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[Ross Stonefeld]

Wait, you thought it was Fontana? No sir, AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY.

Whatever.


43 cars on the entry list so please no one crash. No notable entries or sponsors.

Pre-race: 2:30est on Fox
Race Coverage 3:00est on Fox
Pay Attention Time: 3:16est on, uh, Fox.

I'm aero-tight so can't be bothered.

[Ross Stonefeld]

Btw, Indycars are at St Pete with a Action Time starting somewhere between 12:30-40pm est on NBC Sports. So I reckon we can get in the entirety of that race and not miss the start of the Best Drivers in the World©.

[V3TT3L]

Isn't that funny that Nascar is concentrated in North Carolina-Miami / East Coast - and the best drivers - IMO - comes from California / West Coast ?

Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Larson.

[Andrew Hope]

Not too sure what a Fontucky is, it sounds dirty, perhaps too dirty to think about for very long.

[jonpollak]

I drove by there just the other day

Jp

[Jim Thurman]

Isn't that funny that Nascar is concentrated in North Carolina-Miami / East Coast - and the best drivers - IMO - comes from California / West Coast ?

Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Larson.

That's 'cos California has about as long a history racing "stock cars" as they do down south.

[Jim Thurman]

Not too sure what a Fontucky is, it sounds dirty, perhaps too dirty to think about for very long.

Put "uck" in a word and Andrew's mind turns to one thing

[pingu666]

its actualy one of my favourite tracks, maybe the racing was dull in the past but the past few races ive have been great. and the racing groove is really from the apron to the wall

[Jim Thurman]

Ross, how are you aware of "Fontucky"?

For the record, as Los Angeles has started to become insular and urbane, they've started to tag outlying communities as hicks and rednecks: "Lan-tucky" "Fon-tucky", etc.

The good part is civic pride and fighting back against long held stereotypes. The down side? With it also comes being afraid to drive/visit many parts even within the city and an attitude that nothing exists past a few block radius.

In short, it's becoming Manhattan-West (or San Francisco in the 1970's-1980's)

[shotcaller]

At least in the last few years they have stopped trying to pretend that the race takes place in L.A. or Hollywood. I would guess that they get more of the attendees from Riverside, San Berdo and the OC, than L.A. county.

[Ross Stonefeld]

Ross, how are you aware of "Fontucky"?

I am like, cosmopolitan and such.

[V3TT3L]

That's 'cos California has about as long a history racing "stock cars" as they do down south.

I won't be able to see any F1 or Cup and NNS races this weekend, but I'll support Poncherello since Nascar is in California.

[Jim Thurman]

I am like, cosmopolitan and such.

[jonpollak]

Ross, how are you aware of "Fontucky"?

For the record, as Los Angeles has started to become insular and urbane, they've started to tag outlying communities as hicks and rednecks: "Lan-tucky" "Fon-tucky", etc.

The good part is civic pride and fighting back against long held stereotypes. The down side? With it also comes being afraid to drive/visit many parts even within the city and an attitude that nothing exists past a few block radius.

In short, it's becoming Manhattan-West (or San Francisco in the 1970's-1980's)

Yep..true dat.
I remember my father complaining about driving to Ontario..
"What?..all the way out to the Bronx there?"

Where I live now we have a plethora of tuckys..
Croytucky
Crawtucky
Redhilltucky

It's disgusting..
Jp

[Jim Thurman]

At least in the last few years they have stopped trying to pretend that the race takes place in L.A. or Hollywood. I would guess that they get more of the attendees from Riverside, San Berdo and the OC, than L.A. county.

ESPN and Fox were big on that. It gave them an angle. Especially since they know nothing of the Inland Empire. The Speedway folks, at least the ones after ISC took it over, ran with that. Penske never promoted the track that way. I wonder if they'd do "Big Apple" isht if there was a track 60 miles away in Connecticut or New Jersey?

To the broadcasters, Riverside International was "in the middle of the desert" (umm, no, ask Whitewater about the difference) and Sears Point was in "the Napa Valley" (umm, no, the Sonoma Valley. Every bit as wine oriented and even more historic, but...not a name that can impress the folks you want to impress.)

Or, when ESPN did Thunder from Ascot and Larry Nuber would go on about being "in Hollywood". Dude, you weren't even in Gardena, you were in a strip of land known as "The Shoestring", wedged between freeways, junkyards and a cemetery...all sitting on land reclaimed from a large slough that had a very unenlightened name.

Hollywood isn't even Hollywood.

[Ross Stonefeld]

At the opposite end you have Long Beach, which if you didn't know any better you wouldn't think was even LA basin.

[Andrew Hope]

Put "uck" in a word and Andrew's mind turns to one thing

I got two women on the go and I'm trying to keep them both happy without seeing them on weekends, i.e. RACIN' TIME! I couldn't have anything else on my mind.

[gm914]

Looking forward to seeing what Kevin Swindell can do in the Nationwide race. 10th fastest in practice.
It's a damn shame I'll be missing Larson's first NNS victory. Watch for the no-steering-wheel donuts!
Also, Paulie Harakka is back *crickets*

Andrew good luck with your double-duty and managing to watch the race. But if Delana Harvick can pull it off, so can you champ.

[Ross Stonefeld]

Ohhhh snap.

[gm914]

I went there.

[gm914]

Denny ON POLE!

[nosaj100]

The bumps on the track remind me of the season finale of Top Gear with the guys driving around the wash boarded roads in Africa. I hope they show the suspension camera again like they did last week. Should see lots of action.

[Ross Stonefeld]

After Keselowski called her That 30th Place Driver© I've been tracking Danica's stats. No thanks goes to the criminally useless NASCAR.com though, you need to use www.driveraverages.com

Avg start of 29.8(so close!) finishing 27th.

But it's an improvement on last year.

[senna da silva]

Fontucky sounds so much like the dirty bird........I'm hungry!

[OfficeLinebacker]

Yep..true dat.
I remember my father complaining about driving to Ontario..
"What?..all the way out to the Bronx there?"

Where I live now we have a plethora of tuckys..
Croytucky
Crawtucky
Redhilltucky

It's disgusting..
Jp

We have a Frederick in Maryland that people call "Fredneck."

[LuckyStrike1]

After Keselowski called her That 30th Place Driver© I've been tracking Danica's stats. No thanks goes to the criminally useless NASCAR.com though, you need to use www.driveraverages.com

Avg start of 29.8(so close!) finishing 27th.

But it's an improvement on last year.

So possibly later this year they might have a problem qualifying for the races when owners points for this year rather than last year come into play?

[Ross Stonefeld]

If I understood yesterdays qualifying results, she qualified on owner's points? Because even though there are only 43 entries, positions 37 and back are determined by points(assuming you are part of the fastest 43?)

Im not sure really...

[LuckyStrike1]

We'll see then.

I think she qualified on points for Phoenix and possibly Bristol too but I'm not sure.

After Daytona she's been hanging around 40th place so not too impressive at the moment.

[Prost1997T]

PSP's regressed from her late 2012 form. Although she was more incident-prone then, going from the back to 19th at Bristol (prior to the contact with Regan Smith) and 17th (or 13th depending on how you view the last laps) at Phoenix wasn't bad for someone with a handful of Cup starts. Not to mention her professed weakness on short tracks. Even the two-time NNS champion Stenhouse is only averaging about 16th in RFR equipment at the moment...

Edited by Prost1997T, 23 March 2013 - 13:06.

[John B]

Throw out the Daytona plate aberration and the starting average falls to 39.5 by my quick math. At this point, BK was being generous by a factor of 25 percent.....

[Prost1997T]

Using your methodology, that's also a regression from last year which had an average start of 33.5 (including a few of those entries being owners' points only). Best qualifying was 23rd at Atlanta.

[Red17]

We have saying in here that is something like "a fish gets caught by his mouth". maybe she should just... you know... improve her driving? Her latest results are only giving her haters a cup full of laughs and I don't think Nascar will let her hang around for too long, at least on a top team like Tony's.

Anyway, today's Nationwide race airs live on Motors TV. As usual you get the full ESPN comentary (that means no Kenny "Caffeine" Wallace) but without the ESPN adds I keep reading about in here (and that I do not dare to check out on my own). In a few occasions, you can hear the commentators chatting during the breaks, IF you don't get the usual break wreck that leads to the much loved "while we were way...".

MotorsTV guide

Edited by Red17, 23 March 2013 - 15:52.

[Deluxx]

I wonder if ESPN will keep Nationwide on their stations after June when Fox officially takes over Speed channel. Wonder what that would do to the Motors Broadcast :/

[OfficeLinebacker]

We have saying in here that is something like "a fish gets caught by his mouth".

I think that Danica is not the overly outspoken person making an idiot of herself in that clip.

[Deluxx]

I think that Danica is not the overly outspoken person making an idiot of herself in that clip.

"I just want to know, did you see me?"

[Red17]

I wonder if ESPN will keep Nationwide on their stations after June when Fox officially takes over Speed channel. Wonder what that would do to the Motors Broadcast :/

You lost me there, isn't ESPN using their own services?
I don't think Speed it has any impact on Motors TV. ALMS (which airs also on ESPN) DOES have an impact in which race get's shown live on Motors TV like in Bristol last weekend.

[Red17]

For those who missed ESPN's pre race show, they just had JPM doing the usual tour on town:
- Some long shots on the Williams suit (I wonder if ESPN is trying to persuade us that there is no such thing as Indycar/CART)
- JPM giving a camera man a hard time on a tank

[Deluxx]

I missed the first few laps, anything happen? Stupid dvr recorded lifetime instead. Wat

Edited by Deluxx, 23 March 2013 - 21:29.

[Red17]

Nothing so far, Joe Gibbs cars out in front, Penskes trying to keep up, Saddler slows on ad break.

[ThadGreen]

Ross, how are you aware of "Fontucky"?

For the record, as Los Angeles has started to become insular and urbane, they've started to tag outlying communities as hicks and rednecks: "Lan-tucky" "Fon-tucky", etc.

The good part is civic pride and fighting back against long held stereotypes. The down side? With it also comes being afraid to drive/visit many parts even within the city and an attitude that nothing exists past a few block radius.

In short, it's becoming Manhattan-West (or San Francisco in the 1970's-1980's)

I think you and Ross must be having some fun with each other, your description of the attitude(s) of LA area residents really is inaccurate.

[Myrvold]

But i’m burning, burning
Cause you set my soul on fire
Girl, I don’t know what i’ll do
Cause i’m burning, i’m burning
I am burning with desire
Yes, i’m burning ; and it’s all because of you
Because of you

[gm914]

Hell yeah! Home in time for some racin'. There's one advantage to 4:30 am workdays

[Myrvold]

HOly bananasplit!! AndroGel had a load of side effects!

[pingu666]

yeah youll end up in a just for men add if you use it

[gm914]

yeah youll end up in a just for men add if you use it

So will your kids lol

Larson: ENGAGE

[Watkins74]

Who won?

[gm914]

Meh. Go win a Cup race Kyle.

Hornish improves his lead in the points. Another strong finish from Larson. Piquet what's going on?

[gm914]

Driver standings following Auto Club:
1) #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., 201 (0)
2) #7-Regan Smith, 182, -28 (+2)
3) #2-Brian Scott, 179, -31 (0)
4) #31-Justin Allgaier, 178, -32 (-2)
5) #3-Austin Dillon, 172, -38 (+1)
6) #6-Trevor Bayne, 163, -47 (+1)
7) #32-Kyle Larson, 156, -54 (+2)
8) #2-Elliott Sadler, 154, -56 (+1)
9) #77-Parker Kligerman, 154, -56 (+3)
10) #99-Alex Bowman, 152, -58 (-2)
Full Standings

Vickers drops 6 spots. Pastrana still ahead of Piquet.

Edited by gm914, 24 March 2013 - 00:30.

[Deluxx]

Fun race. I love all the different lines they can run and still be just as effective.

Sam is doing a good job lately. Nice and consistant

[pingu666]

im sure someone, brad? was fully on the apron in 3 and 4 and made a pass
i didnt spot anyone use the apron all the way in 1 and 2 tho, poor tarmac, must feel left out

and piquet is around the limits of decent cars/teams there with his 18th~ ish running :/