The NASCAR Thread

[chargerboy69]

Johnson will start at the back in Sundays race 

After that wreck in the 2nd. duel, he will not be lonely in the back.  After all the wrecks and blown engines half the field will be starting in the back row. 

[wingcar]

It's going to be a very crowded "Back Row"

[djcarguy]

  Have to do another Bud shootout,, to decide position in the back of the pack,,??? 

     johnson hit the wall first ,,so are the 0ther guys behind him ?? at the back??/???



        Some great footage from clints air roll in car cam.. but he may need new tires an a alignment,,or new car???


      Last lap very exciting,an good footage,smoke an fireworks an lots of spare parts??  ha ha 

[Aero426]

 Have to do another Bud shootout,, to decide position in the back of the pack,,???  

    johnson hit the wall first ,,so are the 0ther guys behind him ?? at the back??/???



       Some great footage from clints air roll in car cam.. but he may need new tires an a alignment,,or new car???


     Last lap very exciting,an good footage,smoke an fireworks an lots of spare parts??  ha ha  

A bunch cars will have to go to the back at the 500 start due to using a backup car, or engine change.    Johnson will be more or less in the middle of those cars.    Finishing positions in the Duel race were taken from the last electronic scoring loop when the caution flag came out.   When the yellow flew, the race was over.  

[wingcar]

Tony needs to get over this Richard/Danica thing as it's his remarks that keep it going...but then perhaps that is what he wants as it keeps Danica in the spotlight.
The latest thing is that he wants to see a race between Richard and Danica.  Let me see:  Richard who is way older and hasn't been in a race since 1992, and hasn't even driven a race car (I believe) since the Brickyard 400 was planned (he didn't race, just drove around the track).   He has never driven one of the new generation race cars and...well you get the picture.

Danica on the other hand has been racing full time for two years (ok, driving anyway) plus her time behind the wheel of Indy cars before that, and is a lot younger.

Richard has accepted...Tony better hope that the race never takes place as if the King bets her (and my money would be on him) she would NEVER live it down...beaten by an old retired racer.

Note to Tony....close your month and drive........(The King would more than likely even give Tony a run for his money....)

[odcics2]

The cars used will be Petty's 2 short track Road Runners turned into wing cars.
We wouldn't want Danica Patrick wrecking a real one now! 

[chargerboy69]

And the King accepts the challenge.  Stewart opens up his big yap and Richard says lets race.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/02/21/richard-petty-says-hell-race-dancia-patrick/5702169/

[Chargen69]

wow, they could probably payperview that for 9.95 and make some money, i'd watch it.

so the question is: equal cars, which one wins?  he is pretty old

[JB400]

25 lap shoot out.  Give Petty a week to reacquaint himself and he'd pull it off.   Age won't be a factor.

[JB400]

I'm sorry, but the National Anthem is not a rock song

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/2/22/5436926/2014-daytona-500-madison-rising-national-anthem-nascar-nationwide-series

[odcics2]

25 lap shoot out.  Give Petty a week to reacquaint himself and he'd pull it off.   Age won't be a factor.

Maybe give them 2 equal old school cars, like short track '70 road runners.  How would Danica handle a car with NO DOWNFORCE  

Give HER a week to attempt to get around the track without rounding off the cars corners!   

[A383Wing]

I'm sorry, but the National Anthem is not a rock song

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/2/22/5436926/2014-daytona-500-madison-rising-national-anthem-nascar-nationwide-series

yea..not sure why they can't sing it normal without added shrieking or other nonsense

[TruckDriver]

I'm sorry, but the National Anthem is not a rock song

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/2/22/5436926/2014-daytona-500-madison-rising-national-anthem-nascar-nationwide-series

yea..not sure why they can't sing it normal without added shrieking or other nonsense

That was absolutely horrible....   

Jimmy Hendricks was the only one that did it good as rock, period!

[General_01]

All this talk of Richard Petty beating Danica Patrick got me thinking, so I looked up the stats for Petty in 1992 and Danica's stats for last year. They are remarkably similar. I think Danica would win just because Petty has not been racing for so many years.

Track size                         Petty                     Patrick

2 mi+                               18.9                        24.4
1-2 mi                              25.6                        28.0
Short Track                       23.1                        23.7
Rd Course                         24.5                        24.5

Total                                23.0                        26.1

The big difference is the big tracks, but Petty didn't run in a tight pack the whole race in his day. They were more spread out and less chance for getting caught up in the "BIG ONE" like today.

I also think everyone is kinda missing the point about why people are calling Richard out as being a sexist. Yes, he has a right to his opinion, but I don't recall seeing his opinion about Josh Wise or Cole Whitt or Brian Keselowski written anywhere or him even being asked about them. The whole issue is that the question was raised by the interviewer because she is a women and he let himself be sucked in. Petty would have served himself better if he would have sidestepped the question OR if he would have said something like "I don't believe she has what it takes to win in this series, just like I don't think (pick several young male drivers with no potential to win) has a chance to win a race either. I just don't see it happening for them drivers."

The whole sexist thing would have been entirely avoided this way.

[Ghoste]

You're right although they would have likely found some way to broadcast out of context then.

[JB400]

Looks like it's going to get flooded out for a while.  At least there's plenty of commercials to watch

[TruckDriver]

I have a feeling it's going to be run tomorrow. I looked at the radar down there, and there is a ton of weather to the west over the ocean yet. Looks like it will be raining all night there  

[Chargen69]

i love how hard they are trying to make this new air blowing system work on drying the track.  did they not learn anything from last year where they tried it and after seeing how "fast" it was, tracks opted to use jet dryers??

i swear, i think the crews at a local dragstrip could dry it faster than this

and yes i know the rain has been off and on, but it has been off long enough to have made more progress than this already

rant off

[Chargen69]

maybe there is hope for the race tonight, before the last commercial break, they showed 4 jet dryers on the track

[Aero426]

i love how hard they are trying to make this new air blowing system work on drying the track.  did they not learn anything from last year where they tried it and after seeing how "fast" it was, tracks opted to use jet dryers??

i swear, i think the crews at a local dragstrip could dry it faster than this

and yes i know the rain has been off and on, but it has been off long enough to have made more progress than this already

rant off

The issue was not the performance of Air Titan.  Some tracks did not want to pay the extra $$$ for the system to be there.   

[A383Wing]

was big $$$ to pay for the jet fuel....tracks did not need that extra expense

[chargerboy69]

And it looks like Harvick started the big one. Danica really took a hard lick. 

[A383Wing]

and Dillon caused that one....

[chargerboy69]

and Dillon caused that one....

And it looks like he just caused another one.  This one he clipped and wrecked his own teammate. . Newman, plus about six other cars.

He better have security with him after getting out of the car.

[thedodgeboys]

well thats 2 wreaks that the super 3 has caused...

I for one will be glade when all the hype is over and its just dillion the driver and not the return of the 3...