Nationwide Series - O'Reilly Challenge

[DanicaFan]

Race #33 of 35

Race - O'Reilly Challenge

Location - Texas Motor Speedway, Ft. Worth, TX

Date - Saturday, November 6th

Time & TV Schedule - 12:00PM Eastern(Green Flag 12:55PM) - ESPN2

Course Type - 1.5 Mile Oval

Distance - 200 Laps / 300 Miles

Practice Sessions - Friday, November 5th -10:00am-11:15am Eastern & 11:40am -12:55pm Eastern

Qualifications - Friday, November 5th - 6:30pm Eastern

**Note - Texas Time(CDT) is 1 hour behind Eastern Time

[DanicaFan]

Here is the entry list for this race...

1. #01 Mike Wallace
2. #04 Jeremy Clements
3. #05 David Starr
4. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
5. #7 Danica Patrick
6. #07 Danny Efland
7. #09 Brian Scott
8. #10 Ricky Carmichael
9. #11 David Reutimann
10. #12 Justin Allgaier
11. #13 Steve Grissom
12. #15 Michael Annett
13. #16 Erik Darnell
14. #17 Trevor Bayne
15. #18 Kyle Busch
16. #20 Joey Logano
17. #21 Clint Bowyer
18. #22 Brad Keselowski
19. #23 Robert Richardson Jr.
20. #24 Eric McClure
21. #26 Brian Keselowski
22. #27 Alex Kennedy
23. #28 Kenny Wallace
24. #30 James Buescher
25. #31 Stanton Barrett
26. #32 Reed Sorenson
27. #33 Kevin Harvick
28. #34 Tony Raines
29. #35 Jason keller
30. #36 Jeff Green
31. #38 Jason Leffler
32. #40 Mike Bliss
33. #42 Parker Kligerman
34. #49 Mark Green
35. #52 Kevin Lepage
36. #60 Carl Edwards
37. #62 Brendan Gaughan
38. #66 Steve Wallace
39. #70 Shelby Howard
40. #79 Tim Andrews
41. #81 Michael McDowell
42. #82 Chase Miller
43. #87 Joe Nemechek
44. #88 Aric Almirola
45. #89 Morgan Shepherd
46. #90 Danny O'Quinn Jr.
47. #91 David Gilliland
48. #92 Dennis Setzer
49. #94 Carl Long
50. #98 Paul Menard
51. #99 Martin Truex Jr.

[PabloTeK]

Hmm, Danica ran well at Texas this year in an INDYCAR (boy that sucks, hard) so she should do well now she knows what she wants...

[Jacques Rabbit]

How dare 50 other teams enter Danica's race!

[DanicaFan]

Yep, this is Danica's time to shine. She runs great at Texas. A definite Top 10!

[PabloTeK]

I admire the optimism DF, although the last time you said that she ended up with a car that was a couple of feet shorter!

[gomick]

GOAT

[DanicaFan]

Danica goes out 2nd for qualifications. That makes me nervous.

[Matt]

Ugh shes on TV.

[DanicaFan]

Wow! James Buescher on the pole.

[DanicaFan]

Here is your starting line-up..

1. #31 James Buescher / 189.281
2. #33 Kevin Harvick / 189.069
3. #60 Carl Edwards / 188.745
4. #18 Kyle Busch / 188.706
5. #21 Clint Bowyer / 188.501
6. #99 Martin Truex Jr. / 188.344
7. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. / 188.252
8. #91 David Gilliland / 188.219
9. #66 Steve Wallace / 187.774
10. #20 Joey Logano / 187.735
11. #31 Stanton Barrett / 187.722
12. #98 Paul Menard / 187.715
13. #04 Jeremy Clements / 187.480
14. #17 Trevor Bayne / 187.480
15. #92 Dennis Setzer / 187.396
16. #22 Brad Keselowski / 187.370
17. #38 Jason Leffler / 187.311
18. #10 Ricky Carmichael / 186.890
19. #09 Brian Scott / 186.541
20. #12 Justin Allgaier / 186.213
21. #40 Mike Bliss / 186.207
22. #42 Parker Kligerman / 186.034
23. #32 Reed Sorenson / 185.797
24. #11 David Reutimann / 185.778
25. #88 Aric Almirola / 185.771
26. #05 David Starr / 185.624
27. #62 Brendan Gaughan / 185.395
28. #7 Danica Patrick / 185.249
29. #16 Erik Darnell / 185.217
30. #70 Shelby Howard / 185.001
31. #79 Tim Andrews / 184.951
32. #07 Danny Efland / 184.590
33. #24 Eric McClure / 184.256
34. #52 Kevin Lepage / 184.219
35. #15 Michael Annett / 184.212
36. #87 Joe Nemechek / 183.598
37. #01 Mike Wallace / 183.380
38. #35 Jason Keller / 182.735
39. #28 Kenny Wallace / 181.641
40. #34 Tony Raines / 179.904
41. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. / 178.135
42. #27 Alex Kennedy / 175.279
43. #81 Michael McDowell / 184.099

Did Not Qualify

#82 Chase Miller
#94 Carl Long
#26 Brian Keselowski
#90 Danny O'Quinn Jr.
#36 Jeff Green
#89 Morgan Shepherd
#49 Mark Green
#13 Mike Harmon

[mazdaspeed]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Wow! James Buescher on the pole.

I do believe he's one of those "20-year-old nobodies who doesn't belong on the track"?

[beachbum]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Yep, this is Danica's time to shine. She runs great at Texas. A definite Top 10!

Not this week.

[Matt]

#30 blows a right front.

[picchiofan]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Yep, this is Danica's time to shine. She runs great at Texas. A definite Top 10!

3 laps down a quarter of the way into the race with no wrecks or extra pits stops.

Yeeha.

[DanicaFan]

Congrats to Carl Edwards for the win and Brad K for the Championship!

[DanicaFan]

Unfortunately for Danica, another crash that wasnt her fault causing her to lose laps. Had that not happened, she would of finished strong on the lead lap.

Here are the final results..

1. #60 Carl Edwards
2. #18 Kyle Busch
3. #22 Brad Keselowski
4. #20 Joey Logano
5. #99 Martin Truex Jr.
6. #38 Jason Leffler
7. #32 Reed Sorenson
8. #33 Kevin Harvick
9. #98 Paul Menard
10. #66 Steve Wallace
11. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
12. #17 Trevor Bayne
13. #12 Justin Allgaier
14. #16 Erik Darnell
15. #11 David Reutimann
16. #88 Aric Almirola
17. #62 Brendan Gaughan
18. #15 Michael Annett
19. #04 Jeremy Clements
20. #87 Joe Nemechek
21. #40 Mike Bliss
22. #7 Danica Patrick
23. #01 Mike Wallace
24. #28 Kenny Wallace
25. #34 Tony Raines
26. #24 Eric McClure
27. #23 Robert Richardson Jr.
28. #70 Shelby Howard
29. #35 Jason Keller
30. #21 Clint Bowyer
31. #27 Alex Kennedy
32. #09 Brian Scott
33. #31 Stanton Barrett
34. #42 Parker Kligerman
35. #10 Ricky Carmichael
36. #81 Michael McDowell
37. #30 James Buescher
38. #05 David Starr
39. #79 Tim Andrews
40. #91 David Gilliland
41. #07 Danny Efland
42. #52 Kevin Lepage
43. #92 Dennis Setzer

[Matt]

...she didn't crash...

[DanicaFan]

Originally Posted by Matt

...she didn't crash...

Another car made contact with her front right side, that is what happened to her. It was still not her fault and that cost her a strong finish.

[mazdaspeed]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Another car made contact with her front right side, that is what happened to her. It was still not her fault and that cost her a strong finish.

If she can't recover from a bump-and-run, she's never going to make it in NASCAR. Plase, be a fan, but no more excuses. It gets really old, really fast.

[beachbum]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Another car made contact with her front right side, that is what happened to her. It was still not her fault and that cost her a strong finish.

If she would have shown good judgment, she never would have been in a position to be hit. When Starr hit the wall, everyone else behind him backed off and made moves to avoid the mess and each other. Danica didn't back off and dove under Darnell just as he moved down and it became two cars trying to occupy the same space. Darnell didn't have anywhere to go as Danica took that lane away. Not his fault.

She seems to be in incidents every race, and in almost every case they were avoidable if she gave a bit of room instead of taking it.

As for the strong finish, I will acknowledge that she ran some very good lap times in the middle of the race - when she was by herself and on old tires. On restarts and new tires, she dropped like a brick. The early pit stop only cost her 2 laps, she lost the other on her own. Based on who she raced with, had she not had the early stop she may have made it all the way up to 19th instead of 21st

[Matt]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Another car made contact with her front right side, that is what happened to her. It was still not her fault and that cost her a strong finish.

That's not a crash. A crash is impacting the wall with force or another car with force, not a bump.

[Knowlesy]

Another burning issue resolved.

[Jacques Rabbit]

Danica WINS twenty-second! Attagirl! I think she's ready for Cup. She'll be much more successful there with the pros and none of these 20-year-old nobodies and sexist Mike Wallaces. Robby Gordon's not running full-time so Hendrick can enter the 7 on the other weekends for her.

[MJ_N_09]

You know your opinion is wrong when the mods side against your POV. Ouch.