Carl Edwards' Debris Field; Parts & Pieces in Stands? Where Was Hood Tether? 1st Daytona Duel
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it looked to me that the hood broke up into pieces. I think it's carbon fiber, didn't really look like fiberglas.
Forum Activity for @andy-denardi
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NASCAR will no longer provide attendance estimates
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It wouldn't be completely impossible to do a backroads run, but it would be illegal and FOX would have to show the race a week later. When Car & Driver magazine was doing the Cannonball Run I went down and watched the start a couple of times. There were hundreds of people there, and the local police certainly knew about it, but everyone played it cool until they had spread out on their assorted routes.You could run it from North Wilkesboro to Atlanta or Texas. Put a GPS sensor on each car so that the officials can make sure nobody uses the interstates. How many acres does Junior have? They could set up a huge dirt track through the woods up there.They legally run the Copper Classic in Arizona, but I don't think there are any houses or side roads that would make top speed runs hazardous.
NASCAR will no longer provide attendance estimates
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When I lived up North, one of my home tracks was Lime Rock Park. It's a small track, only a mile and a half, attendance is low, maybe 35,000. All parking is either inside the track or immediately adjacent. And all of it is free. In the Eighties, before NASCAR made the motorhome popular, you could park right up against the fences and watch the races unfold twenty yards away from the comfort of your car.There are no grandstands, so you can carry in anything you want. The pits are free and open to everyone and there are no garages so you can stand and watch them working. No fences separating the drivers from the fans either.It really spoiled me on how race tracks are supposed to be. Strangely, road racing is a dead sport and NASCAR has TV contracts with several networks.
NASCAR will no longer provide attendance estimates
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. NASCAR will end its policy of providing estimated attendance figures in its race reports this season. Spokesman Kerry Tharp said tracks still will have the option of providing crowd estimates, but it will be their prerogative.
Of the 23 tracks that play host to races in NASCAR's premier series, 21 are owned by publicly traded companies such as International Speedway Corp. and Speedway Motorsports Inc. Officials with those tracks have said they don't provide attendance figures because they don't want to provide earnings guidance.
You wouldn't be trying to cover up any problems, would ya NASCAR?
updated by @andy-denardi: 08/22/18 04:10:43AM
Richard Petty "Tell-All" Special Monday, Feb. 18 - 8:30 pm
Stock Car Racing History
All that history and all we get is a hour? That's disrespectful. There should be an hour of Richard Petty before every race this year.Steve Byrnes is good, but they could get more out of him if they sent Dick Berggren out there one weekend, Mike Joy the next, Eli Gold, Ned Jarrett and so on. You could do an hour just on Petty/Allison.
2013: Danica, Dale Jr. and Daytona ... oh my!
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This shows why Dave DeSpain is the best motorsports correspondent that Speed employs:
Q: What level of performance do you expect to see out of Danica Patrick this year and how would you define a successful season for her? Is this a must-perform year for her?
Danica visited Race Hub for our first show of the season, and I was impressed with her realistic expectations. She and crew chief Tony Gibson told me they dont expect to win races or contend for championships right away, but she must learn how to improve as the race goes on and work her way toward the leaders and race with them. Finishing in the top 20 in points would be a good rookie season for Danica.
--Danielle Trotta, co-host of NASCAR Race Hub
I dont expect Danica to ever be confronted with a must-perform year. Through seven years in Indy cars, she won a single fuel-mileage derby and led only 124 of a possible 17,837 laps. She was hardly a week-in, week-out contender for wins; yet when she left the series, ranked 12th in driver points, some people asked with a straight face if IndyCar could survive her departure. The point is that Danicas success is based not on performance but on celebrity. And as long as she remains an attractive female celebrity participating in a male-dominated sport, she will generate lots of fan interest which in turn will insure her a big sponsor. And as long as she had a big sponsor, she will also have a good ride, regardless of her results.
--Dave Despain, host of Wind Tunnel
AND THEY AT IT AGAIN--- SPEED JUNKIES
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I'm jealous. Your mustache is as thick as mine and I haven't shaved for two days. You'll never be able to grow the beard though.
"God Made a Farmer" Dodge Ram Truck Commercial
General
It was a duplicate of one done for Farms.com, which appears to be a Canadian organization.
Still, it was an excellent commercial. Not as good as the Eminem Detroit one, but better than last year's with Clint Eastwood.
The pickup truck business is a tough one, and Dodge is at a severe disadvantage. This may not sell any Rams but it should give folks a better feeling about Chrysler. I still think that the company will be dead by 2020 and their CEO has no idea what he's doing but I have a lot of good memories of the company and hope they can pull it out.
Past NASCAR drivers
Stock Car Racing History
If you can get hold of Randy LaJoie, he can put you on to Bob Riley. Randy's dad (Don LaJoie) used to have heated battles with Bob at Danbury Racearena. I didn't find an obituary for him so I presume that he's still hanging around.On the other side of the racing spectrum, Jackie Oliver is holed up somewhere in England. If you don't have any connections in the F1/Sportscar world then your best chance would be to get something together during Porsche Rennsport Reunion V in 2014 (probably Laguna Seca).
Big Structural Changes Coming to Daytona Speedway; Casino Gambling in Future?
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possibly the removal of low-level seating that suffers from obstructed views
That's what they're telling you, but more than that it's a CYA move to minimize lawsuits in case a car (or parts) goes into the stands. It's a good idea, and maybe it will allow them to take off the restrictor plates and go back to full-out racing.
That illustration can't be taken as bible, but you'll notice that there are no openings to the apron behind the fence. I wouldn't want a seat in the nosebleed section but it's probably no worse than Indianapolis.