****Official 2012 NASCAR thread****
 

August 19 Michigan 12 p.m.
August 25 Bristol 7 p.m.
September 2 Atlanta 6:30 p.m.
September 8 Richmond 7 p.m.
September 16 Chicago 1 p.m.
September 23 Loudon 1 p.m.
September 30 Dover 1 p.m.
October 7 Talladega 1 p.m.
October 13 Charlotte 7 p.m.
October 21 Kansas 1 p.m.
October 28 Martinsville 1 p.m.
November 4 Texas 2 p.m.
November 11 Phoenix 2 p.m.
November 18 Homestead 2 p.m.

February 18 Budweiser Shootout 8 p.m.


February 23 Gatorade Duel 1 1 p.m.


February 23 Gatorade Duel 2 1 p.m.


1 February 26 Daytona 12 p.m.

2 March 4 Phoenix 2:30 p.m.


3 March 11 Las Vegas 2:30 p.m.


4 March 18 Bristol 12:30 p.m.


5 March 25 Fontana 2:30 p.m.


6 April 1 Martinsville 12:30 p.m.


7 April 14 Texas 7 p.m.


8 April 22 Kansas 12:30 p.m.

9 April 28 Richmond 7 p.m.


10 May 6 Talladega 12 p.m.


11 May 12 Darlington 6:30 p.m.


- May 19 Sprint Showdown 7 p.m.


- May 19 Sprint All-Star Race 7 p.m.


12 May 27 Charlotte 5:30 p.m.


13 June 3 Dover 12:30 p.m.


14 June 10 Pocono 12 p.m.


15 June 17 Michigan 12 p.m.


16 June 24 Sonoma 2 p.m.


17 June 30 Kentucky 6:30 p.m.


18 July 7 Daytona 6:30 p.m.


19 July 15 Loudon 12 p.m.


20 July 29 Indianapolis 12 p.m.


21 August 5 Pocono 12 p.m.


22 August 12 Watkins Glen 12 p.m.


23 August 19 Michigan 12 p.m.


24 August 25 Bristol 7 p.m.


25 September 2 Atlanta 6:30 p.m.


26 September 8 Richmond 7 p.m.


27 September 16 Chicago 1 p.m.


28 September 23 Loudon 1 p.m.


29 September 30 Dover 1 p.m.


30 October 7 Talladega 1 p.m.


31 October 13 Charlotte 7 p.m.


32 October 21 Kansas 1 p.m.

33 October 28 Martinsville 1 p.m.

34 November 4 Texas 2 p.m.


35 November 11 Phoenix 2 p.m.

36 November 18 Homestead 2 p.m.

And the 48 team starts the new season cheating! Shocking!

Making the 80 mile drive to Daytona in about an hour or so. It's been overcast all day but the weather is perfect. Hopefully it doesn't rain tonight during the Bud shootout.

October 21st. Damn. It's Chiefs games and halloween timed concerts over Kansas Speedway everytime. But i'd love to make it back there again, just bad timing.


And I'm calling kasey kahne right now as your new champ, move over tony.
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Eh, teams used to show up all the time with modifications, Nascar would catch it in inspection, they'd fix it, and they'd go racing. Now, it's labeled cheating by being .00003 of an inch wider and you get suspended for doing it just unloading the off the truck.

Meh, officials said it's an area where teams really push things to the limits to get as much of an advantage as possible. I really doubt much will come of it.

I was trying to decide if I should start a thread last evening, but the one last year turned into nothing but a pissing match.

Hoping Clint can be somewhat successful in the #15.

This will be fine as long as Dylan doesn't "tell us how it is".

go #88 !!!

Hey, Bugeater!

Thank you -- You're the perfect person to start this thread!!!

Best!

Hey kstater:

It is Saturday, 3:00 ET -- Turn on NBC now!

This way you too, can be in church today.

It is a beautiful celebration of life!

All the Best,

Dylan

I don't know if you've noticed, but that happens to a lot of threads in this place.

Yeah, I reckon it does but that one started off pretty good for a long while and then just a couple of ignorant comments from one poster who claimed to know everything about racing killed it for at least a couple of us.

Let's go Carl Edwards.



I'll be posting info as well. Big NASCAR fan.

Eh, I don't even know exactly what happened, but it's a new season. Can we get a redneck grouphug?

Ky Bu, Ku Bu, Keslowski and Allendinger will be starting from the back of the pack. No matter where they qualify at.

Green Flag tonight 8:29 live on FOX, 75 laps-2 segments-25/50, p road 55mph caution car 70mph NASCAR Opening night

Cars are rolling, going green shortly...

Was that Kyle and Kurt coming together at the end of that accident? What a shame

No "Two Car Tango" yet.

Cars look fast on this track tonight

They won't out and say it obviously, but I'm pretty sure Nascar set them all down and told them not to run 2X2 until the last 10 laps or so on the plate tracks. Placate the fans.

There goes half the field

Big hit for Waltrip

Hendrick says it's the same car they ran at all 4 plate races last year. Didn't make any changes other than paint job.
http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup...es-last-season

We will find out but it looks like NASCAR doesn't agree with Hendrick.

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/0...push-envelope/

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news;...-daytona-knaus

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/0...y-for-48-team/

Un****ingbelievable save by Busch there. Wow.

Pretty good light show, too.

woooooosh

Sound of the ratings for the next 45 minutes.

Somebody just about went on his lid there.

Darrell is such a dumb douchebag.

Damn took out most of the fastest cars

Ambrose is really a shitty driver, even though that was just a racing incident.

Welp, this should be a fun GWC

Holy shit...... I thought might happen.

I actually think they(NASCAR) may have solved this 2 car thing.

Stewart got out front just in time.

Thank god for that.

:clap:

Damn. Three undamaged cars left.

White Flag!!!!

Go Tony! Go Kyle!!!!

JFC

HOLY SHIT

KYLE WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

Mother**** me. :shake:

Or Kyle, whichever one is out front right?

I missed the race!!!

Turned it on with 2 laps to go LMAO

Damn.. he started a wreck that took out several good cars and he still wins. Hopefully he is wrecked early in the Daytona 500.

Wow... What a save LMAO

Go Kyle!!!

Sounded like ole DW just shot his last load.

The crowd giving up the love for #18

Love it!

Tony was racing with Hendricks' equipment

Wow: Jeff landed on his lid ....

Kyle is an amazing driver, too bad he's such a raging douchebag.

Watched the race on DVR. That was the best racing at Daytona in a long time.

If Kyle could stay focused and control his temper, he could very well be one of the best.

Kyle put on a show of perfect car control, and perfect timing. I haven't seen driving like that since Earnhardt. Definitely, brought back memories of Dale!

What was up with Gordon? Come on, he knows you cannot bump a car in the left rear quarter panel and not spin the driver out -- that's as dirty as it gets.

Seems Gordon was frustrated -- Funny, after trying twice, he ran out of talent and took himself out.

He should have flown out the window of his car as it was rolling on its lid.

That'll leave a mark... http://planetsmilies.net/not-tagged-smiley-14836.gif

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/custo...ar6229_166.gif :D

Speaking of Gordon, can you find me a pic of him sliding on his side? I need a new avatar.

LMAO I was just thinking it was time to get rid of that.

As much as I hate Kyle and his bitch ways, the dude did some drivin' last night. It was a damn good race.

I wonder if Jr. will win a race this year.

He looked really strong at times last night. Didn't he get a new crew this year?

I didn't watch last night and I haven't been paying attention enough to tell you if he has a new crew. But it's not hard to look strong at Daytona the way they run in packs.

His problem is between his ears, not his equipment/crew.

Will do! LMAO

The 24 & 48 were wrecking people all night...

NASCAR should have left Gorden on his lid and dragged him around off the track.

J.C., at least dumbass Ambrose wrecked a bunch of cars and finished third.

Oh I agree that he has problems with the expectations due to his name. But I bet he doesn't mind being the second best in his family

I'm done with Junior. He put my first love AND #1 always -- the Giants down in an interview right before the Super Bowl. He should have kept his mouth shut.

Jr. had a opening right in front of him last night and wrecked. Kyle would have drove right through that opening.

F Word him. He should have NEVER messed publicly with the Giants.

That's it in a nutshell... http://planetsmilies.net/not-tagged-smiley-14836.gif

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

FWIW, I think Kyle Bush is a Cowboys fan.

Kryle is a raging POS, but he drove a hell of a race last night, unlike my driver who couldn't have found the front with a road map.

Who's your guy?

I'm a Bowyer fan. He's in the #15 this year and he said he was overheating all night long, but at the green-white-checkered he did the same thing he did all night.....slid to the back and rode there. In the 500 next week, that's smart, in a non points race or at the G-W-C, notsomuch. Maybe that car just didn't have the speed, but he didin't stick his nose out very often last night.

I'll bet he ends up with more wins than Jr. (my guy).

Cowboys? Kyle, along with his brother Kurt, grew up in Las Vegas.

Kyle's favorite team is the Broncos. True story.

Among the NASCAR drivers who attended Super Bowl XLVI were Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer.

The drivers named above picked the Giants to win Super Bowl.

NASCAR helps inspire Giants to Super Bowl win:

http://eye-on-nascar.blogs.cbssports...81720/34723740

I think the best thing going today is the Mikey/Martin commercials.

"He polishes the headlights on his race car!"

"That's not real, buddy."

I can't find the over/under, but Jr is at 30/1 to win the Championship and Clint is at 20/1 right now.
I would guess the over under for each of them though would be 1.5

Jr is somehow the co-favorite to win next week though. He and Harvick are both 10/1. Clint is 25/1

Jay Kornegay, one of the top bookmakers in the gaming world in Vegas: http://twitter.com/#!/jaykornegay

Vegas Insider: http://www.vegasinsider.com/

I really like that "Ghost Car" graphic they're doing; wanted to see something like that for some time. You can see where one guy (that's Carl today) has an edge in speed on another.

I have plenty of different lines, but I've yet to find a over/under on race wins for 2012......he doesn't have them either.

Clints car failed the post-qualifying inspection.....Does that put him at the back of the Duel or at the back in the Duel and next Sunday?
Not that it really matters much with it being pack racing, just curious.

Without looking it up, I would think it's just for the Duels because today's runs were essentially done to set the fields in those races.