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Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a race this year ....

> Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > race this year .... ESPN (not the deuce) broadcast it flag to flag live. Did anyone else think Gordon was a little out of control on the last 10 laps? He almost cost Wallace the win, all the while a lap down. Maybe he thought he was on the lead lap, going for the win!! ;) Mike

>Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and >the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a >race this year .... It's being re-run right now on ESPN2, so I'd guess ESPN/ESPN2 broadcast it originally. :-) ---Jim

> Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > race this year .... Wait'll ya hear what happened to Rusty....

It was on ESPN. -- The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars/index.html http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

Either he didn't know he was a lap down (impossible), or his mega-ego prevented him from allowing the leaders to pass (probable). Was there any other possible reason for him to be racing with the leaders? I hope NASCAR has a word with him. Patrick.

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> > Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > > race this year .... > ESPN (not the deuce) broadcast it flag to flag live. > Did anyone else think Gordon was a little out of control on the last 10 > laps? He almost cost Wallace the win, all the while a lap down. Maybe > he thought he was on the lead lap, going for the win!! ;) > Mike

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> > Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > > race this year .... > ESPN (not the deuce) broadcast it flag to flag live. > Did anyone else think Gordon was a little out of control on the last 10 > laps? He almost cost Wallace the win, all the while a lap down. Maybe > he thought he was on the lead lap, going for the win!! ;) > Mike

He was going for the win! There were only four cars on the lead lap. Had he not lost the momentum slowing down to miss ervin he would have made up the lap and could have raced for the win on the last few laps. It almost paid off. After he didn't make it, he still had to race hard because Rudd was on his tail and that was for position. Brad

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> > Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > > race this year .... > ESPN (not the deuce) broadcast it flag to flag live. > Did anyone else think Gordon was a little out of control on the last 10 > laps? He almost cost Wallace the win, all the while a lap down. Maybe > he thought he was on the lead lap, going for the win!! ;) > Mike

If he could have gotten his lap back he would have been fourth and had a shot at it.No he wasnt out of control he was just racin.Thats what Nascar racing is all about.You dont stop just because your a lap down, If they did that it would only have been five cars on the track. Eric

> > Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > > race this year .... > Wait'll ya hear what happened to Rusty.... Did he get disqaulified again?

No, he didn't. Wallace didn't win anything. His CREW cost Wallace the race, not Gordon! DNR Enterprises http://members.aol.com/dredick825

> > Wait'll ya hear what happened to Rusty.... > Did he get disqaulified again? Nope. NASCAR checked over the engine and found that the compression was in specifications- Rusty was officially declared the winner. Golden-boy got lapped fair and square. ;) -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + '||'''|. '||'''|, Douglas Bollinger + + || || || || Mt. Holly Springs, PA + + || || ||;;;; + + || || || || Doog on Kali + + .||...|' .||...|' Fighter Duel and Links LS + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

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> >Did anyone else think Gordon was a little out of control on the last 10 > >laps? He almost cost Wallace the win, all the while a lap down. Maybe> > No, he didn't. Wallace didn't win anything. His CREW cost Wallace the > race, not Gordon! > DNR Enterprises > http://members.aol.com/dredick825

Wrong. Nothing wrong with Rusty's car, despite the fact that Jeffy was trying with all his might to put some wrinkles in it. Oh, and by the way: Ernie's crash -- started when Jeff drove over Ernie's right front tire, which caused it to go down a few laps later. So, Jeff's 'been around the start of' (don't want to offend any of you Gordon fans) two wrecks this year, Irvan none. I think Jeff's making a run ar supplanting Ernie as the King of Crashes. Craig Jacobson

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> > Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > > race this year .... > ESPN (not the deuce) broadcast it flag to flag live. > Did anyone else think Gordon was a little out of control on the last 10 > laps? He almost cost Wallace the win, all the while a lap down. Maybe > he thought he was on the lead lap, going for the win!! ;) > Mike

JG also hit two water barrels at the start of pit road earlier. What was he doing anyway? Gordon also hit got into Irvan which made him lose a tire and hit the wall. -- To all you villans out there I say, knock off all that evil! The Rusty Wallace Miller Lite stock car, awsome when opened up! GO#2! Mullins Motorsports Inc. http://www.***tron.com/~ddmj

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> > > Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > > > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > > > race this year .... > > Wait'll ya hear what happened to Rusty.... > Did he get disqaulified again?

Actually nothing happened. His motor was declared legal earlier today. -- To all you villans out there I say, knock off all that evil! The Rusty Wallace Miller Lite stock car, awsome when opened up! GO#2! Mullins Motorsports Inc. http://www.***tron.com/~ddmj

ESPN had it I believe Rusty won but that is unofficial something about his engine is getting inspected by the officials. I guess he was messing with the .TXT files:)

ESPN ran the race on Sunday. They'll probably rebroadcast a couple time on ESPN2. (if you get that channel) >Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and >the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a >race this year .... Kyle Langston _________________________________ http://www.traction.git.net/nrcentral/

On Sun, 02 Mar 1997 23:44:18 -0500, Mike Marshall

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>> Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and >> the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a >> race this year .... >ESPN (not the deuce) broadcast it flag to flag live. >Did anyone else think Gordon was a little out of control on the last 10 >laps? He almost cost Wallace the win, all the while a lap down. Maybe >he thought he was on the lead lap, going for the win!! ;) >Mike

He certainly thought that if he got his lap back he'd be going for the win! Kyle Langston _________________________________ http://www.traction.git.net/nrcentral/

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>> > Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and >> > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a >> > race this year .... >> ESPN (not the deuce) broadcast it flag to flag live. >> Did anyone else think Gordon was a little out of control on the last 10 >> laps? He almost cost Wallace the win, all the while a lap down. Maybe >> he thought he was on the lead lap, going for the win!! ;) >> Mike >If he could have gotten his lap back he would have been fourth and had a >shot at it.No he wasnt out of control he was just racin.Thats what Nascar >racing is all about.You dont stop just because your a lap down, If they did >that it would only have been five cars on the track. > Eric

However, Ernie had not crashed when Jeff was racing really hard to get by Rusty. Until Irvan's wreck, all Jeff had to race for was finishing 4th on the lead lap as opposed to finishing 4th a lap down. That's what bothers me. Irvan's wreck and ensuing caution just gave him an excuse for racing Rusty that hard. But that was after the fact. Kyle Langston _________________________________ http://www.traction.git.net/nrcentral/

>Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and >the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a >race this year .... It was on ESPN. If you have ESPN-2, there's usually a rebroadcast later in the week. The Primestar 500 at Atlanta will be on ABC. They've got NASCAR events scattered across all the networks now. I'm pretty sure the www.nascar.com site has a television schedule. Dave Sparks IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html Hawaii Handle: davids

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> >Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > >the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > >race this year .... > It was on ESPN. If you have ESPN-2, there's usually a rebroadcast later in > the week. The Primestar 500 at Atlanta will be on ABC. They've got NASCAR > events scattered across all the networks now. I'm pretty sure the > www.nascar.com site has a television schedule. > Dave Sparks > IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars > Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html > Hawaii Handle: davids

Just got watching the rerun on ESPN today (wednesday). Mick in Tampa -- Mike Schreiner http://pages.prodigy.com/CNSRL #3 = #8 in '97!!!!!!!!!!!!

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> >Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > >the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > >race this year .... > It's being re-run right now on ESPN2, so I'd guess ESPN/ESPN2 > broadcast it originally. :-) > ---Jim

ESPN also showed it earlier this morning. I wish they would show older racing stuff instead of some of the garbage that is on ESPN and the duece. I mean there are probably 3 people who watch the world strongman contest and pool. -- To all you villans out there I say, knock off all that evil! The Rusty Wallace Miller Lite stock car, awsome when opened up! GO#2! Mullins Motorsports Inc. http://www.***tron.com/~ddmj

Wallace's car cleared of all wrong doing! Film at 11 Guess he didn't modify those .TXT files after all!

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> However, Ernie had not crashed when Jeff was racing really hard to get > by Rusty. Until Irvan's wreck, all Jeff had to race for was finishing > 4th on the lead lap as opposed to finishing 4th a lap down. That's > what bothers me. Irvan's wreck and ensuing caution just gave him an > excuse for racing Rusty that hard. But that was after the fact. > Kyle Langston > _________________________________ > http://www.traction.git.net/nrcentral/

I've got to agree on this one Kyle. I'm a Gordon fan, as well as a Wallace fan. But, I don't think what JG pulled those last few laps were professional _at all_. I was happy to hear Rusty slam him on it in the post race interview. Shawn Wise

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>Either he didn't know he was a lap down (impossible), or his mega-ego >prevented him from allowing the leaders to pass (probable). Was there >any other possible reason for him to be racing with the leaders? I hope >NASCAR has a word with him. >> Did anyone else think Gordon was a little out of control on the last 10 >> laps? He almost cost Wallace the win, all the while a lap down. Maybe >> he thought he was on the lead lap, going for the win!! ;) >> Mike

I thought he a little out of control, especially when he started rubbin' fenders with Jarrett on the next to the last restart with about 20(?) to go. However, he was faster than both Jarrett and Wallace at that point, and if he had been able to keep his lap, he could've picked up fresh tires, started 4th behind Bodine, and maybe even had a shot at the win. So, I can't fault him for trying to make up his lap, but I do think he was driving much too hard for being a lap down that far into the race. It's pretty fortunate that he didn't take Jarrett out. Has anything come out on Wallace's engine yet? I know they confiscated it after the race, but I haven't heard the outcome. Dave Sparks IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html Hawaii Handle: davids

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> So, I can't fault him for trying to make up his lap, but I do think he was > driving much too hard for being a lap down that far into the race. It's > pretty fortunate that he didn't take Jarrett out. > Has anything come out on Wallace's engine yet? I know they confiscated it > after the race, but I haven't heard the outcome. > Dave Sparks > IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars > Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html > Hawaii Handle: davids

Jarrett, in essence, took himself out. Why did he have that lousey restart? Wallace drove right by him. After the race the announcers said they'd be right back after the commercial to speak with Jarrett. Instead they talked to a lapper(J.Gordon) and I didn't hear Gordon thank God for putting him a lap down. Wallaces engine failed a compression test twice after the race. However, the next day is was OK'd. Go figure. Terry

> Has anything come out on Wallace's engine yet? I know they confiscated it > after the race, but I haven't heard the outcome. He's legal..... he got the win and the points and the money. David Burton aka Vetteracer

Actually, if Godon would not have slowed (due to the wreck), he would have raced back to the line to remain on the lead lap. The yellow flag would have bunched him in with the rest of the leaders. He would then be right behing the leaders. Maybe he would have finished better than 4th, maybe not. But it would have made a big difference on the restart. (4th and a lap down, or 4th right behind the leaders)

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>>> > Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and >>> > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a >>> > race this year .... >>> ESPN (not the deuce) broadcast it flag to flag live. >>> Did anyone else think Gordon was a little out of control on the last 10 >>> laps? He almost cost Wallace the win, all the while a lap down. Maybe >>> he thought he was on the lead lap, going for the win!! ;) >>> Mike >>If he could have gotten his lap back he would have been fourth and had a >>shot at it.No he wasnt out of control he was just racin.Thats what Nascar >>racing is all about.You dont stop just because your a lap down, If they did >>that it would only have been five cars on the track. >> Eric >However, Ernie had not crashed when Jeff was racing really hard to get >by Rusty. Until Irvan's wreck, all Jeff had to race for was finishing >4th on the lead lap as opposed to finishing 4th a lap down. That's >what bothers me. Irvan's wreck and ensuing caution just gave him an >excuse for racing Rusty that hard. But that was after the fact. >Kyle Langston >_________________________________ >http://www.traction.git.net/nrcentral/

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>>Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and >>the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a >>race this year .... >It was on ESPN. If you have ESPN-2, there's usually a rebroadcast later in >the week. The Primestar 500 at Atlanta will be on ABC. They've got NASCAR >events scattered across all the networks now. I'm pretty sure the >www.nascar.com site has a television schedule. >Dave Sparks >IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars >Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html >Hawaii Handle: davids

And if you're lucky the local affiliates of ABC and CBS won't pre-emt the race with a local game like ABC did with the indy cars last Sunday (They showed a local basketball game instaed) and CBS did with the Tally re-broadcast last year (It was never shown at all here in Cincinnati) Sorry, but I'd be happy if Nascar only let Espn, Espn2, and TNN carry the races. I know that's not fair to those of you who can't get cable but it's just how I feel. John

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> ESPN had it I believe Rusty won but that is unofficial something about his > engine is getting inspected by the officials. I guess he was messing with > the .TXT files:) > > Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > > the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > > race this year ....

Sounds like Rusty was playing in the gray area. With the popularity of Nascar Racing growing the "high and mighty" didn't want to turn off all the new fans by telling them the teams resort to "Cheating" to win. But I could be wrong. -- MyKey

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> > > Wait'll ya hear what happened to Rusty.... > > Did he get disqaulified again? > Nope. NASCAR checked over the engine and found that the compression was > in specifications- Rusty was officially declared the winner. Golden-boy > got lapped fair and square. ;)

I didn't think there were any compression restrictions, except at the restrictor plate tracks. Did I miss something? I sit new for '97? Mike

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> > However, Ernie had not crashed when Jeff was racing really hard to get > > by Rusty. Until Irvan's wreck, all Jeff had to race for was finishing > > 4th on the lead lap as opposed to finishing 4th a lap down. That's > > what bothers me. Irvan's wreck and ensuing caution just gave him an > > excuse for racing Rusty that hard. But that was after the fact. > > Kyle Langston > > _________________________________ > > http://www.traction.git.net/nrcentral/ > I've got to agree on this one Kyle. I'm a Gordon fan, as well as a > Wallace fan. But, I don't think what JG pulled those last few laps > were professional _at all_. I was happy to hear Rusty slam him > on it in the post race interview. > Shawn Wise

Although, after all the discussion and Monday morning quarterbacking, Benny Parsons said on RPM2Night that JG was completely doing the right thing, ie. what he had to do to win the race. I think that it was a little out of character for him (JG) and maybe a little out of line, but I also think that BP makes a valid point. Tough call and just maybe in the heat of the race, hasty decisions were made. Hmmmmm. Mike

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> >>Was the race at richmond televised this weekend I just seen raceday and > >>the race was held but who televised it damn it I didn't want to miss a > >>race this year .... > >It was on ESPN. If you have ESPN-2, there's usually a rebroadcast later in > >the week. The Primestar 500 at Atlanta will be on ABC. They've got NASCAR > >events scattered across all the networks now. I'm pretty sure the > >www.nascar.com site has a television schedule. > >Dave Sparks > >IWCCCARS Project: [link lost in import] > >Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html > >Hawaii Handle: davids > And if you're lucky the local affiliates of ABC and CBS won't pre-emt the race with a local > game like ABC did with the indy cars last Sunday (They showed a local basketball game instaed) > and CBS did with the Tally re-broadcast last year (It was never shown at all here in Cincinnati) > Sorry, but I'd be happy if Nascar only let Espn, Espn2, and TNN carry the races. I know that's > not fair to those of you who can't get cable but it's just how I feel. > John

NASCAR doesn't decide who gets the TV rights. Its the track owners. -- To all you villans out there I say, knock off all that evil! The Rusty Wallace Miller Lite stock car, awsome when opened up! GO#2! Mullins Motorsports Inc. http://www.***tron.com/~ddmj

>Jarrett, in essence, took himself out. Why did he have that lousey >restart? Wallace drove right by him. Rusty said in the post-race interview that he had backed off a car length and tried to anticipate the green. I also noticed he was scrubbing his tires a lot, where Jarrett didn't seemed to be. Could be that Jarrett just didn't have the traction when the flag dropped. That was pretty sad. They also completely ignored Bodine, who I thought ran a pretty good race. Dave Sparks IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html Hawaii Handle: davids