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Breaking: Matt Kenseth wins rain shortened 152 lap Daytona 500
ESPN ^ | February 15, 2009 | the eagle has landed

Posted on 02/15/2009 3:57:59 PM PST by TheEaglehasLanded

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They called a pretty good race quickly, but it looks like it will be raining in Daytona for at least the next 2 hours.
1 posted on 02/15/2009 3:57:59 PM PST by TheEaglehasLanded
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

Go Matt! On Wisconsin. (He’s lucky he never raced against me.)


2 posted on 02/15/2009 4:00:41 PM PST by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

It was a quick call. Congratulations to Matt!!! As an 88 fan, I was glad to see Junior finally stand up for himself instead of taking all of the blame as he usually does.


3 posted on 02/15/2009 4:00:56 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Have You Punched A Democrat Today? - Do it for the children.)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

This sucked need to finish a race like the 500.


4 posted on 02/15/2009 4:01:37 PM PST by truegris (Vote for the lesser of three evils I always say.)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

Matt’s a heck of a nice guy and a great Christian family man! Congrats to the Wisconsin kid from Cambridge(Just east of Madison)!


5 posted on 02/15/2009 4:01:41 PM PST by Solson (magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

They could have waited 2 hours and given another hour to dry the track. With only 48 laps to go it would have been over by midnight.

Still better than a 101 lap race I guess.


6 posted on 02/15/2009 4:02:12 PM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I missed it. Can you recap what he said?


7 posted on 02/15/2009 4:03:41 PM PST by csmusaret (You can't spell Democrat without R-A-T.)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

Cut the Keith Urban music, Digger crap and other boring chit-chat and they could have run 500 miles.


8 posted on 02/15/2009 4:07:27 PM PST by Deadeye Division
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8 Tony Stewart [+] 14 5.549 sec

Whatthe fraggrughhArrughhhh!

Just Damn!

9 posted on 02/15/2009 4:08:51 PM PST by jaz.357 (Ars longa, Vita brevis)
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They didn’t even start till 4 did they?


10 posted on 02/15/2009 4:09:11 PM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

152 Laps.

How many left turns is that?


11 posted on 02/15/2009 4:10:28 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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P.S.

GOODYEAR TIRES FRIGGIN SUCK!

12 posted on 02/15/2009 4:10:52 PM PST by jaz.357 (Ars longa, Vita brevis)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

Matt hails from Cambridge, WI. Just 15 miles from here. Way to go Matt!


13 posted on 02/15/2009 4:13:10 PM PST by TheConservativeParty (Democrats are bastard coated bastards with bastard filling.)
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He was pretty hot and said that what happened was not intentional. He said that he was just racing as hard as he could and was trying to win. It was nice to see him finally stop taking the blame for everything that happens on the track.


14 posted on 02/15/2009 4:13:43 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Have You Punched A Democrat Today? - Do it for the children.)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

I think its a wrap.


15 posted on 02/15/2009 4:18:06 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I saw the replays and I couldn’t figure out who was at fault. I guess thas racin.


16 posted on 02/15/2009 4:19:25 PM PST by csmusaret (You can't spell Democrat without R-A-T.)
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green flag was 330pm local time two hours too late

idiots!!!


17 posted on 02/15/2009 4:19:35 PM PST by GRRRRR (He'll NEVER be my President! (Same tag until IT is gone...))
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To: Deadeye Division

yes, I agree. For a race slated to start at 2:00 it didn’t start until 4, ridiculous!


18 posted on 02/15/2009 4:21:02 PM PST by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42 - 12/17/45, d. 11/1/85)
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I think everyone was just anxious knowing that the rain was coming. For the blame, I'd say that both would have to share the blame. Vickers' block was really dumb and Junior should have known that he hadn't cleared Vickers enough to get back in line. That's just racing. JMO.

Darrell Waltrip did say that he liked the interview with Junior and he really liked what Junior said during the interview.

19 posted on 02/15/2009 4:24:50 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Have You Punched A Democrat Today? - Do it for the children.)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

Go Bees!

Good work Robot... you deserved the win! Well done.


20 posted on 02/15/2009 4:26:07 PM PST by glock rocks (Zero: black, white, and red all over. Let's party like it's 1939!)
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