I HAVE COLLECTED TRIPLE CROWN TRACK PROGRAMS FOR 30 YEARS AND IM' BEGINING TO BELIEVE THERE MIGHT NOT BE ANOTHER FOR A LONG TIME.iF YOU HAVE SOME OPINION'S LET ME KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.CHARLIE
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I don't think a Triple Crown horse is in this year's crop.  Then again, this question should probably be asked again after the Kentucky Derby is run.\n\nI think if the races are spaced out more, there could be one sooner rather than later.  I think the distances should be kept at the same distances though.  These are classic races, and should be kept at the same distances that have been run for ages.\n\nAlso, if Pimlico does end up closing because they don't have slot machines or another form of alternate gambling, we can forget another Triple Crown winner, especially if the Preakness is moved to another track.  The travel makes sense (Louisville to Baltimore to NY).  Imagine what would happen if the Preakness is somewhere else in the US.\n\nFinally, the Triple Crown has been hit lately in Canada.  They run the same distances, and have a wrinkle in their TC because their final race is a mile and a half on the turf.  If Canada can have a horse win their triple crown, then the US could have theirs sometime.
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i agree with you and papabil. he has gotten better as the year has gone on. in his first full year with tony jr. as his crew chief(from 2000-2004 tony sr. was crew chief and tony jr. car chief), they started out so-so but they have gotten stronger and stronger all year long. they have run well enough during the chase to win the title, but they just haven't gotten the finishes. they led for a while at kansas, talladega, and atlanta, and have been strong at every chase track. i think next year is going to be juniors year. i think they're going to come out of the gate strong and not look back. that budwieser team is really starting to gel.
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Yes it can bounce back if they merge again.  Indy Car racing is just as exciting as Nascar, I have been to races from both series Nascar and IRL, they are just as exciting as the other.  Merging also will bring back the sponsors, especially to the crown jewel of racing Indy 500.  The reason the decline has been so great is the lack of races on the schedule, if they merge I still wont expect a race every weekend but at least two a month except for May.  \n\nI say merge the manufacturers will get back into it, and the sponsors will also.  If the F1 series leaves the states, I say add a road race on the road course at the 500.  The popularity of the sport will again rise.
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no....RCR still "owns" the number. and dont be a bit surprised to see jr in the #3 in about 2 yrs. when his contract with DEI runs out. childress wants to make it happen, and it will.
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I searched around cause I'm a wrestling fan and would want to know as well.  I couldn't find anything man. Are you sure that maybe you're not hearing about EG, it's been about a year since he passed and they're doing alot of stories concerning the one year anniversary of his death.  It's sad, he had finally gotten where he wanted to be and then just like that, no warning...gone.
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That's awesome that you are such a big fan of JR. I am too and it is so sad that some people can't just let us be fans and answer questions like " i am 12 and i like this guy........" or give opinions on subjects that they don't care about just to be rude. I think he is a great person and will do great this year, but if he is gonna win the cup race he needs to focus more on his racing than his ownership responsibilities. I am a huge fan of his. I even have  number 8 shoestrings in my work shoes!
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My great Uncle Barrett was a marshall at the race and he did confirm those facts to me. He also confirmed that some local "yobs" threw some bannana skins on the track because they thought it would be funny but they were removed fairly quickly! There was also a rumour that one of the primates finished in such a quick time it is still number 7 on the top 10 race times for that track to this day!
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Mark Calloway is extremely proud and defensive of his mania streak so i doubt it will ever happen. If it does, it will be a retirement type stipulation against the next phenom.\n\nThink the deadman will be with us a long time yet, his matches are few and far between and tend to be less physical and lower impact than they used to be so he is obviously on a self preservation mission.
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What the flip!! omg why? why would some one say that? i seriously cant belive it i mwan it was one of the worst tragedy ever and well read this http://www.nascar.com/2003/kyn/history/daytona/02/14/daytona_2001/ and that is just enough to make you cry and feel. and whoever said that i know that every nascar fan and even those who arent will seriously not wish your death but pray for you and your heartlessness.
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I think you're right. I also think it will never happen: Too much cash tied up in the brand.  It started in the early 1900's when Americans were the only people on the planet playing baseball, and so were literally WORLD champs.
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I'm not sure.  Try contacting different racing places and do some interviews.
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Mark Martin is awesome in anything he drives Cup,Busch,Trucks or IROC. I don't think Jack Roush was giving any of his teams the equipment needed to win this year. How can only 2 of the 5 best drivers out there only make the chase? You mean to tell me the Carl Edwards just mysteriously stops winning on his own? I don't think so Scooter!
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My opinion is a little biased, as I was, and still am, a huge follower of all things Earnhardt. Richard Petty's 200 wins will never be broken, but that number is largely inflated due to the lack of competition he faced in his early days. From 1967 to 1971, he won a total of 92 out of 233 races. He finished in the top 10 185 times out of those 233 races. Just from reading up on the history of NASCAR, races back in those days were won by laps, not seconds like they are currently. It was not uncommon to see a race winner win by 6, 8, even 10 laps back in the 60's and 70's. So, I believe competition, or the lack of it, is why I believe Earnhardt was a better racer than Richard Petty.
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You know something is wrong with this picture.  There is the Olympics and the senior Olympics but no inbetween Olympics.  I think you could actually be onto something here.  I suggest that you get a committee together and begin the process of starting up an "Olympics for Late Blommers". We are  missing our chance here, after all what about all of us late bloomers?
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k..let me get on my box for a second. \nyes, i'm getting very annoyed with a lot of things, including fellow nascar fans. \nthe haters/basher will always be there. oh well, their loss. they are missing out on a great thing. i am amused that they find it in their time to deal with something they claim to hate so much.. personally, i have better things to do with my time than focus on something i do not enjoy. to me, it's easier to let it slide off my back then to get annoyed with it. they have no impact on my life and i can watch my tv or sit at a track w/o their approval so i can happily go aklong my merrily nascar way.  however, you have to look at what some fans are putting out there to the public. i say some, b/c i know there are still some TRUE fans out there.\n\nfirst, let's get something straight: nascar is about racing. it's not about sex. so can we please of the love of all things holy in racing stop throwing underwear at driver's like jr or kasey kahne. yeah, we got it..some people think they are easy on the eyes. pretty does not pay the bills unless you are dancing on tables. driver are drivers. they are there for the talent and the sport. let's stop demeaning them like a freakin' piece of grade a meat. now, as i said, yes, there are some that are easy on the eyes. i lvoe tony, i think he's gorgeous, but if he could drive a car i wouldn't hae one piece of #20 gear.. if fans put it out there like it's all about something so shallow people will take that and use it.\n\nsecond things are getting just ugly inside the sport. personally, i'm getting really extremely tired of everyne being ridiculous about the rivalries. i mean, yes, there are rivaliries and you can bag on other driver's a bit..but in the past years it has gotten to the extreme. it's gone from my driver can outdriver you driver.. to your driver is a lying cheating, homesexual, whinng scumbag..and it's just not nescessary. \npeople just can't admit when they are outraced, and it's irritating. i mean when someone besides their driver wins it becomes a matter of cheating an blah blah blah.. how about you just admit that you got outraced on that one. every driver would rather win against the best and have it be considered as a good win b/c they truly outraced.. and every driver would rather lose to a good driver than one who just got lucky. \nit's getting really disgusting that people are like wishing harm, actual bodily harm on other driver's..Now that's just plain sick and wrong.\nseriously, my two favorite driver's are probably on the top of the hate list..so i've gotten used to it over the years..but i still think it's gone way overboard and really makes me want to be escorted out of the tracks in handcuffs. i mean some people just need their stupidy stuffed right down their throats sideways.. \n\nnow we take all that and put it out there for the non nascar people to view and what do you think thy are going to take from it?? it's all about representing things better. \nk i will jump off my box now..thanks.
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Well, I'm not much for Instant Messaging "strangers", especially over something as relatively insignificant as whether we are Bobby Labonte fans, but, yes, I am a Bobby Labonte fan.  He's from Corpus Christi, Texas where I spent the first seven or eight years of my life.  I'm sorry that I won't see him ranking any higher in NASCAR Nextel Cup standings with what's left in his career because he deserves it.  I don't know much about his NASCAR standing history since my interest in NASCAR has been revived only 5 or 6 years ago, but he's a good man and I'm glad to see him do well.  I just don't think racing with the Petty's is a winning proposition at this time.  Enjoy watching him.  He's a good man and a great NASCAR racer.
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i think Nascar is gettin wayyy over board on this .. I mean at a restrictior plate race bump drafting is a must to pass .. I know I dont wanna watch a race with no passes .. you know how boring that would be ..\nNascar needs to go back to the way it use to be ... Good ole Boys racing ..!!!