NASCAR 2012 Thread

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Denny looked pretty aggressive just after the restart with seven laps to go, but IMHO he was racing hard - Martinsville-style. I'm sure Crafton wasn't happy, but getting up high cost him the gap. Piquet raced like the bomb; wonder what would have happened if we had six more laps to go. Denny took off like a jackrabbit for the final few laps, though.
 
Jeff Gordon to the lead
 
Yeah just checked the schedule. Looks like I'm going to miss the rest of the season.
 
Hamlin with electrical issues. Car keeps coming on and off.

Edit: Finally quit on Hamlin. So much for Toyota reliability.
 
ha ha hamlin
 
There goes my fantasy hope then. Damn you Toyota!!! Where is Kyle and Edwards?
 
Furinkazen
There goes my fantasy hope then. Damn you Toyota!!! Where is Kyle and Edwards?
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3rd and 11th.

Johnson leads. Keselowski in 7th.
 
Come on Jeff..
 
Of course. That one's back in the points lead. Where's my barf bag? 👎
 
Johnson wins 👍 👍, and BK does a very nice job of damage control 👍. This championship just got even more interesting.
 
It ain't over yet Johnson only has +2 points on Keselowski. Hamlin however is finished. Oh and Jimmie won the irrelevant manufacturers' championship for Chevy.
 
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Wow I just noticed... Bobby Labonte got 9th. Good for him 👍
 
Guess I didn't miss anything interesting or exciting.
 
I'm not. :p

I can live without cable for a while.
 
ICEYOU
It ain't over yet Johnson only has +2 points on Keselowski. Hamlin however is finished. Oh and Jimmie won the irrelevant manufacturers' championship for Chevy.
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It's relevant enough to you to put it in your signature
 
So can the kid keselowski tame the five-time champ in the next 3 races?
 
ICEYOU
So can the kid keselowski tame the five-time champ in the next 3 races?
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Keselowski is older than you and the "five-time champ" has a name
 
Jahgee1124
Keselowski is older than you and the "five-time champ" has a name
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I know that no need to be a smart a**. I was just asking a question.
 
Jimmie didn't have the car to beat but he just happened to be in the right place at the right time to hold off anyone. There were some impressive runs today by a few guys who I didn't expect so much like Brad, Bobby, and Aric. Overall I thought Vickers had a shot all day to win this which would have been pretty cool for him then Clint and then Jeff but Jimmie always was around the top 5.

Kurt would have finished top 5 I bet if he hadn't got turned around because he was top 10 most of the day before that which I hung out around their pit box.
 
Wilbur
Jimmie didn't have the car to beat but he just happened to be in the right place at the right time to hold off anyone.
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Jeff Gordon had the car to beat, but his luck kept poking him in the eye. Jimmie had a good car, but it wasn't the best. He really drove the wheels off of that thing.

There were some impressive runs today by a few guys who I didn't expect so much like Brad, Bobby, and Aric. Overall I thought Vickers had a shot all day to win this which would have been pretty cool for him then Clint and then Jeff but Jimmie always was around the top 5.
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Great run by Bobby Labonte. Really impressed that he can still get up front. Now let's see him in some better equipment and he might be able to pick up a win.

Vickers did really good. Surprised he isn't racing full time for MWR next year. Would be nice for MWR to field a fourth car and have Vickers behind the wheel.

Kurt would have finished top 5 I bet if he hadn't got turned around because he was top 10 most of the day before that which I hung out around their pit box.
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Despite his antics, I would still take Kurt Busch over Regan Smith any day of the week. He can still be a front runner even for a mid-tier team.
 
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Despite his antics, I would still take Kurt Busch over Regan Smith any day of the week. He can still be a front runner even for a mid-tier team.
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It might just depend on the team/situation then? Because so far what I have seen of Smith in Hendrick equipment proves that Regan is a better driver than the FRR equipment allowed him to be. Sometimes a change of scenery can do wonders for a driver. (same in regular sports, especially baseball)
 
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It might just depend on the team/situation then? Because so far what I have seen of Smith in Hendrick equipment proves that Regan is a better driver than the FRR equipment allowed him to be. Sometimes a change of scenery can do wonders for a driver. (same in regular sports, especially baseball)
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That's a great point. When a driver gains enough experience with mid-tier teams with moderately strong equipment, the equipment starts to limit the driver from performing as good as he can really be. Then when they get to drive for a top-tier team, they start performing very well right off the bat.
 
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