The Bloom is Off The Rose.

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Originally Posted by downtowndeco

5th. Good finish for DP.

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Yep put ole Helio in da shade, by a whole 12 seconds

was the first on her team to cross the line

fire up the grills, the brand is back

cause as they say, it ain't where you start, it is where you finish..... :rotflmao:

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Originally Posted by TURN3

Why would that finish today make the happenings of this month/year/pro career any different? She was just as uncompetitive today as she was all month/year/pro career. A very fortunate finish (see Indy 500 thread). Nothing takes away the results of her and her team today but the performance is hardly redeeming.

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Originally Posted by beachgirl

Not me. When she quits relying on her pit crew for her advancements on the track and starts some real, true racing to earn her finishes, I'll eat lots and lots of crow. Til then - nope.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

A 5th place finish on fuel strategy? Please. She was NEVER ON PACE with the better drivers.

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Oh please. Everybody was cracking on Danica for making excuses about why she qualified poorly, and now those same people are making excuses about why she finished 6th?

If you can't admit that you were wrong about her ability to finish well at Indy, then you're just as bad as she is...

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Originally Posted by Burd

If you can't admit that you were wrong about her ability to finish well at Indy, then you're just as bad as she is...

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Now that's playing chess!

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Originally Posted by Marbles

Now that's playing chess!

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I never said she "can't" finish well at Indy. Seems to be the only place she does for some reason, given it is as difficult of oval as there is. I gave her and her team credit for a great finish today...doesn't mean that her performance redeemed her today. She wasn't competitive all day, ran around 15th most of the middle of the race. She benefited greatly from a couple of other people's penalties and a handful of guys that gambled on fuel.

Funny how some people want to spin things. Now that Marco has been placed back in 3rd they can't say all year..."yeah but she was the highest finisher from AA today...". That doesn't even come close to telling the story. Next to Dario's performance, TK had the drive of the race. Does his result justify how well he and the team did today? Of course not but those are the breaks. Danica was the worst performing of the AA full-timers today (and was behind Johnny until he claimed he got bent up). Alex Lloyd and little Dale Coyne's team finished 5th so if Danica is to garner sooo much I guess he is now the proclaimed 5th best driver in Indycar? NO, don't think so.

All I'm saying is that people need to keep things in perspective. She did the one and only thing today that she DOES do well...bring it home. She isn't fast, she isn't competitive, but when you finish sometimes you back into a good result and that's great...but speaks nothing for performance.

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Originally Posted by Starter

Hmmm, is that crow I smell on the barbeque? I hope it's a big one, there are quite a few due for a bite of it.
:p :p :p

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I didn't see much of the race (we were playing the Turkish GP on DVR while grilling), but I'll throw a crow burger on the coals if Danica gave her crew and team all of the credit for her 5th place.

As our pal Scotty pointed out, if it's their fault when she's off the pace... it must be to their credit when she does well.

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Originally Posted by TURN3

All I'm saying is that people need to keep things in perspective. She did the one and only thing today that she DOES do well...bring it home. She isn't fast, she isn't competitive, but when you finish sometimes you back into a good result and that's great...but speaks nothing for performance.

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I just liked the challenge of answering Burd's statement. I'm amazed at here ability to finish where she does, or her teams ability for her to finish where she does. I'm sure with the amount of coverage she gets that if she ever did cut her way through the field like Kanaan did we'd miss the end of the race because of the replays.

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Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior

I didn't see much of the race (we were playing the Turkish GP on DVR while grilling), but I'll throw a crow burger on the coals if Danica gave her crew and team all of the credit for her 5th place.

As our pal Scotty pointed out, if it's their fault when she's off the pace... it must be to their credit when she does well.

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Get the BBQ sauce ready because she pretty much did just that. She did give them the credit for her sixth place.

Gary

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

A 5th place finish on fuel strategy? Please. She was NEVER ON PACE with the better drivers.

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Yes, this is why points are awarded for your ability to keep pace with better drivers as opposed to where you finish. OH WAIT!

Danica redeemed herself this afternoon. She stayed out of trouble, worked with her race engineers, and moved well up from her starting position. Who can argue against that? :confused:

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Originally Posted by garyshell

Get the BBQ sauce ready because she pretty much did just that. She did give them the credit for her sixth place.

Gary

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Well, good for her (and I mean that sincerely). I just heard on Wind Tunnel that she got booed again today and it really got to her. Maybe some humility is (finally) sinking into that big head.

I grew up in the south on a cattle farm, folks. So don't think that a crow would be the worst thing that I've ever eaten. ;) Tell Danica to swing by the lake tomorrow. I'll have a bite of crow... and she can eat some humble pie.