2011 NASCAR

[Texasteel]

Four more days till the green flag drop starting a new season. This is Burton's year.

[7SteelGal43]

GO 'HARVICK !

[HometownGal]

Go Gordon and JJ (again )!

[43Hitman]

Maybe June Bug can have a better season. This is Nascar's last chance to keep me as a fan, they have gone down the tubes since Dale died.

[Texasteel]

Maybe June Bug can have a better season. This is Nascar's last chance to keep me as a fan, they have gone down the tubes since Dale died.

Did you see the Bud Shootout. It was the strangest thing I have seen at Daytona. Instead of the long lines nose to tail the cars were pairing up in twos. There was also a lot of three wide racing, a couple times 4 wide. The cars still fast but the two car teaming made it a much more interesting race. I'm looking forward to Sunday.

[Texasteel]

7SteelGal43------ He's my 2nd favorite.

HTG------------- Not this year hon.

43Hitman-------- Let me know what you think of the race.

[HometownGal]

HTG------------- Not this year hon.

It's a looooooong season, Tex. We'll see. My money's on JJ - again.

Seriously, as long as the champ isn't the Ear Brothers or Stewart, I'm OK with it.

[43Hitman]

Did you see the Bud Shootout. It was the strangest thing I have seen at Daytona. Instead of the long lines nose to tail the cars were pairing up in twos. There was also a lot of three wide racing, a couple times 4 wide. The cars still fast but the two car teaming made it a much more interesting race. I'm looking forward to Sunday.

Yeah I saw that. Nascar has screwed up though already this week. They changed the restrictor plate and made the crews take tape off the front of the car. The problem with this is that while it slows the cars down when running by themselves it does nothing to stop the 2 car packs. So now they have inadvertantly increased the closing speed cars in two car packs will have on cars that are not. This is a problem, and I saw it manifest right in front of my eyes yesterday in their practice. The cars running slower have no idea how fast the cars coming up behind them are, and to add to that, the car that is tucked in behind the lead draft car cannot see anything going on out front. I would imagine we are going to see about half the field wrecked early on Sunday.

[Galax Steeler]

I have to pull for Hamlin he is a Virginia native from around Richmond.

[Galax Steeler]

Let's go Hamlin lets bring home the Daytona 500

[43Hitman]

I have to admit that the Nationwide race was pretty good yesterday.

[Galax Steeler]

I have to admit that the Nationwide race was pretty good yesterday.

I didn't get to see it I was working sounds like I missed a good one.

[Texasteel]

I have to admit that the Nationwide race was pretty good yesterday.

I just get the feeling that there has to be two or three drivers that go into the last 3 laps thinking, I'll be happy with 2nd.

[hotrodder07]

Hopefully Gordon can out perform the 48 this year. I like them both, but Gordon's been my favorite driver since I have watched the sport. Plus, I'm pretty sick of Johnson winning every year...

[43Hitman]

There goes half the field

[HometownGal]

HUGE pile up in Lap 29 at Daytona - at least 6-8 cars involved. JJ's car is a mess and Jeff got smacked too. Ruderman spun out of control and it just domino'd from there.

[Texasteel]

This new style of racing isn't working out so far.

[43Hitman]

This new style of racing isn't working out so far.

They're wrecking every 10 laps

[T&B fan]

Yeah I saw that. Nascar has screwed up though already this week. They changed the restrictor plate and made the crews take tape off the front of the car. The problem with this is that while it slows the cars down when running by themselves it does nothing to stop the 2 car packs. So now they have inadvertantly increased the closing speed cars in two car packs will have on cars that are not. This is a problem, and I saw it manifest right in front of my eyes yesterday in their practice. The cars running slower have no idea how fast the cars coming up behind them are, and to add to that, the car that is tucked in behind the lead draft car cannot see anything going on out front. I would imagine we are going to see about half the field wrecked early on Sunday.

so do you have the winning lotto #s too ????

[43Hitman]

so do you have the winning lotto #s too ????

lol I wish.

[Texasteel]

Man this race is all messed up. When did Goddell become the head of NASCAR.

[Galax Steeler]

Great win for the Wood Brothers from Stuart Virginia.

[HometownGal]

Though I wasn't happy at all with the race in general, I was happy to see this youngster win (with a little help from David Ragan ). Congrats Trevor!

16 cautions in all - wrecks, blown engines - this is what we have to look forward to this season?

[Texasteel]

I was happy with the winner. This is a great kid and is going to be a heck of a driver for years to come. How ever, how Nascar figures that it is too dangerous to drive over 200 MPH, but it is not to dangerous to have two cars, one basically pushing the other around the track, driving almost 200 MPH with the driver in back blind to the track in front of him, is beyond me. To be honest it sounds like something our football commissioner would come up with. The good new is that I don't think we will see more racing like this till we get back to Daytona.

[43Hitman]

I was happy with the winner. This is a great kid and is going to be a heck of a driver for years to come. How ever, how Nascar figures that it is too dangerous to drive over 200 MPH, but it is not to dangerous to have two cars, one basically pushing the other around the track, driving almost 200 MPH with the driver in back blind to the track in front of him, is beyond me. To be honest it sounds like something our football commissioner would come up with. The good new is that I don't think we will see more racing like this till we get back to Daytona.

Talledega too perhaps. I'm not convinced that Nascar has their shit together... That type of racing is going to get someone seriously injured or killed.

[hotrodder07]

Yes! Jeff finally got back on track with a win today! He deserved it more than anyone after his long drought. And he passed Kyle to win it...even better.

[HometownGal]

I didn't watch the race as I had other commitments on Sunday, but I'm happy Jeff won and ended his drought!

[Texasteel]

It wasn't that good of a race. Don't know what they did to these car but the drivers seem to be having trouble controlling them. Gordon did hold on to his thought. Congratulations Jeff.

[Galax Steeler]

Las Vegas time go Hamlin.

[HometownGal]

Carl Edwards was the victor in yesterday's race in LV. While Edwards isn't in my top 3, I like the guy and was glad to see him earn the win. I was pleased to see Jr. finished in the Top 10.

On to Bristol next Sunday!