LIVE THREAD ~ DAYTONA 500 - NASCAR NEXTEL CUP, SUNDAY 02-18-07 3:15 pm ET on FOX

Jayski ^ | 02-15-07 | Me Jack & Junior

[WestCoastGal]

WELCOME TO THE DAYTONA 500
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DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

HERE'S THE FRONT ROW!

FEBRUARY 18, 2007 ~ 3:15PM ET ON FOX

PLEASE REMEMBER OUR TROOPS IN HARMS WAY. PRAY FOR THEIR SAFETY & GIVE STRENGTH TO THE COMBAT MEDICS WHO TREAT THEM.

EXTRA PRAYERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED FOR THOSE AT WALTER REED, BETHESDA, BAMC AND THE NEW INTREPID PHYSICAL REHABILITATION CENTER WHICH IS PART OF BAMC.

WELCOME TO THE DAYTONA 500
********
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

HERE'S THE FRONT ROW!

FEBRUARY 18, 2007 ~ 3:15PM ET ON FOX

PLEASE REMEMBER OUR TROOPS IN HARMS WAY. PRAY FOR THEIR SAFETY & GIVE STRENGTH TO THE COMBAT MEDICS WHO TREAT THEM.

EXTRA PRAYERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED FOR THOSE AT WALTER REED, BETHESDA, BAMC AND THE NEW INTREPID PHYSICAL REHABILITATION CENTER WHICH IS PART OF BAMC.

[SouthTexas]

Great, just great! At least I was happy for a while when I heard he won on the radio.

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[SouthTexas]

ping to 21

[NormsRevenge]

Nice Rubik cube. lol

[GRRRRR]

Wonderful job WCG! A super way to start the season!

Can we pick now, huh? huh? Can we huh, huh?

[NormsRevenge]

Bummer about the 24 car.

It's a long race, if he has a good car , he'll be up in the front pack by the half way point. just have to avoid the Big One and the rookies..

Just shuffled the driver picks a bit after that tidbit, Thanks!

[AGreatPer]

"Honestly, I think it's something a mechanic made a mistake on as he bolted the shocks on during the installation process," Pemberton said.

What a crock. They hand out all these penalities and fines. But Noooooooooooooo, not with good old black haired golden boy. Now you tell me, with all his experience that he doesn't know that he's riding an inch lower?

I am shocked that the others fined and penalized have not spoken up. I say, YET.

OK, that was my rant.

But why wasn't this picked up during inspection?

[NormsRevenge]

I'm shaking my head tooo..

[commish]

And for the second straight year at Daytona NASCAR shows Preferential treatment to thier annointed ones at hendrick Motorsports. ONe has to wonder what Rick Hendrick has on Brian France that allows Hendrick drivers to cheat and cheat and have NASCAR look the other way constantly.

INADVERTANT MY ASS! The bolt was misaligned -- you are going to tell me that the crew of a FOUR TIME CHAMPION and members of the Same Race team as the defending Champion DON'T KNOW HOW TO INSTALL A SHOCK?????????

Sorry - NASCAR set the bar with the Penalties to Kenseth and the Evernham Team on AERODYNAMIC INFRACTIONS. Then they undo everything in one fell swoop by kissing LIL JEFFY's BUTT and telling "oh we are so sorry we caught your team cheating again. It will never happen again Mr. Gordon Sir. Please tell Mr. Hendrick we are sorry to inconvenience him."

[SouthTexas]

You honestly believe, with all the press reports and added scrutiny, the 24 team would install an "auto-drop" bolt that would lower the car after it passed the pre-race tech inspection?

And how would that bolt know exactly when to drop?

[NYTexan]

So sorry yer grandson didn't make it into the race.

[NYTexan]

Both shocks inadvertant?

[SouthTexas]

I didn't say that. ;)

Sure seems to be a stretch that both would drop the same. The shocks themselves maybe, but they didn't say that.

Still can't believe they haven't identified MW mystery substance. Talked to an old timer today who's dad 'almost' built the Martinsville track (he couldn't see any future in it). He said they haven't even proved there was a benefit from it.

Don't think I'll make the second race, just about to crash and burn. :(

[SouthTexas]

Hey, we had little snow thingies this morning!

[NYTexan]

Welcome to my world!

We get them lil' snow flakes by air drop that would put the entire Air Force ta shame!

I'm still waiting for global warming to hit here......I'll be waiting for a long time I think!

[AGreatPer]

Nobody has answered my question yet. Why wasn't this picked up on inspection? One inch lower is one inch lower. Dahhh.

[AGreatPer]

I had to wear my old spiked golf shoes to get to my van at the top of the hill. 110 foot driveway was all ice.

Hey, just a few weeks in March I'm going to spring training to watch some games in Florida. I will be coming back for the 17th in DC though.

[Coldwater Creek]

If Rudy shows up at the race, I guess that I will just bust a blood vessel.

[WestCoastGal]

"Nice to see Jr. close to the front. "

And with an almost wrecked car thank to MW. The team and the driver did a hell of a job to keep that car in contention.

[WestCoastGal]

Yes NOW NOW NOW!! LOL

And you can change your mind up until 5 minutes before the race, but don't cut it too close.

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks Per, it gets harder every week coming up with something new and interesting!! :)

Although Nascar keeps us on our toes here lately. And Yates gave me a good top pic!