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November 17, 2008
DONE!
By: Dennis Terry
We are done!
Homestead not only signified the final race of the 2008 season, but the outcome of the race was indicative of most races this year where we watched Carl Edwards dominate and Jimmy Johnson get all the attention.
Homestead also provided us with a glimpse into NASCAR's future... a future that is still dominated by Roush and Hendrick despite NASCAR's best effort attempts to cut costs and equalize competition.
NASCAR's latest attempt to reduce the competitive edge of the "super teams" is to ban all testing starting on January 1, 2009. This mandate has both a compition and an economic origin.
Anybody want to take a stab at the "over/under" on how much Hendrick and Roush spend on testing during the next six weeks?
That, my fellow Lug NutZ, is why those two organizations have, and will continue to, be so dominate in a sport where half of a second marks the difference between the champions and everyone else.
What's next for me??? I'm planning to enjoy a few weeks of R&R before returning to DEI for offseason training. If you are into the stock market, I would recommend KKD as a strong buy. I'm sure to single handedly boost their profits this week.
DT
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Enjoy your time off, well deserved after a long season.
I don't think the question should be how much will Hendrick spend in testing over the next six weeks, but how much they will spend next season. As I understand it testing is only banned on NASCAR tracks that hold a race in the top three categaories. There is nothing stopping teams from testing elsewhere. So the big budget teams will still go testing and those teams struggling on a smaller budget will just fall further behind.
Posted by: peter | Nov 17, 2008 7:38:42 AM
Enjoy some well deserved time off!
Posted by: canucken | Nov 17, 2008 10:04:05 AM
do you have a wall in your house where you can keep a running count (and your wife won't kill you) on those KKD's like the beams at Martinsville have hot dog totals?
Posted by: Jamie | Nov 17, 2008 10:50:22 AM
Jamie-
I feel better when I just don't keep count!
DT
Posted by: DT | Nov 17, 2008 12:12:24 PM
Hey DT,
Thanks for keeping us on track this year.
Hope to hear more from you in the future.
Be well.
Posted by: Larry | Nov 17, 2008 2:51:15 PM
"Despite NASCAR's best efforts to cut costs and equalize competition?"
WHAT EFFORTS?
A test ban? Ha! We all saw from 1990 onward that test limits only BENEFIT teams like Hendrick and Roush. The COT? Again, HA! A useless box with a gapped airdam, top-heavy roofline, and wing made aeropush worse.
NASCAR has made NO efforts to cut costs and equalize competition. We're not going to see such results until the day comes where we realize that no one is dominating the sport, no fewer than thirteen teams (not just drivers) are winning races, and an examination of team budgets shows an actual net REDUCTION in spending from $30 million for one car to something legitimately lower.
Posted by: Mike Daly | Nov 17, 2008 4:24:49 PM
Dennis,
Hope you have a wonderful off season, hope the new season brings lot's of good things for you and the team!
Again, Have a great Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Posted by: darlene | Nov 17, 2008 6:45:14 PM
Hey DT, yep another season has come to a close. Thanks for the laughs and the thoughts. Try not to be a stranger during the off season. We would love some food for thought! Have a fabulous Thanksgiving and Christmas!! Don't eat too many Denny Cakes!!! BTW what happened to the 1 ab? See ya in Vegas!!!
Posted by: Kendria | Nov 17, 2008 11:01:13 PM
DT, enjoy your time off, it was a long
season and you deserve some R&R.
Have a great Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
Posted by: Dottie | Nov 25, 2008 12:04:18 AM
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