2012 Motörsports Thread - Dale Jr. Wins?

[Richard]

Matt Kenesth wins one of the damnedest races I've ever seen.
Daytona 500 Top Ten:
17 Kenesth
88 Dale Jr.
16 Biffle
11 Hamlin
31 Burton
27 Menard
29 Harvick
99 Cousin Ed
20 Lagano
55 Martin

Also accepting better titles.

[BR329]

Least the RCR cars and Jr had good runs. I think Jr's definitely going to win atleast one race this year.

[Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley]

The most surreal weekend in NASCAR history is over. The man that makes John Laurinitis look like the Rock won Daytona. Now, on to Phoenix!

[Gus Richlen: Ruffian]

Really wanted Montoya to come from behind to win, but hitting the dryer ruined that.

Other hand, ecstatic that a fellow Wisconsinite took Daytona again!

[Richard]

Despite the race finally being over, all the teams will be stuck in Daytona for at least another night as the airports in NC are fogged in. To add more pain to it, there are no hotels available for them either.

[The Booty Disciple]

Just got done playing time traveler with the DVR...wild to think I finished watching the race only a little after it actually finished, but I started watching it 4 hours(!) after the green fell.

One of the most bizarre races I've watched...and this is coming from a guy who has been known to watch 6 different series in a weekend (if not more).

[hawkfan44]

not the most exciting Daytona 500 I've ever seen so all I'll say is Montoya's car... WTF???

[The Booty Disciple]

Engine seems like it was completely torn out of the front of the 42. Michael Bay should have been jealous of that crap.

Now that it's all said and done, I rewound the DVR of Montoya getting out of the car...if you imagine little birds and stars circling his head like in Looney Tunes, you'll about die laughing (this, of course, because he's confirmed safe).

[Richard]

Something pointed out on Twitter, come Thursday, Jimmie Johnson faces the very real possibility of having NEGATIVE points thanks to the illegal c posts.

[Deleted]

I fell asleep watching, and when I woke up it was on but I figured it was a replay or something. Turns out it was the actual finish.

[BR329]

Feb 28, 2012 3:04:20 GMT -5 Richard said:

Something pointed out on Twitter, come Thursday, Jimmie Johnson faces the very real possibility of having NEGATIVE points thanks to the illegal c posts.

[Allie Kitsune]

Still hoping this is the year that Harvick can finally break through and win the championship, but I already know he's going to finish 3rd again.

[Burst]

I was kind of hoping the race would've been called after the Bay-worthy explosion and fire, just for the added surrealness and lulz of the complete journeyman top three that would've given, though granted I've been watching long enough to remember when Dave Blaney tried to break in with the 93 Amoco car and Bill Davis (and also when he hit the wall with his roof at Talladega) so he wasn't a complete unknown to me.

Daytona seems to attract bizarreness. We need like a top-ten list of the most bizarre happenings there. Off the top of my head I can at least think up Sterling getting out of his car and tugging on the fender in 2002 and the pothole last year. Makes Earnhardt hitting a bird seem pretty tame by comparison.

And man, the teams have got to be super-pissed off that the second race isn't in Rockingham anymore.

[Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley]

Crudely made this in like 5 minutes:

[Richard]

Apparently this 500 was the second most watched in history (behind '06 on NBC) and the most watched race in FOX's history.
tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/28/2012-daytona-500-averages-13-7-million-viewers/122340/

A total audience of over 36.5 million Americans watched last night’s race, according to fast national ratings issued today by Nielsen Media Research, making 2012 Daytona 500 the most-watched in FOX history. The 36.5 million total viewers, a measure of the audience that saw at least a portion of the race, is +22% higher than last year's total audience of 30 million and +22% better than 2010's 29.8 million. Yesterday’s total audience is the second best ever for a Daytona 500 on any network behind 37.0 million viewers in 2006 on NBC.

And ratings were up for the Nationwide (highest in ESPN/cable history) and for the Trucks (highest in Speed's history)

[Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley]

Feb 28, 2012 17:40:25 GMT -5 Richard said:

Apparently this 500 was the second most watched in history (behind '06 on NBC) and the most watched race in FOX's history.
tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/28/2012-daytona-500-averages-13-7-million-viewers/122340/

A total audience of over 36.5 million Americans watched last night’s race, according to fast national ratings issued today by Nielsen Media Research, making 2012 Daytona 500 the most-watched in FOX history. The 36.5 million total viewers, a measure of the audience that saw at least a portion of the race, is +22% higher than last year's total audience of 30 million and +22% better than 2010's 29.8 million. Yesterday’s total audience is the second best ever for a Daytona 500 on any network behind 37.0 million viewers in 2006 on NBC.

And ratings were up for the Nationwide (highest in ESPN/cable history) and for the Trucks (highest in Speed's history)

You're welcome.

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

I'll be honest... overexposed and somewhat overrated she might be, but Danica Patrick is pretty hot.

[Richard]

And thus sayeth NASCAR:
Chad Knaus is suspended 6 races and fined $100,000, Ron Malec the car chief also gone 6 races and the 48 team loses 25 points leaving them at -23 on the short season.


Hendrick has already announced they'll appeal based on NASCAR not actually testing the parts.

via jeff_Gluck:
"In this case... the system broke down and we will voice our concern through the appeal process"

[The Booty Disciple]

Robin Miller reporting that Rubens will announce his entry into the Izod IndyCar Series via press conference tomorrow. Jimmy Vasser unavailable via phone, presumed to be dead...er...headed to Brazil.

This is vastly superior to their "exciting announcement" from the other day which turned out to be E.J. Viso. I think the only people excited at the Viso revelation would be Dallara's accountants when they realize their cash cow is back.

No confirmation regarding reports that the Viso announcement was spurred by Montoya's wreck the other night and Viso immediately calling Vasser and KK going "Hey! We can't be outdone! Get Michael Bay on my pitbox STAT!"

[Big Daddy Bad Booking]

Feb 29, 2012 14:39:33 GMT -5 Richard said:

And thus sayeth NASCAR:
Chad Knaus is suspended 6 races and fined $100,000, Ron Malec the car chief also gone 6 races and the 48 team loses 25 points leaving them at -23 on the short season.


Hendrick has already announced they'll appeal based on NASCAR not actually testing the parts.

via jeff_Gluck:
"In this case... the system broke down and we will voice our concern through the appeal process"

I am not a fan of Jimmie by any means when I say this, but I think it's bullshit.

Here's what happened:

Before the Budweiser Shootout FIRST PRACTICE, all teams were ordered to show their Daytona 500 cars. Jimmie had has shown, and the fin over the c pillar was taken off because "NASCAR didn't like it". It wasn't illegal, it apparently met measurements, but it was shaped slightly differently, and thus NASCAR confiscated it.

The car wasn't on track once at this point, didn't complete a lap of practice let alone race.

Essentially, Jimmie and Chad did nothing wrong, but NASCAR rules with such an iron fist now that ANYTHING that is at the very least 'suspicious' is taken out back with an metal bar.

Now it should be also known that Chad, who even though he is a proven cheater, wasn't sent home during this because the car hadn't been on track yet. In 2006 a similar thing happened and Chad was sent home because the car already made laps on the track.

Smokey Yunick weeps in his grave.