VermontHunter Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Well Jeff fought his way back into the chase, with a 6th. place finish....... ,,now off to California,,another great track for Jeff..... One question tho WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH CARL EDWARDS ??? He runs over two cars and gets NO penalty,,but Jarret gets one for his deal with Newman,,,man that's crazy..... Jr. did an awsome job a Bristol he might just have a chance if his luck holds out.... Congrats to Kenseth on his dominate win.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... Jr. is a long shot, but it is definately looking good for gordon. Cali, and Richmond coming up. He does great at both tracks. Jarrets dumping of Newman may be the bonehead move of the year! Good to see Edwards, and Petty working it out on pit road in a civil manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... I agree Jarret's move was boneheaded,,,but I would say Edwards was just as blatent,,,,working it out on pitroad after the race still doesn't excuse the behavior..IMO...but atleast he was man enough to listen to what Kyle had to say and shake his hand,,, But he still should have been penalized just like Jarret was...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... [ QUOTE ] Well Jeff fought his way back into the chase, with a 6th. place finish....... ,,now off to California,,another great track for Jeff..... [/ QUOTE ] Just remember the last 2 races at Fontana AND Richmond...Gordon had 2 blown motors and I believe 4 finishes outside the top-35. Anything can happen yet. [ QUOTE ] One question tho WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH CARL EDWARDS ??? He runs over two cars and gets NO penalty,,but Jarret gets one for his deal with Newman,,,man that's crazy..... [/ QUOTE ] Carl went into the corner harder than the two Petty cars. DJ waited for Newman to get on his outside and intentionally turned up into him. Wasn't I called crazy in March when I compared DJ to JJ and called him a hot head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... I have always been a DJ fan, but have been losing respect for him over the past year or 2. This was by far one of his stupidest moves. No way it could ever be called a racing incident. He should have been parked for the night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... [ QUOTE ] Carl went into the corner harder than the two Petty cars. [/ QUOTE ] So that's an lagitament excuse to run over 2 cars ????... .....Knowing that he didn't have position twice.....he just runs them over, instead of waiting for an opening...To me that's just plain crazy.....or maybe Im just missing something.... And as for anything happening,,,,Man why do you always have to steal what litle hope I have..... ,,I'll keep a positive outlook, and keep pulling for my driver.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... Don't jinx it Matt! LOL I think Edwards clearly just ran the guys over. I don't think he purposely ran into them though. Just racing a little to hard, not enough patience. IMO. I couldn't believe DJ would wreck Newman like that and hurt his Chase chances even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... [ QUOTE ] So that's an lagitament excuse to run over 2 cars ????... .....Knowing that he didn't have position twice.....he just runs them over, instead of waiting for an opening...To me that's just plain crazy.....or maybe Im just missing something.... [/ QUOTE ] Luke.. I know you have never witnessed a race in person. You have to see it in real life to understand how fast one can close on another if one doesn't get on the gas, or is loose. I have seen that at many short tracks. I can't image what it is like in a cup car at Bristol. I would definately say that Edwards didn't intend to dump the 2 Petty cars. The fact is that I'm sure the Rousch cars were handling better, and he was getting into the gas off the corners a lot earlier, giving him a ton of momentum. There isn't much time to react to anything at a track where you are turning laps in the 15 second range. Image 500 laps of 3 seconds on the straight, then 4 seconds of corner, and repeat that 1000 times over 500 laps. Anything could happen, and ussually does at Bristol. Just typical Bristol racing. and by looking at Petty and Edwards after the race, I think they both knew it. Kyle was more comforting him when the camera was on him than threatening, and Carl looked like he was gonna cry. Bristol isn't the hardest ticket in Nascar to get for no reason...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... I'll have to ponder that explanation for awhile John,,,,I can see where that would make sense,,,if it hadn't happened twice within a few laps of each other( well maybe more than a few laps ) but still twice in the same race to the same team....But hey I'll give him the benifit of the doubt,,,,he is young and needs to learn patience IMO.......but man what a race... Kenseth was a rocket,,but would have loved to see Burton win this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... If Edwards did do it intentionally, he did a great job of covering it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... You can understand DJ's fustration...he first got ran over by Rusty (Penske car) then later on gets run over by Newman (another Penske car). It would be hard not to "rub" back. Harvick was in the wrong place at the wrong time. As far as penalties...just goes back to how Nascar does things...some they do something about, others they over look it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugshooter Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... Jeff definitely earned every spot he got last night. I knew he probably wouldn't get the win as long as Kenseth stayed out of trouble, Matt was just too strong. As for Carl Edwards, I don't believe his bumps on Green or Petty were intentional, unless there was a little feud going on that nobody knows about, Dale Jarrett was just plain ole stupid and obviously intentionally hit Ryan, NASCAR should have parked his rear right then and there. I am glad that Kyle and Carl were discussing the matter like decent human beings instead of being childish, I remember Kyle used to be kind of a hot head, remember him and Bobby Hillin at Daytona in '91 or '92. P.S.- Is it just me, but when Kyle and Carl were sitting there talking, does Carl look a little like Adam Petty to ya'll, sure does to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted August 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... What really gets me is that, NASCAR Nextel Cup director John Darby said Jarrett faces no further penalties. A two lap hold in the pits doesn't seem to fit the bill to me,,,,,,Where's the heavy penaltys that NASCAR said they were going to impose on blantet retaliations and infractions..... And has for Carl Edwards maybe I read more into the situation than there really was....but from the incar cam it sure looked like he meant to run into these cars,,he never lifted to avoid them,,,,but like was mentioned by John it's Bristol and the time reactions just aren't there......It was great to see Kyle and Carl discussing it like human beings instead of irrate kids.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... Yeah...and Rusty sure did his share of "moving" cars out of the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... That was such a stupid move by Jarrett. He ruined his Chase chances right there. And Harvick's for that matter. When Kevin got out the car, i thought it was gonna get real interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted September 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... [ QUOTE ] Gordan is done this year. He had a great beginning but thats about it. [/ QUOTE ] LOL..NOPE I'm not going to.... ,,,I'm going to be a good little boy and just say.....HAVE YOU CHECKED THE POINTS LATELY...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHuntr1 Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Re: Gordon back in the hunt .... [ QUOTE ] Gordan is done this year. He had a great beginning but thats about it. [/ QUOTE ] Ill say this to another person, ive said this to alot of people this year. If you dont know facts, dont speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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