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Post by 85t5mcss on Feb 1, 2012 19:58:46 GMT -5
All things NASCAR 2012. Starting with the Daytona 500.
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 3, 2012 23:34:17 GMT -5
Who's on first? whats on Second? I dunno is on third?
This year is going to be screwy! Lots of change ups in drivers, crew members and rules. Can't wait to see it all!!!
Hey what about the Gatorade Duals??? LOL!
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Post by 85t5mcss on Feb 4, 2012 17:48:16 GMT -5
Ooohh, I forgot all about that. And the drawing for starting in the qualifiers. Man, I messed that all up. I can't wait to see some of the change ups. Maybe see some new front runners. Maybe a first time Cup winner.
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 7, 2012 19:44:22 GMT -5
The drawing of the bottles is fun to watch.
I agree, I would love to see a 1st time Champion.
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 11, 2012 22:46:11 GMT -5
Coverage for the Bud Shootout:
Budweiser Shootout practice: Friday, February 17, 5:00 - 5:45pm/et, TV-SPEED
Budweiser Shootout Happy Hour practice: Friday, February 17, 6:30 -7:30pm/et, TV-SPEED
Draw party, which determines the starting lineup at 8:00 pm/et on Friday, February 17 on SPEED at 8:30pm/et
Race Coverage of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2012. TV: FOX at 8:10pm/et; pre-race show at 8:00pm/et
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 17, 2012 22:06:28 GMT -5
Martin Truex Jr. in on the pole and Juan Pablo Montoya is at the tail end for tomorrow nights race. Pretty cool seeing all the driver's back on stage.
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 18, 2012 15:09:47 GMT -5
Busted even before the season starts!!!!
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
It's often said in racing that if competitors aren't cheating, they're not trying.
In NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, no one "tries" as hard as crew chief Chad Knaus.
Let's face it: The leader of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team is a chronic ... um ... innovator.
All right, if NASCAR held regular meetings for Cheaters Anonymous, Knaus' testimonial would sound something like this: "Hello, my name is Chad and I'm a cheater. In the offseason, I exhausted every gray area in the NASCAR rule book, so I went to Africa for inspiration. When I returned, I thought, 'Hmmm, how about the C-Posts? If I stretch the C-Posts a little bit and lower the deck lid, just imagine the drag I could lose on the left side of the car.' "
While Knaus' past creations are legendary, the No. 48 Lowes Chevrolet never even made it to technical inspection on Thursday. NASCAR confiscated the C-Posts from the rear window of the Daytona 500 car earmarked for five-time champion Jimmie Johnson before the formal inspection process even began.
"The 48 car had a body modification on it that was outside of what our tolerances are, what the original surface definitions for the body were," Sprint Cup Series director John Darby said.
"There were some obvious modifications that the template inspectors picked up on and did some additional inspections with some gauges and stuff and found that they were just too far out of tolerance to fix.
"We're pretty serious about the body configurations of the cars for all of the right reasons. This was a modification that had been made to the car that put it outside that box."
Yes, Knaus is a repeat offender. And this isn't his first bad-boy rodeo at the beach. In 2006, Knaus was suspended for four weeks following Johnson's qualifying run after NASCAR discovered someone had tinkered with the car's rear window.
Then there were the front fenders on the Nos. 48 and 24 cars at Sonoma in June 2007. That modification earned Knaus and partner in crime Steve Letarte (then crew chief for the No. 24 Chevrolet) a six-race vacation and a $100,000 fine.
And who could forget Hendrick Motorsports' attempt to put the 2009 Chase field to sleep at Dover, where the Nos. 48 and 5 Chevrolets were so close to the tolerances that NASCAR took both back to the Research and Development Center for review. Knaus escaped with a warning and went on to win his fourth of five Sprint Cup championships.
None of Knaus' peers seemed surprised by his latest feat, nor did they blame Knaus for testing the tolerances.
"He pushes the limit — that's what you're supposed to do," said Pat Tryson, crew chief of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
"It doesn't surprise me. That's why they've been so successful. They're willing to be aggressive and try to do things that other people aren't doing. With success, sometimes every now and then you'll get bit. But I'm sure they'll continue to do it, 'cause that's why they won five championships.
"It doesn't bother you that you didn't go that far. I guess it bothers you that you don't have the car owner that will let you take the chance to get in trouble and then you have to risk losing a sponsor or getting fired.
"Fortunately, he works for a guy who is loyal to him and the sponsor doesn't get upset when they get caught doing it, so it's OK. Not everybody is in that situation. Everybody isn't in the same box. I'm glad he does it. That's what a crew chief gets paid to do."
Darby said the illegal C-Posts was removed from the No. 48 Chevrolet. Before Shootout practice, the team worked to repair the C-Posts and the area around the deck lid.
"It's not the way you want to start off the year," said Scott Miller, executive VP of competition for Michael Waltrip Racing. "I'm glad I'm not in their shoes.
"But it's all a part of what we do. We're out here racing and the rules are real tight. There's not a whole lot you can do to get an advantage. (Knaus) is just more willing to get things through than most of us are. I don't know what's going to come of it, but nobody can afford to give up points. They might be able to pay a fine, but if it comes down to points, really nobody can afford that."
NASCAR declined to discuss what penalties could develop until after Speedweeks. Since the car never made it to inspection, the team was allowed to make modifications, and as of 9 p.m. ET on Friday — following two attempts — the car still was not deemed legal. The No. 48 crew will be allowed to work on it and try to pass inspection again on Saturday.
"After it gets through inspection, we'll go on for the next 10 days or so and go through Speedweeks," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's VP of competition. "Like always, we'll reconvene at the R&D center post-race and do all our cleanups for whatever happens for the next week or so."
Although Kevin Harvick has hung up his owner's hat and doesn't work on cars anymore, he supports a crew chief's quest to be resourceful, especially when it benefits the driver.
"They've got to let these guys be creative," Harvick said. "That's what this sport was built on — people being creative and working in that gray area. You get in trouble, you just fix it."
And if you're Chad Knaus, you live to race another day.
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 18, 2012 15:17:37 GMT -5
And something else to note this year. All teams are running throtle body fuel injection. This is going to be neat since it will increase fuel economy and that will throw off all the crew chiefs. They just started to figure out the switch to E85 Ethynol.
I predict it will be good year to watch. Drivers and Crew Chiefs switching teams, fuel injection, new rules and sponsors. All make for a good year.
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Post by 85t5mcss on Feb 18, 2012 18:12:27 GMT -5
Boogity, boogity, boogity, let's go racin' boys! Er, girls, er drivers!
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 19, 2012 9:24:56 GMT -5
That was a great race!! As much as I hate to admit it, Kyle Busch really drove that car hard and deserved the win. Jeff Gordon with the most spectacular wreck in years and Kevin Harvick running around half the track on fire and no brakes made for some great viewing.
Speaking of, Did anyone notice the unusually high amount of sparks and flames last night or was it just me? I know in night races show that up better, but that was a lot of sparks!
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Post by 85t5mcss on Feb 19, 2012 17:32:33 GMT -5
Lot of sparks. Low splitter and side curtains are my guess since the body and suspension are too high to hit. At first I thought it was the wheel when they got sideways but I was wrong.
Yeah, he drove it pretty darn good. But, still didn't want to see him win. I was pulling for Ambrose after Truex and Mikey were out. Looking forward to a bizarre 500 with all the spinning from the taps on the left rear corners.
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 24, 2012 21:54:14 GMT -5
Missed the Gatoraide Dueals, But heard Tony Stewart took the first, Matt kenseth the second and Danica took the wall.
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Post by 85t5mcss on Feb 25, 2012 10:36:47 GMT -5
Missed the duels as well, but saw the last half of the truck race. Kind of wild with 3 green white checkers. Lots of wrecks including the leader. Rookie takes the win. Same rookie who took out the leader at one point.
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 25, 2012 12:10:30 GMT -5
I watched most of the truck race. Really good racing and they too have the change in the front grill. Watching that 2nd last wreck where Ron Hornaday Jr. drove under Miquel Paludo's truck was pretty exciting.
Yeah seeing King do the bump and run on the leader wasn't cool, but its racing.
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Post by 85t5mcss on Feb 25, 2012 17:55:13 GMT -5
Bump and run is good racing. Just not wrecking the guy. Wrong track for that. I do like how well the fence held up to the truck hitting it. Didn't seem to hurt it all, but gave enough to allow some energy dispersion from the truck. Definitely a good system.
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 26, 2012 9:44:32 GMT -5
Plenty of wrecks in the Nationwide race as well, right down to a finish under caution. Tony Stewart, Both Busch brothers, and a few others into the wall on the last lap.
"James Buescher won the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway after an accident on the last lap took out the top 10 cars and he grabbed the lead before the caution came out. It is his first Nationwide Series win. #22-Brad Keselowski finished second followed by #2-Elliott Sadler, #88-Cole Whitt, #3-Austin Dillon, #19-Tayler Malsam, #15-Timmy Hill, #33-Tony Stewart, #38-Kasey Kehne, and #1-Kurt Busch. There were 8 cautions for 35 laps and 38 lead changes among 16 leaders."
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 26, 2012 15:07:00 GMT -5
Rain Delay!!! This sucks! Put wipers on and rain tires! Stop being such wussys NASCAR!!
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 26, 2012 21:35:08 GMT -5
Postponed till noon tomorrow, This really bites!!! I hope there is some really good footage on tomorrow after I get home from work!
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Post by x on Feb 27, 2012 2:08:06 GMT -5
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Post by 85t5mcss on Feb 27, 2012 18:20:55 GMT -5
Monday 7PM. Only 40 minutes away. WooHoo!
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Post by twomanymontes on Feb 28, 2012 19:42:50 GMT -5
Now that was a race! Johnson out in the first 2 laps, Danica spining out and ripping the rear end out of the car, Juan Pablo Montoya slaming into the jet dryer, and Jamie McMurrey spinning out and taking out 8 cars. I had hoped for a better finish for Tony Stewart, but also nice to see Dale Jr. make a good run for a change.
here are the stats as of now:
Fin Driver Pts
1 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford 47
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet 42
3 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 42
4 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 42
5 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 40
6 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet 39
7 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 37
8 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 36
9 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 36
10 55 Mark Martin Aaron's Toyota 35
11 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 33
12 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 33
13 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 31
14 47 Bobby Labonte Kroger Toyota 30
15 36 Dave Blaney Ollie's Bargain Outlet Chevrolet 30
16 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 29
17 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Brown Toyota 27
18 32 Terry Labonte C&J Energy Ford 27
19 26 Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford 25
20 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i) Ford EcoBoost Ford 0
21 39 Ryan Newman U.S. ARMY/Quicken Loans Chevrolet 23
22 83 Landon Cassill Burger King Toyota 22
23 38 David Gilliland MHP/Power Pak Pudding Ford 21
24 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row/CSX Play It Safe Chevrolet 21
25 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 19
26 93 David Reutimann Burger King Toyota 18
27 33 Elliott Sadler(i) General Mills/Kroger Chevrolet 0
28 87 Joe Nemechek(i) AM FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 0
29 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 15
30 98 Michael McDowell No.98 KLOVE/Curb Records Ford 14
31 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 13
32 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 12
33 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes Ford 11
34 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge 10
35 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 0
36 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 8
37 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 7
38 10 Danica Patrick(i) GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 0
39 51 Kurt Busch Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 5
40 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 5
41 7 Robby Gordon MAPEI/Menards/SPEED Energy Dodge 3
42 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 2
43 34 David Ragan Scorpion Truck Bedliners Ford 1
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Post by twomanymontes on Mar 2, 2012 22:05:31 GMT -5
LMAO!!! Jimmy Johnson got the penalty for the Chad knaus cheating before the Bud Shootout. Looks like a 25 point fine, so he's starting out with -23 points, Going to be hard to make a comeback from that.
Sunday is Phoenix and I'm hopeing to see some new faces in Victory lane!
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Post by twomanymontes on Mar 13, 2012 18:51:28 GMT -5
Well,the 3rd race is sone and Tony Stewart has picked up where he left off last year! he managed to hold off Jimmy Johnson for the win! And the Jayski's NASCAR site has revamped their points listings, so it's now on a PDF file www.jayski.com/stats/2012/pdfs/03lvms2012points.pdf |
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Post by twomanymontes on Mar 13, 2012 18:55:53 GMT -5
Oh yeah. Stewart now is winless on only two current NASCAR Sprint Cup tracks - Darlington Raceway and Kentucky Speedway.
Thats pretty impressive!
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Post by 85t5mcss on Mar 14, 2012 17:11:20 GMT -5
Yeah, but counting Kentucky isn't exactly fair. And that is IMPRESSIVE.
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