2016 Daytona - Coke Zero 400 - Pre Race Thread

I'm watching the coverage via my Dish Anywhere app. Technology is great these days. Full access to my DVR and every single channel that I get from home in full HD anywhere that I have an internet connection.
 
KyBu just smoked the wall.
 
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DanicaFreak said:
what happened??? he just get loose or have help?
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Tire. Right rear I believe. Very hard hit into the outside wall.

Very reminiscent of DE's hit in 2001 as far as the angle and speed. You'll see what I mean when you are able to catch the replay.
 
KB to the backup car without any practice before qualifying. Man, that's got to be tough to enter turn #1 under those circumstances.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
It was something that he wrote over 15 years ago about his dad.


Through the eyes of a son
By Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Associated Press
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This column, written by Dale Earnhardt Jr., originally appeared on NASCAR.com on Oct. 18, 2000.

I know a man whose hands are so callused that gloves aren't necessary. Once, while cutting down a tree, he cut the back of his hand to the bone with a chainsaw. He didn't even stop to look until the job was done.
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I've seen him get thrown from a tractor. The tractor, as large as a small home, was flipped by the trunk of a stubborn oak tree. His first thought was not fear, but how quickly he could get the tractor back on its tracks to complete the task. He has suffered broken bones and never had one complaint. Not to anyone, not even to himself.

This man could lead the world's finest army. He has wisdom that knows no bounds. No fire could burn his character, no stone could break it. He maintains a private existence. One that shelters his most coveted thoughts from the world.

His upbringing was no controlled creation. His hardworking family was like many from that era. He gained his knowledge in hard dirt and secondhand tools, from his toys as a child to the trucks he drove in his 20s. From that natural upbringing, he has an incredible sense of good and bad. He sees it before it sees him, in people, in anything imaginable. Where did he learn this? How does he know so many things?

I've seen this man create many things. With no blueprints, he has carved and produced wonders upon wonders. His resume shows he has created major companies. He has hammered out deal upon deal -- always being as fair as God would have it. He has taken land with thick shrub and deep valleys and molded them into a frontier fit for heaven. He has built homes that kings couldn't fathom.

Solving problems is as easy as breathing for him. They are thrown his way like the morning paper. People surround him daily, wanting solutions. He hands them out with pride and passion. Each solution is a battle won. He calculates his every action, demanding the same from everyone else. He is honest in letting you know your end of the bargain.

His friendship is the greatest gift you could ever obtain. Out of all his attributes, it is the most impressive. He trusts only a few with this gift. If you ever break that trust -- it is over. He accepts few apologies. Many have crossed him and they leave with only regret for their actions. In every result, he stands as an example of what hard work and dedication will achieve. Even his enemies know this.

I have had the pleasure of joining him on the battlefield. I have experienced his intimidating wrath. That may sound strong, but I know what I am talking about. He roams like a lion, king of his jungle. His jungle is his and his alone. Every step he takes has purpose. Every walk has reason.

He praises God, loves his family, enjoys his friends.

I wonder what his future holds. He has so much to be proud of. To this point, he's only barely satisfied. His eyes see much more than my imagination could produce. He is Dale Earnhardt. Dad, the world's finest army awaits.

http://espn.go.com/classic/s/2001/0222/1102704.html
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I think I have a copy of that. So long ago, the format probably can't be loaded with WORD anymore.
 
@SpinDoctor500

Kyle Busch says Daytona wreck "doesn't give you any confidence whatsoever in Goodyear's ability to make a tire that's worthwhile to go... "out there and race on." Says drivers "will suffer through it and hope for the best." NBCSN's Kelli Stavast abruptly ends interview.
 
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dpkimmel2001 said:
@SpinDoctor500

Kyle Busch says Daytona wreck "doesn't give you any confidence whatsoever in Goodyear's ability to make a tire that's worthwhile to go... "out there and race on." Says drivers "will suffer through it and hope for the best." NBCSN's Kelli Stavast abruptly ends interview.
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What a way to report!
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wow... @dpkimmel2001 you are right...looked alot like SRs wreck. If we had the tracks of today then I think SR would be here .... :(
 
DanicaFreak said:
wow... @dpkimmel2001 you are right...looked alot like SRs wreck. If we had the travks of today then I think SR would be here .... :(
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A lot of other factors with SR's crash so it's very hard to say. Today though, I think it's safe to say that it certainly helped with the outcome of KB's wall encounter. That Safer Barrier really traveled a long way to help spread out that energy.
 
KB didn't do himself any favors with his Goodyear comments today. I realize it's gotta be tough when someone shoves that microphone in your face immediately after an incident but he probably needs to give his responses a little more thought.
 
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