FARK.com: (7090026) Will Michael Waltrip re-live his glory days, or make the race official on lap 1? Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. snap his losing streak? What lap will The Big One occur? Its Talledega, on Fox at Noon ET

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		Will Michael Waltrip re-live his glory days, or make the race official on lap 1? Will Dale Earnhardt Jr. snap his losing streak? What lap will The Big One occur? Its Talledega, on Fox at Noon ET (nationwide.nascar.com)		795
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mrtk421		2012-05-06 03:56:12 PM

Jeffy in it

ClavellBCMI		2012-05-06 03:56:50 PM

And now we gets us a real caution, courtesy of Dave Blaney.

penguin31		2012-05-06 03:56:57 PM

Crashirola.

Shadow Blasko		2012-05-06 03:57:01 PM

Jeff just doesn't ever "brush" the wall, does he?

He makes it count when he meets the wall.

Mutt Farkinov		2012-05-06 03:57:12 PM

"Gordon gets pounded by Truex, Jr."

/snerk

DanZero		2012-05-06 03:57:18 PM

Fox was wary that we were catching on to their commercial conspiracy

jht		2012-05-06 03:57:42 PM

So gas mileage issues wind up causing this Big One. Bizarro Talladega this year.

No Line For Beer		2012-05-06 03:57:54 PM

Jensaarai: Gonz: You still don't think this feels like ESPN?

Fox saw what ESPN got away with last year, and decided to play catch up in the cram-as-many-commercials-as-possible-into-a-race game. Unfortunately, this makes me fear ESPN will get even *worse* in turn.

So in the end, we'll still be pining for Fox, but it won't be very fun.

If we're going to get the same amount of commercials from Fox, I'll take ESPN. Fox has a nasty habit of filling the screen with only one car for half a lap.....

...oh my,

catastrophe averted		2012-05-06 03:57:55 PM

Dammitall! Jeff's not gonna catch a break at all this year :(

What_Would_Jimi_Do		2012-05-06 03:58:02 PM

vegaswench: Aw damn. Poor Mikey, I guess it's official. :(

that wasn't waltrip

Tsrwedge		2012-05-06 03:58:35 PM

I'm flabbergasted. Not because Gordon was involved in yet another wreck, but because about 8 different guys just ran out of fuel simultaneously on different teams. How the hell did we manage that one?

DanZero		2012-05-06 03:59:23 PM

And we still didn't get as much racing as we did as 4 commercial breaks. BRAVO!

Gonz		2012-05-06 03:59:42 PM

I expected JPM to wreck today. I just assumed it would be his fault.

What_Would_Jimi_Do		2012-05-06 03:59:45 PM

catastrophe averted: Dammitall! Jeff's not gonna catch a break at all this year :(

all the bad juju cast upon the 48 carries over to him

ClavellBCMI		2012-05-06 04:00:21 PM

Tsrwedge: I'm flabbergasted. Not because Gordon was involved in yet another wreck, but because about 8 different guys just ran out of fuel simultaneously on different teams. How the hell did we manage that one?

Mebbe the crew chiefs skimped on fuel that last green-flag stop, counting on a caution *before* they ran out of gas, and it blowed up in their faces?

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-06 04:01:06 PM

Ok, Mark Martin looks like he could put both his feet into one of Mikey's shoes, and that's just hilarious.

Shadow Blasko		2012-05-06 04:02:36 PM

Cautions Breed Cautions!

Jensaarai		2012-05-06 04:02:50 PM

Fun fact: Almirola caused the infamous Danica wreck at Daytona.

Tsrwedge		2012-05-06 04:04:43 PM

ClavellBCMI: Tsrwedge: I'm flabbergasted. Not because Gordon was involved in yet another wreck, but because about 8 different guys just ran out of fuel simultaneously on different teams. How the hell did we manage that one?

Mebbe the crew chiefs skimped on fuel that last green-flag stop, counting on a caution *before* they ran out of gas, and it blowed up in their faces?

Okay, fine, but how did we run out of fuel on track? The CCs know how much fuel is in those cars, so there's no excuse to run out on track unless you're stretching a run to the checkers.

Jensaarai		2012-05-06 04:04:59 PM

I think something funky is going on with the way these fuel injection systems handle cars running low on gas (on the verge of running out,) and it's caught a lot of teams off guard.

mikaloyd		2012-05-06 04:05:16 PM

I has returned! What did I miss?

DanZero		2012-05-06 04:05:18 PM

Fox i$ loving thi$

Gonz		2012-05-06 04:05:52 PM

People are getting penalized. We'll tell you who, but first, have some ads.

DanZero		2012-05-06 04:06:16 PM

mikaloyd: I has returned! What did I miss?

Commercial$ and even more now since we called Fox out on it so they got their Buffalo Wild Wings sports fixer out to get them more

/and still no side by side

ClavellBCMI		2012-05-06 04:06:25 PM

mikaloyd: I has returned! What did I miss?

A gas mileage race at Talladega that directly causes an 8-car wreck.

mikaloyd		2012-05-06 04:06:26 PM

DanZero: Fox i$ loving thi$

Good

kteela		2012-05-06 04:06:29 PM

mikaloyd: I has returned! What did I miss?

Just the medium one. Mikey wasn't involved, so it's not official yet.

Warmachine999		2012-05-06 04:06:43 PM

Shadow Blasko: Cautions Breed ~~Cautions~~Commercials!

Fixed that for you

Warchild		2012-05-06 04:06:58 PM

Jensaarai: Fun fact: Almirola caused the infamous Danica wreck at Daytona.

And the weather caused all those rain tire-debating tards to show up in here

mikaloyd		2012-05-06 04:07:13 PM

kteela: mikaloyd: I has returned! What did I miss?

Just the medium one. Mikey wasn't involved, so it's not official yet.

Soon

Jensaarai		2012-05-06 04:07:19 PM

mikaloyd: I has returned! What did I miss?

This:

ClavellBCMI		2012-05-06 04:07:25 PM

Tsrwedge: ClavellBCMI: Tsrwedge: I'm flabbergasted. Not because Gordon was involved in yet another wreck, but because about 8 different guys just ran out of fuel simultaneously on different teams. How the hell did we manage that one?

Mebbe the crew chiefs skimped on fuel that last green-flag stop, counting on a caution *before* they ran out of gas, and it blowed up in their faces?

Okay, fine, but how did we run out of fuel on track? The CCs know how much fuel is in those cars, so there's no excuse to run out on track unless you're stretching a run to the checkers.

Jensaarai: I think something funky is going on with the way these fuel injection systems handle cars running low on gas (on the verge of running out,) and it's caught a lot of teams off guard.

There's your answer.

DanZero		2012-05-06 04:07:37 PM

Drink NOS -- by hitting the wall with it

Mutt Farkinov		2012-05-06 04:08:08 PM

Tsrwedge: ClavellBCMI: Tsrwedge: I'm flabbergasted. Not because Gordon was involved in yet another wreck, but because about 8 different guys just ran out of fuel simultaneously on different teams. How the hell did we manage that one?

Mebbe the crew chiefs skimped on fuel that last green-flag stop, counting on a caution *before* they ran out of gas, and it blowed up in their faces?

Okay, fine, but how did we run out of fuel on track? The CCs know how much fuel is in those cars, so there's no excuse to run out on track unless you're stretching a run to the checkers.

If it's multiple teams, then it would be likely the cause is environmental, right? Unaccounted for track condition or something. Would be hard to say its the weather/ambient temp cause they've surely got computers figuring all that in the pits when it comes to fuel consumption.

Jensaarai		2012-05-06 04:08:11 PM

vegaswench		2012-05-06 04:08:14 PM

What_Would_Jimi_Do: vegaswench: Aw damn. Poor Mikey, I guess it's official. :(

that wasn't waltrip

My bad, I was in the kitchen and was misinformed when it happened. Gonna sit down a watch the rest of this, finally.

noblehammer16		2012-05-06 04:08:31 PM

Fox to the viewers: You get a commercial! You get a commercial! You get a commercial!

kteela		2012-05-06 04:08:54 PM

Aw, man. I feel naked w/o my TF Tag.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-06 04:08:54 PM

DanZero: Drink NOS -- by hitting the wall with it

I like the fine print "Energy from caffeine and other ingredients", you mean it's not nitrous in liquid form?

ClavellBCMI		2012-05-06 04:09:48 PM

Mutt Farkinov: Tsrwedge: ClavellBCMI: Tsrwedge: I'm flabbergasted. Not because Gordon was involved in yet another wreck, but because about 8 different guys just ran out of fuel simultaneously on different teams. How the hell did we manage that one?

Mebbe the crew chiefs skimped on fuel that last green-flag stop, counting on a caution *before* they ran out of gas, and it blowed up in their faces?

Okay, fine, but how did we run out of fuel on track? The CCs know how much fuel is in those cars, so there's no excuse to run out on track unless you're stretching a run to the checkers.

If it's multiple teams, then it would be likely the cause is environmental, right? Unaccounted for track condition or something. Would be hard to say its the weather/ambient temp cause they've surely got computers figuring all that in the pits when it comes to fuel consumption.

Yeah, sounds like the heat caught NASCAR off-guard, but they still insisted on *all* the plate-race rules, regardless of the heat, and the teams are paying for it today.

vegaswench		2012-05-06 04:10:11 PM

"There's not many drivers who had two (stuffed) cougars in their motorhome last night, but I did." -Kurt Busch

I have never seen him have so much fun. This is cool.

Shadow Blasko		2012-05-06 04:10:26 PM

Truex... "The 24 came along and hit us" ...

REALLY? Asshole.

Jensaarai		2012-05-06 04:11:00 PM

Warchild: Jensaarai: Fun fact: Almirola caused the infamous Danica wreck at Daytona.

And the weather caused all those rain tire-debating tards to show up in here

That was fun. Meanwhile we just had a Rolex sports car race at Homestead end early due to rain, despite having rain tires. And I think F1 even did a rain based red flag this season, IIRC. Or maybe last season. Those late night races blur together for me.

DanZero		2012-05-06 04:11:14 PM

@nascarcasm

Overheard during last round of pit stops: "4 tires, round of wedge and 8 cans of Sunoco fuel, if at all possible."

mikaloyd		2012-05-06 04:11:33 PM

Warchild: Jensaarai: Fun fact: Almirola caused the infamous Danica wreck at Daytona.

And the weather caused all those rain tire-debating tards to show up in here

Put Michael Schumacher in a car and let him embarass himself to shut em up

Jensaarai		2012-05-06 04:12:06 PM

Getting a back-of-the-line penalty with Krashalotski and Menard leading the pack may be the best strategy.

mikaloyd		2012-05-06 04:12:41 PM

kteela: Aw, man. I feel naked w/o my TF Tag.

I see your tag not your fun bits.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-06 04:13:31 PM

DanZero: Overheard during last round of pit stops: "4 tires, round of wedge and 8 cans of Sunoco fuel, if at all possible."

ha!

Tsrwedge		2012-05-06 04:13:39 PM

Jensaarai: Warchild: Jensaarai: Fun fact: Almirola caused the infamous Danica wreck at Daytona.

And the weather caused all those rain tire-debating tards to show up in here

That was fun. Meanwhile we just had a Rolex sports car race at Homestead end early due to rain, despite having rain tires. And I think F1 even did a rain based red flag this season, IIRC. Or maybe last season. Those late night races blur together for me.

Homestead was a circus, basically, wasn't it? Rolex found a way to make the single worst decision each time they acted,

F1 was Malaysia this season along with the WalMart tents on the grid.

Vapor locks, that explains it. Still weird though.