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Budweiser Shoot-out is this Saturday with the rest of the Daytona fun to continue on.

 

Saturday Night at 8:00 pm is the Shoot-out on Fox, The Gatorade Duel on could care less but the 500 is set for the 14th at 1:00pm EST. Waitning to see how it works out with rubbing and bump drafting allowed again, plus the stupid wing is gone and they opened up the restrictor plate size.

 

Rob.

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It should be good, with more power and more banging. The wing thing is set in stone yet, they have to test with the new spoiler then all the teams will help to decide if and when, but the test won't be until the end of next month.

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It should be good, with more power and more banging. The wing thing is set in stone yet, they have to test with the new spoiler then all the teams will help to decide if and when, but the test won't be until the end of next month.

 

They have been testing on and off over here in Concord for about two weeks now with a spoiler, I can't see any team wanting the wing, too many problems with visibility and and it's not effective as the spoiler for these types of cars.

 

Rob

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I never liked the wing. I'm glad it's gone. I wish they would have made the decision sooner so the Daytona 500 would not have it. I still think it is going to be one of the best 500's we've seen in a while.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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Let's Hope Jimmie Johnson or Mark Martin gets this year's championship!

 

<yawn>

 

WOW. Let's hope somebody BESIDES Johnson wins this year. Last year was boring enough.

 

I have nothing against Johnson, but I'd love to see some mixing up of the winners.

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Well as a Junior fan i am happy...he needs to do well this year no doubt there. But when he qualified i just knew he was going to do well....but gosh Martin just nipped him...oh well. Hendrick front row is pretty neat too, I think Junior is going to do well next Sunday, seems pretty focused.

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Well as a Junior fan i am happy...he needs to do well this year no doubt there. But when he qualified i just knew he was going to do well....but gosh Martin just nipped him...oh well. Hendrick front row is pretty neat too, I think Junior is going to do well next Sunday, seems pretty focused.

 

 

I hope he does, my wife was a big junior fan, she originally followed the old man #3, I think Tony Stewart is going to bring it today, he did good yesterday and I have to give him credit as an owner driver he is pretty focused about racing.

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Well as a Junior fan i am happy...he needs to do well this year no doubt there. But when he qualified i just knew he was going to do well....but gosh Martin just nipped him...oh well. Hendrick front row is pretty neat too, I think Junior is going to do well next Sunday, seems pretty focused.

 

10th to 2nd in 1 lap, lets hope JR can keep it up, one thing I didn't like was JR was pissed that he didn't win.I think he was just pissed that a DEI car won, I say be happy with 2nd its better then 22nd he was running.That had to be the longest 500 I have every seen.

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Well as a Junior fan i am happy...he needs to do well this year no doubt there. But when he qualified i just knew he was going to do well....but gosh Martin just nipped him...oh well. Hendrick front row is pretty neat too, I think Junior is going to do well next Sunday, seems pretty focused.

 

10th to 2nd in 1 lap, lets hope JR can keep it up, one thing I didn't like was JR was pissed that he didn't win.I think he was just pissed that a DEI car won, I say be happy with 2nd its better then 22nd he was running.That had to be the longest 500 I have every seen.

 

 

See, now i disagree a little. After his interview i liked that he was a little pissed. Last year he seemed to be fine with 2nd at Talladega, and some of his finishes. This year it looks like to me he wants to win and is focused. It looked to me he went up there gunning for it, which i used to be against, but the way he has ran the last 5 years, maybe if he tries this and goes all out a little bit more the wins and good consistent runs will come. Thats one thing i hate about most drivers they are so blah, i like how Junior is honest, thats why i like him. So it was good to see he can say yes he was a little pissed he didnt win, but also was ok with it and said lets go to California and race.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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I like Junior not being happy with second. As his dad used to say: "Second is just first loser".

 

No racer should EVER be happy with second.

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Well as a Junior fan i am happy...he needs to do well this year no doubt there. But when he qualified i just knew he was going to do well....but gosh Martin just nipped him...oh well. Hendrick front row is pretty neat too, I think Junior is going to do well next Sunday, seems pretty focused.

 

10th to 2nd in 1 lap, lets hope JR can keep it up, one thing I didn't like was JR was pissed that he didn't win.I think he was just pissed that a DEI car won, I say be happy with 2nd its better then 22nd he was running.That had to be the longest 500 I have every seen.

 

 

See, now i disagree a little. After his interview i liked that he was a little pissed. Last year he seemed to be fine with 2nd at Talladega, and some of his finishes. This year it looks like to me he wants to win and is focused. It looked to me he went up there gunning for it, which i used to be against, but the way he has ran the last 5 years, maybe if he tries this and goes all out a little bit more the wins and good consistent runs will come. Thats one thing i hate about most drivers they are so blah, i like how Junior is honest, thats why i like him. So it was good to see he can say yes he was a little pissed he didnt win, but also was ok with it and said lets go to California and race.

 

 

You are right I never looked at it this way, lets just hope he keep it up and does good this year.

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Yeah...i just thought it seemed he has a little fire this year, which if that makes him do well, then so be it...he needs to do something this year or the critics will really talk...i hate when drivers to get pissed about little stuff too, but i just look at it glad junior had the drive to want to win that as he should, biggest race all year (except i do like talladega a little better, probably because of how junior used to do there).

 

And yes, its good a Chevy won...i get thinking about that on the restarts...who is a chevy...i hope they win!

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