February 11, 20215 yr Derrike Cope is 62 and is going to race in the Daytona 500. He won it 31 years ago......Beat Dale Sr in the last lap when Sr cut a tire with a half lap to go. Dale was in the lead and if he wouldn't have hit the debris that cut his tire he would have won his first Daytona.
February 12, 20215 yr Well I just saw Hamlin have to push his car onto Pit Road right at the end....just not enough gas! Man! That's a hard way to lose! I don't know if this is a re-run or not. Eric Amirola won it. #10 I think. I'm not sure if this was taped or live....? I saw it on FS1HD....whatever that channel is on your cable.
February 12, 20215 yr Martin Truex jr signs contract extension with JGR https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/02/10/martin-truex-jr-signs-contract-extension-with-joe-gibbs-racing/ Alex Bowman won the Daytona 500 pole in qualifying Wednesday night. Aric Almirola won the first duel and Austin Dillon the 2nd duel. Austin Cindric, Ryan Preece, David Ragan and Kaz Grala raced their way into the Daytona 500 either with qualifying speed or duel finishes.
February 14, 20215 yr Well that sucked, 16 cars out of the race just like that and only on lap 15. And looks like the race is going to be delayed for quite a while due the the bucket being poured on the track.
February 15, 20215 yr They're gonna try and restart the race in a few minutes and get the rest of the race in tonight.
February 15, 20215 yr Michael McDowell won the Daytona 500 when the two Penske teammates wrecked in front of him. I watched the replays on youtube this morning and was surprised that it was basically single file on the last few laps. This is his first Cup victory in his 14 year 358 starts career. At least now he'll be remembered for something other than surviving that horrendous practice crash at the beginning of his cup career. All the drivers walked away from the crashes this year though I bet Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski are nursing some pain this morning. Here's the top ten. 1 Michael McDowell 2 Chase Elliot 3 Austin Dillon 4 Kevin Harvick 5 Denny Hamlin 6 Ryan Preece 7 Ross Chastain 8 Jamie McMurray 9 Corey Lajoie 10 Kyle Larson Next Sunday will be the Daytona road course race.
February 15, 20215 yr Bubba Wallace’s car chief ejected, car sent to back of Daytona 500 field after failing pre-race inspection (msn.com) Somebody will inject race into this !!
February 16, 20215 yr 10 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said: Bubba Wallace’s car chief ejected, car sent to back of Daytona 500 field after failing pre-race inspection (msn.com) Somebody will inject race into this !! Of course they will because NASCAR fans love races! (I don't care who you are, that's funny right there)
February 16, 20215 yr 17 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said: Bubba Wallace’s car chief ejected, car sent to back of Daytona 500 field after failing pre-race inspection (msn.com) Somebody will inject race into this !! I'm surprised more cars didn't fail inspection since I read Nascar is using a new laser scanner to check the body tolerances out this year.
February 17, 20215 yr Sorry to be ignorant here but what are body tolerances? Does it have to do with making a car that is too streamlined and has the potential to go airborn?
February 17, 20215 yr 19 hours ago, RogerDuke said: Sorry to be ignorant here but what are body tolerances? Does it have to do with making a car that is too streamlined and has the potential to go airborn? hmmmm....I guess that's where you show that you are friendly toward people of other races*....?? * NASCAR, INDY, FORMULA 1 !..... Edited February 17, 20215 yr by Hobie Hartkins
February 18, 20215 yr 5 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said: hmmmm....I guess that's where you show that you are friendly toward people of other races*....?? * NASCAR, INDY, FORMULA 1 !..... Oh, you must mean if a NASCAR driver compliments a horse jockey or an Olympic swimmer says nice things to a dirt bike racer? Everybody should love all racers.
February 18, 20215 yr 3 hours ago, RogerDuke said: Oh, you must mean if a NASCAR driver compliments a horse jockey or an Olympic swimmer says nice things to a dirt bike racer? Everybody should love all racers. Why Yes Roger....that's exactly what I meant! LOL!! Edited February 18, 20215 yr by Hobie Hartkins
February 18, 20215 yr On 2/16/2021 at 8:32 PM, RogerDuke said: Sorry to be ignorant here but what are body tolerances? Does it have to do with making a car that is too streamlined and has the potential to go airborn? https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2018/02/01/nascar-new-2018-inspection-process/ Daytona 500 tv viewership hit a new low, just 4.4million viewers this year https://www.jayski.com/2021/02/17/daytona-500-tv-ratings-2/ this is the first time since Daytona 500 has been live telecast, which was 1979 on CBS, that viewership has been below 7 million people which happened last year. Rain delay obviously didn't help and restarting the race after 9pm probably wasn't a smart idea either. This downward trend keeps up I can see a time when there won't be any Nascar races on free ota broadcast channels.
February 19, 20215 yr I wonder if it has anything to do with the Sponsorship being restricted? ( no more Winston, Marlboro, etc.) I don't really see how that could do it.....but you never know!
February 20, 20215 yr 8 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said: I wonder if it has anything to do with the Sponsorship being restricted? ( no more Winston, Marlboro, etc.) I don't really see how that could do it.....but you never know! F1 has also stopped all tobacco sponsorship (Ferrari still appear to be getting money from Philip Morris for its Mission Winnow initiative), but they seem to have found new revenue streams from other industries. Having said that, there are quite a few of the newer sponsors that I've never heard of.
February 20, 20215 yr 13 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said: I wonder if it has anything to do with the Sponsorship being restricted? ( no more Winston, Marlboro, etc.) I don't really see how that could do it.....but you never know! I think it has more to do with fans sick of the B.S. changes over the past 15+ years especially the championship format that supposedly rewards race winners. The "car of tomorrow" with it's ground effect kit and wing really put a dent in the fanbase.
February 22, 20215 yr Toyota swept the weekend's races at the Daytona road course winning all three races. The truck race was the only controversial finish with a phantom caution thrown on the last lap which also gave Toyota it's 200th truck series win . Joe Gibbs grandson Ty Gibbs won his first Xfinity race which was also his first Xfinity series start. Christopher Bell won the Cup series race after the favorites to win were taken out of contention with bad pitstops or part failures or incidents. Denny Hamlin took out Chase Elliot with a handful of laps to go when they were battling to pass Brad Keselowski. Here's the top 10 1 Christopher Bell 2 Joey Logano 3 Denny Hamlin 4 Kurt Busch 5 Brad Keselowski 6 Kevin Harvick 7 AJ Allmendinger 8 Michael McDowell 9 Ryan Preece 10 Alex Bowman
February 22, 20215 yr Toyota's are the best! I've been a Toyota man since I had my first car ( a '79 Toyota Corolla!) Even now, I have a JapaNEESE MerceDEESE ( Corolla) in my drive way! ( Along with a Funakoshi Ferrari!.....My Nissan Sentra!)
February 22, 20215 yr 7 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said: Toyota's are the best! I've been a Toyota man since I had my first car ( a '79 Toyota Corolla!) Even now, I have a JapaNEESE MerceDEESE ( Corolla) in my drive way! ( Along with a Funakoshi Ferrari!.....My Nissan Sentra!) GM, Ford, Dodge through and through here. Seriously though I hope your Sentra doesn't have the cvt that destroys itself after the factory warranty is up. Costed my cousin over $4k to get the one in her Rogue rebuilt. She contacted Nissan and they refused to even partially pay for it even though it's a known issue in several of Nissan vehicles.
February 22, 20215 yr I have to admit I like the road courses. Sure was an interesting Daytona with two guys, McDowell and Bell, winning their first ever race. Hamlin and Chase bumping and knocking Chase back so far was tough to watch. How 'bout the other Chase and that missing hood! It looked like a car at a dirt track. Edited February 22, 20215 yr by RogerDuke
February 23, 20215 yr Chip Ganassi gets suspended for 1 race for breaking covid protocol https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/02/22/nascar-suspends-car-owner-chip-ganassi-one-race/ I can imagine this was a miserable last 1/3rd of the race but at least he had his best finish outside of a Gibbs car https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/02/21/daniel-suarez-throws-up-late-in-daytona-road-course-race-finishes-16th/
February 23, 20215 yr 20 hours ago, Spike said: GM, Ford, Dodge through and through here. Seriously though I hope your Sentra doesn't have the cvt that destroys itself after the factory warranty is up. Costed my cousin over $4k to get the one in her Rogue rebuilt. She contacted Nissan and they refused to even partially pay for it even though it's a known issue in several of Nissan vehicles. We bought it at Ed Rogers in Sparta Tn. He KNEW the transmission was bad but we couldn't tell until we bought it and drove it for a long distance up a steep hill. No lemon laws in Tn., on used cars....so....The new one costs $2700. We called Nissan and told them ( Their headquarters is in my hometown...Franklin Tn. .....and they agreed to pay part of it.
February 24, 20215 yr My brother has had dachshunds for years now. I remember when he got his first one. He named it Nissan right after they dropped Datsun. Edited February 24, 20215 yr by RogerDuke
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