Martinsville

[Wanderer]

One for each point back from 1st place! Way to go Smoke!!!

Homework didn't stand much of a chance today.

[harvey lee]

Smoke could be the one to beat the Rousch team.

[Wanderer]

Man he is lookin good in the chase. He can almost taste it and he's ready to rock.

I honestly tried to stay away from the TV today but after we got back from the sportsmen's club, threw down a bowl of excellent chili and getting a glimpse of the race it was just too hard to stay away.

Can anyone who watched it say they didn't like this one? The boys were havin at it!

[LMITOUT]

It was pretty crazy the entire race! Finally a good one that you wanted to watch. Everyone was saying that Talladega was going to be the wild card in the Chase but I think it may have been this one. Too bad Edwards got back on the lead lap because the race points would have been real tight with three races to go.

What was up with Vickers? NASCAR should have parked him after his 3rd or 4th wreck. Geez. Oh well, at least he ended Kenseth's day which in turn made mine.

[&JAG]

Great short track racing! Go Smoke. Anybody but "The Carl"!!

[harvey lee]

I agree with dumping cousin Carl out of the lead.

Vickers was an accident waiting to happen yesterday.

Yes, the best race of the season for action as martinsville typically is.

[Uncle Bill]

401 laps of snooooz......

99 laps of fun.

Talk about Talladega being a sleeper ?

This Martinsville COT race could easily be cut down to 200 laps.

Nice to see smoke get a win, and keep "the chase" exciting.

Also nice to see jimmy cry about taking second.

The truck race was a far far better race at only 200 laps.

[harvey lee]

I thought I saw all of the interview of Jimmy. I did not see him whine.

[Uncle Bill]

I thought I saw all of the interview of Jimmy. I did not see him whine.

Not a smiling take it like a man kind of jimmy.

He whined and blamed vickers for costing him the lead and the race.

(Which he probably did)

[harvey lee]

Vickers should have been blacked flagged as he hit about everything on the track but the pace car.

With the lead JJ had right before Vickers had another caution, it was JJ's race to lose.

It seemed to me JJ just made a statement that he may have won if Vickers would not have caused the last caution. I didn't hear any whining all I heard was a statement by JJ about Vickers unskilled driving.

It is what it is.

[Uncle Bill]

Vickers should have been blacked flagged as he hit about everything on the track but the pace car.

With the lead JJ had right before Vickers had another caution, it was JJ's race to lose.

It seemed to me JJ just made a statement that he may have won if Vickers would not have caused the last caution. I didn't hear any whining all I heard was a statement by JJ about Vickers unskilled driving.

It is what it is.

Maybe vickers fault, maybe jimmy himself ?

jimmy had the inside line on the restart.

Tony passed him on outside.

Maybe not pitting for tires cost him the race ?

[harvey lee]

Just so this stops, JJ is a whiner.

[hoytshooter]

I am not a JJ fan but he did show he was a class act by not spinning smoke. I believe that smoke would of spun JJ if smoke was second coming in to the last corner.

[HOF#13]

I have been critical of the quality of NASCAR races, but that race yesterday was a quality race. That was a fun race to watch!

[Wanderer]

I am not a JJ fan but he did show he was a class act by not spinning smoke. I believe that smoke would of spun JJ if smoke was second coming in to the last corner.

JJ was disappointed for sure and probably wondering if he did the right thing by racing Smoke clean, thus giving up the win, but I had to thank him for not bumping Smoke out of the way. It would have been real easy to do it and somewhat expected.

I gained some like for the guy after his interview and I hope Smoke at least gives him an upnod the next time they see each other.

[SkunkedAgain]

...and this is why we all love Stewart:

Quote:

But Stewart did offer a solution, perhaps only slightly tongue in cheek.

"I think they ought to get a portable boxing ring," Stewart said. "As soon as they get done with the victory celebration, set the boxing ring on the frontstretch, give the fans a real show they paid for.

"If you want to boost the attendance at Martinsville, have a boxing match with each of the guys that had a beef with each other."

[LMITOUT]

I have been critical of the quality of NASCAR races, but that race yesterday was a quality race. That was a fun race to watch!

Yep. Short track that takes the car out of the equation equals better racing.