Talladega race thread

[MD24]

Cup

Good Sam Club 500

Qualifying: Saturday, October 22 11:15 am/et

Green Flag: Sunday, October 23 2:19 pm/et

Camping World Truck Series

Coca-Cola 250

Qualifying: Friday, October 21 5:00 pm/et

Green Flag: Saturday, October 22 4:00 pm/et

[MD24]

1 5 Mark Martin
2 48 Jimmie Johnson
3 33 Clint Bowyer
4 21 Trevor Bayne
5 24 Jeff Gordon
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
7 27 Paul Menard
8 6 David Ragan
9 99 Carl Edwards
10 39 Ryan Newman

11 17 Matt Kenseth
12 14 Tony Stewart
13 29 Kevin Harvick
14 22 Kurt Busch
15 42 Juan Montoya
16 2 Brad Keselowski
17 38 Travis Kvapil
18 16 Greg Biffle
19 9 Marcos Ambrose
20 97 Kevin Conway

21 47 Bobby Labonte
22 78 Regan Smith
23 115 Michael Waltrip
24 43 A.J. Allmendinger
25 31 Jeff Burton
26 4 Kasey Kahne
27 87 Joe Nemechek
28 55 J.J. Yeley
29 66 Michael McDowell
30 83 Brian Vickers

31 11 Denny Hamlin
32 32 Terry Labonte
33 71 Andy Lally
34 18 Kyle Busch
35 20 Joey Logano
36 00 David Reutimann
37 56 Martin Truex Jr.
38 51 Landon Cassill
39 1 Jamie McMurray
40 34 David Gilliland

41 36 Dave Blaney
42 13 Casey Mears
43 7 Robby Gordon

Did Not Qualify
44 135 Geoffrey Bodine
45 46 Scott Speed
46 277 T.J. Bell
47 37 Josh Wise

[Alexamateo]

Here's to hoping for a nice safe race. It's been hard week for motorsport with Wheldon and now Simoncelli. God Speed everyone.

[MD24]

Here's to hoping for a nice safe race. It's been hard week for motorsport with Wheldon and now Simoncelli. God Speed everyone.

Just saw Simoncelli crash clip :(

RIP Marco

[00steven]

Two car draft = garbage.

[MD24]

Two car draft = garbage.

Maybe so but at least they're not all bunched up together which makes it safer

[00steven]

Maybe so but at least they're not all bunched up together which makes it safer

Carl Edwards might have something to say about that.

[Lee Roy]

Restrictor Plate Racing = Garbage.

Always has, always will.

[Mr. Mister]

Trevor Bayne needs some time in ARCA to learn how to NASCAR. The ARCA drivers race properly and it's no wonder Roger Penske's looking at bringing his team there. A professional organization for a professional team. Bayne was classless. You know, Robby Gordon had a winning vehicle, as he often does, and Bayne ruined it by ripping off his rear bumper and then breaking the chassis. Then Trevor was a traitor with Robby's brother Jeff. Boy, the Gordon family must hate Bayne. Well, I hate him too, and I hope that Brickhouse guy in Nationwind replaces him.

[Lee Roy]

You know, Robby Gordon had a winning vehicle, as he often does, and Bayne ruined it by ripping off his rear bumper and then breaking the chassis. Then Trevor was a traitor with Robby's brother Jeff. Boy, the Gordon family must hate Bayne. Well, I hate him too, and I hope that Brickhouse guy in Nationwind replaces him.

First, Robby Gordon hasn't had a winning vehicle in years and second, Robby is no relation to Jeff.

[call_me_andrew]

Carl Edwards might have something to say about that.

Carl Edwards can take that up with Dan Wheldon.

[00steven]

Carl Edwards can take that up with Dan Wheldon.

NASCAR pack racing isn't one tenth as dangerous as Indycar pack racing. I'm pretty sure the only time in the last 20 years we have seen a NASCAR in the fence was at Talladega 2009 as a result of "tandem" racing.

[call_me_andrew]

When Edwards hit the catchfence at Talladega, he destroyed several uprights and launched debris into the crowd. When Wheldon hit the catchfence, he destroyed the mesh, but the uprights weren't damaged. Even at a higher speed, the IndyCar has less momentum because it's lighter than a stock car; therefore, an airborne IndyCar is only dangerous to its occupant.

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