Posted on 02/17/2012 5:07:12 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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Can they fix whatever is making the cars so touchy on the left?
They oughtta ban Shrub for massagin’ Flash’s right front with his left rear!!!
He had more saves than a NHL goalie..
No, KyBu won’t retaliate for that one. Gordon got the payback already.
Good save earlier by Kyle ... couldn’t save that one though.
We’re in for a wild one next week, methinks.
lolol
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Lap 74 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: There’s a huge wreck. Jeff Gordon is upside down, flipping. He has told his crew he is OK, and is asking for the car to be rolled over before he gets out. Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and Jamie McMurray are also involved.
Lap 73 — Tony Stewart slides down in front of Kyle Busch for the lead.
Lap 72 — Kyle Busch tries to block Jeff Gordon on the backstretch. All bets are off.
Lap 71 — Kyle Busch has pulled alongside Jeff Gordon for the lead, with Greg Biffle still trailing him. Busch leaves Biffle outside coming off Turn 4.
Lap 70 — Here comes Kyle Busch to the outside, leading Greg Biffle. Charge!
Lap 69 — The leaders still aren’t going to the whip, although they are closing on each other.
Lap 68 — Kyle Busch joins the lead pack.
Lap 66 — Denny Hamlin, running seventh, has received the free pass twice tonight.
Lap 65 — Ten to go. It’s calm for the time being, but that will not last.
Lap 64 — Kurt Busch, Marcos Ambrose and Denny Hamlin have caught the front four.
Lap 62 — Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart and Jamie McMurray are single file up front. The same cannot be said further back.
Lap 61 — GREEN FLAG: Greg Biffle and Jeff Gordon stayed on the track, and they’re the leaders. Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart and Jamie McMurray round out the top five. Gordon motors into the lead, with Johnson in second.
NutsCar Helton decided to trim the rear spoiler and that took away about 50 lbs of downforce...so they are lighter in the rear now and ... swoooosh, round you go!
Do Not PUSH in the Corners.
No PUSHY NO Shovey!!
Not sure. It’s likely in the aero. All my expertise is in powertrains.
Last year they could hammer on the rear bumper pretty ruthlessly. Now not so much.
Part of it is the drivers just have to lay off.
I don’t like it. They should be able to push each other around a bit!
Gordon got what he deserved for trying to bump and run shrubby.
To bad he wrecked everbody else doin it...
Is this a race?
If I wanted to watch touchy cars that wreck easily, I’d watch indy, LOL!
I am no Flash Fan, but glad he is okay.
more like a demo derby with a big cash prize..
methinks Nascar overengineered the cars a wee bit..
and the drivers as always overdrive them
Lap 77 — Obviously, this race will end in a green-white-checkered flag finish ... at least one.
Lap 75 — Jimmie Johnson, in the garage, wants to go back in the race because so few cars are left in decent condition. There’s the pace car and ... and ... well ... that’s about it, right?
Yep...GWC come’n up!
It’s EXtra EXtended Super OverTime..
G W C . and too dang late for a beer run.. :-\
Yep
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