Jimmie J - Champion Again!!

DOOOOD!!!

4th championship in a row!!!!

NASCAR ROCKS!!! - Here is the best athlete in the world.

DOOOOD.

He has become GOD of NASCAR.

10 Words On Racing

10 things you need to understand to be successful at auto racing:

10) Speed - obviously, since the object of a race is to be the fastest car to the finish line.

9) Acceleration - related to speed, and sometimes acceleration is more important than speed, and sometimes not.

8) Brakes - sometimes how fast you can stop is a crucial factor. Plus, short-track racing involves the brakes being used much more than super-speedways, and therefore the brakes get super hot, and how tough your brakes are against heat can be a factor in just finishing the race at all.

7) Tires - similar to brakes, since better tires help brake better. Plus, since racing involves pushing the car to it's limits to go fast, this means the better tires grip the road, the better you can go into turns without slowing down as much.

6) Fuel Efficiency - Ok, I know that's 2 words, so think of any one word that means fuel efficiency. Sometimes races come down to who doesn't have to stop for fuel as often, or who has just enough fuel to finish the race without having to lose time taking a pit stop for fuel.

5) Traction - related to tires, but this also includes the car's suspension system. Do your front and real wheels grip the track about equal, or does one or the other slip out of control at the turns? Do the tires grip the road when there's a bump in the surface? Things like that are important.

4) Aerodynamics - this includes how well air flows around the car, as well as how air flow changes when you are following another car closely vs. being in clean air with no one ahead of you. Sometimes if a car gets banged up the body panels do not allow air to flow around them as easily, and this makes the car have to push harder against the air.

3) Teamwork - auto racing is a pure team sport, absolutely. It's not just the driver, it's the pit crew, the Crew Chief and it's the mechanics in the garage, and even the company that manufactured the car.

2) Endurance - in a long race, the car must last all the way to the last lap, so if something breaks - buh-bye.

1) and the most importnat word: LUCK! Yes, even Jimmie Johnson needs a little luck sometimes.

NASCAR - MARK MARTIN - YES - MARK MARTIN!!!

OK, tonight - Mark Martin.

If you are not sure why he is on this post, go to:

http://www.nascar.com

Look for "Standings" and then "Sprint Cup".

Then look for #1 ! ! !

Mark Martin And The NASCAR Chase

Mark Martin is on a roll! He is in first place in the NASCAR Chase For The Cup. WOO-HOOO!!!

Looks like a great year for Mark and his team, the Hendrick Motorsports team.

His teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon also made it to The Chase. Good luck to them, and if Jimmie wins The Cup again this year, he will have 4 chanpionships in a row!! He will then glow with a special light as he becomes God of NASCAR.

Lots of other great racers made The Chase though, so it will be tough for my guys to win, but then again, my guys show they can do it.

Danica Patrick Racing In NASCAR???

Here's an interesting news flash - "Stewart Says Danica Has Sights Set On NASCAR" - could it be truth or hype???


http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/09/05/tstewart.dpatrick.future/index.html


Tony Stewart from NASCAR Racing said he thinks Danika Patrick will eventually race in NASCAR. Now that, THAT would be cool.

Interesting reading. I always thought Danica's dream was to be the first woman to win the Indy 500, which I think means she'd have to be a full-time IRL racer, but I could be wrong.

Here's a picture of Danica, along with teammate Tony Kanaan. I got this from the Indycar website. The caption says Tony is giving some pointers to Danica. HA!! Yeah, right. This year, it's probably Danica saying to him "DOOOOOD!! Stop hitting the wall!!" How's that for pointers?

Mark Martin - Wins Another RACE!!!!!!

Mark Martin wins another NASCAR Sprint Cup Race - WOOO HOOO!!!

Hendrick Motorsports is my favorite NASCAR racing team, and Mark Martin has 4 wins so far this year.

He is now in 11th place in the Sprint Cup Standings.

Chicagoland Speedway is where it all happened. Keep up the great racing Mark.

NASCAR - Jimmie & Jeff

Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon during qualifying for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway

From 2007.

Hello, and welcome to my blog post about a new toy I just got.

It's a combination of 2 things I am really into - little electronic handheld gadgets, and NASCAR!!!

It's a little handheld car racing game.

It has sound, which can be turned off in case you are playing it somewhere where you're not supposed to play games.

It's made to look like an arcade game, in miniature form.

It even has the official NASCAR laser-sticker thingee.

It's fun for awhile. It's not the greatest actual racing game, but I like the fact that the game allows my car to be the fastest car on the track, if I can only keep it on the track. You can keep racing until you screw up too many times.

I should really get a real handheld game. I heard Nintendo has a new handheld out. I may just be buying it soon...

Oh, Look Who Won Another NASCAR Sprint Cup Race

There he is, JEFF GORDON, winner of the latest NASCAR Sprint Cup Race.

OK, usually at this point I'm typing in ALL-CAPS about how great he is. Or, maybe about how great his teammate JIMMY JOHNSON is. However, today I'd like to point out how great they are using lower-case letters. And, using the facts.

Jeff Gordon has pretty much won at least one race at every NASCAR track currently run. This week, he won at Texas. Texas was the only track he hasn't won a race at. WAS. Like, in the past.

http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/opinion/04/06/one.menz.jmenzer.jgordon.texas/index.html

Also, he has 82 victories now. This is the 6th-highest of everyone who ever raced in NASCAR. That means only 5 racers have more wins. And, he's only 37 years old. Mark Martin, one of his teammates, is in his 50's. So hopefully Jeff will eventually have more wins than anyone ever in NASCAR. GO JEFF!!!! Ooops, those pesky ALL_CAPS - CAN YOU TELL I'M EXCITED?????

Just awhile ago, I was thinking Jimmie Johnson (one of Jeff's great teammates) would become the new NASCAR God. Looks like maybe it could be JEFF GORDON?

This sport is so complicated to make predictions.

Who's Mr. NASCAR - JEFF GORDON!!!

Woo-Hoo -my 50th post.

And after 6 races this season - who is Mr. NASCAR so far?

Jeff Gordon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Jimmie Johnson - 4th place. OK, so who cares about 4th place right? Well, if it's Jimmie Johnson, I CARE!!! He's won the last 3 championships, but if Jeff Gordon wins, ok with me, since they are teammates. Teammates unless they are the top 2 racers in a race, but let's discuss that some other time.

Oh, and here's some dude named Andre. Apparently he's about to get laid off from his job, even though he's the only dude actually working.

Looks like he works for the government, or perhaps a banking institution of some kind.

Go Andre! Wouldn't want him leaching off the backs of the people.

Reference To Paris Hilton With An Important Lesson

Here's my 43rd post. I like the number 43 because it reminds me of the number of cars that always start in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

I saw this video on http://www.seriouseats.com/ and it makes a reference to Paris Hilton. They use Paris to describe a piece of meat - how appropriate. Something about no brains and a blank stare.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/02/chewing-the-fat-batali-and-bourdain-paris-hilton.html

I find it to be a good video because they bring up the subject of being creative while making a meal. Why just eat food when you can make it interesting?

40th Post - JEFF GORDON ! ! !

Today I'm putting up my 40th post - WOO_HOO!

And today, Jeff Gordon has the most points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup - YYYEEEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

But watch out for Matt Kenseth.

He actually has the most $$$$ dinero $$$ won so far this year - like twice as much as Jeff Gordon, who is the points leader.

How is that?

Well, lets look at who wins races - Matt Kenseth.

Ok now, that explains it, since Matt has won 2 of the 4 races this year, and Jeff Gordon has won zero races this year. Do the math - but why does Jeff Gordon have more points?

Do the math.

Ok, NASCAR math is very complicated.

You can have someone cool like Jeff Gordon finish very good in the standings, and you can have someone like Matt Kenseth who won 1/2 the races this year so far, but who screwed up on the other 2 and sucked big-time. So he lost out and was just not getting more points per race. Jeff was better overall at each race.

Don't get me started on how to calculate NASCAR points, especially at the end of the season.

Ok so public school did not teach you enough math to understand this. That's ok, that's why public school is for kiss-ass people who trust the government to help them wipe their asses. If you learn math on your own, in the big bad world where you have to take care of yourself, then you can figure this out. Who knew NASCAR was so advanced.

So who is the greatest???

Jeff Gordon!!!!!!!

Do the math.

JEFF GORDON ! ! !

So far after 3 races, the NASCAR racing points leader is..........

JEFF GORDON ! ! ! ! ! From my favorite team in NASCAR - Hendrick Motorsports.

Jeff Gordon is always someone who can win, but the last 3 years his teammate Jimmy Johnson has been winning the championship. And if Jimmy Johnson wins the cup this year, he will be promoted to the rank of racing God. But for now - JEFF GORDON ! ! ! !

Also on the Hendrick team are 2 of my other favorite racers Mark Martin and Dale Earnhart Jr.

Gotta watch out for that Kyle Busch. He's not one of my faves at all, but is a great racer in his own right.

But for now -
JEFF GORDON - YYEEEEEAAAHHHH !!!

JIMMY WINS THE CUP ! ! ! ! !

JIMMY WINS THE CUP ! ! ! ! !


Yesterday Jimmy Johnson finished 15th in the final NASCAR Sprint Cup Race of 2008 - which means he had enough points to WIN THE SPRINT CUP !!! !!! !!! YEEEEAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

That deserves a huge woo-hoo.

That means he's won 3 championships in a row. This ties the record of most consecutive championships, tied with Cale Yarborough.

Jimmy Johnson is one of the Great Ones. Yes, like Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, Tiger Woods.

If he wins it again next year, he will become God.

Plus, next year Mark Martin will join the Hendrick team. Too cool.

Just ONE MORE RACE JIMMY!!!!!

Just ONE MORE RACE JIMMY!!!!! Yes, just one more race to go. If Jimmy Johnson finishes 36th or better, 37th and leading one lap or 39th and leading the most laps - CHAMPION FOR 3RD YEAR IN A ROW ! ! ! !

NASCAR - just one race left...