Looks like I guessed this weeks winner. Looks like all the Hendrick cars did well. Jeff gordon was second, Jimmie Johnson was 4th and Dale jr was in the top 10. Not a bad week for the guys over at Hendrick.
I am still in shock that the race didn’t end early due to rain.
Today is racing at Martinsville! That doesn’t get me excited since I am not a short track fan. After watching all the cautions in the truck race yesterday I am really not looking forward to watching caution laps again today. When they are not under caution there are some things to look for.
One is Kyle Busch being aggresive and then crashing late in the race. It seems like this is happening every week now. I don’t know why the Nascar announcers praise this kid every week for his skills. Skills don’t equal over aggressive driving. Guess I am still mad at the way he closed the race a few weeks ago by almost wrecking Dale Jarret for no reason.
I am expecting Denny Hamlin to have a good day. He seems to do well on short tracks, and the truck race yesterday may have helped give him and his team some information on the track. Of course I am rooting for Jimmie Johnson but it seems they have lost their edge on the car of tomorrow. I don’t know lately it only seems like Dale Jr’s car is actually working well for the team. It is only a matter of time before he gets Hendrick’s a win.
Jeff Gordon has the pole and the very important first pit stall. It is also the first race with UPS as a sponsor for David Reutimann as Dale Jarret is going to retire after the All Star race. It will seem funny to not see Dale in the UPS car.
This is the way I will remember Dale since I was there. It is a shame since he had so many wins. Good luck Dale I look forward to watching you in the booth and sharing your knowledge with us
I was amazed when I walked into the Auto Show here in New York and saw two Nascars sitting there and the Daytona 500 throphy also. They had supposedly the winning car of Ryan Newman’s Alltel Dodge Charger and Kurt Busch’s Miller Lite Dodge Charger along with the tires they used during the race.
Kind of cool, Here is a picture you can see more on the forum.
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They also had some other race cars and even a driver that I had never heard of I think he did road course races.
Small tracks are not a favorite of mine but they do provide some amazing wrecks. As I am sitting here it is about an hour or so before the race starts at Bristol. It has been rainy and stormy the whole weekend and yesterdays Nationwide race had to be cut short. The storms that hit the area hard especially the downtown Atlanta area with the f2 tornado are seeming like they are out of the picture and racing will be normal.
Did I just put the words normal and racing in the same sentence that is going to be far from the truth today. The rain has taken all the rubber off the worlds fastest half mile and that should provide a slick course. I didn’t even mention the tire issue which is seeming to be an issue of late.
Jeff Gordon was complaining during the practice session that this tire is not right for the course. I am looking forward to seeing the race being that it’s Dale Jarrets last points race. I hope that the tire issue doesn’t hurt his chances today.
Here is a short video of Carl Edwards doing his customary victorious backflip after he won the Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Speedway March 2, 2008.
Just a short video of a restart. Pretty cool seats that I had in turn four.
Tony Stewart did not have a good race in Las Vegas. He crashed early and had a DNF (Did Not Finish for the newbies). He blew a front tire right in front of my seats and hit the wall hard. It took a few minutes to get Tony out of the car as he hurt his foot in the crash. Really is a good thing they put in the safer barriers or he would have been really hurt.
Here are some pictures of the wreck. 
And my favorite one of all
Although watching a wreck is cool you always hope that no one gets hurt. There are some other cool Nascar crash pictures that I took that also happened where I sat that I have to upload.
One of the best things about going to a Nascar race is doing all the fun stuff before and after the race. All the teams have trailers and stuff. They usually hand out free stuff too, Lowes gave me a free utility knife which is really cool.
They have show cars that you can go in and get your picture taken.
Although its not Jimmie Johnson or Dale jr’s car its still kind of cool.
Hi My name is Vinny and welcome to my new site dedicated to auto racing. Awesomewreckage.com was born because I wanted to have a place for Nascar fans to share pictures and discuss whats happening in the world of Nascar.
I was turned on to this sport from my friend Terry from Georgia. One race and I was hooked for life. The speed and even though I had no idea who was winning the race it was one of the best times of my life. I went to a race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway back in 1999 (I think) and have been to three or four races since then.
I just came back from the race in Las Vegas and have many pictures to share so I started the site. I would love it if you would join me on the site and the forum.
Las Vegas is a great place to catch a race. Just a few miles from Downtown and the hills overlooking the track are just a great backdrop for a race. Can’t wait until next year. Be sure to drop by the forum where I will be placing a lot more pictures from the race. If you have some pictures froma Nascar race you would like to share feel free.
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