Bud Shootout

[basswipe]

Its racing time again!

The new "selection" format is quite lame.

Call me old-fashioned but I like the original Busch Clash format.All of the previous season's pole sitters,any previous Clash winner and then the one lone guy from the Busch series who'd one the most poles in that series' previous season.And then qualify for position.

Should be interesting to watch with so many inexperienced drivers.

[striperman36]

I like the format every manufacturer is in and every top owner is in,
even friggin Tony Stewart and Robbie Gordon, theres gonna be some sheet metal left on the track on this one.
Scott Speed is going to be a bumpah cah.

00 1 David Reutimann Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing
2 6 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing
6 1 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing
7 1 Robby Gordon Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports
07 3 Casey Mears Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing
9 5 Kasey Kahne Dodge Richard Petty Motorsports
11 4 Denny Hamlin Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
12 1 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing
14 10 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Stewart-Haas Racing
16 4 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing
17 3 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing
18 3 Kyle Busch Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
19 4 Elliott Sadler Dodge Richard Petty Motorsports
20 1 Joey Logano Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
24 16 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
26 4 Jamie McMurray Ford Roush Fenway Racing
29 5 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing
31 4 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing
43 2 Reed Sorenson Dodge Richard Petty Motorsports
44 1 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Richard Petty Motorsports
48 7 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
55 4 Michael Waltrip Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing
82 1 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull Racing Team
83 4 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing Team
88 9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
96 10 Bobby Labonte Ford Hall of Fame Racing
98 1 Paul Menard Ford Yates Racing
99 3 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing

[Clogston29]

entertaining race. love the result. the commentators really blew the whole harvick losing the draft twice out of proportion. both were the results of other guys's wrecks and it was clear that he had a car that could do it when he needed it to.

mcmurray was very impressive out front with no help. it'll be interesting to see if he has a good year this year. he needs it bad. if he struggles again, he'll be out of that ride and will have a hard time ever earning a prime seat again.

i hope that all the problems that nascar is going to face this year (with the economy and problems in the auto industry) force them to step back and look at the direction they are moving in. They need to step back more towards their roots and get back to the old school short tracks like Darlington, Rockingham, etc. Once they start getting into those stretches of 2 and 2.5 mile tracks like Texas, Cali, Atlanta I (and I think many others) lose interest quick.

[striperman36]

I don't like Tx, Fontana, Mich, Homestead, and even NHIS, they are either to narrow or flat.

I still like Richmond, Charlotte, Atlanta, they all seem good.
Bullring's are kinda okay, too many cautions.

We should look at last nights race as pretty much what we are going to see all season 28 cars in contention.

I don't think there are too many more fully sponsored cars for the season.

[basswipe]

Going back to the Rock would be a very good move.N.Wilkesboro would be another great move.

[striperman36]

I am going to do the Petty Experience at Charlotte this spring.

[american spirit]

the cars seemed all over the court this weekend. very loose. i liked the race though. looks like harvick has got that move down well.

maybe this year will be different. johnson is gaining weight and going with the dirty look, mcmurray holding his own, and the scott speed interview was funny after he wrecked.