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[isabeau]

Darn fine race today. Most especially had to enjoy JJ's car troubles. I was a bit worried that JG was heading for a good finish, but the last minute spin showed karma in action . Tony was doing so well and driving like such a mature veteran, I was so proud. Old tires led to a lower finish than he should have had, but he still got himself into the top ten in points and that's awesome.

Mark Martin ran a quiet and classy race as usual. I'm still thinking we keep our eye on him this year.

Sometimes I think I just want to lock myself in a room with my tv and watch races all the time. No other people, no other commitments, just pizza being delivered throught the window. Oh, and beer. Yeah, that's the ticket.

make that cheap champagne and you have a deal... and btw lk i am never sick of you hon

isabeau

 

[slacker2114]

How about Gordon's little display after the race with Kenseth. I damn near died laughing, thinking Gordon was gonna start a sissy slap fight. I say good for him for what he did to Truex.

Once again, Bristol has failed to disappoint me. Damn, I love that track!!!

 

[isabeau]

How about Gordon's little display after the race with Kenseth. I damn near died laughing, thinking Gordon was gonna start a sissy slap fight. I say good for him for what he did to Truex.

Once again, Bristol has failed to disappoint me. Damn, I love that track!!!

lol slacker. gordon is a big baby. and that track is so narrow, no wonder there are many wrecks. mark still keeps coming in strong which is a good thing

isabeau

 

[lk70]

How about Gordon's little display after the race with Kenseth. I damn near died laughing, thinking Gordon was gonna start a sissy slap fight.

I almost went back to edit my post when I realized I failed to mention this. My god, he might as well have had pig tails in his hair. Pansy.

 

[CTTklLvr]

...at least Gordon is smart enough to have his helmet on when trying to start a fight...

 

[isabeau]

...at least Gordon is smart enough to have his helmet on when trying to start a fight...

lol that aint saying much.... he is a wimp a wuss a chickenwuss hmm

isabeau

 

[lk70]

...at least Gordon is smart enough to have his helmet on when trying to start a fight...

Hi CTTkkLvr - yes I suppose smart is one word. Isabeau said the others. You know who Gordon reminded me of with that big giant helmet on that scrawny little body? You know that alien in the Warner Bros cartoons? "i'm going to blow up the earth with my super something space modulator" The little one with the scrub brush on his head? That's who.

You wouldn't happen to be a Gordon fan, would you? If so, I'll stop being so mean.

 

[isabeau]

Hi CTTkkLvr - yes I suppose smart is one word. Isabeau said the others. You know who Gordon reminded me of with that big giant helmet on that scrawny little body? You know that alien in the Warner Bros cartoons? "i'm going to blow up the earth with my super something space modulator" The little one with the scrub brush on his head? That's who.

You wouldn't happen to be a Gordon fan, would you? If so, I'll stop being so mean.

lolololololol..... you mean?? your too cute to be mean. your just telling it like it is..

isabeau

 

[lk70]

OK, I was done here for the night, and went to visit my Nascar forum and read this from 38SadlerFan:

"I watched Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain tonight and believe it or not Greg Biffle's mom called in to complain about how little coverage he got today after the race. He came back from 3 laps down to finish 7th and not a word from the media, she said. She was upset no one was talking about her boy. HA! Whose mom calls in to a show to complain about media coverage? It was too funny."

Lord, I hope my tivo picked up Wind Tunnel. I'll be so sorry I missed that. Poor Greg Biffle.

OK, now I'm done. Night all.

 

[Pokey]

As I drove from Indy to Danville Illinois this morning, I passed Pittsboro Ind and the overhead bridge said, "Jeff Gorden Ave", but don't worry, I got past it OK.

 

[lk70]

Sweet Justice

"NASCAR fined Gordon $10,000 and placed him on probation for his involvement in an altercation on pit road shortly after the completion of Sunday's Nextel Cup Food City 500.

A four-time series champion, Gordon will be on probation until August 30. "

 

[kered]

As I drove from Indy to Danville Illinois this morning, I passed Pittsboro Ind and the overhead bridge said, "Jeff Gorden Ave", but don't worry, I got past it OK.

Not much on Jeff Gorden Ave. to speak of. It goes past a truck stop and curves around a corn field and connects to one of the main streets of Pittsboro. Pittsboro has a damn fine fish and steak house though.

 

[isabeau]

what does being on probation mean?

isabeau

 

[Pokey]

That means you better not do that again before Aug or we will really be mad.

 

[lk70]

That means you better not do that again before Aug or we will really be mad.

Yeah, probably. Especially for him.

 

[Pokey]

The Queen will be happy with the starting grid, the Dutchess not so

Martinsville starting grid thru 30

Pos. Car Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 96.736 19.575 Leader
2 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 96.696 19.583 -0.008
3 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 96.632 19.596 -0.021
4 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 96.563 19.610 -0.035
5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 96.509 19.621 -0.046
6 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Clubs & Resorts 96.484 19.626 -0.051
7 38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 96.445 19.634 -0.059
8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 96.288 19.666 -0.091
9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 96.117 19.701 -0.126
10 16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 95.976 19.730 -0.155
11 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline/Stanley Tools 95.864 19.753 -0.178
12 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 95.830 19.760 -0.185
13 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 95.786 19.769 -0.194
14 22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 95.752 19.776 -0.201
15 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 95.670 19.793 -0.218
16 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 95.632 19.801 -0.226
17 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 95.603 19.807 -0.232
18 18 J.J. Yeley* Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 95.530 19.822 -0.247
19 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie 95.487 19.831 -0.256
20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 95.443 19.840 -0.265
21 1 Martin Truex Jr.* Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 95.357 19.858 -0.283
22 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 95.275 19.875 -0.300
23 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 95.271 19.876 -0.301
24 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC 95.218 19.887 -0.312
25 41 Reed Sorenson* Dodge Target 95.146 19.902 -0.327
26 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 95.132 19.905 -0.330
27 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Menards 95.065 19.919 -0.344
28 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 95.017 19.929 -0.354
29 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 94.855 19.963 -0.388
30 6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 94.708 19.994 -0.419

I think 1:30 Sunday

 

[isabeau]

o no mark dead last in the polls?? o well those things rarely matter. thanks Pokey

isabeau

 

[Pokey]

Isabeau, Mark Martin finished 4th in todays truck race at Martinsville just now. That is 2 Firsts, 1 second, and 1 fourth so far.

 

[isabeau]

Isabeau, Mark Martin finished 4th in todays truck race at Martinsville just now. That is 2 Firsts, 1 second, and 1 fourth so far.

yiippeeee thanks Pokey....

isabeau

 

[kered]

BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY....Let's go racing!!!!! Go #88

 

[Pokey]

Top 20 todays race

Long live the queen for the #20 Home Depot and Tony Stewart won the Direct TV 500 at Martinsville. Mark Martin had a bit of a tough day. Here is the finish for only the top 20.

Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 3 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 190/10 500 Running
2 8 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 170/0 500 Running
3 1 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 170/5 500 Running
4 29 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 160/0 500 Running
5 17 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 155/0 500 Running
6 7 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 150/0 500 Running
7 26 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 146/0 500 Running
8 24 #25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC 142/0 500 Running
9 2 #26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 143/5 500 Running
10 11 #10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline/Stanley Tools 134/0 500 Running
11 9 #2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 130/0 500 Running
12 25 #41 Reed Sorenson * Dodge Target 127/0 500 Running
13 30 #6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 124/0 500 Running
14 6 #14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Clubs & Resorts 126/5 500 Running
15 28 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 123/5 500 Running
16 15 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 115/0 500 Running
17 14 #22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 112/0 499 Running
18 4 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 109/0 498 Running
19 21 #1 Martin Truex Jr. * Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 106/0 498 Running
20 18 #18 J.J. Yeley * Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 108/5 497 Running


Jim

 

[lk70]

I couldn't see the race today since I'm in working in Montgomery Alabama, but this is a town where the race results are everywhere, so there was no way to for me to get home and watch the race without knowing the winner. I'm a happy girl today.

I drove down here from Baton Rouge yesterday and on the way stopped at a World Market store. Never been in one of these, but get this....they had a TONY STEWART PEZ DISPENSER!!! You can bet your butt I bought it. It's a race car and you push down on the hood and the Pez comes out. And if you pull the back of it, you wind it up and it runs. I was so excited to find it. They don't have stuff like that in New Jersey. I'm such a dork

 

[kered]

Good win for Tony. A Pez dispenser? That's all it takes to make you happy! I'll just take these diamonds back to the jeweler, I guess.

 

[Pokey]

Now I'm wondering what our Queen bought last year when he won the championship? Congrats on your new Pez dispenser.

Kered, I thought the 88 was going to maybe be a factor when he led his lap but never materialized. Heres a tea to him anyway.

 

[isabeau]

rats not a good race for mark...

isabeau