THE DAYTONA 500

[Edisto_Tiger]

Let's get this started.

 

[IndyAndy]

Technically, I grew up in Pittsboro IN - At least that's what the zip code & phone # prefix said.

It was a few years before Jeff got there, though.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Technically, I grew up in Pittsboro IN - At least that's what the zip code & phone # prefix said.

It was a few years before Jeff got there, though.

lol. Yea, isn't he a Cali kid anyway? Indiana is his adopted home, so to speak.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Truck race tonight @ Daytona

Not going to start a new thread for this. There just aren't enough good ole rednecks on the hoop to chat racin' with. But I will post here during the race tonight in case anyone wants to talk truck racin'.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

And we're green ....

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Line up for the 500

1) Danica Patrick

2) Jeff Gordon

3) Kevin Harvick

4) Kyle Busch

5) Greg Biffle

6) Kasey Kahne

7) Juan Pablo Montoya

8) Austin Dillon

9) Jimmie Johnson

10) Clint Bowyer

11) Kurt Busch

12) Matt Kenseth

13) Tony Stewart

14) Mark Martin

15) Brad Keselowski

16) Paul Menard

17) Casey Mears

18) Jeff Burton

19) Dale Earnhardt Jr.

20) Jamie McMurray

21) Joey Logano

22) David Ragan

23) Bobby Labonte

24) Marcos Ambrose

25) David Gilliland

26) Aric Almirola

27) Joe Nemechek

28) Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

29) Michael Waltrip

30) Dave Blaney

31) Scott Speed

32) Josh Wise

33) Trevor Bayne

34) Ryan Newman

35) Denny Hamlin

36) Carl Edwards

37) Martin Truex Jr.

38) Regan Smith

39) Travis Kvapil

40) David Reutimann

41) Terry Labonte

42) J.J. Yeley

43) Michael McDowell

 

[IndyAndy]

Wasn't Mark Martin going to retire a couple of years back? - (shows how little attention I've paid to NASCAR in recent years!).

... and Terry Labonte?

- It's time for a NASCAR Seniors' Series.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Nasty wreck at the finish of the Busch race. There's a motor in the front row of the grandstand. Tore up the catch fencing. No replays either. That's usually bad news.

 

[Smoke]

THIS IS LARSON?S ENGINE. INSIDE THE FENCE! | scary | 30fps

Yikes.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

looks like he had one of his tires fly up into the grandstands as well. If it did, that probably took someone out.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

I think somebody's dead.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Horrific wreck mars end of Daytona N'wide race - ESPN

"Sergeant John Creamer of the Daytona Beach Police said 15 fans were injured. Eleven are at Halifax Medical Center with one on the way to surgery with head trauma. Four fans were transported to Florida Memorial Hospital with minor injuries, and are expected to be treated and released.

At least one tire from Larson's car flew into the seating area. Police officers and NASCAR safety officials quickly ran to the location where part of the car went through the fencing, destroying one section of the catch fence."

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

video:
The last 2 laps

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-me...ate-wrecks-wins-nationwide-series-opener.html

 

[jeffro151]

Speed interviewed a few fans and that said several were hit with metal. The fans were describing it pretty detailed, talking about blood and how a piece of metal cut a husband on the head and his wife in the stomach. I'm kinda disappointed that Speed has resulted to 'shock' journalism, I thought they were better than that. I mean, I understand that they want to know what happened, but there is no need in describing the gory details this soon.

 

[wildturkey]

It was surprisingly a good race until that point. Hope everyone is ok. Everything I've read said of the 28 injured, 1 is in critical condition. That's stunning.

 

[IndyAndy]

James Franco had better stay well the hell out of Danica's way after the race or he's gonna get his lights punched out for that!

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

lol

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

I hope he just screwed up and meant "gentlemen and Danica" and not "drivers and Danica." that was funny as hell though.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Green, green, green ......

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Well they're making laps, but they aren't racing.