Danica Patrick??

Fox. How do yeah not get peppered with marblez at Daytona when yer close to the fance when they go by:confused: Buffalo Wingz an Raw Oysterz 'cross the street at Hooterz an TV iz good too AN NO MARBLEZ

 

It sure was a great finish. Trevor Bayne won it in his 2nd ever Nascar Sprint Cup start. Pretty much unheard of. His team, the legendary Wood Bros, is from my regional area here in SW Virginia, although their shop is in NC.

For anyone who doesn't find it exciting, get some surround sound speakers and turn up the volume when it is "Crank it up" time. Also try a short track like Martinsville, Richmond or Bristol.

Bill

 

Just one car at a time when I was there a few days before the race. If the fence wasn't there I could have reached over the wall and touched the car. That close. Never cared for Hooters. Lots of other places better. Especially my ocean front condo that I miss dearly.

 

I love going to 1/2 mile dirt track races. Used to do it all the time when I lived in Cincy.

 

I was at Bristol one year to watch practice and qualifying. They wouldn't let you stand by the fence, but you could go down to the fence as long as you kept walking. Same thing, we were close enough that you could have touched the cars. Even though it is a short track, they will still go 125 MPH (Bristol - World's Fastest Half Mile). No marbles, but we got the wind off the cars and some debris. ...Quite an experience really. And bring your ear plugs.

Bill

 

We been to Loudon, NH the last 5 summers...probably not this year with Fannie's resto on the go. Hubby would like to go to Charlotte, NC sometime...it would be awesome.
I really enjoy the whole experience...the practices, the time trials, people watching in the parking lots(very entertaining), meeting new folks at the motel...it's great

 

no but, everyone tells me i have to go to a race.

 

It was funny, Bill....no guards or anything around that day. It wasn't really time trials it was testing cars for the trials or something. I'll bet there weren't 30 people in the whole place.
And...RIGHT....the sound of the car going by that close was deafening!

 

If you have a chance, there's still very good racing on the local level - stockers, and especially modifieds, either dirt or hard surface.

Local racing seasons should be starting soon.......

 

Back in the '60's - '70's We used to make all the races at MIS. Had the contacts back then for Pit and Padock Passes every race.(still friendz but long since retired) Good memory timez with all the hot shoez back then Took Dave Marcus fishin' one time. I'd take Danica fishin' too if she'd only ask

 

Dave Marcus was one of my favorite drivers when he was racing. Many pull for the front runners, but soon before he retired, when he would have a great run, it was almost like a victory. Tough guy too. I read a story once how his Car Hauler broke down on the way to the track and he tore the engine down on the side of the road, welded up a cylinder, put it back together and continued on his way.

He was also still racing in the Cup Series in his 70's.

Bill

 

Yup, He waz harder'n ah brick, very intelagent an ah good guy tooDam shame he never had big money sponsership Don't get me started talkin' 'bout the Bar-bah-quz we ustah do in the padock after the racezDidn't matter which Banner them boyz drove under. Once the checkered flag dropped they waz all Palz an there gobblin' everything in site that wasn't nailed down. I still have the "Horse Syrenge" we'd use to load the mellonz with Vodka DID I SAY THAT

 

You know....you bring up a good point, BB. There were a LOT of really good drivers that never got the chance at the big time because of money...IE, no big sponsor. I knew a few and it's a shame. They spent their entire lives doing what they did best.....build killer cars and race them.

 

OK...I wasn't going to mention this but....my last post brings a guy to mind that raced in Cincinnati around 1965-66-67 sometime in there....don't remember the track name....Cross County Speedway???....anyway, his name was Pat Patrick. He built awesome cars but had a hot temper and was his own worse enemy on the track and with the officials LOL. He was usually in the money, though. He lived in the same complex I did at the time and I said to him once that I thought he was a good builder/driver and that I needed a hobby and asked how I would go about sponsoring him. He blew up! LOL. HOBBY!?!? This is my LIFE! This is my BUSINESS! Just give me the money and I'll put your company name on the side of the car. I don't need any hobby guys! Easy to see why he never copped a big sponsor. At least when I knew him. I have often wondered if Danica is related to him. It wouldn't surprise me if she is.

 

Assuming it's the same guy, Pat Patrick was a biggie in Champ car racing in the 70's and 80's...per Wikipedia.....

Ueal Eugene Patrick, nicknamed "Pat", is the founder and owner of Patrick Racing, a team that raced in Champ Cars and the Indy Racing League. Pat was also one of the founding members of CART in 1978 and the Indy Lights series in 1986. In addition, he was founder of Patrick Petroleum in the 1960s.
The Patrick Racing team won the 1973 , 1982 and 1989 Indianapolis 500. Emerson Fittipaldi won the IndyCar title for Pat in 1989. Drivers Adrian Fernandez and Roberto Moreno finished second and third in the 2000 series, which was the last time his cars were front runners. He ran a car for Al Unser Jr. in the Indy Racing League in 2004, but after Unser's retirement, Patrick placed the team up for sale at the end of the year.[1]
Patrick currently lives in Jackson, Michigan, United States.

Also, this:
http://www.dirtfans.com/PatPatrick.html