NASCAR's Biggest Fan – Girl of the Week | Ron Ripple

Alright all my fellow NASCAR fans, now is the time to get recognized.  I was contacted this week by a National Network looking for the Biggest NASCAR Fans that will be attending the Daytona 500.  Now I know I’m NASCAR’s biggest fan, but I know there are a lot of  you out there who are just as big a fans, but just don’t have a blog to claim the spot.  Well now is your chance.

A national network is casting a national ad campaign to promote NASCAR’s “Nationwide” Series.  Each fan chosen will be featured in your own 30 second spot; explaining what you’ve done to show your devotion to your favorite driver that’s above and beyond the normal.  (If you’re a Jeff Gordon Fan, and you painted your room pink, then please don’t respond to this, because that’s not out of the norm)

You must be an adult, 18 – 55, man or woman, and of course, a FANATIC! Once chosen, the director and a film crew will interview you at the Daytona International Speedway in February.

Now I know a lot of you fellow NASCAR fans might be afraid of cameras, but let me tell you from personal experience that there’s nothing to be afraid of.  Just make sure you do what I do when ever I hear there’s going to be a camera around…. throw down a six pack of Bud Lite and pretend like you’re standing in the winners circle naked.  It works every time!

So, if you are a true die-hard in some way and IDEALLY have a story you’d like to share, these guys want you!  Make sure you contact me at ron @ ronripple dot com and I’ll make sure you get signed up.  Time is a wasting and this is an urgent deal, so make sure you contact me soon, because casting is right around the corner.

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Well these past couple races I have not been picking winners… so since I don’t feel the need to be rewarded, I’ve decided I need to reward my readers and give them the chance to win a Free $25 Gas Card.

Here are the rules and here’s how to enter.  It’s simple… On this post alone, comment who you think will win the next race and also subscribe to the website which is located at the top right of each page.  All you have to do is push that little “comment” button, type your name and e-mail address in the required fields, tell me who you think will win the race, and then hope you’re right.  If I get multiple people picking the winner, I will simply put the names in a hat and pick the winner. 

Who am I going to pick?  Well I think I might go with the obvious and pick the man with Lowe’s on the side of his car.  Jimmie Johnson always seems to do well at this track and has been obviously running well in the Chase.  It’s been three years since he’s won at the track but he’s been owning everyone late in the season, so I’ve got a good feeling he’s going to continue the run.

The Black Horse I think everyone needs to watch out for this race is Kasey Kahne.  Kasey Kahne didn’t make the Chase and he’s actually been pretty inconsistant through out the year, but he’s one you definitely don’t want to count out.  I don’t know what it is about Kasey Kahne and the Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but he’s won three out of the last five races that were hosted at the track.  He’s got the track’s number…  

So the contest is complimentary of Amoco Ultimate so make sure you Click Here to visit this site and sign up for the contest.  This is a place to upload awesome photos of your ride and check out all of the other entries in the contest. While you’re there you can also check out racing and performance car videos, read performance automotive content from the number one rated automotive blog* , check out all of the people who have won so far, read some proof about why Amoco Ultimate grade gasoline is the best for your ride and enter to win a trip to the 24 hours at LeMans!

So make sure you comment back on this blog located at www.RonRipple.com and make sure you subscribe to my website.   We’ll be giving away Gas Cards through out the rest of the season so keep checking back.
 

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Hey everyone… Ron Ripple here.  I wanted to introduce everyone to our new sponsor, JustMensRings.com.  These guys are serious NASCAR fans and have taken it to a whole new level by designing racing inspired rings.  Just Mens Rings contacted me about a week ago telling me they’ve created a ring designed for only the “Biggest NASCAR fans.”  At first I was skeptical because of course… I’m NASCAR’s Biggest Fan and the only way a ring could be considered good enough for NASCAR fans is if they got my approval.

Yep that’s me – RON RIPPLE – Representing my new kick ass ring!

So JustMensRings.com sent me a ring and I was honestly shocked when I received it.  They sent me the #18 Kyle Busch ring and it was not what I expected.  The ring is a stainless steel ring that is made of stock car grade stainless steel.  The outer band spins around the inner track which is a lot of fun because I find myself messing around with it when I’m bored or in deep thought. The ring is definitely Ron Ripple Approved… I highly recommend you go to their site and pick one up yourself.

So far since I’ve been wearing it I’ve received nothing but compliments and other fans asking where I got it.  I also ran into my boy Tony Stewart the other day and he surprisingly noticed it… so he wasn’t happy to see I wasn’t representing him. 

Make sure you go check out JustMensRings.com and let me know what you guys think.  They’re only $24.00 a pop and well worth it.  Make sure you tell them Ron Ripple sent you.

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This Saturday is the 24th running of the All Star race at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway, and all I can say is… “Damn I’m excited.” To me, this is a race where champions get together and show each other what they’ve got. I think we’re going to see the typical domination by Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and of course we’ll probably see Dale Earnhardt up there in the hunt… but it’s a chance for everyone to battle it out and earn a HUGE income for the year.

The All Star race is an interesting race to say the least… anyone has a chance to win it because every 25 laps they allow the drivers to pit and make changes to the car such as fuel, tires, and standard chassis adjustments. Once they’ve made the adjustments they restart the cars in the order in which they finished the previous segment. They do this a total of three times and then the last 25 laps is “Do or Die.” Only one car can win, and that winner will receive a purse of over $1,000,000. Now you tell me, this isn’t going to be a crazy race.

In my opinion… I believe we’re going to see some different sides to a lot of these drivers. We can all agree that Tony Stewart is going to be doing his standard “bumping his way up through the pack” as well as Kyle Busch’s “driving like Dale Earnhardt Sr.” But if I were to be a betting man, I would have to once again pick Carl Edwards to be up there in the front… and then my second pick would have to go to Denny Hamlin.  Carl Edwards has been the guy to beat this year along with Kyle Busch, he’s got the drive to win and of course the kid has been practicing his back flips, so I’ve got to give him that.  Denny Hamlin on the other hand has kind of been like Burton… the silent but deadly driver who stays out of the controversy and doesn’t make a big scene.  Those are the guys you need to be afraid of… ALWAYS in the hunt.

Let’s make this Post a “Who’s your pick?”

The winner will get a “Ron Ripple” T-shirt…

You only get one pick, so make sure you do your homework.

Below is a list of the Driver’s eligible for this race:

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These are the type of events that I get excited for.  NASCAR is going to introduce a new competition on May 17th where five allstars attempt to do two doughnuts and then enter into Victory lane.  The fastest time gets $10,000 and is the official BURNOUT KING.  NASCAR in itself is a very exciting sport but when you ad little things like this… it just makes my ears tingle.  Stuff like this will only make NASCAR victories more fun to watch because you know it’s going to be a show at the end. 

The funniest part about this whole new addition is when they asked Clint Boyer to test out the idea in front of the staff and media, let’s just say he didn’t do it flawlessly.  They let Boyer demonstrate the burnouts with a Richard Petty Driving Experience car and after the first two successful burnouts he then attempted to drive the car back into pit row and he kissed the wall.  Haha… Clint Boyer kissed the wall driving the borrowed car back into pit row.

 Here’s Clint’s response, “It was Practice man.  That’s what you’re here for – to see what to do and what not to do”

Let’s just hope this was a lesson on “what not to do.”

After I heard about this new competition I wanted to see how tough it would be to complete two doughnuts and then slide it into my driveway.  I ended up doing about a dougnut and a half before I almost flipped my car… then I decided it may not be such a good idea trying to slide it into my driveway.  I never claimed to be the sharpest tool in the shed but I’m obviously not the dullest tool in the shed either.  Here’s a picture of my attempt… and YES my neighbors think i’m crazy. 

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This is a WARNING!!! You only have 2 more days before we randomly choose the winner of our case of AMP Energy Drinks. Rules can be found by clicking NASCAR GIVEAWAYNote that you may enter unlimited times by posting this contest on your blog, writing comments on our articles, subscribing to our website or dropping your entrecard on us… Good luck to y’all!

I forgot to mention the case of AMP Energy Drinks is the Dale Earnhardt Edition…

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I mentioned in yesterday’s article that I would come up with a contest for a chance to win a prize.  Living up to my promise, I got on the horn with the guys over at www.EnergyThis.com and asked if they would donate a case of energy drinks.  Without hesitation they said yes and here we are officially kicking off Ron Ripple’s first contest!!!  What better energy drink to give away in our first contest then a case of AMP Energy Drink… perfect because of Dale Earnhardt Jr and the new AMP car. 

Let’s get to the rules already!  The raffle will be Thursday, February 22nd. The winner of the raffle will win a free case of AMP Energy Drinks shipped right to their door front.  The key to this contest is to enter as many times as you’d like.  There are three ways to enter this contest.  The first is by subscribing to my blog (enter your email address at the top right), the second is by posting a comment on one of my always entertaining articles, and the third is by writing an article on your blog about the contest.   There is no limit on how many entries you can have, 10 comments on 10 different articles = 10 entries, write an article on your blog about our contest = 20 entries.  It’s all on how badly you want it!

 Contest Rules:

• Subscribe to my blog. (1 Subscription = 1 Entry)
• Post comments on my aritcles but make sure they are relevant to the article (spam = disqualified). (1 Post = 1 Entry) (No SPAM)
• Drop an EntreCard (1 Drop = 1 Entry)
• Write an article on your blog about the contest and make sure to link it to this page. (1 Article = 20 Entries)

The deadline for this contest is February 22nd, which is one week after the Daytona 500.  I’m extremely excited about the contest and I hope you enjoy it as well.

 GOOD LUCK MY RON RIPPLERS!

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