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June 12, 2007 at 3:56 pm · Filed under Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Sr., NASCAR
Let’s play the where’s Jr. going to go game.
Hendricks? HA!! The Earnhardt lovers/HMS haters would have a test about Driver Loyalty, wouldn’t they?
I will be laughing my rear off if that happens.
What will the fans who have the sticker of #8 peeing on #24 do? Those decals are hard to get off.
I know. They can take a magic marker and cross out the #24 and write in DEI. No, they can’t do that either. That would be sacrilege.
I have to tell you, I am getting a lot is sick satisfaction, just thinking about the looks of horror on the HMS hater’s faces if that’s what he announces. HA!!
June 7, 2007 at 1:51 pm · Filed under My life, NASCAR, On a Quest..., The Church of The Great Oval, Whiner's
She posts. 
The move to The Ranch has been a bit more time consuming and full of hassles than I presumed, but then again, that’s what I get for thinking.
For those of you that are not familiar with me I moved my posts from the old Church over here. I will be posting here at least 3 time a week, as well as my Church home, The Church of the Great Oval.Â
I must admit, I have had some serious hassles at wordpress and I am considering moving the entire Church over to Thunder Lounge, where I can talk to a real human being when I have an issue. I am noticing on my stats over there that a lot of people of clicking through this link, so I suppose I should take advantage of it.
I had an interesting day the other day. I attented a chat hosted by Gillette Young Guns and Sportsmates.com. Funny how the Elder Busch mentioned nothing about the previous days “issues” with Tony Stewart:)
The transcript of the chat is post at The Church, along with a little contest. Gillette Young Guns, always good to me, has provided me with a few trinkets to give away as prizes. Check it out if ya want. Or don’t.
I was going to post on whether Kurt Busch should be suspended, if so and for how many races. For those of you that know me, this may surprise you. I do not think he should be suspended yet. Make him wait. Sweat.
Suspend him after the road races. I love to watch him in them.
OR…
Suspend him only if he makes The Chase. Then suspend him for the rest of the season.
Or…
Suspend him for one race and get on with it. Aggression is part of the fun. He does need to be suspended in my eye, for one race, as his temeper and audacity could have killed someone. That cannot be looked at with a blind eye, and I doubt it will be.
Bench Racin Charlie had Ryan Newman scheduled for an interview on Tues. Somehow a wire got crossed, and Charlie had to settle for me filling in the dead air. Poor Guy. Guess it wasn’t too bad for him, as he asked me if I wanted a smoke afterwards.
RIP Mr France. You were and will continue to be a legend. Without you and your family, we would not have the Sport we so love.
Later LugnutZ and Lounge Lizards.
Gotta go find a Bull.
February 10, 2007 at 10:16 pm · Filed under 24 hour Daytona, Bud Shootout, NASCAR, Tony Stewart
Congrats to Tony for winning the Bud Shootout! There was some great racin‘ there. Slick tires, “ya best get out of my way” types of signals…I loved it. I thought for a moment that Baby Busch was coming along side Tony to tell him how much he appreciated the 8 more laps to go (”excuse me , I have somewhere to go”) bump, but he was a good boy.
I am so glad the season has started. I missed it alot.
I was really sorry that Elliot, Jr., and Denny had the finish they did. They were running so well.
That is one of the things I love so much about the sport. You never know what the outcome will be til the finish line is crossed.
Thanks so much to all the Driver’s that compete so hard. They all deserve applause. Every driver in the Cup has worked very hard to get where they are.
Tony as usual spoke his mind today. I love it! When he said that France n=makes millions or billions (whatever it was) he could at least hire couple people to get the debris off the track without making the driver’s miss practice time. I agree. I also volunteer for the job. Dale and I both.
Ta-ta for now! May the rest of the weekend bring you Love, Light and Blessings!
February 2, 2007 at 3:48 pm · Filed under BACK IN THE DAY, Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR
The time has finally come…we are down to the wire…only a few more day’s until NASCAR Season is upon us!! The wait is nearly over!! The
Daytona 500 is finally here!!
I have been given the opportunity to review Dale Jr.’s BACK IN THE DAY, entire season 1 DVD set. As a relatively new fan of only about a decade short a couple of years:) NASCAR history was not there for me. I, being a history buff anyway, had become obsessed with finding out as much as I could. Well, what I found out, is there is a lot to find out. This sport has some seriously interesting history. The DVD set gives any fan, a good background in NASCAR history if they don’t already know it, and a lot of memories for those who do. It gave me a tremendous respect for the “old timers”.
BACK IN THE DAY was based on the vintage racing footage from the old program, “Car and Track”. The footage, mostly from the 60’s and 70’s. You can watch driver’s like Richard Petty, Bobby Allison and David Pearson drive like the “good ol’boys” drove. Find out what the term “Old School” really means.
The NASCAR of today and the NASCAR then were the same yet very, very different. The “Old School” driver’s went out there to win and that was it. They won any way they could. The rivalries were real and the respect was real. Temper’s blew like bombs. “Cheating” was “Creative Engineering” and not vice versa. They were out there to kick butt, no matter how it was done.
The safety precautions that were not there, and the speeds those driver’s went blow my mind. I think there is a fine line between brave and crazy sometimes. When Darrell Waltrip say “bad fast” or “crazy fast” it can be decided in today’s terms but really applied to the “old days”. You had to be bad fast and crazy to do what those MEN did.
One of the other things that I really enjoy is the “trivia” and what was “Going on in the World” bubble that are injected through out each episode. It, number one, makes me think of what I remember about that time, shows me I am wrong ( “Hey I thought I was in Jr. high then, not High School”) in my own time line…makes me feel old and young at the same time and reminds me of the things I forgot. Teaches me things I didn’t know. I loved every moment I watched of the entire season set.
The DVD set is put together absolutely beautifully. It includes every episode of BACK IN THE DAY plus some bonus footage of Jr. that I am not going to share. The 3 doors Down music video with Jr. and Tony Stewart is on the set. It’s too good. Buy the DVD set and find out for yourself. (NO. I am not making any money off this, in case the thought crosses your mind)
Since we all know you are just dying for something to keep you occupied…I am going to give you something, besides the Super Bowl to do to celebrate the return of our Sacred Sport’s season. **Takeout Marketing, the company that **A&E and **JRMOTORSPORTS hired to promote the video, has provided me with 2 of the DVD sets to give away.
Answer these questions, email me your answer’s ( chrchgr8ovl@gigya.com ) and two lucky winner’s will be chosen randomly from the email’s which contain the correct answer’s. The contest runs from today this coming Wednesday, Feb. 7th. On Feb.8th, the winner’s will be chosen and they can be the proud owner’s of the BACK IN THE DAY DVD set by the time the Daytona 500 is here!!
Ready? Set? Boogity…boogity…BOOGITY!!
1. How many full time rides will start the 2007 NASCAR Season off?
2. How many shoot out has Bill Elliot completed?
3. What was the original name of the Bud Shootout?
4. Where was the 1972 World 600 held?
5. Who won the 1972 World 600?
6. Who was the only driver to ever win the Daytona 500 the first time he ran the race?
7. Who was Dick Ralstin?
8. Who was with Dick Ralstin in the infamous Pikes Peak rental car run?
9. What was Dick Ralstin’s latest cat’s name and what color was he?
10. What is Robby Gordon’s Astrological sign?
11. What is the most important Astrological Aspect in Dale Jr.’s chart, both in 2006 and 2007, and what area of his life does it affect?
12. Where can you find the Astrological projection’s of NASCAR races and do you think they could be used to predict your fantasy racing results?
13. Where did you find this contest at?
That’s it! Answer these questions, email them to me at “chrchgr8ovl@gigya.com” by 12 midnight Feb.7th, and your entered to win!!
…and don’t forget to tell your fellow Lugnutz!!
**LEGAL STUFF** This contest is sponsored by Clance‘ McClannahan and The Church of the Great Oval.
DVD’s have been provided by Takeout Marketing, but is not an Official Contest of Takeout Marketing, JRMOTORSPORTS, A&E, or INFIELD PARKING.
Winner’s will be randomly chosen from correct entries. Winner’s will be announced at The Church of The Oval ( First name and City identified only) and notified Friday Feb.9th, by email.
Email addresses of entrant’s will not be shared, sold or used in any way, except to notify winner’s. Your privacy is of utmost importance.
February 2, 2007 at 12:28 pm · Filed under Jokes, NASCAR
Thank you all for the wonderful birthday wishes and cards. You all made my day very special!!
I received this joke from my blog buddy Yellow Dog Granny in an email today. Got a good laugh out of it myself:
A man boarded an airplane and took his seat. As he settled in, he glanced up and saw an unusually beautiful woman boarding the plane He soon realized she was heading straight toward his seat. Lo and behold, she took the seat right beside his.Eager to strike up a conversation, he blurted out, “Business trip or vacation?”
She turned, smiled, and said, “Business. The annual Sexual Education Convention in Chicago.”
He swallowed hard. Here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen, sitting next to him, and she was going to a meeting for sex education!
Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, “What’s your business role at this convention?”
“Lecturer,” she responded. “I use my experience to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality.”
“Really,” he said. “What myths are those?”"Well,” she explained. “One popular myth is that African American men are the most well endowed, when in fact, it’s the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait.”
“Another popular myth is that French men are the best lovers, when actually it is the men of Jewish descent.
We have, however, found that the best potential lover in all categories is the Southern Redneck.”
Suddenly, the woman became a little uncomfortable and blushed “I’m sorry”, she said. “I shouldn’t really be discussing this with you. I don’t even know your name.”
“Tonto,” the man said. “Tonto Goldstein, but my friends call me Bubba.”
**I do not know where the original content of this joke came from. If this is copyrighted material and I have accidentally violated someones copyright, please contact me through the email envelope on the blog and I will promptly remove it, and a published apology would immediately follow.
January 28, 2007 at 7:17 pm · Filed under 24 hour Daytona, Alien Conspiracy, Birthdays, Juan Pablo Montoya, NASCAR, Rolex 24, Tony Stewart
Got my racing fix over the weekend…even tho Tony and his team didn’t win, they hung in there despite issue after issue with the car. Congrat’s to the 01 team. I think Juan Pablo Montoya is our next Rookie of the Year. Would it be cool if he won Daytona his first attempt? Pay attention to that question. It will be very important in the near future.
Have a great week! It’s my birthday tomorrow. The little Alien’s singing to me are so apropo. We are going take off for a day or so little jaunt to somewhere.
Listen to this crank phone call to Tony Stewart:
…And on that note:
Daytona is just around the corner!!
Tally Ho LugNutZ!!
Onward!!
January 26, 2007 at 12:03 pm · Filed under Alien Conspiracy, Charlotte NC News, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, NASCAR Hall of Fame
HA! What have I been saying now for almost 2 years??
Alien’s truly are trying to takeover NASCAR. Let’s look at the fact’s:
Fact #1:
I have been making “Alien’s are taking over NASCAR” movee’s for over a year.
Fact #2:
We know that Kurt and Kyle Busch are Alien’s in disguise, and the covert agent’s in the “NASCAR and then the World” takeover.
Kurt pro
ved it when he “fixed” his ear’s and did the Alien “faked snow angel face splat”dance and gave the “signs”he has been giving for years
…Kyle proved it with, well we all know what Kyle did.
Look at the recent picture of Baby Busch flaunting his Alien secret.
3. If you look at yesterday’s comment’s on many of the well known NASCAR Blogs
(see my “anonymous”co
mment from yesterday**why be anonymous? We know what your IP address is. DUH.)
you will see someone else who claims to know what’s happening in the takeover. (** However…I believe he is wrong…Al and I are right.)
NOW the BIGGIES!!
Proof of My Conspiracy Theory!!
The announcement at NASCAR.com:
January 26, 2007
11:37 AM EST (16:37 GMT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After years of pursuit followed by months of nail-biting as NASCAR narrowed down the legitimate candidates for its Hall of Fame, the city of Charlotte did a little gloating before officially breaking ground on the new facility Thursday. Read more here …
The total,complete absolute proof is the over 800 calls to 911 in Charlotte reporting a UFO sighting there. The Charlotte Observer posted this article and audio of some of the 911 calls:
911 callers report lights in sky
Unknown Freaky Orb drew eyes, imaginations across area
Earthlings, you’ve had an otherworldly experience, a cosmic encounter.
About 8 p.m. Wednesday, something peculiar flashed in the sky — something twinkly, something colorful, something eye-catching.
Something strange. And blue. Or green. Or blue-green.
“Bright blue-green ball with a white tail,” says Jim Neal of Shelby, 
who spotted it just west of Blacksburg, S.C., after dinner at Kelly’s Steak House.
“A greenish-like light low in the sky,” says Julie Bigham, driving home from church with her kids near Matthews. “We thought a small plane or helicopter was going to crash.”
“A slow-moving bluish glow,” says David Whitesides who works in Polkton and who watched it while soaking in his hot tub.
“Large, bright green ball,” says Brett Lay, who was headed to Chick-fil-A in Gastonia with his wife and four children after church. “Had a haze about it.”
“Almost looked like a flare,” reports Amy Bromberg, who was on Interstate 485. “Kind of creepy.” Read the entire article, read witness stories and listen to the audio here….
I
told
you…
Here is even another more stunning story about the Alien Takeover :
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January 25, 2007 at 11:53 am · Filed under 2007 NASCAR Predictions, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., NASCAR
O.K….So I did Fade Away yesterday…got lost in the ethereal nostalgic pleasure of listening to The Dead and ended up thrift shop hopping. Didn’t get my ’scope’s done, but I found a lot of cool stuff!
Here is Martin Truex Jr.’s scope for the next 6 month’s. I said yesterday that I was going to put Kevin Harvick’s scope up with Martin’s , however…When I did Kevin’s six month projection, I found some very complex aspect’s that I want to delve into a lot deeper, as they all relate to Kevin’s career and performance this year. It deserves a post by itself, with a lot more explanation than I have time for right now.
Martin Truex JR, born on 29 June 1980
The report was generated for 6 months starting from January 2007 with the following birth data: male, born on 29 June 1980 at 12:01 pm in Mayetta, New Jersey.
Your sun sign is Cancer. This is the sign in which the Sun is in your birth chart. Your Ascendant is in Virgo, and your Moon is in Capricorn.
Saturn trine Neptune: A monastic consciousness
Mid September 2006 until end of June 2007:
At this time you will reach a new understanding of your own being and the world around you. In recent years you have probably been through periods of great doubt, uncertainty and confusion. Although those periods were painful they have contributed to your new view of the world. Now is the time to deepen and take advantage of your new understanding. This is an excellent time for studies that can raise your consciousness, such as yoga, occult metaphysics, spiritualism and mysticism. Now you are able to study these subjects and put them into practice in your everyday life. They will not be purely intellectual or mental activities - you can make them real and useful!
At this time your own ego involvement in your activities is low. You are more likely than at other times to act for altruistic reasons. You can devote yourself selflessly to movements and activities that help you bring your ideas to reality. Yet you do not feel that you are denying yourself, for everything you do seems to be a logical expression of what you are.
Your ideals are not in conflict with the realities in your life at this time. They are in creative balance, with the ideal giving form and the real giving life. Your approach is one of calm sober reflection. This is not a time of lightness and gaiety; instead it produces an almost monastic consciousness that contemplates the world with detachment.
You have learned much in the last several years, and now you will be able to put into practice what you have learned. (**Hopefully he learned not to pee on his tires in public and to do what a cop tells you too, when he tells you too.)
Saturn square Uranus: Radical actions
End of September 2006 until beginning of July 2007:
This can be an extremely upsetting and tense period, particularly if you have allowed your life to crystallize into rigid patterns that cannot easily be changed. This is a time of great tension, because your desire for change and new experiences seems to be thwarted by circumstances or other people. If you have been putting up with unpleasant conditions in any area of your life, these will become much more difficult to withstand now. The tensions may become so great that you will unexpectedly take very radical actions that you would not have anticipated a short while ago.
During this time you face the challenge of creative change without destructive revolution. If you try to endure the pressure of a situation crying for changes in the face of profound obstacles, you subject your body to extreme tensions, which is not good for your health, especially your nerves.
Some people are utterly unconscious of the need for change in their lives. When this influence hits them, changes start to happen suddenly, which can be quite upsetting and unpleasant. The changes may even take the form of accidents, which are often an unconscious and inadvertent release of subconscious tension.
You will have problems with any relationships that seem to be holding you down too much. Relationships may break up during this time, but not usually those in which both people are open to new and challenging experiences. This influence is most threatening to structures that have become routine and rigid.
Your work situation may also become oppressive if you are given new responsibilities without any new stimulation or opportunity for a different experience. Here also there is the danger of a sudden break, such as quitting suddenly or even being fired, unless you can learn to incorporate change into your daily routine. Authority figures in general seem oppressive and become the focus of negative energy on your part. (**Interesting, considering what’s going on at DEI right now.)
Jupiter opposition Venus: Lavish tastes
Mid February 2007 until end of October 2007:
This is usually a very pleasant influence, indicating harmony in relationships and perhaps even a new relationship that will be of great significance in your life. You want love very much, and you are able to give it to those around you.
This influence encourages a taste for the lavish and beautiful, and you are not likely to let much stand in the way of what you want. Therefore you must be careful not to waste valuable resources and squander money. If you are cautious, it is possible to make excellent investments at this time, but only if you examine all of the possibilities very carefully. This influence has the negative attribute of carelessness, so you must concentrate on being careful.
On the physical level, this influence signifies the danger of gaining weight, because it stimulates your desire for rich, sweet and otherwise fattening foods. It may be necessary to avoid such food for awhile.
Neptune sextile Neptune: Positive reforms
Mid February 2007 until beginning of December 2008:
This is a time of new awakening to a sense of what your life is about. Before this time you have been working to establish your sense of who you are in the community of adults, and by now you probably have a pretty clear idea about that. But you may also have discovered that what you are doing with your life is not entirely appropriate. You may conclude that in the past you were motivated by too narrow a conception of what you are, by a need for security, or simply by petty ego-drives. Now you will begin to see your life in terms of a larger perspective. You should do whatever is necessary to make sure that you can live according to this new understanding.
This influence does not arouse your sense of idealism particularly, but it does make you see that the universe is a very large place, and you are a much larger part of it than you have realized.You may be attracted to rather mystical ideas, but they will have meaning only according to how they affect your everyday world. At this time you don’t need more abstractions to chase around - you need to make positive reforms in your life. And you will do so!This influence will cause you to cut away your past and reorient your life in accordance with the larger vision you have now. The many changes that occur may seem somewhat scary, but they are ultimately for the best. You will find new freedom in a new consciousness.
Jupiter sextile Pluto: Your inner essence
Beginning of March 2007 until beginning of November 2007:
This is a time for making creative changes in your life, for reforming and remolding your immediate surroundings so that they can better express your inner essence. It is a time when you will exert considerable energy in order to gain greater freedom of movement in all your activities. You may have the opportunity to gain power over others, but if so, you should use this power to achieve what you and those around you collectively need. Do not use it for purely selfish purposes, for this is not so likely to work to your advantage.
If you gain power to lead others in any capacity, you must have the highest ideals in mind. This influence symbolizes regeneration to a higher plane of existence, and although it may express itself on several different levels, you should always keep this basic idea in mind. Changes may occur spontaneously in the world around you with little or no effort on your part. Take advantage of them, for they will work toward your ends even though you did not originally intend that. You may come into favor with someone in power at this time.
Sometimes a “regeneration” theme is expressed through religious or spiritual rebirth, through understanding the deeper significance of your life and having it transform your being. And you will do what you can to share your learning with others. Sharing everything that comes to you at this time is very important to you. Either this influence will transform you by transforming your surroundings, or you will become the vehicle through which your world is transformed. Either way, you are transformed along with your friends, neighbors and your everyday environment.
Neptune square Uranus: Unpleasant revelations
Mid March 2007 until mid January 2009:
During this time you will be subject to sudden changes of mood, and your opinions on many matters will change suddenly as well. You will be constantly exposed to other dimensions of reality that you may have long suspected were important in your life but were reluctant to acknowledge. This effect can manifest itself at many different levels. On the lowest level, it may simply indicate that something you have been trying to keep secret from others will be revealed suddenly. If this happens, it is just as well, because the secret was in some way limiting you and preventing you from growing. Or a secret that someone else has kept from you may be revealed with the same consequence. In either case your initial reaction is likely to be upset, not pleasure, because you really don’t want to deal with what is revealed. However, if you do deal with it, your life will be greatly improved.
At another level, this influence will expose you to truths that you have never been willing to recognize about the world in general. You may discover that some point of view you have held is totally wrong. A person whom you had a definite opinion of, either positive or negative, may be quite different from what you thought.
At yet another level, this influence can expose you to profound psychic and mystical experiences, which also will upset you because they challenge your way of looking at the world. However, you should be careful about getting really involved in the occult or other spiritual-mystical fields. During this time you are likely to be too upset to handle the knowledge you gain in any reasonable way. Do not attempt to place the insights you encounter into any kind of system. Allow yourself time to assimilate the material spontaneously and make it part of you. Then, after the effects of this influence have passed, you can begin to study these matters systematically if you still want to.
I have made fun of Martin just doing what men do enough now. He was just marking his territory, as all male species do, one way or another. Ladie’s? Have you ever noticed that when you are out on a lovely drive…and get into the country, or worse, the woods, the first thing a man does is get out and mark something somewhere. They still unconsciously need to let other men know they were there….
Martin Truex Jr. is one of my fav’s. I think the upcoming 2007 season will be a challenging one for him. Good Luck!
Here is a little personal challenge to my reader’s. My # 1 on this side of the country #88, I mean #44 fan Dale ( We had a territory issue with Tom (*Dale Jarrett 4 Ever)…I believe the boyz have divided the U.S. in half.)
My birthday is Monday.
WILL HE REMEMBER??
I am taking your predictions. I say NO..he won’t. If I don’t post over the weekend, it’s because I have decided to take my Self to Jackpot NV. and go gambling. Or something fun like that…so just in case:
Catch Tony Stewart and a whole bunch of other NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers in this year’s
