2005 NEXTEL Cup All Star Star Open

[RancheroBFT]

Man I miss these old cars, which were actually a blast to watch swaying on those springs with way more travel and no bump stops. It looked more frantic therefore more compelling. Today's cars sometimes look a bit boring in comparison

[acenace24]

Bliss shouldnt have come down

[RickDesotell]

i hate vickers so much... this and then dega a little later

[racing202]

2 years later Mike Bliss woulda made the All-Star Race

[Nascarfan24dude]

vickers only has won 2 races 3 if u count the all-star... and dale sr. is better thats why no one complains :P and vikers stinks as much as robby gordon does :P

[NascarMicci]

@Nascarfan24dude It doesn't matter how much better Dale is than Vickers. You're not allowed to wreck people in NASCAR just because you're a great driver.

[NASKAT48]

@Nascarfan24dude I can bet that Brian Vickers has better grammar and spelling skills that you do though.

[NASKAT48]

@Nascarfan24dude I can bet that Brian Vickers has better grammar and spelling skills than you do.

[NascarMicci]

Earnhardt did this a lot more times than Vickers and nobody complained.

[Frigus5]

Kyle Busch in the Open seems like a pipe dream today. 

[jimmiesdrivefor5]

all of vickers wins have came at someone else's expenice like wreking dale jr,jimmie johnson,mike bliss or jimmie running out of fuel at michagan last year

[chb21fly]

brian vickers cant win a race without crashin sumone

[jimmiesdrivefor5]

lol butt butt butt

[vampireman2007]

yea he does Malaven11 but that was wrong what he did . even if it was 2 win the race .

[UltimateEEnEFan]

Greatest finish in this race...ever!

[vampireman2007]

Vickers doesnt deserve 2 win if he has 2 wreck someone 2 do it. like ur2ndurlast said 2 wins and 2 times he spun the leader out 2 win its a bunch of BULLCRAP. I like vickers in all but its not rite 2 wreck someone 2 win .

[malaven11]

@vampireman2007 Vickers has 3 wins in Sprint Cup, if you count the open. Open, Talladega, Michigan.

[MrRunout]

vickers sounds like a sheep in the interview

[nascarA24]

that was a finish that people don't remeber all the time

[NASCARFAN328]

It would fun to see a 0 car win a race.

[SuperShyGuy62]

i became a vickers fan when this happened. awesome to see someone mix it up like that.

[ur2ndurlast]

Getting someone aero loose to win is sweet but to actually tap them is not cool

[101lemons]

I don't think I'll ever forget Vickers for that.

[ur2ndurlast]

I wanted to see Bliss Win Vickers has to wreck people to win IE Talladega with Johnson & JR

[wingate2497]

vickers didn't wreck johnson intentially. johnson wanted to 'go' , pass jr., and vickers wanted to 'go' with him too. except , vickers just went at the wrong time...

[XxPunk1995xX]

Yea, Vickers didn't do anything wroong at Dega. Ive done the same in karts. BTW, I became a Vickers fan after Michigan when Brad won and Brian slammed Kryle Busch

[dillontay22]

Vickers has only won 2 things since he's been in Sprint Cup, this Nextel Open, and the Talladega race in 2006, in which both of these he wrecked the leader in both of them. Guess he can't win without wrecking the leader lol. And I thought this was Kyle Busch's job.

[F1V1]

There's a lot wrong with what you said here. Vickers has a hell of a lot of talent, but he's just had absolutely no help from any race team. Red Bull Racing's best equipment is probably equal to that car he had at Hendrick, and neither one are very good. This race, Mike Bliss deserved to be in the main event, no question. It was a mistake on Vickers part. At Talladega, what happened? A driver that deserved a break won a race?

[dillontay22]

I know he does lots of talent, I was saying that both things he's won, he wrekced the leader, that's all I was saying.

[F1V1]

"Guess he can't win without wrecking the leader" implies that he's not good enough to win a race on skill.

[tarheelboy05]

Its the open it dont matter if u finish 2nd all that matters is if u win im sure u and everybody would do the same thing in that race

[dillontay22]

I know but that doesn't matter now cause the Top 2 advance.

[tarheelboy05]

yea and thats why they did that so nobody would get spun comin to the line

[otacon1000]

well now add michigan

[dillontay22]

yeah I'm glad he won instead of Johnson. Congrates.

[TheHair17]

He has a win with redbull now.

[dillontay22]

I know Michigan.

[BuschBrothersStink88]

vickers does it again. when hes in 2nd or 3rd he wrecks the ppl in front of him so he can win. ex. 1: he wrecks johnson and jr at talledega 2 win. ex. 2: he wrecks milke nliss 2 win the nextel open

[rockypc24]

ill give you the 2006 talladega race but this was not his fault if you wanna blame someone blame humpy wheeler or burton smith for putting that dogleg in

[HilaryHaylieRocks08]

i miss the # 0 ha

[gokyle45]

If this happened today, Vickers would've let off, because 1st and 2nd get in, which IMO is dumb.

[nascarNEWS14]

This is hard for me to call cause i like Bliss and Vickers

[cookieboy17]

its so much more exciting when only the winner advances unlike the new top 2 advance system.

[irishdan2020]

where was vickers supposed to go? oh yea, he had no where to go. Bliss came down on him hoping to push vickers into the grass, vickers just held his ground and round and round bliss went. I don't feel bad for bliss, he knew vickers was there.

[bae4hannah17]

This is how it should be but sadly its not. everyone is getting all offensive. go watch some tennis. racing is supposed to be about doing watever it takes. this was a great finish

[shackletainment]

what a great finish

[friskycurtain]

To all that are bitchin' about Vickers, winning's winning...in the case of the Open race you get nothing for second

[Monkeyball480]

If this happened nowadays, Brian Vickers Would have been disqualified and the win would go to Mike Bliss.

[yellow1fox22]

If that is so than howcome Keselowski won at Talladega?

Vickers was in the gas 100% on the final stretch, no one is going to lift.

[Monkeyball480]

Well the reason Keselowski won was because Carl Edwards came down on him. You could clearly see it in the replays and he even admitted it.

Well that is true and I see how you see it like that but he shouldn't have turned him. He could've at least gone to the high side since Bliss wasn't going to give up the bottom.

[bryantb0mbz]

This is what happens wen you put a million dollars and a car that goes 200mph together :)

[wwfeisthebest]

i was at that race

[normalboy64]

That's racin.

[24GREGSZOT24]

mike bliss is pathetic. he demands respect from drivers but he hasnt done shit. this weekend at vegas when he ran over keselowski and when he ran over carmichael during practice at daytona. PATHETIC

[racingformusic]

You should give guys like Mike Bliss a break, I mean, I like Vickers, don't get me wrong, but guys like Bliss are really trying out there, and that's all you can do to keep your team running to where you can make the next race.

[wiiiswicked3]

i know lol he wrecked jr and johnson at talladega in 06

[jraybay]

not the first time I've seen that

[cousinearl216]

vickers cant win without wrecking someone

[racingformusic]

Talladega 2006 was a perfect example.

[llama62]

Yeah he can. He just hasnt had the machinery until this year.

[jamespic]

Brian Vickers Is The Most Wreckless Driver In NASCAR Racing!!!!!

[chatlos]

who are u a fan of then

[nashcollector13]

nascar is fucking stupid for changing it to 2, now nobody gives a shit if they win or not and it makes for a boring finish. the all star race format really sucks now too.

[nascarfanatic24]

I think there's still a cash prize for the winner, though.

[Winston2003]

couldn't agree more

[Koldfinger95]

i was so mad, i always liked bliss

[chatlos]

maybe u can still like him, he is in the nationwide races

[luvender]

I'd rather he were competitive in Nationwide than running 30th in Cup. Bliss is a cool guy.

[rockypc24]

that is why the first 2 cars advance now

[hookem24]

Why is Bliss whining when it was his fault?

[nascarfanatic24]

It's a driver thing. If I was Mike Bliss, I'd do the same thing, but at least he didn't start any kind of riot. I'll give him credit for smarts. Not really anybody's fault, though. Mike tried to block, Brian was digging, and this was the result.

[rockypc24]

mike did not try to block he went down thru the dogleg

[nascarfanatic24]

Well still, its just a racing incident.

[grahamluvhockey]

ok he was totally just trying 2 make him sound dirty

[NAVGFan]

Don't get me wrong, I like Vickers though. He almost won today's race at Michigan (6/15/08).

[tc2683]

Yeah me too but he got Black flagged I was like nooooo!!!!!!!! but Im happy to see JR. win thou ,but Vickers will get his second one soon.

[orangekiwi2]

mike bliss should shut up, its hard core racing and u blocked him, wat do u expect

[NAVGFan]

Brian did the same thing to win at Talladega in October 2006.

[orangekiwi2]

that was an accident

[tc2683]

The Talladega one was a accident because Jimmy Johnson got off the gas in the draft.

[rig48]

got off the gas???? r serious? simply bad timing and a bad angle to hit johnsons rear bumper.

[tc2683]

Yeah he did dude because Johnson got off the gas to follow JR. and Brian followed him down and took them both and guess what im happy it happened because Vick is my favorite.

[rig48]

well im sure "vick" anticipated the move johnson was going to make and he should of timed it right. get off the gas.........lol. did u see the momentum johnson had on jr?

[tc2683]

Yeah he was on JR's tail LOL but like I said it doesnt matter because the person I like won. But if your a Jimmie Johnson thats cool but just think if that was Jimmie wrecking Brian you know what I mean man.

[usualsuspect81]

i agree

[monzaman3232]

a replay of the 2006 uaw ford 500

[thehackneyaccount]

You mean a prequel, but with Mike Bliss, not Johnson and Junior.

[monzaman3232]

I ment Brian Vickers spinning someone out on the last lap to win

[orangekiwi2]

neither was vickers fault

[JunBugJP3]

"The only thing i'd wish i'd done was wreck his ass(fades at end), But...But...But, clear that up, I didn't mean to say that.

LMFAO actually it was Bliss' fault that he came down in the dogleg

[JunBugJP3]

"Only thing I wish i'd done was turn right and wreck his as (fades at end)But...But...But, clear that up I didn't mean to say that

LMFAO, actually he came down on Vickers it really just was the dogleg coming into play but I'll give Bliss the benefit of the doubt because no matter what you have to be frustrated losing like that and not being able to transfer

[TheTigersWingsFan]

vickers cant pass someone fair to win both times

[frisbeeplaya0083]

Ok, TO clarify to all you ignarent mutha fuckas, Vickers did not win talladega by purpusly wreckin JJ and Jr. It was an honest mistake, He got to good of a run b4 he went to Jimmie's lane. And in the all star one, Bliss blocked, and wrecked himself.

[akustika25]

you don't need to bring up Dega. it's a different story. imo it didn't think Vickers going to make a move after turn 4, Bliss' spotter probably said clear, but Vickers was still on his rear bumper. Bliss went to the middle on the front stretch, that allowed Vickers to go inside. Bliss' spotter should've told Bliss to stay in the middle, coming to the line.

[PttyBlue43]

@akustika25 did bliss make the main event

[dhamlinfan11jgr]

Mikes Fault, he blocked him and vickers was there

[MattProtrains]

Don't blame Vickers, it's not his fault that his wins are horrible. He's just trying to get a good win, it's just he has trouble with Team Red Bull.

[rustyshackleford01]

man, everything vickers has won, he had to take someone out to win it

[orioles001]

So he won the Busch series championship by spinning somebody every race?

[rustyshackleford01]

I meant cup, sorry

[orioles001]

well, yeah i guess so

[ParasiteQueen1]

@rustyshackleford01

very true!

[Nascarboy426]

@rustyshackleford01 -- Two words: Michigan 2009.

[Ellenberg88]

@Nascarboy426 2009 is 3 words. two thousand nine

[Nascarboy426]

@Ellenberg88 -- Okay, fine, four words... :P

[DaleEarnhardtRIP]

@rustyshackleford01 Don't remember what year, But he took out Johnson and Earnhardt, Jr. and won at Talladega.....