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Title: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Pete on February 25, 2012, 09:46:05 AM
Just saw this on the news. 

Apparently it's a huge deal.  I don't think a girl has ever won the Daytona 500 before.  I did not have a favorite race car driver, but I am going to start cheering for Danika Patrick.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: steve dave on February 25, 2012, 09:47:27 AM
what is the race car fan stance on this?  on the one hand, she's a woman.  but on the other, she's white.  they must be torn.  
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Pete on February 25, 2012, 09:48:44 AM
I don't really know the names of most races, but I know that I have heard of the Daytona 500.  If she starts the race at the front, I bet she has a really good chance of winning the Daytona 500 today.
Title: Re: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: 8manpick on February 25, 2012, 09:48:56 AM
Pfft, girls can't drive. :driving: --> :wrecking:
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: steve dave on February 25, 2012, 09:52:32 AM
this is the one that dale earnheart died at pete.  idiot wrecked his race car right into a fence. 
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: steve dave on February 25, 2012, 09:57:07 AM
you guys ever see the atari game "pole position"?  graphics were rough ridin' awful. 
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: ChiComCat on February 25, 2012, 09:58:28 AM
I don't really know the names of most races, but I know that I have heard of the Daytona 500.  If she starts the race at the front, I bet she has a really good chance of winning the Daytona 500 today.

I was driving to work today and had a slow driver in front of me and slow drivers in the lane next to me so I couldn't get by.  She should get a friend and try that.  It was effective
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: AppleJack on February 25, 2012, 09:59:57 AM
I have a car but I don't drive it very fast. I don't think I would win the race.  :frown:
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Pete on February 25, 2012, 10:00:21 AM
you guys ever see the atari game "pole position"?  graphics were rough ridin' awful. 

Well, bad graphics or not, she is the pole position winner, according the news that I saw.  So, basically she is going to win the Dayton 500.


How long before we start seeing stickers on the back of trucks with her number?  Monday?
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Pete on February 25, 2012, 10:01:54 AM
I have a car but I don't drive it very fast. I don't think I would win the race.  :frown:

Well, no crap.

If you win the Daytona 500 you are the best race car racer in the world. 
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: steve dave on February 25, 2012, 10:02:13 AM
what's her number?  69?   :lol: because she's a woman!
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: DQ12 on February 25, 2012, 10:04:53 AM
I bet she's the lightest race car driver in terms of weight, so could that affect (effect?) how fast her racecar goes?
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Trim on February 25, 2012, 10:05:15 AM
"pole"  :lol:
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Pete on February 25, 2012, 10:05:59 AM
I just looked it up.  She's number 7, just like Michael Bishop!  :horrorsurprise:
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: AppleJack on February 25, 2012, 10:06:40 AM
I have a car but I don't drive it very fast. I don't think I would win the race.  :frown:

Well, no crap.

If you win the Daytona 500 you are the best race car racer in the world. 

I bet I would beat you, Pete.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: DQ12 on February 25, 2012, 10:07:55 AM
I just looked it up.  She's number 7, just like Michael Bishop!  :horrorsurprise:
And Tony Madison

 :horrorsurprise:
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Pete on February 25, 2012, 10:09:14 AM
I'm not going to sit around and speculate about whether I would be good a race car racing.


However, I am hoping that wherever I watch the basketball games today has the Daytona 500 on one of the TV's.  This Danika thing has my interest PEAKED!
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: DQ12 on February 25, 2012, 10:13:16 AM
I'm not going to sit around and speculate about whether I would be good a race car racing.


However, I am hoping that wherever I watch the basketball games today has the Daytona 500 on one of the TV's.  This Danika thing has my interest PEAKED!
Just so we're clear, she drives the racecars that are really close to the ground and their heads poked out and it looks a little bit like a rocket ship, right?
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Pete on February 25, 2012, 10:14:21 AM
I'm not going to sit around and speculate about whether I would be good a race car racing.


However, I am hoping that wherever I watch the basketball games today has the Daytona 500 on one of the TV's.  This Danika thing has my interest PEAKED!
Just so we're clear, she drives the racecars that are really close to the ground and their heads poked out and it looks a little bit like a rocket ship, right?

No, it's the other ones now.  The ones that look like regular cars.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: steve dave on February 25, 2012, 10:23:11 AM
If I was her I would just floor it at the very beginning and keep it floored until the end.  since she's starting at the front that should guarantee she wins unless she wrecks into a fence.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: ChiComCat on February 25, 2012, 10:25:54 AM
I'm starting to think that having those fences there is really dangerous.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Pete on February 25, 2012, 10:28:47 AM
If I was her I would just floor it at the very beginning and keep it floored until the end.  since she's starting at the front that should guarantee she wins unless she wrecks into a fence.

You strategy works until you have to stop for gas.  Then, it apparently comes down to how fast your gas guys are.
Title: Re: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Rams on February 25, 2012, 11:46:39 AM
heh...she can win my pole. amirite?
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: WillieWatanabe on February 25, 2012, 11:47:20 AM
ooo good. I'm glad someone started a Bloodfart/Hellhammer NASCAR thread. nice.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: wetwillie on February 25, 2012, 11:53:25 AM
Confession time: I HAVE checked out godaddy.com to see the full version of their super bowl commercial.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: SwiftCat on February 25, 2012, 11:59:27 AM
Wow, go back to arkansas you podunk nascar fans.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: SdK on February 25, 2012, 12:04:55 PM
She's a PIONEER!
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: felix rex on February 25, 2012, 12:21:17 PM
I don't have any nascar-fan friends, but I bet the amount of "I bet she gets lost/asks for directions in the pit/stops to pee" jokes is just intolerable.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: star seed 7 on February 25, 2012, 03:06:13 PM
I dont know anyone under the age of 40 that watches racing, but this morning my boss had nascar radio on xm in his truck and the redneck callers seemed to be very supportive of this young lady.

Also, from what I gathered, this is like the college race, the real one is tomorrow.  Could be wrong on this one tho.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: EuroCat on February 25, 2012, 04:00:45 PM
They should take out those fences. Seems like a lot of cars crash into them. Would be an easy way to reduce crashes.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: steve dave on February 25, 2012, 04:07:18 PM
They should take out those fences. Seems like a lot of cars crash into them. Would be an easy way to reduce crashes.

that's a great point eurocat
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Dugout DickStone on February 25, 2012, 04:12:15 PM
They should take out those fences. Seems like a lot of cars crash into them. Would be an easy way to reduce crashes.

that's a great point eurocat

Kietz has told the Racin boyz exactly this.
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: MakeItRain on February 26, 2012, 06:28:57 PM
 :curse: :chainsaw: :bang: :nono: :dubious: :angry: :blah:
Title: Re: Danika Patrick won "the pole" and is supposed to win the Daytona 500 Today!
Post by: Bloodfart on February 29, 2012, 11:21:02 AM
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