Taladega

[dezertranger1600]

...Will the big one happen this weekend?:D

[FlyHiFlyLo]

What big one? Dale Jarretts last PCP? LOL

[woundedyak]

I'm sure it will. Do you think POS will actully make it in this race?

[dezertranger1600]

If he does,i hope hes in the big one.But i doubt he'll make it:D

[Bricoop]

If he does,i hope hes in the big one.But i doubt he'll make it:D
My predictions:

If they use the COY I believe POS will qualify and RG will run in the top 15.

If thet use the COT, I believe POS will be watchin the race on TV and Robby bags a top 25.

[FlyHiFlyLo]

COY this weekend and for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona... COT for the last race at Dega during The Chase

[RacingOne]

Mickey miss's the race again, because of rain cancels quailfying, Mickey will go to Nascar and plead for them to move quailfying to Saturday.

If it does not race, Mickey has a pretty good chance of making the race, but DJ will have to use his last PCP.

[michael_loomis]

Mickey miss's the race again, because of rain cancels quailfying, Mickey will go to Nascar and plead for them to move quailfying to Saturday.

If it does not race, Mickey has a pretty good chance of making the race, but DJ will have to use his last PCP.

got alcohol? :P

robby really needs to pull a top ten or two here soon. can we slide a chevy body under those fusion graffix??

[NicksTrix]

michael, he doesn't need a chevy under the graphix, they need to get to work. the 17 seems to have no troubles, why they are doing they are doing their jobs.some of the bow tie guys are just doing it better than the blue oval guys.
lets hope for a good finish.
the cream will always rise to the top....

[kaw500]

Some good old excitement, COY & restrictor plates. RG was strong at Daytona no reason to belive RGM won't be as prepared as they were in Feb. Who is RG's spotter never gets to excited and is always spot on to help RG navigate trouble.

[dezertranger1600]

My predictions:

If they use the COY I believe POS will qualify and RG will run in the top 15.

If thet use the COT, I believe POS will be watchin the race on TV and Robby bags a top 25.

Lets hope RG has AT LEAST a top 15.:D



POS will be @ home and have more time to make stoopid commercials...

[FlyHiFlyLo]

Entry List:

Car# Driver Sponsor/Manu Owner
1 00 David Reutimann Domino's Pizza Toyota Cal Wells
2 01 Regan Smith U.S. Army Chevy Bobby Ginn
3 1 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Chevy Teresa Earnhardt
4 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge Roger Penske
5 4 Ward Burton State Water Heaters Chevy James Finch
6 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevy Rick Hendrick
7 6 David Ragan AAA Ford Mike Dee
8 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevy Richard Childress
9 7 Robby Gordon Menards/Mapei Ford Robby Gordon
10 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Budweiser Chevy Teresa Earnhardt
11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge Ray Evernham
12 09 Mike Wallace Miccosukee Resort Dodge Larry McClure
13 10 Scott Riggs Stanley Tools /Valvoline Dodge James Rocco
14 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Chevy J.D. Gibbs
15 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge Roger Penske
16 13 Joe Nemechek CertainTeed Chevy Bobby Ginn
17 14 Sterling Marlin TBA Chevy Bobby Ginn
18 15 Paul Menard Menards Chevy Teresa Earnhardt
19 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford Jack Roush
20 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford John Henry
21 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevy Joe Gibbs
22 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge Ray Evernham
23 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevy Joe Gibbs
24 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Ford Glen Wood
25 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota Bill Davis
26 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy Rick Hendrick
27 25 Casey Mears National Guard/GMAC Chevy Mary Hendrick
28 26 Jamie McMurray Sharp Vikuiti Ford Geoff Smith
29 29 Kevin Harvick Shell-Pennzoil Chevy Richard Childress
30 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevy Richard Childress
31 34 Kevin Lepage MyAutoLoans.com Chevy Bob Jenkins
32 36 Jeremy Mayfield 360 OTC Toyota Bill Davis
33 37 John Andretti TBA Dodge Bob Jenkins
34 38 David Gilliland M&M's Ford Robert Yates
35 40 David Stremme Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi
36 41 Reed Sorenson Wrigley's Winterfresh Dodge Chip Ganassi
37 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco / Havoline Dodge Floyd Ganassi
38 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Spiderman 3 Dodge Richard Petty
39 44 Dale Jarrett UPS Toyota Michael Waltrip
40 45 Kyle Petty National Tire & Battery Dodge Kyle Petty
41 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevy Jeff Gordon
42 49 Mike Bliss Paralyzed Veterans of America Dodge Beth Ann Morgenthau
43 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Elizabeth Waltrip
44 60 Boris Said No Fear Ford Mark Simo
45 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevy Gene Haas
46 70 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation Chevy Gene Haas
47 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Chevy Barney Visser
48 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota Dietrich Mateschitz
49 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota Dietrich Mateschitz
50 88 Ricky Rudd Snickers Ford Robert Yates
51 96 Tony Raines DLP HDTV Chevy Bill Saunders
52 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford Georgetta Roush
Supposed to enter
x 58 James Hylton Chevy J.C. Weaver

[NIKAL]

Kinda off the Taladega subject but, did anyone else listen to the Sirius Tony Stewert Live show today? Tony had Wally Dallenbach Jr on his show. All Wally wanted to talk about is how this last weekend he was in California for NBC and the CORR off-road race. I guess he will be the TV announcer. Wally said that since he has not been a full time Cup racer he has been working for NBC full time and he has also been doing some dirt circle track racing and he loves it. He said he was offered a chance to drive a Pro 2 truck at the CORR race track just to see what it was like. He said he loved it so much that he is working on getting a truck to race at a few of the races this year. He said he could not believe how fun and extreem off-road racing is. He said these guys are way more hard core then the Nascar guys. He said that he has talked to Robby a lot about off road racing in the past and now he understands what Robby has been talking about. He also said Robby is very passionate when he talks about desert racing. Wally also said that he will not be racing in the Pikes Peak hill climb this year, but he and his brother are currently working on a package to race in this years Baja 1000. (I'm guessing the Baja Challenge class) He said they have been talking about the Baja 1000 for a while but after his first taste of CORR he said he is hooked! He told Tony that he needs to try it. Wally said to Tony if you do you will get hooked and would probably put the sprint cars away for awhile. Tony said Robby has asked him if he would like to try it and Tony said he was not sure. Wally said that he knows Tony would just love it. Wally kept talking about the 800 hp throwing dirt and jumping threw the air. Also Marty Snider the co-host on Tony's radio show and announcer for NBC is also going to be doing reporting for the CORR series this year and Wally said to him you wont believe it until you see it!

So it looks as if some more Nascar guys are finally getting it. Wally gave great plugs to CORR and Robby on a Nascar show!

[kaw500]

I usally catch his show on the ride home from work but worked late and missed it, damm. I would have liked to hear the chat about racing in the dirt. Did TS mention anything about disapearing after the race on Saturday? I know the week before he accepted alot of the blame for losing his cool and causing some mayhem.

[NIKAL]

I usally catch his show on the ride home from work but worked late and missed it, damm. I would have liked to hear the chat about racing in the dirt. Did TS mention anything about disapearing after the race on Saturday? I know the week before he accepted alot of the blame for losing his cool and causing some mayhem.

Oh yah! Tony gave a lame excuses that he did not want to speak because after last week he thought it was best not to say anything and he was really upset with NASCAR for throwing bogus debris cautions. He said he is fed up with the way NASCAR is running the sport and he knows the fans are figuring this out and TV say’s that if they can find the debris they will show it to the fans and they rarely ever find it. He says NASCAR is doing it to bunch up the field and make a better show, to keep more cars on the lead lap and to keep some fans favorites from going down a lap. He said if NASCAR wants to fix these races like WWF then just admit it and don’t pretend that its all about the racing and safety. He said being mad and not speaking had nothing to do with losing to Jeff. (Personally I don’t buy his story. It was not like Tony lost the race because of a debris caution. The caution that put Jeff in the lead was because of a wreck.) Tony also said that there are no rules that state that the top 5 finishers have to go to the media room, but it is just considered standard practice.

And Tony bashed NASCAR and the COT. He said one of the big reasons they built this new car was to eliminate the "Aero Push". He said it was worse then racing with the old car and as teams figure out these new cars it will become way worse then they have ever seen. He said NASCAR has really messed up with the new car and it is costing these teams a ton of money.

Personally I think Tony is becoming a big whiner and a hypocrite. He says that this bump slamming at Daytona and Taladega is going to kill someone and then what does Tony do? He deliberately takes out Kyle Busch and puts him into the wall. He talks about how Montoya needs to learn the NASCAR way of doing things and that he needs to respect the other drivers and then this weekend Tony almost wreaks Jeff G, Martin T and himself by going 3 wide this weekend. And Tony did say on his show last night that it might have looked good on TV but it was not a very good move. He complains about how bad a tire GoodYear brings to the track when he’s struggling, but yet if he does well then the tire is not so bad. If its not done Tony's way then it's not right.

[kaw500]

Thanks, TS being TS makes for good drama but I will say his show on Tuesday's usually beats the heck out of the other cookie cutter call in shows on SIRIUS. I'd actually prefer less call ins and more discussions by the actual participants. It's almost embarrassing listing to some of the calls and I end up just pushing the button to the Buzz Saw channel.

[woundedyak]

Nascar drivers are the new F1 pre-madonnas!"If I had enough money to retire, I would" Dam Tony,15-20 million a year isn't enough? What the hell are you doing with all of it?

[NIKAL]

Per Jayski!
NAPA looking? hearing that NAPA Auto Parts is looking at options for their sponsorship in the Nextel Cup Series. NAPA has been the sponsor for Michael Waltrip in the Cup Series since 2001, first with the #15 DEI Chevy, then since 2006 on the #55 car. Supposedly NAPA is talking to Richard Childress Racing as a possible replacement sponsor for Cingular, should AT&T not win its lawsuit against NASCAR to have the AT&T decals put on the #31 Chevy AND with Roush Fenway Racing as a sponsor for the #16 Ford Greg Biffle drives. Current sponsor Ameriquest has opted out of the sponsorship after the 2007 season.(4-25-2007)

WMR is looking more and more like a Bowl-A-Rama. Say good by to Nascar Mikey!

[FlyHiFlyLo]

NASCAR responds to Stewarts comments: NASCAR called Tony Stewart's comments "very, very disappointing." "NASCAR has been running races since 1948, and we place the safety of the drivers at the top of the list," said spokesman Jim Hunter. "We have more people and more resources than ever officiating our races. The safety of the drivers is our first priority. It has always been that way and will continue to be that way. There are thousands of talented race drivers out there who would consider it an honor to compete in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series."(

[bajafox]

RG dropped in the Power Rankings

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/features/power_rankings/09/talladega/index.html

Also a cool article on Yahoo! Sports talking about "the little guy" in NASCAR

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news;_ylt=AqHa57tfbJAVa74aJqGfttfov7YF?slug=rc-underdogs042607&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

[Bricoop]

Aero will be important and Rg's crew is happy with the numbers they showed at the wind tunnel.

http://www.robbygordon.com/cms/publish/article_866.shtml

[BAJACATDIESEL]

Does anyone know what sponsors Robby will run at which races thru the end of the year ?

[FlyHiFlyLo]

04/29/07 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway FOX/1:30 p.m. Menards/Mapei

05/05/07 Crown Royal Presents the Your Name Here 400 Richmond International Raceway FOX/7 p.m. --

05/12/07 Dodge Avenger 500 Darlington Raceway FOX/7 p.m. Menards/Mapei

05/19/07 Nextel All-Star Challenge Lowe's Motor Speedway SPEED/7 p.m. Jim Beam

05/27/07 Coca-Cola 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway FOX/5 p.m. Jim Beam Black

06/03/07 Dover 400 Dover International Speedway FOX/1 p.m. Menards/Mapei

06/10/07 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway TNT/1 p.m. Jim Beam

06/17/07 Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway TNT/-- Menards/Mapei

06/24/07 Toyota/SaveMart 350 Infineon Raceway TNT/4 p.m. --

07/01/07 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 New Hampshire International Speedway TNT/-- Menards/Mapei

07/07/07 Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway TNT/7 p.m. --

07/15/07 USG Sheetrock 400 Chicagoland Speedway TNT/3 p.m. Jim Beam

07/29/07 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway ESPN/1 p.m. --

08/05/07 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway ESPN/1 p.m. Mapei/Menards

08/12/07 NASCAR Nextel Cup at the Glen Watkins Glen International ESPN/1 p.m. Jim Beam

08/19/07 3M Performance 400 Michigan International Speedway ESPN/1 p.m. Jim Beam

08/25/07 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway ESPN/7 p.m. --

09/02/07 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 500 California Speedway ESPN/7 p.m. --

09/08/07 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway ABC/7 p.m. Jim Beam

09/16/07 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire International Speedway ABC/1 p.m. Jim Beam

09/23/07 Dover 400 Dover International Speedway ABC/1 p.m. --

09/30/07 Kansas 400 Kansas Speedway ABC/1 p.m. --

10/07/07 UAW-Ford 500 Talladega Superspeedway ABC/1 p.m. --

10/13/07 Bank of America 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway ABC/7 p.m. Motorola

10/21/07 Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway ABC/1 p.m. --

10/28/07 Georgia 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway ABC/1 p.m. Jim Beam

11/04/07 Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway ABC/3 p.m. Menards/Mapei

11/11/07 Checker Auto Parts 500
Phoenix International Raceway ABC/3 p.m. Menards/Mapei

11/18/07 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway ABC/3 p.m. --

[Hemp]

wow no sponsor yet for infineon

i would love to see robby gordon offroad get a cup win

[FlyHiFlyLo]

Or for the Pepsi 400---- Or The Brickyard! Those should be good Monster sales?

[spalind]

Or for the Pepsi 400---- Or The Brickyard! Those should be good Monster sales?

I count 11 unsponsored dates...that is a TON of coin to be given away....damn...would someone please step up?!?!?! I mean NAPA and Red Bull are puking up how much to watch Mikey and the gang sit on their couches each weekend?? And RG sits inside the top 25 all year?? I'm beginning to agree with Tony Stewert...NASCAR IS like "professional" wrestling....

[RGFan]

I count 11 unsponsored dates...that is a TON of coin to be given away....damn...would someone please step up?!?!?! I mean NAPA and Red Bull are puking up how much to watch Mikey and the gang sit on their couches each weekend?? And RG sits inside the top 25 all year?? I'm beginning to agree with Tony Stewert...NASCAR IS like "professional" wrestling....

11 races and what 3 or 4 without sponsorship already. RG has already been quoted as saying that it is $400,000 a race. That comes to $6,000,000 give or take out of a 14.4 million budget, which is still below the top notch sponsors by about 6 million if he was fully sponsored. RGM was supposed to be a 2 car team this year. RGM is clearly falling back, not moving forward this season. Now I made some comments last weekend about Jimmy Spencer and the nice things he had to say about RG. He also said that as long as Rg continued this course of action with owning a single car team that he will never get the wins and championships that he has the talent to win. You have to have 3 or 4 cars to win a championship these days, that is just the way it is. I tend to agree with Jimmy Spencer. I think RG should have his own team if he wants, but grow the team in the truck series and busch with multiple cars. Let RGM build its reputation as a winner in those ranks while RG drives for someone else on Sunday, like Dale Sr. did it. With his team performing well and he performing well in Cup for a contender, that would help with sponsorship eventually. To be honest, it hurts to see the 31 do so well, that should be RG in there in the top 5 right now. Now Fly made a response that Rg should have done it the way that he did or he would be fighting the red bulls and the MWR teams for positions in the race every week. WHile that is a valid point for the number 7 team, my response is only the 7 is secure right now. IF he wants to grow the team( he needs to grow the team) those teams are going to have to fight there way in as well. We are not in the first or second season now, this is season 3 and instead of moving up, they are treading water, underfunded by about 6 million and still getting top 30's. How much longer does Jim Beam put up with this, where is John Menard at? Look, I am an RG Fan thru and thru, have been since the very early 90's as a teenager. And Fly said that RG loves to prove people wrong, I hope he proves me wrong, 10 ways and backwards. BUt RG is not 20 something anymore. He is pushing 40, he is in his prime now. Do I want to see RGM flourish, hell yes I do, I want to see RGM grow into a Penske and more, supporting cars from every discipline, ALS, IRL, SCORE, CORR, DAKAR, NEXTEL CUP, BUSCH, TRUCKS, all of it. But running around getting top 30's with a single car operation is not the way to do it IMO. I want to see RG get a championship to shut everyone up, I want to see him get 3 -5 wins a year. But the way it is going right now, I do not see it happening. Where is Monster and that big announcement? Them sponsoring Indy and the Pepsi 400 races is not primary sponsorship, that is a sponsorship filler.

The way I see it, RG and RGM has only a few choices.....First, obtain sponsorship for the 7 and another car, prefferably 2 (unlikely, they can not even keep the 7 sponsored), Second, partner or purchase another team like Yates with sponsorship and points (tried that, did not work), Third, stay as is and flounder as they are now and end up the way they did in 2000, or fourth, RG go drive for a top notch team and still keep RGM alive and grow it the way Dale Sr. grew DEI. Like I said, I hope I am wrong and they eventually flourish. But while RG likes proving people wrong, he also liked proving people wrong in 2000 and look what happened. But who the hell am I, I am just an RG fan, I should be used to the months of frustration touched with moments of brilliance by now. There is a rumor that RCR is going to 4 cars next season, RG did not burn any bridges when he left there, definetely food for thought.

[woundedyak]

I totally agree.He needs to go run for someone else and build the team. That seems to be the way everyone is doing it! Take Harvick for example.His truck team is doing pretty well and he always gets at lease on cup driver to fill a seat in his Busch car with good results. I would think RG would have a hard time getting a seat in another teams car at this point. I would think that his "intentions" would be question.

[b-makk]

11 races and what 3 or 4 without sponsorship already. RG has already been quoted as saying that it is $400,000 a race. That comes to $6,000,000 give or take...(cut to avoid filling page)...

I agree with everything you said. It's disheartening to see RG running around 25th - 35th every week and sometimes without a sponsor. He's got a car in the top 35 - go merge it with RCR! Did RG's new shop ever get off the ground? Scrap the new shop and make the current shop a Busch/Truck shop and merge in Cup with a team looking for another driver - RCR, Penske, Ganassi (just not BDR or POS racing!) Bobby Ginn's team is looking good and he's got a couple of soon-to-be-if-not-already washed up drivers.

I don't see why he HAS to go it alone. Foolish pride!

[Bricoop]

The thing that I see that really screwed Robby over this season was the Botched RYR deal. This would have brought Robby at least one more car, guaranteed sponspoship through Menard and a talented young driver in Paul Menard. Really too bad, now RGM needs to figure out what to do or I see more sponsors jumping ship next year as well.

[RGFan]

The thing that I see that really screwed Robby over this season was the Botched RYR deal. This would have brought Robby at least one more car, guaranteed sponspoship through Menard and a talented young driver in Paul Menard. Really too bad, now RGM needs to figure out what to do or I see more sponsors jumping ship next year as well.

Well, Paul had one more year on his DEI contract, so he was going to be at DEI this year. BUt you really hit the nail on the head. As soon as I heard that they held off on the construction of the new RGM shop because of the impending deal, I knew that they had put alll of their eggs into the RYR deal. Then loosing Harrahs and the approx 6 mil that went along, by my math, that puts RGM operating on 8.4 million in sponsorship, but there are associates. so lets say 10 to 12 million., that is half of the budget of a competetive Cup team. Tony Stewart could not be competetive on a team with half of the budget he has now. :(

So goes the life as an RG Fan

[RGFan]

Nascar did not let the 20 team unload the car until Tony went to the hauler to speak with Nascar Officials............SOunds like Vince McMahon not letting the Hulk wrestle until he appologized to Vince for calling him a POS

[kaw500]

Nascar did not let the 20 team unload the car until Tony went to the hauler to speak with Nascar Officials............SOunds like Vince McMahon not letting the Hulk wrestle until he appologized to Vince for calling him a POS

I heard about that this AM. McMahon & Hulkster LMAO:D

[Mary Kay]

Nascar did not let the 20 team unload the car until Tony went to the hauler to speak with Nascar Officials............SOunds like Vince McMahon not letting the Hulk wrestle until he appologized to Vince for calling him a POS

I would have paid good money to watch Tony say he is sorry to Nascar!

[RGFan]

TO make a guy like Tony come out with his tail between his legs appologizing, I can not believe it. He should have stood his ground. Can you imagine the revolt by fans if Nascar did not let him race..........It would have been huge.

[Mary Kay]

I am not a Tony fan but I wish he would have stood his ground! He had a good point and said it then got slapped on the hand????

[b-makk]

I think nascar is hurting their image by working so hard to increase their image. They're friggin communists.

Anybody who says anything against them gets hauled into the white trailer at gunpoint and they come out 1/2 hour later with glazed eyes and apologizing to the media.

[RGFan]

I think nascar is hurting their image by working so hard to increase their image. They're friggin communists.

Anybody who says anything against them gets hauled into the white trailer at gunpoint and they come out 1/2 hour later with glazed eyes and apologizing to the media.

Well said.

[REEVESRacing]

Oh yah! Tony gave a lame excuses that he did not want to speak because after last week he thought it was best not to say anything and he was really upset with NASCAR for throwing bogus debris cautions. He said he is fed up with the way NASCAR is running the sport and he knows the fans are figuring this out and TV say’s that if they can find the debris they will show it to the fans and they rarely ever find it. He says NASCAR is doing it to bunch up the field and make a better show, to keep more cars on the lead lap and to keep some fans favorites from going down a lap. He said if NASCAR wants to fix these races like WWF then just admit it and don’t pretend that its all about the racing and safety. He said being mad and not speaking had nothing to do with losing to Jeff. (Personally I don’t buy his story. It was not like Tony lost the race because of a debris caution. The caution that put Jeff in the lead was because of a wreck.) Tony also said that there are no rules that state that the top 5 finishers have to go to the media room, but it is just considered standard practice.

And Tony bashed NASCAR and the COT. He said one of the big reasons they built this new car was to eliminate the "Aero Push". He said it was worse then racing with the old car and as teams figure out these new cars it will become way worse then they have ever seen. He said NASCAR has really messed up with the new car and it is costing these teams a ton of money.

Personally I think Tony is becoming a big whiner and a hypocrite. He says that this bump slamming at Daytona and Taladega is going to kill someone and then what does Tony do? He deliberately takes out Kyle Busch and puts him into the wall. He talks about how Montoya needs to learn the NASCAR way of doing things and that he needs to respect the other drivers and then this weekend Tony almost wreaks Jeff G, Martin T and himself by going 3 wide this weekend. And Tony did say on his show last night that it might have looked good on TV but it was not a very good move. He complains about how bad a tire GoodYear brings to the track when he’s struggling, but yet if he does well then the tire is not so bad. If its not done Tony's way then it's not right.

Couldn't agree more.

Sure, he can drive, and he probably could have been a true leader, Like Dale Sr., if he was objective and consistent with his comments. Who would want him in offroad with this behavior?

Nascar is really pretty boring (unless your in the infield with a beach cruiser and a bag of beads!). We watch Nascar because of RG (and follow MarK Martin, and Jr. as well). Nascar has exploded over the last +- 10 yrs., and is packaged reasonably well w/ network TV, corporate sponsors, infield camping, headfones, trackside and trackpass (altho the website is 100% worthless pos). There is also the SW Series with several now generation offroad racers running , but unfortunately there is no "career path" for young drivers in offroad (interesting note, 70%+ of Nascar fans own a pickup truck...).

It looks like CORR is modeling a similar pkg. (demographic locations, TV, sponsor / contingency program, weekend RV parking, and a professional marketing program) which should be good in the sense that it will bring more exposure to offroad. Ck. "The Journey" (http://www.corracing.com/2007/index.php?p=gallery&type=2&gallery_id=120&page2=)and their site, which is looking really good. The new mktg. team is doing a pretty good job.

Is TS bigger than Nascar? Is Nekcar right or wrong to "call him out?" Will the COT work? Who cares. Really, just want to see RG show em' all, yet here we are running top 30's...:rolleyes:.

There aren't really many better drivers than RG, are there?

[michael_loomis]

man you guys are depressing!! worse than my GF dumping me !!

RG first in practice !! :D so far ..

damn.. so excited for him, I didnt even realize it was Happy Hour. Wheres everyone at ?? lol

[Hemp]

looks like tony got fine 10k

where did u find fastest in practice? that nascar.com site is horrible

[michael_loomis]

foxsports.com :)

[erikh]

Anyone else catch that stupid ***** Domino's segment on Trackside? I guess POS has to get some extra coverage for his sponsors any way he can.

erik

[NicksTrix]

10 grand. that's chump change to these guys. i bet tony spends that a month in fuel for the coach, helo & jet.
yes he got his hand slapped, but he knows where his meal ticket is coming from in the form of multi millions a year. gotta do what you gotta do..he knows they don't need him to have a race. sure it might piss a bunch of fans and sponsors off, but there is still 50 cars in the garage wanting to get in and the majority have sponsorship for a full year.

[RGFan]

SWEET!!!! Hopefully he does well and gets a solid finish, he is strong at restrictor plate tracks. Now if they can only get the rest of the cars figured out and find some sponsorship.

[kaw500]

RG 50.85 he'll start around 35th sure he had a race set up.
The cars that raced their way in will fall back quickly. 50.66 current bubble spot
TV is a little behind DJ will use his last card and will probably not get in another race this year. No way MIKEE will find the speed.

[REEVESRacing]

RG 50.85 he'll start around 35th sure he had a race set up.
The cars that raced their way in will fall back quickly. 50.66 current bubble spot
TV is a little behind DJ will use his last card and will probably not get in another race this year. No way MIKEE will find the speed.


yep...

How bout Boris!!!

TV announcer...

RG 4 top 10's and 6 top 12's in last 10 appearances @ Talldega.

[kaw500]

Damm MW just ran a 50.38 he just might make it

[mattb]

Nice passive aggressive comments about Robby.. "He ran with Childress.. With his personality, he's just better off doing his own thing."

[b-makk]

Reutimann sends POS home again!!! HAHAHA

[kaw500]

RG starts 38th, impound time, lot of cars will be going backwards early hope the #7 hooks up quickly and has a great day.

[FlyHiFlyLo]

No more PCP for DJ!!! No NDS Raciing will be writing UPS rebate checks! LOL

Funny thing is... POS gave DJ over half the UPS sponsor dollars just to get him over there. NDS is going to be writing checks out of his own pocket before the end of the year.

[dezertranger1600]

see ya next weekend MIIIKEEYYY!!

[Bricoop]

ROBBY GORDON -- No. 7 Jim Beam Ford Fusion (Qualified 45th, Provisional)

"I watched Dale Jr. qualify earlier today and then I watched Jeff Burton qualify and I listened to their comments afterward and I just kind of smiled because I knew we had the same stuff built into our car for racing and it really wasn't gonna help us -- it's things you do with your body to make enough downforce, so you can get down underneath somebody -- side draft them -- and hopefully clear them. We've got that built in and it's stuff you just can't change for qualifying. If you qualify good, you don't have it for the race and the most important thing is having it for the race at the end of the day. We qualified right where we thought we would. We thought we'd do an .80 and we did an .85, so we had our expectations checked at the door. We knew where we were, but after watching yesterday's practice and how I could start at the back of the pack and work my way to the front, I'm excited about tomorrow's race."

[RGFan]

HA HA HA HA HA! Get your shaggy *** out of the Talladega Infield POS, RACERS ONLY!!!!

[RGFan]

Nice passive aggressive comments about Robby.. "He ran with Childress.. With his personality, he's just better off doing his own thing."

Who said that, Darrel? Yeah, he is one to talk, He and his brother need to realize it is no longer the 80's and there is actually some competition now. Go back to where ever the hell they are from and do something they are good at, racing the figure 8 track at the crash up derby and wreck some perfectly good cars:D

[dezertranger1600]

Who said that, Darrel? Yeah, he is one to talk, He and his brother need to realize it is no longer the 80's and there is actually some competition now. Go back to where ever the hell they are from and do something they are good at, racing the figure 8 track at the crash up derby and wreck some perfectly good cars:D

hahaha amen.

[kaw500]

Looks like RG can move the #7 where he wants lap 12 in 12th long race. I bet now he knows he can run up near the front he pulls back like Daytona and works at staying out of trouble and then kick it up in the last 50.

Then again I could be wrong seems like he found a home in the top 10

[Bricoop]

To the back again, I was thinking the exact same thing. "Sweet, this thing is fast. Might as well chill in the back and save this bad boy."

Wonder if he has been running warm. Radio is silent...might be a problem w/ NOL?

[kaw500]

To the back again, I was thinking the exact same thing. "Sweet, this thing is fast. Might as well chill in the back and save this bad boy."

Wonder if he has been running warm. Radio is silent...might be a problem w/ NOL?

I have my sound maxxed but it's like a whisper lot of chat from the spotter.

[Bricoop]

Rg behind the wall

[kaw500]

AW well # 7 behind the wall Engine gone SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spalind]

Well that ends that...behind the wall with engine issues...

[Bricoop]

RG says its done

[RGFan]

Another sign of bad luck for RGM. This will not be good for the points. They have got to get out from under this dark cloud that is hanging over them. Why is RGM not involved with this buyout of RYR..................Maybe they are and it is not being mentioned. If they are not, I am not liking what I am seeing.

[kaw500]

Be lucky to stay in the top 30 in points

[FlyHiFlyLo]

I think he is 29th right now.

[JRod]

Silver Lining:

NDS Racing now has no cars in top 35 and no PCP left... UPS #7 sounds good...

Might as well put a bad engine day behind us for RG- And no conspiracy theories since the 99 blew up too...ugh.

[fishd00d]

Can Toyota get their first win today? 20 to go and 00 is in 3rd....

[JRod]

No way that Toyota wins- and even a great finish won't put him into the top 35 I don't think...could be wrong. Top 10-15 is all I would bet for the last POS team standing...

[JRod]

OPOS's favoritism for his brother's car is sickening- I understand announcers have good/bad things to say, but it you want some sort of objectivity from the booth...

[JRod]

#00: Up in smoke in true POS fashion...

[fishd00d]

lol that is funny. I think the caution there is typical Nascar BS though. He was already down and at the bottom why throw the caution??

[kaw500]

Odd finish the TS drama grows. 00 up in smoke looks like RG will end up 28th in points.

Goes without saying the slide needs to end.

Make that 27th

[DanDan]

I hope those are light beers coming out of the stands.

[kaw500]

Never an excuse to throwing crap on a track!!!!

[DanDan]

Never an excuse to throwing crap on a track!!!!

Yeah, I feel a little bad for making light of the situation. They say that deputies are handcuffing offenders.

[JRod]

Never an excuse to throwing crap on a track!!!!

I am just glad I didn't throw my beer at my DLP tv- I would have really regretted that!

[9Iron]

Jimmy Spencer(Trackside) just said...
"Johnny Benson in a Toyota for Richmond"
Whose ride is he taking?

[FlyHiFlyLo]

New entry

[JRod]

Notable drivers RG is still ahead of in points 1/4 of the way through the season:

Joe Nemechek
Reed Sorensen
Kasey Kahne
Casey Mears
Scott Riggs
Dave Blaney
Brian Vickers
Jeremy Mayfield

oh yeah... and all of the POS circus.

Less than 100pts out of top 20 and 219 out of 12th.

Could be better, but could be much worse... Hopefully he has a surge here in the early part of the middle of the season.

[kaw500]

Notable drivers RG is still ahead of in points 1/4 of the way through the season:

Joe Nemechek
Reed Sorensen
Kasey Kahne
Casey Mears
Scott Riggs
Dave Blaney
Brian Vickers
Jeremy Mayfield

oh yeah... and all of the POS circus.

Less than 100pts out of top 20 and 219 out of 12th.

Could be better, but could be much worse... Hopefully he has a surge here in the early part of the middle of the season.


OK I'll stay positive RGM will get it right and RG will never say die

[kaw500]

Yeah, I feel a little bad for making light of the situation. They say that deputies are handcuffing offenders.

Just like any other group (even off roaders) actions of a few can make it look bad for the rest. I did think the roll of TP was kind of funny.:)


I am just glad I didn't throw my beer at my DLP tv- I would have really regretted that!

In 1982 I threw a small TV thru a big TV after the Charger Bengal game. I sobered up in 85 and my busting up my big DLP would take a serious relapse.:eek:

[Bricoop]

Menards Mapei Talladega Race Report


NASCAR NEXTEL CUP > News > Race Reports
Posted by on Apr 30, 2007, 16:24

Robby Gordon and the No. 7 team traveled to Alabama this weekend for the running of the Aaron’s 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway. After leading final practice on Friday afternoon, the team was eager for another solid finish to continue this season’s momentum. As luck would have it, a blown engine would ruin the No. 7 team’s chances for a solid finish for the season debut of the Menards/Mapei paint scheme and relegate them to a 41st place finish. Gordon is now currently 27th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup standings, still comfortably inside the top-35 in owners’ points, guaranteeing the team a starting spot in next week’s race under the lights at the Richmond International Raceway. FOX television and MRN radio affiliates will broadcast the event beginning at 7:00 pm (ET).

[RGFan]

Did you guys catch this crap about Michael Waltrip is crying about the qualifying procedure and Nascar is listening and considering a change. Do not get me wrong, I have always thought the fastest 43 guys should be in the race. But RGM had to do backflips their first season and were shafted for 7 races their first season. Where was the outcry then? Now POS crys and they are going to consider it. I think it is a bunch of BS

[FlyHiFlyLo]

I think more the fact that DJ and UPS is out of PCPs makes for more pressure on NASCAR, than motormouth and Toyota.

[kaw500]

Did you guys catch this crap about Michael Waltrip is crying about the qualifying procedure and Nascar is listening and considering a change. Do not get me wrong, I have always thought the fastest 43 guys should be in the race. But RGM had to do backflips their first season and were shafted for 7 races their first season. Where was the outcry then? Now POS crys and they are going to consider it. I think it is a bunch of BS

Yeah I heard him crying about that but even Schrader said they have been on both sides and they like it when they are in and hate it when they are out. I hated it at 1st but it does add another layer of drama to NASCAR each week that keeps me tuning in.

[fishd00d]

Why do they only start 43 cars?? Why not start more if there are that many?

[TrademarkTim]

on the smaller tracks like bristol i do see it being a problem with more than 43 cars. Even the 1 mile tracks are crowded with 43 cars imo. I do think that 50+ cars on daytona or talladega is cool but then you gotta have the same number and 50 cars on bristol would be hell....but fun to watch. I do think it should be the 43 fastest get it and thats it. Dosent matter if you lead the points or you are a past champ.

Then again, making that garuntee for the top 35 in points means that you have to perform week in and week out if you want to be garunteed into the show. Its fun to keep track of where robby is to see if he is going to make it and fun to watch POS sit at home.

[NIKAL]

Why do they only start 43 cars?? Why not start more if there are that many?

My understanding is; A long time ago it was only 42 starters which made 21 even rows. Then when Richard Petty started to strugle to qualify on time, Nascar came up with the Past Champions Provisional. Nascar knew that a lot of fans came to the races to see the "King" Richard Petty race. He was a big draw and he had won a record 7 Championships. And if he or another big star did not make the field that the fans and the track attendance would go down. So Nascar came up with the Past Championship Provisional and that added the 43rd starter. It was Nascar's way of insuring that the fans were going to see the Champions and it also was a way to pay respect to a Past Champion.

[9Iron]

Why do they only start 43 cars?? Why not start more if there are that many?

Interesting idea...
why not, on bigger tracks run more cars.
or on medium to smaller venues, run two qualifying heats and a main.

[Bricoop]

One big problem is Pit road. It's already crowded as is, and there are only a limited number of spaces as well.

[b-makk]

Pit road needs an upper deck with a nice on-ramp back onto the track. They'd gain time on their stops.

[DailyPedal]

A non issue on the larger tracks...1 mile and up...reconfigure pit lane with a longer pit road and pits out into the corner or even the on the back stretch.

[b-makk]

That's a good idea for pits on the backstretch, they could finally sell some seats back there.
Also, don't let the cars more than one lap down line up on the inside on restarts.
3rd new rule, nobody named Waltrip allowed in Nascar.

[9Iron]

3rd new rule, nobody named Waltrip allowed in Nascar.

Sweet!