Memorial Day weekend in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing means only one thing, the Coca-Cola 600. It is the longest event in stock car racing, and one of the most difficult. It's prestige has grown over the years, and winning here is something a driver will never forget. In 1994, Jeff Gordon scored his first Winston Cup points race win in the Coca-Cola 600. In 2000, Matt Kenseth scored his first career win in the 600, and last year it was Casey Mears breaking through and breaking out.

Lowe's Motor Speedway is fast, and it's mean. This race's length makes it difficult on the drivers, crew-chiefs and engine tuners. The crew-chiefs have a long and difficult task ahead of them to keep up with the changing racetrack, see the race starts in the afternoon and undergoes three phases into eventual darkness. That type of race has physical and mental affects on all the teams, and the one who can overcome that and endure the Beast of the Southeast might be the one sitting in victory lane. In 2005, at the redesigned Lowe's Motor Speedway, the 600 saw a record number of cautions. Last week, however, there were no cautions in the All-Star race. A new car can make all the difference in the type of action on Sunday night.

Jimmie Johnson has won here many times at the track he calls "my house." Last week, it looked like Kasey Kahne (the 2006 Coca-Cola 600 winner) evicted Jimmie. Sam Hornish was mad fast in the race, and Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch have dominated on the mile and a half racetracks all year.

Here, we've had now the first lead change in the SOMD Fantasy Challenge point standings. Harvick29, who's dominated until now, has slipped to third and the race is tightening up front for the lead, but the black hole we call the Nachozone is getting bigger and is fixing to suck in a couple forumites. Here are the standings:

AndyMarquisLIVE - 245
OldHillcrestGuy - 235
Harvick 29 - 225
Clevalley - 195
Baja28 - 185
Gumbo - 165
Toppick08 - 150
Nachomama - 140My picks (remember, the "pick 'em once" rule is no longer in effect):

David Ragan
Kasey Kahne
Kyle Busch
Jeff Burton
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Good luck,
Andy

1. Tony Stewart - WIN
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Kyle Busch
4. Brian Vickers
5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

1 - Kyle Busch - Win
2 - Jimmie Johnson
3 - Jeff Gordon
4 - Carl Edwards
5 - Earnhardt Jr.

1. Jeff Gordon...win
2. 'Junyer
3. Kyle Busch
4. Carl Edwards
5. Ryan Newman

:ohwell:

Jimmie Johnson - win
KY (here's hoping he slips into the nachozone...)
Jeff Gordon
Mark Martin
Carl Edwards

Little E......:snacks:
Carl Edwards
Kasey Kahne
Kyle Busch
Greg Biffle

Jimmy Johnson to win
Kasey Kahne
Jeff Gordon
Dale Earnhardt
Kyle Busch

Ah... I forgot Mark was in the race. He always does well in the 600. :ohwell:

Nobody picked him - watch him win the race now.

Ah... I forgot Mark was in the race. He always does well in the 600. :ohwell:

Nobody picked him - watch him win the race now.

Jimmie Johnson - win
KY (here's hoping he slips into the nachozone...)
Jeff Gordon
Mark Martin
Carl Edwards

:rolleyes:

Ah... I forgot Mark was in the race. He always does well in the 600. :ohwell:

Nobody picked him - watch him win the race now.
Oh nacho picked Mark. That seals it then, Mark's not going to win. :pete:

Oh nacho picked Mark. That seals it then, Mark's not going to win. :pete:

Why did I know you were going to say that. :lol:

Why did I know you were going to say that. :lol:
You looked at the point standings and saw your name at the very bottom? :shrug:

:roflmao:

You looked at the point standings and saw your name at the very bottom? :shrug:

:roflmao:

How are you going to react when when the "Nachozone" consists of all 5 of the top 5 drivers? :jet:

There have been several times this year when my drivers have all been up in the top 5 or 10 with less than 20 to go and they get caught up in crap. :ohwell:

How are you going to react when when the "Nachozone" consists of all 5 of the top 5 drivers? :jet:

There have been several times this year when my drivers have all been up in the top 5 or 10 with less than 20 to go and they get caught up in crap. :ohwell:
If it sucks in Kyle Busch, I'll be more than happy. :jet:

This is going to be Nacho's week, the jinx is over I hope, we have 3 of the same picks, and the same winner picked.:high5:

This is going to be Nacho's week, the jinx is over I hope, we have 3 of the same picks, and the same winner picked.:high5:

Yeah, but I will win, because I picked Mark. :diva:

:huggy:

This is going to be Nacho's week, the jinx is over I hope, we have 3 of the same picks, and the same winner picked.:high5:
I notice you keep picking the same drivers as me.

:war:

It's a long race, and Kyle Busch is not the most respected driver on the racetrack. The kid's good, but a lot of teams didn't like that "I'll wreck as many cars as I need to" comment.

Yeah, but I will win, because I picked Mark. :diva:

:huggy:

Am I missing something it looks like you picked Jimmy Johnson to win.:shrug:

Yeah, but I will win, because I picked Mark. :diva:

:huggy:
:ohwell:

As long as Shrub slams the wall (hard), I'll be happy. :starcat:

It would be a shame if Junyer "got loose" under Shrub with 3 to go and "oops'd" him. :killingme

Although, I'm sure Darrell Waltrip will say it's intentional and that it's payback.

I notice you keep picking the same drivers as me.

:war:

It's a long race, and Kyle Busch is not the most respected driver on the racetrack. The kid's good, but a lot of teams didn't like that "I'll wreck as many cars as I need to" comment.

We have 2 different drivers and picked different winners, sorry about your picks,:smack: this is the week I catch your azz.:lalala:

We have 2 different drivers and picked different winners, sorry about your picks,:smack: this is the week I fall to third place and you start to runaway.:lalala:

There, fixed that post for you. :elaine:

Memorial Day weekend in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing means only one thing, the Coca-Cola 600. It is the longest event in stock car racing, and one of the most difficult. It's prestige has grown over the years, and winning here is something a driver will never forget. In 1994, Jeff Gordon scored his first Winston Cup points race win in the Coca-Cola 600. In 2000, Matt Kenseth scored his first career win in the 600, and last year it was Casey Mears breaking through and breaking out.

Lowe's Motor Speedway is fast, and it's mean. This race's length makes it difficult on the drivers, crew-chiefs and engine tuners. The crew-chiefs have a long and difficult task ahead of them to keep up with the changing racetrack, see the race starts in the afternoon and undergoes three phases into eventual darkness. That type of race has physical and mental affects on all the teams, and the one who can overcome that and endure the Beast of the Southeast might be the one sitting in victory lane. In 2005, at the redesigned Lowe's Motor Speedway, the 600 saw a record number of cautions. Last week, however, there were no cautions in the All-Star race. A new car can make all the difference in the type of action on Sunday night.

Jimmie Johnson has won here many times at the track he calls "my house." Last week, it looked like Kasey Kahne (the 2006 Coca-Cola 600 winner) evicted Jimmie. Sam Hornish was mad fast in the race, and Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch have dominated on the mile and a half racetracks all year.

Here, we've had now the first lead change in the SOMD Fantasy Challenge point standings. Harvick29, who's dominated until now, has slipped to third and the race is tightening up front for the lead, but the black hole we call the Nachozone is getting bigger and is fixing to suck in a couple forumites. Here are the standings:

AndyMarquisLIVE - 245
OldHillcrestGuy - 235
Harvick 29 - 225
Clevalley - 195
Baja28 - 185
Gumbo - 165
Toppick08 - 150
Nachomama - 140My picks (remember, the "pick 'em once" rule is no longer in effect):

David Ragan
Kasey Kahne
Kyle Busch
Jeff Burton
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Good luck,
Andy
And, yes, I did change my picks. If you want to change your picks (up until 4:00pm EST), you can. :duh:

I think this will be the case, I really do think this is David Ragan's race.

Oh for Christs sake get these non-driving, open wheel drivers out of nascar. :banghead:

ESPN busy bragging on Hornish as he wrecks. :duh:

ESPN sucks. :rolleyes:

There's a massive fight in the pits, and ESPN shows Kyle Busch's brash, pathetic "victory bow." As they show this, Rusty mentions that nobody cares because they're watching the fight in the pits. :boo:

NBC and TNT would've shown us the fight.

:pete:

Denny Hamlin needs to go back to the short tracks of Virginia. :smack:

Brad says Denny intentionally wrecked him under yellow because Denny slid down the track before he had him cleared.

Junyer's pissed that Denny wrecked his car.

Denny says Brad should've backed off and given him the position because he's a Cup driver. :rolleyes:

Denny needs a :smack:, a :buttkick:, and a :bonk: for that.

Jimmie Johnson - win
KY (here's hoping he slips into the nachozone...)
Jeff Gordon
Mark Martin
Carl Edwards

Good pick, Martin always keeps out of trouble at Charlotte, will be there at the end.

Good pick, Martin always keeps out of trouble at Charlotte, will be there at the end.
Actually otter, Nacho picking a driver is their kiss of death. :pete:

:yawn:

Oh, dumb move Montoya. And to Tony Stewart of all people. :doh:

That's like waving a red blanket in front of a bull, Tony's not the guy you want to mess with.

Mikey hasn't come in running his mouth yet?

HotPass showed the incident. Notice how Montoya drove wide in 3 and let Tony go by. I think he knew what was coming. :killingme

Spin, Montoya. Went 3-wide with Carpentier. Montoya shouldn't have made that 3-wide. Carpentier shouldn't have gone THAT LOW with a car along side. That said, Montoya should be glad that wasn't Tony. I'm sure Tony would've made sure he didn't finish the race. :killingme:killingme:killingme

Did ya see that tire go flying? Bounced right into a pop up camper.

Did ya see that tire go flying? Bounced right into a pop up camper.
NASCAR and Team Red Bull want to see that tire to see what happened.

If I were the fan there that collected that, I wouldn't give it up. FREE SUVENIOR BABY! :killingme:killingme:killingme:killingme

Oh, LMS security confiscated the tire.

Such :bs:

Vickers said they're gonna "send them some cool stuff," after LMS security and NASCAR confinscated the tire that landed in someones' tent.

Kyle Busch took a cheap shot at David Ragan. Shrub must not have brakes. :rolleyes:

Junyer is MAD FAST! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

I'm sure Shrubbie will wreck him though. :rolleyes:

JUNYER LEADS!!! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

Pete's gonna be happy. Bobby Labonte, driving for Petty Enterprises, is the fastest car on the racetrack. :faint:

JUNYER LEADS!!! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

Don't jinx the boy - he's got a ways to go with a big ass monkey on his back...

I hope he does win, would love to see it, but I 'aint counting on it...

Kyle's problems are getting worse. :frown:

:roflmao:

Horray for the nachozone curse! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

Junyer hammers the wall. :frown:

Lady Luck bites Dale Junyer in the ass again. :ohwell:

Junyer hammers the wall. :frown:

Lady Luck bites Dale Junyer in the ass again. :ohwell:

See - what did I tell you :smack:

Refer to post 42 and 43...

That monkey slipped him one between the cheeks again this week. :frown:

See - what did I tell you :smack:

Refer to post 42 and 43...

That monkey slipped him one between the cheeks again this week. :frown:
Don't blame me. Blame toppick. Anyone nacho or toppick pick end up being jinxed. :smack:

Tony's a bonehead! :smack:

Kyle Busch is probably the best driver in cup racing right now.


GO BOBBY!!!!

You know who I'm cheering for. You know I'm pulling for David Ragan from Georgia! C'mon David!!!!! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

Johnson leads at Lowe's. :rolleyes:

Kyle Busch ... ugh. :barf:

Got saved by a caution, again, and is about to win the race. Ragan's screwed. Harvick's not even been inside the top 10. '

Yep, typical olympic year NASCAR season. :rolleyes:

Kyle rocks :shrug:

Kyle rocks :shrug:
Yep, because everybody that works on those racecars loves it when someone brags about crashing other cars. :rolleyes:

Kyle's a pompous ass. Him and Hamlin both. They have no problems "racing hard" unless they're on the wrong end of it.

I'm cheering for ABK (Anyone But Kyle).

What happened to "Wild Thing?" :jet:

:yahoo:

TONY STEWART! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

C'mon Tony!!! C'mon! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

STEWART IS IN THE WALL! :faint:

:yahoo:UFB!!

Kasey Kahne wins the Coca-Cola 600 as Carl Edwards runs out of gas!

1. Tony Stewart - WIN
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Kyle Busch
4. Brian Vickers
5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.FUKC!!! I had it won!! :ohwell:

WTF?????

And the Coke 600 turns into a 600 mile cluster####.

Just goes to show, it aint over till the fat lady sings. :faint:

Open wheel will NEVER compare to NASCAR!! :yahoo:

Just goes to show, it aint over till the fat lady sings. :faint:

Open wheel will NEVER compare to NASCAR!! :yahoo:
Oh man, what a finish! WOW!!! Just like Richmond, just like Daytona, and just like Bristol!

I think I had Casey and changed it... :bawl:


I love this sport!!!

Somebuddy please tell the networks to stop interviewing Jr. I'm embarrassed for him.

I love this sport!!!
:yeahthat:

Breathtaking action. Eff football, I love NASCAR. :yahoo:

Somebuddy please tell the networks to stop interviewing Jr. I'm embarrassed for him.
What say you about Montoya? :elaine:

:roflmao:

Ive caught you Andy boy. Theres a tie for first.:yahoo:

What say you about Montoya? :elaine:

:roflmao:What about him? Where'd he finish? I don't see any coverage. :shrug:

Who won at Indy?

What about him? Where'd he finish? I don't see any coverage. :shrug:

Who won at Indy?

Somebody named Dixon won the 500.

Somebody named Dixon won the 500.
Scott Dixon from New Zealand.

Danica got wrecked by Ryan Briscoe.

Oh yeah, on Danica, she was ready to fight! :boxing:

IndyCar Series officials and IMS Security had to restrain her from going over to Ryan Briscoe because she was hot!

This has been a day of racing that would excite the most enthusiastic race fans...WOW!

Oh yeah, on Danica, she was ready to fight! :boxing:
IndyCar Series officials and IMS Security had to restrain her from going over to Ryan Briscoe because she was hot!
This has been a day of racing that would excite the most enthusiastic race fans...WOW!Ok, I'm giving it a chance but I'm confused by the TK MA incident. Looked like TK had tons of room to go under Marco after he passed.



....and Sarah Fisher needs to get out of racing. Crying on camera only works if you're a hot chick........ well ok, well done Sarah.

Sarah Fisher needs to get out of racing. Crying on camera only works if you're a hot chick........ well ok, well done Sarah.
:smack:

I disagree with you there. She put everything she had into this race and this team. She had every right to cry after that.

Ok, I'm giving it a chance but I'm confused by the TK MA incident. Looked like TK had tons of room to go under Marco after he passed.
215 mph and no grip up top, this isn't NASCAR.

Oh yeah, on Danica, she was ready to fight! :boxing:

IndyCar Series officials and IMS Security had to restrain her from going over to Ryan Briscoe because she was hot!

This has been a day of racing that would excite the most enthusiastic race fans...WOW!

She can come fight me.:drool:

She can come fight me.:drool:
:yeahthat: :roflmao:

You'll have to fight me first. :boxing:

:smack:

I disagree with you there. She put everything she had into this race and this team. She had every right to cry after that.I get that but if Tony becomes a car owner & :bawl: I'll drop em like a hot tater. :lmao:\





215 mph and no grip up top, this isn't NASCAR.
I still say he had room to duck down after Marco passed..... :shrug:

I get that but if Tony becomes a car owner & :bawl: I'll drop em like a hot tater. :lmao:\






I still say he had room to duck down after Marco passed..... :shrug:
You can't jump down that quick in an IndyCar.

Tony's also got more funding than Sarah Fisher. She put everything she had into this race and was taken out by Marco's rookie move.

:yeahthat: :roflmao:

You'll have to fight me first. :boxing:

Ok Andy Ill be nice and give her up without a fight, Ive already have Carrie and Kristi.:buddies:

Fell asleep watching the 600 just after Jimmy Johnson went out, when I woke up there were like 8 laps to go and 4 of my 5 drivers were looking good then then Tony went out and Edwards ran out of gas and bingo I had 4 of the top 5 drivers.:yahoo: and the best part there is tie for first now, next week I take the lead.:duel:

Ok Andy Ill be nice and give her up without a fight, Ive already have Carrie and Kristi.:buddies:
:roflmao:

I'll take Wendy Venturinni as well. The woman is fine, and she knows her racing. :drool:

:roflmao:

I'll take Wendy Venturinni as well. The woman is fine, and she knows her racing. :drool:

Oh I also want Lindsay Czarniak.:drool:

Well time for some sleep, gotta go spend some $$$ tomorrow, for my new commuter car. :patriot:

Oh I also want Lindsay Czarniak.:drool:

Well time for some sleep, gotta go spend some $$$ tomorrow, for my new commuter car. :patriot:
You can have Lindsay. :rolleyes:

BTW, she's on the TNT Summer Series starting 2 weeks from now.