Official 2016 NASCAR Thread

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

oh well, we will be on th road at that time .... hope to be able to catch the last part of the race

You can always listen to it on MRN Radio.

They are usually the better announcers to boot.

[JEBar]

oh well, we will be on th road at that time .... hope to be able to catch the last part of the race

You can always listen to it on MRN Radio.

we will certainly give it a try .... we use over that air radio reception in our truck so we've found that coverage is hit and miss

[JEBar]

as anticipated, we missed most of the race, radio reception ranged from fair to nonexistent, and we got to see the last 10 laps .... also got to see the replay of where Tony put Danica in the wall .. :ohmy: ... its a good thing Kurt won, that was one expensive wreck ... congrats to the 41 .... from the post race burnout, whoever was monitoring his fuel supply was a good bit off .... good to see Jr running strong

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

I guess it was off, as Jr was supposed to win, lol.

I never figured Kurt would have that much fuel left.

Now if it were one of Smokey Yunick's cars, I know where the extra fuel would have been at, lol.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Tony is starting 3rd in Michigan.

It would be nice if he could stay clear of trouble for a change.

[JEBar]

Now if it were one of Smokey Yunick's cars, I know where the extra fuel would have been at, lol.

my bet, there isn't a large number of folks who will understand that comment .. .. I'd love to see Tony win one and hopefully make the chase .... my girl starts 25th, with a time of 0.620 of a second slower than the pole .... once again, a very tight field

[Deadwood Dutch]

I'm watching the practice now on FS1 from Brooklyn, Michigan. Carl Edwards is number one at the present time, in practice. I agree, I would love to see Tony do well here, it's been a rough ride for quite a while now. As I have said in the past, I have been a fan of his since around 1999. I do really like Carl Edwards and Joe Gibbs and will be pulling for him next year when Tony retires.

[Vaquero]

I guess it was off, as Jr was supposed to win, lol.

I never figured Kurt would have that much fuel left.

Now if it were one of Smokey Yunick's cars, I know where the extra fuel would have been at, lol.

Ole Smokey was very sly and innovated.
Yeah Smoke ( Stewart) needs a win, and I'd like to see Danica win one this year.
But as you know I'm pulling for Rowdy, like to see him get back to back championships.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Although I have many favorites, I would also like to see Rowdy win it again.

But my pick this year again is Jr.

But not if Tony could possibly cut it somehow.

Another one I would really like to see win it is Truex.

[JEBar]

Ole Smokey was very sly and innovated.
Yeah Smoke ( Stewart) needs a win, and I'd like to see Danica win one this year.
But as you know I'm pulling for Rowdy, like to see him get back to back championships.

one of my wife's former chemistry/physics students is the chief engineer for Danica's team .... he took us on a personal tour of SHR a while back and it is really impressive .... Danica's best chance of winning a race would be on restrictor plate track where "the big one" takes out the front of the field on the final lap .... the Shrub's attitude has mellowed somewhat which is a good thing .... I still can't pull for him or for a Yota

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

one of my wife's former chemistry/physics students is the chief engineer for Danica's team .... he took us on a personal tour of SHR a while back and it is really impressive .... Danica's best chance of winning a race would be on restrictor plate track where "the big one" takes out the front of the field on the final lap .... the Shrub's attitude has mellowed somewhat which is a good thing .... I still can't pull for him or for a Yota

So that's why you like her, lol.

Yeah, I'm no fan of Toyota either, but when my Chevrolet driver switches, I've learned to just go along with it.

I would never buy one though.

Just about everything I own is American made, Guns included, (but not this computer, lol).

[Vaquero]

Don't really like Toyota but have always liked Joe Gibbs. Never been a Hendrick fan, only driver he had that I liked was Terry Labonte, and of course KB. If I were to pull for a chevy, it would be Kevin Harvick. But they are backed by Hendrick so no can do.

But they're switching to fords next year, but nobody is pouring more money in to the sport than Toyota.
So I say won't be long before they will probably own the sport.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Terry and Bobby Labonte both are great guys and the only set of brothers that both won Championships.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Without looking it up, who was the first one to ever win a race for Hendrick?

[Vaquero]

Geoff

[Vaquero]

Martinsville if I remember correctly.
Just about lost him at Daytona in a truck wreck a few yrs back.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Right, Geoff Bodine.

I remember that truck race. I was on a job and only had a radio, but was listening to it live. It was a pretty wild wreck.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Tony had a much better day.

Started 3rd, Finished 7th.

But he still has a way to go.

[JEBar]

I only got to see the last 5 laps .. .. I understand my girl got spun out and still finished 21st .... Jr must have had a rough day and the Shrub apparently blew an engine

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Yeah, Buescher slid and got into Jr.

His car didn't look that bad, but evidently it was worse than it looked.