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Tony Stewart |
I guess you saw him over the weekend, where he kept thanking some deer taxidermist in Hiram, Ga. Apparently, Stewart is busy stuffing deer instead of himself. |
| 2 |
1 |
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Jimmie Johnson |
That was a nice picture of Vickers with the rest of the Hendrick drivers before the race. I kept waiting for Bill Weber to say, "This might be the final time Vickers is photographed with Jimmie Johnson!" |
| 3 |
2 |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Late in the race, Dale Jr. was about 80 points out of the championship lead, and Bill Weber excitedly exclaimed, "It's manageable!" It sent the media center into peals of laughter. Then they got back to eating. |
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3 |
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Carl Edwards |
There was actually an online story last week detailing Carl's conversation with Marty Snider about his lack of dancing skills. Nice to see Edwards getting media coverage for such vital things. |
| 5 |
6 |
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Denny Hamlin |
Report: Denny's mom planning on wearing helmet to protect herself from potential attacks on pit road |
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8 |
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Jeff Gordon |
Because of the post-race incident last week -- where DeLana Harvick was nearly injured -- I am advocating all wives and girlfriends to be ordered to wear helmets. I simply want to see what Ingrid looks like wearing a black bicycle helmet on top of her Armani suit. |
| 7 |
13 |
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Kyle Busch |
Report: Busch planning to smoke first cigar to celebrate first top-10 points finish |
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5 |
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Bobby Labonte |
After Terry Labonte's press conference on Friday, the entire media corps gave him a very nice round of applause, which isn't usually done unless the driver also announces he brought everyone food to eat. |
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9 |
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Matt Kenseth |
Did I hear that right? Did Bill Weber really say -- jokingly, of course -- that the 17 bunch "specialized in running out of fuel?"
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| 10 |
7 |
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Kasey Kahne |
Not surprisingly, he and Michael Waltrip were the only two drivers to list "commercial shoots" as one of their hobbies in the media guide. Everyone else has "hunting and fishing." |
| 11 |
15 |
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Kevin Harvick |
See, DeLana, your decision to wear a firesuit on pit road turned out to be a wise one. Without it, you would have suffered scrapes and cuts to your arms. |
| 12 |
12 |
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Mark Martin |
Report: Media outraged Martin is so far back in points, making heartbreak angle completely useless |
| 13 |
18 |
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Kurt Busch |
In Martinsville two weeks ago, I saw the funniest cardboard cutout of Kurt. Some fans had defaced it, giving him black teeth and a swollen eye. The head of the cutout seemed to have suffered significant trauma. |
| 14 |
11 |
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Greg Biffle |
Hilarious thing happened on Friday. Apparently the 16 team had the wrong decals on the car when it unloaded off the truck at Texas. It was supposed to be National Guard. Instead, it was Subway. They spent a lot of the morning fixing it. Obviously, Jared didn't help. |
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10 |
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Jeff Burton |
He joked during qualifying that his wife's job was to bring him some food. Jeff, you've already copied Tony Stewart by running in the top five every week, do you really want to have a bulging orange jumpsuit to go with it? |
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14 |
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Casey Mears |
At NASCAR.COM, we actually had a meeting to discuss whether he was "Juan Montoya" or "Juan Pablo Montoya." My vote was to call him "Juan Pablo Montoya-Earnhardt Jr.," mainly because I wanted to see if his entourage could get even bigger. |
| 17 |
19 |
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Clint Bowyer |
That Harvick incident never would have happened had Clint been there to stop it. Clint would have only had to look Riggs' crewman in the eye with that mean stare of his, and the crewman would have been covered with mortal, indescribable fear. |
| 18 |
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Kyle Petty |
Well, there you go. It is you vs. Sterling Marlin for the final top 35 spot in the owner points. |
| 19 |
16 |
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Dale Jarrett |
He had Dr. Phil as his guest last weekend at Texas. Both men are 6-foot-3, graying, wealthy, polite and without a win this year. |
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21 |
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Martin Truex Jr. |
I got a lot of flack for writing last week that Truex would threaten to win one of the final three races. I even had a fan write me gloating after Stewart beat him head-to-head at Texas. Homestead is where Truex will be tough. If not, hopefully everyone will have forgotten my prediction. |
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24 |
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Jeff Green |
I watch this team intently pretty much every Sunday, because any time a single-car team -- even with Hendrick motors -- can get into the top 20, it's a big deal. Not as big as Dale Jr. getting sick, but you get the idea. |
| 22 |
20 |
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Robby Gordon |
Man, he lost control of that car quickly on Sunday. I think he wrecked while trying to throw out a piece of roll bar padding. |
| 23 |
NR |
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Scott Riggs |
I am really glad that suspended crewman isn't running for office. Here is what his opponent's ad would be on Monday morning:
"Craig Curione claims he is for family values. But yet he has no problem pushing men into their own wives, causing them to trip. Do you really want this man to serve you in Congress?!"
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| 24 |
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Brian Vickers |
Britney Spears filed for divorce. Maybe next year she can marry Casey, become Britney Spears Mears, and attend the Daytona 500 on Casey's arm. Of course, Casey would have to push the strollers. Both of them. |
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22 |
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Joe Nemechek |
Since the Mark Martin-to-MB2 announcement, he is on fire, scoring five consecutive top-20 finishes. He has even made a guest appearance on some NBC feature called "Through the Field." |
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