Dale Jarrett's win?

24thunder · 10 Jun 2002, 21:35 (Ref:310050)

I sure thought Ricky Rudd was gonna win at Pocono,if it hadn't been 4 that tire going down.I've heard several posters mention that Mark Martin could very well have won.
Ur thoughts on these possible winners or was there some1 else that U thought had a gud chance of winning it?

Joe Fan · 11 Jun 2002, 05:42 (Ref:310298)

Ricky would have won had it not been for his tire going down on him. Mark Martin said in the post-race interview that he didn't have anything for the 88 and seemed to be very pleased with his second place finish.

Lars · 11 Jun 2002, 17:24 (Ref:310776)

Also heard Mark wasn't real pleased about the mysterious debris caution while he was leading that just so happened to keep the #24 & the #8 from going a lap down.

24thunder · 12 Jun 2002, 04:53 (Ref:311242)

Lars--I've heard that in many posts on several boards but don't understand how the #24,wudn't know abt the #8,cud've went a lap down because when that caution came out He was running as fast as the leaders if not faster?

24thunder · 12 Jun 2002, 04:56 (Ref:311243)

Ricky Rudd can't seem to buy a break this year,I think it might have contributed to His earlier comments abt possible retirement,IMO!

Lars · 12 Jun 2002, 17:08 (Ref:311777)

Quote:

Originally posted by 24thunder
Lars--I've heard that in many posts on several boards but don't understand how the #24,wudn't know abt the #8,cud've went a lap down because when that caution came out He was running as fast as the leaders if not faster?

I didn't actually see the race (I was listening on the radio), I'm just going by what I've read and was told. I guess Mark was putting a whoppin' on when that caution came out & I guess it wasn't too long after Gordon locked up his brakes coming into the pits. I'm amazed Gordon wasn't still a lap down after all the green flag stops were made.:confused:

24thunder · 13 Jun 2002, 03:14 (Ref:312190)

Jeff Gordon never went a lap down in that race,was just close to going 1 down as was the #8 Whom was behind the #24 at the time when the debris caution came out.It's a hot topic on others boards with a lot of threads concerning it because there was never any video footage showing evidence of debris & therefore many fans thought it was just another late caution to take the fuel mileage question 4 some teams out of the equation & to bunch the cars up on restart 4 a more exciting ending,also many claim this wasn't the 1st that NASCAR has done this sort of thing.Personally I don't really hold with any conspiracy theorys on NASCAR's part but that's just My opinion!

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