NASCAR ~ Off Season Withdrawal Thread 6

12-2-09 | me

[WestCoastGal]

Welcome to the Free Republic Nascar Off Season Thread #6 (We've had more off season threads than JJ has wins but one less than Jr's MPD wins :)










Fire up those engines boys and let's go to the awards show

2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week Preview



* Wednesday [Dec 2nd] – The champion’s Las Vegas celebration begins at 10:00am/pt with the Chasers for Charity Fanfest at Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Neon Garage. The free-admission portion of the event includes a red-carpet walk by the champion and other 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, car displays, live music, reduced-price concessions and a raffle drawing. A Charity Roast of Johnson will be held at 1:30pm/pt in the speedway’s Blackjack Club and is open to the first 300 people who respond (information at www.lvms.com). A $250 tax-deductible donation to Speedway Children’s Charities includes a private reception with Johnson and Chase participants plus reserved seats and parking. The event will be shown on closed-circuit television in the Neon Garage.

* Thursday [Dec 3rd] – The annual NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards event will be held from 1:00-2:45pm/pt in the Venetian Showroom at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino. Johnson will be joined by the rest of the top 12 drivers in the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, plus Raybestos Rookie of the Year Joey Logano and other annual award winners. (MPD will be awarded as well - guess they forgot)

Race fans will get to see Johnson and fellow Chase drivers participate in a Victory Lap parade in their show cars on Las Vegas Boulevard – the city’s legendary “Strip” – beginning at 3:15pm/pt at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. “Mr. Las Vegas,” Wayne Newton, will drop the green flag to start the event. The lap includes a pit stop and “burnout” at the Spring Mountain Road intersection before returning to the MGM Grand at 4:00pm/pt. SIRIUS NASCAR Radio will carry live coverage of the Victory Lap.

Following the Victory Lap, fans will have the opportunity to have their questions answered by the Chase drivers at the NASCAR After the Lap Presented by Tissot from 4:30-5:30pm/pt (doors open at 3:00pm) at the MGM/Hollywood Theater.

This week, fans will be able to submit their questions via Street Tour, AFLAC Pit Stop and Twitter to their favorite Chase drivers and hear the drivers respond to those questions at this event. SIRIUS NASCAR radio will broadcast the event live and NASCAR.com will be producing a Video on Demand that will be available on its website afterwards.

The Tissot Watch presentation to the top 12 drivers will also take place at this event.

That evening, from 7:00-9:00pm/pt, Johnson and other Chase drivers will join Tony Stewart at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino as he presents the third annual “Stewie Awards,” live on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio. The event, which honors the best, boldest and funniest moments of the 2009 NASCAR season, will take place at the Rio’s Masquerade Village and is open to the public.

* Friday [Dec 4th] – Johnson formally accepts his 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship awards. He, his family and his Hendrick Motorsports team will participate in traditional photos during the afternoon, before attending the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony that evening at Wynn’s Las Vegas. SPEED will televise the event live from 6:00 pm -10:00pm/pt (9:00pm - 1:00am/et). SIRIUS NASCAR Radio 128 and MRN Radio will also broadcast the ceremony live nationwide.
********

[WestCoastGal]

Congratulations to Jimmie Johnson on his fourth straight Cup win.

[WestCoastGal]

Finally able to put the thread up with a lot of help.

Thank you!!!

[umgud]

Nice thread WGC. THX for the ping.

[Rushmore Rocks]

JJ could turn me into a NASCAR fan.

Nice looking “thread”....;)

[WestCoastGal]

He’s kinda cute isn’t he? :)

[Dixie Yooper]

Seasons over! Everybody back to the trailer park...

[Rushmore Rocks]

Well, to quote some of the guys around here, “I’d hit it.”

[cleveland gop]

I never knew there was one of theses.....

[Bad~Rodeo]

Kudos to JJ and VERY nice thread I might add. BTW, Danica just inked a 3yr estension deal with Andretti Motorsports, talks still in progress with JR Motorsports.

[WestCoastGal]

Fans lining up at LVMS to see top 10 drivers.

[WestCoastGal]

LOL RR :D

He would be my second choice.

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks - I actually have a pic of her put up by mistake on her website for a very short period of time with a firesuit showing JRM NW and Chevy emblems - let me see if I can find it somewhere.

Word I’ve gotten is Andretti will only let her run during Indy car off season which doesn’t leave much time - although they don’t run every week so she may be able to convince him to let her play Nascar in between. :)

[blastdad51]

Already giving my scanner a blank stare, confused as to why I can’t hear my favorite drivers. ( sigh )

[WestCoastGal]

Yes there is one every year :)

[WestCoastGal]

[Bad~Rodeo]

Thanks, Sounds like Andretti is trying to make her exclusive which might be a BIG mistake and drive her into Nationwide. Anyway, DW is talking smack about Nascar and ALL the problems they have. Here’s the url...

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/10452074/Let%27s-talk-turkey

[SouthTexas]

VERY good!!!

[WestCoastGal]

Last weekend was the pits with no racing at all - they need to let us down more gently than that :)

[SouthTexas]

And no off season thread would be complete without lawnmower racing:

Lawnmower land speed record attempt

More

[WestCoastGal]

For once, I agree with DW - I've written this same thing in my blogs.

"I still believe the car needs to be tweaked. Trust me, the first thing I would do is get rid of that wing. I have said it since Day 1; a wing simply doesn't belong on a stock car. The COT also needs a nose job. I have mentioned before that what I have seen and heard from drivers is the Nationwide Series COT is a thing of beauty. It's like they took everything that is wrong on the Cup car and fixed it on the Nationwide car."

Let me also add that they need to fix the bumpstops which are a major problem getting this car to turn in the corners. They took the wing and the splitter and bumpstops off the NW car..........that says a lot!