NASCAR - The 3M Performance 400 from Michigan on ESPN, Sunday 8-19, 2:00pm ET(race #23 of 36)

Jayski ^

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I buy my Wadka at Kosko.

FYI... I’m going for my annual Treadmill Stress test tomorrow morning. This is the fourth anniversary for my triple bypass at UCSF

[eyedigress]

The Southern 500 returns to Darlington.

I didn’t want to post a new thread but wanted to share the news.

http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/racing-news/nascar/nextel-cup/southern-500-returns

[NormsRevenge]

Glad to hear it, I remember way back then, wow.. Good Job! Don’t break the treadmill. :-0

[glock rocks]

Southern 500 name to return to Darlington race for first time since 2004.

RETRO: The Southern 500 and retro paint schemes, such as this one sported this year by Travis Kvapil's No. 28 Ford, will return to Darlington in 2009.

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Old and new traditions will unite during the 60th season of racing at Darlington Raceway when the Southern 500 name returns to the track “Too Tough to Tame” on Mother’s Day weekend in 2009, track president Chris Browning announced today.
In 2009 the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is sure to be an even bigger spectacle as the race will once again be known as the Southern 500.
Two of NASCAR’s toughest competitors, and former Darlington Raceway winners, are looking forward to once again gunning for a win in the Southern 500.
"When I think of Darlington and the history of the track, the Southern 500 is what comes to mind," said Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet. "I think it's great the Southern 500 is coming back to Darlington.
"I look forward to the opportunity of possibly winning a sixth Southern 500 during Darlington's 60th season of competition."
“Winning the 50th Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in 1999 was one of the highlights of my NASCAR career,” said Jeff Burton, driver of the No. 31 AT&T Chevrolet. “With so much history that surrounds Darlington Raceway, bringing the Southern 500 back on Mother’s Day weekend in 2009 is going to make winning even more prestigious.”
A track rich in tradition, Darlington Raceway ran the first Southern 500 on Sept. 4, 1950. Californian Johnny Mantz drove to victory that day after starting in the back of a 75-car field. The tradition continued for 54 years with Jimmie Johnson winning the last Southern 500 in 2004.
Beginning in 2005 a new tradition began at Darlington Raceway: Saturday night racing on Mother’s Day weekend. Fans have turned out in full force to see the stars of NASCAR dance with the “Lady in Black” under the lights. The event has quickly become one of the most difficult tickets to get on the NASCAR schedule and has sold out for four consecutive years.
 “The Southern 500 is synonymous with Darlington Raceway,” said Browning. “Combining the tradition of the Southern 500 and Mother’s Day weekend under the lights at Darlington is a real treat for NASCAR fans everywhere.”
Ticket renewal orders are being accepted now for fans that purchased tickets to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event in 2008. For those fans who did not purchase tickets in 2008 but wish to do so in 2009 seat request orders are being taken to secure your spot in the grandstand of your choice. Tickets to the 2009 Southern 500, as well as the NASCAR Nationwide Series Diamond Hill Plywood 200 will go on-sale to the general public on Sept. 20.

[eyedigress]

Thank goodness I didn’t post it. Thanks

[B4Ranch]

Your humidity is Pure Virgin air heavily laden with either Alaskan volcanic ash or Olympic Asian chemical particles that sweep down across the Northern Valleys poisoning the California livestock, fisheries and organic farm raised vegetables.

This air circulates across the valley floor to the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range where it is cleansed by the numerous blazing evergreen forest fires. The heavy smoke lifts the charred corpses of various toxic insects higher into the atmosphere which fall onto the Salt Flats between Eastern Nevada and Salt Lake City. These beautiful creatures then become the tasty salt grains that we put on our salads, and so on ........and so on

[eyedigress]

Thank goodness I didn’t post it. Thanks

The reason I say that is you gave it the proper headline font and bold it required. I probably would not have done that.
I will take vacation to get that one in. Go Hambone!

[NormsRevenge]

Prayer Thread for Trueblackman
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061833/posts

Ping sent.

Prayer Eagles
BumP!

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Is that why Jeff Gordon is on the cover of Webmd Magazine?

[B4Ranch]

Maybe so.

50

[GRRRRR]

Looks like about 50 liters of water weight gain in those two puffy heads...

NEWMAN!!

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Just a little heads up for you league players. You need to make your team picks but 4AM today...

[o_zarkman44]

fried okra is awesome! mmm mmm mmm

[tubebender]

Vickers was number 1 qualifier?

[McGruff]

BROOKLYN, Mich. - Ryan Newman said he wanted to have fun again.

That was one of the main reasons, this season's Daytona 500 winner said, that he decided to accept an offer to drive the No. 4 Chevrolets next season with Stewart-Haas Racing. Newman said he signed a multiyear deal with team co-owner Tony Stewart.

“I told Tony, ‘I'm here to have fun with you’ and I know he wants to have fun doing this,” said Newman.

“That is what racing hasn't been a lot of for me lately just because we had success in 2002, 2003 and part of ‘04 and, lately, it hasn’t been as successful.

“Therefore, some of the fun has been gone with that.”

Well I hope you win a race or two along the way or the Team owner and Sponsors may not be so jolly. Good luck to you, NEWMAN!

[SouthTexas]

Qualifying

1 Brian Vickers
2 Jimmie Johnson
3 Elliott Sadler
4 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5 Jeff Gordon
7 David Reutimann
8 Regan Smith*
9 Greg Biffle
10 Scott Riggs
11 Kyle Busch
12 Robby Gordon
13 Kurt Busch
14 Matt Kenseth
15 Mark Martin
16 David Ragan
17 Terry Labonte
18 Jamie McMurray
19 Juan Montoya
20 Ryan Newman

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Other half

21 Tony Stewart
22 Mike Skinner
23 Sam Hornish Jr.*
24 Dave Blaney
25 Martin Truex Jr.
26 Travis Kvapil
27 Carl Edwards
28 Jeff Burton
29 Casey Mears
30 Tony Raines
31 Reed Sorenson
32 Kasey Kahne
33 A.J. Allmendinger
34 Joe Nemechek
35 Bobby Labonte
36 Paul Menard
37 Denny Hamlin
38 Kevin Harvick
39 Marcos Ambrose
40 David Gilliland
41 Clint Bowyer
42 Michael Waltrip
43 Brad Coleman

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Couldn’t hold your breath long enough to post them all in one list?

[SouthTexas]

Was in the middle of supper. :)

[SouthTexas]

Top 10 in yesterday's practice:

1 Brian Vickers
2 Elliott Sadler
3 Juan Montoya
4 Mark Martin
5 Kurt Busch
6 Jimmie Johnson
7 David Ragan
8 Travis Kvapil
9 Kyle Busch
10 Jeff Gordon