NASCAR - NEXTEL CUP - Gatorade Dual 150s in progress -Budweiser Shootout Results - Daytona 500 2/19

Nascar, Jayski, Budweiser ^ | 2-08-06 | WCG

[WestCoastGal]

FINALLY!!

WELCOME TO THE 2006 NASCAR THREAD

BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT AND SPEEDWEEK

AKA Bar fight on 4 wheels.

Race Details: The 28th Running of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona Daytona International Speedway / Daytona Beach, Fla. 2.5-mile tri-oval / 70 laps (20-lap segment followed by an intermission, then a 50-lap segment) / 175 miles Saturday, Feb. 11, 2004 TV: TNT, 8:30 p.m. ET start (coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET) Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), XM Radio. Budweiser Shootout Qualifying Draw: Thursday, 7 p.m. ET. (SPEED Channel will air the draw Friday afternoon during its “NASCAR Live” show at 5 p.m. ET.)

[WestCoastGal]

Posted on Sat, Feb. 11, 2006
Dale Earnhardt Jr. returns fire, faults NASCAR officialBy JIM UTTERThe Charlotte ObserverDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - There are probably several things about last season that Dale Earnhardt Jr. wishes he could do over.But there's one thing for which the driver believes he was unfairly criticized: missing the Nextel Cup Series awards banquet in New York City.
Earnhardt Jr., who was not among the top-11 drivers honored during the ceremony in December, won the National Motorsports Press Association's most popular driver award, presented during the annual Myers Brothers breakfast.
"I talked to the powers that be. They said that we didn't have to go to New York, so I didn't have to make that trip," Earnhardt Jr. said. "Then we got thrown under the bus by (Jim) Hunter. Hunter is NASCAR's vice president of corporate communication.
"He pulled the 'Dale Earnhardt' card on us, said we should have been there," Earnhardt Jr. said. "But they were the same people who told us we didn't have to go."
Jeff Gordon, who finished 11th in points, and Earnhardt Jr. were among several drivers who did not attend. Both maintain they sought NASCAR's blessing well before the banquet.
However, in the days following the event, after fans and some in the media criticized NASCAR over the no-shows, Hunter blamed the drivers.
"It was very disappointing to NASCAR and the entire industry that drivers did not show up for various awards," Hunter told The Associated Press. "It shows a lack of respect for the history and tradition of the sport."
Hunter went on to say, "Dale Earnhardt went to New York every year whether he won the championship or not. It meant a lot to him to represent the sport and we expect that from all our competitors."
In a December interview with the Long Island Press, Gordon also said NASCAR officials had told him it was OK to skip the banquet. Gordon was scheduled to participate in the Race of Champions in Paris.
"I hope that they're not including me (with everyone who didn't attend the banquet)," Gordon said in the interview. "One, I did talk to them prior to the event, did my best to do a video accepting my award. And also, I tried to explain to them that I'm representing NASCAR in Paris."


http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/13849504.htm

[GRRRRR]

NASCAR LIVE is on SPEED Channel at this time, (520Central).
Looks like the rain has slowed or stopped.
STILL saying they are going to run the ShootOut tonight.

TNT tonight...
7 days 20 hours 19 minutes to go till GREEN Flag at Daytona

G

[tubebender]

8 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo Financial 187.133 48.094 -0.337 1**

Holey Nascar BatMan!!!

[AGreatPer]

Get this. We have a football pool the entire year. It costs $100 at the beginning and at the end we have a wonderful dinner at the Elks Club.

It is cancelled, the PA Liquor Control Board was going to raid us tomorrow we found out.

We can't find AsumaBinladin for 5 friking years, but these a holes want to clost down a nickle and dime football operation.

PO'ed. here.

[GRRRRR]

STILL active rain falling at Daytona...it's 640pm EST, takes two hours to dry this track. I don't think there will be any racing tonight...

[Dammit]

Sometimes my screenname is exactly how I feel.

[SouthTexas]

Ya'll have people in the LCB in your pool? ;)

[WestCoastGal]

Ping if ya'll are ready to be up half the night. One hour and 15 minutes until scheduled pre-race show. BUT it is STILL raining.

SO

[tubebender]

That is the bottom of the barrel for Nit Picky...

[umgud]

THX, I'm watching Speed as we speak.

[Toby06]

Damn, I don't get speed, but even watching a rain delay is better than no racing!

Thanks for the ping and setting up the thread!

[GRRRRR]

I finally figured out your post...LOL

Kyle Petty in the 45 car ran a 48.094 seconds lap or 187.133 mph...

Sheesh, I thought you were posting some website IP address...

Duh--G

[tubebender]

I should have left the italics in the garage...

[don-o]

I'm here

[michigander]

[SouthTexas]

It's NOT raining in Texas.

[michigander]

It's NOT raining here either. lol.

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks for posting that. :) Reminds me we have an IROC race this week as well. Here is this years group.

[WestCoastGal]

Hi don-o how's your Mom?

[michigander]

Reminds me we have an IROC race this week as well.

It tastes good too. LMAO!