What a great idea payback!!!!!!!

-Gary Burnette-

Don't forget Daytona was a restrictor plate race and not really a good indicator of the various teams' potential. Unfortunately the Phoenix race was likely a more realistic expression of the current state of NASCAR. I have a world of faith in Jack Roush but if the rules are against him he will be hard pressed to buck GM's pull with NASCAR. Maybe we should have Obama as share holder in chief make GM pull out of racing!! Still Carl Edwards qualified fastest so maybe there is hope that the season will be a little more interesting.

Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.

The Chili Bowl race was on speed today. That is one of the most exciting midget (or any other) races of the year. happens every winter in Tulsa OK. Grass roots racing at it finest. No Y's though.

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

I'm not much on NASCAR racing because there's nothing 'stock' about NASCAR stock cars except their outside silhouette. Drafting and this 'pushing a friend' routine doesn't seem like racing to me.



Regards,

NoShortcuts
a.k.a. Charlie Brown
near Syracuse, New York

Watched Sprint Cup practice today. Looks like the "Moses" style racing is still in. (two by two). I guess its better than the 15 car drafts but? I hope someday they get back to real "stock" cars and real NASCAR style racing. Though I doubt we ever see it. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I'm not a real fan of todays NASCAR, however it was nice to see Fords 1,2,3 at Daytona. Due to the "no OHC" engines rule, (advantage G.M,) both Ford & Chrysler had to design new NASCAR spec engines, sometime in 2009. The existing rules obviously favors G.M. It's probably taken some time to sort the new engines out. Lets hope some of the Fords teams have a breakout year. Ford has sold OHC V-8s for several years to the motoring public, but NASCAR won't let them run anything related to them, so their former race engine was based on the mid 60s designed, Windsor engine.

Paul

Interesting fact about this weekends upcoming race in AZ, it is 312 laps on a 1 mile track for 312 miles. That is if they don't have a green, white, checker finish.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

For some reason - NASCAR's last tweak of the chassis before the race was to allow a larger grill/radiator opening????

If they wanted to stop the two on two on two ad infinitum, they would have gone the other way and made them overheat.

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

Ditto to that! Great outcome, but that 2x2 drafting reminded me of "motor paced bicycle racing"! They guys on bikes were known as "stayers". I wonder if Trevor would have been able to get around Ragan if that caution flag had not flown, or if he would have stayed in second place? NASCAR racing is pretty much ruined anymore!

Remember the '63 Daytona 500 when the new 427 fastback Fords took the top FIVE places?

Tiny Lund in the Wood Bros. car won it. Now, those were the days!!!!

FIGHT CONFORMITY! 

Ford took the Woods brothers under their wing! I'm pretty sure that Jack Roush would come along with that deal. Hes about as FORD as they come. Maybe the power wars are back! Muscle cars of 2011 Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire