| 1 |
2 |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
The grassy knoll vs. buildings that house school books. Boxers vs. briefs. The yellow line at Talladega. |
| 2 |
2 |
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Matt Kenseth |
By the final lap, his car had more tape on it than King Tut. |
| 3 |
3 |
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Kurt Busch |
His engine wasn’t steaming, but he sure was. |
| 4 |
15 |
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Elliott Sadler |
This man is about to explode like Tony Stewart. No, not that kind of explode. |
| 5 |
6 |
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Jimmie Johnson |
You can just hear this conversation on the radio: “I’ll give you your lap back, Ward.” “What?! He’s racing me for the lead?!” |
| 6 |
11 |
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Kevin Harvick |
As if you had any doubt Todd Berrier would be the right tonic for this ailing team. |
| 7 |
5 |
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Jeff Gordon |
Yep, he wants a second event added at Kansas. And a third. |
| 8 |
4 |
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Ryan Newman |
That was a painful interview with Jeanie Zelasko after the big crash. And she knew it was not going to be good, too – she practically had that microphone at an arm’s length. “I just wanted to make sure you’re healthy,” she said. Was she hinting that Newman needs to add more beta-carotene to his diet? |
| 9 |
7 |
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Tony Stewart |
We’ve got some real racing this weekend at Martinsville, and that is right up his alley. |
| 10 |
14 |
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Ricky Craven |
He was like a lone Iraqi taking on a battalion of Marines. “I'm a stand-alone guy out there with no help,” he said. |
| 11 |
8 |
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Bobby Labonte |
Have you been in an accident that wasn’t your fault? Call 1-800-DA-BIG-ONE. |
| 12 |
9 |
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Mark Martin |
I'm not a big fan of all the stuff that we do here,” he said. And you thought drivers never ventured into the Talladega infield. |
| 13 |
10 |
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Michael Waltrip |
He’s on TV more than Wolf Blitzer these days. |
| 14 |
12 |
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Sterling Marlin |
That is more like the old Sterling. No pun intended. |
| 15 |
13 |
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Ricky Rudd |
Ricky Recked. |
| 16 |
22 |
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Greg Biffle |
His Martinsville car won't be as damaged as the one he returned to the shop after Talladega. |
| 17 |
17 |
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Jeff Burton |
He never had a chance at Talladega after qualifying poorly. |
| 18 |
18 |
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Dale Jarrett |
“I was getting outrun by cars that were wrecked,” he said. Not your fault, dude. A wrecked car also beat everyone else. |
| 19 |
16 |
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Dave Blaney |
After Rockingham, his team hired a second media relations specialist to handle the flow of requests. They laid him off yesterday. |
| 20 |
20 |
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Rusty Wallace |
“My car was screaming,” he said. A lot of cars were. In pain. |
| 21 |
NR |
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Terry Labonte |
Avoid The Big One. Enter the Rankings. |
| 22 |
NR |
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Robby Gordon |
Funniest statement by an on-air personality on Sunday: Larry Mac, when he said, “That is not good, Robby Gordon dragging a fuel can away.” |
| 23 |
NR |
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Jeremy Mayfield |
Finally getting more camera time on the track than off the track, which is a major accomplishment. |
| 24 |
24 |
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Jimmy Spencer |
Taping for Beyond The Glory: Jimmy Spencer delayed yet another week. |
| 25 |
NR |
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Joe Nemechek |
Yep, he’s out of the title picture. |
