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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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Saturday, December 30, 2006

 

from RacingMilestones.com

Amateur Fishermen Win Inaugural Ryan Newman Foundation Celebrity Charity Fishing Tournament STATESVILLE, N.C.- NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart shared big fish stories with over 300 fisherman at the inaugural Ryan Newman Foundation Celebrity Charity Fishing Tournament at Blythe Landing in Huntersville, NC on Saturday, December 16, 2006. Make sure and go read the entire article.

Sunday, December 24, 2006

 

Christmas Eve Survey

Why not, I'ts Christmas!
What's your name?Dave
Do you watch NASCAR?Yes
If yes, which series?All Cup, some Bush (or whatever it will be), a few Truck
Who's your favorite driver?Tony Stewart
What's your favorite team?JGR
What's your favorite sponsor?Home Depot
What's your favorite make and model?Chevy MC, although I drive Chryslers
How long have you been watching NASCAR?Since 1998
Do you like restrictor plate races?No
If yes, which is your favorite track?N/A
What is your all-time favorite track?Atlanta
Do you like the road courses?Not really, but I watch.
If yes, which one is your favorite?N/A
Would you rather watch a 2-mile track race, or a half a mile track race?In person: Half. On TV: 2m
Have you ever made plans for the weekend based on the NASCAR schedule?36 times a year
Which do you like the best : Superspeedway, short track, or road course?unrestricted superpedway=Atlanta
Is your TV always on the Speed Channel?yes, accept when the race is on
Are you obsessed with NASCAR?yes
Are you obsessed with one or more of the drivers?I'm theStewartFan;...your call
If yes, who?see above
Are you obsessed with cars?yes
Would you give up your left nut to get to drive around your favorite track with your favorite driver?Since the Vasectomy, why not?
What do you think about Rusty and Mark's retirement?Good timing
Who do you think will be the next to retire?Robby Gordon, I hope.
Do you think Martin Truex Jr. would be an AWESOME driver for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series?yes
Since NASCAR had the "NASCAR'S sexiest driver" thing.... who do /YOU/ think is the sexiest NASCAR driver?Dave Marcis
Is NASCAR your favorite sport?yes
What do you think it would be like to race for a living?Very busy and stressfull, but I'd do it.
What's the fastest you've ever gone in a car?150
What's your /DREAM/ car?Too many to list, I'd own 100s if I had the means.

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Sunday, December 17, 2006

 

It's about "TIME"

Time Magazine has recognized myself, and everyone else who uses the web to project pieces and parts of themselves as their "Person of the Year". So If you're included in this group (and you know who you are), join me in taking a bow and trying to do a little better that Kyle Bush with our acceptance speeches.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

 

What's in a Crash?

I love looking at numbers, and this definitely qualifies. Thanks to USATODAY for this insight into what a crash means to NASCAR. You can go their to see the big picture, I'm just going to dig out what was interesting to me.

Over the last 5 years the rate of accidents hasn't changed all that much, but it was highest in 2005 and came down slightly in 2006. It might be a larger influx of rookies the last wo years; and if that's the case it shouldn't go down in 2007.

Accidents cause the highest percentage of DNF's. Doesn't seem a strange thing to say, but an accident doesn't immediately result in not finishing. You blow it up (2nd largest cause of DNF's), and you're on the trailer for sure. But if the car isn't toast, seams like most teams try to get it back out there for as many points as they can get. Maybe I'm wrong on this one, or maybe it's just the teams actually going for a championship that get the wrenches out. No other cause of DNF's had more of a 5% chance of resulting in an early trip home.

Turns 2 and 4 is where the drivers get back on the gas hard, and where all the action is. That's where you get your seats if you want to be able to see the sheet metal fly. It's where I enjoy seeing the drivers recover from what seems like a sure wreck. Biffle, for one, is great to watch as he's rarely pointed in the right direction coming out of turn 4, and can some how bring it back from certain doom. I've seen him so sideways at Dover his team started to pack up his pit, only to watch him get up on the wheel and finish the lap.

No surprise that the short tracks lead in the number of accidents followed by the two 1 mile tracks. The big tracks are right in the middle all grouped together, and the cookie cutters are all through the list. Las Vegas and California seem to be th easiest on the fab shop.

The tab labeled Crashes by Driver tells the story of who had a good season almost as well as the points. The chasers are at the bottom of the list (least amount of crashes). It might have been interesting to see the stats after 26 races, as some people did better in the chase (Tony), and some people didn't do so well in the chase. It definably tells the story on Yeley, Nemecheck, Mears, and Robby Gordon. Yeley leads that pack with 17 crashes in 2006. I felt that I was being a little critical of J.J. throughout the season, but he wrinkled up a bunch of race cars, and here's the stats to prove it.

The tab marked Cautoins by Lap has some interesting figures in it, also. The two races at Martinsville had 194 caution laps, while both Pocono races don't add up to 60. The biggest difference I see is the amount of cautions between the Bristol race early in the season, and the Bristol race in the Chase. Seems like a lot of points racin' going on along with people being much more cauttiuos around the Top 10.

All and all a great job of compiling stats for me to dig through and blog about. Don't take my word for it. Go check it out for yourself.


Sunday, December 10, 2006

 

Virginia is for RACERS!

Thanks to SportingNews for bringing us the story on our VA boy Ricky Rudd returning to the seat. I normally wouldn't blog about such news, but I think it's a bright spot in the what seems like a week of only bickering about rules and ratings. I spent the majority of my younger days in ole' Virginie, even if it was inside the DC beltway, and still refer to it as home. I've watched many a NASCAR Weekly Racing Series race at the Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, VA. I've always been a fan of all the VA boys in the sport, regardless of team or car. It was a great day when Jeff Burton freed himself from Rousch and Ford, so I didn't have to hold back the cheers. Even with Ricky in a Fusion, I'll be gunnin' for him.

Saturday, December 09, 2006

 

There's no place like home

My favorite sign these days is "Welcome to Delaware". Even when visiting the sunny gulf coast of Florida, it's nice to come home. Even if it is 34 degrees and windy. My flight was changed a few times, but not really delayed more than an hour. That seems to be better than average these days. We actually had to change the type of plane we flew in on so it could land in the windy conditions.

While I was about, I used the opportunity to view my page from different computers and browsers. I adjusted the page so each was viewable in their unique combination. It resulted in a little less reading area, but better viewing in the different combinations.

I joined the new forum on Infield Parking as StewartFan1. It didn't let me use theStewartFan 'cause it's too long and StewartFan wasn't available. Anyway, I'll keep an eye on that; but not to the point I'll slack off here. Maybe I'll see you over there, although I much prefer the blog format to Myspace.


Saturday, December 02, 2006

 

Shows Improvement

I definitely found this years banquet more palatable than the last. The drivers didn't use the teleprompter as much this year, as evident by Kyle not getting his girlfriend's name on the first try. Tony didn't use it at all, as he chose to bring his speech to the podium on paper. Jay made a comment about him missing rehearsal, don't know if that was true or not. I love Jay Mohr. I think he's hilarious. I hope he's back next year. And his impression of Christopher Walken was the greatest. Everyone in the room is so out of place in there fancy get ups, they couldn't get the jokes. That didn't change from last year. Jewel put on a great performance, but it seemed to be lost on the crowd also.

I had planned to listen to what Tony had to say and call it a night, but stuck around until sleep took over after Denny's speech. I have a feeling we better get used to him being up there for many years to come.

I'll be out of town for the week on biz in FL. If I can get to a non-Govt. computer, I might be able to chime in. Most of the training we do in my job is miles from anything.


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