NASCAR FANS - Pick Your Top 5 for Darlington

[vald1977]

Hi everyone ,
Here's my picks:
1.) Dale Jr.
2.) Kurt Busch
3.) Jimmie Johnson
4.) Tony Stewart (think this is my first time picking him)
5.) Keving Harvick

spare: Jeff Gordon

 

[gdulaney]

Here are my picks for this week:

1) #20 - Stewart
2) # 9 - Kahne
3) # 8 - Junior
4) #38 - Sadler
5) #17 - Kenseth

Spare: #48 - Johnson

Let's all hope that Sauter can make it another week without getting in a wreck or cursing...

Good Luck !!
Ginny

 

[2bemarried]

Hmmm....let's hope this weeks picks are better than last week:

1. Kahne
2. Harvick
3. Stewart
4. Newman
5. Gordon

Spare: Jr.

 

[Gette88]

BUMP

 

[ToriLammy]

Guess all that time Jr and Boris Said have spent together teaching each other about driving (Boris teaching Jr about road courses and Jr teaching Boris about super speedways) has turned into a friendship and real respect for one another. They're teaming up

Earnhardt Jr. to Drive Corvette at American Le Mans Series Race at Infineon Raceway: #8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., winner of the 2004 Daytona 500 and one of the biggest stars in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing, will bring his skills to a different form of the sport when he drives a Corvette in the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma American Le Mans Series event at Infineon Raceway on July 18. Earnhardt will make a rare foray outside of stock car racing when he joins the General Motors Chevrolet Corvette racing team in the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma, presented by the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa, July 16-18. He will co-drive with veteran road-racer Boris Said in a third Chevrolet Corvette C5-R fielded by Corvette Racing, the car carrying Earnhardt's famous #8.

 

[ToriLammy]

Most of you know that I enter sweepstakes (especially NASCAR ones) for fun. I found an interesting one tonight, it is especially for Jr fans, specifically FEMALE Jr fans over 18 years old. Win an 8 minute Date with Dale JR at Talladega (sponsored by Taco Bell). Read the rules and the funny thing is you get 5 days/4 nights in Talladega, an 8 minute date with Dale JR but no race tickets. They are giving away 4 dates (and you do get to take a guest so it's a trip for 2) so even the married Jr fans may be interested. Eight minutes is more than most fans would ever manage anywhere, married or single. It's only one entry per person (which I like cause then everyone has the same chance.) It ends on April 10th. Here's the link to the website. To enter without buying a taco salad read the rules, there is a mail in option. http://www.tacobell.com/speed_date/
Yes, I'm going to enter cause even though I'm not a big Jr fan I do like him. And yes, I am married but I'll bring my soon to be 18 year old daughter and let her have the date She'll be the envy of millions of JR fans. The last thing that convinced me to enter is the weekend of the Talladega race is my birthday - so maybe I'll get lucky. Good luck to those who choose to enter.

 

[Gette88]

Hey Tori, that's nice of you to post the link to the contest. If you win can you and your DD have the eight min. date together or just one of you. Can I give the date to my DH? He's a big Jr. fan but he'd kill me for saying that.
Anyway, if you think about it, you can do alot in 8 min.'s.

 

[ToriLammy]

The website for the date says "While Males are not eligible to enter, they may attend the speed date as a "third wheel" or guest of a winner" so I'm going to assume that if I won and got the date my daughter would be the third wheel but technically I'd be the chaparone cause I'm sure he'd pay more attention to her (she is really cute)

The sweepstakes is posted on "The Pit Board" which is a site totally devoted to Jr so I'm sure there will be lots of young teenage girls entering their moms (or dads) in this sweepstakes hoping they can go. The chances of winning are really relatively slim but one thing I did learn when I first started entering is if you don't enter you can't win at all.

And yes, 8 minutes is a lot of time when you consider that at most meet and greets you get about 10-30 seconds to say hi, take a picture and get an autograph

 

[gdulaney]

Tori,
My hubby forwarded the link to me...I'm not sure if I should be excited (a date with two cute guys) or offended (hubby couldn't possibly want me to win, so he could meet Jr and get his diecast cars signed...could he??).

Ginny

 

[xABearx]

Here's the line up for todays qualifying:


1 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's
2 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra
3 #77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge Kodak EasyShare
4 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light
5 #4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Morgan-McClure
6 #10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet Valvoline
7 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
8 #194 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet Bojangles
9 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford TUCSON
10 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army
11 #99 Jeff Burton Ford Hot Wheels
12 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools
13 #32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Tide
14 #25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services
15 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker
16 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service
17 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force
18 #02 Andy Belmont Pontiac Continental Fire & Safety
19 #50 Derrike Cope Dodge Arnold Development Companies
20 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific/Brawny
21 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed
22 #9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW
23 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS
24 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite
25 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL
26 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
27 #198 Todd Bodine Ford Lucas Oil Products
28 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
29 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser
30 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline
31 #89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Voyles/Carter's Royal Dispos-all
32 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target
33 #280 Andy Hillenburg Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer
34 #09 Joe Ruttman Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts
35 #22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge Caterpillar
36 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
37 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
38 #30 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet America Online
39 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot
40 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie
41 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's
42 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard/Travelodge
43 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's
44 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW

 

[gdulaney]

Update, please.

Ginny

 

[ToriLammy]

Qualifying starts in approximately 25 minutes. Are those the updates you want?

 

[gdulaney]

I thought he was listening to the Busch qualifying...but he said that it wasn't on XM... shucks.

As for Nextel Cup qualifying...Elliott's currently got the best time. Yippee!!!

Ginny

 

[ToriLammy]

Sadler had a good time but Kahne did him better and got the pole. Even Jr did, qualifying on the outiside pole. So that 2 poles for Kahne and 2 for Newman (Biffle had the other) and 2 races for Kenseth and 2 for Jr ....if this keeps up the Bud Shoot out and the NEXTEL All Star Races are only going to have about 10-15 drivers each. It needs to end now! Someone else has to win this weekend - Gordon of course but I'll settle for any driver who isn't Kenseth or Earnhardt. Sorry guys but they have to share the wealth (wins)!

 

[xABearx]

In case anyone hasn't seen the lineup for this weekends race, here ya go:


1 #9 Kasey Kahne
2 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3 #16 Greg Biffle
4 #97 Kurt Busch
5 #50 Derrike Cope
6 #12 Ryan Newman
7 #2 Rusty Wallace
8 #20 Tony Stewart
9 #24 Jeff Gordon
10 #38 Elliott Sadler
11 #48 Jimmie Johnson
12 #18 Bobby Labonte
13 #0 Ward Burton
14 #22 Scott Wimmer
15 #17 Matt Kenseth
16 #49 Ken Schrader
17 #40 Sterling Marlin
18 #19 Jeremy Mayfield
19 #41 Casey Mears
20 #6 Mark Martin
21 #42 Jamie McMurray
22 #88 Dale Jarrett
23 #29 Kevin Harvick
24 #30 Johnny Sauter
25 #21 Ricky Rudd
26 #5 Terry Labonte
27 #10 Scott Riggs
28 #25 Brian Vickers
29 #31 Robby Gordon
30 #43 Jeff Green
31 #4 Kevin Lepage
32 #45 Kyle Petty
33 #99 Jeff Burton
34 #01 Joe Nemechek
35 #198 Todd Bodine
36 #32 Ricky Craven
37 #77 Brendan Gaughan
38 #89 Morgan Shepherd
38 #15 Michael Waltrip
39 #09 Joe Ruttman
41 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine
42 #02 Andy Belmont
43 #280 Andy Hillenburg


Hope everyone enjoys the race and good luck to all !! Andy

 

[PenskeSth1]

Missed qualifying, also missed posting my picks.
Which is probably for the best beins how I was at the bottom of the ladder last week.

COME ON RUSTY!! Please Please win this weekend!

 

[momof2OH]

OH NO...Poor Mickey!! I really was hoping he had a better run this week. It's got to get better for him soon.

 

[ToriLammy]

Congrats to Jimmie Johnson and his fans!

Congrats to Fire 14 - her second win of the year!!

Rotten day to be a Gordon fan in the NASCAR chat room, those people can be so rude Once Gordon was out I was cheering for anyone but Kenseth or JR (like I said share the wins!) Was really hoping for Busch even though a lot of people don't like him, I think he is maturing. Can't say the end of the race disappointed me cause it was a different driver who won. Here's how we all did, special personal thanks to Adam

1. Fire 14 >>>>11.2
2. Muuska >>>> 13.8
tie XABearX >>>> 13.8
3. Princessariel >>>> 14
4. Valeriek >>>> 14.8
5. gdulaney >>>> 15.2
6. Vald1977 >>>> 16.2
tie WDWLvr >>>> 16.2
7. 2beMarried >>>> 16.4
8. Lanshark >>>> 17.4
9. NC Belle >>>> 17.6
10. RW2Dodge >>>> 18.2
11. WendyZ >>>> 18.4
12. gette88 >>>> 19.4
tie Momof2OH >>>> 19.4
13. Shoes99 >>>> 20.6
14. Brer Papa >>>> 22.6
15. ToriLammy >>>> 23.4
16. Big Dude >>>> 24.4

 

[WDWLVR]

Congrats to Fire14 for her great picks.

I didn't do as bad as I thought I had.

 

[princessariel]

Congratulations Fire 14!!!

WOW! 2 wins, I'm impressed! Way to go!