Pit crew challenges and All Star Fast Laps
by Charlie Turner
I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.
May 14, 2007 9:33 am CDT 8 CommentsIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
As this week proceeds, if you read my blogs or listen to ON PIT ROW, you may get the sense that I am not crazy about all-star races and made–for–th–media competitions. To me it’s all just more reality TV. I get more of that than I want now.
Darlington gave us a fun CoT race. I don’t know about you but that surprised me a bit. Lots of fast squirrelly laps. This week we get a bunch of squirrelly made –for–the–sponsor BS. I need an argument!
1)Â Was Dale Earnhardt Jr’s decision to leave DEI the best for ALL involved?
2) Who will win the Junior sweepstakes?
3)Â What is the best timing for NASCAR’s all-Star race; now, later or never?
4) Darlington was supposed to be “THE” test for the CoT. His it passed or should it be passed…over?
What do you think. As always, the best comments, or maybe the worst, will be featured ON PIT ROW this week. Catch it live or on Race Talk Radio on Thursday.
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1) Yes, it most certainly was. OK, for all except Teresa. She said to the media that Dale Jr needed to make up his mind if he was going to be an entertainer or a driver. I bet she’s pretty mad he chose driver.
2) From the outside looking in, I’d say a red #8 over at RCR. One without owner’s points, but at least Bud should be able to pony up for the number itself.
Although, what Ed Hinton said last night on Wind Tunnel made me rethink the Hendrick option.
It isn’t completely impossible that Hendrick farms out the #5 and Kyle to Ginn, with a salary increase for Kyle and some other perks. Maybe not likely, but not out of the question. That would be the only way Hendrick could make a play.
3) It’s fine where it is. Yeah, it’s a hyped up show for the media in some ways, but you also get the best of the best laying it all on the line for everything except points. Throwing points out lets these guys have a little fun for a night, and makes for a good show too.
4) Yes, it was, but I’m not sure what to make for it. The cars were set-up to run Saturday night, with a worked-in track. Starting it out green, and working it in through the race made the “test” a little less significant I think. There were some areas which could still be looked at, so it wasn’t completely a wash.
All that said, how about that race though? Sometimes you got to turn right to go left certainly seemed true. Them cars were all over.
You know, I did think it looked neat when Gordon was doing his donuts. The smoke spinning from one end and the steam from the other. I still can’t believe that engine made it though. A definite testament to how an entire organization can make or break it. It sounded like Rick Hendrick was a little shocked as well. I kept thinking it was going to blow up crossing the finish in true Waltrip fashion.
Crazy night, crazy day, and another untamed beast.
luke–tough time with the word count?
1) Teresa may be happy about not having to deal with the bratty stepchild any longer but in the long run she will be begging for Junior’s return–if there is anything left of his career.
2) I believe when the whole dog and pony show is over Junior will be driving a car for Richard Childress although, I think Joe Gibbs wwould be a better fit.
3) I guess every sport HAS to have one of these All-Star events so it may as well be now held in conjunction with the 600. But, it is no longer necessary for NASCAR to try and steal some of Indy’s thunder. NASCAR is in charge of May.
4) The Cot handles like crap. The drivers bitch and moan about it to no end. They can only get it to turn if it is crazy-loose. Forget about, full time in ‘08, run it all the time in ‘07. Now that would start saving people money right away.
See luke–it is possible. I can answer this CORRECTLY in under 50 words–Charlie can answer in under 50, but he just gets the answers wrong.
Smack time at the Thunder Lounge!
Don’t take it personally Luke. Steve has a problem running his mouth every week. And he’s running on empty.
1. Bad decision for everybody except maybe, Yates Racing. I think Junior will have a rough time finding success, other than monetary, in the short or medium terms. He hasn’t shown a real ability to work well competitivley with anyone but Tony Jr. and I’m not sure Eury Jr. is that highly thought of by the other teams. DEI is a bust without a merger now.
2.Childress probably makes the most sense. Gibbs would be the best choice. I don’t see Hendricks or Ginn.
3.Now is probably the best time, with the May break and everyone in Charlotte. I just wish they’d give the hype a break. Good race though and the one all-star event where you won’t hear anyone saying they don’t play defense.
4.I agree with Luke. That was a good looking, entertaining slide-fest. I was worried that Darlington might show the CoT in a bad light. Not no mo.
Steve, there are no wrong answers — just wrong answerers.
Well well well… there’s one in every crowd, huh?
Let’s see here, Skippy. According to your original post, it was 100 words or less per question, right? Oh wait, this is NASCAR and change is at will.
So, by the original guidelines, my responses fall as this for total word count:
Item 1:
This word count would be the same number as that where Fittipaldi blew it in this ride, with an average point gain of 56.7 in 10 starts. 9 years prior, Wally Dallenbach had his shot with 14 starts and scored almost 3 times the points with 3 top 10’s, and a top 5.
Item 2:
This word count, would find you looking to a ride where Earl Ross, in the same year Jeff Gordon won his third championship, had 1 Top 5, 1 Top 10, and 1 win in 1 start.
Item 3:
This word count, would have been when Elliot was on top at the end, and Ernie Irvin had 1 Top 10 in 2 starts in this ride.
Item 4:
This word count would find a ride to unite the Said Heads, or cause a yawn while it runs away “Harvick Style” on Saturday.
Then of course the final count, for the parting shot about last Sunday’s race, you could put the nose of Junior on Riggs’ bumper to get that idea.
Ah, there’s more than one way to be a smart ass. A little over a decade in the Navy can teach you (or in my case further enhance) that.
Oh, and in case you’re not keeping score… That’s 43, 91, 56, 60, and 108.
See luke that’s what I get for listening to Charlie. He told me he wanted this little diddy of his to be Carl Edwards plus Martin Truex, Jr. divided by Kurt Busch words or less and tells me to rip you over the length of your posts. Personally–I could read your stuff for hours on end because after having to listen to Charlie’s half baked crap for seven years, its rather refreshing to listen to someone who makes sense.
Ah-ha… so that’s how it is.
Okie dokie. Game on.
Somebody call Hermie Sadler. We may need to borrow a referee.
Now this is what I call a Fast Lap. Steve, I don’t know where you got the AJ Foyt Copenhagen T-Bird number from. But then you can’t really deal with anything indivisible by whatever number Bill Elliot is running this week. BTW, I hear he’s running the #5b Subaru Forester in the Lumber Liquidators Tree-hugger Classic.
Luke, the game is indeed on.
Maybe ol’ “Stevearino” there indeed couldn’t handle a recently ran number divisible by Bill. Brad seems to be having trouble on Saturdays with it.
Hell no, we’re gonna go! Pit road, popsicle stand, whatever!