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Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:30 pm EDT

NASCAR at fan level: The latest reader photo roundup

By Jay Busbee

Time for another round of NASCAR fan photos, courtesy of you, the fan! Going clockwise from top left, we start with Sam Snead sneaking us a shot of the drivers in waiting at Champions Week 2007. (Note Smoke's orange uni.) Next up, Willy Doer caught a shot of the latest in Dale Earnhardt Jr. technology from earlier this year at Bristol. In the lower right, Art Tidesco snapped some fine, if impractical, infield fashion at Talladega last year. And we wrap with a classic neighborly gesture from a beer-tubing fan at Daytona 2006, courtesy of Brandon Bobelak. NASCAR: where fans bond over beer!

Got some NASCAR fan photos of your own? Send them to jay.busbee@yahoo.com and we'll post them right here for the world to see. Get on it!

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  1. DICK SMOTHERS
    1. Posted by DICK SMOTHERS Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:06 pm EDT

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    Beer bong....nice.
  2. Carol
    2. Posted by Carol Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    Hey, those shoes are VERY practical! They do double duty as aluminum can collectors!
  3. DICK SMOTHERS
    3. Posted by DICK SMOTHERS Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:56 pm EDT

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    Art, who's the babe?
  4. art_tidesco
    4. Posted by art_tidesco Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:33 pm EDT

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    The shoes belong to Checkeredflagstilletoes who I believe is a Marblehead :-)
  5. DICK SMOTHERS
    5. Posted by DICK SMOTHERS Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:36 pm EDT

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    .....nice.
  6. Jimmie48
    6. Posted by Jimmie48 Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:18 pm EDT

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    I love those shoes! But they make my feet hurt and my legs cramp up just looking at them. haha. Think I'll go join the beer party.
  7. kinggeorge
    7. Posted by kinggeorge Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:54 pm EDT

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    I could have used her and those shoes to aerate my front lawn. Terribly hard clay in Bakersfield.
  8. Kim
    8. Posted by Kim Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:10 pm EDT

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    KG, when you are done, send the shoes my way...some clay, but mostly hardpan! I remember when I was a young sprout and would actually wear shoes like that. Back before I realized that I don't need another broken ankle.
  9. Robert B
    9. Posted by Robert B Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:09 am EDT

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    Earnhardt ! Another crappie finish! He must be eating crackers during the race.
  10. Robert B
    10. Posted by Robert B Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:09 am EDT

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    Earnhardt ! Another crappie finish! He must be eating crackers during the race.
  11. Kim
    11. Posted by Kim Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:32 am EDT

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    I'm confused, Robert. What does a fish have to do with Jr's race?
  12. WWW.PREMIERSHIP.ALTERVISTA.ORG
    12. Posted by WWW.PREMIERSHIP.ALTERVISTA.ORG Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:13 am EDT

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    Watch all motor-sport, on internet: f1, gp2 series, motogp, 250, 125, nascar, rally, superbike and much more: :races, free practice and qualify
  13. miss priss
    13. Posted by miss priss Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:54 am EDT

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    hahahaha Kim
    awwwwwww beer bong (*sigh* the memories and OH the hangover's from beer bong)...... Think I'll leave it to others tho. Had my share in my younger years.
  14. miss priss
    14. Posted by miss priss Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:55 am EDT

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    Think I can think of something to do with Jr in the bed of that Amp truck :)~
  15. Michael L
    15. Posted by Michael L Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:58 am EDT

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    what does a fish have to do with jr's race...lol they both stink.
  16. william j
    16. Posted by william j Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:20 am EDT

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    I used to be a big nascar fan, but i started watching F1 were the drivers have a diffrent skill level. Now Nascar fills in if there is nothing else on.
  17. Linda H
    17. Posted by Linda H Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:21 am EDT

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    I think everyone needs to lay off Jr. he is having a rough year and maybe there are other things going on also.everyone has to jump on the beat up Jr. band wagon and why?because he is the most popular driver in the sport and all of you are jealous,my god he cannot help who his father was.nascar has went to the birds since Jr. has not been doing well,but kyle busch has sucked lately to,and i do not see jeff winning any races either.jj is the only one up to par.I think that hendrick is trying to wreck dale jrs career by giving hin crappy equipment,say what you want he kisses jimmys a$$.i hate the way nascar is going and notice a whole lot of seats are empty since juniors not doing so well,you all better pray jr. starts doing well or your precoius nascar may be no more.
  18. Linda H
    18. Posted by Linda H Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:22 am EDT

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    I think everyone needs to lay off Jr. he is having a rough year and maybe there are other things going on also.everyone has to jump on the beat up Jr. band wagon and why?because he is the most popular driver in the sport and all of you are jealous,my god he cannot help who his father was.nascar has went to the birds since Jr. has not been doing well,but kyle busch has sucked lately to,and i do not see jeff winning any races either.jj is the only one up to par.I think that hendrick is trying to wreck dale jrs career by giving hin crappy equipment,say what you want he kisses jimmys a$$.i hate the way nascar is going and notice a whole lot of seats are empty since juniors not doing so well,you all better pray jr. starts doing well or your precoius nascar may be no more.
  19. beachbum
    19. Posted by beachbum Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:20 pm EDT

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    Linda LInda Linda wake up. Hendrick giving him bad equipment come on. He has the same equipment that Mark Jeff and Jimmie have. You have to know what to do with it. Jr was taught by the best in the business and it looks like he missed a lot of classes. Dale Sr. wasnt always on top but he didnt whine and cry he sucked it up and figured out what was going on. No one wants to see Jr. fail we just want to see him apply himself instead of thinking that he doesnt have to work for the end result. He has blamed everyone for his problems first Theresa then his crew cheif and the list goes on instead of saying hey it could be something i am doing wrong. Maybe being to stressed by the shoes he thinks he has to fill. No expects him to do that just do your own thing and it will all come out in the wash.
  20. MONTY B
    20. Posted by MONTY B Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:46 pm EDT

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    I believe Dale Jr. will have an stellar season next year.What I see this is he has been through alot.Constant pressure from the press and fans.He is a very gifted race care driver he will have alot more wins and championships to come in his career.Let Jr. do what he does best when he driving and having a good time driving.When it comes restricter plate racing he is one of top four drivers of all time (along side in no paticular order Dale Sr.,Jeff Gordon,Tony Stewart) Be supportive of what he is going through,the changes (new car,crew chief racing team,and car owner)
    Jr. will be back on top of the charts getting wins,making the chase,and championships.Take a look at his career so far finishing top 5 in the points for a few seasons,the wins.Watch him on the restictor plate racing he is excellent.
  21. Coup
    21. Posted by Coup Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:56 pm EDT

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    i dont think he is getting crappy equipment, and it was hendricks move to change jr crew cheif. he didnt want jr to have him in the first place. His step mother messed up DEI i think everyone could agree with that and if you dont well you clearly dont pay attention to racing. the reason jimmy is doing so well is because he has worked with chad for awhile now just give jr some time to build a partnership with his new team and he will be fine all the good drivers go into slumps but the greats come out of them and i will always be on jr's side.
  22. beachbum
    22. Posted by beachbum Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:07 pm EDT

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    From the comments I have seen pretaining to Jr. his fans feel the need to belittle the other drivers because their driver is in a slump. Just be supportative. Think of yourselves as knowing what is like to be a CUBS fan . Never give up. I was at a July night race at Daytona and some of those Jr. fans are so nasty and foul mouthed even in front of children that they just make it look bad for Jr. When they threw things at Jeff Gordon how do you think he felt about that. Not the kind of things he wants his fans to do. He is under enough stress he doesnt need that. When we were being transported from the infield to the parking areas security had to tell some of his fans they were going to have to walk if they didnt stop the cussing in front of the children. Only because Jeff won the race. Really sad. With fans like that he doesnt need any more enemies.
  23. anthony m
    23. Posted by anthony m Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:39 pm EDT

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    Priss, Is that you chasing JR down with the beer bong? I'm sure he has some 24oz Buds laying around. Don't ya'll steam up the windows in that truck!!! (just playin')
  24. Rudy88
    24. Posted by Rudy88 Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:44 pm EDT

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    beachbum - I haven't heard Jr blaming everybody else for his problems. On occasion he has blamed his pit crew, and rightly so. For the most part he has taken the blame on his own shoulders. It's the Jr nation who does the blaming, so quit throwing it on Jr. He can't help what his fans say, or who they blame. When Jr is leading a race by quite a margin and his pit crew screws up on the lug nut and costs him two laps, who the hell else should he blame. I have heard him time after time, blame himself for not winning!

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