Posted on 06/03/2015 4:44:36 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
Yes Martin was due, been on the brink for several weeks.
Glad I’m bald;-)
lol
(Had to switch from Tablet to Desktop for some editing and upload)
That’s when the GrandDog will bring a wig over and glue it on while You nap and THEN CUSTOMIZE IT;)
Back to F1 DVR (don’t tell Me)
Thanks. I clicked on that and it said “Not currently showing on TV in Virginia.”
Do you get a different result?
I didn’t look that close. Just searched. It’s available online.
Deep Thoughts
By Jack Handy
(Waiting for Official Race Reports to Post.)
France says drivers council will help communication: NASCAR chairman Brian France wouldn't call the creation of a council of Sprint Cup drivers a part of a "new NASCAR," saying it just further formalized the lines of communication between the sanctioning body and its participants. The council -- the top-finishing 2014 driver from each manufacturer plus at-large members -- met with several NASCAR executives for the first time on May 30 at Dover International Speedway. They talked primarily about safety issues at tracks and the competition rules package. France, who was not at the meeting, made his first public comments about the formation of the drivers council following the pre-race drivers meeting Sunday at Pocono Raceway. "I've said from the beginning that we're going to improve our communications across the board with all the stakeholders, and they're certainly as important as anybody," said France, who took over from his father as NASCAR's top executive in 2003. "So that's consistent. What you're seeing is just more formalized conversations. "We talk all the time about things that are important to them." NASCAR has started to meet with all the track operators in a similar group fashion in February, and France also spends time meeting with each Cup organization in January. The majority of the Cup owners belong to the Race Team Alliance, formed last year to work as a unit to find ways to help teams remain fiscally sound. When the RTA was formed, France said having "one voice" of the owners was a bad idea and he instead wanted to remain talking to owners on an individual basis. France didn't say if he has started talking more formally with the owners as a group as NASCAR has begun doing with the drivers and tracks. "When anybody has things that can improve the sport, we're going to be open to that," France said Sunday when asked about formal talks with the RTA. "It doesn't really matter how the exact form of communications happens. What matters is it does happen. We're getting the stakeholders as close to us as we can because there are a lot of good ideas that come out of these discussions -- the drivers with safety and there is a business side to this they have an interest in."(ESPN.com)(6-8-2015)
2016 rules package still not decided: NASCAR chairman Brian France was interviewed on NASCAR Raceday Sunday and asked about pending rules changes for next season:
"Well, we're not done yet. That's the number one thing. I realize it's easy to say, 'Well, stay where you are. Things were pretty good.' But our job is to make the better and have closer, tighter racing, where some teams that don't have the budget of the size of some of the bigger teams have a better shot to win and compete. That's what we're trying to do. Are we happy? We're never happy because whatever package that we come with, the drivers and teams are trying to game that package and gain an advantage on that. That's what they do. They're great at it. But my sense of it is we'll be coming with some things that just keep marching toward our goal of tighter, closer, lower-cost racing, and that's what our fans want."(Fox Sports)(6-8-2015)
Newman not happy with Allmendinger after contact: #31-Ryan Newman is not happy with #47-AJ Allmendinger after the two made contact in Sunday's Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 at Pocono Raceway. Newman's streak of consecutive top-10 finishes at Pocono Raceway came to an end Sunday when he was involved in an incident with Allmendinger on lap 141. Allmendinger, who was battling Newman for seventh, appeared to slide up the track just a little as the duo raced through Turn 1 and made contact with the left-rear of Newman's car in the outside lane. That caused the No. 31 Chevrolet to hit the wall and Newman's day ended with a severely damaged car. "It's pretty obvious what happened," Newman said. "The #47 (Allmendinger) just ran out of talent. He has got one coming now."(Motor Racing Network)(6-8-2015)
Truex, Jr. wins at Pocono: #78-Martin Truex, Jr. won the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway for his 1st win of the season, 1st win at Pocono and 3rd career win. It is his first win since Sonoma in 2013.
#4-Harvick finished 2nd, his 10th top 2 finish of the season. #48-Johnson was 3rd followed by #22-Logano, pole sitter #41-Busch, #20-Kenseth, #1-McMurray, #42-Larson, #18-Busch, and #11-Hamlin.
Harvick maintains the drivers points lead with 559, 39 points over #78-Truex, Jr.
There were 12 lead changes among 6 drivers. There were 8 cautions for 31 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 134.266mph.
See and check out the Penalty Report (pdf) and Lap Summary Report (pdf).
France says new manufacturers still interested in NASCAR: NASCAR Chairman Brian France [interviewed on SiriusXM Satellite Radio Monday] said NASCAR still fields calls from potential new manufacturers. "We're generally open to figuring out how to make a new manufacturer work in NASCAR," he said. "We have those discussions. Obviously, it's complicated how a manufacturer might enter the sport. It goes back to the original points. They want to make sure they have a fair and balanced playing field. If they line up talent, that they can have a shot to compete and do well. ... Every single thing, and this is the beauty of NASCAR, leads back to the same path: How do we make sure that, as a sanctioning body, we lay out a plan and path where drivers, teams, manufacturers and sponsors all feel they can come into NASCAR if they compete hard and their talent allows them to do reasonably well? That's an ongoing mission and serves everybody well when we get it right. That's our mission."(NBC Sports)(6-9-2015)
And the BUSTED AGAIN A 3rd TIME, squeaked by on the 4th...
DEWED by JR in Victory Lane!
Great moment! All sticky during the post race interviews right about now.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. @DaleJr Jun 7 I hope @MartinTruex_Jr has 1 hell of a hangover tomorrow. In fact, he better run hard two days back2back or I'll be a little disappointed.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. @DaleJr Jun 7 Waiting 4 you @ the airport @MartinTruex_Jr. One @GoodysPowders shot tomorrow or Tuesday morning Whenever you wake up.
WranglerJeans ad from 1985. Dad, me, Rocket.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. @DaleJr Jun 4 Found this old photo of my Irish Setter, Rocket. 1985. Fast forward to 2015 with 5 month old Gus. #TBT
I appreciate the shoutout. Nobody’s contacted me yet, and thas jus’ fine, too. Headed north tomorrow after we put the pups in doggie jail.
Y’All have a safe trip!
Will do! If I catch a good shot of somethin’, I’ll email it to you for posting. Busch, and Cup.
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