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***NASCAR MBNA America 400 at Dover on NBC Sunday 9/21 at 10am PT / 1pm ET***
NASCAR.com ^ | 9/20/03

Posted on 09/20/2003 2:02:40 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

With a brand of racing that is as intimate as it is intense, there's no wonder why people continue to flock to "The Monster Mile." Dover, with seating for more than 140,000, is one of the most popular race destinations in the Northeast and hosts some of the biggest crowds to see a sporting event between New York and North Carolina.

This thread is dedicated to our Armed Forces members and their families worldwide and to the victims of Hurricane Isabel.

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TOPICS: Extended News; US: Delaware; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: dover; isabel; nascar
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To: NormsRevenge
20 passes 29

newman running on fumes 2 laps to go :-O
201 posted on 09/21/2003 2:00:41 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Agenda.. I don't need no stinkin' agenda!)
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White flag, and Rocket Man should be able to coast from here.
202 posted on 09/21/2003 2:01:03 PM PDT by steveegg (I have one thing to say to the big spenders; BLIZZARD OF RECALL TOUR!)
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To: All
RocketMan has the right fuel load and Wins at Dover !!!!
203 posted on 09/21/2003 2:01:51 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Agenda.. I don't need no stinkin' agenda!)
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To: NormsRevenge
Note to self - Never, ever, believe the 12 team when they say they're short of gas again.
204 posted on 09/21/2003 2:02:49 PM PDT by steveegg (I have one thing to say to the big spenders; BLIZZARD OF RECALL TOUR!)
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To: steveegg
Ryan Newman...Awesome!
205 posted on 09/21/2003 2:02:55 PM PDT by tubebender (FReeRepublic...How bad have you got it...)
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To: steveegg
excellent win for Ryan!

Man, what a call on fuel.


Great Job Jeremy!!!!
206 posted on 09/21/2003 2:03:39 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Agenda.. I don't need no stinkin' agenda!)
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Jeremy, the language! LOL Geeesh!
207 posted on 09/21/2003 2:04:14 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Agenda.. I don't need no stinkin' agenda!)
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To: steveegg
THese guys are sneaky , huh?
208 posted on 09/21/2003 2:04:49 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Agenda.. I don't need no stinkin' agenda!)
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To: NormsRevenge
IIRC, didn't Jr. run half a season with a concussion last year and not tell anyone?
209 posted on 09/21/2003 2:05:14 PM PDT by WSGilcrest (No one gets to see the Wizard! Not nobody! Not no how!")
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To: NormsRevenge
I was thinking that he sure needs his mouth washed out! Someone grab an ear, would ya'!
210 posted on 09/21/2003 2:06:04 PM PDT by pageonetoo (in God I trust, not the g'umt!)
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To: steveegg; tubebender; All
Thanks as always for stopping by. :-)

I'll post the results and standings a bit later.

I need to go get wet and watch the 9ers get beat by the Browns. 95 degrees here. whew!

PS Final
Vikings 23
Lions 13
211 posted on 09/21/2003 2:07:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Agenda.. I don't need no stinkin' agenda!)
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Now this is Racin. May not be here next week as we are going to Santa Cruz to visit a sister...
212 posted on 09/21/2003 2:08:02 PM PDT by tubebender (FReeRepublic...How bad have you got it...)
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To: NormsRevenge; WestCoastGal; tubebender; WSGilcrest; All
Once again, congrats to the Rocket Man. Sure doesn't look like anyone's catching Kenseth (436 points ahead of Happy with 8 to go). Hopefully Jr is healthy enough to race next weekend (hint; take him to win at 'Dega).

Thanks for the thread, Norm, and thanks to all for being here. See you next weekend.

213 posted on 09/21/2003 2:08:26 PM PDT by steveegg (I have one thing to say to the big spenders; BLIZZARD OF RECALL TOUR!)
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To: WSGilcrest
I seem to remember hearing about that, he wanted to race so bad, he held back on his injuries.
214 posted on 09/21/2003 2:08:52 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Agenda.. I don't need no stinkin' agenda!)
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To: WSGilcrest
IIRC, didn't Jr. run half a season with a concussion last year and not tell anyone?

Yep.

215 posted on 09/21/2003 2:09:30 PM PDT by steveegg (I have one thing to say to the big spenders; BLIZZARD OF RECALL TOUR!)
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Junior will be flown to the local medical facility as the traffic is so bad. He is going to be OK, imo. May need a few days for his head to clear is my suspicion.
216 posted on 09/21/2003 2:10:44 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Agenda.. I don't need no stinkin' agenda!)
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To: steveegg
I knew when they allowed the Rocketman to get back on the launch pad he could win. That was a great finish, I was on the edge of my seat.

I hope Jr is ok, how many times can a person get a concussion?? I remember a few quarterbacks being told they shouldn't play anymore after several of them.
217 posted on 09/21/2003 2:15:54 PM PDT by WestCoastGal
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To: NormsRevenge
Every track needs soft walls, it should be the top thing on Nascar's list, and I've said that for two years. Maybe it is at the top of the list, but it seems like two years is a long time to wait for these tracks like Dover.
218 posted on 09/21/2003 2:16:50 PM PDT by #3Fan
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To: Pete-R-Bilt; steveegg; NormsRevenge
looks like glock decided to miss the wrong race

Pete was a little distracted when I reminded him yesterday that I'd be out of town today... but I did get to watch the race, it was terrific!!

is Jr. okay?

219 posted on 09/21/2003 5:28:03 PM PDT by glock rocks (shoot fast. shoot straight. shoot safe. practice. carry. molon labe)
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To: glock rocks; #3Fan; WestCoastGal; NormsRevenge; tubebender; WSGilcrest; Peace4EarthNow; Don Munn

Earnhardt Jr. knocked out in late race accident

By Marty Smith, Turner Sports Interactive
September 21, 2003
7:11 PM EDT (2311 GMT)

DOVER, Del. -- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was airlifted to a local hospital on Sunday after being knocked unconscious in an accident at Dover International Speedway.

He was alert and talking upon exit from the track, but NASCAR officials chose to transport him by air rather than ground due to traffic concerns.

Earnhardt Jr. was transported to Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover for observation and was released at approximately 7 p.m. ET. His injuries were listed as a minor concussion and a bruised right foot.

He was expected to fly home Sunday evening to Mooresville, N.C. He will be re-examined Monday by Dr. Jerry Petty.

After spending a large part of the day racing for the lead, Earnhardt began to fade after pitting for two tires with 75 laps to go. Then, running 19th on Lap 363, he drove high between Turns 1 and 2 to allow race leader Ryan Newman to speed by underneath.

But as Newman sped past, Junior lost control of the Budweiser Chevrolet and spun backwards exiting Turn 2, contacting the wall on the driver's side. His car then slid down the track, and Earnhardt steered it clear from hitting the inside retaining wall.

After bringing the car to a complete stop, he put the window net down to signal he was OK.

But somewhere in the next several moments, he apparently lost consciousness, as safety workers were forced to pull him from the car and place him in the ambulance.

According to NASCAR vice president for corporate communications Jim Hunter, Earnhardt did not regain consciousness until he reached the infield care center several minutes later.

"Apparently, he was unconscious at the scene, regained consciousness at the care center and was talking to everybody," Hunter said. "They want him to go to the hospital for x-rays and further evaluation."

The race had just ended as Earnhardt emerged from the infield care center following a lengthy evaluation, and thousands of fans still stationed in the Turn 4 grandstands gave him a standing ovation.

This is Earnhardt's second such accident in the past 17 months. Last April, he suffered a severe concussion in a hard crash at California, but waited three months to reveal the crash's effects to anyone.

"This is his second one recently, but we'll wait and see what the doctors say before we move forward," Hunter said.

220 posted on 09/21/2003 6:00:40 PM PDT by steveegg (I have one thing to say to the big spenders; BLIZZARD OF RECALL TOUR!)
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