17.11.08

Do you think championships are won mostly due to driver skill or crew chief?

May be...

  • Combination of the 2. Like they all say its a "total team effort"
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  • You gotta have both and Johnson and Knaus are both great............Teams better start doing thier homework or they are going to keep winning it.
  • Both you have to be good at both and have to work well together and Jimmie and Chad are a prefect example of that!
  • Both. No matter how good the crew Chief is if the driver is not an excellent driver.
    Go down the list of drivers that have crew chiefs that have won championships with other drivers, yet they can't win with this driver. Sometimes barely stay in the top 15. Why?
    Combination of things. Also has to do with the particular organization. What do they do and what people do they have behind the scene? It is a total package.
  • It is a mix of driver skill, crew chief and the entire pit crew.
  • Crew Chief matters mostly. You can have the best driver in the world BUT if that car isn't setup right he isn't going to win anything.
  • A combination of driver, car manufacturer, team owner, crew chief, pit crew, mechanics, spotter, timing and good old fashioned luck.
  • combination...
    driver, crew, crew chief, and LUCK!!!
  • It takes both, just ask any driver OR crew chief that question and they will say it's because of the other. It's a true team effort that even goes beyond those two dynamics. Do you discredit Zippy because Smoke is an awesome driver or vice versa? How about Jeff and Ray? How about the King and Dale Inman? The list of examples can go on and on if you would like but what is your point? Both Jimmie and Chad are at the top of their craft and they are not going to fade anytime soon.
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  • So who's ready for D.W. and Fox?

    May be...

  • BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY CANT WAIT TILL 2009 BOYS!!!!!!!!!!
  • Im ready for Fox but as far as cooter brown and larry the cable guy I can do without.
  • Yeah I cant wait. I always liked D.W. and fox. They bring more excitement in watching. Wish D.W. could commentate all season.
  • I know I am.
  • Yes i am ready but it is to painful to think about it now ... the withdrawls have already started. Maybe i can sneak into the banquet or something.
  • Oh ya Boogity, Boogity, Boogity all the way.
  • Yes. When they start we will get to see the end of the races
  • Can't wait to puke when I hear that jackarse say boogety boogety boogety. What a trailer court line.
  • I am!
  • been ready. it was even fun to see him during the track race preview show and hear him call what, about half the race... it'll be here sooner than i think, i hope...
    ;-)
  • me
  • Ugh, Fox, the worst thing about the early part of the season.
  • No, it's been a very long and frustrating season for me. So for the first time I'm actually looking forward to a little off time, and a while for me to cool off and forget about 08. I'm sure though once the holidays are past I'll be more than ready to see them roll into Daytona.
  • Me
  • Yes, I am. Nothing against ESPN, but Darrell, Mike, Larry, and FOX have been the best since they started in 2001 in my opinion. I know they are ready. Their last race so far was Dover in June. I can't wait! The 2009 Budweiser Shootout on February 9 will be on FOX, and it will be here before we know it.
  • Bring it on, I can't wait.westjet online
  • So who's ready for D.W. and Fox?

    May be...

  • me
  • Bring it on, I can't wait.
  • No, it's been a very long and frustrating season for me. So for the first time I'm actually looking forward to a little off time, and a while for me to cool off and forget about 08. I'm sure though once the holidays are past I'll be more than ready to see them roll into Daytona.
  • Yeah I cant wait. I always liked D.W. and fox. They bring more excitement in watching. Wish D.W. could commentate all season.
  • BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY CANT WAIT TILL 2009 BOYS!!!!!!!!!!
  • been ready. it was even fun to see him during the track race preview show and hear him call what, about half the race... it'll be here sooner than i think, i hope...
    ;-)
  • Me
  • Yes. When they start we will get to see the end of the races
  • Oh ya Boogity, Boogity, Boogity all the way.
  • I know I am.
  • Yes, I am. Nothing against ESPN, but Darrell, Mike, Larry, and FOX have been the best since they started in 2001 in my opinion. I know they are ready. Their last race so far was Dover in June. I can't wait! The 2009 Budweiser Shootout on February 9 will be on FOX, and it will be here before we know it.
  • Ugh, Fox, the worst thing about the early part of the season.
  • Yes i am ready but it is to painful to think about it now ... the withdrawls have already started. Maybe i can sneak into the banquet or something.
  • Can't wait to puke when I hear that jackarse say boogety boogety boogety. What a trailer court line.
  • I am!
  • I love DW. Boogity, boogity, boogity.....
    I love all the commentators thoough, they all bring something unique to the table. Darrell brings a certain class-clown quality that I love.
  • Im ready for Fox but as far as cooter brown and larry the cable guy I can do without.www 2fast
  • So who's ready for D.W. and Fox?

    May be...

  • BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY CANT WAIT TILL 2009 BOYS!!!!!!!!!!
  • Ugh, Fox, the worst thing about the early part of the season.
  • Can't wait to puke when I hear that jackarse say boogety boogety boogety. What a trailer court line.
  • Yeah I cant wait. I always liked D.W. and fox. They bring more excitement in watching. Wish D.W. could commentate all season.
  • Im ready for Fox but as far as cooter brown and larry the cable guy I can do without.
  • I know I am.
  • Yes. When they start we will get to see the end of the races
  • Yes, I am. Nothing against ESPN, but Darrell, Mike, Larry, and FOX have been the best since they started in 2001 in my opinion. I know they are ready. Their last race so far was Dover in June. I can't wait! The 2009 Budweiser Shootout on February 9 will be on FOX, and it will be here before we know it.
  • Bring it on, I can't wait.
  • I love DW. Boogity, boogity, boogity.....
    I love all the commentators thoough, they all bring something unique to the table. Darrell brings a certain class-clown quality that I love.
  • Oh ya Boogity, Boogity, Boogity all the way.
  • I am!
  • me
  • Me
  • Yes i am ready but it is to painful to think about it now ... the withdrawls have already started. Maybe i can sneak into the banquet or something.
  • No, it's been a very long and frustrating season for me. So for the first time I'm actually looking forward to a little off time, and a while for me to cool off and forget about 08. I'm sure though once the holidays are past I'll be more than ready to see them roll into Daytona.
  • been ready. it was even fun to see him during the track race preview show and hear him call what, about half the race... it'll be here sooner than i think, i hope...
    ;-)jdm d15b vtec
  • 16.11.08

    So who's ready for D.W. and Fox?

    May be...

  • I love DW. Boogity, boogity, boogity.....
    I love all the commentators thoough, they all bring something unique to the table. Darrell brings a certain class-clown quality that I love.
  • been ready. it was even fun to see him during the track race preview show and hear him call what, about half the race... it'll be here sooner than i think, i hope...
    ;-)
  • Yes. When they start we will get to see the end of the races
  • Yes, I am. Nothing against ESPN, but Darrell, Mike, Larry, and FOX have been the best since they started in 2001 in my opinion. I know they are ready. Their last race so far was Dover in June. I can't wait! The 2009 Budweiser Shootout on February 9 will be on FOX, and it will be here before we know it.
  • Can't wait to puke when I hear that jackarse say boogety boogety boogety. What a trailer court line.
  • Me
  • I know I am.
  • Ugh, Fox, the worst thing about the early part of the season.
  • No, it's been a very long and frustrating season for me. So for the first time I'm actually looking forward to a little off time, and a while for me to cool off and forget about 08. I'm sure though once the holidays are past I'll be more than ready to see them roll into Daytona.
  • me
  • Bring it on, I can't wait.
  • I am!
  • Oh ya Boogity, Boogity, Boogity all the way.
  • BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY CANT WAIT TILL 2009 BOYS!!!!!!!!!!
  • Yes i am ready but it is to painful to think about it now ... the withdrawls have already started. Maybe i can sneak into the banquet or something.
  • Im ready for Fox but as far as cooter brown and larry the cable guy I can do without.
  • Yeah I cant wait. I always liked D.W. and fox. They bring more excitement in watching. Wish D.W. could commentate all season.exhaust for nissan 350z
  • Why do the drivers turn left and right quickly?

    May be...

  • It cleans the tires, gets the new tires warm, adjust the alignment, and sends a message to the rest of the field that you are about to go fast!!!!
  • Thats how they clean the cr@p off the tires, & keep the heat in..
  • It cleans the tires & keeps them hot. Better known as " Scrubbing the Tires"
  • when they are following the pace car.
  • It's all about hot rubber. Hot rubber sticks to asphalt better than cold rubber. It's the same reason that drag racers do a burnout - more traction.
    Swerving back and forth quickly puts heat in the tire.
  • They are cleaning off the debris and rubber fragments off the tires. If they don't clean them, then they spin the rear tires on the next restart. This causes them to either get passed by a bunch of cars or a huge wreck.intelli sync lite
  • What would you do if Carl Edwards won the championships?

    May be...

  • I would be in total shock, and not in a good way.

    I still think Jimmie's got it all locked up though, bearing no.... "knock on wood" mechanical failures...
  • I would get naked and run around in my yard nude.
  • I would go to Mark Martin Ford and buy a Ford Fusion.

    http://www.markmartinfordmercury.com/
  • I would throw a HUGE party! It would be nice but I am pretty sure he ain't gonna win it! I would love to see him win I would be jumpin up and down and screamin!
  • I would have to hide a smile, because Jimmie is supposed to win. Now ask me how it would make me feel :)
  • I would do a back flip.
  • how would you react
  • I would play grandspa's guitars. I love gratuitous S's.

    Seriously? I'd jump for joy, maybe even flip. But, I'd do the same for Jimmie, at this point. It's been a very interesting year in NASCAR, to say the least.
  • If your talking about him winning the championship tomorrow, then i would be in a state of shock for about a week, but unfortunantly i don't think that's going to be the case.

    Congrats on the championship Johnny, Clint, and Jimmie!!
  • Be thrilled!
  • be pissed, but happy for CE at the same time. #48 fan here!
  • I would woop it up and irritate my best friend who is a die hard Jimmie Johnson fan!!!!!!!!!
  • i was just thinking the exact same thing but i dont think he willdr jeet
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