Daytona 500

[big dog cowboy]

Who ya got?

2015 Daytona 500 STARTING LINEUP
Row Inside Position Outside Position
1 Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kyle Busch
3 Joey Logano Carl Edwards
4 Tony Stewart Greg Biffle
5 Clint Bowyer Martin Truex Jr.
6 Kevin Harvick Ryan Blaney
7 Kasey Kahne Reed Sorenson
8 Jamie McMurray Mike Wallace
9 Landon Cassill Justin Allgaier
10 Cole Whitt Danica Patrick
11 Paul Menard Ryan Newman
12 Michael McDowell Regan Smith
13 JJ Yeley David Gilliland
14 Michael Annett David Ragan
15 Kyle Larson Austin Dillon
16 Ty Dillon Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
17 Aric Almirola Michael Waltrip
18 Matt Kenseth Johnny Sauter
19 Trevor Bayne Sam Hornish Jr.
20 Brad Keselowski AJ Allmendinger
21 Casey Mears Denny Hamlin
22 Bobby Labonte-----

 

[Risen Star]

With the abortion that is plate racing, whoever is in the right place at the right time at the end.

I'm more interested in the following week, when they actually race in Atlanta.

 

[jimmy40]

With the abortion that is plate racing, whoever is in the right place at the right time at the end.

I'm more interested in the following week, when they actually race in Atlanta.

so what would fix Daytona and Talladega?

 

[Risen Star]

so what would fix Daytona and Talladega?

Take the plates off.

Or figure out a rules package that eliminates pack drafting. It's garbage fake racing.

 

[jimmy40]

Take the plates off.

Or figure out a rules package that eliminates pack drafting. It's garbage fake racing.

well they aren't going to let these cars run 220+ mph so they aren't taking the plates off so I don't know what the answer is, at least we don't have that ******** tandem crap going on anymore.

 

[jimmy40]

the race is on Fox of course so we get DW with his normal
"Boogity boogity boogity"
"The top five running order is x,x,x,x,x with Danica running 35th"
"Awesome job by Danica missing that wreck" never mind that they're under yellow driving 55 mph
"Junebug"

 

[Phoenix]

I got Kyle Busch.

Oh, wait.

 

[Phoenix]

Team Hendricks looking strong as always...

 

[Risen Star]

I don't know how people like this crap. There's like 30 cars, 3-wide, bumper to bumper with nowhere to go. Whoever wins is a fraud. There was no racing today.

The real season starts next week in Atlanta. That's when you'll start to learn who is strong and who isn't this year.

 

[jimmy40]

if Legano wins hide your kittens

 

[jimmy40]

I don't know how people like this crap. There's like 30 cars, 3-wide, bumper to bumper with nowhere to go. Whoever wins is a fraud. There was no racing today.

The real season starts next week in Atlanta. That's when you'll start to learn who is strong and who isn't this year.

the skill it takes for these guys to race this way is incredible but even more incredible is how boring it was.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Typical NASCAR to throw the caution in the final lap. Why not let the cars running up front race to the end?

It really sux to watch 4 hours of racing, 499 miles, and then kill it at the end. Even worse when you're at the race. All the time and money invested to make a trip and then get a finish like that . . . . . . . . . its all to common and its no wonder the sport is in such decline.

 

[jimmy40]

Typical NASCAR to throw the caution in the final lap. Why not let the cars running up front race to the end?

It really sux to watch 4 hours of racing, 499 miles, and then kill it at the end. Even worse when you're at the race. All the time and money invested to make a trip and then get a finish like that . . . . . . . . . its all to common and its no wonder the sport is in such decline.

wouldn't have changed who won

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

wouldn't have changed who won

Oh, I would tend to agree. But it still sux to finish a race like that. A race should never end under caution if it can be avoided.

 

[Risen Star]

Oh, I would tend to agree. But it still sux to finish a race like that. A race should never end under caution if it can be avoided.

The problem is with the pack racing you could be doing green-white-checkereds until everyone runs out of fuel.

The entire thing is a mess.

 

[big dog cowboy]

With the abortion that is plate racing, whoever is in the right place at the right time at the end.

It's garbage fake racing.

I don't know how people like this crap. There was no racing today.

Still watched at least the ending didn't ya?

 

[Risen Star]

Still watched at least the ending didn't ya?

Just the ending. Because it's the Daytona 500 and it's a point race. Not sure what point you're making.

 

[jimmy40]

would be nice if debris they throw yellows for would be shown on tv

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

The problem is with the pack racing you could be doing green-white-checkereds until everyone runs out of fuel.

The entire thing is a mess.

It is a mess and the powers at be are as clueless as our pontiff in how to fix it.

The plate racing used to be good as compared to the mess they have now. At least back in the Dale Sr era there was a lot of lead changing.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

would be nice if debris they throw yellows for would be shown on tv

That means there would have to actually be debris.