Dale Earnhardt & Nascar

Credit to Debo318 A compilation of blowover flips from NASCAR. The person who had this up before got suspended but I found it among my collection. Enjoy! Intro/Outro: Cross Race – Hotelsinus Make A Sound – Autopilot Off Little Know It All – Iggy pop ft. Sum41 Honors: #66 – Top Favorites (Today) – Autos & Vehicles – 6/26/08 #51 – Top Rated (Today) – Autos & Vehicles – 6/26/08 #76 – Top Favorites (Today) – Autos & Vehicles – 6/27/08 #57 – Top Rated (Today) – Autos & Vehicles – 6/27/08

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The 2009 Sprint Cup season could be considered the commencement of a new era in NASCAR. Smaller fields, less sponsorship dollars to play with, a testing ban on all NASCAR sanctioned facilities, and of course, no Petty Enterprises all contribute to the new-look NASCAR . A plethora of changes define the upcoming season, but still the show must go on.

Who will win the 2009 Sprint Cup championship? It is difficult to project at this point. Well, not really. Jimmie Johnson is the odds-on favorite in Las Vegas, while Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch are solid picks as well. When most of the preview guides are released to the retailers in late-January, one of those three drivers will be the projected champion. A couple of dark horse picks may include Greg Biffle, Kevin Harvick, and Jeff Burton, all who performed well towards the tail end of the 2008 season.

How will Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman perform with the newly-formed Stewart Haas Racing? Now that is difficult to project at this point in time, and even after the season begins. It is likely that both drivers will win a race .or two, especially on one of the shorter tracks and possibly a restrictor plate track, but overall, they are in for a taxing transition. Both drivers could easily miss the Chase for the Championship. It could really go either way.

Who will win the 2009 rookie of the year award? It will come down to Joe Gibbs Racing’s teenage driver Joey Logano, and former Formula One driver Scott Speed, who is driving the Red Bull Racing entry. While Logano was the center of hype in 2008, it is time to see if he is the real deal. He inherits the third most winning ride of this decade. Only the 48 and 24 teams have more wins since 2000. Logano looked like a complete amateur in his handful of Sprint Cup starts last fall. Speed may come out on top. He was scrupulously developed at Red Bull Racing, and appears to be more seasoned. He also performed respectably in his handful of Sprint Cup starts.

Will Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth win a race? Both champions are sure to revisit a long lost love- that being victory lane. Gordon and Kenseth are two of the top five drivers in our sport, so expect them to rejoin the fraternity of winners in 2009. Kevin Harvick will also find victory lane in 2009.

Is there a former champion that may not win a race in 2009? Bobby Labonte is now a darkhorse after spending the latter stages of the 1990’s and early years in the 2000’s as a perennial championship contender. The 2000 champion has yet to sign on with another team after leaving Petty Enterprises. Unless Penske Racing resolves their dire performance issues, Kurt Busch may undergo his first winless season since 2001, his rookie season. As mentioned earlier, Tony Stewart could perhaps fail to win a race for the first time in his career, as he is not a car owner as opposed to just a driver.

Who is going to win their first career race in 2009? After no victory lane newbies in 2008, we should see a couple of first-time winners in 2009. David Ragan, A.J. Allmendinger, Joey Logano, and Scott Speed are solid candidates.

Who will emerge as the comeback driver of the year? Last year, it was Greg Biffle. This year, Martin Truex, Jr and Jamie McMurray are possibilities.

Fans, the next month and a half will fly by, so prepare yourself for a different NASCAR in 2009.

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TNT’s new Nascar TV commercial features the AC/DC track, “TNT,” as well as live footage of the band shot in Buenos Aires, Argentina!

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The popularity of NASCAR has skyrocketed, making it one of the most watched televised sports in the U.S. today. For fans and spectators, the thrill of watching drivers maneuver the track at speeds that often exceed 200 miles per hour offers excitement beyond compare. For those in the industry itself, the “behind the scenes” action is also fraught with victory and defeat, which makes for a thrilling ride.

Few who enjoy the sport from the outside realize just how much preparation, innovation and time is spent preparing engines, transmissions and the car bodies themselves for the long racing season. Technicians work tirelessly to adjust, refine and perfect every aspect of a car’s performance while maintaining strict adherence to NASCAR regulations. Pit crews train together in order to maximize their speed and accuracy while minimizing the risk for serious injury to both themselves and the driver they will assist. All in all, their combined efforts are more likely to determine who will finish the season with the most points than anyone behind the wheel.

These are no ordinary mechanics by any standard. Most diagnostics and pit crew personnel receive specialty training at facilities designed for those interested in working within the sport. These facilities, such as the NASCAR Technical Institute run by the Universal Technical Institute in a joint partnership with NASCAR, cater to both the industry itself and those who wish to be a part of it. Additionally, most graduates undergo extensive training developed by the respective racing teams they become a part of.

For pit crew personnel in particular, the physically demanding aspects of the position require a great deal of stamina. Every active racing team on the circuit today incorporates physical conditioning as part of their training in order to increase stamina. Long periods of inactivity are intermittently infused with moments where the crew must work as a cohesive unit, and with not a moment to spare. Additionally, they must be at the ready through every lap, from the first to the last.

For those who develop and diagnose performance standards for the cars, minute adjustments and constant testing are commonplace. From the timing belt and air intake to the aerodynamics measured in wind tunnel testing, their mission is to give their car, and consequently their driver, every possible advantage. The efforts they make can mean the difference between a pole position or starting the race at a disadvantage.

So while fans of NASCAR are familiar with the victory lap and hoisting of the trophy, there is a quiet celebration among the unknown faces that comprise the racing team which spectators will likely never see. Without question, a win for the driver is also a win for the combined efforts of those who helped make a trip through victory lane possible.

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Screen capture off the Speed Channel of the final 10 lap shoot-out and winner’s interview of the NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star race at Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, NC on May 16, 2009 A total of 4 different non points segments (50, 20, 20 & 10 laps) were run in this race with Tony Stewart being the eventual winner of the one million dollar first place prize for this event. This NASCAR event was captured off the Speed Channel. It was made and is being presented for entertainment purposes only. NO profit or monetary gain is being made from this video and it should not be used for any financial gain. All names, logos, slogans & video are the sole property of the NASCAR and Speed Channel networks and each retains all rights to them. This video was captured using an Aiptek GO-HD (720p) camcorder in DV1 mode connected to a Directv receiver then edited & rendered to a 1280 x 720 High Resolution WM9 .wmv file using Camtasia Studio 6. Although this can be viewed as a HD video, it is not true HD.

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Nascar Racing 2003 Doug Gegenheimer video clip Music: Vertigo – U2

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Elliot Sadler crash at Pocono!

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Gran Turismo 5 – NASCAR Gameplay Cockpit HD @ E3 2010 This was recorded at E3 — in a big convention hall — so the actual sound from the video would be pretty useless. I replaced it with some smooth instrumental. Subscribe for more ! Music download: www.easy-share.com

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The most excellent innovation with NASCAR online TV live is the NASCAR RaceView. It is not only a program that allows you to have control over your racing experience but it also lets you watch the race in a 3D multi angle perspective making you see most of the action of live racing from three virtual camera views. With this, you can now witness what it is like at the front end of your favorite driver’s car from a different point of view and see all the other cars chasing fast from behind using the draft view. Aerial views also give you the chance to see all the cars in front of your driver’s car.

Using this program to watch NASCAR online TV live, you can then choose what car you would like your eyes to be hooked into. Moreover, you will also receive tons of updated information about the race. Some of the important fine points include track pit statistics, crash updates and all of the driver’s positions in the rankings, which are continually changing based on real time. To top it all, you can also eavesdrop or listen to how the different drivers of each team communicate with one another and how your favorite driver does his own talk as well. All of these are very exclusive features that make you informed at all times. Truly, with this program you will practically get all of the complete action using the convenience of your own personal computer. Raceview may be playing a major role in the evolution of NASCAR telecasts.

NASCAR online TV live seems to eliminate all drawbacks in ordinary racing telecasts. The most common of which is the camera attention that some drivers are receiving is way too much compared to what other drivers get. If your favorite driver is one of the top brass in the racing industry, then he will surely be highlighted in all of the racing broadcasts, no matter whom or what organization is covering the event. Yes, it is true.

Unless your driver can manage to race up to the top of the game then he will continue to plunge deeper into becoming a “nobody” in the racing scene. This is what usually happens to the dozens of the other lower ranked drivers eating the dirt behind the top five.

The solution to this problem is the RaceView tool or program. Now, there is a brand new definition to NASCAR online TV live. Its three dimensional type of viewing gives you some accuracy with what the actual race really looks like. However, is this program purely remarkable or what? RaceView does have its own list of pitfalls. Like the popular NASCAR 1990s video game, the video seen when you use the program does have the same look as the computer game. Some of the car’s behavior may even seem very unlikely and the overall images of the cars seem to become a little hazy at times. The worst that could possibly happen is watching the race like the cars are moving backwards.

Yes, this is no exaggeration because there had been many reports from the program’s customers regarding these visual flaws. Maybe it was even more annoying seeing your favorite race get transformed from its original picture quality into something comical. Lastly, the loading time of the program usually takes several minutes to start, thus for the impatient viewers, this is really going to be a pain on the back.

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