endzone_dave Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 I think that was the most boring 500 race I've seen. Really, cars running single file with no passing. Fox needs to stop cramming Danica down our throats. I don't dislike her but it felt like I was watching the Danica channel. That will go away next week when she can't crack the top 20. Anyway, there will be real racing next week. Phoenix is a good track. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2226963/50ckiss_medium.gifI saw that live. Fiddy was either high or he's just extremely dumb. ix, right after she disses him, she turns and starts walking the other way. He followers her, checking out her ass. What a clown.---------- Post added February-24th-2013 at 05:57 PM ---------- So is Danica a really bad driver? My buddy rails on her at every given opportunity, but then it's hard to look past the espn hype machine. This will be the first race I've ever watched, start to finish. I wouldn't say she's a really bad driver. But she definitely hasn't earned any of the hype she's getting. Winning the pole for the Daytona 500 is great and all, but it's really not that big of a deal. David Gilliland won the pole a few years ago. Winning a pole at a restrictor plate track is more car and team than driver. I'll give her credit for running up front all day today and not causing any problems. That will go along way with the other drivers. But the hype machine will die back down, starting this week at Phoenix. If she finishes in the top 20 there, I would be surprised. She can hold her on on plate tracks. But short tracks and 1.5 tracks, road courses, etc? Not a chance. ---------- Post added February-24th-2013 at 06:01 PM ---------- I don't know if she's a bad driver, but she's way over hyped. Honestly, I don't see any difference between her and Anna Kornakova.She's not even on Kournikova's level. At least Anna was ranked in the top 10 at one time. She was a decent player, she just never won any grand slams. Plus, she was way hotter than Danica.---------- Post added February-24th-2013 at 06:05 PM ---------- Is it just me, but does it sound like Waltrip have something against Danica Patrick? He's constantly on her when it cones to pitting.You must not watch many Nascar races. DW is usually WAY over the top in support of her. Every now and then he'll throw in a negative comment about her. He gets more annoying each year. I like FOX covering races, but DW needs to go. The only thing missing when he's doing a race are pom poms. He's rarely critical of other drivers...at all. I think it stems from his run-in with Stewart several years ago. Now he's almost afraid to say anything bad about some of them. Larry McReynolds is great. Mike Joy is good, too. ---------- Post added February-24th-2013 at 06:07 PM ---------- Yeah, I understand that people didn't want Danica to win, or didn't like her because of all the media attention, but at least it would have been someone new. Instead Johnson wins yet another race. To be fair, it was a good race at the end. Just wish Danica had won it for historical reasons. Johnson only won 3 races last year and hasn't won the Cup title in 3 seasons. He doesn't dominate near as much as he used to. And this is only his 2nd career 500 win. The sport actually has more parity now than it has in a long time.---------- Post added February-24th-2013 at 06:08 PM ---------- I think that was the most boring 500 race I've seen. Really, cars running single file with no passing. Fox needs to stop cramming Danica down our throats. I don't dislike her but it felt like I was watching the Danica channel. That will go away next week when she can't crack the top 20.Anyway, there will be real racing next week. Phoenix is a good track. Can't wait. Agree on all points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 That's not diddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Yay, Johnson won again. :snore:The NASCAR world collectively groans. Yep, no story here. At least they didn't test out the new catch fence. I was following the race right up until 14 met the wall because someone else goofed. Man Smoke is totally snake bit in the 500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I think that was the most boring 500 race I've seen. Yeah the race was basically determined by track position after pit. Zero passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 That's not diddy Meant to say "Fiddy" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Ok, so I heard that Fiddy tweeted something like "Where are all the black people?" or something stupid like that today. What a douchebag. That's like walking up to a black guy and asking why weren't there any white people at the Apollo. How no talented idiots like this are relevant is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nascar--nascar-striving-for-diversity--but-it-s-a-slow-process-180102618.html ""Damn, I don't see no black people lol," 50 Cent tweeted Sunday after arriving at Daytona International Speedway." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 http://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/statuses/306044522767474688 Via @danpbell: The Daytona 500 drew a 10.0 overnight rating, up 30% over last year & best overnight rtg. for Daytona 500 since 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busch1724 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 http://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/statuses/306044522767474688Via @danpbell: The Daytona 500 drew a 10.0 overnight rating, up 30% over last year & best overnight rtg. for Daytona 500 since 2006. And that is why there was so much coverage of Danica. Like or not, it was a story to bring in fringe viewers of the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabR Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 the super speedway races are boring. They get in a line a go around the track for 3 hours. They lost my interest when they lost the ability to pass. Now they only pass if one wrecks of pits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighOnHendrix Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 So is Danica a really bad driver? My buddy rails on her at every given opportunity, but then it's hard to look past the espn hype machine. This will be the first race I've ever watched, start to finish. Can't speak to her stock car prowess but she was an average driver in a very good car in Indy. She was consistently top 10 on ovals but disappeared on road courses. Not a Danica fan but I think she catches more flack than she deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I think it will be funny when Danica will be running out of the top 20 and Fox is going to have to try to put a positive spin on her performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighOnHendrix Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Ok, so I heard that Fiddy tweeted something like "Where are all the black people?" or something stupid like that today. What a douchebag. That's like walking up to a black guy and asking why weren't there any white people at the Apollo. How no talented idiots like this are relevant is beyond me. Yeah....so...see, the thing is he didn't just show up at the race by accident. NASCAR invited him to perform b/c they are trying like hell to draw in new blood. Keeping that in mind, he looked around and saw that said plan was completely ineffective and said what was on his mind. So...totally different. He is an idiot, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think it's time that NASCAR seriously consider moving the Daytona 500 later in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I think it's time that NASCAR seriously consider moving the Daytona 500 later in the season.lol They are never going to move their biggest race of the year. C'mon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Do you think.it's good for the biggest race of the year to have these kinds of delays year after year or worse, finish on Monday? Just move it to July 4 weekend. And Kyle Bush just made another point, some people had to leave because they have to go to work. I understand tradition, but having Daytona during the rainy season is a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Do you think.it's good for the biggest race of the year to have these kinds of delays year after year or worse, finish on Monday? Just move it to July 4 weekend. And Kyle Bush just made another point, some people had to leave because they have to go to work. I understand tradition, but having Daytona during the rainy season is a bad idea. They are never going to move the 500. It's always been the first race of the year and always will.It rains often in FL. So moving it wouldn't guarantee it wouldn't rain, anyway. And they have lights, so it's not a big deal. They already have a race at Daytona around the 4th. That's also a tradition that isn't changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichmondRedskin88 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Carnage x 2. Danica nailed that wall on that first multi car wreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Wow Race still has 8 laps to go and there is only crickets in this thread, lol. Good Night Danica, adios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Dale best Redskin fan in sports. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubble Screen Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Dale best Redskin fan in sports. Congrats!He's a fan, yes. But he doesn't know anything about football. And being a fellow Redskins fan is his only good quality.Wow Race still has 8 laps to go and there is only crickets in this thread, lol. Good Night Danica, adiosI was going to start a new thread. Hopefully the guy that started this one will change the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Glad Dale won. He got a great push from Gordon on that restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 He's a fan, yes. But he doesn't know anything about football. And being a fellow Redskins fan is his only good quality. I was going to start a new thread. Hopefully the guy that started this one will change the year. I'd just start a new one to be safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Junior is a die-hard Skins fan and that makes me pull for him if Harvick has no chance to win. Other noteworthy Skins fans in NASCAR, Denny Hamlin, Richard Petty, Dale and Ned Jarrett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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