|| *Comments on the 2015 Daytona 500:* First Page | Previous Page | Next Page <http://private.racing-reference.info/comments?id=2015-01&s=W&st=500> | Last Page <http://private.racing-reference.info/comments?id=2015-01&s=W&st=1001> | View All On One Page <http://private.racing-reference.info/comments?id=2015-01&s=W&st=0> View the most recent comment <http://private.racing-reference.info/comments?id=2015-01&s=W&st=1001#1050> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Anonymous posted: 02.15.2015 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (4) (2) Woo 2. The Long Shot posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Cue the conspiracy theorists in 3, 2, 1... 3. Everyday NASCAR posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:09 pm Rate this comment: (3) (10) It's rigged y'all 4. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:11 pm Rate this comment: (4) (2) Well, motorsports is back! Daytona is the place to be at the start of the year... ...I have always been a bit unmoved about NASCAR but recently (maybe I've grown up???!!! That would be weird...) but actually it's quite a cool series with a lot of history, although it has been modernised pretty horribly recently... ...anyway, great to see Jeff Gordon on pole in his final season of NASCAR before he retires. No doubting he's a legend. And I don't care about conspiracies... 5. joey2448 posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:12 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Jeff Gordon wins the pole in his final Daytona 500. Quite a storybook ending. Drivers heavily criticized NASCAR for the introduction of group qualifying for this race. Clint Bowyer was involved in a wreck with Reed Sorenson, J.J. Yeley and Bobby Labonte in the opening session, and Bowyer gave quite a rant on live TV, saying it's stupid to be even doing this in the first place. Later on, Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch got in on the NASCAR-bashing. As for me, a die-hard 24 fan....YYEEESSSSSS!!!! 6. 1995z71 posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:14 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) This was embarrassing to watch, NASCAR really screwed qualifying up. 7. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yes but Bowyer rammed Sorenson out of qualifying having been stuck behind his damaged car, he was probably not in a good mood at the time... 8. The Long Shot posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Budweiser Duel starting lineups: #1 Row 1: 24-Gordon, 11-Hamlin Row 2: 18-Busch, 19-Edwards Row 3: 3-Dillon, 1-McMurray Row 4: 83-Sauter, 6-Bayne Row 5: 43-Almirola, 2-Keselowski Row 6: 22-Logano, 23-Yeley Row 7: 27-Menard, 47-Allmendinger Row 8: 4-Harvick, 14-Stewart Row 9: 13-Mears, 46-Annett Row 10: 42-Larson, 95-McDowell Row 11: 15-Bowyer, 29-Marks Row 12: 35-Whitt, 40-Cassill Row 13: 30-Hornaday Jr. #2 Row 1: 48-Johnson, 20-Kenseth Row 2: 5-Kahne, 33-Dillon Row 3: 88-Earnhardt Jr., 78-Truex Jr. Row 4: 16-Biffle, 9-Hornish Jr. Row 5: 17-Stenhouse Jr., 21-Blaney Row 6: 55-Waltrip, 32-Labonte Row 7: 7-Bowman, 31-Newman Row 8: 41-Busch, 10-Patrick Row 9: 62-Scott, 51-Allgaier Row 10: 38-Gilliland, 26-Burton Row 11: 44-Sorenson, 34-Ragan Row 12: 98-Wise, 66-Wallace First career Sprint Cup attempt for Jeb Burton, and the first for Ron Hornaday since the 2003 season finale at Homestead. 9. Ivan Balakhonov posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (6) (0) I am absolutely disgusted with what I saw today. I hope NASCAR will listen to the fans and to the drivers. This nonsense must stop. As for Sorenson/Bowyer incident. Yes, it was Reed's fault. But what else he was supposed to do? He wasn't locked in, and he was desperate to advance as far as possible in the group qualification, so giving way to Clint and cars behind was out of question for him. Too bad Reed got his fender bent when leaving the pits, it cost him too dearly. Was laughing when Michael Waltrip started raving about how fans loved this knockout format. How do you know, Mickey? 10. JP88 posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I agree 100% with Bowyer...that was a joke to watch. If they are going to do this they have to make rules about how long before you have to pass the start/finish line 11. 1995z71 posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrew #87 Joe Nemechek 12. The Long Shot posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeley and Labonte did not attempt times in the second round due to their cars being damaged in a 5-car accident that also involved Reed Sorenson, Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin. Sorenson does not have a backup car for the 500, and thus will be forced to withdraw unless another option can be found. Withdrew: 87-Joe Nemechek (Sponsor = DAB Constructors/SWM International, Owner = Joe Nemechek, Make = Chevrolet) 13. Jeff24Fan posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @9 I think Mickey was talking about those fans who just watch racing for wrecks. Mostly NASCAR.Com Fans 14. Schroeder51 posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "@9 I think Mickey was talking about those fans who just watch racing for wrecks. Mostly NASCAR.Com Fans" Sadly, I'm sure there are quite a few people happy about this new qualifying format because it led to a big wreck. Although funnily enough as I mentioned on the Sprint Unlimited page, there was someone there who left a comment saying they were so disgusted with this qualifying format that they were done with the sport for good...let's see how long THAT lasts... 15. Brad R. posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If cars are just going to sit on pit road during qualifying, maybe they should just do a blind draw for the starting positions for a race. 16. Ed posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Don't look too much into Ragan at 44th. The wreck screwed him a bit. He'll race his way in 17. Anonymous posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (7) (2) Congrats to Chase Elliott for winning the 2016 Daytona 500 pole. 18. Sarf52 posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (5) (0) Kudos to Bowyer for saying what needed to be said. This qualifying format on super speedways is dangerous and stupid. The duels are in place for a reason. Daytona 500 front row qualifying should be single car runs and the excitement should be saved for the duel races, like it always has been. No blame can be shouldered by Sorenson, he drives for an underfunded team desperate to make the race, and was trying whatever he could to find speed, but rather NASCAR should take full blame for this pitiful display of "racing." 19. Schroeder51 posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fastest pole speed for the 500 since Bill Elliott's 210 MPH lap in 1987, before the introduction of the restrictor plates. 20. Aaron posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How many people on here are Gordon fans? Like 80%? Genuine question. 21. Brad Keselowski & Bubba Wallace Fan posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "If cars are just going to sit on pit road during qualifying, maybe they should just do a blind draw for the starting positions for a race." I've been saying that for a while. If we really want to get rid of "boring" qualifying (and I personally don't have a problem with it, as it always gave me a chance to check out the new paint schemes), then have heat races set by blind draw or practice speeds. This is ludicrous. "How many people on here are Gordon fans? Like 80%? Genuine question." I wouldn't say I'm a fan, but the love comes from the fact that he's been in the sport so long & has accomplished so much. It's respect. Damn shame that Team Xtreme doesn't have a backup. Hopefully they can find something. 22. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm nobody's fan, just acknowledge how good Gordon is. Same for a lot of the grid tbh. Good field. @17 *sigh* 23. JRacingFast posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) 17. Anonymous posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Congrats to Chase Elliott for winning the 2016 Daytona 500 pole. Not sure if thats a bold statement are is whats most likely to happen.....The magic plate sure makes its way around and Chevys streak of poles in the 500 continues 24. We need more Onion posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) A farce. As I expected. The first one I missed since 2003 and I really don't think it was a bad idea. Anyway, congratulations to the 2 BK crapwagons soundly making it in, especially Sauter. lel @ Ron 25. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.15.2015 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "How many people on here are Gordon fans? Like 80%? Genuine question." I'm not exactly a fan of Jeff but I admire and respect him for all he's accomplished in the sport throughout his career, so it's good to see him get his final season off to a good start with the Daytona 500 poll. 26. racefangurl posted: 02.15.2015 - 4:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm not a true Gordon fan, but I live with a fan of his. I respect him and think he's a Hall of Fame lock. I guess Daytona's a Chevy fan, the way they win poles lately. 27. We need more Onion posted: 02.15.2015 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (5) I hate Gordon as a driver. However, his pole is not something like Dillon's or Danica's was, he can earn poles on merit literally everywhere and it should not be a surprise that he is on pole. So yeah, after 2 years of (I think) fixed Daytona qualifying, I take my tinfoil hat off this time and think Jeff earned his pole. 28. murb posted: 02.15.2015 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I wouldn't say I'm a fan, but the love comes from the fact that he's been in the sport so long & has accomplished so much. It's respect." This for me too, and probably most everyone else on here. When it comes to actual diehard Gordon fans, I think there's actually a lot less on here than it actually seems. 29. Anonymous posted: 02.15.2015 - 4:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) using the arca qualifying format of 7 groups of cars would have been more sensible 30. murb posted: 02.15.2015 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) Moving on to the Duels, I think those JGR cars are gonna be extremely strong. I really like one of Carl, Kyle, or Denny to win that first Duel, and I also think Kenseth will have a really good shot in that second Duel (though Johnson, Jr, and Kahne are all in there too, so they might be unstoppable if they all stay together the entire race). In the Daytona 500 though, I'm still sticking with Keselowski as my pick. I'm still not a fan of him anymore like I was in 2011/2012 (I probably never will be again - for the rest of his career it just seems like he's gonna be one of those Stewart/Harvick type drivers that I just constantly fluctuate my opinion on), but after all the stuff that happened with him at the end of last year, I seriously think he's just gonna come out and get it done this year, all across the board. He proved last Fall at Talladega that he can be an absolute beast on these plate tracks when he wants to, and he showed some serious muscle last night in the Unlimited before he got crashed. So when you add all that up, as well as having Logano and possibly Blaney as his wingmen (as long as Joey doesn't push him into the wall, lol), he's definitely still my pick for the 500 (and the championship, but whatever - obviously that's a long way away). As far as darkhorses for the 500, I'm REALLY liking Martin Truex Jr. He was maybe the fastest car in the Unlimited, he'll probably be in the mix with the Hendrick cars and Kenseth in the second Duel, and perhaps most importantly, he has to be ridiculously hungry for a big win after all he's been through over the past couple of years (what with the MWR debacle, as well as his girlfriend's illness). So I think he's easily the leader of the darkhorses at this point. 31. racefangurl posted: 02.15.2015 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I kind of like Martin Truex, Jr and Watto once said "Martin Truex, Jr. is my favorite driver" I hope Watto comes to this board and sees what Murb said. I'd be happy if Truex won (or any driver I like for that matter). 32. Hinch77 posted: 02.15.2015 - 4:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) " 2. The Long Shot posted: 02.15.2015 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Cue the conspiracy theorists in 3, 2, 1... " Read "Declarations of Stock Car Independents," "The Ghosts of NASCAR," and Betty Boles Ellison's "The Early Laps of Stock Car Racing: A History of the Sport and Business Through 1974." 33. joey2448 posted: 02.15.2015 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 88 and 11 have failed NASCAR post-qualifying inspection. The 88 was too low on the left front, and the 11 had a track bar violation. Their times were disallowed, so Earnhardt Jr. will start 25th in Thursday's Duel No. 1 and Hamlin will start 24th in Duel No. 2 34. Tinfoil-Hat Wearer posted: 02.15.2015 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (3) (8) NASCAR is rigged. Why else would Jeff Gordon win the pole in his final Daytona 500? They gave him no restrictor plate! Same with Danica Patrick winning the pole in 2013 and Austin Dillon in 2014. And why else would Aric Almirola win the Coke Zero 400 on the 30th anniversary of Richard Petty's win? That's right, it's RIGGED. Would they REALLY have stopped the race if say Jimmie Johnson was leading? NO! Richard Petty's win was rigged too! Why else did Cale Yarborough slip-up on the final lap of the race? They told him to ease off and let Petty by! And why did Steve Park win the first race after Earnhardt's death? RIGGING! Same with Kevin Harvick winning in his 3rd start in Earnhardt's car. Did anyone raise any eyebrows when Michael Waltrip, driving the 15, won Daytona 10 years to the day of Earnhardt's death? Well they should have, 'cause it's RIGGED! Or when there was a huge fistfight on the first live, flag-to flag Daytona 500? That was rigged too! If you name a coincidence or miracle in NASCAR, It's probably rigged. This is all part of Obama's master plan to ruin our lives. Bring back Clinton! 35. Hinch77 posted: 02.15.2015 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) ^Dude, that's not even a good attempt at wearing a tinfoil hat. You went from playing devil's advocate to... Damn, I lost a few IQ points there... 36. murb posted: 02.15.2015 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The 88 and 11 have failed NASCAR post-qualifying inspection." Wow. That might actually shake the Duels up quite a bit. The three car JGR monster in the first Duel and the three car HMS monster in the second Duel will be broken up, at least for the first parts of those races. 37. Aaron posted: 02.15.2015 - 5:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Speedweeks 2015 has thus far sucked for Dale Jr. Of course, the races are all that matter. 38. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.15.2015 - 5:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I'll admit that while I like this new style of qualifying, I new after last year's spring 'Dega race that it just doesn't work at all for the Plate tracks, and to a lesser extent, I feel it doesn't work for the bigger, faster 1.5-2 milers like Texas, Charlotte, Altanta, California, and Michigan. While I despise Bowyer for numerous reasons, every single point he brought up was correct. That incident wasn't his or Sorenson's fault, but NASCAR's. A virtual Start-and-parker or backmarker shouldn't have to do stupid moves to jeopardize the rest of the field (Well, no one should have to do that, but even more so for the ones in the back). Good job to Gordon and Johnson, and I do feel that this pole is alot less suspicious then the polls of the last few years (Jr, Danica, Dillon). But like all of them, we have no evidence one way or another. Gordon IS handy with the draft and that organization has had strong Daytona cars for years. Seemed more like good strategy execution then forgery to me. 39. Schroeder51 posted: 02.15.2015 - 5:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #34 So, basically, every important milestone or accomplishment in NASCAR history is the result of it being rigged. Right... That's not even a GOOD satire post. 40. Sector posted: 02.15.2015 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon's 78th career pole & his second in a row, dating back to the season finale race at Homestead of last year. Hendrick Motorsports' 201st pole. 41. JG24FanForever posted: 02.15.2015 - 5:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon now has 19 more Poles than anyone else in the Modern era. Darrell Waltrip originally held the record at 59 in 809 starts, David Pearson had 58 in 206 starts, for the best percentage in the Modern age. 42. Dawson posted: 02.15.2015 - 5:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyone heard what the 44 is going to do 43. racefangurl posted: 02.15.2015 - 5:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Was every miracle in NASCAR a conspiracy? I don't believe that for a second! I thought someone said the 2011 Daytona 500 couldn't be scripted. They called that a NASCAR miracle somewhere. 44. StenhouseFan17 posted: 02.15.2015 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Locked in the 2015 Daytona 500: Front row 1) Jeff Gordon 2) Jimmie Johnson Qualifying speed* 33) Aric Almirola 34) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 35) Carl Edwards 36) Jamie McMurray Owner points 37) Kevin Harvick 38) Ryan Newman 39) Denny Hamlin 40) Joey Logano 41) Brad Keselowski 42) Matt Kenseth Past champion provisional 43) Tony Stewart *Qualifying speeds locked in are regardless of qualifying session. 45. The Long Shot posted: 02.15.2015 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I have maintained this position for some time now: completely denying any possibility of NASCAR being rigged is shallow. Assuming that it's rigged is even more so. Then again, nobody on here has seriously suggested Gordon's pole was rigged, so I'm not sure why I bothered to elaborate. 46. MAR posted: 02.15.2015 - 6:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nascar skrews its self again with a dumb qualifying format. 47. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.15.2015 - 6:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR isn't going too fine Tony or Clint for their post quing comments. 48. luigistarted06 posted: 02.15.2015 - 6:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wait, post #44 confused me. So who would be next in life after those drivers? 49. Dodge posted: 02.15.2015 - 6:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @42 Saw that the 44 team is trying to get a backup car done and sent down. Time will tell though. 50. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.15.2015 - 7:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica's 32nd in speed/28th in owner pts. She's not out of the woods. There's drivers below her in speed/pts like the Front Row Davids and Mike Wallace that can easily finish in the top 15 on Thursday. 51. Seagal posted: 02.15.2015 - 7:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm not sure if the near collision between the 2 and the 20 posse was an intentional block or not, but some drivers seemed to think so (Junior, Brendan Gaughan, etc). If so, that was a real d*** move by Keselowski. If not, his spotter needs a smack in the face. 52. racefangurl posted: 02.15.2015 - 7:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Trevor Bayne's out of the Woods. Refers to him no longer the Wood Brothers driver. 53. Nascar24Fan posted: 02.15.2015 - 7:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @34 Obviously a Troll :/ 54. JRacingFast posted: 02.15.2015 - 8:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I agree with Kurt Busch in his interview on what NASCAR should do for qualifying for this race....I think they should have it be similar to the indy 500 with the fastest 4 lap avergage and then why not have the top 12 go out and run again to reset it....That would be a fun way to set the field plus gives teams and the guys who build the cars bragging rights... 55. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 02.15.2015 - 8:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Qualifying speed* 33) Aric Almirola 34) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 35) Carl Edwards 36) Jamie McMurray Would Edwards, Kyle Busch, Ty Dillon, and Austin Dillon be locked in by speed ? 56. StenhouseFan17 posted: 02.15.2015 - 8:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @ #48 Next six in on speed #55 Michael Waltrip (Round 1) #18 Kyle Busch (Round 1) #3 Austin Dillon (Round 2) #5 Kasey Kahne (Round 1) #33 Ty Dillon (Round 2) #78 Martin Truex, Jr. (Round 2) Next six in on owner points #88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (8th in 2014) #6 Trevor Bayne (9th in 2014) #18 Kyle Busch (10th in 2014) #41 Kurt Busch (12th in 2014) #47 A.J. Allmendinger (13th in 2014) #16 Greg Biffle (14th in 2014) Next two in on past champion provisional #41 Kurt Busch (2004) #32 Bobby Labonte (2000) 57. StenhouseFan17 posted: 02.15.2015 - 8:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @ #55 No, the qualifying speeds that are locked in are regardless of qualifying round. Almirola, Stenhouse, Edwards, and McMurray posted the fastest four speeds of the day in Round 1B. You can see where Kyle Busch and the Dillon Bros. stack up on my "next six in" post #56. 58. epzik8 posted: 02.15.2015 - 10:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's shaping up to be another good Speedweeks. A crash-filled Sprint Unlimited with an underdog team finishing second and two angry drivers at the end, a crash during the first-ever Daytona 500 knockout qualifying, Jeff Gordon winning the pole in his final 500 start and Dale Jr. failing inspection. I can't wait for more practice sessions, the Duels, the truck and Xfinity races and the 500. 59. epzik8 posted: 02.15.2015 - 10:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) By the way, I'm not saying I'm happy that Dale Jr. failed inspection, I just thought it was worth mentioning since he's NASCAR's most popular driver. 60. Aaron posted: 02.15.2015 - 10:14 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) I don't see how Dale Jr. failing inspection makes it a good Speedweeks. 61. Anonymous posted: 02.15.2015 - 10:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (4) For Dale Jr, it looks like 2009 and 2010 all over again. The way people are talking, he won't win this year and he'll be lucky to finish in the top 20 in the points. I hope that they're wrong. 62. BMan0213 posted: 02.15.2015 - 10:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Meh Jr failing post tech isn't that big of a deal just means he has to start at the back for the duels. Yes I know he dosen't have a speed to fall back on now, but based on where he was in points the only way he'd miss the 500 would be if he had trouble in his duel AND Harvick, Newman, Hamlin, Lagano, Keselowski, and Kenseth all had trouble as well. Also he would need either Stewart, Kurt, or Bobby to use the PCP since if the PCP went unused the last spot would be awarded to the next highest in owners points last year not locked in which would be Jr. If any big name driver is in trouble it's Danica. I honestly think theres a 50/50 chance she misses the race. She just doesn't have the speed or the points to fall back on. One wrong move by her and she's done. 63. Anonymous posted: 02.15.2015 - 10:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) I posted #61, dislike it 100 or 1000 times if you want to, if it will make you feel so big and bad. I don't know what to do about people saying Dale Jr sucks anymore. He doesn't. 64. Anonymous posted: 02.15.2015 - 10:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I just want to know who is disliking everything I post. Whoever is disliking everything I post let me know, I just want to know who is doing it. I guarantee this will be disliked at least 10 times it may be disliked 100 or more times. 65. JG24FanForever posted: 02.16.2015 - 1:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) It's been a long time since there was a "Greatest ever list". so I feel like making a Top 25 greatest Cup drivers list. -1. David Pearson -2. Dale Earnhardt -3. Richard Petty -4. Jeff Gordon -5. Bobby Allison -6. Jimmie Johnson -7. Darrell Waltrip -8. Cale Yarborough -9. Herb Thomas 10. Tim Flock 11. Tony Stewart 12. Junior Johnson 13. Lee Petty 14. Ned Jarrett 15. Rusty Wallace 16. Buck Baker 17. Bill Elliott 18. Terry Labonte 19. Fireball Roberts 20. Curtis Turner 21. Dale Jarrett 22. Fred Lorenzen 23. Matt Kenseth 24. Joe Weatherly 25. Bobby Isaac 66. Ivan Balakhonov posted: 02.16.2015 - 1:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 42. Dawson posted: 02.15.2015 - 5:56 pm "Anyone heard what the 44 is going to do" --- According to the team's twitter they are in process of bringing backup car to Daytona. I can only hope Reed will not destroy it on Thursday, trying to made it in. I still hope he is able to make the field, though. 67. Ivan Balakhonov posted: 02.16.2015 - 2:00 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I believe this idea had been brought for discussion in the past, but yesterday Parker Kligerman reintroduced it. What about single car qualifying runs for D500 but without restrictor plates? This format will reward the best engine and car builders as well as the best drivers, for handling definitely will be an issue. Alas, NASCAR won't even consider it. 68. BMan0213 posted: 02.16.2015 - 2:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I believe this idea had been brought for discussion in the past, but yesterday Parker Kligerman reintroduced it. What about single car qualifying runs for D500 but without restrictor plates? This format will reward the best engine and car builders as well as the best drivers, for handling definitely will be an issue. Alas, NASCAR won't even consider it." While that sounds like a good idea I think it's really borderline suicidal. I remember Rusty did a test a Dega without a plate back in about 04 and was clocked around 228 MPH. My guess is with these cars being even more aerodynamic then they were 10 years ago they would probably hit somewhere around the 240-250 mph range which imo is too fast even for a single car run. 69. Hinch77 posted: 02.16.2015 - 4:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) "While that sounds like a good idea I think it's really borderline suicidal. I remember Rusty did a test a Dega without a plate back in about 04 and was clocked around 228 MPH. My guess is with these cars being even more aerodynamic then they were 10 years ago they would probably hit somewhere around the 240-250 mph range which imo is too fast even for a single car run. " The fastest a NASCAR has ever done is 247 (248?) mph in the 10-mile run at the Bonneville Salt Flats. They would NEVER hit that speed on a closed circuit. 70. Nathan8848 posted: 02.16.2015 - 8:56 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Is Reed partly to blame for this: Yes. Qualifying isn't supposed to be the most the exciting thing. It's just to see who has the fastest car with no help from other drivers. 71. racefangurl posted: 02.16.2015 - 8:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm not too afraid of the Duels. My favorite drivers will mostly likely get in the race on points, so I'm living in bliss now. I wonder how they'll do and if anyone will race their way in then. 72. luigistarted06 posted: 02.16.2015 - 9:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Any bold predictions on who will miss the Daytona 500 come Thursday? 73. The Long Shot posted: 02.16.2015 - 10:32 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Any bold predictions on who will miss the Daytona 500 come Thursday?" I have Hornaday, Wallace, Sorenson, Marks, Yeley, and McDowell as my predictions. (I think both Sauter and Jeb Burton race their way in, as will Ragan.) 74. luigistarted06 posted: 02.16.2015 - 10:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Id say I agree with at least 5 of those, although I'm a bit hesitant on McDowell. I feel like he could find his way in, he's been known to be pretty decent at restrictor plate tracks. 75. Nathan8848 posted: 02.16.2015 - 11:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hornaday has been the slowest all week. So he is pretty much the only that I know for certain. I don't think anyone will want to work with Sorenson. 76. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.16.2015 - 11:26 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Larson to win the 500! There you go, bold prediction! Tbh with NASCAR's plate tracks being, well, plate tracks and NASCAR being NASCAR any prediction is a bold one imo... 77. Cornys posted: 02.16.2015 - 11:27 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/15/tv-ratings-saturday-saturday-night-live-valentines-day-special-tops-night-as-48-hours-dateline-slip/363207/ Wow, NASCAR wasn't the number 1 network show Saturday night for the first time that I can remember (with a Saturday night Sprint Cup event). I'm only going to watch the big events this year, and I'm not attending any races for the first time in 5 years. I'm waiting on NASCAR to become a little more sensible before investing my time and energy to it in large amounts as I have before. Instead, I'm finally attending the Indianapolis 500 this May, which I could not be more excited about :). Sitting at the entry to turn #4 on the aisle and high. :) 78. Dusty posted: 02.16.2015 - 11:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (3) I heard that Nascar rigged the Sorenson wreck with Bowyer and then scripted Bowyer's reaction, because what else would make good television for qualifying than a wreck and a rant about how stupid Nascar is. They know they will draw more attention if someone says how dumb they are than if they are praised. 79. Anonymous posted: 02.16.2015 - 12:32 pm Rate this comment: (1) (3) in response to post #65 heres my top 25 sprint cup drivers of all time Jimmie Johnson Richard Petty Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt Tony Stewart Lee Petty Bobby Allison Matt Kenseth Kevin Harvick Buck Baker Mark Martin Cale Yarborough Dale Earnhardt, Jr. David Pearson Rusty Wallace Kurt Busch Carl Edwards Jeff Burton Ryan Newman Darrell Waltrip Terry Labonte Greg Biffle Kyle Busch Bill Elliott Benny Parsons 80. We need more Onion posted: 02.16.2015 - 12:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well who will miss it? Sorenson is a pick by most of us, so is Marks, as he has very little experience and it's not like RAB cars got in too many cup races. Despite being a seasoned veteran and a well-respected plate racer, I feel Mike Wallace won't be strong enough to make it. Hornaday is pretty much the slowest car out there, however he is insanely aggressive and knows it is a huge chance and a huge payday for his team. Won't count him out, but his car is still really slow. I think Brian Scott will be in a wreck or get shuffled out badly enough to miss the race. Front Row will team up, so will Yeley and Sauter, but Johnny is almost surely able to fall back on speed. McDowell has shown flashes of brilliance, but can have severe brainfades. Having a severe brainfade and being 42nd in owner points don't mix all well. Annett has not shown too much power on plate tracks and he HAS TO finish in the top 15, not too good. I think Wise will find Bobby Labonte and will finish well, as both are steady, level-headed drivers. So: Sorenson, Scott, Marks, Wallace, Hornaday and Annett are my picks. If I have to change someone, it is Ron for McDowell. 81. BigWill20 posted: 02.16.2015 - 12:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Can't wait for this race. If what happened in the Unlimited, then it will happen in the 500. Hopefully we have a lot of cars for the finish and maybe 1 or 2 big wrecks 82. Cornys posted: 02.16.2015 - 1:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) NASCAR fans: The only large scale racing league fans who have their biggest race of the year and are generally disappointed if there is not at least one big crash. Personally, I'm always impressed when they get away without a crash. No cautions would be VERY impressive to me. I was hoping last year's Indy 500 would go caution free, and it almost did :) Same with their Pocono race and Fontana race. All nearly went caution free, (none did) and it was impressive to me. :shrug: 83. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.16.2015 - 1:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I always prefer races to run uninterrupted but if it's dull and processional then I often think a safety car/caution (cross out if applicable! I'm a Brit okay) could spice things up. Not for the accident though... ...but a lot of the legend behind big races are the accidents. Look at this one, the Indy 500, Monaco GP, Le Mans, etc Anyway, never been more psyched for a NASCAR race, however 'rigged' the whole build up is :p 84. ch posted: 02.16.2015 - 1:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) For me its going to be Sorenson, Marks, Hornaday, Wallace. The other two I can't decide from a six driver list of Wise, Ragan, Burton, McDowell, Annett, and Scott. 85. Nathan8848 posted: 02.16.2015 - 2:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) If I was in charge of NASCAR and could only make 5 changes they would include. 1: The Chase can stay, but if someone is eliminated in a previous round and wins in the next round, they are back in. (Emphasis on winning. No one is eliminated, just more drivers are added). 2: Single car qualifying runs at super speedways and short tracks (Too much of a risk on equipment). 3: The President can only be in charge for 4 years. (If you call this an true American sport, then lets show it). Elections are voted by drivers/ owners and happen the week between the Super Bowl and Speedweeks. Basically anyone in the hall of fame balloting team can make it. President has to wait 8 years to try again. 4: Only 3 teams (maximum of12 cars) can drive for one manufacture. (Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Dodge) 5: Blackouts appear on Tv in the local area, until ~80% of stands are full. (1979 Daytona 500 did something similar and thought it was a great idea). Thoughts?? 86. Dawson posted: 02.16.2015 - 2:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) David Ragan will make the race 87. epzik8 posted: 02.16.2015 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm hoping Waltrip and Hornaday make it. 88. luigistarted06 posted: 02.16.2015 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I could see Annet missing the race 89. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.16.2015 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually, I'd love it if we could get another NASCAR race to go caution free to the end. I was really hoping the Indy 500 last year could do it, but alas, it wasn't to be. When a set of drivers can complete an entire race putting on a good show with minimal to no crashes, I'm always entertained (Sure, a part of me does enjoy seeing torn up machinery, but that side is second). It wouldn't surprise me if the ARCA event ends up being the most exciting race we had this speedweeks. (Can't speak for the 24hrs, didn't get a chance to watch it and I wouldn't even if I could. WAY too long). 90. TS1420 posted: 02.16.2015 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) My Top 25: 1 - Richard Petty 2 - Dale Earnhardt 3 - Jeff Gordon 4 - David Pearson 5 - Bobby Allison 6 - Darrell Waltrip 7 - Cale Yarborough 8 - Jimmie Johnson 9 - Lee Petty 10 - Tony Stewart 11 - Herb Thomas 12 - Tim Flock 13 - Bill Elliott 14 - Dale Jarrett 15 - Ned Jarrett 16 - Rusty Wallace 17 - Kevin Harvick 18 - Matt Kenseth 19 - Joe Weatherly 20 - Buck Baker 21 - Terry Labonte 22 - Bobby Isaac 23 - Fireball Roberts 24 - Rex White 25 - Benny Parsons 91. Scott B posted: 02.16.2015 - 5:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My picks to miss the race: Hornaday, Sorenson and Marks are the most obvious choices in my opinion. I expected at least one BK racing entry to miss the race, I'll go with Yeley. The rest are too close to call. I'm hoping for David Ragan to have a good, clean duel. 92. MAR posted: 02.16.2015 - 5:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) I wanted edwards to miss the race but he's in o well hope hornaday and Sorenson make it though 93. joey2448 posted: 02.16.2015 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) My Top 10 drivers: 1. Richard Petty 2. Dale Earnhardt 3. Cale Yarborough 4. Jeff Gordon 5. David Pearson 6. Bobby Allison 7. Darrell Waltrip 8. Jimmie Johnson 9. Rusty Wallace 10. Tony Stewart 94. The Long Shot posted: 02.16.2015 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Top 25 of all time (IMO): 1. Richard Petty 2. David Pearson 3. Dale Earnhardt 4. Jeff Gordon 5. Cale Yarborough 6. Bobby Allison 7. Darrell Waltrip 8. Jimmie Johnson 9. Tony Stewart 10. Lee Petty 11. Herb Thomas 12. Dale Jarrett 13. Joe Weatherly 14. Tim Flock 15. Rusty Wallace 16. Buck Baker 17. Terry Labonte 18. Fireball Roberts 19. Ned Jarrett 20. Bill Elliott 21. Kevin Harvick 22. Benny Parsons 23. Matt Kenseth 24. Mark Martin 25. Fred Lorenzen 95. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.16.2015 - 7:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can only do a top 5 drivers list: 1. Petty/Earnhardt 3. Gordon 4. Johnson 5. Cale Y. 96. Aaron posted: 02.16.2015 - 8:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Damn 61, so Dale Jr.'s gonna have a 2009 or 2010 season because his left-front was 1/8 of an inch too low after a meaningless qualifying session? You do realize in 2009 he sucked all Speedweeks and last weekend he finished 9th in the Unlimited after leading more laps than anybody but Kenseth and Truex. I think he's grown as a driver since those days. If the 88 struggles this year it'll be because of a number of mitigating factors, among them 1) a rookie crew chief with no Cup CC-ing experience, 2) lots of turnover among other crew positions, 3) a testing ban, and 4) that damned streak of not winning a race in odd-numbered years in '07, '09, '11 and '13. I don't think he makes the Chase this year. But with a rookie crew chief and the fact I believe more than 16 drivers win a regular-season race, he won't be the only star to miss it, just like how there's usually 2-3 big names who don't make it. And with the larger Chase field, making it is less of an accomplishment. Think of the 88 as an expansion team with a veteran QB coming off a career year. He could do everything he did last year but the results could be different. We don't know. I sure hope to God he gets a win this season. We just gotta see how it plays out in due time. 97. DB1995 posted: 02.16.2015 - 10:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) My top 5 drivers all time. 1.Richard Petty 2.David Pearson 3.Dale Earnhardt Sr. 4.Jeff Gordon 5.Cale Yarborough Top 5 active driver, as in who are driving great right now 1. Brad Keselowski 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Kevin Harvick 4. Joey Logano 5. Jimmie Johnson This is based off of last season basically which is why Tony Stewart isn't on here. 98. MAR posted: 02.16.2015 - 11:59 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Top 5 all time nascar drivers 1.Jeff Gordon 2.Jimmie Johnson 3.The King 4.David pearson 5.Darrel Waltrip Honorable mentions Dale Earnhardt Bobby allison Tony Stewart Cale Yarborough Rusty Wallace 99. cjs3872 posted: 02.17.2015 - 12:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, everyone that's been on here for at least two years knows who my top eight are (and who I even list at 9 and 10), but for those that have forgotten, or don't know how I rank them (and I did a top 40 a year or two ago on a blog that would have to be completely revamped, if I did another top 40 or 43). So here's my top 10 all-time: 1. Richard Petty (stats are so out of the is world that, even compiled against lesser competition for most of his career, he has to be #1) 2. Jeff Gordon (would have made it to #1 if he would have made it to 100 wins, but he'll come up short) 3. Bobby Allison 4. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. 5. Cale Yarborough 6. Darrell Waltrip 7. David Pearson (wasn't that great against tougher competition, hence his somewhat lower ranking on my list) 8. Jimmie Johnson (same deal as Gordon, if he gets to 100 wins, he moves to #1) 9. Junior Johnson 10. Herb Thomas Top current drivers, regardless of all-time standing: 1. Jimmie Johnson (that's obvious) 2. Matt Kenseth 3. Jeff Gordon 4. Kevin Harvick 5. Kyle Busch 6. Brad Keselowski 7. Denny Hamlin (perhaps this generation's version of Benny Parsons, Terry Labonte, or Ricky Rudd, in terms of how underrated he is among those not inside the sport) 8. Carl Edwards (I said he was the least prolific of JGR's four drivers, but he's still undeniably one of the ten best today) 9. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 10. Tony Stewart (if healthy and if he returns to form, still among the top 5 drivers) By the way, I look for Jimmie Johnson to climb a little higher on my all-time list, perhaps as high as #5 before this year's over. And the only reason Joey Logano's not in my top 10 current drivers is that he has to have another year like he had last year. If he proves 2014 wasn't a fluke, he easily moves into my top 10 current drivers, especially with Jeff Gordon retiring after 2015. After all, among my current top 10 drivers, only Brad Keselowski doesn't have at least 20 wins, but he's had three big years in the last four (2013 being the exception). Consistency over a prolonged period is one of the criteria I use when I decide to put someone among the elite in the sport. 100. edwards19 posted: 02.17.2015 - 1:49 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) what are johnny sauter's cup plans for this season again? 101. The Long Shot posted: 02.17.2015 - 10:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "what are johnny sauter's cup plans for this season again?" Running part-time for BK throughout the year. Also, hate to disagree with you, cjs, but Stewart is not a top 10 driver right now; he may not even be top 15. He hasn't looked the same since his injury, and I expect the events of last August will continue to affect him from a mental perspective. 102. racefangurl posted: 02.17.2015 - 10:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (2) I only rank drivers by how I feel about them. 1. Trevor Bayne 2. Joey Logano 3. Martin Truex, Jr., Landon Cassill 4. Austin Dillon 5. Cole Whitt, Ty Dillon, Ryan Truex, Jeffrey Earnhardt (my top-5 old guard), Regan Smith, Chase Elliott 6. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Danica Patrick, Steve Park, whoever else needs to be here for a time (my 6th ranked old guard) Justin Allgaier and Michael McDowell 7. All others I'm not mad at. 8. Kurt Busch (he made me made) I can tell you the types of drivers I consider great. Drivers that were champions and earned it, would-be champions if they'd run full-time, raced longer, had better luck/cars (Mark Martin would be a type of bad luck driver, IMO), driver that won a lot and earned many of their wins, that's what defines greatness to me. I'm a young fan, so my knowledge and appreciation of NASCAR history's a bit limited. 103. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 02.17.2015 - 11:05 am Rate this comment: (0) (2) My Top 10 Drivers 1. Richard Petty 2. Dale Earnhardt 3. Jeff Gordon 4. David Pearson 5. Jimmie Johnson 6. Cale Yarborough 7. Bobby Allison 8. Darrell Waltrip 9. Davey Allison 10. Tim Flock Current 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Jimmie Johnson 3. Brad Keselowski 4. Joey Logano 5. Matt Kenseth 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr 7. Denny Hamlin 8. Clint Bowyer 9. Kevin Harvick 10. Carl Edwards 104. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.17.2015 - 11:12 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here a few tid-bits: NASCAR is 'considering' using the All-Star race as a test bed for the 2016 rule package. And SHOULD Junior miss the 500, it will somehow be NASCARs fault. Yes, the Quing format stinks (i do not give a damn about it) but if doesn't make it. Would it not be HIS fault? Who failed post-Quing tech? Who is among the best plate racers of this generation? Who went from 25th too 2nd in the Pole race in no time flat? And it would be NASCARs fault? I wounder if it would be NASCARs fault if Danica doesn't make it........ Thought are welcome, especially on the first one. 105. racefangurl posted: 02.17.2015 - 11:48 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) made me mad ugh I'm like Schroeder51 sometimes. And about the All-Star Race, I don't care. We don't get that channel at my house, due to the no cable TV thing. (The old guard can disregard this sentence. It's for the newbies to these boards)I don't care too much about Jr. and Danica in the 500. From 3rd down on my driver list are my secondary drivers, tops. 6th, is the ones I'm not quite a fan of, for whatever reason. 106. cjs3872 posted: 02.17.2015 - 12:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That's why I put him 10th, The Long Shot, and stated that if he returns to form, he's still a top 5 driver. And I struggled with who I would put in that last spot in the top ten, and I had four choices. They were Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, and Joey Logano, and of those four, I rank Stewart the highest at this point. But 2015 is a make-or-break year for Stewart if he's to maintain that status. Given the history of the Daytona 500, and of great champions winning that race after a winless year, I think this might be the time Tony wins the Daytona 500, especially because, for the first time in many years, very little is expected of Tony. It was obvious that his leg affected him far more than he was willing to let on, but it appears that it's healthy again, and I think we're going to see Tony Stewart make people remember just how great he once was, if his cars are up to the task. I also still think he's suffering from the effects of letting Darian Grubb go, because his cars have not been that good since May of 2012, which was when his cars started going another direction, and when his performance started going into the toilet. But the other choices I had for that 10th spot were even less appealing to me than Stewart was. Joey Logano has to prove that, much like Clint Bowyer in 2012, that last year wasn't a fluke, and Kurt Busch has had more ups and downs than the Richter Scale (and they were mostly downs). And Bowyer hasn't done hardly anything at all since 2012, so basically Tony Stewart got the 10th spot on my current drivers list by default, because there really wasn't anyone else to consider. 107. edwards19 posted: 02.17.2015 - 1:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks TLS. And Nascar Lead Lap Points: I'm sorry, but there's no way Jr is better than Harvick, Hamlin and Edwards... and Bowyer is most certainly not better than Edwards and Harvick even with my obvious Edwards bias aside... 108. The Long Shot posted: 02.17.2015 - 2:40 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Team Xtreme Racing has posted on Twitter that they have a backup ready and will still attempt the 500. 109. jabber1990 posted: 02.17.2015 - 3:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) somebody mentioned that we should have an hour-long practice/qualifying session. I agree with that I also think they have the freedom to go to the garage and etc. in that hour, if you think that won't go wrong in any way then lets allow them to only do "surgery" on pit road so that there are no secrets. and also allow only 1 set of tires, make them really hard (about has hard as diamond) so that tire fall-off doesn't exist. there are probably a few ways this idea will go wrong but other than slipping a few things in there for 15 minutes then I don't see anything bad. 110. JP88 posted: 02.17.2015 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) If anything why don't they just give the groups more time. Even 10 minutes would be better and then they could make a mandatory time to where you have to post a lap. So if you don't post a lap before 5:00 to go, your time doesn't count. 111. Tyler posted: 02.17.2015 - 4:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @92 It would be nice to see Hornaday in possibly his final race ever, wishing him luck in the Duels Thursday. 112. murb posted: 02.17.2015 - 5:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I'm not gonna do my all time rankings just because it's been done to death by pretty much everyone on here (besides, I don't really individually rank drivers against each other - I tend to "tier" them into specific groups), but since we are heading into a brand new season, I will give my thoughts on the top ten current drivers, in specific order. This is based on three things: Pure driving talent, versatility, and clutch performance/coming through in big moments. - 1. Jimmie Johnson (I think he's beginning to enter that latter career downslide that pretty much every legend has, but for the time being I'd still put him at #1.) - 2. Brad Keselowski (Say what you want about his personality, but he may currently be the most talented driver in the Cup Series - his car control and ability to make big power moves on the track is undeniable, his versatility is undeniable as he has won on every type of track except a road course - and when looking at his Watkins Glen record I have to believe that will change soon - and in the clutch, as we saw at Talladega, he thrives. Once Jimmie starts/continues to backslide, I think Brad easily becomes the top dog. Let's hope he's calmed down by then and solely focuses on his race car instead of his mouth.) - 3. Jeff Gordon (After last year, I think he's regained top three status. It'll be interesting to see if he can carry over what he had last year. I personally don't see him having as good of a year this year, but in my 15+ years of watching Nascar, I've learned to never count out the #24 as long as Gordon is driving, so you never know. But yeah, he's still top three.) - 4. Kyle Busch (His talent and versatility are enough to have him in the top four, even though he is a putrid championship racer and in the clutch he is less than desirable. If he had even the slightest ability to consistently keep it all together in the Chase and actually CONTEND for a title, he'd probably be in my top two.) -5. Matt Kenseth (Still the silent assassin after all these years.) -6. Carl Edwards (I know a lot of people wouldn't rank him this highly, but I definitely do. He excels at everything on my checklist. His talent and car-control is outstanding. Even though his bread and butter over the years has been cookie-cutters, he's still an above average short/flat track driver (he's been great at Richmond and Phoenix over the years, so now that he's with JGR I fully expect him to now contend at places like Martinsville and Loudon), AND he's underrated on the road courses (he won at Sonoma last year and has won at least twice that I can remember in NNS/NXS road course races), and as far as championships go? Had a couple little things been different in 2008 and 2011, he'd be a two time Cup champion right now. So I think he's definitely at least this high on my list, and if he has an epic year like I think he will, he'll probably climb into my top five.) - 7. Kevin Harvick (I have him a little lower than most because I think he has an inflated win total. He probably should only have about 22 or 23 wins right now instead of 28. He lucked into the 2011 Coke 600 when Jr ran out of gas, he lucked into the 2007 Daytona 500 when Kenseth gave him the push of a lifetime down the backstretch and Mark got loose in turn four, he kind of lucked into the 2013 Spring Richmond win when all hell broke loose on a late restart, and he kind of lucked into 2002 Chicago when he spun out with like 70 to go and was able to get enough gas to last to the end. So I think he's a lot lower than it seems just because a lot of his fluky wins. Still though, great driver, absolutely deserved the title last year, incredibly talented and versatile, and easily top ten currently.) - 8. Joey Logano (He has absolutely proven me wrong and has become a fantastic driver. Easily top ten at this point, and will probably climb a little higher as the years move along. The only question right now is his championship racing ability, given how he and his team kind of folded down the stretch last year when it looked like they could have easily taken over and won it. But in terms of talent and versatility, he's got it. He's a damn good driver, and he has a nice 20+ win Cup career ahead of him.) - 9. Denny Hamlin (He's lost quite a bit since his injury in 2013, but he's still top ten. I'm really interested to see how he does with Dave Rogers this year. I'm starting to wonder if Darian Grubb just wasn't a good fit with him or something. Yeah, they had a lot of success in 2012, but don't forget that they also had quite a few miscommunications that year - most notably at Loudon in July - that may have cost them more wins and maybe more championship contention down the stretch. So I wonder if some communication struggles with Grubb, along with the injury, has affected him over the past couple of years. Talent and versatility wise though, he's definitely top ten still. And yeah, he's not the greatest championship racer, but I will ALWAYS defend him for 2010. Mike Ford cost them that championship.) - 10. Clint Bowyer (Eventually Kyle Larson's spot at some point this year, but for now, Clint still hangs on by a thread.) And I agree with Long Shot on Stewart. He's just not the same after his leg injury (and the Ward thing will surely affect him mentally for the rest of his life - though I have to say it's been quite a pleasant surprise to see him upbeat and a little more like "the old Tony" this week in Daytona - apparently he gave a classic Smoke rant after the qualifying debacle that I unfortunately haven't heard or read yet). I do expect him to win one more race this year and make the Chase, but his days being a top ten driver in Cup are done. 113. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.17.2015 - 5:37 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I have to say I like that Kenseth is high up. Don't follow NASCAR enough to know ALL of the personality things and details of each race but he sure does deliver a lot and is good as staying out of trouble when it really matters, he always seems to avoid the last lap big ones at plate tracks from what I've seen. Feel free to shoot me down/correct me because I genuinely don't know enough for my comments to be taken that seriously ;) And yeah Larson is going to be in the top 10 very very shortly, maybe even after Sunday (see my bold prediction :p) 114. Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 02.17.2015 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "It would be nice to see Hornaday in possibly his final race ever, wishing him luck in the Duels Thursday." I'm pretty sure Hornaday is running full-time for the #30 team. 115. murb posted: 02.17.2015 - 5:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "And yeah Larson is going to be in the top 10 very very shortly, maybe even after Sunday (see my bold prediction :p)" The restrictor plate races have sort of been his weak link thus far in Cup, so I'm not expecting too much out of him this weekend (though if he can dodge all the wrecks, a top ten or top five surely isn't out of the question). But once we really get into the thick of the season, I think he's gonna be money. I have him winning about four races and finishing around 5th or 6th in points. 116. edwards19 posted: 02.17.2015 - 10:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I'm pretty sure Hornaday is running full-time for the #30 team." I think he meant he's probably gonna dnq every race until the team folds (similar to Blaney last year) 117. Schroeder51 posted: 02.17.2015 - 11:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "And SHOULD Junior miss the 500, it will somehow be NASCARs fault. Yes, the Quing format stinks (i do not give a damn about it) but if doesn't make it. Would it not be HIS fault? Who failed post-Quing tech? Who is among the best plate racers of this generation? Who went from 25th too 2nd in the Pole race in no time flat? And it would be NASCARs fault? I wounder if it would be NASCARs fault if Danica doesn't make it........" Unfortunately, in the minds of more narrow-minded NASCAR fans, it WOULD be NASCAR's fault if Junior/Danica misses the race because many fans have a sense of entitlement; they believe they are ENTITLED to see their favorite drivers race no matter what. So if either of them DNQs for the 500 (I honestly doubt either Junior or Danica will fail to qualify...), you can guarantee a sizable portion of NASCAR's fanbase will whine about NASCAR screwed them out of the 500. 118. epzik8 posted: 02.17.2015 - 11:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) None of the good drivers (like Junior) are going to miss the 500 because they're just too good. 119. Schroeder51 posted: 02.17.2015 - 11:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As for my guesses as to who will DNQ, I'll say Hornaday (probably the most obvious choice), Mike Wallace, Reed Sorenson, Michael McDowell, and Brian Scott. 120. Scott B posted: 02.18.2015 - 12:44 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jr isn't going to miss the 500, even if he has a problem in his duel. The 88 team is 8th in line for an owner's points provisional, and one of the teams ahead of them on the bump list is the already locked in 24 with Jeff Gordon. When you do the math... nope, ain't going to happen. 121. Scott B posted: 02.18.2015 - 1:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) In fact, I think it's impossible for the 88 to DNQ at this point. Even if every team ahead of them in owner's points had a problem, Kenseth would be awarded a spot on Q speed before the points provisionals are handed out. So yes, he's a lock. 122. Anonymous posted: 02.18.2015 - 10:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) >>2015 >>still watching nascar wot. 123. The Long Shot posted: 02.18.2015 - 11:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I have to say I like that Kenseth is high up. Don't follow NASCAR enough to know ALL of the personality things and details of each race but he sure does deliver a lot and is good as staying out of trouble when it really matters, he always seems to avoid the last lap big ones at plate tracks from what I've seen. Feel free to shoot me down/correct me because I genuinely don't know enough for my comments to be taken that seriously ;)" No, your analysis is good. He's one of the calmest drivers out there and doesn't overreact or panic in tough situations. (It's rare to see you in a Cup race page; trying to take more of an interest in the motorsports happenings across the pond?) "I have him a little lower than most because I think he has an inflated win total. He probably should only have about 22 or 23 wins right now instead of 28. He lucked into the 2011 Coke 600 when Jr ran out of gas, he lucked into the 2007 Daytona 500 when Kenseth gave him the push of a lifetime down the backstretch and Mark got loose in turn four, he kind of lucked into the 2013 Spring Richmond win when all hell broke loose on a late restart, and he kind of lucked into 2002 Chicago when he spun out with like 70 to go and was able to get enough gas to last to the end. So I think he's a lot lower than it seems just because a lot of his fluky wins." This is really the only part of your post I disagreed with (though I do think Dale Jr. should absolutely be in the top 10 over Bowyer). I'm not sure how Harvick's "fluky wins" in past years affect his current ranking; he's finished inside the top 10 in points in 8 out of the last 9 years, and only Jimmie Johnson has won more races than he has over the last 5. Not to mention that he was the fastest driver in the series last year (in a year where all the other SHR cars struggled). My personal top 10 currently: 1. Johnson 2. Keselowski 3. Harvick 4. Kenseth 5. Gordon 6. Earnhardt Jr. 7. Edwards 8. Logano 9. Kyle Busch 10. Hamlin 124. The Long Shot posted: 02.18.2015 - 11:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I just saw the entry lists for the Truck and Xfinity races for the first time...only 34 trucks entered for Daytona. I get the feeling the Trucks are going to have to go through what Nationwide/Xfinity did a couple of years ago by having the field size shortened (probably to around 30 or so). Also, how about Dexter Bean making a comeback? After having completely disappeared from the NASCAR scene following his ill-fated Cup ROTY attempt in 2009, he's back and will attempt the Xfinity race in the #92 for King Autosport (Mario Gosselin will pilot the #90 for that same team due to Martin Roy having suffered a shoulder injury). MBM Motorsports will also run two teams in the Xfinity race at Daytona: Chris Cockrum will pilot the primary #13 while co-owner Derek White gets into the #40. 125. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.18.2015 - 12:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Unfortunately, in the minds of more narrow-minded NASCAR fans, it WOULD be NASCAR's fault if Junior/Danica misses the race because many fans have a sense of entitlement; they believe they are ENTITLED to see their favorite drivers race no matter what. So if either of them DNQs for the 500 (I honestly doubt either Junior or Danica will fail to qualify...), you can guarantee a sizable portion of NASCAR's fanbase will whine about NASCAR screwed them out of the 500." This. Thought Schroeder, people are HOPING Junior fails so they can bash Brian France. Yes i get he is an easy target but now people are looking for ANY REASON, even a small one too bash? Ok............. what the hell is wrong with people? "Jr isn't going to miss the 500, even if he has a problem in his duel. The 88 team is 8th in line for an owner's points provisional, and one of the teams ahead of them on the bump list is the already locked in 24 with Jeff Gordon. When you do the math... nope, ain't going to happen." That is what i figured. Besides, Junior should finish above 15th with no problem. "I just saw the entry lists for the Truck and Xfinity races for the first time...only 34 trucks entered for Daytona. I get the feeling the Trucks are going to have to go through what Nationwide/Xfinity did a couple of years ago by having the field size shortened (probably to around 30 or so)." 30 is a good number (should NASCAR cut the field down that is). 126. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.18.2015 - 12:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) TLS, I'm bored of the off season so the sooner the better, and this is the first truly massive event of 2015. The week-long build-up helps me psyche up. And yes, I'm going to keep a closer eye on NASCAR, although Indycar is still my personal favourite US series. F1 testing restarts tomorrow as well. We'll get a better picture of who's good and who's not in 2015. Maybe McLaren can actually complete some laps... 127. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.18.2015 - 1:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR has made some necessary changes to qualifying for Xfinity and trucks. The sessions have been shortened to 2.5 minutes and once a car is in motion on pit road, it must remain in motion until the run is completed. 128. ch posted: 02.18.2015 - 1:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I just saw the entry lists for the Truck and Xfinity races for the first time...only 34 trucks entered for Daytona. I get the feeling the Trucks are going to have to go through what Nationwide/Xfinity did a couple of years ago by having the field size shortened (probably to around 30 or so)." Considering that the Truck field is 32 trucks this year, I think 34 isn't terrible. 129. Dawson posted: 02.18.2015 - 2:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't think nascar should cut the filed down in the trucks or any series anymore because that's just making teams not want to come because there's a less chance of them making the race 130. murb posted: 02.18.2015 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "though I do think Dale Jr. should absolutely be in the top 10 over Bowyer" Yeah, can't believe I forgot Jr. Definitely in over Bowyer (though, like I said, once Larson starts getting wins and that type of thing, he'll almost surely get that spot). "The sessions have been shortened to 2.5 minutes and once a car is in motion on pit road, it must remain in motion until the run is completed." Why they haven't done this in Cup yet is completely beyond me. 131. We need more Onion posted: 02.18.2015 - 3:58 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Danica just wrecked her car and has to go to a backup. Same for Annett, who gets the #51's, as he doesn't have any Things are not looking bright for either. If Danica wrecks out of her duel and a couple of frontrunners do as well, she's out. Would LOVE to see her humbled a bit with a DNQ. 132. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.18.2015 - 3:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Appears that Danica, Hamlin, Mears, Burton and Annett got caught up in a backstretch crash during practice. That's gonna sting for those guys. 133. Seagal posted: 02.18.2015 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) And the 20 avoids another wreck in spectacular fashion. He's been so much fun to watch. Hope he has some luck saved for the 500. 134. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.18.2015 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Yes, how in all that's holy did Edwards avoid that FP3 mess??? Skill? Luck? Both? Divine intervention???? As for Danica, don't care ;) 135. Schroeder51 posted: 02.18.2015 - 7:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh wait, I forgot that there were forty-nine cars entered...I'll go ahead and add Josh Wise to my list of predicted DNQs for the 500. (I seem to be the only one who thinks Marks might actually make it...) 136. David posted: 02.18.2015 - 7:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I seem to be the only one who thinks Marks might actually make it..." Anything can happen. 137. DB1995 posted: 02.18.2015 - 8:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch is scheduled to run 26 Xfinity races this season unfortunately 138. Schroeder51 posted: 02.18.2015 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Kyle Busch is scheduled to run 26 Xfinity races this season unfortunately" Get ready for 8-12 more "epic" Kyle Busch Nationwide wins this year! 139. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.18.2015 - 9:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Kyle Busch is scheduled to run 26 Xfinity races this season unfortunately" Let me guess, he'll do half the Trucks season as well? 140. murb posted: 02.18.2015 - 9:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Kyle Busch is scheduled to run 26 Xfinity races this season unfortunately" On the bright side, it seems like he's really the only Cup guy who will be running a ridiculous amount of those races like that. Ryan Blaney has elected to run for NXS points, so that tells me that Brad and Joey will be running even less races than they did last year (and they really didn't run THAT many last year to begin with). Larson is only scheduled for nine races in the #42 (and with Poole running about 15 and Kwasniewski probably getting a good chunk too, I doubt he'll get any more). I also know that Kenseth is only scheduled to run five races in the #20 (Erik Jones is supposed to run a lot), and it also seems like Harvick will be running a little less for JRM this year since Ben Rhodes is supposed to run 10 races in the #88. So other than Kyle (and apparently Austin Dillon, who will do about 20 or so races in the #33 - but whatever, he only has one year of Cup experience, and RCR isn't exactly a JGR/Penske/JRM powerhouse in that series, so I'm okay with that I guess), it seems like there's actually gonna be a fairly nice mix of different drivers in NXS this year. Sure, Kyle will probably win at least 8 races again, but at least we should see some different drivers racing up front with him as opposed to just seeing Kyle/Brad/Joey/Harvick/Kenseth just murder everybody every week. "Let me guess, he'll do half the Trucks season as well?" He's actually only doing three Truck races, which is pleasantly surprising. Matt Tifft and Daniel Suarez are supposed to run the majority of the schedule in the #51 truck. 141. Schroeder51 posted: 02.18.2015 - 9:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Let me guess, he'll do half the Trucks season as well?" No, he's only planned to run four Truck races: Charlotte, Pocono, Michigan, and New Hampshire. Daniel Suarez and Matt Tifft are scheduled to drive the rest of the schedule...so at least he isn't going to utterly stink up the Truck Series this year. 142. murb posted: 02.18.2015 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "No, he's only planned to run four Truck races: Charlotte, Pocono, Michigan, and New Hampshire." Hmm, I guess they added a race or something, because last time I saw his planned schedule it was only three. Still, really glad to see it. I'm really looking forward to the Truck Series this year. I'm still sticking with Erik Jones as my title pick, but overall I feel like it's all kind of wide open this year. With Kyle running WAY less races, along with former prolific winners Bubba and Blaney moving up (not to mention Crafton and his team going for the rare three-peat, which has to be at least a little bit taxing on them), I won't be shocked at all if we see like 11 or 12 different winners. It just seems like it's gonna be ultra competitive. 143. David posted: 02.19.2015 - 6:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I'm really looking forward to the Truck Series this year. I'm still sticking with Erik Jones as my title pick, but overall I feel like it's all kind of wide open this year. With Kyle running WAY less races, along with former prolific winners Bubba and Blaney moving up (not to mention Crafton and his team going for the rare three-peat, which has to be at least a little bit taxing on them), I won't be shocked at all if we see like 11 or 12 different winners. It just seems like it's gonna be ultra competitive." I could see that. Is there any chance in hell that Chevy or Ford teams compete for the truck title this year? 144. luigistarted06 posted: 02.19.2015 - 8:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) So it looks like it's suppose to rain from around 10 AM to 1PM on Sunday, so it may be late start race similar to last year 145. racefangurl posted: 02.19.2015 - 9:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can't watch Trucks very often because of the channel the races are on. In the past four years, I've only watched one Truck race, last year's fall 'Dega race. None of my favorite drivers are in Trucks, so I'm simply a race fan, in regard to Trucks. I follow it a little, but don't who wins. 146. JP88 posted: 02.19.2015 - 11:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) <<< So it looks like it's suppose to rain from around 10 AM to 1PM on Sunday, so it may be late start race similar to last year >>> Ugh. I guess mother nature hates the new qualifying format. Hopefully it isn't that bad because I would like the 500 to just be run normal for once haha 147. The Long Shot posted: 02.19.2015 - 12:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I could see that. Is there any chance in hell that Chevy or Ford teams compete for the truck title this year?" Reddick's the best chance either of those teams have, and he's not that legit of a threat. John Hunter's the best driver in the Chevy stable currently, and he won't even be running the full schedule. Could see the #29 maaaybe making a run for the owner's title, but not likely. 148. David posted: 02.19.2015 - 12:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I completely forgot today that the Duels are no longer run in the daytime... 149. David posted: 02.19.2015 - 12:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #143 was not my post, by the way. 150. racefangurl posted: 02.19.2015 - 12:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Rain-Tona we could call it. Maybe the weather people hate the Daytona 500. 151. David R posted: 02.19.2015 - 12:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) to distinguish me from the other david, this is what i will be known as forever more. btw i made post 143 152. The Long Shot posted: 02.19.2015 - 1:11 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "#143 was not my post, by the way." Figured as much. The use of a cuss word gave it away. "Rain-Tona we could call it. Maybe the weather people hate the Daytona 500." Even though there's no rain in the forecast whatsoever. 153. racefangurl posted: 02.19.2015 - 1:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 146 said there was rain. 154. racefangurl posted: 02.19.2015 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gluck says no rain, so I don't know what to make of 146, which my Rain-Tona comment was a reply to. 155. Seagal posted: 02.19.2015 - 2:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) For those who have used it, is RaceView almost too distracting? It's free for the duels tonight so I want to try it out, but the graphics look so neat that I almost think I'll end up staring at my computer more than the actual race. 156. racefangurl posted: 02.19.2015 - 2:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) I don't want Dumbo (Kurt Busch) to win the 500, but I don't care how much of a margin it is. He could be second to Joey or someone and I'd be fine with that. I used Joey as an example because he's never won it and I want him to win. However as to who can win, anyone that avoids wrecking out and has no car trouble. Anyone can win a plate race, if they don't get in trouble in the race. 157. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.19.2015 - 2:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Will the majority of the comments for the race tonight come here or on the dedicated Duel race pages? 158. murb posted: 02.19.2015 - 2:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Is there any chance in hell that Chevy or Ford teams compete for the truck title this year?" I don't know about Ford, but last year the Chevys weren't bad at all. I think their biggest problem was that their flagship team (Turner) was run by complete imbeciles. So now that a bunch of different teams have bought Turner's equipment (I know for a fact that at least Nemco and NTS have bought some of it), I think we'll see a fair amount of the Chevys be competitive and frequently compete for race wins. I'm not completely sure about them competing for the championship (if Buescher can get enough sponsorship to run full time though, I expect him to be in it), but I think they'll definitely be competitive. 159. murb posted: 02.19.2015 - 3:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Will the majority of the comments for the race tonight come here or on the dedicated Duel race pages?" Duel pages, I would imagine. 160. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.19.2015 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks murb. 161. racefangurl posted: 02.19.2015 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't care where most of the comments are. I can't watch the race because it's on FoxSports1 and I won't be here. I'll be baking cookies while you guys are on the Duels page. 162. luigistarted06 posted: 02.19.2015 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And now there isn't any rain listed for Sunday. I suppose we'll see come race day, it is Florida so it'll probably change a few times before race day. 163. epzik8 posted: 02.19.2015 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tonight should be some good racing to get into the 500. 164. luigistarted06 posted: 02.19.2015 - 5:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm excited, if there's one thing I'm hoping for it's that Landon Casill finds a way into the 500 165. Daniel posted: 02.19.2015 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 47 entered at Daytona for Nationwide: Johnny Davis: #0-Harrison Rhodes, #01-Landon Cassill, #4-Ross Chastain Jack Roush: #1-Elliott Sadler, #6-Darrell Wallace Jr., #16-Ryan Reed, #60-Chris Buescher Richard Childress: #2-Brian Scott, #3-Ty Dillon, #33-Austin Dillon, #62-Brendan Gaughan Dale Earnhardt Jr.: #7-Regan Smith, #9-Chase Elliott, #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mark Smith: #8-Blake Koch, #10-Jeff Green, #14-Cale Conley, #19-Scott Lagasse Jr., #44-David Starr Carl Long/Derek White: #13-Chris Cockrum, #40-Derek White Rick Ware: #15-Carlos Contreras Adrian Berryhill: #17-Tanner Berryhill Joe Gibbs: #18-Daniel Suarez, #20-Erik Jones, #54-Kyle Busch Roger Penske: #22-Brad Keselowski James Whitener/Gregg Mixon: #24-Eric McClure, #26-Mike Wallace, #28-J.J. Yeley Tony Townley: #25-John Wes Townley Robby Benton: #29-Justin Marks Ryan Sieg: #39-Ryan Sieg Harry Scott Jr./Chip Ganassi: #42-Kyle Larson Richard Petty: #43-Dakoda Armstrong Jeremy Clements: #51-Jeremy Clements Jimmy Means: #52-Joey Gase Jamie Dick: #55-Jeffrey Earnhardt Derrike Cope: #70-Derrike Cope Mike Harmon: #74-Mike Harmon Billy Boat: #84-Chad Boat Bobby Gerhart: #85-Bobby Gerhart Joe Nemechek: #87-Joe Nemechek Morgan Shepherd: #89-Morgan Shepherd Mario Gosselin: #90-Mario Gosselin, #92-Dexter Bean Victor Obaika: #97-Josh Reaume Fred Biagi/Bill DenBeste: #98-Aric Almirola 166. Daniel posted: 02.19.2015 - 6:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 37 entered in the truck race: Mark Beaver: #1-Donnie Neuenberger, #50-Cody Ware Randy Young: #02-Tyler Young Kyle Busch: #4-Erik Jones, #51-Daniel Suarez, #54-Justin Boston Tony Townley: #05-John Wes Townley Norm Benning: #6-Norm Benning Bobby Dotter: #07-Ray Black Jr., #08-Korbin Forrister Joe Nemechek: #8-Joe Nemechek Jennifer Jo Cobb: #10-Jennifer Jo Cobb Tom DeLoach: #11-Ben Kennedy, #17-Timothy Peters Duke Thorson: #13-Cameron Hayley, #88-Matt Crafton, #98-Johnny Sauter Bob Newberry: #14-Daniel Hemric, #20-Scott Lagasse Jr., #31-James Buescher Billy Boat: #15-Mason Mingus Brad Keselowski: #19-Tyler Reddick, #29-Austin Theriault Maury Gallagher: #23-Spencer Gallagher, #33-Ty Dillon Bill Venturini: #25-Matt Tifft Jim Rosenblum: #28-Ryan Ellis Kevin Cywinski: #35-Justin Marks Michael Peck: #40-Todd Peck Mittler Brothers: #63-Justin Jennings Clay Greenfield: #68-Clay Greenfield Mike Harmon: #74-Jordan Anderson Sean Corr: #82-Austin Hill Chris Fontaine: #84-Chris Fontaine Ricky Benton: #92-David Gilliland Jay Robinson: #94-Travis Kvapil Chris Baluch: #99 Bryan Silas 167. dennyfan11 posted: 02.19.2015 - 7:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Time to see who will get in and who won't! 168. Baxter posted: 02.19.2015 - 7:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There is a Duel page up if you want to comment there. 169. David posted: 02.19.2015 - 7:12 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I don't care where most of the comments are. I can't watch the race because it's on FoxSports1 and I won't be here. I'll be baking cookies while you guys are on the Duels page." So very kind of you to inform us of all this. 170. epzik8 posted: 02.19.2015 - 7:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Duel number 1 is on. 171. The Long Shot posted: 02.19.2015 - 7:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "So very kind of you to inform us of all this." *shrugs* I'm not about to bash someone for talking about baking cookies. 172. David posted: 02.19.2015 - 7:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That's fair. I like cookies, too. 173. David posted: 02.19.2015 - 8:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I should have deleted the second sentence when quoting her post. 174. epzik8 posted: 02.19.2015 - 8:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Time for the second duel (Junior, as I predicted, won the first). 175. Colm posted: 02.19.2015 - 9:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) (Formerly kubica fan) Rowdy is doing 4 truck races as was correctly pointed out and all companion xfinity races except Talladega. Boris Said is running the other races in the 54 from what I have heard. Logano is scheduled to do 7 xfinity races, so I assume keselowski will do 7-10 like last year. Kenseth is down for 5 ith Hamlin running Darlington and Erik Jones running a majority in the 20. He has sponsorship from gamestop for 10 confirmed races. Harvick is running 12, down from 15, Kahne is running 7 and Jr 4. Biscuits in a red bull the great thing about nascar I find as a European is the absurd length of the schedule with 38 events in 41 weeks, even if you just check the results on a monday morning and read the race reports it acts as a good stop gap between the F1 and indycar races and gives you a bit of motorsport. Make sure to watch the 4 plate races, the road courses,Martinsville (it's long) Richmond and Darlington is a must if you can stick it. P.S. Does anyone know if Nascar is uploaing the races on its youtube channel the following week like they started doing at the end of last year. Good old LP2008 has a new channel and is doing 3 major series, but he will prob be caught and have to set up another channel. 176. Colm posted: 02.19.2015 - 9:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mentioned in a previous post on the Homestead page and I know it is only half done but the new Daytona will blow your mind, will look really impressive, almost intimidating with those mighty 3 tiered steep stands. The Race Tower with all the extra sky boxes will be about 2 and a half times the size of the current one. The views from the top of the new seats is incredible, check out instagram and twitter for pictures. You can view a 3d version on the Daytona website if you follows the links to tickets and load the 3d virtual map. You can get a comparison with the 2015 speedway versus the finished article in 2016 if everything goes to schedule. Jr will burn the field on Sunday. 177. epzik8 posted: 02.19.2015 - 10:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The field is now set. 178. MAR posted: 02.19.2015 - 11:27 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) So far in speedweeks hendrick domination seems pretty clear but I'll keep my money on Stewart winning the 500.The Truck series field for this season seems just as watered down as last year and Joe Gibbs and Kyle Busch are idiots and yes i am a Kyle Busch fan but im giving up on him winning a championship driving for JGR like what is more important 10-13 Xfinity series wins a year or a cup championship like i think its a complete joke he's running 26 races for what???? 179. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 02.20.2015 - 12:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Order of the DNQ 44 26 Jeb Burton 45 7 Alex Bowman 46 62 Brian Scott 47 98 Josh Wise 48 29 Justin Marks 49 30 Ron Hornaday Jr Owner of the #62 is Richard Childress Sponsor Updates #26 Livedeal Text "Jeb" to 64600/ Nasdaq #7 is Nikko Radio Control/Road Rippers #98 Phoenix Construction (Curb Records was not on the car) #30 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff/AKL 180. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 12:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Broadcasting lineups for the remainder of the races this weekend: Cup -- Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip Xfinity -- Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip Truck -- Mike Joy (subbing for ill Steve Byrnes), Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip 181. startandparkfan posted: 02.20.2015 - 8:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 179, the sponsor for the 26 should just be listed as Livedeal/NASDAQ Live, the text thing is not important. 182. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.20.2015 - 10:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Xfinity -- Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip" Could FOX have done any worse in picking their Xfinity booth lineup? I know that we always criticized ESPN's NASCAR coverage, but Allen Bestwick was always great to listen to when covering the series with Andy Petree and Dale Jarrett. Adam Alexander is pretty annoying to listen to in my opinion. And Michael Waltrip, well...I think it's been mentioned enough on here about his role as color commentator. I would have much rather seen Brian Till get the role. He's really a great commentator with any type of motorsports he covers. Also so far it's been a very interesting SpeedWeeks thus far. I think it will be hard to beat the Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing teams. I also really think that Team Hendrick is going to do all they can to give Jeff Gordon a chance to win his final Daytona 500. 183. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 11:11 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Could FOX have done any worse in picking their Xfinity booth lineup? I know that we always criticized ESPN's NASCAR coverage, but Allen Bestwick was always great to listen to when covering the series with Andy Petree and Dale Jarrett. Adam Alexander is pretty annoying to listen to in my opinion. And Michael Waltrip, well...I think it's been mentioned enough on here about his role as color commentator. I would have much rather seen Brian Till get the role. He's really a great commentator with any type of motorsports he covers." I wish they would have given it to the A-team of Joy, McReynolds and DW, like they did back in the early 2000's. Alexander isn't awful IMO, but one race with Michael in the booth is more than enough, let alone two and then his grid-walk during the 500 pre-race. Rusty Wallace would have been a good hire for Fox; I feel that when he was actually in the booth, his analysis was usually pretty on point (I noticed that as well listening to the MRN broadcast last night). 184. James W. McLaughlin posted: 02.20.2015 - 11:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) REPLY TO #183: I love it when a plan comes together! 185. racefangurl posted: 02.20.2015 - 11:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyone that's in it can win it if circumstances fall right. Jim Utter admitted that, even. I can't rule out say Penske. 186. Anonymous posted: 02.20.2015 - 11:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (2) Remember Walter White and Kenny last year? They had a fight over a girl. Walter said something like "Hands off! She's mine." And Kenny wanted to talk to the girl. 187. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.20.2015 - 1:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And was she worth it? :p As someone who will struggle to watch the race, I don't care a huge amount. As for predicting the winner, I'm going with racefangurl and saying that there are those more likely to win it, but was Ricciardo ever expected to win a GP in 2014, yet alone 3 in a much more predictable motorsport series... ...it's a plate race. I'm going for 21 GWCs and a first time Cup winner :p 188. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.20.2015 - 1:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^did I mention rain delays and a bizarre incident involving a heron? 189. We need more Onion posted: 02.20.2015 - 1:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Wallace shut all of us up. He didn't just get in, he got in without any problems, drove well and his pit crew didn't make mistakes. We underestimated his enormous experience and his well-known plate track skills. Same for Sorenson, I guess many are surprised he got in so smoothly. 190. Anonymous posted: 02.20.2015 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Walter White and Kenny were fighting over this nutty girl that posts here. They comment here, too Have anyway. 191. racefangurl posted: 02.20.2015 - 1:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jim Utter said Hendrick and Gibbs have the best shot, but someone else could pull off the win. Penske was my example because they are on par overall with those other teams. 192. MAR posted: 02.20.2015 - 2:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anybody that bets against mike wallace in a plate race is crazy i wish he could driver a top tier car in a plate race and im suprised Reed Sorenson got in both are now Daytona Cinderella's 193. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 3:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The court has released their reasonings as to why Patricia Driscoll was granted a restraining order against Kurt Busch. The conclusion states that it is "more likely than not" that Busch strangled Driscoll. Full quote: "The Court is satisfied that the evidence presented at trial established that it is more likely than not that on September 26, 2014, Respondent (Busch) committed an act of abuse against Petitioner (Driscoll) by manually strangling Petitioner with his left hand on her throat, while placing his right hand against her chin and face, causing her head to forcefully strike the wall of Respondent's motor home, thereby causing reckless physical energy to Petitioner and recklessly placing Petitioner in reasonable apprehension of physical injury. The Court further finds that Respondent's actions on that occasion constituted contact that a reasonable person would find threatening or harmful." So, in other words, Kurt Busch's career is in serious jeopardy. (As well it should be, assuming this is all true.) 194. epzik8 posted: 02.20.2015 - 3:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I feel like this race is going to be over before it starts. 195. RWR in SPRINT CUP GO!!! posted: 02.20.2015 - 3:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What happened really for Wise? 196. An Aussie Commentator posted: 02.20.2015 - 3:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So how long will Kurt Busch survive before he is permanently kicked out of NASCAR? 197. racefangurl posted: 02.20.2015 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) @196, not very, I hope. I'm no fan of his. If you want to know how much I'd miss him, stick your finger in a pond and see how much of a hole it leaves. That's how much I'd miss him. 198. Hinch77 posted: 02.20.2015 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) On the Kurt Busch saga... Both of them are lying, but the judge is believing her because she's a woman, but... They both need to be locked away from society for a long, long time. 199. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) ^Or, y'know, because there's evidence that suggests he assaulted her. Driscoll's intentions for suing Busch may not be completely righteous, and perhaps there are pieces of the puzzle that don't quite fit, but at this point her side of the story is far more believable than her ex-boyfriend's (who also claimed she was a trained assassin, if you remember). (Oh, and just to nix this part of the debate, anyone who says "there's evidence to suggest Busch abused her" or "there's no evidence to suggest Busch abused her" are talking out of their asses. We have no idea of the kind of evidence that was brought to light in the courtroom.) 200. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pretty much sticking with what I've been saying all along about the Kurt Busch thing. I wasn't there, so I'm not even gonna attempt to speculate on what actually happened. That said, I think it'd be a pretty good idea for Kurt to take a year off. Whether he did or didn't assault her, he still clearly has some type of issues that need to be worked out. So I'd like to see him just take a year off from racing and solely focus on working on himself. As I've said before, I REALLY don't want this to turn into Leeroy Yarbrough Part Two with him at some point down the line, but as the years keep going by, I unfortunately am fearing this for him more and more. So I hope he gets help in some shape or fashion. As for Driscoll, all I can really say about her is that I feel really sorry for the next guy that winds up with her. Regardless of what happened with Kurt, she's obviously still MASSIVELY psychotic, and I feel for anybody who draws the short end of the stick and ends up with her. 201. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The assassin claims were a stroke of genius... ...but then again, I expect a heron to make a cameo this Sunday during the race, so maybe not... 202. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) On a serious note, I have a feeling that what Hinch says is right (that is Hinch on here, not James Hinchcliffe himself), but can neither confirm nor deny that I do or do not side with either one or the other in this argument due what may or may not be a past where I sort of posted lots of kneejerk ott reactions a bit. 203. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, I didn't see it, but it appears as though Norm Benning either completely dumped Timothy Peters in Truck qualifying, or he made an absolutely mind-bending misjudgment. Either way, Stormin' Norman is getting ripped apart on social media right now. 204. joey2448 posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR. Two days before the Daytona 500. Wow. I still don't know all the deets, but stay tuned. 205. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Holy shit. Orange Cone just tweeted that Kurt Busch has been suspended indefinitely. 206. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:30 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Regan Smith to the #41, I'm guessing. 207. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Regan Smith to the #41, I'm guessing." Honestly, my gut tells me it'll be Bowman, at least for this week. 208. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Never mind; Charlotte Observer says it's expected to be Smith. 209. Hinch77 posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:36 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Good riddance to Kurt... Anyway knows what happens when you put "The Kid," "The Legend," and "Rex" together? 210. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Never mind; Charlotte Observer says it's expected to be Smith." Yeah, when Tony said during the Media Tour that they had a backup plan in case Kurt couldn't race, I figured it would be Regan (since he filled in for Tony at Watkins Glen last year). 211. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I just can't believe they waited so soon before the race to announce this. What in the f*cking hell motivated NASCAR to wait until after the Duels to suspend him? Makes absolutely zero sense to me. 212. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) After the NFL debacle, I honestly can't blame Nascar for acting quickly and not wanting any part of this. 213. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:50 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "I just can't believe they waited so soon before the race to announce this. What in the f*cking hell motivated NASCAR to wait until after the Duels to suspend him? Makes absolutely zero sense to me." There was a pretty damning court opinion by the judge that was released today. I suspect that had something to do with it. 214. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Jenna Fryer raises a good point: Gene Haas pays for that car and created it specifically for Kurt so I wonder if it will even run the season. 215. Schroeder51 posted: 02.20.2015 - 5:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I kind of anticipated Kurt ultimately getting suspended over this... All I'll say is this...I hope Kurt is able to use this time to sort out his life and solve his personal issues and gremlins. He's going to NEED to do that if we're ever going to see him in Cup... 216. dennyfan11 posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Holy crap. Watching truck qualifying. Saw the news. I am speechless right now. This has come so suddenly for me, and just 2 days before the daytona 500! This might be the biggest shocker of the year! However, we need to look at a wider picture. This will heavily hurt the credibility of NASCAR, given that one of it's top stars has commited assult. And this will also hurt Stewart-Haas as well, and i'm positive that even if Kurt returns, he will probably never live this down. I don't think that Kurt will return. I think it's all over for him. 217. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Gene Haas pays for that car and created it specifically for Kurt so I wonder if it will even run the season." I doubt they would fold it, at least not immediately. They'd probably try and run it with Regan or whoever through the Spring and early Summer and try to find some additional sponsorship or something. Or maybe Haas will just pick out another driver that he'd like to sponsor full time. I don't know. I'd be surprised if they just got rid of the whole team though. 218. Hinch77 posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Trucks broke their track record. 219. 1995z71 posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm guessing Regan Smith too, he subbed for Tony Stewart before. 220. dennyfan11 posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) NASCAR has just confirmed that Kurt Busch is officialy suspended indefinitely from the Sprint Cup Series. No word on a substitute driver, but Regan Smith is the most likely candidates. 221. joey2448 posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think this is the best decision NASCAR could've come to. Kurt has a checkered past and I think some real time off to get help is what's needed. The man has some serious issues but I think they are issues that can be overcome. I want to give him the benefit of the doubt, and I really want to see him to continue his career. I hope this isn't the end of it for him. 222. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "There was a pretty damning court opinion by the judge that was released today. I suspect that had something to do with it." Undoubtedly; just don't see why they wouldn't just wait until the middle of next week to announce it. They completely screwed over Stewart-Haas and that team by announcing it when they did. All in all, I do agree with the punishment; if nothing else, it'll give Kurt time to seek some professional help for whatever mental issues he's dealing with. If it truly is the end for Kurt, though, I can't say I'll be sad. Great driver, but one of the biggest complainers, team detractors, and just overall douches this sport has ever seen. 223. Daniel posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Won't happen, but I'd like to see Hornaday get the ride for Daytona. 224. luigistarted06 posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Id love to see Bowman get the ride for the 500 but it looks like it'll be Regan Smith 225. dennyfan11 posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chevy has announced they are cutting their ties with Kurt Busch indefinitely. 226. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chevy has suspended its relationship with Kurt Busch. 227. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chevrolet has terminated their relationship with Kurt now as well. So even if he does come back, it won't be in a Chevy. 228. luigistarted06 posted: 02.20.2015 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Does anyone else feel like this very well could be the end of Kurt's career? Maybe if this were the only spot against him it wouldn't be, but he's messed up so many times now. 229. 23andJoe posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) >This will heavily hurt the credibility of NASCAR, given that one of it's top stars has commited assult. *looks at NFL* Yeaaah no. 230. dennyfan11 posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Chevrolet has terminated their relationship with Kurt now as well. So even if he does come back, it won't be in a Chevy" It won't affect his performance, given that all makes are equal. 231. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another thing I just thought of: Even if he is allowed back, there's pretty much zero chance that he'll be able to drive a Ford either because of his relationship with both Roush and Penske. Yeah, now I'm REALLY starting to think this is it for him in Nascar. There's just way too much shit that adds up against him for him to make another comeback. 232. ch posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I still don't understand the suspension yet. Kurt has not been found guilty of ANY crime, whatsoever. Today was just the opinion of one judge that Driscoll's story was more convincing than Kurt's. This resulted in a restraining order, and nothing else. What the hell happened to innocent until proven guilty? Kurt is still not guilty of domestic abuse, and his record is still clean! If it were me, I would have waited for the criminal court case to conclude. 233. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Does anyone else feel like this very well could be the end of Kurt's career? Maybe if this were the only spot against him it wouldn't be, but he's messed up so many times now." As far as a full time team that competes for race wins and making the Chase, yeah. With his past Champ provisional(assuming that stays in the future), he'll be a candidate for small teams to put in a car for Daytona like the Labontes have in recent years. That's all assuming he isn't found guilty and serves jail time/probation. If that happens, even the smallest of sponsors won't touch him with a 10 foot pole. 234. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:15 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "What the hell happened to innocent until proven guilty?" Nascar is in a no-win situation here. It's either they do what they did, or they wait and get skewered by the media just like the NFL did. So I think they did a reasonable job of protecting themselves from a shitstorm, given the situation they were in. They MAYBE could have gotten away with waiting until later in the week (like Long Shot was saying), but they clearly don't want any part of this, so they did it now. Also, no, Kurt doesn't have a clean record. He has caused Nascar numerous headaches before through various ways both on and off the race track, so I have to believe that another big part of this is Nascar just saying "You know what, screw this, we're done with him". It may not be the most ethical way of doing things, but at the same time, I can't blame them really at all for wanting to finally distance themselves from this guy once and for all. 235. luigistarted06 posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Who knows, maybe if he does come back he'll be relegated to driving for a small Xfinity or Truck team 236. ch posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Also, no, Kurt doesn't have a clean record." I meant Criminal, but I see your point. 237. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ">This will heavily hurt the credibility of NASCAR, given that one of it's top stars has commited assult. *looks at NFL* Yeaaah no." This. If NASCAR waits, people in and outside of the sport would asking for NASCARs head. NASCAR moves too early, people ask for NASCARs head. Make up your damn minds. Look at this way everyone, NASCARs looks less bad down the road for doing this. Even if NASCAR is wrong, they still look less bad. Everyone demolishes NASCAR for following the NFL on everything they do, NASCAR is actually doing an Anti-NFL. They are getting ahead of it while they can. The NFL shots themselves in the foot (repeatedly) by making a mess of it. Atleast NASCAR can say (if they are wrong on this) is "Were are sorry Kurt, here is your NASCAR license. You can race here again." NASCAR had too something, court of public opinion *Looks at NASCAR fans* is bad place too be when you are f***ing up. Is it right or wrong? IMHO i have no idea. NASCAR did CYA mode because they had too. 238. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) BTW here is something i do not think people have heard. Kurts ex said of NASCAR (culture, family, everything) "NASCAR is just like the NFL domestic violence wise." That is slander everyone (and vastly untrue.) If it is found out that she said that, NASCAR can remove her, her organization and everything related too her like that. 239. cjs3872 posted: 02.20.2015 - 7:53 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Well, as far as Kurt Busch is concerned, as the old saying goes, "three strikes and you're out". This is the third time Kurt has been suspended, the first being at the end of the his reign as champion in 2005 and the second being in 2012 when he was driving the #51 car for James Finch. So I think this is the end of Kurt's career. And I feel he should also have been harshly dealt with when he spun Tony Stewart in the pits at Dover in 2007, and probably would have been, if not for something else that happened on that very day, which was the death of Bill France, Jr. Because of the extreme sadness throughout the NASCAR community that week, I think NASCAR let Kurt slide on that one. And as for the timing of Kurt's suspension coming two days before the biggest race of the season, the only thing like that I know of related to the Daytona 500 came back in 1988, when Tim Richmond was suspended for what was said to be a failed drug test, because he was eligible for, and wanted to run in the Busch Clash. Of course, we know that the whole Tim Richmond thing was the biggest cover-up in NASCAR history, beginning in 1987 with Richmond and his people lying about what Tim had, going right through the "suspension", and up to his death, and even past that. The whole Tim Richmond fiasco was, and I think still is the biggest cover-up in NASCAR history, because all sides were guilty of a cover-up. And is it me, or is nothing seemingly going right during SpeedWeeks this year. It's certainly nowhere near as bad as when they ran the Indianapolis 500 for the 57th time (1973), but it seems that nothing's going right for ANSCAR and the Daytona 500 this year. Matt Kenseth wins the Shootout, but everyone remembers that race for the Logano-Harvick spat after the race. The next day, Jeff Gordon wins the pole for his final Daytona 500 with the first 200 MPH+ qualifying lap at Daytona since 1987, but everyone remembers that for the controversial qualifying format and the fur-car crash that erupted from it. Then in the qualifying races, you had two pretty stout winners, but those races are remembered for the Hamlin-Patrick incident that's I think is going to haunt Denny Hamlin all year. And now this with Kurt Busch. The only good thing about this is that the last time something like this happened, one of the most memorable and talked about Daytona 500s ever run took place, when Bobby Allison beat son Davey for his third Daytona 500 win, and the final win of his career. And because of events that happened later that year, Bobby Allison also became the last driver to win the Daytona 500 in his final start in the event. An omen for Jeff Gordon, perhaps? 240. Seagal posted: 02.20.2015 - 8:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What I find interesting about this whole thing is that the Court acknowledged that she gave false testimony and bribed a witness... 241. racefangurl posted: 02.20.2015 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I kind of like Regan Smith, so I'm fine with him replacing Kurt Busch. Now he can show what he can do with good equipment, if he is the replacement. 242. MAR posted: 02.20.2015 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch keeps getting in his own way sucks but interested to see who replaces him most likely Smith but Parker Kligerman who subbed for Busch during his indy 500 stint might get a chance 243. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 9:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) SHR confirms Regan Smith will drive the #41 in the 500. 244. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.20.2015 - 10:09 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) If NASCAR hadn't taken the measures they took today, the feminist (which are probably a minority, but they are LOUD and VOCAL and have friends in the media) would have gotten hold of the story and NASCAR would have been crucified. Really they had no other choice, right or wrong. 245. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.20.2015 - 10:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "What I find interesting about this whole thing is that the Court acknowledged that she gave false testimony and bribed a witness..." Karma is going too come and bite her on the butt. She isn't wrapped up too tight too begin with. She will slip up. 246. Ernest T. posted: 02.20.2015 - 10:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "If NASCAR hadn't taken the measures they took today, the feminist (which are probably a minority, but they are LOUD and VOCAL and have friends in the media) would have gotten hold of the story and NASCAR would have been crucified. Really they had no other choice, right or wrong." Truth. A sad commentary on society and the infinitesimal size of the testicles of those who run NASCAR, however. It would have been nice to see NASCAR stand up and say "Kurt Busch has been convicted of nothing, and we will take no action until the due process of the law has been observed. In this country a man is innocent until _proven_ guilty, not the other way around." 247. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.20.2015 - 10:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Honestly, I think NASCAR did a decent job handling this. They didn't jump the gun the way feminists would have wanted them too, but they they acted swiftly and harshly once they realized the inevitable. 248. cjs3872 posted: 02.20.2015 - 10:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yes, Regan Smith will drive the #41 car in the Daytona 500, and as some suspected, giving Kurt a ride in such a good car was like playing Russian Roulette, because of his past, which has come back to haunt him one final time, as his racing career is, for all intents and purposes, over. And even though it would have been good to see Alex Bowman get selected, if for no other reason than he's running for points in the Cup Series, the truth is that Smith is the best choice, mainly because of his experience. Remember that he won the 300 last year and had a chance to win the Daytona 500 in 2011. However, who's the long-team option for that car, because unless Smith changes his mind and decides to run the Cup Series full-time, SHR has a real tough decision to make as to who to put in that car full-time in 2015, and Regan Smith suddenly has a real hard decision to make as to what series he's going to try to earn points in. Another question regarding this is, with Bowman failing to qualify for the Daytona 500, how is Tommy Baldwin Racing affected, because if they run into money trouble with a top-flight car now available, they could decide to cut back and make a deal with SHR to have Bowman drive the #41 car. Another possible option for Tony is to go back to his roots in the Cup Series, and put Bobby Labonte in that car. After all, Tony and Bobby were teammates at JGR for nine years, counting Stewart's time driving for JGR in the XFinity Series while he was still racing IndyCars in 1997 and '98, and Tony could simply replace one champion with another, and give Bobby the same chance that Dale Earnhardt once gave Darrell Waltrip. But there's no question, SHR is in a REAL bad predicament with what happened, because he now has a top-flight car with no driver to put in full-time at the moment. And with the albatross that is Danica Patrick, not to mention Tony's own career winding down (though I do think he gets back on track in 2015), what was once a big future for SHR may be coming apart at the seams. In other words, Kevin Harvick may soon be right back where he was the last few years he was with Richard Childress, and that is being the only dependable driver in a big multi-car team. With what has happened with Kurt Busch, Stewart-Haas Racing may soon be in BIG trouble. 249. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.20.2015 - 10:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I really like the idea of putting Bobby Labonte in the way DW filled in for Steve Park. Won't happen, though. Would like to be proven wrong. 250. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 11:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have to admit, seeing Bobby get one final season in a top flight ride like that would be really cool. But like Zack said, it won't happen (though on second thought, it wouldn't completely surprise me if they got Bobby to run it just once at Atlanta, given his stellar history there). Completely agree with CJS though. For the foreseeable future, SHR is in pretty big trouble. I've said it a few times on here, but I think they seriously missed the boat by not going after one of these hot up-and-comers (Larson, Elliott, Blaney, etc) before they were snatched up by other teams. They do have Cole Custer, who I think is really talented, but he's only 17 years old, so he's at least two to three years away (at a minimum) of even starting to get his feet wet in Cup. I guess technically he could be eligible to run the full Cup season next year (he turns 18 in January, right before the season starts) if they decided to Logano him, but I can't believe they'd do something that moronic (at least I hope they wouldn't, for Cole's sake). I don't know. It will be interesting for sure. Like I said earlier though, I'll be quite surprised if they just shut the whole #41 team down, so I have to believe that they'll at least tab somebody to run at least the majority of the season in the car. 251. The Long Shot posted: 02.20.2015 - 11:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think it's either going to be Bowman or Cassill running the remainder of the season in the 41. They have the Chevrolet ties, and both are driving for small teams that would likely be willing to let them leave if given the opportunity (like FRM did with Cassill a few years ago). As for who would replace them in that ride, I could see Justin Marks being an option. 252. Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 02.20.2015 - 11:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'd like to see Josh Wise get the #41 seat, he's never had good equipment in cup and he used to drive for Tony Stewart in USAC. 253. murb posted: 02.20.2015 - 11:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Damn, they even removed all of Kurt's gear on the Nascar.com online store. They REALLY want no part of him anymore. "I think it's either going to be Bowman or Cassill running the remainder of the season in the 41." I was thinking about Cassill earlier as someone who I'd like to see as a full time replacement, if they go that route. Bowman would obviously be great too (though, due to his experience with JRM last year, I'd actually like to see him get the #7 NXS ride, should Regan wind up full time in the #41), but if it's between Bowman and Cassill, as big of a Bowman fan as I am, I think I'd honestly rather see Cassill get it, just because he's been putting up great numbers in garbage equipment for SO many years now. I really want to see him get a great break somewhere. 254. cjs3872 posted: 02.21.2015 - 12:55 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) But here's an irony for you, one that I forgot, and it seems that everyone else did too. Remember a few years ago that it was Kurt Busch that replaced Regan Smith in the Furniture Row Racing #78 car, a move that dumbfounded a lot of people then. Now because of what happened, the #41 team is making the same move in reverse, with Regan Smith replacing Kurt Busch. Of course, if this turns into an Al Unser at Indy-type story with Regan contending for the win, and given Regan's history in big races, it very well could. Remember that Regan Smith had a very real chance to win the Daytona 500 in 2011, did win the Southern 500 that year, and finished third in another crown jewel, the Brickyard 400, that same year. then last year, he wins the Saturday race at Daytona during SpeedWeeks, the first full-time XFinity Series driver that wasn't a Cup regular to do that since Randy LaJoie in 2001. So if Regan Smith contended for the win Sunday, I don't think that would surprise anyone. And @252, there's another link regarding Josh Wise and SHR that many people may not know about. Remember that Wise split time with Danica Patrick in JR Motorsports' #7 car in 2011, frequently running better than Danica did, so Tony might ask Dale, Jr. or Danica about Wise. I think what happened with Wise and the #98 car Thursday may be the beginning of the end of Phil Parsons' team, and even if it's not, it wouldn't surprise me that if Tony gave Wise a shot in that car, that Parsons might just let Wise drive that car. Remember something else. Both Wise and Bowman are from the western part of the country, and after the race at Atlanta, the next three races are in the west (Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Fontana, CA), so SHR might give one of those western drivers a shot in the #41 car out west, because they do have fans out there. 255. Scott B posted: 02.21.2015 - 3:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Too bad for Jeb Burton the 41 ride wasn't open two weeks earlier. 256. Scott B posted: 02.21.2015 - 5:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think we'll see Regan Smith in the #41 for the rest of the season. The only obstacle is working out a deal with JR and the sponsors at the Xfinity level to swap someone else into that seat, which should be possible by the time schedule conflicts come into play. If Smith does well, and I think he will, this could turn into a multi-year deal. 257. Cornys posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Duels really need to be moved to Fox next year if they want viewership. They got killed by other cable networks Thursday night. Not bad for Fox Sports 1, but it's not good for NASCAR. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/20/thursday-cable-ratings-vikings-wins-night-pawn-stars-wwe-smackdown-impractical-jokers-archer-more/365639/ 258. Cornys posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^ Referencing my previous comment on ratings. The viewership overnight number was just over 3,000,000. On Fox it probably would have been at least 5,000,000. Vikings is a great show though :D 259. Cornys posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:26 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) NASCAR may have been waiting until just before the 500 to make their move. There's no such thing as bad publicity. :shrug: I've always wished that organizations would wait until proven guilty in a court of law before making any changes, but while in law it works that way, in the court of public opinion it does not. This is a sad truth about our society. 260. Aaron posted: 02.21.2015 - 9:22 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Couple thoughts on what's transpired since Thursday: 1) I told whoever posted 61 not to worry about Dale Jr., and then a couple days later he makes me look like a genius by winning the Budweiser Duel for his first win in an odd-numbered season since 2005. In dominant fashion as well. 2) Kurt was targeted by the psychotic bimbo. Never did she say she wanted justice for something, she just wanted to ruin his career. It'll be ARCA, USAC and drag racing for Kurt from here on out unless IndyCar will take him once this ruling blows over. 3) Why would Haas shut down the 41 just because Kurt is suspended? Gene is smart enough to know not to ruin the livelihoods of dozens of crew guys and support staff over something out of their control. This isn't a budget issue. Sure, he started it for Kurt. Doesn't mean it's over though. 4) Regan Smith is the right guy to drive Kurt's car for the Daytona 500. Thing is, his driving for JR Motorsports and the contract he has with the team means he's racing for an XFINITY championship and can't earn Cup points, so I don't see him doing the full season because he can't earn points for the 41. It being a full-time, high-profile team that wants to make the Chase, there needs to be a driver eligible for Cup points behind the wheel for most of the season. I don't see Dale Jr. just letting Regan walk, in terms of points. 261. cjs3872 posted: 02.21.2015 - 10:54 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) If he was hired to drive the #41 car for the entire season, Aaron (#260), Smith can always decide to change the series in which he wants to earn points, so that's no problem. Remember that this came up a few years ago after Trevor Bayne won the Daytona 500 and the Wood Brothers ran the next 6-8 races (they ran every race through the spring race at Talladega that year), trying take advantage of that Daytona 500 win to get the sponsorship needed to run the full season, even running at Phoenix, Bristol, and Martinsville, but it didn't work, and it wouldn't have mattered anyway because of what happened to Trevor just before the weekend at Richmond. So this is not the first time something like this has come up regarding an XFinity Series driver possibly running the full Cup season since the rule was put in forcing the drivers to commit to what series they chose to earn points in. But I've always maintained that drivers in lower series should always be allowed to earn points in higher series. For instance, I've always felt that full-time drivers in the Truck or XFinity Series should still be allowed to earn points in the Cup Series races they run. Certainly, Cup drivers should never have been allowed to earn points in the lower series, but full-time drivers in lower series should always be allowed to earn points in the Cup Series. Drivers from other forms of racing, and even the ARCA series, can earn points in the Cup Series, so why not drivers from lower series within NASCAR? 262. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.21.2015 - 11:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) My take: I couldn't agree more with Zackary Shawn, NASCAR didn't take what I would call the most ethical route, but they done what they needed to to save face in the media(though I have to say, in my opinion, with NASCAR having fallen so far in the mainstream view and really not that many people outside of the diehards and the fair weather cliques even caring about the sport anymore, I personally think the amount and weight of PR damage they would have taken would be negligible,feel free to disagree with me). I personally wish they would have waited until after the 500 to do it, but I do (reluctantly) agree to an extent that they didn't have much choice. I'm also not a fan of the view that just because of the NFL debacle NASCAR should just run from the situation as fast as they can, it all seems just a bit too easy and convenient to me. I agree with Ernest T @246 in this. That said, I understand why they made the decision, and I do agree with the PRINCIPLE of it. As for Kurt and Patricia, I wasn't at the alleged happening, and won't claim to know the details of what happened at the court case, but it's pretty clear that both are really messed up right now and seem like they could be capable of almost anything. I think there is equal amount of chance Kurt could have indeed committed assault, and equal chance that he could be innocent on this one. I agree with murb on Patrica, any guy with any sense whatsoever will stay away from her. In the end I agree that a prolonged absence is what Kurt needs, he just has far too many personal problems that he needs to tend to(and this time that means not just sweeping it under the rug). He has caused NASCAR many problems already and has quite a history, so I can understand frustration playing a part for them. In the end, I agree with the decision at large, i just wish they would have went about it a little differently. I do understand why they DID make the choice as fast as they did, as well the viewpoints of others.And I know I'm probably in a minority here, but these are just my 2+ cents. 263. racefangurl posted: 02.21.2015 - 11:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Landon Cassill could take the car when Smith has schedule conflicts, say. Landon's good driver and Smith had such Nationwide/Xfinity season last year, he's earned another chance. I like both these drivers and Alex Bowman, I just don't care. I don't know too much about the guy yet. 264. racefangurl posted: 02.21.2015 - 11:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I, like cjs, think minor league (any NASCAR series lower than Cup) drivers should be able to earn points when they race in a higher series. Modified,K&N Pro, Truck and Xfinity drivers can earn points in their primary series and any higher series they race in is how it should be. 265. murb posted: 02.21.2015 - 12:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) More pure idiocy in NXS qualifying. 266. Canadianfan posted: 02.21.2015 - 12:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) well NASCAR back to the drawing board.clearly groupcall thing doesn't work. Even if you tweak the rules I know single car takes 4 hours to do but it is the correct way of doing it and it should be left alone. Some of these teams might not have backups or even make the race now this is just stupid what the hell are we doing this make no sense. 267. racefangurl posted: 02.21.2015 - 12:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Group qual's no good at plate tracks. 268. Aaron posted: 02.21.2015 - 12:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "If he was hired to drive the #41 car for the entire season, Aaron (#260), Smith can always decide to change the series in which he wants to earn points, so that's no problem." Dale Jr. would probably say otherwise. He hired Smith to race for a championship and he has sponsors in XFINITY to answer to as well. I don't think Junior wants to run a car full-time for a guy who won't earn points in it. That's the rub. 269. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.21.2015 - 1:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here's my thoughts...group qualifying isn't the problem, drivers acting like idiots is. No reason for Suarez to pull that move, IMO. 270. murb posted: 02.21.2015 - 1:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Here's my thoughts...group qualifying isn't the problem, drivers acting like idiots is. No reason for Suarez to pull that move, IMO." I agree. I do think the format could be slightly tweaked (maybe just have like 10 groups of four go out or something so you don't have a big crash), but most of all, these drivers need to stop trying to play mind games and just go out and run flat out for two minutes. It isn't rocket science. 271. racefangurl posted: 02.21.2015 - 1:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Will Regan Smith stay an Xfinity driver? That's the question. The JR motorsports drivers are said to be strong championship picks. I'll try to be rational about Smith, even though I tend to get fired up about drivers I like. 272. WinstonCup4Ever posted: 02.21.2015 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Occasional sprinkles today for the NXS race according to NWS Melbourne, FL. Tomorrow will include some patchy fog, but luckily during the morning, not during race time. Sunny skies all day after the fog. 273. Hinch77 posted: 02.21.2015 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Occasional sprinkles today for the NXS race according to NWS Melbourne, FL." Trust me when I say this: Don't believe them! 274. racefangurl posted: 02.21.2015 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I guess everyone's on the Xfinity boards. I can't watch FS1, so I don't care if it rains today. I hope tomorrow afternoon's nice, though. 275. The Long Shot posted: 02.21.2015 - 3:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch's suspension has been upheld. 276. racefangurl posted: 02.21.2015 - 3:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Good. Dumbo deserved it. 277. Halperin posted: 02.21.2015 - 3:36 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Some "appeal" process. Was it decided by the same kangaroo court which handed down the suspension to begin with, or did they resort to using sock puppets to make it appear independent? 278. The Long Shot posted: 02.21.2015 - 3:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "Some "appeal" process. Was it decided by the same kangaroo court which handed down the suspension to begin with, or did they resort to using sock puppets to make it appear independent?" Or maybe it was decided by people that (*gasp*) knew of the statements regarding the incident that were released by the court and wanted to avoid a scenario like the NFL's. But to hell with logic and rationality! 279. racefangurl posted: 02.21.2015 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) I thought DSFF and me were the king and queen of irrationality. Halperin can be prince or princess, depending on whether said poster's a guy or gal. 280. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.21.2015 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyone else find that there normally seems to be a different ruleset that applies to sportsmen and other individuals in the public eye when they commit a crime than the one that applies to Jim down the road or Claire next door? It's even weirder when things called laws are supposed to apply to everyone equally... ...same with the Tony Stewart incident last year. I think that a lot of people defend these actions without knowing what actually happened due to the prominence of these people. Saying that, I wasn't there at the time of the incident so my opinion is of no use to any judge, and am only using 2 cases of thousands, you can probably slam me down with cases where this doesn't apply one bit. And I know this is probably the wrong place to post this, but I'm going to do it anyway. Nor is this necessarily what I actually think, just food for thought and potential for a monumental argument... 281. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.21.2015 - 4:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^ I mean 'commit a crime' as well as commit a crime, otherwise it may not be applicable here, which seems to largely depend on your gender and love of Kurt's driving style... 282. racefangurl posted: 02.21.2015 - 4:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope they're having fun on the Xfinity boards without me. 283. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.21.2015 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Racefangurl, that's why I'm encouraging an in-depth and potentially fiery philosophical/political debate. So others like us who can't watch the NXS race can, erm, do something, erm... ...constructive??? Or maybe I've misjudged this a bit. 284. racefangurl posted: 02.21.2015 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm no Kurt Busch fan, but I imagine folks that are wouldn't be too happy now. I remember when AJ Allmendinger was suspended for drugs (Adderall). Not a big fan of his, but some woman that had 'Dinger stuff all over her room cried over his suspension. 285. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.21.2015 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ok, I've completely misjudged this. If people could just ignore #280 and #281 because they have failed in their cause. Damn you, NASCAR. Damn you. You took my audience -_- But go Bubba!!! 286. Aaron posted: 02.21.2015 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Kurt's career is ruined because a commissioner decided to believe a crazy woman because she was a good actress when giving her "testimony." 287. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.21.2015 - 6:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like this will be the first Daytona 500 since 2000 without a Busch in it. 288. The Long Shot posted: 02.21.2015 - 6:54 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) "Kurt's career is ruined because a commissioner decided to believe a crazy woman because she was a good actress when giving her "testimony."" Stop presenting things as fact when you and I (and everyone on this board, for that matter) have zero idea what happened and/or what evidence was presented in that courtroom. Thank you. 289. The Long Shot posted: 02.21.2015 - 6:58 pm Rate this comment: (4) (1) I'll say this, though: the A-topic for this week (and for the coming weeks) should not be Kurt Busch. It should be asking the question, "why in the f*cking hell are there not SAFER barriers lining the entirety of every track in NASCAR"? It's such an obvious problem that can be solved so easily and without major financial ramifications. Why the f*ck has NASCAR not mandated this by now? If anyone can give me a reasonable excuse as to why it hasn't, I am all ears. 290. Ryan posted: 02.21.2015 - 7:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alex Bowman should drive the 18 if Busch can't 291. The Long Shot posted: 02.21.2015 - 7:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Alex Bowman should drive the 18 if Busch can't" 100% agree, but I don't think it'll happen, since Bowman drives for a Chevy team. 292. The Long Shot posted: 02.21.2015 - 7:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Official: Kyle Busch is awake and alert, but is OUT of the Daytona 500 with a right leg injury. Extent not yet known. 293. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.21.2015 - 7:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I'll say this, though: the A-topic for this week (and for the coming weeks) should not be Kurt Busch. It should be asking the question, "why in the f*cking hell are there not SAFER barriers lining the entirety of every track in NASCAR"? It's such an obvious problem that can be solved so easily and without major financial ramifications. Why the f*ck has NASCAR not mandated this by now?" I really hate the excuse of it being a financial burden to these big-name tracks like Daytona. They certainly have millions to shell out for the"Daytona Rising" featuring new concessions, seating, etc., yet they can't simply add SAFER barriers to a track where wrecks are very common? 294. Schroeder51 posted: 02.21.2015 - 7:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) As much as I dislike Kyle Busch (no kidding; I'm probably one of the people here who likes him the LEAST, and that's saying something), I hate to hear that he's out of the 500. I wish him all the best of luck in his recovery, and hopefully we'll see him back in a Cup car soon once he's healed up. And maybe, just MAYBE, this will be the end of his constant double-dipping into the lower series. Hate that it might have had to take something like THIS for that to happen, though... Curious to see who will drive the 18 tomorrow... 295. murb posted: 02.21.2015 - 7:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sucks for Kyle, and I wish him a speedy recovery, but hopefully after this he will realize the dangers of getting hurt in a lower series race and having it potentially ruin his Cup season. As far as #18 replacements go, I have to believe it will be somebody already in Daytona. My three early guesses are Josh Wise, Jeb Burton, and Joe Nemechek. MAYBE Erik Jones, but I don't know if they would just throw him into it like that. 296. The Long Shot posted: 02.21.2015 - 7:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If I were to guess as to who would replace Kyle, I'd say Josh Wise. Read on Twitter that rookies can't be called up as replacement drivers unless they practiced the car beforehand, so Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez are out for sure. Brian Keselowski also mentioned that Wise is close to Kyle's size, so that would work in his favor as well. 297. Hinch77 posted: 02.21.2015 - 7:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Considering everybody last named "France" or "Kennedy" involved in NASCAR individually has enough money to put SAFER barriers on every oval and road course in the US and still have $50,000,000 leftover, there is no excuse for not having SAFER barriers on every wall of every track. 298. murb posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:00 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Apparently Marty Smith just went on a batshit rant on SportsCenter about the SAFER barrier situation. I've never been much of a fan of Marty, but good on him. I echo everybody. It's absolutely unacceptable to not have SAFER barriers at every corner at every race track in the year 2015. 299. Jarrett88fan posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) A twin PR nightmare for the officiating body headed into the 500...allegations of domestic violence from a former champion and driver safety after the Busch Xfinity Series crash. CJS is a prophet once again. 300. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) A couple of NASCAR writers are tweeting that Matt Crafton is headed back to Daytona and being fitted for a seat. 301. murb posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow, didn't even think of Crafton, but solid choice if true. 302. The Long Shot posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) DIS president Joie Chitwood just said in his presser that SAFER barriers will be installed "on every inch of our property" after the 500. A tire pack barrier will be placed there for tomorrow. Kudos to him for taking responsibility and making the necessary changes so quickly. 303. epzik8 posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I still have Dale Jr. winning this because he just has a fast car. 304. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR will install a tire barrier for tomorrow and get to work on SAFER Barriers on Monday. 305. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @298 Man I missed that, what did he say? 306. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I really hate the excuse of it being a financial burden to these big-name tracks like Daytona. They certainly have millions to shell out for the"Daytona Rising" featuring new concessions, seating, etc., yet they can't simply add SAFER barriers to a track where wrecks are very common?" NASCAR may own the track but i think it up too the tracks themselves too decide the SAFER barrier thing. Too be honest though, DIS is too blame. Rearranging the deck chairs around, improving fan experience and the other crap they didn't even think about SAFER barriers. Good going DIS. "Apparently Marty Smith just went on a batshit rant on SportsCenter about the SAFER barrier situation." Where the hell was he when NASCAR was donkey d***ing around from 2007 too 2014? Way too step up the plate after the fact Marty Smith. *rolls eyes* But i agree with everyone, in 2015 SAFER barriers are needed everywhere. 307. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) We've already had an entire season's worth of craziness and the first race hasn't even started yet. There's been controversy, a suspension, an injury, and two fights. 308. murb posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Man I missed that, what did he say?" He basically just trashed the tracks and Nascar for not dedicating enough time and money into more SAFER barriers. In a nutshell, it was pretty much the same thing everyone else has been saying. 309. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thank you murb, once again; Yeah NASCAR just doesn't want to shell out any cash to improve the safety of the tracks. They have done an awesome job with the cars, but they are still quite a ways behind where they should be with track safety. 310. Baxter posted: 02.21.2015 - 8:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Crafton is a good choice. He attempted a cup race last year for Robby Benton's team, and may actually have a chance at a good run if he is chosen. 311. Baxter posted: 02.21.2015 - 9:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First cup race with no Busch brother since the 2001 NAPA 500 at Atlanta, despite running a full season Kurt DNQed, and Kyle was not yet running in the cup series. 312. murb posted: 02.21.2015 - 9:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Damn, apparently Kyle has a compound fracture (same thing Stewart had), and he'll be out 6 months. REALLY hate that. 313. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.21.2015 - 9:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Damn, apparently Kyle has a compound fracture (same thing Stewart had), and he'll be out 6 months. REALLY hate that." That sucks BIG TIME. But i'm glad he is still with us. 314. murb posted: 02.21.2015 - 9:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That's not confirmed yet though, but there's a lot of people saying that. So I don't know. 315. Schroeder51 posted: 02.21.2015 - 9:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Read on Jayski that apparently Crafton will be driving the #18 in the 500 tomorrow. 316. murb posted: 02.21.2015 - 9:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Confirmed by Nascar now. He has a right leg compound fracture AND a foot fracture. He's having surgery tonight. Damn it, that REALLY sucks. Get well soon Kyle. 317. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.21.2015 - 9:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR through twitter confirmed, 1)Kyle Busch's injuries 2)Crafton in the #18 tomorrow Also read that Kyle is already in surgery for his right leg injury; he fractured his left foot too. 318. Schroeder51 posted: 02.21.2015 - 9:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeowch. Kyle's gonna be out for MONTHS. Not what I wanted to hear. Hoping he can recover quickly and still be competitive when he gets back; would be a shame to see someone as talented as him have their career forever altered by such a horrible accident. At least he's still alive, though...twenty years ago I'm pretty sure Kyle would probably be dead after an impact like that... The only bright spot is that Crafton will get to make his Cup Series/Daytona 500 debut in a really good car. What a story it would be if he could win the 500! 319. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.21.2015 - 9:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle has a compound fracture (same as what that basketball player, Kevin Ware, suffered a couple of years ago if anyone remembers that) so I imagine he'll be out for a while. 320. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.21.2015 - 10:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Damn, apparently Kyle has a compound fracture (same thing Stewart had), and he'll be out 6 months. REALLY hate that." Crap that's terrible. I pray and hope Kyle makes a complete recovery and be competitive when he returns. 321. The Long Shot posted: 02.21.2015 - 11:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Busch brothers update: Kyle has undergone successful surgery and is "resting comfortably". Kurt, on the other hand, has had his final appeal denied. His attorney, Rusty Hardin (the same POS that is currently handling Adrian Peterson's case), has stated that they will do everything possible to get Busch reinstated. Assuming this means a lawsuit is forthcoming. 322. NASCARisanembarassment posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Well, my favorite driver is injured and done for the year before the season even started, because of NASCAR's continued ignorance and arrogance. Which comes as no surprise to anyone who's watched NASCAR lately. I guess a driver has to die before they do something about track safety. Do they even have a PR department? Somehow the only time NASCAR ever makes it out of the niche sports pages and into the mainstream is for something negative: a driver fight, a driver injury, a driver failing a drug test, or suspended for domestic abuse, a driver killing someone, a controversial finish, a possibly rigged finish that affects who gets to race for the championship, it's always some stupid BS with this sport. I'm done watching the races as long as Kyle is out. Getting sick of the constant BS this sport makes you put up with. It's never just about the racing anymore. Ugh. 323. DaleSrFanForNever posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:01 am Rate this comment: (2) (3) I'm not a Kyle Busch fan, but if I was him and this injury ended up affecting me for the rest of my life, I'd sue NASCAR. I'm sure there's something he could sue them for, some kind of negligence because they purposely avoided a safety measure that could have prevented an injury, and in the meantime they're spending hundreds of millions on renovations to this very track while simultaneously claiming that the lack of safer barriers is a money issue. Sue them just to start a controversy and drag their brand through the mud. Just saying, if I was three months away from having my first child and I suffered a permanent injury because some higher-ups in NASCAR are cheapskates, I'd want some restitution. 324. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) It does make you wonder (again) that it always seems to take NASCAR a serious injury/death striking one of their big names in an avoidable incident before they make any remote safety changes. And that's pathetic. 325. Tim R posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) As sick as I am of seeing Kyle dominate the lower series and being a little petulant and immature, I hope he bounces back soon. Like him or not, he's one of the best talents in the garage. On a related note, I wonder how much Bubba Wallace regrets getting out of his JGR contract to go to Roush in the offseason at this very moment. 326. John Royal posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well is this a bummer. I love to watch both Kyle and Kurt racing at these races (Cup, not Grand National) and they are OUT. And both because NASCAR taking measurements and not taking measurements. 327. John Royal posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) And I think the word here is "measures" and not "measurements". 328. Hinch77 posted: 02.22.2015 - 6:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) " 323. DaleSrFanForNever posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:01 am" For those of you who thought this was a typical DSFF troll post, pay close attention to the name... there's an extra "N" in there. 329. Walter White posted: 02.22.2015 - 7:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) So I see someone dropped my name. I hope they do it again. And trust me, I'm the last person you want to get on the bad side of. Anonymous, I am watching you, and when you slip on that banana peel, you will fall and your skull will crack and I will be there laughing my head off. I believe that today's race will be a good one. I'm feeling history. It is a chaotic time, and chaos will ensue on a massive scale today. I hope a Roush car wins so people will stop talking crap on an organization far better then people think. Give em hell Cat in the Hat! 330. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 7:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hopefully these controversies won't interfere with the actual race today. 331. RaceFanX posted: 02.22.2015 - 8:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Erik Jones was JGR's first choice to sub for Kyle Busch but NASCAR would not approve the rookie for Cup competition. 332. luigistarted06 posted: 02.22.2015 - 9:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @325, I bet Bubba would be driving that car for the next 6 months had he stayed with that team 333. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 9:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) My guy Kyle Busch is out 6 months due to a fracture leg sucks man but like i said in an earlier post like 3 days ago i really hated hearing he was scheduled for 26 meaningless Xfinity series races and then look what happens as a result but honestly i blame Joe and JD Gibbs for putting kyle in this position Bubba Wallace should have had a Xfinity series ride with that team and not Kyle hopefully now Kyle will not accept running ridiculous number of Xfinity Series races its not worth it he's the best talent in the sport and shouldn't be wasting it running meaningless races. 334. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 9:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyways my pick to win is Tony Stewart but my sleepers are Landon Cassil, Kyle Larson and Ricky Stenhouse i could absolutely see a weekend sweep of first time winners 335. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:00 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) "I wonder how much Bubba Wallace regrets getting out of his JGR contract to go to Roush in the offseason at this very moment." I doubt he's thinking too much about it. Overall he's still in a better long term situation at Roush. It's better to be guaranteed a full time ride in NXS (or at least "22+ races", which is technically what his schedule currently stands at) than to just potentially have an outside opportunity for a few months as a fill in driver. And besides, even if he were still there, we can't guarantee at all that JGR would have tabbed him as Kyle's replacement. Looking at both JGR's past decisions with fill in drivers (guys like McDowell, Vickers, etc) and their rightful enthusiasm about Erik Jones (it seemed last year that they were definitely more gung ho on Erik than Bubba), I have a hard time believing they would have chosen him anyway (he might have gotten a few of the #54 NXS races, but probably not much more). "Erik Jones was JGR's first choice to sub for Kyle Busch but NASCAR would not approve the rookie for Cup competition." Saw this too. That tells me that he might be running quite a few races in the #18 as we move forward. Not sure if I would just throw him in there that quickly without him having even run a full season in ANY series, but I think he's extremely talented, so he could probably pull it off as long as he has some good coaching in his corner. Some people will probably see this as just nostalgia and another "retread" option, but I really think they should consider Bobby Labonte as the majority replacement for the #18. It all just makes perfect sense. Obviously Bobby's history with that car and that number would be the coolest part, but most importantly, Bobby would do exactly what needs to be done here for this team as Kyle is healing. He wouldn't tear the car up, he wouldn't be getting involved in any stupid on track skirmishes, he'd be providing a lot of wisdom and information to that team (which definitely wouldn't hurt, given crew chief Adam Stevens' rookie status in Cup), and overall, as a 20+ year veteran and former champion, he'd just hold the fort down really well for five or six months while Kyle is on the mend. I know it's not likely at all and it's probably just wishful thinking at this point, but I REALLY hope they at least consider Bobby. I think that's a better decision most of the other options they'll probably look at (which at this point seem to be just throwing Erik Jones to the wolves, or just having a random assortment of guys like Crafton, maybe Wise, maybe McDowell, etc - Bowman and Cassill would be OUTSTANDING choices, but unfortunately I don't see them even considering those guys). 336. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:05 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think that's a better decision most of the other options they'll probably look at (which at this point seem to be just throwing Erik Jones to the wolves... If JGR put Jones in the car now, it would be Logano 2.0. 337. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Most likely JGR will use Edwards and Hamlin to substitute for Busch in the Xfinity series in cup i do think you'll see Erik Jones but only a couple races i think Parker Kligerman or Ryan Truex who have past history with Kyle/ JGR could get a consideration i like the Bobby Labonte idea but doubt its gonna happen Matt Crafton is a safe choice and also Reed Sorenson is available but who knows who will get a shot 338. Robert posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Between the #18 and #41 both being open for the foreseeable future, I'm really hoping that some veterans who deserve a good ride can get some time in these top-tier cars instead of a bunch of kids with money. Bobby Labonte anyone? Jeff Burton? Even Ward Burton? Coax Terry Labonte out of retirement? Okay, I'm stretching it now. But what about someone like Dave Blaney? Joe Nemechek? I'd much rather see some of those drivers in those cars than Regan Smith or any of the Gibbs development drivers. 339. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fernando Alonso had a big crash in Barcelona testing today and was airlifted to a hospital for precautionary reasons. Thankfully it's been reported that he's awake and alert. 340. RaceFanX posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle "Rowdy" Busch having to call his friend Matt Craft on in at the last minute gives me an almost "Days of Thunder" vibe. "Matt I need you to drive my car at Daytona." (Kina helps Kyle is a fan of that flick) 341. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh lord...Fernando Alonso has been airlifted to hospital following a savage practice crash during the final day of F1 testing at Barcelona. Really hope he's alright. 342. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:38 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mr Hair Plugs, Alonso had an accident that resulted in fairly minor damage to his McLaren (not sure about the g reading though...) and him being airlifted to hospital as a precaution. He is physically unhurt. Sainz Jr had a sizeable hit as well, at the same corner. Not the best few of days for professional racing drivers... 343. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Okay, everybody's reporting that he's conscious and okay. Supposedly Sky News is reporting that there was an issue with his KERS that gave him electric shock, but that has not been confirmed. 344. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mr Biscuits, an article that I read about the accident said that a hospital trip is mandatory based on the g-reading; so it must have been of some significance. 345. Eric posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I blame the management of Daytona International Speedway as much as NASCAR for Kyle Busch's injury. Daytona International Speedway was spending 400 million dollars on renovations, but nothing on Safer Barriers at the time Kyle Busch got hurt. I also would shocked if the President of Daytona International Speedway has a job much longer based on his pr speak last night that ESPN mentioned on twitter like "finances don't come into play for Safer barriers". Since the President claimed finances don't come into play for Safer barriers, some of that 400 million dollars should have been spent adding them a first place before Kyle Busch broke his leg. 346. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Mr Biscuits, an article that I read about the accident said that a hospital trip is mandatory based on the g-reading; so it must have been of some significance." Not to mention the way they transported him to the helicopter, on a gurney and with sheets surrounding him to shield from prying eyes. Just doesn't seem like the way they would handle someone who is "physically unhurt". 347. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) A hospital trip is mandatory after a g reading of something like 10g (can't remember exactly) but it could also just have been Alonso complaining of something. Anyway, he's unhurt. McLaren say so, and they'd know. 348. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:49 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) It was probably back or neck pains or something. That would be a precaution. The US media are certainly making it out to be more than it seems to be here in Europe... 349. Hinch77 posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Not to mention the way they transported him to the helicopter, on a gurney and with sheets surrounding him to shield from prying eyes. Just doesn't seem like the way they would handle someone who is "physically unhurt". " That's F1 standard for some stupid reason. 350. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117773 Hinch, better safe than sorry. Although some NASCAR cautions and Euro F3 safety cars are bizarre, to say the least. 351. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117773 Hinch, better safe than sorry. But some NASCAR cautions and Euro F3 safety cars are a bit ott... 352. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sorry for the double post, guess it must be the hyperlink... 353. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Sorry for the double post, guess it must be the hyperlink..." Links have to be moderated on this site (as does anything with HTML coding). 354. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It seems that way. It's just an Autosport article confirming that Alonso has escaped unhurt ;) I guess the US media has gone crazy with Busch breaking his legs... 355. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ha ha, Fox had good ol' JR voiceover the multiple fights that Brad had during the Chase. 356. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hate to start off the day with a morbid thought, do you think NASCAR or DIS would have made as big of a deal if it was Kyle Smith who got into the wreck? 357. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Probably far less of one. This is NASCAR. They have a history of this. 358. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kid Rock does a good song? I guess a blind squirrel does find a nut every once in a while...or 2 359. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Great to see Andy Petree back on television. 360. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sauter missed introductions. He'll be moving to the back. 361. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Johnny Sauter has been replaced in the #83 by the Invisible Man. 362. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cowboy Hat staying cool, as always... 363. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cool that they actually showed driver intros. 364. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) they showed Driver Intros last year (twice actually) because I asked what the name of that song was 365. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Cool that they actually showed driver intros." They've shown them for several years now. 366. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) After the chaos of yesterday, I REALLY hope the race today is a safe one... 367. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 12:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "They've shown them for several years now." Oh. Well, I usually don't watch the Waltrip Brothers Power Hour... I mean the pre-race show, so that's probably why I don't remember them ever having them for the 500. 368. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That Jeff Gordon segment gave me chills. Couldn't think of a better time to play Fall Out Boy. 369. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I just realized, I'm really going to miss Jeff Gordon after 2015... 370. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Kyle "Rowdy" Busch having to call his friend Matt Craft on in at the last minute gives me an almost "Days of Thunder" vibe. "Matt I need you to drive my car at Daytona." (Kina helps Kyle is a fan of that flick)" Maybe Cole Trickle, I mean Matt Crafton can also take the Rowdy-Mobile to Victory Lane. 371. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yay, the return of Michael Waltrip's grid walk...I'm sure we ALL missed that... 372. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:06 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Michael gets on his drugs and makes a fool of himself again. Matt Kenseth is not impressed. Stenhouse makes jokes about MW's hair. 373. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sorry, but DW is high if he thinks Gordon's the GOAT. 374. luigistarted06 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm kind of curious how the warm weather will affect today's race. Hopefully it doesn't make the cars handle so poorly that it turns into a boring uncompetitive race 375. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Yay, the return of Michael Waltrip's grid walk...I'm sure we ALL missed that..." My parents may have been the only ones who got a kick out of his antics. 376. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) He's one of the GOATs though, certainly not a sheep... 377. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I see NASCAR has borrowed one of Auburn's pre-game traditions for today's race. War Eagle! 378. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The engines have been fired. 379. luigistarted06 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Any last second picks to win? 380. Sean posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Between the #18 and #41 both being open for the foreseeable future, I'm really hoping that some veterans who deserve a good ride can get some time in these top-tier cars instead of a bunch of kids with money. Bobby Labonte anyone? Jeff Burton? Even Ward Burton? Coax Terry Labonte out of retirement? Okay, I'm stretching it now. But what about someone like Dave Blaney? Joe Nemechek? I'd much rather see some of those drivers in those cars than Regan Smith or any of the Gibbs development drivers." 100% disagree. I'd much rather see drivers with potential who haven't had opportunities in killer rides than drivers who were at their peak 15 years ago. Terry Labonte would be wasting the ride more than Smith or Crafton would, and I think he'd be more of a ride-buyer than them too. So Gordon got the most cheers (not Junior), which I guess makes sense if this really is his last race (and I hope he doesn't renege on that like Mark Martin did), Stewart got the most boos (I guess the fan base is still divided about the Kevin Ward thing...admittedly the Busch brothers weren't there), and Danica got stone-cold silence. That was interesting. And DW just declared Jeff Gordon to be the best driver ever. I don't think many fans would agree with that. I like that Gordon at least said he was racing against "some of the best drivers", acknowledging that there was talent outside NASCAR. I liked that. 381. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Still sticking with Brad, but those HMS and JGR cars are gonna be tough to beat. Darkhorses: Truex, Menard, Regan 382. We need more Onion posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex. One of the best cars in the duel and the unlimited, kept his nose clean. 383. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Sorry, but DW is high if he thinks Gordon's the GOAT." I disagree wholeheartedly. That's a perfectly legitimate opinion. 384. Sean posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Initially I was gonna say Jeff Gordon didn't have enough killer instinct to win anymore (judging by his recent restart pace) and I was gonna go for Junior or Johnson instead as a result. However, I rethought that and now am thinking that Gordon's Hendrick teammates are going to play defense to help him win, and that's going to annoy me. 385. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) To be fair, the opinion of Gordon being 'Best Driver ever' is alot more possible then people would give credit for. I cant' say that's abolute truth, as there are drivers from numerous other series that could compete for that title. But I'd say that Gordon is better then everyone in NASCAR's history save for possibly Richard Petty and Pearson. Yes, I'd put Gordon over Dale Sr and Yarbrough. 386. luigistarted06 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have a feeling Gordon will pull out the story book ending 387. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) After 3 months of waiting, the drivers and teams are ready to go. 43 will enter, and race for 200 thrilling laps. At the end, only one will claim the Harley J Earl Trophy. 388. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I picked Jeff in the fantasy league, and I'm sticking with it. 389. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:27 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I'd much rather see drivers with potential who haven't had opportunities in killer rides than drivers who were at their peak 15 years ago." I agree with that, and I wholeheartedly back Bowman and Cassill for the #18 and #41 rides. But unfortunately, it doesn't seem like they are even being considered. So if it has to come down to "retread" drivers (I REALLY hate using that word, but whatever), absolutely give me Bobby Labonte over someone completely pointless like Michael McDowell. 390. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I would put Gordon second behind Petty, but one can make a good argument for Gordon's GOAT status without being high. 391. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And after 23 years, Jeff Gordon will enter his final daytona 500. 392. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My bet is that Gordon will DNF or at least get caught up in something. Probably involving a heron... 393. Scott B posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let's do this! 394. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY! LET'S GO GREAT AMERICAN RACING BOYS AND GIRLS! 395. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) At long last, it begins !!! WOOOOOOOOOOO! 396. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let's hope for a safe and exciting 57th Daytona 500! 397. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Green flag! The 2015 Sprint Cup season is underway! 398. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon leads the first lap of the season! 399. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I would put Gordon second behind Petty, but one can make a good argument for Gordon's GOAT status without being high." DW's argument was essentially, "look at the stats". The stats where Petty, Pearson and Earnhardt all stand vastly superior. Legendary driver, easy to make an argument for top 3 all-time, but not GOAT. 400. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon leads the first lap of his last 500. 401. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie Johnson now leads. 402. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon leads the first lap of his last Daytona 500. 403. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson pulls out front on lap 2. Three wide already back in the field. 404. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson slides in in front of Carl Edwards. 405. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson and Edwards now run 1-2. 406. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson slides infront of Earnhardt. 407. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Junior goes to second. 408. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyone else besides me at least a little bit concerned about the track temperature? 409. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano battles for third with Junior. 410. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:40 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano is making some dicey moves early on... 411. Robert posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Wallace has lost the draft. 412. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh No. Single file. 413. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is the first sunny-skied Daytona 500 since 2011. 414. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That was a LONG Goodyear commercial. 415. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Single file up front. 416. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Oh no! It's single file on lap 3 where it doesn't matter anyhow!!! The world is ending! Upsets in the top-43: Matt Crafton, Regan Smith, Mike Wallace Go Dennnnnyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 417. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:43 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Johnson up high, Joey Logano leads the low line. 418. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:43 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano goes for second. 419. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:43 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I really like the way Logano looks so far. 420. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon takes the lead and Jimmie Johnson gets hung out. 421. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon goes to the lead as Johnson gets shuffled back and may have bumped the wall. 422. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson gets shuffled and might have brushed the wall off turn four. 423. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I look down for one second and Johnson is suddenly shuffled back. #416 was pretty funny. 424. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Joey Logano on the inside! 425. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Yes. Nap-Time finally pushed out of the lead. Hopefully that was the last time he leads today. 426. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Oh no! It's single file on lap 3 where it doesn't matter anyhow!!! The world is ending! Upsets in the top-43: Matt Crafton, Regan Smith, Mike Wallace Go Dennnnnyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Is it odd that i found this funny? 427. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano battles for the lead, but doesn't quite get it. 428. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Oh No. Single file." For the first three cars. What on heavens shall we do? Johnson gets shuffled back. 429. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny is shooting up like a rocket. All the way into the top 10. 430. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ""Oh no! It's single file on lap 3 where it doesn't matter anyhow!!! The world is ending! Upsets in the top-43: Matt Crafton, Regan Smith, Mike Wallace Go Dennnnnyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Is it odd that i found this funny? " Is it odd that i found your response funny? 431. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I've been fairly impressed with Ryan Blaney's run today. He has been holding his own in the top ten so far. 432. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 40 cars in the lead pack. Bobby Labonte, Johnny Sauter, and Mike Wallace straggling in the back. 433. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dale Sr ouclasifying Gordon in stats? Dale Sr always struggled with conservative tracks (Michigan) and Road Courses. Gordon road course struggles, while they exists, were never that extreme. Gordon has more wins. Gordon has consecutive poles in 20+ years And Jeff could seal the deal on THE larger races better. Of all the tracks that were on the schedule during Gordon's time, he's won at ALL of them sans 1. Even N. Wilksboro, which was only on the schedule for about 4 years during Jeff's career before being removed, while Sr never closed the deal on Ontario or California. Outside of numbers of championships and non-points Daytona races (Which don't count for as much as people like to claim), and Plate Races which are a lottery already, I'm having issues thinking of areas where statistically Dale Sr outdoes Gordon. 434. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 2 commercial breaks before lap 20... 435. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) """Oh no! It's single file on lap 3 where it doesn't matter anyhow!!! The world is ending! Upsets in the top-43: Matt Crafton, Regan Smith, Mike Wallace Go Dennnnnyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""" Is it odd that i found this funny? "" Is it odd that i found your response funny?" Is it odd that i found that funny? 436. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution is out after Landon Cassil blows up. 437. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for Landon Cassill blowing up. 438. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Everyone coming in! 439. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Gordon road course struggles" Which have really only been prominent at Watkins Glen since 2001. 440. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Landon Cassill blows up, catches on fire, and brings out the first caution of the year. NO! There went one of my picks... 441. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cassill blows an engine and catches fire. Day is over for him. 442. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon wins the race off pit road. 443. Hinch77 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I come to join a chat and instead I found a morgue... where is everyone? 444. luigistarted06 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nooooo. Poor Landon Cassill, he's had a tough couple of days 445. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! Cassill blows up one of my dark horse picks is out 446. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Poor Cassil. He usually runs well on superspeedways. We've had 3 commercial breaks in 20 laps. 447. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) the 18 car still has Kyle Busch written on the windshield, what does the 41 have written on it? also, they can keep Kyles name on it even though Crafton is driving it? 448. Cumulonimbus posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski seemed to have some issues on his pit stop. But unless there's something wrong with the car, the track position lost at this point doesn't matter. 449. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Michael Anett, Casey Mears, Bobby Labonte, and J.J Yeley stay out. 450. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) At least we haven't seen the ever-so amazing "NARWHALS, NARWHALS" commercial yet. Uh-oh, I think I might have jinxed us by saying that... 451. RaceFanX posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cassil is a good plate racer, see how he almost won Talladega last year, so it's a shame the #40 Chevy made a fiery exit this early in the race. He could have had a good run. 452. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Commercial break #4 already! 453. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Commercial break count: 4. And as I suspected, that damn Bud commercial is airing again. It almost seems like the same commercials on loop... 454. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That 8 billion's gotta be collected somehow. 455. luigistarted06 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah, Cassill was running in the top 15 at the time too. Who knows, he could have been a contender to win 456. Sprint Marketing Officer posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What are you all talking about? Narwals are wonderful to sell phones! 457. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) At this rate there are going to be 30+ commercial breaks... 458. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Those Game of War commercials with Kate Upton are embarrassing. 459. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Narwhals are still better than Robo-Jimmie being a smug jackass and pointing to his trophy case. 460. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon leads to the green. 461. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 3-wide racing back in the pack! 462. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Three-wide already back in the pack. 463. Hinch77 posted: 02.22.2015 - 1:59 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Narwhals are still better than Robo-Jimmie being a smug jackass and pointing to his trophy case. " At least Jimmie has had success to justify him being a smug jackass. 464. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:00 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Joey Logano leads the outside. 465. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex gets shuffled to the middle and drops back. 466. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny 5th! 467. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You want to know the sad thing...narwhals are actually kind of bad-ass. 468. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Outside line is starting to fall back. Looks like Crafton is opting to hang in the back in his first 500. 469. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Single-file for the first four spots. BORING!! 470. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pack analysis Pack 1:23 cars Pack 2:17 cars. Stragglers in the back: 2. 471. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I did not know Dale Jr. was left-handed. Interesting. 472. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The outside line has fallen WAY back. Looks like we're getting ready for single-file racing... 473. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Can you agree this race is boring NOW? With the front 10 or so single file? 474. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Commercial count:5. 475. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I like Matt Crafton's strategy hanging back. Regan Smith is basically auditioning for that #41 ride Next year. And i can guarantee you the last 50 laps of this race will be a wreckfest its to calm right now 476. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Can you agree this race is boring NOW?" No. 477. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 23 car lead pack is now 2.3 seconds ahead of pack 2. 478. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Pack analysis Pack 1:23 cars Pack 2:17 cars. Stragglers in the back: 2." That...isn't analysis. 479. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The outside line is advancing! 480. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Outside line looks like it's moving forwards again...somewhat. 481. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Very clean so far. Then again, so was the Xfinity race after 40 laps... 482. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano moves to the inside while Edwards goes to the outside. 483. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart and Kenseth both in the wall. 484. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) GODDAMN IT! 485. Jarrett88fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 150-160 laps of placid Sunday riding and 40-50 laps of survival... the current Xfinity restrictor plate package is racier than 2014-present. 486. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart and Kenseth in the wall our of 4. That could have been ALOT worse. I thought we'd have a 15 car pileup there. 487. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart gets way loose and taps the wall. Damn. Kenseth has some damage too. 488. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony Stewart in the wall, and Matt Kenseth damaged too. Pretty unusual crash. 489. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Trouble off turn 4! Stewart bumps the wall, and Kenseth smacks it behind him. 490. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Damage for Ryan Blaney too, most likely. 491. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Poor Tony and Matt. They were favorites. 492. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Poor Blaney. Hopefully he didn't suffer too much damage. 493. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart got loose and turned off the front of Blaney. 494. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Michael Waltrip also involved. 495. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony, Ryan Blaney and Matt Kenseth get together. Looks like Hamlin may have taken the air off Smoke's rear. Nice job by everyone avoiding that. 496. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart got loose and slid up in front of Ryan Blaney. Behind them, Michael Waltrip got into the back of Kenseth. 497. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, looks like Stewart's day is likely done. Gordon goes back to my #1 hope to win this race. 498. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Not too much damage for either of those guys though. They should be pretty okay. 499. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart's 17th attempt to win the Daytona 500 ends in a crunched-up race car. 500. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Everyone in! 501. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth and Blaney might be okay, but Smoke's got a lot of damage. 502. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon and Joey Logano will lead to the green. And now time for a 6th commercial break! 503. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney looks okay. Doesn't look like he got very much damage. 504. RaceFanX posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony Stewart's awful Daytona 500 luck continues as he crashes out of seventh place. 505. BigWill20 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Seriously Waltrip? Come on, man. Go back to the Hollywood Hotel. 506. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My pick Stewart just wrecked but hopefully its not to bad 507. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Justin Allgaier stays out. 508. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From what we've seen out of cars with damage so far in Speedweeks, Stewart can probably still run decent with that car. He won't be able to win with it now, but he can still at least run in a draft. 509. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon to the green. 510. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Joey Logano to the lead! 511. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth and Stewart go a lap down. They may be out of it now. 512. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano pulls out front on the backstretch, and will lead at the line. 513. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nevermind, Stewart knocked his steering out. He's done. Kenseth goes a lap down on pit road as they still repair his car. 514. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The field blows past the slower car of Kenseth. 515. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 2 Packs. 1 of 25, and 1 of 15. 516. Anonymous posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) "2 Packs. 1 of 25, and 1 of 15. " One's your IQ, and the other is the square root of mine. 517. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart to the garage. 518. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stewart is going back to the garage. 519. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie Johnson ducks to the inside, pushed by Denny Hamlin! 520. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon retakes the lead! 521. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I'd have no issue kicking Logano's butt. But I'm not a little kid. He's only about 5 or 6 years older then me. Gordon back to the lead. 522. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon is back out in front. 523. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon slides to block Dale Earnhardt Jr. Lots of guys moving around! 524. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So Stewart tastes disappointment again. 525. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The field thins to single file. 526. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Logano gets shuffled back on the inside. 527. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Commercial count:7 528. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Yawns" its getting a lil boring 529. Cumulonimbus posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano is probably the most aggressive driver on track so far. I'd say he's a main contender for the win... or causing the Big one. Also, good to see that both the inside and the outside lane have the potential to be the quickest way around, so I'm not worried about having a boring finish. 530. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Upsets in the top 10 Ty Dillon: 6th. 531. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Old man waltrip lost the draft 532. Robert posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Wallace has lost the draft again, this time with Michael Waltrip. 533. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ty Dillon says he may be having engine problems. 534. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ty Dillon may have an engine issue. 535. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Commercial Count:8. 536. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Commercial Count:8." It's unnecessary to keep doing this. 537. RaceFanX posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Reed Sorenson and Clint Bowyer are drafting together. No grudges there. 538. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The narwals commercial has arrived! 539. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks to whomever jinxed it. 540. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "It's unnecessary to keep doing this." Ok. I'll stop. 541. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mandatory "NARWHALS!" Sprint commercial. 542. Sean posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:37 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) DW says there's been plenty of racing up front but not much mid-pack? Funny, I thought the reverse... As I predicted, it doesn't look like any of the other Hendrick drivers are really trying to challenge Gordon. Not that I think it's fixed or anything, but they do seem to be playing a support role for Gordon as I suspected. As long as Junior and Johnson are up front at the end, I find it hard to envision Gordon losing it. Logano seems to be the only driver who's trying to fight the Inevitable Anointing. 543. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh crap! Narwhals showed up! Hipster/Broster d-bag Zack Buckner can't be too far behind. 544. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have finally seen the infamous narwhal commercial...now I know what you guys mean. 545. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) DEATH TO ALL ANIMATED NARWHALS. 546. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) so that McDonalds commercial had nothing but copyrighted characters? ....how much freaking money do they have? 547. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenseth loses another lap. Nearly 200 miles complete. 548. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Outside line is coming back up with Truex leading it. Seems like every 15 laps or so they just take a bit of a break to go single file, and then come roaring back. Kenseth goes another lap down. Shame. He's had one of the best cars all week. 549. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kahne is moving forwards on the outside. 550. luigistarted06 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't mind these early commercials, these networks have a certain number to furfill so when the action picks up later we'll be able to watch all of it 551. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Hipster/Broster d-bag Zack Buckner can't be too far behind." I honestly hate this kid more than the narwhals commercial (which is saying a lot, because I hate the narwhals commercial with a passion). I cringe every time he calls Bowyer "Easy B". 552. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nice run for Allgaier in 14th. 553. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex going for second. 554. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 37 cars in the lead pack. 555. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "DW says there's been plenty of racing up front but not much mid-pack? Funny, I thought the reverse... As I predicted, it doesn't look like any of the other Hendrick drivers are really trying to challenge Gordon. Not that I think it's fixed or anything, but they do seem to be playing a support role for Gordon as I suspected. As long as Junior and Johnson are up front at the end, I find it hard to envision Gordon losing it. Logano seems to be the only driver who's trying to fight the Inevitable Anointing." The biggest problem is this package, especially at Daytona, makes it ridiculously easy for whoever is leading to stay out front. The leading car has a cushion that makes it easy to block whatever lane has momentum. Bold prediction: Whoever is leading after the final pit-stop will win the race. 556. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The top 3 are the 3 I thought had the best chance to win it. 557. luigistarted06 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah, I'm not a big fan of this package 558. Hinch77 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is the Daytona 500, and this is Jeff Gordon. He's either going to win this thing or choke it all away, and history says that Gordon doesn't lead this many laps at Daytona without winning. 559. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh no! Boring single file! 560. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just an update. Alonso, as I expected, is concussed and will stay at the hospital overnight. As you would. Eric Bouiller, McLaren's team principal, has said that some media reports have exaggerated the incident. Look at BT's headline for instance. I wish basic news channels understood what they were reporting... 561. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Single-file up front now. Green flag pit stops are upcoming. 562. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:47 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) If Kid Rock and Doug Flu tie are included in your description of a star-studded cast on both sides of pit road, then you are using that definition very loosely. 563. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Jr and Johnson can stay up there with Jeff, I see Gordon having minimal issues winning this barring engine failure, crash, or pit road penalties. 564. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Leaders are pitting now. 565. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 2 packs have become 3... 566. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jr locks it up big time coming into pit road. Truex has problems on pit road. 567. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex's car is slow in the pits. 568. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Green flag stops in full swing. 569. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Edwards locks up the brakes coming into the pits. 570. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dos Jotas with a penalty! 571. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie Johnson gets a penalty. 572. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon cycles to the lead. 573. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Penalty for Nap-Time. Of course it's still early. 574. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Edwards unsurprisingly sped on pit road. 575. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson and Larson hit with pit road penalties. Edwards is also nabbed for speeding. 576. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Crafton stalls it. Johnson penalized for too many men over the wall. 577. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 7 car breakaway at the front. 578. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BK's right front fender is flared out from bumping into Truex. 579. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The big packs have splintered into several tiny packs. 580. Cumulonimbus posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So many pit road penalties. And how about Ty Dillon having a great run the whole race so far, being in 4th at the moment. 581. Robert posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #32 Bobby Labonte caught for speeding as well. 582. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The second pack is now .6 seconds back! 583. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pit stops on plate tracks are a complete joke. Everyone tries to go in at the same time to keep the pack tight, and it results in chaos every single time. 584. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The front 2 packs have merged. 585. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Upsets in the top 10 Ty Dillon 4th. 586. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 2:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why do people hate Green flag stops on Plate tracks? I think it's a great way to weed out the teams and drivers that aren't able to get it done from those that can. 587. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nearly halfway home. The first half of this race has been pretty quiet...I don't anticipate it staying that way in the second half! 588. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The second pack is 7.7 back. 589. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Now they are just 7 back! 590. joey2448 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Does NASCAR still have the $200K payout for leading the halfway lap? 591. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And now just 4.8! 592. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Greg Biffle has fallen out. 5.9 behind the lead pack. 593. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I like Myers pick to win... 594. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ty Dillon has actually impressed me today 595. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution(via racebuddy). 596. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This race is looking a little bit like the 2004 Daytona 500 597. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Brad Keselowski and Michael McDowell are out too. 598. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ever since that commercial aired during the stuporbowl, I've wondered, what the HELL is that MT Dew kickstart laced with to induce those kinds of visions? 599. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for Debris, tri-oval 600. Jacques posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:06 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Welcome to 2015! 601. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That Mountain Dew commercial was damn near bad as the Sprint "Narwhals" one. And just as I say that the narwhals reappear. Kill me now. 602. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yellow flag is out for the third time for Jacques making his triumphant debut of the season. I knew he would make a comeback... 603. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I was wondering when the Jimmie benefit caution would be 604. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Let me guess, Jimmie was in the lucky dog spot. 605. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Ever since that commercial aired during the stuporbowl, I've wondered, what the HELL is that MT Dew kickstart laced with to induce those kinds of visions" LSD. 606. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) A debris caution wow who figured its much needed though 607. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Debris caution. I have to believe it's legit, since Waltrip and Kenseth both had flapping bare-bond after their crashes. 608. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mears takes gas only on this pit stop and moves to third. 609. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mears gains 23 spots cuz he had to go straight through pit road. 610. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Maybe there will be a big pack again now. 611. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It hasn't been a completely terrible race so far (still a lot better than the 2013 abomination), but after seeing the Unlimited and the Duels, I'm a little disappointed. Oh well, I'd still rather have this than a total wreckfest. Hopefully it will pick up a little in the second half. 612. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:12 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Angry Knaus never gets old. 613. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny leads! Yay! 614. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "It hasn't been a completely terrible race so far (still a lot better than the 2013 abomination), but after seeing the Unlimited and the Duels, I'm a little disappointed." Well, both the Unlimited and the Duels were non-points events, and much shorter distances to boot. I think the action will definitely pick up now since we're past the halfway point. 615. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Gordon wins his final 500, I wonder how many conspiracy theorists will announce this was a rigged race... Hamlin battles Gordon for the lead on the inside, and is now clear of him on the backstretch. 616. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:15 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Joey Logano takes the lead! 617. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This may be the furthest back Gordon has been all afternoon. 618. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon's sliding back a little...alot now 619. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Nice racing for the lead right now. Logano is being really aggressive. 620. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Holy crap we actually have racing for the lead going on! 621. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 4-wide back in it! Dale Earnhardt Jr leads as Gordon fades. 622. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano and Junior battle for the lead. Four wide back in the pack. Gordon is drifting backwards into the pack. 623. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) "If Gordon wins his final 500, I wonder how many conspiracy theorists will announce this was a rigged race..." A lot. And I won't care about a single one of them, since I will be celebrating for a long while. 624. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Good idea. Put the racing in the small box and a close up of the booth in the big box. 625. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kevin Harvick alongside! 626. Mr. Big posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyone missing the two-car draft era today? Nope? Good. 627. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Finally, Dale Jr. leads. 628. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lots of double and triple wide racing going on now...don't know how long this will last. Edwards dropping way back. 629. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Edwards off the pace. 630. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Edwards may have a problem. 631. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Three wide throughout the pack. This is getting pretty hairy...I HOPE nobody makes a mistake or we're going to take a BUNCH of cars out. Carl Edwards is falling backwards. 632. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I guess he was just getting out of that hornet's nest. 633. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I do still miss the Two car tandems...but this kind of pack racing isn't bad. 634. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) How many damned male enhancement commercials can they air?! 635. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Junior is going to take it from here. 636. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How many damned male enhancement commercials can they air?! I'm used to seeing those now, the hepatitis one a couple breaks ago threw me for a loop. 637. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tick tock... Y'all know it's coming, right? 638. Jarrett88fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tick tock indeed Zackary Shawn! 639. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You know, we could have a whole bunch of cautions at the end again. 640. luigistarted06 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bold prediction, Crafton and Sauter have a big role in this finish 641. RaceFanX posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Matt Crafton is running in the top-20 despite only having about 17 hours of advance notice he would be making his Sprint Cup debut in this race. 642. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How is Danica's car in its 4th 500 when the Gen-6 car has only been around for 3? 643. joey2448 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ya see, there's too many cars on the track right now to race for the win. With the laps winding down, one or two big wrecks will help thin the herd and clear the track so the remaining drivers can have enough room to race for the win. Just like yesterday's Xfinity series race, which ended up with only nine cars on the lead lap. 644. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Eighteen cars in the lead pack right now. The second pack is not that far behind. Just 60 laps to go. 645. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's close, but I think Jeff Gordon has clinched the bonus for leading the most laps. This would be the first time he has ever done so in the Daytona 500, interestingly. 646. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) because Gen 6 car uses the COT Chassis 647. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:39 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) How many dale jr commercials have been on today 648. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) FSL: "for 3 things you neeed to know" and he says 1 thing 649. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jr's car is starting to get really loose, losing some ground now. 650. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) JoLo vs Hendrick. Good luck, young man. 651. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano has moved to the lead with a little over 50 to go. 652. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) with 50 to go, the action is heating up! 653. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) 53 laps left, Joey Logano leads. 654. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon's working back to the front. 655. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Getting close to pit stops here.. 656. Cumulonimbus posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This next round of pit stops is gonna be even more dicey, since the pack is so big and cars are really close together. 657. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow, this race has gone by really fast. Probably because it's been so clean so far. I don't anticipate it staying that way in these final 125 miles, however... 658. Cumulonimbus posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did Kahne just come in by himself? 659. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Whoooooa Larson 660. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Good grief, Larson. 661. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnny Sauter went through the grass in the pits. Let's see who gets a penalty... 662. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson locks it up HORRIBLY coming into the pits. 663. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson smokes the tires heavily entering pit road. 664. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Thus far it's been the Logano and Team Hendrick show, ft. Edwards, Biffle, and Kes. 665. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The Penske cars are about to team up... 666. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Really like both of those Penske cars now that they are both up there together. 667. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yay, more narwhals. Just what I wanted to see! 668. MAR posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I smell a big one coming in about 20-25 laps 669. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BK done blown up. 670. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And Brad blows up. What the hell. 671. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski blows up. There goes my pick to win. 672. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad Keselowski just blew up big time. Caution flag is out, and one of the favorites is out of contention. 673. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The Penske cars are about to team up..." Bad Brad's engine had other plans. 674. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad Keselowski has blown his engine, according to MRN. Caution. 675. Anonymous posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What a snooze fest. 676. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Boiled Brad blows his engine, he's done. 677. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Boiled Brad blows up. 678. Cumulonimbus posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray and Newman I think hit the wall pretty hard. 679. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like McMurray and Newman got together in the oil. Considerable damage to Jamie's car. 680. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray got in Brad's oil and crashed with Newman. 681. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) McMurray and Newman got in the oil from Brad's engine and hit the wall. Jamie Mac has a good bit a damage. 682. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Last pit stops if there are no more cautions. 683. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I find it hilarious how my father gloat about Kes winning before commercial break, and after it, his engine is gone. 684. RaceFanX posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jamie McMurray hit wall after he got in the oil from Brad's engine. Ryan Newman hit McMurray afterward, reducing the chances of a second 500 victory for both drivers. 685. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Have a feeling business is about to seriously pick up... 686. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dale Jr. could get back up front on the restart. 687. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 3:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyone else smell a restart big-one? 688. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Crap. Nap-Time back out front. Bring on the Narwhals! 689. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Down to the final 100 miles now. Getting close to crunch time now! 690. Cornys posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm really happy that NASCAR has let this race play out :) 691. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Outside lane stacks up bad on the restart. Edwards and Bowyer on point. 692. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer pushes Edwards out in front. 693. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin just wiggled BADLY on the backstretch. 694. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Business is picking up now. 695. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) REALLY dicey up front. 696. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson almost wrecks the whole field. 697. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson back to the gront...middle line stacks up...and they pull out of turn 4 ok. I thought that was going to be bad. 698. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Holy hell at this racing. 699. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson and Edwards nearly collide battling for the lead. 700. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Junior will be in the lead in no time. 701. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Three wide throughout nearly the whole pack. To quote Papa Klump from the Nutty Professor: "This is some scary shit!" 702. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie Johnson leads! 703. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) INTENSE racing right now. Awesome. 704. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is intense! 705. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is getting intense!!! 706. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Man this is nerve wracking. 707. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Didn't they have side by side commercials in the beginning of the race? 708. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Of course a commercial break NOW... 709. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There's no way they can keep this up... 710. Cumulonimbus posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Aaaaaand the Big One is probably gonna happen during a commercial break. 711. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Seems like Jr. is so fast that other drivers can't keep up and push him to the lead. 712. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Blaney loses an engine apparently. 713. Canadianfan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) this will not last and Jeff is in a bad spot 714. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Blaney blows up. 715. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Darn. I had high hopes for Blaney today. 716. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano's gotta be antsy now. 717. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano's gotta be a little nervous now with his two teammates blowing up. 718. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney blows up. F*ck my life. 719. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Everytime I see and hear Zach Buckner talking about his fantasy team, I want to punch him right in the jaw. I'm not the only one, am I? Ryan Blaney loses an engine and caution #5 is out. 720. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney's engine goes to hell. And once again, we are shown some spectacular car control by the rest of the field. Dosen't look like they ran over eachother at all. 721. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Blaney loses an engine. 722. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I almost thought we weren't gonna see that punk Zack Buckner today... Ford's are popping like balloons now. 723. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney ran top 15 all day pretty much. Shame it ends early for him. None of the leaders pit. 724. Canadianfan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) if I'm Joey I'm kind of worried right now first Brad now Ryan Penske might have an engine problem 725. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica and a few others towards the back of the pack pit. Just a little over 50 miles to go... 726. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Blaney blows up. 727. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Of note: Blaney is a Penske engine. 728. RaceFanX posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Something I just notices: Matt Crafton's #18 Toyota still has Kyle Busch's name on the windshield. Must not have had enough time to make a new one for him. 729. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Crafton has done a pretty solid job in his first 500. 730. joey2448 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Man that sucks, I was really pulling for Blaney. But this was a great chance for him to get some 'sperience. Ooh baby, this is really gonna get intense now. Strap those belts tight! 731. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is setting up to be some of the best Daytona 500 daytime racing since 2005...or one of the biggest Daytona 500 big ones since 2002. 732. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) The last laps of these plate races always give me a nasty knot in my stomach. I LOVE IT!!! 733. WinstonCup4Ever posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @728: I've noticed that since opening pace laps. Same reason why no rookie stripes are on Kyle's car as well. 734. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Crafton has done a nice job. Maybe this run will lead to some more Cup races for him down the line, whether it's in the #18 or for someone else. Sure enough, Logano is worried about the potential Penske engine troubles. 735. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Green with 20 to go! 736. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here we go... 737. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Green flag with 19 laps to go and 35 cars on the lead lap. 738. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Jr gets split and sent to the back. 739. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jr wiggles and gets shuffled way back. 740. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jr just screwed himself trying to be a good teammate 741. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Junior nearly causes a wreck trying to pull behind Johnson. 742. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And Junior is caught in the middle. He's falling back. 743. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) DJ Craze tries to help out Nap-Time and ends up screwing himself over. 744. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Is Logano's enigne starting to let go? 745. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Three-wide again...I get nervous EVERY time they race like this... 746. Hinch77 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) For those of you saying Hendrick had the fix in for Jeff... Man, they sure screwed that up good. 747. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) My heart is racing! 748. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's getting dicey! 749. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) YOU CAN DO IT HAMLIN! 750. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "For those of you saying Hendrick had the fix in for Jeff... Man, they sure screwed that up good." So long as Knaus works for that organization, there will be only one team that gets special anything. GO TRUEX!!! 751. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 3-wide deep! 752. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How the Big One hasn't happened yet is beyond me. Good lord, this is tense. 753. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Three wide for the lead. Holy hell. 754. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex to the lead! Three-wide for the lead with Johnson, Hamlin, and Truex! 755. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Holy mackrel. It's gonna be 2012 Talladega fall all over again 756. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is thrilling!! 757. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 3-wide for the lead. Holy shit. 758. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Go Truex! 759. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's a miracle that Johnson hasn't wrecked everyone yet. 760. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) HAMLIN YOU GOT THIS! 761. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon got loose for a second there and it scared the life out of me. 762. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Still three wide for the lead with less than 10 laps to go... ...I don't know if they can make it... 763. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano's got the lead. 764. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) JoLo almost has too big a lead. 765. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is the greatest pack racing I've ever seen. 766. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 7 to go! 767. joey2448 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) HOly........this is wild! 768. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano gets a big lead, but the pack catches him. Seven to go. 769. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex is third. What? 770. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 22,11,78 are starting to separate 771. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano, Hamlin and Truxe break away. 772. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) lol, Kahne randomly up there now. 773. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The back half of the pack lost the draft without crashing. 774. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Danica almost went for a spin mid-pack. 775. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lead pack is dwindling a bit. Coming to four to go. 776. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Crash with Allgaier. 777. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Allgaier spins. Caution. 778. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dammit 779. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Allgaier crashes on the front stretch. GWC time. 780. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I thought Allgaier's engine was blowing up, then he crashes. 781. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Galdarnit Dadgumit Consarnit all to HECK!!! 782. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) JJ's coming on the bottom. And Justin Allgaier hits the wall on the front stretch to bring out the yellow. 783. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Justin Allgaier spins and hits the wall coming out of the tri-oval. GWC time. This is going to be FRIGHTENING... Ty Dillon is also badly battered. 784. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I thought I saw someone smoking(tire, engine) just behind the draft the lap prior on the backstretch. I guess whatever happened came to fruition at start/finish. 785. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Got called away. Was the 51 the only one involved there? 786. Cumulonimbus posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The racing those last dozen laps was absolutely amazing. 787. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Whatever happens, thoroughly impressed by Joey Logano. Easily the best Cup race he's run so far, I think. 788. joey2448 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Man I was really hoping for that to go green all the way. that was wild. 789. Peter posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is maybe the most exciting 500 I've ever seen! Go Martin! 790. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag. 791. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag. 792. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) I swear to god that every single major NASCAR Cup race ends with a bloody artificial crash monger GWC showpiece simpleton-pleasing piece of scripting. Ffs. Unless it's on the final lap, where they let them race to the line as they should. Logano has won. Well done. And if he doesn't... 793. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Uh oh, where's Mike Wallace? 794. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag. 795. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag to clean up Allgaier's car and his debris. 796. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is looking like 2002 all over again! 797. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And as soon as I hit post, there's a red flag. That's how real men do it ;) 798. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I REALLY hope this doesn't end up being decided on fuel. 799. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:38 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) "This is looking like 2002 all over again!" Except nobody's climbed out of their car to fix a fender... 800. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Have NASCAR taken a piece from Indycar by throwing the late red flag? Because that was a great call by Indycar, hopefully there's a similar outcome in a few minutes :) 801. Mr. Big posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Best 500 in a long time. Closest recent challenger I can think of is 2007. 802. racefangurl posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Epzik8, my heart was racing before that caution and then red flag. Exciting action until then. 803. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm telling you guys, it's going to be 2012 Fall 'Dega all over again. 804. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Have NASCAR taken a piece from Indycar by throwing the late red flag? Because that was a great call by Indycar, hopefully there's a similar outcome in a few minutes :)" They used to do this a lot before the GWC era... 805. racefangurl posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I was impressed with Joey myself. He's been strong pretty much all race. 806. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hopefully Jimmie gets split in the middle like Jr on the last restart... ...Of course some group of idiots will jump out and save him. 807. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The red has been lifted. 808. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sorry, my in depth knowledge of NASCAR only began last weekend ;) 809. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag withdrawn. Yellow back out. 810. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) They probably threw the red flag because many of the cars are close on fuel if they run well past the lap-200 mark. 811. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Back to yellow. 812. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) After about 9 minutes, we are back underway! 813. Sean posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I didn't know Jeff Gordon led Jimmie Johnson and Ricky Craven in a 1-2-3 finish for Hendrick in 2007, DW. 814. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) If Logano pulls this off... 815. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is gonna be NERVE-WRACKING...green flag is about to come out... 816. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Green flag. Let's get crazy. 817. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here we go people. 818. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Good restart by Logano. Hold your breath folks. 819. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Inside line didn't go. 820. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) White! 821. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Damn, I HOPE Bowyer doesn't win this.... Here comes Harvick! 822. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There it is!!!! 823. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Logano got it!!!!! F YEAHHHH!!!!! 824. dennyfan11 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Caution is out, Logano wins! 825. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Caution for the crash. Logano is your winner. 826. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Big wreck. Caution. Logano wins. 827. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Toytota wins the unliited Chevy wins the 150 Ford wins the Daytona 500 828. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:47 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Gordon wrecks on the backstretch and takes a BUNCH of them with him. Joey Logano wins under caution! 829. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Yellow! Joey Logano's got this. 830. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) LOGANO WINS!!! 831. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) REALLY!?!?! Piss off NASCAR. 832. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Phenomenal job by Logano. He raced the hell out of those HMS cars all day and beat them straight up. Kid's no joke. 833. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Buzzkill... I don't Kevin had much chance anyways, but Awesome last 30 laps, not so great finish. 834. Hinch77 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon 28th Told ya so... checkers or wreckers 835. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon got hooked by Silver Spoons. 836. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon winds up 28th in his final Daytona 500. Austin Dillon turned Jeff. 837. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cowboy Hat caused that pileup by spinning Gordon. That isn't going to win him any fans. 838. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Good race, but 2014 was better in my opinion. 839. Hinch77 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Actually it's far worse... now he's listed 33rd. 840. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Ford swept the weekend! 841. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Piss off NASCAR." They let them race back quite a ways, but once more cars started piling in, they threw it. Pretty fair in my eyes. 842. Cumulonimbus posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Called it in the first half of the race. Logano ends up not causing the Big One, but rather winning it. 843. Sean posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (3) (1) It was really impressive Logano managed to do that with no support. I kind of did think he was the only driver who had anything for the Hendrick onslaught and it's nice to see performance being rewarded rather than sheer dumb luck which happens too often in these kind of races although the wreck was unfortunate. At least for the most part, the drivers competitive in the race finished up front (with the exception of Gordon), which happens so rarely. 844. jabber1990 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (3) (1) Jeff Gordon crashed? ....I have a feeling that wasn't in the Script 845. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Austin Dillon continues to run the #3's legacy into the ground... What a shame for Jeff to finish his final 500 like that. 846. Mr. Big posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Should've let them run out the final lap but I don't think the result would've been that different. Joey had the best car for the final third of the race and it wasn't close. 847. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Jeff Gordon got touched by Austin Dillon and turned to cause that. Damn that sucks for him in his last Daytona 500. Congratulations to Joey Logano and the whole Penske Racing team, Second Daytona 500 victory for Rodger Penske. 848. racefangurl posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Great race! Could've been a little bit better but still YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH! Loved the way it ended. 849. luigistarted06 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Of course worlds biggest douche Austin Dillon causes a wreck 850. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Matt Crafton can officially say he has never finished behind Jeff Gordon in a NASCAR race! :D All joking aside, this was a fun Daytona 500, but I knew they were going to tear 'em up on the GWC. Wish they could have made it back under green... Oh well, on to Atlanta! 851. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Feel for Gordon, but Logano is starting to look like someone who can challenge for a title. But as a European I think that has a different meaning to what it does in NASCAR, with the Chase and all that... 852. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) As a whole it wasn't the greatest Daytona 500 I've ever seen, but that racing that led up to the last caution was unbelievable. 853. Baxter posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) Decent race, bad winner. I was really hoping for more underdog finishers but whatever. Hopefully Talladega will be better. Next week is Atlanta, which should be OK. 854. RaceFanX posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Logano does it! Ford wins its first Daytona 500 since 2012 and the Captain Roger Penske gets his second win in this race as an owner and first since 2008. 855. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also: After all the shit that's gone on this week, I'm really glad that we had a good, clean, safe, and controversy free race. 856. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:55 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Logano has come a long way since finishing 43rd in his first 500 back in 2009. 857. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) At least this 500 was safe, unlike what we've seen THROUGHOUT Speedweeks. No serious accidents and no drivers were hurt in the 500. That's all I was REALLY hoping for after what happened to Kyle yesterday... 858. Jared DiCarlo posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I'm glad Joey Logano won, but I was rooting for June Bug. Shame that Gordon wrecked out of his last 500. 859. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Gotta say, I think this is Joey's year. He showed so much strength throughout last year, and getting this victory will be a huge motivator for him, I believe. 860. Destroyahirismix666 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:57 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Good race. Not as good as 2014, 2010, or 2011 by anymeans. It's like the inverse of 2007, which was boring for the first three quarters but got exciting only at the last restart. Today's race was mostly exciting the entire time except for the final restart. Glad with the winner we had. Franky, I'd be supportive of any winner other then Brad K. But this has extra significance to me because I've been supportive to Logano since he first came to the sport, especially when everyone was throwing him under the buss in 2011 and 2012. 861. BMan0213 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) idk if Harvick or Jr could have passed Joey, but that yellow was BS!!!! The wreck was on the backstretch they can race back around no problem. Only time the yellow should be thrown on the last lap is if the wreck is near the start finish line. Complete BS finish to a good race. 862. New14 & 88Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With the exception of the wreck at the end, this was an exciting but safe 500. Lots of intense aggressive racing at the end but everyone for the most point used their heads. 863. Jarrett88fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Exactly Murb! 864. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (6) (1) I've been following Joey since he won his first then-Nationwide Series race at Kentucky in 2008 in just his third start. That's why he's my current favorite Cup driver and I am thrilled to see him win NASCAR's biggest race. 865. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "idk if Harvick or Jr could have passed Joey, but that yellow was BS!!!! The wreck was on the backstretch they can race back around no problem. Only time the yellow should be thrown on the last lap is if the wreck is near the start finish line. Complete BS finish to a good race." Gordon was stopped in the middle of the track in front of oncoming traffic. They had every reason to throw the yellow. 866. Jaws_Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So I guess all you conspiracy theorists look like a bunch of a-holes now! 867. Nascar24Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:03 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Not my favorite 500. 2014,2012,2011, and 2010 Were better from this decade. But I am glad Joey won. In 2014 he struggled at the restricter plate races so I think it was a good comeback. But this race asked too much and got too little in return from everyone 868. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:04 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Gordon was stopped in the middle of the track in front of oncoming traffic. They had every reason to throw the yellow." This. 869. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nice runs for Mears (6th), Gilliland (11th), and Annett (13th). Regan Smith ended up 16th, and Matt Crafton ended up 19th after getting caught up in the last lap wreck. 870. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The thing that shocked me the most about this race was the lack of a big crash. I can't remember the last Daytona 500 without one. 871. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:06 pm Rate this comment: (3) (1) "Gordon was stopped in the middle of the track in front of oncoming traffic. They had every reason to throw the yellow." Disagree wholeheartedly. Everybody who was going to be in that wreck was already in it. And the leaders would have had more than enough time to slow down before they came back around. 872. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Better race then I though it was gonna be. And no FOX, this is not the best plate package ever. The NXS is currently better even with their neutered bump-drafting rules. At least they can actually effectively bump-draft at will unlike the special circumstances needed to happen on the Cup side. 873. epzik8 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:08 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Now I get to relax this week knowing my favorite driver has won the Daytona 500, is the points leader and is almost certainly the first driver in this year's Chase. 874. David posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) At least Jeff Gordon can find something to smile about after crashing out of his last 500. That is class right there. 875. Aaron posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:10 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) After the up-and-down final 20 laps, as a Dale Jr. fan, I'll gladly take 3rd. Incredibly, it's Dale Jr.'s fifth top-3 finish in the past six Daytona 500s (2nd 2010, 2nd 2012, 2nd 2013, 1st 2014, 3rd 2015). That's a hell of a run. 876. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Disagree wholeheartedly. Everybody who was going to be in that wreck was already in it. And the leaders would have had more than enough time to slow down before they came back around." That's exactly it. I don't know if the 4 or 88 would have been able to pass the 22, but I guess we'll never know. It's real frustrating that they did that though especially after they let them race back to the line after yesterday's Xfinity race. 877. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Incredibly, it's Dale Jr.'s fifth top-3 finish in the past six Daytona 500s (2nd 2010, 2nd 2012, 2nd 2013, 1st 2014, 3rd 2015). That's a hell of a run." I know many people, myself included, hate to compare Jr to his dad, but Dale Jr truly is as good at Daytona as his dad. I think it's safe to say he's one of the best active drivers at the track today. 878. Schroeder51 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) How many pages is Leibig Law planning to sponsor on this site? That's 3 now that I know of... 879. Aaron posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I know many people, myself included, hate to compare Jr to his dad, but Dale Jr truly is as good at Daytona as his dad. I think it's safe to say he's one of the best active drivers at the track today." I'm not sure who's better than Jr at Daytona right now, to be honest. He screwed up going for the lead with 19 to go and still, in a fashion reminiscent of his dad, drove balls-to-the-wall for 12 laps and went from 20th to 3rd at the finish by just making moves. 880. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) If it was just a minor spin or something (like Larson and Chastain yesterday), then yeah, I probably would have been mad about them throwing the caution. But that was quite a gargantuan ass crash on the backstretch (plus, did nobody notice Larson's crash that looked quite similar to Biffle's in the Unlimited? - he took a hard hit). So I'm perfectly fine with them throwing the yellow for that. Yeah, it was sort of a buzzkill ending. But oh well. You can't have Harvick and Martin in 2007 every time. 881. BMan0213 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Gordon was stopped in the middle of the track in front of oncoming traffic. They had every reason to throw the yellow." By the time they threw the yellow everyone was by the wreck. If they're gonna throw it throw it when it happens not when they're in turn 4. They really dropped the ball on that one. 882. SpeedWorld97 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I'm not sure who's better than Jr at Daytona right now, to be honest. He screwed up going for the lead with 19 to go and still, in a fashion reminiscent of his dad, drove balls-to-the-wall for 12 laps and went from 20th to 3rd at the finish by just making moves." That was some amazing driving by Dale. I really think that if he had a few more laps he could have won the race. 883. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:25 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Great comment from somebody on r/Nascar: "You all complain about safety issues after Busch's crash yesterday, and then get mad that NASCAR flew the caution after a major crash on the last lap. Safety should be the #1 priority in ALL cases." 884. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:25 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Disagree wholeheartedly. Everybody who was going to be in that wreck was already in it. And the leaders would have had more than enough time to slow down before they came back around." This. Did some pack of rogue lap down cars come out nowhere behind the wreck or something? That wreck was basically over except for the normal idiots already in the wreck still running in to each other and a caution wasn't gonna stop that. Throw the damn caution when the wreck first happens. Not 20 seconds later giving false hope to drivers & fans alike. 885. Ivan Balakhonov posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:28 pm Rate this comment: (2) (2) Utterly disappointed with the decision to throw that yellow flag. Yesterday NASCAR got it right, today they stole the finish from us. I see that some of you here liked the draft. Honestly, I still can't figure it out. In my opinion the best package was from 2008 until 2010, thus I really enjoy watching Daytona 500s from these years. The current draft on one hand rewards the best prepared cars but on the other makes track position too critical. Leader has too much control over the pack and he can easily change lanes blocking passing attempts. Three-wide is exciting to watch but those cars stacked behind has no room to operate. Their only option is to push the car in front and very often without any visible result. Maybe it's exciting but to some degree pointless as well. Feel free to disagree with me, but the best event of this year's Speedweeks was Xfinity race. 886. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:28 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) If a pilot can slow a 747 or an A380 down on an 8000 foot runway, then a professional racecar driver should be able to slow down their cars in about a mile or so. If not, revoke their license because they don't belong out there. Sorry, not buying the safety argument on this one. Life shouldn't be lived in constant fear that the worse possible scenario is going to happen. 887. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Great comment from somebody on r/Nascar: "You all complain about safety issues after Busch's crash yesterday, and then get mad that NASCAR flew the caution after a major crash on the last lap. Safety should be the #1 priority in ALL cases."" This x100. 888. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "You all complain about safety issues after Busch's crash yesterday, and then get mad that NASCAR flew the caution after a major crash on the last lap. Safety should be the #1 priority in ALL cases." Nobody disagrees. But people are blowing how unsafe that last lap was out of proportion. 889. Seagal posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:34 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Besides the final laps before the caution, that was the worst 500 in years. Add to it that the 20 wrecked early with one of the best cars and Giggles Logano won. Ugh. 890. BMan0213 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Great comment from somebody on r/Nascar: "You all complain about safety issues after Busch's crash yesterday, and then get mad that NASCAR flew the caution after a major crash on the last lap. Safety should be the #1 priority in ALL cases." If safety was the number on priority they wouldn't have waited so long to throw the yellow. By the time they threw the yellow came out no one was in any danger, there weren't any more cars going by the crash site. If they aren't gonna throw it when the wreck started, when there were still cars going through it they shouldn't have thrown it when everyone was already by the wreck. 891. TS1420 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Great comment from somebody on r/Nascar: "You all complain about safety issues after Busch's crash yesterday, and then get mad that NASCAR flew the caution after a major crash on the last lap. Safety should be the #1 priority in ALL cases."" Major differences. Cars hitting the wall has been the biggest cause of injuries & worse since the beginning of racing at courses with walls. In the 50+ years we had before freezing the field, we never had an injury racing back to the line. It wasn't like the wreck happened in the tri-oval or just past and the leaders would have been coming back around at full speed in to it. It happened on the backstraight and the leaders would have been well slowed down by the time they came back to it. And throwing a caution wasn't gonna make the wreck "safer", especially since they threw the caution well after it happened. 892. 23andJoe posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) >Besides the final laps before the caution, that was the worst 500 in years. Because there weren't lead changes every single lap, I'd imagine. There's more to a race than just the leader - this was the first 500 in years that I didn't fall asleep during. 893. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Nobody disagrees. But people are blowing how unsafe that last lap was out of proportion." That's fair, but it wasn't just a minor spin either like many are making it out to be. The way I see it, it was no different than the 2013 Fall Talladega finish. I was fine with that one, and I'm fine with this one. 894. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "If a pilot can slow a 747 or an A380 down on an 8000 foot runway, then a professional racecar driver should be able to slow down their cars in about a mile or so. If not, revoke their license because they don't belong out there. Sorry, not buying the safety argument on this one. Life shouldn't be lived in constant fear that the worse possible scenario is going to happen." Eric Martin and Deborah Renshaw, 2002. Just because it's unlikely to happen doesn't mean it can't. Remember when Mike Wallace rammed into that car under yellow yesterday because he couldn't hear his spotter? Miscommunications happen, way more often than you may think. No such thing as being too careful when it comes to safety. 895. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) NASCAR has been consistent at being inconsistent for 50 years. And people are somehow surprised by this? 896. edwards19 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (3) Ugh why did a Penske car have to win... 897. Seagal posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 892. Because there weren't lead changes every single lap, I'd imagine. There's more to a race than just the leader - this was the first 500 in years that I didn't fall asleep during. Because there weren't a lot of moves being made (a.k.a. 'racing') at the front OR the middle of the pack throughout the majority of the race. As I said, when they decided to race towards the end, it got exciting. If you found the entire thing riveting, that's great, but I didn't. 898. BMan0213 posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The way I see it, it was no different than the 2013 Fall Talladega finish. I was fine with that one, and I'm fine with this one." I agree but, look at when they threw the yellow in that race compared to today. The yellow was out like right after Austin's car got up in the air. Today it didn't come out till well after the crash. The way way i look at it they messed up today no matter which side of the argument your one. They should have thrown it earlier or not at all. Throwing it when they did is where they messed up. 899. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dude they slow down on the last lap anyway. This wasn't lap 123, it was the white flag. And I don't entirely agree with you last point either. There comes a point sometimes where people are so focused on safety, that they miss out on living. If safety was the main concern why not throw the caution at all? Hell, why even race at all? 900. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I agree with most in principle about the last yellow but the only thing that bothers me was the long hesitation before actually throwing the yellow, by waiting that long they didn't really make things much safer. On a related note, I'm not saying they shouldn't have thrown the yellow period but they can and HAVE raced back to worse before(2001 Fall Talladega). 901. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:52 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Or, how about radical idea... Don't end the race under caution EVER...I think most people would be happy with that. The people who are worried about safety are satisfied and those of us who actually want to see the race play out get to see that. 902. Derv posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If Fox is going to run so many commercials, they could at least use some of the money to pay royalties on actual music instead of playing that fake version of Jumping Jack Flash over and over again. As for some underdogs I've had my eye on, Mike Wallace was 36th in his first Daytona 500 since finishing 3rd in 2007, Reed Sorenson was caught up in that last lap crash and finished 32nd, and Bobby Labonte (26th) gets his worst Daytona 500 finish since 2006. 903. The Long Shot posted: 02.22.2015 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Dude they slow down on the last lap anyway. This wasn't lap 123, it was the white flag. And I don't entirely agree with you last point either. There comes a point sometimes where people are so focused on safety, that they miss out on living. If safety was the main concern why not throw the caution at all? Hell, why even race at all?" Obviously you have to be realistic with your concerns. And when things like the Eric Martin incident have happened before, and/or could happen rather easily (such as a simple spotter miscommunication), I'd say that's pretty damn realistic. This sport is made for entertainment, but the A-priority for all rules should be to keep the drivers as safe as possible. One of the points that I see people making on Twitter (such as The Orange Cone) is that the race needed to have ended under green because they have GWC finishes. Just...no. GWC finishes were incorporated as a way to increase the likelihood of finishing under green, not to guarantee it. And to incorporate the idea that was being suggested (making it so that only the checkered flag could end the race on the white flag lap) would just make the idea more gimmicky than it already is. 904. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let me say this...if more information becomes available and I reach a decision that I'm operating on faulty information then I'll concede the point (I've heard things about Kyle Larson having a bad wreck off camera). But there was nothing on camera that made me immediately think that a caution was warranted. 905. BMan0213 posted: 02.22.2015 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Obviously you have to be realistic with your concerns. And when things like the Eric Martin incident have happened before, and/or could happen rather easily (such as a simple spotter miscommunication), I'd say that's pretty damn realistic. This sport is made for entertainment, but the A-priority for all rules should be to keep the drivers as safe as possible." Just want to point out with the Eric Martin incident, I'm pretty sure ARCA was not required to have spotters for the drivers during practice at the time. Renshaw never knew where Martins car was and there's also a chance she never knew there was even a crash to begin with. That incident is a lot different than what happened today. 906. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 6:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Just want to point out with the Eric Martin incident, I'm pretty sure ARCA was not required to have spotters for the drivers during practice at the time. Renshaw never knew where Martins car was and there's also a chance she never knew there was even a crash to begin with. That incident is a lot different than what happened today." She didn't know there was a wreck and was supposed to being going full speed in a practice she thought was still green. Today, most (probably all) drivers knew there was a wreck and they are supposed to slow down after the checkered anyway. I agree. Not entirely comparable. 907. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.22.2015 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In any case, I'm really anxious to see how the new rules packages play out for the first time in Atlanta,]. I'm not expecting any big changes (nor should I) in the racing but hopefully we will at least see an uptick in quality. There's a better chance of that at Atlanta than probably most other places. 908. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 6:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Don't end the race under caution EVER...I think most people would be happy with that." I think that would be going a little too far. It would be a fun idea at first, but then I just feel like drivers would be getting so damn aggressive at the end of races that it would just tear up a really unnecessary amount of equipment (the 2004 Gateway Truck race - the last race before the Truck Series changed the rule into what is now the current rule, I believe - is a prime example). Overall, I think everything is mostly fine the way it is now. Three attempts at GWC and ending the race no matter what on the white flag lap is plenty, in my opinion. "I've heard things about Kyle Larson having a bad wreck off camera" You can't see him hit the wall on camera, but you can see him sliding really fast into the inside wall. So I think it was definitely a hard hit. From what I saw it looked very similar to Biffle's Unlimited crash. 909. murb posted: 02.22.2015 - 6:48 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) There's one thing I know for sure: I really hate that all of this bullshit is overshadowing Joey's win. He clearly deserved the win, clearly had Harvick beat (there's no doubt in my mind that Joey still wins without the caution), and in my opinion, he drove the best race he's ever driven in Cup. So once again, major props to him. Really excited for Atlanta. With all of the stuff that's happened this week, I'm really glad to move on from Daytona and finally watch this season "officially" get under way, if you will. Should be fun. 910. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.22.2015 - 6:50 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Anyway, getting away from the last lap, I'm not too sure how I felt about this 500 in general. I didn't hate it, but I didn't really like it either. 911. Hinch77 posted: 02.22.2015 - 6:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) There have been better 500s. There have been worse 500s. That's all I have to say. Here's a good one: why are the fans "entitled" to an "exciting" finish. Yeah, it makes for a more heart-attack-inducing product, but there needs to be consistency, and after yesterday NASCAR wasn't going to take a chance delaying the medical crews getting to Gordon. THAT is caring about your drivers, which is more important than giving the fans a "thrilling" finish. 912. edwards19 posted: 02.22.2015 - 7:01 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I don't understand all the commotion about the yellow on the last lap. Joey Logano was gonna win no matter what... 913. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 02.22.2015 - 7:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) One more to the back #66 Mike Wallace - Driver Choice Owner Update #62 Richard Childress 914. Jarrett88fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 7:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) All in all, an average 500 except for the intense three wide racing near the end which was above average... and yes driver safety does come into play due to the nature of the accident having Gordon's car sitting on the backstretch. 915. JP88 posted: 02.22.2015 - 7:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I thought it was a good 500. I love how NASCAR seemingly let the race play out (other than the debris caution that we didnt see) but yeah it was what i expected. Crazy for a little, calm for the middle and man were those last 20 laps amazing. It's too bad it didnt go green to the end, I wonder how it would of played out. I think Jr. would have won too bc he was comin'. Congrats to Joey, he deserved it and now he is solidified as a championship contender. Last year he made a huge showing towards that and now I feel he has to be a favorite. Along with Johnson, I think he may win 6 races+ possibly starting next week in Atlanta. 916. Evan posted: 02.22.2015 - 7:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Debuts * Matt Crafton's first Sprint Cup start as an emergency fill-in for Kyle Busch(get well soon) * Debut of Carl Edwards in his number 19 in his new colors for JGR. * First 500 for Biffle in the Ortho Bug-B Gon colors. * This was the first official race to use the electronic pit road scoring and camera systems. It handed down approximately 21 penalties, including a very questionable "men over the wall too early" penalty on Jimmie Johnson which he subsequently recovered from. Race Comments Congrats to Joey Logano, he won at the right venue for everyone to notice. After all of the Penske Motors blew up, Logano was last man standing and he was there at the right time. This is a career changing event in Logano's career, it puts him in some elite company, a Daytona 500 winner. Jeff Gordon put on a good show in his last 500 leading 87 laps but failed to take the Checkers in first place and ended up fading in the later laps and ran in the top 10 later before his crash on the final lap which caused the caution to end the race. Still there are 35 races remaining in Jeff's farewell season and his farewell will be followed very close by the media. Pretty impressed with Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s run up through there as well as Kevin Harvick. This was a nice race with plenty of racing action, not many accidents and there was not a big one in this 500. Just a good perfect day for racing. 917. BMan0213 posted: 02.22.2015 - 7:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I don't understand all the commotion about the yellow on the last lap. Joey Logano was gonna win no matter what..." Harvick had the set up going. I don't think he was gonna pass him either, but he was gonna be there. If Joey miss-timed the block he was gonna have to throw which is a possibility he wouldn't have won. The fact is you can't be 100% sure Joey would have won without the yellow. 918. W71R posted: 02.22.2015 - 7:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Some fun facts: Fastest Daytona 500 in 17 years, and probably would've been faster, if not for that late caution involving Justin Allgaier. It was also the fastest Daytona race since the 2003 Pepsi 400, 12 years ago. 11th Daytona 500 in a row to have 6 or more cautions in it, also, and the second Daytona 500 in a row to have 7 cautions. Three of last season's Final Four finished in the top 4 today. The other driver, Ryan Newman, wound up 38th today, 19 laps down. Solid runs for Casey Mears (6th), Martin Truex Jr (8th), David Gilliland (11th), Sam Hornish Jr (12th), and Michael Annett (13th). 87: The number of laps Jeff Gordon led today, which will go down as the most he's ever led in the Daytona 500. 919. edwards19 posted: 02.22.2015 - 7:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) 917: oh my bad, I was too focused on being ticked that Carl was dropping like a rock that I wasn't paying attention to the front. Regardless, with this package lead changes don't seem to occur very often so I figured Joey logano was gonna win no matter what. 920. Anonymous posted: 02.22.2015 - 8:16 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) "Owner Update #62 Richard Childress" you just dont get it, if they would of made the race the owner that would of received the points for the #62 would be Jay Robinson, so it is correctly listed as Jay Robinson as the owner 921. dem feels posted: 02.22.2015 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) You had it all there nascar. Then you blew it. Everything was in place. A great Daytona 500 to cap off the beginning of a new season. Then like clockwork, you f'ed up as usual. I don't get it how a "professional" racing series can be so incompetent and broken. There is so much better racing out there, better than this crap, but many people will never even know about it. That's just sad. Do you know what I will remember about this speedweek? (And yes it's a speedweek (basically one week of racing), not the great speedweeks we used to have years ago.) I will remember nothing about the racing (even if the nationwide and cup race had decent racing) but instead I will remember the carnage. I will remember the bent up sheet metal and off track drama akin to a day time soap. I will remember nascar suspending a driver for a bs reason. I will remember a drive almost getting killed due to a flawed track design. And lastly, I will remember nascar making a horrible call to end the 500. What a bad taste in the mouth this is. I had already stopped watching nascar but wanted to give it another shot. And now it's over. Have fun guys, maybe one day you'll wake up and realize. 922. Nascar24Fan posted: 02.22.2015 - 8:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just a quick fact: This was the first Daytona 500 to not have the Busch brothers drive since 2000 923. JG24Ever posted: 02.22.2015 - 9:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @921 Don't let the door smack on you on the way... 924. Minnowfur posted: 02.22.2015 - 9:34 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The 22 car wins on Feb 22 haha 925. WinstonCupStandings posted: 02.22.2015 - 9:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Top 23 (that are on the big teams) 1) Joey Logano (180) -Leader 2) Kevin Harvick (170) -10 3) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (170) -10 4) Denny Hamlin (165) -15 5) Jimmie Johnson (160) -20 6) Clint Bowyer (146) -34 7) Greg Biffle (139) -41 8) Kasey Kahne (138) -42 9) Sam Hornish, Jr. (127) -53 10) Austin Dillon (121) -59 11) Aric Almirola (118) -62 12) Danica Patrick (100) -80 13) Carl Edwards (99) -81 14) Paul Menard (88) -92 15) Jamie McMurray (82) -98 16) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (76) -104 17) Jeff Gordon (74) -106 18) Trevor Bayne (73) -107 19) Kyle Larson (61) -119 20) Matt Kenseth (58) -122 21) Ryan Newman (49) -131 22) Brad Keselowski (40) -140 23) Tony Stewart (37) -143 926. racefangurl posted: 02.22.2015 - 9:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (4) If Joey wins a lot of races, I'll be doing a lot of screaming. And another thing is I heard the narwhal commercial today. 927. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.22.2015 - 10:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) To answer a question from someone during the race, I think the $200K for leading at halfway is still active. Gordon led lap 100 and his take of the purse is almost $600K for finishing 33rd, well over anyone near him even those that are past champs and/or in the winners circle. 928. joey2448 posted: 02.22.2015 - 10:37 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Webmaster, there is a car #37 listed as being involved in the final lap crash, when in reality there is no #37 car in the race. Perhaps you missed Trevor Bayne in the #6 car? Because I know for sure Bayne was involved. As for the finish, I'm not super put off by it because I know that's racing and we're not always gonna get a green-flag finish. BUT, how about this idea? Whenever there's a crash on the final lap, throw a "local yellow", like they do on road courses, so anyone that is behind the wreck must slow down and where they were running is where they will finish. Anyone that is ahead of the crash can continue racing to the finish line. 929. Mike posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @927: Part of that is the money he won for winning the pole, though. I think he also gets contingency money for leading the most laps. I think the halfway-leader money went away a long time ago. 930. aframe43 posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:19 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) 925 your posts are useless. Please go away. Why do only the big teams matter? 931. JRacingFast posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:41 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Am i the only one who thinks its ironic that Logano......A kid whos rich daddy helped start his career gets his first daytona 500 win in Jeff Gordon....Anther driver whos rich daddy helped start his career by moving him across country...Like Logano Its kind of the passing of the torch in a way 932. Anthony posted: 02.22.2015 - 11:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Where was the debris on the lap 106 caution? 933. WinstonCupStandings posted: 02.23.2015 - 12:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @930 I don't think "only the big teams matter" but the fact is the small teams don't have the equipment that the big teams have to make a 36 week championship season, but i'll take another look at guys like Truex and Mears if they can carry their Daytona success into Atlanta and so on. 934. edwards19 posted: 02.23.2015 - 12:49 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 932: Probably where 90% of the "debris" is nowadays. 935. DB1995 posted: 02.23.2015 - 2:08 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) LOL at the people who said last year was a fluke for Joey and that he would have a slump after his pit crew screwed him at Homestead. 936. joey2448 posted: 02.23.2015 - 2:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Does anyone else find it funny that the two guys that were ramming each other's cars and feuding after the Bud Shootout last week were the ones to finish 1-2 in the Daytona 500? 937. b4il3y posted: 02.23.2015 - 7:04 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I don't care what you all said... alright race, Joey wins, deal with it. 938. Cornys posted: 02.23.2015 - 8:18 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) I loved this race. NASCAR let it play out naturally. If this continues I will likely get back into watching this racing league :) I still not too optimistic, but this week was a great start. 939. WinstonCup4Ever posted: 02.23.2015 - 9:18 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Congrats to Joey Logano on winning the Daytona 500. No matter what, this win was well deserved. 940. Anonymous posted: 02.23.2015 - 9:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) guess the webmaster likes incorrect information on here. the correct owner which is stated by NASCAR for the #62 entry is Jay Robinson. Yes the car was fielded by Richard Childress but for all purposes the car is listed as owned by Jay Robinson 941. Anonymous posted: 02.23.2015 - 10:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) per NASCAR owner standings after Daytona 500 owner updates #33 Joe Falk #62 Jay Robinson also if you watch the first Budweiser Duel Ty Dillon has a post race interview where he says I want to thanks Joe Falk for allowing us to run his car 942. Anonymous posted: 02.23.2015 - 10:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I forgot one owner update #19 J.D. Gibbs 943. G.D. posted: 02.23.2015 - 10:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Uh huh, and "Jeff Gordon" is owner of the 48 car and has been listed as such for several years. And "Walter Czarnecki" (whoever the hell that is) is shown by NASCAR as the owner of yesterday's winning car, and "John Henry" owns the #17 and the #6 instead of Jack Roush, apparently. NASCAR has all kinds of funky listings on their owners' report. Who cares? I'll settle for the much clearer method that they use here of acknowledging Roger Penske as the owner of the #22, Rick Hendrick as owning the #48 etc. It would be more accurate if they used "Hendrick Motorsports" (since Rick himself is not technically the owner of the #5 or the #48) or "Penske Racing" or "Roush Fenway Racing" if that would satisfy the nit-pickers, but I think we all know that Jeff Gordon isn't really the moneyman behind the #48, etc. 944. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.23.2015 - 11:18 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Somebody answer this for me, please. Why is Harvick's sponsor now listed as Budweiser/Jimmy John's when it was the same paint scheme as last year and was listed as simply Budweiser? Am I missing something here? I don't really have a problem with it, especially since that's how it's listed on the official entry list, but I'm curious as to why. I wish we could just use the official entry list to determine what sponsor should be listed. That's almost certainly how the sponsors want to be billed. With that said: SPONSOR UPDATES AS PER OFFICIAL RESULTS: #3 Dow #16 Ortho #17 Fastenal #23 Maxim Fantasy App/Dr. Pepper #24 Drive To End Hunger #34 Kentucky Fried Chicken #78-Furniture Row/Visser Precision #95 Thrivent Financial 945. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.23.2015 - 11:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also as far as owners go, IMO the listed owner should be the person or persons who own the team, not the technical owner of the individual car. If JD Gibbs broke off from his father and formed his own team, then the #19 should be listed as JD Gibbs. He didn't though and as such Joe Gibbs is the correct owner of the #19. I also wish we could do away with listing things like "Stewart-Haas Racing" as the owner. That's not the owner, that's the team that the owners own. Why not list Tony Stewart/Gene Haas as the owners of the #4, #10, #14, and #41? 946. cjs3872 posted: 02.23.2015 - 1:57 pm Rate this comment: (4) (1) I can't understand all the commotion regarding the decision to throw the caution for that crash on the backstretch. Joey Logano was going to win the race anyway, so the overall results at the very top of the race rundown would not have changed. Kevin Harvick didn't have anything for Logano with those three running as they were. Had Dale, Jr. been in second place, Joey might have had a little more to worry about, but his car showed more speed at the end than anyone else seemed t show, so I think Logano would have won had Dale, Jr. been in second on the last lap and the race run green to the finish. And as I mentioned on this board last year, watching Joey Logano race in those yellow Pennzoil colors for Penske is almost like watching Rick Mears or Al Unser, Sr. race in those very same colors for the very same organization 30 years ago, because he seems to race like Mears and Big Al did. In the races he won last year, and in this race, Logano was not a major factor for the lead in the early part of the race, as the race progressed toward the end, the stronger he got, and at the end, when it counted most, his was the fastest car, despite all the press the Hendrick teams got, which was deserved. Also, a long-standing record I didn't think would ever be matched, mainly due to the depth of the competition and the often random luck that often decides who finishes up front at Daytona, was matched yesterday when Dale, Jr. finished third. That marks his fourth consecutive top three finish in the Daytona 500, matching Benny Parsons' long-standing record for consistent success set from 1975-'78. From 1975-'78, Parsons' finishes in the Daytona 500 were 1-3-2-3. Dale, Jr.'s finishes in his four-year run are 2-2-1-3, so his average finish in his four-year streak is slightly better than Parsons' run. It's interesting to note that in 1979, Parsons was more formidable in the Daytona 500 that year than he ever was, before or after, leading a career-high 37 laps, before overheating problems ended his quest for five consecutive top four finishes. It will be interesting to see how Dale, Jr. fares in his quest for a fifth straight top three finish in the Daytona 500 next year. Also, despite his last lap crash and resulting 33rd place finish, Jeff Gordon accomplished one of the very few things that had eluded him in his legendary career yesterday, and that is leading the most laps in a single Daytona 500. Despite winning three times and leading over 300 laps, he had never led the most laps in any of his previous Daytona 500 starts. That changed yesterday, as he led 87 laps, far and away the most for anyone. However, his attempt for victory was doomed when he led lap 100, as no driver that had led that lap won in any of his Daytona 500 starts. The last driver to lead lap 100 and win the Daytona 500 was Davey Allison in 1992. Gordon's 87 laps led brought his Daytona 500 laps led total to 396, placing him sixth on the all-time Daytona 500 lap leader list, behind only Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Sr., Buddy Baker, Cale Yarborough, and Bobby Allison. Also, there seemed to be a theme to the big SpeedWeeks winners, one for fans of Ford, it has to be a very pleasant development, and that is young drivers winning. The Truck Series race was won by Tyler Reddick, a Team Penske development driver racing for Brad Keselowski's Truck Series team. The XFinity Series race was won by Ryan Reed, who although heavily criticized by me and others for his high number of crashes, earned that win he got, and the Daytona 500 was won by Joey Logano, the second-youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500, and only the fifth driver ever to win the Daytona 500 before his 27th birthday. Three of the other four, Gordon, Richard Petty, and Mario Andretti, went on to legendary careers, and the jury's still out on Trevor Bayne, the youngest driver to ever win a 500-mile race anywhere. Last week, I stated that Joey Logano had to back up what he did last year to earn a spot in my top ten current drivers list. Well, he's well on his way to doing just that. And this weekend had to be especially galling to JGR. First, Kyle Busch gets a broken leg in a crash late in the XFinity Series race. Then their #1 driver, Matt Kenseth, get in a wreck with Tony Stewart, and to top all that off, Joey Logano, the other driver to race in the JGR #20 car, who they tried to kick out of that car for a year and a half before they did, ends up winning the Daytona 500 driving one of the best tactical races seen by a Daytona 500 winner in years, right down to splitting up the Toyotas on that final restart. You knew it had to be a bad sign that for most of the race, Carl Edwards was JGR's best hope at a victory, because Edwards has yet to bag one of the big ones. And to make matters even worse, it seems that JGR may not have learned their lesson from watching Joey Logano struggling in one of their cars for four years, because they're talking to Erik Jones about having him drive the #18 car while Kyle Busch is mending. Really? He's nowhere near ready for a Cup ride, much less one with such a high profile. If they make that decision, they could very well ruin Jones' fledgling career. Having a steady, experienced, if unspectacular driver like Matt Crafton in that car is the perfect choice for that team while Kyle mends. And having a similar driver in the XFinity Series fill that role if Crafton is tied up in the Truck Series is the way to go. They need to put an experienced driver in that car while Kyle mends from his injuries. And if that driver is from outside the Toyota ranks, then so be it. But even considering putting an extremely young, untested driver in such that car is a bad idea. And actually putting such a driver in that car could have disastrous consequences. 947. HouseOfPenske posted: 02.23.2015 - 2:46 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) The commotion is coming from Bowtie and Earnhardt hillbillies. 948. racefangurl posted: 02.23.2015 - 3:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 931, I agree about the torch pass bit. And I agree about the jury still out Trevor Bayne, as I feel a driver that hasn't run a full Cup season can't be judged. He's not bad, I think. But as to how much this is true, it's too hard to call. He's solid, minimum. I mean, the Wood Brothers don't think he's bad. 949. Baxter posted: 02.23.2015 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Error: the final caution lists the 37 as a car involved, there was no 37 in the race. 950. murb posted: 02.23.2015 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Regan Smith will drive the #41 again in Atlanta. Seems like they'll be sticking with him through this whole thing and sort of "auditioning" him for that ride. 951. racefangurl posted: 02.23.2015 - 4:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wanted him to redeem himself after the way he ran in the Nationwide/Xfinity series last year. I became a Smith fan last fall. Maybe he'll keep the ride for a few years. I hope so. I kind of like him. He's a nice guy and deserves a 2nd chance. 952. murb posted: 02.23.2015 - 4:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Really don't know what to make of Erik Jones most likely being Kyle's temporary replacement in the #18. I'm really happy that they are getting behind a young guy who clearly has outstanding talent, but I'm just not so sure about throwing him into an A-list Cup ride THIS soon. I wish they would just let him focus on winning the Truck championship (he's definitely one of the two or three favorites for that) and getting seat time in NXS. There's no need to rush him. If they are dead-set on using a young guy, I think they should go with either Alex Bowman, Landon Cassill, or Parker Kligerman (the fact that he's having to be a TV analyst at this stage of his career because he doesn't have a ride is sickening). Those guys all have Cup experience, have proven themselves to be clean racers and non wrecking balls (even though Bowman had some crash DNFs, he was driving for god damn BK Racing - what do you expect from that team?), and they all have fantastic personalities and seem like they would be great with the sponsors. So I really wish those guys would at least get some consideration. Or, like I said yesterday, Bobby Labonte is available if they want a veteran (or hell, I thought Crafton did a great job yesterday - I wouldn't mind seeing him get more races in there). Yeah, Bobby peaked 15 years ago. But if you want a veteran who won't tear stuff up, will give 20+ years and a Cup championship's worth of insight to a rookie crew chief, and will just overall do a great job at holding everything down while Kyle is away, you're not gonna find anyone better than him. So yeah. Even though I love Erik Jones and think he's a monster talent, I'm not so sure about this. I think there are a lot better options than just throwing him to the wolves like this. If it does happen, then I really hope he'll have some good mentoring in his corner and will be able to avoid being totally lost out there. At this point though, I just don't know. 953. BurningThunder posted: 02.23.2015 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #44 Crew Chief: Peter Sospenzo 954. The Long Shot posted: 02.23.2015 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I actually don't mind the decision to put Erik in the #18 (at least for most of the races that Kyle misses). The difference between his situation and Logano's is that Cup isn't going to be his primary focus. He can focus on winning in the Trucks while simultaneously using his opportunities in Cup and Xfinity to gain higher-series experience. If he starts getting overwhelmed and can't handle the Cup spotlight, then you take him out and let him solely focus on Trucks. If he runs well in Cup, then Gibbs will have a backup plan if he can't retain Denny Hamlin after this year (and if he can, then you just move him to Xfinity next year). 955. Leibig Law Firm? posted: 02.23.2015 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I've checked into this Leibig Law sponsor. They appear legit and from DC, previously covering the Beltway Sniper case and Lee Boyd Malvo. 956. BluesTravelerFan posted: 02.23.2015 - 5:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @952 I wish SO BAD they would put Bobby in that car... Won't happen though. 957. Sarf52 posted: 02.23.2015 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Healthy, 48 car entry list for Atlanta Matt DiBenedetto set to make his Sprint Cup debut in the #83 Brendan Gaughan in the #62 for Jay Robinson Travis Kvapil in the #44 Reed Sorenson in the #29 Brett Moffitt in the #55 #18 is still TBA, likely Crafton returns to the car again this week 958. edwards19 posted: 02.23.2015 - 7:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just wondering, but if qualifying is rained out (very common in spring atlanta races) do I have to worry about Carl Edwards DNQing? I ask this because it seems sometimes the field is set on owner points and other times the field is set on practice speeds, and I don't really know the procedure. 959. BMan0213 posted: 02.23.2015 - 7:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Just wondering, but if qualifying is rained out (very common in spring atlanta races) do I have to worry about Carl Edwards DNQing? I ask this because it seems sometimes the field is set on owner points and other times the field is set on practice speeds, and I don't really know the procedure." Pretty sure Edwards would be safe. Someone said on twitter today that if the field was set on owners points it's only for the first 36 spots. After that there's many other things that would decide the remaining spots, first of which would be wins from last season. Since Carl won twice last year he'd get one of those spots so he's ok if it rains. 960. We need more Onion posted: 02.23.2015 - 7:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) All right DiBenedetto! I really thought he deserved a chance to actually race a car, or something that looks like a car. Hope he'll get some speed out of that BK ride. 961. edwards19 posted: 02.23.2015 - 8:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 959: OK thank you now I can be relieved that Carl Edwards should be able to keep his elusive "never dnq'd for a race in the 3 major series" intact. It's actually more uncommon than one would think ;) 962. Scott B posted: 02.23.2015 - 10:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wouldn't mind seeing Erik Jones in the #18 for a few select events (Phoenix would be ideal). Throwing him in that ride as the primary sub for Kyle would be not such a good plan, though.. 963. jabber1990 posted: 02.23.2015 - 10:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I posted this on Nascar Memes, Fans of SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, 24/7 NASCAR talk, and a few other NASCAR Facebook pages earlier today Verizon has a relationship with Xfinity (which is kind of ironic if you follow NASCAR) In the very first race under the Xfinity name a superstar in the Sprint Cup series gets injured and will be out for probably half the Sprint Cup Season. 100% coincidence, but its quite ironic 964. murb posted: 02.24.2015 - 10:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Multiple sources are reporting that David Ragan is suddenly the top candidate to fill in for Kyle Busch. COMPLETELY out of left field, but interesting move if true. 965. Scott B posted: 02.24.2015 - 11:02 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well, Edwards and Kenseth might be lobbying on his behalf. Interesting. 966. jabber1990 posted: 02.24.2015 - 11:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) the only reason I don't like Erik Jones is because he's never ran an Xfinity season so we're going to throw him into a racecar for probably the length of a truck season, in races 2-3 times longer than the average truck race? however if he ran at Phoenix and possibly Martinsville I won't complain 967. murb posted: 02.24.2015 - 11:28 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) Apparently Ragan will be splitting it with Erik Jones. I actually like that idea a lot. It lets Erik primarily focus on winning that Truck championship, while at the same time it gives him a small taste of the Cup Series in a shared ride with a solid Cup veteran. Also, Ragan gets a really great opportunity in great equipment again, something I would say he only truly had for two of his seasons at Roush (2008 and 2011 were the only years he was there where I would say they were hands down one of the two best teams in Nascar, like JGR is now - coincidentally, those were also probably his two best seasons as a driver, as well). So this is actually a really smart move by JGR, I think. Ragan should be able to be pretty competitive on the cookie cutters and plate tracks in that car (assuming he runs Talladega, he might actually be the favorite to win that race now), and their star of the future Jones gets to get his feet wet in Cup while being paired with a solid Cup veteran (surely a better bet and less pressure filled situation for him as opposed to just throwing him to the wolves would be). The only question left now is who replaces Ragan in the #34. I think Kligerman and Cassill would both be great choices, but at this point it's really hard to say who might be one of the favorites. 968. murb posted: 02.24.2015 - 11:36 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another JGR note: Erik Jones is most likely to take over the #54 NXS ride as well. At this point I have to wonder if they'll just switch his points eligibility over to NXS. If this happens, he'll almost surely be running every race to the end of he season (once Kyle gets back, I doubt they'll throw him back into that NXS car - surely they're smarter than that). 969. The Long Shot posted: 02.24.2015 - 12:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The only question left now is who replaces Ragan in the #34. I think Kligerman and Cassill would both be great choices, but at this point it's really hard to say who might be one of the favorites." I'd like to see James Buescher get the opportunity. He's only running part-time in Trucks this year, so it's absolutely feasible for him to take over the ride. Not to mention that it might be his lone remaining chance to keep his name relevant after his RAB Racing ride crumbled at the end of the year. "Another JGR note: Erik Jones is most likely to take over the #54 NXS ride as well. At this point I have to wonder if they'll just switch his points eligibility over to NXS. If this happens, he'll almost surely be running every race to the end of he season (once Kyle gets back, I doubt they'll throw him back into that NXS car - surely they're smarter than that)." I don't know about that. I saw a quote from Gibbs saying that he won't cut back on Busch's Xfinity/Trucks schedule once he's healthy. My gut feeling tells me that the 54 is just going to end up being a mix of Cup drivers (and maybe Jones in races where he doesn't run the 20). 970. racefangurl posted: 02.24.2015 - 2:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) David Ragan's not a Toyota driver. Why is that crazy info floating around? I don't have a huge problem with Erik Jones in the NXS car. I'd rather see a Toyota driver in a yucky Cup car get an upgrade on that side, though. Or Kligerman takes Kyle's ride while he's down. 971. racefangurl posted: 02.24.2015 - 2:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I meant Parker or someone in yucky Toyota ride over David on the Cup side 972. murb posted: 02.24.2015 - 2:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I saw a quote from Gibbs saying that he won't cut back on Busch's Xfinity/Trucks schedule once he's healthy." Well, that's moronic. You'd think after all this they would realize that maybe he shouldn't be running all these lower series races. Ugh. For the time being though, it probably will be solely Jones in the #54. I doubt any of the Cup guys will do it (unless this Ragan deal also includes a few races in there). Denny has said for years now that he doesn't like running NXS races, and Carl actually has made good on his "retirement" from the NXS cars (he's only run won one race since he stopped running that series full time). I guess I could see Kenseth running a few in addition to his five in the #20, but I don't know. We'll see I guess. Also, I like the idea of James Buescher in the #34. I hadn't thought of that. 973. David posted: 02.24.2015 - 2:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "he's only run won one race since he stopped running that series full time" Well, he won one race, but it was in his only start (Watkins Glen a few years back), so either is applicable. 974. murb posted: 02.24.2015 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Well, he won one race, but it was in his only start (Watkins Glen a few years back), so either is applicable." lol, When I was going to type "one race", I remembered that he actually WON that race, so I guess that's why they both came out. 975. The Long Shot posted: 02.24.2015 - 3:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Damn...well, Dylan Kwasniewski just tweeted that he's out of a ride. Not a fan of his, but that's a tough break for him to get dumped so soon. 976. racefangurl posted: 02.24.2015 - 4:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) He should go look for a Truck ride now. 977. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.24.2015 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Well, that's moronic. You'd think after all this they would realize that maybe he shouldn't be running all these lower series races. Ugh." Either Joe Gibbs has bought into the "200 NASCARs wins" thing, sponsers WANT him too or combination of those 2 and other things. I agree with you though. 978. We need more Onion posted: 02.24.2015 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In the midst of the #18 and it's driver search, Moffitt being in the #55 completely flew over my head. He showed promise in his few starts last year, let's see what he can do with a good midfield car. Which, imo, looks GORGEOUS, seriously if you like a blue racecar, check it out! If Ragan is in the #18, then given his current ride, I'm surprised, even though Bob Jenkins always struck me as a guy who'd say "It's a good ride, you're free to take it!" Then the driver taking the #34 will be Reutimann, I think, but I surely hope for a Busch Series independent, Cassill or Kligerman. 979. Scott B posted: 02.24.2015 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I applaud Jenkins for giving his drivers the freedom to take advantage when an opportunity like this comes along. It is possible, though, that it will work to his advantage. If Ragan were to win a race in the #18, and then return when Kyle is healthy, he could end up running the chase races for Front Row. A bit of a longshot, but stranger things have happened. 980. JG24FanForever posted: 02.24.2015 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) 95th time Jeff Gordon led the most laps in a race, becoming the second driver,behind only Big E, to lead 1500+ laps in plate racing. It was the 14th anniversary of the demise of Big E, and the #3 finished 14th after wrecking Jeff Gordon on his final Daytona 500 lap, who ended up 33rd. And June, fittingly, finished 3rd to create an interesting numerical chain. Gordon also, as I might imagine was mentioned earlier, Led the first lap of his final Daytona 500 to go along with his leading his first ever Daytona 500 lap back in 1993. 981. racefangurl posted: 02.24.2015 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (5) I don't know if my absence of the Xfinity boards has been noticed. I don't go there because I'm just a casual fan of that series, not as fired up as I was. If a Truck or Xfinity race comes on FOX, I'll venture over there, but otherwise, I don't care enough to comment there. Am I doing better this year than last? Or am I still crazy/random and over-focused on certain topics? I have been trying. I wonder who will be in the 41 when Smith has an Xfinity race elsewhere. 982. Anonymous posted: 02.24.2015 - 7:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This situation with David Ragan could prove interesting. If he wins during his stint with JGR then he locks himself in The Chase and the 18 into the owner's Chase. But then once Kyle came back, David would return to the 34 and compete for the championship in a car that wasn't in the Chase while Kyle probably wouldn't be eligible for the driver's championship, but would be driving a car eligible to win the owner's championship. I would also say David Ragan being in The Chase would probably be a big deal for the 34 as far as sponsors go even if he qualified for The Chase in another car. 983. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.24.2015 - 7:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 982 was me, BTW. 984. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.24.2015 - 8:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope too the heavens Joe Gibbs runs David at Talladega. 985. cjs3872 posted: 02.24.2015 - 9:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm glad to see that JGR cam to their senses and put an experienced driver in the #18 car. Now whether or not David Ragan will be a solid substitute driver or return to the error-prone ways that plagued him at Roush is something only time can answer. But they needed to go with a driver with experience, and with Ragan, they certainly have that now. Had they gone with their first option, which was Erik Jones, I don't think that could have ever worked at this stage, and could have torpedoed Jones' career. I also think it's for that reason that the decision SHR made to put Regan Smith in the #41 car was the right one to make. Chase Elliott is a much faster driver than Smith is, and since he'll be racing at HMS next year, there were those that thought young Chase may still end up running some races in that car, but I'm glad they didn't throw Chase into that car at this time They needed an experienced hand in that car, and with Smith, they have it. Now as for what might happen to the #34 team going forward with Ragan in a better car for the foreseeable future, while others are focusing on other drivers, I can actually see them shutting the #34 team down and focusing on the 35 and 38 teams. Two cars is plenty for Front Row Motorsports, but three cars is too much for that small team, so I actually think that Front Row Motorsports may actually end up shutting the #34 team down and consolidating their personnel and equipment into their two existing teams, and when Kyle Busch returns to the #18 car, whenever that happens, they could reinsert Ragan into one of the two cars, especially if he's high up in the points standings, and he's going to enter the #18 car 17th in the points standings, ironically one spot ahead of where the #18 is in the owner's standings after one race. What I think they should expect from Ragan in the #18 car is consistent top 15 runs with an occasional top 5-10 run, but contending for wins is out of the question, except for Talladega, where he'll be one of the favorites. I just don't think Ragan is capable of much more than consistent top 15 runs with occasional top 5-10s mixed in, but I don't think they really want Ragan to try to go out for wins. All they want is consistent finishes. If they can get that, they should be pleased. And Scott B (#979), it is certainly a pleasant surprise that a Ford team allowed one of their drivers to run for a Toyota team, but remember that Front Row Motorsports is not a heavily backed team and gets little to no support from Ford. That said, Ford and Jack Roush did give JGR the go ahead to put Elliott Sadler in that #18 car, but they decided not to, which is likely an indictment of Sadler. But this is the second big hit for Toyota this season, with the first being what happened to Brian Vickers, and I think Michael Waltrip is making a BIG mistake putting Brett Moffitt in the #55 car for Atlanta. Actually, I think Matt Crafton would have been a good option there, because they need the experience and steadiness of Crafton. Again, the goal is not to run up front as much as it is to finish the race, and Crafton or some other experienced driver gives the #55 team a better chance to finish in the top 20 than an inexperienced driver like Moffitt does, especially on a tire-eating track like Atlanta. But also, putting Moffitt in the #55 car and JGR even considering Erik Jones shows just how thin the driver pool is, especially among the Toyota drivers. 986. murb posted: 02.24.2015 - 9:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Apparently David Reutimann was offered the #34 for Atlanta this weekend, but he won't be able to drive it because he hasn't gotten his Nascar license renewed yet this year. Talk about bad timing. Front Row is also talking to Bobby Labonte though, and it sounds like that's close to happening. Bobby makes a lot of sense for them, considering that he has the champion's provisional and the #34 doesn't have any owner points to start out this year. So that's not really surprising at all that they would go after him. 987. Anonymous posted: 02.25.2015 - 12:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^^ Unless I'm reading the rules on Jayski wrong.... Labonte just used his PC provisional at Daytona so he doesn't have another one available until he attempts 6 more races. He couldn't use it at Atlanta either because he was not entered in the #34 before the entry deadline. 988. The Long Shot posted: 02.25.2015 - 1:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Labonte just used his PC provisional at Daytona so he doesn't have another one available until he attempts 6 more races. He couldn't use it at Atlanta either because he was not entered in the #34 before the entry deadline." I know the second part's true because Mike Skinner had that happen to him at the Truck race in Daytona a few years ago (where he wasn't fast enough on speed and couldn't use the PC provisional because his truck was a post-entry). Never heard of the first part; I just thought you could use a maximum of 7 PC provisionals throughout the season. Actually, then again, the #34 team wouldn't be a post-entry because they were entered already, just with Ragan as the driver. So I'm not 100% sure of the rules and how they apply in this situation. 989. Anonymous posted: 02.25.2015 - 1:38 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) From Jayski, note the last line: "The Champion's Provisional starting position is defined as the starting position assigned to the entry whose driver is the current or a former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, who participated as a driver in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and who was entered in the Event for that car owner in that vehicle by the entry deadline." Also: "Past Champions Provisional Rules which began in 2013: Past Sprint Cup champions can use a past champion's provisional only once every six races this season instead of having unlimited access to provisionals as in the past. [...] Any past champion who ran at least one race the previous season starts the year with one provisional starting spot. Once a driver uses it, they must make six attempts to qualify before getting another past champion's provisional - the driver would get use of the provisional at that sixth race." 990. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.25.2015 - 10:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rumor has it that Dez Bryant did something that makes Ray Rice look tame. And NASCAR has a DV issues ex-girlfriend of Kurt Busch Patty?????? 991. The Long Shot posted: 02.25.2015 - 2:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joe Nemechek will drive the #34 this weekend in place of David Ragan. 992. We need more Onion posted: 02.25.2015 - 2:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Front Row Joe races for Front Row Motorsports. Neat, his best cup car since 2006. 993. racefangurl posted: 02.25.2015 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) 992, that's cute. I mean their names match. 994. Quasar posted: 02.25.2015 - 6:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 992. Since 2007 I'd say. He was often running in the Top20 in the #13. 995. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.25.2015 - 9:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Some people are NOT very happy about Joe getting the #34 ride. Well i for one am glad. Better then what he has been getting for the last couple of years. 996. WinstonCup4Ever posted: 02.26.2015 - 9:44 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Breaking News: Due to potential scheduling conflicts on FOX SPORTS 1, the Toyota Owners 400 from Richmond has moved from that network to the FOX Broadcast Network, in return FOX has given up broadcast rights to the STP 500 from Martinsville to FOX SPORTS 1. This will mark the first time since 2002 the Spring Martinsville race will air on cable (FX then)due to FOX wanting to cover the CART: Toyota GP of Long Beach to help better promote SPEED's coverage of the CART series after having left ESPN/ABC for SPEED/CBS. 997. Zackary Shawn posted: 02.26.2015 - 12:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Can we be honest with each other for a minute? There probably isn't going to be a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race this Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 998. WinstonCup4Ever posted: 02.26.2015 - 12:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Their calling for a 30% chance of showers during the day on Sunday. We should be for sure able to get at least half way in. Otherwise, the chance of rain is heavy throughout Sunday night to Wednesday at the very least with Monday night and Tuesday showing a 40% chance of rain. This coming from the NWS in Peachtree City, GA. I'll be monitoring the weather as we get closer to race day Sunday. 999. Hinch77 posted: 02.26.2015 - 6:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Weather forecasts can change very quickly 1000. Hinch77 posted: 02.26.2015 - 6:34 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Also, nice to see Front Row Joe get the #34. He should get the car in the race no problem and bring it home in it's usual spot in the mid to upper 20s. 1001. racefangurl posted: 02.26.2015 - 8:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) Atlanta's cold now. I wonder if they could have a snow delay. If it stays as cold as it has, it's possible. 1002. 1995 Subaru WRX STi posted: 02.26.2015 - 9:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have good news, 23.5 million people saw atleast some part of the Daytona 500 (no pre or post race coverage). Truck Quing, the Xfinity race, 500 Quing and the rest was up too. Looks like NASCAR cared over some of the momentum from last year. 1003. ch posted: 02.26.2015 - 9:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I live in downtown Atlanta (30-45 mins north of Hampton where AMS is), and we did not get any snow or ice the past few days. Once you get about 30 mins north of downtown is where all the snow happened, so winter weather delays will definitely not be happening. I can confirm that it has been cold, but nothing worse than Daytona had early in speedweeks. 1004. cjs3872 posted: 02.26.2015 - 9:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I remember, one big reason the two races at Atlanta were consolidated into one n Labor Day Weekend was because of the weather problems they always seemed to run into at Atlanta, particularly in the spring. In fact, the most recent Cup Series race not fully televised was the 1991 spring race at Atlanta. ABC had that one, but rain intervened 42 laps in, and the race was completed the following day. But there was no television coverage of the completion of the race, which was won by Ken Schrader. In the 1992 spring race at Atlanta, which marked the debut of the competition caution due to tire concerns (which was lauded by the ABC commentating crew of Paul Page, Benny Parsons, and Bobby Unser), weather was iffy for the first half of that race, and of course, we all know what happened in 1993. That race was postponed a week because of the monster snowstorm that blanketed the entire eastern half of the country, and mercifully, TNN decided to carry the race. And in 1999, this race again got postponed because of rain. Yet, when NASCAR did the schedule realignment for 2015, they seemed to have forgotten all the weather trouble this race has had over the years, and as a result, they could be running headlong into the same problem they had a couple of decades ago. And by the way, even though I think they made the right decision to hire an experienced driver to sub for Kyle Busch for as long as he's out of the #18 car, it's also a fact that David Ragan MUST be competitive in the #18 car. He doesn't have to run with the leaders, and I don't expect him to, but he also has to be competitive. And if he's not competitive, or he becomes the same error-prone driver he was when he drove Roush's #6 car, Joe Gibbs has to have a back-up plan. I said it was a terrible idea to put Erik Jones in that car, but I also think it could be a good idea to have him test a Cup car, and if Ragan flops in the #18 car, then it may not be such a bad idea to run him in non-conflicting races if David Ragan flops in the #18 car. I don't think that will happen, because of the experience Ragan now has, but if Ragan is uncompetitive or makes mistakes a rookie driver might make, then it might be time to reconsider having Ragan in that car. I think Ragan will do a serviceable job in that car, though not much better. The rest of his career rests on what he does with this opportunity. I think this is a situation everyone that watches the sport will be interested in during the time Kyle Busch is out of the #18 car, which I suspect will be at least until the Coca-Cola 600, if not closer to the NASCAR's return to Daytona and the Firecracker 400 in July. 1005. Hinch77 posted: 02.27.2015 - 7:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Irrelevant to this race, but apparently Greg Pursley announced his retirement from racing after this past KNPSW season. In addition, Gene Price Motorsports is ceasing operations, but that was known before Pursley's retirement announcement. 1006. WinstonCup4Ever posted: 02.27.2015 - 8:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @1004: Correction it was 1998 for postponement, not 1999. 1999 just had a rain delay. 2006 was the last time the Spring date had a postponement. It was carried on FX with some FOX affiliates. This practice was also used for the Aaron's 499 later that same year and the NXS Bristol Spring race the year before. 1007. Dude 67 posted: 02.27.2015 - 8:57 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) So Team Xtreme had their hauler stolen overnight 1008. David posted: 02.27.2015 - 10:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^This is true. Their race car was stolen. 1009. Scott B posted: 02.27.2015 - 11:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^^ ...and the #44 has withdrawn from the Atlanta race due to the theft. Like Daytona, they didn't have a backup car prepped, and this time they won't be able to send a last minute replacement. Of course, if a backup car had been in the same trailer, things would be even worse for Xtreme. 1010. We need more Onion posted: 02.27.2015 - 11:22 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh, damn'. Poor Team Xtreme, I really feel for them. 1011. The Long Shot posted: 02.27.2015 - 11:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Damn, that sucks for the Cohen team. Mike Harmon strikes again? 1012. racefangurl posted: 02.27.2015 - 12:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Why would someone steal a racecar? People are crazy sometimes. Do they hate Travis Kvapil? Btw, I have trouble saying his last name. 1013. The Incredible Mister the Man posted: 02.27.2015 - 12:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Btw, I have trouble saying his last name." And just HOW is this relevant??????? 1014. RWR posted: 02.27.2015 - 1:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why these guys would steal a crap car like the #44?! I can understand if they steal a "Hendrick" Car... 1015. racefangurl posted: 02.27.2015 - 2:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) A woman that writes on RaceFansForever said people are dishonest or maybe some druggie stole it to sell for drug money. 1016. Anonymous posted: 02.27.2015 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) racefangurl please attempt to make some sense when you post. 1017. racefangurl posted: 02.27.2015 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) I was on that site I mentioned and commented about the stolen race car and this older lady that writes there decided to reply, mentioned the value of the hauler's contents and said "Not all folks in this world are honest Hon, and some are drug addicts as well." Explanation of last post. Give me a break people! I have a throat cold today. 1018. Quasar posted: 02.27.2015 - 4:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Usual spot for Ragan in the opening practice: 34th. Ragan's spot in his first attempt in the #18: 3rd. Probably doesn't mean anything but that must feel weird to actually have speed in his car after driving for FRM for a few years... 1019. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.27.2015 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gordon, Dos Jotas, Stewart, Kenseth amongst others didn't get out of tech soon enough to put a time up in Q1. Those cars had to go through tech twice. Curious to see what big cars if any miss the Atlanta race. 1020. joey2448 posted: 02.27.2015 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 13 cars did not get to make a single lap in round one of qualifying, including big names like Johnson, Gordon, Kenseth and Stewart. All of them made at least one pass through inspection. I don't know if we should blame NASCAR or the teams. Either way, something has to change. 1021. murb posted: 02.27.2015 - 6:26 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Curious to see what big cars if any miss the Atlanta race." All of the biggest names are good on points and/or champion's provisionals, I believe. The only "big" name I'm unsure of is Regan Smith. Once again though, pure idiocy from both Nascar and these race teams. It shouldn't be this difficult to figure out. 1022. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 02.27.2015 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "All of the biggest names are good on points and/or champion's provisionals, I believe. The only "big" name I'm unsure of is Regan Smith." The #41 is on Chase points from last year, so at worst they're 16th in '14 points. The list that didn't get a run had several new teams/S&P's from last year. I don't know when tech started prior to Q1, but there should be extra time in the beginning of the year when teams are still adjusting to a new rules package. In pre-race interviews, Logano said his car was last on tech the first go-around. I thought that the tech line was based on owners points. When did that change? 1023. Daniel posted: 02.27.2015 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jayski has Edwards, Sorenson, Hornaday Jr., and Annett listed in red as having to make it in speed. Since Sorenson & Annett didn't get on the track, I'm assuming they're two of the DNQ's. 1024. Seagal posted: 02.27.2015 - 7:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The sheer number of cars that failed inspection today leads me to think its a result of the new rules package. NASCAR should have expected some issues for the first go-around. Also, if what Johnson said is true that teams now have 1 less hour to get through inspection, then NASCAR has no one to blame but themselves. 1025. Scott B posted: 02.27.2015 - 8:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Sorenson and Annett are indeed DNQ's, along with #66 Mike Wallace and #83 Matt DiBenedetto. I would not be happy if I was one of the guys who DNQ'ed due to the inspection snag. 1026. Scott B posted: 02.27.2015 - 8:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Other notes: Joe Nemecheck puts the #34 in at 28th. Haters can hate, he got the job done. Ron Hornaday Jr. claims the 34th spot with the #30, final qualifier on speed before it goes to provisionals to set the rest of the field. Jeb Burton has to take an owner's points provisional, but is in a Cup field for the first time in his young career. 1027. Anonymous posted: 03.02.2015 - 11:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @webmaster all the crew chief data for the Daytona 500 is duplicated in their stats, on the drives page it has the crew chief listed twice, on the crew chief page it shows 1 more race for the year than it should, right now if they have crew chief for Daytona and Atlanta it shows 3 races for the year, on the track stats page the totals are correct 1028. NASCAR8824 posted: 09.10.2015 - 9:32 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Boo Joey. LOL. 1029. NASCAR8824 posted: 09.10.2015 - 9:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pretty boring first 160 laps. Last 40 laps were awesome. 1030. Big King Fan posted: 12.03.2015 - 3:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Top ten If race ended halfway: 1. #24 Jeff Gordon, finished 33rd 2. #5 Kasey Kahne, finished 9th 3. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr., finished 3rd 4. #33 Ty Dillon, finished 28th 5. #27 Paul Menard, finished 25th 6. #11 Denny Hamlin, finished 4th 7. #15 Clint Bowyer, finished 7th 8. #1 Jamie McMurray, finished 27th 9. #22 Joey Logano, finished 1st 10. #4 Kevin Harvick, finished 2nd 1031. Gordon7timechamp posted: 01.29.2016 - 6:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Bush was suspended for domestic violence. 1032. AutoRockinRacing94 posted: 02.04.2016 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) After today's announcement, it appears that it was also Tony Stewart's last Daytona 500. 1033. Maverick11 posted: 02.12.2016 - 11:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Most likely the last Cup start for Mike Wallace. 1034. Braindead Zombie posted: 04.02.2016 - 12:12 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The thing I remember about this race is narwhals. 1035. Windows Millennium Edition posted: 06.06.2016 - 8:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Webmaster, The #18 and #41 cars never withdrew from the race, the drivers of the cars were only replaced. The cars were never taken off the entry list at any point during Speedweeks. 1036. The Great Dave posted: 06.06.2016 - 9:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #1038 I think they should still allow it. Technically the drivers did withdraw if you think about it. 1037. Anonymous posted: 06.26.2016 - 11:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was the one that started the moronic trend of listing drivers who get replaced on the withdrawn list. I see the brothers are still on the list. 1038. Anonymous posted: 09.28.2016 - 12:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The #18 and #41 teams did not withdraw from the race. The had a driver swap. The difference is very objective. 1039. nascarman posted: 09.28.2016 - 3:09 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Ooh, I see we have a new driver change distinction, perfect. 1040. chevyfan98 posted: 10.06.2016 - 4:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Probably Johnny Sauter's final cup race. 1041. Windows Millennium Edition posted: 07.16.2017 - 9:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Most likely Mike Wallace's last Cup start. 1042. Mr.Victory posted: 03.07.2018 - 9:09 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cars involved lap 203 wreck: 42, 24, 46(clips grass), 3, 47, 9, 38, 43(spins through dog leg), 27, 18, 6, 47, 41 1043. Mr.Victory posted: 11.05.2018 - 7:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @17 was right. Chase Elliott did win the pole. 1044. Matt T posted: 11.06.2018 - 12:34 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was the first ever Cup race I attended, after going to a few Xfinity races in the years before. I won a pair of 3rd-row tickets with my mom in a drawing at a Shriner's Hospital College Football exhibition. The 5:30 bus ride from Tampa was tiring, but worth it. 1045. SweetRich posted: 02.29.2020 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The commentators for the race were Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip. The pit road reporters were Matt Yocum, Chris Neville, Vince Welch and Jamie Little. 1046. Anonymous posted: 04.21.2020 - 2:11 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This Daytona 500 broke the record for most lead lap finishers in a 500 Mile NASCAR race, and tied a Daytona 500 record overall for cars running lead lap now 2003 that was rain shortened, In terms of full race going 500 miles it beat the 50th Daytona 500 by 1 car in terms of that stat for a 500 mile NASCAR Race. 1047. Jimmie4life posted: 06.25.2020 - 1:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I watched the 2014 and 2015 Daytona 500 on replay recently and noticed something: The races got noticeably more quiet from 2014 to 2015 for FOX. It seemed that every time they stopped talking in 2014, there was always some loud sound playing, but in 2015, it seems like every time the announcers got quiet, it was super empty and kind of awkward. I don't know why(maybe a sound change by FOX?), but it was just something I kind of noticed. 1048. Rich posted: 11.27.2020 - 9:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joining the race coverage was Chris Myers in the Hollywood hotel and Andy Petree as the in-race analyst. 1049. DI9_ForLife posted: 12.09.2020 - 3:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) An underrated edition of the 500 in my opinion. The race had nearly everything: long runs, short runs, minimal moments of single file racing, strategy. But the best part of the race has to be the last 30 or so laps when they ran 3 wide all the way back to 20th until 3 to go when the caution came out. The ending was underwhelming, as it ended under caution due to a 10 car pileup on the backstretch. The race had kind of an ''old school'' feel to it during the long green flag runs, as the pack would become more spread out than what we're used to seeing. Wrecks were few and far between with the biggest one happening on the last lap when Austin Dillon turned Jeff Gordon coming off of turn two, causing much of the field to pile in. Joey Logano ultimately won the race when the caution came out, his first Daytona 500 crown. 1050. Rich posted: 01.12.2021 - 11:48 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chris Myers was the host of the pre-race show. Darrell and Michael Waltrip as well as Andy Petree were the pre-race show analysts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: