HOT OR NOT - THUNDER VALLEY- THUNDER ROAD
Sunday, August 23, 2009, 01:57 PM EST [NASCAR]
GREETINGS FROM SW OKLAHOMA:
THE RACE THIS WEEK WAS NOT BAD, BUT THE RACES OF OLD , WITH ALL THE BEATING AND BANGING, ARE GONE FOREVER, I AM AFRAID. YES, THERE WAS A PRETTY BIG ONE THANKS TO THE 29 CAR, BUT IN THE OLD DAYS WE WOULD HAVE SEEN 3 OR 4 LIKE THAT.
IT WASN'T A GREAT WEEK FOR THE TOP 12 CONTENDERS, 5 OF THEM: STEWART, GORDON, EDWARDS, MONTOYA, AND KAHNE ALL FINISHED OUTSIDE THE TOP 15. IF THEY KEEP THIS UP MONTOYA AND KAHNE MAY FIND THEMSELVES ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. HERE IS HOW I SAW THE RACE THIS WEEK.
NOT:
1. #14 TEAM: DURING THE LAST 2 WEEKS IT HAS SORT OF APPEARED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RESTING ON THEIR LAURELS, EITHER THAT OR TONY PEAKED WAY TO EARLY AND IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG END OF THE SEASON.
2. #24 TEAM: THE CAR WAS LOUSY ALL NIGHT LONG, IT LOOKED LIKE THE TEAM JUST TOOK THE WEEK OFF AND WAS DEPENDING ON FAITH AND JEFF TO KEEP THEM UP AND RUNNING IN CONTENTION. GUESS WHAT, IT DIDN'T WORK. FELLA'S IT AINT OVER TILL IT'S OVER AS YOGI SAID ONE TIME.
3. KASEY KAHNE: 2 LAPS DOWN AND RACING AND BLOCKING THE RACE LEADER, MARK MARTIN IS SO MUCH KINDER THEN I AM. I THINK KASEY'S ANTICS MAY WELL HAVE COST MARK THE RACE. I DO BELIEVE THAT IF I WAS MARK MARTIN I WOULD HAVE A LITTLE " COME TO JESUS" MEETING WITH MR. KAHNE, AND TELL HIM IF YOU EVER PULL THAT ON ME AGAIN, I WILL PUT YOU IN THE NICKEL SEATS.
4. KEVIN HARVICK: JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE HAVING A BAD RACE AND SEASON, DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON YOUR TEAMMATE, THAT WRECK DAMAGED BOWYER'S CAR ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS AND STARTED WHAT WAS TO BECOME A HORRIBLE NIGHT FOR THE 33 CAR, AND SORRY I DON'T BUY YOUR INTERVIEW EXPLANATION FOR ONE SECOND.
5. MICHAEL WALTRIP: STUPID MOVE NOT PITTING WITH THE REST OF THE CARS, THAT 5 POINTS WAS NOT GOING TO HELP YOU A BIT AND YOU VERY WELL MAY HAVE FINISHED WHAT HARVICK STARTED, " DRIVING THE LAST NAIL IN BOWYER'S COFFIN. I WONDER WHAT THE CHANCES ARE OF GETTING TRUEX IN YOUR CAR BEFORE THE NEXT RACE.
HOT
1. KYLE BUSCH: "THORN" STARTED 18th AND HAD A FEW PROBLEMS EARLY, BUT RATHER THEN WHINING AND THROWING A FIT, HE GAVE GOOD INFORMATION TO THE PIT CREW AND GOT BETTER ALL NIGHT LONG, I DO BELIEVE THAT HIS TALK WITH MR. ADDINGTON LAST WEEK PAID REWARDS, WE WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF THEY STAY IN PLACE. WITH A LITTLE LUCK AND 2 MORE GOOD FINISHES KYLE WILL MAKE THE CHASE AND THEN MORE OR LESS GET TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.
2. MARK MARTIN: I DO BELIEVE THAT MARK HAD "TONY THE TIGER" IN HIS TANK NOT JUST ON THE CAR. MARK RAN SUCH A GOOD RACE AND WAS MUCH KINDER TO KASEY KAHNE THE I WOULD HAVE BEEN. WITH HIS SECOND PLACE FINISH MARK MOVED UP 2 PLACES IN THE POINTS. SUPER RACE.
3. MARCUS AMBROSE: THIS CAT IS SO COOL, AND HUMBLE AT THE SAME TIME THAT IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE. STANDING THERE AFTER A 3rd PLACE FINISH AND SAYING HE DIDN'T FEEL HE DESERVED TO BE RACING WITH THOSE OTHER GUYS, MARCUS RAN AN ALMOST PERFECT RACE, CONTINUING TO PROVE THAT HE DESERVES TO BE IN NASCAR AND THAT HE WILL BE A FORCE TO RECKON WITH.
4. GREG BIFFLE: GREG HAD ANOTHER GOOD RACE, BUT HE JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER AT ONE TIME. GREG SORT OF REMINDS ME OF CHESTER ON THE OLD "GUNSMOKE" SERIES, HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT THERE BUT JUST A LITTLE LATE AND ONLY IN A SUPPORT ROLE. HE WILL MAKE THE CHASE, BUT I THINK HE WILL BE JUST AN "ALSO RAN" AGAIN.
5. DENNY HAMLIN: DENNY HAD A HECK OF A RACE, HE STARTED 41st AND FINISHED 5th, MOVING UP ONE SPOT FOR THE CHASE. THE YOUNG MAN HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO DO BIG THINGS AND I DO BELIEVE WE MAY SEE ANOTHER WIN OR TWO BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON.
WELL FOLKS THAT IS HOW I SAW THE RUNNING OF THE RACE THIS WEEK, ALL OF THE TOP 10 GUYS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED BUT JUST NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR THAT , SO WILL JUST SAY THAT JOHNSON AND KURT BUSCH OVERCAME GIANT PROBLEMS TO FINISH WELL ALONG WITH KENSETH, AND NEWMAN AND EARNHARDT HAD EXTREMELY GOOD RUNS, I REALLY HOPE THE LAST 2 WEEKS ARE JUST A PEEK OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM JR. IN THE FUTURE THIS YEAR.
PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW AND WHAT YOU THINK, GOOD BAD OR OTHERWISE I WANT YOUR VIEW.
THAT'S MY OPINION - WHAT'S YOURS
GUNAQUAT
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Gunaquat, great Hot or Not! I hope for Tony's sake it was just a bad race he had. If it's an indication of things to come, the Chase will feel like it's 10 MONTHS long rather than 10 races long. As for Harvick, what was he thinking? In my GBU post, I put the blame squarely on him for that accident. I was following him lap by lap and he was NOT happy with his crew. Even when they had good pit stops, he said NOTHING. Sounds to me like he wants out of RCR in the WORST way. I continue to be impressed with Ambrose. He WILL make the Chase next season as he continues to learn the nuances of the COT.
ReplyDeleteMore Harvick: he was NOT thrilled with the crew change earlier in the year. He's run WORSE since the swap. He and Todd Berrier go WAY back, all the way to the Winston West Series. They won a Busch Series title in 2001 together. They won five races in 2006 and finished fourth in the standings. He was a lot calmer with Berrier as his crew chief, and he had his best success as a driver with Berrier.
ReplyDeleteJON,
ReplyDeleteTHANKS FOR STOPPING BY, THINK WE SEE EYE TO EYE ON THE HARVICK THING, AND MAYBE RCR DID MAKE A MISTAKE WITH THE CREW SWAP, BUT DO-DO DOES HAPPEN AND WE HAVE TO TRY TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
GUNAQUAT
Gunny.....Whatever happened, Kyle was a nicer, kinder person talking about a rookie who was just learning ran into him in the NW race, costing him a three in a row win, I believe.
ReplyDeleteGreat post.
Great H/N GUNNY! I see you skirted the powers that be (aka Ms Cindi!) by not placing the blame on Smoke...hehehee...good one!
ReplyDeleteI feel for Harvick but boy should he be happy JUUUNNNIOOOOORRRRR is struggling this year or Happy would be getting blasted more than he is.
It was fun chatting with you during the race! Hope you get more than 5 comments on this one over there...
BEV,
ReplyDeleteSTEVE ADDINGTON HAD A "COME TO JESUS" MEETING WITH HIM SO MAYBE IT WILL DO SOME GOOD
GUNAQUAT
KRIS,
ReplyDeleteI TOLD ANN TODAY I SURE HATE PUTTING HARVICK ON AGAIN, BUT SOMETIMES CRAP HAPPENS.
AS FAR AS JUNIOR I JUST HOPE THIS IS A PREVIEW OF WHT WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE REST OF THE SEASON AND NEXT YEAR.
AND AS FAR AS TONY, I KNOW WHICH SIDE MY BREAD IS BUTTERED ON. AND SPEAKING OF TONY, MY BROTHER IN LAW JUST BROUGHT ME IN A 2X4 INCH PIECE OF SHEETMETAL OFF OF ONE OF TONY'S CAR. WOULDN'T CINDI JUST CRAP OVER THAT.
NOT REALLY IF SHE WAS STILL HERE HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HER HALF THE CAR, SHE MADE A REAL IMPRESSION ON HIM LOL LOL
GUNAQUAT
Gunaquat, IMO Cindi would be very proud of you doing the Hot or Not. Job well done.
ReplyDeleteJON
ReplyDeleteTHANKS FIRST HER THEN KRIS GOT HIGH MARKS TO TRY TO REACH.
GUNAQUAT
Good read Gunny. All I got to say is my boy Mikey Waltrip has got to be put behind a desk and leave the driving to Ambrose and Reuterman. Saves on cars and expenses.
ReplyDeletePHOTOGR,
ReplyDeleteI HAVE TO AGREE, MIKE IS A WHIZ WITH SPONSORS AND THAT IS WHERE HE NEEDS TO WORK.
GUNAQUAT
Gunny great hots and nots. I agree with you, if I had been Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne would have been in the nickel seats as well.
ReplyDeleteThe problems that Tony and his crew had the past two weeks remind me of the problems the Shrub had last year during the chase.
Hopefully Smoke and the team will get all these bugs worked out in the next couple weeks before the chase starts.
ANN,
ReplyDeleteTHANKS FOR STOPPING BY AND COMMENTING, YOUR OPINION IS ALWAYS WELCOME.
I ASSUME THAT YOU ARE THE ANN LISTED AS ONE OF MY FOLLOWERS, IF SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT AT ANYTIME.
SOMETIMES THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO LEARN IS THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS
GUNAQUAT
Surprise Gunny that Ann was me (Tsfanpc). Somehow I got logged into an old account I had here. I actually forgot that I had them.
ReplyDeleteTSFAN, ANN, PENNY
ReplyDeleteWHATEVER YOU WANT TO GO BY IS FINE WITH ME JSUT MAKE SURE YOU KEEP COMING BACK. YOU ARE ONE OF MY BEST SUPPORTS AND WOULD NEVER WANT TO LOSE YOU
GUNAQUAT
I will always keep coming back. I might be late sometimes, but I will always have an opinion for you. lol
ReplyDeleteAnd just think those are only three of my Alias. lol
TSFAN,
ReplyDeleteHANG AROUND LONG ENOUGH AND I WILL LEARN THEM ALL.
GUNAQUAT
Well, hope you have alot of years to hear them all. KC has been with me 28 years and he still hasn't heard them all yet. lol
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