|| *Comments on the 2010 DRIVE4COPD 300:* View the most recent comment <#96> | Post a comment <#post> 1. DaleJrFan18 posted: 02.13.2010 - 5:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The best way to summarize this race is like this: OH LOOK, DANICA IS IN THE WAY BACK! THIS IS AMAZING! DANICA MESSED UP IN THE PITS!!! SHE WRECKED! SHE WRECKED! (Half hour later...) WHERE'S DANICA? Ugh...I have no problems with Danica, but come on! It's not like God has come down to earth or anything. Oh, and why don't you take a look at that guy in 22nd, WAY TO GO SHEPHERD! Driver of the Race: Justin Alliager even though he didn't really have the balls to make a move. Reject('s) of the race: Danicamania, Carl Edwards (for handing Stewart the win), and Kyle Busch (For self spinning and blaming someone else, like his usual self.) 2. DaleJrFan18 posted: 02.13.2010 - 6:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Spelled Allgaier wrong, my bad. 3. Dodge posted: 02.13.2010 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I am a Danica fan but I thought they went overboard. I found it apauling the amount of media that was all around her. It's like she is the only driver there. 4. Eric posted: 02.13.2010 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Paul Menard got into the race by his team paying off other Nationwide teams to withdraw their entries. 5. Bronco posted: 02.13.2010 - 6:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What a wreckfest, right from the start. First, Chrissy Wallace crashes and tries to blame Paul Menard for it. Then Mike Bliss wrecks Trevor Bayne and himself by hitting him in the corner. Colin Braun then wrecks Josh Wise which finally put DP out of the race so we were spared having to listen to every move she made. And Carl Edwards caused another RP track wreck which sent Dale Jr for the ride of his life. I can't wait to see how all his detractors blame him for that one. Nice finishes for Keselowski Sr, Raines, Riggs, Gerhart and Efland. Morgan Shepherd had some mechanical problem during the pace laps that put him in the garage and he still finished a solid 22nd. Kevin Harvick was part of the Dale Jr flip and still finished 3rd. Paul Menard bought his way into the race which got rid of start and parker Jeff Fuller, and Menard got a great finish towards a full time effort. This was Stewart's 5th win in the season opener with 5 different sponsors, 4 different car numbers and 3 different owners. Shame nobody has the balls to challenge him near the end. Jerry Punch made his return to the pits, while Marty Reid did a good job calling the race. He's a lot more exciting to listen to. 6. Eric posted: 02.13.2010 - 6:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dale Junior was in the top 5 when he got tapped by Brad. Dale didn't move. He was victim of a racing deal between Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski. Carl Edwards got into Brad Keselowski. Brad got into Dale Junior in return. Carl is a great driver, but he has tendency make mistakes during restrictor plate races even before today. 2008 fall race at Dega is proof that Carl makes mistakes during a restrictor plate race. That mistake he made that Dega race cost him the cup championship. 7. Smokefan05 posted: 02.13.2010 - 6:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I am a Danica fan but I thought they went overboard. I found it apauling the amount of media that was all around her. It's like she is the only driver there." They did go overboard, not as much as SPEED did. She doing a decent job before she got involved in the big one (part 1). SPEED was all over her like white on rice. For once i'm glad Paul Menard did something with his money (besides keep his ride), got rid of a S&P and finished great. Carl and Brad both at fault for wreck which caused Junior too flip. Brad come down alittle and Carl 'misjudged' it and then mayhem started. I really don't know what Mike Bliss was thinking. I guess he forgot where the brake pedal was. And why didn't anyone help Justin Allgaier? I don't mind seeing Tony win but jeez people go with him for crying out loud. And it has too be said Jerry Punch did a great job in the pits and Marty Reid did well in the booth. 8. Anonymous posted: 02.13.2010 - 7:02 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Like his sponsor Hellmans, Jr's car was spread all over after his wreck. 9. Mike posted: 02.13.2010 - 7:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wonder how the Jr detractors will try to spin this and blame the wreck on him? I'm glad he was OK though, that was a scary looking accident. Anyway it was a great race. Every race so far this season has been exciting and action packed. This Daytona 500 could be one of the best 500's ever. Also how about Brian Keselowski?! Impressive run for him. 10. 18fan posted: 02.13.2010 - 7:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad Keselowski bump drafted Kyle Busch in the middle of turns 3 and 4, wrecking both cars. 11. Smokefan05 posted: 02.13.2010 - 7:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Brad Keselowski bump drafted Kyle Busch in the middle of turns 3 and 4, wrecking both cars." Uh no. Brad never touched him. Kyle was already loose, Kyle just lost it on his own. Watch the reply again. 12. 18fan posted: 02.13.2010 - 7:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad sent Kyle into the corner hard with a bump draft, then Kyle lost it. Smokefan05, I did watch the replay and that is what I concluded. 13. Cooper posted: 02.13.2010 - 7:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 18fan that's what you're supposed to do...bump draft. Ah yes Cryle Busch fans, so so bitter. 14. bduddy posted: 02.13.2010 - 7:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) When was the last Nationwide/Busch (surely Busch) race with no mechanical or "mechanical" retirements? Surely quite a long time ago... 15. 18fan posted: 02.13.2010 - 7:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cooper, that's what I said. I said Brad bumped Kyle into turn 3 and Kyle lost it after Brad was off his bumper, then Brad got collected when Kyle lost it. 16. Bronco posted: 02.13.2010 - 8:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "When was the last Nationwide/Busch (surely Busch) race with no mechanical or "mechanical" retirements? Surely quite a long time ago..." To answer your question I believe it was the season opener here only a year ago. All crashes, no mechanical problems. 17. DaleSrFanForever posted: 02.13.2010 - 8:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Ugh...I have no problems with Danica, but come on! It's not like God has come down to earth or anything." Exactly. It just makes NASCAR look so amateurish. "OMG, a bikini model is in the field, we must focus all our telecast on her running 28th (told ya her arca result was overrated) while a great battle is going on for the lead". She got lapped at Daytona in an HMS car for goodness sakes. The wreck that took out Dale Mears was nobody's fault. That was just restrictor plate racing. He moved up to side draft Brad, while Brad moved down a little bit to side draft Dale Mears. It happens. BTW, isn't it funny that with Tony Sr as his crew chief, Dale Mears never slipped one time, made any mental mistakes, or made things worse once his car quit handling. He knew what was waiting on him if he did. And the wreck on the final lap was 100% Kryle's fault. Brad unlatched himself from Kryle's bumper once they got to Turn 3 and Kryle just lost it on his own 3/4 of the way through the corner. Brad checked WAY up to keep from touching him, which he never did, yet Kryle still gets his panties in a bunch. Damn I hate that guy. I also love him on the radio: "Why is nobody working with me?" It's because he's an asshole that nobody likes. Paul Menard buys his way into the race and John Wrecks Weekly has a full ride from RCR. What a crock. 18. DaleSrFanForever posted: 02.13.2010 - 9:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) One other funny moment: Harvick ripping his pit crew. "I got a new pit coach, new uniforms, new shoes, raised everyone's salary and our pit stops still suck. I don't get it". Maybe it's because they don't like you. Seriously, I live in the Winston-Salem area which is really close to RCR and KHI's shops. I've talked to a lot of people who have dealt with Harvick, and I have yet to hear one person say a good thing about him (unlike Jeff Burton whom they gush over). 19. 18fan posted: 02.13.2010 - 9:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DSFF, Your exactly right. Brad was giving Kyle a bump-draft on the backstretch, which is perfectly fine, then he backs off when they get to the corner and then Kyle loses it and Brad was a victim of Kyle losing it. 100% Kyle's fault, this coming from a big Kyle fan. 20. Smokefan05 posted: 02.13.2010 - 9:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brendan Gaughan made THE quote of the day "I saw the 88's undercarriage and thought too myself 'i'm screwed.'" LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Brendan Gaughan, comedian and racecar driver. 21. Mike posted: 02.13.2010 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Brendan Gaughan made THE quote of the day "I saw the 88's undercarriage and thought too myself 'i'm screwed.'" LOL!!!!!!!!!!!" That was hilarious, though I laughed more when Tony Stewart called a few of the media members idiots LOL! Dale Jr's comments were hilarious too. If your gonna take a flip you might as well hope its spectacular. :P 22. Bronco posted: 02.13.2010 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The wreck that took out Dale Mears was nobody's fault. That was just restrictor plate racing. He moved up to side draft Brad, while Brad moved down a little bit to side draft Dale Mears. It happens." You obviously haven't seen the replay have you? He never moved an inch, it was Edwards who touched the left rear of Krashalotski who got turned into Dale Jr's right rear which sent him over. "Paul Menard buys his way into the race and John Wrecks Weekly has a full ride from RCR. What a crock." So I guess you would rather have Jeff Fuller do a start and park for Joe Nemechek as opposed to having Paul Menard pay his way in and race to a top 10? NASCAR's method of setting the starting lineup based on a qualifying draw is ridiculous. Fuller was supposed to go out 34th while Menard was 49th and several other non start and park cars were sent home because of that. Also this was the first race since the 2007 Homestead event to not have a Phil Start and Parksons car entered. Apparently he's taking his "race team" to the next level by running the 55 and 66 in Cup with McDowell and Blaney. 23. potatosalad48 posted: 02.13.2010 - 10:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @ Eric that's how Menard got into Nascar anyway. His daddy had a big back pocket lined w/ cash. 24. Baker posted: 02.13.2010 - 10:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just another win for Tony Stewart chalked up to anything and everything except talent according to the clueless masses of Nascar fans. If he had a pretty face though, by god, he'd be the greatest driver to ever live..... 25. potatosalad48 posted: 02.13.2010 - 11:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) mad props to scott riggs in an unsponsored car, finishing 15th in a car john wrecks weekly would've crashed 10 laps into the race. hope this team can run more w/ a good sponsor 26. RaceFanX posted: 02.14.2010 - 12:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Busch series debuts for Chrissy Wallace and Danica Patrick, this was the first time in over a year a Nationwide series race had a female driver in the field. Since Chrissy's father Mike was in the field also this race marks the first time a father and daughter competed against each other in the Busch/Nationwide series, albeit for less than a lap because of Chrissy's quick crash. With her uncle Kenny and cousin Steven also in the field this makes this one of the rare times where a single family had four members in the same race. This was the second time Dale Earnhardt Jr flipped in this race, he also flipped in his first Busch race at Daytona in 1998 Morgan Shepherd started this race two laps down after his car needed repairs to the throttle linkage before he ever got off pit road for the pace laps. Brad Teague spun but I'm not sure if he hit anything in Chrissy's wreck. Joe Nemechek and Tony Raines had some luck actually put them out front briefly although the days crashed knocked them from contention. John Wes Townley makes his RCR debut and actually briefly ran in the top-6 before hitting the committment cone during green flag pit stops starting a chain of bad luck. I know the users of this site like to ride him because he's a pay driver and he crashes a lot but he could surprise some people this year with that #21 Chevy. 27. Jeremy Siple posted: 02.14.2010 - 12:32 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Paul Menard buys his way into the race..." So start and park cars pulling out to let a fully funded car into the race is suddenly a bad thing? This site never ceases to amaze me. 28. 18fan posted: 02.14.2010 - 12:38 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Talent in restrictor plate racing is always displayed by how well a driver plays the draft. 29. martin-n-rusty posted: 02.14.2010 - 12:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 1. Granted I hate start and parkers, but to buy one's way into a race, that is absolutely disgusting. 2. 18fan, you obviously either didn't watch the race, or need a good pair of glasses. Keselowski might of took some air off of Busch's spoiler, but he sure didn't touch him when he spun out. 3. Yeah, the Danica gushing is getting out of hand, but give it time, they will get tired of it quickly. 30. Watto posted: 02.14.2010 - 12:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "It happens. BTW, isn't it funny that with Tony Sr as his crew chief, Dale Mears never slipped one time, made any mental mistakes, or made things worse once his car quit handling." -DSFF Completely false, and the "Dale Mears" nickname is childish and ridiculous. "mad props to scott riggs in an unsponsored car, finishing 15th in a car john wrecks weekly would've crashed 10 laps into the race." -potatosalad sorry, but John Wes Townley almost never caused his own problems towards the end of 2009. the facts do not agree with your uneducated guess. 31. Mike posted: 02.14.2010 - 12:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Completely false, and the "Dale Mears" nickname is childish and ridiculous." THANK YOU. How does someone with 2 Nationwide titles and 18 cup wins get compared to someone who's only won 2 races in Cup and Nationwide combined? 32. martin-n-rusty posted: 02.14.2010 - 12:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I agree with that. The Dale "Mears" reference is way out of line. A driver does not luck into 18 Cup wins, and 2 Championships at a national touring series. If anybody needs to be bashed because of their daddy, it should be Paul Menard for having his dad throw money around to get him into races. Train me enough, and I could probably do way better than Menard. 33. Anonymous posted: 02.14.2010 - 1:18 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Funny how when Krashalotski drove for JR Motorsports it was considered an independent NW-only team and when Danica drives for them it's considered a Hendrick car. This is a learning year for her and I expect her to have similar stats to Tony Stewart's first year which weren't good. In fact I remember going to the last race at Hickory in Stewart's 2nd season and he couldn't even keep up with the back of the pack. 34. Cfob posted: 02.14.2010 - 2:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Solid runs for both Keselowski brothers. Nice to see Brian running up towards the front, he is a hard worker, running his own team and deserved it for sure. 35. SoxFan24 posted: 02.14.2010 - 3:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow, where to start with this race. Rusty Wallace predicted a crash fest before the race on the ESPN pre race telecast. Boy was he right. Chrissy Wallace was wrecked before lap one was even completed. That car would have never gotten in the race if it wasn't for the rediculous qualifying rules that NASCAR has. Her car was slow in practice and looked "wicked" in those practice sessions. The announcers pointed out that her car look difficult to drive and wasn't that fast. Of course the wreck wasn't her fault as Paul Menard dumped her into the wall in the first place. The qualifying rules were absolutely rediculous. The top 30 of course got in by 2010 owner's points. Positions 31-33 were okay too because race winners from 09' and a past champion should get dibbs. 34-43 were given by qualifying draw. The rest of the field were locked in due to qualifying draw. Paul Menard had position 49 and would miss the race. 5 drivers ahead of him and their teams were basically "bought" out of the field by Menard's listed owner Jack Roush. I'm not saying that's a bad thing because that eliminated Jeff Fuller from competing in the race when all he was going to do was start and park. All this is going to do is spark up another debate. Should a team be able to "buy" there way into a race? If an underfunded team is going to do it and NASCAR's cool with it then I am too. It's been going on for years. Loy Allen's team was bought out by the old 75 team in the 1997 Daytona 500 to ensure a spot. Joe Nemecheck bought out Phil Barkdoll's ride in the same race. So its been going on for awhile As I mentioned on Dale Jr's driver page, Dale had an interview with ESPN's Marty Smith saying he had lost some confidence. After that crash in the race how much more confidence do you think he will have? Kyle Busch blaming Brad Keselowski for his last lap spin was outrageous. Brad wasn't even near him. He bump drafted him on the straightaway and backed off in the turn. Busch should watch a monitor before he goes running into somebody on the cool-down lap. What is up with Gibbs drivers being such Divas? Congratulations to Allgaier for a great 4th place finish. It looks like the Penske Racing may be contenders for possibly a championship with the runs by him and Keselowski. Nobody can say that Brad K can't run up front in a non-Hendrick related car Brian Keselowski had a fantastic run in his well underfunded team. He could be a star if he had the right equipment. Brother Brad also started this way and look what happened to him Scott Riggs in an unsponsored ride ran in the top 5 before getting shuffled back to mid pack. He still finished 15th and maybe that will help that team go to the next race Good runs also for Raines, McClure and Bobby Gerhart What was failed to be mentioned was the great run for Morgan Shepherd. He had problems before the race even started and started the race laps down. He came out and ran the whole race and finished 22ned two laps down Notice I haven't said anything about Danica? Yeah, that was by design. She's just another open wheel driver dabbling in Nascar but because she has sponsorship money she'll be in Sprint Cup in the next two years running 26th 36. Watto posted: 02.14.2010 - 3:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) actually, Paul Menard didn't make contact with Chrissy Wallace until she was already sideways and slid down the track into him. 37. Dodge posted: 02.14.2010 - 7:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I personally didn't like the fact that Menard and team bought there way in. I am from Massachusetts and since Fuller is too, I was hoping that he'd be in the race. 38. luigistarted06 posted: 02.14.2010 - 10:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually Menard paid off these 5 teams to withdraw until the final spot fell back to him #97-Fuller, #52-Neuenberger, #96-Setzer, #49-Green, #42-Kligerman. And the #52, and #42 aren't start and parkers, especially since the #52 had a full sponsership deal from Ihop. But anyways besides that point it was your typical Daytona Nationwide race. Follow the leader the whole last 20 laps until the very last turn, and by that point it's way to late. I wish someone would grow some in these races and try something to get the win, because i'm getting tired of these Nationwide races at Daytona always having a boring finish. Congrats to Stewart nontheless though. On a side note, good run for Danny Efland who finished on the lead lap in 21st, that's impressive considering how small his team is. 39. DaleSrFanForever posted: 02.14.2010 - 10:51 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) "You obviously haven't seen the replay have you? He never moved an inch, it was Edwards who touched the left rear of Krashalotski who got turned into Dale Jr's right rear which sent him over." I meant to say Brad moved down, I just forgot to type out "Brad". And don't blame me for the Dale Mears references. After the 2004 season, he legally changed his name to Dale Mears and started putting up Mears-esque numbers. That's the thing, Dale has talent and has displayed that in the past. I have NEVER disputed that. He has made the choice to put racing on the back burner and settle for finishing positions reserved for people like Casey Mears who don't have any talent. 40. Anonymous posted: 02.14.2010 - 11:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mears himself has talent, he won the Rolex 24 overall. You don't win the Rolex 24 and Coke 600 while being one of the very few drivers to run in CART and the IRL without real racing talent. 41. Jeremy Siple posted: 02.14.2010 - 11:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Granted I hate start and parkers, but to buy one's way into a race, that is absolutely disgusting." Fair enough. I actually don't like what Menard did either. I just found it amusing that some of the same people who would be bitching about Jeff Fuller starting and parking are still bitching because he and others dropped out to let a car race and finish 6th. 42. 18fan posted: 02.14.2010 - 12:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) martin-n-rusty, in my post number 19 I said that Brad backed off when he got to the corner and Kyle lost it on his own. I hate start and parkers and thought they should be banned after last year in the Cup Series, but its better than Menard paying off SIX TEAMS to get in. The Menard incident was different than what drivers used to do at Daytona, or what Darrell did in the 2000 Coke 600 and Michael did in the same race six years later. Those drivers took their sponsorship to the team they bought, yet still drove the other team's car. Menard got in because Jack Roush has so much money he can just pay off smaller teams. I would rather have Parker Kligerman in my car than Paul Menard, but since Menard has his daddy's big wallet, some of the upper level teams want to give him a ride. 43. BIMMER TECH posted: 02.14.2010 - 12:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) carl edwards could have easily pushed allgaier passed stewart. the 12 was clearly faster than the 4 through the trioval. i stongly believe that carls ego is so great that he could never lower himself to help a nationwide regular. it just seemed like there was no working together in the draft at the end of the race which, in turn, handed to victory to stewart. it was just every man for himself. in not saying stewart didnt deserve it, he had a great car and a flawless race. i just believe the position could have been more contested if the cars behind him would have worked together. hopefully, in the races to follow, the media will get off of the danicatrain. i predict that she will struggle even more at fontana. i just dont think she can hustle the car through the turns at that track enough to be successful at this point in her stock car career. 44. Watto posted: 02.14.2010 - 3:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "After the 2004 season, he legally changed his name to Dale Mears and started putting up Mears-esque numbers." Once again, you can't say stuff like that with any validity. He finished 5th in points in 2006. In 2007, his stats were good when he didn't have any engine issues. He ran great in just about every race that he blew up. In 2008, he ran 2nd in points for most of the year until Darian Grubb no longer had a part in his car. In 2009, he truly struggled. If you think Jr has racing on the backburner, you're sadly mistaken. I guarantee you that he wants to win just as much as anyone. 45. Mr. Big posted: 02.14.2010 - 10:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If ESPN covers the rest of the races like this where every other minute they talked about Danica and what a great job she was doing in 25th or 27th or wherever she was at that moment, I may quietly avoid the rest of the races she is entered in. Morgan Shepherd in 22nd is great. 46. Bob posted: 02.14.2010 - 10:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Good to see Stewart win but this race was a joke. Most of the drivers in this race didnt know how to bumpdraft and it led to the most torn up cars in a single race at Daytona in recent memory. Nasty tumble by Jr. in this race too!!!!!!! 47. Hugo Stiglitz posted: 02.15.2010 - 9:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Good run for Morgan Shepherd. That's $53,953 he deserves. 48. Anonymous posted: 02.15.2010 - 9:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsors #02 Danny Efland carlocate.com Chevy #40 Mike Bliss Buck Commander by Under Armour Chevy #98 Paul Menard Menards / Peak Anti-Freeze Ford #43 Scott Lagassee Dr Gadget /DRGmall.com Ford #31 Stabton Barret Fuel Doctor FD-47/Best Buy Chevy #41 Chrissy Wallace Fuel Doctor FD-47/Best Buy Chevy 49. WallaceFan posted: 02.15.2010 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Great overall race, very exciting, glad Dale is ok after that one. Good run for Steve, took tires 10laps later then everybody else...but then when they pitted 10laps after that he didnt have any left. Led a few, but ultimately the tires couldnt hold up. Great run though, avoided alot of wrecks including the Danica one which was right in front of him and the final one with keselowski and busch (who were rubbin after the race, seems like brad is getting at the entire gibbs team now). Overall good race, and first top 10 at Daytona. 50. WallaceFan posted: 02.15.2010 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony had the best car, great runs for Allgaier and Brian Keselowski. Chrissy Wallace...i knew shed wreck early, didnt think first lap though... Danica looked OK, but needs to learn alot. 51. Talon64 posted: 02.15.2010 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was Tony's 9th career Nationwide win, and 7th in his last 13 Nationwide starts. Carl Edwards scored his 120th career top ten and 3rd straight top 3 finish at Daytona. This was Harvick's first top five at Daytona since 2007 which was the end of a 6 race top five streak. His Nationwide Daytona average finish is 5.9. Justin Allgaier's 4th place finish was a new career high, previous best was 5th three times in his rookie season. Brian Vickers scored his 30th career top five. After having to pay 5 teams just to get his full-time effort into the race (the #42 and #52 may not have been S&P teams but they were already DNQ), Paul Menard started 43rd but finished 6th. James Buescher was the highest finishing ROTY contender in 8th, his 2nd career top ten in 9 starts. Career best was 7th at Gateway. In Kasey Kahne's first race back in the #38 Braun/Akins Great Clips car since 2005 (finished 7th in the standings in 2003 with his first career win at Homestead, won again with them at Texas in 2005), he finished 8th. Steve Wallace got his first top ten at Daytona in 7 starts, and first top ten at a plate track in 10 starts. 2010 ARCA Daytona winner Bobby Gerhart finished 20th for the 2nd straight year at the February Nationwide Daytona race. 52. martin-n-rusty posted: 02.16.2010 - 1:36 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 18fan, my bad, I thought I might of read something that way, but at the time, I was a bit caught up in trying to do 3 things at once. Sorry. 53. 18fan posted: 02.16.2010 - 10:57 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) martin-n-rusty, that's okay. I just don't like when people don't read exactly what I wrote. 54. Bronco posted: 02.16.2010 - 12:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Once again, you can't say stuff like that with any validity." Good points Watto. However, if you stick around this site long enough you'll soon realize that DaleSrFanForever usually says dumb stuff without any validity. Heck, he feels there's something wrong with Paul Menard buying his way into a race that he didn't even get the chance to qualify for, while completely overlooking his 6th place effort. 55. Talon64 posted: 02.16.2010 - 4:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Buescher was the ROTR with an 8th place finish. ROTY Standings after Daytona: James Buescher 16 1 0 0 0 1 Brian Scott 10 1 0 0 0 0 Colin Braun 9 1 0 0 0 0 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 8 1 0 0 0 0 Brian Scott finished 19th, Braun 34th and Stenhouse 36th. 56. DaleSrFanForever posted: 02.16.2010 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) " if you stick around this site long enough you'll soon realize that DaleSrFanForever usually says dumb stuff without any validity." At least I don't put any stock in the pointless driver rating and loop data statistics where somebody can start 43rd, finish 43rd, somehow have a pass differential of -4 (???) and get positive points for that. I use REAL stats to back up my points. Like 3 Cup wins in the last 5 years. 57. Talon64 posted: 02.16.2010 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dale Jr.'s tied for 14th with Jamie McMurray in wins since 2005 (including this year's 500). 26 drivers have won a race over that stretch. So that's a little more to add to "3 wins in 5 seasons". 58. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 02.16.2010 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "DaleSrFanForever usually says dumb stuff without any validity." Actually, I agree with his opinions most of the time. However, I do disagree about Menard buying his way in. As far as I'm concerned, those S&P teams have no business being on the track if they're not going to race. Yes, it's good for the sport since they promise a full field in their contract obligations, blah blah blah... But I'd rather see a field of 36 cars who will all RACE rather than seeing a field of 43 cars with 7 S&P's. 59. 18fan posted: 02.16.2010 - 8:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Unfortunately, it looks like there is an MSRP Motorsports car on the California race. 60. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 02.16.2010 - 8:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh, no... MSRP Motorsports is the worst of them all. Have they ever finished a race? 61. 18fan posted: 02.16.2010 - 11:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dave Blaney finished 13th last year at Watkins Glen. Other than that, no. 62. Bronco posted: 02.17.2010 - 12:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just wanted to say, for everyone that bitches against pay drivers (Menard, Townley), or other sponsored drivers (Conway, Patrick) remember that ultimately those sponsorship checks are what provides jobs to all the guys who work on those cars and keeps them out of the unemployment line. But unfortunately, some folks on this site are too myopic to see both sides of the coin I guess. "I use REAL stats to back up my points. Like 3 Cup wins in the last 5 years." Sorry, but you don't know the first thing about stats. I'm no expert on stats either, but I'm pretty sure looking at selected parts of someone's career and judging them based on that is an example of a sampling bias. If you're gonna go around judging driver's careers, you either look at the whole thing or else don't bother. 63. Watto posted: 02.17.2010 - 2:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Dave Blaney finished 13th last year at Watkins Glen. Other than that, no." To be fair, though, that was Peyton Sellers car & crew if my memory serves me right. 64. martin-n-rusty posted: 02.17.2010 - 6:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bronco, pay and sponsorship drivers don't bother me if they get in by legit, or at least good ways (aka, getting a ride), its when something like what Menard did this past weekend that bothers me, even if it resulted in him finishing in the Top 10. 65. Bronco posted: 02.17.2010 - 9:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Bronco, pay and sponsorship drivers don't bother me if they get in by legit, or at least good ways (aka, getting a ride), its when something like what Menard did this past weekend that bothers me, even if it resulted in him finishing in the Top 10." Ok martin-n-rusty let me ask you this. You've just committed to running the entire Nationwide schedule and know you have a very good chance of finishing in the top 5 in points. But before you can even turn in a qualifying lap for the biggest race on the calendar, you're being sent home all because you drew the wrong number, while NASCAR lets start and parkers like Jeff Fuller and Brad Teague make the race. Setting the starting grid based on numbers picked out of a bowl is an insult to all the hard working teams that came to Daytona to race. Paul did what he had to, since he committed to running all the races. Remember, last year at Darlington he DNQ because of rain, but didn't bother buying his way in because he was a part timer. It's easy to sit there and judge him, but if any of us had deep pockets and a desire to race we wouldn't think twice before paying our way in. In the future I would like to see NASCAR set the top 30 by points from last year, add in the previous season's winners, and hold knockout qualifying among the remaining cars for the remaining spots. 66. DaleSrFanForever posted: 02.17.2010 - 11:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I stand by my Paul Menard remarks. If anything I wish I had been stronger about it. I uttered all of one sentence about him on this particular race's board and I get criticized for it, so now I'm gonna get my money's worth. But first of all, a few notes: Yes, buying your way into a race is far from something new. Darrell Waltrip's Gatorade team had to do so as far back as the late 1970's cause their motors would blow in qualifying and they had no provisional system back then (don't worry too much about Darrell though, he would spend the last 10 years of his career living off the provisional system). But at least Darrell was a big time contender back then, and somebody that had EARNED his way into a big (at the time) sponsorship deal and a top ride. That is what gets me about Menard. Yes, he seems to be a good guy, a quiet guy who handles himself spectacularly. But the fact is he hasn't earned his spot in the sport or the right to be able to buy his way into the race. His Daddy is 100% responsible for his place in the sport. Paul hasn't earned a bit of it. And this is yet another chapter in that. It makes me mad, and I don't apologize for feeling that way. And if your looking for "stats" to back this up, look at my most recent remarks on his driver's page and the "FLOPPER" part. 67. DaleSrFanForever posted: 02.17.2010 - 11:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Sorry, but you don't know the first thing about stats. I'm no expert on stats either, but I'm pretty sure looking at selected parts of someone's career and judging them based on that is an example of a sampling bias. If you're gonna go around judging driver's careers, you either look at the whole thing or else don't bother." I am looking at Dale Mears' entire career, and it doesn't add up. You have his first 5 years in the Cup series (2000-04) where he won 15 races, finished in the Top 10 3 times, the Top 5 twice, and never won less than 2 races in a year during a very competitive era where most seasons had a ton of different winners. But his second 5 years have been mostly abysmal. Only 3 total wins, only one Top 10 points finish in 2006, which was a also Top 5 in an impressive season. Worst of all, the last three years he has been badly outperformed by his teammates, bottoming out (as of now) in '09 where his teammates finished 1-2-3 in points while he finished TWENTY FIFTH!! How does that make any sense? He obviously has talent, but what the hell is going on? Most driver's slumps are explainable. Darrell Waltrip and Richard Petty ended their career's on 8 years winless streaks, but they were both WAY past their prime's at the point, in their mid 50's having accimplished everything and more and were mostly holding on to get as much money as they could out of it. Dale Earnhardt's slump from the summer of 1996 through 1999 was a result of his horrible Talladega wreck and his stubborn refusal to get proper treatment of his injuries until the winter of '99 and RCR falling way behind. Dale got surgery, Richard finally realized the 1980's had passed, and Dale finished 2nd in points in 2000. Dale Mears on the other had, this should be his prime. He is in his mid 30's when drivers traditionally peak. He drives for the organization that has the rest of the garage lapped as far as technology, engineering, and resourses at a time when NASCAR's competitive balance is at an all time low (Hendrick (SHR included), Roush (except last year), Gibbs or bust). So looking at his career as a whole actually makes it worse. He is an obviously talented driver in his physical prime driving for an organization that is dominating like nobody in NASCAR ever has since Petty Enterprises in the 1960s. So what's the deal? I think he's a mental midget. Even a closer look at his good years, and you'll see he bombed when the pressure was on for the most part. Crucial mental mistakes cost him a legitimate shot at the championship in '03, '04, and '06. Despite his physical gifts, he simply doesn't have "it". 68. Bronco posted: 02.17.2010 - 12:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "His Daddy is 100% responsible for his place in the sport. Paul hasn't earned a bit of it." Thank you Captain Obvious, I think everyone here knows that. However that's just a fact of life. There's lots of people, not just in racing who got to where they are because of money, connections, kissing the right asses and shaking the right hands or just being in the right place at the right time. What are you going to do about it? If you have half a brain you'll ignore it and move on, because Paul Menard isn't going to quit NASCAR just because a bunch of fans feel he hasn't paid his dues. What Paul Menard did was completely different from Michael Waltrip buying Derrike Cope's ride for the 2006 Coke 600, or Joe Nemechek taking Phil Barkdoll's ride for the 1997 Daytona 500, or Scott Slow taking over the 87 last year. He never even got a CHANCE to qualify, so if you had his kind of money, you wouldn't think twice before doing the same thing. 69. martin-n-rusty posted: 02.17.2010 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bronco, I can agree with that. NASCAR does need to do something that makes it more fair for these small time teams, and part timers who don't have the points or stats to automatically qualify into a race. I'm just saying that it stinks of high hell that Menard essentially bought his way into the field, even if it meant taking the place of a field filler. 70. Watto posted: 02.17.2010 - 8:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think Paul Menard has earned his place at least as a Nationwide driver. Maybe not Cup-quality, but at least Nationwide-quality. When he started racing NASCAR, he took a struggling Andy Petree Busch team and ran top 15 with it right out of the gate. The dude was really solid when driving for DEI's Busch team. He also won a race. Maybe he hasn't accomplished enough in Cup for him to keep himself in the scene, but he's actually a pretty solid driver and is, at the very least, Nationwide quality. 71. DaleSrFanForever posted: 02.17.2010 - 8:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "What are you going to do about it? If you have half a brain you'll ignore it and move on" I could ask you the same question about me. This is a NASCAR board, and there are things about this sport, which I have followed very intently for as long as I can remember, that make me really angry. So I come here to vent. I offer no apologies for this. "so if you had his kind of money, you wouldn't think twice before doing the same thing." No, but I would think twice before allowing my son to go out and embarrass himself in front of millions of people (earning the FLOPPER award last year). I would have a better driver. If you'll notice, I never blasted the actual practice, just some of the people behind it. I don't think DW should have done it at the end of his career because his time has long since come and passed. I don't think Mikey should have done it in '06 or Paul Menard this year cause they never had a "time". Neither has ever belonged in the sport in the first place. 72. 18fan posted: 02.17.2010 - 10:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Watto, what people complain about with Menard is that high level Cup teams keep hiring him. Well, they only hire Paul because of his sponsorship. 73. Cfob posted: 02.18.2010 - 1:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bronco is defending Paul Menard buying his way into the race? Hm... Charlie Menard is ten times the driver Paul would ever be in his wildest dreams. Yet Charlie is just John's nephew and not John's son, so Paul races and Charlie sits. Sad. 74. 18fan posted: 02.18.2010 - 11:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The drivers, other than his son, that John Menard sponsored before are Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in Busch and Tony Stewart in IRL. 75. Bob posted: 02.19.2010 - 3:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Im sick of hearing people saying Paul Menard sucks.... Maybe he dosent have the most talent but I guarantee you put most of these so called up and coming drivers in the same equipment Menard races theyd struggle even worse. 76. Talon64 posted: 02.19.2010 - 4:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wouldn't be surprised if Menard does equal or even better than Elliott Sadler this season. (although that's mostly because I think Sadler's really losing it for whatever reason) 77. Bob posted: 02.19.2010 - 11:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think Sadler is going to have a good year. Petty Enterprises is moving to Ford and he had a good speedweeks. Hopefully the Truck series races he's running will give him the extra seat time to be competitive also. 78. martin-n-rusty posted: 02.20.2010 - 2:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Talon, I can agree with you on Sadler not doing well, but Menard, unless some unforeseen turnaround happens, I can not see him doing much better than he has been doing, especially in Cup. 79. JamieMcmurrayFan posted: 05.22.2010 - 11:51 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) morgan shepherd gets the unlucky guy award (highest finishing driver not on the lead lap) 80. matthew posted: 07.23.2010 - 1:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Little E's 2nd flip of his career.I think hes starting to become like his dad.just make sure he doesn't flip in 2011 81. NZ Nascar Fan posted: 08.03.2010 - 1:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I find nothing wrong with Paul Menard buying his way into the race, i'd rather him drive his car from the back and finish sixth than watch a S&P driver peel of in the middle of the race. 82. 83andJoe posted: 07.07.2013 - 12:18 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #26 crew chief for all races listed as Dave Fuge is actually Dave Fuge Jr. 83. ch posted: 07.18.2013 - 12:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 42 Sponsor: Team 42 Racing 84. ch posted: 07.22.2013 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #92 / #96 Owner: Bob Keselowski (Teammate to the #26) 85. 83andJoe posted: 08.20.2013 - 8:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #34 owner should be listed as Mark Smith for the full season - the team was TriStar, Jenkins was just an associate owner of that car. 86. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 12.08.2013 - 9:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chase Austin withdrew. Never DNQ or made it too the track http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2010/next/entries/nns01disentry.html 87. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 04.24.2014 - 8:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chase Austin withdrew. http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/2010/next/entries/nns01disentry.html 88. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 08.21.2014 - 10:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrew WD Jeff Fuller 97 FrontRowJoe.com Joe Nemechek Chevrolet WD Donnie Neuenberger 52 IHOP Jimmy Means Chevrolet WD Dennis Setzer 96 K-Automotive Motorsports Bob Keselowski Dodge WD Mark Green 49 Jay Robinson Inc. Jay Robinson Chevrolet WD Parker Kligerman 42 Team 42 Racing Eddie Smith Dodge John Menard, paid 5 Nationwide cars to Withdraw from the 2010 Daytona COPD 300 as Qualifying was rained out. Paul Menard had only 16 attempts from 2009 and was to be locked out of the field. John Menard called offering a check of $50,000 to pullout. 89. murb posted: 11.30.2014 - 1:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Was Greg Zipadelli really Leffler's crew chief, or was it actually Scott Zipadelli? I'd have to imagine it was Scott, since he already worked most of the previous races that year with Leffler. 90. Windows Millennium Edition posted: 02.21.2016 - 8:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates: #01 Kendrick Meek for U.S. Senate #20 Bioshock 2/2K Games/GameStop #32 Dollar General/Colgate #31 Fuel Doctor FD-47/Best Buy #52 IHOP/EZ-Slider #11 StopRepairBills.com/AccuDoc #4 Oreo/Ritz #24 Hefty OdorBlock #98 Richmond Water Heaters/Menards #60 Lenox Industrial Tools/Fastenal #27 Red Man Moist Snuff/Curb Records 91. TeamDCR fan posted: 10.19.2016 - 10:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) All the WD's were going to be in this race, but they got paid the equivalent to last place so that the other guys would make it. 92. Jimmie4life posted: 05.04.2018 - 7:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cars involved in wreck on lap 93: 33, 88, 60, 22, 18, 20, 01, 05, 62, 09, 27, 34. 93. Yeet posted: 08.02.2018 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The race purse was up $93,000 from last year's race. Most likely the reason for 57 entries 94. RaceFanX posted: 03.13.2019 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Fuller was initially going to make the field for this race until he and the NEMCO #97 choose to become one of the teams that was paid to withdraw from the race to get Paul Menard in. The withdraw marked the final NASCAR Nationwide series entry for the series' 1995 Rookie of the Year although he would run one more Cup race later in the season. 95. markjeff531 posted: 08.15.2019 - 12:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) really wish Qualifying could've taken place for this race. Would've been very interesting there were 57 entries for 43 spots 96. Sandy posted: 04.09.2020 - 11:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) This is not good, this is not good ... SHIQUAHHH oh man urn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: