NASCAR Free Webcast Live -- http://<br /> <br /> http://www.na...eed/index.html

Amazing!

Kasey Kahne is spotting for Brad Sweet

51 Aric Almirola Toyota Vision Airlines Vision Aviation Racing Doug George
50 T.J. Bell Chevrolet Liberty Tire Recycling/Pinnacle Rubber Mulch MAKE Motorsports Tom Buzze
57 Norm Benning Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing Norm Benning Racing James Dugger
30 Todd Bodine Toyota Tire Kingdom/Valvoline Germain Racing Mike Hillman Jr.
31 James Buescher Chevrolet Exide Batteries Turner Motorsports Michael Shelton
18 Kyle Busch Toyota Dollar General Kyle Busch Motorsports Eric Phillips
4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet Monster Energy Turner Motorsports Mark Rette
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Ford DriventoHonor/LillysCosmetics.com Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Steve Kuykendall
22 Joey Coulter* Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing Harold Holly
88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Herculiner/Menards ThorSport Racing Bud Haefele
173 Rick Crawford Chevrolet Superseal Construction Products/County Building Centers Tagsby Racing Travis Sharpe
102 Jamie Dick Chevrolet VivaAutoGroup.com Motorway Motorsports Corrie Stott
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Richard Childress Racing Gary Stockman Jr.
1 Jeffrey Earnhardt* Chevrolet Fuel Doctor Platinum Rick Ware Racing Joe Lax
27 Chris Eggleston* Dodge SponsorShorty.com Winfield Motorsports Rob Winfield
28 Grant Enfinger Chevrolet FDNY Racing Jim Rosenblum Racing Dick Rahilly
84 Chris Fontaine Toyota Glenden Enterprises Glenden Enterprises Team Kevin Ingram
62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota South Point Hotel & Casino Germain Racing Bryan Berry
46 Craig Goess* Toyota Greenville Toyota Eddie Sharp Racing Trip Bruce
168 Clay Greenfield Dodge SaveMyFairgrounds.com Alger Motorsports Joey Jones
33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Steak-umm Kevin Harvick, Inc. Jeff Hensley
29 Parker Kligerman* Dodge Brad Keselowski Racing Brad Keselowski Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
5 Travis Kvapil Toyota International Trucks/Monaco RV Randy Moss Motorsports Rick Viers
77 Justin Lofton Toyota Lofton Cattle Germain Racing Ryan Fugle
20 Johanna Long* Toyota Panhandle Grading and Paving Panhandle Motorsports Kevin Starland
25 Tayler Malsam Toyota One Eighty/Odd Manor/Iron Horse Jeans Randy Moss Motorsports Dan Stillman
66 Justin Marks Chevrolet GoPro Turn One Racing Doug Wolcott
99 Chad McCumbee Ford College Complete Chase Mattioli Racing Cal Boprey
07 Donnie Neuenberger Chevrolet Lilly Trucking SS Green Light Racing Butch Miller
176 Alli Owens Ford Rue & Ziffra, PA /AXA Financial Ryan Hackett Racing Steve Darne
7 Miguel Paludo* Toyota Stemco/Duroline Red Horse Racing Rick Gay
9 Max Papis Toyota GEICO Germain Racing Randy Goss
17 Timothy Peters Toyota K&N Filters/Crescent Tools Red Horse Racing Butch Hylton
8 Nelson Piquet Jr.* Chevrolet Qualcomm/Nelson Piquet Kevin Harvick, Inc. Chris Carrier
85 Brent Raymer Ford Ford. Drive one. Brent Raymer Racing Josh Raymer
92 Clay Rogers Chevrolet Action Gator Tire/Fleet HQ.com RBR Enterprises Michael Hester
2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet OneMain Financial Kevin Harvick, Inc. Bruce Cook
13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet SafeAuto Insurance Co./Curb Records ThorSport Racing Joe Shear Jr.
93 Shane Sieg Chevrolet S&W Towing Sieg Racing Tony Wilson
39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet S&W Services Sieg Racing Mike Garvey
45 Mike Skinner Toyota Cushman Eddie Sharp Racing Jefferson Hodges
81 David Starr Toyota Zachry SS Green Light Racing Jason Miller
32 Brad Sweet Chevrolet Great Clips Turner Motorsports Trent Owens
15 Michael Waltrip Toyota NASCAR.COM RaceView/Wounded Warrior Project Vision Aviation Racing Doug Howe
23 Jason White Chevrolet GunBroker.com Joe Denette Motorsports Chad Kendrick
60 Cole Whitt* Chevrolet Red Bull Turn One Racing Marcus Richmond

I'm going with Kyle Busch & Nelson Piquet Jr, but hope Mike Waltrip does well in his first ever Truck race.

Dale's grandson Jeffrey is driving #1 truck.

Richard Childress grandson Austin Dillon is driving #3 truck

F1 racer Nelson Piquet Jr is driving #8 truck -- Gawd, he's smokin' hot!

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CAUTION, CAUTION IS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

THE BIG ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG.... Bodies flying everywhere.

Numerous trucks are gone! LMAO

Question for NASCAR fan.

If you couldn't watch the Daytona 500, and your only option for coverage was radio, would you listen?

I've listened to MRN many times.

No, milkman...

TV is right to highlight these daredevils... j/m/o

It's a visual sport -- Race rage and all...

I love football -- but football is a game -- Racing is about life and death every time a driver steps behind the wheel of a race car. again j/m/o

MRN?

That a race radio network or something?

Daytona Int'l Speedway leads in racing related deaths the since the track opened in the late 50's.

milkman click on this site

NASCAR Free Webcast Live online

http://www.nascar.com/multimedia/web...eed/index.html

The race is on SPEED TV


caution, caution is out!!!!!

I ask because the local sports talk station will be broadcasting it, and I wondered, what the hell do they say?

Just run a tape on a loop from Jeff Dunham and one of his dummies.

"Another left turn!".

No different then describing a football game. Try to illustrate what is happening.

Barney Hall is pretty good at it.

Each track on the NASCAR circuit has a dramatically different style of racing.

And each driver has a dramatically different style of racing -- The key to this sport is learning about the drivers -- and how they react in dangerous situations.

OMG................ WHO TOOK OUT THE ENTIRE FIELD OF DRIVERS???

who's left?

OMG!!! holy chit!

mikey is ok, who else?


wow

Looked like everyone was fighting for about 2 feet on the track.

32 wiggled and there they went. Anyone know why Jennifer Jo Cobb pulled up to Kyle?

there goes the race! oh well...

kyle's truck looked like the tin man's funnel head with steam coming out on top. LMAO

seems they took the air off the 32 -- if it was the #32 in the middle of three-wide.

http://www.10minuteexpert.com/resour...s/goldstar.gif :D

how many trucks are left? 4?

Go for it Mikey! LMAO

This is Mikey Waltrip's first truck race -- can you believe it?

Ok... Bodine blamed it on the #29

You know it's bad when trucks in front of the wreck are taken out. Damn

Elliott Sadler vs. Mikey Waltrip should be pretty good.

it looks like there are more trucks left running than I thought - the trucks that were way in the back field and the two front runners -- I think

I didn't catch the number but I am not sure it was 29 that caused it.

I listened to one radio broadcast once, and it was annoying as hell. They had a different announcer for each area of the track, and they would switch off as the cars went around the track.

29 Parker Kligerman* Dodge Brad Keselowski Racing Brad Keselowski Racing Jeff Stankiewicz

29 is a rookie LMAO

Dale's grandson, Jeffrey escaped the carnage...

I still don't have the stupid Speed channel.

I will shit myself if Jennifer Jo Cobb wins this. I never saw her win more than a pony stock race at I-70

is mikey going to pull out and make a move

Nice move

CONSPIRACY

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Mikey Won!!!

what a MOVE!!!

ah, DW is so happy.

Damnit!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.nascar.com/multimedia/web...eed/index.html

Wow... 10 years after Dale died -- Mikey won Daytona again!!!

He won fair and square -- great racin'

Funny how his spoiler "breaks" on the last lap.

Emotional win for Mikey!!!


Waltrip wins at Daytona

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Michael Waltrip claims his first Truck Series victory 10 years to the day after his first Daytona 500 victory
and on the anniversary of his former boss' death.

Next: Cup Series practice
Not many teams elected to participate in a pair of practices Friday, but only one more session remains as the Daytona 500 draws closer. Practice at 10:30 a.m. ET.

LIVE LEADERBOARD : Daytona 500
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Time Elapsed:
00:03:37 Leader:
Regan Smith Fastest Time:
45.64 Fastest Speed:
197.217

Regan Smith 3 197.217 193.523 195.057 45.64 46.51 46.14
2 Kurt Busch 3 197.208 193.528 195.060 45.64 46.50 46.14
3 A.J. Allmendinger 3 195.874 193.282 193.061 45.95 46.56 46.62
4 Mark Martin 3 195.869 193.291 193.056 45.95 46.56 46.62
5 Clint Bowyer 3 195.622 195.622 192.535 46.01 46.01 46.74
6 Jeff Burton 3 195.610 195.610 192.696 46.01 46.01 46.71
7 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 194.991 193.121 193.447 46.16 46.60 46.52
8 Jamie McMurray 3 194.987 193.116 193.450 46.16 46.60 46.52
9 Kyle Busch 1 192.951 192.951 192.951 46.64 46.64 46.64
10 Denny Hamlin 1 192.930 192.930 192.930 46.65 46.65 46.65
11 Joey Logano 3 191.992 191.992 191.435 46.88 46.88 47.01
12 Kasey Kahne 3 191.988 191.988 191.432 46.88 46.88 47.01
13 David Ragan 2 191.836 188.135 189.968 46.92 47.84 47.38
14 Marcos Ambrose 2 191.828 187.680 189.731 46.92 47.95 47.44
15 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 190.739 190.739 190.739 47.18 47.18 47.18
16 Martin Truex Jr. 1 190.739 190.739 190.739 47.18 47.18 47.18
17 Carl Edwards 2 179.204 179.204 178.914 50.22 50.22 50.30

Joey Logano on Deck

Track Details
Location: Daytona Beach, FL
Type: Super Speedway
Length: 2.5
Shape: Tri-oval
Weather: Sunny 61°



NATIONWIDE AT DAYTONA SAT 1 p.m. ET

Daytona Sat 1:15 p.m. ESPN2


NASCAR Nationwide Lineup
DRIVE4COPD 300 | Daytona International Speedway
February 19, 2011 | Race 1 of 34


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Rheem Heating, Cooling & Water Heating 180.821 49.773 Leader
2 1 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Phoenix Construction 180.600 49.834 -0.061
3 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Hellmann's 180.592 49.836 -0.063
4 7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 180.480 49.867 -0.094
5 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet Brandt 180.455 49.874 -0.101
6 20 Joey Logano Toyota GameStop 180.018 49.995 -0.222
7 16 Trevor Bayne Ford Ford. Drive one. 179.914 50.024 -0.251
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Z-Line Designs 179.860 50.039 -0.266
9 60 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 179.745 50.071 -0.298
10 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Blackwell Angus Beef 179.673 50.091 -0.318
11 11 Brian Scott Toyota Shore Lodge 179.662 50.094 -0.321
12 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge Discount Tire 179.652 50.097 -0.324
13 62 Michael Annett Toyota Pilot Flying J Coffee 179.411 50.164 -0.391
14 4 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Oreo / Ritz 179.369 50.176 -0.403
15 88 Aric Almirola Chevrolet Grand Touring Vodka 179.319 50.190 -0.417
16 32 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet Dollar General 179.251 50.209 -0.436
17 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Racing 179.229 50.215 -0.442
18 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota DAB Constructors 179.161 50.234 -0.461
19 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet OneMain Financial 179.026 50.272 -0.499
20 38 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Great Clips 178.905 50.306 -0.533
21 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 5-Hour Energy 178.873 50.315 -0.542
22 30 Jason Leffler Chevrolet AccuDoc Solutions 178.518 50.415 -0.642
23 52 Bobby Santos Chevrolet Target Your Market Promotions 178.214 50.501 -0.728
24 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 178.200 50.505 -0.732
25 09 Kenny Wallace Toyota University of Northwestern Ohio 178.182 50.510 -0.737
26 99 Michael Waltrip Toyota Pastrana Waltrip Racing 178.176 50.512 -0.739
27 01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet G&K Services 177.837 50.608 -0.835
28 44 Jeff Green Chevrolet TriStar Motorsports 177.627 50.668 -0.895
29 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet RaceDaySponsor.com 177.501 50.704 -0.931
30 19 Mike Bliss Chevrolet TriStar Motorsports 177.448 50.719 -0.946
31 39 Josh Wise Ford Cajun Industries 177.350 50.747 -0.974
32 25 Kelly Bires Ford RaceDaySponsor.com 177.266 50.771 -0.998
33 81 Donnie Neuenberger Dodge Eagle Convenience Stores 177.232 50.781 -1.008
34 14 Eric McClure Chevrolet Hefty BlackOut 177.172 50.798 -1.025
36 15 Todd Bodine Toyota Tire Kingdom / Valvoline 176.800 50.905 -1.132
37 24 Kevin Lepage Ford RaceDaySponsor.com 176.706 50.932 -1.159
38 05 David Starr Chevrolet 31-W Insulation 176.260 51.061 -1.288
39 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Dodge Wildlife Conservation Society 176.249 51.064 -1.291
40 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet Salvation Army 176.063 51.118 -1.345
41 55 Brett Rowe Chevrolet Imperial Bedding Company 175.603 51.252 -1.479
42 27 J.R. Fitzpatrick Ford Schick Hydro / Energizer Canada 175.005 51.427 -1.654
43 28 Derrike Cope Chevrolet ThePrevention Plan.com 174.574 51.554 -1.781
44 79 Jennifer Jo Cobb* Ford Rimrock Design 173.591 51.846 -2.073
45 40 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Key Motorsports 171.995 52.327 -2.554



Clint Bowyer has won the pole for the Nationwide Series race at Daytona.
Clint Bowyer has won the pole for the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

Bowyer's lap of 180.821 mph in Friday's qualifying session knocked Landon Cassill off the front starting spot, moments after he had knocked Danica Patrick from the top position.

The final qualifying order ended up Bowyer first and Cassill second, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. also squeezing in ahead of Patrick.

Earnhardt owns Patrick's team, so JR Motorsports will have two cars starting side-by-side in the second row of Saturday's race.

Bowyer wore a black No. 3 hat following his qualifying lap to mark the 10-year anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's fatal accident on the last lap of the Daytona 500.



Notes-n-Nuggets

-- Clint Bowyer earns his ninth Nationwide pole in his 170th start.
-- Clint Bowyer is the sixth driver to win a Nationwide pole for KHI.
-- Chevrolet swept the first five starting positions, the third time Chevrolet drivers swept the first five starting positions at Daytona.
-- Landon Cassill earned his second front-row start in his first Nationwide Daytona start.
-- Dale Earnhardt Jr. starts third for the third consecutive Nationwide Daytona race.
-- Danica Patrick earned her career best start in her 14th Nationwide race.
-- Justin Allgaier starts in the top five for the second consecutive Nationwide Daytona race.
-- Only two of the past six Feb. Nationwide Daytona races were won from a top-10 starting position.

Junior forgets it's Saturday and drives right past his pit box even though they were clearly counting it down for him.

I'm surprised that doesn't happen more with all the number switching that goes on with some of these crossovers.

wow Boyer pushes Danica to the lead!

195 mph

edit: danica lacks the experience to get behind boyer before his engine heats up... and return the push

danica is dropping back -- it's going to be hard for her now to find a top driver to hook up with -- she is too inexperienced in the art of 2-car drafting. Danica got on the radio and asked her crew chief, "What do I do?" Danica had a week to figure it out. Oh well.

Big One is coming up

Drivers are closing in fast -- They're getting racy

Damn it -- Jr was running 2nd & ASSCAR penalized him for????????????????? -- I don't know

LMAO


ASSCAR black flags Kasey!

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.

http://us.m.yahoo.com/w/sports/home/...dO8Aajinhp2A--

ROFL

By the way -- Excellent article!

Kornheiser got it from a quote from some longtime Nascar beat writer.

Link?

Pit selections in case anyone is interested in that.

http://jayski.com/stats/2011/pitstalls/1dis2011pits.htm

Pit Stall #1 is the best

If NASCAR wants to help Jr they should provide him driving lessons. He already has the best equipment with Hendrick the best cheaters in the sport~

ah hush, RedNeckRaider! Worry about your own driver. :D

I like the kid but...ok I will hush~

So what you're saying is Jr sucks balls?

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Kevin Harvick 7-1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8-1
Kurt Busch 8-1
Kyle Busch 8-1
Jeff Gordon 10-1
Tony Stewart 10-1
Clint Bowyer 12-1
Jeff Burton 12-1
Jamie McMurray 12-1
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Greg Biffle 18-1
Carl Edwards 18-1
Kasey Kahne 25-1
Juan Montoya 25-1
Matt Kenseth 25-1
Joey Lagano 30-1
Ryan Newman 30-1
Brad Keselowski 30-1
Mark Martin 40-1
Paul Menard 40-1
Brian Vickers 40-1
A.J. Allmendinger 40-1
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The point spread - also called "the line" or "the spread" - is used as a margin to handicap the favorite team. For betting purposes, the oddsmaker predicts that the favored team will win by a certain number of points. This number of points is the point spread. The favorite is always indicated by a minus sign (e.g. -5.5) and the underdog without (e.g.5.5). If you bet on the favorite, you win your bet if the favorite wins AND their margin of victory is greater than the point spread. If you bet on the underdog, you win if the underdog wins, ties, or if the favored team wins but fails to exceed the point spread. It is standard for point spread bets in most sports that you wager $110 to win $100.

A money line, used in baseball and hockey, takes the place of a point spread. Money line betting is simply wagering on the contest based on a given price rather than a point spread. The team wagered on has to win the game outright, regardless of the score. The minus sign (e.g.-130) always indicates the favorite and the amount you must bet to win $100. The line without the minus sign (e.g.120) always indicates the underdog and the amount you win for every $100 bet. Using this example, therefore, you would bet $130 to win $100 on the favorite, while for the underdog you would bet $100 to win $120.


The over/under is the number of points oddsmakers expect will be the total score for the contest (both teams combined, overtime included). You bet on whether the total points scored will be more or less than this number. As with point spread bets, you must generally wager $110 to win $100.

Betting on a point spread or money line is sometimes called betting "sides" - that is, betting that one side or the other will be the winner - while betting the over/under is referred to as betting "totals".



http://sportsdirect.usatoday.com/odd...ay/nascar.aspx

I like the kid but the only time he has done anything goes back to the time when DEI owned the restictor plate tracks. Hell he could pass solo with those packages~

I can't help but play parlays with NASCAR (even though I know parlays are the devil). I got Bowyer finishing in front of Johnson, Burton, and Biffle at 11-1. $10 to $100 or $0

Think back even Michelle Dripdick...err Waltrip was winning with those cars. He is/was a total joke who went close to 500 races without a win until signing with DEI~

First Call For The Wall

Steve Wallace
Andy Lally
Kevin Conway
Travis Kvapil
Joey Logano
Joe Nemechek
Paul Menard??
David Gilliland
Dave Blaney
J.J. Yeley
*Kevin Harvick


*j/k LMAO

Hehe yeah, he is terrible. Talk about living off of a name...

Junior or Mikey?

Please let it be the pillowbitergot Jimmie.:grovel:

Him and Kyle Petty made a living off last names~

Sadly Jr also~