What does lucky dog mean in NASCAR?
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A driver is said to be in the “lucky dog” postition during a NASCAR race when they are the first driver on the track one lap behind the leader. One might wonder: why would that person be called "lucky?" \n\nThey are considered “lucky” because when the next caution flag flies they will be allowed by NASCAR officials to go all the way around the track and be the last car on the lead lap. This means they get their lap back but only if they did not cause the caution. \n\nNASCAR decided last season that when a caution occurs the field will be “frozen.” During the caution, officials review their video from around the track and line the cars up for restart according to that film. This was done because of driver safety. There were some dangerous wrecks when one driver would slow down for a caution but someone behind him would speed up to gain a position or get a lap back. Giving the “lucky dog” pass is supposed to eliminate this. One must assume that everyone is paying attention when the caution comes out so they will slow down when everyone else does. \n\n“Racing back to the caution” was the norm for more than 40 years but all things NASCAR must change. \n\nThe drivers seem to like the “lucky dog” rule when it falls in their favor. Of course, fans like it when it falls in their driver’s favor. \n\nSometimes a driver is really, really lucky. For instance, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was the “lucky dog” three times during the Bristol race on Saturday night. Eventhough, he went a lap down three times, the cautions fell at the right time so that he would get his lap back each time. He wound up finishing with a top ten and moved up one place in the Nextel cup points.
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earnhardt n everyone in his way lol\nhave a great day
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Nascars awesome!!!  Earnhardnt Jr. is #1!  Well, finally he won!  First time in a year!  Tony Stewart is a little, little, a little, well... bully.  He crashes into people, damages his car, but kills the other car, and ends up winning the race!  Well, that's just my take, don't know how everyone else feels about him.
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A quinella is picking the first and second place dogs\nA trifecta is picking the first, second, and third place dogs\nA Superfecta is picking the first, second, third and fourth place dogs\n\nyou can bet them to come in the exact order, or you can pick the number of dogs and box them, then it wouldnt matter what place they came in.\n\nthe daily double is usually picking the winner of the first and second races\n\nWhen looking at the program, try looking at all the information, they usually give you the results of the last 5 races that dog has been in.\n\nIt is a myth to pick the dog that takes a dump right before the race.
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the try to skirt around the grey areas in the NASCAR rulebook to give their driver an advantage i.e. bigger fuel lines that will hold more so they will have that extra little bit of gas, having smaller drivers strap metal to their bodies so when they weigh the driver and car it meets the minium weight and then take it off for race day so there car is lighter and faster and the glass is to give them an aerodynamic advantage for the draft and better sticking ability or downforce for turns.
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during the NASCAR season, there is a NASCAR pick 'em. You choose drivers from 3 groups and you earn points on how well they do. From getting the pole, to winning the race, a total of 4 drivers give you points race after race.\n\nNote:Only the races that count to the Nextel Cup standings are included in the fantasy league.
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I watched most of the truck race last night as well.  I think that NASCAR should allow a Green-White-Checker restarts until they are able to complete it.  I know that the trucks were doing that a couple years back and they had about 6 green-white-checker restarts in one race.
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Looks like Tony's bringing the car he won with at Atlanta - if it performs like it did last weekend, Smoke's got a good chance of taking the race.\n\nThat would make my weekend!!!!
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FORT WORTH, Texas (Ticker) - Kevin Harvick and Scott Riggs had their own version of a Texas tussle although neither driver factored into the outcome of Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup Dickies 500. \n\nTempers flared following the race when Harvick's and Riggs' team members were involved in a confrontation that knocked down Harvick's wife and injured a NASCAR official who was attempting to restore order.  \n \nThe drama at Texas Motor Speedway started with three laps remaining when Riggs tried to block Harvick, who repaid the favor by knocking Riggs out of the way and into the wall to set up a green-white-checkered flag finish. \n\nAfterwards, the two teams duked it out in the pit box. Harvick's wife, DeLana, was knocked to the ground by by Riggs' tool cart and NASCAR official John Sacco suffered a badly sprained ankle after also falling to the ground. \n\nA member of Riggs' team shoved Harvick from behind as he and his wife were walking back to the garage area. According to witnesses, the Harvicks and Sacco were knocked to the ground in front of the crash cart, which is a large tool box on wheels that is used in the pit area. \n\n"One of the guys on the No. 10 team came up from behind me and shoved Harvick, pushed him hard enough to knock him and DeLana in front of one of the war wagons (crash cart)," said Richard Childress Racing director of competition Mike Dillon, who was walking with the Harvicks. "A NASCAR (official) got in the way and tried to stop it. DeLana twisted her leg. \n\n"You're going to have heated moments, but when it turns physical it turns into a different story." \n\nA member of another NASCAR team confirmed Dillon's account of the incident. Evernham Motorsports officials, who own Riggs' Dodge Charger, would not identify the crew member. \n\n"I was in the garage with the car, so I didn't see what happened," said Riggs' crew chief, Rodney Childers. "We're working with NASCAR right now to figure out exactly what happened out there. There are always different sides to the story, and we'll work with them to find out what the truth is." \n\nNASCAR spokesman Mike McCarthy said officials are aware of the incident and are completing an investigation, but no further comments would be issued until that investigation is completed. \n\nHarvick admitted afterwards that he knocked Riggs out of the way after being blocked for position. \n\n"He was blocking all over the place, he wound up on the bottom. I got a good run on top, I got in back of him and spun him out," Harvick said. "Those guys decided to take matters in their own hands and trip my wife in front of the pit box and run her over. That was unnecessary, and I'm not happy about that." \n\nNASCAR officials called members of both teams to the transporter to discuss the situation. Penalties and possible suspension could be issued. \n\nAt the time of the on-track incident, Riggs was running third in the race. \n\n"I don't know what happened," said Riggs, who finished 31st. "We weren't as fast as the 20 (Tony Stewart) and the 48 (Jimmie Johnson), but we were on our way to a good finish. (Harvick) was behind us and all of a sudden we were loose and in the wall. \n\n"It's a shame for everyone on this team. They deserved a better finish for all of their hard work."
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I freaken hate when people say this. Here's the story STRAIGHT FROM JEFF GORDON:\n\nThis is a few paragraphs from 'JEFF GORDON: Racing Back to the Front-My Memoir' page 95(for those who are interested)\n\n"The more I won, the more fans I attracted, and the more people pulled against me.  A lot of people loved that I was a young guy with a new team. Others might have thought I was destroying the fabric of the sport.  This is when the first 'GORDON SUCKS' signs came out and the boo birds turned up again when I was introduced."\n\n"At some point during this time (I have no idea exactly when), anti-Gordon fans started passing around the rumor that I was gay.  I can only guess that it had something to do with my driving a rainbow colored car. I also figure some folks took a joke Dale Earnhardt made during my rookie year out of context: I had been dating Brooke throughout the season, but because Winston employed her, we had to keep our relationship secret. After her stint as Miss Winston Cup ended, we came out at the banquet as a couple. Dale, being witty as ever, said, 'Whew, Im glad to see you've got a girlfriend. Some of us were beginning to wonder if you liked girls.' Of course, Dale and a lot of other drivers had known about Brooke for months, but they hadnt said anything out of respect for our privacy.  Once we showed up in public together, Dale felt comfortable making a joke about it.  I can only guess that a few folks took him seriously, and the rumors about my sexual orientation spread like wildfire."\n\n"The controversy(such that it was)never bothered me, but I was a bit puzzled by it.  I'd like to think that if I were gay, I would be comfortable enough to say so and get on with my life.  The fact is I'm not, and I never quite understood wh so many people wanted to believe otherwise."\n\nTHERE YOU GO PEOPLE...Get over it. He's not gay/if you dont like Jeff Gordon, sucks for you.
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I can't believe 48 won another restrictor plate race. I hope Nascar finds something illegal on his car and penalize him. Are the 17, 26, 99 team mates, cause they don't drive like they are.
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They are a big sponsor of car racing. They are a car parts company (Number One Parts Inc).
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It is really unknown because unlike many sports, NASCAR and it's teams do not release contract information. Recently a couple of lawsuits made a few drivers contracts public information. These contracts gave the driver a base salary, then incentives. I believe it was Kasey Kahne's contract where he got a base of $3 million, and if he won he would get 45% of the the teams winnings, 2-5th he'd get 40%, 6-10 he'd get 30% and anyhting else was 25%. There were other bonuses for winning big races like the Daytona 500 and the Championship. It is widely thought that even on a bad team that if you are signed and scheduled to compete for a full season the least base you will make is $1 million.
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NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, is the regulatory body of a number racing series; the three most popular tending to be Cup, Grand National, and Truck Series.\nEach Series (or division) has its own set of rules and regulations, including limits on vehicle and engine design. The common characteristics between series are the track design (usually an oval or "tri-oval" with a straight stretch of road where cars may "pit" for repairs, tires, and fuel), and colored flags displayed during the race: Green signified full speed racing, Yellow indicates a "Caution" period where no racing is allowed, Red a full stoppage, Black a penalty, White the final lap, and Checkered the end of the race.\nHowever, when most people talk about NASCAR, they are referring to the Cup Series, currently called NASCAR Nextel Cup (after the primary sponsor). Nextel Cup runs a 26 race regular season (plus an additional four races: the Budweiser Shootout, two Gatorade Duels, and the NASCAR Nextel All Star Challenge)that runs from February through September, during which drivers compete for points. Points are awarded for finishing position during the race, for leading a lap, and for leading the most laps during a race. Total points on the year determine your standing, and the Top 10 drivers (along with any drivers within 400 points of the leader) after the last regular-season race enter the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup. The leader's point total is reset to 5,050; and each following Chase driver is given 5 fewer points (5045, 5040, etc). \nAs of Race 8, drivers qualifying for the Chase are Matt Kenseth (driving the number 17 DeWalt Ford), Jimmie Johnson (48 Lowe's Chevy), Kasey Kahne (9 Dodge Dealers Dodge), Mark Martin (6 AAA Ford), Tony Stewart (20 Home Depot Chevy), Jeff Gordon (24 DuPont/Pepsi Chevy), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8 Budweiser Chevy), Kevin Harvick (29 Reese's Chevy), Kyle Busch (5 Kellogg's Chevy), Casey Mears (42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge), Dale Jarrett (88 UPS Ford), Clint Bowyer (07 Jack Daniels Chevy), Jeff Burton (31 Cingular Wireless Chevy), Elliott Sadler (38 M&Ms Ford), Martin Truex Jr. (1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy), and Carl Edwards (99 Office Depot Ford). There are four additional drivers within 10 points of the Chase.\nThe Grand National or Busch Series is often thought of as the "minor leagues", and is promoted as a showcase for up and coming talent. The Craftsman Truck Series offers a unique racing experience.\nAs for Mark Martin, he's driven the Roush Racing #6 car with a variety of primary sponsors since 1988, but he's been driving Cup series since 1981. He currently drives the number 6 for Roush in all three major series (sponsored by AAA in Nextel, Ameriquest in Busch and Scott's Miracle-Gro in Crafstman Truck). Martin has never won the Cup champsionship, but has finished outside of the top ten in points only twice since 1988.
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I say Dale Sr...down by 3 laps at martinsburg....and he played the cautions just right....and easily won \n 2nd....Johnson last year at  Charlotte I believe...started 25 th got down 1 lap....with others in front for the dog...but still came back to win... for his 3 or 4 time in a row at Charlotte
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Bill Lester has been racing in the Craftsman Truck Series for a couple of years now so he's not exactly a rookie he also left his high paying corporate job to chase his dream.Pair these things with Nascars desire to add some diversity to the sport and  Lester is a perfect fit. Lester also  is   not the first driver to come to the Cup Series with little or no experience in the Busch series.   With the number of Cup drivers who also race in the Busch Series there's not much oppertunity there. I say good luck Bill.
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The answer to this is a pretty obscure "short" made around 1917 and called "Lucky Dog". The film was made before Stan and Ollie were officially a team. Their appearance together comprises a few short minutes where Stan, who is in possession of a stray dog, is held up at gunpoint by Ollie. The first film to portray the "Boys" as a team was called "Putting Pants On Phillip" and was made around a decade after "Lucky Dog".\nHope this answers the question !!