((HT: NASCAR on FOX))
You had a feeling that, since the first Duel at Daytona was a clean 60-lap race, the second race was going to be messy...
And it was at the end...
Johnson apologized as the initial thoughts were that the 48 ran out of gas, but it seems more like someone got out of line and wobbled Johnson into the heart of the traffic pattern..
It also made for some interesting allowances into the race at Daytona- both Labonte brothers DROVE their way in... and there are seven rookies in the field carrying the yellow back bumper tape...
Race is Sunday...
Showing posts with label Daytona 500. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daytona 500. Show all posts
Friday, February 21, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
The #3 Car is Your Daytona Pole Sitter
For all the Dale Earnhardt fans that follow NASCAR, this is going to a look a little strange.
Yes, that's right, the #3 car is back on the Sprint Cup circuit. It's going to be driven this season by rookie Austin Dillon, grandson of RCR racing team owner Richard Childress who by the way was the owner of Earnhardt's car (#3) back in 2001, the day of Earnhardt's fatal crash. The #3 has not been seen in NASCAR Sprint Cup circles since.
And more importantly, the #3 car is going to be sitting in the Daytona 500 pole position next weekend.
Dillon qualified 1st Sunday at a speed on 196.019 mph Sunday afternoon, fast enough to wrest the pole away. Along side him will be Richard Childress Racing (RCR) teammate Martin Truex Jr.
Your video proof from Fox Sports:
Yes, that's right, the #3 car is back on the Sprint Cup circuit. It's going to be driven this season by rookie Austin Dillon, grandson of RCR racing team owner Richard Childress who by the way was the owner of Earnhardt's car (#3) back in 2001, the day of Earnhardt's fatal crash. The #3 has not been seen in NASCAR Sprint Cup circles since.
And more importantly, the #3 car is going to be sitting in the Daytona 500 pole position next weekend.
Dillon qualified 1st Sunday at a speed on 196.019 mph Sunday afternoon, fast enough to wrest the pole away. Along side him will be Richard Childress Racing (RCR) teammate Martin Truex Jr.
Your video proof from Fox Sports:
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Morgan Shepherd Attempting To Qualify For Daytona
((HT: ESPN))
And, in doing it, Morgan Shepherd would break his own record...
Shepherd turned 72 in October and will try to qualify for the Daytona 500 in the No. 93 Support Military Foundation Toyota with BK Racing.
Shepherd ran at New Hampshire last July- his first Cup race since 2006. Shepherd ran eight Nationwide Series races last season- earning a little over $100,000. He also ran one truck race, at Texas, finishing 34th...
Shepherd has started 15 Daytona 500-, with a career-best finish of second in 1992 in the Wood Brothers #21.
Here's an interview Shepherd did with Ricky Craven around the qualifying run last year at NHMS...
The HQ wishes the most luck to Shepherd and hope he makes the field...
And, in doing it, Morgan Shepherd would break his own record...
Shepherd turned 72 in October and will try to qualify for the Daytona 500 in the No. 93 Support Military Foundation Toyota with BK Racing.
Shepherd ran at New Hampshire last July- his first Cup race since 2006. Shepherd ran eight Nationwide Series races last season- earning a little over $100,000. He also ran one truck race, at Texas, finishing 34th...
Shepherd has started 15 Daytona 500-, with a career-best finish of second in 1992 in the Wood Brothers #21.
Here's an interview Shepherd did with Ricky Craven around the qualifying run last year at NHMS...
The HQ wishes the most luck to Shepherd and hope he makes the field...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
College Students Invade Daytona 500
((HT: The Coastal Source))
This one comes from FOSG Frank Sulkowski...
Remember the two college kids from Savannah State University that invaded the Roman Numeral Classic, making their way all the way into the tunnels and onto the field...???
Well, they now have episode (or "invasion") number two...
The auto racing event in Daytona...
Here's the edited down version of the exploits of Joseph Roberts and Malachi Youngblood
The HQ still doesn't know what to think about this...
If we were younger, we would probably admire their chutzpah... that's a Yiddish term, look it up...
But nowadays, the HQ's jury is still out on whether or not we like showing that security isn't what people think it is...
When Frank interviews them, we'll put that below...
This one comes from FOSG Frank Sulkowski...
Remember the two college kids from Savannah State University that invaded the Roman Numeral Classic, making their way all the way into the tunnels and onto the field...???
Well, they now have episode (or "invasion") number two...
The auto racing event in Daytona...
Here's the edited down version of the exploits of Joseph Roberts and Malachi Youngblood
The HQ still doesn't know what to think about this...
If we were younger, we would probably admire their chutzpah... that's a Yiddish term, look it up...
But nowadays, the HQ's jury is still out on whether or not we like showing that security isn't what people think it is...
When Frank interviews them, we'll put that below...
Sunday, February 24, 2013
EA Shuts Down 50 Cent
((HT: NASCAR on Fox))
Don't get The LA Kings Jarrett Stoll mad at you...
And had what happened during the pre-race at Daytona gone full, he would have...
Good dodge by Erin, there...
Hey, it was a pre-race show...
Let the woman do her job...
Don't get The LA Kings Jarrett Stoll mad at you...
And had what happened during the pre-race at Daytona gone full, he would have...
Good dodge by Erin, there...
Hey, it was a pre-race show...
Let the woman do her job...
Sunday, February 17, 2013
DEVELOPING: Danica Gets Daytona Pole (UPDATED)
((HT: NASCAR on FOX))
Fastest in practice... fastest in the race for the pole...
Danica and the #10 car ended up qualifying early and finishing early- good enough for a little history...
Here's the run...
196.43 miles per hour gets her up front knocking off her boss in the series, Tony Stewart...
“It would be really nice, it’s a very big pole out of all of them during the year for attention and especially for GoDaddy. … That’s who that helps the most,’’ Patrick said before pole qualifying. “There are other races throughout the year that as a driver you feel more proud of yourself to get, but this is a whole team effort. I don’t give much credit to myself for driving and turning left; it’s very much about the car and the engine.
“The pole at Daytona is very much a team goal. I think being fastest on the chart, being fast in general just shows everybody else how serious (crew chief) Tony Gibson is with his guys and he wants to get me a pole and do absolutely everything he can.”
She was on the pole for Nationwide Series racing last season, but now it's an entirely different ballgame...
Jeff Gordon qualified second...
How's that for an "Oh, by the way..."
Here's the reaction... which is understandable...
((HT: ESPN))
Fastest in practice... fastest in the race for the pole...
Danica and the #10 car ended up qualifying early and finishing early- good enough for a little history...
Here's the run...
196.43 miles per hour gets her up front knocking off her boss in the series, Tony Stewart...
“It would be really nice, it’s a very big pole out of all of them during the year for attention and especially for GoDaddy. … That’s who that helps the most,’’ Patrick said before pole qualifying. “There are other races throughout the year that as a driver you feel more proud of yourself to get, but this is a whole team effort. I don’t give much credit to myself for driving and turning left; it’s very much about the car and the engine.
“The pole at Daytona is very much a team goal. I think being fastest on the chart, being fast in general just shows everybody else how serious (crew chief) Tony Gibson is with his guys and he wants to get me a pole and do absolutely everything he can.”
She was on the pole for Nationwide Series racing last season, but now it's an entirely different ballgame...
Jeff Gordon qualified second...
How's that for an "Oh, by the way..."
Here's the reaction... which is understandable...
((HT: ESPN))
Friday, February 15, 2013
Day 1 At Daytona= Wreck One
((HT: NASCAR on Speed))
What the HQ used to call the Clash is now something called the Unlimited...
We don't know if the ground rules are the same or not, but they're practicing at Daytona for the 500 mile race next Sunday.
Which, of course, means that big drivers may end up damaging their new paint schemes...
Matt Kenseth would be the guilty one there...
Here's the crash that took out Montoya, Martin, Kurt Busch, and Edwards...
"That was 100 percent driver error, my driver error," Kenseth said when asked about it afterwards. "I had no idea anybody was there and he had a run at the same time and I came down in front of him and he couldn't get slowed up from staying out of me. It was a hundred percent my fault."
So, the Car of Tomorrow is yesterday and we're now with Gen 6...
What the HQ used to call the Clash is now something called the Unlimited...
We don't know if the ground rules are the same or not, but they're practicing at Daytona for the 500 mile race next Sunday.
Which, of course, means that big drivers may end up damaging their new paint schemes...
Matt Kenseth would be the guilty one there...
Here's the crash that took out Montoya, Martin, Kurt Busch, and Edwards...
"That was 100 percent driver error, my driver error," Kenseth said when asked about it afterwards. "I had no idea anybody was there and he had a run at the same time and I came down in front of him and he couldn't get slowed up from staying out of me. It was a hundred percent my fault."
So, the Car of Tomorrow is yesterday and we're now with Gen 6...
Monday, January 14, 2013
When Did Daytona Turn Into Talladega...???
((HT: FoxSports/Speed))
With the new cars, models, and aero packages available for the race at Daytona in a few weeks drivers and their new sponsors and owners got to kick the tires over the weekend...
But when you kick the tires, you run the risk of bumping into each other...
Evidence below among a lot of big names...
The money quote to Fox Sports Lee Spencer came from Brad Keselowski who said it was “unfortunate, but sometimes you got to wreck 'em to learn.”
There's that...
With the new cars, models, and aero packages available for the race at Daytona in a few weeks drivers and their new sponsors and owners got to kick the tires over the weekend...
But when you kick the tires, you run the risk of bumping into each other...
Evidence below among a lot of big names...
The money quote to Fox Sports Lee Spencer came from Brad Keselowski who said it was “unfortunate, but sometimes you got to wreck 'em to learn.”
There's that...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Your Daytona 500 recap: Fire, Rain and Matt Kenseth for the win
You could arguably call this the Mayan Apocalypse edition of the Daytona 500.
Why?
Well, you had the 1st rain delay in 54-years, you had a big crash on the second lap that took out some big names, a fire and a race that ended at 1 a.m.
And in the end, your winner: Matt Kenseth.
Okay, stop with the wild applause.
No, seriously, Kenseth led the last 38 laps to win his second Daytona 500 title...or as they say in racing land..."The Super Bowl of Motor Sports".
Kenseth was easily able to fend off perennial non-winner Dale Earnhardt Jr, who finished second. And rather than get into the details here, we probably should just go to the video, because quite honestly, there is very little that we can say, that would do what happened justice.
Here's the most bizarre incident of the night, the one where Juan Pablo Montoya loses control of his car on a yellow flag lap as he tries to catch the field. He slides and plows right into the jet dryer trying to clean the track from the previous incident.
((Video from NASCAR.com))
Here are your final couple of laps.
((Thanks NASCAR.com))
Why?
Well, you had the 1st rain delay in 54-years, you had a big crash on the second lap that took out some big names, a fire and a race that ended at 1 a.m.
And in the end, your winner: Matt Kenseth.
Okay, stop with the wild applause.
No, seriously, Kenseth led the last 38 laps to win his second Daytona 500 title...or as they say in racing land..."The Super Bowl of Motor Sports".
Kenseth was easily able to fend off perennial non-winner Dale Earnhardt Jr, who finished second. And rather than get into the details here, we probably should just go to the video, because quite honestly, there is very little that we can say, that would do what happened justice.
Here's the most bizarre incident of the night, the one where Juan Pablo Montoya loses control of his car on a yellow flag lap as he tries to catch the field. He slides and plows right into the jet dryer trying to clean the track from the previous incident.
((Video from NASCAR.com))
Here are your final couple of laps.
((Thanks NASCAR.com))
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