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LauraMacNCheese
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Yes...I went there, LOL! Just curious, with Daytona coming up, if there are any NASCAR fans out there? And, if so, what do you think of Danica Patrick joining the fray?
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I am. Die hard Hendrick guy. She's talented enough but full bodies stock cars are so much different than indy... she'll bend a few before she becomes a contender.0
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Tony Stewart is my guy...but I really enjoy the road courses more so than the regular tracks and he tends to excel there. As for Danica, I'm so sick of her...she needs to stick to her GoDaddy.com commercials...0
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#18 ALL THE WAY! If he can control his temper this year!0
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Love Nascar!!! Tony Stewart...nuff said
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I'm going to Daytona 500! So excited!! I would like to see Danica do well and I root for her in nationwide because I'm a Junior fan0
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Tony Stewart is my guy...but I really enjoy the road courses more so than the regular tracks and he tends to excel there. As for Danica, I'm so sick of her...she needs to stick to her GoDaddy.com commercials...
I really dont have an opinion of her either way- but there was an article on Foxnnews.com with her complaining that she is viewed as a sex xymbol and NASCAR men aren't- well, DUH- you parade around on TV in a bikini, in commercial full of ainnapprpriate inuendo, and then you get upset when people view you as a sex symbol??? Is it only ok when YOU initiate it, or when YOU are making money from it? Hypocrite!!!!
Thank you- venting over, been wanting to rant about that all day, thanks for the thread!!! :noway:0 -
Huge Nascar fan and go to Dover every year. #24 Jeff Gordon is my favorite but like anyone who drives a Hendricks car. I'm glad to see Danica there it brings in something interesting and hopefully see does well.0
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I love NASCAR! I'm a big Jeff Gordon and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. fan, but I can't stand Danica. She promotes her body to much for my taste. I know she's good for the sport, but that doesn't mean I have to like her being here 0
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I think Danica is a sell out.
A few years back, she was adamant that she would "Never join NASCAR. Too many races, too much competition, too commercialized, blah blah blah".
And where is she now?
Yep. In NASCAR. I'm okay with the open wheel drivers making the switch to NASCAR, but don't do it AFTER you've openly bashed NASCAR, its drivers, the fans and the organization in general. Makes you look like a hypocrite.
I've been to Daytona and to quite a few races at Michigan. Would have loved to see a race at Bristol BEFORE it was re-paved.0 -
I love NASCAR. #88 Dale Jr & #14 Tony "Smoke" Stewart. I am getting to go to the Las Vegas Race in 2 weeks can't wait. This will be my first race. I never really followed Danica in the Indy series so I will need to watch how she does here in NASCAR before I can make up my mind about her.0
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Who's Danica?? I am old school...Mark "The Kid" Martin!!
Cannot wait for Dega's spring race....Dega bound!!0 -
Tony Stewart is my guy...but I really enjoy the road courses more so than the regular tracks and he tends to excel there. As for Danica, I'm so sick of her...she needs to stick to her GoDaddy.com commercials...
I really dont have an opinion of her either way- but there was an article on Foxnnews.com with her complaining that she is viewed as a sex xymbol and NASCAR men aren't- well, DUH- you parade around on TV in a bikini, in commercial full of ainnapprpriate inuendo, and then you get upset when people view you as a sex symbol??? Is it only ok when YOU initiate it, or when YOU are making money from it? Hypocrite!!!!
Thank you- venting over, been wanting to rant about that all day, thanks for the thread!!! :noway:
While they may not be "sex symbols", per se...many of the guys of NASCAR are super hot! They just don't flaunt it like she does, you're absolutely right.0 -
Woot!! Here I am, huge NASCAR fan. I will be interested to see what Danica can do with the heavy stock cars vs IRL cars. And she drives for my driver! GO SMOKE!0
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Love NASCAR and Indy Car. Danica has skill but she isn't a good ol' boy. It will be interesting to watch. There have been some successful crossovers but not many.0
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Well, I don't know if you'd call me a real fan. I grew up around racing (my dad actually built and engine that raced at Daytona back in the late 60s early 70s). My husband is in Daytona as I write, he's the "real" fan. I was and always will be a Richard Petty fan and I have a nephew named Cale (as in Yarborough for those of you not old enough to remember). And for the question at hand, I could really care less whether Danica races or not, she's a marketing phenom who has some talent. And even though I don't care, I wish her well if that is really what she wants to do.0
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We'll find out tomorrow night during the shootouts how she'll manage the super speedway. Go Tony!0
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#18 ALL THE WAY! If he can control his temper this year!
He's my Number 2 guy. Reminds me so much of Smoke when Smoke was his age! Love the fire!0 -
I stopped watching NASCAR 10 years ago when it become over-the-top commercialized, and Danica is just another example of that.0
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I don't watch as much as I used to, but I still watch the big races, Daytona, Charlotte etc. My dad took me to races in Rockingham (yeah, they used to race there LOL) and Charlotte was a big fan of Richard Petty and Dale Sr growing up. I pull for Dale Jr but not a "fanatic", but I'd like to see him do well.. so many other new drivers and teams I can't say I have a "favorite".
I wish Danica success. There is (or was) a female in the lower series (Busch or Nationwide whatever they call it now) who didn't get nearly as much press as Danica, but of course she wasn't a swimsuit model either, she was a race car driver. Her(Danica's) Indy career was splotchy at best.. she was lucky to finish most races.0 -
Love Nascar ! Being from the Northwest Kasey Kane is my guy go Bowties !0
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Fan here. Used to hit the races in Phoenix up all time. I've hung and drank beers with Kasey Kane (used to live 10 mins apart from eachother), so yeah, hard not to be a fan. He's a good, humble dude. For some reason though, I always find myself quietly rooting for Matt Kenseth.
As for Danica......I'll just wait and see. I like the fact that there's a woman in the sport now, but it's hard to cheer someone who bad mouthed the sport in the past.0 -
I don't watch as much as I used to, but I still watch the big races, Daytona, Charlotte etc. My dad took me to races in Rockingham (yeah, they used to race there LOL) and Charlotte was a big fan of Richard Petty and Dale Sr growing up. I pull for Dale Jr but not a "fanatic", but I'd like to see him do well.. so many other new drivers and teams I can't say I have a "favorite".
I wish Danica success. There is (or was) a female in the lower series (Busch or Nationwide whatever they call it now) who didn't get nearly as much press as Danica, but of course she wasn't a swimsuit model either, she was a race car driver. Her(Danica's) Indy career was splotchy at best.. she was lucky to finish most races.
I think that's what irritates me the most about Danica...her career as a driver is meh @ best. She's just a hot chick who can sort of drive a race car and the cameras are glued to her because of her hotness rather than her talent, which appears to be mediocre at best...0 -
I have always liked NASCAR, but am not a rabid fan. I grew up rooting for Cale Yarborough....he was from near where I was born and raised, and I like Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart. I think Danica will be good for the sport, and will bring in even more fans and interest than the sport already has, but i do not see her winning any races any time soon. Too much of the good ole boy system stil left in NASCAR (not that it is a bad thing....), and someone will wreck her before they let her win....0
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#56 Martin Truex Jr.!!! Yes, I know he's only won one cup series race, but he's still my boy. I am so ready for this season to get kicked off, I've been going through withdrawals since last season ended.0
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#18 ALL THE WAY! If he can control his temper this year!
He's my Number 2 guy. Reminds me so much of Smoke when Smoke was his age! Love the fire!
So true. He's my # 2 also. I like that fire. I wish Tony hadn't settled down so much. LOVE me some SMOKE 0 -
This might flare up a few, but the same can be said about Dale Jr.. Lets face it, if it wasn't for his name, and the money attached to it, he'd be another Robby Gordon in the sport. He basically inherited his fathers fans, but only has a 1/4 of the talent.
I think that's what irritates me the most about Danica...her career as a driver is meh @ best. She's just a hot chick who can sort of drive a race car and the cameras are glued to her because of her hotness rather than her talent, which appears to be mediocre at best...0 -
Call me closedminded, but these are the people I think of when I think "nascar."
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Yes...I went there, LOL! Just curious, with Daytona coming up, if there are any NASCAR fans out there? And, if so, what do you think of Danica Patrick joining the fray?
Huge NASCAR fan here. Took the week off to watch Speed weeks :-)0 -
This might flare up a few, but the same can be said about Dale Jr.. Lets face it, if it wasn't for his name, and the money attached to it, he'd be another Robby Gordon in the sport. He basically inherited his fathers fans, but only has a 1/4 of the talent.
I think that's what irritates me the most about Danica...her career as a driver is meh @ best. She's just a hot chick who can sort of drive a race car and the cameras are glued to her because of her hotness rather than her talent, which appears to be mediocre at best...
That, sir, is blasphemy...it's true; but it's still blaphemy...0 -
For kbsmom...here's another one :bigsmile:
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