For those who remember the old GSYE threads, same concept applies. For those of us new to this, it's simple. You watch the race while sitting at your computer, and post about it. What better way to discuss a race than when it's going on?

Race starts at 8:30PM EST tonight on TNT. Prerace at 8:00. :wave:

Race has been rain delayed until tomorrow at 4PM EST, also on TNT. Bud pole qualifying will start at 12:00 noon.

See you then! :wave:

I can be here around 4:00 p.m.

Btw, how much driver bashing is tolerated on here? I have to ask since I'm a fan of J. Gordon and Dale Jr., and their respective fans mix about as well as oil and water.

-DL

I can be here around 4:00 p.m.

Btw, how much driver bashing is tolerated on here? I have to ask since I'm a fan of J. Gordon and Dale Jr., and their respective fans mix about as well as oil and water.

Good natured poking fun at drivers is tolerated. ;)

I'm a Bill Elliott fan myself. I only watch the races he's in, hence why I'm here today. Once he retires for good I'm through with NASCAR forever. NASCAR has become "professional" wrestling on wheels... which I refuse to support. When I started watching in the mid-'80s the cars were actually semi-stock looking....

Good natured poking fun at drivers is tolerated. ;)

I'm a Bill Elliott fan myself. I only watch the races he's in, hence why I'm here today. Once he retires for good I'm through with NASCAR forever. NASCAR has become "professional" wrestling on wheels... which I refuse to support. When I started watching in the mid-'80s the cars were actually semi-stock looking....
Yeah, I've seen a big change even in the last few years. Kinda sad.

-DL

The cars are on the track, green flag soon!

Yeah, I've seen a big change even in the last few years. Kinda sad.

To me, "real" NASCAR died in 1998. I pinpoint the arrival of the Ford Taurus as the end, or more specifically, the end of the Ford Thunderbird (a rear wheel drive coupe) as the end. Currently the only rear wheel drive car on the circuit is the Charger, and that's a sedan!

Ken Schrader takes the green flag, and the race is on!

Let's have a good clean race today!

Schrader leads lap 1! Can he lead all 70?

So weird seeing Bill in a black and white Chevy.

Mikey's lost the draft. Wonder if something's wrong witht he 55, or if he's just waiting for the second segment?

17 of Kenseth is dropping back with radiator problems!

CRASH!

Newman, Kahne, Jarrett, Vickers, Riggs, others...

Vickers and Newman have damage. Harvick goes behind the wall.

Schrader still leading!

Green flag has been waved off... Kahne pits again.

First eleven drivers didn't pit, Bill Elliott (12th) and behind him pitted.

Kahne drives past his pit box without stopping...

First segment will not restart, Ken Schrader wins segment 1.

anyone see the arca race today? that crash near the end was wild.

Back to racing with a close call! And Gordon's got a tire down! Caution out!

anyone see the arca race today? that crash near the end was wild.

Missed it. Who won the race?

Lebanon's own Bobby Gerhart had the pole position!

Gordon's smoke problem wasn't a tire going down, it was oil smoke. He's done for the day!

Back to green flag racing!

Gerhart won the ARCA Daytona 200 earlier today! :thumbsup:

Junior to the top spot!

Kyle Busch back to the lead, Mikey's second!

Michael Waltrip to the lead! Yeah!

Unscheduled pit stop for Sadler.

Kahne to the garage!

Edwards almost piles into a bunch of cars trying to pit! :eek:

Black flag for Carl Edwards. Passed cars below the yellow line (trying to avoid them as they pitted).

Bad call by NASCAR. Edwards was avoiding cars trying to pit, not trying to advance position.

Next time I'm sure he'll just smash into them...

Edwards serves his penalty at 55MPH passing through pit road.

If I were driving the #99 I think I'd've just stayed out and kept on racing. Worst NASCAR can do is stop scoring you... and if you appeal the penalty and win you're in better shape than taking the penalty and finishing last among the cars still running...

edwards got frigging roobbed. why not penalize everybody? they all passed johnson and busch. and they should just park busch now anyway, all hes done is wreck people. he's caused BOTH of the wrecks thus far, and just hit stewart.

and they should just park busch now anyway, all hes done is wreck people. he's caused BOTH of the wrecks thus far, and just hit stewart.

Yup. He and his brother are nothing but trouble on the Nextel Cup circuit. I'm glad Kurt isn't racing today.

The Frenchman has returned! That's a debris caution for those not familiar with our old terminology!

Newman scrapes the wall, smokes, loses pieces...

oh this is gonna be good. stewart passed hamlin, and every car was 2 wide behind him

Busch Lost His Track Position!!!

Green-white-checker!

Hamlin's going to win this in style!

that was great. one of the best finishes i've seen.

Nice to see Hamlin win his first race, even if it isn't a points race. :thumbsup: He's elligible for life now- not bad for someone who hasn't even run more than a handful of races, ever, in Nextel Cup!

I got dragged out to the mall. Missed everything but the first two laps. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c107/boondocksaint979/emoticons/thdb-dry.gif

-DL

i really like hamlin. hes doing everything clean and is trying all his hardest to do good. its a big breath of fresh air over johnson and the super busch brothers.

Congrats To Hamlin On His First Nextel Cup Win !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What A Great Way For A Rookie To Kick Off The 2006 Nextel Cup Season :)

Boy, who needs professional announcers when you can have SWIFTY!

Boy, who needs professional announcers when you can have SWIFTY!

A long time ago (when I was about ten or so) I really wanted to be a race broadcaster for NASCAR events. I just never followed through on the dream. I'm glad in a way, however, as I really don't care for the state of NASCAR these days anyway. I'd find it hard to show any enthusiasm for Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, etc.

heres my emphasis on random drivers...

newman: decent driver, house is flooded with pole throphies
kyle busch: HEY LOOK! TONY STEWART! *bam*
kurt busch: i will never look at the two car the same again.
jimmie johnson: HEY LOOK! *insert driver here* *bam*
carl edwards: can CLEANLY win races. also, i've never seen him frown.