Sprint Cup - Nascar ~ Daytona 500 Sunday Feb 20 on FOX, 1:00pm/et LIVE THREAD

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[WestCoastGal]

3 Welcome to the Daytona 500 Free Republic Race Thread - NASCAR Pre-race: FOX - 12:00pm/et ~ Television Race Coverage: FOX, 1:00pm/et The 2011 Mustang will be the pace car Grand Marshal: Transformers stars Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley & director Michael Bay National Anthem: Martina McBride Military Flyover: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Command to start engines: Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Michael Bay The Nationwide race is on Saturday - Race: 1:15pm/et, Saturday, February 19, 2011 in Daytona Beach, FL # Length: 120 Laps, 300 miles # TV: ESPN2 - 12:00pm/et NASCAR News, Info and Stats from

[John W]

Did anyone have the winner on their team?

[GRRRRR]

Eight Hunnerd

[GRRRRR]

Why bother...

[Wneighbor]

Husband and I went to Bristol in August of 09. They interviewed him there before the Nationwide race and we were impressed that day with his humility and the fact that he gave a short testimony in the interview. He was just a jewel of a kid that day and we had not even heard of him. The interviews I’ve seen this past week and today have shown him to be just a quality young man. From what I can tell this could not have happened to a better kid. Even if he turns out to be a flash in the pan - he will have a memory like that of no other man.

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks for the great threads, WCG and pics too, NYT!!

On to Phoenix and AZamericonnie with posting honors.

See ya next week!!

[eyedigress]

Nascar has their new young gun. Tennessee is very proud of him.

[Wneighbor]

My family also has a Yahoo fantasy race group. My husband is NOT a NASCAR fan but has a team just to keep in the loop. HE picked Trevor!!!

[waterhill]

What a suprise! Bayne rocks...

Congrats Wood Bros.!!!!

[MediaMole]

He looks like a very good driver as well. He did everything right to put himself in the front of the pack.

There are a lot of fast young drivers, but not so many who don’t screw up enough to take themselves out of the race when it counts. He had a lot of luck, but he kept himself out of wrecks like the one where he checked up while pushing Gordon as Gordon plowed into the car in front of him.

[07Jack]

Can’t complain about seeing Bobby Labonte have a great run and seeing a Cinderella type of victory for the Wood Bros & Trevor Bayne. But I do smell a rat in that Bowyer’s 33 was again chosen as the “random inspection” car.
NASCAR picking up right where it left off.
Obsessive Self Destruction.

[LasVegasMac]

I think I jinxed Jr....late in the race I made a comment to the wife, "At least Jr has been able to avoid trouble this race.." :(

Crap!

But what a race that was!

Any idea what happened with Smoke and MM there at the last? They sure faded quick? Problem with Smoke, obviously.

[tubebender]

You, Dirty Rat

[zzeeman]

Thank you very much for this thread and all of the contributions.

Hats off for the Wood Brothers and Trevor!!!

[McGruff]

Trevor live on Sports Center now. Thanking God for the win.

[SouthTexas]

With the new points system, I’ll be able to add up my points on one hand!

24, 36, 40, 42

[glock rocks]

Pete and I concur:

Nice.

[glock rocks]

Well, yes.

[tubebender]

I love that Sta-Bil ad, Removes water and corrosion from ethanol contaminated fuel. OK I may or may not have let my bias rewrite the ad

[tubebender]

Y’all missed a disastrous race that is over shadowed by a Story Book winner for a team that never gave up. Thanks for the threads this week WCG...

[nascarnation]

DW is clueless isn’t he?
Holds up a blank sheet of paper and says this is Bayne’s resume?
The kid started in karts @ 5 yrs old, was a 3-time world champion, Hooters Pro Cup ROY @ 15, and a DEI development driver @ 17.