Nascar SCS Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway Sun., July 5 on NBC at 7:45 PM ET

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[CodeToad]

NASCAR: Now Another Stupid Corporation Against Republicans.

[jpsb]

Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR's most popular driver, called the Confederate flag "offensive to an entire race" Friday while voicing his support for it being removed from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse.

[tcrlaf]

I’ve been saying that if Nascar intends to enforce this, Talladega should certainly be very “Interesting”.

[Vaquero]

Why.....I’ll bring a SRT 392 Challenger... Someone else can bring a a Shelby Mustang GT 500 or an LT 1 Camaro.

There are larger size cars made by the big 3 that have the big engines if you feel pony sized cars are not in the right size class.

NASCAR is fake cars with decal headlights and trim all built on the same frames and same power level engines. I’d rather watch the old winged warriors. Or perhaps a 67 satellite driven by sir Richard. I got to root for my car.....not a crude photo copy of a lame 4 door grocery getter.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

what is a person to do?

Well, you could take up a different venue, like open wheel and dirt.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

The Rolex GT classes look pretty good, like Grand Am cars and then some. ISMA TUDOR series, ISMA Supermodifieds (whoa)

[Steven Scharf]

My bad, I saw the Xfinity info at the bottom of the first post.

[ican'tbelieveit]

No prob... lots of days and times and ... well...

[mabarker1]

Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 2.5 mile oval, 160 laps, 400 miles
Tri-oval with 31-degree banking in the turns
18-degree banking in the tri-oval and 6-degree banking on the straightaways
Date track opened: 1959
Banking in turns 1-4: 31 degrees
Banking in tri-oval: 18 degrees
Banking on backstretch: 3 degrees
Banking on the straightaway: 6 degrees
Length of frontstretch: 3,800 feet
Length of backstretch: 3,400 feet
Grandstand Seating: 147,000 [was 168,000, will be 101,000 in 2016].
Pit Road Speed: 55 mph
Pace Car Speed: 70 mph
Pit Road Length: 1,600 feet
Pit Road Width: 50 feet
Opened: 1959

• Race Festivities/Officials:
  Grand Marshal: Actor/Comedian David Spade
  Command to start engines: David Spade
  Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
  Honorary Pace Car Driver: TBA
  Color Guard: TBA
  Invocation: TBA
  National Anthem: Straightaway to Stardom winner Candace Walker
  Flyover: TBA

  EVENT SCHEDULE
  Sprint Cup Series

  Event Schedule times are local to the track

  Thursday, July 2
  6:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER

  Friday, July 3
  9:00 AM - 7:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
  12:00 PM NSCS SPOTTERS MEETING
  2:00 PM NSCS ROOKIES MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
  3:00 - 3:55 PM NSCS PRACTICE
  5:00 - 5:55 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE

  Saturday, July 4
  10:30 AM - 7:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
  4:35 PM NSCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND

  Sunday, July 5
  2:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
  5:45 PM NSCS DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING
  7:15 PM NSCS DRIVERS INTRODUCTION
  7:45 PM NSCS RACE

  NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
  SUBJECT TO CHANGE
  All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time

  PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
  Dates / Times / TV coverage

  (these times in eastern time)

  • Practices:
    Friday, July 3, 3:00 - 3:50pm/et. TV-NBCSN

  • Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Friday, July 3, 5:00 - 5:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN

  • Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, June 26 at 4:35 pm/et, TV-NBCSN, no re-air scheduled.

    EVENT SCHEDULE
    Sprint Cup Series

    Event Schedule times are local to the track

    Thursday, July 2
    6:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER

    Friday, July 3
    9:00 AM - 7:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
    12:00 PM NSCS SPOTTERS MEETING
    2:00 PM NSCS ROOKIES MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
    3:00 - 3:55 PM NSCS PRACTICE
    5:00 - 5:55 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE

    Saturday, July 4
    10:30 AM - 7:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
    4:35 PM NSCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND

    Sunday, July 5
    2:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
    5:45 PM NSCS DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING
    7:15 PM NSCS DRIVERS INTRODUCTION
    7:45 PM NSCS RACE

    NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
    SUBJECT TO CHANGE
    All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time

    PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
    Dates / Times / TV coverage

    (these times in eastern time)

    • Practices:
      Friday, July 3, 3:00 - 3:50pm/et. TV-NBCSN

    • Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Friday, July 3, 5:00 - 5:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN

    • Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, June 26 at 4:35 pm/et, TV-NBCSN, no re-air scheduled.

[mabarker1]

OK nutscar, THIS MEANS WAR!!! STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!!! IT'S A PIECE OF CLOTH!!!Daytona to offer Confederate flag exchange: Daytona International Speedway will implement a voluntary flag exchange program this weekend for any fans flying a Confederate flag during the track's traditional Independence Day race weekend. DIS President Joie Chitwood said Tuesday that because fans had purchased tickets, he would not change the flag policy for this weekend so close to the event. He said the track will offer United States flags in exchange for Confederate flags. "We want to be inclusive to everyone, and the last thing you want is for anyone to come to a sporting event and really not enjoy that experience because of symbols that really represent things we're not proud of," Chitwood told reporters after a news conference to announce a new track sponsor. "For us, we're celebrating the American flag this weekend. It's our nation's birthday. ... Going forward, we'll really have to look at where that other flag goes because it doesn't have a place in our sport and we've got to take a thoughtful process on how we get to that place."(ESPN)(6-30-2015)

I'LL BET THE US FLAGS THEY GIVE OUT ARE FR!^&G MADE IN china!!!

[umgud]

Haven’t blacks suffer under the Stars and Stripes even more?

[mabarker1]

And under their own being sold and shipped from Africa to create the Slave Trade.

But let Us NOT have FACTS get in the way...

I called daytona yesterday and let them have it about this Flag deal. The guy I talked to didn’t even give a rats A$$.

I told him pass it up the food chain to chimpwood and brainless.

I doubt it will make it.

[mabarker1]

AND JUST WHEN YOU THINK THEY CAN'T GET ANY MORE STUPID...THEY RAISE THE BAR!!!! Well I hope they can get all the glbtg and commies to start spending $$$ because they have PISSED ME AND MANY OTHERS OFF WITH THIS CARP!!!

Industry asks fans to refrain from displaying Confederate flag: Statement from NASCAR Industry Members: "As members of the NASCAR industry, we join NASCAR in the desire to make our events among the most fan-friendly, welcoming environments in all of sports and entertainment. To do that, we are asking our fans and partners to join us in a renewed effort to create an all-inclusive, even more welcoming atmosphere for all who attend our events. This will include the request to refrain from displaying the Confederate Flag at our facilities and NASCAR events. We are committed to providing a welcoming atmosphere free of offensive symbols. This is an opportunity for NASCAR Nation to demonstrate its sense of mutual respect and acceptance for all who attend our events while collectively sharing the tremendous experience of NASCAR racing."(NASCAR with signatories of ALL race tracks of ISC & SMI and many others)(7-2-2015)

[mabarker1]

Just got a call from Bristol Motor Speedway Ticket Sales.

Told the guy nutscar will never get another penny out of Me and why.

He tried to defend the BMS Track.

I said 29 of 30 tracks are on board with this stupidity and when I have time and find the list of tracks they will ALL be getting an E-Mail.

I’m getting a New American Flag today that is from Turner Hardware here in Mooresville AND IT IS MADE IN AMERICA since 1887.

I will fly it UPSIDE DOWN as a distress signal because of what has happened to this ONCE GREAT COUNTRY.

Also informed the BMS ticket guy of that...

Also told him probably not going to watch the race and will watch F1 instead.

Also mentioned I’m most likely not the on nutscar Fan that feels this way.

BTW if anyone wants to buy a Confederate Flag I know a place in Arkansas that sells them. They are currently out of stock but will do backorders.

The Lady that owns it was at the naacp rally in Little Rock the other day and My Brother told Me that after all the Race Card Haters got done at the podium She got up and spoke defending the Confederate Flag and explaining that this whole deal is BS and Why.

[happydogx2]

To me, a West Coast guy, the controversy with the confederate flag isn’t as big a deal as it obviously is to others because of geographic reasons. The bottom line here, and it’s been extremely obvious for some time, is that NASCAR has made numerous decisions in the last few years that have alienated their fan base be it the flag, ethanol, the car of tomorrow, the son of the car of tomorrow, (the bride of the car of tomorrow?) reducing HP for crying out loud, and new rules, more rules and rules about rules. NASCAR leadership is non existent. I’ll still record a race to watch from time to time but we’ve cancelled our dream trip we had planned for 2017 of following NASCAR from venue to venue in our motor home.

[Captain Peter Blood]

I never was into NASCAR and never have really watched a race.
I do believe though that they have done a number of things to alienate their Fan Base. The Flag controversy is just the latest.

Personally I grew on movies like “Grand Prix” and “Le Mans”, and while I am not a big fan and I find that racing of a little more interest.

[Captain Peter Blood]

I live here in Little Rock and here is what happened.
The Local NAACP President went down to her place of business, got his portable podium out of his car and started talking as to why she needed to stop manufacturing the Flag.

Now the building this place is in was an abandoned three story place in a part of town that was once predominately black and the building itself was historical. She went in there about 40 years ago and restored the place and put in flag manufacturing business. Now the top floor of this building used to be a dance and music venue and people like Duke Ellington and Louie Armstrong, among others played there back in the 1930's and 1940's. The guy from NAACP tried to shame her and then claim she should give back, etc., etc. Well then she got and started speaking talking about how she restored the building and created jobs, and while she was talking the NAACP guy and his minions left without even giving her the courtesy of listening to her. So you can see the Hypocrisy and such. Just a bunch of Jackass'!!!

[happydogx2]

I just read an article that NASCAR won’t have their season ending awards ceremony at Donald Trumps hotel in Miami and will now go elsewhere. The Camping Worlds CEO has his pan-a-tees in a wad (title sponsor of the truck series) and wrote NASCAR a letter saying dump Trump because of Trumps recent controversial statements.

[TYVets]

Is nascar really going to have a Gun Buyback at Daytonna?

Rumor also has it that you can exchange your Bible for a koran.

(/S)

[SgtBob]

Jr. Is P1 for tomorrow’s race.