Some big names in the first crash of the season.

 

Was the race terribly exciting? I was enjoying tea, crumpets and porn instead. Although the car/ goldfish fascinates me somewhat. Except the steering wheels are on the wrong side of the car. Thats just silly.

 

Harvick wins the first race of the season.

 

Saw some pretty interesting things in the race tonight. Looking forward to how that plays out on the 24th.

Congrats KH, way to close another one.

 

The #29 is sponsered by a friend of mine, was with him at a party tonight, obviously he was pretty damn happy to see his company name at the winners circle. (even if the car wouldn't start)

 

It was a great first race.

 

What I saw of it bodes well for the new gen cars, could be a great season for the drivers and the fans.

 

I have my tickets to LVMS, I might even have two extra. Anyone interested in going with me?

 

I really thought so, too... Way to go Harv on your win!!! Harvick, Kenseth, and Smoke really looked good last night... Just ordered my ticket for the Coca-Cola 600-they aren't even printed yet...

 

Where are you going to sit?

 

WOW! Danika won the Daytona 500 pole. Good for her, first female ever to do it.

 

I think it's in the Ford section-can't remember what row... I did write it down somewhere...
Go get 'em, Danica!!!
Now, I think I'll watch some golf...

 

They are all good seats in the Ford section, if don't sit too low. Watching the cars take the green and then winding up to complete the first lap is exhilarating.

A friend just asked me if I wanted to camp in the infield this year, he has a motor home, I just might do it.

 

Did I hear this right, that some woman got herself to the front of the line for Gawd's Race, the Daytona 500? What's this world comin' to, anyhow? And if she's out there racin', who's fixin' Ricky Stenhouse his sammiches?

We don't cotton to this sorta thing 'round these parts, no sirree!

 

If you're there we'll have to have a cocktail... I'm driving in from Dayton, TN on Sunday, but I am spending the night in Charlotte... I want to see the NASCAR Hall of Fame...

OT, you're totally crazy and I like it a lot!!!

 

Sounds like a great trip, RP! We're going to expect expert commentary from your eye-witness perspective.

 

Danica Patrick grabs Daytona 500 pole

A year after making her Sprint Cup Series debut in the same race, Danica Patrick will lead the field to the green flag for the Daytona 500 after qualifying on the pole during Sunday's front row qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway.


It wasn't necessarily a surprise. Patrick posted the fastest speed of Saturday's two qualifying practices and ran slightly faster during her second qualifying lap on Sunday, knocking owner and teammate Tony Stewart from the provisional pole. She's the first woman to win a pole position in Sprint Cup Series history.


Patrick, who went out 8th of 45 drivers, had to withstand challenges from her other teammate, Ryan Newman, and Jeff Gordon, who will start alongside her on the front row.


Perhaps most importantly, Patrick's qualifying run means she doesn't have to worry about qualifying for the Daytona 500 in Thursday's qualifying races. Patrick, who is running full-time in the Sprint Cup Series for the first time in 2013, was potentially at risk of missing the race with a poor performance on Thursday. While the odds of missing the race were slim – 45 cars are attempting to capture one of the 43 available starting positions – Patrick's performance Thursday has no bearing on her appearance in the 500.


Those two Budweiser Duel races set the field for the rest of the starting lineup for next Sunday's 500 mile race, with the first race setting odd-numbered positions 3-31 and the second race marking who will start in the even-numbered positions 4-32. The rest of the field will be filled out via qualifying speeds from Sunday's single car runs and provisionals.
Last year, Patrick officially started 29th, but was forced to start in the back of the field after crashing during her qualifying race and was caught up in a crash on lap three of the 500 after Elliott Sadler and Jimmie Johnson made contact. (If Patrick crashes again in Thursday's race and is forced to go to a backup car, she'll once again have to start in the back of the pack.) Patrick also started on the pole in last year's season opening Nationwide Series race, but crashed after contact with then-teammate Cole Whitt.


While some fans tire of all-things Danica Patrick, given her motorsports ubiquity, her qualifying effort guarantees to keep her in the spotlight for the next seven days leading up to the most famous race of the NASCAR season. However, as Patrick has garnered a lot of media attention in the recent weeks for her relationship with fellow driver and Rookie of the Year contender Ricky Stenhouse, this time, the attention will be because of her success on the track. And no matter your opinion of her, that's a good thing.

 

Dayton is in an interesting area, it is near the Sequatchie Valley one of two rift valleys in the world, the other being in Africa.

 

I'll see what I can do about that...:excited: I lived in Georgia, but I've never been to Charlotte, so it should be fun...

I don't know that and I only lived about forty minutes from there... You learn something new all the time... It sure is a pretty area...:excited:

 

Horrible crash at the end of the Nationwide today. Tony Stewart declines a victory lap because of audience injuries.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...nascar-crash-daytona-20130223,0,6639880.story