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NOTHING BUT NASCAR HERE! My first NASCAR Cup experience was the Richmond fall race in 1999. I've been a NASCAR and Tony Stewart fan since. Here's a look at him and NASCAR through a different set of eyes. Best viewed with Spread Firefox Affiliate Button

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Monday, September 26, 2005

 

My day at Dover

It was obvious to me that we just couldn’t put a car under Tony this weekend. Passing Tony at Dover is usually very hard as he’s strong and on the white line all race. We just couldn’t tune this new chassis enough to get it loose, and it just wasn’t fast. To stay on the lead lap was all he could do. I enjoyed my day at the track anyway. I was able to take a few laps in my HMMWV, see driver intro’s, walk around the garage area, and just mingle with everyone. I’ll post some more pic’s later.

 

The car getting through tech inspection. Posted by Picasa

 
Zippy and Benny talking pre race at the hauler. Posted by Picasa

 

Tony accepting an award from last race, one of about 4. Posted by Picasa

 

Tony at Driver Introductions w/ Ms. Motorsports. Posted by Picasa

 

Tony lined up WAAAYYY back in the pack at the start. Posted by Picasa

 

Zippy talking to Tony after a pit stop. Posted by Picasa

 

Tony about 200 laps in passing the casino on the backstretch. Posted by Picasa

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

 

Dear Mr. Helton....

I understand why NASCAR held their fines to what was handed out this time. They have set a precedent in the past, and now they’re going to stick to it. The drivers can now flip through their wallets before they do something, and figure out if they can afford it. Mr. Helton, fines are worthless. Fining Jeff Gordon is a few pennies out of his wallet, while fining a lesser driver could shut down his shop. There’s no way to fairly level that playing field. Parking a car totally is a good penalty for the driver, but not for the fans.

Points are where it’s at. But does Robby Gordon (or any one else mathematically eliminated by the Chase) really give a sh!# about a few points? (oops!, almost. No 10 second delay on the blog.) The difference between 1st and 10th is 46 points (not including any bonus points), this should be the minimum sentence. Anyone who can’t act professionally shouldn’t get a top 10 finish; a 46 point deduction would guarantee that.

Probation should mean you’ve got to race your way into every race on time. No one, not even the best drivers wants that hanging over them. Just a one race probation could strike fear into any of these guys, make it five and they’ll cry like a 3 year old girl. That could add up to a huge points hit if you scrape a wall during the next week’s qualifying. But now it’s the drivers fault, not NASCARs. (you like that, Mike?)

If you really need to see fights on the race track, find and go to your local Late Model/Grand Stock race. Tickets and beer are a lot cheaper, they need the attendance, and you’ll get your freak show there. And that’s a guarantee. You might even be able to participate; let’s see Track Pass® do that.

Monday, September 19, 2005

 

Tony Stewart Foundation

I’d love to put a link on this page for the Tony Stewart Foundation, but I’m not sure how to contact them for any permission I’d need/links that would work best/pictures to use? Any ideas?….I’ll have to work on that. I know you can make a contribution at www.tonystewart.com, so we’ll go with that for now.

 
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Sunday, September 18, 2005

 

Not happy with 2nd.......

Tony doesn’t seem to be too happy with a 2nd place finish. His post race interview was brief to say the least. He was able to turn a 5 point lead on 2nd place into a 20 point lead; and a 10 point lead on 3rd into 40. That’s not bad, and a lot better than he did last year in the first “Chase Race” last year. Considering he had a 185 point lead taken away from him just a week ago, he’s headed in the right direction again. The cream continues to rise as there were 6 drivers in the chase battling for the top 6 slots. I’m not a fan of any type of retaliation, and I hope NASCAR is really hard on the offenders. This is not professionalism in any sense of the word. Even if it means they park a Chase participant. I wouldn’t mind seeing them park Robby Gordon for the rest of the year. I’m sure Evernham will police his own, and we won’t see this from Kasey again. If you’ve got the means and would like to help, see eBay item 5243045514. Tony is personally donating his race-worn uniform from the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway. The uniform was worn on Sunday, September 4, 2005 and is autographed by Stewart. 100% of the proceeds will go to the American Red Cross to aid in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

 

Got a long way to go

Got a long way to go, but I think I'm enough of a race fan to keep this thing posted at least once a week. It'll change as I screw it up, fix it, add stuff, and fix it again. Throw in a few adds, maybe some color……

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