Here we go with eight hours of live NASCAR on SPEED. RaceDay is first at 4PM for three hours. The All-Star races are next at 7PM and then Victory Lane wraps it all up at 11PM ET.
This post will serve to host your comments as we watch SPEED deal with both the weather and a live Sprint Cup Series non-points race.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 669 Newer› Newest»@Karen I went in under the NA$CAR homepage. But looking at the actual page the Showdown is ready to go but the All Star is grayed out since that won't be until 9. They have to update the information for the vote winner and who makes it in by racing. So once that's done it'll be ready.
Hey Gymmie, here I am.
Too nervous to comment.
darbar - it was a joke!
I was wondering the same thing, Karen. We Roush fans are few and far between. I feel so lonely. :-)
--KarenB
Good thing this race isn't on Fox. Rain delayed baseball still going on in some markets, and would likely continue for at least 1 hour.
I'm sorry, but it just isn't right for the cautions to count on either segment. It's not fair to the guys in the back
Sorry haus20.
Hi Dot! <3
I agree wholeheartedly, darbar. NASCAR really oughta line them up differently if rain washes out qualifying. Making caution laps count only penalizes them further.
--KarenB
Darbar, I was asking that in reference to the "retaliation" that Joey gave to Vickers. That was a Tony move.
Why do they count the yellow laps in the first segment but not the second? They shouldn't count at all.
Digger sighting.
Digger is back....
Oh, I didn't realize that the second 20 are green-flag laps only. Thanks, Larry Mac! You're the bestest. Seriously, I just love that dude.
--KarenB
What kills me is (weather-permitting) there'll be an hour of downtime between the 2 races. Instead of wasting all that time, I'd rather they take that time and make this showdown race a little bit longer. The Showdown race should be at least half the distance as the main event is.
And it's not like they have to get off the air for other TV obligations.
Mike,
That makes much more sense than this format.
Digger on SPEED could be a bad omen for the rest of the season.
The one thing I hate about night races is I have to fix dinner. :(
I'll be back.
Crazy rules tonight in this race.
Vicki,
That's why I say the Showdown race is sometimes more exciting than the main event. You just don't know what's going to happen.
From looking at the radar, they may want to move up the green flag for the all star race as well. Scattered showers headed toward Concord with a big line of storms behind that.
Dot, I prepped mine so I'm running back and forth.
Order pizza Dot!!
If there's weather approaching, it'll be interesting to see how they handle intros....usually they have the driver and his crew come out on stage. They may have to amend that some.
I wish they'd take note of some of the other drivers further back, instead of concentrating on the leaders. That's a failing of all the broadcasting crews, for all the races. I guess if it was easy, everyone would be doing it. :-)
--KarenB
I always think Nascar is funny because they'll say weather is approaching so they throw the green flag 6 minutes or so earlier. It seems to be it wouldn't be a difference.
Would they consider having the race tomorrow if rain hits?
Karen - Mike Joy will tell you that it only counts if you finish 1st & 2nd in this race..
3rd and back don't matter
SPEED's 'behind the leader' graphic take too much of of the screen. Only shows at the most two times.
Wish there had been some more passing. Nice pictures but this race is always tough to cover.
The Showdown took the checkers at 8:17....now we'll see how much downtime they'll have until the green flag for the main event.
That was quite an uneventful finish. Way to go Speed spoiling 4 of the top 5 vote winners.
Aren't they supposed to announce the voting winner soon? You think the boys in the booth would give us a heads-up about that.
--KarenB
They called Logano and Dinger to the hauler, so one of them won the vote id imagine
the winner wont be announced until driver intros.
logano won the fan vote so i heard...
They are interviewing Joey on MRN-he won the fan vote...:(
KarenB,
I think that's the last introduction. Don't think they'll tell us.
twitter says logano.
Logano has won the fan vote??
Yeah, Jeff, it's all about the fans! Geesh.
I think it's clear that Hammond loves working with Krista.
@trish: so says multiple posts on twitter and (i'm told) mrn. take it for what it is.
Bummer. I wouldn't call myself a fan, but I really like AJ's personality and commitment. I was hoping he'd get the vote.
--KarenB
I was really hoping to see Reut in the All star race, he deserved it. Lagono's a fan favorite. Can you say Home Depot and money
MRN does say it is Logano - so much for the "secret" Fox is trying to keep
I saw Logano on Jr's Pit Stop as well. Really wanted the Dinger or Reut.
Best to keep my comments to myself on this one.
Here is some interesting news from Bob Pockrass:
"Suspended Jeremy Mayfield watched Sprint Showdown from atop infield hospitality tent."
Fryer says she is stunned he came to the track tonight.
Might be something going on after all before all this is over.
Those Home Depot employees must have been voting like crazy. I voted for Reuti
Evidently Jeremy is at the track, so says Twitter
JD, does that mean that he has his hard card back?
jd; agree about hammond and voda. in my opinion, she has earned her way into the booth next season. class act all the way.
but we'll have to reach some consensus on whether she is to be referred to as "krista" or "voda" going forward.
(the social experiment continues! you guys all OK with being my test subjects for a while longer?)
Dar I voted for Reut a lot I think I have click finger, first time I ever tried to stuff a ballot box.
Wish Vickers could have fixed that tire/front end for a lap or two..
sorry newrace fan, I voted often for Logano. I do live in the Chicago area after all. I was hoping Reut or Dinger got in if Logano didn't
Mike Joy could stand to lose a few pounds.
Red it's KV less letters to type and she is the only one
haus20 said...
JD, does that mean that he has his hard card back?
haus, can't he get into the hospitality tent via invitation by a team? or somesuch? i didn't think a hard card was required for that level of access.
NRF, I voted a ton of times for Reuit also. Not at all a Logano fan.
Not to change the subject but I just looked outside and it is snowing. I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Charlie, I feel your pain. We have a heavy frost warning for tonight. And I just planted my entire garden.
so, if it's accurate that logano and dinger were both called to the hauler, could it be assumed that dinger came in a close second? i'm hoping so.
Snowing, OMG!
Pool Party here tomorrow.
They're flying right through these introductions.
Um.....what is snow? :)
Breaking news in progress btw...
Charlie & Darbar it was in the 80's and sunny earlier today here in Houston.
I just got home - I thought I missed part of it - guess not - so I'm gonna read thru comments fast - 260 & race hasn't even started.
The garage band is annoying.
-D
jd said:
Breaking news in progress btw.
care to share?
Great reporter Dustin Long talked to Jeremy Mayfield. Here is his Twitter message:
"Mayfield denies taking illegal drug ... says not been told by Nasacr what caused positive test ... hints @ legal action."
Wow, that is an awesome tidbit.
That's *really* annoying music in the background of the introductions.
--KarenB
DMO better than the drums in the past. Didn't they use to introduce the crew by name in the past?
Hubby likes the music but I think the drums are too loud.
If logano is the vote winner it will be interesting to see how the crowd of fans at the track react. Will they be surprised to?
Newracefan said...
DMO better than the drums in the past. Didn't they use to introduce the crew by name in the past?"
I seem to remember that being the case.
-D
I thought that if you were suspended by NASCAR you couldn't be anywhere inside the track. Remember Knauss in the RV in the parking lot outside the track a few years ago?
Maybe Logano and AJ tied and both will be in.
You mean to tell me Mayfield doesn't even know what he tested positive for?
Appears the Mayfield thing is getting more ugly. Now is not the time to be cocky if you want to race in the future
Vicki, it's supposed to be 30 tonight. It's May for God's sake
I also seem to recall Mike Joy would do the introductions...they've changed this all-around. Probably have to with the main event being 100 laps now.
Thrill for BK and crew!
huh. so mayfield's now saying he wasn't told what the illegal drug was? and did that tidbit come from atop the hospitality tent? what happened to a press statement friday and earlier today? why wait until just before the all-star race tonight?
sorry -- sounds like a PR battle being attempted here. if, in fact, he wasn't told at the results when he was offically suspended, has he subsequently asked for the results and been refused? does he really not know even today?
something's just not right here.
(and that "band" isn't adding anything -- the mike balance is all outta whack.)
Plenty of banned substances are legal.
The beautiful yellow Pennzoil guys!
Reminds me of my beloved Steve Park
That's the first time I've every heard Enumclaw pronounced correctly. Well done, Steve.
--KarenB
Darbar rain came through so it cooled down to 76 at 7:45 CT
Charlie-ty for the clarification earlier in the day about 2 groups of cars...and I feel your pain. Frost warnings here in SE MI tonite-sorry about the "s" word.
JD-you can be a cruel man at times..:) Snow is awful white stuff from the sky..
As for this mess they are doing on Speed at the moment-could these people LOOK like they could be more disinterested?? Good grief...
wow I must say I like the way speed is handling intros,
I seem to recall a few years back, possibly when FX had the race, that they'd go through and announce every crew member by name/position. While it was nice to give the guys their 15 mins of fame, it took forever!!!
Lots of boos for Shrubbie. Love the fact that they give the crew their props
@ red, I think we should call her KV or Krista.
I didn't miss much during dinner. I'm here to end now.
I thought Jeremy couldn't be anywhere near the track. The plot thickens.
Jeremy knows NASCAR isn't going to talk publicly about the drugs he was taking. He is free to lie to the media all he wants to.
anon@8:44: excellent point. thanks for reminding us of that reality.
and i like last year's drum intros much better as well. wish they'd intro the crews by name: it's one of the only times these guys get recognized by name for fans.
(and the sprint reps REALLY don't belong in the team moment at all!)
Nascar will end up on damage control after this Mayfield story.
Mike balance and open air event is not an easy task, I still like the band better than the drums.
Other topic How can Jeremy not have been told what he tested postitive for, that's just ridiculous.
the music is too loud
Does not NASCAR have a legal department for something other than tv contracts & lawsuit defense? Jeremy should have been told exactly what he tested positive for.
Sounds like a lot of mess ups to go around.
I see another lawsuit in the future against NASCAR.
Go Matty. A fellow Badger !!!!
Vicky D said...
Nascar will end up on damage control after this Mayfield story.
wait! were they ever OFF damage control? did i miss that moment? rats.
Hey, I do kind of miss the high school kids with the drums. That was always fun to watch.
I think the people with the team might be contest winners not Sprint reps but not sure
Much better mix on the music now. Either that, or I'm getting used to it. :-)
--KarenB
Be sure to refresh Buddy, mine changed when I did. Got the 4 boxes now and an audio control
Hope that door doesn't get stuck! I'd be scared to walk in that capsule thing.
and the fan vote is.......
Hi all. Been busy doing dinner. Got the kitchen cleaned just in time.
Buddy is live now
Ric Flair??? What does he have to do with Nascar??
Does Brad K really have a crew member named Kyle Petty? That was one of the names that popped up during his team intros.
@#%#%^& and some other words
we're waiting!
Were those boos or whoooos for Logano?
Interesting NASCAR chooses to associate themselves with Ric Flair, someone from an industry famous (or infamous) for their rampant drug abuse.
Rick Flair intros JoLo - well if thats not both ends of the age spectrum - I don't know what is
i highly doubt that many fans voted for logano, most likely a whole bunch from home depot or something lol
don't forget the wife abuse
VickiD: It reminds me of those pod thingies in "This is Spinal Tap", where the bassist gets stuck. :-)
--KarenB
And the wrestling business with it's pre-determined outcomes. LOL
thanks for the refresh reminder bevo
If I had a nickel for every email that asked if Brian France also had to get drug tested I would be on my own private island right now.
Well Stewart and Jr's cameras were live for a couple of minutes, very dark though
Didn't think Logano was that popular. I really thought it would Dinger, considering his wife was in a bikini this afternoon
So if Mayfield doesn't know what he tested positive for, how does he know it was a prescription drug combined with some OTC drug?
--KarenB
JD--you weren't kidding when you said this Jeremy mess was going to get ugly! I can't believe they're not telling him what he tested positive for! AMAZING!
Guess those 300K+ THD employees have been busy voting in JoLo.
Daly Planet Editor said...
If I had a nickel for every email that asked if Brian France also had to get drug tested I would be on my own private island right now.
you mean you aren't already?
no, wait a second: it was "your own private IDAHO," wasn't it? sorry for the confusion there, jd!
BTW had to reset the volume level every time I switched cameras
I will be VERY interested in seeing the actually "fan" voting.
Seems to me that this was as rigged as rick flares wrestling days :)
Would I be wrong in wondering if whatever it was they found Mayfield had used had something to do with some sort of team's sponsorship, or a NASCAR sponsorship. Didn't Mayfield used to drive the 360 OTC car? Maybe he had some leftovers from that that didn't pass the test.
I would be ticked off if I had to sit through an entire race drenched in beer!
I never even heard of Ric Flair and don't care for wrestling I think they should have chosen someone else.
@KarenB- There you go using logic again ;)
great thunderstorms starting back up here in Tampa.
Brian France could not pass a reality test let alone a breathalyzer
@bevo: i've refreshed and what i'm getting is the "coming up live from charlotte 9 PM" screen. is that what you're seeing as well?
Maybe the people who voted in JoLo were taking the same thing as Mayfield?
Jojaye or a personality test!
@Mike- 360OTC left a lot of people high and dry. Doubt anyone with NASCAR would be looking out for them.
WOW no way to catch up on ALL THE COMMENTS, you guys ahve been busy...just finished making alate dinner after errand.
i agree with Lou. the intro music was way loud. sheesh.
glad I missed digger...HATE seeing that on speed now
Karen, I have a feeling I know exactly what he is going to say.
1 - Here is the legal prescription I was taking for X problem.
2 - Here is the OTC I took for my sinus issues.
3 - Here is my own test from a different professional lab with the results.
4 - Now tell me why I am suspended.
Monday could be very interesting.
Wow-I did not know that Eminem was a Mark Martin fan.
Nice touch using Gibbs for the invocation.
-D
hey, there's mike davis with dale! face time for a pr guy -- excellent.
and how classy that coach is doing the invocation.
(note to krista voda: it's kez-LOW-ski: the middle "e" is silent. thanks.)
I love when Coach gives the invocation
@red- I've got the player with the volume control and 4 "coming up" tiles. It went live with two cameras a few minutes ago
JD, RB is working. red, have video on all four boxes. dark though , but have live streaming. FYI
Yet another interesting fashion choice.
The national anthem singer could at least look excited that she's there, instead of standing there shrugging with her hand on her hip waiting to be introduced.
JD,
If he didn't have the sample taken at the same time as the NASCAR sample and can't show chain of custody he doesn't have a leg to stand on
My race buddy pics are in day glo color. Reminds of my days in the 70s.
@bevo: Sorry. :-)
If it's true that NASCAR didn't tell Mayfield what he tested positive for, then sure, he has a right to be cranky.
But I have to wonder why Mayfield didn't come out last weekend (or sometime this week) and say publicly that NASCAR won't release the results to him? Why wait until he's buttonholed by a report at a race?
Something's not adding up here.
--KarenB
have to love a hot babe wearing leather and having the pipes to sing
@anon9:02: actually, mark martin is a gigantic rap fan -- who knew!
real dark in the 88 car on race buddy. but i'm liking those skeleton gloves being pulled on tonight!
We've gone just about an hour since the end of the Showdown.
Jojaye-GREAT comment re BF!!! I totally agree...he is worthless as a leader..jmo, of course.
Also, think Ric whatever was over the top for this race.
OK, I will not mention the shirts....again.
RaceBuddy has sound on Stewart no picture yet. Pit command zilch sound.
When you click Stewart and Busch camera you get Gordon
Just a quick stop to say enjoy the race to everyone.
David didn't make it, this fan's sad :(. If ONLY he hadn't come in, he would've had a better shot.
KNEW I shouldn't have given Smiley Bread those few votes....
dw: it's not "incidences." (i don't think that's actually a word.) the word you're reaching for is "incidents."
OK, can't get RB to work. All I get is "buffering". Anyone else using FireFox?
The in-cars will get brighter when the guys hit the track. That Musco lighting is very cool.
Little poles around the edge of the infield with mirrors to reflect the light and no big light poles to mess up the view.
Great anthem.
I hope this race lives up to the hype they're building up for it. We'll find out in about an hour or 2.
I'm giving up on race buddy. Clicked on 24 and got the 18. Still in day glo. Pretty colors though. Useless to watch.
Daly Planet Editor said...
OK, I will not mention the shirts....again.They look like the helpful sales people from the local Saturn dealership :-)
-D
Would it not be better to issue a public statement or call a press conference. Rather than have a few conversations with some folks in the media after dark??
Mr Poole would have gotten to the bottom of this.
Interesting Mayfield waited over a week to say NASCAR supposedly didn't tell him why he failed. That should have been the first words out of his mouth.
Jeremy's stories just don't add up. He is grasping at straws.
i had the sound turned up on racebuddy but was reading comments on this window when the racebuddy sound came up with the sound of fireworks.
i ducked.
it's a survival thing . . .
Have RB 24 car dark but no problems, I'm using audio from pit command for 48, plus a few other boxes I think my laptop is going to burst into flames
Gordon on three cameras :)
@darbar- mine is fine on FF. Be sure you allow AdBlock on NASCAR.com and allow scripts if you're using NoScript
@ darbar I'm using Firefox, I got ad block disabled I get sound no picture.
Just went through the different cameras in RaceBuddy on the 88: inside, hood, and bumper.
Which one is Montgomery and which one is Gentry? I live in a vacuum, I never heard of them.
Red....the same Mark Martin I saw win in ASA at Anderson Speedway in 1977 is a rap fan....you learn a lot on the Daly Planet!
Thanks-that made me laugh...almost as much as seeing Joey & "The Nature Boy" share a stage.
@ darbar, the same thing happened to me on Firefox. I used IE and I got pics (see prior post). No sound though. I'm done.
I get jeff gordon on camera 1, 2, 3 and Jr on camera 4 with race buddy.
I am using Firefox.
I get the 24 on three of the cameras.
The dreaded glitch. Driver not there when called for.
Anyone else getting Gordon on the first 3 cameras?
Well, this is one of the biggest moments for SPEED all season long.
Got the big boys on the cable network going at it in primetime and no other racing on TV.
Good crowd, nice night...hope it turns into a good show.
Don't forget, this is the one time of the year that Victory Lane is right after a Saturday night race live...at 11PM.
Mosaic shows all four cameras
so, initial thought on racebuddy knock-off:
the screen is way too small and doesn't fill the entire laptop screen -- wasted space.
sounds like "junebug" doesn't want to talk to ole dw. why am i not surprised?
using IE8 and getting four different drivers. FYI
@anon 9:02--I'm not surprised...Mark loves rap. It was funny on the 360 show when Matt left Mark because he was "embarrassed" over Mark's rap obsession. IIRC he was looking at some Fifty Cents CDs. Matt surprisingly was more into Old Old School (think Johnny Cash type).
@darbar--I have RB up on FF on a Mac
3 out of 4 cams on race buddy are Jeff G
one is Dale Jr
anybody else? SLOW to load too each pic
I have more Mayfield stuff, but I am going to put it on the Mayfield post currently on the front page of the site so we can just do the racing thing here.
Marty Smith also left a twitter post regarding Mayfield...
"climbed atop a hospitality rig and talked to Jeremy Mayfield. It was weird."
I have all for with IE8 as well
The downtime between the end of the Showdown and the start of the main event, will end up being 62 minutes.
@ Gymmie, you're the historian of TDP. I remember that episode.
Here we go.
jd: doesn't seem as if the greenhouse lighting is much better on racebuddy now that they're on the track. . .
Red I had a full screen on RB although I had to hit esc to see the opened sites.
red said...
sounds like "junebug" doesn't want to talk to ole dw. why am i not surprised? I take it someone doesn't monitor the radio traffic prior to them trying that? Geesh, if I was JR, I would not be happy with the interference.
-D
ok "THIS RACE BUDDY" is not getting it.
i want camera views of the TRACK not inside staring at a driver..boring..yawn
can't keep up with comments.
dang
Buddy bites. Stopped bothering with it.
Yup All Gordon so I'm done with Race Buddy till TNT
RB is great! I feel like I'm driving the car around the track.
race buddy is half a lap behind or so. You can see Gordon pass Jr and then about 10 seconds later you see it on racebuddy.
I am shutting it down.
I don't like the behind the leader graphic, it only shows up to two times.
JD, rb working ok for me , using IE8. can watch one driver or all four. used the zoom to fill the screen.
TV pics are great. love to watch racing at night
Got all cameras working now, not much sound though
@ Vicky D, serious or sarcasm?
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