NASCAR and Stockcar Racing

Mr. Random sez:

18
34
2
40
9

39
16
8
38
5

So we’re talkin’ about:

18      17      Matt Kenseth    Ford    
34      175     Mike Garvey     Dodge  
2       12      Ryan Newman     Dodge  
40      09      Johnny Sauter   Dodge  
9       97      Kurt Busch      Ford    

And from the far reaches of Moral Victory Mountain,
where the air is pure and the stars are just a
stretch away, we now catch a glimpse of how the
race will be run:

1. #17 MK will finish 39th or below.

2. #175 Mike Garvey, age 42, who dnf’d at Atlanta
in March for his sole race this year, has had
some success in ASA and Hooters and will FINISH
IN THE TOP 16.  <We’re already collecting MV points
on this prediction up in the stratosphere.  Ooooh,
I feel righteous, righteous!>

<Yes, I’m celebrating now.  I don’t think this
is going to feel so good tomorrow.>

3. #12 RN will beat #8 Jr.

4. #09 Johnny Sauter, another ASA star (2001
champ), in his second Cup season, has made
the show for the first time this year.  He
will finish 38th or above.

5. #97 KB will not finish above 5th.

Bonus: Jr. will be sidelined by the flu.
Johnny Benson will take his place and
finish a respectable 10th.

                                Marty

                        Marty

1. Elliott Sadler top 10
2. Jimmie Johnson top 5
3. Tony Stewart top 8
4. Kasey Kahne hits the wall and finishes worse than 25th
5. Greg Biffle top 5

Malcolm

–
"You can’t fool me, it’s turtles all the way down."

1.  Mayfield backs up practice with a top 10.
2.  Teammate KK shakes the monkey and top 10s also
3.  JG and JJ finish better than the best two Gibbs AND the best two Roush
cars
4.  Chase for the cup border chews up another or more competitors AND nobody
that is currently below it climbs above it.
5.  Kyle Petty Gains at least one spot in the points.

–

-Russ.

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So a group of us from rasn have been havin this party in Richmond a
couple times a year when the boys are in town. Since they are night
races, there is an occasional full moon. Hence the name – FULL MOON
CLUB or FMC for short. Back in the days of mailing a rasn banner was
when we started. I still have one of the final ones. We keep using it
at Richmond & Bristol when we know we’ll be seeing someone.

http://lovelimo.tripod.com/rir90901/id12.html

http://lovelimo.tripod.com/rir90901/id9.html

http://lovelimo.tripod.com/rir90901/id9.html

Any interested group members in our little fun?
Bring it on, the more the merrier.

The FULL MOON CLUB
\xa0
Otherwise known as FMC,
THE best Tailgate Party at
Richmond!
\xa0
DISCLAIMER
==========
If someone’s address has changed
and you know the new one, please
add it and forward this post to them.
If you know the address of someone
that you think would like to be added,
please do so and forward it to them.

\xa0
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
======================
Due to the unknown status of the
Richmond and the fact that there
are ever going changes to the
configuration of the parking lot
by the morons in charge of RIR!

WE NEED TO GET IN THE TAILGATE AREA EARLY!
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MEETING
=========
We will meet between 8:30-9:00am
at the regular strip mall parking lot.
We would like to leave to go into the
track at 9:00am, so get there as soon as possible.
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http://home.nc.rr.com/wmhudson/rir_map.gif
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NUMBERS
=========
A list of cell numbers will be e-mailed to
those who are planning to join us.
Bill *removed for now*
Julie *removed for now*
Glenn *removed for now*
Pam *removed for now*
Chuck *removed for now*
Al *removed for now*
linda *removed for now*
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If someone would like to add their number
to the list please feel free to e-mail it
The phone numbers will be kept for the semi-annual
meeting.
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POOL
=====

We only have 9 hours on race day to get it done ;^)

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GRILL
======
There can not be enough grills. But I think we have gotten it back
under control.
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VITTLES
========
Everyone bring what you want to eat.
Most people always bring extra, so
you should be able to try anything
you would like. Usually there is so
much food at this thing that it borders
on ridiculous.
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FURNITURE
==========
There will be the usual canopy
or two, (with assembly directions)
along with 2-4 folding chairs.
If anyone can bring their own
chairs and possibly an extra, that
would be great!
A large folding table is also supplied\xa0
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FMC VIRGINS
=========
Always welcome!\xa0
The more the merrier!
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ICE
=========
DON’T FORGET THE ICE.
If you do, there is a quick-stop
store where we will
all be meeting before going
into the track.
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CEEGARS
=========
enjoy a nice fatty after Rustee announces to
the field "The @ss whoopin is about to commence".
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TIX
=========
The whole thing started with someone trading 2 Richmond for 2 Bristol,
and getting together at Richmond. You need tix, but sometimes there
are extras floating. None right now though, unless somebody here has
some…..

Martinsville Predictions

1 Dale Jr will beat Mike Waltrip

2 Jeff Gordon will beat Jimmie Johnson

3 Rusty Wallace will beat Ryan Newman

4 The number of cars that finish in the top 10 will be 10 (just kidding)

  The number of cars that started in the top 10 and finish out of the
  top 10 will be 5 or fewer.

5 The number of cautions will be less than 13 but more than 10

And because I am away for the next two, maybe three weeks, can I make
five more predictions for Martinsville now, then 10 predictions (in lieu
of Texas and Pheonix) for Dega?

6 Kevin Harvick will be the highest placed RCR runner

7 Tony Stewart top 10

8 Kurt Busch will be the highest placed runner for JR

9 No rookie will finish on the lead lap

10 Kasey Kahne bottom 18
Cheers,
—
Alex Holden
I don’t speak for anybody but myself.

Jeff Gordon needs a caution, Joe Nemecheck’s damaged car reenters the
track and drops debris.  How convenient is that?

As I understand it,
the headlights on the NASCAR cars are
probably made of vinyl (kinda like decals).
(Possible, but I kinda doubt, each team
does their own from scratch paint job!?)

Are these available for purchase?
Can some kind soul help aim me towards
sites or suppliers for them?

> 1. Rusty Wallace gets a top five.

Bummer, he was doing so good too. -1

> 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets a top ten.

‘Bout time he got something going in the right direction  +1

> 3. Kurt Bush drops at least two spots in the points.

He dropped three spots   +1

> 4. Mark Martin will be the highest finishing Roush driver.

The luck wasn’t with him   -1

> 5. There will be 20 or fewer cars on the lead lap at the finish.

I think 10 is less than 20      +1

1. Elliott Sadler top 5 +1
2. Jimmie Johnson top 5 -1
3. Tony Stewart top 8 +1
4. Kasey Kahne hits the wall and finishes worse than 25th -1
5. Greg Biffle top 5 -1

Malcolm

–
"You can’t fool me, it’s turtles all the way down."

Looking at the replay, it seems to me that Jeff Burton didn’t move all the
way up to the wall as one would normally expect coming out of the turn.  In
fact, he stopped moving up, around one full groove away from the wall.
Which is where JJ, who was inside JB, surely expected that his car was going
to sit after they exited the corner.

I think JB though he was clear of JJ’s bumper, and wanted to stay one groove
down to prevent JJ from getting inside him on the next corner.  Only, since
he wasn’t, as JJ moved up to the natural spot, it was occupied by JB, and JB
got turned around.

Watch the replays and chime in.

Didn’t hear anything to this effect from anyone involved — though I didn’t
see JJ’s post race interview…

-Russ.