SpaceRider
9/23/2007 3:02:12 PM
Preliminary Report on the
Results @ Dover's Monster Mile
or the Dover Demolition Derby
(Space Pick's one of Winners: )
1. Carl Edwards
2. G. Biffle
3. Little `E
4 Mark Martin
5. Kyle B
11. Jeff Gordon, (Leader now in the Chase : )
Nine of the 12 driver's in the Chase had problems
at Dover : (
`Space, what were you thinking? You DumbAss!
You sure give me a Freak'in HeadacheSorry
04 Intimidator
9/23/2007 7:37:13 PM
Oh yes, Jeff Gordon first in the Chase. Right where he belongs. :)
SpaceRider
9/24/2007 4:36:29 AM
Written by Administrator & MCF `Space Reporter Sep 23, 2007 at 09:28 PM NOTE: Late word last night is that the #99 car failed post race inspection for being too low. Expect penalties this week, however Carl's win stands. Race Recap: Edwards Wins At Dover; 10 Points Separate Top Four Drivers
Carl Edwards won the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway and moved up to third in the standings, three points out of first
Carl Edwards survived a good-old-fashioned slugfest at Dover International Speedway Sunday to win the Dodge Dealers 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race.
Edwards managed to escape a wreck-filled race that knocked many of the championship contenders out of the second event in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, the most sought title in American motorsports today.
A record 13 caution flags kept the field slowed on a sunny day before a huge crowd that saw former NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth lead 191 laps before the engine in his Ford went up in smoke near the end.
Edwards, one of the Chase contenders, drove away from runnerup Greg Biffle in a five-lap sprint following the day's final caution period to take the checkered flag.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., battled back from being a lap down to finish third. Veteran Mark Martin was fourth and Kyle Busch was fifth.
Rounding out the top 10 were Casey Mears, Chase contender Jeff Burton, Jamie McMurray, Chase contender and former champion Tony Stewart, and former Formula One Champion Juan Pablo Montoya.
A 12-car pileup on the main straightway sidelined a host of cars, including Chase contender Kurt Busch, who triggered the accident when something on his car broke. Busch's car veered into the outside wall and careened back across the track in front of most of the field.
Cars involved in the accident included defending champion Jimmie Johnson, Chase contender Martin Truex, Jr., Ryan Newman, Jeff Green, Kasey Kahne, Bobby Labonte, J.J. Yeley, Kyle Busch, Scott Riggs, Elliott Sadler and Reed Sorensen.
Other Chase contenders had problems, including Denny Hamlin, involved in a wreck with Kyle Petty that relegated Hamlin to a 38th place finish. Kenseth wound up 35th. Kurt Busch was 29th, Kevin Harvick, 20th, Johnson, 14th, Jeff Gordon, 11th and Clint Bowyer, 12th.
Sunday's action tightened the point battle with just four points separating the top four drivers, Gordon, Stewart, Edwards and Kyle Busch.
Hamlin took up where he left off Saturday by taking the lead at the start of the race. Hamlin dominated things in winning the Busch Series event.
Johnson was right behind him. Kenseth showed early signs of being competitive, as did Kurt Busch, who said Saturday night he thought his Dodge would be good in the race.
Cautions littered the first half of the race and pit road had to be closed to attend to an injured Michael Waltrip crew member during one of the caution periods. Mark Harris, the gas man for Waltrip, was transported to a local hospital for further observation after being knocked down during a pit stop.
When green flag racing continued, Kurt Busch took the lead with Biffle in tow. Mears was third, followed by Edwards, Kenseth and Hamlin.
Kenseth had moved ahead again by lap 112 with Busch second and Edwards third. Earnhardt served notice he planned to contend for the win when he moved into the top five before the halfway point.
Last week's winner Clint Bowyer had also moved into the top 10, after starting from th
wiz kidd
9/24/2007 5:16:30 AM
yes, mod wiz is very happy jeff is in first still :)
i wonder what the penalty is going to be for edwards? if its fair with all the other ones being passed down its got to be 100 points and 6 race suspension, thats what everyone else is getting this year so far
LnLSS06
9/24/2007 5:22:17 AM
The same violation earlier in the year only netted 25 points 25k fine. Hurts but not as bad as 100 points.
wiz kidd
9/24/2007 5:25:07 AM
but that voilation was not on a car of tommorrow car, any car of tommorrow fine according to nascar is a 6 race suspension and 100 points
it sux, but a 100 point suspension pretty much puts you out of contention for the chase
SpaceRider
9/24/2007 5:39:50 AM
wiz kidd
9/24/2007 8:31:24 AM
lol..no not the driver...crew cheif gets suspended, driver shouldn't get suspended ever i think, unless he like purposely drove into someone or something to that extent...but if nascar is consistent then that will be the fine, being in the chase it may be slightley different, but i dunno...guess we'll see later this week
SolaraSlayer
9/24/2007 10:20:20 AM
Darn, darn, darn!!!!
I had the Fords winning including Edwards 1st and Bif 2nd, but I was too busy to post of because of Mia's party.
Darn, darn, darn!!!!
04 Intimidator
9/24/2007 11:00:38 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: wiz kidd
but that voilation was not on a car of tommorrow car, any car of tommorrow fine according to nascar is a 6 race suspension and 100 points
it sux, but a 100 point suspension pretty much puts you out of contention for the chase
X2. I hope Edwards team gets hit with the 100/6 penalty. I personally can't stand him as a driver. During the Bush race he couldn't hold his wad an a caution restart and took someone out of the race by rearending them into the wall.
LnLSS06
9/25/2007 3:13:24 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: 04 Intimidator
quote:
ORIGINAL: wiz kidd
but that voilation was not on a car of tommorrow car, any car of tommorrow fine according to nascar is a 6 race suspension and 100 points
it sux, but a 100 point suspension pretty much puts you out of contention for the chase
X2. I hope Edwards team gets hit with the 100/6 penalty. I personally can't stand him as a driver. During the Bush race he couldn't hold his wad an a caution restart and took someone out of the race by rearending them into the wall.
LOL as if Dale Sr didnt do this a thousand times in his career. Carl is one of the good ones in NASCAR unlike idiots like Stewart who bump people all the way down pit row and try to side swipe them exiting pit row.
SpaceRider
9/25/2007 3:22:39 AM
Hi `JR, ditto on your post : )
I also think Carl Edwards is one of the good one's, & I think
he will be a future NASCAR Champion.
He's already proven, that he can win. He is one of my
favorite driver's. I wish he was driving a Chevy, & for
Hendricks : )
JR., you do tell it like it is : )
Peace/Happiness/EnJoy,
`Space
wiz kidd
9/25/2007 5:28:46 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: LnLSS06
quote:
ORIGINAL: 04 Intimidator
quote:
ORIGINAL: wiz kidd
but that voilation was not on a car of tommorrow car, any car of tommorrow fine according to nascar is a 6 race suspension and 100 points
it sux, but a 100 point suspension pretty much puts you out of contention for the chase
X2. I hope Edwards team gets hit with the 100/6 penalty. I personally can't stand him as a driver. During the Bush race he couldn't hold his wad an a caution restart and took someone out of the race by rearending them into the wall.
LOL as if Dale Sr didnt do this a thousand times in his career. Carl is one of the good ones in NASCAR unlike idiots like Stewart who bump people all the way down pit row and try to side swipe them exiting pit row.
thats not what we're saying, i agree its been done lots of times before, BUT with it being a COT race, they should penalize the team like they have penalized all the other COT problems, i like Carl Edwards, i wouldn't want to see that happen, But if they're consistent that will be the penalty. like Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson some how broke a rule that wasn't even in the rule book, explain that...but they still got penalized, this one is plain as day...i really like Carl, but that should be the penalty
04 Intimidator
9/25/2007 11:01:14 AM
Stewart could have been much better at that, but I can see where he was pissed having his pit lane blocked off and then getting cut in front of.
SpaceRider
9/26/2007 4:52:00 AM
Flip'in Carl Edwards
Written by Administrator & MCF Reporter `Space
Sep 25, 2007 at 03:17 PM
Posted 9-26-07 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 25, 2007) – Carl Edwards, winner of this past Sunday’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway, has been penalized 25 driver championship points due to rule violations found in post-race inspection.
The loss of points dropped Edwards from third in the Chase
for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup standings to sixth, 28 points behind leader Jeff Gordon.
The No. 99 Ford driven by Edwards was found to be too low in the right rear area, which violated Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment not conforming to NASCAR rules); and 20-12.8.1C (failed to meet minimum rear car heights) of NASCAR Car of Tomorrow Technical Bulletin #3 dated April 10, 2007.
In addition, those infractions have resulted in a $25,000 fine for Edwards’ crew chief Bob Osborne, plus a penalty of 25 car owner championship points for Roush Fenway Racing. Osborne also has been placed on probation until Dec. 31.
REVISED Standings – Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
1. Jeff Gordon 5,340
2. Tony Stewart 5,338
3. Jimmie Johnson 5,336
4. Kyle Busch 5,330
5. Clint Bowyer 5,322
6. Carl Edwards 5,312 (drops from third place)
7. Martin Truex Jr. 5,294
8. Jeff Burton 5,265
9. Kevin Harvick 5,225
10. Matt Kenseth 5,224
11. Kurt Busch 5,189
12. Denny Hamlin 5,182
Sep 25, 2007 at 03:14 PM
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 25, 2007) – NASCAR announced today that Tony Raines, driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been fined and penalized due to rule violations this past weekend at Dover International Speedway.
Raines was fined $15,000 and penalized 25 driver championship points for violating Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing – entered the race track surface without authorization; throwing helmet at competitor’s car) of the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Rule Book.
Additionally, the driver’s infractions have resulted in team owner DeLana Harvick being penalized 25 owner championship points.
The infractions took place during the race on Sept. 22.
SpaceRider
9/26/2007 5:05:42 AM
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