Nice one, Chris!!!

Iv'e been putting up the threads on Monday-Tuesday all year... now you guys are saying something!!! NEver been an issue, but if someone all of a sudden gets in a situation where they can't post later in the week, they have the option to post now. I'll try to get a rundown up tomorrow.

 

1) Carl Edwards
2) Kevin Harvick
3) Jimmie Johnson

 

Zero to 60: Joey Logano - September 23, 2011 - NASCAR.COM Video


So far, ti should be clear Sunday, but looks like practice and qualifying are going to be a $hit.

 

Thanks `Duane, for Joey's link...I think he will be a future Nascar Champ...I wish he was racing for Hendrick or in a good Chevy Again, I have no idea who to pick for the Race...I will change my fist picks, but I just did that to get things moving on your thread I want to pick Jr if he does good in practice. Is New Hampshire a hard track to pass on ? I mean harder then others ?
I hope the race is on the radio this weekend & that the weather is good...Peace/out from `Space

 

It is a good track for him... top 10s on bad years even.


HEre is first practice... some teams were anticipating rain tomorrow so they ran 1st practice, which is theoretically for qualifying trim, in race trim just in case. So these numbers are a bit manipulative.

1 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 133.769 28.473 Leader
2 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull 133.642 28.500 -0.027
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 133.548 28.520 -0.047
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 133.394 28.553 -0.080
5 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Degree Men 133.357 28.561 -0.088
6 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Sylvania / Menards 133.287 28.576 -0.103
7 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 133.259 28.582 -0.109
8 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 133.128 28.610 -0.137
9 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 133.105 28.615 -0.142
10 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 133.063 28.624 -0.151
11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 132.947 28.649 -0.176
12 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy 132.915 28.656 -0.183
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford Ford40MPG.com 132.896 28.660 -0.187
14 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Office Depot 132.854 28.669 -0.196
15 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 132.845 28.671 -0.198
16 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 132.827 28.675 -0.202
17 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 132.817 28.677 -0.204
18 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 132.785 28.684 -0.211
19 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 132.771 28.687 -0.214
20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard 132.711 28.700 -0.227
21 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 132.521 28.741 -0.268
22 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Axe Cool Metal 132.512 28.743 -0.270
23 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 132.402 28.767 -0.294
24 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Bush's Best Baked Beans / Kingsford 132.360 28.776 -0.303
25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Affliction Clothing: Live Fast 132.089 28.835 -0.362
26 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts WinterGuard Fertilizer 132.085 28.836 -0.363
27 6 David Ragan Ford UPS "We Love Logistics" 131.952 28.865 -0.392
28 34 David Gilliland Ford Front Row Motorsports 131.916 28.873 -0.400
29 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Golden Corral / Richie Evans NASCAR Hall of Fame 131.688 28.923 -0.450
30 55 Travis Kvapil Ford Front Row Motorsports 131.583 28.946 -0.473
31 38 J.J. Yeley Ford Long John Silver's 131.565 28.950 -0.477
32 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 131.556 28.952 -0.479
33 51 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit 131.551 28.953 -0.480
34 66 Michael McDowell Toyota HP Racing LLC 131.252 29.019 -0.546
35 30 David Stremme Chevrolet Inception Motorsports 131.184 29.034 -0.561
36 46 Scott Speed Ford Red Line Oil 131.175 29.036 -0.563
37 13 Casey Mears Toyota GEICO 131.040 29.066 -0.593
38 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 131.022 29.070 -0.597
39 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Dewalt 130.963 29.083 -0.610
40 37 Josh Wise Ford Max Q Motorsports 130.882 29.101 -0.628
41 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy 130.819 29.115 -0.642
42 32 Mike Bliss Ford Street King 129.958 29.308 -0.835
43 71 Andy Lally* Ford Interstate Moving Services 129.476 29.417 -0.944
44 135 Steve Park Chevrolet "Ole Blue" Tribute 129.164 29.488 -1.015
45 150 T.J. Bell* Chevrolet Green Smoke 128.148 29.722 -1.249

 

Hi Cowboy..this is a fun thread. LOL on spaces picks. No he does not do drugs...but with those picks it would be a good excuse LOL
I like Harvick and Edwards. I hope next year I remember to post my 3 picks on the mcf everyweek...Just wanted to say hi to everyone..oh cowboy...like your ford torino..i remember when you got it and i followed your rebuilt..that had to be hard work but fun..
peace from beachbum Mike

 

We're starting a new segment, last 9 races and we have a segmetn 4 winner!! You can still jump in and steal one if you'd like!!

The Torino was a lot of hard work, but ti's been worth it. Thanks Man!

 

For those not nerdy enough to watch 1 car at a time going out on the track.... here is what is happening and let me explain the rules first:

Basically, you go out in reverse order of your 1st practice speeds. Juan Montoya was 5th fastest. All but those last 5 cars, whcih were the first 5 in first practice, have qualified. The last couple of cars had a couple of rain drops on teh windsheild. NASCAR held Paul Menard after Clint Bowyer qualified, and sent a truck on the track to analyze the situation. They then sent Menard out, nad he ran 10th. He says the track is fine. They then ASK Juan Montoya if he wants to go out, and he says no. Jimmie was 4th fastest and right behind Montoya, then ask him if he wants to go, and he says he goes after the 42. Period. So Montoya refused to go out since there were rain drops on his windsheild The track was not wet at the time, not really. So he sat there, not on a clock or anything, and now the rain has picked up. Montoya manipulated the whole of qualifying so he could start 5th and not risk a qualifying lap by refusing to go out because there were rain drops on his windshield..

While all of htat is transpriing, that type of rain that practically evaporates as it hits was coming down. After like 10-15 minutes of this, it actually starts raining enough to bring out jet dryers. Montoya held everyone up and has everyone, including NASCAR, actually pissed with him. The go or go home guys would be screwed up, Kurt Busch who practiced horribly is up near the front right now, and Montoya decided that he would manipulate qualifying.

In his defense, Mark Martin went on the track several minutes earlier to make a run and said there was no grip because it was raining. The last several cars times had dropped off a little bit and they were expected to be the fastest cars and they weren't.


EDIT: Situation update: They dried the track, Monotya hit the track and was visibily loose and sliding. Jimmie went on after him, reported rain drops on his windshield, and shut his car off to go back in the pits. 4 cars left to qualify and they're refusing.

 

Harvick
Johnson
Kurt Busch

all three are past winners so we shall see how they do.

 

Shortly afteR Montoya bombed his run and Johnson refused, they got back on the track and those guys all ran fast laps. apparently, Montoya did like he alwyas does and psyched himself out on his run. Newman ran an impressive lap.