NASCAR 2012 Thread

[Blitz24]

Gordon has now won at every single track on the Cup schedule + North Wilkesboro + Rockingham. He has won at every track he has raced at.

 

[The Bman]

Gordon has now won at every single track on the Cup schedule + North Wilkesboro + Rockingham. He has won at every track he has raced at.

Not Kentucky, which he's really good at. Next year he'll check that off of the list.

 

[MustangRyan]

Not Kentucky.

Hahahahaha.

 

[Blitz24]

Not Kentucky, which he's really good at. Next year he'll check that off of the list.

Forgot about Kentucky. Watch, he'll win there and they'll add another track just to mess with it .

 

[Furinkazen]

Hendrick first Homestead win as well.

 

[Northstar]

A night of firsts.

 

[ICEYOU]

Jeff and brad are the greatest!!!

 

[Furinkazen]

Jeff and brad are the greatest!!!

No.

 

[ICEYOU]

No.

What?

 

[Ganon83]

We all know the greatest is the guy in my avatar.

 

[Blitz24]

What?

They aren't the greatest ever.

 

[The Bman]

We all know the greatest is the guy in my avatar.

A qualifying legend, maybe.

 

[Jahgee]

No.

Dreams were violently crushed

 

[Adamgp]

How many gallons of Miller Lite will the #2 team consume tonight?

 

[Mac K]

Woo hoo BK! Nice to see Gordon win the race too!

 

[Ganon83]

100th post!
Also, if nobody caught it, Brad's "I'm not big enough, fast enough, strong enough" line was from the opening of Madden 13.

 

[The Bman]

Also, if nobody caught it, Brad's "I'm not big enough, fast enough, strong enough" line was from the opening of Madden 13.

He's one of us.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

We all know the greatest is the guy in my avatar.

LOL Joe Nemachek, unless he destroyed the world at mod nation. You're funny though.

Good job to Brad and amazing season, and nice way for Dodge to exit out for now.

 

[Austin343]

Oh, wow. I went back and watched Jimmie's onboard. It was, in fact, a rear gear failure. About a lap before it failed, there was a lot of fluid on the rear bumper camera, and you could see a bit of smoke trailing behind. Then he reported the smoke in the cockpit, and half a lap later, it made this godawful shrieking/buzzing noise and he said "it's laying down... it just quit." He sounded kind of deflated, but Chad was very matter-of-fact about it, and certainly neither sounded frustrated.

With the penalty, interestingly, Johnson was completely silent on the radio. I would have expected one of his trademark "ARE YOU :censored:ING KIDDING ME?" radio transmissions.

 

[ICEYOU]

Maybe brad can make it Back2Back!

 

[Müle]

That was Chad who said that, not Jimmie, btw.

 

[ICEYOU]

The fans are lovin it!

 

[Anathema]

Finally.

For Mr. Roger Penske... I commend you for finally getting that championship.

Finally.

 

[JohnBM01]

As a Jeff Gordon fan, I'm proud for hhim on the win. As for the Cup championship, all I can say is...

ALL HAIL THE CHAMP!!!

Good job by all racers in all series all season long. Most of us (if not all of us) mere racing fans would never be capable of handling an intense season of racing in NASCAR. Thanks for putting on a great show all season long!

 

[Spacegoat]

He's one of us.

Serious congrats to Brad K and the entire Penske organisation on a very well deserved championship.

 

[Snaeper]

Dodge leaves on a high note.

 

[Austin343]

I know that drivers race differently because of the Chase, this isn't a fair comparison, yadda yadda. But I still think it's interesting to look at the if-the-Chase-didn't-exist standings to see whose finishes were best overall over the course of the season, ignoring the timing of when they occurred.

1. Keselowski 1259
2. Biffle -19
3. Johnson -28
4. Kenseth -41
5. Bowyer -46
6. Hamlin -92
7. Harvick -97
8. Truex -98
9. Earnhardt -115
10. Busch -126
11. Kahne -130
12. Stewart -147
13. Gordon -179
14. Newman -208
15. Edwards -229
16. Menard -253
17. Logano -294
18. Ambrose -309
19. Burton -376
20. Almirola -391
21. McMurray -391
22. Montoya -449
23. Labonte -487
24. Smith -512
25. Busch -524
26. Martin -558
27. Kvapil -621
28. Ragan -637
29. Mears -647
30. Gilliland -654
31. Cassill -661
32. Allmendinger -806
33. Blaney -842
34. Reutimann -886
35. Vickers -1009 (in eight starts!)

So, Chase or no Chase, I guess we crowned the "right" champion. And even knowing how good Biffle's first 26 races were, I still wouldn't have guessed that he'd end up second by this measure. These standings also underscore just how much the Chase benefited Kahne!

 

[Earth]

87th win for Gordon.

The only track he has not won at is the 2 year old Kentucky Speedway.

A true legend. If Evernham and him never parted he would have 8 or 9 titles.

 

[ICEYOU]

A true legend. If Evernham and him never parted he would have 8 or 9 titles.

Indeed.


Haha Holy Crap, BK was tipsy with his interview with Dave Despain on wind tunnel lmao!

 

[Ganon83]

Hey, Dave. It was the... was the Grand National series back then