NASCAR SPRINT Cup: DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway ~ Sunday 2/14/2010 1:00 pm/et ~ FOX

Various Imbeded links | Feb 11, 2010 | NYTexan

[NYTexan]

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The Daytona 500 Pre-Race Show

Race Lineup

Weekend Track Schedule

Race: Sunday 2/14 1:00 pm/et SPRINT Cup Race ~ FOX

's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 9:00 am/et
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 1:19 pm/et

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[WSGilcrest]

Big pic, I’ll just link to it... http://thompsonmotorsales.com/images/Kearney_Bowl1969.jpg

[NYTexan]

Ya got four spots over me...they sure are goin’ real slow right now tho...

[tubebender]

ST is posting smut on the FR racin thread Norm!!!

[SouthTexas]

Wonder if this is going to figure into the overall race speeds?

[SouthTexas]

Norm started it!

[NYTexan]

Should break records for longest race here and slowest speeds!

[Roccus]

Freeport Stadium, Freeport, NY was a 1/5 mile asphalt circuit where I used to watch 'em run.

"An amazing amount of big name drivers ran at the tiny place, especially those from the world of Indy, which was still the leading racing sport at the time. Bill Holland, Sam Hanks, Eddie Sachs, Bill Schindler, Duke Nalon and others all ran there. Dan Gurney once proclaimed it “my favorite track in the country.”

[CharlesWayneCT]

So, did they hire the local DOT crews to fix the road? I’ve seen Rudy Giuliani fill potholes faster than tnis.

[tubebender]

That’s awesome! I can still smell the Castrol and Alcohol. We always sat near turn 2 as shown in the photo

[CedarDave]

Half-time. Drivers out of their cars and being interviewed. Potty break time.

[SouthTexas]

Well they sure didn’t use the ones from here. They’d still be standing there looking at it.

[glock rocks]

Here's the racetrack I grew up watching...

[NYTexan]

I'm glad they're get'n the post-race show over early...

[Eye of Unk]

I think Daytona seriously needs a complete track rebuild, with the speeds we are seeing and the latest rule changes its all to apparent that this track is becoming too dangerous.

I heard FOX say a little while ago that they are planning for a track re-surface.

[NYTexan]

LOL...

They got time for special valentines gifts!

[al baby]

when its been dead for about 30 minutes

[glock rocks]

He’s not dead. He’s just resting.

[Roccus]

Which turn did you like to sit in?

[WSGilcrest]

Here’s where my pa used to take me when I was little. http://vallejospeedwayhardtops.homestead.com/index.html
One of the old hardtop drivers I remember watching as a kid, Larry Damitz, is still racing late models in Petaluma. He’s about 75 yrs. old now.

[al baby]

lol i wish they get back to racing