NASCAR Very Silly Season- Daytona 500 Qualifying

[Clive Brown]

Holy sh*t- Danica on the pole.

Shame on any of you who cried "Fix!"

[skycafe]

Originally Posted by Clive Brown

Shame on any of you who cried "Fix!"

Shame on me then for one, when I saw that flash across the screen, my first thought was 'oh brother.'

[Axeman444]

kaching!

[joeb]

I didn't watch but have a feeling I know what happened.

Hmm, NASCAR ratings down and all the sudden Patrick to the pole.

[fieldodreams79]

she'll drop like a rock...

Congrats to her. Ride the wave as long as it lasts, I always say.

[skycafe]

wasn't she also getting the message of you better perform or poof?

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by Clive Brown

Holy sh*t- Danica on the pole.

I just told my wife this awesome news...her response? "What pole is Danica on? The kind of pole that you find at the Clermont Lounge?"

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

I just told my wife this awesome news...her response? "What pole is Danica on? The kind of pole that you find at the Clermont Lounge?"

Good on Ms Patrick and her crew for having the right car setup at the right time, and going quicker than everyone else

It would be intetesting if the driver can maintain the pace on race day, we have yet to see how well she does playing in traffic at the front of the field

[skycafe]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

I just told my wife this awesome news...her response? "What pole is Danica on? The kind of pole that you find at the Clermont Lounge?"

BWAHAHAHAhahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Send photos if that is the case!

[fieldodreams79]

Jeff Gordon, who qualified 2nd:

It's great to be part of history, I can say I was the fastest guy today.

That's really open for debate...

[NaBUru38]

Even if the team gave her the perfect setup, she can drive fast, period. Well done, and best wishes. However, the rest of us are DOMED.

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

I just told my wife this awesome news...her response? "What pole is Danica on? The kind of pole that you find at the Clermont Lounge?"

Blame British horse track builders for that

[Paradise City]

The mute button will be frequently deployed when the 500 does arrive and I will time it carefully right to the minute where I can tune in on the pace-lap itself.

There will be no build up for me and the mute button will spontaneously be applied when a commentator, announcer or presenter says "Danic...".

I'm the greatest draw on the planet when it comes to the mute button. That is all.

[skycafe]

If I remember correctly, first and second fastest are locked in, and the qualifying races decide third on back based on results in the qualifying race?

[HJJ]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

I just told my wife this awesome news...her response? "What pole is Danica on? The kind of pole that you find at the Clermont Lounge?"

Stenica!

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by skycafe

If I remember correctly, first and second fastest are locked in, and the qualifying races decide third on back based on results in the qualifying race?

^That is correct:

QUALIFYING RESULTS
#10-Patrick (8th out) 196.434mph - pole winner
#24-Gordon (30th out) 196.292 - outside pole winner

So for the first time in history, it will be an all female front row for the Daytona 500.

[JHamilton]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

^That is correct:

So for the first time in history, it will be an all female front row for the Daytona 500.

[FAS33]

give Brian Keselowski that number 10, and he'd do the same thing.

[wnut]

Well done Danica!

Chuffed to bits with her getting pole!

[Cynic]

Why all the fuss over a media darling driver with a debatable level of talent getting the Daytona 500 Pole?

Oh, you mean it isn't Jnr?

[Clive Brown]

Originally Posted by skycafe

If I remember correctly, first and second fastest are locked in

Not quite.... if an erstwhile front row occupant wrecks in the Duel 150s and is forced to a backup car, then it is my understanding that they have to start from the back.

Presumably, the front row girls must participate in the Duel 150s, but what is to stop them adopting a Start'n'Park strategy- pull out after a handful of laps with "handling" or "vibration" problems of the sort so beloved by Joe Nemechek? Less chance of a mishap destroying the primary car.

[skycafe]

Yep, I understand about the car being damaged to an extent that it can't be replaced, so alternate car would move toward the back. I would think they would want to run anyway in order to gain experience with the car in race conditions. Also I would imagine S&P of a front row car would get you called to 'the trailer' for a really unpleasant discussion, and a pretty harsh response from the fans. The fan response would negate any sort of positive press gained from Pole Position.

[HJJ]

Watch the first 30 seconds or so..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=PgM4JQq6kKY#!

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by HJJ

Watch the first 30 seconds or so..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=PgM4JQq6kKY#!

I like Kevin a little more today.

[MJ_N_09]

Originally Posted by joeb

I didn't watch but have a feeling I know what happened.

Hmm, NASCAR ratings down and all the sudden Patrick to the pole.

And those ratings will continue to drop. There's only so much that people will put up with BOTH Danica and Ricky getting all the attention while ignoring most of the other 41 drivers in the field. At least there's the NNS and trucks besides Sprint Cup.

Actually, there's this now....I don't know if it's related to the dropping ratings, but is seems to be wonderful timing.

NASCAR will no longer provide attendance estimate: NASCAR will end its policy of providing estimated attendance figures in its race reports this season. Spokesman Kerry Tharp said tracks still will have the option of providing crowd estimates, but it will be their prerogative. "NASCAR's race reports generally becomes a box score for the media, and box scores from sporting events do not generally provide estimates," Tharp said. Of the 23 tracks that play host to races in NASCAR's premier series, 21 are owned by publicly traded companies such as International Speedway Corp. and Speedway Motorsports Inc. Officials with those tracks have said they don't provide attendance figures because they don't want to provide earnings guidance.(USA Today)(2-17-2013)

[joeb]

Ouch, he called them TMZ!