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I'm sorry to announce that I'm officially leaving GAMESPOT.IN my memory  I would like for Alex8 to do something with my NascarSilly Season Union(not yet formed but is in progress).

                                                         so long,

                                                    tlabontefan

P.s. thanks for the good tomes

Sorry, guys

Guys , I am so sorry for not postin since August.I'm now in a battle to make up for all this time I was'nt here.Plz apologize me.

A Cool Law

I live in North Carolina and im sure in most other states ure back in school but im not because of a great new NC law passed that makes it against the law in our state to go back to school before August 25th.Ha Ha to every other state that has already began School!

stewart is the new hampshire winner!

Lap by Lap: New England 300

Lap 300: Tony Stewart wins the New England 300
  • Lap 291: Jeff Gordon's car has no brakes. He is dropping like a rock.

    Lap 284: Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle bump, Biffle loses two spots

    Lap 279: Stewart is working his way through heavy lapped traffic

    Lap 273: Stewart leads Kurt Busch by 2.029 seconds

    Lap 266: Stewart leads Kurt Busch by 1.301 seconds

    Lap 256: Bobby Labonte gets around Kyle Busch for third

    Lap 252: Dale Jarrett has slapped the wall. No caution.

    Lap 250: Stewart's lead is back up to one second

    Lap 248: Schrader has hit the wall. No caution.

    Lap 246: Stewart passes Busch. Re-takes the lead.

    Lap 241: Kurt Busch takes the lead by passing Stewart on the outside.

    Lap 240: Green flag. Stewart leads.

    Lap 235: Caution is out. Elliott Sadler has backed his car into the wall. He had help from Mark Martin. Mike Bliss gets the Lucky Dog. Everyone stays out.

    Lap 234: Green flag. Stewart leads.

    Lap 229: Caution is out. Mike Wallace is in the wall after he bumped sides with Robby Gordon. Jeremy Mayfield gets the Lucky Dog.

    Lap 225: Kyle Busch is all over Stewart's bumper.

    Lap 221: Green flag. Stewart leads.

    Lap 217: Leaders on pit road. Jason Leffler stays out to lead to lap. Tony Stewart is first in, first off pit road with another fast stop. Kyle Busch comes out second, and Kurt Busch is third. All of the top five taks four tires. Jeff Gordon has a slow stop due to an air gun jam and falls all the way to 10th. Brian Vickers, who has the first pit stall, gains five spots.

    Lap 216: Caution is out. Robby Gordon has a flat tire. Kyle Petty will get the Lucky Dog. Bad break for Jeremy Mayfield.

    Lap 212: Stewart has locked up the five bonus points for leading the most laps.

    Lap 199: Stewart leads by nearly three seconds. It's his biggest lead of the race. He has led 138 laps.

    Lap 189: Kurt Busch passes Jeff Gordon for fourth. Busch is by far the fastest car on the track.

    Lap 180: Casey Mears, who spent 127 laps in the top 10, is down a cylinder

    Lap 174: Marlin to pit road with a flat left-front tire

    Lap 171: Green flag. Stewart leads

    Lap 164: Caution is out for debris

    Lap 121: Green flag. Stewart leads.

    Lap 118: Jeff Green stays out and takes the lead for one lap. Tony Stewart takes four tires and beats everyone off pit road. Ryan Newman has a dreadfully slow stop and loses over 10 positions. Kyle Busch gets a trackbar adjustment and comes out fourth. Elliott Sadler is involved in a pit accident as he rubs fenders with Kasey Kahne. Sadler will have to make a second stop. Kurt Busch and Joe Nemechek collide slightly on pit road. Busch has had all kinds of problems on pit road today.

    Lap 117: Caution is out for debris

    Lap 115: Scott Wimmer is out of gas. He stalls the car on pit road.

    Lap 113: The sun is out!

    Lap 110: Stewart leads his 50th lap

    Lap 102: Labonte is up to third

    Lap 101: McMurray back on the track. He is 74 laps down.

    Lap 99: Stewart is in heavy lapped traffic

    Lap 87: Stewart leads Kyle Busch by 1.680 seconds

    Lap 83: 40 cars still on the lead lap

    Lap 81: Jeff Gordon cracks the top five for the first time

    Lap 69: Stewart takes lead from Wimmer

    Lap 68: Green flag. Wimmer leads.

    Lap 59: Scott Wimmer stays out, takes the lead. Two cars (Wimmer, Shephard) didn't pit. Robby Gordon takes two tires, but his car is damaged when he runs into Sterling Marlin. Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman each take four tires. Robby Gordon will come back in for a second pit stop. He has a lot of damage on his right fender. Kyle Busch took gas only and will restart second.

    Lap 58: Stewart already has a 1.5-second lead

    Lap 51: Stewart takes lead from Newman

    Lap 46: Stewart takes second

    Lap 39: Green flag. Ryan Newman leads.

    Lap 36: Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes in for gas and adjustments. No tires.

    Lap 35: Caution is out. Kurt Busch checks up for traffic, is hit by Bobby Labonte. Minimal damage for Busch.

    Lap 32: Green flag. Ryan Newman leads.

    Lap 30: Ted Christopher to the garage

    Lap 29: Pit stops begin. The top three cars (Vickers, Kahne, Kurt Busch) all take two tires. Elliott Sadler takes gas only and leads all cars off pit road. The first eight cars (Newman, Mears, Jarrett, Robby Gordon, Schrader, Mike Wallace, Rusty Wallace, Garvey) didn't pit.

    Lap 29: Jamie McMurray to the garage

    Lap 27: Caution is out for Jamie McMurray's crash. McMurray had some help from Matt Kenseth. McMurray has pancaked the left side of his car.

    Lap 25: Brian Vickers takes the lead from Kahne.

    Lap 24: Scott Riggs has looped his car around after contact from Jeff Green. No caution.

    Lap 19: Tony Stewart, who started 14th, is already seventh

    Lap 17: Rusty Wallace is already half a lap down

    Lap 14: Green flag. Kasey Kahne leads.

    Lap 11: Pit road is open, but the leaders stay out. Wallace, Bobby Hamilton Jr. among the eight cars on pit road.

    Lap 10: Caution is out. Rusty Wallace gets into Jeff Green, sending Green around. Robby Gordon spins, but neither have much damage.

    Lap 9: Carl Long to the garage

    Lap 7: Kasey Kahne immediately takes lead from Brian Vickers

    Lap 7: Green flag

    Lap 6: Green flag in one lap

    Lap 4: The pace car still has its lights on

    Lap 3: Drivers say its OK to go green.

    Lap 2: Rusty Wallace says he has a faulty tachometer.

    Lap 1: The race starts under the yellow flag. Pit road is closed.

    Tony StewartTony Stewart was back on the fence Sunday, climbing his way to a third win in four races. Credit: Autostock

    Stewart's hot streak continues at Loudon

    The Associated Press
    July 17, 2005
    08:53 PM EDT (00:53 GMT)Save a link to this article and return to it at www.savethis.comSave a link to this article and return to it at www.savethis.comPrinter-friendly version of this articlePrinter-friendly version of this articleEmail a link to this articleEmail a link to this articleView a list of the most popular articles on our siteView a list of the most popular articles on our site

    LOUDON, N.H. -- Tony Stewart climbed the fence in front of the grandstand in what has become his trademark victory celebration.

    And a crowd of 100,000 at New Hampshire International Speedway roared its approval Sunday as he grabbed the checkered flag and pumped his fist in the air -- just as he did two weeks earlier after a victory at Daytona. He called himself fat then, and this time heaped on more self-deprecating humor.

    NEW ENGLAND 300• ResultsStandingsLap-by-LapNEXTEL TrackPass COKE TRACK ACCESSInteractive race highlights and instant win gameexternal link

    "Trust me, I'll be glad to be panting like a dog when I get up there," he said. "It's something they like and I'll keep doing it for them."

    Stewart said he needs a personal trainer.

    "Yes, I'm still too old and too fat to be doing that stuff," the 34-year-old driver said. "I'm probably going to fall and bust my butt before its over. I'm glad they let me go through the gate instead of climbing back down."

    Stewart started 13th and wound up winning for the third time in four races, passing at will inside and outside in a dominant performance in the New England 300.

    "It was as good as I thought," Stewart said of his car. "This thing was awesome from the start. As soon we got to the front, I knew we had a great car, but you don't know what they're showing."

    The win was his second on this track and 22nd of Stewart's career. He also won at Sonoma and Daytona, and has posted finishes of second and fifth in his last five starts.

    "We feel like we're on top of the world," crew chief Greg Zipadelli said.

    Stewart began a run of dominance after passing Ryan Newman on Lap 51. But Kurt Busch, trying to become the only driver to win three times on the track after sweeping the races last year, got by with 60 laps to go.

    Zipadelli was asked whether he thought Stewart had taken too much out of his car.

    "He just told me to relax, that he'd get back up there," Zipadelli said.

    what's this?
  • stewart is new hampshire winner!

    Tony StewartTony Stewart was back on the fence Sunday, climbing his way to a third win in four races. Credit: Autostock

    Stewart's hot streak continues at Loudon

    The Associated Press
    July 17, 2005
    08:53 PM EDT (00:53 GMT)Save a link to this article and return to it at www.savethis.comSave a link to this article and return to it at www.savethis.comPrinter-friendly version of this articlePrinter-friendly version of this articleEmail a link to this articleEmail a link to this articleView a list of the most popular articles on our siteView a list of the most popular articles on our site

    LOUDON, N.H. -- Tony Stewart climbed the fence in front of the grandstand in what has become his trademark victory celebration.

    And a crowd of 100,000 at New Hampshire International Speedway roared its approval Sunday as he grabbed the checkered flag and pumped his fist in the air -- just as he did two weeks earlier after a victory at Daytona. He called himself fat then, and this time heaped on more self-deprecating humor.

    NEW ENGLAND 300• ResultsStandingsLap-by-LapNEXTEL TrackPass COKE TRACK ACCESSInteractive race highlights and instant win gameexternal link

    "Trust me, I'll be glad to be panting like a dog when I get up there," he said. "It's something they like and I'll keep doing it for them."

    Stewart said he needs a personal trainer.

    "Yes, I'm still too old and too fat to be doing that stuff," the 34-year-old driver said. "I'm probably going to fall and bust my butt before its over. I'm glad they let me go through the gate instead of climbing back down."

    Stewart started 13th and wound up winning for the third time in four races, passing at will inside and outside in a dominant performance in the New England 300.

    "It was as good as I thought," Stewart said of his car. "This thing was awesome from the start. As soon we got to the front, I knew we had a great car, but you don't know what they're showing."

    The win was his second on this track and 22nd of Stewart's career. He also won at Sonoma and Daytona, and has posted finishes of second and fifth in his last five starts.

    "We feel like we're on top of the world," crew chief Greg Zipadelli said.

    Stewart began a run of dominance after passing Ryan Newman on Lap 51. But Kurt Busch, trying to become the only driver to win three times on the track after sweeping the races last year, got by with 60 laps to go.

    Zipadelli was asked whether he thought Stewart had taken too much out of his car.

    "He just told me to relax, that he'd get back up there," Zipadelli said.

    what's this?

    Stewart did just that, reclaiming the lead after he and Kurt Busch banged twice five laps later. But he said he wasn't as dominant late in the race because the other teams began adjusting and closing the gap.

    "I played with them for a while," he said, alluding to the first half of the event.

    But he knew he had his hands full with the Busch Brothers later on.

    "Kyle Busch was able to stay with us longer," Stewart said. "Kyle was almost good enough to get by and Kurt did get by. But once our tires came in, we were able to get by him."

    The most defining moment of the race came when Stewart moved from fourth to second on lap 68 by passing Rusty Wallace on the outside and cutting inside Kyle Busch just a few hundred feet later.

    Race leader Scott Wimmer nearly became Stewart's third conquest of the lap. Wimmer barely kept the lead at the line, then Stewart went by less than a half-lap later.

    His Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet led 232 of 300 laps and beat the Ford of Kurt Busch by 0.851 seconds on The Magic Mile. It was the eighth top-10 finish in the last 11 races for Stewart, third in the Nextel Cup point standings.

    "Tony was just too strong [Sunday]," said Kurt Busch, who overcame a spinout on Lap 35. "It's good we had a car that could come back."

    ALSOAfter a half-hour spent behind closed doors, Jeff Gordon emerged from the No. 24 hauler with a look on his face that suggested part amusement, part bewilderment.
    • Complete story, click here
    Kurt Busch jump-started his title season of 2004 with a win at Loudon. He didn't win on Sunday, but his strong runner-up run vaulted him from 10th to fifth in the points.
    • Complete story, click here
    Jamie McMurray openly questioned whether contact in Turn 3 with Matt Kenseth on Lap 27 of the New England 300 was intentional. Turns out it was, Kenseth admitted.
    • Complete story, click here

    Points leader Jimmie Johnson, twice a winner here in 2003, finished 13th. He leads fifth-place finisher Greg Biffle by 77 points in the series standings. Stewart is 85 points back.

    "They're on a tear right now," Biffle said. "This is Tony's kind of track."

    Series champion Kurt Busch moved from 10th to fifth in the points race.

    "I would have loved to have won [Sunday]," he said. "But we're not on our last thread."

    Stewart, the 2002 Cup champion, got his sixth career victory here in July 2000. A year earlier -- while seeking the first win of his career -- rookie Stewart ran out of gas while holding a substantial lead with less than three laps remaining.

    Third in the $5.1 million race was Stewart's teammate, Bobby Labonte. Next came the Chevy of Kyle Busch and Biffle's Ford.

    Stewart averaged 102.608 mph in a race slowed 10 times by 49 laps of caution -- including once for rain, which also delayed the start by 24 minutes. There were 14 lead changes among nine drivers.

    Kasey Kahne, Newman, Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth completed the top 10.

    Power Rankings

    Power Rankings: LoudonBiggest Gain this week: Dale Earnhardt Jr., up 11 spots

    Biggest Drop this week: Jeff Gordon, down 12 spots

    New this week: Casey Mears (24), Travis Kvapil (25).

    Dropped out: Ken Schrader (22), Kasey Kahne (24).

    Week 19 of 36, New England 300 at New Hampshire International SpeedwayRankPrevNumberDriverComments 1 1Tony StewartTony StewartHe had the non-Biffle/Harvick quote of the week: “I feel like I got invited to a baseball bat war and didn't get my own bat,” he said after crashing in Friday practice. 2 4Jimmie JohnsonJimmie JohnsonThey did it again. The Chicagoland track announcer claimed he was from “El-Cay-Jone” California. Dude, just tell ‘em you’re from Kannapolis. It would certainly help the merchandise sales. 3 2Rusty WallaceRusty WallaceThey might have to change this to Rusty’s Next-to-Last Call. 4 3Greg BiffleGreg BiffleIf Junior or Jeff fail to make the Chase, NBC will be forced to pad their ratings by showing weekly Biffle/Harvick mud wrestling matches. 5 8Mark MartinMark MartinSo there is a year gap between the time Mark Martin leaves and the time where Jamie McMurray can get in the car. This is good though. This will give Matt Martin time to grow his hair long, dye it blonde, comb it back and practice walking on stilts. That way Roush Racing can say it’s actually Ricky Craven in the car. They would just have to make sure Matt finished sixth every week so he could avoid the interviews. 611Jeremy MayfieldJeremy MayfieldOne of his goals in life is to be in the audience during a taping of The Jerry Springer Show. We didn’t make this up. If Biffle and Harvick keep feuding, Mayfield might eventually find the perfect excuse to go. 714Matt KensethMatt KensethDale Jr. was leading. Matt Kenseth was right on his tail. We could hear Bill Weber clearly, and Allen Bestwick not at all. For a second, I thought the TV was set to ESPN Classic. 813Kurt BuschKurt BuschSomeone asked Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg if Kurt Busch did well when Kurt worked out with the Cubs. “He’s a great race car driver,” Sandberg said. 9 9Ryan NewmanRyan NewmanA lot of people are picking him to win this weekend, and no doubt, he is going to be tough. A definite top-3. If he wins, he will actually wear something on his head other than a Bud Pole hat. 10 6Jamie McMurrayJamie McMurrayHe signed a contract with Roush Racing for 2007. Which will give Jack Roush a full 18 months to try to sign McMurray’s hairstyling team to their own long-term deal. 1119Ricky RuddRicky RuddThe Fatback nickname is getting a tad obsolete. If he keeps it up, McSwain will weigh less than Tony Stewart soon. 12 7Elliott SadlerElliott SadlerIt’s a good thing Jeff Burton is a relatively young man. One of these days, Elliott Sadler is going to win at Loudon, and Burton will need to be there to translate Sadler’s victory lane comments to the New England media. 1312Dale JarrettDale JarrettHe’s a true grinder, but he can’t make the Chase with mere top-20 finishes. It’ll be interesting to see what he does on the flat tracks, which have been his best tracks during his career. 1425Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt Jr.I can imagine how brief the post-race inspection was for the No. 8 Chevy. “Yep, those are authentic Goodyear tires all right, boys!”1517Joe NemechekJoe Nemechek"Seventh-row Joe" just doesn't have the same ring to it. 1620Brian VickersBrian VickersHe is currently taking Spanish lessons, mainly so he and his teammates can safely curse at Mike Bliss. 17 5Jeff GordonJeff GordonThis is how bad his season has gotten: You can almost imagine the conversations Gordon was having with his spotter. Gordon: “Tell Leffler to ease up on me and get out of the way!” Spotter: “Jeff, the 11 car is for position.” Gordon: “What?!” 1810Carl EdwardsCarl EdwardsA lot of people have caught on to our Jeff Gordon-Wrigley Field/Stadium curse that we wrote about a month ago, but it looks like Carl Edwards has suffered the same fate. He sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” before the Sonoma race. Geez. Keep the guys on the Chase bubble away from baseball. 1915Jeff BurtonJeff BurtonBefore he retires, he needs to have the track folks at Loudon announce him as “Jeff Burton, from South Boston,” just to see if the stands erupt. 2016Kyle BuschKyle BuschThree guys we want to see on "Dancing with the Stars": Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and Jimmy Spencer. 2123Bobby LabonteBobby LabonteReport: Labonte to actually sport a green car this weekend 2218Kevin HarvickKevin HarvickHis comments about Biffle victimized Harvick’s dog more than anyone else, because it pretty much ended the dog’s dream of making it onto Biffle’s pet calendar. 2321Michael WaltripMichael WaltripJust in case you wondered, Waltrip named seven sponsors in his post-crash interview, or one sponsor for each of his top-10 finishes in 2005. 24NRCasey MearsCasey MearsHe had a bad motor and buzzcut at Chicagoland and still finished ninth. 25NRTravis KvapilTravis KvapilIf he is going to get a top-five this season, it’ll be at Loudon. And he'll get numerous requests to clarify spelling of his name.

    Nextel Points Standings

    Rank+/-DriverPointsBehindStartsPolesWinsTop 5Top 10Winnings1--Jimmie Johnson2548 Leader1812813$4,070,0602--Greg Biffle2440 -1081805610$3,250,1003--Tony Stewart2397 -1511812710$3,508,4904+1Rusty Wallace2300 -248180049$2,586,2405-1Elliott Sadler2230 -318181019$2,752,6706+2Mark Martin2202 -346180059$3,377,7507-1Ryan Newman2196 -352185048$3,027,8708-1Jamie McMurray2190 -358180047$2,257,7609+2Jeremy Mayfield2179 -369180024$2,420,48010-1Kurt Busch2172 -376180159$3,891,25011-1Dale Jarrett2139 -409181035$2,517,40012--Carl Edwards2073 -475180257$2,279,89013+3Dale Earnhardt Jr.2057 -491180157$3,405,65014--Kevin Harvick2052 -496181135$2,665,86015-2Jeff Gordon2046 -502182357$4,293,02016+3Matt Kenseth1970 -578180025$2,706,05017-2Jeff Burton1964 -584180012$2,227,25018--Joe Nemechek1958 -590180014$2,255,45019-2Michael Waltrip1925 -623181037$2,469,35020--Kyle Busch*1886 -662181046$2,161,55021--Kasey Kahne1800 -748182144$2,630,04022--Brian Vickers1781 -767180035$2,147,25023--Sterling Marlin1693 -855180013$2,217,02024+1Bobby Labonte1689 -859180013$2,484,16025+3Casey Mears1683 -865180013$2,132,82026-2Scott Riggs1681 -867181013$2,352,72027+2Ricky Rudd1680 -868180014$2,283,45028-2Ken Schrader1644 -904180003$1,671,94029-2Dave Blaney1597 -951180001$1,744,83030+1Kyle Petty1594 -954180001$1,796,51031+2Jeff Green1561 -987180000$2,111,53032--Mike Bliss1557 -991180000$1,633,43033-3Travis Kvapil*1541 -1007180001$1,747,09034--Scott Wimmer1476 -1072180000$1,915,39035--Mike Wallace1391 -1157170001$1,522,47036--Jason Leffler1287 -1261160000$1,393,89037--Bobby Hamilton Jr.1122 -1426160000$1,528,67038+1Kevin Lepage975 -1573120001$1,136,95039-1Robby Gordon965 -1583140000$1,062,29040+2Terry Labonte557 -199170000$612,60541-1Hermie Sadler540 -200890000$716,26342-1Johnny Sauter528 -202070001$557,02843--Boris Said413 -213550000$597,61844--Bill Elliott361 -218750000$422,88845--Martin Truex Jr.312 -223630001$554,16346--Mike Garvey*256 -229250000$320,79247--Stanton Barrett*244 -230440000$297,53848--John Andretti225 -232330000$403,38849--Jimmy Spencer213 -233530000$260,71050--Mike Skinner211 -233740000$480,87351+5Carl Long151 -239750000$346,57052-1Kerry Earnhardt149 -239920000$183,22853-1Ron Fellows142 -240610001$107,67354-1Brian Simo134 -241410001$83,08555-1Randy LaJoie134 -241430000$236,60356-1Morgan Shepherd122 -242630000$245,58357--David Stremme115 -243310000$84,80058+8Stuart Kirby107 -244120000$144,16559-2Kenny Wallace100 -244820000$311,03860-2Clint Bowyer97 -245110000$61,70061-2Chris Cook79 -246910000$67,68062-2Shane Hmiel77 -247120000$140,34863-2Scott Pruett70 -247810000$67,27564-2Jeff Fuller68 -248020000$136,65065-2Eric McClure*67 -248110000$128,28866-2P.J. Jones67 -248110000$67,12567-2Tony Raines58 -249010000$61,77568-1Greg Sacks34 -251410000$79,50769-1Tom Hubert34 -251410000$66,203* Denotes Rookie