It's delayed because of rain...

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I wonder if they'll have a F1-style aero turbulence problem with those massive wings

Quote from Cornys :

50% chance of rain in Daytona tomorrow. Hopefully it won't shorten the race or postpone it.. It's not supposed to be a heavy rain though.

Shortened races are the worst... just suddenly, it's over and whoever happened to be leading is the winner.

That's a lot of money wasted because of one moronic block.

Whole lotta 2-car.

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It gets quite confusing because so many drivers change each year, like kurt in the 51, A.J in the 22, Ragan in the 34, Almirola in the 47 and Reutimann in the 93. These are the ones that I will constantly forgot for the first 5-10 races.

To make it worse, the paint schemes change quite frequently. It's easy enough to remember the top guys, but the back markers you don't see often, but change sponsorship a lot always throw me.

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Now I know who drives what car.

that is why such a thing was invented

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ummm... The pic says that Labonte is driving the 47. I thought someone else is now driving the 47?? I might be wrong..

He drove in Duel 2 today in the 47

His brother is driving the 32, maybe that confused you?

Number guide for the Daytona 500

WARNING: massive image.

Quote from Mustangman759 :

drivers can't even communicate such bs

probably the best rule change this year. I'd rather the drivers race for themselves, and their teams sort out the directions between them. It just doesn't seem right for the drivers to be able to dial up anyone they want mid-race.

And it takes more skill for the drivers, and more strategy for the teams. I don't see a downside.

Poor Kenny Wallace

Quote from Hyperactive :

How many practise races do they run before the actual 500 is ran?

Well, there's the shootout, which is mostly a fun one for money... and not everyone gets to run.

These are qualifying races, they determine who actually makes the 500, in what order.

Besides that... a lot of practice sessions.

Quote from JackDaMaster :

ouch danica

First thing they ask Tony when he gets out in victory lane... so how do you feel about Danica losing a car?

*facepalm

Also, she's the GREATEST DRIVER EVER because she lets go of the wheel before she hits the wall... isn't that driver school 101?

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LOL Michael Waltrip

See BlueFlame? Experienced drivers can't even make that transition when their car is totally in control.

EDIT: well, that failed, is there a way to make spoiler tags on this forum?

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Just a friendly reminder to anyone not immersed in NASCAR-land that there are 2 qualifying races today

@2pm EST, so it's probably great timing for Europe if y'all can find a stream

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Quote from PMD9409 :

To each their own.

New subject: http://www.scenedaily.com/news ... ook&utm_campaign=like

A good one.

Christ, usually with evidence that overwhelming, they go straight for a plea bargain, not maintaining innocence.

Now that's what I call adding entertainment value!

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I'll take a PoS personality over none at all anyday. His personality doesn't diminish his ability to wheel a car, and it would only be childish to think so.

I normally don't mind if a driver likes to make things exciting at least semi-within the rules.

But I doubt I will never forgive him for what he did to Hornaday in the trucks. Straight wrecking a championship contender under yellow isn't adding entertainment value, it's just sad.

I admit he's a very talented driver, but I will glory in every time he fails or gets punted from now on.

... if that really is the new shape...

God I love the combination of Trevor Bayne and the Wood Brothers.

Quote from DieKolkrabe :

I'm waiting to see how wreck filled the Duels are. My guess, very.

That'll be a shame... it becomes a total crap shoot for the guys not in the top 35, rather than based on their actual speed I think that's silly.

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Go Kyle Busch!!

Stop the presses! Somebody actually likes Kyle Busch!

Great win, too bad the wrong guy did it