NASCAR Freak

and a tip: DO NOT MESS AROUND WITH THE TEMPLATE SETTINGS IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!! I had screwed up BIG time, so I just picked a new template. So, why did I remove Haloscan: Well, it was, for me, an experiment. Will I bring it back? Maybe.

Unfortunitly, I haven't been feeling well, so here is the article from NASCAR.com:
Sorenson's Win

Oh, BTW, 2 crew chiefs were fine for unapproved nuts :p (think: tires). Link: Crew Chiefs Fined for Unapproved LUG Nuts

Sorry for the lateness of this recap, but I had other stuff to do. I missed the Truck race Fri Night, so here is the top 10 finishing spots:

1) 6 Ron Hornaday
2) 47 Bobby Labonte
3) 04 Bobby Hamilton
4) 46 Dennis Setzer
5) 75 David Starr
6) 1 Ted Musgrave
7) 30 Chad Chaffin
8) 16 Jack Sprague
9) 10 Terry Cook
10) 12 Robert Huffman

Now, the BGN and NNC recaps:

BGN: Carl Edwards passed Jimmie Johnson and lapped car of Clint Bowyer with 11 to go and passing Kasey Kahne for the lead to win the Aaron's 312 at Atlanta. Edwards sat on the pole for the race. The NNC drivers who participated in the race filled out 9 of the top 10 finishing spots, with Mexican Michel Jourdain Jr finishing 10th. Reed Sorenson failed to qualify with his car, but Sterling Marlin, who qualified 28th, gave Sorenson the ride for the day, but Reed had to go to the back because of changing drivers before the race. Justin Labonte and Ron Hornaday were involved in a lap one crash.

NNC: Carl Edwards finished first in his 17th race of his career, celebrating by doing his signature backflip. Pole sitter Ryan Newman fell a lap down, but managed to finish on the lead lap in 14th place. Jimmie Johnson finished a very close 2nd - like 2 one-hundredths of a second - while Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, and Kasey Kahne rounding out the top 5. And, same as lap one in the BGN race, Casey Mears got lose, and several others were involved in the chain reaction, including Bobby Labonte and Jeff Gordon.

Well, that is all for now. Next week: Nashville (BGN), and the week after, Bristol (NNC).

Well, yesterday was Judgment Day for Kevin Harvick's team. I wasn't surprised by NASCAR's decision to suspend Berrier, but what got me was that Jimmie Johnson's crew chief - Chad Knaus - and Kyle Busch's - Alan Gustafson - were both suspended for about two races for Johnson's car roof height was too low and Busch's quarter-panel height's too high. Knaus was fined $35,000 and Gustafson $25,000. Berrier got four race suspension and a $25,000 fine.

I believe that Berrier's punishment was right, but I think that Knaus' and Gustafson's was too strict. If I recall correctly, incidents like Knaus' and Gustafson's was just fined, I believe. I could be wrong.

Well, let's see what your all's opinion is on this.

BTW, here is the link: Crew Chiefs Fined

Berrier in Hot Water

It was found out Friday after qualifying that Kevin Harvick had only 4 gallons of fuel in his car, violationg NASCAR's full fuel tank rule. This was a flagrant attempt by the number 29 team to get an edge over the competition in qualifying. Harvick qualified 4th, but with the infraction, was disqualified and sent to 42nd.

I doubt Harvick was willing in this, but none the less, he will have some punishment against him. I predict that Harvick will have a 25 point deduction, $10,000 monetary fine, while Todd Berrier, Harvick's crew chief, will be suspended for a few races, put on probation, as well as pay a monentary fine. Richard Childress 29 team may also lose 25 owner's points as well. We will find out on Tuesday.

Well, kinda early for me to recap, but I have too much freetime for me. Well, I won't keep you waiting too long:

BGN: Well, I missed the first 40 laps or so, therefore I cannot say a whole lot about those laps. Carl Edwards won the pole for that race and dominated a lot of it, until a cut tire relegated him to 7th, while Mark Martin won his 2nd straight race in a row for Roush Racing at Las Vegas. David Stremme finished a respectable 3rd, and young Reed Sorenson finished 6th, gaining more and more respect from the Busch regulars. Kevin Harvick finished 2nd, again, and will not participate in for a while.

NNC: Pole sitter Ryan Newman had a good run, until the car just went away from him, and thus, finished 10th. Jimmie Johnson came from 9th to take the checkered flag first at the end of it all, trailed by the Busches, Kyle and Kurt, respectively. Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top 5, while Dale Earnhardt Jr's problems just kept coming, crashing out at lap 12 after a tangle up with Brian Vickers, collecting Bobby Labonte and Ricky Rudd.

Kevin Harvick's team was caught with only 4 gallons of fuel in the fuel cell on Friday when he is supposed to have a full 22 gallons in his car. This was found after he qualified, thus disqualifying his time. NASCAR will determine what punishment the number 29 team will have.

Next week, Hot-lanta for all three of the series. I can't wait!

Well, I think that it was a good race, being that the only time the drivers had any time on the track was on Friday. Some of the road course ringers even had a few problems, as well as the hometown drivers. Now, time for the recap:

Sitting on pole was Jorge Goeters, hailing from Mexico City, making it the seventh time a driver got the Busch pole in their first try. Jorge lead all of the first 25 laps, but a green flag pitstop screwed him over badly. He slowed up too early for the timing line, thus costing him and Jamie McMurray, who was behind Goeters, precious time on the track. That handed the lead to Martin Truex Jr, who would go on and win the race. Other leaders were Kevin Harvick, Adrian Fernadez, Stanton Barrett, and Aston Lewis Jr. Goeters had a strong race, only to have his engine let go about 10 to go, placing him about 38th. Carlos Contreras, also hailing from Mexico, was running fifth until he lost a cylinder and finished 36th.

The next race will be at Las Vegas for the NNC and BGN series. Viva Las Vegas!!!

EDIT: I mistakenly said that all the NASCAR series was racing at LVMS, but in fact, the NNC and BGN series will be racing, the CTS will race next week.

Robby Gordon and Parrot in a Get Together

Now, I just learned about this, so there won't be too much about it from me. I am just curious of what other people think about this. This isn't the first time Robby got into a confrontation over something. I'll read about it some more and comment about it after I get more info.

Well, after fiddling around with the Haloscan codes for the Blogger commenting, I have finally done it. It took me several tries, but I got it. We'll see how it will work out.