LIVE THREAD: Nascar Nextel Cup - DAYTONA 500 - Sunday 02-19-06 [Let's Go Racing]

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[WestCoastGal]

FREE REPUBLIC LIVE THREAD
NASCAR - NEXTEL CUP
DAYTONA 500
Sunday, 02-19-06

Watch that bump drafting boys!!

Coverage of the 2006 Daytona 500 airs live on NBC on Sunday, February 19 starting at 12:00 p.m. ET.

[glock rocks]

I like it :o)

[steveegg]

LOL

[WestCoastGal]

"Would you say Dale jr's in car radio is the most entertaining in NASCAR?"

Absolutely, I think LOL I've never listened to anyone else. The announcers even said yesterday he's a great comedian.

[WestCoastGal]

LOL that's funny.

It's almost like waiting for those triathletes who are waaaaaay behind to finish the race.

Thanks!!

[WestCoastGal]

Kirk Quixote: Shelmerdine

"It was the people who helped get us here, friends all helped. Without a big corporate deal, it was hard to pull off. But people jumped in and helped, like the Lopez family. They wanted to help, and they got us all our tires. That was substantial. They paid our tire bill.
"And there are some very devoted Dale Sr. fans who helped us. And Richard Childress helped us. We were trying to get my son a plane ride down here so he could come watch the race. He's never been to Daytona before. Richard said he'd give him a spot on their plane.

"And he said if we didn't get a sponsor, we could put Childress Vineyards on the car, and so we did. It was a really nice gesture from him ... and maybe even a little nostalgia for the fans.

"If it weren't for family and friends, I'd been home watching it on TV ... and wishing I hadn't eaten so much pizza right now."

[Fawnn]

Glad you liked it! ;)

I sleep weird hours so I just got up and haven't read the thread yet, but I think pookie18 is running at least one of my comics in today's Today's Toons thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582037/posts

[WSGilcrest]

Rank	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total
1	Crazy_4_Nascar	364	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	364
2	Todd's Barathrum	356	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	356
3	Loose Lugnuts	346	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	346
4	Fierce Freepin!	326	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	326
4	Dog Gone Loose Lugnuts!	326	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	326
6	Big Papa's Crew	324	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	324
7	this time it's personal	318	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	318
7	Thundering Herd of Turtles	318	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	318
9	Alabama Gang	314	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	314
9	statsbymike.com	314	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	314
11	Burning08	308	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	308
12	Afronaut	304	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	304
12	keokuk29	304	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	304
14	Tar Smokers	302	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	302
15	DMP_Crew	300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	300
16	Bud-Drinkin' BBQ Smokin' Team	296	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	296
16	Truth	296	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	296
16	Benders De Fenders	296	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	296
19	Back up!	294	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	294
20	vikingvxx	292	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	292
20	Wheels of Cheddar	292	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	292
22	chuckwagonracing	290	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	290
23	Red State Racing	284	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	284
24	Norm's Bar&Grill	276	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	276
24	Semi High Racing	276	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	276
26	Cherokee Fire	274	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	274
27	Goodyear Destroyers	272	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	272
28	Rexford's Rollers	260	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	260
29	Armadillo Wreckers	258	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	258
30	24 Karat Gold	254	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	254
30	Rainbow Freeping Warriors	254	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	254
32	Black Flagged	248	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	248
33	Triple Boogity	242	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	242
34	BRF1	236	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	236
35	Racing_Rebels	234	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	234
36	Bubba Q Racing	230	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	230
37	Jolly Ranchers	228	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	228
38	Ward Burton's Translator	226	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	226
39	BushCountry	224	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	224
39	San Antonio Scorch	224	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	224
41	Freepin Oldie Racing...Go MM!!	218	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	218
42	coondogracing	216	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	216
42	Eastfenderbenders	216	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	216
44	Duck!	198	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	198
44	South Texas Racing	198	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	198
46	cpprfld	192	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	192
47	24_Champ	180	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	180
48	Speed Stars	178	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	178
49	Lime City Racing	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	158
50	Mort's Motorsports	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[icecold]

i'm here

[tubebender]

LOL...it only took you 126 posts to think of a thought provoking reply. I want to call your attention to the above League scores and the fact Mr Bender is in a 3 way tie for 16th to level the playing field for all that follow...

[SouthTexas]

Yeah, I can honestly say there are none that I really dislike. Sure there are ones that piss me off, like Tony yesterday or KB over ALL of last year, but I still like them all give credit where it is due.

I did think of that cursed car thing yesterday when I saw the 18 get crunched. Don't normally give things like that much credence, but the thought was there.LOL

I'd like to see the 24 win at Texas, I have waited FAR to long for that one!

[SouthTexas]

Well, looks like I blew qualifying and will have to start at the back of the pack.

[WestCoastGal]

Hey nice logo!!! Thanks : )

[NYTexan]

"Well, looks like I blew qualifying and will have to start at the back of the pack."

And I thought I did bad! LOL

[SouthTexas]

Where did you get a picture of my team? I thought I buried them deeper than that! ;)

[steveegg]

LOL. I never did well at Daytona either.

Today should be judgement day for Knaus, Stewart, and others.

[steveegg]

I'll admit I didn't know that Jimmie Johnson and his car chief, Ron Malec, had Wisconsin ties. From a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story in this morning's editions -

Seven years ago, Johnson and Malec shared an under-furnished apartment in Pewaukee, Wis., as two-thirds of an American Speed Association team. Now they're two of the 500-plus employees of Hendrick Motorsports and - after Johnson held off Casey Mears and Ryan Newman in the 48th Daytona 500 on Sunday - they're champions of their sport's biggest race.

"Our dining room table was a plastic table that we zip-tied a steering wheel to and hooked up to the PlayStation to race cars in the living room," Johnson said, grinning broadly at the recollection. "My mattress was on the floor, and we were living out of boxes.

"So to come from that far - and Ron and I talked about it last night - to where we are today - we thought that Nashville Speedway was Daytona USA - it's been a long journey, a long climb and a lot of good times."

Johnson, 30, grew up in El Cajon, Calif., and moved to Wisconsin to learn how to race stock cars under the tutelage of ASA crew chief Howie Lettow. Malec, 31, was born in Chicago but spent a dozen years in Franklin, where he started in the racing business.

They teamed up for the first time when Herzog Motorsports moved Johnson out of off-road trucks into ASA and paired him with Lettow to learn how to race stock cars. When the Herzogs moved Johnson into the NASCAR Busch Series, Malec followed. And then they went to Hendrick together, as well.

[tubebender]

A cNN story on Toyota's entry into Cup Racing... http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/17/commentary/column_sportsbiz/sportsbiz/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote

[steveegg]

I apologize in advance for the thinly-diguised profanity, but I am PISSED!

Funniest (like a clown, and definitely not "ha-ha" funny) headline of the day, from NA$$¢AR.com - NASCAR lays down the law

The Cup penalties from Daytona:

• For illegally modifying the rear window on the #48 during qualifying, crew chief Chad Knaus is suspended through the spring Atlanta race, on probation through the end of the year, and fined $25,000. JJ is still your drivers' points leader, and Flash is still your owners' points leader as no points were taken away from either.
• For having an illegal carbuerator during qualifying on the #96, crew chief Phillipe Lopez also loses $25,000, Texas Terry loses 25 drivers' points, and owner William Saunder loses 25 owners' points.
• For intentionally punting a competitor at 190 mph and then admitting that it was intentional, Tony Stewart gets...wait for it...wait for it...NO PENALTY.

Please give my 2 races to somebody else. I'm done with NA$$¢AR.

[NormsRevenge]

No problem, steveegg,, This is gonna send a helluva message to fans and the rest of the teams.

[tubebender]

If a team can appeal a ruling down can Roush appeal this decision up...