Nascar 2013 Offical Thread

[Can-Am Poogs]

Just kidding. All I know is you could chip a tooth on her .

[Rayelljay]

Sorry, don't understand the animosity. She did well, considering. Yes, it was a boring race with not much chance of passing but OK if you just want to see cars go around an oval flat out lap after lap at speeds approaching 200 mph. For a good race have them use the same course as the Rolex 24. I suppose that's why I prefer the Aussie V8's........very similar cars on road courses....not an oval in their season.

[BeachSpyder]

How did she drop from third to eighth in 1/2 lap? Was it a points thing? She literally looked like she put the breaks on. Did she run out of gas?

[Jeriatric]

How did she drop from third to eighth in 1/2 lap? Was it a points thing? She literally looked like she put the breaks on. Did she run out of gas?

Lack of experience. Here's an article(interview) where she addresses your question.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/stor...-022413#!bnDSm

[ARtraveler]

My ramblings on the 500.

The race did not live up to its hype for me. I hoped there would be no devastating crashes and there were none. Fender bending yes, injuries today, no.

I was disappointed in the "freight train" type of racing. Just a long line of cars going around. It appears that getting out and passing is going to be a problem with the new Gen 6 cars. Most cars I saw pull out, ended up being sucked back in the pack and losing position.

Today, Danica could not be accused of being involved in, or causing an accident--that was good for once.

My impression was that it was sort of Ho Hum.

[dannymax]

DANNY!
You've been missing for too long!
Glad that you've crawled out from under all of those Vee-four engines to check in!

Hey Bob!....yeah, been having fun wrenching all winter but it's racing time again! (And maybe time again soon!)

Not that great a 500 IMO, certainly didn't want to see a Bush race repeat but hoped for a little more action.

Danica did well, I'm not sure if the Bif had gone low the two of them could have gotten by the 48 anyhow....she'll be second guessing that one all season but it is what it is. Overall, she had a nice race, decent top 10 finish and broke a couple long standing records....that's cool!

"Had a first place car and didn't win" Kinda weak Randy....there were at least 20 first place cars out there, and they didn't win either!!

And what's with that 'Drivers and Danica' thing anyhow? He only had to remember 6 little words and I think he screwed them up!!

[Bob Denman]

She drove a bit of a cautious; yet smart race... Few mistakes and few chances taken.
Jeff fading to 20th??? Perhaps the overheating issue started finally taking it's toll on the engine...

[Jeriatric]

She drove a bit of a cautious; yet smart race...

That's Danica. Take a look back at her open wheel time. She's a very tactical, deliberate, and intelligent driver. Without doubt that's what kept her alive in open wheel racing.

[Bob Denman]

Hey Bob!....yeah, been having fun wrenching all winter but it's racing time again! (And maybe time again soon!)

So are you going to take one of those Yammie-Maxes, and convert it over to a reverse-trike configuration??
That would be an awesome engine to power one!

[dannymax]

So are you going to take one of those Yammie-Maxes, and convert it over to a reverse-trike configuration??
That would be an awesome engine to power one!

Holy cow Bob, almost 19,000 posts!! Where HAVE I BEEN!!

There already is a max powered trike, the Roadstercycle. But it sure looks like a back killer to me! Be a blast tho....eh? Without a 'nanny' you'd probly be sideways more than straight!

[Bob Denman]

Maybe it's time for a Roadstercycle; Version 2.0 to be issued...

[ARtraveler]

I like that V-max trike.

I owned a 1984 Yamaha Venture (V-Max) and that was one sweet, FAST, touring machine. I would still have it, but decided that I needed to sell it, go back to college, and finish that degree. It worked out, but, wish I would have financed the degree differently.

Now: getting back to the thread subject--a race question?

The "approved" cars are Chevy, Ford, and Toyota. What happened to Dodge? Did they not want to "pay to play", or was it something else. Inquiring mind(s) would like to know.

[currin20fan]

I think the race would have been better if Harvick & Stewart were able to race on and be competitive. I was at Daytona over the weekend and there was so much hype about Danica that I was just about sick of it. But, she did race well and didn't cause any accidents or get caught up in any.

[Bob Denman]

The "approved" cars are Chevy, Ford, and Toyota. What happened to Dodge? Did they not want to "pay to play", or was it something else. Inquiring mind(s) would like to know.

They just made a "Corporate Decision" to no longer compete anymore...

[ottawa-rider]

The "approved" cars are Chevy, Ford, and Toyota. What happened to Dodge? Did they not want to "pay to play", or was it something else. Inquiring mind(s) would like to know.

With Penske making the switch to Ford this season, Dodge was left with no teams and they could not convince any other owner to make the switch to Dodge. But Dodge has said they want to return to Nascar when the time is right.

[Trickie Dick]

Hey, Randy. looks like Danica is tearing it up in Phoenix. Qualified 40th.

[bruiser]

Dang she took a hard hit. Cleaned the skin right of that left side. Lot of front rights going down. Too much brake dialed in.

[arntufun]

HEY DANICA !!!!!!!!!!!

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[SpyderSteve]

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[Bob Denman]

I'm not sure if I should feel insulted, or laugh my butt off!
So I'll dance instead!

[coz]

I'm not sure if I should feel insulted, or laugh my butt off!
So I'll dance instead!

hey bob, at this rate you ought to make 20 k by thurs. or fri.

[Bob Denman]

I almost kind of wish that nobody had noticed; now they've even got me looking at the dang numbers...

At least the Gen 6 cars looked as if you could actually do some racing and passing today!

[ARtraveler]

It was an interesting race. Can't blame Ms. D for anything bad this go around. Right front tires seemed to be an issue on a couple other cars also.

Amazing though, how the announcers kept bringing in clips about Ms. D when she was not really an integral part of the the outcome of the race. I will mention in passing though, that she worked her way from 40th to the high 20's before the tire incident.

[Bob Denman]

Has anybody been watching the Las Vegas weather for this weekend?
I'm just wondering if they'll be able to get the race in, or will I have to sit and actually TALK with the Missus today???

[Jeriatric]

Has anybody been watching the Las Vegas weather for this weekend?
I'm just wondering if they'll be able to get the race in, or will I have to sit and actually TALK with the Missus today???

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Wea...ation=USNV0050