I'm surprised no-one has mentioned how Ranger was robbed of his first oval win at Riverside this past weekend!
With about 4 laps to go, Ranger had been leading the race for quite some time building up a substancial lead when the caution flag flew for the last time. If the caution hadn't have come out, Andrew clearly would have won the race!
Anyway, Andrew got a good restart, but coming out of 4 to take the white flag, Gibbons got into the back of him, sending Andrew up into the wall. Andrew made a spectacular save (probably going to be the highlight of TSN's race coverage this weekend) and Gibbons got the black flag for his efforts!
Just leading up to the race, Andrew Ranger & crew worked on the car all day, not really fast in practice, so they decided to change rear-end gears to give them a couple of 100 more rpm's for the straightaway. Well the decission from Bill Burns, Andrew's crew chief to change gears & and a few late chassis adjustments turned out to be the right choice as Andrew picked his way through the pack to take the lead and held off several challenges & restarts until Pete Gibbons got to his back bumper! With Steckley suffering from engine woes, Andrew had a lot to gain, running second in the points at the time, and not many championship points down from Steckley going into KD as well.
Andrew once again got robbed from an oval victory. If you remember he was leading the race in Vernon, until a caution came out, and while pitting his battery went south and had to swap in another, losing laps in the process. Andrew had the car to beat that night as well.
At any rate, I feel bad for Andrew. Andrew had every right to be upset after the race as well too, with the win in his sight and another championship within his grasp taken away in the final laps!
Watch the race coverage on TSN this weekend, it should be a good one! As I told Andrew after the race, if it's any consolation (and it isn't), at least you put on one heck of a show for your fans!
Ranger wasn't robbed, he only cryed he was, and he asked for it anyway's.
If you could only have counted the times that NASCAR's little Pinocchio had hit on Gibbons through out that race, you may have seen it differently.
Ranger hit Gibbons good, at least 3 times, before Gibbons finally put the bumper to him, but as soon as Gibbons did it - NASCAR threw a Black Flag at him.
It just demonstrates another kiss ass deal by NASCAR with Ranger to make sure he comes out on top, and I for one am happy that Ranger got tagged- on the Track, and off the Track.
You see, the little man Ranger made the mistake of going down to Gibbons hauler after the race to tear off a piece of him- for spinning him.
The only one spinning in Gibbons hauler was that little spoiled french kid, and I am sure that himself and his group of Team mates that entered Gibbons Hauler wish they would have just kept there mouth shut and stayed away, because when you send a boy to do a mans job- getting smacked around like a puppet is just what is going to happen.
Peter gave them all five good reasons never to enter his trailer without an invitation, another five reasons for hitting on him and never getting flagged for it, and another five reasons to never bother him again..... Good Job Peter Gibbons.
Poor Peter had to protect himself from the Midgets attack, and NASCAR should be parking the #27 for Kawartha for their attack on a Innocent man, but they wont because they have there heads so far up Ranger's butt, that Andrew is starting to take on a newer face that resembles some of the folks at NASCAR.
Good job Peter, and I hope you didn't crack a finger nail or anything !!!
Just for old times sake- on behalf of your teammates- sponsors- and fans..
Thanks for some of the most memorable experiences over the last 20 years of watching you...and .... is there anyway... because this is your last race anyways....
That you could wall the wall mart #27 and make us all happy ???
Riverside isn't going to air until October 4th @11am on TSN
I read the press release from Audrey for Andrew and it sound like a driver crying the blues.
Right on Evan... But remember- he is still a little kid !!