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I did hear about JB. I hope that he heals fast. He's had a rough month (lost his ride and now this). He's one of the good guys.
If he hadn't lost his ride this wouldn't have happened.
I want to know who the "funding" for TJ Bell's ride is. Last I saw, the only difference between that truck and JB's truck was the additional "1" on each side and the roof.
(Shrub wanted to get Benson in the #51 for Michigan but they couldn't make it work at the last minute. That would be interesting if he gave up his ride for the rest of the year in that truck for Benson when he gets healthy)
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side note; this is a crucial time for the Truck Series. Bodine could get parked if he can't get a full season of sponsorship and Roush-Fenway said yesterday that this is the final season for their truck team and that it was currently being run at a deficit (the only reason it was being run was because of the commitment to Con-Way.)
It's bad enough when 1/3 of the field is parking it within the first 35% of the race, but when you could potentially have 2-3 top flight trucks get parked over the course of the season, you know there's big time trouble.
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If he hadn't lost his ride this wouldn't have happened.
No kidding. It really sucks for JB. Interesting thought about the 51. I bet Shrub is getting tired of the jetsetting he needs to do to be at some of these races.
The trucks used to be (sometimes still are) some of the best shows to watch. When the quality teams start dwindling, the show suffers.
If you wanted an example of the state of NA$CAR, all you have to do is look at the number of empty seats at yesterday's race.
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I only caught the last five mins; what a great 5 mins they were.
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The worst thing (for Shrub) is that he beat himself. I don't think Tony would have been able to pass him.
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The worst thing (for Shrub) is that he beat himself. I don't think Tony would have been able to pass him.
No, he was probably a goner. Stewart had a run and Johnson would have gone with him and Hamlin would have been too far behind Busch to give him enough of a push to keep his momentum up.
He probably would have stayed in front of Johnson for second, but the chances of staying in front of Stewart were slim-to-none.
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Quoth David Banner: "Like a pimp"
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No, he was probably a goner. Stewart had a run and Johnson would have gone with him and Hamlin would have been too far behind Busch to give him enough of a push to keep his momentum up.
He probably would have stayed in front of Johnson for second, but the chances of staying in front of Stewart were slim-to-none.
Hmmm, I've watched the replay a few times. It looks to me like when Stewart pulled to the high side he made up a bit of ground but then that was it. Maybe with Johnson pushing him he could have pulled ahead; one way or the other it would have been CLOSE.
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The reason you don't have big arms is because you're weaker than a baby's fart, not because you don't do enough arm curls. -- Tony Gentilcore, via thefitcast.com
[Your] biceps [comprise] just 3 percent of the amount of muscle mass in your entire body. Remember that number: It's a good way to keep a perspective on how much you train your biceps compared with your other muscle groups. -- from menshealth.com
You could say they're the quintessential Sweet Home Alabama couple.
Him with his European flair trying to buff out her rough edges, and her with her Southern-fried frame of mind quick to dismiss his haughtiness. He considers himself to be cultured while she prefers remaining cantankerous.
But at the end of the day, these two crazy kids balance each other out and come together to make quite a spectacular pair.
They are Mr. and Mrs. Speed: the couple who may hold the record for the fastest wedding ceremony in all of NASCAR's nuptials.
Yes, the ceremony lasted a short 15 minutes, but now Scott Speed and his bride, the former Amanda Mathis, have an entire lifetime to delight in the joys of their matrimonial bliss set against the backdrop of NASCAR.
Through the sport is how the pair initially met. Amanda was handling public relations for Scott's former Truck Series team, Bill Davis Racing. A long friendship turned into a shorter courtship and Scott proposed at the end of last season.
Both Scott and Amanda, with their distinct personalities and penchant for all things outrageous, immediately began planning what turned out to be a wedding ceremony no one could forget.
Amanda gives Scott a face full of cake. Did he return the favor?
Why?
Because Speed was the proverbial flower girl, he sort of lost his pants, and the couple's first dance was to No Air by Jordin Sparks -- a Tiger Beat, American Idol-type and last artist you would think either Amanda or Scott would have playing on their iPods let alone their wedding.
"Normally, I would have done much better than that," Scott said. "That song is certainly not as pimp as some of the others I could've picked, but at the end of the day that really is our song. It played so much on the radio when we first started seeing each other, it really fits us and really it was the only song we could agree on."
That said, Amanda was bent on maintaining the authenticity of the evening and demanded The Imperial March (Darth Vader's theme song) be cued up just before the couple said their "I dos" and was pronounced husband and wife.
"We wanted to throw people off and once the ceremony was over we wanted it to be like, 'Ok, party on,'" Amanda said.
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And it was. But not before some challenges were thrown the couple's way, namely trying to find an open weekend in the Red Bull Racing driver's demanding Sprint Cup Series schedule that would also accommodate Amanda's father and brother, both of who compete in the NHRA.
That left July 18, but it also left enough time for Amanda's soon-to-be husband and one of her bridesmaids to start a feud between one another that ultimately lead to the dismissal of said bridesmaid. And once one goes apparently they all go, and Amanda was left four bridesmaids short of a bridal party.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Speed
"They were friends she had since high school and they were pretty ridiculous at times and they needed to go," Scott said. "But that also meant that we ran out of little girls that could throw flowers, so I kindly stepped up to the plate. I carried a basket and believe I did an elegant job of tossing the little pink rose pedals where she would be walking."
The last fire to be put out before the ceremony, which took place on the lawn of the Graylyn Estate in Winston Salem, N.C., was the price tag of this shindig.
Sadly, the groom was disturbed on the golf course just days beforehand to be informed he was nearly $20,000 over budget.
"That was my only crisis, really," Scott said. "I was trying to enjoy a golf game and had to come home after two holes. It was only supposed to be $35,000."
Wedding planners, as well as Amanda, pulled out their calculators and soon the couple was back in the black.
But Scott was missing a pair of black pants, his Prada wedding pants to be specific. Turns out, the fashionista forgot they were in the motorhome which was on its way to Indianapolis for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard weekend.
Scott admits to procrastinating on pulling together his wedding suit and then Amanda asked that he fashion it for her and a few friends.
"They were all sitting at the house and I came out all suited up, shoes, tie, jacket but no pants, I was in my boxers and said, 'We are missing something here,'" he laughed.
Nevertheless, it worked out. A last-minute trip to Neiman Marcus and Scott looked chic in Dolce and Diesel and Amanda looked as if she stepped off a page of Vogue's wedding issue.
And what if they had it to do over again?
"We wouldn't change a thing," Scott said.
But did we mention the couple toasted their wedding with Red Bull energy drink in clay goblets they handmade during a pottery class?
Only the Speeds!
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Quoth David Banner: "Like a pimp"
It's not a beer belly. It's a gas tank for a sex machine.
Through the sport is how the pair initially met. Amanda was handling public relations for Scott's former Truck Series team, Bill Davis Racing. A long friendship turned into a shorter courtship and Scott proposed at the end of last season.
That's rather amusing... she waited until he made it to Cup before marrying him.
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Uh oh.... one of the Hendick cars won't be up front at the start...
Stewart wrecks in practice: #14-Tony Stewart, scheduled to start first in the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday after qualifying was rained out, wrecked just a few minutes into Saturday's first practice. Stewart got loose between turn 2 and 3, hit the wall and spun around, doing serious damage to the right side and rear end of the #14 Old Spice Swagger Chevy. The team pulled out the backup car and Stewart will have to fall to the rear of the field before the green flag on Sunday. Stewart had the same problem at Pocono back in June. Qualifying was rained out, so Stewart started first as the points leader. Stewart wrecked in practice and went to a back, started at the rear of the field and won the race.(
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Rest and relaxation can be a powerful “nothing” to propel us to greater achievements. Mahler
Stop listening to your wiener. He may want to go for a swim, but you haven't checked if the waters are shark infested yet. Ninjabookey
Robby Gordon Responds to Logano Incident in NNS race: Robby Gordon [#55] and Joey Logano [#20] both raced in the Watkins Glen Nationwide Race and got together late in the race, Gordon responded Sunday to the incident: "After reviewing the comments by Logano and the replay of the day's events, I felt that it was necessary to explain what happened during yesterday's race from my prospective. This whole turn of events started with Joey running into the back of my #55 in Turn 10. He then knocked me sideways in Turn 11. To show him my displeasure, I ran him down towards the inside wall on the front straight. I tried to do a crossover move in Turn 1 to get back by him; however, I missed judged a little resulting in both of us getting flat tires. During the final incident that ended Joey's day, we were racing for the lucky dog position. We both had good cars and were just trying to improve our finishing position for the day. After the bus stop chicane, Joey wrecked the No. 34 of Tony Raines. This contact allowed me to get underneath him in Turn 9. He saw that I was going to pass him for the Lucky Dog position, so he tried to block me. This maneuver resulted in his right rear tire connecting with my left front. From there, I felt he would be okay because he was in the section where the outer loop was. Rather than going down the inner loop, he decided to cut across the grass, hitting the tire barrier. At the end of the day I'm just glad Joey is okay. This is a highly competitive sport, and we are all very passionate when we are on the track. Tempers have a tendency to flare, but hopefully in the future we will both race each other cleaner. Under my own doing, I did stop by the NASCAR hauler this morning to converse with them about yesterday. There will be no repercussions from yesterday' events," commented Robby Gordon.(RGM) AND Joey Logano, who was wrecked pretty blatant by Robby Gordon and sent spinning into a tire barrier. Logano's fuel lines came loose and the car caught fire, forcing him out of the race. "Apparently, we got in a little grudge match after I cut down his tire," Logano said. "It's a pretty raw deal. You can't fix stupid, it's forever. You put that in your memory bank."(Alabama Live)(8-9-2009)
Hats off for Logano for not backing down with that piece of shit Robbie Gordon. Although I know there won't be paybacks, it would be nice to see the #7 parked on top of the guardrail at Watkins Glen.
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'8 replies before the gutter! Good job Clubhouse!!!!!' Ninjabookey
Rest and relaxation can be a powerful “nothing” to propel us to greater achievements. Mahler
Stop listening to your wiener. He may want to go for a swim, but you haven't checked if the waters are shark infested yet. Ninjabookey
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