The Columbian racer got a win, the first in a LONG time for Ganassi Racing. While Robby Gordon and Jamie McMurray were giving everyone a run for their money, the former F1 driver pulled it out with a pass and good fuel milage.
It's a great day for this rookie and I'm glad someone else won this time. Especially another make and team. This win gives some variety to all 36 races.
Usually I take a nap during road course races, but all the spins and passes kept me somewhat awake.
We'll see what happens to Knaus and Letarte this coming week. Let's hope the punishment fits the crime. if not, you know that the fans will give HELL to NASCAR. I know I will.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Knaus: Innovative or Big Fat Cheater?
This weekend, Chad Knaus was sited for violating rules, regarding the CoT.
Being that their front fender was not sporting the regulation splitter, fierce penalties will be deliberated on.
Since that isn't measured by a template, should the crew chiefs and crews take liberties with these parts? Should this be considered daring? Should this be considered innovative? Or is Chad a big fat...CHEATER?
I think if he goes against the rules, he is a cheater. If he dares to do something diffrent, it's cool, it's great if you're not being watched by officials.
But if you're going to win by an advantage that another team will get KILLED by such an advantage...not cool.
So, I see it from both sides, but if they are goingt against NASCAR's rules, then they should be punished SEVERELY.
Being that their front fender was not sporting the regulation splitter, fierce penalties will be deliberated on.
Since that isn't measured by a template, should the crew chiefs and crews take liberties with these parts? Should this be considered daring? Should this be considered innovative? Or is Chad a big fat...CHEATER?
I think if he goes against the rules, he is a cheater. If he dares to do something diffrent, it's cool, it's great if you're not being watched by officials.
But if you're going to win by an advantage that another team will get KILLED by such an advantage...not cool.
So, I see it from both sides, but if they are goingt against NASCAR's rules, then they should be punished SEVERELY.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Edwards Wins at Michigan
Well, Cuz Carl won, after a 52 race drought. I'm sure he was HAPPY to see that his coach driver shaved, especially after hearing that he found TICKS in his beard.
EWW!
Martin Truex could have won yesterday, but he had a strong second place, bumping him up in the driver and owners points.
Dale Junior got 5th, which was great, considering all his complaining on the radio about his car.
The rest of the field? It was a fuel guessing, wreck occuring mess.
The drivers got 3 and sometimes 4 wide on this 2 mile oval.
I like seeing that kind of racing, but when someone like David Gilliland slams into Stewart's car like that...well, you just have to wonder why some of these drivers are out there, to begin with. I think Ricky Rudd has to sit down with this young, inexperienced driver and tell him what's what.
I think that he has enough respect for the veteran driver, that he'd take the time to listen. He said he wouldn't talk to Tony, but he was forced to go to the 'Oval Office' anyway.
Half of the Hendrick stable, weren't strong. They took chances with pit stops, that didn't go in their favor. Fuel milage was a factor, as the laps finally got to the white flag, we saw Johnson coasting to pit road.
I guess Chad Knaus wasn't on top of his game, like he usually is.
Kudos to Casey Mears, who was moving his Chevy to the front.
Onto Sonoma...road course. Boring.
We'll see if all the ringers come out to play.
EWW!
Martin Truex could have won yesterday, but he had a strong second place, bumping him up in the driver and owners points.
Dale Junior got 5th, which was great, considering all his complaining on the radio about his car.
The rest of the field? It was a fuel guessing, wreck occuring mess.
The drivers got 3 and sometimes 4 wide on this 2 mile oval.
I like seeing that kind of racing, but when someone like David Gilliland slams into Stewart's car like that...well, you just have to wonder why some of these drivers are out there, to begin with. I think Ricky Rudd has to sit down with this young, inexperienced driver and tell him what's what.
I think that he has enough respect for the veteran driver, that he'd take the time to listen. He said he wouldn't talk to Tony, but he was forced to go to the 'Oval Office' anyway.
Half of the Hendrick stable, weren't strong. They took chances with pit stops, that didn't go in their favor. Fuel milage was a factor, as the laps finally got to the white flag, we saw Johnson coasting to pit road.
I guess Chad Knaus wasn't on top of his game, like he usually is.
Kudos to Casey Mears, who was moving his Chevy to the front.
Onto Sonoma...road course. Boring.
We'll see if all the ringers come out to play.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Dale Jr to Hendrick Motorsports in 2008
Now, I saw what I needed to see, in order to believe it.
(Mind you, it was at my day job, on the sly...ya know, the web cast on nascar.com)
You could look at this many ways, like people are throughout the NASCAR community, online and off.
I know of fans that are disgusted with Junior and his decision. Also, on the contrary, I have heard from fans that are supportive, no matter what he does.
If you look at it from both sides, you could understand why people feel, the way they do. You can only wonder what kind of impact this is going to make on the NASCAR world or community at large.
In my opinion, DEI is going to deflate, largely because Junior as a marketing and talent...is no longer there, bringing in the money. (Not that Martin Truex isn't a talent and a commodity, but Junior was a huge part of that company and really its namesake, literally and figuratively.)
Hendrick can only profit on this. I think he'll win, no matter if Junior loses races, or wins them. Or for that matter, championships, period.
Some people think he'll win, because he has better equipment. Possibly. I think that could happen with any driver that moves to any top team that wins. It's not always the equipment, it's also driver talent as well.
Look at the stock exchange. See what happens to NASCAR, as it's now a publicly traded commodity. Look at what happens to merchandise sales at DEI. Or for that matter, nascar.com in general. Notice how quickly they jumped on that? (See the ads for "get it while it lasts")
2008 is 6 months away. We'll see what happens then.
(Mind you, it was at my day job, on the sly...ya know, the web cast on nascar.com)
You could look at this many ways, like people are throughout the NASCAR community, online and off.
I know of fans that are disgusted with Junior and his decision. Also, on the contrary, I have heard from fans that are supportive, no matter what he does.
If you look at it from both sides, you could understand why people feel, the way they do. You can only wonder what kind of impact this is going to make on the NASCAR world or community at large.
In my opinion, DEI is going to deflate, largely because Junior as a marketing and talent...is no longer there, bringing in the money. (Not that Martin Truex isn't a talent and a commodity, but Junior was a huge part of that company and really its namesake, literally and figuratively.)
Hendrick can only profit on this. I think he'll win, no matter if Junior loses races, or wins them. Or for that matter, championships, period.
Some people think he'll win, because he has better equipment. Possibly. I think that could happen with any driver that moves to any top team that wins. It's not always the equipment, it's also driver talent as well.
Look at the stock exchange. See what happens to NASCAR, as it's now a publicly traded commodity. Look at what happens to merchandise sales at DEI. Or for that matter, nascar.com in general. Notice how quickly they jumped on that? (See the ads for "get it while it lasts")
2008 is 6 months away. We'll see what happens then.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Bored with Pocono...
And here I was thinking that it would be RAINED out. What was I thinking?
(See the previous post about Dover.)
Another "win" for Hendrick. Well, this time it wasn't really legitimate...although, in NASCAR's eyes, it was.
It was interesting to see the "new" team that TNT has assembled. I don't really like the fact that Larry Mac-Reynolds was there.
The new guy? Eh. I would have rather had Allen Bestwick in Weber's place...again.
Oh well. I guess he's staying at ESPN for the season.
I wouldn't want to be at Pocono to see it in person, that's for sure. If you can only see Turn one well, that's not my idea of a race.
I don't know why I watched as much as I did. Maybe it was to see how Kyle Petty would do in the booth.
Maybe we'll get a whole race in at Michigan. It's on Father's Day, so I'm sure many of the drivers that haven't been winning, would like to do it for Dad.
On to the Irish hills...
(See the previous post about Dover.)
Another "win" for Hendrick. Well, this time it wasn't really legitimate...although, in NASCAR's eyes, it was.
It was interesting to see the "new" team that TNT has assembled. I don't really like the fact that Larry Mac-Reynolds was there.
The new guy? Eh. I would have rather had Allen Bestwick in Weber's place...again.
Oh well. I guess he's staying at ESPN for the season.
I wouldn't want to be at Pocono to see it in person, that's for sure. If you can only see Turn one well, that's not my idea of a race.
I don't know why I watched as much as I did. Maybe it was to see how Kyle Petty would do in the booth.
Maybe we'll get a whole race in at Michigan. It's on Father's Day, so I'm sure many of the drivers that haven't been winning, would like to do it for Dad.
On to the Irish hills...
Monday, June 4, 2007
Dover
Well, I can't say that I saw the race, because I went home. I thought they were going to call it and frankly...I didn't want to get caught in traffic coming home.
I went with a racing buddy of mine and she felt the same way. She had a shorter trip than me, her to Pennsylvania and me to Connecticut.
So...I am glad I wasn't there, because I guess if I was, then Martin Truex wouldn't have won.
Yes, if I'm going to be a journalist, I can't talk about drivers I like...because that's a bias.
But, from personal experience, I have met Martin Truex and he is a sweet guy. He makes you feel at ease with his smile and eye contact.
He has won 2 Busch championships and now has his first Nextel Cup win.
I can say that I am really proud of him and that I knew it would come, sooner or later.
Oh and if any of you need or want some luck right now? Just don't email me or comment. I'm a jinx and bad luck.
Pocono is next. I wonder if Denny Hamlin can pull it off again?
I went with a racing buddy of mine and she felt the same way. She had a shorter trip than me, her to Pennsylvania and me to Connecticut.
So...I am glad I wasn't there, because I guess if I was, then Martin Truex wouldn't have won.
Yes, if I'm going to be a journalist, I can't talk about drivers I like...because that's a bias.
But, from personal experience, I have met Martin Truex and he is a sweet guy. He makes you feel at ease with his smile and eye contact.
He has won 2 Busch championships and now has his first Nextel Cup win.
I can say that I am really proud of him and that I knew it would come, sooner or later.
Oh and if any of you need or want some luck right now? Just don't email me or comment. I'm a jinx and bad luck.
Pocono is next. I wonder if Denny Hamlin can pull it off again?
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Heading to Dover...
It's going to rain...who knows if the race will even happen.
It'll be an adventure, that's for sure.
My adventure will be written up when I get back...
It'll be an adventure, that's for sure.
My adventure will be written up when I get back...
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