thx john ,i agree the race was not vary good , not a fan of denny's but what he said did not warrant a $25000.00 fine bran dropped names at speed weeks and ony got called to the main office..................that nascars b.s

Damn, I can't believe he actually said that.  They should string him up and never let him race again! 

Hope you realize that was sarcasm.  I am having a hard time believing they are actually fining him for that!  I mean really a driver giving an opinion of the cars... come on.

Okay, back to tomorrows Vegas race.  Interesting qualifying and starting grid.  I am predicting LOTS of lead changes very early in the race.  Look for the 48, 11, 14 and 24 to run to the front real early.

1     Brad Keselowski     2
2     Clint Bowyer     15
3     Jimmie Johnson     48
4     Kasey Kahne     5
5     Greg Biffle     16
6     Denny Hamlin     11
7     Ricky Stenhouse Jr     17
8     Kevin Harvick     29
9     Tony Stewart     14
10     Jeff Gordon     24
11     Martin Truex Jr     56
12     Dale Earnhardt Jr     88
13     Kyle Busch     18
14     Ryan Newman     39
15     Mark Martin     55
16     Carl Edwards     99
17     Paul Menard     27
18     Matt Kenseth     20
19     Marcos Ambrose
20     Jeff Burton     31

i thought the nationwide race was pretty good nice to see sam in the victory lane i hope the cup race is as good i hate snoozers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and i will say this just 4 u big john lets go danica...........................lol

Nascar is a lot like the NFL, in some ways. The top most "popular" teams always seem to come out on top. And it's being noticed. Did you wonder why the two teams that made the SuperBowl, weren't the "usual". Same thing with Nascar. When it's always the same driver's winning, season after season, you gotta start to wonder. Winner's produce bottom lines. Period. But when we start complaining...watch where the money goes. This happened a few years back when Jeff Gordon was consistently winning. Then all of a sudden, we get a protoge' in Jimmy Johnson.
Guess who won the Daytona 500? C'mon Ya'll..Vegas odds have the numbers right. Money talks.
Just my two...

Ride Free
Tweek

i hear u john just pullin ur chain a little,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,lol

That's because the drivers that are winning are GREAT drivers and they will continue to win.

In my opinion NASCAR like any sport has a snowball effect when it comes to winning and it is driven by a number of things.

First we all know that winning and being at the top of your sport has a lot to do with attitude and self-confidence, combined of course with ability. So when these rookies with ability and a winning attitude start winning it just builds that self-confidence and each win just continues to fuel that confident winning attitude. It is hard to win when you're not sure IF you can win. Once you win you KNOW you can win.

Second is winners gravitate toward winning teams. Whether it be the rookie phenom or an athlete who took a while to find his excellence, they will gravitate toward winning teams. Once you are on a winning team you're surrounded with other great players or crews who help you perform even better and owners that give you the best of everything, all helping you look good and perform good.

Third is the winning teams keep winning because they have the money to maintain the best team. No doubt that winning teams make more money than loosing teams. So the more money they make the more they can spend on continuing to build the team. Of course there are exceptions to this one when you have a foolish owner who doesn't take advantage of winning momentum by using their "winnings" to better the team. Like an NFL owner who wins the Superbowl then trades key players for financial gain and goes from Superbowl Champs to missing the playoffs the following year (you know who you are).

Forth is the intimidation factor.  Just being the champion or someone on a hot winning streak already has an advantage over the competitors.  Plain and simple no matter how hard you try not to, it is hard not to be intimidated by a chmpion or someone on a hot streak. Having anything on your mind - even the slighest little thought in the back of your mind - that one of the competitors is better than you is going to effect your performance.

And last but not least is the fans themselves. Everyone likes to cheer for winners, especially those who are part time fans and have no real favorite, so they cheer for the most popular (the guy or girl on the Wheaties box). Again goes back to the athlete's motivation and self-confidence. It is much easier to perform at your best when the entire crowd is cheering for you.

So yep, winners will continue to win more and more and if you are going to knock off a champion you had better come prepared with your absolute best game!

That was mean John... but you may be right!

Great post on Winning Lucky!

Funny Stuff John!

We got Bristol this weekend.  Get ready for some bumping and banging!!!

Jeff Gordon having a little fun.....

Is it just me or has the Official NASCAR website (nascar.com) become almost impossible to use.  I am pretty good with this internet stuff, but I can't find a damn thing I am looking for on NASCAR.com anymore.

Just go there and try to find the starting grid for today's race!!!   I finally had to go to ESPN to find what I was looking for!

no its not just you i have been bitchin about it every since the change i think it sucks

Yeah, it sucks!! All I wanted to do was see the starting order - pfffft

way to go kasey good win for chevy

yeah but he wouldnt get out of the car when joey got in his face next week should be interesting joey get his pay back