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Danica Guaranteed Daytona 500 Start by Tommy Baldwin

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I am also reminded that not all the drivers and owners who learned to milk the system were start & parkers. James Hylton immediately comes to mind.

James was both a great mechanic and talented driver. As a wrench, he won Grand National Championships for Rex White in 1960 and Ned Jarrett in 1965.

As a driver, James earned 1966 Rookie of the Year honors and finished 2nd in Grand National points in both 1966 & 1967.

I was on hand for James' first win... in 1970 at Richmond.

Ironically, his second and final win - at Talladega in 1972 - was the result of a strategy he would employ for many years. Goodyear came with a special SuperSpeedway tire, but James did not buy it, electing to run the old, cheaper tire. As fate would have it, the new tire being used by the high dollar teams shredded and James went to victory lane for his final time.

From 1966-1972 he finished in the top-10 in points 10 times out of 12 years. Then James began to "conserve" his tires and ride near the back of the pack. He had no trouble making the show, he just no longer pushed it once he got in. He became one of those cars you need in the field to provide traffic for the leaders to lap.

James found his own economic model that worked best for him. It wasn't start and park... it was start and coast.

Danica Guaranteed Daytona 500 Start by Tommy Baldwin

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You are certainly correct Wally.

Danica Guaranteed Daytona 500 Start by Tommy Baldwin

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You nailed it, Robin.

Danica Guaranteed Daytona 500 Start by Tommy Baldwin

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I was about a 30 minute Facebook user. It did not rock for me. It was not cool. I couldn't believe the info I was able to see posted by my daughters. I deleted my account very quickly and never looked back. A day of reckoning is coming, I'm afraid for Facebook users who are having their personal information mined unmercifully and unrelentingly.

And as for Danica... please do not get me wrong. I happen to like her and hope she does well. It's the buying and selling of points I don't like. has nothing to do with Danica.

I also pulled very hard for Patty Moise (Sawyer), first when she was in IMSA's Kelly American Stock Car Series and later when she led the very first lap EVER LED BY A FEMALE in Busch Series NASCAR racing.

Had the privilege to work with both Patty and husband Elton who helped us immeasurably at the Richmond track to set up special media days and ride and drives.

Danica Guaranteed Daytona 500 Start by Tommy Baldwin

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WHY? Allowing this just continues to cripple the incentive for any new "independent" entity to try NASCAR. It's a very bad deal regardless what Kenny might think.

Danica Guaranteed Daytona 500 Start by Tommy Baldwin

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You suppose there's another "Z" there besides Zuckerberg? Very interesting.

Danica Guaranteed Daytona 500 Start by Tommy Baldwin

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Hmmm.

Still don't do Facebook.

Don't like it, don't trust it.

There will be a few more billionaires, I guess after the Facebook IPO.

Seems to me your remark was right on target, Tim. Didn't realize Facebook was censored after all the sleazy stuff I see on the news and in the papers that had its origin on Facebook.

Maybe they don't like racing.

The name Zuckerberg kinda seems like it could be in the same class as Mr. Quattlebaum - Cody & Bopper's mystery owner of the Georgia track where no cars or fans showed up!

Maybe one day nobody will show up on Facebook.

Danica Guaranteed Daytona 500 Start by Tommy Baldwin

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Here we go again, with all the funky stuff for points to guarantee a starting spot. Anybody remember when you had to race your way into the Daytona 500?

Tommy Baldwin helps Danica get into 500
Lee Spencer

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Updated Jan 31, 2012 12:23 PM ET

Tommy Baldwin Racing will get a boost this season, entering into a partnership with championship-winning Stewart-Haas Racing to field the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet for Danica Patricks NASCAR Sprint Cup races in 2012.

The alliance will guarantee Patrick a starting spot in her Sprint Cup debut in the season-opening Daytona 500. TBR will transfer the points from the No. 36 car it fielded in 2011, where it finished the season 33rd in points, to the No. 10 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet for Patrick. In the 26 races where Patrick is not scheduled to drive, David Reutimann will pilot the No. 10 car.

TBR was formed by Tommy Baldwin in 2009. Through his own determination, Baldwin has expanded a single-car team to an operation that in 2012 will field two Sprint Cup entries with Patrick, Reutimann and Dave Blaney as well as a NASCAR Nationwide Series entry shared by Ryan Blaney, Ryan Truex and Bobby Santos. As a Sprint Cup crew chief, Baldwin secured five victories, including the 2002 Daytona 500 with driver Ward Burton.

Were very proud of what weve established at Tommy Baldwin Racing, Baldwin said. The opportunity to partner with Stewart-Haas Racing and aid in the development of Danica Patrick is a testament to all the hard work weve put in over the years.

Danica will have a great teammate in Dave Blaney, who has been instrumental in getting our race team to where it is today. And with David Reutimann driving the No. 10 car in the races where Danica is not, the team will remain in a strong and competitive position throughout the year.

Baldwin will maintain a hands-on presence with the No. 10 car and will work closely with Greg Zipadelli, who serves as SHRs director of competition.

Patricks 10-race schedule includes the Daytona 500 (Feb. 26) and races at Darlington Raceway (May 12), Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 27), Bristol Motor Speedway (Aug. 25), Atlanta Motor Speedway (Sept. 2), Chicagoland Speedway (Sept. 16), Dover International Speedway (Sept. 30), Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 4) and Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 11).

One more race is still to be determined and will be decided after assessing Patricks development, but recently she said she liked the idea of the Brickyard -- her favorite track on the IndyCar circuit.

Baldwin is still seeking sponsorship for his second team, with driver Dave Blaney.

Baldwin has persevered in NASCAR during one of the toughest economic times in the sport. Baldwin believes his latest collaboration shows that we have a program that people have faith in.

We have started this deal from scratch and built it to where people respect what we have it built it into, Baldwin said. I think we proved today that we are a proven commodity in NASCAR and we are serious about building our future here.

updated by @dave-fulton: 04/02/17 10:09:52AM

Kyle Busch is the Watermelon Man

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Like him or not, I have to like where Kyle Busch was spending his time while many of his fellow drivers were cavorting with the wine & cheese set in the Rolex 24 sporty car race at Daytona this past weekend. Kyle was off racing and winning on a 3/8-mile track in Cordele, Georgia - Watermelon Capital Speedway!

What a distinctive name for a racetrack! How I wish the late, great Al Grinnan of Fredericksburg, Virginia had lived to compete at this track. Al was known for taking pickup truck loads of watermelons to Wilson, Cumberland International, Langley, South Boston, Beltsville, Old Dominion, Martinsville & Southside to share with fellow competitors and fans.

Watermelon Capital Speedway - Cordele, Georgia

Monday, January 30, 2012
Kyle Busch already a winner in 2012

The 2012 CRA Super Series SpeedFest 200 may have started at a new venue, but for Kyle Busch and his No. 51 KBM Camry the race ended in a familiar location - Victory Lane. Busch, who won back-to-back SpeedFests in 2009 and 2010 when the event was held at Lanier National Speedway in Braselton, Ga., led 86 of the final 100 laps of Sunday's race at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga. en route to his third career SpeedFest title.

"It feels good to be the SpeedFest 2012 winner and to get my first win as a member of the Monster Energy family of athletes," said Busch. "It was an awesome weekend -- the turnout in the grandstands was great and the car count was phenomenal.

"Everyone with the CRA Super Series does such a great job and I love competing in their events. I can't say enough about Chris Gabehart and all the guys that work on this KBM Camry -- they build fast cars that are a lot of fun to drive."

Bubba Pollard finished second, followed by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular David Ragan in third. Casey Smith and T.J. Reaid rounded out the top-five finishers. The race featured 13 cautions for 86 laps. Seven of the 30 cars were unable to finish the race.

Read more here: http://thatsracinluckydog.blogspot.com/2012/01/kyle-busch-already-winner-in-2012.html#storylink=cpy

updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

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