*** NASCAR Daytona 500 *** LIVE THREAD

NASCAR.com ^ | 2/16/03

[ewing]

We could be waiting until the middle of the night...

[dtel]

Fox just clarified the red-flag situation. They'll try to get the rest of it in sometime today, but they cannot postpone it past today because it's gone more than halfway.

I'll buy that.
But I reserve at least a 5% chance of it finishing tomorrow.
Rules be d*mned, this is NA$CAR, the land of the instant rule changes.

[Taxman]

If the race does not re-start by 8:00 PM, it is over.

Heard that on MRN Racing Radio a moment ago -- supposed to be the official NASCAR ruling.

[Clintons Are White Trash]

Count your blessings you aren't here now, we had rain, sleet and snow starting yesterday - it's still snowing and is about 20 degrees out.

[steveegg]

LOL, but if they have the track open tomorrow, they don't have Mikey's car in the museum until Tuesday. They've already got more than a full day of concessions.

[Chi-townChief]

Man!! I cannot get over how relaxed and cheerful these drivers are when they interview them. If I was driving at 185 mph a foot behind someone else for a few hundred miles, I'd be so tight you'd have to break my jaw to get a word out of me.

[glock rocks]

8pm eastern?

[B4Ranch]

Keep the snow over there unless you promise to bring it to the mountain tops. We don't need it down in the valley.

[steveegg]

I don't think they mean 8 pm Hawaiian

[ewing]

Thanks for the update..

[B4Ranch]

Has the thunder subsided?

[Taxman]

YUP

[CedarDave]

Where is the track in relation to the dot representing Daytona Beach on the weather radar? Looks like another, but small, band of showers approaching.

[steveegg]

Thanks Taxman. It's getting dark too early.

There's one red cell headed in, then the really solid stuff is about an hour behind.

[ewing]

AP is loading some incredible shots on the wire..

[Clintons Are White Trash]

That looks bad! I missed the beginning and haven't heard, what caused it?

[ewing]

Looks clear after this batch...

[dtel]

I'm like you.
Back when I used to do a little Moto-Xing, I was so keyed up before the event, I wasn't worth a dang from Saturday night until Sunday evening, after the event. I just got a very intense mood and blocked everything out.
You really have to respect these guys and most of the fast ones are just kids.
Very poised.

[steveegg]

I'd estimate right on the dot. We'll know if it starts raining in a minute.

[dtel]

Lookin good.