I can't believe Penske hired Joey Lagano to drive the 22 car for 2013. Look up overrated in the dictionary and you will see Lagano's picture.
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I can't believe Penske hired Joey Lagano to drive the 22 car for 2013. Look up overrated in the dictionary and you will see Lagano's picture.
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I looked it up in the dictionary, and sure enough, there was a picture of Lagano's peachfuzzed face right next to Dale Jr. :lol8:
Seriously though, was there no one else to choose from? I mean here was Dinger who came from a lackluster team and did great things, Joey, on the other hand...:facepalm1:
I thought Hornish should get the ride. He has done good things in that car since he was tossed into the deep end. Hornish has also spent 2 years in Nationwide learning since his last trip into Cup.
As for talented drivers available.... Kurt Bush.... I know he comes with other problems, but the guy is a winner, champion and hell of a driver.
I also don't know if Jr is overrated, fans seem to understand what you see is what you get.... and they love him anyways. He is just popular and I don't consider that over rated. Same goes for Danica.
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joey made a good move. that being said i am not a big fan. had he stayed he would have had to take a step backward. running a full cup season or running a nationwide and a handful of cup, what would you chose? i agree he is overrated but mark martin does have an eye for talent. at least he has some wins in cup. how many does hornish or dinger have? the 22 car needs a driver with an appeal to a sponsor and logano is that driver.
kurt is right where he belongs. you reap what you sow. kind of a hot potato for the sponsors.
Lagano has trouble staying in the top 20 in points and he has a car and crew chief with 2 Cup championships. Heck... Paul Menard has a better record driving.... and I would want him either...
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So.... where will Kurt Busch end up in 2013? He is without doubt one of the most talented drivers around. He has a back marker team and still gives them a chance to win every weekend.
FWIW Kurt's crew and shop guys are real believers in his talent.... and loyal. After Kurt's latest dumbass crap the team owner was going to let him go. The entire crew said they would quit if he did. They said they would rather take Kurt's crap and run up front over returning to being a rolling chicane.
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And Ryan Newman was avaiable up to a couple hours ago. He just inked a one year extention with SHR.
no denying the talent of the busch brothers. that family is over flowing with driving talent. unfortunately they are both deficient in the keeping the mouth shut talent. kurt has done a more than credible job driving for a less than top tier team. which shows to me that talent does go a long way in this sport. when he can keep the fenders on the car he brings home a decent finish alot of the time. just look back to his run at sonoma. beat by boywer on the next to last lap and still hung to a broken car to finish third. but as i said, a sponsors nightmare. hard to rehabilitate your image. and it is all about the dollar.
and running up front makes crap taste good.
mernard has shown he belongs in cup by his own right and not just because he has a permanent family sponsor. last year was a breakout year for him. and having a sponsor come along with him has to be attractive to a team owner.
newman is right there sandwiched between menard and logano in the standings. so i think that's a wash.
like i said before i am not a logano fan. but if i were trying to attract a sponsor he was a good choice.
i would rather see sadler get another crack at a full time cup ride before hornish.
How bout ol Rusty Wallace second guessing and dissing his former car owner's decision to pull Hornish while on prime time TV? :facepalm1:
Long before the Busch bros, we had Rusty! :haha:
Wallace is now a color commentator.... he was just doing his job and I'm fine with that...
But then again, I don't listen to the commentators during the race. I just stream the race radios through my smart phone and plug in the ear buds.
They look a lot better than those ugly taxi cabs they raced the last couple of years.
Also interesting the winning manufacture (Dodge) will not return in 2013.
sounds like they had a good test at lowes motor speedway. Jr said the cars drives like the car previous to the COT. also that the toyota's looked strong.
This oughta be interesting...
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Travis Pastrana sets Nationwide slate
CONCORD, N.C. -- X Games star Travis Pastrana will drive the full NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule this year in Roush Fenway's No. 60 Ford Mustang.
Roush Fenway co-owner Jack Roush and Pastrana announced the move Thursday. Roush said the 11-time X Games gold medalist in motorcycle events is serious about making a full-time move to NASCAR and plans to drive in all 33 Nationwide races. He has made nine career Nationwide starts.
"Travis is a champion," Roush said. "It takes a great deal of drive and determination to reach that level of greatness in any field. He is serious about this move to NASCAR and we are committed to doing everything we can to see his career develop in NASCAR. We would certainly expect to see a great level of excitement brought to the table as he progresses within our sport."
RFR will have two full-time Nationwide entries with Pastrana and 2010 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne in the No. 6 Ford. Pastrana will team with veteran crew chief Chad Norris.
"I am very serious about making this move, running competitively and ultimately winning races in NASCAR," said Pastrana, who is also a motocross and rally car champion. "No team can claim the success in the Nationwide Series that Roush Fenway has, and I know driving an RFR Ford will provide me with the maximum opportunity to develop my skills behind the wheel of a stock car."
This just means that Pastrana brought his own funding to the team. "Ride buying" has gone on for years and will continue for any more. The Cup series has been lucky in the past because most high profile car owners were able to fund the team without drivers money.
FWIW- Dale Earnhardt got his start buying his way in with Wranglers money through a personal service contract.
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Kyle Bush has signed a long term deal with JGR.
Kevin Harvick will leave Childress at the end of 2013 and join Stewart Hass for 2014.
How will Pastrana do? That is the question... :popcorn:
That one is easy.... He will be a rolling chicane....Quote:
Originally Posted by accadacca
Tap'n on my Galaxy G3
A lot of people saying that the 60 cars fab shop is looking at some major overtime this year, but it's really hard to tell right now. He had some respectable finishes last year in Nationwide and finished on the lead lap a few times.Quote:
Originally Posted by accadacca
The guy's got a ton of talent and could do very well, but I think it will come down to his level of commitment. He's so involved in other ventures that could become too much of a distraction to compete for a championship.
2012 Nationwide Race Results DATE RACE PLACE START LEAD COMP MONEY PTS BONUS PEN 4/27 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond 22 25 0 248 $19,918 22 0 0 5/11 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington 17 25 0 151 $18,068 27 0 0 5/20 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa 26 15 0 228 $19,818 18 0 0 5/26 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Charlotte 24 42 0 195 $17,503 20 0 0 7/14 NASCAR Nationwide Series at New Hampshire 31 20 0 77 $16,933 13 0 0 7/22 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Chicago 17 32 0 200 $23,768 27 0 0 7/28 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Indianapolis 13 19 0 100 $27,868 31 0 0 9/1 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Atlanta 26 16 6 173 $16,768 19 1 0 9/7 NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond 17 5 0 250 $14,225 27 0 0
danica patrick and ricky stenhouse are dating. she just divorced he hubbly last month.
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Something was messed up when I posted this...fixed in the next post.
Wow, even the Daytona 500 has been Ralstoned! :lol8:
Franco named grand marshal for 500
FOX Sports
Updated Feb 8, 2013 9:52 AM ET
Actor James Franco has been named the grand marshal for the 55th running of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 (Feb. 24, 12 p.m. ET on FOX).
Mark your calendars now and get ready to "reach up and pull those belts down tight one more time!" The Daytona 500 on FOX is set for Feb. 24.
[FONT=&]Franco is the star of the upcoming Disney movie, "Oz the Great and Powerful.
Anyone going to the Vegas 2013 race this year should be a good one !!!
I might be at Vegas... kinda depends on some other things I have cooking...
The Stewart Haas cars are looking really strong at Daytona. :nod:
Danica is on the pole for the Daytona 500... get ready for Danamania to hit full throttle...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbaEVA259IE
Hit me up if anyone is going to the Vegas Race I will camping in the infield looking forward to it !! ;0)
spent many years camped in the infield at vegas.
Great place to camp, bad place to watch the race.
We usually had grandstand tickets as well.
NASCAR needs some spice. JR finishing 2nd again isn't shabby by any means. Danica with a dominating pole, in the Top Ten all day, 3rd at the beginning of the last lap and finishing 8th. Overrated? Little premature. She's got the looks, skills and attitude to take her places and NASCAR will enjoy the ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceaxe
What kind of command to start the engines was that? "Drivers and Danica, start your engines." Is Danica not a driver? I wish they would stop letting these idiots who know nothing about racin' in the gate.
Speaking of idiots, why was that gangsta 50cent at the race hanging out on pit road? What a loser.
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Originally Posted by Sandstone Addiction
http://www.examiner.com/article/50-c...danica-patrick
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Originally Posted by JP
What a loser...
Here is Smokes sprint car crash Monday night. He is out for the season with a badly broken leg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5EVkmpszPI