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Open Thread for The Aaron's 499 at Talladega

Before I get to the normal raceday thread stuff I just want to say I was really displeased with the coverage of yesterday's Nationwide race.

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I can't believe that ABC/ESPN would cut to a clearly upset and pregnant Katie Kenseth crying as she walked off pit road with Ryan Newman's wife, Krissie before Matt's car even came to a stop and before we even knew the status of Matt's condition.

Since I know there are minors that read this site I will not say what I really want to about this but let me be perfectly clear when I say tasteless is an understatement for what they did.

OK now for the regular open race thread stuff. 

 

POSCARDRIVERMAKESPONSORSPEEDTIMEBEHIND
1 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Tums Dual Action 188.171 50.890 Leader
2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 188.141 50.898 -0.008
3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 187.971 50.944 -0.054
4 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Truck Rental / AAA 187.953 50.949 -0.059
5 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 187.919 50.958 -0.068
6 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row 187.897 50.964 -0.074
7 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's 187.861 50.974 -0.084
8 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 187.824 50.984 -0.094
9 09 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 187.687 51.021 -0.131
10 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 187.640 51.034 -0.144
11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 187.610 51.042 -0.152
12 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 187.607 51.043 -0.153
13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 187.574 51.052 -0.162
14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi Throwback Challenger / DuPont 187.423 51.093 -0.203
15 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 187.412 51.096 -0.206
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Claritin 187.383 51.104 -0.214
17 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 187.379 51.105 -0.215
18 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 187.163 51.164 -0.274
19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 187.071 51.189 -0.299
20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 187.061 51.192 -0.302
21 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing 186.900 51.236 -0.346
22 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 186.889 51.239 -0.349
23 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Pedigree 186.831 51.255 -0.365
24 98 Paul Menard Ford Turtle Wax / Menards 186.823 51.257 -0.367
25 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Prelude to the Dream / U.S. Army 186.663 51.301 -0.411
26 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 186.638 51.308 -0.418
27 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Big Red 186.627 51.311 -0.421
28 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 186.518 51.341 -0.451
29 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 186.423 51.367 -0.477
30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 186.401 51.373 -0.483
31 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 186.260 51.412 -0.522
32 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 186.245 51.416 -0.526
33 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 186.108 51.454 -0.564
34 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox 185.596 51.596 -0.706
35 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 185.459 51.634 -0.744
36 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 185.384 51.655 -0.765
37 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 184.765 51.828 -0.938
38 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Hunt Brothers Pizza 184.608 51.872 -0.982
39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 184.161 51.998 -1.108
40 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Taco Bell 182.738 52.403 -1.513
41 43 Reed Sorenson+ Dodge U.S. Air Force 185.902 51.511 -0.621
42 7 Robby Gordon+ Toyota Jim Beam 185.323 51.672 -0.782
43 113 Max Papis* Toyota GEICO 186.460 51.357 -0.467
Did Not Qualify
44 66 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 185.362 51.661 -0.771
45 4 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty SteelSak / Wal-Mart 184.048 52.030 -1.140

 

 

I have a family function to attend today but I should be back in time for the end of the race - we'll see - but don't let that stop you all from posting away.

How about you tell me your thoughts on the whole Kenseth thing from yesterday too - I would be interested in knowing them.

Take care, and remeber to comment and comment often.

Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR

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Do you think the

crew change at RCR between the 29 and the 07 will yield positive results for the organization?

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Do you think

Hendrick motorsports will win its 4th race in a row with a different driver – with Jr being the only one left to win out of the 4 drivers?

or

Do you think Hendrick Motorsports will wins its fourth race in a row but with one of the other three drivers?

or

Do you think they don’t stand a snowballs chance in hell of winning its 4th in a row as an organization?

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 1:51 PM EDT reply actions  

When do you

think the big one will happen – beginning, middle or end?

or do you think it won’t happen at all this time around?

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 1:53 PM EDT reply actions  

OK really

what do you think of the retro pepsi look of the 24 car?

I like it, but is still suits the old G body style of the early 80’s GM cars though, but a good tribute to the past none-the-less.

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 1:54 PM EDT reply actions  

OK I've

got to go now but I should be back in a couple of hours – take care all and keep posting your comments!

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions  

I don't know if

getting just fuel and no tires is a good idea – time will tell.

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions  

I hate commercials

just as i start to get interested in the race after the last set of commercials they go back to commercials again.

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 5:12 PM EDT reply actions  

AND !!!

if they aren’t in commercial, they have a bug in the corner of the screen ( now the bottom third of the screen)

by KarltonTheDoorman on Apr 27, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

The really need to put safer barriers

on each and every single wall arond all of these tracks – glad that they at least put it on the inside wall on part of the inside wall, but it really needs to be on every square inch of wall at each and every track.

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 5:35 PM EDT reply actions  

48's

done! Bad points day for sure.

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 5:36 PM EDT reply actions  

"Man it sucks racing here"

- Jimmie Johnson on racing at ’Dega

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

It would also be cool

to see newman win for stewart haas too

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions  

I agree

I’ve been standing 3 feet in front of the tv isnce turn 4

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Brad

did nothing wrong – carl tried to close the door but brad’s foot was there – oops

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 5:52 PM EDT reply actions  

I'll post my race reactions tonight

after the kids go to bed.

Thanks for being here again this week 24 – even though I wasn’t here for most of it. I appreciate it.

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 5:57 PM EDT reply actions  

I appreciate the fact that

Carl didn’t pass blame on Brad – he maned up!

Good for him – that is what NASCAR needs more of.

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 5:59 PM EDT reply actions  

I agree

It is nice to see Carl being a good sport about what happened

by KarltonTheDoorman on Apr 27, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

I hope the

tv ratings will go up so they can charge more for commercial spots and have less commercial breaks so we can see more racing.

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 6:01 PM EDT reply actions  

That was one

great race and spectacular finish. CYA next week.

by Nascar_24 on Apr 26, 2009 6:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Take Care All

be back after the kids go to bed – Cya!

by 4ever3 on Apr 26, 2009 6:03 PM EDT reply actions  

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by Robert CJ on May 23, 2009 12:25 AM EDT reply actions  

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