I wouldn't necessarily say the 29 was the last one I wanted to win the race..that honor belongs to the 48 (wrecked by his own teammate..lol). I've been a Mark Martin fan since he was driving the Folgers car. The 29 win was ok, I was glad to see RCR win another 500, but damn I'm disappointed that Mark lost by .02 seconds :(

I was really cheering for Mark to pull out with a win after my boys took each other out. I did cheer when the 48 wrecked :) Can't fricken stand ol JJ. That commercial today with him and Sadler pretty much sums up Johnson.

I also was glad to see Bowyer climb out of the 07 after sliding across on his roof. Had me concerned. But it was a good race all in all.

Yeah...when I saw the front end of the 07 on fire, I think I held my breath till I saw Clint climbing out the window.

Oh, I was the same way... as soon as the camera cut to it on its roof, I had an oh shit moment that didn't end til the window net was down and he was wriggling out.

Oh, and the Sadler/Johnson Sprint commercial did pretty much sum up Johnson. I liked the Alltel commercial when Newman was calling everybody to tell them the race was off..lol.

Aw I missed that one! I also liked the new Young Guns one. The old Newman! one was pretty funny, but this one was too.

Of those able to win 01 Mark Martin .... heck he has a more of a craggie face than I do.... need to sleep before I build on this CO in DE

Thought I might add this close encounter in this thread...

Last night, while making a delivery to a truck stop/service garage on the western outskirts of town, I was passed by one tractor/trailer that stood out...couldn't tell the business name, but I couldn't miss the truck, chrome-laden & enough running lights to be seen from outer space ;) All I could make out was a Target logo on the back, but it seemed a little extravegant to be hauling pallets of store merchandise...when it got about 100 ft ahead me, I was startled by the sound of an explosion, very loud it was...next thing I & everybody else around me are playing dodge-'em with huge chunks of steel-reinforced rubber...luckily, no damage to me or anyone else that could tell, but it got my heart a-pounding pretty good...the truck finally gets his speed down, & pulls over to the shoulder about a mile down the road, & I continue to my destination.
After dropping off a #50 truck part at the repair shop, I go back to my minivan, & in the parking lot behind me is that truck again...& now I see why it was so gussied up...it was the car hauler for the #41 Target Reed Sorenson car, obviously on its way from the shop in NC heading to the California Race this week...but I think he was gonna be delayed a little until he got that tire fixed ;)
BTW, just as i got there, my dispatcher called me to say the customer wanted me to go back & get another part they needed, they didn't realize I was already in their parking lot...I declined to make the 2nd trip, it was late & I was still a little shakey from the near-disaster with the truck...

we had that happen while driving cross country once...scariest damn thing ever!...glad you made it out of the shrapnel unscathed, scotz.

Happens every time you leave a race in the direction of the Carolinas they either pass you or you pass them ... want to laugh ? waive at the people on the overpasses they will waive back guess we are all members of one big goofy club

Has anyone else noticed that in recent years, NASCAR drivers have gotten better looking?? I know thats made me more of a NASCAR fan... I know I wouldn't mind riding #8 for a couple hours... :boink:

*runs out to buy a Dale Jr mask* ;)

What are Jaun Pablos chances of winning today ?

It wouldn't surprise me terribly if he won today really. Actually, I sort of expect him to win a couple on the Nextel Cup circuit before the season is done. The guy is just too good of a driver to get shut out. Probably a lot of DNF's and maybe some bad finishes from taking chances he shouldn't but I do believe he'll win a couple.

What are Jaun Pablos chances of winning today ?