Welcome to the 2016 Nascar Chase for the Cup - Spring Segment

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[tubebender]

Did Billy-Bob X2 tell you I picked the wrong A driver…

[tubebender]

ANY BODY BUT HAMlin

[al baby]

Oh well Danica i think got the raw end of that one

[tubebender]

My fear of fire is intense and I was holding my breath and helping her unbuckle to GET OUT NOW

[nascarnation]

Not sure what’s happened to Kasey Kahne. Saw him run midgets here in the midwest as a teenager he was just like Jeff Gordon. Then with Evernham he was stout in Nascar. At Hendrick it seems like he is underperforming.

Harvick has a contract with Chevrolet...what are the chances that Hendrick tries to poach him for that seat when SHR goes to Fords?

[al baby]

yes i am a fan of hers well hate for anyone to get burnt those cars are not easy to get in and out of the ride along was fun but getting in and out and being 200 pounds it was tough she all 100 lbs of her got out pretty quick but yes she seemed to fight a bit with her 5 or 6 point thing and the air hose kinda pulled her head back ok im done

[tubebender]

They all see to forget to unplug the air hose in the helmet when they have to exit in a hurry. My Team had a typical Sunday and that’s the nicest thing I can post on the forum...

[happydogx2]

Sweet!!

[eyedigress]

LOLOMBLOLA!

Hambone is your worst nightmare.

[happydogx2]

So let me get this straight. You’ve got JJ on the bench and you thought you changed him to active then you find out your A driver finishes 30th?? At least you ran Chase. He’s the real deal and I’m trying to ration him. Best race so far on a track that shouldn’t have had the excitement. Thanks Goodyear, K.K., Kyle Larson (thank goodness he’s ok) Danica- who has a legitimate beef and special thanks to the caution flag with 2 laps to go.

[tubebender]

TRUMP reassured me he would build the first security fence between California and Oregon before sealing the southern border and then he will add tariffs to California products going north…

[happydogx2]

Well marijuana is legal in Oregon now so I’m not worried one iota. Flakes and quakes my friend.

I see that K.K. has apologized to Danica; don’t know what was said in NASCAR’s hauler. First race that some passion was on display...and it was by Danica!

I’m still trying to get the hang of this retirement thingy. It’s been 8 years and my list of chores just keeps getting bigger. Perhaps I should go back to work.

[happydogx2]

This is news - new automakers might be joining NASCAR:

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/03/21/new-automakers-could-join-nascar-soon/?intcmp=hpff

[McGruff]

That’s an interesting idea.

“There are currently no restrictions on cars from import brands, but having a strong American presence, like Toyota’s, is a given to make it worthwhile from a marketing perspective. Along with a return of one or more of now-Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ brands, Honda, Nissan, and Hyundai rank among the top candidates for a future spot on the grid.”

Maybe drop v-8s and all the restrictions on them. I’m on my second Hyundai Sonata and wouldn’t misunderestimate them if they got series about entering the grid.

[McGruff]

Danica needs to practice throwing a helmet. Tony could teach her.

[happydogx2]

I never saw any after-action reports on the hauler conference with K.K. about the incident. I suspect Danica coulda whipped it out there.

[mabarker1]

F1's Kimi Raikkonen to NASCAR in 2017?: If rumors hold any weight, the sun is setting on Kimi Raikkonen's Formula One career, and he may look to land in NASCAR. He started racing again with the Ferrari team in 2014 (after racing with them from 2007 to 2009) and has just three podium finishes in 39 races. For the last year, many have speculated that Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo has his eye on Raikkonen's seat for 2017. In the past, he raced in the World Rally Championship and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series. It's his NASCAR experience -- one race in each the trucks series and Xfinity series in 2011 -- that is fueling the latest rumors. According to Tanja Bauer of Sky Sport News, Raikkonen could end up in a seat with Stewart-Haas Racing in 2017. It's all conjecture at this point. Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner and three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup winner Tony Stewart is retiring at the end of the season and giving up his seat to Clint Bowyer. The team also employs drivers Kevin Harvick, Danica Patrick and Kurt Busch. Right now there doesn't seem to be room for Raikkonen [as the team is at the max of four cars/drivers]. So if he were to join SHR, it would mean a current driver would leave. The best scenarios for that would be either Harvick or Patrick taking a hike [but Harvick says he is staying and Patrcik is signed thru 2018].(full post at AutoWeek)(3-24-2016)

[Chode]

if he does, ten bucks says he puts patrick to shame

[al baby]

One last one

[happydogx2]

Ummm, you do know that’s the PASSENGER side of the car, right? Appreciate the photos. I’d post one of Mrs Happydog climbing out of the 48 I took a couple of years ago (Vegas or Phoenix, I forget) but it’s a long season and I don’t want mabarker mad at me that long.