Daytona 500 LIVE THREAD ~ Sunday 2-15-09 Coverage begins on FOX at 2:00pm/et

Various | 2-14-09 | Me, Jack, Junior & Rocky

[WestCoastGal]

DAYTONA 500 LIVE THREAD

Actor Tom Cruise will drive the Chevrolet Camaro pace car at the start of Sunday’s Daytona 500.

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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has been named grand marshal for the 51st running of the Daytona 500. Keith Urban is set to perform a pre-race concert.

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Julianne Hough will perform the National Anthem

Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL. START YOUR ENGINES AT @3:40 pm

On FOX Pre-race - 2 PM (ET)

[Pete-R-Bilt]

I hear ya, fortunately this was just a dip in the road but it was seriously hidden below sealevel

looks like its gonna be a battle getting there...

again!

come on May

[afnamvet]

Don’t worry.....all the rain is above my house in Rocklin.

[GRRRRR]

Looks more like radar chatter, nothing reaching the ground???

[NormsRevenge]

The sierras will be probably double the snowpack from last week by the end of this week.

[Cuttnhorse]

Is Caterpillar a major sponsor this season?

[WestCoastGal]

Florida Gator QB seen in drivers meeting

[WestCoastGal]

Yes 31 car RCR

[GRRRRR]

So, do we have an HOUR of junk before the green flag???

If rain is a problem, then the IDIOTS running the show should start the engines and get going...it’s already 2PM on the east coast...what the flip are they waiting for?

[NormsRevenge]

Pebble beach

TOURNAMENT UPDATE: Play will begin at 1:45 p.m. Pros only (updated: 10:45 a.m. 2/15/09)

[Wneighbor]

Yep. caterpillar is Jeff Burton’s sponsor.

[steveegg]

That’s Chrysler, a brand name that isn’t in NASCAR.

[NormsRevenge]

I shall return a bit later, off to get the pooch groomed.

[GRRRRR]

Wicked day of weather puts final round at Pebble Beach in doubt
- AP

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Raging wind toppled a 40-foot Monterey pine across the third fairway at Pebble Beach as the forecast of nasty weather finally arrived Sunday morning, leaving the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in doubt.

[rightwingextremist1776]

That wasn't you original question...You stated that stock car racing would come back when Detroit built RWD cars....I pointed out one car company that has 4 lines of RWD cars....I further pointed out that the drivelines aren't even “stock” and as a matter of fact all based on the same block....nothing “Stock” in National Association of Stock Car Racing.....including the driveline. They need to rename it to National Association of Personality Racing Identical Cars....NAPRIC

[cleveland gop]

Are you watching this video Mr. Nicole Kidman made about Digger???

i guess they’re going to start playing at 1:45pm(PST). If that’s the case, they’ll extend into Monday for sure.

[steveegg]

4 models, 2 platforms (the Charger/Challenger/300 are the same plaftform).

If you want to get snippy about it, let's throw in the Ford Mustang and Crown Victoria, the Chevy Corvette, the Pontiac Sky and G8 (the latter made in Australia) and the Saturn Sky.

You almost could make a series with the Charger, Crown Vic and G8.

[GRRRRR]

I have BAILED OUT on Nascar coverage UNTIL the GREEN FLAG...Nagscar on secondary monitor, “MOON MACHINES” on Primary Monitor SciChannel...

Paging Mr. Green Flag Twirler, please get up on the stand and let’s light this candle!!

[Cuttnhorse]

The NASCAR web site is poor...can’t find the race start positions, or who won the pole. Probably just me.

[Wneighbor]

Paging Mr. Green Flag Twirler, please get up on the stand and let’s light this candle!!

I second that motion.

I can do without these "artists." I want to see some true artists with horsepower!

[GeorgiaDawg32]

truex on the pole..race lineup is underneath the big pic at the top of the page..