.

34 posted on 10/27/2005 4:33:28 PM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing. Become a Monthly Donor!)
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To: Pete-R-Bilt

Thanks Pete. BTW do all the Pete trcuks have a big # on the side of the hood? I saw an older one today with a big #14 on the front. Armadillo Trucking, it was cool.

The Utah pics are FAB!! The colors of Fall are beautiful.


35 posted on 10/27/2005 4:36:16 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (Short track racing is like walking thru a minefield-give the guy in front some room, you get booted)
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Ooooh...my brand new Sterling Coors #40 shirts are now COLLECTORS ITEMS!!!

Gonna put them on eBAY for $500 each!!


36 posted on 10/27/2005 4:42:56 PM PDT by GRRRRR (America is a better place because of people like us...)
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To: WestCoastGal

They all have thier own truck number, not all on the side of the hood.

I like using the air cleaners, sometimes like my red and grey girl on my profile page


37 posted on 10/27/2005 4:43:32 PM PDT by Pete-R-Bilt (If more is better, too much is just right!)
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The following is the Crown Royal IROC starting lineup for Saturday’s 65-lap, 100.1-mile race. The start time is 1:45pm ET and will be broadcast live by Speed Channel.

Race Four Line Up – Inversion of the point standings: The driver with the most points will start last and the driver having the least amount of points will start on the pole. The field of 12 starts two abreast, six rows.
Line Up

Start
Driver Car Residence Representing
1
Scott Pruett #01 Gold
McMinnville, Ore.
Grand American Road Racing
2
Helio Castroneves #03 Day-Glo
Miami, Fla.
IRL IndyCar Series
3
Steve Kinser #11 Green
Bloomington, Ind.
World of Outlaws
4
Max Papis #16 Magenta
Miami, Fla.
Grand American Road Racing
5
Danny Lasoski #20 Orange
Higginsville, Mo.
World of Outlaws
6
Bobby Hamilton #4 Dark Blue
Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
7
Sebastien Bourdais #2 Yellow
Tampa Bay, Fla.
Champ Car World Series
8
Buddy Rice #15 Burgundy
Phoenix, Ariz.
IRL IndyCar Series
9
Martin Truex Jr. #8 Black
Mayetta, N.J.
NASCAR Busch Series
10
Kurt Busch* #97 Red
Charlotte, N.C.
NASCAR Nextel Cup
11
Matt Kenseth* #17 Purple
Mooresville, N.C.
NASCAR Nextel Cup
12
Mark Martin* #6 Lt. Blue
Daytona Beach, Fla.
NASCAR Nextel Cup

38 posted on 10/27/2005 4:52:55 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (Short track racing is like walking thru a minefield-give the guy in front some room, you get booted)
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To: GRRRRR

I think we gotta stock up on the 40, 15 [Napa], 21 [Rudd], 18, 97, 2, 6, 10.......man that list is looooooong!! lol


39 posted on 10/27/2005 5:01:13 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (Short track racing is like walking thru a minefield-give the guy in front some room, you get booted)
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To: Pete-R-Bilt
Great pictures!!! I really like the fact you can click the numbers and not go back to the thumb nails. I book marked it...
40 posted on 10/27/2005 6:00:45 PM PDT by tubebender (Chris Matthews suffers from "IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE"...)
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