The 2014 NASCAR Season Thread

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Last night the 2014 NASCAR Season began with a bang

Kyle Busch pulls last-lap magic, wins truck race at Daytona

Good luck to all the competitors

 

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Dylan Kwasniewski wins rain-shortened Nationwide pole at Daytona

Get ready for the Drive for COPD 300

 

[Andrew8468]

And Regan Smith did the same thing for the Nationwide race.

 

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Starting grid for the Daytona 500, along with television schedule

Daytona 500 2014: Start time, lineup, TV schedule, live streaming

 

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And Regan Smith did the same thing for the Nationwide race.

That was a fun race to listen to

Regan Smith wins Daytona Nationwide race in nailbiter

I think NASCAR put themselves in a hole when they said they would penalize someone for pushing. Having not watched the race, I have to take their word. But they did say they would penalize both drivers :idunno:

 

[SIRIUSaboutXM]

So who do you think will win the race between Richard Petty & Danica? Tony Stewart said he will be glad to provide the cars. I'd love to see it!

 

[The Butler]

Good to be back racing again.

 

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So who do you think will win the race between Richard Petty & Danica? Tony Stewart said he will be glad to provide the cars. I'd love to see it!

Martinsville

20 lap shootout :idea:

 

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I heard that if they didn't restart by 2000 (8pm) EST, that they would wait until tomorrow evening to run the race :scratch:

Some crazy cartoon is on FOX right now :right:

 

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About to go back to green

Hope they get the rest of the race in tonight

 

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Dale wins the Daytona 500

 

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Apparently, some people thought Jimmie Johnson had won the Daytona 500 a few hours ago

Autos Fans confused by Daytona replay - ESPN

I guess if FOX replayed Super Bowl 46 during Tue blackout at Super Bowl 47, some people might have thought that the New York Giants won it two years in a row :sleepy:

 

[Andrew8468]

Jooooooooonyeeeerrrrrrrrrr

 

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Junebug says he is going to join Twitter now that he won the Daytona 500. I bet he has a million followers by the end of this week.

 

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Good article & nice pics of Jr's win from USA Today

Dale Jr.'s girlfriend on Daytona 500 win: 'biggest win of his career'

 

[Andrew8468]

Just checked. Dale has sent out 3 tweets so far and already has 271,500 followers.

 

[SIRIUSaboutXM]

Just checked. Dale has sent out 3 tweets so far and already has 271,500 followers.

What a day at Daytona! Took nearly 12 hours, but well worth the wait. In case you missed his new commercial- this is great:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNh18bRw_0k]Dale Earnhardt Jr. Call | Diet Mountain Dew Commercial - YouTube[/ame]

A #3 Car back in Nascar for the 1st time since that tragic day in 2001 and takes the poll!

Earhardt wins the Great American Race!

He now has won it twice as many times as his Dad :jawdrop:


For those who don't use twitter- here's his latest:

Came to SI now in NYC and ran into @Kelly Clark fresh from #Sochi2014!

Look who I ran into at the Daytona Experience. Dad's Happy!

 

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That's a cool pic of Dale in front of the statue of his dad

What do they do with the winning car now that Daytona USA, er, D5X is closed? :scratch:

 

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The Weather Channel is taking it to NASCAR by saying they put thousands in danger during the rain delay :right:

Daytona 500: Despite Warnings, Track Officials Waited an Hour Before Evacuating Fans from Dangerous Weather - weather.com Severe Storms Hit Daytona 500

I'm sure Mike Helton will have a chat with NBC over this

 

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Daytona 500 winner is always on Letterman the following Monday- Jr has been waiting a long time for this! Must see TV!

Filming right now for tonight's show :bigclap:

Warning- he may be a little out of it- heard him on the Morning Drive this morning on NASCAR Radio and he said he only had the chance to drink 2 beers and only got 60 minutes of sleep!