NA$CAR Speed Week Chat

[ÜberDoober]

Well, for the umteenth year in a row, I took today off to watch the Duels from Daytona. Unlike previous years, there were a few wrecks but no "big one". Didn't Jimmy Johnson crash out the whole field last year? Or was it the year before?

Nice to see AJ Allmendinger make it. I can't determine if Scott Speed is in or out yet but I like him, mostly because he is so freaky different.

Yeah, I know it's only NASCAR but at least it is racing. After the winter off-season, I'm ready to even watch cars go in circles. Pretty desperate, eh? :)

[ÜberDoober]

Ya Hoo! Watched the trucks...watched the Nationwide race and now the green flag is about to fly for the Daytona 500!

Sure, it's only NASCAR, but.... :D

I really hate the prayer thing they do and Jesus stuff. Man, that's gotta turn off a lot of people that don't happen to be Christian. If we stereotype the typical NASCAR fan as a bible thumpin' redneck southerner, then maybe it still fits but they've really tried to downplay that image so I don't get the whole "invocation". Maybe if they kept it non-denominational it would be okay but the whole Jesus bit is a bit much for me.

Well, time to start the engines so I'll be vegging out for a few hours. Hope for a safe race, bigass crashes and a close finish!

[HEMLOCK]

I don't watch many nascar races but the Daytona 500 is an american tradition. They have some big wrecks.

[ÜberDoober]

Oh crap. :mad: It looks like rain may screw up the race, which has been pretty clean so far. I just hope they don't take a 2 hour break and start it again. I have things to do today!

[ÜberDoober]

They called it for rain. It's over! :mad:

Matt Kenseth takes it but our pal AJ Allmendinger ends up in third. Too bad we couldn't see a legit last 30 laps. That's kind of a bummer and now I have to get back to my chores. Ugh!