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(05/11/08 9:44 AM)

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195 big points! WOOOO!

*throws remote through TV*

Senior was the "villian" for the longest time, then Jiffy started to take over....Seriously, at the Michigan races that I attended with my dad from age 2 to 21, Sr always got the loudest boo's. Jiffy was a close 2nd.

I'm inclined to believe they were villians for two different reasons. Dale had people on his case because of his driving "methods" and was the "love to hate" guy, and Jeff got so many because of how dominate he was/was becoming...kind of a New York Yankees type of deal. Shrub seems like a combination of those two things. I hate the bastard because he refuses to own up to the shit he pulls on the track...instead trying to pass off blame to somebody else.

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(05/11/08 1:23 PM)

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Undertakeress wrote:

downtown somewhere in Texas wrote:
I checked the history of recent winners at darlington and just kinda went from there. the strongest drivers are jeff, biffle, jimmy, bowyer and kasey.

Dude, just sayin, why are you giving out your strategy to everyone? That's the whole point of fantasy - to find your own reasons to pick drivers.

MY TONY WON!

Bitch please, he's mine. kthxbye

callin me out are ya'? my sexy tony.

and my strategy is obviously grabbing at straws since I suck hindtit. look at it this way, if I post my picks you guys know to do the opposite. I think I got my most points from Kvapil.

and I just love reliving the race with y'all the day after. when I saw my wreck on the 1st lap, I started to run to the puter then to check in. but reading here the next day is such a treat for me. 10 freakin pages to catch up on this morn!

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(05/11/08 1:32 PM)

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downtown, you're always welcome to join us in the fray. Besides, Tony can never have too many fans. :-)

downtown somewhere in Texas

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(05/12/08 1:09 PM)

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thank you snifs, and I have every intention of sharing a cold one with y'all. on the other hand, is hard to resist reliving the race over 10 pages of y'alls posts the next day.

Fumanchusmoke

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(05/14/08 2:30 PM)

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Ok
I will admit I am ne to the NASCAR circus.
How in the hell can you disrupt the sason for non point races as this?
Smoke is rollin it up for a win and "BIG ED" is choppin at the bit(not the DERBY winner)
Maybe the time off is ok to keep changin the line up-to and fro-to and fro.

Undertakeress

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(05/15/08 3:57 AM)

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The All Star race has always been in May...but it's a fuckin trip. The guys don't give 2 shits and will take out anyone.

Ears and Shrub wreckin last year was classic

pfritobandito

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(05/15/08 7:17 AM)

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I love the All-Star race... (except when Mark gets taken out)! The drivers drive their asses off and will "move" you if they have to. It's nice to see some good racing for the big bucks! There is usually a good showdown. I also enjoy the pre-race when the drivers come out with their crews! Really shows how close the guys are in their teams.

And yes Undies, Ears and Shrub wrecking was, and still is a classic! Maybe we'll get a repeat this year?

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(05/16/08 12:27 AM)

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Tonite they had the pit crew challenge. The top 8 teams in owner points pass through to round 2. The other 16 teams in the challenge face off and the top 8 of those match up to the first 8 to do elimination rounds to get the winner. They finally explained who gets to do this tonite on the show. The crews who race in the all star race all get in the pit crew challenge. Then to round out the field to 24 teams, they fill it out by the top teams in owners points who are not in the all star race. Vickers' 83 team was one of those 3 teams tonite. And his crew won the challenge. They just beat Hamlin's #11 team in the finals.

I think the individual $10K payouts went to #17, #16, #07, and maybe #9. I am missing one. The gas guy won it the second year in a row, or maybe it was the jack guy.

I like to watch this, but tonite, the arena background noise drowned out a lot of the interviews, so it was hard to hear a lot of the stuff in between the rounds.

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(05/16/08 1:55 AM)

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I wish I could watch the race live, but alas, I have to work. But I got an early shift for the 600 so I can watch in 2 weeks!

Oh dear, love the man, but not a flattering angle. But he was out doing good (helping build a playground in Charlotte

Caleb Hurd, Jeff Gordon's gas man and a former holder on the Virginia Tech football team, combined with catch-can man Jamie Frady to shatter the competition record by filling 18 gallons in 10.031 seconds.

Kasey Kahne's jackman, Eric Wilson, set a record by lifting both sides of the car in 5.431 seconds. Other winners included Nick Odell and Brad Donaghy, front-tire changer and carrier for points leader Kyle Busch, and Dave Smith and Jason Binger, rear-tire changer and carrier for Matt Kenseth.

And the entry list (minus the fan votes of course) for the race

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	MAKE	SPONSOR	OWNER

1	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	Teresa Earnhardt
2	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Miller Lite	Walter Czarnecki
5	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / CARQUEST	Mary Hendrick
07	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress
8	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Teresa Earnhardt
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Toyota	FedEx Freight	J D Gibbs
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Alltel	Roger Penske
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	DISH Network	Jack Roush
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	DEWALT NANO Technology	John Henry
18	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Toyota	M&M's	Joe Gibbs
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Toyota	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
26	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Ford	Crown Royal	Geoff Smith
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Pennzoil Platinum	Richard Childress
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	AT&T Mobility	Richard Childress
42	Juan Montoya	Bogota, Colombia	Dodge	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit	Floyd Ganassi
43	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Dodge	Cheerios / Betty Crocker	Richard Petty
44	Dale Jarrett	Hickory, NC	Toyota	UPS	Michael Waltrip
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools	Jeff Gordon
88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	Nat'l Guard Citizen Soldier / AMP Energy	Rick Hendrick
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Office Depot	Jack Roush

downtown somewhere in Texas

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(05/16/08 9:04 AM)

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the festivities have begun!! the all star race is GREAT (and welcome NASCAR newbie). always lots of fun just mainly because the drivers love it and have so much fun with it.

last nite's pit crew competition was good. I like for those guys to get a little camera time. and it's important to note which drivers show up to support their team -- or even better, which driver is steering his own car. truly surprised to see Jeff in his own car -- but more surprised that he didn't have his daughter in his lap. LOL.

methinks the red bull team was drinking a few red bulls between competitions. they had to be getting that sudden burst of energy from somewhere.

allstar is always good for settling a few grudge matches. Saturday night should be AWESOME!

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