Couldn't understand how Helio Castroneves made the grid for today's Daytona race

yellowperil · 04:02 AM

Made it by a new rule "Elite Class driver" .

New to me, good idea , he might win. He's sitting 41st now, they might have a 40 car crash, who knows.

URY914 · URY914's Garage

It's all about TV ratings.

Years ago Danica won the pole.

JackDidley · JackDidley's Garage

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It's all about TV ratings.

^^^^^^^ This. Money talks. He ended up 5th in the ARCA race (Crashfest) yesterday.

Por_sha911 · Por_sha911's Garage

That "washed up old man" won his 4th Indy 500 at 46 years old with a second rate team.
He is a fan favorite and is good for any sport he races in.

Baz · Baz's Garage

Brian 162 · 02-16-2025, 04:31 PM

He took a lot of hits. None were his fault

astrochex · 02-17-2025, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Por_sha911

That "washed up old man" won his 4th Indy 500 at 46 years old with a second rate team.
He is a fan favorite and is good for any sport he races in.

Unless you were one of the many cars he took out in the waning years of his full-time Indycar career.

Por_sha911 · Por_sha911's Garage

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Unless you were one of the many cars he took out in the waning years of his full-time Indycar career.

Unlike Grojean, Rossi, Mario (and Marco without the wins), Milka Duno, Paul Tracy (& his "Chrome Horn")... ?

yellowperil · 02-17-2025, 11:51 AM

Jimmy Johnson scored big, finishing 3rd.

astrochex · 02-17-2025, 12:16 PM

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Unlike Grojean, Rossi, Mario (and Marco without the wins), Milka Duno, Paul Tracy (& his "Chrome Horn")... ?

Its funny you put Milka in this list 'cause she was never competitive.

My beef w/HCN is he always got a pass. He could never make a stupid mistake like that.

cabmandone · cabmandone's Garage

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Originally Posted by yellowperil

Jimmy Johnson scored big, finishing 3rd.

Seven time happy about 3rd. I thought that was pretty cool.

Por_sha911 · Por_sha911's Garage

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Its funny you put Milka in this list 'cause she was never competitive.

She was a moving hazard in every race. Should have never been allowed to be on the track.
My point was all those other racers had a tendency to win or crash but no one seemed to complain other than the drivers.
Wanna talk about someone who can do no wrong? Dixon. He gets all kinds of love by race officials when it comes to not being penalized or like when to bring out the yellow flag.

HobieMarty · 02-17-2025, 02:49 PM

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Jimmy Johnson scored big, finishing 3rd.

I thought he retired?
Bubba Wallace is a fan of my brother-in-law's YouTube channel, "Brewzle," and invited him and my sister-in-law to his house a few months ago. While there, they sampled many different bourbons and had a good time. Bubba wants to invite him to a race, and my brother-in-law asked me if I wanted to go so, hmmm looks like I might go to a race sometime this season.

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Brian 162 · 02-17-2025, 05:55 PM

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I thought he retired?
Bubba Wallace is a fan of my brother-in-law's YouTube channel, "Brewzle," and invited him and my sister-in-law to his house a few months ago. While there, they sampled many different bourbons and had a good time. Bubba wants to invite him to a race, and my brother-in-law asked me if I wanted to go so, hmmm looks like I might go to a race sometime this season.

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Jimmie Johnson just became the majority owner of Legacy Motor Club and runs a few races a year for his team.