2012 Racing Season: NASCAR, Indy, F1, and more

Just watched the footage—I honestly thought Danica had messed up, but turns out Villeneuve totally blindsided her.

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.

Verstappen? I mean, the guy is a former Formula 1 champion...

Melissa Roberts96, you gonna catch the Sprint Cup at 9:00?

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?

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

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

Heading to the Kentucky Speedway this weekend



Completed: 2000
Seating: 66,089
Surface Asphalt
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Tri-oval
Turns 4
Banking: 14° turns, 8° frontstretch, 4° backstretch
Lap record 221.390 mph (Sarah Fisher, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, 2002, IndyCar Series)

Race Results

FIN ST CAR DRIVER SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 8 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 47/1 267 Running
2 19 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Quaker State 42/0 267 Running
3 3 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 42/1 267 Running
4 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard 40/0 267 Running
5 9 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 39/0 267 Running
6 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's Dover White 39/1 267 Running
7 20 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Fifth Third Bank 37/0 267 Running
8 10 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 36/0 267 Running
9 16 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 35/0 267 Running
10 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Red, White & Blue 36/2 267 Running
11 4 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser Folds of Honor 33/0 267 Running
12 15 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Sylvania 32/0 267 Running
13 12 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Mac Tools 31/0 267 Running
14 31 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 30/0 267 Running
15 17 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 29/0 267 Running
16 6 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 28/0 267 Running
17 34 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King 28/1 267 Running
18 21 13 Casey Mears Ford Valvoline NextGen 27/1 267 Running
19 14 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 25/0 267 Running
20 25 99 Carl Edwards Ford UPS 24/0 266 Running
21 11 16 Greg Biffle Ford American Red Cross 23/0 266 Running
22 18 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 22/0 266 Running
23 38 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Outsourcing in the USA@TMone 21/0 266 Running
24 29 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 20/0 266 Running
25 23 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King 19/0 266 Running
26 13 43 Aric Almirola Ford Eckrich 18/0 266 Running
27 28 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Scott Products 17/0 265 Running
28 40 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 16/0 265 Running
29 33 34 David Ragan Ford Front Row Motorsports 15/0 263 Running
30 39 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 14/0 262 Running
31 41 32 Ken Schrader Ford Federated Auto Parts 13/0 262 Running
32 22 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 12/0 231 Running
33 26 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row 11/0 209 Accident
34 5 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Tornados 10/0 208 Accident
35 42 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet SealWrap 9/0 144 Engine
36 32 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 8/0 71 Vibration
37 30 26 Josh Wise * Ford MDS Transport 7/0 60 Vibration
38 35 98 Michael McDowell Ford Presbyterian Healthcare System 6/0 58 Brakes
39 24 195 Scott Speed Ford Leavine Family Racing 5/0 55 Brakes
40 27 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves 0 52 Overheating
41 43 33 Stephen Leicht * Chevrolet Little JoesAutos.com 3/0 47 Vibration
42 37 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing 0 18 Overheating
43 36 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 1/0 12 Electrical

So, I suppose there aren't any major disruptions scheduled for today—unless, of course, my timing is off!

Michael Baker75 said:So, I suppose there aren't any major disruptions scheduled for today—unless, of course, my timing is off!

Well, there was some late Saturday night...

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 🙂

Heading back to the Daytona International Speedway for round two this weekend





Opened 1959
Capacity: 147,000
Surface: Asphalt
Length: 2.5 miles
Layout: Tri-oval
Banking: 31° turns, 3° straights, 18° tri-oval
Lap record 0:42.783 (Bill Elliott, Melling Racing, 1987, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series)

Thanks, man, that was lightning fast—and hey, look at us, we even got two extra photos out of the deal!!

Final Standings - 160 Laps:

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

This weekend
Talladega Superspeedway



Completed: 1950
Distance: 2.66 miles
Shape: Oval
Banking: 33° turns, 4° straights
Frontstretch: 1,000 feet
Backstretch: 1,000 feet
Seating: 100,000
Lap record 0:34.485 (Bobby Unser, Team Penske, 1987, NASCAR Winston Cup Series)

neonfox65 said:Final Standings - 160 Laps:

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 😢

I missed out on Nationwide—how are their vehicles holding up?

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

Aaaaaahhhhhh.......