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[OfficeLinebacker]

Sup folks? Who remembers what happened the last time the NASCAR Sprint Cup series raced at Daytona International Speedway?




Yeah, that's right. We saw:

• Tweeting from the back stretch
• Dale Jr entering and exiting the porta potty cam!
• A footrace to the porta potty
• Dave Blaney leading the race
• Tide with millions of dollars of product placement that money couldn't buy

Will this weekend be just as wild? Who knows? But here's the critical information you need to follow along and see for yourself. Nationwide is Fri night, Cup is Saturday night.

Tune in sched: http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/

Jayski: http://www.jayski.co...ASCAR-Race-Info

[Risil]

If they're going to top this February's race we'll need Kurt Busch to clear the barriers in Turn 1 and collide with the camera helicopter while flicking Vs at Brian France.

[Watkins74]

As long as I live I will never forget old DW saying "someone should jump in that truck and drive it off the track" while it was fully ablaze.


edit: grammer...rats.

Edited by Watkins74, 05 July 2012 - 22:50.

[Ross Stonefeld]

I wish someone had, so we'd have a river of fire all the way to the pits.

[OfficeLinebacker]

I wish someone had, so we'd have a river of fire all the way to the pits.

Well they could have pulled it forward a hundred feet so it was just a puddle of burning fuel in the grass. And of course a triangular sheet of fire a hundred feet long.

[Red17]

Sup folks? Who remembers what happened the last time the NASCAR Sprint Cup series raced at Daytona International Speedway?

Tune in sched: http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/

*Puts on tinfoil hat*
Attention! Attention please! Command is done discussing ramps!
Be advised Pony Fans! Motors Tv has turned to Charlie! Yes! No Live Nationwide tomorrow! You will need to use the secret frequency that is included in chapter 59433 of your code box! Command has already recruited a valiant batalion of Trolls to flood Charlie's Head Quarters using Twitter ammunition. Please stay clear of that area for we expect massive collateral damage!
For our soldiers busy in LOR front, we have secured a delayed transmission on the regular channel at 2230 Sunday time, you can find it here: http://www.motorstv....=2012-07-08&h=4
Command also regrets to inform that it will also be busy facing the evil LOR tomorrow. But do not despair men! (And women!) Command has secured a last minute tactical nuke and will be back in time to assist General Montoya in his 3 stage plan to eliminate all modern track cleaning equipment.
All able personell are ordered to signal any presence of the following targets:
-Dry Cleaners
-Speed on ovals
-Ron Dennis
-Tasty burgers

Please be wary for the presence of the spanish inquisitor Don Alonso. He claims he is in England leading a race. We suspect it's a ruse.

Once all targets are properly signaled the general will unleash his wrath upon his enemies!
Good luck men! And good luck to the Challengers!

Edited by Red17, 05 July 2012 - 22:00.

[goldenboy]

just wanted to come out of my lurker mode for a minute to say what a good job you guys do in these threads, they are the most enjoyable ones on autosport by far!

sunday morning nascar (in aus for a US sat race) has now officially become my new obsession. To the absolute disgust and contempt of my wife...

[gm914]

Mmm I love the smell of a new NASCAR thread.
Actually that could just be the lingering jet-fuel.

I know Joonyah now owns the #42 in question, but whatever happened to the actual jet-dryer?
Would have thought they'd make a nice matching set. Maybe I'll make a mock-up 1:43 scale version..

goldenboy- I enjoy the NASCAR threads more than any other on here. Probably because we don't play the 'my driver is better than your driver' malarky that seems to have affected the entire board come the last couple seasons. Malarky I tell you!
That said, Ambrose is clearly the BEST!

Edited by gm914, 06 July 2012 - 02:06.

[Ross Stonefeld]

I'm going with McMurray this weekend, 100% because of the Team America paintjob. He has a bald eagle painted on the side.

[whitewaterMkII]

I'm going with McMurray this weekend, 100% because of the Team America paintjob. He has a bald eagle painted on the side.

That's Ross, the eternal contrarian.

I think this weekend, being a plate race, I'm gonna pull for the 88.
obviously, once again, being a plate race, it's a crapshoot though.
Oh, and Golden Boy, check out Risil's OP on the irl threads, always a great effort...
'merrican racing is definitely not F1, it's adherents however are surely some of the most decent posters on Atlas

[Dilla]

Denny is having some major back problems.

[Lemnpiper]

Denny is having some major back problems.

All that extra money in his wallet from his new contract ?

[OfficeLinebacker]

*Puts on tinfoil hat*
Attention! Attention please! Command is done discussing ramps!
Be advised Pony Fans! Motors Tv has turned to Charlie! Yes! No Live Nationwide tomorrow! You will need to use the secret frequency that is included in chapter 59433 of your code box! Command has already recruited a valiant batalion of Trolls to flood Charlie's Head Quarters using Twitter ammunition. Please stay clear of that area for we expect massive collateral damage!
For our soldiers busy in LOR front, we have secured a delayed transmission on the regular channel at 2230 Sunday time, you can find it here: http://www.motorstv....=2012-07-08&h=4
Command also regrets to inform that it will also be busy facing the evil LOR tomorrow. But do not despair men! (And women!) Command has secured a last minute tactical nuke and will be back in time to assist General Montoya in his 3 stage plan to eliminate all modern track cleaning equipment.
All able personell are ordered to signal any presence of the following targets:
-Dry Cleaners
-Speed on ovals
-Ron Dennis
-Tasty burgers

Please be wary for the presence of the spanish inquisitor Don Alonso. He claims he is in England leading a race. We suspect it's a ruse.

Once all targets are properly signaled the general will unleash his wrath upon his enemies!
Good luck men! And good luck to the Challengers!

This is so deliciously ridiculous. So is this:


GM here are some specs on that jet dryer to get you started.

[Crafty]

I see Jeffery Eanrhardt is in the #15 for Rick Ware in NNS. Brad quickest in practice for NNS.

BTW Logano will drive the #18 for Hamlin in NNS, Bowyer is gonna run the #20

Cup get higher pressure rad caps, 32 psi this time (was 28 in Talladega, 25 for the 500).

Bill Elliot back for this race, 14th in practice, although only half the field ran.

Gibbs apparently trying to re-sign Logano and Hamlin, so if Kenseth is going there will JG run another car ?

[gm914]

Crafty, Hamlin signed his extension during the week.
And in a fashion typical of the NY Jets, suffered an injury. Before the ink was dry..

Hang on a sec, Phoenix is running a N'wide car?
#1 with Kurt at the helm, sponsored by HendrickCars.com? Good for Finch.
Do they have a plate-track special or something?

Edited by gm914, 06 July 2012 - 17:57.

[Ross Stonefeld]

I remember they ran at Daytona.

[gm914]

Austin Dillon takes the Pole for tonight's Subway Jalapeño 250 with a speed of 177.340mph.

Rounding out the Top 10 were:
#6-Ricky Stenhouse
#88-Cole Whitt
#7-Danica Patrick
#33-Kevin Harvick
#1-Kurt Busch
#22-Brad Keselowski
#01-Mike Wallace
#18-Joey Logano
#11-Brian Scott.

[Risil]

I'm disappointed that Cole Whitt is Californian because god damnit no NASCAR driver's name sounds cooler in a thick Southern accent than his does.

[gm914]

I'm disappointed that Cole Whitt is Californian because god damnit no NASCAR driver's name sounds cooler in a thick Southern accent than his does.

Say it in a Keanu Reeves surfer accent and it still sounds like cool whip.
Im waiting patiently for him to get his first win. My girlfriend likes him because he's a ginger.

[Ross Stonefeld]

Dillon DQ'd from qualifying.

Edited by Ross Stonefeld, 06 July 2012 - 21:12.

[Ross Stonefeld]

I'm posting this in the NASCAR and Indycar threads as a public service announcement(ie hey y'all check this nutty **** out)

http://www.sbnation....t-car-suspended

[gm914]

Hope they're banned from racing. Morons.

BTW Dillon- illegalities two weeks in a row for that team. Amateur Hour.

[gm914]

Matt Kenseth claimed the Pole for tomorrows Coke Zero 400 with a 46.781sec (192.386mph)

Rounding out the Top 10 were:
2. Tony Stewart
3. Ryan Newman
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Greg Biffle
6. Jeff Gordon
7. Bill Elliot
8. Casey Mears
9. AJ Allmendinger
10. Brad Keselowski

Top 10 in the Standings who qualified outside the Top 10:

12. Kevin Harvick
17. Jimmie Johnson
19. Martin Truex Jr.
24. Denny Hamlin
25. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
30. Clint Bowyer

Other notables:
11. Marcos Ambrose
13. Carl Edwards
15. Juan Montoya
23. Kyle Busch
29. Michael Waltrip
36. Kurt Busch

Nationwide set to go in around an hour. Who's in?
Update: Smoke will start 42nd- same infraction as Austin Dillon in NNS (open cooling hose in cockpit)
Ambrose moves into the 10 spot.

Edited by gm914, 06 July 2012 - 23:34.

[PNSD]

I'm posting this in the NASCAR and Indycar threads as a public service announcement(ie hey y'all check this nutty **** out)

http://www.sbnation....t-car-suspended

What a mess

[jonpollak]

Sound check over here in Seattle.
West coast time zone playing into my race watching....
Finally.

Jp

PS. Did I miss anything good @Silverstone today?

[Jim Thurman]

I'm posting this in the NASCAR and Indycar threads as a public service announcement(ie hey y'all check this nutty **** out)

http://www.sbnation....t-car-suspended

Eh, you guys really need to get out more As someone who grew up frequenting short tracks, I've seen my share of incidents and brawls which make this one seem like nothing.

There is some relevancy to NASCAR since it involved Tyler Walker. Am I the only one who recalls him?

Look him up, though the most pertinent info will not be found in his Wikipedia entry (hmmm, some nice editing done by friends?).

Since most short tracks are independent, the most that usually happens is a ban at the track it took place at. The driver/team can usually simply drive to the next short track and race

[gm914]

PS. Did I miss anything good @Silverstone today?

England put on its best Jubilee weather, so the boats were turning slowly again.

[shotcaller]

PS. Did I miss anything good @Silverstone today?

I believe that Andy Murray was quickest in practice.

[gm914]

How is Patrick sticking with these tandems on her own?

[Option1]

Crap, I missed the start. Oh well, I'm here now, and a Wallace appears to have crashed. Ahhhh, not a Stephen.

Neil

[Option1]

Insert standard, "You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel..." here.

[gm914]

Hey Neil.
Not much of a crowd tonight.

[Option1]

Apparently not. Either that or I really should have put pants on.

[Option1]

Ahhh and so PSP is in a white car this evening. How confusement.

[gm914]

That's clever marketing to call the Nationwide race the 'Subway Jalapeño 250'.
If they keep the pack as tight as it is, I predict there'll be a few drivers with sore asses tomorrow.

[Ross Stonefeld]

Yahtzee

[gm914]

Yup.

[Option1]

<rimshot>

[Ross Stonefeld]

Does Kurtis have a white dove of peace on his hood?

[gm914]

My timing is impeccable.
While im on this streak: Patrick wins this.

[jonpollak]

Our girl is a fast lil' pony tonight...

Jp

[Option1]

I am left wondering if this will be the race that "legitimizes" the princess.

Neil

[gm914]

OLB is gonna be pissed if he's not watching and Sparkles wins.
Dude are you out there!?

Whoa. 16 cars were involved.

Edited by gm914, 07 July 2012 - 01:05.

[jonpollak]

Jp

[Ross Stonefeld]

There's enough guys in the top 6 to make life difficult for Danica. Allgaier, Logano, Stenhouse, Dillon, Hornish.

[Option1]

Hmmm, so now she finally gets swallowed by the pairs, but she ran for a long time alone there in 3rd. Just long enough to make you wonder...

[Ross Stonefeld]

Kurt's zippy for a bent car.

[OfficeLinebacker]

OLB is gonna be pissed if he's not watching and Sparkles wins.
Dude are you out there!?

Whoa. 16 cars were involved.

Just got back. Didn't think the race started that early/would go so soon.

Yeah PSP is definitely in a stout car.

[OfficeLinebacker]

Gibbs apparently trying to re-sign Logano and Hamlin, so if Kenseth is going there will JG run another car ?

Isn't it all but confirmed that Kenseth is going to Andretti next season? Or some Dodge team?

[Option1]

Jp

So she finally did nude shots.