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)

[glock rocks]

ditters.

[af_vet_rr]

Jr had the momentum. Legal or not, Vickers got in the way.

Yeah, let's neuter NASCAR racing some more. It's not bad enough that we have crappy tires, crappy commentating, crappy car templates, and stepford drivers who only say what their sponsors tell them to say.

Vickers was in the free-pass position. If you think he should just automatically give up the spot, you probably haven't been watching NASCAR too long. Given who Junior's dad is, Junior knows that people are going to fight for a position like that.

NASCAR put the double-yellow line in for a reason, and Junior has already shown us once today that he has a problem staying in the lines.

[NormsRevenge]

I picked Junior too.. and smoke

[TYVets]

Vickers bump drafted 48 in the right rear a turned him into Jr...

[WestCoastGal]

DW gets a tingle up his leg for shrub so he’s upset. Vickers was almost out of control blocking Jr. No reason to do that.

[B Knotts]

Exactly. We might have ten laps left.

[LasVegasMac]

that was the first thing my boy said - “remember when McWreckers took out JJ and Jr?”

[Pete-R-Bilt]

it's their first day on the job, they'll get better with a little sperience!

[NormsRevenge]

I hate those lines.. surface is surface.

shrub .. It’s a shame two guys a lap down got together..

[vox_freedom]

I remember that one, too.

This was a very big block, down below the yellow line, an initial bump that slowed him, then for whatever reason Jr's momentum came right into him. Fault: bad judgment on both parts. Result: eight cars crashed, and a disappointed Shrub.

[steveegg]

Uh-oh; Robot’s wheel might be off a bit to the left.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Well, you start the race with 43 guys who think today’s going to be their day. 42 of them are wrong.

[glock rocks]

BWAHAHAHA. Just need some practice.

[Wneighbor]

Now we’re even for Dega.

Yeah, maybe. Don't we charge interest?

[vox_freedom]

We might have ten laps left.

Yep, likely that or a few more...and that could be it.

[NormsRevenge]

The duck lives.

as the fin flips..

now what we got?

[Poser]

Jr. isn’t going to be too popular with the other drivers tonight.

[SouthTexas]

And now we are burning clear skies.

[al_c]

If you think he should just automatically give up the spot, you probably haven't been watching NASCAR too long. Given who Junior's dad is, Junior knows that people are going to fight for a position like that.

Been watchin' NASCAR as long as I can remember. No, I don't expect anyone to give up any spots especially in this situation, but a block is one thing ... Vickers basically ran Jr all the way down the track. And speaking of Jr's dad ... blocking can get you killed as we all found out. It's dangerous. Do it to an extent, but this was too aggressive.

[vox_freedom]

Terrible to tell secrets like that...