NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway Open Race Thread
by 4ever3 on Mar 7, 2010 12:20 PM EST
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Hey all. Today's open race thread is going to be a little different in that I'm going to provide you with the link to Jeff Gluck's open race thread too. Feel free in posting either at Jeff's page or here, or even on both, which is what I'm going to be doing at times throughout the day.
Jeff and I are still working out this open race thread thing. To be honest with you I haven't returned Jeff's email on the topic from Wednesday as I've been really busy this week so the ball is resting in my court on this as it were. We'll have it all sorted out by next week for sure.
Anyway, look for the complete starting line-up after the jump. See you on the other side (and at Jeff's page too).
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 192.761 28.761 Leader 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 192.280 28.833 -0.072 3 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 192.106 28.859 -0.098 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet HendrickCars.com / GoDaddy.com 191.814 28.903 -0.142 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet National Guard / DuPont 191.774 28.909 -0.148 6 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser 191.688 28.922 -0.161 7 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Tornados 191.549 28.943 -0.182 8 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza 191.436 28.960 -0.199 9 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 191.186 28.998 -0.237 10 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 191.087 29.013 -0.252 11 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 191.054 29.018 -0.257 12 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Lance Snacks / Tom's Snacks 190.935 29.036 -0.275 13 16 Greg Biffle Ford U.S. Census 190.850 29.049 -0.288 14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Valvoline 190.791 29.058 -0.297 15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 190.692 29.073 -0.312 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 190.640 29.081 -0.320 17 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 190.574 29.091 -0.330 18 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 190.561 29.093 -0.332 19 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 190.548 29.095 -0.334 20 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 190.424 29.114 -0.353 21 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 190.267 29.138 -0.377 22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 190.221 29.145 -0.384 23 98 Paul Menard Ford CertainTeed / Menards 189.987 29.181 -0.420 24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 189.915 29.192 -0.431 25 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Insignia / Best Buy 189.857 29.201 -0.440 26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 189.798 29.210 -0.449 27 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 189.590 29.242 -0.481 28 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Mopar / FLO TV 189.571 29.245 -0.484 29 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 189.189 29.304 -0.543 30 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink 189.144 29.311 -0.550 31 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 189.112 29.316 -0.555 32 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 189.079 29.321 -0.560 33 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota FrontRowJoe.com 189.060 29.324 -0.563 34 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 189.021 29.330 -0.569 35 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 189.015 29.331 -0.570 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 188.970 29.338 -0.577 37 38 David Gilliland Ford Charter Air Transport / Taco Bell 188.341 29.436 -0.675 38 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 187.958 29.496 -0.735 39 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shelton 186.403 29.742 -0.981 40 34 Travis Kvapil+ Ford Long John Silver's 185.430 29.898 -1.137 41 37 Kevin Conway+* Ford Extenze 184.812 29.998 -1.237 42 26 Boris Said+ Ford Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking 182.916 30.309 -1.548 43 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 188.758 29.371 -0.610 Did Not Qualify 44 09 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Phoenix Racing 188.066 29.479 -0.718 45 190 Casey Mears Chevrolet Juice Air Fre
sheners / SmellMyCar.com187.678 29.540 -0.779 46 46 Terry Cook* Dodge Whitney Motorsports 186.122 29.787 -1.026 + Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
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Yup Shame on Carl Edwards I always thought he was a class act
He could have killed Brad or a fan he sould be parked for a race IMO just unacceptable
Bad pick Peyton "Regular Season" Manning!!!
sorry for the language but this all ruined Martin’s day.
Our criminal institutions are full of little creeps like you who do wrong things... and many of them were driven to these crimes by a horrible force called MUSIC!
by Pinchy The Lobster on Mar 7, 2010 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
And I would be in full support of at least a 1 race suspension.
Our criminal institutions are full of little creeps like you who do wrong things... and many of them were driven to these crimes by a horrible force called MUSIC!
by Pinchy The Lobster on Mar 7, 2010 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
The list of drivers that Carl has had run ins with is actually getting quite long
Kenseth a few years ago at Martinsville, Kyle Busch at Bristol, the fight in the garage with Harvick in 2008 and now this with Keselowski. (And that’s ust off the top of my head. There’s probably more)
This was such a stupid move by Edwards. THE NEXT TWO RACES ARE BRISTOL AND MARTINSVILLE. AKA: PERFECT TRACKS TO GET REVENGE. Instead this moron dumps Keselowski on the straightaway going a Buck 90 the same race he was involved in an incident with the 12 car. Ever hear that revenge is a dish best served cold?
I know this will probably be unpopular but I don’t want Nascar to penalize Edwards. If he wants to get in car crashing wars with people, the penalties will take care of themselves because a few DNF’s will cost you more points than a penalty or Nascar parking you. I don’t argee with what carl did but I’d rather see Nascar let the drivers police themselves.
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." - George F. Will
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 7, 2010 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
Whew, and they say fans aren't emotional.
But please remember there are elementary school kids that follow this site. I know they probably say worse on the playground when the teachers aren’t in earshot, but we must set a standard. Please be aware that in the future comments using language like those written above will be deleted. Thanks.
Yeahm seriously..
What Carl did isn’t cool, but none of the language used by Pinchy up there was necessary. At all.
yeah… delete them already, mod.
Our criminal institutions are full of little creeps like you who do wrong things... and many of them were driven to these crimes by a horrible force called MUSIC!
by Pinchy The Lobster on Mar 7, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder if Denny will send Carl a "Thank You" note?
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." - George F. Will
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 7, 2010 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
Here's an interesting question that was kind of lost with all the stuff that happened at the end of the race.
If the Keslowski flip caution never comes out with three laps to go, does Montoya pass Busch?
I think we might have been in for a photo finish if that caution didn’t come out.
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." - George F. Will
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 7, 2010 11:03 PM EST reply actions
I dont think he had enough laps If there were 5 instead of 3 left I can see him passing Kurts car was just too good
Bad pick Peyton "Regular Season" Manning!!!
He was catching he at 0.2 seconds a lap and the margin was down to 0.6 with three to go
I think he would have caught him in the last corner.
Maybe Kurt would have been the car upsidedown.
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." - George F. Will
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 8, 2010 2:41 AM EST up reply actions
he him
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." - George F. Will
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 8, 2010 2:42 AM EST up reply actions
yes, he does!
I think he does pass, because he was shaving time like crazy. I kept saying, no, no, won’t happen, but he kept getting faster.
I've always considered writing the most hateful kind of work ... I suspect its a bit like fucking, which is only fun for amateurs. -Hunter Thompson
by RockyRippleColtsFan on Mar 8, 2010 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
Good stuff
While I understand it was controversial, I liked the crash and I liked what it brought to the race. There’s not enough rivalries these days, so… I don’t think the initial hit from Keslowski was intentional (in Atlanta and Talladega), but I do think Edwards owed him one.
Also, I always thought Edwards was soft as cotton. I was dead wrong! Its good, for me at least, to see someone flirt with their own image, which it seems as if he was doing yesterday.
Stuff a golden subway sandwich up keslowski’s ass! (Does that make sense?)
I've always considered writing the most hateful kind of work ... I suspect its a bit like fucking, which is only fun for amateurs. -Hunter Thompson
by RockyRippleColtsFan on Mar 8, 2010 4:54 PM EST reply actions
Amen
Between the end of last season and already in this one (specifically in the Nationwide Series), I have grown absolutely disgusted with Brad.
He has acted like a brazen, arrogant punk… both on the track and in front of the microphone. I’m glad Carl did what he did, and frankly I’m glad Brad ended up on his roof. That car was in absolutely NO danger of entering the stands.
I just hope it is over now. I think Keselowski has a lot of talent… once he grows up and stops acting like a cheap circa-2007 Kyle Busch, he will do quite well. No more retaliation. Hopefully lesson learned.
I think Carl did what 10 or 12 of the boys out there would love to do… I’d be interested to hear the radio chatter immediately after it happened.
Quite honestly...
…I hope its not over. I don’t want to see anyone get hurt, driver, fan, or otherwise. But it seems like recent rivalries have been either forced or manufactured, and this could be the real deal.
I like battles, I like rivalries, and I like em’ at 190 mph!
I've always considered writing the most hateful kind of work ... I suspect its a bit like fucking, which is only fun for amateurs. -Hunter Thompson
by RockyRippleColtsFan on Mar 9, 2010 11:57 AM EST reply actions
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