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March 20, 2005
Busch race
First, congratulations to Carl Edwards for winning the race and taking over the points lead, he definitely had a great car at the end and moved through the field.
Now, about his famous back-flip. When he was in the truck series, I thought it was neat, but it needs to stop for safety reasons. No disrespect to Edwards or his fans, but now that he's driving in not only the Busch Series, but the Cup Series also, shouldn't he stop that? I mean what if he slips and cracks his head open, hurts his back, or numerous other injuries? It can happen. While it may be exciting to see the first few times, or even every time for his fans, I think he needs to curtail it before he gets hurt. I would hate to see a talented driver get hurt over something like this.
And a big Kudos to Sterling Marlin, who gave up his Busch seat so Sorenson wouldn't miss his hometown race or lose tons of points. Sorensons car had gear troubles and he never even got to qualify for the race. Marlin gave up his seat in the #40 Busch car so Sorenson could race. Sorenson had some troubles, but managed to finish 19th in the race, not bad for not even sitting in that car until the start of the race and he managed to stay 4th in points, although Truex Jr. is only 2 points behind him now.
Hoping to see an exciting Cup race today.
Picture Credit: Autostock - picture located at http://www..nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/bg/03/19/bc.car.nascar.busch.ap/index.html
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So if he'd cracked his head in the truck series, it wouldn't have mattered, because it's "just" the truck series? Please.
Posted by: Stephanie | Mar 22, 2005 5:23:28 PM
That's 'cause Sterling Marlin has always been a class act.
Posted by: Sara | Mar 22, 2005 1:44:48 PM
Jon,
Fair enough.
Bill
Posted by: Bill | Mar 22, 2005 12:57:43 PM
I agree with you Kathy about Sterling Marlin giving up his seat in the Busch Race so Reed Sorenson wouldn't miss out on the championship points. I think that was a great gesture on Marlin's part.
Posted by: Jon | Mar 22, 2005 7:56:19 AM
What's all the fuss about these back flips? Its not like he's going to win every week. He may win a couple more races this year (in Busch and Cup or truck) or he may win no more races. Just because he happened to do two in a weekend doesn't mean he's going to be doing that many from now on. In any case, he looks pretty proficient at them. Honestly, I wouldn't worry. He doesn't need wrapping in cotton wool.
Posted by: David | Mar 22, 2005 6:15:16 AM
Bill,
You can find articles all over the web to back up your opinion and I can find a bunch of articles to back up my opinion. The bottom line is NASCAR will not stop the Cup drivers from driving in the Busch Series races just because you don't like it.
Saying that the Cup drivers are stealing money and points is a matter of interpretation. It is not stealing anything as long as they are following the rules and finish the race in a position that pays money and points.
All I was doing was responding to you calling my arguement lame. We might as well agree to disagree on the subject since neither one of us are going to change on opinions.
Posted by: Jon | Mar 21, 2005 8:18:26 PM
Jon
I read his article http://www.nascar.com/2005/news/opinion/03/21/cross.words.atlanta/index.html
I do not agree with him, I watch the bush races when I can, I see nothing wrong with ANYONE driving in them, if they can make the field, NA$CAR is only concerned with making money, and to Hell with the fans, so what's wrong with the drivers and teams making all they can while they are young enough to do it. ITS CALLED RACING, let em race.
Posted by: Don | Mar 21, 2005 5:13:09 PM
Jon,
It may seem lame to you but it's not without merit, check out NASCAR.com for an article about the invasion of the Busch series by the buschwhackers. Perhaps you should write to B. Duane Cross of NASCAR.com and tell him how lame he is. Let us know what he says.
Posted by: Bill | Mar 21, 2005 1:43:19 PM
WAY TO GO CARL,NOW EVERYONE WILL WANT A PIECE OF YOU.
MOVE OVER JR. CARLS A COMIN
Posted by: RACINNUT | Mar 21, 2005 11:32:57 AM
Congratulations Carl! That was a damn good save and a hell of a come back. Now he has back flips in all three series venues. I am with Kathy. Now he needs to cool the back flips. The Atlanta Cup Flip was a little shaky. We do not need a slip of a foot and have a talented driver, like Carl, out with a busted head or broken neck. It is his decision, but his sponsors may have some weight on it. I guess we should thank Jimmie a little for not running Carl into the wall like he did Tony in Daytona.
Posted by: CalYarFan | Mar 21, 2005 10:32:44 AM
Maybe I should clarify better, didn't expect to be attacked here. The first couple of times he did it in the Truck Series was neat, but I thought it should have stopped when he was just running truck too. It's not placing more value on a Cup driver and no where did I say anything about banning anything, you guys are reading more into it.
Posted by: Kathy | Mar 21, 2005 8:22:47 AM
Him doing backflips is not about money or what series he's in,it's about the his excitement over the win he just got. I think it's great that he does it. But with you guys/gals logic then the cup drivers shouldn't be doing anything other then driving cars for fear that they may get hurt and lose the team money.....oh what a minute, they can get hurt driving a race car too, better not let them do that either.
You people want to place more value on the life of a person running cup over someone running busch,trucks,or someone who isn't a big name/star in the cup series, well guess what folks, maybe if everyone had paid attention to what happened to Petty, Irwin, or Nemechek, Earnhardt would still be here today. But no, no one gave a rats you know what about those guys.
If he does the backflip while still wearing his hans device,would that make you people happy?
Posted by: Kevin | Mar 21, 2005 4:37:39 AM
Calm down, fellas. Kathy wasn't suggesting that Nascar ban backflips, for pete's sake. She makes a good point - if Carl hurts himself, a lot more people stand to lose a lot more money now than when he was in the truck series. That's a fact, like it or not.
I heard this joke once - this teenage guy is buying flowers for his girlfriend's 16th birthday. He's debating whether to get her the standard dozen, or one rose for each of her 16 years. The clerk tells him, today she's your 16 year old girlfriend, but one day she may be your 50 year old wife. Is this really a precedent you want to set?
I think we may be analyzing this a little too much, but it's something Carl might want to think about. When he's Rusty'a age, is he still going to be doing backflips after every win? Perhaps not the best tradition to start....
Posted by: Sara | Mar 20, 2005 8:56:40 PM
God I love this place, everyone so full of passion, makes for great reading.
Anyway, Back Flips, don't you think that is up to Carl? Do you want NA$CAR to ban backflips also? There are already too many rules, let's get back to racing real cars, and stop all this cookie cutter stuff, and let the team that can get the most speed out of the car win
Posted by: Don | Mar 20, 2005 5:58:53 PM
I didn't realize that someone can only be a real race fan if they think like you. Your arguement is as lame as it gets, but you are entitled to your own opinion. By the way Jack Roush has said something his back fips.
Posted by: Jon | Mar 20, 2005 1:57:43 PM
Oh and for Kathy, I agree with you about Carl Edwards, he should stop his back flips, if for no one else, for his team. What happens if he does break his leg landing on a greasy track? What then? His team gets screwed for no reason. I can't believe that Jack Roush hasn't stepped in and "suggested" that he not do that, after all, HE does have the most to lose.
Posted by: Bill | Mar 20, 2005 1:03:53 PM
So people. How did you like that? Nine of the top ten finishers in this race were buschwhackers. Nine of the top ten! It's obvious that those who just sit back and accept it aren't real race fans. Real race fans understand the reason for the seperation of racing divisions and why they exist. Why not just combine the Busch and Cup series together? We'll have a Northern and Southern division. When the day comes that 90% of the top ten finishers are from a "higher" division then it's time to hang it up. It's time to close down the lower of the two divisions and combine them because there is no longer a need for the seperation.
Those of us who understand and respect the purity of system know what I'm talking about. Oh I'm sure that someone will reply with some long winded BS about who has what right to be where and how the drivers in the Busch series "learn" from the Cup drivers but that's nothing but a lame excuse offered by someone who's Cup driver IS a buschwhacker and simply doesn't hold water.
From now on the Busch Series should be known as the Nextel Busch Cup Series.
Posted by: Bill | Mar 20, 2005 1:00:31 PM
All she was saying is that it was neat when he first started doing it, but he needs to stop it. Besides as you said it is her blog and now you are the one being stupid for attacking her for her posting.
I hope it never happens but imagine if he did break his neck doing one of those flip and he was paralyzed you better believe their would be a line of lawyers wanting to sue NASCAR, NEXTEL and what race track that allowed him to do it.
Posted by: Jon | Mar 20, 2005 9:22:11 AM
What kind of a comment is that...It was neat when he was in the truck series but now he's in the cup series so he needs to stop cause he might get hurt. If you are so worried about his safety it should not matter what series he's in. I guess if it's Edwards the 'cup driver' then protect him at all cost, but Carl the 'man',oh he's not important, he can do all the back flips he wants,I don't care if he gets hurt. I know this is your blog, but what a STUPID thing to say.
Posted by: Kevin | Mar 20, 2005 9:01:58 AM
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