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egras
April 09, 2013 at 07:58:04 PM
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Hey, just for fun--pick the top 5 for the Eldora truck race. (I don't even yet know who's committed)

1. Bloomer

2. Kyle Larson

3. Kyle Busch

4. Clint Bowyer

5. Kevin Swindell

 

 

 




opnwhlr
April 09, 2013 at 08:43:13 PM
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Smoke

Larson

Bowyer

Shrub

TBA Wink


 
I LEARNED ESP FROM MY MOM

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YOU'RE COLD?"

Tommy7h
April 09, 2013 at 08:53:24 PM
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Truck race?


jreven
April 09, 2013 at 09:04:02 PM
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1.shane clanton, 2.scott bloomquist, 3.smoke, 4.larson, 5.kyle bush



t-dub
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April 09, 2013 at 09:26:59 PM
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#1 Larson, #2 Smoke, #3 Bloomquist, #4 Hines, #5 Blaney


SUPPORT WILDLIFE, go to a sprint car race! 

WoOSprint514
April 09, 2013 at 10:10:53 PM
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1. Who cares 2. Who cares 3. Who cares 4. Who cares 5. Who cares. Anything involving NASCAR is becoming pathetic. Wake me up when they decide to put these drivers in a 410 seat then we'll see who's who.



t-dub
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April 10, 2013 at 12:18:28 AM
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Posted By: WoOSprint514 on April 09 2013 at 10:10:53 PM
1. Who cares 2. Who cares 3. Who cares 4. Who cares 5. Who cares. Anything involving NASCAR is becoming pathetic. Wake me up when they decide to put these drivers in a 410 seat then we'll see who's who.


Well, 4 of my 5 have been...............


SUPPORT WILDLIFE, go to a sprint car race! 

BigRightRear
April 10, 2013 at 09:24:19 AM
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does Walker have a ride for this race?


Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH 
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better 
weather." Van May

saphead
April 10, 2013 at 09:36:29 AM
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Posted By: WoOSprint514 on April 09 2013 at 10:10:53 PM
1. Who cares 2. Who cares 3. Who cares 4. Who cares 5. Who cares. Anything involving NASCAR is becoming pathetic. Wake me up when they decide to put these drivers in a 410 seat then we'll see who's who.


It's hard to believe 10 years ago the buzz around the dirt track world was a non-wing sprint car race paying a million dollar purse. Now it's a mid-week truck race...




egras
April 10, 2013 at 12:22:20 PM
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Posted By: WoOSprint514 on April 09 2013 at 10:10:53 PM
1. Who cares 2. Who cares 3. Who cares 4. Who cares 5. Who cares. Anything involving NASCAR is becoming pathetic. Wake me up when they decide to put these drivers in a 410 seat then we'll see who's who.


Who cares? I would say a lot of people care. If I am reading the Eldora website correctly, the show is already sold out.

Anything involving NASCAR is becoming pathetic? They've hardly sold out a Sprint Cup race in the last 5 years and they just sold out a truck race 2 months before the event. I agree they took many steps backwards in the last 10 years, but they are now finally trying to tap new markets by not being so damned stuffy and arrogant. So, I would say this race, coupled with a couple of other subtle and not-so-subtle changes that they have made, are at least a step in the right direction.

Put the drivers in a 410 seat and we'll see who's who? Yeah, who's who in a 410. I love sprint car racing, but your success in the racing world isn't determined by how well you drive a 410 sprint car. Two of the greatest sprint car drivers in the history of the world were failures in both stock cars and indy cars. But because they can drive a sprint car--that's what matters? Two of the greatest drivers of all time, in my eyes anyways, don't have a sprint car victory. (I am pretty sure) Tim Richmond and Scott Bloomquist.

I am going to enjoy the race at Eldora that night and everyone who likes any form of stock car racing or dirt track racing should also at least give it a chance. Sprint car fans may get some bragging rights out of the whole deal. ?



egras
April 10, 2013 at 12:24:17 PM
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Now, back to the topic at hand, TOP 5 guesses? Good ones so far.



Ben 31
April 10, 2013 at 03:02:00 PM
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Tim Richmond had plenty of seat time in a sprint car.
"If you're gonna run the bottom, you might as well get 
a real job."


LatshPA
April 10, 2013 at 03:14:24 PM
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Posted By: egras on April 10 2013 at 12:22:20 PM

Who cares? I would say a lot of people care. If I am reading the Eldora website correctly, the show is already sold out.

Anything involving NASCAR is becoming pathetic? They've hardly sold out a Sprint Cup race in the last 5 years and they just sold out a truck race 2 months before the event. I agree they took many steps backwards in the last 10 years, but they are now finally trying to tap new markets by not being so damned stuffy and arrogant. So, I would say this race, coupled with a couple of other subtle and not-so-subtle changes that they have made, are at least a step in the right direction.

Put the drivers in a 410 seat and we'll see who's who? Yeah, who's who in a 410. I love sprint car racing, but your success in the racing world isn't determined by how well you drive a 410 sprint car. Two of the greatest sprint car drivers in the history of the world were failures in both stock cars and indy cars. But because they can drive a sprint car--that's what matters? Two of the greatest drivers of all time, in my eyes anyways, don't have a sprint car victory. (I am pretty sure) Tim Richmond and Scott Bloomquist.

I am going to enjoy the race at Eldora that night and everyone who likes any form of stock car racing or dirt track racing should also at least give it a chance. Sprint car fans may get some bragging rights out of the whole deal. ?



^^ This. Plenty of drivers from other disciples besides winged sprints have proven they belong in those cars. I'd rather watch sprints, but in that aspect I'm just a fan. Very few people on this board that should be judging absolute driving talent.

Hope this is a great show and they do more of them. I'm a road racer and I feel like that past couple years of Watkins Glen has opened some eyes to how good that racing can be, I wish the same for Eldora.





egras
April 10, 2013 at 08:05:56 PM
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Posted By: LatshPA on April 10 2013 at 03:14:24 PM

^^ This. Plenty of drivers from other disciples besides winged sprints have proven they belong in those cars. I'd rather watch sprints, but in that aspect I'm just a fan. Very few people on this board that should be judging absolute driving talent.

Hope this is a great show and they do more of them. I'm a road racer and I feel like that past couple years of Watkins Glen has opened some eyes to how good that racing can be, I wish the same for Eldora.



Totally agree on the road course racing. I have really gotten to love the Watkins Glen races. I also thought the Mexico Nationwide race was very entertaining. My favorite has been the Circuit De Villeneuve (spelling?). Unfortunately, this race has been cancelled I believe. Fun to see the ringers. That is why I think the Eldora truck race will be very entertaining. (now watch--it will suck and I will be wrong again)



egras
April 10, 2013 at 08:17:32 PM
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Posted By: Ben 31 on April 10 2013 at 03:02:00 PM
Tim Richmond had plenty of seat time in a sprint car.


I didn't say sprint car seat time--I said sprint car victory. I felt sure that he had not won in a sprint car. I did some research and found nothing. He drove a stock car like no one else in the world ever did as far as I'm concerned. If he hadn't passed away early, Richard Petty's seven championships would not have been tied by Dale senior. They may have been tied by Tim Richmond.





filtalr
April 10, 2013 at 08:50:07 PM
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Top five winners/moneymakers are --

1- Eldora (ticket sales)

2- NASCAR

3- Eldora (concessions)

4- Any lodging within an hour's drive of the track (includes Eldora's camping-spot sales)

5- Whoever wins the race

wink


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everhard
April 10, 2013 at 08:51:00 PM
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Oetken, Tapper, Reno, Hersh and Big Rog.
Still love husets 

Ben 31
April 10, 2013 at 09:57:26 PM
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Posted By: egras on April 10 2013 at 08:17:32 PM

I didn't say sprint car seat time--I said sprint car victory. I felt sure that he had not won in a sprint car. I did some research and found nothing. He drove a stock car like no one else in the world ever did as far as I'm concerned. If he hadn't passed away early, Richard Petty's seven championships would not have been tied by Dale senior. They may have been tied by Tim Richmond.




I misread your post. Sorry. My bad. I completely agree about Richmond's potential. Its a shame he isn't around to race a truck at Eldora.
"If you're gonna run the bottom, you might as well get 
a real job."



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