The NASCAR Thread

[thedodgeboys]

I wonder if petty had all this love back when he was winning every other week?

I'm no JJ fan but just like That guy that drove the 3 car and won 7 cup titles and tied the king you just got to respect what they have done cheating and all...

IMHO if na$car was putting the fix in, it would be for junior not JJ. A junior championship would boost ratings and put butts in the seats...

Let's hope Matt can rise to the challenge or we will be looking at history in the making.

[A383Wing]

I'm rooting for Matt, I'm tired of the JJ show.

   

[odcics2]

Wake up guys, Matt drives a TOYOTA...     

[JB400]

Since Dodge pulled out, it doesn't matter.  Same cars and pretty much the same engines anyway.

[Aero426]

Wake up guys, Matt drives a TOYOTA...     

While Matt is from these parts and a good guy, I do not want to see Toyota win the title.   

 

[JB400]

Chevrolet already won the manufacturers' championship.

[A383Wing]

Wake up guys, Matt drives a TOYOTA...     

He could drive a Yugo for all I care...I'll root for Matt or anyone else to win the Cup before JJ or JG

[nvrbdn]

 

[Aero426]

All my heroes are dead or retired.  

I am not a Johnson fan at all, but his team is in a league of their own even compared to the other Hendrick cars.  The dude is a machine.   If he gets the sixth championship,  I want to see if he can get 7 to tie Earnhardt.    

[maxwellwedge]

All my heroes are dead or retired.  

I am not a Johnson fan at all, but his team is in a league of their own compared to the other Hendrick cars.  The dude is a machine.   If he gets the sixth championship,  I want to see if he can get 7 to tie Earnhardt.    

I want Johnson - Junior Johnson! 

[JB400]

I agree.  Let's bring back the legends of Nascar.  That includes the cars.

Option 2:  Scrap the politics.  Let the drivers ( and crew members) be themselves.  More production based cars.  Just a roof and quarter windows isn't enough.  Lets see the 4.6 Cammers and the LS engines out there.

[Aero426]

NASCAR needs more characters like Tim Richmond.     Great program if you have not seen it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlIDLD_8G8o&feature=share

[Budnicks]

I wonder if petty had all this love back when he was winning every other week?

I'm no JJ fan but just like That guy that drove the 3 car and won 7 cup titles and tied the king you just got to respect what they have done cheating and all...

IMHO if na$car was putting the fix in, it would be for junior not JJ. A junior championship would boost ratings and put butts in the seats...

Let's hope Matt can rise to the challenge or we will be looking at history in the making.

JJ isn't no Richard Petty, never will be either, no matter how many championships Hendricks buys/arranges rule changes for him...LOL...

[JB400]

Petty is in a league of his own.  JJ will never reach the status that Petty is at.  He doesn't have the personality for it.

[Budnicks]

Petty is in a league of his own.  JJ will never reach the status that Petty is at.  He doesn't have the personality for it.

Yeah he's/JJ is just a NASCAR Robot/Speakerhead/Mouth Piece  , "King Richard" Petty, Bucked the system & tried to make it better for all drivers, not just the Hendricks teams... 

[odcics2]

Petty is in a league of his own.  JJ will never reach the status that Petty is at.  He doesn't have the personality for it.

Yeah he's/JJ is just a NASCAR Robot/Speakerhead/Mouth Piece  , "King Richard" Petty, Bucked the system & tried to make it better for all drivers, not just the Hendricks teams... 

Petty was the head of the drivers union (PDA)when Bill France was screwing them all...   

[JB400]

It looks like it's going to take a flat tire, blown engine, or a wreck for Matt to win it this year.

Of course, Matt was the last true champion that Nascar has had in the Cup.

[TruckDriver]

yup, j.j will have to crash early next week

[A383Wing]

yea...looks like some sort of miracle will be needed to stop the JJ train...

damn....

[JB400]

Still, anything can happen.  He was leading last year up till the last 2 races before Brad cinched it.

[A383Wing]

Yea...I know....

[JB400]

I know, I'm being optimistic.

On another note, Travis Pastrona is out after this year in the Nationwide series.  No sponsorship and wanting to spend time with family are the reasons he's calling it quits in Nascar.

http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2013/11/11/5093600/travis-pastrana-quitting-nascar-rally-x-games-roush-fenway-racing

[Aero426]

Pastrana would seem to be an experiment that failed.   He has command of the 18-34 year old crowd.   Yet they (and sponsors) did not seem to follow him to NASCAR.

The car often appeared to be pretty much unsponsored.  I assume that he was spending some of his own money to race in Nationwide with the hopes of bringing someone along.

[Budnicks]

Wake up guys, Matt drives a TOYOTA...     

He could drive a Yugo for all I care...I'll root for Matt or anyone else to win the Cup before JJ or JG

exactly 

[Budnicks]

I know, I'm being optimistic.

On another note, Travis Pastrona is out after this year in the Nationwide series.  No sponsorship and wanting to spend time with family are the reasons he's calling it quits in Nascar.

http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2013/11/11/5093600/travis-pastrana-quitting-nascar-rally-x-games-roush-fenway-racing

That's too bad  I was hoping he did well, he's done pretty well in all his other racing endeavors, not exactly the Nitro Circus demographic thou...