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Tony Stewart |
E-mails we got last week calling us crazy after we said Stewart was the best restrictor plate driver: 96
E-mails requesting we cease the fat jokes: 196 |
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3 |
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Ryan Newman |
He finished fourth at Talladega. Initially they thought he finished third, so he had to go into the media center. Which was good for Newman because Biffle was probably roaming the garage area, looking to have a word with him. Biffle should have just posed as a media member, but Biffle is in pretty good physical shape, so that is out. |
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5 |
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Matt Kenseth |
During one point in the race, we heard on the radio, "Matt Kenseth just got a kick in the shorts from Ryan Newman." Geez. Hope Kenseth was wearing a cup. |
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6 |
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Kurt Busch |
He was on Real Sports last week, and it was pretty revealing (they should be re-running it all week on HBO). At one point, he was asked, "Why do people tend to not like you?" Kurt goes, "Maybe it's because I look like I am 12." |
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11 |
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Carl Edwards |
A top-10 at Dover and Talladega? Huge grin. Well, heck. Shucks. Dang. |
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2 |
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Rusty Wallace |
You can almost imagine what Rusty was thinking after that second accident damaged his car. "Man, I'd call Ryan Newman as soon as I get home, if I had his number." |
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4 |
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Mark Martin |
He implored fans to call and try to do something about restrictor-plate racing, and they would be happy to, but there's not much cell phone service in Arkansas. |
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7 |
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Greg Biffle |
If that accident had been worse, he could have gotten home before those babies got cold. |
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12 |
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Brian Vickers |
You can almost imagine what his spotter was yelling in the closing laps. "If you run down on the bottom, we'll get some sponsor time!" |
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10 |
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Jeremy Mayfield |
Come on, dude. Everyone in the media said it was impossible for you to get a top-five points finish at the end of the year. Now, we wouldn't want them to prove them right, would we? |
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13 |
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Kevin Harvick |
Todd Berrier was sitting at home, calculating how many Wypall Crew Chief of the Race Awards he'd have to win to pay the fine he is going to get. |
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10 |
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Jimmie Johnson |
His car passed inspection at Dover, but when Bobby Hamilton Jr. walked under it without scraping his head, that set off alarm bells with the media. |
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9 |
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Kyle Busch |
We forget to mention that he was on Oprah last week, where he made an appearance in a failed bid to pick up some additional female fans. |
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22 |
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Dale Jarrett |
Report: Parrott gets seven-race extension. |
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16 |
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Ricky Rudd |
Man, there were so few cars left, I already had Rudd's Talladega victory lane interview written. "I have got to thank Bobby Hamilton Jr. for pushing me past Mike Wallace on the final lap, and I was really worried the guy in the Kodak car was going to get a run too." |
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14 |
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Jeff Burton |
I know exactly what he was thinking during that big crash he was in. "Man, who is this flipping in front of me? How did Elliott Sadler get back in the race?" |
| 17 |
15 |
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Elliott Sadler |
Johnson was just trying to keep your fall I-finish-this-race-on-my-roof streak alive. |
| 18 |
NR |
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Joe Nemechek |
Report: Nemechek shirt purchased. |
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21 |
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Jamie McMurray |
His car supposedly failed height inspection after Talladega, but it was only because all the built-up hair gel added a good inch to the car's height. |
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18 |
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Casey Mears |
He is going to auction off one of helmets later this month to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. ... Between now and then, he needs to chuck it at Michael Waltrip. |
| 21 |
19 |
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Kasey Kahne |
Man, he had zero drafting help. You'd think some of the guys would think he was Jeremy Mayfield. |
| 22 |
17 |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
You have got to wonder what NBC had to do to secure the rights to Cinderella's You Don’t Know What You've Got (Til it's Gone), which they used in the pre-race feature of Junior. Did they have to call the lead singer at his job at Bed, Bath & Beyond to make sure it was OK to use it? |
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Sterling Marlin |
You can only imagine what Sterling was thinking when he saw Riggs go flying down the frontstretch. "Dang! That was supposed to be my Daytona 500 car!" |
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25 |
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Bobby Labonte |
Nothing spells excitement like Bobby Labonte and the state of Kansas. |
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23 |
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Michael Waltrip |
True story: Robby Gordon was seen walking around Talladega's infield wearing a Michael Waltrip hat. |
