Martinsville race thread

[MD24]

Tums Fast Relief 500

Sunday, October 24

Green Flag 1:15 pm

Qualifying: Friday 3:10 pm

[MD24]

1 11 Denny Hamlin
2 47 Marcos Ambrose
3 16 Greg Biffle
4 39 Ryan Newman
5 42 Juan Montoya
6 14 Tony Stewart
7 99 Carl Edwards
8 00 David Reutimann
9 1 Jamie McMurray
10 6 David Ragan

11 24 Jeff Gordon
12 98 Paul Menard
13 78 Regan Smith
14 82 Scott Speed
15 43 A.J. Allmendinger
16 56 Martin Truex Jr.
17 33 Clint Bowyer
18 31 Jeff Burton
19 48 Jimmie Johnson
20 13 Casey Mears

21 5 Mark Martin
22 20 Joey Logano
23 09 Bobby Labonte
24 77 Sam Hornish Jr.
25 12 Brad Keselowski
26 18 Kyle Busch
27 38 Travis Kvapil
28 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
29 164 Landon Cassill
30 2 Kurt Busch

31 19 Elliott Sadler
32 17 Matt Kenseth
33 83 Kasey Kahne
34 36 Dave Blaney
35 9 Aric Almirola
36 29 Kevin Harvick
37 87 Joe Nemechek
38 26 Ken Schrader
39 81 J.J. Yeley
40 37 David Gilliland

41 207 Robby Gordon
42 55 Terry Cook
43 34 Tony Raines

44 7 Kevin Conway
45 71 Hermie Sadler
46 66 Johnny Sauter
47 46 Michael McDowell

[Jonesi]

Do these types of swaps EVER work out for the better?

http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/head.../headlines/cup

[Mr. Mister]

Wow. Great run for Ambrose.

He's really shown a lot on short tracks during his time in Cup. I hope the RPM situation doesn't screw him out of a decent ride for 2011. He's had consistency issues but he does have talent.

[NastyCar]

Do these types of swaps EVER work out for the better?
hid kitshttp://www.nascar.com/2010/news/head.../headlines/cup

Not that I know of lol

[call_me_andrew]

Do these types of swaps EVER work out for the better?

http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/head.../headlines/cup

It's like an Indian rain dance: it works because no one stops dancing until it rains.

[harvick#1]

Do these types of swaps EVER work out for the better?

http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/head.../headlines/cup

have you ever seen Harv's pit crew in action, on a good stop, they lose 2 positions.

while teams knock out 12.3 stops, there best are in the 14's

[MD24]

1 Denny Hamlin
2 Mark Martin
3 Kevin Harvick
4 Kyle Busch
5 Jimmie Johnson
6 Joey Logano
7 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
8 Carl Edwards
9 Jeff Burton
10 Brad Keselowski

11 Jamie McMurray
12 A.J. Allmendinger
13 Paul Menard
14 Kasey Kahne
15 Matt Kenseth
16 Kurt Busch
17 David Ragan
18 Ken Schrader
19 Juan Montoya
20 Jeff Gordon

21 Aric Almirola
22 Robby Gordon
23 Scott Speed
24 Tony Stewart
25 Sam Hornish Jr.
26 Hermie Sadler
27 David Reutimann
28 Elliott Sadler
29 Martin Truex Jr.
30 Ryan Newman

31 Regan Smith
32 Tony Raines
33 Greg Biffle
34 Marcos Ambrose
35 Travis Kvapil
36 Dave Blaney
37 David Gilliland
38 Clint Bowyer
39 J.J. Yeley
40 Casey Mears

41 Joe Nemechek
42 Landon Cassill
43 Bobby Labonte

[MD24]

1 Jimmie Johnson 5998 
2 Denny Hamlin 5992 -6 
3 Kevin Harvick 5936 -62 
4 Kyle Busch 5826 -172 
5 Jeff Gordon 5795 -203 
6 Carl Edwards 5785 -213 
7 Tony Stewart 5762 -236 
8 Jeff Burton 5752 -246 
9 Kurt Busch 5721 -277 
10 Matt Kenseth 5705 -293 
11 Greg Biffle 5682 -316 
12 Clint Bowyer 5592 -406

[Jag_Warrior]

Gordon has never really been one to retaliate, has he? If Kurt had done that to Carl Edwards or Kyle Busch, he'd have been sitting in the 5th row of the grandstands by the time the pace car came out. Gordon certainly bumped him and ran, but come on, dude. Overreact much?

Not just talking about this incident, but it seems to me that Gordon has lost a good bit of the fire that he used to have. He's still one of the most capable, sound racers out there. But I don't sense that he has that oomph! that you can detect in Jimmie Johnson or say, Kyle Busch, when it comes time to lay the cards on the table.

jm2c

Good race today though. Good job overall by the commentary crew too.