Done in one.

/Damn, I love Squidbillies.

If you claim that you don't shop at Wall-Mart, you're either lying or stupid.

9beers: If you claim that you don't shop at Wall-Mart, you're either lying or stupid.

Or live in a city

I'm always happy to see major sponsors enter NASCAR. Hopefully they'll like what they get out of it and decide to make a more substantial commitment.

moocifer: 9beers: If you claim that you don't shop at Wall-Mart, you're either lying or stupid.

Or live in a city

or have any class whatsoever

I don't shop at Walmart because the Super Target has the exact same things and I gladly pay the extra 1-3% for non-concrete-gum-covered stank floors and packed parking lots.

Don't shop there for any "real" food though (like steak/chicken etc....cheese and milk and also anything in a can is fine).

But now I've moved even farther south Georgia there isn't even a WalMart here. A Piggly Wiggly a couple of miles away and then a crappy Ingles about 15 miles away.

Kinda funny though. I can get to an ER, a full hospital, an Internist, two Doctors, a physical therapy center, and 4 different churches before I can get even within 10 miles of the closest place that will sell liquor.

But I also have an amazing view of an entire state park and the roads down here are curvy and smooth as glass.

/Federally funded because this is where FDR used to rehab
/Warm Springs, GA...home of "The Little White House"

Awesome Bill from Savingsville?

I am stunned to learn of this new affiliation between NASCAR & Wal-Mart. I assumed it had already been going on for at least a decade. Can you tell I quit watching when the cars no longer resembled OEM stock production?

It's Bill Elliot. He'll probably make the race on a provisional and then run 3 laps and park the car.

I prefer Super Target over Walmart myself. It gives me the illusion of being classy...

soopey: It's Bill Elliot. He'll probably make the race on a provisional and then run 3 laps and park the car.

Provisional yes but he probably won't park in the Daytona with this kind of sponsor. Not that he'll be competitive, although these days the restrictor tracks are the one place small-fry outfits can win. See last year's Daytona as just one example.

CoonAce: I am stunned to learn of this new affiliation between NASCAR & Wal-Mart. I assumed it had already been going on for at least a decade. Can you tell I quit watching when the cars no longer resembled OEM stock production?

I think Target had some exclusivity with sponsorship.

I didn't know China made race cars

CoonAce: I am stunned to learn of this new affiliation between NASCAR & Wal-Mart. I assumed it had already been going on for at least a decade. Can you tell I quit watching when the cars no longer resembled OEM stock production?

You should check out the cars they're going to be running in 2013. So far only Ford has debuted theirs, but it looks better and more "stock" than anything the series has run in maybe 20 years. I can't wait for these boxy, identical cars they run now are gone. If Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota can come up with anything near as good as Ford, they'll have some great looking cars on the track again.

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WGJ: I didn't know China made race cars

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They were in business about a year before anybody figured out that they were importing the chassis and assembling the rollers at the shop. There wa some mild outrage, but it's pretty much died down.

They do REALLY well in Australia.

CoonAce: Can you tell I quit watching when the cars no longer resembled OEM stock production?

Ahh, but how else can NASCAR decide who wins so they get the most out of their advertising money?
Now be a good consumer and buy buy buy!

WGJ: I didn't know China made race cars

They make shiatty tires so why not... Kumho anyone?

Ecstasy? Were they out of meth?

/Sudafed should sponsor a car

yequalsy: soopey: It's Bill Elliot. He'll probably make the race on a provisional and then run 3 laps and park the car.

Provisional yes but he probably won't park in the Daytona with this kind of sponsor. Not that he'll be competitive, although these days the restrictor tracks are the one place small-fry outfits can win. See last year's Daytona as just one example.

Don't count out Bill just yet. He's going to have Hendrick power under the hood, which means he'll probably link up in a tandem with another Hendrick Satellite car, like Kurt Busch or one of the Stewart Haas cars.

I'm just a bit worried because he's been out of it for a couple years, and the tandem has really evolved since he last raced a plate track. That probably means their strategy will be to do the "hang back 90% of the race then make a run."

tin_man: The unofficial Fark Fantasy league for 2012 has started, for anybody who would like to play.

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Group #1019

password: fark

I'm in.

Dogfacedgod: moocifer: 9beers: If you claim that you don't shop at Wall-Mart, you're either lying or stupid.

Or live in a city

or have any class whatsoever

So you're just stupid

bel4sucks: Dogfacedgod: moocifer: 9beers: If you claim that you don't shop at Wall-Mart, you're either lying or stupid.

Or live in a city

or have any class whatsoever

So you're just stupid

No, no. He's just too good to associate himself with the unwashed masses. He buys his cheap Chinese crap at the other big box store for more money, because he's better than those rubes buying their cheap Chinese crap at the less expensive place.

Jensaarai: tin_man: The unofficial Fark Fantasy league for 2012 has started, for anybody who would like to play.

I'm in.

What the heck - me, too. I'm excited to say I'll be at the track for the 500, so I'll join in the track smack for Phoenix.

Jensaarai: No, no. He's just too good to associate himself with the unwashed masses. He buys his cheap Chinese crap at the other big box store for more money, because he's better than those rubes buying their cheap Chinese crap at the less expensive place.

LOL

Jensaarai: bel4sucks: Dogfacedgod: moocifer: 9beers: If you claim that you don't shop at Wall-Mart, you're either lying or stupid.

Or live in a city

or have any class whatsoever

So you're just stupid

No, no. He's just too good to associate himself with the unwashed masses. He buys his cheap Chinese crap at the other big box store for more money, because he's better than those rubes buying their cheap Chinese crap at the less expensive place.

I lived in New Hampshire most of my life and the only things I ever bought at Walmart were a board game I couldn't find anywhere else and a video game that only they had in stock. My experiences are in New England so YMMV but if you knew the area it was never hard to find a local store to shop at if you knew what you wanted before you went in.

That said, if I ever wanted to rethink the money I was spending at college I could always pop in and remind myself why it was worth it.

Time to plug the fantasy league.

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password - fark

parkerlewis: Time to plug the fantasy league.

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password - fark

Sure. I'll join this one, too. I'm also in the Reddit /r/NASCAR group, so I guess I'll see if I do better against Farkers or Redditors.

swampgirl: Jensaarai: tin_man: The unofficial Fark Fantasy league for 2012 has started, for anybody who would like to play.

I'm in.

What the heck - me, too. I'm excited to say I'll be at the track for the 500, so I'll join in the track smack for Phoenix.

Sweet. I've always wanted to go. I already checked the Indy 500 off my bucket list, so maybe Daytona should be next. Take lots of pics and post em in the thread when you get back!

As for Fantasy racing, I found it was pretty fun last season, and a good way to get me to pay attention to/root for drivers I otherwise wouldn't notice much.

/Yes, Awesome Bill will be my "C-list" driver for Daytona in July.

parkerlewis: Time to plug the fantasy league.

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Awesome, I was waiting for the fantasy leagues to start. Looking forward to this year.

MFAWG: CoonAce: I am stunned to learn of this new affiliation between NASCAR & Wal-Mart. I assumed it had already been going on for at least a decade. Can you tell I quit watching when the cars no longer resembled OEM stock production?

I think Target had some exclusivity with sponsorship.

Quite the opposite. Wal-Mart wanted exclusivity if they entered the sport. Since they figured that NASCAR needed them more than they needed NASCAR, they've been holding out. When you deal with Wal-Mart, they dictate the terms.

CoonAce: I am stunned to learn of this new affiliation between NASCAR & Wal-Mart. I assumed it had already been going on for at least a decade. Can you tell I quit watching when the cars no longer resembled OEM stock production?

God, I love hipster NASCR fans. You're adorable!

Lunchlady: Jensaarai: bel4sucks: Dogfacedgod: moocifer: 9beers: If you claim that you don't shop at Wall-Mart, you're either lying or stupid.

Or live in a city

or have any class whatsoever

So you're just stupid

No, no. He's just too good to associate himself with the unwashed masses. He buys his cheap Chinese crap at the other big box store for more money, because he's better than those rubes buying their cheap Chinese crap at the less expensive place.

I lived in New Hampshire most of my life and the only things I ever bought at Walmart were a board game I couldn't find anywhere else and a video game that only they had in stock. My experiences are in New England so YMMV but if you knew the area it was never hard to find a local store to shop at if you knew what you wanted before you went in.

That said, if I ever wanted to rethink the money I was spending at college I could always pop in and remind myself why it was worth it.

Ever go to the Walmart in Seabrook? Friday night was date night and it was perfect if you're a budding biologist studying the mating habits of big game animals.

/surprised peopleo walmart doesn't have more Seabrook.
//Salem store at 2 am is pretty dirty too.

soopey: Lunchlady: Jensaarai: bel4sucks: Dogfacedgod: moocifer: 9beers: If you claim that you don't shop at Wall-Mart, you're either lying or stupid.

Or live in a city

or have any class whatsoever

So you're just stupid

No, no. He's just too good to associate himself with the unwashed masses. He buys his cheap Chinese crap at the other big box store for more money, because he's better than those rubes buying their cheap Chinese crap at the less expensive place.

I lived in New Hampshire most of my life and the only things I ever bought at Walmart were a board game I couldn't find anywhere else and a video game that only they had in stock. My experiences are in New England so YMMV but if you knew the area it was never hard to find a local store to shop at if you knew what you wanted before you went in.

That said, if I ever wanted to rethink the money I was spending at college I could always pop in and remind myself why it was worth it.

Ever go to the Walmart in Seabrook? Friday night was date night and it was perfect if you're a budding biologist studying the mating habits of big game animals.

/surprised peopleo walmart doesn't have more Seabrook.
//Salem store at 2 am is pretty dirty too.

Good lord no but from my experience with Seabrook I can only imagine. No the two Walmarts I ever went in were Concord and Dover, both were clean enough but that Dover store was a shelving disaster.

I went into a WalMart and I heard engines over the PA. I thought, Lord, they're piping in NASCAR. I listened a little longer and it turned out they were piping in bass fishing.

parkerlewis: Time to plug the fantasy league.

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password - fark

What the hell, I did it a couple of seasons back, and I did tell Jensaarai that I'd probably be in this year. And the Farkers Hockey has my competitive juices flowing, so maybe I'll pay enough attention to be successful!

As for the article, yeah, surprising that Wal-Mart took this long to finally sponsor a car. Bill Elliott is the man, though; I hope he's able make a good showing.

/Million Dollar Bill FTW
//Like that nickname better.

Passive Aggressive Larry: CoonAce: I am stunned to learn of this new affiliation between NASCAR & Wal-Mart. I assumed it had already been going on for at least a decade. Can you tell I quit watching when the cars no longer resembled OEM stock production?

You should check out the cars they're going to be running in 2013. So far only Ford has debuted theirs, but it looks better and more "stock" than anything the series has run in maybe 20 years. I can't wait for these boxy, identical cars they run now are gone. If Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota can come up with anything near as good as Ford, they'll have some great looking cars on the track again.

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Using a Hybrid model for body design? That's even more absurd to me.

dallylamma:
God, I love hipster NASCR fans. You're adorable!

1/10. Misspelling NASCAR will probably bug somebody, I guess.

The troll tips his hand.

No Line For Beer: MFAWG: CoonAce: I am stunned to learn of this new affiliation between NASCAR & Wal-Mart. I assumed it had already been going on for at least a decade. Can you tell I quit watching when the cars no longer resembled OEM stock production?

I think Target had some exclusivity with sponsorship.

Quite the opposite. Wal-Mart wanted exclusivity if they entered the sport. Since they figured that NASCAR needed them more than they needed NASCAR, they've been holding out. When you deal with Wal-Mart, they dictate the terms.

Makes more sense. Either way it's tied to Tarjay leaving the sport, which made me sad.

MFAWG: No Line For Beer: MFAWG: CoonAce: I am stunned to learn of this new affiliation between NASCAR & Wal-Mart. I assumed it had already been going on for at least a decade. Can you tell I quit watching when the cars no longer resembled OEM stock production?

I think Target had some exclusivity with sponsorship.

Quite the opposite. Wal-Mart wanted exclusivity if they entered the sport. Since they figured that NASCAR needed them more than they needed NASCAR, they've been holding out. When you deal with Wal-Mart, they dictate the terms.

Makes more sense. Either way it's tied to Tarjay leaving the sport, which made me sad.

Nope. This is a one race deal. The Target sponsership isn't going anywhere (yet). And it wouldn't be a Daytona race without Montoya wrecking someone, so this could be fun.