N A S C A R in K E N T U C K Y

[Jeff '79]

The trucks are racing on SPEED now in the land of toothless hill billys and my Dish is out...:toetap::wtf:

[jaxgator]

Nationwide is on tonight. Green flag drops at 7:46 according to FOX Sports.

[onedef92]

Danica Patrick was spotted in a CVS Pharmacy on 4th Street in downtown Louisville onThurs., according to a local radio station. No word on what she purchased....

[syf350]

Kyle Petty says Danica Patrick is “not a race car driver”
By Nick Bromberg | From The Marbles – 15 hours ago

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Danica Patrick may be in her first full season in the Sprint Cup Series, but former driver Kyle Petty says she's not a race car driver.

Appearing on SPEED's RaceHub, Petty was on with host Matt Clark. When the discussion shifted to Patrick, Petty called her a marketing machine, a phrase he's used to describe the 30-year-old driver many times before. Then Clark asked Petty where Patrick was as a driver.

"That’s where I have a problem. Where fans have bought into the hype of the marketing, to think she’s a race car driver," Petty said. "She can go fast, and I’ve seen her go fast. She drives the wheels off it when she goes fast."

Petty, who is also an analyst on TNT's Sprint Cup coverage continued after he was asked if she's learned to race.

"She’s not a race car driver.There’s a difference. The King (Richard Petty, Kyle's father) always had that stupid saying, but it’s true, ‘Lots of drivers can drive fast, but very few drivers can race.’ Danica has been the perfect example of somebody who can qualify better than what she runs. She can go fast, but she can’t race. I think she’s come a long way, but she’s still not a race car driver. And I don’t think she’s ever going to be a race car driver."

"Because I think it’s too late to learn."

While Petty is certainly entitled to think what he wants about Patrick as a race car driver, using her qualifying position relative to her racing position isn't necessarily the best argument. Through 26 races in the Sprint Cup Series, Patrick's average finish of 26.8 is 6.8 positions better than her average starting position.

Yes, part of that reason is because Patrick has qualified poorly – her average starting position is 32nd this season – but that still runs counter to Petty's argument.

As someone who faced weighty expectations because of his father's incredible success, Petty knows what it's like to struggle in the NASCAR spotlight too. While Richard Petty won 200 NASCAR races, Kyle won eight Sprint Cup Series races and 1992 was his only season with multiple victories. To his credit, Petty is open about that – calling himself a "journeyman" driver during the segment as the topic transitioned to the differences between good and great drivers. But those adjectives were never used in the conversation about Patrick.

In the final 10 seasons of his career, Petty drove for his father's team, Petty Enterprises, after stints with the Wood Brothers, Felix Sabates and his own team. You could make the argument that the Petty Enterprises equipment in that span wasn't as good as Patrick's Stewart-Haas cars are relative to the field this season, but it's worth pointing out that Patrick's average finishing position this season (25.8) is better than Petty's average finish in seven of those 10 seasons.

:cheers:

[Steve Austin]

Kyle Petty was about as good as Danica.:leaving:

[jaxgator]

Cow Patty was about as good as Danica.:leaving:

fixt :D

[Steve Austin]

fixt :D

:Jeff '79::Jeff '79:Nice.

[Jeff '79]

I have to set my drivers before qualifying ends.. I'm fishing in a Muskey tournament from midnight tonight to 5pm Saturday and I won't have internet access... Wish me luck everyone! :jeff:

:kimblair:

[RED-85-Z51]

Good Job 88 team....Good money lap paid off, P1...

[Steve Austin]

I have to set my drivers before qualifying ends.. I'm fishing in a Muskey tournament from midnight tonight to 5pm Saturday and I won't have internet access... Wish me luck everyone! :jeff:

:kimblair:

Good luck with the fishing. :cert: I'm hoping it does not rain on the Cup race. My local drag strip already cancelled because we had so much rain this week. I got semi final$ last week so I was looking forward to this week.

[Jeff '79]

Good luck with the fishing. :cert: I'm hoping it does not rain on the Cup race. My local drag strip already cancelled because we had so much rain this week. I got semi final$ last week so I was looking forward to this week.

No Muskie this go round. We got shut out. It rained like a mofo last night but today was gorgeous. It was just great to be out on the boat with my cousin.
Looks like rain in Kintucky.
Semis hu?? Very :cool1: :driving:

[Steve Austin]

Drying trucks are on the track. Hope the rain is done. :cert:

[Sneaks]

I have to set my drivers before qualifying ends.. I'm fishing in a Muskey tournament from midnight tonight to 5pm Saturday and I won't have internet access... Wish me luck everyone! :jeff:

:kimblair:

Land of toothless hillbillies? Why you yankee sumbich. I hope all your Muskies are under length, and anorexic. :slap:












Oh alright. Good luck brutha. Catch them fishes man! :cert:

[Steve Austin]

They are talking 2 more hours. Could be a late one.

[slewfoot]

Wetttttttttt

[DAB]

They should have dryer truck races.

[Steve Austin]

They should have dryer truck races.

Crashes would be spectacular. Remember when Montoya hit the one at Datona ? BOOOM !!

[DAB]

Trucks from the dealer are cheaper too.

[Jeff '79]

They should have dryer truck races.

:rofl::rofl:

The accidents would be epic...:lol:

[Jeff '79]

There's no way that this race is going off tonight. It's getting too late and the radar looks nasty. Bummer.

[Steve Austin]

Raining again. I dont see it happening tonight.

[Datawiz]

:rofl::rofl:

The accidents would be epic...:lol:

Kinda like when numb nuts rear ended the drier truck under caution in the cup series? :lol:

[Jeff '79]

Crashes would be spectacular. Remember when Montoya hit the one at Datona ? BOOOM !!

Kinda like when numb nuts rear ended the drier truck under caution in the cup series? :lol:

:yesnod:

[Datawiz]

:yesnod:

Found it: Juan Pablo Montoya.

I watched that live. What a dumbass. :rofl:

[slewfoot]

Radar shows showers all around the place. I bet they run it in the morning

[RED-85-Z51]

Postboned until noon eastern Sunday...

They kept showing the radar...clear to the west...then they show the track..95% dry...then go to commercial, come back...radar is all green and red, track looks like Post Katrina Nawlins..

[Jeff '79]

The radar looks a lot better now. Noon should work...:seasix:

[slewfoot]

I'll be stuck watching it at work on a computer. :leaving:

[Jeff '79]

The Sahlen's Six hours At Watkins Glen is on SPEED right now.. The weather is perfect. Sunny with passing clouds with a high of 75°. :seasix:

[Jeff '79]

So much for perfect weather in The Glen. Looks like those passing clouds have a few drops in them.
NASCAR cars are rolling !!..:seasix:
Their set-ups are ass backwards though.

[Steve Austin]

Racing in Ky. now.:hurray::hurray:

[91corvette]

That was a hard crash.

[Jeff '79]

That was a hard crash.

:yesnod: Wow!

[91corvette]

My pick Brad K. is out. So must for points today.

[Jeff '79]

My pick Brad K. is out. So must for points today.

So far, I've escaped the carnage, although Hamlin and Jr. are back in the pack right now... There's a lot of time left though.

[slewfoot]

Jr was up front a while ago. What happened?

[Jeff '79]

Jr was up front a while ago. What happened?

Something hit his front end and he had to pit to repair it.

YES!! Cowshun !!:dance:

[Jeff '79]

DAMMIT!! Hamlin is running 5th and hits the friggin' wall...:banghead:

[carlton_fritz]

Stands sure were quiet at the end. Must not be any Kenseth fans.

[Steve Austin]

Looks like I got 276 points. I need to have one damn good week instead of a bunch of average weeks.

[Jeff '79]

219 points for me. That knocks me out of first...
wtf happened to Edwards at the end?

[Steve Austin]

No clue on the 99. I had the 11 but swapped him for the 15 and the 11 was my back up. . Just a lucky move.

[Steve Austin]

Jeff, you still have 1st. By 3 points over Comp.:cert:

[RED-85-Z51]

For those that missed it..Jr was running 1st, JJ was 2nd....Hamlin was a total dickbag and had a tire go down, he tried to limp 1.5 miles around the track on a flat LF...and right as Jr passed him...the casing ejected off the tire and Jr hit it full speed, then it glanced off JJ's car.

Jr sustained damage to the splitter, Grill, brake ducts, and bumper in general. They made multiple stops to fix it but only got it marginally better....he finished 12th, not terrible considering.

Kurt pulled a real dick move, but he took out Kolslawsky...so its all good.

[Jeff '79]

No clue on the 99. I had the 11 but swapped him for the 15 and the 11 was my back up. . Just a lucky move.

Well I had Kenseth as my backup to Hamlin.... Oh well... That's the way the ball bounces.

[VatorMan]

Once again the 48 ****ed himself in the ass. Way to go JJ !

[Steve Austin]

Once again the 48 ****ed himself in the ass. Way to go JJ !

He still finished ahead of 33 cars.:dance:

[JRD77VET]

He still finished ahead of 33 cars.:dance:

And better than Danica :lol:

results
NASCAR Kentucky 2013 results: Quaker State 400 results - SBNation.com (http://www.sbnation.com/2013/6/30/4480660/2013-nascar-kentucky-speedway-results-quaker-state-400)


I picked up 284 points today :yesnod:

[jaxgator]

Crashes would be spectacular. Remember when Montoya hit the one at Datona ? BOOOM !!

Kinda like when numb nuts rear ended the drier truck under caution in the cup series? :lol:

That wasn't Montoya's fault at all. He was trying to catch the field under caution and his RF tire let go at the most inopportune time. Sent him straight into that track drying truck.