Back in Black

[CEValkyrie]

Yeah buddy! The Rooster is back!!!!
http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/12/21/rrudd.return.yates/index.html

[CEValkyrie]

Sweet looking ride!

[Mangler]

Montoya will see a lot of that in his rear view mirror

[CEValkyrie]

Montoya will see a lot of that in his rear view mirror

Yes, as he's spinning & hitting the wall.

[stpitner]

Juan Montoya is doing NASCAR? oye... I couldn't stand the guy when he did CART.  Anybody that raced for Target and Ganassi was annoying lol.

Go Team Andretti (IRL)   Although I haven't watched a race since the Indy 500 last year...

[Mangler]

Montoya leads team to Daytona endurance win
Rookie NASCAR driver keys Ganassi squad's victory



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16858396/

http://gmsleaderboard.vfx.com/rolex/livetiming.asp

a glimpse of things to come.

[CEValkyrie]

Ricky on the front with Yates teammate for the 500. Way to come back in style Rooster!

[Dan Michler]

Ricky on the front with Yates teammate for the 500. Way to come back in style Rooster!

Ricky turns 85 this year I believe, so the biggest concern might be whether or not he'll be living come November.

[CEValkyrie]

Ricky is actually 51. He had a year off to relax after a whopping 788 races in a row. That record might not be touched again. He is pumped to be back in competitive equipment after racing in that chitty Wood Bros. organization.

When he was with Yates in 2000, 2001, & 2002 he finished 4th, 4th, & 10th in the standings. In 2002 he was having a great year until Yates decided to go with the trend of hiring young guns. He announced that mid year & the team just went downhill.

I don't think he'll win the 500. He's struggled at restrictor plate races so i'm hoping for a top 10. He takes care of his equipment and finishes races. He'll be in the chase this year. I'll bet you $10 on that one Dan.

[Dan Michler]

lets just bet kurt busch vs. ricky rudd.  10 bucks for who has the most pts entering the chase.

[stpitner]

what is up with all of these crew chiefs getting suspended?  All of this cheating is insane.  Nascar is almost like it's turning into a bad soap opera.

[Bruce Brakel]

Whenever there is big money in a game, there is big cheating. 

[CEValkyrie]

There has been cheating in NASCAR since the beginning of NASCAR. NASCAR used to give minor slaps on the wrist. Last year for some of the same cheating Jimmie Johnson's crew chief was suspened from the race and a minor fine. This year for the same cheating they are taking away 25 points and bigger fines.

NASCAR has also established a type of racing (restrictor plate) where some minor cheating can make a huge difference and that is why teams are taking the chance. I believe Michael Waltrip had to cheat. His new Toyota is very slow and he's getting big bucks to make that race.

[CEValkyrie]

lets just bet kurt busch vs. ricky rudd.  10 bucks for who has the most pts entering the chase.

I see a little respect for the Rooster not taking the top 12 bet but i'll go with Rudd vs Busch. Rudd will smash that elf any day!

[stpitner]

There has been cheating in NASCAR since the beginning of NASCAR. NASCAR used to give minor slaps on the wrist. Last year for some of the same cheating Jimmie Johnson's crew chief was suspened from the race and a minor fine. This year for the same cheating they are taking away 25 points and bigger fines.

NASCAR has also established a type of racing (restrictor plate) where some minor cheating can make a huge difference and that is why teams are taking the chance. I believe Michael Waltrip had to cheat. His new Toyota is very slow and he's getting big bucks to make that race.

There was a limited amount of cheating going on in the CART series back when I was following that.  I think it was either a Penske or a Ganassi car that was disqualified after winning a race because their car was 1/2" too low and therefore had increased aerodynamic performance.

I just find the excuses funny... "oh, we put tape over those holes, but the tape must have come off while he was out driving..."  riiight.

[Dan Michler]

i remember that race, it was al unser jr. at portland.  he had broken a front wing and had to use duct tape.  at the end of the year they won the appeal and his win was restored.

[Mangler]

F1 Season starts Now ! Tune in to Speed Channel or Live Timing online at f1.com....

[mirth]

schumacher still racing? I still remember the day I got his autograph on a (now rare) Camel $2 C-Note while on exchange.

[Dan Michler]

So far............

Busch 10th in the standings
Rudd 34th with a grand total of ZERO top 10 finishes.  What a driver!  His teammate did manage a 4th yesterday.

[Dan Michler]

that was a good race yesterday.  i thought team penske might have something for the hendrick cars at the end, but they got caught up in lap traffic after the last restart.  still a 5th and a 6th not bad.  Kurt with another top 5, things are starting to come together.