Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Re: [NASCAR-Group] Hendrick used Mark and Dale Jr as test teams

 


Thanks :)

On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:45:25 -0500, Hu Anderson <augrad94@gmail.com>
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>I think Petty has 6 seconds.
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>Hu
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>On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:31 AM, A. Jones <ajones@intrtek.com> wrote:
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>> I wonder if being champeen runner-up five times is some sort of
>> record? Maybe five times in a row would be a record. LOL
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>> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:20:13 -0800 (PST), Amanda Horton
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>> <georgia_dolphin@yahoo.com <georgia_dolphin%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
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>> >I'm a Jr. fan but I do think he's having some off seasons. I was hoping
>> Mark would finally win a championship but 2nd ain't bad. It just that he's
>> been so close so many times!
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>> >--- On Tue, 11/24/09, A. Jones <ajones@intrtek.com <ajones%40intrtek.com>>
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>> >From: A. Jones <ajones@intrtek.com <ajones%40intrtek.com>>
>> >Subject: [NASCAR-Group] Hendrick used Mark and Dale Jr as test teams
>> >To: nascar-group@yahoogroups.com <nascar-group%40yahoogroups.com>
>> >Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 10:12 AM
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>> >On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:30:04 -0000, "brickyardnut" wrote:
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>> >>Knowing the way Jr usually drives...... good but "hard". I can see him
>> blowing an engine.
>> >>But an experienced driver like Mark? Just a thought/theory but it just
>> seems odd the 48 had no trouble . Those two engine failures could have cost
>> Mark the championship .
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>> >In retrospect, I would say it indeed did. JJ had the one DNF and Mark
>> >had two but, all other things being equal, the blown engines were the
>> >killer for Mark. MM finished 141 points back. Homestead could have
>> >been a very different race.
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>> >>I'm a Jr fan as well and do admit he's got issues that he's had to deal
>> with the past two years , but I believe he'll overcome that.
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>> >What issues am I missing. I know he didn't get along with stepmom and
>> >cuzz Eury. Forgive me but has there been anything else?
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>> >>actually I would like to see him on his own. Owner/driver so-to-speak, If
>> it falls apart....he would have learned a lot!
>> >>Got a funny feeling it would work though.
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>> >Jr needs a Chad Knaus. He's not capable of being his own crew chief
>> >like JG and MM can do to some extent. It has been driver error, bad
>> >luck, and not all Lance McGrew's fault. Things will get better next
>> >year, but I don't think Jr will win a championship without a Knaus
>> >caliber CC.
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>> >>--- In NASCAR-Group@ yahoogroups. com, A. Jones wrote:
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>> >>> Hendrick is using Mark and Dale Jr as test teams? That's interesting.
>> >>> Jr finished 25th in points, but Martin finished 2nd, ahead of JG. I
>> >>> dunno, I guess MM could have overcome such and Jr just had other bad
>> >>> luck of his own doing. Still, that's an interesting assertion.
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>> >>> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:38:10 -0000, "brickyardnut"
>> >>> wrote:
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>> >>> >Are all his motors equal ? I just hafta wonder sometimes.
>> >>> >Not one engine failure this year for Jimmy ,or Jeff.... but the others
>> had them. 2 engine failures for Mark and Jr had 3 of his own.
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>> >>> >And I'd have to see the amount of damage on the #5 car for the races
>> he didn't finish to make a judgment , but without seeing them...
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>> >>> >I'd almost bet that there wasn't the type of help for him that Jimmy
>> got. I know it was early in the season so I can't remember to good , but at
>> Talladega he got knocked out real early in the race.
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>> >>> >wonder if they even tried to get him back out.
>> >>> >(re-hashing the season) I'm sure they'll look at those points that
>> could've made the difference!
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>> >DISCUSS THIS TOPIC AT...
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