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Posted on 08/22/2006 1:18:18 PM PDT by WestCoastGal
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New names added - update to the Walter Reed shout out!
Thanks to the DC FReeper patriots!
And, to AGreatPer who got me started on this journey.
Please send them all a welcome to our Nascar thread...
Hey Y'all at Walter Reed...THANK YOU for your service, keeping my family and me safe!
God Bless you all!
G
Weather wise, today is prime example of how smart it was to move to night racing. It will hit 90 degrees here today; but if it's like last night, the temp will drop quite a bit after sunset - the humidity has been on the low side.
Heard on the radio of a bad incident in the campground. Some folks had a turkey fryer going - a valve got broke, cooking oil and propane gas on fire, and I believe even a car. Minor injuries.
I have been intrigued to try this sometime.
Finish the post - but it seems pretty skerry.
That is quite a crew! When you can, we on the thread would be honored if you would stop by the thread.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
I will let them know about this thread and the tribute.
And welcome to the Nascar thread. Saturday night, under the lights, Nascar back to it's roots!
Heck, I went to sleep in the chair last night...not good for sleep or the back.
PRE-Race Ping...either you are getting ready to chow down or everyone is napping...
TWO HOURS or so...get the beer on ice, fire up the grill, plump up the couch potatoes...IT's BRISTOL BABY~!!
I hope I manage to stay awake for tonight's race. Last night I was flipping back and forth between the race and the Steeler game, fell asleep, and missed the end of both.
Adult beveage check...steaks & grill check...couch is waiting check.
Bang, Bash Bristol Bumper Bump!!!!!!!!!!!
Just got home and turned on Speed Channel. They were reporting that Nascar.com has a story up from Marty Smith that MM will not be driving the #6 car next year. Jack Roush says he doesn't have any info.
There was a rumor floating that Mikey needs one more driver for his Toyota team and was tossing around the idea that a veteran like Mark would run it part time while they train a younger driver.
Interesting.
Martin won't run full time Roush Cup car in 2007
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- If Mark Martin returns to the Nextel Cup Series full time in 2007 it won't be in a Roush Racing Ford, team president Geoff Smith said Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
"You won't see Mark Martin in a Roush Racing owned [Cup] program," Smith said. "All our programs are sold out with the drivers we currently have. It was great of Mark to run this year.
"We're expecting Mark to be the lead guy in the Truck Series. That sponsorship is in place. We've got a couple of details to work out with Ford Motor Company, but that's where we expect to be. If he does more than that, it'll be supplemental."
Martin's projected replacement, Busch Series driver Todd Kluever, hasn't lived up to expectations, causing a buzz in the garage about his immediate future in the Nextel Cup Series. AAA is signed as sponsor of the No. 6, and per that contract Kluever is the driver.
"We're not satisfied with the aggregate performance level of that Busch team Todd's been with," Smith said. "When Jack does evaluations, he evaluates everything -- including the driver.
"That program right now is under intense scrutiny by Jack. And Todd, of course, feels that pressure. But it's our obligation to our sponsor to come forward and say where we think the program is with that driver."
So if not Martin or Kluever, who?
"[Kluever] is ready for it, but it's up to Jack to evaluate, of all the choices we have in our organization and outside the organization, is he the best candidate at this time for that program?" Smith said. "We owe it to AAA to make a formal evaluation.
"Certainly we can't leave things to rest when the performance level of the team generates this buzz. We have a lot of confidence in Todd over the long haul, but we also have to deliver over the short haul."
So might the veteran and the rookie split a season?
"Mark has not been a consideration for the 6, except only in the certain marketing scenarios early in the year that ended up not being in the equation. Even then it wasn't a full-time program," Smith said.
"It was a question of him running some races as part of a marketing transition. But in the end, the marketing plan involves a new driver in the series, and right now that's Todd Kluever. The only question is whether he's the one."
http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/08/26/mmartin.roush.future/
Thanks
I'm wondering what he's up to.
I don't know who's keeping the Caution contest, but I predict 83 cautions, 4 helmet throws and 1 fistfight.
I have a local radio babbling/ Bill Meade - bless his heart. Let's crank it up here!
Holdonnow
Wait - either Nork or the host opens the cartion pool.
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