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May 16, 2008
No points, just money and bragging rights - All-Star Race
It's that time again, where the All-Stars of NASCARs Cup Series get to shine. There are no points, so it's all-out for the money and bragging rights and it should prove to be an exciting race.
I was surprised to see Humpy give his pick to Edwards, not that he's not good, I just figured he'd go along with this years on-fire driver Kyle Busch. Whether you like Kyle or not, he's got talent and not afraid to take risks to get the win, that in itself should make for an exciting race and maybe a lot of conversations after it.
While both of those drivers have a shot at the win, as do all the others in the race, my pick here will be as a fan and that pick goes to last years winner, Kevin Harvick.
Who's your pick?
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k2
well once in while u get slapped back to reality!! but hey was the first the congradulate the KK fans
KK looked like KK of old.........teh kid is still smooth and that how he saved his tires great call by kf.......who knew kk has tires to go the distance,,,,,,great call, no wonder some cc make a $$mil a year
those 2 sadlers yeah ??? and i hate to make fun of anyone with accent like me lol but man u cant understand that hermie and that mom of theirs last week???
ES is officially 0n our GET fired list along with jmac casy mears and a few others
Yeah sam looked stout very stout..........earned a lots of respect out there last nite
i was soo happy when the 99 dropped back after that comment he made about how sad it was that he couldnt beat the 18 on the track iam like buddy u cant beat 3-4-5 other guys out there, which he didnt!!
the racing gods did their job great on the 99 and guess what 9 yes 9 guys were ahead of him the racing gods have their numbers down pat, lol so f--k you 99 and the sideways car u drove in on.....
OK k2 the houdini team and david cooperfield team oooops i meant 07-31 WFT was that, it was like they werent even there.....ok i get it now its was 2 mystery drivers looking to a ride with the 4th car next year.......kinda of like a convert test session???
k2...........whats the story on the 18-11 motors??
i tell yah for next week mark will have the problem solved and the 18-11 should be STOUT as u say
racefan
tell those giggle alstate girls to call me at 1800bbqcrow or 1866gigglesRus
dianne
did u catch smoke putting on those suoper nice oakley drivers glove?? nice eh?? comapred to Jr's oven mitts........god i hope smoke gives jr some driving gloves for the road courses!! or the curse of the adidas driving oven mitts on 6-22 and 8-10 will realy come to haunt JR
drives me nuts how a guy with 25 mil plus income cant get a proper suit and gloves, talk about $elling out to comerciali$m!!
at least do like the creative bums in the nfl do, wear what shoes u want BUT sew the sponsers logo over top of the logo of the shoes u like!!
Posted by: aggie | May 18, 2008 3:51:54 PM
Congrats to K.K. and the whole #9 team on
their win last night.
Also, congrats to all of K.K.'s fans on
voting him in the All-Star race, he owe's
all of you big time.
Maybe, this will give him confidence now
and he will start winning races.
K.K. isn't my favorite driver but I found
myself pulling for him last night big time.
I think, K.K. needs to be known as the Bud-
man and not as those giggly Allstate teen-
agers as aggie calls them. Maybe, I'm wrong
but isn't Budweiser his major sponsor?
IMO, Allstate has wore that commercial out.
I say, let's let K.K. be a Budweiser man.
Posted by: Race Fan | May 18, 2008 2:14:55 PM
Kari: 89 Mustang GT (all original) except for the sound system. I have to wear ear plugs, when he is in the drive its shakes the house. Good thing he likes the same music I do.
Posted by: Graceann | May 18, 2008 10:20:18 AM
To all the Kasey ladies/fans here. I knew you would be a little happy today..Congrats to all of the 9 guys and Ray....
F5, Biff wasnt pissed like he was last week. On Kyle and the 11, I swear Mark C will get the "test engine"right soon.
Aggie the KK fans are sending you CROW TODAY.. Would you like mustard with it:)or BBQ sauce
Last but not least.
"K2,
While the 48 team is way off pace compared to past years, don't forget they have won a race this year...so to say that "the 48 team hasn't owned shit this year" is an nescient statement on your part.
Posted by: NC Expat in Hong Kong | May 17, 2008 8:51:54 PM
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Sorry Expat, point proven the 24 and 48(95% OF THE YEAR OFF PACE)even the 88 WAS off pace last night.Its more than a opinion at all, it showing week in and week out
Diane, Hermie and Elliott are literally the same mold. He can do it to Smoke prior and say sorry but god forbid it happpen to him.. He acts like a FS half the time anyway.
I cant believe I am saying this but Hornish looked damn stout last night..
Posted by: Kurt2 | May 18, 2008 9:59:17 AM
Well, I was close on Kenseth...but I'll take a Kahne win any day of the week, that's for sure. I was at a wedding and we were getting text updates--when it was over, the bride (also a fan) was so excited she had the DJ announce it at the reception. Good stuff.
Graceann,
Woo hoo from one Kahne fan to another, and a big woo hoo on your boy's showing at the car show. What kind of car does he have?
Posted by: Kari | May 18, 2008 9:52:18 AM
Barb G - I agree about Mikey, but DW is the one I really want to get rid of. Last night he kept saying "I guarantee blah, blah" and nothing he guaranteed happened. He is such a know-it-all. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I can't wait for TNT to take over. Fox, please get rid of DW.
F5 - I was really disappointed with the race. When there's so little passing at the front of the field in an all-star race, something needs to be changed. Not even one real caution. Boring.
Graceann - You and the rest of the Allstate ladies did a great job of voting KK into the race. Also, good job by your son.
K2 - I now officially join the "I hate Sadler" fan club. What he said about Allmendinger was way out of line after what he himself did to Tony last week. All I can say is he has no class.
Congratulations to AJ and Sam for racing themselves into the all-star race. Good job.
I sure hope next week's race is better than last night. 600 miles of that will seem endless.
Posted by: Diane | May 18, 2008 9:36:53 AM
I am celebrating Aggie! My son's car (16yr. old) placed in top 20 in a car show yesterday. His head was so big we had to butter it to get him in the back door! He has worked hard on his car, sure am proud of that boy! Dad's car and truck didn't even placed which made his even sweeter. Then KK winning was just icing on the cake.
Posted by: Graceann | May 18, 2008 8:05:39 AM
f5
Biffle was quite upset he couldn't even pass Kyle on 7 cylinder
yeah that was ?? how kyb held him off in the corners...how fast is that guy??
ganne
congrats to your guy and i guess that was KK's belated mom day gift to one his biggests fans YOU!! now thats the way KK can and should be running evry race. biff and all that rfr wizardary couldn't touch KK!!
k2 or f5 was that a lucky call or good call as i still cant see how KK's no tires was faster than 2-4 tire cars?????
K2 whats the story on the motors lifters or rocker arms
kyb was just killing them, no one was even in the same zip code
overall real boring nite, was rcr even there tonite?? or were they just there for the stage intro lol.......unreal dint hear boo from the 31 and 07 29 looked a lil decent at times???
k2 and f5 our crytsal balls need a tune up after this race....at least k2 u were adamant on the 2, a dodge close but no cigar
iam going with the my same picks for the 600
24 can he do anything right?? Jr, well the curse of the oven mitts lives on and a lil brain fart almost took him out, even in a 25 lap race the guy still gets lil brain farts
barb g .......thanks iam growing up in dogs years i think
ganne celebrate and enjoy the win in all your KK attire
Posted by: aggie | May 18, 2008 2:58:20 AM
WOW such a disappointing evening...Sorry K2, all RCR battled demons tonight...Kyle broke...Biffle was quite upset he couldn't even pass Kyle on 7 cylinder...Oh and I'm sure he'll sign with RFR...Oh goody 12:40 and the replay's starting
Posted by: Fan #5 | May 18, 2008 12:42:00 AM
"WE need a new fan vote to get Mikeys ass out of the truck booth"....
If that's all it would take I'd vote for ten hours straight. I love the truck series but he makes the broadcasts unbearable. He never shuts up and his voice sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard.
Hornaday sounded calm, K2. but I thought I saw some smoke coming from his ears. Typical Cueball crap but he keeps getting away with it. I'd pay admission to see somebody kick his butt from NC to upstate NY. Re: Benson, I guess he was supposed to run over Darnell in NASCAR's eyes. Benson - black flag, Cueball - not a peep. Go frickin figure! I love to see a driver celebrate a first win. Dayum, that was cool for Crafton.
To aggie - Like Diane said, PLEASE don't ever grow up. I like you just the way you are. ;)
Congrats to KK on his win tonight!
Posted by: Barb G | May 18, 2008 12:27:35 AM
K2,
While the 48 team is way off pace compared to past years, don't forget they have won a race this year...so to say that "the 48 team hasn't owned shit this year" is an nescient statement on your part.
Posted by: NC Expat in Hong Kong | May 17, 2008 8:51:54 PM
Kyle will kick JR ass again
Posted by: larry | May 17, 2008 3:31:13 PM
Mike
they didn't want Michael Andretti to succeed when he went to F1 in 1993 and it was no coincidence he struggled so badly he had to quit.
yeas and no it was a crazy year for MA and yeah be he and the F1 made it hard for him to succeed...i recal ma wasnt even living there but flying back and forth and i think that was when him and sandi hsi ex split up??
dianne lol , you know those 24-48 fans lol
Posted by: aggie | May 17, 2008 3:07:31 PM
NC EX
Sorry , the 48 team hasnt owned shit this year and damn sure not this week. Not a shot just a feasible observation
Posted by: Kurt2 | May 17, 2008 2:10:24 PM
Wrong title - it should be "No Points, Just A Test Session For The 600." No one actually races in this race anymore, they just run it as a test session for the 600. If they want a real race in the All-Star Race, move it to Talladega.
Kyle Busch will win running away if he doesn't blow up or crash tonight.
Diane, no way will F1 let Busch do anything - they didn't want Michael Andretti to succeed when he went to F1 in 1993 and it was no coincidence he struggled so badly he had to quit.
Posted by: Mike Daly | May 17, 2008 12:40:25 PM
Wow...no respect for the 48 crew who OWN this track. Got to say though my first pick (due to starting spots) is Rowdy, with 48 coming through the field to finish 2nd (maybe 1st of Shrub has issues).
Posted by: NC Expat in Hong Kong | May 17, 2008 12:06:38 PM
Great ending to mostly ho hum race, congrats to Matt Crafton for getting his first truck win.
I thought Hornaday was going punt Bodine after he obviously wrecked Ron. Hornaday was very lucky he didn't get parked for going after Bodine on the track.
Posted by: Jon | May 17, 2008 11:58:11 AM
Every race should be run like the All Star race. Pay a million to win every race and screw the points. You would see all out racing evey week. Point racing is for strokers.
Posted by: Rich | May 17, 2008 11:38:55 AM
I did forget it was infact carpentier runnning with a sign at a track on him.
I dont think that would gel too well with Charlotte tonight..
F5, he is talking smack huh??? Brian V is a good kid but he best remember there would be any "kiddie gloves " on tonight, so he might drink the Red Bull..
Since we are nicely in, I can deal with Robby G or Vickers getting in. The Jim Beam car has been strong this weekend in pratice, hell I dont mind anyone BUT JPM or Elliott Sadler.
Aggie, No I am not losing my mind with the 2 and YES I MEANT THE 2, not the 12..
I do know Kevin H and Kyle need to be carefule taking jabs at one another or you will have a hell of a time watching things happen tonight.
ALL ready have to award the Dumbass of the weekend award out:
Goes to CUE BALL BODINE for taking Hornady out last night.. Trust me Cue Ball the woenr is not real pleased with you, nor the driver.
WE need a new fan vote to get Mikeys ass out of the truck booth,
Petition to NASCAR, no Waltrip allowed to commentate on a race period..
Congratsw to Matt Crafton and the boys for last night.
Jeers to NASCAR for Blackflagging the 23 of Johnny B for jumping a restart when he moved as not to cause a wreck since Darnell couldnt get going.Way to screw it up NASCAR
Posted by: Kurt2 | May 17, 2008 11:30:15 AM
...#83 TRB transfers
I hope so, would love to see Vickers get in.
Posted by: Kathy | May 17, 2008 10:56:43 AM
aggie - Please don't grow up, I like you as a 10 year old. LOL.
Posted by: Diane | May 17, 2008 10:54:48 AM
f5
83 is gaining lots of momentum and confidence, these ex hms guys are coming back to haunt them
Posted by: aggie | May 17, 2008 10:36:28 AM
aggie, tonite is all about a million bucks, so katie bar the door it's gonna be a throw down...#83 TRB transfers....But my driver tonight WILL be slideways...'bout did a flip when the #18 knocked off the #24....
K2, got your diver FIRED up? Grab some RedBull and tell him that #83 is talking smack about him
Posted by: Fan#5 | May 17, 2008 10:00:11 AM
Carpentier DID run naked down pit lane at some track back in the Cart days. I forget what it was for? Some bet of course but he made good on it. Crazy Canucks, har.
Posted by: canucken | May 17, 2008 9:27:09 AM
Carpentier DID run naked down pit lane at some track back in the Cart days. I forget what it was for? Some bet of course but he made good on it. Crazy Canucks, har.
Posted by: canucken | May 17, 2008 9:27:09 AM
Dianne
the way those f1 cars drive now with no traction control who knows what he might do
did you see the first few races?? they were all over the track and after watching the race i was like mmmmm these boys need to go to one of those late model driving calls or call scott bloomquist asap,
so who knows who might be the next us star in F1.......some one soon i hope
if a guys like lemond and lance from flat mn and texas can go over there and kick their ass like lance did for 7 years..... why there is no us driver in F1 just ??? out of me.
even #69 nicky hayden won a world championship in moto gp, so i wish kyb all the luck
#48
yeah i should grow up one of these days, but life is so much fun when your 10 years old :), #48 its ok iam aging in dog years !
Posted by: aggie | May 17, 2008 5:17:57 AM
Kurt2:
Patrick Carpentier has already run nude around one track making good on a promise previously. Sadly I cannot find those pics. Anxiously awaiting for that particular event to show up on the internet.
Aggie:
Grow up. I believe you to have the intelligence and humor level of a 10 year old boy.
Posted by: #48 | May 17, 2008 1:12:16 AM
f5.
oooops
geeeeeeezer good to see you back, wanna read a good book read lance armstrongs book....geezer we havent chnaged probably just got wackier like guys picking the 2 LOL
F5 is that all number you have coming up on the #3ball of yours
i'll cut copy paste mine back on here
new message from by crystal ball its going to be some car going sideways, yeah f5 smoke signals say its a trd car or sideways car like 99
k2 the 2 come on you must have meant 12 lol
THE TWO its a dodge incase you have amenisia LOL and no fords? i think the lights from the arena and the TV camreas are affecting your judgement!!
how about the 88 and curse of the oven mitts?? k2 please get juniors some nice sparco gloves.......what he going to do at the roads courses?? get a powerglide tranny in that car?? man he couldnt even work paddle shifters with those oven meets
you look at the 07 suit and then u look at junior......guy looks like scrawny unclkle jesse on the dukes of hazard
Ganne
yeah we are product junkies at this house, i swear we could start a salon, or a perfume counter, my daughter is a fragarange manager at a macy's type store
its a long weekend up here and you guys have your next week and the mexicans had theirs on the 5th so its been a great month for long weekends
gretchen
another over chicked victum
see where 42 year old shania twain looked over in bed at 59 year old hubby MUTT and said its time to go bub bye mutt, so take your ugly mutt face and hit the road
her boots will be under someelses bed now lol she can park em under my bed anytime she wants
kari
speaking of easy on the eyes how about that 11, looked good in that shirt geled up hair kinda had that "poon hound" look to him.........i still think kyb should be on the geek squad adds in white shirt black pants, or he reminds me of those jehovas guys who come to door giving out those magazines......i always say no thanks and then hand them some old penthouse magazine and watch their reaction LOL
JON2
did you see where they have gay marriages now in ca?? any day now the 24 and 48 can finally get married and kill all the rummours once and for all jr can be the ring kid and casey the flower girl, kyb can drive the newleyweeds limo and scare the crap out of those 2 gaylords
Posted by: aggie | May 17, 2008 1:04:01 AM
Congrats to Matt Crafton on his win tonight.
Good driving Matt, way to go.
Posted by: Race Fan | May 16, 2008 10:52:50 PM
Sammy welcome,
Not a shot but JGR is on point,yes F5 I know you are a happy ass man:)
Where are the naysayers(J2) that with all the tudes over there they would self destruct? Funny how last night I watched and afterward followed the 11 and 20 guys to give congrats to the 18, 11 etc.Then stood there earlier and saw when Kyle B won the POle from the 24 , i noticed something odd when I went to congrat Add-man.. Damn the 11 and the 20 guys were there as well congratulating them..
So much for self destruction @ JGR..Dont care if you like him behind the wheel the kid can freaking drive his arse off..
So musch for Yota sucking(NOPE I AM NOT EMPLOYED by a YOTA org), but they killed the Pit Comp, then are kicking the shit out of most thus far.
Hey, J2, tell your little 48 boy he needs to be in the box tonight when he pits, it helps not get a penalty, while I hate it for Little Mikey himself as a person.Proves the fact of "YOUR DYSTANY" isnt unstopable at all.
Still waving your are Number one J2..
OOPPSSSS, did you watch the Pit Crew Comp last night j2?????? if you might have youwould understand the nickname factor on Pit Road, butknowing you you had your PJS too tight and missed it..
Sammy welcome that whole "speech" was not at you at all.
We can get a tad Rowdy in here but most and keyword most is in jest..
I am after thinking going with Kathy for the 29............,2, 18,24,and 31..
The only reason I leave MM out is is going to get real ugly and he wont take someone out to win. Trust me I would love to see him take it..
I need to see Carpentier run down nude as I need to see Humpy do it.Damn thats a bad thought.
Posted by: Kurt2 | May 16, 2008 9:44:11 PM
Uhmm... Patrick Carpentier says that if he gets voted in by the fans, he'll run down pit road naked.
/pleasepleaseplease VOTE HIM IN!!
Posted by: 48# | May 16, 2008 9:21:17 PM
Well, Kyle just won the pole for the All-
Star race and Jeff Gordon is second.
Put Kyle in an F-1 car, he'll show them how
to drive.
Posted by: Race Fan | May 16, 2008 8:14:58 PM
While I'm still relatively new here, I really enjoy the banter.
Geezer - Prayers are with you and best of luck on your battle.
My sentimental pick (favorite driver) is Jamie McMurray. My realistic pick is probably someone from felony motorsports or the misfits from JGR. I really hope that doesn't happen. I'd be happy to see Mark Martin win.
F1 might just be the ticket for Kyle B.
Posted by: Sammy | May 16, 2008 7:18:39 PM
I'll bet KyleB shows those guys how to knock the wheels off an F1 car!
Of course, Smoke for the $million
Posted by: JWSmoke | May 16, 2008 6:57:58 PM
Kathy - Sorry off subject, but just read this on jayski.com. Very interesting:
"Kyle Busch to test F-1 car: Kyle Busch will test a Formula One car with Toyota later this year in Japan. As teams get ready for Saturday’s Sprint All-Star Challenge, Busch said Formula One is something that appeals to him, but not on the near horizon. "I'm planning on retiring at 30 and going Formula One racing,” the 23-year-old Busch said at Lowe's Motor Speedway."
I doubt that he's really serious about this. But I bet he'll show those guys in F1 how to drive a racecar.
Posted by: Diane | May 16, 2008 5:14:20 PM
Geezer88
Welcome back and I wish you the best of
luck on your recovery, my prayers are with
you.
Congrats to the 83 team, nice job guys and
without any penalties.
I'll have to say, all the pit crews put on
a fantastic show and I really enjoyed
watching it.
Kathy
Great blog as usual. Like you, I was sur-
prised that Humpy picked Edwards, I'm not
saying Edwards is not a good driver, he is,
but I was thinking his pick would be either
Smoke or Kyle Busch.
I would like to see the #88 win it but my
pick to win the ALL-STAR is Kyle Busch.
Posted by: Race Fan | May 16, 2008 4:49:36 PM
Well,seeing how my boy JUNIOR can't seem to win a points race,I guess I'll pick him.. {big surprise huh folks?} if KYLE BUSCH wins I'll puke..JARRETT would be fun to see win..
Posted by: EARNHARDT NATION | May 16, 2008 4:07:34 PM
Geeze88 Copy that man we didn't know, Will keep you in our prayers...That's how we do things in the Nascar Nation.
Kat, The Gauntlet has been thrown down...My pick is Mark Martin... really wanted to pick Kyle Busch...It was Hella cool the #83 took all the marbles last night
Posted by: Fan #5 | May 16, 2008 3:38:24 PM
I'm still sticking with Smoke, Diane. It's a short field and if anybody can get himself up front it's Smoke.
Keeping voting for Robby! :)
Posted by: Barb G | May 16, 2008 3:09:15 PM
Geezer you just got me and F5, into one. No biggie man.
I honestly thought you meant Kyle P taking Kyle B to the shed:)
Glad your back
DJ, yeah going to watch the race for the food:):) LMAO
Posted by: Kurt2 | May 16, 2008 3:04:28 PM
My pick probably isn't any good now. They're changing engines in the #20 car so he will miss the rest of practice and will start at the rear of the field.
My 2nd choice is KyB. I really went out on a limb with that one didn't I? LOL.
Posted by: Diane | May 16, 2008 2:23:55 PM
"we will be watching from the local Hooter's establishment,for the atmosphere and wings of course!" DJ
Most folks read Playboy for the articles as well. LOL!!
Good pick DJ. I wrestled between Martin and Burton. Chose JB
Posted by: Gretchen | May 16, 2008 2:06:43 PM
Kathy,
Not much surprise but I am voting for Dale Jr. to win and if doesn't I agree with your pick, Kevin Harvick.
Posted by: Jon | May 16, 2008 2:04:44 PM
DJ - The only place I know to vote is at nascar.com. From what I understand, you can vote as many times as you want.
Posted by: Diane | May 16, 2008 1:37:58 PM
What a shock J2,going with your gut right?You finally get to use that extra set of knee pads Ol' saint Rick left in your stocking..........
Mark Martin.....solid on this type track.Smart enough to stay out of the more agressors way.Dark horse sorta kinda.......
Di...been voting.Which site are you talking about,in case there is more?
Geezer,hope things will work out for you....
Kat,solid pick as well.My tail will be playing softball in Rock Hill SC,so hopefully we will be watching from the local Hooter's establishment,for the atmosphere and wings of course!
Posted by: DJ | May 16, 2008 1:21:52 PM
The 88 and 18 wreck each other on the front stretch just before the start/finish line and throuhg a cloud of smoke, Dale Jaffett wins the race.
Posted by: Peter | May 16, 2008 12:37:18 PM
Matt Kenseth wins the All-Star race. Since he has crap-all for luck in the points races so far this year, he's gonna get it done for the $$$ this weekend.
Posted by: Kari | May 16, 2008 12:11:46 PM
K2 - I've also been voting for Robby and he's in the top 4 or 5 in votes right now. So DJ get on that web site and help us get Robby voted in.
Posted by: Diane | May 16, 2008 11:51:38 AM
DEAR GOD, PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I said Kyle Petty, but I MEANT that pencil necked geek KYLE BUSCH.
And forgive an old man's memory Kurt2, I meant you rather than Kurt-5.
I'll get back in the groove, I promise.
May God and Kyle Petty forgive me.
The Geezer
Posted by: Geezer88 | May 16, 2008 11:49:04 AM
Geeezer
Damn man take care.I dont think any of us knew that.. If you are grabbing OLE #7 go for it..
While we arent supose to I am still voting for Robby G , cant help it:)
Take care Geezer and enjoy wreckers or Checkers
Posted by: Kurt2 | May 16, 2008 11:44:23 AM
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