Originally posted by CajunManYou did not miss anything if you miised it.
This leads me to believe that you...missed it.
Duel 1 saw Jimmie staying out on old tires after everyone else except Max Papis pitted with four laps to go, then he held on to beat Kevin Harvick (trying to copy his '07 Daytona 500 winning pass on the outside) by .006 seconds, while Michael Waltrip went from being in a transferring position to crashed out with nine laps to go.
Duel 2 saw Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the Penske Dodges doing really well, along with Montoya and Vickers, before Junior's car was damaged and he ran around the second half of the race in the back. Vickers was leading until he got wicked loose and hit the wall with five to go, then Kasey and Tony went side-by-side for a much more decisive win - Kasey won by .014 seconds. Also, Scott Speed made a four-wide pass with two laps to go (maybe going over the yellow line in the process, ahe definitely had two wheels on it) and qualified for the 500 via transferring from the Duels. That meant Michael Waltrip got to qualify for the 500 based on his qualifying time.
If the 500 is half as good as the Duels were, it's going to be a pretty great race.
Holy fuck shit motherfucker shit. Read comics. Fuck shit shit fuck shit I sold out when I did my job. Fuck fuck fuck shit fuck. Sorry had to do it....
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Revenge of the Sith = one thumb up from me. Fuck shit. I want to tittie fuck your ass. -- The Guinness. to Cerebus
No, I did not miss it. I guess I should have mentioned that Mikey Waltrip almost choked it today. You are right though, I'm ready for an awesome race Sunday now that the rules have been relaxed.
Row 2 48 - Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 1st in Duel 1 9 - Kasey Kahne, Ford, 1st in Duel 2
Row 3 29 - Kevin Harvick, Chevy, 2nd in Duel 1 14 - Tony Stewart, Chevy, 2nd in Duel 2
Row 4 18 - Kyle Busch, Toyota, 3rd in Duel 1 42 - Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevy, 3rd in Duel 2
Row 5 33 - Clint Bowyer, Chevy, 4th in Duel 1 2 - Kurt Busch, Dodge, 4th in Duel 2
Row 6 78 - Regan Smith, Chevy, 5th in Duel 1 19 - Elliott Sadler, Ford, 5th in Duel 2
Row 7 1 - Jamie McMurray, Chevy, 6th in Duel 1 56 - Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 6th in Duel 2
Row 8 43 - A.J. Allmendinger, Ford, 7th in Duel 1 47 - Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 7th in Duel 2
Row 9 39 - Ryan Newman, Chevy, 8th in Duel 1 17 - Matt Kenseth, Ford, 8th in Duel 2
Row 10 6 - David Ragan, Ford, 9th in Duel 1 20 - Joey Logano, Toyota, 9th in Duel 2
Row 11 16 - Greg Biffle, Ford, 11th in Duel 1* 83 - Brian Vickers, Toyota, 10th in Duel 2
Row 12 11 - Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 12th in Duel 1 12 - Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 11th in Duel 2
Row 13 99 - Carl Edwards, Ford, 13th in Duel 1 00 - David Reutimann, Toyota, 12th in Duel 2
Row 14 55 - Michael McDowell, Toyota, 14th in Duel 1 36 - Mike Bliss, Chevy, 13th in Duel 2
Row 15 13 - Max Papis, Toyota, 15th in Duel 1 82 - Scott Speed, Toyota, 14th in Duel 2
Row 16 34 - John Andretti, Ford, 16th in Duel 1 98 - Paul Menard, Ford, 15th in Duel 2
Row 17 37 - Travis Kvapil, Ford, 19th in Duel 1 (locked into top-35) 7 - Robby Gordon, Toyota, 19th in Duel 2
Row 18 38 - Robert Richardson, Ford, 23rd in Duel 1 77 - Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 26th in Duel 2
Row 19 31 - Jeff Burton, Chevy, 26th in Duel 1 26 - Boris Said, Ford, 27th in Duel 2
Row 20 87 - Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 189.709 mph 21 - Bill Elliott, Ford, 190.573 mph
Row 21 51 - Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 189.454 mph 71 - Bobby Labonte, Chevy, 189.665 mph
Row 22 24 - Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 10th in Duel 1*
*Jeff Gordon sent to back of field due to switch to back-up car after qualifying.
Did not qualify 32 - Reed Sorenson, Toyota 90 - Casey Mears, Chevy 49 - David Gilliland, Toyota 187.766 97 - Jeff Fuller, Toyota 09 - Aric Almirola, Chevy 46 - Terry Cook, Dodge 66 - Dave Blaney, Toyota 75 - Derrike Cope, Dodge 27 - Todd Bodine, Toyota 92 - Mike Wallace, Dodge 57 - Norm Benning, Chevy
Holy fuck shit motherfucker shit. Read comics. Fuck shit shit fuck shit I sold out when I did my job. Fuck fuck fuck shit fuck. Sorry had to do it....
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Revenge of the Sith = one thumb up from me. Fuck shit. I want to tittie fuck your ass. -- The Guinness. to Cerebus
I'm really hoping that Kyle Busch finally gets it all together and makes this the start of his best season yet...I think he's going to have something to prove especially after missing the Chase last year.
Originally posted by CajunManYou did not miss anything if you miised it.
What, not close enough for you?
Gilliland and Larry the Cable Guy broke my heart, but he's in the 38 starting next week, so we'll see how he and Kvapil and them Yates boys handle reuniting. I just wish they didn't ALSO have to team with Mr. Extenze.
None of this helps me pick a winner at Daytona - it probably won't be Kvapil or Richardson, but I really like Mike Bliss as well as TBR's Flickr account (flickr.com).
(But my REAL pick has to be KURT Busch.)
If Said breaks his "I'll never start and park" vow, he's dead to me.
Oh, that reminds me - congratulations to Michael McDowell and Team PRISM on making the Show in the non-Waltrip #55. I eagerly await their transmission problems on lap 8.
I am also picking Happy Harvick. He looks real strong, as do the Usual suspects. (Jimmy, Kyle, Kurt, Jeff, Mark and a few more)
Weak - the usual suspects as well. Dale Earnhardt, who I am starting in the W's Fantasy league (There's still time to join, see the other thread), will likely finish 38th, just ahead of Front Row Start and Park Joe, Boris and a couple others. McDowell, probably.
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Though I don't like him at all, I am thinking that Kyle Busch is going to win it but I may flip my fantasy pick to Tony Stewart. Harvick needs a win and probably deserves a win the way he has been running the past week but I see him getting caught up in the BIG ONE that the #88 is bound to trigger on Lap 190.
Honestly, I can see any of 20 guys win after watching the 150s. My pick is Junior, as long as he stays away from the 83. For a dark-horse pick, I'll take Brad Keselowski. He looked good leading for a while yesterday and all of the Penske Dodges looked really good.
Holy fuck shit motherfucker shit. Read comics. Fuck shit shit fuck shit I sold out when I did my job. Fuck fuck fuck shit fuck. Sorry had to do it....
*snip*
Revenge of the Sith = one thumb up from me. Fuck shit. I want to tittie fuck your ass. -- The Guinness. to Cerebus
Originally posted by AWArulzI am also picking Happy Harvick. He looks real strong, as do the Usual suspects. (Jimmy, Kyle, Kurt, Jeff, Mark and a few more)
Weak - the usual suspects as well. Dale Earnhardt, who I am starting in the W's Fantasy league (There's still time to join, see the other thread), will likely finish 38th, just ahead of Front Row Start and Park Joe, Boris and a couple others. McDowell, probably.
Shill! Shill! Just kidding. We could always use more participants! I know that Team Racer X is dying for some competitions. I just hope that my year runs as well as my NHL fantasy league is doing.
Oh, and a quick heads-up: if you picked your racers already, better double check to see that they're still in the race. I picked my two C level drivers at the very beginning, but neither qualified. Thank goodness I could switch them.
Holy shit, that Napa commerical with Martin Truex Jr. singing is just awful. Anyway, my last minute picks are Mark Martin finally breaking through to win with the Busch bros., Johnson, and Dale Jr. finishing in the top 5.
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 - 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 190/5 208 Running 2 - 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 175/5 208 Running 3 - 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 170/5 208 Running 4 - 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 165/5 208 Running 5 - 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 155/0 208 Running 6 - 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 155/5 208 Running 7 - 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 156/10 208 Running 8 - 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal 147/5 208 Running 9 - 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 138/0 208 Running 10 - 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 139/5 208 Running 11 - 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 130/0 208 Running 12 - 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 132/5 208 Running 13 - 98 Paul Menard Ford Peak / Menards 124/0 208 Running 14 - 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 126/5 208 Running 15 - 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 118/0 208 Running 16 - 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 120/5 208 Running 17 - 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 117/5 208 Running 18 - 151 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 109/0 208 Running 19 - 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull 111/5 208 Running 20 - 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 108/5 208 Running 21 - 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 100/0 208 Running 22 - 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice 97/0 208 Running 23 - 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 99/5 208 Running 24 - 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Stanley 96/5 208 Running 25 - 26 Boris Said Ford Window World Cares 93/5 208 Running 26 - 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 90/5 208 Running 27 - 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 82/0 208 Running 28 - 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Monster Energy 84/5 208 Running 29 - 37 Travis Kvapil Ford Extenze 81/5 205 Running 30 - 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser / Team USA 78/5 202 Running 31 - 38 Robert Richardson Jr. Ford Mahindra Tractors 70/0 202 Running 32 - 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy 72/5 198 Running 33 - 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 64/0 195 In Pit 34 - 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 61/0 193 Running 35 - 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 58/0 185 In Pit 36 - 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing 55/0 174 Running 37 - 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 52/0 160 Running 38 - 34 John Andretti Ford Window World Cares 49/0 117 In Pit 39 - 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 46/0 90 Running 40 - 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO 43/0 89 Out of Race 41 - 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kroger Floral 40/0 79 Out of Race 42 - 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink 37/0 76 In Pit 43 - 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 34/0 64 Running
Hooray for Jamie and Bass Pro Shops. D.E. picks up 2nd and was probably a lap short of winning it but still an improvement for him. Jeff Gordon causing a wreck was lol.
Great race, Note to Daytona officials, Its time to resurface your track.
So I'm pretty sure I hadn't seen a NASCAR race since the one where Dale Earnhardt died (just a coincidence, not some protest or anything, I never watched NASCAR very much before that either). I didn't see much, but I saw everything from about 15 laps left to the end, once I realized it was somehow still on at that point.
That pass by Kevin Harvick before the final caution was impressive, I thought for sure he was going to wreck either with Biffle or whoever was behind him, I can't remember. Clint Bowyer maybe. He deserved to win after that and that caution sucked for him.
Perhaps more impressive was Junior's charge on the final lap. As he is one of three or four NASCAR guys I've even heard of, I was cheering for him to overtake McMurray. From 10th to 2nd in about half a lap is pretty good though.
This is the first time I've seen the green-white-checker rules come into play (I don't even know when that was implemented, probably years ago and I'm way behind the times) and I've got to say it's way, way better than the prospect of a race finishing on yellow. Imagine how pissed people in attendance would have been after sitting through the repeated delays because of a freaking pothole only to see the race end on caution.
The gree white checker thing has been in effect a few years - maybe 4 or 5? But this is the first time they did a green white checker, but repeated it if no one got to the white after taking the green, which is what happened when Harv took the first green, but the accordion effect of his pass crashed guys behind him. They will now do that up to three times, which might be interesting if people are low on gas.
good race, except for the pothole thing. Harv looked strong, but Jamie knows how to drive the plate, it seems. 3 of his 4 wins are in plates, and that first one was a bit of a fluke anyway. 10 years ago, another DEI (yes, I know, they are EGR now) car, Michael Waltrip, won the 500 in front of Junior.
That was a day of big ups and big downs too. 3 forever.
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