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#1,401
I've really never been a real can of the chase. I prefer the old system which forces a driver to be good for 36 races instead of just 10.
 
#1,404
#1,404
Just watched the Craftsman Truck race. Anytime you see a dillon get dumped it's a good day. Dillon closed the door after the horse was out.
 
#1,406
#1,406
Burhead said:
Is it wrong for me to hope they fail?
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Who the Dillon's? What is not to love about a pair of brothers who wear cowboy hats and try to act country even though they have had their entire careers planned out from the day they were born?

I don't mind Austin. I don't care for the pudgy one.
 
#1,407
#1,407
Nerd-Vol said:
Who the Dillon's? What is not to love about a pair of brothers who wear cowboy hats and try to act country even though they have had their entire careers planned out from the day they were born?

I don't mind Austin. I don't care for the pudgy one.
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I think Ty will be better than Austin before its said and done. Not a fan of either one of them.
 
#1,409
#1,409
It looked pretty obvious after he got dumped that Dillon was crying before the interview. I couldn't help but think of Tom Hanks and that classic line about baseball.
 
#1,415
#1,415
SyxxSynse said:
I'm sure granddad would love to put Austin in the car. Ryan Newman could be in contention too.
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Austin is getting the former #29 team renumbered #3. Newman will get the #31. Also Juan Pablo visited with the #78 team yesterday.
 
#1,416
#1,416
Burhead said:
Austin is getting the former #29 team renumbered #3. Newman will get the #31. Also Juan Pablo visited with the #78 team yesterday.
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Is that official? I haven't heard anything for sure about Dillon or the number change.
 
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#1,421
#1,421
Atlanta TV Ratings: ESPNs live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night, Sept. 1, earned a 3.2 U.S. household rating, averaging 5,322,850 viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. The rating was down from the 3.4 for last years race, which also aired on ESPN and averaged 5,557,932 viewers.
Greensboro, N.C., was the nations highest-rated metered television market for the telecast, earning a 9.4 rating, while Greenville, S.C., was second with an 8.5 rating. Indianapolis (7.8), Knoxville, Tenn., (7.4) and Birmingham, Ala., (7.3) were third through fifth. The rest of the top 10 markets were Norfolk, Va., (6.9), Charlotte, N.C., (6.8), Louisville, Ky., and Nashville, Tenn., (6.4) and Richmond, Va., (6.3)(ESPN)(9-4-2013)

Bristol TV Ratings: With an average of 6.3 million people watching, ABCs live telecast of the Irwin Tools Night Race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night, Aug. 24, was the most-viewed version of the race since ESPN and ABC returned to live NASCAR coverage in 2007. The viewership average of 6,322,082 was up from the average of 5,905,051 from last years race, according to the Nielsen Company. The telecast earned a 3.9 U.S. household rating, up from a 3.7 for last years race, despite the race not airing on ABC in seven markets due to ABC affiliates airing NFL pre-season football games. With a 9.4 rating, Greenville, S.C., was the nations highest-rated market, followed by Knoxville, Tenn., and Greensboro, N.C., at 8.9. Charlotte, N.C., was fourth with an 8.7 rating with Richmond, Va., fifth at 8.2. Rounding out the top 10 were Norfolk, Va., 7.3; Indianapolis and Birmingham, Ala., at 6.3; Raleigh-Durham, N.C., at 6.2 and Orlando, Fla., at 6.1.
ESPNs live telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Bristol on Friday night, Aug. 23, earned a 1.1 U.S. household rating, averaging 1,686,962 viewers. The rating was the same as last years race but viewership was up from 1,599,526 in 2012.(ESPN)(8-27-2013)
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#1,424
#1,424
One report earlier this week had Burton leaving RCR and moving to Swan Racing to drive the No. 30 car.

Swan Racing general manager Bray Pemberton told ESPN on Tuesday that "we haven't even spoken with Jeff Burton."

Burton confirmed he has had "zero discussions" with Swan Racing.
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So maybe he's not quite done
 
#1,425
#1,425
No. 1 Fernando Alonso – $30 million – Formula 1
No. 2 Lewis Hamilton – $27.5 million – Formula 1
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. – $26 million – NASCAR
No. 4 Jimmy Johnson – $24 million – NASCAR
No. 5 Valentino Rossi – $22 million – MotoGP
No. 6 Tony Stewart – $18.5 million – NASCAR
No. 7 Jeff Gordon – $18.2 million – NASCAR
No. 8 Sebastian Vettel – $18 million – Formula 1
No. 9 Danica Patrick – $15 million – NASCAR
No. 10 Jenson Button - $14 million – Formula 1
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http://msn.foxsports.com/speed/formula-1/forbes-ranks-10-highest-earning-drivers/
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Lewis and Alonso making that paper. Seb needs to start negotiating better. Schumacher was the highest paid person in sports when he was with ferrari.

Danica and dale jr. Money well spent, weirdly.

Funny how joe Gibbs doesn't pay well. Wonder if that factored into Tony's move?
 
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