- Practices:
Thursday, May 8, 4:30 - 5:30pm/et, TV-none;
Thursday, May 8, 7:00 - 8:00pm/et, TV-none;
Friday, May 9, 12:00 - 1:30pm/et, TV-SPEED
- Happy Hour Practice: Friday, May 9, 2:00 - 3:00pm/et on TV-SPEED
Qualifying Information/Times/TV
- Qualifying Draw [ping pong balls]: Thursday, May 8, 3:30pm/et
- Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42 [if no past champ prov used, then 43rd goes next fastest non top-35 driver], Friday, May 9 at 5:15pm/et, TV-SPEED, re-air at 1:00am/et;
AND live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio.
RACE RUNDOWN
news and links
GRAND OLD STORIES OF THE LADY IN BLACK FOR TRUE NASCAR AFFICIONADOS
THE LADY TOO TOUGH TO TAME
Darlington is a driver’s track in its purest form. Darlington is all about patience; all about driver skill. Darlington is all about the driver, separating the good from the great. Darlington is all about perseverance, for the crew chief, pit crew and driver. Darlington is all about tires, knowing when to save them and knowing when to use them. Darlington is all about racing the track not the other drivers.
Race fans see the pilgrimage to Darlington Raceway as a must. She is the Motherland. It all began at Darlington Raceway. Darlington is all about history and tradition. Football has Lambeau Field, Baseball has Fenway Park, Golf has Augusta National and NASCAR has Darlington Raceway. For 58 years, the greatest and not so greatest of our sport's drivers strapped on their helmets and have raced at Darlington Raceway.
Before there was a California Speedway, there was Darlington Raceway.
Before there was a Bristol Motor Speedway, there was Darlington Raceway.
Before there was a Daytona International Speedway, there was Darlington Raceway. And there should always be NASCAR racing at Darlington Raceway.
Bob Dillner to Serve as Grand Marshal for Darlington Hauler Parade DARLINGTON, S.C. (April 29, 2008) – SPEED television personality Bob Dillner will serve as Grand Marshal for the fourth annual Darlington Hauler Parade track officials announced today.
I hate having to post this again and risk stomping on folks toesies, especially on a last thread of yours, but I will for the benefit of everyone. 8-)
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FR Nascar race Thread road disclaimer..
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This thread is for fans of Nascar and was started to Support Our Troops and have a regular place to watch and catch-up on Nascar activity year-round.
It was started 6 years ago and intended to be a fun place for those that enjoy Nascar racing and allow them to have a place at FR where fans can gather on race day to follow along and discuss the race.
This is an all volunteer FR operation and takes no funds from anyone and has no Nascar or sponsor affiliation.
It was also started so our military members and families could also drop in and get info and recaps on race results and other goings on in Nascar.
It is NOT a political thread, at least not in off election years and posting of personal political views and rumors re: Nascar and/or drivers is highly discouraged and blatant attempts to stir up controversy will NOT be tolerated.
If you feel the urge building to let it rip or really have to taunt or get peed-off at someone over their driver's actions or such, Please Take it elsewhere or OFFLINE! I know folks say things in the heat of the moment, a simple apology usually does the trick or we can delete the post.
If you wish to bash, bang on or just say nasty things for the sake of stirring things up about teams and drivers, I recommend you NOT do it without realizing it throws the threads off kilter and I may have to Red Flag the thread and eject the stirrers.;-).
This is a race thread and we all usually have a good time doing the usual banter over the teams and such, just KEEP IT CIVIL!!!
If ya have to repeat your same 'arguments' 100 times over, Please Give us ALL a break!
Stuff happens on the track , what looks like one driver's fault ain't always the case, so be prudent before ya lambaste or make a comment that isn't well-thoughtout and respectful to all the thread occupants or is a clear jab or insult.
Posting of inappropriate pictures used in a taunting manner will also result in your post(s) being pulled. This is a family friendly thread, please keep that in mind. There are plenty of other threads to practice your witticisms or haf-witticisms as the case may be. If folks want to start there own race thread, be our guest, we have quite a few regulars that won't mind, I'm sure.
Please keep the thread on topic as much as possible during the race. We post the current race positions and discussion of what is happening in the race for those that may not have the TV in the same room as the computer. Or, in some instances some may not even have the viewing channel available on their cable.
Also, it seems a few feel like certain drivers get short-shrift while others get preferential treament on the threads. Big frickin' deal!!! Get over it already. Stuff happens. If you don't feel the thread is your cup of tea, do us all a favor and move on. No one is forcing you to view or post here.
Beating each other silly doesn't change a thing that happened and only sullies the thread.
Those who feel this disclaimer limits race analysis and such just need to hone their skills. We do a lot of analysis.
Obviously folks will see events differently for different reasons, rather than treating it like life or death, take what good you can from it and try not bashing others with the bad to be the expert.
Thanks.. NR
