Dale Jr????????????????

[NewHummerGuy]

Question.............

WHY did he not stop for tires or at least just right side tires during 1 of the last 2 cautions???????

[KenP]

Originally Posted by NewHummerGuy

Question.............

WHY did he not stop for tires or at least just right side tires during 1 of the last 2 cautions???????

Tony Jr was going to have Dale come in, but there were too many people flapping their jaws on the radio so the message never got through.

I've got TrackPass and was listening to his radio.

http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/opin...500/index.html

It might have been different for Earnhardt Sunday -- but probably not -- if the driver and his spotter weren't encountering some communication difficulties shortly after the night's fourth caution flag came out. It followed an accident that sent two-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson, one of Junior's new teammates at Hendrick Motorsports, spinning on Lap 178 of the 200-lap event.

"I don't know what's going on with our radios," Earnhardt complained at the time. "People keep keying their mikes."

As his spotter attempted to reply, crew chief Tony Eury Jr. came on the radio and interrupted.

"I was going to tell you to pit right here and put on four tires. But y'all was jabberin'," Eury said.

"That's what you get for waiting so long," Earnhardt shot back.

By the time he came around the track again to complete another caution lap, Earnhardt already had convinced himself that pitting wouldn't have been a good idea anyway. As Eury had told him when he took the lead earlier -- holding it from Lap 162 through Lap 168 -- he was "better off out front. It's going to get pretty wild out there."

And it did.

"I don't want to be back up in that mess anyway," Earnhardt said as he moved to the front on his old tires.

[NewHummerGuy]

Ah I see. I just really think some fresh tires would have made a huge difference.

[KenP]

Originally Posted by NewHummerGuy

Ah I see. I just really think some fresh tires would have made a huge difference.

I agree, he should have stopped when everyone else did.

He said he had grip at the end, but tires would have helped.

"I didn't want to pit. The track was cooling down. I had great grip. Tires weren't really an issue," Earnhardt said. "Yeah, I mean I would have loved to have had four tires -- but would we have been able to come back up through there [after giving up the track position to get them]?

http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/opin...tona500/1.html