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[Dilla]

2013 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Race Weekend Schedule:

Thursday, July 4th
7:00 AM NSCS Haulers Enter
8:30 AM NSCS Garage Opens
2:30 PM to 3:50 PM Subway Firecracker 250 Practice
3:00 PM Coke Zero 400 Rookie & Spotter Meeting / Drawing for Qualifying Order
4:00 PM to 5:20 PM Coke Zero 400 Practice (SPEED)
5:30 PM to 6:25 PM Subway Firecracker 250 Final Practice
6:35 PM to 8:00 PM Coke Zero 400 Final Practice (SPEED)
9:00 PM NSCS Garage Closes

Friday, July 5
9:30 AM NSCS Garage Opens
2:05 PM Subway Firecracker 250 Qualifying
4:10 PM Coke Zero 400 Qualifying (SPEED)
7:00 PM Subway Firecracker 250 Driver Introductions
7:30 PM NSCS Garage Closes
7:30 PM 2013 Subway Firecracker 250 Race (ESPN)

Saturday, July 6
3:00 PM Coke Zero 400 Garage Opens
5:30 PM Coke Zero 400 Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
7:00 PM Coke Zero 400 Driver Introductions
7:30 PM 2013 Coke Zero 400 (TNT Summer Series, Race 4 of 6)

Breaking news on the Sprint Cup front: 16 cars had non NASCAR-mandated roof-flap parts confiscated. These teams are. . . 1, 2, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 43, 55, 56, & 99.

Penalties possible.

Edited by Dilla, 04 July 2013 - 22:45.

[Deluxx]

Seriously? That many?

[gm914]

Okay, the problem is the spacers being used by the offending teams were not the ones supplied in the original roof-flap kit.
The roof-flap kit was manufactured for NASCAR by -as Jayski puts it- a Roush company.

You notice all the Roush cars got busted?

Bob Pockrass reports
"The spacers, which are supplied to the teams by the manufacturer per NASCAR specifications, were not all altered similarly.
At least one team had holes bored in them and they varied in thickness"

Edited by gm914, 04 July 2013 - 23:55.

[pingu666]

and the penske's ofcourse xD

[jonpollak]

Practice Speeds..
http://www.jayski.co...is2013prac1.pdf

Jp

PS:the Pony ride in 7th

[gm914]

and the penske's ofcourse xD

Yeah. Luckily their crew chiefs aren't on probation or anything.

[Dilla]

LOL now 15 NW cars have been found in violation: 00, 4, 6, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 40, 43, 44, 54, 60, 79, 92.

[gm914]

"Hi Dave- I know it's the 4th of July and all, but could you and Joe go down to the workshop tonight and remove all the roof-flaps off the trucks?...... I dont know, burn them if they'll burn. Oh, and order some new sets in the morning. Thanks"
-Approx 35 phonecalls happening to NCWTS mechanics rightaboutnow.

Edited by gm914, 05 July 2013 - 00:32.

[Deluxx]

[Lemnpiper]

[quote name='Dilla' date='Jul 4 2013, 18:43' post='6342641']

2013 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Race Weekend Schedule:


3:00 PM Coke Zero 400 Rookie & Spotter Meeting <------ dont the spotters know what Ricky & Danica look like allready?

[Deluxx]

3:00 PM Coke Zero 400 Rookie & Spotter Meeting <------ dont the spotters know what Ricky & Danica look like allready?

[OfficeLinebacker]

I guess we won't find out until Tuesday what, if any penalties are meted out.

Interesting that the #1 got busted but not the 42.

[Andrew Hope]

Yeah but no car with Juan Montoya in it really needs roof flaps.

[Deluxx]

I guess we won't find out until Tuesday what, if any penalties are meted out.

Interesting that the #1 got busted but not the 42.

What could they even do to half of the field :/

[HaydenFan]

Yeah but no car with Juan Montoya in it really needs roof flaps.

Did notice Fat Tony wasn't nabbed either.

[Red17]

2 Challengers on the entry list!
Must see qualifying, is Speed or ESPN airing NNS qualifying?

[gm914]

2 Challengers on the entry list!
Must see qualifying, is Speed or ESPN airing NNS qualifying?

Yeh but one of them is Mike Harmon.
Wonder what kind of sponsorship he's bringing....




Anyone want to make a prediction who's going to win this weekend?

NNS- Going with Kurt and Phoenix. How can you not?
Cup- Bowyer. It's time.

[OfficeLinebacker]

NNS- Going with Kurt and Phoenix. How can you not?
Cup- Bowyer. It's time.

Cup--I'm thinking another Dark Horse, all you need is luck and a good pusher, it'll be someone like Stoonhoose pushing PSP or something heart warming/hair tearing like that.

[Watkins74]

I wonder if they did anything about the gates in the fence like the one Kyle Larson's car managed to hit.

[gm914]

I wonder if they did anything about the gates in the fence like the one Kyle Larson's car managed to hit.

Yessir.

"NASCAR's most famous track finished installation of revamped cross-over gates Wednesday, a day before drivers and teams took to the high-banked oval to begin preparations for Saturday night's 400-mile race.
The gates were reinforced following a frightening wreck in February that injured nearly 30 spectators. Daytona and Talladega added cables at the crossover gates, which allow fans to move between the grandstands and the infield before and after races. The tracks also installed supplemental tethers between the gate frame and support posts."
(AP)

[gm914]

Seems like there's a lot of work planned for Daytona. Ground-breaking will begin shotly on a $375m+ frontstretch overhaul of the grandstand complex.
Daytona president Joie Chitwood has set up a competition to see who breaks ground.

"He is pitting current and former NASCAR drivers and a crew chief in a driving skills test, a competition on Caterpillar front-end loaders that will give the winning team the honor of breaking ground on the redesign.

NASCAR drivers Jeff Burton and Ryan Newman are paired on one team. Fellow drivers Greg Biffle and 2011 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne comprise another team. And three-time NASCAR champion Darrell Waltrip and former crew chief Larry McReynolds form the final team.

The teams have to maneuver an obstacle course while carrying items including tires and sand. The event will be treated like real NASCAR races, complete with driver introductions, the national anthem and a Victory Lane celebration that includes champagne and trophies."
(AP)

I won't lie. I want this televised.

[Crafty]

I won't lie. I want this televised.

+1 on that, if only to see DW fall out/crash/get scared etc

[gm914]

+1 on that, if only to see DW fall out/crash/get scared etc

"Uh....Larry?"

[Deluxx]

2 Challengers on the entry list!
Must see qualifying, is Speed or ESPN airing NNS qualifying?

ESPN2, on now

[Watkins74]

Qualifying doesn't really matter at Daytona. Only matters to the GOGH teams.

[Red17]

Qualifying doesn't really matter at Daytona. Only matters to the GOGH teams.

Purple Jesus Dodges man! P U R P L E!

Edit: And 5 minutes later Shepherd does provisional pole.

Edited by Red17, 05 July 2013 - 18:23.

[gm914]

Purple Jesus Dodges man! P U R P L E!

And He's locked-in! Praise be.

[Deluxx]

I have a feeling it's going to rain there. I live like 5 hours or something from daytona and it's POURING

http://i.imgur.com/W3zTdF3.png

[gm914]

Hope not.

Austin Dillon's hat won pole for tonight's 250. This will be his sixth pole this year in which he has failed to translate into a win.
Your friend and mine Travis Pastrana starts alongside. Trickle starts 7th.

[red stick]

Is anybody else looking at the thread title and wondering how a bunch of NASCAR fans can't spell "cracker."

Oh, wait . . .

[Red17]

Stupid question, why did they build an artificial lake in the infield? Some sort of connection to Daytona Beach?

[Ross Stonefeld]

I think that's where they dug out the dirt for the banking.

[gm914]

Is anybody else looking at the thread title and wondering how a bunch of NASCAR fans can't spell "cracker."

Oh, wait . . .

It was done on purpose. We use it for profiling purposes. We also have the Pet Shop Boys and Seal.

[Andrew Hope]

So is it like Uncle Kracker?

[Dilla]

IT WAS ON PURPOSE.

[gm914]

Get your prediction in, lads. We're goin' green!

[Andrew Hope]

How many cars out of the park this time? Can we double February's total of 1?

[jonpollak]

Get your prediction in, lads. We're goin' green!

Jeffrey Earnhardt
Jp

[Dilla]

Bobby Gerhart

[Andrew Hope]

Why did they ban drivers talking to each other again? Was it a real reason or just a reaction to tandem drafting?

[gm914]

Why did they ban drivers talking to each other again? Was it a real reason or just a reaction to tandem drafting?

Because everyone would invariably end up talking about how much they hate Joey Logano.

[Andrew Hope]

Or maybe 42 guys yelling at Parker Kligerman to just give up already and add that missing "g" to his name.

[pingu666]

oh wow, i just spotted people on the backstretch grandstand

[gm914]

Not sure Parkerg is that much of an improvement, tbh.

[Andrew Hope]

dat missing "n", God dammit.

[Andrew Hope]

God damn NASCAR clashing with Canadian football.. argh. For a guy who gives zero shits for every sport in the world apart from 2 races, things clash far more often than they should.

[gm914]

Why is your country playing football in the summer in the first place?
Blame Canada, not NASCAR.

[Yhamm]

can't believe there is no caution, it's never the same race after race

Edited by Yhamm, 06 July 2013 - 01:11.

[gm914]

Really Piquet? 27th?

[pingu666]

oh look a late caution