Kezlowski just ran out of talent with 15 to go and damn near killed Wise when he came back across the track.

OK, wasn't Brads fault on further review. Cassill screwed it up (though spelled differently, that's something often read on this board I guess)

Race is under a Red Flag -- Not Brad's fault



1-Clint
2- Junior
3- Mikey
4- Trevor


You KNOW Mikey is going to push Junior to the lead!

Go Junior!!!

And Kyle for the lead

OMG.............. wow Joe Gibbs boys sealed their fate I think

Tony makes the switch

Boyer
Junior

WHITE FLAG


CAUTION CAUTION

Clint Boyer or Tony Stewart wins the race

NASCRAP IS IN THE DARK!!! LMAO

Looks like Stewart

EDIT: TONY WINS BY 7/1000 of a second

Hey Bugeater, your boy won!!!

great finish

Heck of a finish
Clint behind Tony by .007 after losing to Burton by .005 in the Duel

It was so exiting!!!

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Fourth in a row
Tony Stewart, with the help of Landon Cassill, edged Clint Bowyer at the line to win the Nationwide season-opener at Daytona -- his fourth consecutive February victory at the track.

Stupid school. :mad:

Is there a race today?

"It's already been decided, no need to watch it, it's rigged."- Tony Kornheiser.

And who does that tool think is fiixed to win?

Jr I'd imagine.

Yeah, that was a pretty ridiculous statement from the reporter that made it.

Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
February 20, 2011
FOX 12:00 ET
Race 1 of 36

# CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
1 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Rob Kauffman
2 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy Bass Pro Shops Teresa Earnhardt
3 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite Roger Penske
4 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
5 5 Mark Martin Chevy GoDaddy.com Mary Hendrick
6 6 David Ragan Ford UPS John Henry
7 7 Robby Gordon Dodge SPEED Energy Robby Gordon
8 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley / DeWalt Tools Richard Petty
9 09 Bill Elliott Chevy Phoenix Construction James Finch
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express J D Gibbs
11 13 Casey Mears Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
12 14 Tony Stewart Chevy Office Depot / Mobil 1 Margaret Haas
13 15 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
14 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Jack Roush
15 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal Black John Henry
16 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
17 20 Joey Logano Toyota Home Depot Joe Gibbs
18 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Richard Petty
19 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Shell / Pennzoil Walter Czarnecki
20 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy Drive to End Hunger Rick Hendrick
21 27 Paul Menard Chevy Menards Tom Pumpelly
22 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy Budweiser Richard Childress
23 31 Jeff Burton Chevy Caterpillar Richard Childress
24 32 Terry Labonte Ford U.S. Chrome Frank Stoddard
25 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy Cheerios / Hamburger Helper> Richard Childress
26 34 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell Bob Jenkins
27 36 Dave Blaney ChevyT> TBD Tommy Baldwin
28 37 Robert Richardson Jr. Ford North Texas Pipe Bob Jenkins
29 38 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver's Bob Jenkins>
30 39 Ryan Newman Chevy U.S. Army Tony Stewart
31 42 Juan Pablo Montoya> Chevy Target Chip Ganassi
32 43 A.J. Allmendinger >Ford Best Buy Richard Petty
2 33 46 J.J. Yeley Chevy TBA Tommy McMillan
34 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kroger-USO Tad Geschickter
35 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's - Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon
36 56 Martin Truex Jr. 2>Toyota NAPA Michael Waltrip>
37 57 Norm Benning Chevy TBA Norm Benning
38 60 Todd Bodine Toyota Tire Kingdom-Valvoline Bob Germain
39 64 Derrike Cope Toyota Sta-Bil Larry Gunselman
40 66 Michael McDowell Toyota HP Racing Phil Parsons
41 71 Andy Lally Chevy TRG Motorsports Richard Petty
42 77 Steve Wallace Toyota 5 Hour Energy Drink Roger Penske
43 78 Regan Smith Chevy Furniture Row Barney Vissar
44 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
45 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM FM Energy Andrea Nemechek
46 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy AMP Energy / National Guard Rick Hendrick
47 97 Kevin Conway Toyota Extenze Andrea Nemechek
48 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac Jack Roush

Kornheiser is a professional whore monger!

Race fixing? Junior just can't win

February 18, 2011
By Dan Wetzel

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. hasn't won a NASCAR race in 93 starts. Yet he showed up here at Daytona International Speedway and while dealing with the distraction of Friday's 10-year anniversary of his father's death, won the pole for Sunday's Daytona 500 . (He since lost it for wrecking in practice).

The immediate talk upon qualifying first wasn't about Earnhardt's and his team's performance. It's whether NASCAR fixed it in his favor, a favoritism that potentially would extend to produce a storybook victory at the 500.

TV pundit Tony Kornheiser garnered the most attention when he suggested such a scenario on ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption." It was a ridiculous discussion by journalistic standards, but it wasn't anything that wasn't buzzing around the infield here. Even NASCAR.com, the circuit's official website, brought up the subject.

So Earnhardt can't win for losing and if he does happen to ride under the checkers Sunday, the howls of disbelief will be as loud as the roars of his still considerable fan base. He may have finished second and fourth in two starts on this very track last year, but a first this time – an otherwise reasonable trend – would be met with skepticism.

The conspiracy theories date back to July of 2001, when Earnhardt won the first race back at Daytona after his father had died there in a violent collision in Turn 4. The win for Junior was an incredible moment, both professionally and personally. Yet, it's been forever tarnished by all the unfounded gossip of a fix.

"That's the last thing you want to hear and be asked questions about," said Jimmie Johnson , the five-time Sprint Cup champion and Earnhardt's teammate. "I've lived through my fair share of unfair opinions and crap. Everyone has that black cloud out there that people go to … when things come up.

"Unfortunately that's the one [NASCAR favoritism] for Junior," Johnson said. "We all know it's untrue. He hates it. And he doesn't want to be a part of this crap."

Earnhardt doesn't like to discuss it. He called Kornheiser's allegation "unfortunate" and brushed it off. Good for him. There's no upside to it. He can't win. The more you argue, the more you point out the insanity of a billion-dollar business risking everything to fix a race (if it's even possible), the more some fans believe the whispers.

If NASCAR was so hellbent on propping up Junior, unarguably it's most popular driver, then why haven't they? The fact he almost never wins should say enough.

And if the circuit was willing to risk its own billion-dollar suicide for a ratings bump, then Danica Patrick would be whipping a rocket ship around out there, not banging around in the back of the Nationwide pack.

The truth is NASCAR isn't fixing this race, and I don't write that because I'm naïve or trusting or carrying the circuit's water here. I'm writing it because I don't see how they can fix this particular race.

This year's Daytona 500 will be like no other – a synchronized-swimming exhibition where winning will be the result of teamwork, not individual genius. What the cars showed Thursday in two 150-mile Gatorade Duels was like nothing anyone has ever seen around here.

This wasn't wide-open, full-throttle racing; the kind maybe a restrictor plate with slightly more air flow could significantly impact. This was about cars pairing up and taking turns pushing each other. It didn't even look like a stock car race. It was an assault on the sensibilities – intriguing for a little while but not exactly exciting.

"It's the craziest thing you've ever seen, like a bunch of kids playing leap frog, but they were doing it in pairs," said Bill Elliott , a two-time Daytona 500 winner. "It's wild out there."

Sunday's race will be about finding what should be a steady parade of dancing partners. This is no longer an individual race. The most important factors will be finding various friends at various times and learning how to keep the engine from overheating while doing the pushing.

It's what Junior struggled with Thursday, leaving him 13th in one of the duels.

"Guys are able to run a little bit longer than we are without swapping," Earnhardt said. "We need to find a little better deal on the cooling.

"We've got some homework to do."

No one can do their homework for them; this strategy is developing so quickly – it's the result of a fast, new surface – that NASCAR can't keep up.

Even if NASCAR executives were inclined to risk the sports' very existence – and their own legal freedom – to aid Junior, how exactly would they do it? It can't just soup up Junior's engine (with or without his knowledge) so he can drive faster than the others, because he can't drive faster than two drivers working together.

He's going to need a partner, a lot of them actually. And no one knows who or when one car might link up with another. No two cars will be able to work together for all 500 miles. To fix this race would require a vast and grand conspiracy that is simply impossible to pull off, let alone keep quiet. To suggest otherwise is illogical.

But don't expect that to stop people from doing it though.

All this week Earnhardt had the tough task of showing in this emotional cauldron – reminded about his father, reminded about his own failures, reminded about his fast-fading career. He responded by donning a big smile. His friends said he had a new "bounce in his step." He was wearing his hat backwards again. He was determined to make the best of everything.

Then he did, earning the pole.

Then he got questioned.

"Honestly, people don't respond to positive comments anymore," Johnson said. "No one cares about good things in the world. It's what kind of trash can you read. What controversy is there? That's just the way our world is.

"He doesn't deserve it."

Win or lose Sunday, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going to get it. Deserve doesn't matter. Logic left town a long time ago.

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