Nascar

pennzoil29 · April 4, 2008

I thought it would be interesting to know if anyone has a favorite driver. Mine is Kevin Harvick. GO 29. Back in the '70's I liked Buddy Baker & David Pearson, and then along came "DALE"

sam5828 · April 4, 2008

#88

Zembonez · April 4, 2008

#3

I loved Earnhardt Senior. I haven't been able to get into NASCAR much since he died. The sport has taken a much more corporate / multi car owner style that isn't nearly as much fun to watch. I still check in on Junior occasionally though... mostly out of respect for his dad.

pennzoil29 · April 4, 2008

#3

I loved Earnhardt Senior. I haven't been able to get into NASCAR much since he died. The sport has taken a much more corporate / multi car owner style that isn't nearly as much fun to watch. I still check in on Junior occasionally though... mostly out of respect for his dad.

Yeah, he was the man. I feel for MS3DALE who knew and worked for him personally in '96 I believe he said

dietz4ibanez · April 4, 2008

#3 & #88

General Lee 01 · April 5, 2008

My man always has been and always will be Mark Martin. I root for him every race he runs still today, even though he's on a limited schedule.

Out of the current full-time competitors. I like Clint Bowyer in the #07. I think I'm gonna start wearing #07 Jack Daniels gear once Martin's completely out of it.

Zembonez · April 5, 2008

My man always has been and always will be Mark Martin. I root for him every race he runs still today, even though he's on a limited schedule.

Out of the current full-time competitors. I like Clint Bowyer in the #07. I think I'm gonna start wearing #07 Jack Daniels gear once Martin's completely out of it.

I like Martin. He's old school racing. I still keep an eye on the sport but I almost never see a race anymore. This weekend is in Texas but I'm going to the IHRA Nationals that are gonna be about 8 miles from my house!

omegafiler · April 5, 2008

#88, of course!

MS3DALE · April 5, 2008

#3

I loved Earnhardt Senior. I haven't been able to get into NASCAR much since he died. The sport has taken a much more corporate / multi car owner style that isn't nearly as much fun to watch. I still check in on Junior occasionally though... mostly out of respect for his dad.

Yeah, he was the man. I feel for MS3DALE who knew and worked for him personally in '96 I believe he said

Yep,'96 it was.

I still get teary eyed when they do a clip of him on TV,or I visit DEI in Mooresville.

He was,and still is,THE MAN!

Silverado4x4 · April 6, 2008

#3 Legends never die. I did start to stay with Kevin Harvick after Dale SR passing cause of RCR and the Goodwrench Chevrolet but he turned out to be a moron, But my man is jr and as Zembonez said I cant get into it as much as I did also. The cars are just about like IROC cars. The black #3 Goodwrench Chevrolet needs to come back just like it was but that will never happen.

Zembonez · April 6, 2008

#3 Legends never die. I did start to stay with Kevin Harvick after Dale SR passing cause of RCR and the Goodwrench Chevrolet but he turned out to be a moron, But my man is jr and as Zembonez said I cant get into it as much as I did also. The cars are just about like IROC cars. The black #3 Goodwrench Chevrolet needs to come back just like it was but that will never happen.

I really don't think Harvick is a bad guy.. he had impossible shoes to fill. He tried being the cocky guy like big E was and he didn't pull it off well.

I don't think taking the majority of the building process away from the teams helps anybody. I think the multi car teams are as big a part of modern day NASCAR's problems as anything. They take away from the individual driver/team experience that was racing for years. Money has spoiled the sport pretty much like it has every other one. It just took the cash longer to get to Bubba-Ville.

omegafiler · April 6, 2008

The race we had today is yet another example of how boring the sport is becoming. They're doing everything they can to make the sport as boring as possible. The new "COT" "safe" car, reducing HP, worse handling tires, etc. Jimmie Johnson just commented today after the race about how crappy the new car is. Now that he's finally had a "good" car that can run with everyboby else - now it's even more obvious how bad it is.

Silverado4x4 · April 7, 2008

The race we had today is yet another example of how boring the sport is becoming. They're doing everything they can to make the sport as boring as possible. The new "COT" "safe" car, reducing HP, worse handling tires, etc. Jimmie Johnson just commented today after the race about how crappy the new car is. Now that he's finally had a "good" car that can run with everyboby else - now it's even more obvious how bad it is.

Yeah I saw that too, yes it was a very boring race as I didnt watch it all but was in and out of watching it.

pennzoil29 · April 7, 2008

I do have to agree with you on the nature of the new car. It does suck, but it saves lives. Did any of you see the wreck with 00 in qualifying? It was a lot, and I mean a lot worse than the one that took Earnhardt away from us. I don't care to much on teams having 3 or 4 cars in the stable, but it's all about money. I miss the good old days when the cars looked like the cars on the street.

I'll admit that Harvick was an arrogant sob at first, but he was expected to do what no man can do. He has grown up well, and has potential to make a name for himself. I hated to see the Goodwrench sponsorship go away, but now with Shell/Pennzoil being his sponsor maybe he can be himself.

As boring as the sport may be becoming, I'm still an avid fan, and most likely always will be.

omegafiler · April 7, 2008

I do have to agree with you on the nature of the new car. It does suck, but it saves lives. Did any of you see the wreck with 00 in qualifying? It was a lot, and I mean a lot worse than the one that took Earnhardt away from us. I don't care to much on teams having 3 or 4 cars in the stable, but it's all about money. I miss the good old days when the cars looked like the cars on the street.
I'll admit that Harvick was an arrogant sob at first, but he was expected to do what no man can do. He has grown up well, and has potential to make a name for himself. I hated to see the Goodwrench sponsorship go away, but now with Shell/Pennzoil being his sponsor maybe he can be himself.

As boring as the sport may be becoming, I'm still an avid fan, and most likely always will be.

The 00 wreck was pretty awesome. In fact, it was the only cool thing that happened all weekend.

I'm all for safety. But they need to remember why people watch the sport in the first place. It's like the NFL telling players they can't tackle each other any more because it's dangerous. There is always a level of danger involved - epsecially NASCAR. I mean, just look at their history.

Go for the safety stuff, but use some of that NASCAR $$$ and find a way to keep it interesting at the same time. Otherwise eventually you'll have nobody to keep "safe" at all.