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[OfficeLinebacker]

Hi guys. First of all it's down to three more races in the championship and it's down to any one of three--Hamlin, Harvick, and Johnson. Of the three I prefer Hamlin, then Johnson, then Harvick.

OK so anyway it's a tripleheader at Texas this weekend--Friday night Trucks, Saturday midday Nationwide (I assume Danica will be participating, where's DanicaFan?), and of course the main event, 500 miles on Sunday afternoon for the Cup boys.

Forum member grackle pointed out that there is a really cool free feature for the remaining Truck races which allows 100% free, legal, high quality multimedia coverage. It's called Race Buddy and here's the link:

http://www.nascar.co...ruck_racebuddy/

Here's the official weekend schedule:

http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/

See you in this thread, race fans.

[grackle]

Heya there, a quick reminder that North America ends its Daylight Savings mode through the night between the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races.
grack

[Chris Bloom]

Hi guys. First of all it's down to three more races in the championship and it's down to any one of three--Hamlin, Harvick, and Johnson. Of the three I prefer Hamlin, then Johnson, then Harvick.

I'd prefer the order reversed, I hope Harvick takes it and if not he then JJ.

[OfficeLinebacker]

I'd prefer the order reversed, I hope Harvick takes it and if not he then JJ.

<insert some chest thumping trash talking here>

[OfficeLinebacker]

Juan Montoya 3rd fastest in first practice and goes out pretty late in quali

[OfficeLinebacker]

Carpentier made the race and Montoya will start 4th. Sounds from his interview that he had a pole car but overdrove the first corner. Not a bad recovery if that's the case. He'll have a good pit stall.

[MaxScelerate]

Good for Pat. He's been trying his best to help bring the #26 car into the top 35 by, at least, qualifying the car about every time he's had the chance to drive it. They won't make it, way too many DNQ for that team and even if they got to enter the top 35 I doubt they'd even consider Carpentier once the dollars start pouring in again, so...

[Race Aficionado]

. . .Montoya will start 4th. Sounds from his interview that he had a pole car but overdrove the first corner. Not a bad recovery if that's the case. He'll have a good pit stall.

After qualifying today I heard the commentators mention that this year Juan Pablo was turning into a great qualifier with his 3 poles and many top 5s and top 10s.
They forgot to mention that Juan Pablo has a history of being a good qualifier. In 2001 (F-1) he won a breathtaking seven pole positions that year, despite Ferrari's dominance otherwise. In 2002, qualifying was still on the former 12-lap format, and Montoya would repeatedly stun the paddock by snatching pole from the scarlet team on his last flying lap, often with minutes or seconds to spare in the session.

But as always, we his fans are hoping for a lap consistency that will get him the elusive checkered flag.

And they will come. (spoken as an optimistic blatant JPM fan)

[Watkins74]

JPM was the leading Chevy. Not a friend or foe of Sadler but it was nice to see good things happen in his life. Announced his deal with KHI in Nationwide and Pole position in Cup. Some days it just all comes together.

[whitewaterMkII]

After qualifying today I heard the commentators mention that this year Juan Pablo was turning into a great qualifier with his 3 poles and many top 5s and top 10s.
They forgot to mention that Juan Pablo has a history of being a good qualifier.

Which opens the door for me to post my favorite flyer of a lap by Montoya to take pole.
CART, Detroit, 1999

[Crafty]

about two hours from race start I think?

[Jambo]

I will hopefully have MotoGP watched by then!

[Jambo]

Which opens the door for me to post my favorite flyer of a lap by Montoya to take pole.
CART, Detroit, 1999

Watching that lap makes me sad for US open wheel racing, I used to never miss a CART race

[Crafty]

coverage started

ESPN or Open Access in the UK.

[Fabien Pousset]

So when is the race supposed to start then? It's over 8pm here and they're showing a rerun of Talledega.

[Crafty]

3:19pm ET.

1hr 5mins or so.

[blackonyx4]

So when is the race supposed to start then? It's over 8pm here and they're showing a rerun of Talledega.

3:16pm EST, 21:16 CET, 20:16 UK

[Fabien Pousset]

Thanks!

[Crafty]

Harvick getting props from the countdown team, that'll please OLB

[Crafty]

Engines Started

[Crafty]

Caution on lap 12 for Nemecheck who has engine problem, he makes a stop and is pushed to the garage

Everyones loose so just about everyone stops for 2 tyres.

a tyre from the #48 ended up on the infield.

Edited by Crafty, 07 November 2010 - 20:27.

[Crafty]

JPM drops from 5th to 21st after the stop, gonna be one of those days.....

Edited by Crafty, 07 November 2010 - 20:30.

[OfficeLinebacker]

Harvick getting props from the countdown team, that'll please OLB

That's why I skip the pre-race show, they don't know what they're talking about.

JPM drops from 5th to 21st after the stop, gonna be one of those days.....

I missed it cos I was getting something...bad stop? Lots of folks stay out/take 2?

[OfficeLinebacker]

BTW guys please don't talk about the F1 race in here if u don't mind, I'm DLing it from R-U still. Thanks.

JPM is fast tho, making his way up thru the field.

[OfficeLinebacker]

Monty's car is better in but when he gets on the gas it chatters the fronts more.

[Crafty]

hahaha

I think everyone stopped, certainly all the top cars took 2 only.

JPM was classified as low as 32nd, currently 15th. Dont know what happened, they didn't mention his stop.

[Crafty]

Dropped to 17th, struggling with those fronts ? can they do anything on the next stop to help?

JJ 9th
Hamlin 20th
Harvick 18th

[blackonyx4]

Who`s that guy in #29?

Seems likes a real nice chap...


Btw...how do one get a beard like JJ?

[Crafty]

Just watching from Harvicks car, JPM just went past Logano like he was stood still P14.

[OfficeLinebacker]

Just watching from Harvicks car, JPM just went past Logano like he was stood still P14.

Monty just said "I'm going to let him go. I'm getting really loose in and I don't want to put him into the fence"

(I guess Harvick was looking outside?)

He's one of the faster cars on the track ATM according to BP.

[Crafty]

Caution for debris.

[Crafty]

The move I was talking about was in the last break before Harvick got up on JPM.

Biffle is making this look easy right now huh ?

[OfficeLinebacker]

The biggest complaint for Montoya is really, really, REALLY loose in. Been trying not to press the brake much cos whenever he even touches the brake it is very squirrely.

Also when he gets back on the gas it just wants to go straight to the fence, then tries to snap loose at the last moment.

But the main thing for Montoya is loose in.

[OfficeLinebacker]

Montoya was worried about tyre wear and BP says yes they give up a lot but we have no wear issues.

[Crafty]

Also when he gets back on the gas it just wants to go straight to the fence, then tries to snap loose at the last moment.

On the first lap or two he came off a corner and had a huge wiggle on, nearly turned into a tank slapper, but he saved it.

What can they do to help the turn in ?

Coverage here watching harvick in-car. Still under caution.

[OfficeLinebacker]

BP: "That's 2.9 to the right front."

Not sure if that means the pressures went up by 2.9 psi over the run or what. JPM seems very interested in the pressure rise on the tyres in a given stint.

[OfficeLinebacker]

Dude, JPM came THIS || close to rearending Burton when he pulled off to pit.

I saw the animation come up, spotter had no time to say anything.

Tab: GOOD JOB I don't know WHAT that guy was doing, I guess he had a vibration.
JPM: <after a long pause> HOLY FVCK

Edited by OfficeLinebacker, 07 November 2010 - 20:55.

[Crafty]

Newman with seatbelt problems, not funny given the speeds here.

[OfficeLinebacker]

Someone's in the wall.

For 42 Off is better, still really loose in. 12 laps green you want four?

[Crafty]

Guess he took 4 ? now 28th.

Edited by Crafty, 07 November 2010 - 21:00.

[Seth]

Carpentier leads. Carpentier pits. Biffle leads restart.

Edited by Seth, 07 November 2010 - 21:04.

[OfficeLinebacker]

Guess he took 4 ? now 28th.

Yep they discussed doing the opposite of what the frontrunners did. If the frontrunners took 2, they would take 4 was the plan.

Tab says he needs to get away from some of those blue cars--it's Truex (Napa)-Montoya-Ambrose-Jr

[Crafty]

Gotta take a run up at Truex now.

[Crafty]

Hamlin running strong at the moment ?

Wonder if he can take it to JJ.

Harvick not making progress.

[Crafty]

TV Director loves Harvick, we go to his car everytime you guys go on a break. Hes uhh, not catching anyone right now but running high in the corners.

[Crafty]

Juan just dropped a bunch of places, they saying much on the radio ?

[blackonyx4]

JPM falling like a rock for the last couple of laps...

What`s the problem OLB?

[OfficeLinebacker]

Montoya's car has gone off completely, he's getting freight trained, he's back to 25th.

"Can't lean on it"

BP: I see it, you've lost 3/4 of a second in the last 6 laps. I got it.
Montoya: YOU WANT TO DRIVE IT THEN?

Montoya: Cos it's stupid loose.

WTF?

BP: The 17 just pitted cos he was so loose he thought he had a flat.

Montoya thinks the RR is flat now actually, they are pitting.

[OfficeLinebacker]

Tab: Everybody's coming to me asking what happened with our tyres cos everybody's worried sick about their tyres.

Montoya: So was there any problem?
BP: No, sir.

[Crafty]

well, it worked, back to low 30sec laps.