Other Sports ***** Official 2016 NASCAR Thread ***** - Page 6

GloryDayz · 02-05-2016, 08:38 PM

Daytona is right around the corner and while Jeff won't be there let's get things going...

Date	Event
Feb. 13	Sprint Unlimited
Feb. 18	Can-Am Duel at Daytona
Feb. 21	Daytona
Feb. 28	Atlanta
March 6	Las Vegas
March 13	Phoenix
March 20	Auto Club
April 3	Martinsville
April 9	Texas
April 17	Bristol
April 24	Richmond
May 1	Talladega
May 7	Kansas
May 15	Dover
May 21	NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
May 29	Charlotte
June 5	Pocono
June 12	Michigan
June 26	Sonoma
July 2	Daytona
July 9	Kentucky
July 17	New Hampshire
July 24	Indianapolis
July 31	Pocono
Aug. 7	Watkins Glen
Aug. 20	Bristol
Aug. 28	Michigan
Sept. 4	Darlington
Sept. 10	Richmond
Sept. 18	Chicagoland
Sept. 25	New Hampshire
Oct. 2	Dover
Oct. 8	Charlotte
Oct. 16	Kansas
Oct. 23	Talladega
Oct. 30	Martinsville
Nov. 6	Texas
Nov. 13	Phoenix
Nov. 20	Homestead-Miami

Al Bundy · 02-21-2016, 07:36 PM

Kasey Kahne looked like complete crap as usual... I really wish that Chase Elliott had taken over that 5 car.

GloryDayz · 02-21-2016, 07:57 PM

I DVR'd the race, and just got done watching it. Looks like Toyota has the power everybody else wishes, and HMS needs to work on grip/down force.

But here was part of my most awesome day. So fun... . Woot.

Demonpenz · 02-21-2016, 09:18 PM

#88 ran out of talent. His commercials were on point tho

GloryDayz · 02-21-2016, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

#88 ran out of talent. His commercials were on point tho

Was one hell of a finish though..

Demonpenz · 02-21-2016, 09:23 PM

I give the finish an A but the race a D- Lots of follow the leader bullshit.

GloryDayz · 02-21-2016, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

I give the finish an A but the race a D- Lots of follow the leader bullshit.

Well, that's NASCAR's fault (for the last billion years!!!) at these super speedways.

**Dylan** · 02-22-2016, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

I DVR'd the race, and just got done watching it. Looks like Toyota has the power everybody else wishes, and HMS needs to work on grip/down force.

But here was part of my most awesome day. So fun... . Woot.

Sweet!

**Dylan** · 02-22-2016, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

I was there to see it live (I live 20 mins from the Speedway). What an amazing finish. The adrenaline is still flowing even after being home for an hour and having a martini. I must've rewatched the last lap 10 times online.

And as a Carl fan, a really gutsy race today. Terrific recovery.

There are only a couple of races in the world that everyone is aware of, the Daytona 500 itself being one of the venues. However, not only did you have the opportunity to watch a race at the world’s premier racing venue – It just so happens that today's win by Hamlin goes down in history as one of the closest Daytona 500 finishes of all time.

Such a memorable day – I can only imagine.

Did you get a chance to see Florida Georgia Line country band sing Anything Goes during the pre-race show? According to NASCAR.com website, the band is breaking the record for longest #1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs, selling over 21 million tracks worldwide. Great show. Here is one of the songs the band performed at the Daytona 500:

**Dylan** · 02-22-2016, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

#88 ran out of talent. His commercials were on point tho

It wasn't Dale's fault. He was struggling with the car all day. I would blame the set-up. Dale is amazing on that track.

Dale's post-race press conference:

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS - Sidelined by an accident on lap 170

ON WHAT HAPPENED: "I got loose and just busted my tail. It was time to go. We were making some moves on the outside and moving forward and passing some guys. Just got loose trying to do too much at once."

TALK ABOUT THE HANDLING OUT THERE: "A huge shift from last year and the years before. The balance of the car was a big curve ball today. We really didn’t anticipate the balance being that big of a deal. You saw us struggling all day long trying to fix the handle of the car. We were just pushing real bad. Just couldn’t pass, couldn’t be on offense. We started getting it a little bit better there, but just got it too loose."

DID YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE AND LIKE IT WAS ‘TIME TO GO’ WITH THE LAPS WINDING DOWN? "If you want to win, yeah. I was moving forward, we were passing some guys on the outside."

SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE GOT LOOSE IN THAT SAME AREA ON THE TRACK IS THERE SOMETHING TO THAT? "The direction of the wind. The wind, it will make you tight. It’s like this every week at every race track. If the winds blowing one way, the car is going to handle one way at one end of the track and handle a different way at the other end. We were really tight. The wind was in the door all the way through Turn 4 and we were freeing the car up real big. I just got it out of shape there and lost it."

DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAD ANYTHING FOR THEM TODAY? "Yeah, we were up there around fifth or sixth there when we spun out. We were moving forward. We had passed about four or five cars there in the last three or four laps. We were making up some ground."

YOUR CAR WAS SO FAST HERE THIS WEEKEND VERY DISAPPOINTING? "Yeah, well it’s fast when it don’t have to handle good. But today it needed to handle and we weren’t handling."

**Dylan** · 02-22-2016, 01:54 AM

Haas uncovered his VF-16 Formula One Challenger today - Becoming the first American F1 team in 30 years.

According to a foreign newspaper online, the different colors of gray and red tone scheme was derived from Haas machining company based in California. The company exports its machining to over 60 countries worldwide.

Where is Ferrari's famed Prancing Horse? I don't see it. Oh, Ferrari must be pissed.

siberian khatru · 02-22-2016, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylan

There are only a couple of races in the world that everyone is aware of, the Daytona 500 itself being one of the venues. However, not only did you have the opportunity to watch a race at the world’s premier racing venue – It just so happens that today's win by Hamlin goes down in history as one of the closest Daytona 500 finishes of all time.

Such a memorable day – I can only imagine.

Did you get a chance to see Florida Georgia Line country band sing Anything Goes during the pre-race show? According to NASCAR.com website, the band is breaking the record for longest #1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs, selling over 21 million tracks worldwide. Great show. Here is one of the songs the band performed at the Daytona 500:

I saw them from a distance. I skipped going down to the infield stage this time because it was just so crowded. Brian Kelley is from nearby Ormond Beach.

KCTitus · 02-22-2016, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

I give the finish an A but the race a D- Lots of follow the leader bullshit.

I first want to say that the last lap was probably one of the most exciting last laps I can remember at a race since Ricky Craven v. Kurt Busch 15 years ago. I was glad to actually catch it live.

That said, there is something inherently wrong with this racing when the only real racing happens in the last 2.5 miles of a 500 mile race.

The leader has such and advantage and it's really more evident on the cookie cutters where the average lead seems to exceed 2-3 seconds.

Glad that Nascar got their media bump due to the finish...I worry about their staying power as a national sport now a days.

kccrow · 02-22-2016, 11:43 AM

Been a Jimmie Johnson fan since his rookie year. Was a Dale Earnhardt fan prior to his death. I don't like NASCAR as much as I used to. Seems like so many shit drivers these days that muck races up. That and running restrictor plates on these big tracks is bullshit. Let them boys go and let em race or don't race the big-boy tracks.

Swanman · 02-22-2016, 12:17 PM

Maybe the NASCAR experts can help me out here. Did Kenseth really need to try to block Hamlin? I couldn't tell if Hamlin had that much of a run and there wasn't much distance to the finish. I am a Kenseth fan and screamed in disgust when he wandered out there and almost put himself into the wall.

GloryDayz · 02-22-2016, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylan

Sweet!

You might be the first person ever to call hockey "sweet"

It's actually awesome. I'm not hockey person, but I'm learning as fast as I can! Next up, "Dad on Skates." I'll use the time in traction to do good things!

All things being equal, he wants to teach me how to skate, and I'm good with that. His goal this year, tech Dad to skate and to read music... So I've got that going for me...

02-21-2016, 07:36 PM	#76
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02-21-2016, 09:23 PM	#80
Demonpenz I got Rice cookin in the micro Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Apartment "G UNIT!" Casino cash: $3202136	I give the finish an A but the race a D- Lots of follow the leader bullshit. __________________
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02-22-2016, 01:54 AM	#85
Dylan The Lede Join Date: Aug 2007 Casino cash: $10016591	Haas uncovered his VF-16 Formula One Challenger today - Becoming the first American F1 team in 30 years. According to a foreign newspaper online, the different colors of gray and red tone scheme was derived from Haas machining company based in California. The company exports its machining to over 60 countries worldwide. Where is Ferrari's famed Prancing Horse? I don't see it. Oh, Ferrari must be pissed. __________________
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02-22-2016, 11:43 AM	#88
kccrow MVP Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Michigan Casino cash: $3327078	Been a Jimmie Johnson fan since his rookie year. Was a Dale Earnhardt fan prior to his death. I don't like NASCAR as much as I used to. Seems like so many shit drivers these days that muck races up. That and running restrictor plates on these big tracks is bullshit. Let them boys go and let em race or don't race the big-boy tracks.
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02-22-2016, 12:17 PM	#89
Swanman It's a league game, Dude Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Itasca, IL Casino cash: $9967354	Maybe the NASCAR experts can help me out here. Did Kenseth really need to try to block Hamlin? I couldn't tell if Hamlin had that much of a run and there wasn't much distance to the finish. I am a Kenseth fan and screamed in disgust when he wandered out there and almost put himself into the wall.
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