I was just wondering who do yall think is gonna win the 500 Sunday. I am a 48 fan but we know all about DEI and the plate tracks and how they cheat. Anybody but Ryan Newman is fine with me.

 

please tell me you're not serious....they don't cheat. it's called TEAMWORK, if you follow the sport at all you'll notice all of the races they've done very well in they've been able to use eachother to run better. i would have to pick Dale Jr. if i was forced to, just because he is growing in his career and has become a very serious competitor and he's one of the best around right now. he would have won the final 50 lapper saturday with another lap, Dale Jarrett said it himself. hell, NASCAR let ford use a new cylinder head this year that Robert Yates says was good for 30RWHP on the ford cars, if that were the case the fords like Newman, and Kenseth would have run away with the bud, with qualifying, and anything else. BUT, who has been fastest in everything this year??? DALE JR. he was almost a half MPH quicker in practice saturday morning and afternoon. there's no replacment for being a total bad ***.

 

I guess I should have worded that a little differently. I was just being sarcastic, I hear a lot of people say that the DEI teams cheat, and I DON'T believe they do. It would be nearly impossible to get away with. I do believe they have something figured out on the plate tracks that the other guys don't quite have a handle on, whether it be aero or engine, it just flat works. (running Chevy don't hurt none either) I was at the spring races at Talladega in '02 and '03, and the 8 and 15 could walk everybody, especially the 8 through the center of the turns. Don't get me wrong, I am not a jr man myself, no offense intended, but he does good at Daytona and Talladega, thats in the books. I guess we will see who the TBA is come Sunday. By the way, I appreciate your post, and if you ever get the chance, go to Talladega it is Awesome

 

it's engine....the DEI engine program in regards to Talladega, Daytona, Texas, California is second to none. they make more power (turn better time) at those tracks than anyone. plus JR. and MW know how to blive them chines (as my uncle Bud would say) on a big track. i honestly can't wait for this season, the way Jr competed last year, he handled the adversity a year can throw at him better than he did before, he just has his mind set on winning a championship, and honestly this new Nextel cup bull **** SUCKS *** BIG TIME. but the kid will DEFINATLY be one to contend with. i feel like Newman will be around in the end also, and maybe someone none of us think has a chance could make a run for the win.

 

ALOT of the DEI dominance at the restrictor plate races came from when Dale Earnhardt and Richard Childress got serious and stepped up the aero program. The DEI cars have continued to be dominant forces at Daytona/Talledega since then. The motors are awesome too. They definately have there shiat together at those tracks. I think Dale Jr. learned alot from his Dad about how to drive those tracks to. I see alot of Dale Sr. in Jr's driving at Daytona.

Cheating these days would be VERY hard to do. NASCAR has seen so many cheats over the years that they check EVERYTHING on the cars and tag it for raceday.

I'm going to hold off judgement on the new rules until the end of the year. I think with an "effectively" shortened race season and the extra points for winning things could be interesting.

 

I KNOW!.. how about everyone cuts off their mullet!?!?!?!?

 

The last 10 races is going to be a demo derby towards the cup!!! Its gonna be great!! Cant wait till Sunday.

 

I agree with Slow about the Nextel crap, and play-off BS that they have come up with, just because Matt Kenseth only won one race and still took the Cup. I miss winston already. Just let 'em go fast and turn left. **** on points any way. I just like to see them fight it out for the finishline. Maybe instead of a play off they will mix Nascar with Pro-wrestling, they can race a few laps, pit and duke it out for 5 mins. and run a few more laps. Last man concious wins the championship.

 

Call me crazy, but I think Rusty Wallace is gonna win it this year.
Kevin Harvick might get it done too.

 

Rusty Wallace is done...he's scared of the speedways and he's a cry baby. the only good thing i can think of about rusty is that he's from the same town i was born in.