Food City 500 Race Thread

[slorydn1]

Almost time to turn on the blender!

[harvick#1]

there goes nascar already

thank god for the redneck gang on Comedy Central right now

[slorydn1]

Earlier on Tradin' Paint on Speed Channel they made a big deal about Joe Nemecheck et al going home due to the top 35 being locked in based on last years owners points through today. Well, I went ahead and pulled up the qualifying times on Jayski and set the field based on the system used from 2000-2005, where the top 36 set on speed and 37-42 were provisonals and 43 past champion if needed. Guess what?
The same people would have gone home as did anyway. The only difference was in the drivers starting position from spots 35 on back....the field would have been:

35) 84 Allmendinger
36) 38 Gilliand
37) 17 Kenseth
38) 29 Harvick
39) 6 Ragan
40) 2 Busch
41) 42 Montoya
42) 41 Sorenson
43) 18 Yeley

1-34 would have been the same as today...

The same people would have DNQ'd under both systems.

[slorydn1]

Could the pre-race show be ANY LONGER!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[harvick#1]

no thats why I'm watching the Discovery channel.

Its a hour of a waste of time, they need to just start the damn race

[harvick#1]

now you people know why I dislike Gordon, because last week he was "upset with the #42 for racing too hard at the end of the race"

than retire you wimp, you do it to everyone else all the time

[slorydn1]

now you people know why I dislike Gordon, because last week he was "upset with the #42 for racing too hard at the end of the race"

than retire you wimp, you do it to everyone else all the time

It's ok when he does it, but if someone races him....PUHLEEEASE

[Erki]

pre race nore:

[slorydn1]

National Anthem...5 minutes to engine start

[slorydn1]

pre-race radio checks...all sounds good with the 29 car....