Talladega Cup Race Thread

[Vez]

To The Back [1]: #26-McMurray [engine change]

Qualified 46th, moved up to 35th after all the bumping out of half the non 35 in points guys, now at the back of the grid.

[BenRoethig]

mega tough break for AJ failing to qualify despite being 9th quickest. Plus Dale Jarrett having to start last despite being 8th quickest.

The 11 quickest were all non Top 35 cars. Talk about topsy turvey grid.

Another fact all of the non Top 35 cars would have made the race if it wern't for the qualifying rule.

It should be only the top 20 that get an automatic provisional. Besides Kahne, who is having a bad year, I don't see anyone outside the top 20 who i would really care if they missed the occasional race.

[RaceFanStan]

I will be on the edge of my chair throughout the whole race @ Talladega ...

the only rest I will get will be during the caution flags ...
(as long as one of my faves isn't in it) ...

restrictor plate racing makes me too tense !

a slip or an error in judgement could ruin several driver's race ...

the Chase contenders are also running a race of their own ...
I hope I am glad when the Talladega race is over & my faves did well.

[RaceFanStan]

[dont_be_jack]

JV to the back...ABC said that he moved back to avoid trouble and see how it went.

[RaceFanStan]

John Andretti in trouble, flat right front ...
Matt Kenseth had pitted for a flat right front tire & was able to stay on the lead lap

[Jonesi]

That's two bad right front tires in a short period of time. Is this the begining of a problem all day?

[RaikkonenRules]

Dale Jr. (the enemy is leading a long single file line of cars accoding to nascar.com's brand new leaderboard.

[RaikkonenRules]

OMG a passing move Blaney moved up to 13th :

[RaceFanStan]

contact between Biffle & Gilliland