Nascar Sprint Cup Daytona 500 Monday Feb. 27 on FoX 7PM ET (Rain Delayed)

NASCAR.com ^ | 2/23/12

[NormsRevenge]

The field is set.

Tony Stewart won the first Duel under caution and Matt Kenseth took the checkered in a caution-free second event to set the lineup for Sunday's Daytona 500.

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Who will ride a lucky airstream to Victory Lane on Sunday?

Will the field get Smoke'd again?

[NormsRevenge]

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Event Schedule

Friday

Practice

11 a.m. ET

 

Friday

Practice

12:30 p.m. ET

 

Saturday

Practice

10:30 a.m. ET

 

Sunday

Daytona

Noon ET

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FR Fantasy Leaguers -- Deadline to select your drivers is Feb 26 10:25am PST

[NormsRevenge]

Daytona 500 Let’s get ready to rumble.. uhhh.. race !! PinG!

[NormsRevenge]

Stewart, Kenseth win Duel races at Daytona
McDowell, Gordon, Blaney and Nemechek race way into Daytona 500

[NormsRevenge]

Duel 1: Results
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/101/data/results_unofficial.html

Duel 2: Results
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/102/data/results_unofficial.html

[NormsRevenge]

The Nationwide Series is running the Drive4COPD 300 Saturday the 25th at Noon ET
http://www.nascar.com/races/nationwide/1/index.html

The Camping World Trucks are running the NextEra Energy Resources 250 on Friday the 24th at 7PM ET
http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/1/index.html

[Gettin Betta]

Keep an eye on young Ricky Stenhouse Jr, (#6). This will be his 1st Daytona 500 and only his 2nd start in Sprint Cup.

I like the guys that came out of a sprint car background. Looks like 7 in this years field; Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Kasey kahne, Ricky Stenhouse, Dave Blaney and JJ Yeley.

[NormsRevenge]

The Line-up

NASCAR Qualifying

Last Updated: Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 6:52 pm, EST

Daytona 500

Status: Field Set Daytona International Speedway

Leaderboard Data

Order	Driver (No.)	Car	Qualifying Speed
1	Carl Edwards (99)	Ford	194.738
2	Greg Biffle (16)	Ford	194.087
3	Tony Stewart (14)	Chevrolet	193.607
4	Matt Kenseth (17)	Ford	193.245
5	Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)	Chevrolet	194.028
6	Regan Smith (78)	Chevrolet	191.063
7	Marcos Ambrose (9)	Ford	193.999
8	Jimmie Johnson (48)	Chevrolet	193.449
9	Jeff Burton (31)	Chevrolet	192.777
10	Elliott Sadler (33)	Chevrolet	191.270
11	Michael McDowell (98)	Ford	190.990
12	Joey Logano (20)	Toyota	192.868
13	Kevin Harvick (29)	Chevrolet	192.914
14	Kyle Busch (18)	Toyota	191.873
15	A J Allmendinger (22)	Dodge	193.121
16	Jeff Gordon (24)	Chevrolet	193.803
17	Robby Gordon (7)	Dodge	188.229
18	Ryan Newman (39)	Chevrolet	193.224
19	Jamie McMurray (1)	Chevrolet	191.840
20	Kasey Kahne (5)	Chevrolet	192.583
21	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (6)	Ford	193.665
22	Mark Martin (55)	Toyota	193.503
23	Brad Keselowski (2)	Dodge	192.992
24	Dave Blaney (36)	Chevrolet	191.506
25	David Ragan (34)	Ford	193.249
26	Martin Truex Jr. (56)	Toyota	193.665
27	Aric Almirola (43)	Ford	193.382
28	Kurt Busch (51)	Chevrolet	191.363
29	Danica Patrick (10)	Chevrolet	191.738
30	Clint Bowyer (15)	Toyota	-
31	Denny Hamlin (11)	Toyota	191.127
32	Bobby Labonte (47)	Toyota	190.022
33	David Gilliland (38)	Ford	190.046
34	Joe Nemechek (87)	Toyota	191.160
35	Juan Pablo Montoya (42)	Chevrolet	192.600
36	Casey Mears (13)	Ford	193.844
37	Paul Menard (27)	Chevrolet	193.374
38	David Reutimann (93)	Toyota	189.235
39	Landon Cassill (83)	Toyota	190.605
40	Trevor Bayne (21)	Ford	193.615
41	Tony Raines (26)	Ford	192.534
42	David Stremme (30)	Toyota	191.963
43	Terry Labonte (32)	Ford	191.522
44	Michael Waltrip (140)	DNQ	191.180
45	Robert Richardson Jr. (23)	DNQ	188.438
46	Bill Elliott (97)	DNQ	189.950
47	Mike Wallace (37)	DNQ	189.853
48	Kenny Wallace (109)	DNQ	191.567
49	J.J. Yeley (249)	DNQ	187.954

[umgud]

Lets boogity

[prisoner6]

Can’t wait! A milestone of the year!

Even with a fairly mild Winter it’s a promise the Good of the Year is near!

Now what to cook for the family this year. We’ve done sliders, meat on a stick, jambalaya, gumbo....need something new...

[prisoner6]

BTW mrs p6 is still going with Jeff Gordon...sigh. If he finishes higher than whomever I go with...Stewart?....I owe her...big, LOL!

[AGreatPer]

This qualifying method is so ridiculous nobody wanted to watch it today at my watering hole.

[prisoner6]

Look at the empty seats. How the mighty have fallen.

[CainConservative]

Let’s go Jack’s boys: Cousin Carl, Matty, & the Bif!

[nascarnation]

Missed the twins due to riding herd on grandchildren twins.
Replays looked like they raced pretty good.

[nascarnation]

Sprint and midget is the perfect training ground because you’ve got a severely overpowered car without aerodynamic download. I’ve watched all those guys you named run midgets at Indianapolis Raceway Park (aka Lucas Oil Raceway) on the 5/8s oval and they have my total respect.

[B4Ranch]

Daytona 500 Results

Year	Winner	Avg.	Pole Winner	Speed
1959	Lee Petty	135.520	Cotton Owens	143.198
1960	Junior Johnson	124.740	Fireball Roberts	151.556
1961	Marvin Panch	149.601	Fireball Roberts	155.709
1962	Fireball Roberts	152.529	Fireball Roberts	156.995
1963	Tiny Lund	151.566	Johnny Rutherford	165.183
1964	Richard Petty	154.345	Paul Goldsmith	174.910
1965	Fred Lorenzen	141.539	Darel Dieringer	171.151
Shortened to 332+ miles by rain
1966	Richard Petty	160.627	Richard Petty	175.165
Shortened to 495 miles by rain
1967	Mario Andretti	149.926	Curtis Turner	180.831
1968	Cale Yarborough	143.251	Cale Yarborough	189.222
1969	Lee Roy Yarbrough	157.950	David Pearson	190.029
1970	Pete Hamilton	149.601	Cale Yarborough	194.015
1971	Richard Petty	144.462	A.J. Foyt	182.744
1972	A.J. Foyt	161.550	Bobby Isaac	186.632
1973	Richard Petty	157.205	Buddy Baker	185.662
1974	Richard Petty	140.894	David Pearson	185.017
Shortened to 450 miles because of energy crisis
1975	Benny Parsons	153.649	Donnie Allison	185.827
1976	David Pearson	152.181	A.J. Foyt	185.943
1977	Cale Yarborough	153.218	Donnie Allison	188.048
1978	Bobby Allison	159.730	Cale Yarborough	187.536
1979	Richard Petty	143.977	Buddy Baker	196.049
1980	Buddy Baker	177.602	A.J. Foyt	195.020
1981	Richard Petty	169.651	Bobby Allison	194.624
1982	Bobby Allison	153.991	Benny Parsons	196.317
1983	Cale Yarborough	155.979	Ricky Rudd	198.864
1984	Cale Yarborough	150.994	Cale Yarborough	201.848
1985	Bill Elliott	172.265	Bill Elliott	205.114
1986	Geoff Bodine	148.124	Bill Elliott	205.039
1987	Bill Elliott	176.263	Bill Elliott	210.364†
1988	Bobby Allison	137.531	Ken Schrader	193.823
1989	Darrell Waltrip	148.466	Ken Schrader	196.996
1990	Derrike Cope	165.761	Ken Schrader	196.515
1991	Ernie Irvan	148.148	Davey Allison	195.955
1992	Davey Allison	160.256	Sterling Marlin	192.213
1993	Dale Jarrett	154.972	Kyle Petty	189.426
1994	Sterling Marlin	156.931	Loy Allen Jr.	190.158
1995	Sterling Marlin	141.710	Dale Jarrett	193.498
1996	Dale Jarrett	154.308	Dale Earnhardt	189.510
1997	Jeff Gordon	148.295	Mike Skinner	189.813
1998	Dale Earnhardt	172.712	Bobby Labonte	192.415
1999	Jeff Gordon	161.551	Jeff Gordon	195.067
2000	Dale Jarrett	155.669	Dale Jarrett	182.334
2001	Michael Waltrip	161.794	Bill Elliott	183.565
2002	Ward Burton	142.971	Jimmie Johnson	185.831
2003	Michael Waltrip	133.870	Jeff Green	186.606
Shortened to 409 miles because of rain
2004	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	156.345	Greg Biffle	188.387
2005	Jeff Gordon	135.173	Dale Jarrett	188.312
2006	Jimmie Johnson	142.667	Jeff Burton	189.151

Drivers with Multiple Victories
Richard Petty, 7 Cale Yarborough, 4 Bobby Allison, 3 Bill Elliott, 2	Jeff Gordon, 3 Dale Jarrett, 3 Sterling Marlin, 2 Michael Waltrip, 2

[nascarnation]

Wow I forgot about shortening the race for the “energy crisis” back in the 70s.

I remember politicians clamoring to halt auto racing and Big Bill France pointed out that one weekend of NFL football uses more fuel for charter jet travel than a whole SEASON of racing.

[tubebender]

I don’t see how that will help me with my league picks this weekend but thanks for the memories...

[Vigilantcitizen]

How about trying a Fattie?

http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=591271&highlight=fattie

If the weather turns cold here in NW GA this weekend...this country boy is hoping to take some rabbits and make some fresh rabbit n dumplins.

[Wneighbor]

Present and waiting impatiently for Sunday! That first duel today was a good race warm-up though.

[SouthTexas]

North wind came through here about 4 this morning and is still blowing. Breezy up your way or did it go around?

[LasVegasMac]

Thanks for the ping Norm.

Can't wait for Sunday!

Nascar sure buggered up these cars. Did you hear some of the water temps during the duels? Holy cow!

[tubebender]

We’re over here now...

[NormsRevenge]

Nascar sure buggered up these cars. Did you hear some of the water temps during the duels? Holy cow!

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Mooo Moo on that one..

Nascar just can’t stop tinkering .. the water temp and JJ’s supposed bum body part .. they’ve made a joke of the sport.

and in 2013,, new new cars.. oh well.

[NormsRevenge]

Another day headed toward 75 here.. may get some showers next week .. we’re at 27% of normal.. I think it’s all the chemtrail spraying down here .. 8-}

Danica was practicing in her backup car .. seems to be fine after the whack she gave the wall in her Duel race.

Trucks tonight,
Nationwide tomorrow,
The Big Wreck Sunday.

[NormsRevenge]

Nationwide Qualifying on now.. eSPN..

[GRRRRR]

http://news.yahoo.com/patrick-wins-pole-nationwide-race-daytona-205301425—spt.html

How About THAT! Good for her!!

[Baynative]

Danica hits the wall hard yesterday in the last lap. Notice in the last clip from the inside camera how she braces for impact.

[GRRRRR]

I’d rather her hit the wall like that in a REAL CAR instead of one of those IRL things...

So excited for her and her team. An example of perseverance and talent, rising above the Good Ole Boys network.

G

[nascarnation]

OW folks tend to avoid holding the steering wheel in a crash because there’s nasty mechanical feedback through the steering as the wheel(s) impact the wall and likely broken arm/hand. The full body on a stock car makes that less likely.

[nascarnation]

My cynical side wants to say she got the “good” restrictor plate for quals. But I won’t, LOL.

[nascarnation]

Those new cars for 2013 got them a nearly full page story in the WSJ today. (The newspaper that the guys who write the sponsor checks read.)

[GRRRRR]

Oh man, don’t bumb me out!!!

[Baynative]

"OW folks tend to avoid holding the steering wheel in a crash..."

yeah, I heard that on the commentary. I never knew it before and I was impressed with the discipline it must take to do that. You can talk and talk about emergency procedures but when the shit hits the fan things change and instincts take over.

I did early spring time high altitude trail maintenance with the parks service and they taught us to stand our ground and make ourselves big if we encountered bears on the trail. Someone asked the instructor if he had come across bears coming out of hibernation and what he did. He said he ran like hell. :-)

I don't know how many times Danica has crashed, but I give her credit. I give all of them credit. Any sport at it's highest level is a proof of talent, dedication and an innate ability gene the rest of us didn't get.

[tubebender]

Third restart coming up for the truck race...

[tubebender]

John King in the #7 wins on another crash...

[SouthTexas]

Got home just in time to watch. Looked there for a while they were going to try and take everyone of them out.

[SouthTexas]

Fox and Friends has been Biffled this morning.

Rain here, roughly 24 hrs after the wind came through. Winds in Daytona 15 to 28 right now. They best hurry!

[tubebender]

Ray is back on eSPN but Rusty is still there...

[tubebender]

Just watched a GREAT promo starring Marty Smith...

[SouthTexas]

We have the Danica Series coming up shortly.

Did you ever find me an upper ball joint? Think I’m going to have to change it before too long.

[advertising guy]

the truck races last nite were flat out awesome

[NormsRevenge]

Them trucks was getting torn up last night.. 3 GWCs and then they still kept crashing.. Kudos to the track clean-up crew..

Pretty clean so far in the Nationwide..

[NormsRevenge]

She's all 'no nonsense' this year yet light and fluffy when off the track and at the microphone.. and she can take a hit.

but can she drive a tractor and pour a decent beer?

[NormsRevenge]

Live: Nationwide Series race

http://www.nascar.com/multimedia/webcast/nns_racebuddy/

[NormsRevenge]

- Nationwide race - Feb. 25, 2012 - 120 laps - 300 miles -

Lap-by-Lap: Daytona

http://www.nascar.com/nationwide-series/lap-by-lap/120225/nwidedaylbl/index.html

Lap 30 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: The cars of Jason Bowles is smoking badly. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had just taken the lead in a backstretch scramble.

Lap 28 — Debris is being reported on the backstretch. Meanwhile, Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. pull alongside Mike Bliss and Joe Nemechek at the stripe.

Lap 27 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kurt Busch track down Mike Bliss and Joe Nemechek and briefly take the lead. Bliss grabs it right back.

Lap 26 — Officials are reporting that a pin may be out of the hood on T.J. Bell’s car.

Lap 23 — The mostly plain black cars up front have opened up a huge gap over Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Lap 22 — Eli Gold just said, “Mike Bliss and Joe Nemechek are showing the way.” Do you believe in miracles?!? Yessssss!!!

Lap 20 — Mike Bliss takes the lead. Just end the race now and call it official!

Lap 19 — Sam Hornish Jr. and Brad Keselowski have a lead over a car length or two over Joe Nemechek and Mike Bliss. Wait. What? Nemechek and Bliss? Yepper ... go get ‘em, boys!

Lap 17 — The field appears to be split into tandems and packs. It’s going to be interesting to see how THAT works out.

Lap 16 — Sam Hornish Jr. and Brad Keselowski power their way into the lead(s)!

Lap 14 — Trevor Bayne and Elliott Sadler are now side by side with Denny Hamlin and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. up front.

Lap 13 — Denny Hamlin and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have driven into the front two spots.

Lap 9 — Tony Stewart now has Kurt Busch as a partner, with Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr. to their outside.

Lap 8 — Sam Hornish Jr. appeared ready to swap places with Tony Stewart, but Kurt Busch interrupts the move with a huge charge into Turn 3.

Lap 7 — Danica Patrick gets high between Turns 1 and 2, and might have brushed the wall. She gets back up to speed without further incident.

Lap 6 — Move Tony Stewart to the front of the field.

Lap 4 — Elliott Sadler goes around drafting partner Trevor Bayne, which allows Sam Hornish Jr. to go up front.

Lap 3 — Up front, it’s Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a challenge from Trevor Bayne and Elliott Sadler.

Lap 2 — The familiar two-car tandem is still around in the Nationwide Series.

Lap 1 — GREEN FLAG: The race gets under way at 1:37 p.m. Pole-sitter Danica Patrcick is on the high side of the track, and she easily clears going into Turn 1 with drafting help from Dale Earnhardt Jr.

1:30 p.m. ET — Cars have made their way onto the track for the start of what should be three pace laps.

1:25 p.m. ET — Hold on to your hats ... there’s a crowd giving the command to fire engines. The honors are done by Jennifer Carroll, the lieutenant governor of Florida; John W. Walsh IV, president of the COPD Foundation; David Barringer, executive director of the COPD Foundation; Lawrence D. Stern, founding chairman and CEO of Talecris Biotherapeutics; and Wayne Elmer Withers, president of Withers Worldwide Transportation Systems.

1:19 p.m. ET — The flyover is performed by two F-18s from VFA-31 Naval Air Station in Oceana, Va.

1:18 p.m. ET — Bigger Picture recording artist Chris Cagle sings the national anthem. Yep. He’s a country singer ... the twang is perfect!

1:17 p.m. ET — Whew. Back on schedule! After the colors are presented by the Naval Air Station Jacksonville Color Guard, Rev. John Long III from the Tubman-King Community Church gives the invocation.

1:16 p.m. ET — Hey ... wait a second. The schedule shows that the invocation and colors should have started a minute ago. What gives?

1:06 p.m. ET — Looking through the entry list, it’s hard not to pick a favorite sponsor. How about the Kentucky Antler Co. on the Toyota driven by Benny Gordon, who starts 33rd?

1:05 p.m. ET — Ten minutes away from the invocation and national anthem.

12:54 p.m. ET — The sun is now shining brightly at Daytona International Speedway.

12:22 p.m. ET — The command to fire engines is coming up in exactly one hour. This time, the race counts!

12:20 p.m. ET — There are clouds overhead at the track, but there’s little chance of rain on the Nationwide Series’ parade today.

10:48 a.m. ET — Danica Patrick is the second woman to score the pole in the division now known as the Nationwide Series. Shawna Robinson first accomplished the feat in 1994 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but was taken out in a first-lap crash after contact with Mike Wallace.

Robinson posted on her Facebook page this morning, “OK I’ve held it in long enough!!! It’s not that hard to qualify at Daytona or Talladega!! Race, draft yes ... qualifying is CAR! If only POLAROID (her sponsor in 1994) would have been the event sponsor and I was driving for Tony!!”

7:49 a.m. ET — It’s race morning ... cue the the theme music from “Days of Thunder!” Danica Patrick’s No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet is on the pole for today’s 300-miler after turning in a lap of 182.741 mph during qualifying yesterday.

Defending Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne starts second, with Elliott Sadler in third, Dale Earnhardt Jr. fourth and Austin Dillon fifth. Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Stewart, Cole Whitt, Brad Keselowski and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. are sixth through tenth.

Seven drivers — Morgan Shepherd, Derrike Cope, Erik Darnell, Scott Speed, Mike Harmon, Donnie Neuenberger and Chase Miller — failed to qualify for the race.

[tubebender]

Ouch...

[tubebender]

(who knew?) Joe Johnson’s Auto Wreckers closed in 1978...

[tubebender]

Darn!!! I hope she didn’t mess up her Do...