Top 10 Things I'm tired of hearing on Race Day

10. "I'm getting killed down the starightaways!"
9. "Funny the 9, 19 & 10 don't seem to have these problems!"
8. "Are we the Lucky Dog?"
7. "Walter, I'm about to wreck in every turn!"
6."Where's the leader?"
5. "I think we're outta fuel!"
4. "Who's next for the Luck Dog...the #78 or the #96?"
3. "I'm loose!"
2. "I just got into the wall pretty hard!"
1. "We're overheating! The water temp is 295! Sorry, I read it wrong!"

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Permalink Reply by Kirsten on August 17, 2008 at 12:38am

It's funny 'cause it's true.

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Permalink Reply by MikeNIN7 on August 17, 2008 at 11:19am

How about "Fuck that just cost us the race!"

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Permalink Reply by Mike Taylor on August 18, 2008 at 11:47pm

Or my new favorite "Hey Walt?" "Yeha Rob" "Uhh somethings on fire, I think Im going to spray it out with my water bottle" Because everyone knows that water will fix an electrical fire!!!

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Permalink Reply by BC on August 17, 2008 at 11:40am

It goes back to the need for a strong hand at crew chief. If Robby would just take off his owner hat when he is in the car and let the CC coach him...maybe he'd be an even better racer. Anyone who ever listened to Ray Evernham talk to Jeff Gordon during their run knows what I am talking about . Ray was a coach, cheerleader and CC all in one (sometimes all on the same lap!) I always hoped that with the GEM alliance Ray would be more involved with the 7 car and take Robby to the next level. The way some of you talk about the engines Robby receives being second tier motors and Robby not getting/using GEM setup sheets I guess that will never happen. What are we going to hear during the chase when Robby and the 10 car start getting the test motors (kaboom) from GEM and the 9 and 19 are getting the bullets?

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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on August 17, 2008 at 12:05pm

I would love for Robby to be the new Dodge engine test dummy and pull off an upset win! The motor is designed to be better, the risk is it hasn't been race tested. It's a 50/50 chance, you can have a huge day or go up in smoke!

Sometimes it pays off-
When Bobby Allison was driving for DieGuard Racing, they tried a test engine, and chasis with an unknown driver (Gregg Sacks) at Daytona in their R&D car. He went on to win the Daytona 500! One of Daytona's biggest upsets in history.