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Permalink Reply by TOG on August 2, 2009 at 9:27am

Sorry, but that was never Plan A

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Permalink Reply by Ms Gibby on August 2, 2009 at 7:49pm

Stewart is not a valid example since SHR is another HMS team. But, by the way, I read on Jayski that DuPont can't afford to sponsor Jiffy-Poo full-time and is cutting back next year. I find that hilarious.

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Permalink Reply by GrayAntiMatter on August 2, 2009 at 4:59am

Hope for high levels of attrition, and that it doesn't involve the #7.

Otherwise it looks like a long crappy day at Pocono. Sucks that they no longer shift there....anyone saying "Roval" should have their genitals mutilated.

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Permalink Reply by Lance on August 2, 2009 at 8:43am

you know..OLLLLEE D W is the only one that says thjat crap. Thank God Fox is done after Dover

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Permalink Reply by Keith on August 2, 2009 at 7:23am

Looks like racing will be Monday from what I've heard elsewhere.

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on August 2, 2009 at 8:47am

Could be. Weather isn't pretty there right now.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on August 2, 2009 at 9:29am

Anti- I always hated that ROVAL statement, as well as comparing the turns at Martinsville to the last turn at Infineon.

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Permalink Reply by WJM on August 2, 2009 at 2:48pm

Rick Mears coined the term "roval" back in the '80's when the Indy cars used the top 3 gears each lap. Emerson Fittipaldi set a qualifying track record of 211.715 mph in 1989 and was clocked at over 240mph on the front stretch despite the bumps. There's a photo of Mears literally 'flying' on the front stretch with all four tires an inch off the track surface. It takes a very large pair of unmutilated cajones to run a 200+ lap (average) at Pocono.

The Cup qualifying track record is 172.553 set by Kasey Kahne in 2004.

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Permalink Reply by GrayAntiMatter on August 2, 2009 at 6:08pm

There are times it can make sense for, but not at this track now with no shifting in these cars.

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Permalink Reply by WJM on August 2, 2009 at 8:03pm

True that. It made for a more interesting race when the Cup cars had to shift. Blame the gear rule I guess.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on August 2, 2009 at 6:15pm

Funny how Pocono and Martinsville are compared to road courses all the time, yet are Robby's worst tracks.

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on August 2, 2009 at 9:43am

Yuck. About an hour ago:

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