The Daytona 500????

SPEEDY MCCREADY

I only watch one race a year....The Daytona...

I figure since its this sports "SuperBowl" I will watch for a few hours.....

Did anyone else watch that debacle yesterday???

A POTHOLE on the racetrack??? A fucking pothole??? Shuts down the track for 2 and a half hours???

The last 30 laps took almost 2 hours??


But I will tell ya one thing....I found myself cheering ......when Dale Jr. came out of fucking nowhere, and went from 15th place to 2nd place in those final 2 laps.

Oh well, so much for a bunch of hillbillies driving around in circles.....hehehehehe

All Those Yesterdays

I watched it, as always. I don't watch the entire season religiously like I used to, but I watched it.

As for the hill billies driving in circles, that sort of left that stereo type in the early '80's.

Jokertt14

Very long race . but alot better racing .

AND DALE JR. OUT OF NO WERE . VERY NICE !! only thing that could have top it at that moment would have been a pearl jam show . cheers !!!

drtyfrnk29

They should have just ended it at 30 to go, with Harvick in the lead. Not a fan of the three attempts to go green white checkered either

SPEEDY MCCREADY

drtyfrnk29 wrote:

They should have just ended it at 30 to go, with Harvick in the lead. Not a fan of the three attempts to go green white checkered either

I disagree.....

Finish the damn race...
Whatever it takes.....

know1

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I only watch one race a year....The Daytona...

I figure since its this sports "SuperBowl" I will watch for a few hours.....

Did anyone else watch that debacle yesterday???

A POTHOLE on the racetrack??? A fucking pothole??? Shuts down the track for 2 and a half hours???

The last 30 laps took almost 2 hours??


But I will tell ya one thing....I found myself cheering ......when Dale Jr. came out of fucking nowhere, and went from 15th place to 2nd place in those final 2 laps.

Oh well, so much for a bunch of hillbillies driving around in circles.....hehehehehe

I'm not really a NASCAR fan, but that debacle was a huge black eye for NASCAR. If I had been an announcer, I would have been reaming them on the air....and probably lost my job.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

I dont know a damned thing about nascar...

But having their BIG RACE delayed for 2 and a half hours, due to a pot hole on the track.....

Is, in my eyes, the same as The Superbowl being delayed until Monday, because somebody forgot to bring the footballs.

Jokertt14

30 laps . WTF yeah just finish it . watched it all day anyways . whats an extra couple hours .

the finish was very awesome . have not seen that in years

the hole in the track has to do with nature and physics .. how is that the same as forgetting the footballs . WoW

Jokertt14

Metal scraping rock and tar . = someone forgetting footballs ... lol

norm

6 hours of boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement


i couldn't believe the asphalt was coming up...jr said he told nascar to resurface the track last year but they didn't...

SPEEDY MCCREADY

jokertt14 wrote:

30 laps . WTF yeah just finish it . watched it all day anyways . whats an extra couple hours .

the finish was very awesome . have not seen that in years

the hole in the track has to do with nature and physics .. how is that the same as forgetting the footballs . WoW

You would think.....

That track would be in PERFECT fucking condition...PERIOD!!!!

Its THE BIG RACE!!!!

A gazillion people watching....
And you get a fucking pothole???

Its even more ridiculous that someone forgetting the footballs...........

SPEEDY MCCREADY

norm wrote:

6 hours of boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement


i couldn't believe the asphalt was coming up...jr said he told nascar to resurface the track last year but they didn't...

Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
Right before the BIG RACE????

Doesnt it just make sense?????

norm

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

norm wrote:

6 hours of boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement


i couldn't believe the asphalt was coming up...jr said he told nascar to resurface the track last year but they didn't...

Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
Right before the BIG RACE????

Doesnt it just make sense?????

way too expensive and it takes a lot of time to do it and it should be done in the summer months as it's better to lay asphalt in the heat but since there are races there quite frequently during the year, it would be tough to do every year but it should be done every 5 years

Rygar

All Those Yesterdays wrote:

As for the hill billies driving in circles, that sort of left that stereo type in the early '80's.

No it hasn't.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

norm wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

norm wrote:

6 hours of boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement


i couldn't believe the asphalt was coming up...jr said he told nascar to resurface the track last year but they didn't...

Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
Right before the BIG RACE????

Doesnt it just make sense?????

way too expensive and it takes a lot of time to do it and it should be done in the summer months as it's better to lay asphalt in the heat but since there are races there quite frequently during the year, it would be tough to do every year but it should be done every 5 years

I am going to disagree with the "too expensive" comment.....

I am thinking Nascar has more money than GOD...hehehe

Anyway, you get my point....

That track should be in A+ condition for that race....Every single year.....

What happened yesterday is just pure nonsense......

QuarterToTen

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
Right before the BIG RACE????

Doesnt it just make sense?????

You'd think for the biggest day of the NASCAR season someone, anyone
would have at least made an attempt to level the playing field.

what an embarrassment for all involved.

just kind of reinforces the hillbilly sterotype, unfortunately.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

QuarterToTen wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
Right before the BIG RACE????

Doesnt it just make sense?????

You'd think for the biggest day of the NASCAR season someone, anyone
would have at least made an attempt to level the playing field.

what an embarrassment for all involved.

just kind of reinforces the hillbilly sterotype, unfortunately.

2 and a half hours later....

They filled the hole with bondo????

bondo?????

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

i tried to get into it and was into it for about 5 minutes. the end was like 5 minutes of racing, followed by 10 minutes of yellow flag driving. zzzzzz.

norm

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I am going to disagree with the "too expensive" comment.....

I am thinking Nascar has more money than GOD...hehehe

Anyway, you get my point....

That track should be in A+ condition for that race....Every single year.....

What happened yesterday is just pure nonsense......

yeah i know i'm just saying from nascar's perspective they would say it 'cost prohibitive'

also, drivers don't like racing on new surfaces because the data they collect from practices and races are dependent in part on how the surface of the track affects the car...a new surface every year would piss the drivers off because they couldn't set up their cars properly

this is all coming from the perspective of the drivers and teams...personally, it should be resurfaced every 3-5 years

also nascar needs to change their name since those cars aren't anything close to being 'stock' :roll:

SPEEDY MCCREADY

norm wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I am going to disagree with the "too expensive" comment.....

I am thinking Nascar has more money than GOD...hehehe

Anyway, you get my point....

That track should be in A+ condition for that race....Every single year.....

What happened yesterday is just pure nonsense......

yeah i know i'm just saying from nascar's perspective they would say it 'cost prohibitive'

also, drivers don't like racing on new surfaces because the data they collect from practices and races are dependent in part on how the surface of the track affects the car...a new surface every year would piss the drivers off because they couldn't set up their cars properly

this is all coming from the perspective of the drivers and teams...personally, it should be resurfaced every 3-5 years

also nascar needs to change their name since those cars aren't anything close to being 'stock' :roll:

I wanted Dale Jr. to run over that car that was in the lead.....

Whatever it took....
I wanted to see Dale Jr. win that race.......

QuarterToTen

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

QuarterToTen wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
Right before the BIG RACE????

Doesnt it just make sense?????

You'd think for the biggest day of the NASCAR season someone, anyone
would have at least made an attempt to level the playing field.

what an embarrassment for all involved.

just kind of reinforces the hillbilly sterotype, unfortunately.

2 and a half hours later....

They filled the hole with bondo????

bondo?????

Well i guess it beats chewing gum and super glue.

Maybe they needed the time to go to visit several Home Depot's.
The race should have been cancelled due to lack of brains.

Inexcusable.

norm

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I wanted Dale Jr. to run over that car that was in the lead.....

Whatever it took....
I wanted to see Dale Jr. win that race.......

i did too...dude rocketed from 10th in the pack to the front in an instant...but such is life with restricter plate racing...dale didn't have enough power to overtake mcmurray in the final half lap

Wobbie

I'm gonna develop some instant setting, bomb proof asphalt and become a gazillionaire!

mickeyrat

norm wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I am going to disagree with the "too expensive" comment.....

I am thinking Nascar has more money than GOD...hehehe

Anyway, you get my point....

That track should be in A+ condition for that race....Every single year.....

What happened yesterday is just pure nonsense......

yeah i know i'm just saying from nascar's perspective they would say it 'cost prohibitive'

also, drivers don't like racing on new surfaces because the data they collect from practices and races are dependent in part on how the surface of the track affects the car...a new surface every year would piss the drivers off because they couldn't set up their cars properly

this is all coming from the perspective of the drivers and teams...personally, it should be resurfaced every 3-5 years

also nascar needs to change their name since those cars aren't anything close to being 'stock' :roll:

Safety deal too. Freshly paved tracks are SLICK!!!! takes a race or three to lay down enough rubber to get good grip. But WTF a pothole? Shows that they don't really listen to driver concerns. At least the news is about a pothole and not Danica in a nationwide race!!!

intodeep

I can't watch the entire race, but i watched the last 40 laps after the restart and once they were finally able to make that mad dash to the finish it was kind of fun to watch.

Dale Jr seemed to come out of nowhere for that second place finish. I wish he coudl have got along side of him and at least challenged for the fisnish. I forget the guy who won but good for him for hanging in there.

RoughMix

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

norm wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I am going to disagree with the "too expensive" comment.....

I am thinking Nascar has more money than GOD...hehehe

Anyway, you get my point....

That track should be in A+ condition for that race....Every single year.....

What happened yesterday is just pure nonsense......

yeah i know i'm just saying from nascar's perspective they would say it 'cost prohibitive'

also, drivers don't like racing on new surfaces because the data they collect from practices and races are dependent in part on how the surface of the track affects the car...a new surface every year would piss the drivers off because they couldn't set up their cars properly

this is all coming from the perspective of the drivers and teams...personally, it should be resurfaced every 3-5 years

also nascar needs to change their name since those cars aren't anything close to being 'stock' :roll:

I wanted Dale Jr. to run over that car that was in the lead.....

Whatever it took....
I wanted to see Dale Jr. win that race.......

Yup, when jr. took off like a rocket I thought it was his daddy come back from the dead.

PatrickBateman

Jr only needed 2 more turns

Cliffy6745

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

norm wrote:

6 hours of boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement


i couldn't believe the asphalt was coming up...jr said he told nascar to resurface the track last year but they didn't...

Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
Right before the BIG RACE????

Doesnt it just make sense?????

They said on SportsCenter today that the track has not been repaved since 1978 I believe and they were planning on doing it in 2012 but that will probably be bumped up to this offseason. They also said it costs $22 mil. or something like that.

lukin2006

norm wrote:

6 hours of boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement


i couldn't believe the asphalt was coming up...jr said he told nascar to resurface the track last year but they didn't...

No offense, but I'm sick of what a 30 something guy who goes by junior or june bug has to say. He was never as good as his billing, just lucky to have the last with royalty of the sport.

lukin2006

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

drtyfrnk29 wrote:

They should have just ended it at 30 to go, with Harvick in the lead. Not a fan of the three attempts to go green white checkered either

I disagree.....

Finish the damn race...
Whatever it takes.....

I agree finish the race, but as Carl Edwads said, "we know it's their, go around it". I'm sorry it's the biggest race of the year, but lasted way to long.

lukin2006

I think this sport peaked a few years ago, I think it's on the downside, similar to how basketball peaked 80's early 90's. I think for nascar to regain it's form they need rivalries and right now I don't really see any rivalries. It seems the drivers have a dispute at one race, then during the week they call each other and all is forgotten. The fans want rivalries and disputes that carry over for awhile.