Any NASCAR fans out there.....

[Jeff Wiechowski]

....catch this wreck coming to the checkered flag on Sunday?

http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2009/04/26/cup.tal.high.final.nascar/index.html

[Matt DeAngelis]

He runs across the finish line! HAHA!

[Matt Stroika]

He runs across the finish line! HAHA!

I think it shows the commitment to finish strong by the Fenway-Rauch race team. Edwards can deliver excitement at the end, much like Mo Rivera does for the Yankees.

[Matt DeAngelis]

It's just so funny since it is so similar to Ricky Bobby and the announcer picks up on that too!

[Gary Cyr]

....catch this wreck coming to the checkered flag on Sunday?

http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2009/04/26/cup.tal.high.final.nascar/index.html

Yes I did. Carl Edwards quote is spot on,... "We'll just keep racing this way till someone gets killed,..then we'll do something about it."

Problem is I think he's referring to killing a fan. We already killed Dale Earnhart on restrictor plates. Edwards car was a wisker away from leaving the track and landing in the stands.

[Eric Kevorkian]

....catch this wreck coming to the checkered flag on Sunday?

http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2009/04/26/cup.tal.high.final.nascar/index.html

Yes I did. Carl Edwards quote is spot on,... "We'll just keep racing this way till someone gets killed,..then we'll do something about it."

Problem is I think he's referring to killing a fan. We already killed Dale Earnhart on restrictor plates. Edwards car was a wisker away from leaving the track and landing in the stands.

Witnessed something very similar to that crash up at Thunder Road in Barre VT. Car JUST missed going into the stands....

[Matt Stroika]

I dont think that the restrictor plates have anything to do with the bumping and grinding that goes on out there. I would personally rather get bumped at 160mph than at 190mph. Maybe there is a point where the extra speed doesnt really matter?

[Mike Murphy]

Restrictor plates do more harm than good, IMO.

[Jeff Wiechowski]

Yes I did. Carl Edwards quote is spot on,... "We'll just keep racing this way till someone gets killed,..then we'll do something about it."

Problem is I think he's referring to killing a fan. We already killed Dale Earnhart on restrictor plates. Edwards car was a wisker away from leaving the track and landing in the stands.

Geoff Bodine almost left the track in a truck series race at Daytona a few years back too......

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/63207/very_bad_nascar_crash/

[Gary Cyr]

Restictor plates only do one thing,...make two car go faster together than one car alone.

This leads to huge paks of cars. At cruch time and on starts if somebody gets a little antsy or wiggles a little taking some momentum off, The field tries to shuffle around them. In corners, this always causes a three wide situation at Daytona, and potentially 4 wide situation at Talledega. I've been to Daytona and toured the speedway. Anybody else ever do this? You can get right out on the track and stand at the bottom of turn 3. Let me tell you,..3 cars don't fit in that spot.

[Gary Cyr]

I dont think that the restrictor plates have anything to do with the bumping and grinding that goes on out there. I would personally rather get bumped at 160mph than at 190mph. Maybe there is a point where the extra speed doesnt really matter?

Tell that to the guy at the front of the pack that knows when he drops the hammer,..there's no way he can hold off the heard. They're going to swallow him up by cutting right down both sides of him forcing him to wait while some 30 cars all go by him on both sides at 10 MPH faster than hes going,..all at 180MPH. Sure doesn't sound like a postion I want to be in.

Ya,... restrictor plates have nothing to do with these huge wrecks. But for some reason, we only see huge wrecks at restrictor plate tracks.

[Matt Stroika]

Well, hopefully NASCAR officials will be looking at the statistics and can make a reasonable decision as to what best protects their drivers and fans.

Maybe you redesign or even retire the racetrack if it can't handle today's racecars???

[Jeff Wiechowski]

unfortunately because there were no serious injuries, this will probably be swept under the rug in 2-3 weeks. Some fans were injured when Ernie Irvin's hood went into the grandstands @ Michigan then they added hood/trunk tethers................ a wheel assembly bounced into the infield last year and the tethers were added to front wheel assemblies.

HMMMMMmmmmmmm, how can NASCAR tether the ENTIRE CAR to the track?

[Steve Solbo]

unfortunately because there were no serious injuries, this will probably be swept under the rug in 2-3 weeks. Some fans were injured when Ernie Irvin's hood went into the grandstands @ Michigan then they added hood/trunk tethers................ a wheel assembly bounced into the infield last year and the tethers were added to front wheel assemblies.

HMMMMMmmmmmmm, how can NASCAR tether the ENTIRE CAR to the track?

the engineered fence kept his car in.. i am sure they will engineer only better fences.

[Steve Solbo]

He runs across the finish line! HAHA!

I think it shows the commitment to finish strong by the Fenway-Rauch race team. Edwards can deliver excitement at the end, much like Mo Rivera does for the Yankees.

driver needs to cross the finish line.. not the car.

[JohnT]

It was a freak wreck that happened on sunday. Plus it was at talladega which has always been known for big wrecks, even before restictor plates.
Since the track opened up, racers have always complained about safety issues.

Like Solbo said, they will come out with a better fence and thats it. I don't even think that will happen. No one got seriously hurt in the stands. Go to a race, sit front row, and see how much rubber has accumulated on you by the end of the race. People have always been hit by some type of debris at races.

What it all boils down to, Edwards is a whiny beotch. It was his fault for going for the block when he knew he was going to get passed.

[Steve Solbo]

right on Tserpes..

went for the block and got spun.

[JohnT]

right on Tserpes..

went for the block and got spun.

Can't stand Edwards and his back flips.

[Jeff Prendergast]

Restictor plates only do one thing,...make two car go faster together than one car alone.

This leads to huge paks of cars. At cruch time and on starts if somebody gets a little antsy or wiggles a little taking some momentum off, The field tries to shuffle around them. In corners, this always causes a three wide situation at Daytona, and potentially 4 wide situation at Talledega. I've been to Daytona and toured the speedway. Anybody else ever do this? You can get right out on the track and stand at the bottom of turn 3. Let me tell you,..3 cars don't fit in that spot.

The plate forces all the cars to produce the same (restricted) level of horsepower, something like 400hp compared to the usual 700hp without the plate (don't quote me on those numbers)...but this makes them all max out at the same speed, leading to the large packs, leading to the big wrecks, etc...

Without the plates, there would not be the large packs, because not every team can create the same horsepower for their car/driver. A much smaller pack of faster cars would pull away from the cars with mediocre engines.

But without the plate they'd be able to go 225mph, and kill themselves faster.

At every other track, these guys have to hit the brakes and slow down at some point in the corners. At Daytona & Talladega they don't, which is the reason that the plates are put in, to keep horsepower and speed at a controllable level.

[JohnT]

....catch this wreck coming to the checkered flag on Sunday?

http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2009/04/26/cup.tal.high.final.nascar/index.html

Yes I did. Carl Edwards quote is spot on,... "We'll just keep racing this way till someone gets killed,..then we'll do something about it."

Problem is I think he's referring to killing a fan. We already killed Dale Earnhart on restrictor plates. Edwards car was a wisker away from leaving the track and landing in the stands.

Gary, restrictor plates didn't kill Earnhart. It was that fact that he wasn't wearing the Hans Safety Device when he hit the wall at 180+ and that there was no safety walls at the time.

How about Randy Moss getting his first victory in the nascar truck series. Looks like his new business is doing well.

[Gary Cyr]

Gary, restrictor plates didn't kill Earnhart. It was that fact that he wasn't wearing the Hans Safety Device when he hit the wall at 180+ and that there was no safety walls at the time.

John, I know what killed Dale Earnhart. I watched it live. I just meant that he died in a restritor plate race,..Daytona,..turn 4 during what was basically a restart while in a huge pack.

[JohnT]

Gary, restrictor plates didn't kill Earnhart. It was that fact that he wasn't wearing the Hans Safety Device when he hit the wall at 180+ and that there was no safety walls at the time.

John, I know what killed Dale Earnhart. I watched it live. I just meant that he died in a restritor plate race,..Daytona,..turn 4 during what was basically a restart while in a huge pack.

All restarts are always in a big pack for the first few laps. What about the Petty kid that died in NH shortly after Dale during a practice session? that wasn't a restictor plate track. Don't forget that Chicagoland, Texas, and Indy always have huge wrecks and those aren't restictor plate races.

These guys are walking away from huge wrecks and racing the next week from all the safety issues that nascar has put into the cars. Plus how
many drivers are left that really know how it is to race Daytona and Talledaga without restrictor plates. Maybe 2 or 3?

Edwards on Larry King this week was a joke.

[Jeff Wiechowski]

What about the Petty kid that died in NH shortly after Dale during a practice session? that wasn't a restictor plate track.

Adam Petty died during practice at New Hampshire. That track is a 1.058 mile low-banked track........... no restrictor plates.

[Gary Cyr]

Gary, restrictor plates didn't kill Earnhart. It was that fact that he wasn't wearing the Hans Safety Device when he hit the wall at 180+ and that there was no safety walls at the time.

John, I know what killed Dale Earnhart. I watched it live. I just meant that he died in a restritor plate race,..Daytona,..turn 4 during what was basically a restart while in a huge pack.

All restarts are always in a big pack for the first few laps. What about the Petty kid that died in NH shortly after Dale during a practice session? that wasn't a restictor plate track. Don't forget that Chicagoland, Texas, and Indy always have huge wrecks and those aren't restictor plate races.

These guys are walking away from huge wrecks and racing the next week from all the safety issues that nascar has put into the cars. Plus how
many drivers are left that really know how it is to race Daytona and Talledaga without restrictor plates. Maybe 2 or 3?

Edwards on Larry King this week was a joke.

What about Hot fudge Sunday's? They Kill people too. Maybe they should be served on "restrictor" plates. You know, so you can only eat part of the Sunday, but not all of it. I'll bet less people would die from Hot Fudge Sunday's if we did serve them on "restrictor" plates.

Conversation getting rediculous now,..I think I'll bow out.

[Todd Eddy]

Mmmm hot fudge sundays. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is one mile.

[Matt DeAngelis]

don't they call it the magic mile

[JohnT]

don't they call it the magic mile

I guess its the Hot Fudge Sunday Mile. Hot fudge sundays kill people?

[Jeff Wiechowski]

Dale Sr.'s 1997 Daytona hood is up for auction. Signed by Childress and McReynolds.
http://auctions.nascar.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=104399799&prmenbr=63306014&aunbr=104746509

[JohnT]

I double dog dare you to buy it

They are putting up new fencing up in NH before the next race. estimated cost of 400K.

[Jeff Wiechowski]

Congrats to Jamie McMurray !!!!!