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LMSCorvetteGT2
You mean the track that his two team mate are known for and the place that before they were teammates practically decided their championship in 06?

Try again.
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The racing there nowadays isn't like it used to be and you know that... :drool::rolleyes:


EDIT:HAHA I love the drool icon.:drool::drool::drool: :drool::drool::drool: :drool::drool::drool: :drool::drool::drool:
 
ICEYOU
The racing there nowadays isn't like it used to be and you know that... :drool::rolleyes:


EDIT:HAHA I love the drool icon.:drool::drool::drool: :drool::drool::drool: :drool::drool::drool: :drool::drool::drool:
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See that would make sense if it weren't for the fact that the same two in 06 that were taken out by moron Vickers, are the same two that have been running up high at plate tracks more so than Gordon.

Also just a bit of an omen but uh, you might want to stop and realize who won that race last year. First name starts with an M and last name starts with a K. :sly:
 
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LMSCorvetteGT2
See that would make sense if it weren't for the fact that the same two in 06 that were taken out by moron Vickers. Are the same two that have been running up high at plate tracks more so than Gordon.

Also just a bit of an omen but uh, you might want to stop and realize who won that race last year. First name starts with an M and last name starts with a K. :sly:
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:drool: (I can be serious sometimes)
 
Hernan04
Bigger pic (And his firesuit, too)
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Now Dillon can use the legacy of all the great cheerios drivers (Himself, Burton, Bowyer and hell even Clint)

EDIT: S*** double post my bad yall.
 
I've been thinking about this for about a week.

If NASCAR would have retired the 3 soon after Dale Earnhardt DIED IN A RACE, not many would complain. You know the saying "never forget" and what it relates to right? For those who lost loved ones in 9/11, that anniversary means something at a particularly high level. For those of us who were full grown adults when it happened, it means something at a different level. For those who were kids, it means even less. For those who weren't born and are simply know about it because it's talked about once a year, it means even less. Our country was united when it happened. Over time, our unity has become stretched out, our hearts have grown cold and it has simply become another day in history.

Remember when the Space Shuttle Challenger blew up? Where were you? Were you a twinkle in your father's eye? Were you pooping your diapers? I was sitting in class in high school on a COLD assed day.

Where were you when Kennedy was killed? Right, most of us weren't born yet. That moment in history doesn't hold any emotional meaning whatsoever to most of us. Except to anger us at the possibility that the Guvmint may have done it.

Now, as for Dale Sr and the 3. 99.9999999999999% of the people with tattoos, flying flags in the infield of races, wearing t shirts, pajamas, beer glasses, coffee cups, shot glasses, throw blankets, leather baseball hats, leather jackets, stickers on our car windows, magnets on our tailgates, die cast cars autographed or not, or even an old school bus painted in those colors, have those items for Dale Earnhardt!!! NOT AUSTIN DILLON or RICHARD CHILDRESS!!! There is a reason Dale Jr doesn't want to drive that number, because it is his DEAD father's number. Could you imagine if Harvick was plopped in the 3!!!

That number has more emotional ties like no other number in NASCAR. As I said earlier, if NASCAR retired the 3 immediately after Dale Sr died on the track, like at his memorial, not too many people would have objected. I think it would've made NASCAR (sport & sanctioning body) more respectable. "Never forget", well unfortunately, too many have.
 
DaveTheStalker
I've been thinking about this for about a week.

If NASCAR would have retired the 3 soon after Dale Earnhardt DIED IN A RACE, not many would complain. You know the saying "never forget" and what it relates to right? For those who lost loved ones in 9/11, that anniversary means something at a particularly high level. For those of us who were full grown adults when it happened, it means something at a different level. For those who were kids, it means even less. For those who weren't born and are simply know about it because it's talked about once a year, it means even less. Our country was united when it happened. Over time, our unity has become stretched out, our hearts have grown cold and it has simply become another day in history.

Remember when the Space Shuttle Challenger blew up? Where were you? Were you a twinkle in your father's eye? Were you pooping your diapers? I was sitting in class in high school on a COLD assed day.

Where were you when Kennedy was killed? Right, most of us weren't born yet. That moment in history doesn't hold any emotional meaning whatsoever to most of us. Except to anger us at the possibility that the Guvmint may have done it.

Now, as for Dale Sr and the 3. 99.9999999999999% of the people with tattoos, flying flags in the infield of races, wearing t shirts, pajamas, beer glasses, coffee cups, shot glasses, throw blankets, leather baseball hats, leather jackets, stickers on our car windows, magnets on our tailgates, die cast cars autographed or not, or even an old school bus painted in those colors, have those items for Dale Earnhardt!!! NOT AUSTIN DILLON or RICHARD CHILDRESS!!! There is a reason Dale Jr doesn't want to drive that number, because it is his DEAD father's number. Could you imagine if Harvick was plopped in the 3!!!

That number has more emotional ties like no other number in NASCAR. As I said earlier, if NASCAR retired the 3 immediately after Dale Sr died on the track, like at his memorial, not too many people would have objected. I think it would've made NASCAR (sport & sanctioning body) more respectable. "Never forget", well unfortunately, too many have.
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Let's be factual, Junior was given the choice he said let someone else have a chance to run it, the reason because it is simply a number. Also Junior doesn't want to drive it because people already (like you did indirectly) put him in the shadow of his father and he doesn't want to further perpetuate it with his father's number as well.

One of these days when I head back down to my hometown I'll take a picture of the Junior/Senior memorabilia like shrine we have, because this is a massive fan that saw the guy win his last championship and Daytona finally and I even think the number is just a number at this point.
 
I do agree with Dave to extent however, Austin dillon will have to live up to that number and the man behind it. PERIOD.
 
Over time I think the connections between the #3 and Sr. has faded, which I think is a good thing as he was more than a number.

As for all those people with tattoos and other crap with the #3 on it, it can still mean Sr., just like the #43 still means Richard and not the drivers that have driven it since(in most cases at least).
 
LMSCorvetteGT2
Let's be factual, Junior was given the choice he said let someone else have a chance to run it, the reason because it is simply a number. Also Junior doesn't want to drive it because people already (like you did indirectly) put him in the shadow of his father and he doesn't want to further perpetuate it with his father's number as well.

One of these days when I head back down to my hometown I'll take a picture of the Junior/Senior memorabilia like shrine we have, because this is a massive fan that saw the guy win his last championship and Daytona finally and I even think the number is just a number at this point.
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Jr will forever be in his Dad's shadow. He was expected to be a Champion by a legion of Dale Earnhardt fans. Unfortunately, Dale Jr hasn't lived up to that extremely heavy weight thrust upon his shoulders. A lot of people were hoping he would have that stats that Jimmie has.
 
There's some debate over the 2014 Cup schedule. (From Jayski)

-- Homestead might lose its spot as the season finale;
-- Phoenix might gain the final spot on the 2014 tour;
-- Sonoma could earn a spot in the playoffs, adding a California stop to the chase;
-- Road America, that picturesque road course at Elkhart Lake, Wis., an hour north of Milwaukee, could get a slot in the 2014 Cup schedule (even though NASCAR's Brian France earlier this year said he planned no new tracks on the tour next season);
-- how to fit a new track in the schedule? Dover could lose its late spring Cup weekend (keeping its early fall Cup date, in the chase), track boss Denis McGlynn, not unaccustomed to such speculation, would surely fight hard to keep both;
-- and -- hold your horses -- Darlington might even get its traditional Labor Day weekend Southern 500 back;
-- to fill that Mother's Day Saturday night slot, maybe a swap with Atlanta;

Of course.. NASCAR might not change anything at all.
 
GTPorsche
There's some debate over the 2014 Cup schedule. (From Jayski)

-- Homestead might lose its spot as the season finale;
-- Phoenix might gain the final spot on the 2014 tour;
-- Sonoma could earn a spot in the playoffs, adding a California stop to the chase;
-- Road America, that picturesque road course at Elkhart Lake, Wis., an hour north of Milwaukee, could get a slot in the 2014 Cup schedule (even though NASCAR's Brian France earlier this year said he planned no new tracks on the tour next season);
-- how to fit a new track in the schedule? Dover could lose its late spring Cup weekend (keeping its early fall Cup date, in the chase), track boss Denis McGlynn, not unaccustomed to such speculation, would surely fight hard to keep both;
-- and -- hold your horses -- Darlington might even get its traditional Labor Day weekend Southern 500 back;
-- to fill that Mother's Day Saturday night slot, maybe a swap with Atlanta;

Of course.. NASCAR might not change anything at all.
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If that materializes, I might actually watch the series next year.
 
It's more likely that nothing will change, but those would be very welcome changes to the calendar. Although they should focus on cutting down on the 1.5 mile ovals.
 
A championship should be celebrated on a mile and half period!! I say bring it back to Atlanta if they have to.
 
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NASCAR could be really bold and not have any repeats at all. Except the Daytona Road Course.. There are plenty of race tracks around this country and into Canadia.
 
DaveTheStalker
NASCAR could be really bold and not have any repeats at all. Except the Daytona Road Course.. There are plenty of race tracks around this country and into Canadia.
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Except the France family owns 12 tracks that collectively have 19 Sprint Cup race dates. Taking repeat events (Daytona, Talladega, Martinsville, Richmond, Michigan, Phoenix, and Kansas) off of the calendar would take money directly out of their pocket. So, I don't expect that will ever happen.

If anything, I'm sure they would try to remove Bruton Smith's repeat dates (Charlotte, Bristol, New Hampshire, and Texas).
 
Switch Sonoma with Homestead, move Homestead to June (although, I think it would be better to put that in May) and put Atlanta in May (or June). Sonoma could be 2nd to last race to minimize costs. I think Road America could be in a 3 race swing with Michigan and Pocono.
 
Move Atlanta to Homestead, Homestead to Darlington, and Darlington to Atlanta.
Get rid of Pocono in August, replace it with Road America or Circuit of he Americas, swap it for Kansas in the Chase.
Or you could get rid of Loudon instead of Pocono and not swap anything out, even though Bruton Smith would probably sue (and I'm not joking about that)
 
Ganon83
Move Atlanta to Homestead, Homestead to Darlington, and Darlington to Atlanta.
Get rid of Pocono in August, replace it with Road America or Circuit of he Americas, swap it for Kansas in the Chase.
Or you could get rid of Loudon instead of Pocono and not swap anything out, even though Bruton Smith would probably sue (and I'm not joking about that)
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As I've said before, I think Pocono's selling point is distance to NYC and that's what will save it from this.
 
The scheme isn't even going to be the one ran from what I have heard today, it was something earlier in the season to just get in idea of some things.
 
I'm fine with it with this number. The 3 RCR car really doesn't need an elaborate paint scheme. The only time I can remember the 3 having one was in 2000, which was an All-Star car and really shouldn't count.
Would you guys prefer Earnhardt's old Wheaties car to have a crazy paint scheme with boxes, milk, and Wheaties, or what we ended up getting?
 
Earnhardt's cars were so simplistic, except for the Sam Bass art car (I guess it can be considered an art car), not that it's a bad thing. It's what helped make that car iconic. Just like the Petty Blue is, and the Wood's Brothers' 21 car.

I don't think a car needs real life product photos on it, which is why I don't like the Miller Lite schemes. The spilling beer glass on the side takes away from the overall look. I definitely wouldn't want to see a Cheerios car that ended up looking like a box of cereal was dumped over onto it (The i would be an exception since it is part of the logo with the Cheerio dotting it.)
 

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