Little E not the first driver to leave family team...

Jr.'s decision to walk away from DEI at the end of the season. It wasn't an easy one for Jr.

Do you want to know the answer who left the team in the old day???

It's Richard and Kyle Petty

Both men, at one point in their careers, had to walk away from the race team their father created. Richard's decision to leave Petty Enterprises came in 1983 at age 46, leaving him outside the family fold when he recorded his historical 200th win at Daytona in July 1984. That same year, then 24-year-old Kyle, Petty Enterprises' primary driver, announced he was leaving to join the Wood Brothers. Richard's brother, Maurice, attempted to keep Petty Enterprises open in 1985, but without sponsorship, it was impossible.Both men eventually returned. Richard reopened Petty Enterprises in 1986. Kyle came home in 1999.
Maybe Little E reopen DEI after 2012?

Credit: Go Fast News

Watch that language, Mr. Stewart

During his post-race interview he once again got all defensive about the fence-climbing – as if it was something he created – and how the TV guys apparently talk too much smack about him doing it.
Then he thanked his fans for sticking by him despite all the bulls— people say about him. But he makes it so easy.

That will be 25 points or more, PLEASE! and 10 grand

Tony Stewart gets cusses vs ESPN after Indy Allstate 400 win

Stewart’s mouth likely has gotten him in a bit of trouble again...

During the live interview under the Indianapolis Motor Speedway flagstand Stewart said: “This one is for everyone in the stands who pull for me and have to take the bullshit from everyone else.”


In 2004 NASCAR fined Dale Earnhardt Jr. and docked him 25 points in the standings after he swore during a national broadcast.



In the immediate spotlight of celebration, Stewart seemed far from concerned about what might happen because of his utterance. “A little late to be concerned about it now, isn't it?” Stewart said. “It pretty much is what it is. Whatever happens, they still can't take this trophy away from me today. Whatever happens, happens.”

Dale Earnhart, Jr. Radio Scanner Indy, Allstate 400

Here's Best Radio Chatter

Dale Jr. made an aggressive move to pass Tony Stewart for the lead on lap 20. Soon after assuming the top spot, the yellow flag came out.

Dale Jr.: "Heh heh. That was FUN.

"Steve Hmiel (spotter): "That was fun to watch too..."

Shortly after taking the lead, Dale Jr. ran too low in turn two and wrinkled the left-front bodywork when running over the rumble strips on the inside edge of the track.

Dale Jr.: "I think the left front is buckled! I hit the rumble strips... (no immediate response) Can ya hear me?!"

Tony Eury Jr. (crew chief): "Yeah, it's turned under a little bit."

Dale Jr.: "Talk to me here.

"Eury Jr.: "Yes sir, it is bent in a bit, but we'll fix you up on the next stop. You're still three-tenths of a second (per lap) better than the the 20 car (Stewart)."

During the next yellow-flag period, after repairs were made...

Dale Jr.: "I'll probably keep hitting it. Those rumble strips are made for the open-wheel cars - they're not made for stock cars. It's like hitting a two-by-four that's on top of the asphalt. I do it every year and I suppose I'll keep hitting them because I like being down there near the grass."
As he slowed on lap 135 and smoke billowed from the racecar...



Dale Jr.: "It's blown up! A pulley came off or something. Or maybe the harmonic balancer — but it's done."


Today's StatsStarted: 4th (seventh top-five start of the 2007 season)

Finished: 34thMoney: $203,658

Laps Led: 33 laps

Points: 12th place (no change)

Best Pit Stop: Stop # 5 of 5 / Lap 126 / four tires and fuel / 13.00 seconds

NASCAR League for Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Allstate 400

Congratulation! DEnnIs

DEnnIs picks 20, 29, 8, 01 & 15 $30.00 {WINNER!} 665 Points

Mo Bud picks 12, 2, 8, 20 & 21 $29.50 (Thrid Place) 522 Points

Brian M.G.D. picks 2, 11, 25, 19 & 33 $27.00 (Last Place) 434 Points

Mike Smoke picks 48, 20, 29, 14 out / 88 in & 70 (Second Place) 535 Points

(#14 Sterling Marlin isn't driving today) $30.75 over budget

I correct it for Mike. I add driver #88 (I deteted Sterling Marlin #14) $30.00

Allstate 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway need unbrellas today....

NASCAR fans huddle under their unbrellas as the safety trucks attempt to dry the track Friday afternoon during the practice for the Allstate 400, Indianapolis Motor.

It's gonna be real pressure situation for HMS

Hendrick team lands Earnhardt, but it better be able to win with him next season...


If he's not winning, it's going to be my fault," Hendrick said the day his five-year agreement with Earnhardt was announced. "If he's winning, it's going to be because of his talent. If he's not, it's going to be because of not giving him good stuff.


"That's the way a lot of fans look at it. So that pressure is there. That's the competitive side of me that I want to deliver what we said we could deliver and what he's expecting."

Now that his future, which won't include Budweiser as his sponsor and likely won't be in a car carrying his trademark No. 8, is set, the immediate challenge is to stay loyal to DEI and concentrate on the task at hand. It's not always easy.


"It means something personally to me to continue to run good the rest of this year," Earnhardt said. "But you look around and see the Hendrick bunch and your mind wonders what it is going to be like working with those guys, getting to know those guys.
"It's just a good feeling knowing there are a lot of great things around the corner."


Terms of Earnhardt's deal were not released. According to Sports Illustrated, his current contract is worth $7.1 million in salary and winnings. Even with the loss of Budweiser, recent marketing deals with Sony and Adidas should move him well past his current $20 million in endorsements.

And predicted Dale Earnhardt will make as much as $40 million next year
WOW!!!

Credit: Indystar.com

Infield Parking Photo taken @ Chicagoland Speedway

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I still want to meet Dale, Jr in person..

This will be his last Budweiser sponsor car for 2007.. So I grab it for my good memory photo with the Bud and #8 car.

Anyway Dale, Jr. run the {I.P.} blog and for any fans join IT'S FREE

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Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s Garage to Become Museum

I remember Tony Stewart said on his radio show in February
that without Dale Earnhardt Jr. DEI will become a museum.... But with the acquisition of Ginn Racing, DEI will move it's Nextel Cup operations down the road to Ginn's shop, leaving the DEI shop to serve as a museum and souvenir shop.

I predict that sometime this weekend

either Friday or Saturday, Dale Jr and Hendrick Motorsports will make their much anticipated sponsor announcement will be.............

08.14.07 UPDATE:

I was wrong that they didn't announcement that weekend

I believe will be sometime in late August or early September

Fans still can't wait !


dit Photo: L3gacyRacing

Don't forget Juan Pablo Montoya

Pablo back to the Speedway to make history. He races in Indy for the eighth time, but he's a Brickyard rookie. He drank milk in victory lane in 2000 in his only Indy 500. He raced six times on Indy's road course in the US Grand Prix. Now he heads to the Brickyard in a stock car. Pablo becomes the first driver to race IndyCar, Formula One and NASCAR at the Speedway. " Pablo first NASCAR win came in March at the Busch race in Mexico. He won his first Cup race last month in Sonoma, another road course.

The 42 Dodge sits 20th in the points standings, tops among rookies.

Primary sponsors for Dale, Jr next year?

Mountain Dew More than one driver has had this beverage, a Pepsi brand, on his hood. Despite its longtime presence in NASCAR, though, Mountain Dew isn't a primary sponsor this season. {I think Dale, Jr. will get this sponsor}

AMP Energy A relatively new beverage from Mountain Dew, AMP is part of the booming energy drink market and could expand Earnhardt's appeal among younger fans. {I'm not sure this one too new sponsor}

Kellogg's Now driven by Kyle Busch, the Kellogg's car -- barring a change in sponsorship deals -- would be the open car after Busch leaves Hendrick Motorsports to make room for Earnhardt {I think Ceasy Mears #25 will get this sponsor to replace National Guard/GMAC}

As you know recent announcement that Budweiser will not return with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008

Dale Earnhardt Inc has put Dale Jr. on the 50% off signs up at the Chicagoland Speedway track last week. Yes I did buy stuffs at the No. 8 merchandise hauler...I got backpack cooler & baseball cap with #8... Jennifer refusing to buy any driver's sponsors she is netural fans so I got her pink NASCAR baseball cap and NASCAR logo tee shirt



There is a special stickers on the side front of all the #8 merchandise haulers.



Earnhardt Jr’s final campaign in the Budweiser has decal on it “A Ride to Remember".



D.E.I. has paid tribute to a driver that would be leaving them at seasons end.


And I will "always" be a fan of Dale Earnhardt Junior!!!

My Sunday without NASCAR wasn’t bad at all…

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP had a day off. Yesterday morning, I went looked in the storage box to check it out my electric and nitro gas powered radio control cars . Wow I haven't touch that thing last four years. GASP! I still have my nitro gas and I was wondering if bad nitro gas. NOT! So I recharge batteries for electric car and prepare for my nitro car. I had hard time to start it up. In few minutes finally fired it up. Sad that my electric car didn't last long with the batteries. It's short out due four year old and it's caused my motor heat sink smoke {Overheated}. Need to replace it...

Yes, I had good time to play with it. At least I able to run with my r/c cars.....

Life in the fast lane

On Saturday, Ever hear the revving engines as you're parking your car at Chicagoland Speedway. I've heard them for few year ago but did went check it out until this weekend when we finally checked it out. There's no charge to watch. You'll sit in the infield near where the cars start and end. I was suit up and riding with Richard Petty Ride-Along , I wound up grabbing two metal bars and squeezing in Tony Stewart car. It’s my first time Ride-Along so Richard Petty Ride-Along staff, who was strapping me in.
We took off from Pit Road and made for Turn 1 — made straight for yonder wall, it looked to me — and it felt as if someone was shoving my lungs into the back seat. We whipped into Turn 2, and I was ready to close my eyes. But, for reasons still unclear, I kept looking.
The ride got smoother on the back straightaway. By the time we passed the pits, I’d collected myself enough to think, Two laps to go. I might make it.
The second lap was better than the first. By now I was alert enough to note how close we were to the wall. (VERY!) Then third lap, because it was the last, was the best of all. I felt whew when driver geared down to end, not because I’d been in a car going really fast but because I’d been in a car going really fast and now I was about to get out of it.
And again get through out the window. I did get a tiny wobbly-legged.

Jennifer wanted to know how it felt. I said, “It a big wow and love it.

Later on I told Jennifer that can you imagine doing that for 267laps?” I couldn’t

I got some pictures here

I was pretty close to pick Matt Kenseth to win..He got second place

Older post://bumpincrunchinanddrafting-mo.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-think.html
Tony Stewart wasn't about to let Matt Kenseth get around him in the waning laps of Sunday's Sheetrock 400, even though Kenseth got three excellent shots on restarts after late caution flags. Whether it's been fuel mileage or bad luck, we just haven't been able to close one off."The race really belonged to Stewart after Kenseth's first shot at him, on a restart with 37 laps remaining of the 267. That caution had come out due to the elimination of their only serious competitor, Jimmie Johnson, who crashed after leading the second-most laps to Stewart for the day.For two laps, Stewart in a Chevrolet and Kenseth in a Ford dueled side by side, and at one point Kenseth almost completed the pass."There very easily could have been a different outcome if he'd cleared us on that restart," Stewart admitted. Turbulence is a major factor in passing at the 1.5-mile Joliet track, and the duel was for the "clean air."But Stewart drifted high to block Kenseth."As long as I didn't give him the outside I felt like I was in good shape," Stewart said.Then Kenseth drove low, and "I stayed under him for about two laps," Kenseth said, "and I was so loose I was afraid I was going to wipe us both out, so I had to get back behind him."And that was it, even through two more restarts and two more Kenseth challenges. Stewart was in front for keeps."I ran the bottom to try to disturb the air on his car," Stewart said.

Tony takes "pep talk" to the flag stand

Credit: ccrnascar

Contrary to prior public statements by both drivers made earlier in the week, the chill continues between Stewart and Hamlin following their wreck in Daytona and Stewart's comments during the race.
During an interview in his car prior to qualifying in Chicago with Lindsay Czarniak on SPEED, Stewart was asked if he had a chance to speak with Hamlin, Stewart very tersely replied, "I've been busy this week."
Stewart didn't even reply to Czarniak's first follow up question. After Hamlin's qualifying run, Hamlin was asked how things were between him and Stewart and Hamlin said, "We're at the track, so we're teammates."The tension between the two was palpable.This has to raise major questions as to what this driver fight is going to do to these two during the chase. Sponsors should also be scratching their heads as to where the leadership is at JGR............ Thanks for the great picture to my friend Dennis and later that day after the race SMOKE got the checker flag.................. Congrat Tony!

Budweiser's still Junior's beer

Dale, Jr. says he will not have a personal services agreement with Budweiser next season as originally planned. Now, he'll end all association with Budweiser at the end of this season - but he doesn't plan to cut off the company. "You don't have to pay me to drink the beer, it's good beer and I'll always drink it and I enjoy it."

I still missed him!

One of my favorite Nascar announcers and former race car driver, Benny Parsons, has passed away due to complications from his lung cancer. Benny, who was 65, always seemed a genuine guy; he had the knowledge from years of driving and the good old boy image, making him a great personality to talk about the race for three hours. A lot of former athletes turned commentators, while Benny seemed the type who could have a nice conversation with anyone. Benny won the Nascar championship in 1973.

Sadly it’s not yet known for great racing at the Chicagoland Speedway...

Chicago fans known for football, baseball, deep dish pizza, shopping, and the Sears Tower.............

I heard some of people was at the track and watched tv @ home for the Durrock 300 & Sheetrock 400 Chicagoland Speedway was boring...Once the race was over I realized, it may have been boring from a race viewer fans was not too many crashes, hardly any side-by-side racing worth talking about, no controversial spin outs, no photo finish but it was a pretty exciting race for me..................

{Busch Series}

Brad Keselowski

The JR Motorsports’ No. 88 Navy Accelerate Your Life Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS started the race from 33rd position and finished at 14th in a field filled with 23 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers. It was a career-best for Brad Keselowski in the Busch Series. The finish also garnered Keselowski the top Raybestos Rookie award. Yahoo!

{Nextel Cup Series}

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. experiences a myriad of problems from missing pit road

to brushing the wall to finally seeing the power steering give away. Jr. managed to finish 19th in the Bud Chevrolet.

• Martin Truex Jr. starts off strong but fails to make it to the finish as his engine gave up the ghost in the later stages of the race.



• Tough season for Robby Gordon gets tougher as he crashes out the Jim Beam machine.



• Dave Blaney and Ward Burton are victims of a late-race crash that takes out two drivers that really need to just finish races.



• The Dominos Toyota of David Reutimann overcooks an engine, bringing on a serious case of heartburn.



• Millions of Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans now have to find a new favorite brew after they learn that Budweiser will not follow Jr. to Hendrick Motorsports.



• Jimmie Johnson experiences a hard crash after the right rear tire gives away; the Lowe’s Chevrolet was running second at the time of the crash.

(Dale Jr best chatter)

Radio chatter can be explicit and NSFW

Here's Mo listened the radio scanner on all drivers (mostly 0n #8)

Listen the scanner

or

Text from the scanner (not all of them)

Dale Jr. struggled early in each run following a pit stop, but once the tires came to the proper temperatures and pressures, the Bud car was a rocket in the high lane, often slinging around other cars while only inches from the wall - or less.

Dale Jr. (on lap 105, after repeatedly 'brushing' a segment of the wall at the exit of turn four): "STUPID WALL!"
Steve Hmiel (spotter): "I've seen that. You're doin' good June. You've gained two seconds on the leader the last 20 laps."
Dale Jr.: "That damn wall (off of turn four) sticks out there like a knot! It's fuckin stupid!"
Hmiel (reassuring the crew) : "No damage to the car, Tony Jr."

Lap 148, and seemingly out of nowhere:
Dale Jr.: "Sometimes I think about it and I can't believe I'm a race car driver..." (Mo is laughing)

Lap 185, and a potential problem developed...
Tony Eury Jr. (crew chief): "Just so you're aware, you have a small piece of paper on the top grill. See if you can use the 07 car (Clint Bowyer) to help that." (A driver can pull close behind another car, and the change in air pressure will blow the paper off before the car overheats.)
Dale Jr.: "If I get to him..."
Tony Jr.: "You'll get to him eventually. At your convenience."
Dale Jr.: "Where is it?"
Tony Jr.: "It's in the upper right hand corner."

After a few laps and a close call with Bowyer...
Dale Jr.: (to his spotter) "Damn! You might wanna tell him what I want to do! DAMN!"
Hmiel: "We're talking to him. He's ready for it."
Dale Jr.: "I don't think I can get it off there..."
Eury Jr.: "You got it. It's gone. Now, GO!"
Dale Jr.: "It's gone?"
Eury Jr.: "Yes sir. You're good."
Dale Jr.: "10-4. Tell him (Bowyer) thanks! The temperature was at 250 (degrees) and it's already down to 245..."

The team had one of their best pit stops of the season on lap 203, pulling Dale Jr. from sixth place to third. Unfortunately, while fighting to gain second place on lap 210, the power steering pump locked up, and Dale Jr. dropped six spots in one lap, and eventually fell to the final spot on the lead lap.

Dale Jr.: "LOST THE POWER STEERING! Sorry about that!"
Eury Jr.: "It's alright. 10-4. Do what you can."
Dale Jr.: "It's pretty hard to drive it!"
Eury Jr.: "Drive in your high line - that'll be a little easier on you... Just put them guns of yours up on the steering wheel and get on with it!"
Dale Jr.: (laughing) "I'll try to go where ya want me to go. I've never driven a car like this! This is funny!"

Under a lengthy yellow flag period that began on lap 223...
Dale Jr.: "Sorry. No power steering. The steering wheel just locked up. I had to slow down. It's hard getting into the corners, but I thought it would be harder... but I feel like I'm slingin' a ten-pound hammer everytime I turn down in. I never "
Eury Jr.: "It's cool. We ain't never had that happen. Do what you can do."
Dale Jr.: "It's OK. I ain't never driven one like this... I'm about to take the gloves off, but this (stuff's) about to get serious."
Eury Jr.: (teasing) "The boys say they wanna see those forearms when ya get out of the car."
Dale Jr.: (laughing) "If I was Ryan Newman I'd be able to drive the (stuff) out of it! I was OK, wasn't I?... I'll do the best I can. But it might be the ugliest (stuff) you've ever seen."
Eury Jr.: "10-4. Do whatcha can do."
Dale Jr. (looking for his teammate Martin Truex Jr.) "Where's Martin?"
Eury Jr.: "He blew up..."
Dale Jr.: 'Why didn't you tell me?!"
Hmiel: "We figured - both literally and figuratively - that you had your hands full."
Dale Jr.: "Ah! 10-4..."

Impressive & Unimpressive: Chicagoland Speedway

Impressive:

Tony Stewart: Another fence climb for Stewart, seems he needs a little controversy to help him to get a win…

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Dale Earnhardt Jr. finishes 19th… without the power steering, just controlling that car was a very impressive move on his part and jr kept positive.

Unimpressive:

Budweiser: Earnhardt Jr. ending sponsorship deal with the Budweiser adter 2007 season......

Kyle Busch: He vows to not help his teammates after they did not help him last week (his words not mine). I don’t see him finishing out the year in the 5 car........

Matt Kenseth’s favorite track: With Matt Kenseth still has not won in Chicagoland Speedway yet..... :-(

Ginn Racing: Cutting people and regrouping has to make one think that team owner Bobby Ginn came in to NASCAR with his large $ wallet $ and no direction. Now he has found out that throwing money around is not the answer. Mark Martin has improved his teams but they need to take it slow and build, and in 5 years or less perhaps contend for a championship with a young driver.

NASCAR League for USG Sheetrock 400

DEnnIs picks (Second Place) 515 20,8,01,1 & 15

Mo Bud picks (Last Place) 474 Points 17,1,8,15 & 88

Brian M.G.D. picks (Winner) 671 Points 2,17,99,88 & 13

Mike Smoke picks (3rd Place) 477 Points 31,48,20, 44, & 21

(Mike didnt pick this weekend so I use his pick from last week)

Joliet Race Fan Rally in downtown by Harrah's Casino

Race Fan Rally is an absolutely free event and promises plenty of interactive fun for die-hard NASCAR race fans and receive a bag of goodies........



Casey Mears #25 We got stand by him for Photo
Really nice guy!










If you ain't first, you're last!









I'm a huge Dale, Jr. #8 Fan!







I had good time with my wife @ the race fest last nite!

I think

will pick up the win this weekend

WOW! What a great race finished

Jamie McMurray ended a massive losing streak in dramatic fashion, beating Kyle Busch by a bumper to the finish line of the Pepsi 400 on Saturday night.

McMurray ended a 166-race winless streak by drag racing with Busch for much of the final two laps at Daytona International Speedway. The cars appeared to touch several times on their final trip around the famed track, and McMurray nosed across the finish line a mere 0.005 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch.

Close Finish

'Cool Globes' on Parade

Reduse, Reuse, Recycle

Artists: Mitch Levin and Baris Taser

Traditionally, the three Rs meant reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic. Now many people interpret it as an environmental axiom: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Practicing the three Rs means producing less waste and greenhouse gas, purchasing only what is needed and using all of what is purchased, as well as choosing reusable products and finding new uses for old goods.

In a playful application of the three Rs, Mitch Levin and Baris Taser attached over 2,000 used toy cars, donated by children, to create the black-and-white checkered pattern on their globe. The artists reduced their electricity consumption by using pneumatic tools whenever possible. The continents are made from recycled, polished aluminum and include environmental facts etched on the land to encourage everyone to join the race to save the planet.

Sponsor: General Iron Industries, Inc.

I like this globe because of the checkered flag. It has the matchbox cars all over on the earth

The location is "exhibition" by the Field & Shedd Museums

NASCAR League for Daytona 400

DEnnIs picks (Last Place) 451 points
20,8,01,1 & 25



Mo Bud picks (Second Place) 499 Points
2,29,8,01 & 21



Brian M.G.D. picks (Winner) 566 Points
5,2,12,43 & 41



Mike Smoke picks (3rd Place) 476 Points

X31,48,20, 25, & 10 (over budget)X
31,48,20, 44, & 21 Mike told Mo to change the pick drivers (Fixed budget)