I hate when I'm watching a race and a fucking engine on fire lands in my lap!

2/23/2013 4:09:48 PM

can't really see it happen, but look where the tire is halfway through!

2/23/2013 6:37:00 PM

damn i hope that person isnt dead holy shit

2/23/2013 6:40:04 PM

so, they still gonna race tomorrow, after killing someone in the stands?

2/23/2013 11:26:56 PM

the headline on nascar.com says "hit hard at daytona". someone was really using their head when they came up with that one.

[Edited on February 23, 2013 at 11:31 PM. Reason : but, yeah, daytona president said they'll race tomorrow]

2/23/2013 11:29:29 PM

Does NASCAR have kevlar straps on the wheel "assemblies" (for lack of a better word) like F1 and I presume Indy do to prevent tires flying off like that? just curious

2/23/2013 11:33:15 PM

^^ Nobody died, fucktard.

2/23/2013 11:34:18 PM

i don't think so. i know they have them on the hoods and deck lids. they have some devices to keep driveshafts from flying out as well. maybe some more stuff like that i'm not aware of.

in cases like this, the wheel has usually come apart in such a way that a kevlar strap wouldn't do any good because for it to actually have a chance of retaining the wheel it would have to be installed in a manner that would prevent rotation. remember, these cars don't have IRS.

2/23/2013 11:41:38 PM

I assume that in this case it probably machined off the axle anyway. Hell, even in F1, the tires usually go flying when hit hard enough.

2/23/2013 11:55:24 PM

we don't know if it was off the rear or front

2/24/2013 12:08:44 AM

they used to race motorcycles on oval tracks but stopped because fans and riders died all too often. IMO plate racing is similarly too dangerous and they should run the road course at plate tracks until they can figure out a way to allow drivers to be able to get away from each other on the big track.

plus i want the team who brought the best combination of car, driver and pit strategery to win the race. winning a plate race takes slightly more talent than winning a game of bingo.

2/24/2013 8:23:07 AM

Aarron is fucking stupid once again. You can tether suspension parts but you can't for rotating parts. Happens in all auto racing. Stop comparing the two sports and make your own thread

2/24/2013 11:09:29 AM

While I know this would not happen at all, I wish that this accident could be the end of high-speed super-speedway plate racing. its so boring, the crashes are the only interesting part. All the new tracks are these boring high-speed tracks, I wish we could bring back the North Wilkesboros.

2/24/2013 12:20:00 PM

Where did the direct tv in car go

2/24/2013 12:43:15 PM

Asking fans close to the track today to relocate is fucking stupid. These fans have spent hundreds of dollars on tickets and prepared months in advance for the biggest race of the year. You don't make them give that up on the day of the race. I'm not saying it's going to happen, but they have been discussing it a bunch this morning.

2/24/2013 12:44:44 PM

Erin Andrews is a fucking moron. Incredibly hot with great tits, but still a moron

[Edited on February 24, 2013 at 1:20 PM. Reason : and LOL at DRIVERS, AND DANICA, START YOUR ENGINES]

2/24/2013 1:12:50 PM

Quote :

"You can tether suspension parts but you can't for rotating parts."

as a point of clarification, you can see the tire resting on the control arms in the stands in the photos.

2/24/2013 1:51:40 PM

Right. Just feed the fire already

2/24/2013 1:56:07 PM

might as well, no one is discussing the race

2/24/2013 2:09:51 PM

Danica staying relevant

2/24/2013 2:20:50 PM

put on some safety glasses before you start grinding, Tony

2/24/2013 2:33:06 PM

tony stewart needs a lesson in grinding. safety first tony

2/24/2013 2:33:57 PM

This is just great...500 miles of wall riding follow the leader.

Another boring year of Nascar incoming.

2/24/2013 2:41:08 PM

Does anyone have a online link to watch? All the feeds I find are crap.

2/24/2013 2:48:54 PM

I do miss you

2/24/2013 3:33:42 PM

If Danica could get traction out of her pit box she would be in okay position, she lost spots every pit

[Edited on February 24, 2013 at 4:12 PM. Reason : .]

2/24/2013 4:11:43 PM

If everyone stopped playing follow the leader this would be a race. I hope the fans in the front row are ready.

2/24/2013 4:26:49 PM

Danica just couldn't get any help, too many people have it out for her. Still, a very respectable performance today.

2/24/2013 4:41:35 PM

"respectable"? LOL.

Restrictor plate racing doesn't require any driver talent. It requires luck.

See if you have the same thing to say next week in Phoenix...

2/24/2013 4:55:43 PM

Nice job by Jr in the last 15 laps. Biffle playing it safe yet again.

2/24/2013 4:56:45 PM

^^ when you qualify first and stay in the top 10 for the entire thing, that means that the driver and team did something right. its not like she made it to 8th because of some wrecks, it was a respectable finish.

2/24/2013 5:37:02 PM

Quote :

"she should be Top 10 at least."

2/24/2013 5:51:29 PM

Could somebody please explain to me in one (or two) sentences how NASCAR is not just driving around in cricles avoiding crashes?

I am assuming that these guys stay in the same gear the entire race and don't shift nearly as much as the F1 types, but can somebody prove me wrong?

2/24/2013 6:39:47 PM

I don't think you're going to find anyone here who is a fan of restrictor plate racing

2/24/2013 6:44:19 PM

Baseball is about avoiding outs

Basketball is about avoiding the other team scoring

Volleyball is about avoiding letting the hit the ground.

They all have people that are interested in them for their own rules/points. If you follow the sport you know what to look for and watch

If you want to play magic the gathering that's fine too. If you want to learn about racing you are welcome to join me to any of the races I may go too. Some races are boring as well as most other sports. For someone to sit on a fucking computer and say racing ain't shit has no clue what they a talking about

/rant

2/24/2013 8:56:14 PM

please explain in 1 or 2 sentences. I am just curious because I have always heard of the sport but never watched it.

2/24/2013 9:00:05 PM

BanjoMan

Please explain to me how F1 is a sport? I mean driving around a road course in a paddle shift automatic turbo charged go kart cannot be a serious sport. Also F1 cannot be considered racing, WHEN THE PASS OF THE YEAR IN A SPORT IS ONE CAR PASSNG 2 ITS PATHETIC.

OK now I will not entertain you anymore.

Ragged I need some white people to take me to a race. 50 cent informed the world that their were no blacks at daytona.

[Edited on February 24, 2013 at 9:05 PM. Reason : /.]

2/24/2013 9:04:02 PM

I've sat next to them before. More than once

[Edited on February 24, 2013 at 9:29 PM. Reason : Go to race. Sit in front of pit road. ]

2/24/2013 9:27:17 PM

If you cant give good reason for why you like what you like then...

2/24/2013 9:32:18 PM

I like it because its entertaining, I like fast cars....

I'm moving up to Richmond this may hopefully I'll make a Richmond race.

2/24/2013 9:34:23 PM

1-2 sentences isn't going to do it for me.

2/24/2013 9:41:10 PM

I found the Nationwide race much more entertaining than the Cup race. The Nationwide cars are not as susceptible to the "aero-tight" condition that that the Cup cars are. This may be due to the speed/horsepower/downforce relationship.

I think we will truly see how the Gen-6 cars behave in the next two weeks with Phoenix & Las Vegas races. Then we will see how tough they are at Bristol.

One of the things I didn't like about the past weeks racing was the fact that a car could be out of commission by spinning through the grass. Several cars were messed up by the splitter grabbing and crumpling all the sheet metal on the front clip. Even Jimmie did it doing his burnout.

2/25/2013 7:59:40 AM

^ agreed on all accounts. i am hoping they come back with a different aero package before talladega

2/25/2013 9:34:27 PM

Quote :

" Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday for using a racial slur in an interview with a writer at Daytona International Speedway, a source told ESPN.com."

indefinitely suspended for a comment that wasn't even reported. holy sheet

that's kinda like getting fired on your day off.

[Edited on February 28, 2013 at 6:00 AM. Reason : a]

2/28/2013 6:00:07 AM

^^Dave Moody had a different take.

http://motorsports-soapbox.blogspot.com/2013/02/commentary-blame-pilot-not-airplane.html

2/28/2013 3:53:42 PM

^moody may be correct that drivers could have tried to pass more but they had to drive that way to make it to the last lap given the rules package. With the tiny rear spoiler trying to push a guy to the front was not worth the risk of crashing half the field until you see the white flag.

they should go back to tandem racing or do something that forces the drivers to lift off the throttle in the turns.

2/28/2013 4:30:20 PM

SLOW DADDY CAR 40TH

3/1/2013 8:54:06 PM

^

Quote :

" “It just was loose,” Patrick said. “I couldn’t turn the car. It took to the point where I got slowed down enough way wide in the corner before I could turn it. “It was just too loose.” "

loose is fast

3/1/2013 10:02:04 PM

Danica you have special tires, they're staggard special, if you go to the outside it will hold

3/1/2013 10:37:47 PM

her description sounds more like a tight condition to me

[Edited on March 2, 2013 at 12:23 AM. Reason : and it's "staggered"]

3/2/2013 12:23:28 AM