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Nascar Nextel Cup Allstate 400 Race at the Brick / Indianapolis on NBC Sunday 8/7 , 2pm ET - 11am PT
Nascar.com ^ | 8/3/05

Posted on 08/03/2005 5:40:23 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Join us this weekend for some racing on hallowed ground.

God bless our troops, families and nation.

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This thread is dedicated to the men and women in our country's armed forces defending our freedoms.

Thank you for your service.


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KEYWORDS: 2005; allstate; boogityboogity; brickyard; indianapolis; kissthebricks; leftturns; nascar; nextel; nrnascarthread; rednecksgoroundround; somecrackerwillwin
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Now that I look at the last lap times, a lot of slow laps. Could be weather related looking at the glocksters radar.


101 posted on 08/06/2005 6:35:35 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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To: fideist
I am gone until this afternoon. Bummer, with so much NASCAR stuff going on this morning.

DITTOS!!! double bummer

102 posted on 08/06/2005 6:38:37 AM PDT by tubebender (Growing old is mandatory...Growing up is optional)
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They're back on track.

Mears (JDT "C" team pick)
Hamilton Jr (who has been dubbed on another board as oompa loompa)
Skinner
Ham Sr or OL Sr
Awesome Bill
Said (no wreck it appears) We'll see what Sais says
Schrader
Lepage
Rocket
Crash
KK
Biff
Mini Jr
Octane 93

This is after 1 hour 8 minutes and the most laps run by Mayfield being 20.


103 posted on 08/06/2005 7:07:32 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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Note: doubtful anyone has made a qualifying run yet. (except for Mears) Are they going to DEI??

Inside garage scuttlebutt this week is that JJ has a great car. Wish I had known that yesterday.

The times so far mirror those of July 18 & 19 practice that I posted on last weeks thread.


104 posted on 08/06/2005 7:12:06 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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To: WestCoastGal
a small portion of Dover International Speedway's concrete backstretch to buckle

And in Nascar news from Brain France, a motocross style jump will be added to the backstretch at Dover to further expand the growing fan base.

105 posted on 08/06/2005 7:29:37 AM PDT by SouthTexas
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To: WestCoastGal
Here's some more detail from the Dover newspaper:

Monster Mile mess: Crack in the track; Heat buckles concrete surface

106 posted on 08/06/2005 7:31:57 AM PDT by Gabz (Smoking ban supporters are in favor of the Kelo ruling.)
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To: SouthTexas

Ha ha, I saw that this morning.

I watched those monster trucks the other night jumping the dirt bumps. He could add a few more rumble or ripple strips too for a great time. Shorten the spoiler a bit more, change the gear rule again. And make the speeding on pit road penalty even more obscure than it is now. Usually it's to the end of the longest line, but if you're going 143 mph or more it's a lap penalty (usually)


107 posted on 08/06/2005 7:34:31 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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I'm now wondering if both practice sessions have been lumped into one because P-2 was supposed to start now and they haven't finished the first one.

Schrader just jumped back up to second.
MM to second
Marlin to 5th
jj from 50th to 14th
Flash & Jr still not looking good


108 posted on 08/06/2005 7:38:00 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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Oops make that MM third

Sorry watching QVC fashion day at the same time.


109 posted on 08/06/2005 7:40:02 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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To: Gabz

Thank you Gabz for the link.

It must have been pretty hot there to buckle the track. I also read this morning they were using sprinklers to cool it off.

Hopefully they can fix it without leaving a problem there for the cars.


110 posted on 08/06/2005 7:42:41 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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To: WestCoastGal

Having lived only a few miles from the track for many years, I can attest to how hot and humid it gets there :)

I agree with the track official about the company they hired - Kent Construction is one of (if not the) best in the area. If they say they can fix it without problems for the cars, I'm inclined to believe they are correct.

I'm not abig fan of Nascar, but I know there are many here who are - so when I saw the article this morning, I thought I would pass it along - but I should have known other FReepers would have beaten me to it :)


111 posted on 08/06/2005 7:49:29 AM PDT by Gabz (Smoking ban supporters are in favor of the Kelo ruling.)
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To: Gabz

It's always nice to have first hand accounts of a story from local FReepers.

You're right there are a lot of us that follow the races every weekend.

:-)


112 posted on 08/06/2005 8:04:22 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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Just heard on espn radio that a lot of teams are really poed when nascar made this and impound race in a decision during the middle of the week. Teams have long since based their strategy for this race on no impound and that all goes out the window. Now, they say, its back to guessing.

Baseball heads up:

Watch Zack Duke pitching against the Dodgers tonight for the Pirates (yea, Im a loser in all sports). Duke is 4-0 in 40 innings with an era of 0.92 as a rookie.

113 posted on 08/06/2005 8:06:40 AM PDT by AGreatPer
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Well they are over two hours of practice now, so the two obviously have been put together. Finally seeing a few qualifying runs now.

Shrub is up to 4th
Rocket look out he's 5th at the moment
No one else has moved up or down much.


114 posted on 08/06/2005 8:07:48 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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To: AGreatPer

It really sucks that they can change this impound stuff at the last minute. I wondered because I have it listed as a normal qualifying race with NO impound in my notes!!


115 posted on 08/06/2005 8:09:15 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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To: AGreatPer; WestCoastGal
NASCAR really fouled things up with the rain yesterday. First they said there would be 2 practices today separated by a half-hour, then qualifying. Now, it's down to the 1 mega-practice (seems that half-hour break came early).

Speaking of qualifying, first it was supposed to be carried live, but with it being moved to 4:05 pm Eastern, TNT is now delaying it until 6 pm Eastern. As for the impound/no-impound bit, I haven't heard anything on it, much less a middle-of-the-week decision (the schedule up through yesterday was that there would be a post-qualifying Happy Hour).

Indy is cursed, I tell you, CURSED!

116 posted on 08/06/2005 8:18:05 AM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: steveegg

Curses!!

OK, KK is up to 2nd
Vickers 4th
Bliss 5th
Mikey 6th
Flash has finally made it up to 22nd


117 posted on 08/06/2005 8:25:44 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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To: steveegg

Question I forgot.

Are we doing qualifying by TP or memorex?


118 posted on 08/06/2005 8:26:31 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (Junebugism: "There is definitely a lot to it that will be understood down the road as it unfolds")
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To: WestCoastGal
We're in full Silly-Season mode. The morning update from Jayski -
119 posted on 08/06/2005 8:28:50 AM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: WestCoastGal

I'll go with by TP (partly because I expect to be on my way to Lake Geneva Raceway before TNT makes it halfway); Busch qualifying is set for 6:05 Eastern over on Speed.


120 posted on 08/06/2005 8:30:14 AM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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