neonfox65 said:Danica Patrick and Paul Hospenthal are calling it quits after seven years of marriage
Danica took to her Facebook page on Tuesday to share the news about the split.
"It’s with a heavy heart that I’m letting my fans know that Paul and I have decided to amicably end our marriage after seven years," she shared. "This isn't easy for either of us—it was a mutual decision. He's been such an important part of my life and a great friend, and he always will be..."
Paul works as a physical therapist—they actually met while he was helping her recover from an injury. They tied the knot back in 2005, with Paul being 17 years older than Danica.
This comes right as Danica wraps up her very first full season in NASCAR, following her move over from IndyCar.
😢😢😢 I’m honestly just sitting here wondering why... seriously, I’ve been spiraling on this one for a while now and I can't quite wrap my head around it.
neonfox65 said:Melissa Roberts96, did you catch the race? Keselowski jumped from 22nd all the way up to 5th—insane... Hamlin took 2nd though. 🙂
I totally missed it, I was stuck on the road all weekend long. Congrats to your drivers, though—hopefully I’ll have some good news to share about my girl Danica soon. 😁
I mean, honestly, it was kind of a ride... she actually started up in P3 and was holding down third place for about 14 laps too, which felt pretty solid... then, naturally, she ended up slamming headfirst into a concrete barrier at P31 😢 and man, talk about a heavy hit, just look at where her steering wheel ended up after that impact. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwLdY...feature=g-hist
Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap 1. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 2h32m14.000s 2. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet + 0.111s 3. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford + 0.403s 4. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota + 0.951s 5. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet + 2.317s 6. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford + 2.911s 7. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet + 2.953s 8. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge + 3.007s 9. Michael Waltrip Waltrip Toyota + 3.008s 10. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota + 3.010s 11. David Reutimann Baldwin Chevrolet + 3.303s 12. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet + 7.418s 13. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet + 8.005s 14. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet + 8.085s 15. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet + 9.144s 16. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota + 11.103s 17. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota + 12.587s 18. Casey Mears Germain Ford + 12.588s 19. Aric Almirola Petty Ford + 14.640s 20. Terry Labonte FAS Lane Ford + 15.497s 21. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford + 22.862s 22. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet + 23.813s 23. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet + 1 lap 24. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota + 1 lap 25. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota + 4 laps 26. David Ragan Front Row Ford + 6 laps* 27. Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Ford + 8 laps* 28. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet + 8 laps* 29. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota + 8 laps* 30. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford + 8 laps* 31. David Gilliland Front Row Ford + 8 laps* 32. Landon Cassill BK Toyota + 9 laps 33. Sam Hornish Jr Penske Dodge + 11 laps 34. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet + 27 laps 35. Kurt Busch Phoenix Chevrolet + 28 laps
DNF List:
Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 124 laps Bill Elliott Turner Chevrolet 123 laps Josh Wise Front Row Ford 47 laps David Stremme Inception Toyota 25 laps JJ Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Toyota 16 laps Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 10 laps Stephen Leicht Circle Sport Chevrolet 4 laps Michael McDowell Parsons Ford 3 laps
Honestly, seeing him pull that off makes me so happy, especially since he was stuck way back at the tail end of the pack at the start 👋Way to go, Tony!! Meanwhile, Danica had another absolutely miserable run in the Nationwide series and ended up smashing right into the wall again 😢
So next weekend is finally happening... man, I am seriously losing my mind, it feels like every single track in the country is basically hosting a race at once, I can barely contain myself... neonfox65, come on, quit stalling and post some killer shots of that Daytona 🙂
neonfox65 said:Checking the satellite feed right now.
Final Standings
Full Results - 112 laps completed:
Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap 1. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 2h39m55.000s 2. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet + 0.829s 3. Kurt Busch Phoenix Chevrolet + 1.093s 4. Brian Vickers Waltrip Toyota + 1.625s 5. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet + 2.692s 6. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet + 3.650s 7. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford + 3.878s 8. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford + 4.246s 9. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dodge + 4.418s 10. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota + 5.131s 11. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet + 5.329s 12. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge + 5.776s 13. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford + 6.402s 14. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet + 6.596s 15. Casey Mears Germain Ford + 6.788s 16. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet + 7.147s 17. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota + 7.415s 18. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet + 7.670s 19. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet + 8.318s 20. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet + 8.618s 21. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford + 9.592s 22. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota + 13.049s 23. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet + 38.632s 24. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota + 1 lap 25. Scott Speed Leavine Ford + 1 lap 26. David Gilliland Front Row Ford + 1 lap 27. David Ragan Front Row Ford + 1 lap 28. Aric Almirola Petty Ford + 2 laps 29. Boris Said FAS Lane Ford + 2 laps 30. Josh Wise Front Row Ford + 2 laps 31. Landon Cassill BK Toyota + 2 laps 32. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet + 3 laps 33. JJ Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Toyota + 5 laps 34. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet + 5 laps
DNF:
Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota 98 laps Travis Kvapil BK Toyota 92 laps Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 84 laps Tomy Drissi Baldwin Chevrolet 78 laps Robby Gordon Gordon Dodge 73 laps David Mayhew Parsons Ford 25 laps Stephen Leicht Circle Sport Chevrolet 22 laps Chris Cook Humphrey Smith Toyota 13 laps Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 1 lap
Must be nice. If anyone actually wants to sit through the whole race at Road America http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sCSy...eature=g-all-u
neonfox65 said:Verstappen? I mean, the guy is a former Formula 1 champion...
Never heard of him, honestly, and he doesn't exactly scream "charismatic," so thank God he isn't behind the wheel all the time.👋
neonfox65 said:Melissa Roberts96, you gonna catch the Sprint Cup at 9:00?
So, funny story, I’m actually watching it right now because I have absolutely zero plans and nothing better to do with my life, even though sprints aren't really my thing, plus this live stream I stumbled upon is an absolute dumpster fire—so I figured I'd ask, where do you usually tune in?
Yeah, and he’s the one who pushed her down to 12th, even though she honestly had a shot at the top 5 if things had gone differently. I mean, who even is this driver? I’ve seriously never heard a word about him in my life, yet apparently, everyone’s acting like he does this exact same thing every single time they hit the track.
What’s your take on those moves at #22 and #7 during that last lap? Honestly, I feel like it was totally uncalled for, especially since she had been sitting pretty in the top 5 the entire race—it was her moment, period. Even the fans who can't stand her were basically shouting from the rooftops that it wasn't okay, and the fact that he forced Sadler out even earlier just makes it worse. Plus, if you catch that post-race interview, you can see exactly what kind of person we're dealing with here.
Nah, it’s not even that, I’m just dying to see how NASCAR actually handles it when they aren't just turning left on an oval all day and get thrown onto a totally different kind of track.
Man, I am seriously counting down the days until we hit Watkins Glen International, mostly because I’m just dying to see a race that isn't stuck on some boring-ass oval for once.
I totally missed the live broadcast because it was like 2:30 in the morning here, and honestly, who wants to be awake then? So I just hunted down whatever clips and highlights I could find after the fact.
neonfox65 said:Actually, this doesn't really have anything to do with NASCAR. The cars are totally different—they drive on dirt, and drivers from all sorts of other series jump in...
I mean, fair enough, but there's a huge chunk of NASCAR drivers in the mix, which makes it pretty fun to watch them tackle a completely different environment, plus Kyle Busch actually took the win.
Is it actually possible that I stumbled onto some NASCAR stuff and you haven't even heard of it? Haha Honestly, I’m just now wrapping my head around this whole thing too, but from what I can gather, it’s basically this big humanitarian race featuring all the NASCAR stars Anyway, here’s the link for this year's preview so you can go ahead and check it out if you want http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG17dbNe3xY
There aren't any nationwide races on the schedule this weekend, which is a total bummer, but we've got Prelude to the Dream happening today instead, and honestly, I'm just sitting here on the edge of my seat waiting to see if Danica can actually pull it off.
