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Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:29 pm EST

Four Wide: Jimmie Johnson could be going for Cup No. 7

By Jay Busbee

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• Could be worse, you know. Jimmie Johnson could be going for his seventh straight Cup championship. As it is, he's just going for No. 4 ... and, apparently, a role in the next Sex and the City flick.  [Unrestricted]

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in a death spiral! Or maybe he's just a little bummed. There's not a whole lot of gray area with the tabloids. [National Enquirer]

• Good news: North Wilkesboro Speedway will rise from the dead! Wait a minute ... I read "Pet Sematary" ... this may not turn out like we're all hoping ... [Scene Daily]

• More good news: ABC's ratings for Texas were about the same as last year. Keep in mind, these days staying steady = getting ahead. [Scene Daily]

• Want to buy Michael Schumacher's 1994 Benetton B194? Head on over to ebay, but scrape up a whole lot of cash. No, more than that. More. More. You know what? Maybe you should sit this one out. [Axis of Oversteer]

• "Faced with heightened demands from its official partners, NASCAR is responding with a series of new programs to freshen its business-to-business council and create more retail opportunities for its consumer brannnzzzz ..." wha? Oh, sorry, drifted off. This is something about NASCAR and business partners. I bet terms like "synergy" and "brand activation" were thrown about like beads at Mardi Gras. More racin', less multivalent consumer-facing solutions management!  [NASCAR.com via Y! Sports]

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  1. MarkN
    1. Posted by MarkN Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:50 pm EST

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    I was a week ahead of the Enquirer
  2. Willy Doer
    2. Posted by Willy Doer Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:55 pm EST

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    Yep, he sure looked unfocused and uninterested in continuing his career while he raced in the top 5 for the 500 miler at Texas this weekend.
    MarkN, you should write for the Enquirer....those people love BS.
  3. Willy Doer
    3. Posted by Willy Doer Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:56 pm EST

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    Those cats have a whole lot of work to do on Wilkesboro to get it ready for racing.
  4. Willy Doer
    4. Posted by Willy Doer Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:14 pm EST

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    PS...Yeah, i know he didn't finish there.
  5. Carol
    5. Posted by Carol Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:15 pm EST

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    I tried to read that last article, but I couldn't get past "facilitate" and "utilize". Brrrrrr.
  6. Tigger
    6. Posted by Tigger Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:26 pm EST

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    willy... you have that right. I drove right past it Friday. Still looks the same as it has for the past 13 yrs. Only part I don't like about that article is what reasons they gave for North Wilkesboro being shut down. The owners that inherited the track with Ennis Staley died sold it to the two current owners, Burton Smith and Bob Bahre. Those two owners only bought the track to strip the dates, and the folks in Wilkesboro have been calling them the bad guys ever since. So, whenever racing does go back to North Wilkesboro, I know I will be hearing complaints from peeps that I work with about the terrible traffic they faced all weekend. LOL
  7. kinggeorge
    7. Posted by kinggeorge Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:41 pm EST

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    You know your famous if the Enquirer writes about you.
  8. Willy Doer
    8. Posted by Willy Doer Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:01 pm EST

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    Tigger, yeah man...there are trees growing through the grandstands, grass growing between the cracks in the track and all kinds of other goodies they will have to fix. Best of luck to them.
    BTW, you are exactly right about the dates being stripped...for the Autoclub speedway no less.
  9. Snowbaby
    9. Posted by Snowbaby Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 pm EST

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    I can't say how, but over the past year I've been part of a group that's had to deal with the tabloids. We weren't in them ourselves, but inadvertently became a "go to" for them, they contact us, we don't contact them. The Enquirer, the Star, People, UsWeekly, In Style, we've dealt with them all. Think what you want about them, but they do work for their stories and there's usually a pretty big grain of truth somewhere in the center of their story. They add layers of fluff to be sure, but they don't completely make stuff up anymore.
  10. Carol
    10. Posted by Carol Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:25 pm EST

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    They can't; too many lawsuits.
    Willy, that is just an awful image in my head now. I think I'm gonna crawl into a corner and cry...
  11. brinirmess
    11. Posted by brinirmess Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:28 pm EST

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    Right where JJ needs to be, beside Samantha and her box of goodies!
  12. Chase n Dani
    12. Posted by Chase n Dani Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:06 pm EST

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    To think that the National Enquire maybe on to something? We've heard a million reasons for Dale's downfall but, if they have talked to his friends, that's something we haven't heard before??? At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if he has a breakdown.
  13. miss priss
    13. Posted by miss priss Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:51 pm EST

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    Oh for the love of pete.... National Enquirer???????.... NATIONAL ENQUIRER...... REALLY...... WATEVA....... Let's just write him off cause he is having a bad year and has issues no different than the rest of us. Some people fail to remember that after all is said and done, he is JUST A MAN.... Another freak'n human being. With human emotions and issues. Yes he is a driver (MY FAVE DRIVER) but if he never won a freak'n championship I wouldn't care. Guess that should tell you something about what I feel about the issue. Does he drink YES... Does he drink excessively on occasion Yes...... Should it be any damn bodies busy when he takes a dump, blows his nose, or has a girlfriend No......
  14. Kim
    14. Posted by Kim Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:15 pm EST

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    Gee...and to think I had a photograph turned down and returned by the Enquirer as it was in bad taste.
    With so-called friends like those quoted anonymously, Jr needs to find some new friends.
  15. MarkN
    15. Posted by MarkN Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:58 am EST

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    Dani I heard a week or two ago from one of Jr. friends on Tony S. radio show on Sirius they didn't come out and say that exactly put hinted at Jr. having some problems outside of racing.
    miss priss is anybody's business what Mayfield does?No but when he could be on the track it is everybody's business.
    The Nation Enquirer is a rag no doubt about.
    Crap my Fav. driver has to park after 10 laps it's not about winning.
  16. MarkN
    16. Posted by MarkN Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:34 am EST

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    Kim maybe his friends are the same as Mayfields friends.
  17. brinirmess
    17. Posted by brinirmess Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:37 am EST

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    We all have ISSUES. Bet we all could not handle them as tactfully as Jr has considering his issues are posted and photographed everywhere. Please people, get a grip.The National Enquirer,,,that freaking hilarious. BTW, I heard, that his sister's ex boyfriends, daddy 's daughter's momma was a liar.
  18. Willy Doer
    18. Posted by Willy Doer Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:33 pm EST

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    I saw Bat boy on there once.
  19. MarkN
    19. Posted by MarkN Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:32 am EST

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    brin #17 by hitting the bottle that doesn't sound so tactful.

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