Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 21, 2022 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 Legendary Winston Cup mechanic "Suitcase" Jake Elder in the pits during the Winston 500 weekend at Talladega Superspeedway in 1981!🏁 He was known as "Suitcase Jake" because he could never settle down with one organization for very long. He is generally considered by the Nascar community as one of the greatest crew chiefs of all time!🏁 He won two championships with David Pearson and helped guide some of Nascar's greats including Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, and Benny Parsons!🏁 Jake was old old school, there was no engineering, it was all off the cuff! He worked for so many teams. But, he was the guy you would call when you needed some help!🏁 If your car wasn't running right, and you were confused, you'd want to call Jake and he could help you fix it!🏁 Suitcase Jake was a one of a kind and was known for his sense of humor! Elders knowledge of a race car was unreal and unrivaled!🏁 He was truly a jewel to the Nascar sport and should never be forgotten! Elder passed at the age of 73 in Statesville NC.🏁🇺🇸cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Legendary Winston Cup mechanic "Suitcase" Jake Elder in the pits during the Winston 500 weekend at Talladega Superspeedway in 1981!🏁 He was known as "Suitcase Jake" because he could never settle down with one organization for very long. He is generally considered by the Nascar community as one of the greatest crew chiefs of all time!🏁 He won two championships with David Pearson and helped guide some of Nascar's greats including Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, and Benny Parsons!🏁 Jake was old old school, there was no engineering, it was all off the cuff! He worked for so many teams. But, he was the guy you would call when you needed some help!🏁 If your car wasn't running right, and you were confused, you'd want to call Jake and he could help you fix it!🏁 Suitcase Jake was a one of a kind and was known for his sense of humor! Elders knowledge of a race car was unreal and unrivaled!🏁 He was truly a jewel to the Nascar sport and should never be forgotten! Elder passed at the age of 73 in Statesville NC.🏁🇺🇸cc He was also illiterate. Could not read or write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 21, 2022 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, Doug said: He was also illiterate. Could not read or write. No kidding…damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted August 21, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 Kind of pointless having these cars with a rain set up if they're not going to run in the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Steve753 said: Kind of pointless having these cars with a rain set up if they're not going to run in the rain. Agreed. They should have been ready to go rain or shine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 21, 2022 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 18 minutes ago, Steve753 said: Kind of pointless having these cars with a rain set up if they're not going to run in the rain. 12 minutes ago, ckf said: Agreed. They should have been ready to go rain or shine. The lightning was the initial holdup…I think the second delay was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted August 21, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Jimmy Snacks said: The lightning was the initial holdup…I think the second delay was worth it. The race will be cut short for darkness now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Steve753 said: The race will be cut short for darkness now. That's what I was thinking as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 If they run the rain tires to long on dry pavement they overheat and start chucking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Kimi is running better than I expected 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted August 21, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 Impressive run by Allmendinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted August 21, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, ckf said: Kimi is running better than I expected Was. lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 21, 2022 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 Austin Dillon got Chastained!😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 21, 2022 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Blackstar said: Impressive run by Allmendinger. Yessir!👊🏻😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted August 21, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 Just now, Jimmy Snacks said: Yessir!👊🏻😎 Silence from the commentators but he was back in 32nd and has charged through the field. Usually he would have destroyed the car by now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Blackstar said: Was. lol I should have kept my mouth shut 4 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Austin Dillon got Chastained!😂 Another friend for the playoffs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 21, 2022 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Steve753 said: I predict Larson for the sweep. Good call! 2nd, 6th and 9th today…I’ll take it! Edited August 21, 2022 by Jimmy Snacks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 21, 2022 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 Hell yeah Rusty…dude doesn’t mince words!👊🏻🇺🇸😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted August 21, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Good call! 2nd, 6th and 9th today…I’ll take it! 2nd, 5th and 9th....lol I can't remember ever picking 3 that finished in the top 25 much less the top 10 on a road course. Usually I have 2 in the 30's. Kyle Busch's spin put him back to 32nd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 22, 2022 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 22, 2022 🤣🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted August 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 22, 2022 Both drivers that finished 1st and 2nd two days in a row have some serious respect for each other.. Very cool.. https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/08/22/cup-series-2022-watkins-glen-international-aj-allmendinger-kyle-larson/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: Both drivers that finished 1st and 2nd two days in a row have some serious respect for each other.. Very cool.. https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/08/22/cup-series-2022-watkins-glen-international-aj-allmendinger-kyle-larson/ I don't think Larson's teammate felt the same as AJ after the race. Good race though 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted August 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, ckf said: I don't think Larson's teammate felt the same as AJ after the race. Good race though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted August 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, ckf said: I don't think Larson's teammate felt the same as AJ after the race. Good race though This is true.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascarmike Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 28 minutes ago, Steve753 said: Shake 'N' Bake! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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