No offense to you, but it sickens me to see that idiot driving that car. It sickened Rusty so much, he was chose to assist in The Broadcast of the IRL race rather than watch the 'banging' at Bristol. - Spydertrader
For some reason Kurt was a prohibitive favorite. My neighbor bet him on line and he went off at only 350. (3.5-1) Great race and glad he won. BTW: Was that two cars that Tony Stewart knocked off the track yesterday?
Kenseth is close to getting the pussy label stuck on him. He should have moved the 88 out of the way in those final laps. I know Dale Jarrett is a respected veteran driver, but he was holding Kenseth up and that let the 2 get on his tail. Then the 2 thought nothing of running up on him in the turn and moving him aside. Kenseth was whining about that after the race, and he had a point, not that anyone cared. It wasn't like the 2 was all that much faster, he just ran over him when Kenseth slowed in the corner. Hey, welcome to Bristol. Then Kenseth managed to wreck the 24, after the 24 had used his bumper on him. Then Kenseth gets shoved around when he tried to apologize. If I'm Robby Reiser or Jack Roush, I tell him to go out there next week at Martinsville and take care of business with the 2. Or just paint a bullseye on your bumper, because no one will worry about hitting you. You notice that people tend to drive very carefully around the 20. You rub him and he'll follow you back to the hauler to get a piece of you.
I submit that a subtle difference exists between the 'bump and run' and the 'bump and wreck' which Kenseth initiated on Gordon. I also suspect that had you been running third at Bristol, and the guy you just passed clean (Gordon didn't lay the bumper on Kenseth, according to the replays I watched) comes up and wrecks you on the Final Lap - causing you to finish 21st and drop a place in the Point Standings - you might be just a tad bit upset. As a Gordon Fan, I've seen Jeff "move drivers out of the way" many times - especially at Bristol. In fact, Gordon earlier 'accidently' wrecked Truex just as Kenseth 'accidently' wrecked him. One of them Bristol 'Racin' Deals' from where I sit. However, I was happy to see a little fire in Jeff as he exited the #24 Dupont Chevrolet. Last time Jeff was this fired up over another driver (See shoving match with Robbie Gordon), he won a championship. Damn, I love those short tracks!! - Spydertrader
I don't blame Gordon a bit. All I'm saying is Kenseth is developing an unfortunate reputation. An easy guy to pass on the last lap. Don't you think he has to be looking for a chance to put his bumper to the 2 this week?
Kenseth has always had a reputation of a guy that would race you clean. Unfortunately, you correctly observe the transition that is occurring as other drivers now see him as a patsy. Unfortunately, I agree he should be looking to get even, but sadly, I don't see him doing it. I also think a number of drivers might have a little 'payback' on their minds this week, and Martinsville (just as Bristol before it) has a tendency to sort these things out. I'd keep an eye on Kenseth, Gordon, Stewart and Truex - just to name a few. Love them short tracks! - Spydertrader
I think Dale Jr will probably tell Truex to cool it. Truex was way out of line. I don't think he wants to develop a fued with Stewart and/or Gordon his first year in Cup.
A costly shove for Jeff Gordon. - Spydertrader <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1023463>
I expect Mr. Raines to find himself behind the wheel right up until Hall of Fame Racing falls out of the top 35 in points. At that time, I expect to see Mr. Former Winston Cup Champion, Terry Labonte (and his Past Champion's Provisional) back behind the wheel. While I'd rather have NASCAR eliminate the "Top 35" rule, you got'ta like the way HOF Racing has played the rules to their advantage. - Spydertrader