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[headdunce]

Anyone else here follow NASCAR? Ready for the Daytona 500 on Sunday?
(Please hold off with the snide comments, especially if you watch golf or baseball or just stare at stars all night )

I'm excited to see Carl get pole for Daytona. I'm a fan of his, he does well for the sport - great in-car interviews explaining tracks as he's racing on them And he promotes being in shape as well as Jimmie, if not better with the backflips.

Did you see Kyle at the past practice race though?!?! He's grown up quite a bit from the young punk, and he drives like he's from another planet. I was screaming at the TV during the race, unreal driver How do you spin around that many times and still win the race?!?! He should drop the trucks, and Nationwide, and just go after Sprint Cup. He's burning himself out, which isn't doing well for his rep.

My wife is a big Tony fan. I like him, I'm just sick of hearing about him from my wife

I just heard Danica crashed her car during qualifying. So looks like she's racing a backup car on race day, good luck...

It's too bad NASCAR doesn't have a good following in Chicago. When I'm up in Wisconsin on the weekends in the summer, it's on all the TV's at the bars. Around here I get a hard time from the bartenders when I ask them to turn a race on

I'm going to Vegas in March for this coming NASCAR race! I went to Talladega in 2010, wow is that the middle of nowhere. Year before that I went the the Brickyard 400. Year before that was the Indy 500 (twice.) Been to Joliet a few times too.

Friend of mine also runs an alcohol funny car in the NHRA circuit, I follow a bit of all racing. Any other race fans here?

[Paulie pchris00]

l'm not a hardcore NASCAR fan, but I used to have one as a roommate, and it rubbed off a little. I was a Dale Jr. fan, and still am, I guess, though he's been down on his luck for quite a few years now. Only been to one race, the August 2002 race in Brooklyn, MI. It was a three hour drive to get within about six miles of the track, then another three hours sitting in traffic. Same getting out. Jr. My sister and brother-in-law went to the Brickyard a few years ago.

I might catch some of Daytona, but it's not a huge priority. Sports in general just don't do as much for me as they used to.

In a normal year when Indianapolis isn't hosting the Superbowl, the 500 is the biggest event in my home state. I try to make a point to watch it, and I was lucky enough ton go down for the race the last two years. If I get to go this year, I'm curious to see the tribute Dan Wheldon gets. It will also be weird not to have Danica to root for. I'll be rooting for her in any race she runs.

My old roommate used to go down to Bristol every spring for the race. The tickets were his birthday present from his mom. I lost touch with him before I had the chance to go down to the race with him. Damn shame. I've heard awesome things about that track.

[headdunce]

Oh no... not a Jr fan...

Looks like Danica got the pole for the Nationwide race today, nice recovery for her. I think she's racing for Jr in Nationwide still, full time this year. Then about 10 races in Sprint Cup under Tony. Should be interesting to see her marketing develop under those two pros at the game. I like the Indy cars better, but that league is horrible at promoting itself. She said herself that she left because the race she did win, no one even saw because it was in Japan at whatever time in the morning (ironically I was at a bar in Indy when it happened and the bar went NUTS!)

The Indy 500 is AWESOME It's a must see for everyone IMHO. Last one I went to a few years ago I rented an RV and stayed for the week, wow what a party, Mardi Gras for car guys. Here's some video I did back in 2008 from it...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv59FSJWLj0
If you have the chance, get down there for at least Carb Day (and night.) Race day is great, but the parties that happen around the track the days before the race are CRAZY.

And while I'm looking at my old youtube videos, here's a video back in 2007 when a friend of mine, Fred Jr, was first getting his NHRA license. Fred Sr, his dad, has been driving alcohol funny cars since forever, now handing the wheel to his son
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwETQ4cVhU8
They live in the neighborhood, I grew up down the street from them, a normal Chicago house that you'd never know what was in the garage. Fred Jr won a few big races last year, on ESPN and all ;D

Sounds like you sit in a lot of traffic around the tracks. Been there on that, learned it's much better to bring the tailgate gear and just enjoy the parking lot (usually a nice grassy field anyway.) And the fans of racing are usually a fun bunch to tailgate with!

- Bristol is on my bucket list!

[headdunce]

Wow, did you see the Nationwide race yesterday

New record for lead changes at Daytona, plenty of entertainment during the race, and the finish...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvNpYUywMGY

WOW!!!

...let's hope the rain can hold off for the Daytona 500 today