Nationwide-Drive4COPD 300

[DanicaFan]

First official race thread of the year... The Nationwide Series at Daytona Speedway.

Race 1 of 34

Daytona International Speedway
Drive4COPD 300

Sat, Feb. 19th - 1PM Eastern - ESPN2

[DanicaFan]

Here is the entry list..

1. #1 Landon Cassill
2. #01 Mike Wallace
3. #2 Elliott Sadler
4. #4 Tony Stewart
5. #5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6. #05 David Starr
7. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
8. #7 Danica Patrick
9. #09 Kenny Wallace
10. #11 Brian Scott
11. #12 Sam Hornish Jr.
12. #14 Eric McClure
13. #15 Todd Bodine
14. #16 Trevor Bayne
15. #18 Kyle Busch
16. #19 Mike Bliss
17. #20 Joey Logano
18. #22 Brad Keselowski
19. #23 Robert Richardson Jr.
20. #24 Kevin Lepage
21. #25 Kelly Bires
22. #27 JR Fitzpatrick
23. #28 Derrike Cope
24. #30 Jason Leffler
25. #31 Justin Allgaier
26. #32 Reed Sorenson
27. #33 Clint Bowyer
28. #38 Kasey Kahne
29. #39 Josh Wise
30. #40 Scott Wimmer
31. #41 Patrick Sheltra
32. #44 Jeff Green
33. #51 Jeremy Clements
34. #52 Bobby Santos III
35. #55 Brett Rowe
36. #60 Carl Edwards
37. #62 Michael Annett
38. #66 Steve Wallace
39. #70 Shelby Howard
40. #79 Jennifer Jo Cobb
41. #81 Donnie Neuenberger
42. #87 Joe Nemechek
43. #88 Aric Almirola
44. #89 Morgan Shepherd
45. #99 Michael Waltrip

[DanicaFan]

First practice cancelled due to rain.

[DanicaFan]

Results of practice session 1..

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #88 Aric Almirola / 44.932 / 200.303
2. #4 Tony Stewart / 44.947 / 200.236
3. #20 Joey Logano / 45.234 / 198.965
4. #60 Carl Edwards / 45.316 / 198.605
5. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. / 45.365 / 198.391
6. #5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. / 45.441 / 198.059
7. #01 Mike Wallace / 45.452 / 198.011
8. #99 Michael Waltrip / 45.484 / 197.872
9. #70 Shelby Howard / 45.527 / 197.685
10. #2 Elliott Sadler / 45.616 / 197.299
11. #33 Clint Bowyer / 45.850 / 196.292
12. #15 Brendan Gaughan / 46.285 / 194.447
13. #05 David Starr / 46.310 / 194.342
14. #66 Steve Wallace / 46.727 / 192.608
15. #1 Landon Cassill / 46.729 / 192.600
16. #62 Michael Annett / 46.731 / 192.592
17. #41 Patrick Sheltra / 47.306 / 190.251
18. #30 Jason Leffler / 47.385 / 189.934
19. #22 Brad Keselowski / 47.418 / 189.801
20. #7 Danica Patrick / 47.605 / 189.056
21. #38 Kasey Kahne / 47.675 / 188.778
22. #31 Justin Allgaier / 47.801 / 188.281
23. #40 Scott Wimmer / 47.844 / 188.111
24. #11 Brian Scott / 47.853 / 188.076
25. #14 Eric McClure / 47.915 / 187.833
26. #32 Reed Sorenson / 47.961 / 187.652
27. #16 Trevor Bayne / 47.962 / 187.649
28. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. / 48.148 / 186.924
29. #18 Kyle Busch / 48.176 / 186.815
30. #51 Jeremy Clements / 48.205 / 186.703
31. #87 Joe Nemechek / 48.219 / 186.648
32. #39 Josh Wise / 48.391 / 185.985
33. #44 Jeff Green / 48.406 / 185.927
34. #09 Kenny Wallace / 48.544 / 185.399
35. #25 Kelly Bires / 48.591 / 185.219
36. #89 Morgan Shepherd / 48.610 / 185.147
37. #24 Kevin Lepage / 48.844 / 184.260
38. #79 Jennifer Jo Cobb / 49.088 / 183.344
39. #55 Brett Rowe / 49.205 / 182.908
40. #27 JR Fitzpatrick / 49.231 / 182.812
41. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. / 49.251 / 182.737
42. #52 Bobby Santos / 50.161 / 179.422
43. #81 Donnnie Neuenberger / 51.098 / 176.132
44. #19 Mike Bliss / No Times

[DanicaFan]

Practice Session 2 Results...

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #4 Tony Stewart / 44.502 / 202.238
2. #22 Brad Keselowski / 44.503 / 202.234
3. #88 Aric Almirola / 44.995 / 200.022
4. #5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. / 45.000 / 200.000
5. #60 Carl Edwards / 45.177 / 199.216
6. #38 Kasey Kahne / 45.179 / 199.208
7. #18 Kyle Busch / 45.194 / 199.141
8. #66 Steve Wallace / 45.557 / 197.555
9. #62 Michael Annett / 45.559 / 197.546
10. #20 Joey Logano / 46.067 / 195.368
11. #09 Kenny Wallace / 46.226 / 194.696
12. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. / 46.259 / 194.557
13. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. / 46.264 / 194.536
14. #16 Trevor Bayne / 46.300 / 194.384
15. #2 Elliott Sadler / 46.310 / 194.342
16. #27 JR Fitzpatrick / 46.357 / 194.145
17. #01 Mike Wallace / 46.440 / 193.798
18. #11 Brian Scott / 46.460 / 193.715
19. #15 Todd Bodine / 46.498 / 193.557
20. #30 Jason Leffler / 46.543 / 193.370
21. #7 Danica Patrick / 46.559 / 193.303
22. #33 Clint Bowyer / 46.599 / 193.137
23. #39 Josh Wise / 46.604 / 193.116
24. #14 Eric McClure / 46.647 / 192.938
25. #05 David Starr / 46.788 / 192.357
26. #70 Shelby Howard / 46.788 / 192.242
27. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. / 47.122 / 190.994
28. #40 Scott Wimmer / 47.625 / 188.976
29. #28 Derrike Cope / 47.628 / 188.964
30. #81 Donnie Neuenberger / 47.794 / 188.308
31. #19 Mike Bliss / 48.032 / 187.375
32. #31 Justin Allgaier / 48.337 / 186.193
33. #1 Landon Cassill / 48.362 / 186.097
34. #32 Reed Sorenson / 48.414 / 185.897
35. #87 Joe Nemechek / 48.541 / 185.410
36. #79 Jennifer Jo Cobb / 48.581 / 185.258
37. #24 Kevin Lepage / 48.824 / 184.336
38. #51 Jeremy Clements / 48.827 / 184.324
39. #25 Kelly Bires / 48.958 / 183.831
40. #44 Jeff Green / 49.417 / 182.124
41. #89 Morgan Shepherd / 49.440 / 182.039
42. #55 Brett Rowe / 49.494 / 181.840
43. #52 Bobby Santos / 50.647 / 177.701

[Knowlesy]

She gets better with every practice.

[courageous]

should be interesting to see how the Sprint cup drivers attack in Nationwide this year - they are not elligible for the championship, so we might see some pretty frantic action from them as all they have to look out for is race wins.

Laws of unintended consequences though could mean we have a 2 tier race - top 10 being full of Sprint cup drivers chasing the individual race but the championship runners taking it more carefully and settling for a mid-field finish rather than a wreck.

[picchiofan]

Originally Posted by courageous

should be interesting to see how the Sprint cup drivers attack in Nationwide this year - they are not elligible for the championship, so we might see some pretty frantic action from them as all they have to look out for is race wins.

Laws of unintended consequences though could mean we have a 2 tier race - top 10 being full of Sprint cup drivers chasing the individual race but the championship runners taking it more carefully and settling for a mid-field finish rather than a wreck.

I'm good with that. I'd much rather see a banzai, balls out "shootout" style race with the cup guys rather than a handful of them points-racing like they already do on the cup side.

[DanicaFan]

Danica Patrick qualified 4th for tomorrow's race at Daytona in the Drive4COPD 300 in the Nationwide Series. Way to go Danica!

[Matt]

Wont be there for long.

Any idiot can drive around the new Daytona by themselves.

[DanicaFan]

Congrats to Clint Bowyer for the pole..

Here is the starting line-up..

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #33 Clint Bowyer / 49.773 / 180.821
2. #1 Landon Cassill / 49.834 / 180.600
3. #5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. / 49.836 / 180.592
4. #7 Danica Patrick / 49.867 / 180.480
5. #31 Justin Allgaier / 49.874 / 180.455
6. #20 Joey Logano / 49.995 / 180.018
7. #16 Trevor Bayne / 50.024 / 179.914
8. #18 Kyle Busch / 50.039 / 179.860
9. #60 Carl Edwards / 50.071 / 179.745
10. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. / 50.091 / 179.673
11. #11 Brian Scott / 50.094 / 179.662
12. #22 Brad Keselowski / 50.097 / 179.651
13. #62 Michael Annett / 50.164 / 179.412
14. #4 Tony Stewart / 50.176 / 179.369
15. #88 Aric Almirola / 50.190 / 179.319
16. #32 Reed Sorenson / 50.209 / 179.251
17. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. / 50.215 / 179.229
18. #87 Joe Nemechek / 50.234 / 179.162
19. #2 Elliott Sadler / 50.272 / 179.026
20. #38 Kasey Kahne / 50.306 / 178.905
21. #66 Steve Wallace / 50.315 / 178.873
22. #30 Jason Leffler / 50.415 / 178.518
23. #52 Bobby Santos / 50.501 / 178.214
24. #70 Shelby Howard / 50.505 / 178.200
25. #09 Kenny Wallace / 50.510 / 178.183
26. #99 Michael Waltrip / 50.512 / 178.175
27. #01 Mike Wallace / 50.608 / 177.837
28. #44 Jeff Green / 50.668 / 177.627
29. #51 Jeremy Clements / 50.704 / 177.501
30. #19 Mike Bliss / 50.719 / 177.448
31. #39 Josh Wise / 50.747 / 177.350
32. #25 Kelly Bires / 50.771 / 177.267
33. #81 Donnie Neuenberger / 50.781 / 177.232
34. #14 Eric McClure / 50.798 / 177.172
35. #41 Patrick Sheltra / 50.873 / 176.911
36. #15 Todd Bodine / 50.905 / 176.800
37. #24 Kevin Lepage / 50.932 / 176.706
38. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. / 51.064 / 176.249
39. #89 Morgan Shepherd / 51.118 / 176.063
40. #27 JR Fitzpatrick / 51.427 / 175.005
41. #28 Derrike Cope / 51.554 / 174.574
42. #40 Scott Wimmer / 52.327 / 171.995
43. #05 David Starr / 51.061 / 176.260

[DanicaFan]

Originally Posted by Matt

Wont be there for long.

Any idiot can drive around the new Daytona by themselves.

Wanna bet?? I smell victory!!

[Matt]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Wanna bet?? I smell victory!!

Honestly? Yes I would like to bet.

[kelvin88]

[Knowlesy]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Wanna bet?? I smell victory!!

-_-

[MJ_N_09]

I had to double check the running order, because Danica in the top 10 before the 1st caution (several cars get together, with Brian Scott (#11) being the only car unable to continue from it).

[MJ_N_09]

Caution 2. Another Multi car wreck!

[MJ_N_09]

Danica......leads a lap at Daytona??????????????????/ I never imagined.

[courageous]

it was predicted by the ancient Mayen civilisation as one of the first signs....

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by courageous

it was predicted by the ancient Mayen civilisation as one of the first signs....

Looks like we are in for a typical superspeedway finish; lots of bent up race cars and lots of yellows....

[MJ_N_09]

Holy Hell! What a finish!

[DanicaFan]

Congrats to Tony Stewart for the win.

Danica ran a great race today. She learned a lot, even led a lap. Im proud of her !!!!

[DanicaFan]

Here are the final results..

1. #4 Tony Stewart
2. #33 Clint Bowyer
3. #1 Landon Cassill
4. #5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. #32 Reed Sorenson
6. #30 Jason Leffler
7. #18 Kyle Busch
8. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
9. #99 Michael Waltrip
10. #16 Trevor Bayne
11. #38 Kasey Kahne
12. #20 Joey Logano
13. #19 Mike Bliss
14. #7 Danica Patrick
15. #87 Joe Nemechek
16. #51 Jeremy Clements
17. #52 Bobby Santos
18. #15 Todd Bodine
19. #88 Aric Almirola
20. #66 Steve Wallace
21. #05 David Starr
22. #70 Shelby Howard
23. #81 Donnie Neuenberger
24. #41 Patrick Sheltra
25. #28 Derrike Cope
26. #89 Morgan Shepherd
27. #31 Justin Allgaier
28. #09 Kenny Wallace
29. #60 Carl Edwards
30. #22 Brad Keselowski
31. #39 Josh Wise
32. #23 Robert Richardson Jr.
33. #14 Eric McClure
34. #11 Brian Scott
35. #40 Scott Wimmer
36. #12 Sam Hornish Jr.
37. #01 Mike Wallace
38. #2 Elliott Sadler
39. #62 Michael Annett
40. #44 Jeff Green
41. #24 Kevin Lepage
42. #27 JR Fitzpatrick
43. #25 Kelly Bires

[courageous]

Originally Posted by courageous

should be interesting to see how the Sprint cup drivers attack in Nationwide this year - they are not elligible for the championship, so we might see some pretty frantic action from them as all they have to look out for is race wins.

Laws of unintended consequences though could mean we have a 2 tier race - top 10 being full of Sprint cup drivers chasing the individual race but the championship runners taking it more carefully and settling for a mid-field finish rather than a wreck.

Well, my prediction just took an unforseen twist.... Bayne wins the 500!