Not as far as I know.
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Not as far as I know.
Regular season is one thing, the Chase is another. If he gets off to a good start in the run to the Cup, then I agree he'll be tough to beat. But plenty of drivers before have had momentum going into the Chase and fallen woefully short!
No shocker.
Ditto!
Was still an enjoyable night watching. I was really sorry to see Awesome Bill From Dawsonville get knocked out. After he qualified up the order I thought we might see something out of the history books - a fast run at a superspeedway by Bill Elliott
Oh, and not wanting to knock someone before all the facts are in, but AJ Allmendinger - I really hope it's not true, and he hasn't done anything dumb.
He's been suspended for recreational drug use before. I've seen responses to the recent suspension calling it unfair and hypocritical (as Nascar doesn't apply the same policy to alcohol). Now, I'm not normally one to be bothered by that but it is Nascar's rulebook and as a private motorsport association, up to them what substances they want to ban.
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I can understand banning performance enhancing drugs in things like athletics, and banning drug use any time during a race weekend, but if this is during the off time, I don't see it affecting the racing, just like as you say having a beer mid week.
Oh and I really enjoyed the Nationwide race, Danica really seems to have picked up her game recently, and had an amazing car for this race (one of the few who could nearly keep up with the drafters when on her own
Pity she got taken out by someone who took out several others.Unfortunately the majority of US states have harsh (in my view) penalties for recreational drug possession, so it probably isn't that surprising that Nascar takes the same attitude.
Oh and I really enjoyed the Nationwide race, Danica really seems to have picked up her game recently, and had an amazing car for this race (one of the few who could nearly keep up with the drafters when on her own
I missed that. Of course the skeptics would point to the fact that only lesser-funded teams are 10th and below in the standings, putting her last of the established field.
Aside from getting caught up in wrecks, I think Danica's still struggling to drive those tanks without killing the tyres. Look at Hornish Jr - a well established, successful IRL driver but he couldn't even qualify for 6 of his first 8 races in NW.
Surprisingly Kurt Busch wasn't involved
Being new to oval racing I'm not familiar with his 'history', but I think he has been driving really well in the NNS this year.
But dang, Danica
. And wow, she is short, lol.
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Put it this way, Kurt Busch is a fast driver but he has a serious attitude problem and is probably the most disliked personality in the Cup field. He's already been fined\put on probation this year (which was for two seperate incidents at Darlington and Dover). Since his Cup championship back in 2004, Kurt's had a reputation for flying off the handle.
A few incidents with Tony Stewart during the 2007 season were definitely over the top even by Nascar standards (for example, repeatedly ramming into Stewart's car during practice, then blocking access to his pit). His behaviour was deemed bad enough that Nascar fined him, put him on probation for half the year and docked him points.
After repeated incidents last year, Busch effectively got fired from Penske at the end of the season:
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Oh, lol. I did wonder why Kyle was driving the 54 at Daytona with Kurt in another car. Possibly because nobody else out there would want to tandem draft with him?
And another massive wreck after the finish that Kurt wasn't involved in.
And another massive wreck after the finish that Kurt wasn't involved in.
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Oh, lol. I did wonder why Kyle was driving the 54 at Daytona with Kurt in another car. Possibly because nobody else out there would want to tandem draft with him?
Yeah, Kurt's even had a run-in with his own brother in the past
a somewhat lukewarm relationship I would think, despite the fact that Kurt is driving for Kyle's team in Nationwide.Ah, come on sr4470. You've got to tell the full story.
Like how he left Roush racing:
This coming off the back of a 2005 season where he wound up juuuuuuuuuuust about everybody in stock car racing. And having made many enemies even before that season began (Jimmy Spencer for one!). It's rare enough that a very good driver (and Kurt undoubtedly is one) gets the sack from one team. But to get sacked twice? From two of the sports biggest names, Roush and Penske?
Just. Not. Smart.
Like how he left Roush racing:
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This coming off the back of a 2005 season where he wound up juuuuuuuuuuust about everybody in stock car racing. And having made many enemies even before that season began (Jimmy Spencer for one!). It's rare enough that a very good driver (and Kurt undoubtedly is one) gets the sack from one team. But to get sacked twice? From two of the sports biggest names, Roush and Penske?
Just. Not. Smart.