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Just goes to show you shouldn't introduce big words like 'levigated' to the NASCAR world.
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*snort*Playa said:
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Kevin Harvick called on NASCAR to halt Saturday night's race at Lowe's Motor Speedway after a rash of exploding tires turned the event into a dangerous debacle.
"This is the biggest joke in racing I've ever seen," said Harvick, who crashed hard after blowing tires in both the Nextel Cup race and Friday night's Busch Series event.
"It's just terrible. Everybody is just out there, knowing that at any moment the tires are going to pop. It's pretty disgusting and pretty embarrassing for our sport."
Asked what NASCAR could do to fix the problem, Harvick said: "Throw the checkered flag and get the hell out of here," he said. "That's the best thing they can do."
"This is the biggest joke in racing I've ever seen," said Harvick, who crashed hard after blowing tires in both the Nextel Cup race and Friday night's Busch Series event.
"It's just terrible. Everybody is just out there, knowing that at any moment the tires are going to pop. It's pretty disgusting and pretty embarrassing for our sport."
Asked what NASCAR could do to fix the problem, Harvick said: "Throw the checkered flag and get the hell out of here," he said. "That's the best thing they can do."
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harvic is a no drivin, nose runnin, tire blowin piece of shit 
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Bruton Smith needs to take his $20 million he wants to spend playing college football promoter in Bristol and fix his fucking home track. After two straight demolition derbys there he seriously needs to do something
Constant tire trouble causes debacle at LMS
By: Greer Smith, ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER 10/17/2005
NASCAR president Mike Helton issued what very well is the biggest understatement of the year in the aftermath of Saturday night's debacle of a race that turned into a survival contest at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
"Sometimes things just don't work out," Helton said in the wee hours of Sunday morning as he spoke of the smooth track and record speeds that led to a spate of blown right-front tires and widespread blistering of right-rear tires.
They didn't work out to the point that seven cars hit the wall after blowing right fronts, eventually leaving drivers livid over wondering who would be next and forcing them to cut back their pace to make to the end.
"This was just like a restrictor-plate race where you just hang out until the end," Greg Biffle said.
Things didn't work out as five drivers blew tires and hit the wall in 30-lap increments before the 175-lap mark, prompting officials to think about calling the race at that point or cutting it short, according to NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter.
"That's something that we thought about but knew no one wanted to do," Helton said.
Instead, after Goodyear officials indicated to NASCAR they believed some of the blowouts were the result of under inflation, NASCAR opted to take the unprecedented step of checking air pressures and threatening teams with a loss of points if they did not fill tires to Goodyear's recommended air pressures.
"As we got into the event, we saw this was not going to be a normal evening," Helton said. "We took that step to finish the event," Helton said.
Tony Stewart was among those upset with the air inflation edict. After it went into effect, Stewart crashed from the lead when his right-rear tire was punctured. He continued after repairs, but went from holding the points lead to a tie at the top with race winner Jimmie Johnson,
"They stepped in and told us what air pressure to run, which dictates how your car is going to handle," Stewart said. "We make the adjustment and we have a problem. It was just one of those screwed up nights."
Helton said NASCAR was caught off-guard by the problem with the right-front tires, despite the record pace on LMS's smooth surface, which was ground entirely after a partial grinding in the spring led to uneven traction and a record 22 cautions in May.
"Everybody tried to fix the problem from the spring," Helton said. "Track officials did everything they could to get through tonight and Goodyear brought a tire they thought would work. As the evening unfolded, an issue unfolded that we didn't know was going to happen."
H.A. 'Humpy' Wheeler, president and general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway, defended his decision to have the track surface ground.
"It was extremely bumpy," Wheeler said. "I think we could have more of a problem with that than we did tonight. There's only two ways to smooth a track, either pave it or grind it. But we have been given a go-ahead to have the track paved in time for our races next May. So we should be back to normal."
Some drivers, however, came into the weekend worried about possible tire trouble following a rash of crashes in practice at the track three weeks ago.
"Speeds normally slow down during the weekend and if that is the case, I think we will be fine," High Point's Dave Blaney said after Thursday qualifying. "But you don't know what to expect with the surface never having been raced on before. You just play it as safe as you can and hope that's good enough."
"I babied my car a lot," Ryan Newman, who was in contention late and finished seventh, said. "I don't have a lot nice to say about that, but we salvaged a good day after having bad things happen."
Added Brian Vickers, who finished 12th: " There was no enjoyment out there. We were worried about the tires lasting more than 30 laps. That was crazy. We played it safe and came way with a good result."
And that's exactly what Johnson did until he let loose after getting into the top three through pit stop strategy with less than 50 laps to go. Overcoming alternator problems and a fender rubbing a tire, he prevailed in a battle with Joe Nemechek, Kurt Busch and Greg Biffle over the last 20 laps.
"We opted to run seventh, eighth, ninth," Johnson's crew chief Chad Knaus said. "We could have gone up there and raced with those early leaders, but it was not the time. The guys who were going fast were the ones with tire issues."
Johnson, earning his fourth straight LMS win, left happy. He was certainly in the minority. The same could not be said for NASCAR, the track or most of the competition.
"This was just a tough night for everybody," Wheeler said. "Nobody liked it. I certainly didn't."
Constant tire trouble causes debacle at LMS
By: Greer Smith, ENTERPRISE SPORTS WRITER 10/17/2005
NASCAR president Mike Helton issued what very well is the biggest understatement of the year in the aftermath of Saturday night's debacle of a race that turned into a survival contest at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
"Sometimes things just don't work out," Helton said in the wee hours of Sunday morning as he spoke of the smooth track and record speeds that led to a spate of blown right-front tires and widespread blistering of right-rear tires.
They didn't work out to the point that seven cars hit the wall after blowing right fronts, eventually leaving drivers livid over wondering who would be next and forcing them to cut back their pace to make to the end.
"This was just like a restrictor-plate race where you just hang out until the end," Greg Biffle said.
Things didn't work out as five drivers blew tires and hit the wall in 30-lap increments before the 175-lap mark, prompting officials to think about calling the race at that point or cutting it short, according to NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter.
"That's something that we thought about but knew no one wanted to do," Helton said.
Instead, after Goodyear officials indicated to NASCAR they believed some of the blowouts were the result of under inflation, NASCAR opted to take the unprecedented step of checking air pressures and threatening teams with a loss of points if they did not fill tires to Goodyear's recommended air pressures.
"As we got into the event, we saw this was not going to be a normal evening," Helton said. "We took that step to finish the event," Helton said.
Tony Stewart was among those upset with the air inflation edict. After it went into effect, Stewart crashed from the lead when his right-rear tire was punctured. He continued after repairs, but went from holding the points lead to a tie at the top with race winner Jimmie Johnson,
"They stepped in and told us what air pressure to run, which dictates how your car is going to handle," Stewart said. "We make the adjustment and we have a problem. It was just one of those screwed up nights."
Helton said NASCAR was caught off-guard by the problem with the right-front tires, despite the record pace on LMS's smooth surface, which was ground entirely after a partial grinding in the spring led to uneven traction and a record 22 cautions in May.
"Everybody tried to fix the problem from the spring," Helton said. "Track officials did everything they could to get through tonight and Goodyear brought a tire they thought would work. As the evening unfolded, an issue unfolded that we didn't know was going to happen."
H.A. 'Humpy' Wheeler, president and general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway, defended his decision to have the track surface ground.
"It was extremely bumpy," Wheeler said. "I think we could have more of a problem with that than we did tonight. There's only two ways to smooth a track, either pave it or grind it. But we have been given a go-ahead to have the track paved in time for our races next May. So we should be back to normal."
Some drivers, however, came into the weekend worried about possible tire trouble following a rash of crashes in practice at the track three weeks ago.
"Speeds normally slow down during the weekend and if that is the case, I think we will be fine," High Point's Dave Blaney said after Thursday qualifying. "But you don't know what to expect with the surface never having been raced on before. You just play it as safe as you can and hope that's good enough."
"I babied my car a lot," Ryan Newman, who was in contention late and finished seventh, said. "I don't have a lot nice to say about that, but we salvaged a good day after having bad things happen."
Added Brian Vickers, who finished 12th: " There was no enjoyment out there. We were worried about the tires lasting more than 30 laps. That was crazy. We played it safe and came way with a good result."
And that's exactly what Johnson did until he let loose after getting into the top three through pit stop strategy with less than 50 laps to go. Overcoming alternator problems and a fender rubbing a tire, he prevailed in a battle with Joe Nemechek, Kurt Busch and Greg Biffle over the last 20 laps.
"We opted to run seventh, eighth, ninth," Johnson's crew chief Chad Knaus said. "We could have gone up there and raced with those early leaders, but it was not the time. The guys who were going fast were the ones with tire issues."
Johnson, earning his fourth straight LMS win, left happy. He was certainly in the minority. The same could not be said for NASCAR, the track or most of the competition.
"This was just a tough night for everybody," Wheeler said. "Nobody liked it. I certainly didn't."
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wossa said:
And that's exactly what Johnson did through pit stop strategy with less than 50 laps to go. Overcoming alternator problems and a fender rubbing a tire, he prevailed in a battle with Joe Nemechek, Kurt Busch and Greg Biffle over the last 20 laps.
get over it. people watch/attend to see sparks and smoke tits and ass and everything else that is NASCAR.Chad Knaus said:
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hooray for JJ for surviving the race up front
whatever yankme
the track still races like a piece of shit
maybe Charlotte should be the next track that loses a race to the great white north
whatever yankme
the track still races like a piece of shit
maybe Charlotte should be the next track that loses a race to the great white north
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wossa said:
this shit would never happen at Watkins Glen
