NASCAR Nextel Toyota / Save Mart 350 - Infineon at Sonoma on TnT, Sunday 6/24/07 - 330pm ET

Nascar.com ^ | 6/20/07

[umgud]

Ah, we all have fav’s and worse. I do not like JJ and can’t even tell you why. He and his team are top notch and really got their act together, but I just don’t like him.

I like Tony, Jeff and Jr. Hell, I like all bt a few. My favorite is Mark Martin, who’s probably the least “over-the-hill” of the older drivers.

[tubebender]

Check out post #14 on this thread for a take on the top drivers... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1853549/posts?page=16#16

[GBA]

You make a lot of good points. It'll be interesting to see how the rest of the year plays out, but, boy howdy, I'm looking forward to next season! Like you said, lot of questions to be answered.

When it comes to drivers, I'd have put Carl Edwards into your mix as well. A lot of skill, nerve and talent, but can have a bit of a temper. That thing with Jr. wasn't good for his image, but I did like any "disputes" he was having with Tony Stewart. I tried to like Stewart, I really did, but he and Kurt Busch are just too difficult to like.

[AGreatPer]

"And someone please find out if Truex is now in the DEI’s top equipment."

What a great question.

[NYTexan]

4 NASCAR drivers team with Orange County Choppers

[NormsRevenge]

If you would like to pick new drivers for this week's race, the Toyota/Save Mart 350, do it now.

You must make your changes by Fri Jun 22 2:00am PDT.

[Afronaut]

I was getting some gas on Tuesday and at the pump next to me was a MWR pickup. And in the back was Waltrips engine from Michigan. Nascar had it and they were returning it to the shop. So I was told.

[Roccus]

Ping to #26

[don-o]

Thanks.

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

[tubebender]

It’s not that bad Don-o, I finally made it to 20th place...

[steveegg]

That's a PhotoShop; the 17 is never out front at a road course :-)

Won't be here much this weekend. I didn't grab my tickets yet for the "junior" series, but I'll have them in about 15 hours.

Off-topic; Norm, how did you find out Michelle had open registration?

[tubebender]

Hmmmmm...For sale: Track with rich NASCAR history, no races

[fideist]

For sale: Track with rich NASCAR history, no races

Here's hoping Smoke, Junior, Herm, Schrader, and others make a bid.

[tubebender]

LOL...I had the same thought. We must have gone to different schools together...

[Roccus]

Although I have two Chevies on my roster, none of my ‘actives’ wear the bow tie!

Will I get burned at the stake for my heresy????

Stay tuned.........

[LasVegasMac]

Speed channel saying #24 and #48 cars parked - not allowed to practice. Rules violation, failed inspection. Not allowed to qual either - will start at the back of the field.

playing with the COT stuff really does piss off Nascar, I guess.

wow!

[af_vet_rr]

Johnson has arguably the best crew chief in NASCAR.

Don't you mean the most penalized crew chief in NASCAR?

Once again, Johnson (and Gordon as well) are on the front page of NASCAR.com, busted for cheating. I guess it's been too many months since a Hendrick crew got penalized for cheating, and the crews kind of forgot that NASCAR does occasionally punish cheaters (or else they were arrogant enough to think it was worth the risk since they have so many points as it is - a penalty won't hurt them much).

Be interesting to see where it stacks up against Jr's penalty.

NASCAR.com - Gordon, Johnson fail qualifying inspection

SONOMA, Calif. -- Nextel Cup Series points leader Jeff Gordon and defending series champion Jimmie Johnson, both of the Hendrick Motorsports stable, have failed inspection at Infineon Raceway.

The cars of neither Gordon, the defending race champion, nor Johnson will be allowed to practice or qualify Friday.

NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said both cars "failed the initial inspection ... as a result of body modifications found to be outside NASCAR tolerances. The front fender [of both cars] was modified outside of NASCAR regulations. They did not meet the C2 template inspection."

According to Poston, Hendrick Motorsports' No. 5 and No. 25 cars, for Kyle Busch and Casey Mears, passed inspections.

Poston added, "both teams have an opportunity to repair and resubmit their cars" for inspection up to the start of practice Saturday. "Assuming they pass inspection, they can practice [Saturday] and start at the rear of the field [Sunday]," he said.

"It's important to know this is a Car of Tomorrow penalty," Poston said of the short-term severity of the sanction. "The inspection process and NASCAR's response to Car of Tomorrow violations are going to be more severe.

"We're going to keep this car in check. It's important to know all cars in the field are starting out equal and have the ability to win the race."

Poston said both teams' crew chiefs, Steve Letarte on the No. 24 and Chad Knaus on the No. 48, would be allowed to supervise the repairs, and at this point, NASCAR had no plans to immediately confiscate the cars.

The decision on further penalties would be made next week, Poston said.

[LasVegasMac]

Pretty amazing, eh?

Cheatin' Chad, ok, same ol' stuff.

Steve Letarte - ? Hmmm.....

[af_vet_rr]

Cheatin' Chad, ok, same ol' stuff.

Yep. Makes you wonder how much of this season is due to what Cheatin' Chad did not get caught doing...

[af_vet_rr]

Woo Hoo... my second favorite race of the year (besides Bristol)... NASCAR learns how to turn right!

What I like about the road courses are that they are kind of a link to NASCAR's history - NASCAR proudly proclaims that it evolved from moonshiners outrunning cops, and last I checked, those little county dirt roads are not one big oval.

I also think it takes a helluva lot more skill. Most people that don't like them, I think, probably don't like them because their guys don't do too well. You look at guys who do well on road courses like Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart - those guys can drive any car on any surface. Hell they could race lawn mowers on ice and do well.