NASCAR.....coming soon!!!!!!!!!!!

SuperTrooper · Post by **SuperTrooper** » February 14, 2006 11:06 am

davesnik wrote:
Sidew13 wrote:Knaus ejected from Daytona Speedweeks

http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlin ... index.html

On Monday, Knaus was suspended from the Daytona 500 and all other activities leading up to the race, just 24 hours after Johnson's car failed post-qualifying inspection in the rear window area.

Sources close to NASCAR said Knaus likely will receive further suspensions for California and possibly Las Vegas, reminding that Todd Berrier was suspended for four weeks and fined $25,000 last season for doctoring a fuel cell on Kevin Harvick's car at Las Vegas.

An appeal to reduce Berrier's suspension was rejected by the National Stock Car Racing Association.

Knaus could appeal further suspensions, but there is no appeal for this week because Knaus technically was ejected.

"In the NASCAR rule book, we can take emergency action to eject somebody from an event,'' NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said. "That's what we used here.''
I saw this on the news late last night.....what was he thinking??????

Knaus has a long history of poking holes in the envelope of the NASCAR rulebook, and NASCAR has had enough! He has a reputation as a shameless brown-noser, which explains the reduction in penalty last year. Mike Helton got tired of being accused of favoritism.

PalmettoSon · Post by **PalmettoSon** » February 14, 2006 11:30 am

I'm heading out on Sunday morning for my first ever NASCAR race. We're sponsoring Bill Elliott in the 36 Chevy. I'm told it's a good car, and he may actually have a shot. We'll see how he comes out in the qualifying on Thursday.

txaggirl91 · Post by **txaggirl91** » February 14, 2006 11:32 am

PalmettoSon wrote:I'm heading out on Sunday morning for my first ever NASCAR race. We're sponsoring Bill Elliott in the 36 Chevy. I'm told it's a good car, and he may actually have a shot. We'll see how he comes out in the qualifying on Thursday.

cool! i like bill! i'll have my fingers crossed he does great at qualifying. thanks for the info!

prrthd1987 · Post by **prrthd1987** » February 14, 2006 1:21 pm

Bill has a top 5 starting spot in the Duels... it'd be cool to see him do good!

Calypso Poet 99 · Post by **Calypso Poet 99** » February 14, 2006 4:32 pm

My 6 predictions for the 500:

The "big one" will happen and wreck a bunch of good cars

Mark Martin will be one of them and say how much he hates plate racing

Michael Waltrip will run ok but have some kind of mechanical failure

Michael will mention all of his sponsors during his post failure interview

No matter what Kurt Busch does, he will get booed

A Chevy will win and that dissapoints me

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » February 14, 2006 5:45 pm

Calypso Poet 99 wrote:My 6 predictions for the 500:

The "big one" will happen and wreck a bunch of good cars

Mark Martin will be one of them and say how much he hates plate racing

Michael Waltrip will run ok but have some kind of mechanical failure

Michael will mention all of his sponsors during his post failure interview

No matter what Kurt Busch does, he will get booed

A Chevy will win and that dissapoints me

I agree with all 6

msu#1 · Post by **msu#1** » February 14, 2006 6:17 pm

University of Michigan is having nascar night this weekend.

Oh the fun Spartans will have with that . hahahahaha

prrthd1987 · Post by **prrthd1987** » February 14, 2006 7:09 pm

Sidew13 wrote:
Calypso Poet 99 wrote:My 6 predictions for the 500:

The "big one" will happen and wreck a bunch of good cars

Mark Martin will be one of them and say how much he hates plate racing

Michael Waltrip will run ok but have some kind of mechanical failure

Michael will mention all of his sponsors during his post failure interview

No matter what Kurt Busch does, he will get booed

A Chevy will win and that dissapoints me

I agree with all 6

HAHA

me too

prrthd1987 · Post by **prrthd1987** » February 14, 2006 7:11 pm

Sidew13 wrote:
txaggirl91 wrote:
prrthd1987 wrote:Way to go Denny Hamlin winning the Shootout!
i was so excited for him! it's nice when the unknown guy wins...
I agree

NASCRAP is wrong to black flag Carl Edwards . Fine, next time just drive into the back of a slowing car and try to kill each other . NO wait, NASCRAP will call that wreckless driving

That had me kinda confused too... I thought Edwards was right for going under the line... and it's not like he gained any position from it

Calypso Poet 99 · Post by **Calypso Poet 99** » February 15, 2006 12:02 pm

Did they impound the 48 or just send him to the back of the field for the twins?

I cant believe they would let him fix it and use the same car. He must of gone to the backup.

SuperTrooper · Post by **SuperTrooper** » February 15, 2006 12:36 pm

Calypso Poet 99 wrote:Did they impound the 48 or just send him to the back of the field for the twins?

I cant believe they would let him fix it and use the same car. He must of gone to the backup.

From Jayski.com:

Johnson could had lost car to NASCAR: After his #48 Lowe's Chevrolet was disqualified after post Daytona 500 qualifying inspection there was a chance Jimmie Johnson was going to lose his primary car for the 500. However according to NASCAR's Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton; "We are not going to take the car. They'll be able to run that car. There are some things we need to work on when we get in the garage area Wednesday morning but the cars fine." Nextel Cup Series Director John Darby explains, "A lot of times you can hold an illegal part or piece in you hand. Then there's other situations where you use what is a very acceptable, very normal and very legal piece on the car and create a procedure that turns that part into something that it shouldn't do." Darby went on to explain what his inspectors found following pole qualifying. "Basically the pannard rod adjusting bolt had an additional clamp on it which enabled that adjusting rod to not only adjust the pannard bar but while the pannard bar was being adjusted it jacked the rear window up." The 48 team must now correct the illegal part for the car to be able to return to the track.(PRN's Garage Pass Radio Show)(2-14-2006)

Since their qualifying run was disquailified the 48 will start at the back.

Calypso Poet 99 · Post by **Calypso Poet 99** » February 15, 2006 2:41 pm

Makes sence now.

Now if we can only get the 24, 20, and 8 starting in the back, the Fords might have a chance.

prrthd1987 · Post by **prrthd1987** » February 15, 2006 9:44 pm

Calypso Poet 99 wrote:Makes sence now.

Now if we can only get the 24, 20, and 8 starting in the back, the Fords might have a chance.

HAHA!!! Somehow they probably still wouldn't... they would all get involved in the Big One

TheSecretsInTheCrust · February 15, 2006 9:52 pm

It won't matter. Our local San Diego kid, he grew up only a few miles from where I am, will still make his way to the front. Knaust or not....GO JIMMIE!

prrthd1987 · Post by **prrthd1987** » February 15, 2006 10:45 pm

Eh if the big one happens early, Little Gordon will be SOL... if not, well he unfortunately has a chance

I think Denny's gonna win this week too

txaggirl91 · Post by **txaggirl91** » February 17, 2006 10:18 am

[quote="PalmettoSon"]I'm heading out on Sunday morning for my first ever NASCAR race. We're sponsoring Bill Elliott in the 36 Chevy. I'm told it's a good car, and he may actually have a shot. We'll see how he comes out in the qualifying on Thursday.quote]

saw that he qualified for the race!

PalmettoSon · Post by **PalmettoSon** » February 17, 2006 10:35 am

txaggirl91 wrote:
PalmettoSon wrote:I'm heading out on Sunday morning for my first ever NASCAR race. We're sponsoring Bill Elliott in the 36 Chevy. I'm told it's a good car, and he may actually have a shot. We'll see how he comes out in the qualifying on Thursday.
saw that he qualified for the race!

He was already in, but now he won't have to fall back on his earlier time, and he gets a better spot.
As if that wasn't cool enough, we are also acting as home base for the FedEx team, so the #11 cars are right outside my office.

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » February 17, 2006 10:37 am

PalmettoSon wrote:
txaggirl91 wrote:
PalmettoSon wrote:I'm heading out on Sunday morning for my first ever NASCAR race. We're sponsoring Bill Elliott in the 36 Chevy. I'm told it's a good car, and he may actually have a shot. We'll see how he comes out in the qualifying on Thursday.
saw that he qualified for the race!
He was already in, but now he won't have to fall back on his earlier time, and he gets a better spot.
As if that wasn't cool enough, we are also acting as home base for the FedEx team, so the #11 cars are right outside my office.

Pics???
You have taken pics, haven't you?

txaggirl91 · Post by **txaggirl91** » February 17, 2006 10:41 am

PalmettoSon wrote:
txaggirl91 wrote:
PalmettoSon wrote:I'm heading out on Sunday morning for my first ever NASCAR race. We're sponsoring Bill Elliott in the 36 Chevy. I'm told it's a good car, and he may actually have a shot. We'll see how he comes out in the qualifying on Thursday.
saw that he qualified for the race!
He was already in, but now he won't have to fall back on his earlier time, and he gets a better spot.
As if that wasn't cool enough, we are also acting as home base for the FedEx team, so the #11 cars are right outside my office.

how cool!
post pictures if/when you can

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » February 17, 2006 11:00 am

Mr Topless is still in mourning.... since Rusty retired...... has not picked a new guy yet....

I was a Terry Labonte fan...

and now Jimmy Johnson....

and on the Knaus issue.... they all push the envelope.... he just seems to get caught!