Bud Shootout

[wolfman]

Bud Shootout tonight.
Anyone else been looking forward to the start of the stock car racing season?

Wonder how Danica will do this year since she is running both series.

 

[HighStrung]

Very ready for the season to start. As for Danica...I expect results similar to her first few starts last year. She'll run, and she'll do moderate (12-25 place finish most of the time), but I don't think she'll make the transition to a career here, she'll be back in open wheel if the support/fan base hangs on for that series. Nascar is still a "good ol boys club" in some ways, my guess is that in many eyes she still has some dues to pay and won't get a lot of help.

 

[snapping turtle]

yeap go brad!

 

[lrahm]

Some of my favorite races. The shootout and the twin 125's.

 

[Magneto]

The 29 is going to look awfully good in victory lane tonight.

 

[snapping turtle]

As far as danica i would like to see her on the pole.

I would also like to be pushing her from behind. (come on guys get your heads out of the pits)

It should be a good race and race week coming up. Smaller spoiler, fuel injection, little air holes in the grills so they can't two car all day long. going back to the pack racing and I expect to see the big one sooner in the race.

 

[Westside]

Arca race was good and looking forward to this season.

Danica will run mid pack most all season. Might win a fuel mileage race. But not a major factor.

 

[straight-shooter]

As far as danica i would like to see her on the pole.

Would that be a brass pole ?

 

[bman1962]

Myself I would much rather see the two car draft instead of the 200 mph traffic jam that they have changed the rules again to try to get back. In my opinion the folks that want to see the big one aren't real race fans and thats exactly who nascar are catering to.
Lets get the Daytona 500 traffic jam over and get on to some real racing. .02!!

 

[jmiller676]

Myself I would much rather see the two car draft instead of the 200 mph traffic jam that they have changed the rules again to try to get back. In my opinion the folks that want to see the big one aren't real race fans and thats exactly who nascar are catering to.
Lets get the Daytona 500 traffic jam over and get on to some real racing. .02!!

I like the "traffic jam" because that is what Daytona has always been. When a car can go from 22 to 3 in a half a lap it makes for some great racing. They are the worlds best drivers for a reason and they put on a good show.The two car tandem made for a slow and boring Daytona last year. I don't think its the crash people want to see, it's the 3 wide side by side racing and the slingshot moves.

 

[tmfinney]

I'm just looking forward to getting to see it this season since I'm off on weekends now. Been awhile since I got to just throw the tv on and watch an entire race.

 

[Kagnew]

Bud Shootout tonight.
Anyone else been looking forward to the start of the stock car racing season?

Wonder how Danica will do this year since she is running both series.

Real race cars don't have fenders.

 

[85t5mcss]

Real race cars don't have fenders.

Please? We won't go there. There's plenty of room for us all. I particularly like LeMans and Rolex Series and they have fenders. It's where all the F1 flunkies end up after all (or DTM).

Seriously, though. Looks like contact will make for multiple "Big Ones". I can only dream of them changing downforce rules and tire compunds to mimmick some of the 80s racing. Make the drivers drive it and take care of it. It WILL slow them down one way or another. They can only slide around so long before crashing so they back out of the gas instead. Remember Darlington in the 80s? No going flat out...they couldn't. And had to take care of the tires.

 

[wolfman]

Not a Kyle Busch fan, but can't help have at least a little respect for a guy that was involved in not one, but both big wrecks, and still pulled off a win.

On a "side note" glad to see J Gordon walk away!!

 

[bman1962]

I like the "traffic jam" because that is what Daytona has always been. When a car can go from 22 to 3 in a half a lap it makes for some great racing. They are the worlds best drivers for a reason and they put on a good show.The two car tandem made for a slow and boring Daytona last year. I don't think its the crash people want to see, it's the 3 wide side by side racing and the slingshot moves.

In 1973 Richard Petty won the race with a 2 lap margin of victory and that doesn't happen with the "traffic jam" we have now. You can make an argument that running away with the race would not make a good race either. I would guess that me being 49 I remember the racing different then a younger fan does.
I guess the thing that bothers me the most is with the "traffic jam" we end up with alot of good cars and racers that lose their shot at the win by no fault of their own but because they were in the wrong half of the field when trouble started.
Won't it be exciting this year when the winner of the Daytona 500 comes across the finish line along with the remaining 10 cars left in the field and all of them are tore up?

 

[snapping turtle]

It won't take them long to change the rules if there are only 10 cars left at the end of the 500. The teams just will not put up for long with the loss of good cars.