Daytona 500 thread

[Jonesi]

Entry List
Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner
1 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Robert Kauffman
2 01 Regan Smith Chevy Principal Financial Group Teresa Earnhardt
3 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy Jack Daniel's Richard Childress
4 08 Carl Long Dodge MILLSTAR Tools John Carter
5 09 Sterling Marlin Chevy Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
6 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Teresa Earnhardt
7 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
8 5 Casey Mears Chevy Kellogg's / CARQUEST Mary Hendrick
9 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Mike Dee
10 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam Robby Gordon
11 8 Mark Martin Chevy U.S. Army Teresa Earnhardt
12 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
13 10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge Valvoline George Gillett, Jr
14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express J D Gibbs
15 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL Roger Penske
16 15 Paul Menard Chevy Menards Teresa Earnhardt
17 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Jack Roush
18 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT John Henry
19 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
20 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy Ray Evernham
21 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
22 21 Bill Elliott Ford Little Debbie Glen Wood
23 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar Bill Davis
24 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy DuPont Rick Hendrick
25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Geoff Smith
26 27 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota Bill Davis Racing Gail Davis
27 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing Doug Yates
28 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
29 31 Jeff Burton Chevy AT&T Mobility Richard Childress
30 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com Max Jones
31 40 Dario Franchitti Dodge Dodge Journey Felix Sabates
32 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target Chip Ganassi
33 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline Floyd Ganassi
34 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard Petty
35 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS Michael Waltrip
36 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo Kyle Petty
37 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's Jeff Gordon
38 49 Ken Schrader Dodge HealthLife.com Elizabeth Morgenthau
39 50 Stanton Barrett Chevy NOS Energy Drink / SKI / SBM Christopher Lencheski
40 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS Michael Waltrip
41 57 Norm Benning Chevy Shodeen Inc. Norm Benning
42 60 Boris Said Ford 7-Eleven Mark Simo
43 66 Scott Riggs Chevy State Water Heaters Joe Custer
44 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevy Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon Margaret Haas
45 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 Roger Penske
46 78 Joe Nemechek Chevy Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser
47 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
48 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
49 87 Kenny Wallace Chevy Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser
50 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy AMP Energy / National Guard Rick Hendrick
51 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV Jeffrey Moorad
52 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot Jack Roush

Expected to be added
33 Kirk Shelmerdine Chevy TBA Richard Childress
34 John Andretti Chevy TBA Bob Jenkins
37 Eric McClure Chevy Hefty Bob Jenkins

[RaceFanStan]

Cars that finished in the Top 35 in the 2007 Owner's Points Standings WILL make the Daytona 500 starting field.
ONLY the top 2 starting positions will be determined by qualifying speeds on Sunday, February 10th.
Positions 3-39 will be determined by finishing orders in the Gatorade Duel races Thursday, February 14th.
The final 4 spots in the 43-car field will be based on qualifying speeds of cars not already with a starting position.

NOTE : However IF there is an eligible Cup Series Past Champion entered who has not yet qualified ...
that Past Cup Champion will receive the 43rd & last starting position no matter what his speed is ...
if there is more than 1 Past Cup Champion eligible for this position, it goes to the MOST RECENT Cup Champion.

Previous Champions NOT in the 2007 Top 35 in Owner's Points :
Kurt Busch - 2004 Cup Champion
Dale Jarrett - 1999 Cup Champion
Bill Elliott - 1998 Cup Champion

[colinspooky]

The 500? Is that soon then? :confused:

[Jonesi]

The 500? Is that soon then? :confused:

Yep, qualifing this Sunday race next Sunday.

[RaceFanStan]

Sunday, February 10th
Sprint Cup Series Qualifying for Daytona 500
(locks-in the top 2 qualifiers ONLY)

Thursday, February 14th
Sprint Cup Gatorage Duel Races (twin 150-mile qualifiers) @ Daytona

Sunday, February 17th
Sprint Cup Series Race 01 ~ Daytona 500

[Jonesi]

Entry List
Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner

Expected to be added
33 Kirk Shelmerdine Chevy TBA Richard Childress
34 John Andretti Chevy TBA Bob Jenkins
37 Eric McClure Chevy Hefty Bob Jenkins

Latest per Jayski, is Andretti & McClure are in, Shelmerdine not happening.

[RaikkonenRules]

Shame if Shelmerdine isn't doing Daytona. Wanted to see how well he'd do in a good car

[KK3869]

Hendrick boys pretty fast in practice so far

[colinspooky]

hmmm -- quarter of a million dollars to come last

:eek:

[Jonesi]

Drivers that will be in 500:
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
24 JEFF GORDON
07 CLINT BOWYER
17 MATT KENSETH
5 CASEY MEARS
20 TONY STEWART
77 SAM HORNISH JR
31 JEFF BURTON
99 CARL EDWARDS
29 KEVIN HARVICK
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
11 DENNY HAMLIN
12 RYAN NEWMAN
16 GREG BIFFLE
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
8 MARK MARTIN
01 REGAN SMITH
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
43 BOBBY LABONTE
9 KASEY KAHNE
42 JUAN MONTOYA
18 KYLE BUSCH
41 REED SORENSON
6 DAVID RAGAN
96 J.J. YELEY
40 DARIO FRANCHITTI
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
7 ROBBY GORDON
15 PAUL MENARD
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
66 SCOTT RIGGS
38 DAVID GILLILAND
70 JEREMY MAYFIELD
22 DAVE BLANEY
45 KYLE PETTY
and 2 KURT BUSCH (has highest Champ Provisional)

Drivers fighting for 7 open spaces, 4 from dual duels on Thursday, 3 based on speed:
21 BILL ELLIOTT (3rd CP)
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
83 BRIAN VICKERS
00 DAVID REUTIMANN
44 DALE JARRETT (2nd CP)
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
78 JOE NEMECHEK
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
27 JACQUES VILLENEUVE
49 KEN SCHRADER
08 CARL LONG
37 ERIC McCLURE
09 STERLING MARLIN
57 NORM BENNING
60 BORIS SAID
50 STANTON BARRETT
87 KENNY WALLACE
34 JOHN ANDRETTI

[RaikkonenRules]

H'mm wonder who won't make it then?

[harvick#1]

H'mm wonder who won't make it then?

Jock Strap :p :

[RaikkonenRules]

Wow Joe Nemechek on provisional pole. :eek:

[murrayfan]

jacques holding his own just outside the top 10 :eek:

[RaikkonenRules]

Jimmie Johnson now on pole

[murrayfan]

dario just ahead of sam hornish jr 32-34

[Jonesi]

48 JIMMIE JOHNSON Wins pole!

These drivers will be in race:
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP (locked into 2nd strarting position)
78 JOE NEMECHEK (just missed front row position)
00 DAVID REUTIMANN

[dwboogityfan]

Congratulations to Jimmie on the pole but also well done to Mikey, (Almost) Front Row Joe and David Reutimann on making the show.
Personally I'm delighted to see these drivers in as with the exception of Sterling (who was never going to make it on speed) and Awesome Bill, these are the drivers who I most wanted to see make it.
Now I'm looking forward to flying out to Daytona and watching Sterling, Bill and DJ make the 500 via the duel races.

[Jonesi]

Dual Duels on Thursday
Race 1 starting lineup:
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON
78 JOE NEMECHEK
5 CASEY MEARS
60 BORIS SAID
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR
83 BRIAN VICKERS
84 AJ ALLMENDINGER
66 SCOTT RIGGS
12 RYAN NEWMAN
01 REGAN SMITH
87 KENNY WALLACE
70 JEREMY MAYFIELD
2 KURT BUSCH
19 ELLIOTT SADLER
99 CARL EDWARDS
15 PAUL MENARD
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR
41 REED SORENSON
42 JUAN MONTOYA
77 SAM HORNISH JR
07 CLINT BOWYER
21 BILL ELLIOTT
43 BOBBY LABONTE
45 KYLE PETTY
09 STERLING MARLIN
96 J.J. YELEY
08 CARL LONG

Race 2 starting lineup:
55 MICHAEL WALTRIP
00 DAVID REUTIMANN
22 DAVE BLANEY
28 TRAVIS KVAPIL
11 DENNY HAMLIN
24 JEFF GORDON
10 PATRICK CARPENTIER
20 TONY STEWART
6 DAVID RAGAN
17 MATT KENSETH
27 JACQUES VILLENEUVE
8 MARK MARTIN
38 DAVID GILLILAND
44 DALE JARRETT
16 GREG BIFFLE
26 JAMIE McMURRAY
7 ROBBY GORDON
9 KASEY KAHNE
37 ERIC McCLURE
18 KYLE BUSCH
29 KEVIN HARVICK
49 KEN SCHRADER
40 DARIO FRANCHITTI
31 JEFF BURTON
34 JOHN ANDRETTI
50 STANTON BARRETT

[harvick#1]

gee

I bet Dale Jr will win race 1 and Jeff Gordon race 2.

that is what Nascar wants right :rolleyes:

[blakebeatty]

gee

I bet Dale Jr will win race 1 and Jeff Gordon race 2.

that is what Nascar wants right :rolleyes:

oh harv, you are in for a long year ;)

[RaceFanStan]

Hendrick MotorSports engines showing problems ...
ALL of them have been changed ...
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/02/13/dearnhardtjr.cmears.jjohnson.jgordon.engines.ap/index.html

That means polesitter Jimmie Johnson will now start LAST !!! :eek:

[harvick#1]

the Jooyner bug has caught Hendrick engines now :D

[Jonesi]

Hendrick MotorSports engines showing problems ...
ALL of them have been changed ...
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/02/13/dearnhardtjr.cmears.jjohnson.jgordon.engines.ap/index.html

That means polesitter Jimmie Johnson will now start LAST !!! :eek:

Only in the 27 car duel. With the other cars also going to the back he'll probably start somewhere about 23rd.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Looks like a bad batch of lifters has done it. It hasnt just affected Hedrick a few toyota cars have had trouble too. Fingers crossed all will be good for the 500!

[RaceFanStan]

Only in the 27 car duel. With the other cars also going to the back he'll probably start somewhere about 23rd.
The one-engine rule WILL mandate those that changed engines will have to start in the back of the Daytona 500 ...
that will be BEHIND the cars that qualify in the Duels, I think 23rd is a bit too optimistic. http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/images/smilies/roll_eyes.gif

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Does this mean we are gonna have a crappy daytona 500 with all the fast cars chilling in the back of the pack like the last dega race?.

[Sparky1329]

The one-engine rule WILL mandate those that changed engines will have to start in the back of the Daytona 500 ...
that will be BEHIND the cars that qualify in the Duels, I think 23rd is a bit too optimistic. http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/images/smilies/roll_eyes.gif

Jayski could be wrong but here's what he's saying.


"Team are allowed to change engines between the Duels and the Daytona 500 and not have to fall to the rear of the field."


http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm

[harvick#1]

Harvick started 34th last and and was in the top 5 in under 10 laps. so Qualis' never really matter

[RaikkonenRules]

Watching the gatorade duels. Joe Nemechek led the first few laps.

Kurt Busch is out with car problems after 8 laps.

Jr. leading now though :(

[RaikkonenRules]

Sadler with tyre troubles

[PitCruise]

OK so my bets are on Jimmie Johnson for the Daytona 500 this weekend. After he won the pole last Sunday he's definitely in a good spot! I know he can do it! I usually watch races at my buddy's house who has a nice big HDTV. But, he's out of town this weekend and sadly all I have is a 27" dinosaur TV that the wife thinks is "just fine."


I found this TV I really want at Costco. It's a 42" Vizio HD 1080p and it's on sale for only $950 bucks! (http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11272877&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1)



I have heard Vizios are great, and for that cheap, I really don't want to pass this up. Only problem is, how do I convince her we need this? She doesn't understand that Nascar NEEDS to be in HD! It just looks so darn beautiful.


How can I convince her? Or should I have an "accident" with the dinosaur and then conveniently drop into conversation the great Vizio TV deal? AHHH so frustrating!


Good luck Jimmie! I pray to God I can watch you win in HD!

[RaikkonenRules]

and I pray to god that Dale Jr dosen't win :p

[muggle not]

Jr is on a roll and wins the frirst 150 race. Two in a row for him.
Woo-Hoo, way to go Jr.

[blakebeatty]

Spark, you are correct on the engine quote from jayski. The engine that is run in qualifying and practice up until thursday is concerned only with the duel. They are permitted an engine change for Sunday, due to the excess mileage. Jimmie Johnson will start on the pole for the Daytona 500.

[RaikkonenRules]

Big Crash in Duel 2. Villenueve and Andretti touch causing Villeneuve to spin into Barrett, Franchitti and McMurray.

Bah Barrett was running well. I really wanted him to get in the 500. :(

[muggle not]

JV takes a few cars out of the race. More experience and he may have saved the car.

[Knowlesy]

You need to be able to run loose in stockcars and Jacques seemingly can't.

[burnout77]

the big day is almost here!

[burnout77]

gentlemen start yer engines!

[burnout77]

go jr!

[burnout77]

so i'm hoping fantazspots.com will have a tournament set up for the 500. if so I'll probably need the top five. who should I pick?

[RaikkonenRules]

Jarrett and Andretti make the race :D :D :D

[Jonesi]

I only had the T&S feed. On lap 3? how did #00 go from leading to last without causing a caution?

[call_me_andrew]

He was black flagged for jumping the start.

[Smilieangel489]

I think this is going to be a pretty good race. It seems like there are a lot of solid cars this year and I'm excited.

It might actually be a good week for Kasey too lol. He is having the best speedweeks he has had by far. JG even asked for Kasey to follow him at the end of the duel because he thought that Kasey had a car to get him to the front. I think that could be a first.

[BenRoethig]

JV takes a few cars out of the race. More experience and he may have saved the car.

I was very surprised on how he just seemed to loose control. I know he hasn't spent much time in stock cars, but one would expect a former WDC to be able to right the ship.

[Sparky1329]

JV takes a few cars out of the race. More experience and he may have saved the car.

And therein lies the problem.

I was sad to see Patrick hit the wall with the bum tire. He held his own very nicely and he had a good car.

[muggle not]

And therein lies the problem.

I was sad to see Patrick hit the wall with the bum tire. He held his own very nicely and he had a good car.
Yeah, Patrick looked pretty good. I think that JV will make the 500 interesting. :)

[BenRoethig]

Yeah, Patrick looked pretty good. I think that JV will make the 500 interesting. :)

Not unless he hangs out with DW in the announcers booth.

DNQ:
A.J. Allmendinger
Bill Elliott
Ken Schrader
Boris Said
Patrick Carpentier
Eric McClure
Sterling Marlin
Jacques Villeneuve
Stanton Barrett
Carl Long

[RaceFanStan]

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g202/gr8link/dnq.jpg


A.J. Allmendinger #84 Toyota
Bill Elliott #21 Ford
Ken Schrader #49 Dodge
Boris Said #60 Ford
Patrick Carpentier #10 Dodge
Eric McClure #37 Chevrolet
Sterling Marlin #09 Chevrolet
Jacques Villeneuve #27 Toyota
Stanton Barrett #50 Chevrolet
Carl Long #08 Dodge


http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g202/gr8link/n.jpg

[Sparky1329]

Yeah, Patrick looked pretty good. I think that JV will make the 500 interesting. :)

I just hope he stays away from Robby. ;)

[Sparky1329]

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g202/gr8link/dnq.jpg


A.J. Allmendinger #84 Toyota
Bill Elliott #21 Ford
Ken Schrader #49 Dodge
Boris Said #60 Ford
Patrick Carpentier #10 Dodge
Eric McClure #37 Chevrolet
Sterling Marlin #09 Chevrolet
Jacques Villeneuve #27 Toyota
Stanton Barrett #50 Chevrolet
Carl Long #08 Dodge


http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g202/gr8link/n.jpg

Bummer for Schrader.

[RaceFanStan]

I also felt sorry for Bill Elliott.
Kurt Busch snatched away the Champion's Provisional from his grasp. :s

[harvick#1]

:laugh:

well I was 1 for 2. seems Nascar needs to give Jooyner every win possible to improve rating :mark:

[Jonesi]

He was black flagged for jumping the start.

Thanks. Can't imagine why he would jump the start along side his boss.

[leopard]

Can we have driver and in what car as the result of qualifying duel 2, and complete race line-up?

[Jonesi]

Can we have driver and in what car as the result of qualifying duel 2, and complete race line-up?

Race 1:
http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=279834&FS=NASCAR-CUP
Race 2:
http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=279838&FS=NASCAR-CUP
Starting Lineup:
http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=279841&FS=NASCAR-CUP

[leopard]

Thanks, I can't find elsewhere unequivocally reveal the result like links you have posted.

I just realized that cars involved in todays NASCAR evenly spread out.

[muggle not]

:laugh:

well I was 1 for 2. seems Nascar needs to give Jooyner every win possible to improve rating :mark:
Jr was 2 for 2. :D

[harvick#1]

I said Gordon was gonna win the other duel

[wedge]

JV takes a few cars out of the race. More experience and he may have saved the car.

Looked like he got aero loose. I thought he saved it but looked like he caught one of the bumps wrong, over-corrected the car which sent him up into the wall.

[blakebeatty]

Looked like he got aero loose. I thought he saved it but looked like he caught one of the bumps wrong, over-corrected the car which sent him up into the wall.

On victory lane, Spence said that JV did exactly the opposite of what should have been done. He said that in the rookie meetings that they advise the rookies that your best bet is not to steer against the spin and try and correct, but instead, steer with the spin and try to get to the bottom of the track, away from the walls.

[RaikkonenRules]

Tony Stewart wins the Busch race from Kyle Busch and Dale Jr.

[veeten]

well, 'yoter finally won. And now, the bitchin' and whinin' will commence. ;)

[muggle not]

Kyle pulls that crap in the 500 and someone will put him in the wall. Blocking is one thing but he went way too far. OIf course I don't expect much else from him.

[harvick#1]

you really think he was going to let Jr. win in his old car which he got dumped because the driver who took his ride was just there because of his name.

no I don't think so. when the Toyota's said no thanks to Jr. that was very funny

[RaceFanStan]

well, 'yoter finally won. And now, the bitchin' and whinin' will commence. ;)
Actually in the Busch (now Nationwide) Series, Toyota won 2 races LAST YEAR.
Jason Leffler won IRP & David Reutimann won Memphis in Toyotas in 2007.

[Sparky1329]

Kyle pulls that crap in the 500 and someone will put him in the wall. Blocking is one thing but he went way too far. OIf course I don't expect much else from him.

I'm shocked that nobody dumped him.

[Jonesi]

Toyota & HMS cars were expected to do well. Congrats to Hornish for being best of the rest, for almost the whole 1st segment.

[Jonesi]

40 laps in, all Gibbs drivers have gotten to the front and led laps.

[Jonesi]

Lap 60 150 miles in all green flag so far. Joe N only car out, Petty the only car a lap down.

[gofastandwynn]

Hey, wake me up when this parade was over...

[Jonesi]

debris caution with 47 to go. Everyone will need to pit again for fuel. This will be a whole different race. Is this where they stop being good boys? Kyle Busch has been strong all race, DE jr hasn't led a lap yet but has been staying in the top 10.

[CREWDAWG]

Boooooooooooooooooring!! Thought close racing wasn't there and not great to watch. Hope things get better soon.

[Jonesi]

J Gordon out , suspension broke.

[wedge]

jr hasn't led a lap yet but has been staying in the top 10.

That's cos he wants to lead the final 1.5miles ;)

Wake me up when its 10 laps to go.

:z

[dont_be_jack]

6 and 17 crashed together.

[Jonesi]

3rd caution, 1st for contact #6 into #17. Most cars pitting can now go to the finish.

#88 stayed out and is now leading.

[Jonesi]

That's cos he wants to lead the final 1.5miles ;)

Wake me up when its 10 laps to go.

:z

I thought that was obvious and didn't need to be said.

Now that they are grouped up, they all will be misbehaving for the rest of the race.

[dont_be_jack]

88 stayed out...wonder if that was a smart move or not.

[dont_be_jack]

Helluva lot more bump drafting than I thought I'd see.

[dont_be_jack]

Stewart and Junior 1 and 2...what a surprise. I suspect that we'll see Toyota get a win, though...

[Rapier Racer]

Yes, a chocolatey Toyota.. :D GOOOO!

[dont_be_jack]

Big One?

[Jonesi]

48 & 1 got together in mid pack.

[dont_be_jack]

Might this be another restrictor plate race with no big one?

[veeten]

JJ gets loose and spins. No major damage but the caution is out...

[Jonesi]

Bowyer spun by Montoya.

On replay Bowyer slowed slightly & Montoya would have been hit by Ky Busch if he slowed any more.

[veeten]

JP had nowhere to go, with Kyle Busch bump drafting... Boyer was odd-man out.

[Jonesi]

Blaney had tire go, brushed wall. Going to be a 5-6 lap finish if they can run that far without another caution.

[dont_be_jack]

5 car wreck. 22, 8, 11, 96, 28...started by the 29's bump.

[dont_be_jack]

Blaney had tire go, brushed wall. Going to be a 5-6 lap finish if they can run that far without another caution.

Nope, 29 gave him a light tap and sent him up.

[dont_be_jack]

8 to go...

[veeten]

8 laps, don't f$#k up boys...

[dont_be_jack]

Look at that slingshot by Junior!

[dont_be_jack]

5 in wall...

[veeten]

Awwwww Casey....

[Jonesi]

Now it's Mears into the wall. Going to be about a 2 lap run to the finish.

[veeten]

tried to block Stewart, but was a bit too late...

[dont_be_jack]

I'm thinking that Shrub is going to get that 18 into the lead and win.

[veeten]

well Jeff, better hold on, cause that 'yoter is looking mighty strong...

[veeten]

lights out, here we go...

[dont_be_jack]

well Jeff, better hold on, cause that 'yoter is looking mighty strong...

Appears that JGR may have been the best thing for Toyota.

[dont_be_jack]

20, 12, 2...

[dont_be_jack]

20, 12, 18, 2....

[dont_be_jack]

12 won it!!!

[veeten]

Penske 1-2! Newman wins!

[dont_be_jack]

1) Newman
2) Ku. Busch
3) Stewart
4) Ky. Busch
5) Sorenson
6) Sadler
7) Kahne
8) R. Gordon
9) Junior
10) Biffle

Dodge is looking good.

[savage86]

YES!!!!! Badly didnt want Kyle or Tony to win
Well done Ryan long time coming!

[harvick#1]

awesome job by Newman

but Burton got screwed

[dont_be_jack]

awesome job by Newman

but Burton got screwed

It's all part of the restrictor plate if you ask me...

[CREWDAWG]

Seems the cars do not like other cars around them so guess that wil keep the close racing down. COT has turned Daytona into Mich or Calf type reace... Guess they will get them figured out soon.

[Osella]

Looked to me like he spun the tyres on the restart and just got jumped all over.

[dont_be_jack]

Does Tony's hair bother anyone else?

[harvick#1]

don't make fun of Fat Fonzie

[muggle not]

kyle blew it as he had the fastest car.. It was his race to win or lose and he went below the yellow line and had to back off so as not to improve his position.

Congrats to Ryan and also to Robby Gordon for his 8th place finish.

[Nick Brad]

That was an awesome race, worthy of being the 50th Daytona 500.

Can't wait to see what happens next week. (Cars still look ugly though ;) .)

[ChicagocrewIRL]

and congratulations to Sam Hornish Jr. for his 15th place finish


WAY TO GO SAM !!!!!

WAY TO GO TEAM PENSKE

[Smilieangel489]

That was a really good race! Congrats to Newman! Kasey led a lap and finished 7th so I am happy!

[muggle not]

That was a really good race! Congrats to Newman! Kasey led a lap and finished 7th so I am happy!
Yeah, everyone was talking about how fast the Gibbs cars and HMS's cars were and Dodge stole the show.

[SOD]

Yeah, everyone was talking about how fast the Gibbs cars and HMS's cars were and Dodge stole the show.

The penske's got lucky with the 2 lap shootout, pity the last 10 couldn't go green all the way. Jr looked to be very strong, his teammates suffered misfortune and was left alone when they all needed teamwork to get to the front.

It was a very good race.

[djarumdudley]

my two(or more cents):

great race, typical Daytona action. exciting beginning, lull during the middle stages, completed by an amazing final 30 laps.

would have never predicted Newman as the victor, congrats to him and the entire Penske organization.
i believe Kurt Busch drove the race of his career(with respect to Homested 04). his week, let alone the 500, was crazy and all over the place for him.
Hornish gave a great accounting of himself, though California & Vegas will seal his fate.

Kyle Busch gave this one away. he was bad fast but he'll regret the errors. first sliding thru his pit, then going below the yellow(in turn ruining Earnhardt's race). Kyle Busch is for real and once he reigns his exuperance in will be a huge winner and multiple champion.
the speculation is confirmed, JGR is the BEST thing to happen to Toyota(besides the CoT). those cars were strong all speedweeks and testing.
this is only the beginning for them. Vickers' Toyota was also super strong. he'd would have been in the thick of things if he could've recovered his lap sooner. Red Bull will surprise people this year.

Clint Bowyer got screwed. in contrention all the way only to get spun out of the LEAD! i was amazed at how little Fox played into that. IMHO how can you not call the leader getting spun off the lead with 15 to go the turning point of the race? RCR suffered. in position, but nothing to show for it. Burton was a sitting duck and suffered for Busch's impatience.
yet another year of RCR stepping up(or sandbagging?) for the prize that counts.

Roush and Hendrick were surprises. i figured Matt Kenseth to challengs, but expected little from the rest of Roush. Biffle was a big surprise, he's usually a dud on the restrictors.
the law of averages finally caught up to the Hendrick team, though aside from Earnhardt and briefly Gordon they weren't that strong today. Johnson was disappointing, while Mears did show up when it counted, but let it go with a poor decision.

again congrats to the 12, it's always nice to be surpised!!

[e2mtt]

Nice to see Penske run strong... way to go Robby Gordon.

Too bad Junior only 8th, I'd say the pitstop miscue hurt him some. Still the best Hendricks if you can beleive that! Hate his new paint job.

Good run by Hornish. I'm surprised.

The Toyotas might be too good... will we see NASCAR tweaking by mid-year?

[call_me_andrew]

I thought the first 400 miles were great, and then it turned into a typical, boring, NA$CAR wreckfest.

[call_me_andrew]

They should make it more like that. Do you really want all the cars in one big 3 wide pack all day, or do you have a cerebral cortex?

[Lee Roy]

Yep. Great race. Looked more like the races I remember races before restrictor plates. If the newbie fans who have been attracted to restrictor plate racing are turned off by the return of normal racing at Daytona and Talladega, I will not miss them at all.

[harvick#1]

just wait for next week at Calibornia.

you want some horrible racing

[call_me_andrew]

Yep. Great race. Looked more like the races I remember races before restrictor plates. If the newbie fans who have been attracted to restrictor plate racing are turned off by the return of normal racing at Daytona and Talladega, I will not miss them at all.

Damn it CREWDAWG! Look what you made me do! I have to agree with Lee Roy!

[Jonesi]

I thought the first 400 miles were great, and then it turned into a typical, boring, NA$CAR wreckfest.

Not completely, the last lap was green, not the 10+ car mesh that usually happens with a few lap restart.

[harvick#1]

The only cautions I found very funny was the first too. and if you don't think Nascar wants Hendrick up front.

First "mysterious" debris caution happened about 6 laps after Jimmie Johnson's bad green flag pitstop

second "mysterious" debris caution happened when Jeff Gordon lost the draft in the second group and they said they were having problems.


hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... strange

[Sparky1329]

Nice win for Newman & Co. Congrats to the #12 team.

I wasn't too sure about Robby's last minute move to Dodge but I think it worked out pretty well. A top ten finish wasn't too shabby for the #7 team.

[MD24]

Kyle pulls that crap in the 500 and someone will put him in the wall. Blocking is one thing but he went way too far. OIf course I don't expect much else from him.


I'm shocked that nobody dumped him.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned anything in the post race interview.

Like muggle not said, Kyle went way too far.

[harvick#1]

well its sort of hard to dump the kid when he can save basically anything

[Smilieangel489]

well its sort of hard to dump the kid when he can save basically anything

HAHA. There were some pretty good saves made today.

I am honestly surprised nobody tried to take Jr. out today. He definitely raced a little too rough and pissed a lot of people off.

[harvick#1]

when jr. put Kurt in the grass that was an amazing save.

[SmokeFan20]

Yep. Great race. Looked more like the races I remember races before restrictor plates. If the newbie fans who have been attracted to restrictor plate racing are turned off by the return of normal racing at Daytona and Talladega, I will not miss them at all.

At one point the race looked like an old 70's Daytona 500.
The cars were all spread out, yet there was still alot of no-help passing going on.
Great race.

WTG Flyin' Ryan!
I thought Smoke had it won until I saw those two Penske cars and crapload of other Dodges that came out of nowhere hook and I knew right then he was screwed if Kyle didn't get back up front.

[SmokeFan20]

The only cautions I found very funny was the first too. and if you don't think Nascar wants Hendrick up front.

First "mysterious" debris caution happened about 6 laps after Jimmie Johnson's bad green flag pitstop

second "mysterious" debris caution happened when Jeff Gordon lost the draft in the second group and they said they were having problems.


hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... strange

I pointed them both out when they happened in SpeedTV Forums race thread.

Funny how those two almost always benefit from "debris cautions" (well except for Jeffy. No debris caution was gonna fix his suspension :p )

[JovialJooles]

Boooooooooooooooooring!! Thought close racing wasn't there and not great to watch. Hope things get better soon.

Sorry Dawg, I have to disagree. Considering it was the first Daytona 500 with the COT, I thought the race was very interesting indeed.

I certainly didn't miss the lack of 'The Big One' and I thought it was very interesting how many close calls we had rather than wrecks.

Strategy and teamwork are going to be very important this year methinks...

I think we are in for a great years' racing and it will be fascinating to see who comes out on top.

I certainly didn't predict a Penske 1-2! :p But I'm very pleased for Ryan, he deserves some good fortune.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Boooooooooooooooooring!! Thought close racing wasn't there and not great to watch. Hope things get better soon.


You did you see the same race i did?.

[BobbyC]

But the debris caution may have (suspiciously) been where the "debris" was shreds of suspension parts.

Some thoughts:

Chevrolet - Last year, went 36/36 in podiums. They couldn't even score a single point using the F1-style scoring system, and this was the worst finish for the Bowtie since March Atlanta ten years ago. After dominating last year, it seems everyone hunted, and shot down, Impala Nation. They also beat themselves with bad incidents with many of their stars (#24, #48, #07, #5) and also non-competitiveness with the survivors.

Ford - The Blue Oval's best was tenth, and it wasn't but last year I think there was one case no Fusion was in the Top Ten.

Dodge - Back to the 1960's and 1970's with the 7000cc (427 cid) era we go. It seems there were Chargers everywhere slicing through the field to dominate. Six of the top eight were Chargers, and the Charger nose was what had Robby Gordon in violation in pre-Practice One inspection. Of course, that was Gillett Evernham's problem as they sent 2008 Charger noses instead of 2007 Avenger noses. A million here and a million there, and Bob Nardelli, after failing at Home Depot to win the 500, gets his Daytona 500 ring at last. How ironic that we go back to winged cars and guess where Dodge is?

Toyota - The Hinomaru is for real. Outside pole, dominating the most laps led, one podium slot, two in the top five. Is this the season where at the end of the season, we'll be hearing "May 1,000 Years of Happy Reign be Yours" when the Sprint Cup is given? Will this give Tony Stewart incentive to renew with the Gibbs boys, or is he really going to jump ship and start his own team? I think he'll buy an idled Bowtie team because of his business interests. This is a threat, and next week is big. Michigan is big for the Bowtie, Blue Oval, and Ram because it is a "hometown" race. For Fontana, Toyota will be racing in their backyard, as Toyota is based in Torrance and so is TRD.

For Todd Holbert, a lead engineer for Toyota, a win would have been huge in more ways than you would think. Recently his grandfather Bob died, and he would have wanted to win this race for his grandfather. Remember, his father died 20 years ago in a plane crash, and I think most racing fans know who he was.

[wedge]

I've never seen the normal races and I have to admit it take some getting used to.

This is what the die-hard fans wanted to see, seeing the cars spread in smaller packs and much better for it

[muggle not]

Tony says that it was his biggest dissapointment in racing. He really screwed up when he left the high line to dip low to pick up Kyle. It cost him the lead and the race and he should know better than to rely on a kid that is unreliable. Kyle is frequently out of control with his driving decisions and once more he screwed up by being too agressive. Kyle had the fastest car by far and should have won the race. However, as proven, it takes more than a fast car to win.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

Tony says that it was his biggest dissapointment in racing. He really screwed up when he left the high line to dip low to pick up Kyle. It cost him the lead and the race and he should know better than to rely on a kid that is unreliable. Kyle is frequently out of control with his driving decisions and once more he screwed up by being too agressive. Kyle had the fastest car by far and should have won the race. However, as proven, it takes more than a fast car to win.

Thats the thing with this relying on team mates crap that has come about now. Did Tony feel he had to drop down to help Kyle out becuase they are on the same team?. Tony should have left Kyle hanging, its the DAYTONA 500!!! everyones out there for the win, there are no teamates only one driver goes to victory lane. you shouldnt loose a race for what looks like a misplaced sense of loyalty.

[harvick#1]

so what was the Kurt and Ryan thing then, Kurt was very happy to help Ryan win and was happy to feel that he did good

[savage86]

I guess Turnin left is trying to say that getting help from teammates is nice but Tony should not have expected help. Certainly Kurt did such a good thing for Ryan but if he'd have moved out of line to try and pass Ryan neither of them could have won.

[RaikkonenRules]

Very surprised when I saw that Newman won. Where did he come from? Very crafty of him running midfield most the race then winning it like that. :p

Maybe I'll starting calling him 'Crafty Newman' if he keeps pulling crafty ones out the bag like that. He already does it in qualies. :

[JovialJooles]

I liked Mike Joy's "Hello Newman!" :D

I miss Seinfeld... :(

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

I guess Turnin left is trying to say that getting help from teammates is nice but Tony should not have expected help. Certainly Kurt did such a good thing for Ryan but if he'd have moved out of line to try and pass Ryan neither of them could have won.


Pretty much it. Tony should have stayed high and blocked Newman, not gone low and try and pick up his teamate.

I'd feel sorry for the guy but he drives a Toyota.