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Smaller rear spoilers good or bad?
Changes for 2012 Daytona
•Smaller radiators
(maximum of 2 gallon capacity)
•Smaller overflow tank
(maximum capacity of ½ gallon)
•Radiator inlet moved up closer into the front center bumper area
•Rate reduction in the springs (softer springs)
•Smaller rear spoiler
•Base line restrictor plate of 29/32 inch (1/64 inch larger than plate size for the 2011 Daytona 500)
I like nascars effort to break up tandem drafting but the smaller rear spoiler caused to many wrecks and idiots like Ambrose didnt get the memo on not pushing on the left rear.
Answer: Think of it like this.
They also went with a smaller grill opening [two inches high by 18 inches wide]. http://www.nascar.com/news/120114/preseason-thunder-daytona-deemed-success/index.html
The smaller the grill opening, the less air goes through the car and is either forced over the car, around the car, under the car, or is packed back toward the car in front because the cars push more air when there is more surface area in the front.
So when the cars push more air in the front, when 2 cars are together, then the one in back is pushing more air towards the car in front [hence: *the draft*]. That push makes the air flow off the rear spoiler of the car in front, thus making it lose stability in the rear.
When a car loses stability in the rear it has to slow to regain that stability. When you have several stable cars running faster than a none stable car, the unstable car in front is forced to let off to regain stability, YOU HAVE A F*****G WRECK...!!!
That was the 'key ingredient' to every wreck they had last night. Go back and watch as the car in front slowed.
Brian France should have known from practice that it was a problem. My concern is if he is even smart enough to make the needed changes before the Gatorade Duals and Daytona race, or will he respond by punishing the drivers for drafting in the turns?
My bet would be is Brian France will be so stupid as to put fault on the drivers...
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Will CCR contend for wins next season?
Daytona 500 champion Derrike Cope is going to form Creation-Cope Racing (CCR). The venture will see the respected British Le Mans LMP organisation teaming up with the 30-year NASCAR veteran Cope, with the capability of entering cars in Sprint Cup, Nationwide, Camping World Trucks and K&N Pro Series, out of its race shop premises in Mooresville, NC.
Will this team win any NASCAR races in 2012?
Answer: CCR? I didn't know anyone from Creedence Clearwater Revival raced in NASCAR. Cool.
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Nascar Sprint Cup Daytona 500 Live Stream Online Free 2012 ...
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Nascar Takes Steps to Regain Its Following
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — When the royalty of Nascar gathered last June in a hotel in Charlotte, N.C., the meeting had the feel of an urgent summit. Once a seemingly unstoppable juggernaut, Nascar suffered during the recession as attendance and television ratings fell and sponsors, who once flocked to the sport, held back. Brian France, - By KEN BELSON
Has anyone seen the 2012 NASCAR ON FOX Daytona 500 Commercial?
If you did can you link me to it?
lol
b/c i missed it :(
Answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaI5pQYCuC0
Bad quality, but there it is!
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Live blog: Inferno on track halts Daytona 500
MORE: Night start might be ratings bonanza STORY: TV anchor in trouble for Danica slur PHOTO GALLERY: 2012 Daytona 500 ... 10:40: For those who dont follow NASCAR closely, its worth mentioning that once the 200-lap Daytona 500 reached Lap 101 ...
Daytona 500 2012: Why NASCAR Had To Postpone Race To ...
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5-time champ Johnson wrecks early in Daytona 500
He vowed to get back on track in 2012, but his team had a setback on the ... Knaus has been suspended twice before by NASCAR, including before the 2006 Daytona 500. He also was suspended in 2007 for violations to the body of Johnsons car ...
King wins Truck Series race at Daytona???? whats your reaction?
the crashes were unbelieveable, the GWCs were exciting and unpredictable, and the race winner was a no surprise in NASCAR but i was surprised King won the race. King wreck Johnny Sauter and his mom to win the race. #7 would win a NCWTS Championship in 2012, but likely going to be in Top-5 that year. King was like to Sauter saying "tata for now!!!!"
BQ: should NHRA and other drag racing organizations rename Funny Cars to Sports Cars? i dont like the name, funny car because i was afraid that some drag racing fans would be confused that Scott Kalittas fatal fiery crash and any other fatal funny car crashes in NHRA would be funny. Funny car is a stupid drag racing name.
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Yes Danica is interesting and a good driver but there are other female drivers no one mentions?
My favorite and one who holds great promise is Johanna Long, 19 years old, from Pensacola FL...she will be a great driver...and she finishes her races...she has tenacity and talent...but nope, not a word about her...
http://www.johannalong.com/About_Jo.html
http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/Johanna-Long-bests-Danica-Patrick-at-2012-Daytona-Nationwide-Series-race-022512
And no I am not a Danica hater, I like seeing the ladies racing...now thats a liberated woman when I see that!
Also, Sprint Cup Daytona 500 today! It should be a good race!
News media, dont make me hate Danica because I have nothing against her and do think shes pretty good...but she ought to be, shes BEEN racing for years...
So viewpoints about Danica, female racers, etc.?
Answer: Yes she OUGHT to be good...and YES she has been racing for YEARS...but NO Danica is NOT a good driver...she has only won ONE Indy race, never finished better than 5th in NASCAR and wrecks almost every race...usually taking someone else with her. I too like to see female drivers race, but those who are NASCAR drivers like Joanna Long...not someone NASCAR brings in for sex appeal.
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Motor Racing-Daytona 500 halted by fire
DAYTONA BEACH Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Daytona 500 was suspended with 40 laps remaining on Monday after a bizarre accident when Colombian Juan Pablo Montoyas car hit a jet dryer truck causing it to burst into flames. The race was under caution ...
Daytona 500 2012: Rick Santorum To Sponsor NASCAR Sprint Cup ...
Daytona 500 2012: Rick Santorum To Sponsor NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Car. by Jeff Gluck • Feb 25, 2012 12:54 PM EST
How many more days until the Daytona 500?
If any of the other sports fans are jonesing for some action they might want to tune into some NASCAR action, while theyre drinking a beer and eating hot wings, so please include the time/date and station broadcasting the 2012 NASCAR Cup race @ Daytona
Answer: Right this second as I type, it's 22 day, 20 minutes and 25 seconds for the start at 1:20 PM ET on Feb 26th on Fox.
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NASCAR Daytona Nationwide Series Results: 2012 Drive4COPD ...
In a weekend of unlikely winners, James Buescher took the checkered flag under caution in Saturday's Drive4COPD 300 Nationwide Series race with wreckage from the cars of the likely winners strewn behind him in Turn 4 at ...
Two Cities, Two Parties, One Big Steam Bath
Charlotte and Tampa have at least two things in common. Both are likely to be baking in heat and humidity in the summer of 2012. Tampa will have the Republicans sweating, not just from the average high temperatures in August of 90 degrees but because if their nominee fails to impress in Florida, the party may well lose the election. Democrats in - By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
Scott Tucker Recalls Daytona Success as 2012 Season Gets Underway
SEBRING, Fla., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While the 2012 NASCAR racing season kicks off with the Daytona 500, 2011 American Le Mans Series LMP2 Champion driver Scott Tucker is in Florida recalling his own "Daytona Dream." Tucker ...
2012 Daytona 500 Live Results: Race Ready To Resume After Explosion
The most bizarre two hours in NASCAR history are about to come to an end. After a lengthy red-flag period to clean up the remains of an exploded jet dryer, the Daytona 500 is finally set to get back underway at the World Center of Racing – at ...
Daytona 500 Live stream online stream online Nascar Sprint 2012 ?
Watch Daytona 500 Live stream NASCAR. The long awaited rematch is finally here.Daytona 500 will try to prove to everyone that his win against Daytona ...
Daytona International Speedway
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Summers Eve, JGR announce sponsorship plans for 2012 season on #18 car?
Summers Eve, JGR announce sponsorship plans
Company buys in for 12 Cup races on No. 18
By Joe Menzer, NASCAR.COM
November 15, 2011 1:30 PM, EDT
CONCORD, N.C -- All race teams should be so fortunate.
J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing, said Tuesday that he had a difficult decision to make recently. He had one potential sponsor, Summers Eve feminine hygiene sprays, that wanted to invest considerable dollars in JGR; but he had another long-time sponsor, M&Ms/Mars, that would have to invest a little less to let Summers Eve come on board in the fashion that Gibbs and others involved in the negotiations thought made the most sense.
In the end, Gibbs did the only thing he figured he could do. He went to Mars Candy and made the unusual request. He talked to officials there about sponsoring fewer Sprint Cup races on the No. 18 Toyota driven by Kyle Busch - and considering the recent problems Busch has precipitated with the long-time JGR sponsor it wasnt hard to work out a deal. That paved the way for Summers Eve to buy into a total of 12 Cup races, beginning with the Daytona 500 in 2012.
With the 9-race deal announced last month with Kotex Maxi-Pads, Summers Eve announced its increased sponsorship agreement with JGR on Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In addition to making its initial foray into Cup racing, the company also will sponsor a part-time Trucks series season with Busch at the wheel of the #18 truck, as well as 10 additional Nationwide races to be split between Busch and another driver still to be announced.
"From a teammate standpoint, this is a great addition for Joe Gibbs Racing. At the Cup level, at the Nationwide level -- and just as a team," Gibbs said. "So when we went to present it to [M&Ms/Mars], they were kind of like, OK, I get it - Kyle has been rather whiney, and with him losing adult male fans we need to increase the female fan base. Obviously theyre not spending for the extra 12 races. But I think, for them, it kind of made sense and it fit."
"Weve done it before with Interstate [Batteries], so why not feminine hygiene products partnering together? Kotex and Summers Eve is a natural fit. Some sponsors want the whole thing. But this is nothing different from what weve done in the past, and from what other teams have done."
What is different is that M&Ms already had agreed to full sponsorship on the No. 18 car for next season and "for a while, without going into detail," according to Gibbs, "some changes had to be made." When other teams have in the past cobbled together sponsorship between two or more sponsors for a Cup season, its been out of necessity because the entire season wasnt yet covered.
"I think it makes this an even better deal," Gibbs insisted. "Youre not having to cobble something together out of necessity. Youre doing it for long term, tying to make a foundation. It makes sense."
Gibbs denied that the move was precipitated by M&Ms dissatisfaction in Busch as driver of the car. Currently mired in last in the Chase point standings, Busch has not won a race since mid-season and had his most lack-luster season with only 3 wins as he closes in on finishing up his third season as full-time driver of the No. 18 car piloted by former JGR driver J.J. Yeley.
"Without giving the details, thats not really the case," Gibbs said. "We got [Busch] when he was young and we walked him through all that, but hes still got immaturity issues. I think hes got a great future at Joe Gibbs Racing. Obviously on the performance side its all good, its just that were not happy with his bahavior overall - so maybe Summers Eve will help freshen things up." Gibbs said with a wink.
Gibbs also denied that the move is paving the way for M&Ms to further lessen its involvement in the sport or get out altogether in the long haul.
"Again, they worked with us," Gibbs said. "They didnt have to say yes. I think its something that makes sense for the big picture. I think theyre just a good partner. What we didnt want to do was say, Hey, Summers Eve (and Kotex). We think youre a great partners. But were sorry, you have to go someplace else. We cant make it work. With the trucks for Kyle and the Nationwide and Cup for us, I think it all makes sense.
"Summers Even and Kotex brands will be great partners for JGR and KBM. You dont want to have to pass on that and give someone else that opportunity. We went to M&Ms and said, Here are all the issues we have, and here are all your issues with Kyle, and heres why we think they would be a valuable partner. And they were like, OK, we agree. "
@James Crowder - hows that marriage to your sister going?
Oh, and not to forget - NICE MULLET, moron.
Answer: Ive never laughed so hard. great NASCAR sponsor for Kyle.
Category: NASCAR
AUTO RACING; In Search of Diversity, Nascar Has a Prospect
Marc Davis makes his way to remote Hickory Motor Speedway and straps himself into the No. 92 Levi Strauss Signature Chevrolet stock car almost every Saturday night. At 16, after nearly a decade of racing on tracks all over the country, he is still two years away from eligibility for Nascars Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck racing series. So - Marc Davis signs contract extension - By VIV BERNSTEIN
Daytona 500 2012 Delayed After Juan Pablo Montoya's Fiery Crash ...
After a day and a half of rain, the 2012 Daytona 500 is set to get underway at 7 p.m. Eastern, with the race taking place under the lights.
Rain leads to first postponement of Daytona 500 - Feb 26, 2012 ...
1 day ago ... The start of Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500 was delayed by persistent rain at Daytona International Speedway.
OP-ED COLUMNIST; Sacred Cows, Angry Birds
The House of Representatives has been cutting like crazy! Down with Planned Parenthood and PBS! We cant afford to worry about mercury contamination! Safety nets are too expensive! But keep your hands off the Defense Departments budget to sponsor Nascar racers. Its a great public/private partnership, said Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen, - By GAIL COLLINS
Anyone have a list of drivers for the 2012 inaugural Daytona 500, NASCAR Cup race?
they race the Daytona 500 twice in a season. The 2012 inaugural Daytona 500 refers to the first race of the 2012 season. Not the 1959 season. Comprehension is the key to understanding a question. Yahoo Answers sucks the intelligence out of some people
Answer: The official list isn't out just yet...according to NASCAR.com
This is an UNofficial list with corrections at the bottom. This si all that I can find. :
1 - Jamie McMurray
2 - Brad Keselowski
5 - Kasey Khane
6 - ?
7 - Robby Gordon
9 - Marcos Ambrose
10 - DANICA!!!!!!!!!!!! Patrick
13 - Casey Mears
14 - Tony Stewart
15 - Clint Bowyer (will Probably get 00's Owner Points)
16 - Greg Biffle
17 - Matt Kenseth
18 - Kyle Busch
20 - Joey Logano
21 - Trevor Bayne
22 - AJ Allemdinger
23 - ?
24 - Jeff Gordon
27 - Paul Menard
29 - Kevin Harvick
30 - David Stremme
31 - Jeff Burton
32 - Terry Labonte?
33 - ?
34 - David GIlliland?
35 - Geoff Bodine?
36 - Dave Blaney
37 - Josh Wise (ROTY)
38 - Travis Kvapil?
39 - Ryan Newman
42 - Juan Pablo Montoya
43 - Aric Almirola
46 - Scott Speed?
48 - He who Shall Not be Named
50 - TJ Bell?
51 - Kurt Busch
52? - Hamilton/Means Racing
55 - Mark Martin
56 - Martin Truex Jr
57 - Norm Benning?
60 - Mike Skinner
64 - ?
66 - Michael McDowell?
71 - ?
75 - Derrike Cope?
77? - ?
78 - REGAN SMITH
87 - Joe Nemecheck
88 - DAEL JEWNYR
92 - Brian Keselowski?
93 -
97 - Kevin Conway?
98 - Austin Dillion?
99 - Carl Edwards
? - JJ Yeley? (Front row car #3)
55 Listed
Free Agents
- David Ragan
- Andy Lally
- Brian Vickers
- David Starr
- David Reutimann
EDIT 1 : CHANGED MARK MARTIN TO 55, fwr 55 to ?
EDIT 2: added 30 - David Stremme , 56 cars
edit 3: added hamilton means car , 57 cars
edit 4: kurt busch out of 22
edit 5 : de-added 4, 83 , 55 cars
edit 6: de added grant efinger from 93
edit 7: allmendinger to 22, 43 without driver
edit 8 : Kurt Busch in 51
edit 9 : removed 84 , amirola in 43
Category: NASCAR
Rule Changes for 2012 Agree or Disagree?
Word out of Daytona Beach is that NASCAR is going to award 30 extra bonus championship points for the driver who was elected to MPD (Most Popular Driver) in the preceding season. If the said driver makes the chase he will be awarded 10 extra championship bonus points at the start of the chase.
Is this fair? or is it a Just reward for the driver who can get a MPD award in the prior season?
Source: Orlando Sentinel Jan 12, 2001 sports section
Answer: Nice to know the Jr. haters haven't killed themselves over the off-season for lack of things to whine about.
Category: NASCAR
Daytona 500 rolling after rain delay
Daytona Beach, Florida (CNN)-- For the first time since its inaugural race in 1959, drivers competing in NASCARs Daytona 500 started burning rubber at night and on a Monday after Florida showers forced a day-long delay. Rain led race officials ...
Daytona 500 start pushed back to 7 p.m. Monday
NASCAR pushed the start of its season-opening Daytona ... we do run the Daytona 500 and the trophy is handed to the winner and there is a Daytona 500 champion for 2012," said Helton, "that that sustains and then launches us into the 2012 season with ...
Fastenal to 99 Cup team?
From Jayski:
Fastenal Steps up to be primary sponsor for Edwards: Fastenal announced that it has signed a multiyear agreement with Roush Fenway Racing to become a primary sponsor of Carl Edwards #99 Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Fastenal will be the primary on Edwards #99 for 17 Cup
Series races in 2012, starting at Daytona International Speedway. The company will also sponsor two additional Roush Fenway entries in a yet to be determined 2012 Sprint Cup Series race, putting three Fastenal-branded Fords on the track during a single event. "Ive appreciated the long
relationship that Ive had with Fastenal," said Edwards. "Im proud that they believe so strongly in our team and program that they are making the commitment to sponsor us in the Sprint Cup Series. My
partnership with Fastenal started in 1999 at my local dirt track. I would have never imagined that we would be going to the 2012 Daytona 500 together. They have always treated me with the same respect that they treat their customers and I am proud to represent them."
"Its hard to imagine a better driver, or a better spokesperson for our company, than Carl Edwards," said Cory Jansen, Fastenals Executive Vice President, Operations. "Hes become a true member of the Fastenal blue team, and we cant wait to see him make a run for the championship in the #99
Fastenal Ford."
For Fastenal, the road to this marquee sponsorship began back in 2006 when the company began
sponsoring a team in NASCARs Truck Series. Fastenal moved to the Nationwide Series two years later. But through it all, a Fastenal-sponsored car had never won a NASCAR race until its
partnership with Roush Fenway and Edwards began in 2010. Edwards and Fastenal have teamed up to go to NASCAR victory lane five times in the #60 Fastenal Ford Mustang, including four times this season. "Because of the phenomenal season Carl is having, weve probably had more brand
exposure this year than weve had in the previous five years combined," added Jansen. "Were looking forward to taking another huge step forward next season by presenting our brand to the tens of millions of fans who follow the Cup Series."(Roush Fenway Racing)(9-1-2011)
Also...
Dale Jr. re-signs with Hendrick thru 2017: Hendrick Motorsports and driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. have agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep Earnhardt behind the wheel of the #88 Chevys through the end of the 2017 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. "Were excited to have everything formalized and announced," said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. "Junior and I had a handshake agreement months ago, and we let other people work out the finer points from there. It was as simple and smooth as it gets. My feelings havent changed since the day he first signed with us. Im committed as ever to putting him in the best possible situation to be successful and compete for wins and championships."
Earnhardt, 36, has earned 18 Sprint Cup race wins since joining the circuit full-time in 2000. The Kannapolis, N.C., native has won the Daytona 500, the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and two Nationwide Series championships. In NASCARs national touring series, he has a combined 41 points-paying victories. "Its great to have it all wrapped up so quickly and far in advance," said Earnhardt, who currently is ninth in the Sprint Cup standings. "Rick and I were on the same page from the first time we talked about it, so there wasnt any sense in waiting. There were never any questions or hesitations from either of us. It was just, Yeah, lets do it. Im really happy at Hendrick Motorsports and enjoy working with everyone here. The teams been very competitive this season, and were all excited about the direction of things. I want to make sure were giving our fans something to cheer about for a long time." Earnhardt originally signed with Hendrick Motorsports in June 2007 for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. That contract was set to expire at the end of 2012.(Hendrick Motorsports)(9-1-2011)
Thoughts?
Richard W... Look at the "Thoughts" thing below all the stuff.
Answer: Glad to hear about Jr not going anywhere, because he's on the verge of putting it all together and winning some races in that 88. Also, don't know if I just missed this or what, but where's Aflac going? Maybe they're gonna be Matt Kenseth's sponsor to replace Crown Royal?
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Allen wins iRacing season-opener at Daytona - Feb 24, 2012 ...
Jeremy Allen (Indianapolis, Ind.) was in the right place at the right time at the virtual Daytona International Speedway Tuesday night. As a result, he took home the ...
Daytona International Speedway - Daytona International Speedway
February 18, 2012. The Budweiser Shootout, the climax to a racing doubleheader, is a no-holds barred non-points race with the top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars.
NASCAR: Defending Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne not guaranteed ...
A year later, Trevor Bayne still cant quite believe the whirlwind of instant notoriety that followed his wild Daytona 500 victory. Bayne fondly recalls ...
Budweiser ratchets up Daytona commitment - Feb 24, 2012 - NASCAR.COM
The Budweiser Shootout no longer will be the Budweiser Shootout. A 34-year supporter of racing at Daytona, Budweiser is both shifting and enhancing its commitment.
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season Opens With Shootout At Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2012) — It’s here. At last. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season ramps up this week with a bevy of traditional events ...
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Feb 2012 Sprint Cup Series Live Race Daytona 500 Daytona Int
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NASCAR - CUP: Start Times Finalized For Speedweeks 2012 Events
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Daytona 500 Is Delayed by Crash and Explosion
The Daytona 500 is known for shocking finishes and unexpected winners. But nothing that has come before quite matches what happened on Monday night in the first prime-time running of Nascar’s premier event. A bizarre crash — even by auto ...
Fast Cars, Frozen in Time
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Pieces of Nascars past have been scattered for decades in garages, ubiquitous racing halls of fame and team museums serving as unofficial historians for a sport that lacked a home. Leave it to Richard Petty to explain why Nascar never had a real Hall of Fame. To have a Hall of Fame, youve got to have some history, Petty - By VIV BERNSTEIN
AUTOMOTIVE - CUP: 2012 NASCAR Series Season Opens With Shootout At ...
It’s here. At last. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season ramps up this week with a bevy of traditional events leading up to the 54tn annual Daytona 500.
Travis Pastrana sets 2012 NASCAR Nationwide schedule
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The 40 places that Travis Pastrana ... injury in the RallyCross event in a car modified with hand controls. His first NASCAR-sanctioned start of 2012 will come at Bristol Motor Speedway in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series March 17 ...
NASCAR Notebook: Faithful fans back at track
“Well, certainly you like to make some lemonade out of lemons, and ideally the race would have started [Sunday], and it would have been sunny, and we would have been celebrating a Daytona 500 champion [on Monday],” NASCAR president Mike Helton said.
Since there is no Nascar video game this year what features should they improve on and what should they add?
Im not the biggest Nascar fan in the world but I love playing racing games like Nascar 09, etc, but Ive noticed I get bored with em rather quickly, ecspecially the career mode. I have a long list of what Id dos, would these ideas be a good combination for a great Nascar game?
-Be abled to sign multi-year contracts with a team
-Have other real drivers switch teams and/or recruit from the truck and nation wide series. Lets say Denny Hamlin leaves Joe Gibbs for Roush and the number 11 is vacant, either a real driver steps in or a rookie driver is called up.
-Have a "free agents" list of drivers that arent currently active in the cup series but can still drive like Dave Blaney, Terry Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Mike Skinner, Todd Bodine, Scott Wimmer, Joe Nemechek, etc.
-Also have a legends pool where you can unlock all the old timers like Richard Petty, Cale Yarbourogh, DW, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett, etc. Even be abled to unlock cars that the current drivers used to drive like Bobby Labonte in the 18, Jeff Burton in the 99, Mark Martin in the 6, etc.
-If you run out of provisionals you dont qualify same with the other teams.
-Have it where real teams change sponsors or paint schemes.
-Have the career mode last as long as you want where you can retire ten years into your career or thirty.
-Be abled to own another cup team while driving another car from another team
-Eliminate the "fantasy drivers" seeing car numbers in the 100s is annoying.
-When creating a car or a team you are abled to have a car number in the single and double didgets, like I said, Ive never seen a Nascar cup team with triple didgets on their roof.
-Also, I find it stupid that when you purchase a team that your buying Roush racing or Hendrick Motorsports. I feel you should be abled to create your own team and name it whatever you please with up to four or so teams. Also, be abled to hire real drivers to drive your cars like Bobby Labonte or someone then maybe hire Tony Stewart, etc.
-When racing in a race at Daytona and Talledega have the cars stay in a large pack.
-Have a leaderboard display the running order in front and behind you at the start finish line so you know who your racing for for position instead of wondering where the next pass for position is while in lap traffic.
-In career mode have a menu with all you statistics from every race youve ever ran during your career. Lets say its 2028 and you want to just look back at where you finished or started in a race in 2012 for example. The menu would consist of starts, finishes, laps, laps lead, and race winner. I think something like that would be really cool.
Also make winning more challenging but dont have it where your racing the same guy for the win every week. Make every race different where you run good at Bristol but you run like crap at Daytona. Depending on the money invested in the team you own or the team your under contract with, that will determind where and how good you and your team is.
-Finally be abled to unlock old schedules with old tracks and races like Rockingham, North Wilksboro, old homestead configuration, old atlanta, etc.
Answer: Back in the day in nascar Thunder 2003 the career mode was great. You started off in a brand new team signed sponsers. You build your own cars and engines. Your teams started out only being able to run top 25 so you couldn't go out and dominate right a way you had to use stragety to get to the front. The field seperated out like in real life and the computer drivers ran well at the tracks they did in real life. For example Kyle Petty ran great at short tracks. Terry Labonte ran good at the road course, short tracks, and plate races but only ran mid pack at the ovals.
If your damaged your car you had to repair it and it took money from your budget. So it taught you to drive respectfully because if you beat up your car every week you'd run out of cash and you'd have to start the race with a damaged car which made you off way off the pace. Each year the compition got a little stronger so you had to kept inproving your cars.
You earn money from sponsors and race winnings. You hire and fire pit crew members, chasis, and engine builders. Pay to research and test your cars.
The carreer mode lasted 20 years add you could look back at the stats form year to year. It was fun looking at the stats of drivers like Bill Elliott, Ricky Rudd, and Terry Labonte. They had 1500 starts 50 to 80 wins 900 top tens towards the end of the career mode
They had unlockable legends like Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Benny Parsons,etc.
They had the drivers swap around to at the end of each season they took some busch drivers at the time and put them in cup cars replacing drivers like Mike Skinner, Robby Gordon, and Kyle Petty
I wish they would go back to that format and update it a little maybe allow you to start other teams (teammates) add the top 35 rule so you have to qualify Add the free agents like you were talking about so you can hire Dave Blanney, Mike Skinner, or Terry Labonte(with past champ provisionals to help get your team in the top 35) to for your sencond and third team.
I like the idea of adding old tracks of course back then the they still raced at rockingham and to old Homestead format they also had the budshootout and the Winston All Star race too. They even had the winston open in carreer mode just incase you weren't yet in they should add that back as well.They should add those back as well as the old formats for the All Star race. Add The Busch tracks for testing.
They stoped this format when they added the Busch, truck and freatherlite series Those are good to have but maybe they should create their own game for those series. If they were to do that and made it different we would buy it.
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Is the Rain Delayed 2012 Daytona 500 Going To Be Fixed For Dale Earnhardt Jr?
I guess NASCAR and Brian France have a little more time to make adjustments to the 88s EFI module, thus securing a victory for the Most Overrated Driver...
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Is the 2012 Daytona 500 going to be a "frame-up" for Ralph Dale Jr?
I saw on NASCAR.com where the chair of Sprint Cup was talking to Jr at Daytona, I guess they were discussing the bigger restrictor plate, faster aero package, "special-tuned" fuel injection he will get at the big race in February.
Hold on to your money boys and girls I think this one will be fixed!!~!
Answer: Oh, please!
I thought we wouldn't see this question until February!
Give it a rest already!
NASCAR is not doing anything "special" for Dale, Jr..
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Keselowski takes advantage of bizarre delay at Daytona, posting Twitter messages from his car
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A bizarre delay in the Daytona 500 has produced another unique moment in NASCAR: Driver Brad Keselowski posted messages on his Twitter account while he waited in his car for the race to resume. Driver Juan Pablo Montoya’s ...
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Romney Crashes and Burns Pandering at NASCAR's Daytona 500
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SPORTS BRIEFING | AUTO RACING; Kyle Busch Wins Shootout
Kyle Busch used a last-gasp pass of the defending Nascar champion Tony Stewart to grab the first win of the 2012 season at Daytona International Speedway in the exhibition Budweiser Shootout. SPORTS BRIEFING | AUTO RACING - Kyle Busch uses a last-gasp pass of the defending Nascar champion Tony Stewart to grab the first win of the 2012 season at Daytona International Speedway in the exhibition Budweiser Shootout. (S) - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Daytona 500: NASCAR kicks off 2012 season Sunday with Super Bowl of stock car racing
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Santorum gives NASCAR driver advice for Daytona 500
Rick Santorum has some advice for NASCAR driver Tony Raines in todays Daytona 500. Deploy the "Santorum strategy," the GOP presidential candidate said on Fox News this morning. "Hang back and let the other cars in front get in wrecks ... or drop out of ...
WHEELS; The Blog: Ford Unveils A Fusion For Nascar
Wearing the automakers new corporate face, the Ford Fusion Nascar Sprint Cup racecar was unveiled at a news conference by Ford and Nascar Tuesday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The car will be campaigned in 2013, making its race debut at the Daytona 500 in February of next year. Ford tried Tuesday to set the Fusion apart from other - Wheels blog on unveiling of Ford Fusion Nascar Sprint Cup racecar at news conference at Charlotte Motor Speedway; car will debut at Daytona 500 in February 2013. Photo (M) - By JONATHAN SCHULTZ
Events Calendar - Daytona International Speedway
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Nascars Brother Act Wins, but It Earns Its Share of Angry Reviews
In the midst of last falls captivating Nascar playoff, with Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards locked in battle to the very last laps of the final race of the season, two drivers managed to distract from the positive headlines auto racing so desperately craves. Kyle Busch was suspended for a race -- the most serious punishment in Nascars arsenal -- - Auto racing brothers Kurt and Kyle Busch have combined to win 135 races, including 47 in Nascars top series; they also have enraged opponents and fans with their conduct. Photos (M) - By VIV BERNSTEIN
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which channel is the 2012 daytona 500 on in the uk?
i love nascar and really want to watch the race, i have sky but no idea which channel it is, thanks :)
Answer: channel 18.......................
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Summers Eve feminine hygiene spray, JGR announce sponsorship plans for 2012 season on #18 car?
Summers Eve, JGR announce sponsorship plans
Company buys in for 12 Cup races on No. 18
By Joe Menzer, NASCAR.COM
November 15, 2011 1:30 PM, EDT
CONCORD, N.C -- All race teams should be so fortunate.
J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing, said Tuesday that he had a difficult decision to make recently. He had one potential sponsor, Summers Eve feminine hygiene sprays, that wanted to invest considerable dollars in JGR; but he had another long-time sponsor, M&Ms/Mars, that would have to invest a little less to let Summers Eve come on board in the fashion that Gibbs and others involved in the negotiations thought made the most sense.
In the end, Gibbs did the only thing he figured he could do. He went to Mars Candy and made the unusual request. He talked to officials there about sponsoring fewer Sprint Cup races on the No. 18 Toyota driven by Kyle Busch - and considering the recent problems Busch has precipitated with the long-time JGR sponsor it wasnt hard to work out a deal. That paved the way for Summers Eve to buy into a total of 12 Cup races, beginning with the Daytona 500 in 2012.
With the 9-race deal announced last month with Kotex Maxi-Pads, Summers Eve announced its increased sponsorship agreement with JGR on Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In addition to making its initial foray into Cup racing, the company also will sponsor a part-time Trucks series season with Busch at the wheel of the #18 truck, as well as 10 additional Nationwide races to be split between Busch and another driver still to be announced.
"From a teammate standpoint, this is a great addition for Joe Gibbs Racing. At the Cup level, at the Nationwide level -- and just as a team," Gibbs said. "So when we went to present it to [M&Ms/Mars], they were kind of like, OK, I get it - Kyle has been rather whiney, and with him losing adult male fans we need to increase the female fan base. Obviously theyre not spending for the extra 12 races. But I think, for them, it kind of made sense and it fit."
"Weve done it before with Interstate [Batteries], so why not feminine hygiene products partnering together? Kotex and Summers Eve is a natural fit. Some sponsors want the whole thing. But this is nothing different from what weve done in the past, and from what other teams have done."
What is different is that M&Ms already had agreed to full sponsorship on the No. 18 car for next season and "for a while, without going into detail," according to Gibbs, "some changes had to be made." When other teams have in the past cobbled together sponsorship between two or more sponsors for a Cup season, its been out of necessity because the entire season wasnt yet covered.
"I think it makes this an even better deal," Gibbs insisted. "Youre not having to cobble something together out of necessity. Youre doing it for long term, tying to make a foundation. It makes sense."
Gibbs denied that the move was precipitated by M&Ms dissatisfaction in Busch as driver of the car. Currently mired in last in the Chase point standings, Busch has not won a race since mid-season and had his most lack-luster season with only 3 wins as he closes in on finishing up his third season as full-time driver of the No. 18 car piloted by former JGR driver J.J. Yeley.
"Without giving the details, thats not really the case," Gibbs said. "We got [Busch] when he was young and we walked him through all that, but hes still got immaturity issues. I think hes got a great future at Joe Gibbs Racing. Obviously on the performance side its all good, its just that were not happy with his bahavior overall - so maybe Summers Eve will help freshen things up." Gibbs said with a wink.
Gibbs also denied that the move is paving the way for M&Ms to further lessen its involvement in the sport or get out altogether in the long haul.
"Again, they worked with us," Gibbs said. "They didnt have to say yes. I think its something that makes sense for the big picture. I think theyre just a good partner. What we didnt want to do was say, Hey, Summers Eve (and Kotex). We think youre a great partners. But were sorry, you have to go someplace else. We cant make it work. With the trucks for Kyle and the Nationwide and Cup for us, I think it all makes sense.
"Summers Even and Kotex brands will be great partners for JGR and KBM. You dont want to have to pass on that and give someone else that opportunity. We went to M&Ms and said, Here are all the issues we have, and here are all your issues with Kyle, and heres why we think they would be a valuable partner. And they were like, OK, we agree. "
Answer: I heard the cosponsors will be Depends, Kleenix and an enema company I think is going to sponsor for run race, the last Texas race.
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Daytona 500 2012, the race where Mother Nature wreaked havoc ...
Daytona 500 2012, the race where Mother Nature wreaked havoc NASCAR has been a true example of how “the show must go on”, i.e. until now when rain destroyed the Great American Race on Sunday. The Daytona 500.
AUTO RACING; ESPN and ABC to Take Nascar From TNT-NBC
ESPN and ABC Sports are expected to announce soon that they have acquired the July-to-November package of Nascar races that has been carried by NBC and TNT since 2001, said executives involved in the talks who insisted on anonymity because the contract had not been completed. The six-year ESPN-ABC deal is worth an estimated $280 million annually - By RICHARD SANDOMIR
WHEELSPIN; Car of Tomorrow Gets Fuel System of Today
WHEN the 2012 Nascar season roars to life in Florida next February, racecars in the Sprint Cup series will have undergone one of their biggest changes in decades. But the difference wont be visible to spectators in the stands or fans watching on TV. Starting with the cars in the premier Sprint Cup series, Nascar is turning its back on the - By PAUL STENQUIST
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