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Danica, please stay out of NASCAR
The Birmingham News ^ | July 15, 2006 | Mike Bolton

Posted on 07/15/2006 5:53:28 AM PDT by colonel mosby

Indy star Danica Patrick has hinted lately that she might be willing to give NASCAR a try. Although I believe the hints are nothing more than her gaining a little leverage as her contract with Letterman/Rahal expires at season's end, I'm still going to offer her a little advice.

Stay where you are, Danica. The Indy Racing League needs you.

(Excerpt) Read more at al.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: boring; danica; nascar; zzz
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To: Petronski
Besides, NASCAR already has a reigning queen:

ROFLMAO!

61 posted on 07/15/2006 7:55:07 AM PDT by vikzilla
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To: TruthBeforeAll
I agree with most of what you're saying, except that very few people come from the dirt track ranks to NASCAR anymore. Stock car dirt tracks are actually disappearing around the country, which I hate because that is the sport's heritage.

Again, if someone wants to give her a shot, fine. If she does well at it, fine. If she doesn't do well, she won't be around long. Actually, that's the way such things ought to work.

What do you think about Montoya? Do you think he'll have similar problems. My .02 is that he's a better driver than her and would have a better chance of not embarrassing himself.

62 posted on 07/15/2006 7:59:34 AM PDT by GB
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To: go-dubya-04

Tim Wilson, comedian. One of my favorites. Has a ton of cd's out. Kind of a conservative - rednecks comedian.


63 posted on 07/15/2006 7:59:59 AM PDT by Lawgvr1955 (You can never have too much cowbell !!)
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To: GB
I lost track of Cecil after seeing him on TV one time in the truck park & I can't explain why I liked him but I always followed his drive no matter where he was in the field.

In honesty, Kyle is popular for his actions off the track & deservedly so.
But I'd love to see Petty field at least one seriously good car, for any of their drivers, rather than (apparently) tuning them all to Kyles driving style.

(additional, gratuitous, comments about Indiana based NASCAR drivers and the appearance of an alternate set of rules for General Motors' drivers omitted here for the sake of decorum).

64 posted on 07/15/2006 8:00:05 AM PDT by norton
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To: theFIRMbss
I apologize...so she is familiar with the bump and rub of NASCAR...

I'm not a devoted fan of NASCAR but it would seem to me, from what I've seen, that the bump part is the real concern.

There may be a lot of that in go-carts but in CART it always ends the day for the participants.

All I'm talking about is re-training, I'm sure she is skilled and talented and I would make a point of watching her first Busch series race, unless she is so phenomenal at to go directly to the Nextel Cup...

65 posted on 07/15/2006 8:00:21 AM PDT by Positive (Nothing is sadder than to see a beautiful theory murdered by a gang of brutal facts.)
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To: God luvs America
"...it is called Champ Series Racing...they will probably merge with the IRL for the '08 season."

I guess my point is that I love auto racing and honestly couldn't remember what they were called nowadays.
Looks to me like they are following the same play book as their predecessor.

Must admit also that I like racing in the USA a lot more when the unpronounceable names are immigrants rather than imports.

66 posted on 07/15/2006 8:06:46 AM PDT by norton
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To: TruthBeforeAll
Image hosted by Photobucket.com did you see the clip(ESPN maybe) of jeff gordon and JPM switching rides???

both did well, but gordon said after it was over that he deffinately got a better/bigger thrill doing it than JPM.

67 posted on 07/15/2006 8:06:50 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: proudofthesouth
I can't stand Jeff Gordon!

That's because he can enunciate!

Mark

68 posted on 07/15/2006 8:08:51 AM PDT by MarkL (When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
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To: KyHammer
Lots of good racing on Speed however.

I believe that next weekend is the US Grand Prix MotoGP race at Laguna Seca, isn't it?

350 pound, 240HP motorcycles. Last years winner, Nicky Hayden from Owensburrough, KY will be there on the Honda, along with MotoGP Champ Valentino Rossi and The Texas Tornado, Collin Edwards. Should be an awesome race.

Mark

69 posted on 07/15/2006 8:14:02 AM PDT by MarkL (When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
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To: Lawgvr1955

I didn't say Gordon's gay. I said he was Queen of NASCAR, as in, primadonna.


70 posted on 07/15/2006 8:20:48 AM PDT by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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To: TruthBeforeAll
You forgot the sarcasm tags. Michelle Wie might be somewhat competitive on a men's mini tour like Hooters or Nationwide. But her performance in the John Deere Classic pretty much sums up her abilities at the top levels of golf.

That's not exactly fair. Wie is sixteen. Show me any male golfer who has performed better in a PGA event at that age. I think she's amazing and will, in the future, prove she can compete with the men. She won't be a great PGA golfer, but she will be able to make cuts and beat a lot of the field.

As far as Patrick, she has proved she can compete with the men. Does she dominate them? No, but she is a middle of the pack racer, meaning she's better than some and worse than others.

I give them both a lot of credit for taking the risks (especially Wie, who has other options) and exposing themselves to criticism.

71 posted on 07/15/2006 8:24:20 AM PDT by Timmy
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To: Petronski
Besides, NASCAR already has a reigning queen:

Be nice.

72 posted on 07/15/2006 8:29:14 AM PDT by Jeff Gordon (Is tractus pro pensio.)
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To: Petronski
I didn't say Gordon's gay. I said he was Queen of NASCAR, as in, primadonna.

I may have gone to the publik skulz, but I understood your comment. I posted the Tim Wilson song, the point of which is that other people are jealous of his success. No harm, no foul.

73 posted on 07/15/2006 8:33:52 AM PDT by Lawgvr1955 (You can never have too much cowbell !!)
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To: Lawgvr1955

Ahh. ;O)


74 posted on 07/15/2006 8:38:04 AM PDT by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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To: Petronski
Besides, NASCAR already has a reigning queen:

LMAO
75 posted on 07/15/2006 8:50:13 AM PDT by andyk (Go Matt Kenseth!)
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To: Positive
Actually Michelle hasn't proven anything in the LPGA

Five top-ten finishes in ten major appearances. That proves something, doesn't it? While she must win before she can truly be declared great, she is clearly one of the elites.

76 posted on 07/15/2006 9:02:20 AM PDT by Mr. Bird
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To: raybbr

Ooooo the fat chicks and their bearded husbands are gonna be upset.


77 posted on 07/15/2006 9:48:20 AM PDT by MonroeDNA (Mohhamed drank urine from female pigs.)
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To: raybbr

When I first saw Danica, when she first started racing, I used to think she was so beautiful. But after seeing pictures like the one you posted, and many other pictures similar to it, I do not find her as attractive. It is almost like she trashed herself!

78 posted on 07/15/2006 9:50:32 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: raybbr
Sexy

Not sexy


79 posted on 07/15/2006 9:51:01 AM PDT by Enterprise (Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
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To: colonel mosby

little correction if I may....

She DIDN'T hint at it. Her father did. BIG difference.


80 posted on 07/15/2006 9:52:43 AM PDT by MikefromOhio
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