Re: Finger Lakes 355

by navycook75 Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:44 pm

Magus978 wrote:Incredible finish.

#2 and #9 crews celebrate together in the pits. Ambrose repeats!

and some well spoken words from Keselowski.

by usmcstang Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:45 pm

Absolutely sensational last lap. Best since '03 Darlington.

by RocketKnight Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:45 pm

Ambrose wins again! WHAT A FINISH! Very Happy

by BBoy Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:46 pm

I'm seriously at a loss for words with that finish.

by iAMBADDATGAMES Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:46 pm

Marcos Ambrose wins his second straight race at Watkins Glen after a chaotic finish with the top 3.

by f1fan12 Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:46 pm

Another reason a third road course needs to be added to the schedule.

by FlashRod4 Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:47 pm

Best finish of the year so far.
Great racing and Congrats to Marcos.
With 2 to go i would have bet money that Kyle had it.

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:48 pm

Way to lose the lead Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose must thank him for giving him the lead on the last lap. Laughing

by PackerMan71 Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:49 pm

WAAAAHHHHHH KYLE!!!

Go get your diaper changed, son.

by PRAWBLEMS Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:50 pm

OH MAH LAWD WE GONNA HAVE A DONNYBROOK SLOBBAKNOCKA BEAT DOWN!!1

by f1fan12 Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:50 pm

PRAWBLEMS wrote:OH MAH LAWD WE GONNA HAVE A DONNYBROOK SLOBBAKNOCKA BEAT DOWN!!1

Pardon?

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:51 pm

PRAWBLEMS wrote:OH MAH LAWD WE GONNA HAVE A DONNYBROOK SLOBBAKNOCKA BEAT DOWN!!1

I don't even. Finger Lakes 355 - Page 2 215644238

by Racerfan275 Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:52 pm

Man i wish i could've seen that. Congrats Marcos Buddy, you deserve it

by conrail1990 Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:52 pm

Keselowski hit the nail on the head. We should have more races end like that rather than "imma gonna rek u haderp"!

by iAMBADDATGAMES Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:55 pm

Regan Smith gets his second straight top 10 finishing 9th while Casey Mears and Scott Speed finish in the top 20.

by PackerMan71 Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:55 pm

Only downside from this?

Jimmie Johnson's the new points leader. Ugh. Rolling Eyes

by Sparkz47 Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:00 pm

Best finish all season. Period.

I was literally screaming and cheering at the top of my lungs for the entirety of the last lap. I wasn't cheering for anyone in particular, but the racing was just so great, it in itself was worth going crazy for. I almost lost it when they went through the bus stop.

This is the kind of racing NASCAR needs more of. Two competent, respectful race car drivers who know how to fight each other without playing dirty.

Wonderful race and finish, congrats on the win Mr Ambrose. I'm gonna go lie down.

by **antknee** Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:00 pm

lot's of complaints about the lack of a caution with oil on the track but it made for an interesting finish. good clean racing with Kes and Ambrose. Good stuff.

oh yeah....Jimmmmaaaaay with the points lead!

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:04 pm

My opinions and views on the aftermath of this race:

Overall, this race was great, one of the more better races than we've seen this Season. This is why the Sprint Cup needs more Road Courses. After his spin late in the race, Dale Earnhardt Jr has not only lost the points lead but has also dropped to 4th in the standings, 17 points behind new points leader Jimmie Johnson (inb4jimmiewins6thtitle), but it still ain't the chase yet so I don't know why I was moaning about it then.

The last lap was very tense, with Kyle Busch spinning and Marcos Ambrose taking before surviving several bumps from Brad Keselowski to take the win. Basically Ambrose has taken all of his Road Course V8 Supercar experience to NASCAR with great effect.

Overall, I do say this but I give this race a rating of 10/10.

by PackerMan71 Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:10 pm

antknee wrote:oh yeah....Jimmmmaaaaay with the points lead!

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by RACECAR Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:10 pm

Top 3 guys had this thought on the last lap:

Oh S***

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:18 pm

During the last lap, I could feel my heart pounding my chest, and I'm still shaking. I've seen Sprint Car A-Mains where the leaders were 3-wide at the finish and it still was not as exciting as this finish.

by racingfreak1999 Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:21 pm

antknee wrote:lot's of complaints about the lack of a caution with oil on the track but it made for an interesting finish. good clean racing with Kes and Ambrose. Good stuff.

oh yeah....Jimmmmaaaaay with the points lead!

The reason they didn't throw the caution when Labonte blew up was because Kyle was in the lead, but man that finish. I think both Brad and Ambrose said it best, this is how racing should be.

by **crl** Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:44 pm

We haven't heard from Alta yet. That finish might've killed him! Laughing

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:00 pm

crl wrote:We haven't heard from Alta yet. That finish might've killed him!

He wasn't on Teamspeak. Maybe it has killed him Shocked

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:03 pm

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
crl wrote:We haven't heard from Alta yet. That finish might've killed him!
He wasn't on Teamspeak. Maybe it has killed him

NOOOOOOOOOOOO Sad

by Sparkz47 Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:09 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:
Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
crl wrote:We haven't heard from Alta yet. That finish might've killed him!
He wasn't on Teamspeak. Maybe it has killed him

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

Well, we all knew it would happen sooner or later. Guess we better bury him. Nelson, get the shovels.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:10 pm

Sparkz47 wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
crl wrote:We haven't heard from Alta yet. That finish might've killed him!
He wasn't on Teamspeak. Maybe it has killed him

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

Well, we all knew it would happen sooner or later. Guess we better bury him. Nelson, get the shovels.

Time to unleash my inner Triple H and bury people.

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:16 pm

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
Sparkz47 wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
crl wrote:We haven't heard from Alta yet. That finish might've killed him!
He wasn't on Teamspeak. Maybe it has killed him

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

Well, we all knew it would happen sooner or later. Guess we better bury him. Nelson, get the shovels.
Time to unleash my inner Triple H and bury people.

me too, and btw very impressive avatar you got there Nelson. Finger Lakes 355 - Page 2 215644238

by AntmanB Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:18 pm

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
crl wrote:We haven't heard from Alta yet. That finish might've killed him!
He wasn't on Teamspeak. Maybe it has killed him

. No reactions then Sad

by GamerAzuzu Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:40 pm

here's a reaction, everyone was screaming so much it was near unintelligible

by PRAWBLEMS Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:47 pm

GamerAzuzu wrote:here's a reaction, everyone was screaming so much it was near unintelligible

Here's an in-depth reaction to me:
"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH THERE'S GOES WILD THANG DERE GONNA BE A BEAT DOWN SLOBBAKNOCKA DONNYBROOK TONIGHT YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THERE GOES BIG BAD BRAD OH MAH LAWD OH GAWD YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!111111111"

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:51 pm

PRAWBLEMS wrote:
GamerAzuzu wrote:here's a reaction, everyone was screaming so much it was near unintelligible
Here's an in-depth reaction to me:
"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH THERE'S GOES WILD THANG DERE GONNA BE A BEAT DOWN SLOBBAKNOCKA DONNYBROOK TONIGHT YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THERE GOES BIG BAD BRAD OH MAH LAWD OH GAWD YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!111111111"

WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH BOY, I FEEL A HEART ATTACK COMING ARRRRRGGGHHHH!

by Jason Hamilton Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:53 pm

Ambrose wins. F*CK YEA

by pepsibottle1 Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:55 pm

What a finish. That is the NASCAR I have been so longing to see for the past 3 or so years: drivers and officials returning back to basics and the "balls out" style of years past.

What's wrong with modern era NASCAR is simple. The series is trying too hard and has overcomplicated itself tremendously.Today's finish proved just that. The points chase, politics, and overall BS were thrown aside; two drivers stepped up to the plate and laid it all on the line for the win while the officials stepped aside in the closing stages and allowed everyone to battle it out without influencing the finish. We could have very easily seen a yellow called, but the race was allowed to continue. The track conditions proved tricky but obviously the drivers handled it without incident.

What we need isn't more roadies, nor rules tweaks. We just need to go back to the basics and keep it simple. Put the Chase, GWC's, safe racing and all of that crap out of everyone's minds and just race like today showed.

by PRAWBLEMS Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:59 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
GamerAzuzu wrote:here's a reaction, everyone was screaming so much it was near unintelligible
Here's an in-depth reaction to me:
"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH THERE'S GOES WILD THANG DERE GONNA BE A BEAT DOWN SLOBBAKNOCKA DONNYBROOK TONIGHT YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THERE GOES BIG BAD BRAD OH MAH LAWD OH GAWD YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!111111111"

WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH BOY, I FEEL A HEART ATTACK COMING ARRRRRGGGHHHH!

Call the hospital, I might have killed Barney!

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:03 pm

PRAWBLEMS wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
GamerAzuzu wrote:here's a reaction, everyone was screaming so much it was near unintelligible
Here's an in-depth reaction to me:
"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH THERE'S GOES WILD THANG DERE GONNA BE A BEAT DOWN SLOBBAKNOCKA DONNYBROOK TONIGHT YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THERE GOES BIG BAD BRAD OH MAH LAWD OH GAWD YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!111111111"

WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH BOY, I FEEL A HEART ATTACK COMING ARRRRRGGGHHHH!
Call the hospital, I might have killed Barney!

I have no life in me... Laughing

Wait, I think I'm going off topic here, oops!

by PRAWBLEMS Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:05 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
GamerAzuzu wrote:here's a reaction, everyone was screaming so much it was near unintelligible
Here's an in-depth reaction to me:
"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH THERE'S GOES WILD THANG DERE GONNA BE A BEAT DOWN SLOBBAKNOCKA DONNYBROOK TONIGHT YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THERE GOES BIG BAD BRAD OH MAH LAWD OH GAWD YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!111111111"

WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH BOY, I FEEL A HEART ATTACK COMING ARRRRRGGGHHHH!
Call the hospital, I might have killed Barney!

I have no life in me...

Wait, I think I'm going off topic here, oops!

That finish was off-topic enough.

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:06 pm

PRAWBLEMS wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
GamerAzuzu wrote:here's a reaction, everyone was screaming so much it was near unintelligible
Here's an in-depth reaction to me:
"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH THERE'S GOES WILD THANG DERE GONNA BE A BEAT DOWN SLOBBAKNOCKA DONNYBROOK TONIGHT YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THERE GOES BIG BAD BRAD OH MAH LAWD OH GAWD YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!111111111"

WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH BOY, I FEEL A HEART ATTACK COMING ARRRRRGGGHHHH!
Call the hospital, I might have killed Barney!

I have no life in me...

Wait, I think I'm going off topic here, oops!
That finish was off-topic enough.

Eggcellent! What a race Finger Lakes 355 - Page 2 215644238

by bartman97 Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:07 pm

That was a crazy finish, all I have to say. This is why Sprint Cup needs at least 4 road courses.

by **crl** Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:08 pm

pepsibottle1 wrote:What a finish. That is the NASCAR I have been so longing to see for the past 3 or so years: drivers and officials returning back to basics and the "balls out" style of years past.

What's wrong with modern era NASCAR is simple. The series is trying too hard and has overcomplicated itself tremendously.Today's finish proved just that. The points chase, politics, and overall BS were thrown aside; two drivers stepped up to the plate and laid it all on the line for the win while the officials stepped aside in the closing stages and allowed everyone to battle it out without influencing the finish. We could have very easily seen a yellow called, but the race was allowed to continue. The track conditions proved tricky but obviously the drivers handled it without incident.

What we need isn't more roadies, nor rules tweaks. We just need to go back to the basics and keep it simple. Put the Chase, GWC's, safe racing and all of that crap out of everyone's minds and just race like today showed.

This, and introduce the TM Master Cup Series' points system, and get rid of this "everybodygetspointslol" BS.

by PRAWBLEMS Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:08 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
GamerAzuzu wrote:here's a reaction, everyone was screaming so much it was near unintelligible
Here's an in-depth reaction to me:
"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH THERE'S GOES WILD THANG DERE GONNA BE A BEAT DOWN SLOBBAKNOCKA DONNYBROOK TONIGHT YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THERE GOES BIG BAD BRAD OH MAH LAWD OH GAWD YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!111111111"

WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH BOY, I FEEL A HEART ATTACK COMING ARRRRRGGGHHHH!
Call the hospital, I might have killed Barney!

I have no life in me...

Wait, I think I'm going off topic here, oops!
That finish was off-topic enough.

Eggcellent! What a race

Simpsons reference. You sir, win my internet. Do what you want!

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:10 pm

PRAWBLEMS wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
PRAWBLEMS wrote:
GamerAzuzu wrote:here's a reaction, everyone was screaming so much it was near unintelligible
Here's an in-depth reaction to me:
"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH THERE'S GOES WILD THANG DERE GONNA BE A BEAT DOWN SLOBBAKNOCKA DONNYBROOK TONIGHT YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THERE GOES BIG BAD BRAD OH MAH LAWD OH GAWD YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!111111111"

WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH BOY, I FEEL A HEART ATTACK COMING ARRRRRGGGHHHH!
Call the hospital, I might have killed Barney!

I have no life in me...

Wait, I think I'm going off topic here, oops!
That finish was off-topic enough.

Eggcellent! What a race
Simpsons reference. You sir, win my internet. Do what you want!

hooray!

by **Ben Atkins** Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:17 pm

Amazing finish to a meh race. Awesome win for Ambrose, he and Brad both deserved that.

by Alta Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:20 pm

This race was Awesome, Hands-down the best Nascar Cup and Nascar in general race of the year. That finish was flat-out amazing.

The lone reason i'm sour on this finish is a real-life issue that happened to rear it's ugly head during the race, I won't go into specifics but it's the reason i wasn't on TS and the reason i couldn't get the full enjoyment out of that race. It's so petty and stupid it' kills me.

/End Venting

So happy that Ambrose won. That finish was nothing short of the nascar we grew up watching and loved tier. Hornish with a great finish on the cup side. Smith scoring points for me in Dice Game with a nice top 10. This might be the first Nascar race i might actually watch again the same day.

by **Cynon** Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:29 pm

usmcstang wrote:Absolutely sensational last lap. Best since '03 Darlington.

Yeah, I was just about to say that. Probably the best NASCAR race since '03 Darlington.

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:32 pm

Cynon wrote:
usmcstang wrote:Absolutely sensational last lap. Best since '03 Darlington.

Yeah, I was just about to say that. Probably the best NASCAR race since '03 Darlington.

you know something I can't think of any other race than these two that had incredibly exciting finishes, in fact the only other race that I think had a thrilling finish were the 2009 Coke Zero 400, the 2007 Daytona 500 and I think thats all I can think of, unless some classic short track or 'Dega races pop into my head. Very Happy

by PRAWBLEMS Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:38 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:
Cynon wrote:
usmcstang wrote:Absolutely sensational last lap. Best since '03 Darlington.

Yeah, I was just about to say that. Probably the best NASCAR race since '03 Darlington.

you know something I can't think of any other race than these two that had incredibly exciting finishes, in fact the only other race that I think had a thrilling finish were the 2009 Coke Zero 400, the 2007 Daytona 500 and I think thats all I can think of, unless some classic short track or 'Dega races pop into my head.

Didn't almost every IROC SS race end like that?
The 1980 Southern 500 was awesome too. I'll find the finish...
EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_q9DiRK6tc
And it involved a blown engine!

by BWard Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:44 pm

PRAWBLEMS wrote:
BWardboy88 wrote:
Cynon wrote:
usmcstang wrote:Absolutely sensational last lap. Best since '03 Darlington.

Yeah, I was just about to say that. Probably the best NASCAR race since '03 Darlington.

you know something I can't think of any other race than these two that had incredibly exciting finishes, in fact the only other race that I think had a thrilling finish were the 2009 Coke Zero 400, the 2007 Daytona 500 and I think thats all I can think of, unless some classic short track or 'Dega races pop into my head.
Didn't almost every IROC SS race end like that?
The 1980 Southern 500 was awesome too. I'll find the finish...
EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_q9DiRK6tc
And it involved a blown engine!

I've just seen it, and now I wish I was there. Smile

by Rykia Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:36 pm

That race was great, start to finish IMO. The ending was just icing on the cake. Some of my favorites didn't run the best, and when they were running well, messed it up somehow. *coughkaseyjrandtonycough*

Also, Joe Nemechek finished 29th, and woulda finished top-25 had he not had his problem with three to go. Regan Smith finished top-10 in mid-pack equipment, and Scott Speed ran well all day in bad equipment. I approve of this.

And:

AntmanB wrote:A non start and park last in a nationwide race. WUT.

How about Cup too, in the same weekend.

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