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Another big race and a few more wrecks. This week it was Talladega and when it was all said and done there were not too many cars without a scratch. Actually most of them were all wrecked by the end of the race.

It is amazing that cars can go for hours at 200 mph within inches of each other and not crash. This race had me on the edge of my seat especially at the end. Once they start shuffling and going 4 wide in the turns while still bumpo drafting you know somethings go to give.

Today it looked like it was Tony Stewart’s #20 Home Depot car that was the victim of a big wreck. It is hard to tell who actually was at fault as Bobby Labonte was coming up as Tony was coming down. There is just room for one maybe two cars enetering a turn at these speeds.

Jeff Gordon was in second place just a lap or two before the wreck and he was nowhere to be found at the end of the race. Same goes for Jimmie Johnson’s #48 Lowes Chevy. Jimmie was making his charge up to the front and was doing some pretty good drafting with Michael Waltrip of all people. Not a usual drafting partner for Hendricks cars at all.

The crowd went nuts as usual when Dale Jr took the lead for a while before he got smashed up and the rea panel destroyed on his #88 Amp energy car.

It was nice not to have a green/white/checkered finish for a change. This race also produced some other drivers in the top finishers then usual. This was do to the wrecks and the Nascar stars in those wrecks. Kyle Busch won and even he had a huge donut mark on the passenger side of his car. There was a lot of banginging into each other. Thats restrictor plate racing for you.

I was at this race and was on the other side of the track so I couldn’t see it up close. The Car of Tomorrow really saved Jeff Gordon from getting hurt.

Every time I watch this wreck I am amazed that he was not hurt badly. He said he was sore but that is a blessing compared to what if. They really need to put safer barriers wherever the car can go and not just the outside walls.

I am not sure I ever saw anything like this without it being in a race. Heck I don’t think I ever saw anything this bad.

Yes he did get out of the car and even waved to the fans. The good folks at Nascar have to be proud of the way all the safety equipment and the tracks safer walls performed. I am thinking that Michael is glad he is in the new car of tomorrow, which was built with drivers safety in mind.

Looks like I guessed this weeks winner. Looks like all the Hendrick cars did well. Jeff gordon was second, Jimmie Johnson was 4th and Dale jr was in the top 10. Not a bad week for the guys over at Hendrick.

I am still in shock that the race didn’t end early due to rain.

Today is racing at Martinsville! That doesn’t get me excited since I am not a short track fan. After watching all the cautions in the truck race yesterday I am really not looking forward to watching caution laps again today. When they are not under caution there are some things to look for.

One is Kyle Busch being aggresive and then crashing late in the race. It seems like this is happening every week now. I don’t know why the Nascar announcers praise this kid every week for his skills. Skills don’t equal over aggressive driving. Guess I am still mad at the way he closed the race a few weeks ago by almost wrecking Dale Jarret for no reason.

I am expecting Denny Hamlin to have a good day. He seems to do well on short tracks, and the truck race yesterday may have helped give him and his team some information on the track. Of course I am rooting for Jimmie Johnson but it seems they have lost their edge on the car of tomorrow. I don’t know lately it only seems like Dale Jr’s car is actually working well for the team. It is only a matter of time before he gets Hendrick’s a win.

Jeff Gordon has the pole and the very important first pit stall. It is also the first race with UPS as a sponsor for David Reutimann as Dale Jarret is going to retire after the All Star race. It will seem funny to not see Dale in the UPS car.

This is the way I will remember Dale since I was there. It is a shame since he had so many wins. Good luck Dale I look forward to watching you in the booth and sharing your knowledge with us

I was amazed when I walked into the Auto Show here in New York and saw two Nascars sitting there and the Daytona 500 throphy also. They had supposedly the winning car of Ryan Newman’s Alltel Dodge Charger and Kurt Busch’s Miller Lite Dodge Charger along with the tires they used during the race.

Kind of cool, Here is a picture you can see more on the forum.
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They also had some other race cars and even a driver that I had never heard of I think he did road course races.

Small tracks are not a favorite of mine but they do provide some amazing wrecks. As I am sitting here it is about an hour or so before the race starts at Bristol. It has been rainy and stormy the whole weekend and yesterdays Nationwide race had to be cut short. The storms that hit the area hard especially the downtown Atlanta area with the f2 tornado are seeming like they are out of the picture and racing will be normal.

Did I just put the words normal and racing in the same sentence that is going to be far from the truth today. The rain has taken all the rubber off the worlds fastest half mile and that should provide a slick course. I didn’t even mention the tire issue which is seeming to be an issue of late.

Jeff Gordon was complaining during the practice session that this tire is not right for the course. I am looking forward to seeing the race being that it’s Dale Jarrets last points race. I hope that the tire issue doesn’t hurt his chances today.

Here is a short video of Carl Edwards doing his customary victorious backflip after he won the Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Speedway March 2, 2008.

Just a short video of a restart. Pretty cool seats that I had in turn four.

Tony Stewart did not have a good race in Las Vegas. He crashed early and had a DNF (Did Not Finish for the newbies). He blew a front tire right in front of my seats and hit the wall hard. It took a few minutes to get Tony out of the car as he hurt his foot in the crash. Really is a good thing they put in the safer barriers or he would have been really hurt.

Here are some pictures of the wreck. 

And my favorite one of all

Although watching a wreck is cool you always hope that no one gets hurt. There are some other cool Nascar crash pictures that I took that also happened where I sat that I have to upload.