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Posted on 04/25/2007 4:29:28 PM PDT by glock rocks
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Please pray on this day, and every day, for our Patriot Armed Forces standing in harm's way around the world in defense of our liberty, and for the families awaiting their safe return.
1100. Yep.
Well, like it or not, agree with or not, the ones throwing beer cans wear red and have on #8 caps.
Mrs don-o is making the dough for pizza. I'll get in there in a few minutes and do the rest.
No problem, I get money back if I charge it on Costco AmExp.. I can drop ship him some chewies lickety split...
the ones that throw stuff on the track should be chained together (Angola style) to clean up the infield.
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Paging Sheriff Joe Arpaio,, white courtesy phone
I got chiken breasths with southern flair seasonings, new-taters in sour cream, tomaters with mozzarella salad stuff that I don’t like...but the gurls like ‘em...
Should be good-food!
It was only fitting that it happened at Talladega Superspeedway, where Earnhardt -- who would have been 56 on Sunday -- won 10 times in his Cup career.
But it was anticlimactic and confusing, ending under caution to leave Gordon unsure if he'd actually won and taken over sixth place on the wins list.
``Is it over?'' he radioed his crew. ``Is it over? Is it official?''
Nobody knew after two separate accidents on the first lap of a three-lap shootout to the finish froze the field and had NASCAR scrambling to make sense of the finish.
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It set up a three-lap sprint to the finish, but NASCAR makes only one attempt to complete it. If caution comes out, the race instantly ends. So when Elliott Sadler bumped the back of Greg Biffle to trigger a wreck, the race was effectively over.
But Tony Stewart was knocked into the wall far ahead of that accident and went spinning down the track into the inside wall. He was fuming as the field passed by him under caution, angrily gesturing at Jamie McMurray.
The fans, meanwhile, figured out that Gordon, who tied Earnhardt last week in Phoenix, was the victor and reacted with the shower of beer cans. The debris cut Gordon's celebration short, he didn't do the customary celebratory burnout, instead dodging the cans as he headed straight to Victory Lane.
It was fan reaction Dale Earnhardt Jr. had tried to stave off earlier this week when he asked his fans -- who dominate the Talladega grandstands -- to throw toilet paper instead of beer cans out of safety concerns.
Track officials warned during pre-race activities that fans caught throwing anything onto the track would be arrested, and police officers were stationed in the seats. But it didn't matter as Gordon was declared the winner and his crew members called for security help to get their spotter out of the stands.
``I never caused a riot before for winning -- well, maybe once or twice,'' Gordon said. ``I thought Junior had more power. I thought they'd throw toilet paper, which is what he asked them to throw. I saw maybe one roll.''
But Gordon was understanding of the fan reaction.
``There are a lot of fans out there who are Earnhardt fans who don't want to see (the record) broken,'' he said. ``I appreciate the enthusiasm ... the opinions of all the fans out there. What are you going to do?''
Earnhardt Jr., who made a brief run at the victory, finished fifth. But unlike last week, when he visited Gordon in Victory Lane, he stayed away from the celebration.
``I told him this week, I said, `You win this one and I ain't coming into Victory Lane this time. That caused too much trouble,''' Junior said. ``He's a great race car driver. I knew years ago he would eventually pass my old man. I think he has the opportunity to pass a couple more.''
Updated on Sunday, Apr 29, 2007 6:27 pm EDT
That one roll of toilet paper was the commercial type and was probably stolen out of girls rest room at the track...
Yeah, I saw that...INDUSTRIAL Strength, with NO PERFS! It’s one big long SQUARE!
That's why they call Gordon "champion." The old man knew that and took 'the kid' into his type of tutelage. In a way, Gordon's victory might have been a better salute to the Old Man than Jr's.
I say that from the perspective of a Jr fan. I'm not a Gordon fan, but boy howdy Gordon is a driver.
Paging Sheryl Crow...
Maybe that's how Sheryl only uses one?
Ashley just beat her dad.
5 8 23 35
could have been worse
could have been a whole lot better..
‘Dega racing
It’s a sign of tribute
How about that approach?
I didn’t see Flash or his wife crying so I don’t know what real harm was done..
If HaPPy as winning and I could hit him, I’d lob a heinie at him.. Stick that in yur Reese’s cup
grrrrr and out.
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Post pulled - ? Must be a Gordon fan.
Yes I am a Gordon fan, since first grandson was born 10 years ago. Why? Is it OK to throw beer cans if it's at the 24?
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