Before I get to the normal raceday thread stuff I just want to say I was really displeased with the coverage of yesterday’s Nationwide race.
Open Thread for The Aaron’s 499 at Talladega
I can’t believe that ABC/ESPN would cut to a clearly upset and pregnant Katie Kenseth crying as she walked off pit road with Ryan Newman’s wife, Krissie before Matt’s car even came to a stop and before we even knew the status of Matt’s condition.
Since I know there are minors that read this site I will not say what I really want to about this but let me be perfectly clear when I say tasteless is an understatement for what they did.
OK now for the regular open race thread stuff.
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Tums Dual Action 188.171 50.890 Leader 2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 188.141 50.898 -0.008 3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 187.971 50.944 -0.054 4 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Truck Rental / AAA 187.953 50.949 -0.059 5 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 187.919 50.958 -0.068 6 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row 187.897 50.964 -0.074 7 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's 187.861 50.974 -0.084 8 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 187.824 50.984 -0.094 9 09 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 187.687 51.021 -0.131 10 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 187.640 51.034 -0.144 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 187.610 51.042 -0.152 12 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com 187.607 51.043 -0.153 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 187.574 51.052 -0.162 14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi Throwback Challenger / DuPont 187.423 51.093 -0.203 15 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 187.412 51.096 -0.206 16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Claritin 187.383 51.104 -0.214 17 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 187.379 51.105 -0.215 18 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 187.163 51.164 -0.274 19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 187.071 51.189 -0.299 20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 187.061 51.192 -0.302 21 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Tommy Baldwin Racing 186.900 51.236 -0.346 22 20 Joey Logano* Toyota The Home Depot 186.889 51.239 -0.349 23 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Pedigree 186.831 51.255 -0.365 24 98 Paul Menard Ford Turtle Wax / Menards 186.823 51.257 -0.367 25 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Prelude to the Dream / U.S. Army 186.663 51.301 -0.411 26 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 186.638 51.308 -0.418 27 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota Big Red 186.627 51.311 -0.421 28 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 186.518 51.341 -0.451 29 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 186.423 51.367 -0.477 30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 186.401 51.373 -0.483 31 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA 186.260 51.412 -0.522 32 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 186.245 51.416 -0.526 33 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 186.108 51.454 -0.564 34 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox 185.596 51.596 -0.706 35 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 185.459 51.634 -0.744 36 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 185.384 51.655 -0.765 37 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 184.765 51.828 -0.938 38 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Hunt Brothers Pizza 184.608 51.872 -0.982 39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 184.161 51.998 -1.108 40 34 John Andretti Chevrolet Taco Bell 182.738 52.403 -1.513 41 43 Reed Sorenson+ Dodge U.S. Air Force 185.902 51.511 -0.621 42 7 Robby Gordon+ Toyota Jim Beam 185.323 51.672 -0.782 43 113 Max Papis* Toyota GEICO 186.460 51.357 -0.467 Did Not Qualify 44 66 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 185.362 51.661 -0.771 45 4 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty SteelSak / Wal-Mart 184.048 52.030 -1.140
I have a family function to attend today but I should be back in time for the end of the race - we’ll see - but don’t let that stop you all from posting away.
How about you tell me your thoughts on the whole Kenseth thing from yesterday too - I would be interested in knowing them.
Take care, and remeber to comment and comment often.
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