Indianapolis 500 questions......?
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been to many races and have always waited to get tickets in the parking lot.  you will always be able to buy them a lot cheaper this way too.
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*sigh* \nfirst let's get our fact straight.. loomis was not fired. loomis was done with his contract and did not want to renew with hendrick as he wanted to go back to his roots. he wanted to basically go home. i don't think any of hendrick wantedt o see him go, esp jeff.\n\nsecond, i keep getting this "give them time stuff" well to me time has done come and passed. it's time for steve "pop-tart" letarte to put a bra on and go home. he's just not getting it. he's making stupid decisions, bad judgement calls and rookie mistakes. they keep saying it's communication. well if your seasoned, 4 time champion, driver tells you the car is loose than LISTEN. don't try to tell him it's the track and it will chnage.. NO LISTEN to your driver. the driver can drive. you ar the crew chief and are supposed to make the calls to change the car. \n\njeff has tried taking some of the blame for it. he's said that it's his deal. he's the one who has got to tell them what's up. well, everytime i listen in on the scanner he is, and steve is blowing him off or not listening or something something ridiculous.. like oh say touch the wedge for a little bit of tightness. NEGATIVE you only touch the wedge when it's extreme. \n\nhis over the wall team has gotten a lot better. i just really have not seen enough imporvement in letarte to say keep going. if he was showing something, sure, but there is NOTHING. i think they should really look into bringing darien grubb up from the 48.. crew chiefs, esp good ones, are a hot commodity..and if they don't use that man he could be up and out somewhere else.\n\nobviously it would be difficutl to change midway through the season, but if he doens't get his rear up back in the points it's not like he's got anything to lose.
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Kasey Kahne is a very talented driver.  His first year he was in the top 10 finishes most that year.  Never won.  I was so bummed for him, he worked his butt off and this year paid off for him.  I was thrilled when he won his first race. Fantastic driver and very cool dude.  I was at MIS this weekend and couldn't have been happier with him.  Even though it was called at 129 laps his car was the one to beat, I think he still would have won even if they went all 200 laps.  His car rocked!  I like Kasey. He is firmly in my top 10 list of drivers.  Sunday was awesome!
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Questions you have to ask yourself. \n1/Are fit for the race?\n2/Do you have to time?\n\nYou should race if yes for both questions.
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You are missing something; she was on Late Night with David Letterman during the week plugging her book (probably ghostwritten) and she'll be at Indianapolis later in the week when practice begins for the May 28 Indianapolis 500.\nHer most recent (IRL) race was at Motegi, Japan., a couple of weeks ago, where she had a decent performance.
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Sounds like people from the 10 team and the Harvicks were exchanging words as they were walking. While this was going on, someone deliberately or accidentally bumped into them and they were both knocked off their feet.  Yep, everyone got called to the Oval Office (as DW calls it).  Didn't hear the part about the foot being run over.  Wouldn't surprise me, though. A lot going on in a small space.  It happens.  Bob Dillner broke the story. I think, so he is going to be REAL careful to get his facts straight this time, especially when Kevin Harvick is concerned.\n\nSpeed Report just did an update--there was yelling and some shoving. Both Kevin and DeLana were knocked down.  A NASCAR official injured his ankle (it sounded like they were in the area of the pit box, which was moving, and the official was trying to break it up).
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Back In The Day with Dale Earnhardt Jr.\nGreat question!!
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Seems to me there was some kind of incident with the Safety Car a few years back.  Sorry, I don't remember what it was, or where it happened.   The 1971 Indy 500 Pace Car certainly comes to mind though, plowing into a Grandstand causing numerous serious injuries.
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# NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge Fast Facts\nLocation: Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.\nDate: Saturday, May 20, 2006\nTime: 9:00pm/et\nSanctioning Body: NASCAR, Daytona Beach, Fla.\nSeries: NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series - Special Non-Points Event\nCompanion Race: NEXTEL Open - NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series\n\nDistance: 90 laps, 135 miles (run in three segments of 40 laps, 30 laps and 20 laps). Green flag and yellow flag laps will be counted during segment 1. All restarts will be double file and lapped cars will start at the rear.\n\nBetween segment 1 and segment 2, there will be a 10-minute break during which a random drawing will determine if as few as six or as many as 12 cars will be inverted. Teams will pit and may elect to change tires, add fuel and make normal chassis adjustments. Changing of springs, shock absorbers or rear-ends will not be permitted. Only green flag laps will be counted during segment 2 and segment 3.\n\nBetween segment 2 and segment 3 there will be a yellow flag during which teams may elect to pit. They may add fuel, change tires and make normal chassis adjustments. Teams pitting will not retain their position and will restart at the rear of the field in the order they leave pit road.\n\nPurse: $3,250,450 (event record)\n\nNEXTEL All-Star Challenge winner's purse: $1,005,000\n\nSegment Winner Bonuses: 1st, $75,000; 2nd, $20,000; 3rd, $10,000\n\n2005 Winner: Mark Martin, Pfizer/Viagra Ford\n\nQualifying: One round of qualifying will be held Friday, May 19, at 7:10pm/et. Each driver will run three laps with a mandatory four-tire, pit stop. The total elapsed time will comprise each team's qualifying effort and the pole-winning team will earn $50,000.\n2005 Pole Sitter: Ryan Newman, Alltel Dodge, 122.443 seconds, 132.306 mph\nTotal elapsed time of three laps, including a four-tire pit stop\n\nEligibility List:\nJeff Gordon, 2005 Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla.\nGreg Biffle, 2005 Auto Club 500, Fontana, Calif.\nJimmie Johnson, 2005 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Las Vegas, Nev.\nCarl Edwards, 2005 Golden Corral 500, Hampton, Ga.\nKevin Harvick, 2005 Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.\nKurt Busch, 2005 Subway Fresh 500, Phoenix, Ariz.\nKasey Kahne, 2005 Chevy American Revolution 400, Richmond, Va.\nTony Stewart, 2005 Dodge/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.\nDale Earnhardt Jr., 2005 USG Sheetrock 400, Joliet, Ill.\nJeremy Mayfield, 2005 GFS Marketplace 400, Brooklyn, Mich.\nMatt Kenseth, 2005 Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.\nKyle Busch, 2005 Sony HD 500, Fontana, Calif.\nRyan Newman, 2005 Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.\nDale Jarrett, 2005 UAW-Ford 500, Talladega, Ala.\nMark Martin, 2005 Banquet 400, Kansas City, Kan.\nJamie McMurray, 2005 Winning Car Owner, Phoenix, Ariz.\nBobby Labonte, 2000 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champion\nMichael Waltrip, 1996 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge Winner\nTBD, 2006 NEXTEL Open Winner\nTBD, Fan Vote\n[NOTE: Terry Labonte is eligible but will NOT run the race, just the Coke 600 at LMS]\n\nRadio/Television: Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast the NEXTEL Open live to its affiliate radio stations with coverage beginning at 6:45pm/et. MRN's broadcast can also be heard on XM Satellite Radio channel 144. Cable channel FX will televise the race live. Coverage begins with a pre-race show at 7:00pm/et.\nTickets: Tickets for Saturday night, May 20, start at $21 and include the NEXTEL Open, the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, a pre-race concert by rock group Train and a performance by the Red Hot Chili Peppers during a break in the All-Star race. To purchase tickets, visit www.lowesmotorspeedway.com or call 1-800-455-FANS.(LMS PR)(5-11-2006)\n\n# NEXTEL Open Fast Facts\nLocation: Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.\nDate: Saturday, May 20, 2006\nTime: 7:40pm/et\nSanctioning Body: NASCAR, Daytona Beach, Fla.\nSeries: NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series - Special Event\nEligibility: Drivers not already eligible for the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge and finished in the top 50 of the final 2005
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Wow, I wonder if it hurts to be that big of a moron (a select few above answers)\n\nI think the go or go home policy is good, but it should be done by driver points. I give a darn that your teammate is really good and can save your rear..No, prove your dang self.. \n\nSome of the times they really need to reevaluate the double file restarts. Hello.. last race in the chase in 2004 anyone?? Yeah, I rest my case. I know they have made some adjustments..but sometimes it still realy irks my bubble. \n\nI think they should really re-format the chase. Three years, and I still can't get to it. It makes Nascar more about luck than ever before. A great skilled driver can miss the chase b/c of some crappy luck. Jeff Gordon last year. Tony Stewart is sitting in the do or die seat right now, b/c he's had some bad luck with accidents, but not b/c of his skill as a driver. \n\nYa know, I really don't have a great answer to this..b/c quite honestly, I don't know. I mean, it's hard to say as a spectator what would be better for the well-being of the sport. I suppose that's why I sit in front of my tv screen everday, and don't sit in the big exec chair.
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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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Numbers don't like.  Jimmie Johnson is stellar at Lowe's Motor Speedway.  He has won the last 4 points races there, and added the All-Star race to his resume Saturday night.  This is his track, and he is the man to beat.  If he doesn't get caught up in a wreck or have some mechanical issue with his car, he will win the race.  I do think that the new surface will cause problems for many of the teams, as was evident in the Nextel Open and the All-star race Saturday night.  I don't think their will be as many cautions as there was last year.  Goodyear has brought a tire to the race that is harder than anything the drivers have ever run before, and it seems to have alleviated most of the problems the cars might have on the new surface.  And on a side note, to the person who tells us to turn to Superbike or F1 for "real" racing, please don't make unfounded unintelligent comments on something you know nothing about.  Last time I checked, F1 was dominated by only those teams willing to put hundreds of millions of dollars into their cars and programs.  You can have a guy with all the talent in the world who simply can't compete b/c he isn't backed sufficiently in regard to his finances.  There is so much more competitiveness involved in NASCAR when you factor in the finite mechanical aspects of the car.  And if F1 is so superior to NASCAR, then why can't a road course specialist (F1 or Indy car drivers) outrun NASCAR regulars on road courses such as Infineon or Watkins Glenn and win those races as a handful of such drivers attempt to do on both tracks each time NASCAR runs there?
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I went to the race in Martinsville just a couple of weeks ago, and to a certain extent, you are right. It used to be a very enjoyable experience. Now, it's kinda iffy. Way too many people are crammed into the little bleachers and the weather can be tricky in April. Since the NASCAR season goes almost all year long, there are some times when you fry at a racetrack and there are some times when you throw snowballs at each other. I go to see the speed and smell the exhaust. Two things that the TV cameras cannot bring into my home. I have always said that alcohol should be banned inside gates, but that may never happen because of the promotion of beers on the track. However certain tracks (like Charlotte) have a section of grandstands that are "family friendly"; no smoking or drinking in those areas. You may want to look into those next time.
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I have been to that speedway and Chicagoland speedway every year for NASCAR. it is great, better than tv or anything else. Just go and bring lots of money for food, water, and souvenirs. Wear sunscreen and be prepared for a long day. Even Friday, the time trials and saturday, the busch races are lots of fun. I always get a weekend pass and a pit pass, so much fun. LOL.