THIS IS MY OPINION - WHAT IS YOURS
by: gunaquat
OBSERVATIONS ON A PREETY DARN GOOD RACE
Jul 06, 2008 | 6:47AM | report this

GREETINGS FROM SW OKLAHOMA:

     FOLKS IS IT JUST ME OR IS AN HOUR AND A HALF PRESHOW JUST WAY TO MUCH OVERKILL?  THE GUYS IN THE BOOTH ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, LOVE KYLE PETTY, BUT THEY ARE GIVE OUT BEFORE THE RACE EVEN GETS STARTED.  SURELY TNT CAN RUN ANOTHER RERUN OF LAW AND ORDER THEN START THE RACE WITH A 30 MINUTE PRESHOW.

     ALSO DID I JUST MISS IT OR WAS NOTHING SAID ABOUT TONEY BEING SICK DURING THE TIMEHE WAS ON THE PRE-SHOW, HE WOULD AHVE BEEN MUCH BETTER SERVED IF HE HAD BEEN IN THE CARE CENTER GETTINGONE MORE BAG OF FLUID.

     HATS OFF TO J J  YALEY, HE MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN QUITE AS GOOD A FINISH AS ZIPPY WAS HOPING FOR BUT HE DID A WHALE OF A JOB, CONSIDERING THAT HE HAD NEVER BEEN IN THE CAR AND WAS USING ALL OF TONY'S EQUIPMENT.  HE MAY NOT MAKE THE HOT OR NOT  FOR THIS WEEK BUT HE SURE DESERVES A "BIG HAND" FOR THE HELP HE GAVE THE 20 TEAM.

     I'M NOT SURE THAT IT ISN'T TIME FOR RYAN NEWMAN TO SIT OUT A WHILE OR AT LEAST CHANGE TEAMS, 3 WRECKS IN ONE RACE, HE IS HIS OWN WORST ENEMY AND ALSO THE WORST ENEMY OF ALL THE CARS AROUND HIM.

     FEEL SO SORRY FOR JEFF BURTON, HE GOT SPUN LIKE A TOP AND NOT A THING HE COULD HAVE DONE ABOUT IT, BUT I FEEL THAT HE ISN'T DOWN FOR THE COUNT YET, AND THAT HE AND KENSETH WILL BE AROUND WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN.

     I HAVE A FEELING THAT WE GOT A SHORT VIEW OF THINGS TO COME LAST NIGHT WHEN WE GOT THE SHOT OF THE 3 HENDRICK'S CARS  AND MARK MARTIN RUNNING NOSE TO TAIL IN THE FRONT FOUR SLOTS EARLY IN THE RACE.  NEXT SEASON MAYBE A REALLY LONG ONE FOR THE REST OF NASCAR NEXT YEAR.

     IF THE RACE WAS GOING TO BE FINISHED UNDER CAUTION, WISH IT WOULD HAVE COME OUT ABOUT 20 SECONDS EARLIER WHEN CARL WAS IN THE LEAD, BUT THAT WAS JUST NOT TO BE, NASCAR WOULDN'T HAVE DELAYED THE YELLOW  JUST A LITTLE WOULD THEY?

     ANYWAY CONGRATS TO THE TWIG, MAY NOT LIKE HIM, BUT HAVE TO RESPECT THE DRIVE AND FIRE IN HIS BELLY.

WELL THAT'S ALL FOR NOW

 

THAT'S MY OPINION - WHAT'S YOURS

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RLGuido
Jul 6, 2008
7:18 AM
The yellow flag 400, hard to watch it this way.

gunaquat
Jul 6, 2008
7:25 AM
RL,

SORT OF GOES WITH THE TERRITORY THIS TIME OF YEAR. WHAT WAS HARD TO WATCH WERE THE STUPID COKE ZERO COMMERICIALS.

GUNAQUAT

gonger93
Jul 6, 2008
8:46 AM
I don't even watch NASCAR on TNT Live! I tune in for the Countdown to Green. NASCAR on TNT Live! is stupid and just kills time. I agree about being burned out before the race starts. I like a 30 min. pre-race show.

gunaquat
Jul 6, 2008
9:05 AM
GONGER,

THATNKS FOR STOPPING BY HAVEN'T SEEN YOUR NAME POP UP BEFOE NICE TO HAVE YOU ABOARD. PRE SHOW IS JUST WAY TO LONG NO MATTER HOW YU CUT IT.

GUNAQUAT

klvalus
Jul 6, 2008
9:10 AM
Hi GUNNY! I agree on the pre-race, that needs to be shorter on every broadcast and the post-race needs to be longer. Oh and of course Yeley is on the HOT list!! =) Well deserved...

DewGoddess
Jul 6, 2008
9:47 AM
"I HAVE A FEELING THAT WE GOT A SHORT VIEW OF THINGS TO COME LAST NIGHT WHEN WE GOT THE SHOT OF THE 3 HENDRICK'S CARS AND MARK MARTIN RUNNING NOSE TO TAIL IN THE FRONT FOUR SLOTS EARLY IN THE RACE. NEXT SEASON MAYBE A REALLY LONG ONE FOR THE REST OF NASCAR NEXT YEAR"

Respectfully disagree, especially when only two of the Hendrick cars are even in Chase contention this season. They're pretty much going to be field fillers next season.

gunaquat
Jul 6, 2008
11:07 AM
KRIS,

WASN'T HINTING, BUT SURE GLAD YOU AND I AGREE.
THINGS WILL BE GETTING WILDER AS THE WEEKS GO ON.

GUNAQUAT

gunaquat
Jul 6, 2008
11:09 AM
DEWGODDESS,

DO NOT HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGEE, JUST DON'T THROW THINGS. WE WILL SEE WHAT GOES DOWN, BUT THE LAST TIME I CHECKED 3 OF THE 4 WERE IN THE CHASE, BUT I COULD BE WRONG. WILL CHECK IT OUT AND GET BACK TO YOU.

GREAT TO HAVE YOU AS AN ADDITION TO THE GROUP. ACCORDING TO NASCAR.COM THIS MORNING JR. WAS IN 2ND, JOHNSON WAS 5TH, AND GORDOWN WS LISTED AS 6TH.

GUNAQUAT

Last edited by gunaquat on July 6th at 11:12 AM.

jon_464
Jul 6, 2008
12:13 PM
Gunaquat, good observations. I usually start tuning in when there is a few minutes left on Countdown to Green. For once, fuel mileage wasn't a factor. It was just good old-fashioned racing. What would have been better is if Edwards and KB were allowed to race to the checkers. Now THAT would have been a race!

According to the latest from NASCAR.COM, Jimmie Johnson was listed in 23rd, and Jeff Gordon in 30th, last car on the lead lap.

photogr
Jul 6, 2008
12:25 PM
It was a good race with some major upsets.

gunaquat
Jul 6, 2008
3:50 PM
JON,

I BELIEVE THAT DEWGODDESS WAS REFERING TO THE CURRENTS STANDINGS NOT THE RACE FINISH LAST NIGHT.

CAUSE YOU ARE RIGHT THEY DID NOT FINISH SO GREAT LAST NIGTH, BUT THEY ARE ALL 3 OR THE 4 IN THE CHASE RACE AT THIS TIME.

GUNAQUAT

gunaquat
Jul 6, 2008
3:52 PM
PHOTOGR,

DO YOU THINK THIS MIGHT TURN INTO A SEASON WHERE THE UNDERDOG BECOMES KING FOR A DAY. TAHT WOULD BE SORT OF COOL.

GUNAQUAT

noahspop2001
Jul 6, 2008
4:13 PM
That race was awsome, except for Jeff Gordons bad move at the end. I am a fan.Lol..The COT saved alot of one car Wrecks from being more. TNT..with the racing and comercials together. I like that. I dont care if I had to listen to a coke zero every time. I could see what was going on.

Also Kyle did another Sr. style come from behind to get to the front. Sr. did it alot at Dega. He was awsome. Now Kyle does it a people call it 50 extra horsepower. Go figure.

gunaquat
Jul 6, 2008
4:31 PM
NOAH,

YOU AR ERIGHT ABOUT THE COMMERICAL THING, I LOVED THAT ALSO, JUST THE ZERO COMMERICIALS THAT BUGGED ME

I AGREE WITH THE TWIG THING, HE GETS NO RESPECT, BECAUSE HIS PAST ACTIONS IS ALL FOLKS WANT TO REMEMBER.

BUT I DID HEAR A FEW CHEERS IN THERE LAST NIGHT, I REALLY HOPE THEY WERE NOT JUST BANDWAGON FANS, THAT WILL DISAPPEAR IF HARD TIMES APPEAR.

GUNAQUAT

NiqueD
Jul 6, 2008
7:33 PM
a preeety good race won by a preeetty good driver.

kellyscott
Jul 7, 2008
2:14 AM
ROAD RAGE!!!! IN THE BOOTH???

gunaquat
Jul 7, 2008
4:17 AM
NICK,

BUT YOU ARE NOT OBJECTIVE, LOL LOL LOL .

GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU, DO NOT CHICKEN OUT ON ME NOW, WAN TO SEE SOME NASCAR STUFF.

GUNAQUAT

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