tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post6147307590102970794..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Bestwick Hosts Owner's RoundtableDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22491044050738996792008-07-29T15:13:00.000-04:002008-07-29T15:13:00.000-04:00JD- I actually was somewhat disappointed in N-Now&...JD- I actually was somewhat disappointed in N-Now's coverage of the tire issue Monday in 2 regards. (1) Ray admitted he did not know why the tires created so much dust & did not rubber-in, but offered a solution anyway. (2) No one mentioned that 1 of the primary reasons for no mass test at Indy was that the crew chiefs wanted to go to other tracks for testing more than Indy.<BR/><BR/>To my surprise, NASCAR constant-critic Mike Muhlhern did report Monday that "Some crews said they felt that the compound was indeed different, that it had less oil and more dry carbon in the mixture."<BR/><BR/>Saturday in the 2nd practice I heard Tim Brewer, Andy P., and, I believe, DJ all say they had never seen tire dust like they were seeing at Indy.<BR/><BR/>I have yet to see/hear a good, complete explanation for why the track did not rubber-in, and almost everyone in the media seems satisfied to just blame it on NASCAR and the COT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-87132174910954057342008-07-29T11:57:00.000-04:002008-07-29T11:57:00.000-04:00karen, Pemberton swore on his post race comment, w...karen, Pemberton swore on his post race comment, which was not shown in full on NN. If you taped the original race and comments, you'll see it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-70832981071712489442008-07-29T11:18:00.000-04:002008-07-29T11:18:00.000-04:00Richard- I, too, heard from several, “I’ve never s...Richard- I, too, heard from several, “I’ve never seen such dust”. When I saw the dust on the back of cars during practice, I knew I had seen that before. I just can’t remember when/where. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps some of our fellow posters heard this discussed on other shows and can provide some insight. Maybe, they were talking about the amount of dust and not just the tire dust that they had never seen?Lisa Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816899271672467136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-48239741206548503172008-07-29T03:25:00.000-04:002008-07-29T03:25:00.000-04:00Anon at 11:32 said ...Did anyone catch that Pember...Anon at 11:32 said ...<BR/><BR/>Did anyone catch that Pemberton swore during his interiew?<BR/><BR/>I didn't catch it unless it was the first word out of his mouth and was bleeped. I played it a couple of times and didn't hear it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138762423112575914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-29612133739862180292008-07-29T00:02:00.000-04:002008-07-29T00:02:00.000-04:00RedThanks for the clarification on the incident in...Red<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the clarification on the incident in the pits with Kyle B and Jr's car.<BR/><BR/>As a Jr fan I knew it could not have gone down the way KB implied.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789033556426951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-51663391948924662772008-07-28T23:32:00.000-04:002008-07-28T23:32:00.000-04:00For the most part, most of NN was a re-run of what...For the most part, most of NN was a re-run of what had been in all the post race shows and interviews. Since the show airs 24 hours after the race, maybe NN could come up with new material. The question to be asked ad naseum is not why, but what are the steps to be taken. When will the suits at NASCAR be meeting with tire engineers. When will the owners and track owners be included in these meetings. Provide a time line. What kind of tests will be done to see why the tire rubber did not stick to the track.<BR/><BR/>I see that ESPN did not revisit Rusty's comment about Ryan--like ti never happened. <BR/><BR/>I understand that the date cancelled from Mexico is being conssidered by a few tracks, including one owned by Rusty. Let's see how he handles it when something goes wrong!<BR/><BR/>Thanks to red for the explanation we did not get from NN. I just could not imagine Jr doing what Kyle accused him of without an apology. NN should have shown a clip of the pit stop.<BR/><BR/>I liked Ray's comments throughout the program. I find it a little annoying when Brad paraphrases what Ray has just said, and pretends it's a new and independant thought. And then, even though he did predict Jeff would win, he also said that he also thought Tony would be threat!! What is he talking about? The whole time Tony did terribly or mediocre in practice, happy hour, qualifying, etc. <BR/><BR/>Did anyone catch that Pemberton swore during his interiew? Can he be fined $10,000 or whatever Jr got fined last year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-50492559874793074942008-07-28T22:38:00.000-04:002008-07-28T22:38:00.000-04:00nrf: b/c i brought it up, i figured i should do wh...nrf: b/c i brought it up, i figured i should do what i can to clarify my comment. i checked out what the JGR site said about what happened on the final caution pitstop on lap 149 and compared it to what nascar now (and others) broadcast.<BR/><BR/>Young Mr Busch said the following, "Then on the last pit stop, Jr. ran over one of my guys and shoved him under the car. We had to wait for him to climb back out before we could drop the jack and that just killed our day." <BR/><BR/>According to an article on the JGR site, here's what happened: "During the final caution of the race on lap 149, Busch found himself in 12th. . . Just as rear tire carrier Kenny Barber was putting the new right-rear tire on, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was exiting his pit stall. Contact from Earnhardt, Jr.’s No. 88 into the used tire knocked Barber to the ground. The accident delayed jackman Jeff Fender from dropping the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota until his teammate was clear."<BR/><BR/>as i said, young mr busch may have been unaware of what happened at the time of his comments but by the time his remarks were played back on nascar now, a different explanation had been offered by his own team website. to put such an inflammatory comment out there and not do some sort of followup seems irresponsible to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8944062242787641912008-07-28T22:22:00.000-04:002008-07-28T22:22:00.000-04:00DJ Cobb interview that would have been something t...DJ Cobb interview that would have been something to see, although he may still be recovering.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25771207003711313382008-07-28T22:21:00.000-04:002008-07-28T22:21:00.000-04:00Rusty is all about the money he was asking if Good...Rusty is all about the money he was asking if Goodyear was going to make the teams pay for the tires last night and now a refund for ESPN. I didn't get a refund from ESPN when they screwed up the races last year. This actually annoys me more than DWstore.com and that's saying something. Shut up Rusty you have more money than I'll ever see in 5 lifetimes.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-42471621180923375592008-07-28T22:16:00.000-04:002008-07-28T22:16:00.000-04:00I enjoyed the show as usual. Mr. Massaro would ha...I enjoyed the show as usual. Mr. Massaro would have been a great addition, but circumstances cannot always be helped.<BR/><BR/>The main question that I had during all of this is why we would not have at least a short interview with DJ Cobb? He was in the center of all the tire carnage, wouldn't he have been a good addition to the show?Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884549705336979557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-62505060322291495212008-07-28T22:13:00.000-04:002008-07-28T22:13:00.000-04:00Allmendinger's (sp?) presence was a refreshing cha...Allmendinger's (sp?) presence was a refreshing change. Wish someone talked to Jimmy Elledge as well. I was rootin' for the lad, just because . . .Glad NN had him on.<BR/><BR/>My husband came home and said he heard Rusty Wallace on a radio show this morning, (out of Charolotte?) saying ESPN will be asking NASCAR to refund money for the race. Evidently viewership dropped off drastically as caution followed caution. Don't know how much info RW has of an insider nature, but thought it was interesting he espoused ESPN's right to be reimbursed for having to show a bad race.Tracy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361101058670921686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-88826889473283083522008-07-28T21:44:00.000-04:002008-07-28T21:44:00.000-04:00NN was good, as expected, but would have been bett...NN was good, as expected, but would have been better w/MM. I was surprised RE didn't answer the why question with Biffle's TWIN answer: the rubber off the tires was powdery, not sticky marbles like we normally see, and didn't stick to the track. Goodyear says this was the same compound as 2007 Indy tires so they're baffled too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-55378480146400034262008-07-28T21:18:00.000-04:002008-07-28T21:18:00.000-04:00Jo,The NASCAR Media Group, including the TV part t...Jo,<BR/><BR/>The NASCAR Media Group, including the TV part that used to be called NASCAR Images is moving into a new building under construction in downtown Charlotte. It will be attached to the Hall of Fame and adjacent to the Convention Center.<BR/><BR/>SPEED has purchased a building on Harris Blvd. that is currently empty and is beginning the process of moving the network offices to that location. <BR/><BR/>The big change for SPEED is that they will be leaving their rented studio and uplink facility in South Charlotte and building their own HD studios and transmision facility at the Harris Blvd. location. <BR/><BR/>The SPEED Master Control and the network infrastructure will continue to be part of the Fox Operations and Engineering Group in Los Angeles. <BR/><BR/>If you have any questions about this, just drop me an email. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-32259278362354071902008-07-28T21:02:00.000-04:002008-07-28T21:02:00.000-04:00There is now a new post up for your comments about...There is now a new post up for your comments about the Monday TWIN show on SPEED.<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-60560672842080104542008-07-28T20:59:00.000-04:002008-07-28T20:59:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7318429073659636642008-07-28T20:54:00.000-04:002008-07-28T20:54:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-78717887725381853082008-07-28T20:44:00.000-04:002008-07-28T20:44:00.000-04:00Disclosure: I did not watch the race, I only liste...Disclosure: I did not watch the race, I only listened on the radio from lap 70 to the finish.<BR/><BR/>I could not believe what I was hearing. 10 laps and caution...10 laps and caution...etc.<BR/><BR/>All I could think was ... I'm glad I went golfing and didn't drive to Indy and BUY a ticket.<BR/><BR/>Since I have been home I've watched Victory Lane , a big part of Wind Tunnel, first half of TWIN....and ESPN'S NASCAR NOW.<BR/><BR/>Except for Despain's show, nobody had the guts to get comments from the 200,000 people who bought tickets.<BR/><BR/>I have heard the phrase "NASCAR handled it GREAT"..... It was was a "Great" race".... Jimmy Spencer and Kenny Wallace used the word "Great" over a dozen times.<BR/><BR/>The ONLY thing great was the WEATHER.... and believe it or not, NASCAR does not control the weather.<BR/><BR/>There may be come media outlets that have said other "honest" comments about the Brickyard 400...but I have not heard them yet.<BR/><BR/>The media has one again bowed down to the all mighty King (NASCAR) and they (media) will NOT say anything HONEST about what was experienced on Sunday.<BR/><BR/>This is sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-7068569244633314062008-07-28T20:37:00.000-04:002008-07-28T20:37:00.000-04:00I hope ESPN/ABC stick around after the current TV ...I hope ESPN/ABC stick around after the current TV contract is up.<BR/><BR/>NASCAR Now is mostly a winner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-30914071591182253952008-07-28T20:25:00.000-04:002008-07-28T20:25:00.000-04:00Yeah I just rolled my eyes at the Around the Horn ...Yeah I just rolled my eyes at the Around the Horn panelists' thoughts that they should somehow run another NASCAR race at Indy to make up for that bad one and that NASCAR "wants to be" a major league sport, but "NASCAR's actions" (as if they built the tires) are going to make them a niche sport all over again. I didn't have a problem with PTI's discussion of the race. I thought they made good basic points despite their limited NASCAR knowledge, saying that as a casual fan Wilbon was turned off by the constant caution flags and that the tires "melting" and forcing tire changes every 10 laps made the race a joke and not a NASCAR-like event, which was the correct summation despite the wrong terminology. And it was good to hear an outsider make the observation that it seems strange that everyone is stuck with one brand of tires to race on, and when that brand is bad the results are disastrous. Obviously they don't remember '88 or '94 to realize the inherit dangers that another tire war could bring to the sport, but on the flip side I have heard other knowledgable individuals make similar observations that a tire war might not be a bad idea compared to debacles like we saw at Atlanta and Indy.<BR/><BR/>I give a ton of credit to Allen Bestwick for not taking the politically correct route and instead saying point blank on national television that the Indy race was "unacceptable", while at the same time remaining respectful to the people involved by saying they were "good people" that obviously didn't want that to happen either.stricklinfan82https://www.blogger.com/profile/01808897974344304657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-40793532928927533312008-07-28T20:09:00.000-04:002008-07-28T20:09:00.000-04:00There will be a new column up about This Week In N...There will be a new column up about This Week In NASCAR shortly after the show is over. Please do not put TWIN comments on this post.<BR/><BR/>Yes, we know they changed the format!<BR/><BR/>JDDaly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-27174464192261313112008-07-28T20:02:00.000-04:002008-07-28T20:02:00.000-04:00I also heard the comment from KB about Jr. running...I also heard the comment from KB about Jr. running over his crew member - what really happened does anyone know?Vicky Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084198036514255332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-41086227172383215942008-07-28T19:20:00.000-04:002008-07-28T19:20:00.000-04:00Around the Horn trashed NASCAR today, as expected....Around the Horn trashed NASCAR today, as expected. Their main rant was that NASCAR and Goodyear should apologize to the fans who actually attended and offer refunds - or run the race again for free (ha!) - if they want to keep fans.<BR/><BR/>The bad thing was two of the guys said this hurts NASCAR in "trying" to be a major league sport and not receding to a niche sport. Ouch.<BR/><BR/>Same on Pardon the Interruption. Bob Ryan called it the worst day NASCAR has had, competition wise, in years. Out of all the guys on Around the Horn and PTI, Mike Wilbon was the only one who actually watched some of the race. He said he kept flipping over to the race, about six times, and five times it was in caution. Wilbon also repeated what he said last time there was a tire problem, asking why there can be multiple car manufacturers in NASCAR but only one tire manufacturer.<BR/><BR/>Yeah they're all slightly obnoxious bigmouths who know nothing about NASCAR (except Wilbon), but they're <I>influential</I> slightly obnoxious bigmouths. NASCAR on regular ESPN shows isn't coming off so well today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-56705790774767732042008-07-28T19:06:00.000-04:002008-07-28T19:06:00.000-04:00JD- Thank you. I did not phrase my question well e...JD- Thank you. I did not phrase my question well enough. What I was meaning to ask was whether it might be that ESPN does not want to spend the money to create a studio in NC until it can be done where they want it to be long-term - that is in the Hall of Fame building or complex? Obviously I have no idea how much extra expense there might be in creating a studio now and moving it to the HOF in a year or 2.<BR/><BR/>I have not seen N-Now yet, but I am really looking forward to Ray's explanation of the tire deal. I have seen several articles blaming NASCAR, but no real explanation of the tire problems other than COT. I have yet to see anyone explain why the tires created dust rather than rubbering-in, and Sat. and Sunday I heard several commentators, including Tim Brewer, say they had never seen tires create such dust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-19365203890261106082008-07-28T19:05:00.000-04:002008-07-28T19:05:00.000-04:00I thought the show was excellent. I also missed M...I thought the show was excellent. I also missed MM presence, perhaps then we would have found out if Denny's pit crew member was hurt and who he was. I too would have liked to see what Kyle was talking about and some follow up but I took it as the old lets blame someone else for our problems, it's not like he hasn't done it before. Ray did an great job, I liked the fact that when he didn't know that's what he said instead of trying to make something up. Most of all thank's AB for saying what we were all thinking. I agree having the show come from NC would help to get drivers etc into the studio and make visits to shops easier but would it save travel time/hotel fees for the ESPN paid people? AB lives up that way, I am not sure about BD, I'm guessing Ray is in NC otherwise I'm clueless. I'm betting money may play a part in this decision.Newracefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-10524227119132703412008-07-28T19:02:00.000-04:002008-07-28T19:02:00.000-04:00I enjoyed tonight’s show. I did not miss Massaro....I enjoyed tonight’s show. I did not miss Massaro. Although I am not a fan of Ray, I thought he did well.<BR/><BR/>JD, thanks for the heads-up on next Monday’s show. I will skip that one.Lisa Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816899271672467136noreply@blogger.com