More from the geniuses at Nascar

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:33 pm

Newman blows an engine in practice after qualifying on the pole.

Check.

Newman, forced to change engines gets moved to the rear.

Check.

Need to replace Newman on the pole for Sunday's race.

Check.

Instead of giving it to the 2nd fastest qualifier, they give the pole to the 3rd fastest.

Got it!

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:53 pm

Sadler was the 2nd fastest qualifier and he's got the pole.

Where are you getting your info from?

DallasFanatic · Post by **DallasFanatic** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:36 pm

War Wagon wrote:Sadler was the 2nd fastest qualifier and he's got the pole.

Where are you getting your info from?

Sure you don't want to edit this?

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:52 pm

Why?

If I'm wrong about that, correct me. I can take it.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:16 pm

This just in...

TODAY'S RACE: Kobalt Tools 500

March 18, 2007

Series: Fourth of 36 Nextel Cup series races.

When: 1:30 p.m. today.

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Where: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga., 1.54-mile Quad-oval.

TV/radio: Fox (Channel 2 in Detroit); WWWW-FM (102.9), WDTW-FM (106.7), WLBY-AM (1290).

Weather: Mostly sunny with a high of 59 degrees, 10% chance of rain.

Pole: Ryan Newman, No. 12 Penske Dodge, 193.124 m.p.h. Newman's team had to replace his engine after practice on Saturday, so he will start from the back of the field. Elliott Sadler will start from the pole.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti ... 80631/1064

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:36 am

See? It is so stupid even articles get it wrong. Nascar just moves up the inside line, thus rendering the 3rd fastest as the new pole sitter....it IS A FACT!

DallasFanatic · Post by **DallasFanatic** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:22 am

Didn't anyone watch the start of the race? JJ on the pole, end of discussion period.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:32 pm

No, i didn't watch the start of the race, but JJ should have had the outside pole or 2nd starting position. Is that not how it went down? So where was Sadler then?

DallasFanatic · Post by **DallasFanatic** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:47 am

War Wagon wrote:No, i didn't watch the start of the race, but JJ should have had the outside pole or 2nd starting position. Is that not how it went down? So where was Sadler then?

The inside row moved up one spot. Outside row stayed the same. JJ #1, Sadler #2

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:59 am

hmm.... ok.

Now that I think about it, there probably is a precedence for moving up the entire row. Not sure why they'd want to do that, it doesn't seem fair. I guess it must be simpler than re-shuffling the rows.

Hardly worth starting a "those geniuses at NASCAR" thread over, but I'll concede the point... or "poll" in this instance.