NASCAR OFF SEASON WITHDRAWAL AND THERAPY THREAD

Local and Internet ^ | 12/10/2014 | Self

[mabarker1]

USAF Thunderbirds to Perform Flyover for the Daytona 500: For the fifth straight year, the world-renowned U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will provide the flyover for the 57th annual DAYTONA 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season opener on Sunday, Feb. 22. The Thunderbirds, officially known as the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, will fly their signature "Delta" formation over the "World Center of Racing" during the finale of the national anthem for "The Great American Race." The Thunderbirds have visited Daytona International Speedway to perform the flyover for the DAYTONA 500 for the past five years. In addition, the Thunderbirds also provided the flyover in 2008 for the historic 50th running of the DAYTONA 500. "The flyover by the Thunderbirds is a signature moment in the pre-race festivities for the DAYTONA 500," Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said. "We're proud and honored to be able to host this elite flying team and the thousands of race fans and the millions more watching on FOX Sports are looking forward to seeing them soar over Daytona International Speedway."
"We have a long-standing relationship with the Daytona 500," said LtCol Greg Moseley, the squadron's commander and lead pilot. "We're grateful to the Speedway for allowing us to share the Air Force story with race fans." The Thunderbirds feature six F-16 Fighting Falcons, the Air Force's premier multi-role fighter aircraft. Assigned to Air Combat Command, the squadron is composed of 12 officers and more than 100 enlisted Airmen serving in about 30 Air Force job specialties. Since the unit's inception in 1953, more than 350 million people in all 50 states and more than 60 countries have witnessed the distinctive red, white and blue jets in thousands of official aerial demonstrations. Tickets for the 57th annual DAYTONA 500 are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 1-800-PITSHOP or visiting daytonainternationalspeedway.com.(DIS)((12-10-2014)

[happydogx2]

He will be missed, that’s for sure. Huge fan base.

[happydogx2]

Thanks John W. I’m in. Easy peasy.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Wow. I hope he wins at Kentucky this year. Amazing.

[John W]

This is a Yahoo League, follow this link and select Auto Racing:

https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/

Group ID# 2669

Group Name Free Republic Racing

Group Password jimrob

[mabarker1]

Campground Lake at Atlanta gets a new name: A small lake covering one of the nearly 900 acres that make up Atlanta Motor Speedway has a new name. Inspired by a pair of ever-present residents of the bird variety who have made a home out of its cozy confines and grassy banks, the AMS staff has dubbed the lake within the unreserved tent campground near the oval's fourth turn "Swan Lake." While visitors of many species frequent the lake for its convenient water access, feeding grounds and nearby jogging trail, its full-time residents, male and female swans affectionately known around AMS as Ricky and Danica, can be seen most days feeding, floating and frolicking - as all swans do - in and around the lake's shoreline. But Ricky and Danica are just a small portion of the abundant wildlife population at AMS, which includes several hundred geese, an abundance of fish, the occasional wandering deer and a small group of cats, including Shaky Leg, the courageous feline who infamously scampered across the track in front of Kevin Harvick during last year's Oral-B USA 500. Race fans can read all about Swan Lake and stay up to date with all the exciting Atlanta Motor Speedway news by signing up for the email newsletter by visiting the Atlanta Motor Speedway website at www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.(AMS)(1-23-2015)

[mabarker1]

• NCMA Honors Mike Helton and Tom Higgins: More than 400 North Carolina motorsports industry members and enthusiasts gathered Wednesday night at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Resort to honor NASCAR President Mike Helton. Before a crowd that was a who's who of the stock car racing community for the ninth annual North Carolina Motorsports Industry Awards presented by Fifth Third Bank, Helton became the ninth recipient of the Achievement in Motorsports Tribute Award, which is given annually by the North Carolina Motorsports Ass'n. Team owner Richard Childress, who received the Achievement in Motorsports Tribute Award in 2010, presented the award to Helton, who was clearly humbled and somewhat uncomfortable in the role of honoree. "I've made a lot of these presentations in my life, but I really got nervous being on this end of it," Helton said. "I won't accept this award only personally, but I will accept it on behalf of our whole staff at NASCAR and in particular those at the R&D Center." Helton talked about the importance of organizations like the NCMA looking out for the best interests of motorsports companies before concluding his remarks in typical Helton style. "I am very grateful for this recognition and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart," Helton said. Helton was then joined on stage by Childress, Talladega Superspeedway Chairman Grant Lynch and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer with the group swapping stories about Helton's career as NASCAR's top official.
  Other former winners of the Achievement in Motorsports Tribute Award have been Bill France Jr., Benny Parsons, Dale Earnhardt, Bruton Smith, Junior Johnson, H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler and the Jarrett family.
  Earlier in the evening longtime Charlotte Observer reporter Tom Higgins received the Jim Hunter Memorial Media Award.
  The annual NCMA Motorsports Industry Awards went to Charlotte Motor Speedway's STEM program, GoPro Motorplex, the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma, the Safer Racer Tour and deBotech.
  Among the other attendees were Bobby Allison, Richard Petty, Larry McReynolds, Ray Evernham, Ned Jarrett, Wheeler, John Darby, Jimmy Makar, Lake Speed, Doug Herbert and Austin Dillon.(Speed Sport - NSSN)(1-23-2015)

[mabarker1]

Gordon and Hendrick NASCAR teleconference:#24-Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports team owner, Rick Hendrick, met with members of the media to discuss Jeff Gordon's announcement that 2015 will be his final full season of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. Below are some high lights from Thursday's NASCAR teleconference:
Q. I'm curious. You didn't use the word retirement in your statement. With the way NASCAR's rules are as far as ownership and driving, it looks pretty difficult to see you in a car after next year if it's not -- unless something were to happen to a Hendrick driver or something like that. Can you just not mentally use that word or do you really think there is a chance you could be in a Cup car at some point after 2015?
JEFF GORDON: Well, the way I see myself in the world is that retirement means you go off to a beach somewhere and sit in a rocking chair on the front porch and drink your coffee and pet your dog. That's not me. I plan on working. I'm going to be working -- I'm actually going to have to get a real job now. So when I think of retirement, I just don't think that that's what I'm doing. I want to leave myself open, as well, to be able to get in a car. It doesn't have to be a Cup car. It could be an [XFINITY] car. It could be a truck. It could be a prototype for Le Mans or the Rolex. It might not be any of those things. Heck, I was just out in the desert driving buggies and I maybe want to do the Baja 1000. I don't plan on doing any racing, but I know I'm not going to be retiring because I have a lot on my plate already that we have plans for, and we'll be talking about in the future. And I'm excited about that. I really am.
Q. Rick, obviously there is a lot of speculation about Chase Elliott. Where does he fit into the plans given this announcement?
RICK HENDRICK: Oh, we're just kind of looking at what's down the road a little bit later. We're going to kind of focus on Jeff and what he's accomplished, and then at a later time we'll kind of focus on who is going to be in the car.
See the full transcript at the Team Chevy website.(1-23-2015)

[mabarker1]

30:01:35:00 till Daytona 500!!!

[Chode]

for the time being i'll settle for yours...

Time until Friday, January 20, 2017 (Washington DC time)

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[happydogx2]

Psst. . Hot tip! Marcos Ambrose is on the “C” roster now. Can’t miss!

[mabarker1]

YOU WIN!!!!

WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN (Yes I’m gonna type it) THE DAYTONA 500!!!!

THAT SOBCAMELHUMPINGCHILDMOLESTINGDOGEATER MUST GO AWAY!!!!!!

[Chode]

the 500 will do for now though 8^)

[tubebender]

[mabarker1]

ROLEX 24 at DAYTONA this Weekend!!!

Saturday Coverage:

2:00pm-4:00pm (L) -FOX
4:00pm-8:00pm (L) -FS2
8:00pm-10:00pm (L) -FS1
10:00pm (L) -FansChoice.tv
10:00pm-12:00am (L) -IMSA.com

Continues Sunday

United SportsCars -Rolex 24

Daytona

FOX FS2 FS1 FansChoice.tv IMSA.com7:00am-2:30pm (L)

United SportsCars -Rolex 24

Daytona

FS1

[mabarker1]

ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA Home Page

[Chode]

one of these SHOULD work for live 24hr coverage, should being the operative word...

mind you these are prolly not the official race feeds, will have to wait and see

http://www.ustream.tv/liveatdaytona

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/turner-motorsport-live

[McGruff]

That’s great news. NASCAR won’t be far behind.

[John W]

9 entries in our league so far.

[tubebender]

Give me a link to the site. I got the code etc...

[John W]

http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/