[BJWilliams]

So they finally ran the race at Michigan and Kurt Busch is the winner!

[bigsmooth]

besides smoke, kurt busch is the hottest driver on the circuit. now on to bristol!!!!!

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlin ... index.html

[bigsmooth]

the bristol night race is my favorite and with the new surface it should be very interesting.

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/feature ... index.html

[bigsmooth]

"cousin carl" takes home the checkered flag in what was a boring race. quite unusual for thunder valley. BTW, where is medic and tim??? guess their drivers must not have it this year!

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlin ... index.html

[bigsmooth]

hendrick gets back on track, but the wrong guy won!....no congrats to jimmie. depsite the fact that the 24 has the points lead., not unless he wins in richmond next saturday he will be the two seed when the chase starts. junior is close, but it will take a miracle for him to get in.

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlin ... index.html

[Schfourteenteen]

Also Regan Smith is back in the 01 car next year!!!!!
Im not gonna post the link bc I know no one else cares

[bigsmooth]

let the chase begin. the 48 is really hot right now and it should be very exciting!

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlin ... index.html

[PAmedic]

honestly, I don't see anyone beating him (again)

Still upset about the man going over to the dark side.

Gonna have to pull for my "new" man with the pretty hair driving the 26

Jamie MAC, baby

[bigsmooth]

you would! wow you have sunk to new lows!

[Schfourteenteen]

You know when Martin retired I was gonna make the same switch.

But I got lucky - The last race at Nazereth(boy that was a great place to watch the Busch Series followed by the Mods) I saw Regan Smith in an unsponsored 22 car qualify 5th. He ended up crashing but I liked that guy. Anyway Regan Smith showed up at Michigan in another unsponsored lame duck car and he did ehh but my life is so much easier now. Kinda upset when Arimorola took his spot this year, but it doesnt matter now bc Regans in that car full time next year AND I got 8 EIGHT Smith shirts for 2 bucks each at Pocono as well as an autographed car from Bristol(his first race)

Speaking of modifieds, Medic you hear about Jimmy Blewett? Boy that was sad

[PAmedic]

I just read about it now that you mentioned it...

ugly situation.

[bigsmooth]

clint bowyer picks up his first win at a good time...and the 24 is back in a first place tie after round 1 of the chase!

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlin ... index.html

[PAmedic]

07 truly dominated that race.

I'm thinking that his crew chief must have been filming Chad Knauss's handsignals.

[bigsmooth]

loser!

[bigsmooth]

"cousin carl" picks up the win, but fails inspection. im sure points will be taken away if the precedent stays the same.

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlin ... index.html

[timhoughton]

has Medic jumped on the Carl bandwagon yet??

[PAmedic]

always a fan, but MrsPA is the lover here-

go 26

[cheerbren]

I was so happy to see Carl win and flip - I just love that!

[bigsmooth]

congrats to biffle. hard to not like this guy though he is a roush guy. a great day by hendrick with a 3,4,5 finish and the 48 and 24 at the top of the standings.

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlin ... index.html

[cheerbren]

LONG RACE, but nice ending.

[PAmedic]

loved seeing Bif get the win but in a way, would've been nice to see if Boyer had anything for him at the end. In front of the home town crowd, esp.

anyone but those Hendrick wussies

[PAmedic]

Series, that is

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlin ... index.html

Nationwide Insurance to be sponsor of No. 2 series

By Official Release
October 3, 2007
04:07 PM EDT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Wednesday that Nationwide Insurance will become title sponsor of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, replacing Anheuser-Busch's Busch brand at the start of the 2008 season. Nationwide Insurance will also become the official auto, home and life insurance provider of NASCAR.

The seven-year agreement gives Nationwide Insurance the exclusive rights to tie its brand to the most popular form of motorsports in the U.S. Nationwide Insurance will enjoy the support of the most brand-loyal fans in all of sports, including 2.7 million who annually attend races of the series, which features 35 points events at 26 tracks across North America, including Mexico City and Montreal.

Evidently yet another attempt to "mainstream" the sport and move away from the traditional "redneck" base of boozing/smoking Southerners

and I mean that in the nicest of ways

now you'll purified-water drinking insurance salesman as the target audience. Great.

[bigsmooth]

what a good race! the 24 showed why he is the best!

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/headlin ... index.html

[PAmedic]

[bigsmooth]

it's easy to hate on a champion....nuff said.