2014 Daytona 500 Pre Race Thread

dpkimmel2001 said:
Thanks. I'll tell her that.

Enjoy the race. I'll be watching it at about 10 this evening.
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It goes without saying that the wife and I wish her the best. I'll bet the wife gets just as loud and excited at the games as you do. :D
 
Supposed to have some wacky weather here tonight, hopefully it doesn't make my DirecTV go out.....again.
 
Bobby Labonte and Parker Kligerman picked up some sponsorship within the last day or so.

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gordonite said:
Unfortunately that's the nature of the beast at an RP track. It's not Kenseth and Logano's fault that some small money teams have to pack it up now.

Everyone knows when cars are on the track in a big wod, a big wreck is very likely.

It's like some of you guys need to have a sacrificial lamb to be held accountable whenever anything happens.
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All accidents are caused by something, The cause of the practice crash looked real obvious too me and apparently to others as well. When I raced I NEVER rode that way in practice, I wanted to live to race later in the day. Just my opinion of course YMMV
 
Kyle18fan said:
All accidents are caused by something, The cause of the practice crash looked real obvious too me and apparently to others as well. When I raced I NEVER rode that way in practice, I wanted to live to race later in the day. Just my opinion of course YMMV
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Yes, all accidents have a cause. I understand it was practice and more cautions should obviously been used.
But considering some of the stupid things Kyle has done on the track I'd think you'd be more forgiving when something happens that was more a racing deal as a result of restrictor plate racing, than someone being stupid.

You were smart not to ride that way in practice when you raced. But you can't compare your practice racing to restrictor plate racing at the Cup level.
 
After watching the duals tonight I'm pretty sure this is how the 500 will go:

Everyone gets in a giant train for the first 495 miles, then the last couple a laps a few people will try to dive down low only see that no one followed them and they'll finish 30+
Then after the race the driver in 15th place will say he tried his hardest to make a move when in reality he just sat on the high line the whole race and didn't bother to help anyone who dare try to form a line on the bottom.
 
I disagree. We'll see more attempts at making the lines work. If you get a fast car on the low lane pushing another, the momentum should be enough to pass the ones on the high lane. Course, if the leader is Hamiln or Kenseth, they'll block all race. The first duel was fun and the second duel, some drivers in the back were stuipd early on and then once everyone realized they were locked in, why bother risk passing and crashing?

The package is set up where the momentum from the side drafting will have a great effect if you can get a good second line going.
 
I hope in the race some drivers pick up their balls & form a bottom lane. The lane jockeying is fun to watch & there needs to be a predominate bottom lane if the finish is going to be thrilling
 
EI2IC said:
After watching the duals tonight I'm pretty sure this is how the 500 will go:

Everyone gets in a giant train for the first 495 miles, then the last couple a laps a few people will try to dive down low only see that no one followed them and they'll finish 30+
Then after the race the driver in 15th place will say he tried his hardest to make a move when in reality he just sat on the high line the whole race and didn't bother to help anyone who dare try to form a line on the bottom.
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Said this last week all you need to watch is the last 30 laps.
 
Lazyking said:
I disagree. We'll see more attempts at making the lines work. If you get a fast car on the low lane pushing another, the momentum should be enough to pass the ones on the high lane. Course, if the leader is Hamiln or Kenseth, they'll block all race. The first duel was fun and the second duel, some drivers in the back were stuipd early on and then once everyone realized they were locked in, why bother risk passing and crashing?

The package is set up where the momentum from the side drafting will have a great effect if you can get a good second line going.
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I'm going to change my attitude and hope you are right.:punkrocke

The side drafting Kez pulled off at the beginning was pretty cool to watch, same with Larson he just didn't get the help.
 
I think it just comes down to whatever line has more cars... Harvick brought up a good point... when the bottom line gets some cars in it its the preferred line.. so why not just run around the bottom instead of the top?
 
SlicedBread22 said:
Ditto.. damn I watch every lap of practice lol let alone the actual 500
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I have watched everything twice. That's why i have gotten up at 3:30 am two days in a row just to watch everything from the day before, over again. I don't need my beauty sleep...that ship has sailed a long time ago.:D
 
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Nitro Dude said:
I have watched everything twice. That's why i have gotten up at 3:30 am two days in a row just to watch everything from the day before, over again. I don't need my beauty sleep...that ship has sailed a long time ago.:D
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That was me this morning. Up @ 4am to watch last night's races. Didn't have the chance to watch them live but I did watch them live on DVR, just eight hours later.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
That was me this morning. Up @ 4am to watch last night's races. Didn't have the chance to watch them live but I did watch them live on DVR, just eight hours later.
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How did your daughters basketball game go?
 
Daytona 500 Starting Lineup

3 Austin Dillon #DOW Chevrolet
78 Martin Truex. Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet
20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota
11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet
27 Paul Menard Peak/Menards Chevrolet
98 Josh Wise Curb Records Ford
33 Brian Scott Whitetail Chevrolet
43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford
21 Trevor Bayne Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger/USO Chevrolet
42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet
38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford
40 Landon Cassill Hillman Racing Chevrolet
31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet
15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevrolet
26 Cole Whitt Speed Stick Gear Toyota
32 Terry Labonte C&J Energy Services Ford
16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
52 Bobby Labonte Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet
13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet
23 Alex Bowman Dr. Pepper Toyota
99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
55 Brian Vickers Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota
48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Nationwide Insurance Ford
22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford
67 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Travel Centers Chevrolet
18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota
4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
36 Reed Sorenson Golden Corral Chevrolet
51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevrolet
30 Parker Kligerman Swan Energy Toyota
66 Michael Waltrip BlueDEF/AAA Toyota
34 David Ragan CSX - Play It Safe Ford

Failed to qualify: No. 35 Eric McClure, No. 83 Ryan Truex, No. 87 Joe Nemechek, No. 93 Morgan Shepherd, No. 95 Michael McDowell
Withdrew: No. 77 Dave Blaney
 
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