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24 Jul 2008, 18:14 (Ref:2257301)
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Allstate 400 at The Brickyard
 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children Power Stroke Diesel 200 presented by AAA Hoosier Insurance Entrylist Nextel Cup (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) Entrylist Nationwide Series (O'Reilly Raceway Park) Entrylist Craftsman Truck Series (O'Reilly Raceway Park) I didn't know the trucks race on road courses. Why no road course specialists (Scott Speed?)? Never seen trucks on a road course so I am looking forward to this race. Quote:
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24 Jul 2008, 19:54 (Ref:2257356)
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On another note, can Kyle do it again this weekend? I say yea, why not. Nothing's stopped the guy all year, why should it now? Hell, maybe he'll win all three races  .
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25 Jul 2008, 07:50 (Ref:2257598)
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The way Kyle's year is going i am sure that 3 race wins in 1 weekend is within his grasp
 - good to see that hardly any Cup drivers are racing in the Nationwide race...And Marcos Ambrose is going to have a crack at the Brickyard 
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25 Jul 2008, 11:33 (Ref:2257695)
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25 Jul 2008, 13:33 (Ref:2257748)
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no longer the "BRICKYARD 400"
no longer "Indianapolis" Raceway Park what is the world coming to? money talks i reckon. speaking of which, i got money on kyle winning at least one race and causing damage to at least 3 vehicles over the weekend. all in all tho, this is a big weekend for the stockcars/trucks. |
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25 Jul 2008, 16:23 (Ref:2257816)
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26 Jul 2008, 13:58 (Ref:2258141)
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JB wins the first race of the weekend.
http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/20...nofficial.html KyB finished 8th and wrecked Chad McCumbee on lap 136. http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/head...ace/index.html |
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26 Jul 2008, 21:35 (Ref:2258288)
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Jimmie Johnson will start from pole in the Brickyard 400 - Marcos Ambrose will start 24th
, this will be a great experience for him
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27 Jul 2008, 00:31 (Ref:2258337)
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and Elliot doesn't make it in the 21 car, wonder if the sponsors are having 2nd thoughts now...
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27 Jul 2008, 01:22 (Ref:2258343)
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the 21 has been crap for years. Elliott is WAY passed his prime but for the past two years, has been one of the few bright spots for the Wood Bros. he and Marcus...good to see the Awesome Aussie racing at Indy.
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27 Jul 2008, 04:36 (Ref:2258362)
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Johnny Benson won the Truck race at Indy Race Park...
Truck Points after 14 rounds... 1. Johnny Benson - 2071 2. Ron Hornaday - 2056 3. Matt Crafton - 2040 4. Rick Crawford - 1916 5. Mike Skinner - 1914 6. Todd Bodine - 1867 7. Erik Darnell - 1846 8. Terry Cook - 1825 9. Jack Sprague - 1787 10. David Starr - 1749 |
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27 Jul 2008, 04:58 (Ref:2258365)
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Kyle Busch led 197 of the 200 laps at O'Rielly's - Kyle's 15th victory of 2008 (truck, nationwide, cup) breaks a NASCAR record set by Kevin Harvick in 2006 for most wins in a season...
Nationwide Points after 22 rounds... 1. Clint Bowyer - 3216 2. Brad Keselowski - 3043 3. Carl Edwards - 3036 4. David Reutimann - 2926 5. David Ragan - 2885 6. Mike Bliss - 2838 7. Kyle Busch - 2828 8. Mike Wallace - 2621 9. David Stremme - 2587 10. Jason Keller- 2534 12. Marcos Ambrose - 2411 |
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27 Jul 2008, 18:56 (Ref:2258612)
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more than one competition caution for sorryass tires is unheard even for NASCAR and very sad. hopefully, this will prove to be over cautious.
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27 Jul 2008, 19:00 (Ref:2258613)
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88, 8 and 42 have all had tire problems with less than 20 laps on them.
it's gonna be an ugly long, boring race. thanks again COT and Goodyear. |
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27 Jul 2008, 19:33 (Ref:2258624)
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Tires are a major issue in danger of this becoming a farse!! Are we going to get to 400 miles!!
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27 Jul 2008, 20:22 (Ref:2258640)
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more comp yellows to come. they may run out of this week's tires and have to go to next week's tires. Goodyear brings virtually the same tire to Indy that was on a completely different car than was here last year...i'm no tire engineer, but that is stupid.
yes, this is a farce, as has been most of this season. the brickyard is supposed to be one of the biggest races of the year...today is just a joke. |
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27 Jul 2008, 20:24 (Ref:2258642)
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I'd say it was down to Goodyear making a crap tyre and Nascar not having enough tyre testing at Indy.
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27 Jul 2008, 21:23 (Ref:2258678)
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The final stint of this race is going to be awesome. Short Track Feature length.
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27 Jul 2008, 22:03 (Ref:2258702)
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Was almost as bad a debacle as the Michelin problems in F1 a few years ago, but at least F1 can't test at IMS. Competition caution every 12-15 laps was ridiculous and made the race a farce. Any lead anybody got was erased within 20 min and the drivers who went for 2 came out in front til they fell off and then the caution came out and saved them. Was surprised the fans were less ****ed about this show than the F1 race though, didn't see the trash through everywhere, but maybe NASCAR fans are alot more used to caution filled races.
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I see people blaming Goodyear...surely it's more NASCAR's problem in that they didn't do a full test of this car on the fairly unique circuit.
Yes I understand that they would want to test on fairly generic tracks as these would cover the most bases still .... |
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The second most prestigious (and eagerly looked forward to) NASCAR race of the year reduced to ridiculous proportions ...
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 yeah, and i drove from North Georgia to Indy to watch the bridgestone tire test. i still hold a grudge against F1 for that  and for NASCAR or Goodyear to mess up this many times, this bad in one year, i will soon become ONLY a sportscar fan.this is total and complete crap. How can you not blame Goodyear? they make the tires, not NASCAR. they've had two years to dial in the COT...what the hell have they been doing?! Yes Indy is a unique track; is Pocono, Bristol, Taladega and the road courses not as unique? As much as I hate to agree with Tony S., Goodyear needs to wake up and shape up or find another motorsport to make subpar tires for.today makes me embarrassed to call myself a NASCAR fan. this may be the last season i watch this crap....besides it is Awesome Bill's last season (apparently)  .
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