tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post6617029328099305145..comments2023-06-12T05:13:30.358-05:00Comments on Monday Morning Crew Chief: Rating the Pepsi Max 400: 2 Stars **jmayer1843http://www.blogger.com/profile/03979602470480690327noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-88030052097268881972010-10-13T08:58:05.329-05:002010-10-13T08:58:05.329-05:00jon_464 - That's probably a sound prediction. ...jon_464 - That's probably a sound prediction. The tension at Talladega this year is going to be as high as any race in recent memory because one slip could crush championship hopes, and everyone knows that going in.<br /><br />Of all people to be leading when that caution came out, it had to be Bowyer. lol. He's certainly had a rough go of it.<br />Thanks!jmayer1843https://www.blogger.com/profile/03979602470480690327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-18296541478477424362010-10-13T02:01:42.808-05:002010-10-13T02:01:42.808-05:00Of the three drivers you mentioned--Johnson, Hamli...Of the three drivers you mentioned--Johnson, Hamlin, and Harvick--the one that escapes the Big One at Talladega WILL win the Cup title. I predict those three will be within 50 points of each other going into Homestead. Tony Stewart will be mathematically alive (around 120 points behind), and all other Chasers will be eliminated.<br /><br />As for the race itself, it makes me GLAD that Fontana is losing a Chase race. BOOOOOOORING!! (I was invited to go, and am SOOOOO glad I didn't go!) But it makes me wonder if NASCAR is out to get Clint Bowyer. That phantom debris caution was AWFULLY suspicious.jon_464https://www.blogger.com/profile/11134872784295839356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-32027860134563115542010-10-12T18:23:44.923-05:002010-10-12T18:23:44.923-05:00Gene - Good to hear attendance at The Rock was up ...Gene - Good to hear attendance at The Rock was up from last year.<br />Thanks!<br /><br />Dwindy1 - I was kind of surprised there were so many engine problems this late in the season. Johnson will never lose an engine. Ever. lol.<br />Thanks!jmayer1843https://www.blogger.com/profile/03979602470480690327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-34667722524073704372010-10-12T17:14:03.604-05:002010-10-12T17:14:03.604-05:00LOL Tez... when did I start drinking the announcer...LOL Tez... when did I start drinking the announcers' Kool-Aid?Gene Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677117602150714769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-91604126273530346422010-10-12T16:59:58.214-05:002010-10-12T16:59:58.214-05:00ahh, I thought you did that because that's wha...ahh, I thought you did that because that's what all the commentators say....my bad, Gene :)tezgm99https://www.blogger.com/profile/17930207231098783208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-72142065506989631642010-10-12T12:57:19.523-05:002010-10-12T12:57:19.523-05:00Did Gene say it Rockingham was an ARCA, and not a ...Did Gene say it Rockingham was an ARCA, and not a Cup race? Or did he say it was an ARCA race? LOL<br /><br />Thanks for what Dwindy? I'd give it 3 stars also.CR_Racinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545313970575935549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-12457635767431957032010-10-12T12:13:58.134-05:002010-10-12T12:13:58.134-05:00I liked the race... A long track w/o restrictors i...I liked the race... A long track w/o restrictors is cool although a couple of the engines took it hard. A different mindset is not a bad thing! Viva la difference! Give it a 3... Would have been a 4 if JJ's engine had gone down!<br /><br />Gene... Do you work in the department of redundancy department? LOL<br /><br />Thanks CR!Dwindy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02915617340823975656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-73969276058536375512010-10-12T11:20:36.693-05:002010-10-12T11:20:36.693-05:00I also thought Cali was much better than I expecte...I also thought Cali was much better than I expected.<br /><br />It was an ARCA race, not Cup. There may have been 5,000 there. Maybe. At least twice as many as last year.<br /><br />Tip to Tez... "the best drivers in the world". The quotation marks are meant to be ironic, or sarcastic. <br /><br />It was an ARCA race, not Cup. There may have been 5,000 there. Maybe. At least twice as many as last year.Gene Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677117602150714769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-52759923235993308302010-10-12T10:56:19.204-05:002010-10-12T10:56:19.204-05:00Gene - NASCAR good gain back a lot of goodwill if ...Gene - NASCAR good gain back a lot of goodwill if it returned to the Rock. The attendance there looked a bit concerning, though. <br /><br />I heard 70,000 in attendance at Fontana and the stands did look more full than in past races there.<br />Thanks!<br /><br />CR_Racing - Just so long as Johnson doesn't absolutely dominate at Phoenix as he did last year. I do think the better tracks in the last half of the Chase.<br />Thanks!<br /><br />tezgm99 - Ha, thank goodness that first race was good. It's time to spice things up again, and a race at Charlotte could do the trick.<br />Thanks!jmayer1843https://www.blogger.com/profile/03979602470480690327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-30346914672796000432010-10-12T10:24:04.103-05:002010-10-12T10:24:04.103-05:00I thought it was a pretty decent race to be honest...I thought it was a pretty decent race to be honest (3 stars for me)...not as good as Loudon (still can't believe I'm writing that) but easily better than Dover and Kansas, lol<br /><br />The best drivers in the world aren't racing for another 2 weeks, Gene....WRC will be in Spain then ;)tezgm99https://www.blogger.com/profile/17930207231098783208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-9200949115666866162010-10-12T10:19:44.287-05:002010-10-12T10:19:44.287-05:00I thought the race was 1/2 star better than expect...I thought the race was 1/2 star better than expected. But, that's not saying much. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to 3 races; Charlotte, Texas, and Phoenix. I think those races are in the hands of the drivers to decide who should hoist the trophy. Talledega, is all about the big one, and Homestead is about points racing; So-n'So need's to finish no lower than 12th, bla, bla, bla.CR_Racinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545313970575935549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324293794163565996.post-61875278945645068362010-10-12T09:29:08.925-05:002010-10-12T09:29:08.925-05:00I was at the Rock on Saturday, and the racing was ...I was at the Rock on Saturday, and the racing was unbelievable! Three wide coming off turn 4 was the norm. They were side by side all day long! And, these were just ARCA guys, imagine what the "best drivers in the world" could do.<br /><br />The crowd at Fontana looked a lot bigger than usual, though.Gene Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677117602150714769noreply@blogger.com