Do you have you pick of who is going to make the chase?
This year its not clear cut as to who is going to perform well enough to clinch or even have a hope of locking in.
Twelve drivers will make it in----BUT--- actually there are fewer that that available,no one is as they say locked in yet.
I think tonites race is the start of the "Race to the Chase"
If im right there are only five spots are open and seven are kinda riding along just waiting to be acknowldged.
There are new names in place that havent been this clear before this early .
And then you have a group thats riding along wanting to be in but havent actually made it yet.
How about the one's that have at least one win, they have a shot at the wild card spot.
And then you have those wild horses back there biting at the bits wanting recognition.
Now who or whats your pick--this should be very interesting as to the list everyone makes. You could maybe be an odds maker yet
You dont even have your drivers suit on yet,dont compare it to that coat and tie(bow tie is accepted too) set you wear. That helmet isnt full face you wear either you dont even wear wingtips. Define the cool suit setup thats used around the Capitol bldg.
Its hotter in Cola than almost anywhere I guess, could it be because of the Congree River running so closeto interstate that it creates an Vortex effect?
If you remember it wasnt hot at all on most thurs nites out at the track was it.
Set it at 78 degrees and get comfortable. you can drive most laps in the comfort of the Dragons Lair--Ooopps Legends Lair.
Green flag shortly
If you dont believe that then I know you wont believe this either-------------------------------------------------
Earnhardt and his buddies spent the week lounging on the beach during the day and hitting the clubs at night. When the time for the race came, he was ready. He had a fast car. He had his crew of friends and family. And he had a climb-in, drive-fast, let's-win-this-thing zest that endeared him to legions of fans.
"I thought it was funny that I had a skull-and-crossbones sticker on the dashboard," Earnhardt said. "Budweiser got mad because it symbolizes poison, and it was sitting next to their logo. It was just a decal someone gave to me on pit road. I put it on there and took off before someone told me to take it off. Tony [Eury] Jr. [the team's car chief] came in halfway through the race and told me Budweiser wasn't happy with it. They wanted me to pull it off. I said, 'I can't reach it. It's way too far.' " -------- Thats out there too but its also true --------------------------- MEMORIES
Sorry, but as this story sounds good, I'd really need to see or hear some real validation to believe it. Really, the guy didnt know who he was? Really, Dale Jr. didnt tell him? The gate was just mysteriously open, with no one attending it, and he just happened to drive in, only to get chased down and thrown out? Any details such as what day it was?Why didnt the security person at Daytona recognize arguably the most recognizeable and prominent face at Daytona in 2001? If it's true, then it's true. But it's very hard to buy. It's a feel good story for certain, but it seems to be missing a lot of key details that would lend it some crediability. Such as, why in the world wouldnt this have made much bigger news before now, like as in NASCAR.COM, or Circle Track Magazine, Stock Car Racing Magazine, USA Today, Charlotte Observer, etc? Sorry, but show me some proof, otherwise this just sounds like a made up fairy tale. Too much of that going around these days already.
Dale Jr got throwed out of the Daytona International Speedway.
10 years ago on a warm dark night, Dale Jr headed out to make things right. In a Chevy Suburban with the headlights bright. Junior would show NASCAR Nation the light. (With apologies to Johnny Cash.)In July 2001 Dale Earnhardt Jr and a few of his friends headed out to Daytona from his home in Mooresville. It was his first trip there since that fateful day in February when Dale was lost.
Junior and his pals made their way off International Speedway Boulevard that night and drove the Suburban through the tunnel into the Daytona International Speedway infield as the moon lighted turn four. That had to be the hardest drive Dale Jr has ever made.
But he knew it was a journey he had to take.
Earnhardt told the guys in the truck that he just wanted to show them around to see how big, bad and formidable the place really is. But everyone in that Suburban knew the real reason Junior needed to visit Daytona International Speedway once again.
Dale Jr snaked the Suburban around the Daytona infield road taking in the scene as one of the few people in the place at the time. What he really had on his mind was would he be able to race. Could he really compete on the track that had claimed his Father just a few months earlier?
Thats when he saw it.
The gate to the track was open. Earnhardt wheeled the Suburban onto the high banks and started making laps in the middle of the night until a speedway security guard flagged him down and threw him out of the joint never even thought about who he was-------------------------------------but boy he showed them all who he was race day------------Go JR--------------------------------------------------------memoriesTo many race cars,wow Ive never been to a track that had that problem. I have been to a track or two that did run late due to poor timing on the promoters part.
One time was because the track got so dusty we paused for the water truck to soak down the track then to let the water soak in . That was over in Mississippi on Saturday nite.
But the farther from home spectators get the more uneasy they seem to be come midnite, You got to admit everyone wont camp out at the local motel after the race and surely Bobby wont put up very many at the Motel 6 . Case in point The car thing cant be every race nite. So folks not familiar with the track may just get a negitive taste in their craw. My point of view only---------------------------------------------------memories
