Start and Park

Not sure how I feel about this issue. On the one hand I feel for the guys trying to run all of the races, on the other, they need to out perform the start and park teams. I know I would be mad if one of them got in the race over Robby, if he ever fell out to the top 35, but if they are taking the last few positions at the end of the day, I don't have to worry about him finishing a race last.

DID NASCAR ASK TEAMS TO START & PARK? SEEMS SO

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on March 23, 2009 at 7:02pm

So, how many of these did NASCAR invite to come racing this weekend? And how many laps before the Start-N-Parks, start parkin?

36 NASCAR Camping World Truck teams on Martinsville Speedway entry list

Saturday’s Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway will have a full field of 36 trucks, according to NASCAR’s preliminary entry list.

Among the 36 trucks entered are two for Sprint Cup drivers who are also racing at Martinsville this weekend, the No. 2 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick and the No. 51 Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota for Kyle Busch.

Among the part-time entries are a Brad Keselowski-owned Chevrolet for driver Mikey Kile, an Andy Hillenburg Chevrolet for Speed TV analyst Hermie Sadler, a Chris Fontaine-owned Chevrolet for Fontaine, a Ken Schrader-owned Chevrolet for Schrader and a Chris Lafferty-owned Chevrolet for Dillon Oliver.

One truck, the GunBroker.com Racing No. 21 Dodge, does not have a driver listed.

The Truck series holds its first practice at Martinsville on Friday at 11 a.m. EDT.

http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/truckseries/36_NASCAR_Campi...

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Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on March 26, 2009 at 1:52am

this article explains it real well

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/moto...

i like the idea of the heat and main...
they should try that for the All Star race

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Permalink Reply by Delanie on March 26, 2009 at 8:28am

The thing is, the guys who are starting and parking would love to run the whole race but they just can't afford the tires. They're trying to show sponsors that they can be competitive if they have just a little cash by running as long as they can on old tires, like Blaney leading several laps at Bristol last week. Of course riding around on old tires could end the way Todd Bodine's race did. I really wonder if they have another car to bring this week.

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Permalink Reply by rick on March 26, 2009 at 9:25am

So who were the start and parkers at Bristol?

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on March 26, 2009 at 9:55am

I'm thinking Blaney, Bodine, Nemechek & Marlin.

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Permalink Reply by Delanie on March 26, 2009 at 2:24pm

Bodine might not have parked. He got wrecked before he had a chance.

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Permalink Reply by john mcglasson on March 26, 2009 at 3:36pm

then go into another business. If you can't afford to be in the business you're in, go into another business. This is entirely about Nascrap being penalized for having less than 43 starters. Read the above article, there are plenty of teams that have no intention of racing, look at that jackass Phil Parsons, who denies he even owns the team. SHADY.