2013 Budweiser Speedweeks

Here We Go! 1 week from tonight it's the Sprint Unlimited and now only 15 days until Daytona 500.
 
Getting ready.
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The shortened schedule of what really matters during Speedweeks, the racing.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16
4:30 pm - ARCA Lucas Oil 200, 80 laps 200 miles (SPEED)
8:10 pm - NASCAR Sprint Unlimited, 75 laps 187.5 miles (FOX)

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17
1:05 pm - Daytona 500 qualifying (FOX)

MONDAY FEBRUARY 18
7:15 pm - Whelen All American Series race, 150 laps 60 miles (SPEED)

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19
7:15 pm - Whelen Modified Tour race, 150 laps 60 miles (SPEED)
8:30 pm - K&N Pro Series race, 150 laps 60 miles (SPEED)

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20
2:00 pm - Budweiser Duel races, 60 laps 150 miles each (SPEED)

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21
7:30 pm - NCWTS Nextera Energy Resources 250, 100 laps 250 miles (SPEED) Green 7:52 pm

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22
1:15 pm - NNS Drive4COPD 300, 120 laps 300 miles (ESPN) Green 1:34 pm

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23
1:00 pm - NSCS Daytona 500, 200 laps 500 miles (FOX) Green 1:30 pm
 
I can't get used to this "Unlimited" thing . It sounds like an offshore boat race or something .
 
Wonder how they're going to draw starting positions this year?
 
MrSluggo said:
Wonder how they're going to draw starting positions this year?
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The starting lineup will be determined by fans at the track on race day. Their choices will be by 2012 owner points, practice speeds or car number.

I wish that they could just line these teams up and let them race. The gimmicks are foolish.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The starting lineup will be determined by fans at the track on race day. Their choices will be by 2012 owner points, practice speeds or car number.

I wish that they could just line these teams up and let them race. The gimmicks are foolish.
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It's just an exhibition race, so they can hang all the ugly ornaments they want, it will still be Christmas.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The starting lineup will be determined by fans at the track on race day. Their choices will be by 2012 owner points, practice speeds or car number.

I wish that they could just line these teams up and let them race. The gimmicks are foolish.
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Thanks
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The starting lineup will be determined by fans at the track on race day. Their choices will be by 2012 owner points, practice speeds or car number.

I wish that they could just line these teams up and let them race. The gimmicks are foolish.
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They just changed it.

"The three voting options to determine the lineup are: setting the field based on each driver’s career win total; the final 2012 point standings; or at what point in the season the driver won his pole to qualify for this year’s race."

Click on the link and you can see what each starting lineup would look like: http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-me...grid-at-2013-nascar-the-sprint-unlimited.html
 
Damn, I'm so ready to see some stock cars on the track.
I've been pretty busy in this off season, getting my house in order to allow a smooth transition for my fiancée to move in.
I'm missing something. I haven't been able to work on my cars and there's no stock car racing for me to view :(
Things are gonna change.
 
Long but interesting read on the qualifying procedure for the 500. I think it's great that the Duels actually mean something again.
New qualifying format should pump excitement into Duels: Even at first glance, it's obvious that changes to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying format will add two important aspects to the process -- opportunity and suspense. Nowhere will that be more in evidence than at Daytona International Speedway, where Cup teams will begin preparation for the Feb. 24 season-opening Daytona 500 this weekend. The scrapping of the top-35 rule, which guaranteed starting spots in every Cup race to the top 35 cars in the owner standings, by definition broadens the opportunity to make the field. In the case of Daytona, it also injects a level of suspense and excitement into the Budweiser Duel 150 qualifying races that's been minimized in the era of the top-35 rule.

For every Cup race this season, the 36 fastest cars will make the field. Rather than, say, 13 go-or-go-homers (non-exempt cars) competing for a maximum of eight starting spots, every team that takes to the track knows one thing. If you're among the 36 fastest, you're in the race. Period. The next six positions -- provisional starting spots -- go to the top six cars in owner points that haven't qualified on speed. The 43rd position is reserved for a past champion not other qualified, provided he participated in the Cup series during the previous season. If there's no past champion to fill the final spot, it goes to the seventh car in the owners' standings not otherwise qualified.

For the Daytona 500 and its unique qualifying format, here's what to watch: As in the past, the front row will be locked in on pole day, Sunday, Feb. 17. After time trials, the starting positions of the fastest two cars will be set, on the pole and on the outside of the front row. The pole winner will lead odd-numbered qualifiers (positions 3, 5, 7, etc.) to the green flag in the first Duel on Feb. 21. The second-place car in time trials will pace the even-number qualifiers in the second Duel.

The top six qualifiers on Sunday are locked into the race on speed no matter what, but the starting position of the third-through-sixth-place qualifiers won't be determined until the Duels are run. For the past eight seasons, with 35 cars locked in before they ever got to the race track, the functional purpose of the Duels was to set the starting order and to determine which two back markers from each race would ride shotgun on the field at the start of the Daytona 500. This year, things have changed -- dramatically. The Duels will now determine not only the starting positions of the first 32 cars but also who actually makes the race. Finish in the top 15 in your Duel, and you're in the Daytona 500 -- simple as that.

Positions 33-36 are filled by the four fastest cars from time trials that 1) aren't on the front row and 2) don't transfer from the Duels. Positions 37-42 go to the top six cars in owner points not otherwise qualified. The final spot goes to a past champion or a seventh provisional starter, as with the general procedure for all races. If the new format multiplies the suspense of the Duels from a fan's standpoint, it also will lead to some white knuckles inside the race cars. A major wreck in one of the Duels, one that involves a number of top drivers, could create havoc with the starting field.
For instance, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards, whose cars were 13th and 16th, respectively, in 2012 owner points, have to be wary in the Duels, because in the case of an accident, provisionals may not save them.

Similarly, the new format places a huge premium on qualifying on Sunday. Matt Kenseth inherits a car at Joe Gibbs Racing that was 18th in owner points. Joey Logano, who left Gibbs for Penske Racing, climbs behind the wheel of a #22 Ford that was 21st in the owners' standings. Kenseth, at least, has a champion's provisional as insurance in the event of a disaster in the Duels. Logano does not. The bottom line is that, if you're slow in qualifying, and you have a problem in the race, you could miss the Daytona 500 -- even if you're one of the sport's established stars. So the addition of opportunity and suspense come at a price -- the loss of an important safety net.
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dpkimmel2001 said:
Long but interesting read on the qualifying procedure for the 500. I think it's great that the Duels actually mean something again.
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i was going to start a new thread about this. Basically if a big one happens in the duels and alot of top drivers finish dead last then a top driver can be at risk of going home.
 
Jeffrey00 said:
Basically if a big one happens in the duels and alot of top drivers finish dead last then a top driver can be at risk of going home.
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This will never happen. One of the rides that makes it into the show would be purchased by the team and run by that top driver. It's happened before and I have little doubt that it would again.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
This will never happen. One of the rides that makes it into the show would be purchased by the team and run by that top driver. It's happened before and I have little doubt that it would again.
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Sorry :( So what's the point of all these new qualifying rules again ? Do they think we're stupid ? Don't answer that.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
This will never happen. One of the rides that makes it into the show would be purchased by the team and run by that top driver. It's happened before and I have little doubt that it would again.
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Sure, that could happen. But regardless of that possibility, the change back to basically having more cars have to race their way in is a good thing. It still brings excitement to the Twins (sorry, the Duels) that has been missing since the invention of the whole top 35 crap.
 
VaDirt said:
Sure, that could happen. But regardless of that possibility, the change back to basically having more cars have to race their way in is a good thing. It still brings excitement to the Twins (sorry, the Duels) that has been missing since the invention of the whole top 35 crap.
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We agree. This is a much better procedure than what we had. It's basically back the way it used to be.
 
getadietdew said:
I realy miss this track,cant bleave they droped it n kept Darlington.
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NW wasn't 'dropped'. Bruton and whoever owned Loudon at the time bought NW, then moved its dates to those other two tracks. NASCAR won't assign a race weekend if the owners don't apply for one. It's the same thing that happened to The Rock; Bruton bought it and moved the dates to Texas and one of his other tracks. Oh, Darlington lost one of its two races too.

I agree with dropping the 'Top 35' rule. I do wish they'd kept qualifying order based on practice speeds. I thought it added a bit of drama to qualifying by having the fastest cars go last.
 
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