The Disappointment of Daytona
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007 1:27am UTC
By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
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Who is disappointed the most as the Daytona 500 winds down could very well be a slue of people, car owners and drivers as well. From bad finishes to just being taking out or being nipped at the finish line it what was the closest finish in NASCAR history at Daytona since the introduction of electronic scoring. Daytona had it all.
Probably the two most noted was the deal with Mike’s Toyota and Harvick pushing a fender in front of Martin for the win. We all know those two events have been put all over the press.
Toyota found out that Daytona was for the big boys. The highest finishing
Toyota was that of Dale Jarrett who finished 22nd. His team owner managed to take a car that had not seen the track until the Duel and finish in the 30th spot.
Dave Blaney finished the day in 34th after flying down pit road to miss the being of one accident and cause another as he exited pit road and slammed into Schrader who was another innocent by stander taking out do to someone else’s carelessness. The final Toyota of Reutimann ended the day in 40th. Add to that Waltrip is starting the season in the hole in points! Not to good of a day for the first race with the Toy’s.
How about Tony Stewart?? Think he had what he would call a disappointing day? He finished dead last after being taken out by Kurt Busch. Busch managed to return with his way ward Dodge run enough laps to move in front of Stewart and Kyle Petty. The sad part is that Busch and Stewart had by far the top cars of the day. Busch still led the most laps while Stewart led the second most laps.
How about all the cars that were trashed while trying to race back to the finish because NASCAR didn’t put out the caution on the final lap?? I’m sure there is a bunch of upset drivers and owners with that. Take for example, David Gilliland who spent part of the day a lap down and then got the luck dog to work his way back to the top five. Only to be knocked out in the last lap to finish eight. While eight is nothing to complain about for a rookie who was running in the top five to be caught up in someone else crash makes it a little disappointing. Matt Kennseth would also be another who was running well into the top ten when it broke loss and finished 27th.
How about the fans?? I bet there are several fans that are disappointed and that would even be without the big wreck at the end. A true fan of racing would agree that the race was disappointing just from the standpoint that the race was only about 40 laps long rather than 200. It was definitely one of the most boring races that I’ve ever seen at Daytona. Let’s hope that July brings a better race, for the fans and for the drivers.
And That’s The Way I See It!!!
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By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
Wednesday December 6, 2006
9:02pm UTC
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[thumb:364:l:s=1:l=x] Another year has closed out and the questions and concerns have been flying about if the chase is fair and should there be a different format. Complaints start with the usual that we are afraid to race the Chase contenders in the final ten races and should the points of the Chase contenders be kept separate. A new and improved Chase that would make it a shoot out until the end and a season to remember is what we all are looking for.
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By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
Sunday December 3, 2006
3:23pm UTC
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Texas Native, Terry Labonte, at the age of 21 had his first career start for Bill[thumb:239:r:s=1:l=x]Hagan in a race that saw him post a resulting in a fourth place finish at the famed Darlington Raceway. Terry went on to run another four races in 1978 and then moved to a full schedule in 1979.
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By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
Wednesday November 22, 2006
12:31pm UTC
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[thumb:348:l]With the exception of the 2006 Banquet that is scheduled for December 1st the season has come to a close with many disappointments and many changes in store for next year already taking place.
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By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
Wednesday November 22, 2006
11:11am UTC
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[thumb:364:l]What a disappointing end to a season that flew by. Jimmy Johnson who was at one point counted out of the race for the championship claimed the top honors on Sunday. For that his team is to be recognized and congratulated on. Not to take anything away from Johnson or Greg Biffle who won the race, but the TV coverage was the worst of all time. After all of NBC’s debacles with their coverage this season, we entered into Homestead wondering if it could get any worse.
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By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
Wednesday October 4, 2006
3:08pm UTC
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[thumb:364:l:s=1:l=x]As we wave goodbye to Toto and roll towards the Tide we have come to the beginning of the end. Now with 30% of the Chase complete we will begin to see the battle at Homestead start to emerge. Another week passes and the drama of the Chase has continued to play out. Speaking of out, Kahne and Busch may now be thanked for playing the game and accept their parting gifts.
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By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
Tuesday September 26, 2006
8:40pm UTC
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[thumb:364:l:s=1:l=x]Week number two of the ten week shot at the title has come and gone. Not only has it come and gone, but it has left a couple of the contenders scratching their heads and wondering exactly how it went so wrong from the beginning.
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By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
Tuesday September 19, 2006
3:31pm UTC
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[thumb:364:l:s=1:l=x]Week one of the Chase for the Cup has already started shaping up. Yep, I’m by no means a Ford fan, but sometimes you just have to say “That’s the way I see it†and let the dice roll. Which owner has the best shot, I would like to say RCR has the best shot, but I just don’t think it’s there yet. Kasey Kahne is in the lone Dodge so if he goes looking for help where might he find it? The person who would most likely offer the most help would be Denny Hamlin. However, I don’t see it coming down to any of them. I would have to put the combination of Mark Martin and Matt Kennseth in the front spots.
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By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
Tuesday September 12, 2006
3:01pm UTC
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[thumb:364:l:s=1:l=http://thunderlounge.com/articles/nascar/features/the-way-i-see-it/]We’ll it’s been a while since I’ve had the opportunity to let the keys flow, but that’s more Luke’s fault than it is mine. So this week we’re going to touch on a few items, and as always they’ll be the way I see it.
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By Tim Spencer, Thunder Lounge
Tuesday August 22, 2006
5:21pm UTC
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[thumb:364:l:s=1:l=http://thunderlounge.com/articles/nascar/features/the-way-i-see-it/]With Bristol on tap for this weekend it is a fine time to make mention of this. Unfortunately Luke stole a little bit of my Thunder with his rant on the whole Edwards/Dale Junior scuffle last Saturday but my point goes deeper.
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