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.
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[WestCoastGal]

From the roast going on now

Host says to Mark Martin, “I don’t want to say you’re too old to drive, but the pole-sitter of your first race was Ben Hur.”

Host asks where Kasey Kahne is and says, “I didn’t see you behind the grown-ups.”

Host says Greg Biffle is “Al Gore minus the charisma.”

Host to Vickers: “Red Bull gives you wings. It’d be nice if they gave you an engine too, huh?”

[WestCoastGal]

That’s a great one too - would make mowing the lawn fun :)

[Bad~Rodeo]

I agree with you 100%. The wing and airdam have NO USE on 1/2 mile, road course or restrictor plate races, unless you’re in the lead. On 1 1/2mi tracks or larger is where there effective. More clean air

[SouthTexas]

And very quick!

[WestCoastGal]

Carrot Top had a family emergency so Kevin Burke is substituting (there’s a joke in there somewhere but probably inappropriate)

Kevin Burke just said why didn’t Denny Hamlin hit the wall? Answer: Because Keselowski wasn’t sitting on it.

Tony Stewart didn’t go hard on JJ at all. Called him “one of the greatest champions who ever lived.”

I think JPM is taking pics of Smoke - we’ve decided there may be a food fight at the dinner between them.

@jpmontoya http://twitpic.com/rvwmg - and a sweet haircut :):)

Joke of the roast so far by Ryan Newman: Jimmie, four in a row. Wow. Bet you could do that with your wife...Bruton, got any medicine for him

[WestCoastGal]

During JJ’s roast right now = Juan Pablo Montoya to JJ: “I’m f*#@+@ tired of hearing ‘Jimmie...Jimmie...Jimmie.’ Give us a f+@#* break.”

Brian Vickers (the King of the Polish victory lap) is up!

Brian Vickers: I could get (Jimmie) in more trouble than Tiger Woods

[WestCoastGal]

I bet I could get a lot of work with that mower here - job done in 1/3 of the usual time.

[vox_freedom]

In the top thirty, not baaaaaaad!

Thanks for the Off Season Withdrawal Thread 6, WestCoastGal!

[vox_freedom]

Everybody back to the trailer park...

Wait, how did you know???!

[WestCoastGal]

Kurt Busch says to Jimmie, “I go to Baskin Robbins and I look at vanilla and it says ‘Jimmie Johnson’ on it.”

Carl says he’s been out w/JJ a lot and knows he’s not gay, “because he’s only hit on me twice.” Laughter erupts

Host calls Dale Jr “the Paris Hilton of #NASCAR.” Crowd hisses. And says Carl is the love child of Gov. Arnold and John Elway.

Vickers: Gordon, I hate to tell ya, he’s got ya beat with four straight. Gordon: tell me something I don’t already know!

Vickers tells EVERYONE about Jimmie using Propecia and says he’d be bald otherwise! JJ is embarrassed

[WestCoastGal]

Yeah WTH we’ve always been in the trailer park. :)

[tubebender]

You remind of the speed cop that always knew when I was on the street in my 40 Ford. What kind of outlaw Program are you running to smell these threads and will it work on my iMac...

[WestCoastGal]

Mark Martin says he heard JJ was so ugly as a kid, he had to trick-or-treat by telephone

[tubebender]

WAYNE NEWTON will drop the green flag for the parade? Say it isn't so LVM...

[WestCoastGal]

“Jimmie, I think your eyebrows used to be bigger than mine!” -Gordon

Gordon, who has been target of gay jokes, tells Carl that getting married and having a kid is “a great cover.” Pretty hilarious!

Jimmie: “I know I’ve been pissing all you off the last four years, but I’ve never really been good at anything before.”

Jimmie refuses to roast anyone despite host egging him on

[WestCoastGal]

But..............he's Mr Las Vegas ;p

[SouthTexas]

Only if we have rain!

[WestCoastGal]

[umgud]

What kind of outlaw Program are you running to smell these threads and will it work on my iMac...

Either I spend far too much time on FR or I'm getting alearts on my Blackberry (on which I monitor FR whilst I'm away from the PC).

[WestCoastGal]

Does snow count? This time they say definitely snow on Friday!! lol (not flurries but snow) all the way down to the ground!! Oooh.... they are so serious on the weather right now. ahhahahah