Who among us does not like Nascar?

Hm Sam Hornish was born in the same city I'm currently living in so he'll get sympathy. He'll need it as his car was 3 or 4 mph slower than the pole sitter.

his transition hasn't been the smoothest

Who's Chasing for the Gabbneb Cup? Glad you asked! After Gordon:

Martin - test pilot enthusiasm (and haircut) with real graciousness; too old/part-time to focus on, but you can't not like the guy
Edwards - I like the I'm-just-here-to-race, man demeanor - seems like a pretty smart guy under the business plan; also, reminds me of a really good KS-MO dude I went to school with (not named eddie), at least when he isn't wrecking someone
Shrub - I guess I like the excitable younger guys? his gawkiness and frustration/resignation are kinda laughable/cute, and the kid's got talent
Stewart - hot-tempered heartland culture of complaint guy should be far from my type on paper - Gordon's much more my kinda poster boy - but he can be pretty charming and generous and seems so committed to racing without borders and is too good a driver not to like
Johnson/Knaus - the better half might be a robot, but as above, a sharp one, and i like the understated sense of humor and, well, manners, and anyway I'm too nu-Nascar not to go along here; Dave Matthews and Kenny Chesney?
Said - fuck the ovals; his time coming, any day, don't worry bout him, no
Montoya - fuck the haters; viva la open-wheel reconquista
Burton - more admiration than affection, but seems like such a good dude; my idea of a concession to the roots

on the bubble
Villeneuve - if he makes it this year, I gotta root for a guy named Jacques; could become a favorite
Truex - mid-Atlantic-ish guy can do exciting things under green, but kinda boring outside the car
Raines - if he can get a ride
Junior - a gimme
Sadler - reminds me of dudes I hung out with over summers in DC years ago - v different, but fun; more interesting off the track tho
Mears/Gustafson - too grayscale for his dayglo car, but the flipside of corporate is sharp, and (probably) talented
Reutimann - sunshine coast Jesus freak who I ignored last season turns out to be modestly articulate and could be of interest in the B---- Series this year?

Martin Truex Jr. is not boring. He's just chill.

Yes, Marcos Ambrose is on the radar. His Kingsford Charcoal fire car caught on fire in one of the Busch races last year -- I wish I could find tape but NASCAR Now went to town on it. Haitch, I think you can stream races online at NASCAR's web site.

Marcus Ambrose was also leading the Montreal road course race last year until . . .

[Interior, ESPN studio}

ESPN desk (referring to Robbie Gordon): Rusty, have you ever before seen a LAPPED car spin out the leader, drive past the BLACK FLAG, and then do a VICTORY BURNOUT next to the race winner?

[Cut to Rusty Wallace, trackside]

Rusty Wallace: . . . No.

It was punk rock. Zero respect. Suspended for the next race and fined about ten gazillion driver points.

We should talk about burnouts some time.

hahaha, that is hilarious.

I like those Wagnerian (ahem) burnouts against the wall under the lights.

burnouts are never, ever, not good.

Have you ever been to a race? What is it like?

I think this video of Fontana captures the flavor pretty well:

Hollywood Nights - NASCAR Style by Low Budget TV

The green flag start in this video is about as thrilling as a Duke-Carolina basketball game in overtime.

Does anybody here follow drift racing? All I know is that they get style points for the drifts and that they use stock Japanese subcompacts.

I saw The Fast and the Furious III: Tokyo Drift. Does that count?

Yes. Do you recommend?

That probably depends on your tolerance for the "American hick in v sophisticated foreign country" act. I liked it alright. Also this is prob cradle-robbing but the lead is pretty cuet.

Thanks, my tolerance for that kind of thing is sky high.

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/news/070723/jeff_gordon320.jpg

haitch,

Throw another Tasmanian on the barbie, it's the Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Carbeque video.

Michael McDonald??? who plans this shit?

I like 1959 just fine, but that thing started not great and threatened to get worse before I turned it off.

I think I have to scratch the 5 car off my list; dude just doesn't give me the right feeling.

lolling hard at the carbeque!

so how about ryan newman then?? i was out and missed the 500 today but still. (I have relatives named Newman so I figured what the heck, if I have to pick a driver.) :)

I watched it from start to finish today because a) I live in the South and have never attempted to do it before and b) football's over. Even before the halfway point, I wanted to pluck my eyes out with a hot furnace poker.

How do people get excited about NASCAR?

XXX: I'll be rebooting my computer to get ready for the NASCAR.com raceview, pit commander etc.
XXX: hi
felicity: hi
felicity: THis coverage is good
XXX: fyi, nascar.com trackpass, etc. is free today
felicity: Flyove/.National Anthem = 4 stars
XXX: you can hear what matt is saying
felicity: CAN I FOLLW MARTIN TRUEX's EVERY MOVE???
felicity: THEy advertised comething tlike that
felicity: do you like my avatar's new background?
XXX: yes, every move
felicity: oh boy
XXX: no, only c a tight face shot
felicity: i'll have to make adjustments bext time i go into the garage
felicity: maybe its one of your options
XXX: u see the new tony stewart home depot commercial (circa 1998)?
felicity: yes he needs a haircut
felicity: what should i get, trackpass or race scanner or ?
felicity: KVAPIL!
XXX: pitcommander is ducks
XXX: & stats
felicity: no ducks
XXX: raceview is pseudo video game
felicity: i want the video game
XXX: raceview
XXX: oh boy
felicity: this is the big time for travis kvapil? Did he race SPrint Cup last year?
XXX: no, i think mostly trucks
XXX: raced sprint cup a few yrs ago, i think
felicity: is there a special place for trackpass free for daytona? Or just hte normal 14 day trial?
felicity: good for travis
felicity: I love his name
XXX: http://www.nascar.com/trackpass/#RaceView
XXX: matt is surrounded by idiots: 7, 01, 66, 28 :-O
felicity: ha ha
felicity: what';s kvapil's number
XXX: 28
felicity: are there any foreigners here ?
felicity: franchetti villeneuve?
XXX: jacques not in, losing his ride to skinner & johnny benson
felicity: Johnny beson: I dont know him
XXX: franchitti took the #40
felicity: how iron ic front row joe to the back for missing the INTRO
felicity: LETS GO RACIN
XXX: ha, last time mr. the king waved the green flag his hat blew off (no hat this time)
felicity: denny bump draft
felicity: michaeltrripp seems to have fast car all week
XXX: reed has fast car
XXX: front row 78 is back w/ 26 & 40
felicity: that's why i said it was ironic
XXX: hope denny doesn't decide to stop in front of 42 cars
felicity: is 55 his teammate?
felicity: WIIIIDE
XXX: 55, 44, 00 are mwr
felicity: they should also have !!
felicity: 11 and 33
felicity: 00
felicity: 66, 77, 88, 99
XXX: i have the #29 (blowing up) in my yahoo fantasy league
felicity: i can't get the videogame?
XXX: aww
XXX: can u get the ducks?
felicity: Reed's polaroid scheme for talladega http://jayski.com/schemes/2008/41cup.htm
XXX: fedex-esque
felicity: more colors, the diamonds look fast
felicity: it is sooooooooo pretty
felicity: HELVETICA Polaroid
felicity: I like the big ole "DODGE CHARGER" in front too
felicity: Dodge girl= me
felicity: what a brown noser
XXX: who, what?
XXX: plutonium?
felicity: didnity jimmie just bump draft his big boss
felicity: yeah plutonium==> rocket boosters
XXX: prob, i'm focusing on the 17
felicity: i am number 181 in queue for live online nascar help
felicity: my good ness this is a gr* organizatiopn
XXX: lol
felicity: gr8
felicity: they go fast! ia m now 178
XXX: foxsports is big in la
felicity: yeah they do angels
XXX: fox nfl studios in hollywood
felicity: with a Bullett!
felicity: this is so gr8
felicity: what number is JJ?HOF racing
XXX: oh big surprise, 18 flying thru the field
XXX: jj is 96
felicity: who is that
felicity: oh kyle
felicity: he always has children's paint schemes
felicity: we always treat him like such a child
XXX: and car quest
felicity: i am rooting for #1, #96, #11
felicity: nascar is goo d-- #155
felicity: and kVAPil
XXX: do they have a trackpass animation showing ur place in line?
felicity: I like all the Scabble drivers
felicity: it's a live chat window that refresshes with my place in the queue
XXX: matt's about to get hung out
felicity: haha
felicity: Team Scrabble: Kvapil, Keselowksi, Truex
XXX: no biff is loyal
XXX: lol
felicity: "MOVE"
XXX: oh matt hung out biff
felicity: he's soo aggressive passive
XXX: he actually came back to help biff
felicity: he's no idiot
felicity: I have pretty fast intervals (by commercial) now 143
XXX: biff's bumping 17 past 41 & 6
felicity: noo i can't see
felicity: btw, i did not find radio coverage even at 12:02 p.m. on LA terrestrial
XXX: sirius
felicity: i am saving up for a big screen plasma tc
felicity: tv
XXX: yes, good priority
felicity: did they have the super bird on the track earlier?
XXX: oh oh, 17 & 20 on backstretch (ala 2006)
felicity: car of tomorrow
XXX: don't know re superbird, probably
felicity: what a cwazy high spoiler
felicity: they only made like 1700 of them
felicity: 1970
felicity: oh boy i like mopar
XXX: do you like mopar?
felicity: yes
felicity: 17 positions for the `7
felicity: 17
felicity: that tire hand directing looks cumbersonme
XXX: i know :(
felicity: i want to see times
XXX: pit times or leader intervals?
felicity: haha no #108
felicity: my intervals are getting shorts
felicity: shorter
XXX: hard to pass as you get near the front
felicity: pit times
XXX: that's on trackpass
felicity: Thanks.
felicity: Very helpful.
felicity: Got any more "tips", Dr. XXX?
XXX: matt had 14.2 pit, 35.7 on pit road
felicity: waht did #1 have
XXX: 1: 14.4, 36.2
felicity: that craftsman commercial is cool
felicity: do the real pit crews pop up their tire jacks like that, too (like a skateboard?)
XXX: 24: 14.0, 35.7
felicity: who is 24's crew chief again?
XXX: i think sometimes they do clown around
XXX: letarte
felicity: no jimmie jophnson?
XXX: 11: 14.8, 36.2
XXX: 48: 16.2, 36.3 (ouch)
felicity: doh!
felicity: who was fastest in thet pits did they all take 4
XXX: 99: 15.6, 37.0
XXX: i'm sure they all took 4, i have to fetch speeds 1 @ a time
felicity: go slow to go fast
felicity: i am 96 now
felicity: is HOF racing doing any cars besides the #96?
XXX: i like the Truex story symbol MTJ
felicity: 'yes, It is traded on the NASCAR STOCK EXCHANGE (NSE)
XXX: y u say "MTR" ?
felicity: NSE
felicity: only to you and in my head
felicity: because at those times i like to go fast oh boy
felicity: 'My interval is now #86
felicity: is that bad to get lined up?
XXX: not on a plate track, lining up is fast
XXX: on other tracks it loosens the car in front, tightens the car in back
XXX: scabidly, doobie skee
felicity: taking air off the spoiler like that sneaky jamie mcmurray
XXX: downforce
felicity: alst falls daytona race?
XXX: yes dayhtona & dega are restrictor plate tracsks
felicity: was that the one jamie won?
felicity: it was such a cool finish
XXX: that was "side drafting" whatever that means
felicity: yeah! it was so cool
felicity: can that cause an opponent's car to spin? bc I think ive seen that
XXX: matt & jr haven't led a lap yet, the others should let them go by
felicity: Dale Jr. Ladies Adidas Going fast track top http://www.shopadidas.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2941703&shopGroup=R&cp=2019628.2039727.2039730.3024150&parentPage=family&colorId=
felicity: yes, Excuse me
felicity: or MTR? he usually comes up later
felicity: is this track known for having a "Big One"?
XXX: yes, not as much as talladego tho
felicity: ooh i like this one it is so rad and 70's http://www.shopadidas.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2926077&shopGroup=R&cp=2019628.2039727.2039730.3024150&parentPage=family&colorId=
felicity: but i am saving my "frivolous" budget for Vega$
XXX: green is the new red
felicity: i can tell you're watching hte race
felicity: i am chattering, need ot come in
XXX: lol
XXX: i was looking up the clothes
XXX: race view is taking a break
felicity: i want a MTR hat
felicity: i just love my 42 cap to death but i need to support my driver
XXX: yest jr's show had a scene of him as a teen w/ a gm goodwrench fire suit
felicity: aww i need ot order dvr
felicity: i miss the little backwards button
felicity: its a tahm machine
XXX: yes
XXX: carl commercial at phx int raceway
felicity: LOL @ Carl trying real hard as usua;l
felicity: he will never make it as a soap opera actor
felicity: he really gives those commercials his all
felicity: the best actors are Dle Jr., Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson
felicity: Matt is terrible at acting
felicity: MTR has no commercials
XXX: hmm, no bass pro?
felicity: this is very mainstream commercial
felicity: that shot of bristol looks exciting
felicity: somebody has COmmit as an associate sponsor, i like that
felicity: Lots of pharmaceutical sponsors!
felicity: No, Bass do not like MTR
XXX: oh boy, green flag stops
felicity: which pit stall would you take me on?
XXX: raceview is hanging me out to dry. i prob will reboot after pit stops
XXX: oh i don't know, do you like an easy entry?
felicity: the train is going by!
felicity: haha
felicity: I hope those pointers corss, i like when that happens
XXX: huh?
XXX: oh i know
felicity: you know the cartoon bubble speech looking things, i like when there is a position change and they cross and become detached
XXX: yeah, i figured it out
felicity: You know that thing in cars, blah blah blah
XXX: got it
felicity: my hcat interface actually has something that resembles that also
felicity: right now i am lapping you in the speech bubbles
XXX: lol
felicity: i am #49, on the bubble
felicity: chatter, chatter chatter
felicity: i think the killer bee tire man kind of dribbled it a little
XXX: that's okay, he had control until the midline
felicity: yeah it pushes it
XXX: okay, brb
felicity: they can double dribble
felicity: ok
Offline: XXX has signed out.
Online: XXX has signed back in.
felicity: you watching?
XXX: yes
XXX: oh boy race of pit road
felicity: is MTR on lead lap?
felicity: i amworried ther wil be a pace car
XXX: dont know
felicity: i skyle petty raciong the 43?
XXX: u hear dw's joke about the 48 crew?
felicity: no tell me
XXX: talking bout the 3 new guys on the 48 crew
felicity: uh huh
XXX: said the car fell off the jack
XXX: said he let them down
felicity: oh no
felicity: haha Let him =down gently
XXX: haha
XXX: truex listed in 9th
felicity: go Martin
XXX: reed is leading
felicity: these shoes remind me of american http://www.adidas-shop.co.uk/rf/adi/navigation/product.do?Ns=prod_in_stock%7c1%7c%7cprod_min_base_price%7c1%7c%7cscu_id%7c1&Nao=75&groupId=461297505&Nu=this_product&SNtk=&Np=1&SN=4294967088&Ntt=461297505&D=461297505&Ntk=group_search&Dx=mode%2bmatchall&thisprod=461297505&N=4294967088&Nty=1&Mis_item_id=15&Mis_item_loc_id=1&product=461297505
felicity: did he only take 2 or something
felicity: i think MTR should stay out and take a lead lap'
XXX: reed stayed out
felicity: i am #29
felicity: i am staying out
felicity: gas and go
XXX: the link was too long to click on
felicity: it takes the same amount of clicking
XXX: oh i see it, addidas britain
felicity: http://www.adidas-shop.co.uk/rf/adi/navigation/product.do?Ns=prod_in_stock%7c1%7c%7cprod_min_base_price%7c1%7c%7cscu_id%7c1&Nao=75&groupId=461297505&Nu=this_product&SNtk=&Np=1&SN=4294967088&Ntt=461297505&D=461297505&Ntk=group_search&Dx=mode%2bmatchall&thisprod=461297505&N=4294967088&Nty=1&Mis_item_id=15&Mis_item_loc_id=1&product=461297505
XXX: "Advantage", what's that supposed to mean?
felicity: i like dennys new commercial
felicity: that's the model name but its also the name of american airlines frequeunt flier program
felicity: Aadvantage
XXX: but quote marks
felicity: i dont know
XXX: sounds like roger clemens hearing language
felicity: ha ha claritin restart
felicity: crank it up is so awesome i need to connect my stereo speakers
XXX: reed is toast
felicity: not cool ,guys
XXX: roflmao
XXX: oh oh, the 8 is on my fantasy team too
felicity: *looks down, sees old tires, looks up, he loses track position*
XXX: so is vickers
XXX: omg
XXX: oh boy hung out the 24
felicity: oh boy!
felicity: i missed it (pit stop)
XXX: 17, 16, 11, 6 high
felicity: Fox was the first to cross promote its tv shows by planting actor from the FOx shows in the crowd at Fox telived sporting events
XXX: 24, 1, 99 low
felicity: beautiful blue sky
felicity: that is one cwazy bank between turns 3 and 4
felicity: clear, clear yes pressure
XXX: lol
XXX: dang, NEWMAN
XXX: where did he come from?
felicity: i am chatting with nascar
XXX: ok
felicity: Shocker: Raceview is NOT SUPPORTED AT ALL for Mac
felicity: you might want to reconsider
XXX: huh?
felicity: yeah, not supported
XXX: matt's giving up
XXX: bad tires
felicity: he worked hard already
XXX: call it a day
felicity: maybe there will be ac aution
felicity: how come none of the sponsors sponsor cautions
XXX: certainly, i think the 48 has the same problem
felicity: some safety company should sponsor yellow flag cautions
felicity: and Black flag should sponsor black flag cautoons
felicity: No tires! just gas
XXX: lol
XXX: short term gain, long term loss
felicity: the teammates are side by side
felicity: has kyle hung jeff gordon out to dry yet
XXX: shock: 17 isn't as bad as matt said it was
felicity: ha ha
felicity: i like the pavement angle
XXX: ridiculous to have that kind of lead on plate track
XXX: plutonium
felicity: he says the newer macs can support race view as long as thye use and Intel processor
XXX: oh, i read that a macbook pro is coming out soon b/c best buy inventories are running out of the old one
felicity: yes get a powerfgul processor that's the most important variab;e
XXX: roger
XXX: copy that
XXX: matt's undriveable car is in 4th
XXX: 3rd
XXX: 2nd
felicity: he has distorted perception
felicity: luckily we are having a commercial
felicity: Matt gets no love
XXX: new leader: 17
felicity: pass in the grass!!!
XXX: matt's won the daytona 270 !!
felicity: hahahahahahaha
felicity: victory burnout!
XXX: is clint a young gun?
felicity: I really want you to see my new avatar
XXX: i can see a small avatar of you on pit road
felicity: do you see the flag?
XXX: you're not helping bring the tire back , r u?
felicity: DO YOU SEE THE FLAG??????????????
felicity: YES OR NO?????????????????????????????????
XXX: little busy
XXX: no
XXX: yes i see it
XXX: hope if follows the jayski rules
felicity: that was a nightmare flashback to years of trying to have conversations with my imemdiate family members
felicity: I am scarred
felicity: YES you really see it?
XXX: lol SHOUTING
felicity: then why did you say "no, only c a tight face shot" up there ^^^^^^?
felicity: It is very hard to have Super-vision
felicity: I am a lonely Incredibles
XXX: usually i only see the tight face shot
XXX: however, if i put a mouse on your name on the list, i see the full avatar
felicity: whew that was extremely stressful
XXX: i found this out after i said i could only see the face shot
XXX: when i saw the entire avatar, i was worried about you being on pit road
XXX: i saw the flag the 1st time, but it didn't register b/c the 17 was making a green flag stop
XXX: lol
felicity: i hope carl will help martin
felicity: they are out of touch
XXX: love this home depot commercial
felicity: i have a truck commercial
felicity: a commercial for a truck with a hemi engine
XXX: oh, i have it b/c i was watching the tony stewart channel
felicity: does this color hurt your eyes?
XXX: yes
XXX: bolding it might help
felicity: how do i look at other channels on direct tc?
XXX: did you get hot pass? they're in the 790 range
XXX: 4 drivers
felicity: yes i got everything
XXX: 20, 88, 24, 29
felicity: oh that is horrible
felicity: At least its Helevetica
felicity: unlike that cheapass Sergei, Terry Semmel got hte real thing
XXX: maaayyybeee, you could put a background?
felicity: ??
felicity: or bigger
XXX: bigger helps
felicity: I am watching everything but hte race
XXX: yeah, me too
felicity: This seems like a good color/font size
felicity: No bold
XXX: yes, hevetica?
felicity: YES
felicity: American
felicity: American
XXX: yea
felicity: American
felicity: I just love that to death
felicity: American Airlines
felicity: American Apparel
XXX: american t & t
felicity: Polaroid®
felicity: ℒisa
felicity: ℒℬ
felicity: ℔
XXX: quit clowning around :)
felicity: №
felicity: №
felicity: VOTE your favorite cok logo http://www.nascar.com/promos/coke/logo_vote/
felicity: oh no black flag
XXX: logo # 2 by far
felicity: he is like a piece of furniture
felicity: did you vote it?
XXX: no
felicity: I think yuou'll be surprised . . . .
XXX: you can fool some of the people...
felicity: i voted #1
felicity: it is more symmetrical and nascar-y
felicity: I have the "Logo of TOmorrow"
XXX: the track diagram for 2 is much more accurate
felicity: yours is twisted sister
felicity: track diagrams are for losers
XXX: lol
felicity: is MTR in that UPS commercial?
XXX: i like 2 by far
felicity: exactl;y
felicity: haha that ups commercial reminds me of "Kenny Loggins keychain?"
XXX: wow 2 straight commercials at PIR
felicity: and everybody said amen
felicity: when are the PIR races
XXX: april 10th ish & nov 11th ish
XXX: hope u can attend
felicity: ish
felicity: ok i wil pencil those in
felicity: i am craving sweet tea right now because that is what i always drank in brooklyn watching these races
Offline: XXX has signed out.
felicity: LOL "this taste infringers" commercial is gr8
Online: XXX has signed back in.
felicity: didyou see that 60 sec ond coke zero spot?
XXX: yes
XXX: it's like ur job
felicity: it was great
felicity: yeah that why i like it
felicity: i am the only one who like s my clients products at workl
felicity: they are really country i like them
XXX: is mtj in the coke family of drivers?
felicity: not yet
felicity: he has a new associate sponsor, cub something
felicity: cub cadet tractors
XXX: he should be a young gun
felicity: yeah he sould
XXX: biff raced some cub cadet schemes
felicity: i want them to do a chicago cub sceme at chicago land
felicity: but the cub cadet trade dress looks boring
felicity: hahah
felicity: michae; waltripp is a good sports
XXX: carl could learn a lot
XXX: biff is your new leader
felicity: hes so terrible he;s good. He makes Jamie MCmUrray look like Laurence Olivier in the Dish pass commercial
felicity: hes hte Justin Roiland of team rousch
XXX: where is the 24 going?
felicity: my new leader
XXX: hahahahahahahaha
XXX: like his flamey firesuit?
felicity: who
felicity: that kid kvapil is all right
felicity: how many cars on the lead lap?
XXX: 32 on the lead lap
felicity: go travis
felicity: i want mtr and kvapil to work together
felicity: check out the .. .
felicity: tough break
XXX: yes
XXX: doing a burnout
felicity: matt must be displeased
felicity: matt;s fault
felicity: loose
felicity: call AAA
felicity: I need a tow
XXX: matts' fault?
felicity: he tougt 6 would get out of his way accoring to DW
felicity: Jr taking a lead lap
felicity: KYLE VIOLTES THE TIRE OCNTROL RULE
felicity: check it out
felicity: 18 he free rolled from outside of pit box
XXX: close call w/ 18
felicity: its as i predicted he kind of bouce/rolled it
felicity: pushing the envelope
felicity: not cheating= not trying
XXX: 17 was holding his line on the outside
XXX: 6 just slid up into him
felicity: clear, clear WAHT THE
XXX: lol
felicity: r u off tmrw/?
XXX: yes, but on call so i'll prob have to see a pt or 2 at the hosp
felicity: pretty sunset!!
XXX: yes
felicity: some day i will go to daytona
XXX: oh boy, nascar access
felicity: sports center had a segment yesterday where Jimmie Johnson goes to Manhattant o relax bc nobody recognixes him
felicity: did you see that?
XXX: no
felicity: they walked aroung New York with a camera on jimmie johnson
felicity: and some new yorkers asked Jimmie Joehnson what they were filinging
XXX: was he wearing his firesuit?
felicity: filming
felicity: no
XXX: well then
felicity: he does not get recognized at all in NYC
felicity: and one guy after chatting with him, said, what 's your name again?
felicity: they thought he was like a camera crew or somethign
XXX: collected the 1
felicity: WTF?????????????
felicity: is he DNF?
XXX: 48 spun
felicity: what a suck up
felicity: i like this commercial with the magical clouds
XXX: don't know
felicity: havoline
XXX: magic clouds are catching on
XXX: 42 v 29 just like the glen
felicity: THAT WAS THE BEST COMMERCIAL IT WAS VERY BIUSY AND COLORFUL THAAT IS ALSO WHY I LOKE THE POLAROIUD AND KODAK SPECIAL SCHEMS
XXX: blaming the 77
felicity: the better comemrcial sare being piled on here at he end
felicity: shoot
XXX: car dice
felicity: lol
felicity: "coming out. . . "
XXX: lol
felicity: You wan tthe "Pass" bet
felicity: "77 out"
felicity: when you roll the 77, you lose
XXX: 48 off?
felicity: i have a AT&T commercial
felicity: typing htat in Helvetica was very satisfying
XXX: bet 48 doesn't even lose a lap
felicity: Do you know what a "California prayer book" is?
XXX: no
felicity: a deck of cards
XXX: u see the junior, camel commercial?
felicity: no i see a kasey kahn e comemrcial
felicity: is it really little e
felicity: ?
XXX: for amp energy drink, i'm sure you'll see it someday soon
felicity: where he carries the camel? I thought that was Ksey Kahn ebecause of his energy drik comemrcial form 2007
felicity: i am a confused customer
felicity: cross! cross!
felicity: what is "drop kick"
felicity: deja vu
XXX: didn't flip
felicity: i think of him as the 20
XXX: yes
felicity: who got hung out there
felicity: high
felicity: opoutside
felicity: haha the chicken is dedicated bu tthe pig is committed
XXX: yes
felicity: haha
felicity: i see what yor doing your pulling a mom
felicity: go ryan newman
XXX: he's a young gun
felicity: he hasnt won in a while?
XXX: couple yrs
felicity: the top 5 here seem like they will win like 500k
felicity: the 48 decided to make a sudden left turn in front of 3 lanes of traffic
XXX: helped by the 77?
felicity: i hwave to see it
felicity: that pace car is stressing me
felicity: i really like how the lights are on in the sunset
felicity: 42 gave someone a rub
felicity: golly gee!
felicity: stay away from the daves
XXX: lol
felicity: dave means "idiot" in daytonish
XXX: matt's still waiting to hear from david
felicity: hear what?
felicity: mtr is back out, that's good how many laps down?
XXX: lead lap
felicity: what!
felicity: what a guy
XXX: just spun i guess
felicity: i boldly predict #1 wil finihs in top 10
XXX: how did robby gordon get the valvoline sponsorship?
felicity: being slimey?
XXX: lol
felicity: no bad publicity
XXX: apparently not
felicity: REED
XXX: hope so
felicity: DODGE!!!!!!!!!
XXX: yea!!
felicity: teamwork!
felicity: *clap clap!
XXX: hmm, concept
felicity: great, finish, classic restictor place team racing
XXX: i'll say
felicity: ther 12 and 2 kind of "match"
felicity: the stub collar still working
felicity: stun collar
XXX: lol
felicity: kurt rmembered who his friend was
XXX: thought kurt would wreck tony but both are on probation
felicity: fiunally!
felicity: how did MTR do?
XXX: 20th place
felicity: not bad! travis in 30th
felicity: what a finish
XXX: dodge took 6 out of the top 8
felicity: mopar pride
felicity: i wish they woul dshow the nbump draft from kurt's view
felicity: little reed
felicity: did Tony hang out Jeff Burton?
felicity: "You're brakin gup . . . "
XXX: lol
XXX: it went just like hammond said
felicity: TOny was wreckers or checkers at the end but he wrecked so many ppl no one was left to help
felicity: how
felicity: did
XXX: kyle dives low around burton,
felicity: hammond
felicity: but it was newman
XXX: on the last restart
felicity: I am soo happy for Rayn!
XXX: kyle goes low, tony bails out & goes high
felicity: seem slike poor communication
felicity: TOny said to kyle that the 20 could not take the high line
XXX: oh michaels 90 bristol car is a reference
felicity: and kyle did nt care>
felicity: ?
felicity: THat will be a fun team meetings
XXX: the napa commercial
XXX: yeah, maybe denny can be peacemaker
felicity: i have a ,atchbox 20 commerical
XXX: me too
felicity: i think it is advertising nas,acar
felicity: They are really trying to cover all theior bases
felicity: Next, I predict a hiphop theme commercial
felicity: yeah RYAN!!!
felicity: dodge finally figures out the CoT
XXX: he's a gatorade driver (48, 17)
felicity: in the Coke family
felicity: Dale is having a good season so far
XXX: gatorade is pepsico
felicity: O RLY?
XXX: really
XXX: not KO
felicity: I want them to interview Kurt
felicity: "outweighs"
XXX: top 5 always get interviewed
XXX: lol
felicity: hey, it's everybody's brother in law
felicity: lol one of the Hot young guys of NASCAR
felicity: on the Tyra Banks show
XXX: young gun
felicity: he;s liek the Rory character ffrom Days of Thunder
XXX: yup
felicity: Bush aND NEWMAN for President
XXX: wah, wah wah--kyle
felicity: wow busch bros. in a 2-4 finish
felicity: hi REED
felicity: Cool guys
felicity: yes cool
XXX: lots of people tabbing him for breakout season ala clint in 07
felicity: yeah he's hot
felicity: improving fast
XXX: very young
felicity: Ganassi has good team
felicity: what race team is Kvapil
XXX: powered by Felix Sabates?
XXX: Kvapil w/ yates racing (38, 28)
felicity: 38 is David Gilliand
felicity: who is 28?
XXX: kvapil
felicity: whoah, dale jr. is green! I like it
XXX: green is new red

XXX: matt is surrounded by idiots: 7, 01, 66, 28 :-O

with 6, he could've gotten eggroll

Every time I checked into the pre-race show DW was crying! dude needs restrictor plates on his tear ducts

he was very emo. i wished they showed more of Gordon's Charlie Rose act. i am still liking MW's commercials this season. failure = funny. carl otoh is in some less agreeable company this year.

due in part to good weather, i am considering putting the 41 on my bubble

maybe I will be less jealous if I... go to the Goody's Cool Orange 500?!

I did not realize that Trisha Yearwood was doing the anthem; sorry I missed that. A real Brooks family affair this year.

pretty good chance I'd get to see my Jeffy win at Martinsville too, as long as he doesn't play too nice again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXweltI1T9E

Yes, you should go to Martinsville, or Richmond if you can. In terms of race atmosphere, Sonoma seems like it would be up your alley, but the viewing is not supposedly not great.

Gordon fan, eh? Very respectable.

Daria, Ryan Newman is a great choice, particularly if you have cousins Newman and like dogs.

In terms of race atmosphere, Sonoma seems like it would be up your alley

oh no! there's white wine with goat cheese and fig jam in the parking lot, i suppose. i once looked up their driving school, but i'm sure i have a very long list of driving skills to confront before i get there. a road course might be interesting.

i stubbornly like nascar by liking all the least-nascar elements best.

Like what?

Like road courses

Robots turn right?

Road courses are cool, are they still running the night race @ watkins glen?

I'm not all that far from Richmond but don't think it's one of the more interesting tracks is it? too bad Talladega is as far as it is..

not nascar but looks awesome nonetheless

http://www.canamfilm.com/

"TURN LEFT GO FAST"

Watkins is a day race. Richmond is good racing, IMHO.

I don't prefer road courses, but changing things up is good, and I gravitate somewhat to the guys who have raced outside nascar (and maybe I think of right turns as more authentic?), like I gravitate to guys from outside the South/midwest, not that California isn't just as much a car culture. Unlike my mom, I've liked festivals probably since my dad dragged us to ham radio fairs, but while I have semi-fully partooken of other mass subcultures, I guess I feel this is one I come to as more of an outsider and with a more critical disposition. In a rebel flag culture, I've got my own dissension to wave. Which isn't to say that I'll be flaming out in 24 gear; that's too much commitment too.

Road courses do remind me of pole position, tho, as well as this toy-electric-track-racing place (what are these called?) I went to at least one party at as a kid. And the locations are interesting too - two wine countries and two foreign countries.

I like the road races too. Shakes things up a bit, plus you get to root for guys like Robby Gordon and Scott Pruett who don't have a chance in hell at places like Talladega.

R. Gordon seems to be moving up in oval races a bit, but I don't think I will be rooting for him.

road courses have all those nice curves too.

Robbie Gordon is a TREAT LOL

lawrence, that 60s Can-Am footage is cool.

Can-Am looks like what would happen if agnes b. and Jean-Luc Godard got together and designed a road course series.

hey I could go to Richmond. how exciting. a night race would involve less SPF, but would it be the same?

the perfect gift for any home

i have determined the above to be a stupid question. maybe i will go to both. i will have to weigh vacation ideas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phkygdmPB9I

it would have been hard for the concert this year to top last year - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHlvrW77uk8

speed commentator comes up with "juridicical" (i think the soft c would be more appropriate than an s) in re the matter of r. gordon.

i hope no one's too soggy and/or chilly out there

Martinsville isn't as easy as I thought, so Richmond it is.

scary

Junior: the track ain't ready today, we rushed into this, it was a bad move

maybe they could let Gordon run 200 laps by himself

he needs all those other cars out there to help keep the track dry

Surprise! It's Cousin Douche.

We play a little game for the drivers and crew chiefs called "Douche or Hipster?"

Elliott Sadler: hipster.
Carl Edwards: douche.

n.b., "Douche" does not connote a negative judgment. It's just a descriptor at the opposite end of the spectrum as the "Hipster". (e.g., douches "try.")

Burnout/drift heaven.

Carl seems pretty above it all - not trying - when no one's in his way; like he does all the extra stuff because it goes with the territory of a) racing and b) branding/bizzing, tho maybe they're backwards. I shouldn't have second-guessed myself in putting him above Kyle tho; I like the kid's style a lot more. Also should have stuck with instinct and left McMurray on the bubble. I like him better hatless and he takes Reed's and Reutimann's places.