The final lap of todays Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY7AyAUOf6A

My prayers are with the 8 fans injured at the finish of todays race...thankfully no deaths to report.

Mad props to my driver, Carl Edwards for finishing the race regarless.

 

Yea I was watching it. That was insane. Love how he ran to the finish line after flying through the air.

 

Yeah, that was real Talladega Nights like...sort of ironic since it happened at Talladega of all places.

But the status of the fans are that a total of 8 injuries were reported, two serious but not life threatening and AT LEAST one fan was airlifted to a hospital. No life threatening injuries were reported, but possibly a few broken bones to the person that was airlifted out...since it's serious, taking a wild guess and gonna say maybe like a neck or back injury but it's just listed as serious.

 

I was actually watching it, crazy stuff. I saw it get airborne and I was thinking, "Oh wow, how far is it going to fly?" I was glad to see it not go over the fencing. I LOL when the announcer said that no debris went through the fence, tell that to the people that you could see on the replay getting hit with ****. It was a pretty nasty wreck, fun to watch. I thought it was neat that the cars were tag-teaming at the end, were they actually pushing each other? Glad no one died. Nascar wins a point in my book with that performance.

 

ROFL

 

GREAT JOB BRAD! I've been pulling for him ever since I saw him drive Ted Musgrave's truck a couple of years ago! Hendrick is going to have one HELL of a driver in that 5 car next year! Yes, that is my prediction, Brad will be in the 5 car next year, Fart Martin will finally get his oldy wrinkly *** off of the track!

I can't stand Carl Edwards, but at least he handled his post race interview with some dignity, kudos for him. And the Ricky Bobby immitation was pretty funny too.

 

I'll leave my opinions about Nascar out this thread lol.


But that was pretty gnarly.

 

Hee doggie, his sponser is a local Indian tribe from Florida.

 

Yeah, at Talladega they're all up on each others bumper the whole race.

I think the driver you're referring to is his older brother Brian Keselowski who had been driving for Ted Musgrave a few years back. And though he (in reference to Brad) stayed within Nascar's "no pass under the yellow line" rule, he should've known not to wreck Carl. Granted my opinion is biased because I'm a Carl Edwards fan, but still...don't wreck the other guy.
/mini-rant

 

Here's another photo for those too lazy to watch the video...

 

Pwned.

 

Yeah and this is the stuff going on locally...
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12233250

tough day for racers, I guess.

 

Wrong on both points.. Ted Musgrave was suspended two years ago and Brad subbed for him in one race, Brad was going to win that race but Travis Kvapil wrecked him with a few laps to go. That was when Dale Jr. noticed Brad and put him in the Busch car a couple of races later. The rest is history..

Carl should not have cut across the nose of Brad's car, he assumed that Brad would lift and there was no way in hell that was going to happen. Carl even said it himself in the post race interview.

 

I think you need to open your ears up a little more next time, Evan. Carl said that he didn't realize that Brad had moved up to his quarter-panel, he thought he still had room to block. No idiot (well maybe one of the Busch brothers) would ever cut in front of another driver like that had they known how far up the quarter-panel he was. But yeah...he did not say that in the post race interview. Don't try to discredit my driver...or I will kill you in your sleep...
*insert maniacal laughter*

As for Brad vs Brian Keselowski, I'll give you that one. I had forgotten about that...however Brad did race some for their father Bob Keselowski for a few years in the #29 dodge.

 

Everything that I quoted in my previous post was direct script from Carl's post race interview, if you'd like to watch it yourself and see how wrong you are then you can go here..

http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2009...h.post.nascar/

Brad didn't do anything wrong, Carl tried to block once and he missed, the second time he screwed up and it was his fault. Just as Carl said, Brad was doing his job and won the race. That's not the first time it's happened and it won't be the last, with the yellow line rule, it's going to happen again.. Probably in July at Daytona.

Cliffnotes:
Carl Edwards messed up. (Not directly on purpose.)
Wrecked his car and Ryan Newman's.
Brad Keselowki wins race!

 

Oh, and BTW.. If you didn't know it already, most of the drivers can't stand Carl Edwards.. His Team mates don't like him (Kenseth & Biffle) Reutiman, Jr., Keselowski, the list goes on and on.. He stepped on a lot of toes making his way up the racing ladders, I used to race in the Baby Grand series when he did, and he didn't make a very good name for himself there.. and a "Just for instance.." In Jr's post race interview he said "I couldn't believe that Brad was pushing Carl, I figured it would be anybody but him!"

He's a roid-raging punk that is truthfully no better than Kyle Bush when it comes to his his attitude, he just does a better job of hiding it and posing for the TV camera's. He runs over people all the time in the Nationwide series, and today he thought that the Little rookie was going to go under the line and hand the race to him.. Too bad for him it didn't work out that way and he ended up in the fence, literally.

I'm gald he didn't get hurt, that's the last thing that I'd ever want to see for any driver, I don't car how much I despise them. I can't stand Edwards or Johnson, but I'd never want to see them hurt in a race car.

JM2C, you can agree or disagree on this post, it doesn't matter because everyone likes who they like. I'm not trying to change the guy that you choose to cheer for, it's your perogative. I'm just simply stating that I don't like him and my reasons why.

 

Yes Carl is a hothead, but so are alot of Nascar drivers. Look at Denny Hamlin, he runs over anyone who happens to be near him, then cries because they were in the way.. Anyway, I saw the wreck live on TV, I also was watching live when Bobby Allison went airborne almost the same way in 83, Very similar feeling watching that stuff. My wife and I were both yelling " Oh ****" We knew it was bad, and some fans were certainly hit with debris. restrictor plates at this track and daytona were meant to cease that kind of wreck. Well now it's time to try something else. Flatten the banks to 25 to 28 degrees take off the restrictor plates, and let's see what happens.

 

Man I could go on and write a book about this race and everything surrounding it but everyone reallys needs to stop whining and crying about restrictor plate racing. If you dont want to race at talladega then sit at home or stop racing all together. I mean you have to know this is a produce of running 43 cars 4 wide at 190 mph. I mean yea it really fusterating running 180 laps just to get wrecked with 8 or so to go but dont whine about how they should not run this race and blah blah because everyone else out there is subject to the same fate. I do find it ironice though that edwards sat in the back all day even lost the draft at one point and he was the one that ended up in the fence.

 

Fair enough, Evan. I get your point. However I feel like I should list my reasons of why I cheer for "Cousin" Carl Edwards...

He's aggressive, but knows his limits. (You'll roll your eyes when I say this I'm sure but..) Carl's numerous accidents are just wrong place, wrong time sort of stuff. Sure a lot of it could've been avoided, but he's a racer. He's got that fire in him to win races....Kansas for instance...who the hell would do that? Nobody. That race alone is more than enough reason for me to cheer for him...well, that and nobody else is worth cheering for...

(I'll start with your guy because you've been hard on mine today)
Gordon - Washed up. He's around more for looks than his driving ability anymore. Now you may say "oh, but he won Texas this year"...that's a by-product of a great pit-crew and outstanding equipment...just what you expect from Rick Hendrick.

Jimmie Johnson - Not only am I and most of the racing world tired of his repetitive championship runs, he's against the idea of women racing in Nascar. (in reference to his post race comments at California this year) Now I know that a bunch of guys believe Nascar is a "MAN's sport", but I personally think that Nascar is a sport for drivers. I don't car what sex, race, religion, or even if it's a monkey driving...if they're good, let 'em do it.

Dale Junior - He's just a talentless fool. I can elaborate, but just look at his stats...they speak for themselves.

Mark Martin - Cool dude, sure. But he gives a little too much during the race, I think. Nascar is about passing, not giving a spot to another guy. I say, if you've got the equipment capable of winning, do it. Don't waste time giving room to every other idiot that comes by, just get out in front and take the win...Phoenix was a good example of what I think he should do, but he should do that every week...not once every blue moon.

Matt Kenseth - Though I have respect for him as a Roushkateer, he's WAY too cautious on the track. He absolutely refuses to put his car in a position to get hurt...finishing races is good for points, sure...but you've got to finish high to get any good points. He's just too cautious.

Greg Biffle - Although "The Biff" lives in the same town I grew up in (actually about two and a half blocks from my old house), he's too unconsistant. One week he'll dominate...the next week he'll finish 15th or worse...it's hard to cheer for somebody who you can't count on every week.

David Ragan - Before this weekend I always thought he was like Kenseth and was too cautious...but I retract that thought and say that I have no opinion good or bad for him until maybe next week.

Jamie McMurray - He like junior is another talentless fool. His first win was just luck, as stupid as it sounds that's all it was. Judging by the way he drives, I think he takes in a little too much of the Crown Royal that I'm sure he gets at a discounted price since it's his sponsor...he's not competitive, but he's conistant. A lot like Stephen Wallace in the Nationwide Series, you can count him out of about every race.

Ryan Newman - Other than just being an odd guy, I've never been a fan of his driving style. It's aggressively conservative..hard to explain, I know. Just not really a fan...we'll put it that way.

Kevin Harvick - Unconsistant. I think I'm obligated to cheer for him by proxy because a friend of mine is close to his spotter Rick Carelli, but he's just too wishy-washy performance wise...

Jeff Burton - Too conservative. He really needs to take some risks...'nuff said.

Casey Mears - Talentless fool.

Denny Hamlin - He's just an idiot. He's got talent behind the wheel, but he's too whiney, and annoying off of the track, not to mention he's TOO risky...he like his teammate that I'll mention next take TOO many risks sometimes. I can't cheer for a driver who other than being an idiot is out of the race because he plowed into somebody...again

Kyle Busch - Over-aggressive, immature, over-rated, punk who I'd be glad to see have his legs get broken so that he can't race for a few months. This douchebag is gonna get somebody killed if he doesn't chill out...and no it's not his talent that makes him the driver to beat...it's the TRD engine he's got under the hood. Powerful and reliable...can't ask for much better than that.

Clint Bowyer - Another whiney idiot. Also doesn't take enough risks, but when he does he'll usually take somebody out too....I'm not even going to mention how he dumped a Maxim model...that unto itself is WAY more than enough reasoning to not cheer for him.

Juan Pablo Montoya - Over-rated. What's his overall average finish in the top series? 15th-ish? ....pshh, results boy...results...

Reed Sorenson/Kasey Kahne - I swear these two idiots are only in the sport because of their massive following of cult like female fans that will kick, scream and claw their way to see their shiny blue eyes...just look at the stats, they're just more talentless fools.

Kurt Busch - F.E.L.F. (Fat Eared Little ******)...he's got talent, he just hasn't honed it really. He drove good in 2004, but since then he's been really inconsistant...

Martin Truex Jr. - Just one of Juniors buddies. I almost think of this guys as a field-filler...all of his good finishes are luck based.

Bobby Labonte - Consistant...ly sucky.

Paul Menard - Same as Labonte....I think I know the culprit since they're out of the same camp.

...that's all for now.

 

I've just got one comment at the moment; Dude went airborne at 200mph, I bet he will be pulling the seat out of his *** for a week.

 

First of all, Gordon's crew sucks.. Texas was the first good race they've had in forever. They have horrible pit stops when he's running well and great stops when the car sucks. If it were mine to do I would fire every single one of them and start over. And Gordon being "washed up" LMAO! If that's the case then I wonder how many drivers out there wish they could perform at his level even being washed up? Also, if having all of those tools made everything so easy, then why can't "Jr." win any races?.. hmm. That's one of the most idiotic statements you've ever made Nick.

I know, it sucks cheering for the guy that everyone hates.. I remember when everyone hated Jeff, but it seems now that he's gotten older, married a super-model, had a baby and made more money/ won more races than anyone still racing/ alive that people seem to like him all of the sudden.. wierd.

Jimmie Johnson - Just a *****. Don't like him or Knaus.

Dale Junior - Good guy, still ridin' daddy's coat tails.. Unfortunately everyone is beginning to see that the apple fell far from the tree.

Mark Martin - Can't really say anything bad about him. He's a great person, but this needs to be his last year in Cup.

Matt Kenseth - Good guy, just like Gordon, he's still got the old points system stuck in his head and can't get it to go away. He and Jeff were/are the best when it comes to being consistant and hoarding all of the points.

Greg Biffle - One of my favorite drivers, can't say one bad thing about him.

David Ragan - Who cares? He's a good driver, but will never reach the star status that everyone proclaims. And IMHO he's still a "dart without feathers."

Jamie McMurray - Wow, you've got this one all wrong, but I'll let you be naive about it.. He just flat doesn't fit in with the Roush camp. Put him in a competitive car with a good crew and we'll talk. That 26 car is kind of like Hendrick's 25.. Cursed.

Ryan Newman - Another one of my guys, didn't like him much when he started, but he's mellowed out and turns out he's a decent guy and a good driver.

Kevin Harvick - ............... eh? He makes funny commerials..

Jeff Burton - "Too conservative. He really needs to take some risks...'nuff said." --- Apparently you missed him punting Kyle Sunday? He flat out ran over the kid. lmao

Casey Mears - I can't agree with your "talentless fool" BS. All of these guys have talent, that's what gets them where they are (except for Menard, his families money got him where he is.) The whole RCR stable has been crappy this year, except for Bowyer, but he's not doing much either. Casey has the rest of the year to prove you wrong, then I'll stop defending him.

Denny Hamlin - Trying to keep up with Rowdy.. and he's out of his league. Denny's a great guy, he just knows that Kyle is better than him and it drives him nuts. So, he drives like a man posessed trying to beat him and ends up beating himself.

Kyle Busch - Awesome driver. Probably the best driver on the track right now. Horrible attitude. Funny as hell sense of humor. He's basically a reincarnated Dale Earhardt from the West.

Clint Bowyer - Eh... Don't really care.

Juan Pablo Montoya - Can't stand him... I call him Juan Pablo Monwrecker.

Reed Sorenson/Kasey Kahne - Reed is actually a really good driver, he just keeps getting in shitty cars, same goes for Kasey.. Reed's parent's money did get him a long way though.. I remember when he would race his bandalero down here they hauled it with a semi and a half size double decker cup trailer. You can't blame them for modern marketing.. I really don't like Kahne at all, but I won't say he's not a good driver.

Kurt Busch - Great driver. Good person. Helps a lot of sick kids with the KB foundation.

Martin Truex Jr. - Just one of Juniors buddies.

Bobby Labonte - Old.

Paul Menard - No talent..

 

Back to the topic.. I thought these were pretty Amazing.. Looking at some of the peoples' reactions in the crowd is pretty ammusing too.

 

As stated before, "Dale Junior - He's just a talentless fool. I can elaborate, but just look at his stats...they speak for themselves".

And most of the drivers are in the sport because they had family that was into racing...they are second, third, fourth or more generations of drivers...if my family has been racing for three generations, I better be in Cup or I'm changing my name. lol

I never meant to hurt your feelings, Evan...I know little miss...ter Gordon is a touchy subject. Haha...

Honestly, I started as a Gordon fan. Back when he'd win 10 races a year...but that's the past. He's not completely washed up, I'll give you that, but he's losing his game. I think ever since his wife got pregnant he lost his focus in the car because he's done some stupid things. Putting himself in bad places, asking for the wrong adjustments, etc, etc...

But I've been a Carl fan ever since he raced Baby Grands at the local speedway here in Colorado. He spent a lot of time here in Colorado as well as at I-80 Speedway in Nebraska...and he really got a break to catch a ride with "The Cat in the Hat" Jack Roush. Regardless, he's proven he can drive and is actually a pretty classy fellow.

As for Kyle Busch -- he is a lot like Earnhardt, just has less class...err, no class. And I did say that he's gonna end up killing somebody....likely himself since he is like "Big E" and all...

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But nice pics.

 

Nice pics WN, and great replies to the drivers in Nascar. Pretty much sums up most of the usual suspects. And for my post about flatten the banks to 36 degrees or whatever I said. Just goes to show that Bud Light + Math = Fail.. I meant 6 to 8 degrees. LOL..

I also noticed no mention of Tony Stewart. IMHO he's an all round great Nascar driver. Just aggresive enough, and outspoken enough to make alot of fans. Plus he drives pretty dam good too.. Go Smoke!!