Sprint Cup Race - Darlington

A few years ago I took my wife and daughter to the Darlington race on our way to Myrtle beach bike week. We hit the All Star race on the way home. That was the best vacation I have ever had.
 
FlFlash said:
I Love Darlinton :D

After first Cup Practice:
Drivers with Darlington stripes: #48-Johnson, #33-Leicht, #38-Gilliland, #56-Truex, Jr, #43-Almirola, #10-Patrick.
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I thought it was funny when Miss Thang's spotter said, "Welcome to the club!" after she grazed the wall in her CUP car! Well Done, TJ!
 
Smoke14 said:
A few years ago I took my wife and daughter to the Darlington race on our way to Myrtle beach bike week. We hit the All Star race on the way home. That was the best vacation I have ever had.
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That would be amazing. I need to make that work at some point.
 
robbybee said:
That comment opens things up to sooooo many possible retorts...

In a rare display of restraint (and in honor of the late TFO) I will refrain from expressing any! lol
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Wow! I bet that's the first time you've passed on the opportunity to misuse a pole. ;)
 
Bojangles' Southern 500 | Darlington RacewayMay 12, 2012 | Race 11 of 36


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POSCARDRIVERMAKESPONSORSPEEDTIMEBEHIND
1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / O'Reilly Auto Parts 180.257 27.281 Leader
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 179.566 27.386 -0.105
3 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 179.566 27.386 -0.105
4 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats 179.461 27.402 -0.121
5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Wrigley's Doublemint 179.448 27.404 -0.123
6 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 179.317 27.424 -0.143
7 99 Carl Edwards Ford Ford EcoBoost 179.298 27.427 -0.146
8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 179.187 27.444 -0.163
9 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 179.141 27.451 -0.170
10 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 179.095 27.458 -0.177
11 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Allstate 179.089 27.459 -0.178
12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger / AARP 179.076 27.461 -0.180
13 43 Aric Almirola Ford Verifone Sail 178.991 27.474 -0.193
14 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Turtle Wax / Menards 178.926 27.484 -0.203
15 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 178.822 27.500 -0.219
16 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil-AAA 178.783 27.506 -0.225
17 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 178.724 27.515 -0.234
18 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 178.491 27.551 -0.270
19 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Best Buy 178.226 27.592 -0.311
20 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 178.090 27.613 -0.332
21 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 177.980 27.630 -0.349
22 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Bush's Baked Beans 177.974 27.631 -0.350
23 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Rheem 177.948 27.635 -0.354
24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 177.903 27.642 -0.361
25 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 177.845 27.651 -0.370
26 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota Aaron's / Alabama National Champions 177.781 27.661 -0.380
27 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target / Kraft 177.307 27.735 -0.454
28 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 176.930 27.794 -0.513
29 179 Scott Speed Ford Team Kyle / Koma Unwind 176.879 27.802 -0.521
30 26 Josh Wise* Ford Morristown Driver's Service 176.746 27.823 -0.542
31 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 176.733 27.825 -0.544
32 30 David Stremme Toyota Stock Car Steel and Aluminum 176.606 27.845 -0.564
33 173 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 176.594 27.847 -0.566
34 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet SealWrap.com 176.530 27.857 -0.576
35 52 Mike Skinner Toyota CrusaderStaffing.com 175.899 27.957 -0.676
36 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 175.767 27.978 -0.697
37 34 David Ragan Ford Front Row Motorsports 175.604 28.004 -0.723
38 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 175.497 28.021 -0.740
39 74 Cole Whitt Chevrolet Turn One Racing 175.497 28.021 -0.740
40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 175.022 28.097 -0.816
41 93 David Reutimann+ Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 174.408 28.196 -0.915
42 32 Reed Sorenson+ Ford Southern Pride Trucking 173.724 28.307 -1.026
43 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents 174.848 28.125 -0.844

Did Not Qualify
44 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 174.823 28.129 -0.848
45 98 Michael McDowell Ford Curb Records 174.730 28.144 -0.863
46 33 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet Little Joes Autos.com / Link-Belt 174.662 28.155 -0.874
47 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing 174.649 28.157 -0.876
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
 
What happened to the Boo Birds saying Tony would have to BUY Danica a spot in the Cup race?
 
So Ruetimann had to use a provisional but Danica easily qualified on time in her first ever non-RP start.
 
Not bad on Danica's part, but lets not get carried away by top equiptment starting 38th.
 
I know Danica's car and CC come over from SHR, but what about the pit crew? Does SHR take their development guys away from Regan Smith? I wonder if all this Danica stuff affects them.
 
Stewart Fan said:
I hope you aren't expecting Danica to finish well tonight? Top 30 is about as high as one should set the standard tonight.
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No. In a cup car at Darlington, finishing 2 laps down would be a good night. It's in NW, after 30+ races, where I feel she needs to start showing she can be fast.
 
FenderBumper said:
No. In a cup car at Darlington, finishing 2 laps down would be a good night. It's in NW, after 30+ races, where I feel she needs to start showing she can be fast.
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I think she has speed but just hasn't figure out the best ways to pass people yet. It's like she's afraid she will mess up.
 
Stewart Fan said:
I think she has speed but just hasn't figure out the best ways to pass people yet. It's like she's afraid she will mess up.
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Did you see her post race interview? She's afraid to push it. He spotter kept telling her to drive the corners harder and exit closer to the wall, but she just couldn't get herself to do it. Caution won out. She said as much herself.

I know JRM, pops in particular, is a fanatic about not bending the car up. He keeps his drivers real tight and they have to fight for adjustments. That's how Kelly Bires ended up quitting / fired. He couldn't get the car loosened up. Eury Jr isn't like that, but Danica hasn't accepted that she will bend up cars from time to time. How else can she find that edge she needs to drive on to be fast?
 
Damn, I'm ready!
I've had a nice 2-1/2 lb Tri-tip marinating all day, wood chips for the smoker are soaking, favorite beverages are at the ready.
Let's go racing!
 
YUM!

I'm going simple. I'm gonna grill some turkey burgers, seasoned with soy sauce and Montreal Steak Seasoning, add some bacon and avocado with Ranch Style beans and chips in the side.

I made some killer guac today too!

Let's go rassin!
 
Stewart Fan said:
I bet Danica hates all those interviews. I'd be like leave me alone already.
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As the 'saviour' of nascar, she's under huge pressure. She handles it well. She's even yammering about nothing less often lately. Maybe she's getting run down a little.
 
Doesn't matter how many times...everytime I hear the National Anthem and see those fighter planes fly overhead it makes all my fur stand up.
 
Is Michael Waltrip wearing a hairy bathing cap??
His hair sure looks weird lately.
 
At this pace Danica will get lapped about 8-9 times, but she's doing a good job moving out of the leaders way.
 
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