Most of the drivers and crew chiefs that I heard today actually really liked the new car as it required people to drive rather than just run things wide open. That was why they were crediting Dale Jr's ability to move up from 15th late in the race by taking a few different people 3-wide to make his move where others couldn't. They likened it more to Daytona racing of 15 years ago or so.

Also, to consider, the track is getting some seasoning now and requiring people to consider how the track is impacting tire wear 12 to 15 laps into a run where they haven't had to since the resurfacing. All these things leading to handling being a much more important facet to the setups than just flat-out speed.

I think she might surprise a few people next week, certainly not Neck or Scorehead, but other people. She finished 17th last year in Phoenix. I think she'll probably be OK for Vegas too. I think her real problems will start with Bristol, Martinsville, and some of the other shorter tracks.

I think Tony Gibson and that team know what they are doing and she should be getting some nice cars on the intermediate-type tracks. But, I think she'll still be OK for Phoenix as well.

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So do they normally interview drivers during the race under the green flag, or is that just a Danica thing?

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I've never seen them interview any driver in their car during a green. Are you sure that happened and they weren't riding around in a caution?

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All of NASCAR's broadcast partners interview drivers before the green flag, as well as during a yellow caution flag.

I would be shocked if she was interviewed during green flag laps, now yellow they will do quite often.

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I'm pretty pretty sure, but wouldn't bet my life on it. I "think" it may have been after the early yellow for debris on the track. Shortly after the pace car went out and everyone was still pretty much in rows. She was second or third row.

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I'd like to hear Kyle Busch's response while he's bump drafting Harvick at 205 mph about how "Jimmy in Little Rock wants to know if you keep a lucky coin or some other knick-knack in the car for luck"?

I think it would be Earl Weaver-esque.

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It would be off the charts funny, perhaps this is something they should look into.

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Another odd thing, the track chairman said "Drivers and Danica, START YOUR ENGINES."

WTF??

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Even though they've bleeped out the foul language, the Earl Weaver pregame "Manager's Corner" still makes me chuckle to this day.

That wasn't the track chairman, that was some other putz.

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Hatchetman, that wasn't the Track Chairman. That was actor James Franco, the Grand Marshal at yesterday's Daytona 500 who uttered that above quotation.

Hatchet, did you watch any part of this race?

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I bet they do that again Sunday before the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix.

Yes, must have been inhaling ether. Kids were causing such an uproar I couldn't hear, but that dude DID say that, did he not?

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I'm certain Franco went off-script there and it won't happen at Phoenix.

That was cringe-worthy to the extreme.

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The Grand Marshal utters the above phrase "Gentleman and Danica" instead of "Gentleman and Lady, start your engines!"

Yes he did Hatchet and agreed Doctor.

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I suspect what I heard was the booth talking to Danica during the yellow and during a commercial. When they came back and went green, they played the interview while showing the race in real time.

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That is not what the dumb ass actor said though.

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I think it will just be "Drivers, start your engines" or they should really specifically list all 43 drivers by name to be fair.

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This isn't the first time a female that has been ontrack.
" Drivers, start you engines" is not that hard of a concept to figure out.

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Sounds fair enough to me.

Scorehead will have a field day with that one...

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KS, how old is she, and if she is of age, would ya? If of age, I am thinking most definitely.

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If NASCAR really wants to generate publicity, they need to have a gay driver.

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Hells Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'm pretty sure a few of them already enjoy a cock meat sandwich from time to time.

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Seconded.

She's nice.

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Black?! She looks more Manny Pacquio

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