**Official 2010 NASCAR season thread**

[jcr557]

So another season is about to start, last time i made a thread like this for 09 there wasn't to much interest for discussions, maybe this year we get more fans lol. Maybe even a cruise to the poconos races or dover races.

Many people think NASCAR is just cars going in circles, (i was one of them) until I started to realize, NASCAR is awesome. Not only do strategies play a major factor, but also drafting, teams, drivers, spotters, etc. Its a really fun sport if you really pay attention to whats going on and not just watch it for the crashes.

This season is gonna be great with Jimmie, Montoya and other great drivers. Danica Patrick is actually gonna run a few races in the nationwide car so that should be interesting also.

My brother actually invited me to go down to Florida for the Daytona 500 as a kinda birthday gift lol so we might actually fly or drive down there.

With that said, any other NASCAR fans here?

[P3tchSR]

yawn... It's the last thing I ever watch. everything is better than that... formula 1, rally, world of outlaws, formula Drift, pro moto cross anything but nascar

[jcr557]

you have to watch a whole race from beginning to end to see whats its about. its fun, dont be hatin lol. dont get me wrong, i like wrc and f1 also

[Renegade_]

Im gonna watch this thread and make note of the people who post seriously in here.

[05suby]

left turn, left turn, left turn, oh wait another left. crashes are the best part of nascar.

[P3tchSR]

I do like to watch when they run the road courses...but I've gone to pocono and tryed making it threw the whole race and it's just too boring...first 10 lap last 10 laps the rest i nap

[jspek]

watching nascar is boring. going to an actual race is kinda fun but the rolex 24 was way better. if you go you should go for the whole 2 weeks. its basically every redneck come to daytona and takes over every bar. that was fun.

[lownslow95]

The last 10 minutes of a Nascar race is what is worthwhile watching. Everything leading up to that, is boring.

[92dxman]

Originally Posted by P3tchSR

I do like to watch when they run the road courses...but I've gone to pocono and tryed making it threw the whole race and it's just too boring...first 10 lap last 10 laps the rest i nap

+1. Only two Nascar races I will watch in the season..

[SiMike]

I could care less about NASCAR until I really watched a race or two or three. Yes they go in circles and if that's all you let yourself see, I would hope you find it boring! If you can see what's going on it's a great sport!

My prediction is Danica won't do crap this year! Jr. still won't perform either. You have to love NASCAR to run good and I get the feeling Jr. doesn't have the love his father did.

[461_SS]

To those of you who say racing is left turn left turn blah blah blah. What sport do you like? I'd be more then glad to criticize that sport. Racing is NOT just left turns. There is a whole lot of skill and strategy involved. O yeah, Its a very physically demanding sport as well. I advise you to go to your local short track and see whats its all about. Yeah, not everyone is going to like nascar or local short track oval racing, but you can't knock it until you have gone and watched and actually experienced it for your self. I really do advise those haters to go to a local short track and pay to go into the pits to get a grasp on how things are really done. You also get to see things that you can't get to see from the stands.


Anyway, back on topic. I can't wait for this season to start. Should be a good season. Nationwide is running at Road America this year which should be spectacular. They took away the bump drafting rules and cup and gave them a bigger restrictor plate at Daytona/Talladega putting it more in the drivers hands and they are looking to go back to a spoiler! Should be interesting to see how that plays a role when they do the testing for it at Charlotte.

[jcr557]

yea, i heard about the bump drafting and about taking off the wing lol. the new drafting rules should make it even more interesting. im going to daytona 500, dover and poconos if anyone wants to tag along

[JMJosh]

Hell yea nascar is back i cant wait untill it starts up jimmie and jeff and dale jr. R the best 3 racers

[HickRocket1258]

I haven't followed much of the offseason news but I'm looking forward to it this year. Last year I didn't happen to get to sit down and watch many of the races. I hope to be able to sit back and relax to watch them more. Hope the chase isn't as quite a blowout like last years.

[jcr557]

so mark martin got pole, earnhardt jr starts 2nd. danica finished 6th in the arca race. now the budlight shootout is on fox.

[Teku18]

The shootout was pretty crazy. Hope most of the 500 is like that.

Originally Posted by SiMike

I could care less about NASCAR until I really watched a race or two or three. Yes they go in circles and if that's all you let yourself see, I would hope you find it boring! If you can see what's going on it's a great sport!

My prediction is Danica won't do crap this year! Jr. still won't perform either. You have to love NASCAR to run good and I get the feeling Jr. doesn't have the love his father did.

I agree with you about JR. but not the reason. Honestly I think he does have the love for the sport he is just tired of being compared to his father. Just because he is his son doesn't mean he should be as good, yet everyone expects him to be just like his dad. ( Not saying you do. I mean the media.)

[jcr557]

it will be, and ill be there in person

[Teku18]

Lucky I want to get their one day for the 500.

[SiMike]

Originally Posted by TekuDrifter18

The shootout was pretty crazy. Hope most of the 500 is like that.



I agree with you about JR. but not the reason. Honestly I think he does have the love for the sport he is just tired of being compared to his father. Just because he is his son doesn't mean he should be as good, yet everyone expects him to be just like his dad. ( Not saying you do. I mean the media.)

That's a good point. Ever notice his interviews after races? He is almost never passionate about anything that happened during the race. Sometimes he can barely speak and gives really bad interviews.

[HickRocket1258]

I have been down in Daytona a couple times. Never for the 500 becuase for some reason my dad and I like to watch it on tv. Anyways say the IROC, trucks, Gatorade 125s and the Busch race in 2001. Was down there the year that Dale Earnhardt passed away.

Anyways, saw the last 20 some laps of the shootout and thought it was a good race. This should be an exciting start to the finish. In the Nationwide race, Mike Wallace's daughter is racing, the first father daughter racing in the same race.