NNS -Talladega Superspeedway - Aaron's 312
Jess
RESULTS
1. Tony Stewart
6. Dale Jr.
9. Scott
20. David (12 LD)
Ah Talladega!!
David's little Dream Machine was definitely an eye-opener.
I love when little kids design paint schemes! They are always so colorful and wild!
It wasn't long after the green waved before trouble started. Dario Franchitti cut a tire down and began to spin, collecting Johnny Sauter with him. But it didn't get ugly until the wreck was just about over and Franchitti had made it to the apron. Out of nowhere Larry Gunselman's #91 came barreling down the apron and smashed headlong into the side of the #40 in an extremely violent imapact.
When the #40 came to rest the entire rollcage was exposed on the driver side and the bars were clearly bent in. I was very afraid for Franchitti and some of those fears were met when he was obviously in quite a bit of pain and relying on the safety workers for support. 
I have to admit I was rather annoyed with Gunselman. He was running in the back but he did not slow down very much like the cars around him did. When stuff like this happens I always think about Mark Martin and how he just about stops when there's a wreck in front of him. Why take a chance flying into a crash when you're never quite sure where the cars are going to end up? Gunselman also went to the hospital a little while after Franchitti but I haven't heard an update on his condition. Despite my annoyance (mind you, I'm a naive fan who has never sat in a stock car or tried to slow down for a wreck at Talladega) with Gunselman I do hope he's okay. Poor Franchitti was not so lucky - he broke his left ankle, no doubt from the bars caving in and hitting his foot. A broken ankle is no quick-healing injury...I read he could be out for a month (at least).
This could be a career-breaker for him, unfortunately.
So the new Nationwide car may debut next year? I hope it has that foam.
Soon after racing was back underway our Scott also had a tire failure. He was lucky in the fact that it wasn't catastrophic and he made very little contact with the wall. He had to pit but was able to keep going and stay on the lead lap, which would pay off in the end!
Things were fairly calm for a while. Junior was running awesomely, David was running well and as the laps wound down I was looking forward to some good finishes, especially for David since both Clint Bowyer and David Ragan had their issues and were running in the back.
Until Kevin Lepage had a brainfart!!
Merging in Turn 1? Right in front of the entire field?!
This sounds so arrogant but even I knew you can't merge until the backstretch and that's from having my ear chewed off by my "spotter" while playing NASCAR Racing 2003 Season!
Apparently Lepage didn't get the message because he thought Turn 1 was a good place despite his spotter telling him to stay low. And apparently Lepage did not have a flash of common sense at the moment when he thought pulling up in front off a 200MPH pack while he was doing maybe 150MPH was a good idea! Gaaaah! David was third in line behind Tony Stewart and Dale Jr. and he got caught up in the freaking disaster that followed!
Carl Edwards' front end shoots into the air! David spins! Oh wait, just about the entire pack spins! Smoke! Metal! Screeching tires!
And then Lepage has the audacity to think he did nothing wrong and that it wasn't his fault - it was the fault of all the other spotters!
Let's just say he has since apologized. After seeing the replay.
David basically had to go into survivor mode and get the car fixed just enough to make it to the end. Unfortunately he made the same mistake as Lepage and didn't merge in the right place, so he was black-flagged and lost another lap.
Fortunately he didn't do this in front of the whole field (not that there was much of one left). So maybe they didn't have the rule right but at least they have common sense. 
I didn't want Stewart to win but Dale Jr. chose the wrong line and pretty much dropped like a ton of bricks.
Crap!
Scott finishing in the top 10 was a great accomplishment and I really must give a shoutout to Mark Green and his top 5!
I really admire him because he didn't just hang out in the back like a couple of the other guys - he was right up there!
Despite David's 20th he gained a bunch of points on Bowyer even if he didn't gain a position. Watch out Bowyer...!
POINT STANDINGS
1. Clint Bowyer
4. David -129
1. Tony Stewart
6. Dale Jr.
9. Scott
20. David (12 LD)
Ah Talladega!!
David's little Dream Machine was definitely an eye-opener.
I love when little kids design paint schemes! They are always so colorful and wild!It wasn't long after the green waved before trouble started. Dario Franchitti cut a tire down and began to spin, collecting Johnny Sauter with him. But it didn't get ugly until the wreck was just about over and Franchitti had made it to the apron. Out of nowhere Larry Gunselman's #91 came barreling down the apron and smashed headlong into the side of the #40 in an extremely violent imapact.
When the #40 came to rest the entire rollcage was exposed on the driver side and the bars were clearly bent in. I was very afraid for Franchitti and some of those fears were met when he was obviously in quite a bit of pain and relying on the safety workers for support. I have to admit I was rather annoyed with Gunselman. He was running in the back but he did not slow down very much like the cars around him did. When stuff like this happens I always think about Mark Martin and how he just about stops when there's a wreck in front of him. Why take a chance flying into a crash when you're never quite sure where the cars are going to end up? Gunselman also went to the hospital a little while after Franchitti but I haven't heard an update on his condition. Despite my annoyance (mind you, I'm a naive fan who has never sat in a stock car or tried to slow down for a wreck at Talladega) with Gunselman I do hope he's okay. Poor Franchitti was not so lucky - he broke his left ankle, no doubt from the bars caving in and hitting his foot. A broken ankle is no quick-healing injury...I read he could be out for a month (at least).
This could be a career-breaker for him, unfortunately.So the new Nationwide car may debut next year? I hope it has that foam.
Soon after racing was back underway our Scott also had a tire failure. He was lucky in the fact that it wasn't catastrophic and he made very little contact with the wall. He had to pit but was able to keep going and stay on the lead lap, which would pay off in the end!
Things were fairly calm for a while. Junior was running awesomely, David was running well and as the laps wound down I was looking forward to some good finishes, especially for David since both Clint Bowyer and David Ragan had their issues and were running in the back.
Until Kevin Lepage had a brainfart!!
Merging in Turn 1? Right in front of the entire field?!
This sounds so arrogant but even I knew you can't merge until the backstretch and that's from having my ear chewed off by my "spotter" while playing NASCAR Racing 2003 Season!
Apparently Lepage didn't get the message because he thought Turn 1 was a good place despite his spotter telling him to stay low. And apparently Lepage did not have a flash of common sense at the moment when he thought pulling up in front off a 200MPH pack while he was doing maybe 150MPH was a good idea! Gaaaah! David was third in line behind Tony Stewart and Dale Jr. and he got caught up in the freaking disaster that followed!Carl Edwards' front end shoots into the air! David spins! Oh wait, just about the entire pack spins! Smoke! Metal! Screeching tires!
And then Lepage has the audacity to think he did nothing wrong and that it wasn't his fault - it was the fault of all the other spotters!
Let's just say he has since apologized. After seeing the replay.
David basically had to go into survivor mode and get the car fixed just enough to make it to the end. Unfortunately he made the same mistake as Lepage and didn't merge in the right place, so he was black-flagged and lost another lap.
Fortunately he didn't do this in front of the whole field (not that there was much of one left). So maybe they didn't have the rule right but at least they have common sense. I didn't want Stewart to win but Dale Jr. chose the wrong line and pretty much dropped like a ton of bricks.
Crap!Scott finishing in the top 10 was a great accomplishment and I really must give a shoutout to Mark Green and his top 5!
I really admire him because he didn't just hang out in the back like a couple of the other guys - he was right up there!Despite David's 20th he gained a bunch of points on Bowyer even if he didn't gain a position. Watch out Bowyer...!
POINT STANDINGS
1. Clint Bowyer
4. David -129
