NASCAR Rac'in: August 19,21,22,23, 2009
..Thanks `Chris for your post & update....Not happy with who won : ( but the Kyle does have the team/equipment/talent. I could not get the race on the radio, and I am glad that NASCAR.com has great coverage.I did not think I would have access to a computer this morning, but I was invited in to Miss Maggie's this morning for another super breakfast : ) WishU & readers a Happy.
Look 4ward to `Brent's ReView when he returns to his Monte Carlo Family 4-Sure : ) HEY `Brent....Hope U have a safe trip back.....
Busch busts slump
Kyle Busch held off Mark Martin in the final four laps to win at Bristol, his first victory since May and fourth of the season. He moved to 13th, 34 points behind the cutoff.
Bristol: Unofficial Results | Unofficial Standings | Lap-by-Lap | Shop: Busch gear!
Bristol, Tenn.
Intermittent Clouds 62°Forecast
Race Rewind: All the highlights of Bristol
Watch a condensed version of Sharpie 500 from Thunder Valley.
Press Pass: Martin
Vickers, Martin breathe sigh of reliefBowyer's Chase hopes take not one, but two hits at Bristol.
Bowyer hit hard
Hamlin, Busch overcome adversityDrivers maintain solid Chase footing with strong finishes at Bristol.
Hamlin cuts tire
Victory Lane: Happy to finally win again
Busch expresses relief after winning for the fourth time this season.
Press Pass: Busch
Miss USA goes NASCAR for contestKristen Dalton to sport racing look at Miss Universe Pageant.
Miss USA photos
Notes: Keeping close tabs on KeselowskiHendrick won't let young driver go too far; Ambrose adds sponsor.
Press Pass: Marcos
Final Laps: Busch edges, ties Martin
Maintained lead on restart and matched Martin for most wins.
Post-Race Reactions
Johnson has race slip away in the pits
A problem with the right-rear tire costs him shot at first Bristol win.
Harvick wrecks
Where's Jamie `Lynn
We Miss U 4-Sure & so does `Dirty `Tony
Until then we will have to post a bonus post
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Miss USA goes NASCAR contesting Miss Universe
By Andrew Giangola, Special to NASCAR.COM
August 23, 2009
Winning a Sprint Cup Series championship is a daunting challenge -- a 10-month grind with the best drivers in the world on your bumper.
But consider what it takes to be crowned Miss Universe.
Hopefuls at the ambitiously named pageant won't be coming from Venus and Mars. However, competition from this planet alone is formidable -- 80 stunning, tanned, toned, multitalented, multilingual women judged fairest in their respective lands.
America's representative, Kristen Dalton, happens to be a NASCAR fan, and she's counting on the sport for an extra edge at Sunday night's Miss Universe Pageant (9 p.m. ET, NBC).
Fans might remember Miss USA, a blue-eyed stunner from Wilmington, N.C., from the Coca-Cola 600 in May, where she belted out the national anthem in front of 165,000 fans. She hung out at her "local" track with drivers Kasey Kahne, David Ragan and Joey Logano, finding the stars of NASCAR to be regular guys who are a lot of fun and helped her understand the sport's popularity.
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The national costume can be one last chance to truly separate yourself. ... As much as the Statue of Liberty is America, so is NASCAR.
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MISS USA KRISTEN DALTON
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We Miss U 4-Sure & so does `Dirty `Tony
Until then we will have to post a bonus post
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Miss USA goes NASCAR contesting Miss Universe
By Andrew Giangola, Special to NASCAR.COM
August 23, 2009
Winning a Sprint Cup Series championship is a daunting challenge -- a 10-month grind with the best drivers in the world on your bumper.
But consider what it takes to be crowned Miss Universe.
Hopefuls at the ambitiously named pageant won't be coming from Venus and Mars. However, competition from this planet alone is formidable -- 80 stunning, tanned, toned, multitalented, multilingual women judged fairest in their respective lands.
America's representative, Kristen Dalton, happens to be a NASCAR fan, and she's counting on the sport for an extra edge at Sunday night's Miss Universe Pageant (9 p.m. ET, NBC).
Fans might remember Miss USA, a blue-eyed stunner from Wilmington, N.C., from the Coca-Cola 600 in May, where she belted out the national anthem in front of 165,000 fans. She hung out at her "local" track with drivers Kasey Kahne, David Ragan and Joey Logano, finding the stars of NASCAR to be regular guys who are a lot of fun and helped her understand the sport's popularity.
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The national costume can be one last chance to truly separate yourself. ... As much as the Statue of Liberty is America, so is NASCAR.
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MISS USA KRISTEN DALTON
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But it was catching the thrill of speed close up at Lowe's Motor Speedway that truly hooked Kristen.
"I never realized the rush of adrenaline each lap around the track causes, the rush of wind from the cars, the overwhelming noise," she said. "I found out firsthand NASCAR truly needs to be experienced live to be fully appreciated."
As she prepared for Miss Universe -- the Olympics of pageants and a true source of national pride -- Kristen had to consider her "national costume." She was confident in her overall repertoire. In winning the pageants for North Carolina and the USA, she'd floored everyone in her evening gown. No one sizzles hotter in a swimsuit. And as an aspiring motivational speaker who studied Spanish and psychology at East Carolina University, Kristen aces her interviews.
The wild card would be the national costume. Dalton knew this item of clothing, which in the past had been inspired by the Statue of Liberty and Kentucky Derby, could be a final chance to put her over the top in the Miss Universe judges' eyes.
Remembering her NASCAR experience, Kristen chose a NASCAR theme. After all, is there anything more American?
"Every girl who gets that far to Miss Universe has a good attitude, can speak well in pressure situations, and wears a spectacular evening gown," Kristen said. "The national costume can be one last chance to truly separate yourself. I knew NASCAR was huge in my home state of North Carolina, and all over the U.S. As much as the Statue of Liberty is America, so is NASCAR. It was one of those ideas where as soon as you say it out loud, you know you've nailed it!"
A designer would be brought in to create a bold red zip-front, long-sleeved, cutoff unitard, decorated with silver sequins and rhinestones, and bearing the patches of her sponsors: NASCAR, Miss Universe, NBC, Atlantis, Trump, Sam Bass, Diamond Nexus and others. The words "Miss USA" with stars were added to the sleeves.
Complementing the racy look, Sam Bass, the first officially licensed artist of NASCAR, designed a stars-and-stripes helmet that would have made Evel Knievel proud. The helmet was autographed by the Sprint Cup field and auctioned last Thursday, bringing $4,500 to the Bahamas AIDS Foundation and the NASCAR Foundation.
So, when Kristen takes to the catwalk along with some of the most beautiful and talented ladies in the universe, she will have a bit of NASCAR in her bag of tricks as she looks to bring the biggest crown of them all -- Miss Universe -- back to North Carolina and the sport she loves.
Ryan Miles/Sage Media Group
mmhMiss USA Kristen Dalton at the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway earlier this year.
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Ok - I'm back! Was a lot of driving, and not the kind of fun driving one gets when driving their Monte Carlo. Virginia is a very beautiful state which I've enjoy "racing" the Bud Chev through the mountains of before, but this time we were in a Sequoia (ewww, Toyota) with a trailer and it was draining. 14 hour drive, one way. Anyways, got home about midnight Sunday and finally now I am ready to post again.
Was a great race! Its unfortunate that Kyle Busch won, but I can honest say he never pissed me off all weekend. Ryan Newman was a ***** in that race, but Martin and Kyle both raced clean and smart. That race really did seem like a Mark Martin show, right from the opening ceremony. Everybody hate's Kyle Busch, more than I thought and a lot more then me. Did you see him pass the flag to his fan after the burn-out? He saw a crying fan with a Kyle Busch shirt and gave her a wonderful gift - very touching. What he didn't know was that she was crying from all the heat and the jeers from all the other angry fans who would not let her celebrate the victory with him. They wrangled that flag from her and destroyed it. This I don't agree with at all. In the end I found myself a Kyle Busch sympathizer. It was a well earned victory. I also applaud Martin's decision not to dump Kyle for the win. If Kyle had retaliated and taken Martin out, they'd both miss the chase. Martin was valiant if not triumphant in battle and he is winning the war.
I got so many great photos! Bristol is an awesome track for that. I uploaded only a select few to photobucket, but its still a 53 image slide show - View the slide show by clicking here . I've included additional photo/ race comments in the slide show.
A couple of select photos:
I've linked this one to cardomain, because the lo-res of photobucket didn't do it justice
Don't miss the whole gallery here
Was a great race! Its unfortunate that Kyle Busch won, but I can honest say he never pissed me off all weekend. Ryan Newman was a ***** in that race, but Martin and Kyle both raced clean and smart. That race really did seem like a Mark Martin show, right from the opening ceremony. Everybody hate's Kyle Busch, more than I thought and a lot more then me. Did you see him pass the flag to his fan after the burn-out? He saw a crying fan with a Kyle Busch shirt and gave her a wonderful gift - very touching. What he didn't know was that she was crying from all the heat and the jeers from all the other angry fans who would not let her celebrate the victory with him. They wrangled that flag from her and destroyed it. This I don't agree with at all. In the end I found myself a Kyle Busch sympathizer. It was a well earned victory. I also applaud Martin's decision not to dump Kyle for the win. If Kyle had retaliated and taken Martin out, they'd both miss the chase. Martin was valiant if not triumphant in battle and he is winning the war.
I got so many great photos! Bristol is an awesome track for that. I uploaded only a select few to photobucket, but its still a 53 image slide show - View the slide show by clicking here . I've included additional photo/ race comments in the slide show.
A couple of select photos:
I've linked this one to cardomain, because the lo-res of photobucket didn't do it justice
Don't miss the whole gallery here
...Brent, it's great to see your return + your words about the race & `Kyle. You sure drove a long time, but any safe trip is a good trip 4 Sure. Your Pictures are awesome. I couldn't get the race on the radio, but I'm happy that NASCAR.com had a great recap of the race. I sure did not want Kyle to Win, & I admire Mark Martin for his clean driving. If Dale Sr was rac'in Kyle, he would've been in the wall : ) 
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4-Sure : ) Lesson learned `punk : )I also don't agree with the fans taking the flag away from the girl, but there are a few people that make every racing fan look bad.
Booze + Rac'in Fans can cause problems...That part is very sad.
Thanks for your post/pictures/words. We really enjoyed.
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I admire Mark's attitude about driving, and I was never a Sr. fan. It is Mark choice of driving style that has given him unprecedented longevity in racing. Everyone wants to race him and watch him race, so he always can get a top tier ride and has always raced competitively. Many former champions that Martin raced against have faded away (if they even survived), but he's still racing for championship 20 years later. And now Martin has established that he is the one and only guy that Kyle Busch will try to avoid putting in the wall. No a bad place to be. Kyle will be a nasty little bastard once the Chase begins without him.
Karma. a Mark.
Karma. a Mark.
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