The final 10 lap segment was good.

Back at Charlotte next week, Sunday on FOX 5:00

nmills said:

Oh...ah...nevermind. This is fun

Thanks

@dan-in-florida said:

I just tuned in the race on the Speed Channel and the name (Mark Martin) I picked isn't even there?? Race is 1/2 over. Did he wreck? I'm no good at this Hillbilly stuff

This is just a qualifying race for the guys who arent already in the shootout. Martin's already in, its after this race. He'll be in the #5 Kelloggs car just so you no

@dan-in-florida said:

I don't need his sponsor though

I just tuned in the race on the Speed Channel and the name (Mark Martin) I picked isn't even there?? Race is 1/2 over. Did he wreck? I'm no good at this Hillbilly stuff

I don't need his sponsor though

Here are the odds for each driver, good luck."Boogity, Boogity, Boogity let's go racing boys!",

Oddsmakers have made Kyle Busch the favorite to win the 2009 Sprint All Star Race this weekend from Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

Busch, who is 7th in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points race, is currently listed at 5.5/1 odds to win the 2009 Sprint All Star Race according to oddsmakers at internet sports betting site SBGGlobal.com.

Kyle Busch has three Sprint Cup Series wins in 2009, leading all drivers with three top 5’s and four top 10’s in 10 career starts at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

A winning wager on Busch would pay $550 for every $100 wagered.

Other notable drivers include Jimmie Johnson at 6.5/1 odds to win the 2009 Sprint All Star Race and Jeff Gordon at 5.5/1.

In total, 17 drivers have odds listed to win NASCAR’s version of an All Star Game. A field wager is also offered at 12.1.

Odds to Win The 2009 Sprint All Star Race – 2009 Sprint All Star Race Odds

Brad Keselowski 35/1

Carl Edwards 8/1

Clint Bowyer 25/1

Dale Earnhardt Jr. 15/1

Denny Hamlin 11/1

Greg Biffle 10/1

Jeff Burton 20/1

Jeff Gordon 7/1

Jimmie Johnson 13/2

Kasey Kahne 15/1

Kevin Harvick 25/1

Kurt Busch 9/1

Kyle Busch 11/2

Mark Martin 9/1

Matt Kenseth 15/1

Ryan Newman 15/1

Tony Stewart 10/1

Field (Any Other Driver) 12/1

2009 Sprint All Star Race Information

Race Date: Saturday May 16, 2009

Location: Lowe’s Motor Speedway – Charlotte, North Carolina

Pre-Race: 7:00PM ET

Green Flag: Approx. 7:45PM ET

TV Coverage: SPEED & SPEED HD

Radio Coverage: MRN (Motor Racing Network)

Track Type: 1.5 Mile Quad Oval

Sprint All Star Race Format: 50 laps / 20 laps / 20 laps / 10 lap shootout

Purse: $1,000,000

nmills said:

The best part that they didnt even show was when he ran to the finish line. Ala Ricky Bobby

It broke my heart.....I was standing only a few feet away from a 36'' TV yelling "Go baby!"....Then it was instant heartbreak followed by concern for Edwards health.

It is another one of those moments in sport that will be burned into my memory.

@oldcrow1945 said:

You had to love this.

The best part that they didnt even show was when he ran to the finish line. Ala Ricky Bobby

@timugen said:

I loved it that not one driver wanted to bump with Kyle Busch.

Seems most of the fans I know like the small tracks for the bumping and grinding but I love the super speedways like Daytona and Talladega.

click on one of his puppet characters,

you can click on the "Watch my video" link...

and you can watch a quick clip of the different

characters on the right !

I need a country music/country comedy/farming/gardening/recipe forum.

http://www.terryfator.com/

@oldcrow1945 said:

I don't have to like it and can call him out for it as well. That is my right.

But ya know, part of this thing with me and what made it most interesting is the double talk he got involved in when he tried to deny hating hillbillies and stated that he was just joking around. That insults my intelligence.

Be a man and stand by what you said and what you meant.

Crow, I've known Geech for a long time back to the ABJ board and he's a good guy who has an eccentric sense of humor. I highly doubt he hates hillbillies, he was just trying to be funny. Also, the term hillbilly for the most part is supposed to mean a jackass redneck I always thought, not necessarily a loving term. That's kind of my point, it's used in so many different ways now that everyone is classified as one who may just happen to have a pick up truck etc.

@inspecta said:

Amen! I completely agree!!

I don't have to like it and can call him out for it as well. That is my right.

But ya know, part of this thing with me and what made it most interesting is the double talk he got involved in when he tried to deny hating hillbillies and stated that he was just joking around. That insults my intelligence.

Be a man and stand by what you said and what you meant.

@inspecta said:

Sand in vaginas all around.

I had no idea we had such tenacious hillbilly defenders on this board....

It started with Geech sayng he "Hates all thing hillbilly". Then he made one of the most ignorant statements I've read in a while when he claimed that NASCAR was dominated by hillbillies and then added even more later when he went on to state that he couldn't satnd hillbillies. Otherwise, this discussion would never have taken place. But of course, now he says it was done all in jest. Three different post stating his feeling about hillbillies and NASCAR and now it was just in jest.

Just like the early David Allen Coe stuff is just in Jest. Right? Just hilarious.

I'm sure when Geech made the statement about Hillbillies dominating the sport he had no idea where any of the drivers are now from since he doesn't watch the sport. That is classic ignorance. Making uneducated statements.

If someone came on this board and claimed he hated Jews or Blacks or any persons that make up American culture they'd catch hell. Even if he later claimed it was done in Jest. Maybe even banned? Not sure why hating on hillbillies would get you a pass.

One of my best friend's family is from the deep West Virginia hills. As a matter of fact, this family has two sisters that maried two brothers that lived across the "Holler" from one another. (Their words)

These people are the ones that Geech claims he cannot stand as they are true Hill people. Yet they are the nicest, most decent people I have ever met. I've eaten dinner with the entire family on several occasions and they are absolutely wonderful people.

nmills said:

I dont care who you are, now that right there's funny

"My lawyer says he sure it's a case I can win."

Now that's funny.

I dont care who you are, now that right there's funny

Real stuff.....don't underestimate a Hillbilly...they are usually pretty sharp people and only take guff to a point.....and I don't know how they do it, but they can usually back it up.

'Cept they like to be called yuppie metrosexuals, I just throw the pussy thing in there cuz they started it..............although it certainly works in reverse. Back in the days of my construction time, going to the pub after work I was a good ole boy, but let me get cleaned up and then I was one of those "high fallutin' pussies".

It has definitely gotten more popular in recent years to call those that aren't professionals hillbillies, but that could be due to my environment changing into the corporate world.

When I was out in Arizona they were called cowboys.

What I do know is the difference between real hillbillies and white trash is hard to decipher, I think it's based more on urban versus rural.

@riffer-x said:

I completely agree about that. However, I wouldn't say that they are the ones "who use this term" most often. In Cleveland, that term was pretty standard amongst us blue collar folk. We always called each other hillbillies. I never took it as a pejorative term, but I am aware that it can be construed in a negative way.

I'm actually paying my way through college now, at the ripe old age of 37, but it's certainly NOT so that I can be a yuppy metrosexual and look down on people. Hardly...

Besides, what's wrong with yuppy metrosexual pussies, anyways? Doesn't that statement make you a bigot? The nerve of some people, I tell ya!

-Al

@geech said:

Definition? Oh, I don't know. A hillbilly is someone from the hills, I'd guess. In Cleveland, all white people are referred to as hillbillies. I don't hear the term used at all out here in AZ.

Riff, I can't admit to not liking hillbillies (whichever definition you apply), because it's not true. My first few statements weren't clear enough about the fact that I was just xxxxin' around, which is why I threw in that quote from a PEANUTS comic.

It's not always easy to get a meaning across through text, so I threw in that quote before anyone even started calling me a bigot and a racist, because I sensed that it was going down that path.

If you've never heard that quote, then fine, I could see why someone would get all bent out of shape. However, if you had heard that quote, then you'd know what is meant by it.

Ya think OldCow will dig Charles M. Schulz out of the grave and tell him what he meant by that statement?

-Al

Geecher, I know how you post and I was kinda dicking around with you, but you did conjure up some things I have noticed in recent years and I commented on it in a prior post in this thread. Anymore, I hear the term hillbilly used for just about any blue collar guy or someone who is not a total yuppie metrosexual......like, all the time. The fact is most of the "men" who use this term are big time pussies who have never had their hands dirty or had to bust their ass to pay for their education. They are clueless to many ways of the world outside of their little bubble and ironically are really the "stupid" ones.

Christ, if you drive a truck you get called a hillbilly by some queer in a huge SUV.

@riffer-x said:

Oh yea, it would definitely be a better read.

Definition? Oh, I don't know. A hillbilly is someone from the hills, I'd guess. In Cleveland, all white people are referred to as hillbillies. I don't hear the term used at all out here in AZ.

Riff, I can't admit to not liking hillbillies (whichever definition you apply), because it's not true. My first few statements weren't clear enough about the fact that I was just xxxxin' around, which is why I threw in that quote from a PEANUTS comic.

It's not always easy to get a meaning across through text, so I threw in that quote before anyone even started calling me a bigot and a racist, because I sensed that it was going down that path.

If you've never heard that quote, then fine, I could see why someone would get all bent out of shape. However, if you had heard that quote, then you'd know what is meant by it.

Ya think OldCow will dig Charles M. Schulz out of the grave and tell him what he meant by that statement?

-Al