For the second time, Tony did it. I guess when you have a real love for your home state and that track, you can get it done.
I don't know why I was gunning for Harvick, because he's won it before, too.
It seemed as though I was watching the same race: wrecks galore and blown engines.
Johnson wasn't spared, as his sheet metal got banged up, repaired and then slammed into a wall. Earnhardt's engine blew up, the pulley was broken.
I only saw from lap 42 on, because I was watching the Baseball Hall of Fame ceremonies. Cal Ripken is one of my heroes, so I couldn't resist it. For the first time in a LONG time, NASCAR took a back seat to one of my first loves: baseball.
The coverage left much to be desired, as TGOM has said, Rusty Wallace IS a robot.
I wanted to knock him out, seriously! "I'll tell you what...I'll tell you what..."
Doc couldn't save it. Where the hell is Allen? IN THE PITS. Why? Because ESPN are DUMBASSES. Made me mute the sound, when it came to the IDIOTS that they have on there.
The mind boggles, when the powers that be in Bristol, place these people on the air. The anchors? Same thing. One is a former basketball player, that used to have a Truck team. He's an expert, how?
The other is a sideline reporter for the NFL. She knows NASCAR how?
Oh and sticking in a non qualifying driver as a commentator...not a cool thing.
Pocono is next, let's see how badly they can mess this up.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Stewart Wins at Chicagoland
It's been a while, but he did it. After a talk with Coach Gibbs, everything seemed to be hunky dory with the FedEx and Home Depot drivers.
It wasn't much of a wreck fest, but it was more of a engine blowing mess. Menard, Truex, to name two, had those problems, while Earnhardt did not. He had the pleasure of having his power steering go out. Never having this happen before, he had no idea how to deal with it. It seemed like a flat tire to the Budweiser driver, and surisingly, Eury Jr handled it quite well.
Jimmie Johnson wasn't so lucky, slamming into the wall, after cutting a tire at full speed. It looked more serious than it actually was. My breath was caught, waiting for the Lowe's driver to emerge frm the number 48. I never like to see ANY driver hurt, not even Johnson. That was a close call indeed, with only a bruised elbow to show for it...not a concussion or broken bones.
Of course, I need to mention the broadcasting side, because I am a trained broadcaster. TNT didn't do a bad job, but I would have eliminated Weber in the booth. Allen Bestwick should always be in the booth...but of course, contractual obligations would interfer with that. Certain contracts have non competition clauses which eliminate that possibility.
ESPN will pick up where TNT left off in Indy after a week off.
I will blog in between...so feel like commenting? Please DO!
It wasn't much of a wreck fest, but it was more of a engine blowing mess. Menard, Truex, to name two, had those problems, while Earnhardt did not. He had the pleasure of having his power steering go out. Never having this happen before, he had no idea how to deal with it. It seemed like a flat tire to the Budweiser driver, and surisingly, Eury Jr handled it quite well.
Jimmie Johnson wasn't so lucky, slamming into the wall, after cutting a tire at full speed. It looked more serious than it actually was. My breath was caught, waiting for the Lowe's driver to emerge frm the number 48. I never like to see ANY driver hurt, not even Johnson. That was a close call indeed, with only a bruised elbow to show for it...not a concussion or broken bones.
Of course, I need to mention the broadcasting side, because I am a trained broadcaster. TNT didn't do a bad job, but I would have eliminated Weber in the booth. Allen Bestwick should always be in the booth...but of course, contractual obligations would interfer with that. Certain contracts have non competition clauses which eliminate that possibility.
ESPN will pick up where TNT left off in Indy after a week off.
I will blog in between...so feel like commenting? Please DO!
Sunday, July 8, 2007
McMurray Wins at Daytona
It was a long one and I didn't even see the end, because I fell asleep!
I went to nascar.com to find out who won. I know, LOSER!
What was up with Tony Stewart wrecking his teammate, Denny Hamlin? I looked at that replay as everyone else did...in disbelief and complete horror.
What was up with that?
Then, by doing that, Tony had to wreck Dale Junior, who was innocently trying to get around this mess.
It seems as though everyone was just trying to survive this wreck fest.
Truex was doing well, but his teammate was laps down because of the wreck and their engine counterparts were blowing up. (Meaning the new alliance between DEI and RCR. Kevin Harvick had major problems with his ride.)
On the broadcast side of things, it was nice to see TNT, in their next to the last race of the season, show the coverage ESPN style, with the race in the background, with the commercials in a window at the bottom of the screen.
I don't think ESPN will be doing this when they take over, because NASCAR doesn't want them to, of course. I think that will only work with the IRL races. Why? I have no clue. NASCAR is the king of inconsistencies and it will probably be a given, throughout the rest of the sanctioning body's history.
Which leads to the ruling about crew chiefs not being allowed anywhere near the track, when they're suspended. Eury Jr was AT NHIS. Why? I have no clue. You would think it would be understood that they couldn't be anywhere near the cars. BUT, of course, there are always loopholes. They found them and were infringing on them. When Jeff Gordon lashed out at NASCAR for having a hypocritical system, of course they took heed to Wonder Boy's words and made sure that Hendrick's suspended chiefs were not even in the area, when the race was in town.
Does that mean that they can't use cell phone voice calls and texting? Well, maybe. I don't know if the officials could be able to catch the interim chiefs communicating with their bosses that way. Who knows if Tony Gibson was doing that with Tony Eury, Jr. Only DEI and Dale Junior know.
Moving on to Chicagoland next week. Let's hope that Kenseth and Gordon don't get carried away again in the last laps.
I went to nascar.com to find out who won. I know, LOSER!
What was up with Tony Stewart wrecking his teammate, Denny Hamlin? I looked at that replay as everyone else did...in disbelief and complete horror.
What was up with that?
Then, by doing that, Tony had to wreck Dale Junior, who was innocently trying to get around this mess.
It seems as though everyone was just trying to survive this wreck fest.
Truex was doing well, but his teammate was laps down because of the wreck and their engine counterparts were blowing up. (Meaning the new alliance between DEI and RCR. Kevin Harvick had major problems with his ride.)
On the broadcast side of things, it was nice to see TNT, in their next to the last race of the season, show the coverage ESPN style, with the race in the background, with the commercials in a window at the bottom of the screen.
I don't think ESPN will be doing this when they take over, because NASCAR doesn't want them to, of course. I think that will only work with the IRL races. Why? I have no clue. NASCAR is the king of inconsistencies and it will probably be a given, throughout the rest of the sanctioning body's history.
Which leads to the ruling about crew chiefs not being allowed anywhere near the track, when they're suspended. Eury Jr was AT NHIS. Why? I have no clue. You would think it would be understood that they couldn't be anywhere near the cars. BUT, of course, there are always loopholes. They found them and were infringing on them. When Jeff Gordon lashed out at NASCAR for having a hypocritical system, of course they took heed to Wonder Boy's words and made sure that Hendrick's suspended chiefs were not even in the area, when the race was in town.
Does that mean that they can't use cell phone voice calls and texting? Well, maybe. I don't know if the officials could be able to catch the interim chiefs communicating with their bosses that way. Who knows if Tony Gibson was doing that with Tony Eury, Jr. Only DEI and Dale Junior know.
Moving on to Chicagoland next week. Let's hope that Kenseth and Gordon don't get carried away again in the last laps.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
I missed Loudon...
So...no report from me. I will read up on what happened though...and state my opinions then.
Sorry guys...
I know, bad blogger!
[whacks herself]
Sorry guys...
I know, bad blogger!
[whacks herself]
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