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I'm at work checking the radar and it definitely looks dicey. Any idea what the vibe is around the track? I'm hoping to see some racing when I get home from work. A 9 pm green flag would be ideal...lol
2017 Daytona - Coke Zero 400 - Pre Race Thread
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HoneyBadger
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TV networks can never wait to tell old Earnhardt stories.
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Competition caution at lap 20 for Cup race. So Stage 1 will be split in half by this.
Competition caution at lap 20 for Cup race. So Stage 1 will be split in half by this.
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No need, barring a freak rain delay, it ain't ever going to happen. It will always be a hypothetical.... I think if Danica won we would have some pretty excited fans... but I think we would hear every excuse in the book about how she lucked into it or that Daytona doesn't really count because it doesn't take any real skill to win there from the not so excited fans.
PeopleAreStrange
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NASCAR should have the end of stage one act like the competition caution instead.
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Lame
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How's the weather? I'm at work and won't be able to watch the race until late tonight, will it be delayed? Also have not watched the xfinity race yet and do not won't to spoil the results for myself by searching all over the internet for this answer....
I know. Great stuff. Don't you think? I know I do.
HoneyBadger
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I know. Great stuff. Don't you think? I know I do.
No, I don't think so. Part of why NASCAR can't get new fans, IMO. 16 years later and the sport is still all about Dale Earnhardt, not about drivers who are, you know, alive. The NFL doesn't revolve around Johnny Unitas and I don't see the NFL on NBC spending 20 minutes a week talking about Unitas or Lombardi.
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jws926
I need to think of something new for here
I can only imagine the FOX bunch being the same, probably worse with DW
Naitch
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What if Jeffrey Earnhardt wins tonight?
jws926
I need to think of something new for here
That would be the biggest thing to happen in all of.................his career
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Haha. You got that right. I think we know how this ends...
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Based on that, you'd think the sport is desperate to hang its hat on something.
PeopleAreStrange
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Here's the latest radar. There are a few showers near Daytona, but nothing heavy.
HoneyBadger
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Did you know it's Dale Jr's last race at Daytona?
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Damn. Really?
I've never driven or worked on a race car, so is there still a competitive reason for a caution after a heavy rain? Don't the teams learn what they need about running on a green track when they roll out for first practice? I notice that if a race is halted for rain and restarts the same day, there isn't a competition caution. Why would drying overnight make a difference?
I'm with PAS. If a competition caution is indeed necessary, let the end of the first stage serve that purpose. Reschedule the stage length if necessary. "But the teams already have strategy based on the posted stage lengths!" Yeah, and they also have strategies based on the race start time, but they adapt just fine if a race is delayed from night to day (or vice versa).
HoneyBadger
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NBC's got their story and they're running with it hammer down full throttle wide open.
Wasn't that supposed to be a drinking game?
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Better hope he doesn't go out of the race early, they won't have anything else to talk about.
It's not even as big as his father winning the D500.
HoneyBadger
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I like Kyle Petty but man, these networks really need some new blood on these broadcasts.
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I aint playin. I'm way too old for that many drinks.Wasn't that supposed to be a drinking game?
jws926
I need to think of something new for here
And watch, he crashes out in the first couple of laps
That'll just make it easier to leave the parking lots at the end, since all the Jr. fans will have already left.
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I'm a little concerned he might lap the field... but I'm confident NASCARs tech inspectors will keep everyone on an equal playing field...
HoneyBadger
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Watch NBC bump the race to MSNBC or wherever they're shipping these races off to at the first drop of rain if that happens.
Edit: It wasn't MSNBC. I would've been able to find the XFINITY race without having to go online if it was.
PeopleAreStrange
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Ya never know- Dale Jr. could substitute for an injured driver next year.
Fellow Jeff Gordon fans know what I'm talking about.
I'd love to see that. Prove me wrong about pulling away from the field being a mistake at a plate track.
jws926
I need to think of something new for here
Right..........................because he won the pole for his last race at Daytona................
