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Took a heck of a shot from Zach Chappell...thought they were both going for a ride. Maybe they need to put horns on those things.....

Yeah, he knocked the hell out of him didn't he. That's partly due to a rough track also, in my opinion. Pretty hard track to race on. I'd rather see it get slick,smooth,and dry.

i agree skeesiks. i'm for anything with mutliple competitive grooves. that usually tends to happen more when on the drier side. although twice this year at SFS i saw the perfect track. moisture low - moisture high - and a lil dry in the middle. it was purely up to the drivers ability and their setup. some were better goin thru the dry part here and there better than the guys that were in the cushion all the way around.

maybe i aint describing it right ------ but at the time i thought it was fantastic!

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Kinda like the shot we got from Joe Jr. earlier this year except it destroyed our car

Sprint50 you could never run with Joe Jr. and im sure it was not intentional.

Don't look like we will get the chance to see does it?? Intentional or not we still had a destroyed car. All I know is that it was just Cody and I and not 5 or 6 guys working on a car with a whole lot bigger budget then what we had. So now nonwing48 why don't you go crawl out of the hole that you came out of.

Man, I wonder if Zach had an inboard brake rotor explode on his car too. I wasn't there the night Joe and Cody got together but I heard from a very reliable source that was the cause of that deal. Let's call it what it was last friday, in my opinion, once again, the track wasn't conducive to alot of passing out of the groove. Sure, some guys did it. But others didn't. Those two, and Danny raced for good portion of the race without problems. Then one of em got hit from the right side of another while trying to make a pass. It happens some times. Nobody likes it but it's the chance you take every time you get on the racetrack with other cars out there. Joe understands that as well as anyone. I'm sorry about Cody's car. it really sucks for them guys. I mean that. Man, I've been going to this and other tracks now for more than 25 years and it happens all the time. Nobody likes it, at least if your a real racing enthusiast. Crashes hurt people sometimes and cars every time. It's a bad deal for all involved. Intentional? I really don't think so. But I wasn't in the car either.

Sprint50 if you have a problem with what happened months ago maybe you should have taken it up with them guys when it happened not say something now. Joe Jr. and them are on a budget Joe would not intentionally run over anyone they foot the bills themselves also. His dad would have his ass for crashing anyone on purpose. I just think its wrong for you to get on her now and make some smart ass comment about that night. If you cant afford an expensive sport maybe you should take up tennis. jmo

Thats just it. Its between them and us not you. I was stating a fact not being a smartass. Do I believe that Joe Jr. did it on purpose NO. I understand that everytime you go out on the track that you are taking a chance. Thats not what bothers me. What bothers me is that if Joe Jr. didn't have any brakes then why did he finish the feature and take a chance of tearing up someone else???? also Joe Jr. showed no remorse on what happened. I sure wish we had the same budget 2 newer cars 2 Wesmar motors Cody and I had worked very hard to run a sprint car. Like I said I know things happen. Just wish things would have been handled differently. What would have happened if the tables had been turned and we would have dumped Joe Jr? I would have pulled Cody out of the car for finishing the feature with no brakes and taking a chance of tearing up someone else. This was no small crash as I still have Cody's helmet with marks on top of it. I am glad that Cody was not hurt. JMO

If you cant afford an expensive sport maybe you should take up tennis. jmo

Too old

no it was not intentional - 03 had no brakes.

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personally - nonwing48 - if you think Cody Whitworth cant run with Joe Jr. - go buy a 30k+ WESMAR motor and see for yourself. with a bigger motor and more help to change setups and other stuff -------- I'll bet you money he could in fact run with anyone. in fact - I think him and Sprint50 did a hell of a job with what they had to work with. just too much bad luck in the end - capped off by getting their car completely destroyed at the end of it - i could list it all for you - but sprint50 gettin run over by a damn push truck was prob the worst. frankly, racing needs more drivers who would rather take 7th or further back cleanly and not destroy theirs or someone else's car - than those with enough money to not give a shit. I'm just sayin that for various reasons - SFS lost a very talented, young, and CLEAN sprint car driver.

but its all good in the end. as now they have 3 mods between the 2 of em. hell did you see what Sprint50 did with a limited mod last week at SFS? and then 5th place at BMS against a pretty good field aint bad either - in fact I think that 50 car is for sale if you want to see what you can do with it. and Cody goes to Elk City and against like 38 sport mods gets 3rd a few weeks back. in what I think was only his 2nd time in the car or that track. and thats in a class that most cars are fairly equal - maybe not entirely - but at least more so than sprint cars at SFS.

btw - not meanin anything negative towards Joe Jr...... just trying to prove a point. Whitworth aint in a sprint anymore not just because of that ACCIDENT. just a whole bunch of bad luck like that (that and there was not much left of the car). we still root for Joe - especially in the champ sprint. owners are great folks. hope his success continues this weekend and at Knoxville.

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cant afford an expensive sport go play tennis? you're a smart one aint ya? see an expensive sport with not much return is NOT a good thing. it should not even be acceptable. because as sprint car racing remains a sport that highlights the differences between the have's and have not's ------- well lets just say you should pull your head out of your ass and realize that is NOT GOOD. hell as 30k motors and shit becomes more and more acceptable to folks like you --- it leaves far fewer people who can actually afford to remain competitive. if you want to insinuate that someone is less a great racecar driver because they have to go down to a class they can afford - rather than run the fastest with money they DONT HAVE - well then - - - safe to say what range your IQ lies in. Take 1 good look at the price to be competitive in sprint car (outside the 305's we DONT have here in Oklahoma) - and imagine how much talent those prices suppress because of folks who cant afford it. the next steve kinser is probably out there - playing tennis - because his parents cant even afford to THINK about racing. actually he prob plays football or basketball.

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Sprint50 i am glad that Cody did not get hurt as well and i wish you guys still raced sprintcars i just did not agree with your post at this time. As for my comment on Cody not being able to run with Joe that was uncalled for and i apoligize for that he is a very good racer.

Okcfan12 i have witnessed first hand Jeff Swindell drive a mini stock and i dont think he is any less a driver than when he drove 410 cars. And im gonna give you one thing okc you have more passion as a fan for sprintcar racing than most racers and i think that is really cool but dont ever think i dont understand racing i dont agree with the high cost of this sport but thats the way it is and everyone knows this when they decide they want to race. You have a wonderful day.

ok point taken. my apologies for the harsh way i brought the latter points. it just pissed me off you say Cody couldn't keep up with Joe. I thought he did a tremendous job him and mike with what they had to work with. him jumpin in a car he not familiar with AT ALL and doing so well --------- i mean i thought he was talented before - but he's obviously versatile as well.

dude i know you prob wasnt meaning it in the way I took it. i just would have liked to see what cody woulda done for the year in the sprint. i never seen that much bad luck that consistent. i look forward to seeing him and mike race the sport mod. especially at sfs if that comes about next year. my apologies for jumpin all over it. i just think they both very talented. thats all.

thanks for the kind words - although im just a fan like anyone else. sorry for jumpin all over the tennis statement. but that is one thing i am passionate about ------ i dont see a good future for sprint car racing and it just pisses me off. maybe if it pisses enough people off ------- thoughts and new ideas will emerge and something may be done about it someday. its a horse i will beat all the way to the end.

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Thank you. If you just knew the bad luck we have had. I am very frustrated as I love Sprint Cars and to know that was probably our last shot. Hopefully our luck will change and who knows maybe someday I will win the lottery LOL

Ya he hit pretty hard cuz i was standing at the fence and he came all the way up there. There was some damage on the car.

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Sprint50 there is always a chance that Cody may make it back to sprint cars so just race hard with what you guys have and hope for the best. OKCFan12 you really are a true fan and its people like you that make me want to keep working on cars to give you fans what you deserve and that is some of the best local 360 racing in the country. I think a lot of people forget that you fans spend a lot of your hard earned money throughout the year just to go cheer on your favorite drivers so thanks for being there. By the way how many hours you put in a week alone on the fantasy league.

I, avoided comment when the Cody and Joe Jr. incident accrued because I, was standing just outside the line-up gate entrance at the north end of the track, and had limited vision to the action in turns one and two.

Mike, nobody felt any more remorse than myself, but photographic evidence posted here shows that Cody was well on his way before Joe Jr got there. Just as photographic evidence proved Zach getting into Joe.

Granted, Joe Jr's brake rotor did infact explode, and fragments of that cut off Kerry McAllister's oil filter, causing Kerry to pull off the track. That's racing man, I don't care if you're at Manzanita, Knoxville, Talladega, or Indy.

You also mentioned about other Drivers Safety. I can Absolutely 100% Guarantee that if Joe Jr. was the least bit uncomfortable, He would get his ride off the track.

How do you think Joe Jr. felt when he had his Brand new 2008 Maxim stuffed into the concrete retaining wall on the back stretch at Devil's Bowl with a total of 14 laps on it by a National Driver.

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I know the picture doesn't show it but Joe Jr. hit Cody in the LR tire. I saw the whole thing. Just ask Joe Jr.