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I literally just got off my flight from Florida. I was there last night. I was 11 rows up from the bottom 100 feet past the wreck. The fence did do its job but man...scary stuff. I was showered with dust,rubber and whatever else but nothing more. Me and my wife are fine but 12 others were treated at the scene. Thankfully nothing too serious as far as I know.Wow...unreal. Very happy for the 88. He was a rocketship all race long.

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Wow!!!

BTW, I saw two types of people in the stands at the end of the race on TV:
1. Stood up with hands in the air yelling in excitement
2. Ducking for cover to save their life

I can only imagine being there and that close. Seems scary.

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He won last week. Not too awful rusty. :smokin:

I'd never sit near the track at a super speedway. Hell, sitting about 25 rows up coming out of turn 4 here in Texas I got hit with rubber last time I was there. I love racing but F that.

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Not my first super speedway race by any means but I understand what you mean. I'd still take the same seats again...

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You're braver than me! The thought of a wheel or engine/trans landing on me is enough to make me sit away.

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Yeah, i did both in that exact order. People at home here ask if I saw the wreck, I said see it? I felt it. Kind of scary yes but I'd do it again. Plan to go again in Feb.

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#$%^ the 88 team! :anger:I've "offically" jumped on the #18 bandwagon. :worship:

He can drive the wheels off of a car IMHO.




Big Ron

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Hendricks in general are not really responding that well to the rule package changes. Seem to have fixed the JGR cars. Kyle is impressive, he is a roll.

I wish Tony would wake up and start driving, I am really tired of hoping he will figure out his issues, just makes no sense why the 41 and 4 are so good and the 14 is just terrible. He seems to be missing that last 5% of drive.

88 looked terrible this week as well, almost like they were using that race to try out some car changes because tire strategy was never really involved. He pitted every chance he had, even knowing it would be impossible to race back to his position.

Felt bad for the 24..

As far as Nascar making such huge changes in mid-season seems a bit off to me. Normally that much of a change is reserved for the following year after many drivers/teams have had time to test the changes.

Still did not really change all the much, the brickyard still got spread way out and passing was not all that great. Fast cars cannot drive through the field, pretty much stuck where you restart, +/- 5 spots. It is ALL ABOUT TRACK POSITION, not the faster driver/car - not winning. I have been lucky enough to go to the brickyard twice, I was there when Gordon slammed the wall and the heat from the fireball was incredible. But, most of the day was boring as it has been for years.

The 10 car was up and down all day, was really hoping she would do better. She almost mirrors her boss in performance.

The 15 seems to always claim it was someone else's fault, Sunday it was all him. lol I actually like Clint, he is also very comical to listen to his in-car, makes for great times. Karma bit him. haha.

I am still liking the booth much better with Latarte, he actually is critical of the strategies and then explains why. Blows the Waltrips out of the water! Nice change, but why the heck does NBC put it on NBCSN; so many people cannot even tune into that station, and they want to know why ratings are less than expected. My brother has to listen to it on the radio because his provider does not even offer NBCSN.

That's my race recap how I saw it.

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Jeff Burton. My new favorite commentator.

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Agreed!

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I'm liking Steve LeTarte, too, actually. They're bringing more of the technical side of racing into the broadcasts which is exactly what I've always wanted.

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I can't believe SOMEONE ( I won't say who...311-420) hasn't posted up!?!

:borg:

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Give it a little while I'm sure..Nice job Kyle!!!

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Comeback story of a lifetime, perhaps? Well done 18 team! And taking the checkers made it that much more awesome! Hahahahahaha :gears: :claus:

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A lot of people, myself included, were pulling for him to win as a great ending to a comeback story that few others could pull off. It's also a bit of a stick in the eye to NASCAR and its 'rules' package. Good for Kyle!

:borg:

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Congrats to Kyle and well done (still not a fan but I can respect his driving abilities) ... on a side note:

I wonder which team cheated the most this year; Penske, Gibbs or Hendrick and SHR?

All were caught with many infractions this year even up to the end. I loved watching the 48 car's jackman hip check the side of the 48 to give it an aero advantage. That was slick, but still cheating and should have received a much greater penalty than an end of line ruling.

The one thing I noticed this year was it was really these teams throughout the year that would dominate at varying times; I wonder how closely this followed ways that they were cheating but not yet caught. I know it is part of the sport to push the envelope, just curious if this is why the other teams are not competitive, are they just not cheating? Something I think about and figured I would share.

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That hip into the rear quarter panel was hilarious! :23: Chad knaus cracks me up.

End of the line penalty was sufficient in my eyes. I enjoy seeing teams push the envelope in every way they can think of.

Cheating is getting less and less with this new camera system. And those officials are watching the vids like hawks too. I wouldn't have caught the 48 team. That was slick.

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Only 58 more days till the #18 team starts defending its 2015 Championship at the Daytona 500 :worship:





Big Ron :claus:

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And I will be there 14 rows up just before turn 1. I can't wait!

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Longest 90 days of the year waiting for race season to start back up.

Very nice! Are you going to be there the full two weeks?

I can't wait either. We are going to Martinsville again this year and maybe another race. Watched Kenseth destroy Logan this year live while eating a Famous hotdog and drinking beer. It was glorious. We go to at least 2 races a year. I'd really like to make it to darlington.

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I want to hit all the short tracks: martinsville, dover, bristol, new hampshire, richmond

Watching those guys keep a 3400lb. 800hp car under control with other cars inches away the entire time is just the coolest to me.

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No sir. I will be there (Well Pt. Saint Lucie anyway) from 2/18-2/24. Got Sunday tickets but I want to check out some dirt stuff at Volusia also. Maybe Friday....Big block Northeast Mods are my deal....Yup.

Out of those I still need to go to Bristol and New Hampshire. Out of the others Martinsville is definitely my favorite especially now since it's a decider in the chase. I wanna go to talladega for the experience. I think the last track I go to will be Pocono unless we camp inside the track.

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Talledega for sure is next for me. Crazy atmosphere no doubt.