2010 NASCAR running thread

Hello, Vegas?

Give me $1,000 on Junior winning the Bud Shootout and another grand on him sweeping the 500. NASCAR needs him more than he needs NASCAR, and the Frances know seeing 88 in victory lane twice in Daytona would cure a lot of ills.

 

This is posted just for IJAG. At least the driver in question didn't get injured falling off a speeding golf cart. ;D
http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-nascar-hamlin-tornacl&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

Twitter: it's not just for the young and tragically hip anymore.

http://twitter.com/ward27burton

 

YOU WILL NOT SPEAK ILL OF WARD BURTON, DAMMIT!

 

Race purses cut 10 percent in all three national series.

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/news/story?id=4869761

 

So after hearing for months how Yates Racing was being gobbled up by Richard Petty Motorsports . . . hey, look who re-emerged and arranged an alliance and minority ownership with another team entirely today.

http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Front_Row_Motorsports_deal_with_Yates_Racing_puts_all_of_its_cars_in_Daytona_500.html

The hell?

 

Most interesting thing thus far at Daytona media day . . . the champ calls out Sam Hornish Jr.:<blockquote>“He hits waaay too much stuff,” Johnson said, “including me, at important times of the year. And has still today never said a word. I wish he’d just walk up to me and say, ‘Hey, I meant to crash you.’”

But didn’t another driver get Hornish loose in a three-wide situation or get into him?

Johnson wasn’t having any of it.

“Either way, wouldn’t you think that with what was on the line, you’d at least walk up to the guy and say, ‘Man, I hate it for you; it wasn’t my fault, somebody hit me,’” Johnson asked, somewhat incredulous. “But the guy just doesn’t talk. He doesn’t say anything.”</blockquote>http://www.sbnation.com/2010/2/4/1292173/nascar-media-day-daytona

 

Looks like a baby boom this year too.
JP Montoya's wife is going have No. 3
Gordo's hottie is expecting baby No.2
Double J, Carl Edwards and Elliott Sadler are also soon to be parents.

 

Um.....this is news to me.

Oh, you meant Jimmie Johnson. Sorry.....carry on!

 

As expected, Miccosukee Indians are out of NASCAR.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/Big-sponsor-ditches-Phoenix-Racing-for-season-020410

Lee failed to report that they were also lined up to sponsor Kyle Busch's new truck team. KyBu said today he has an alternate sponsor in place for Daytona. Guess he needs to think beyond that.

 

From @jeff_gluck...the engagement ring Kyle Busch gave to his lady.

G.A.U.D.Y.

http://tweetphoto.com/10485525