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Tony Stewart |
Won the pole, led the most laps. And he was extremely mad that Greg Biffle helped prevent him from getting that big Subway sandwich that was placed on Jeff Gordon’s car. |
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Jimmie Johnson |
Dude, you drove your eyebrows off. |
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Ryan Newman |
Because my name is also Ryan, I get a lot of emails thinking I am Ryan Newman. So I like to mess with them. Before Martinsville I was telling them that I was going to put Rusty in the fence. And they’d write back, saying, “Yeah! Do it!”
Man, people can be cold. |
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Greg Biffle |
Tony’s comments about Biffle were funny. But we bet it costs Tony’s pet monkey a spot on Biffle’s 2007 pet calendar. |
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Kurt Busch |
Kurt is trying to resolve his image, but he’s going about it the wrong way. Basically, it’s just dead wrong to wreck someone who is angling to become an announcer, and Kurt got into Michael Waltrip. Waltrip had the last word Monday, saying, "I think the last time Kurt dabbled in NASCAR’s business, he wound up paying the price for it." Then Waltrip went on to mention some of his sponsors. |
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Matt Kenseth |
He was quoteless for the second straight week. He is clearly gunning for Kirk Shelmerdine’s record of 30 in a row. |
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Carl Edwards |
Atlanta. Back to where it all started. The victories. The women. The money. The accusations that he flossed. |
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Ricky Rudd |
When Fatback McSwain slammed down the dip cup following the late Rudd wreck, I actually jumped back, fearing the juice would fly through the screen. If Hermie Sadler’s car had been stalled on the frontstretch at that very moment, it would have gotten soaked. |
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Mark Martin |
I got about 500 emails crying about I dropped Martin in the Rankings after two straight top-fives. Martin has simply not been great at short tracks for awhile. So please trust me. |
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Rusty Wallace |
The Wallace-Newman feud has reached a new level. Now they are arguing over who gets to use Travis Kvapil to take out Johnson and Stewart. |
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Denny Hamlin |
Man, he is running great. Pretty soon he is going to get recognized for being Denny Hamlin, and not for starring as the lead in Napoleon Dynamite. |
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Jeff Burton |
He said during the race that he was perplexed that his crew wasn’t saying anything. That brings up one of the best lines from Days of Thunder. "Cole, I’d tell you to pit, but we are eating ice cream." |
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Brian Vickers |
News on him is slow these days. Jayski is going to have to do something like this: VICKERS TO TURN 22 this week? Hearing Brian Vickers has a birthday some time this week UPDATE YES Vickers did turn 22 and I am hearing he was given a cake loaded with saturated fat |
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Jeff Gordon |
That victory lane celebration was totally messed up. Instead of seeing the new girlfriend on his arm, we got the new crew chief and a Subway sandwich. The new crew chief is a foot taller than Bobby Hamilton Jr., and the sandwich was a foot shorter. |
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Casey Mears |
It’s official. Dale Earnhardt Jr. hates pink cars. Because of May-ling, who answers the phone. |
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Jamie McMurray |
I can’t believe Bobby Labonte is being rumored as Jamie McMurray’s replacement. This will revive Labonte’s career. Built-up hair gel on the steering wheel is sticky and will help the car turn. So when Labonte says, "This thing has a lot of grip," you’ll know what he means. |
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Bobby Labonte |
He simply refuses to say where he is going to drive in 2006. Put him in a dark room with a police interrogator. Make it a reality show. You can even hook him up to an Interstate battery to make him talk. Think of the marketing potential. Why am I the only one that thinks of these things? |
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Kevin Harvick |
His new commercial is the best one we’ve had in awhile. And we certainly believe Harvick does wear a hat in the pool. |
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Jeremy Mayfield |
It looks like he is going to get to speak first at the banquet again this year. Which is a good thing. Those things drag on. |
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Kyle Busch |
He’s had run-ins with Kasey Kahne, and now, Matt Kenseth. Stuart Kirby, wherever you are, watch out. |
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Elliott Sadler |
OK, I got to admit, it was kind of funny when they threw the green flag with Hermie Sadler’s car sitting idle on the frontstretch. I think Hermie was making sure everyone on the frontstretch could see his "Kilgore for Governor" hood. |
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Sterling Marlin |
They made a big deal of the fact they gave Rusty Wallace a grandfather clock. They should have given it to Sterling, who is the only driver who is actually a grandfather. Unless you count Bobby Hamilton. And they both live in Tennessee, so they can share it. |
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Kasey Kahne |
I really like it when he runs the black No. 9 on the side of his car. Initially I thought the decal was painted black, but an internal investigation revealed it was simply caused by tire marks. |
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Kyle Petty |
Report: Petty plans on scoring top-five finish soon |
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Dave Blaney |
He’s getting a lot more airtime now that he is running a lot better. He’s got to keep his name out there for employers. That is why he ran Dale Jr. up the track on Sunday. "Man, if I lean on this 8 car, they gotta put me on TV, and Benny Parsons will mention I am available for 2006." |
