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Jimmie Johnson wins the 2013 Daytona 500
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Posted on 02/24/2013 1:44:49 PM PST by Perdogg

Jimmie Johnson held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the wire on Sunday, taking the checkered flag in the 2013 Daytona 500. Earnhardt Jr. finished second, running out of room as he tried to chase down Johnson on the last lap. Danica Patrick, who ran in the top-10 all day, finished eighth after losing ground on the last lap.

The Daytona 500 started slow enough, with drivers content to wait things out in the early going. A wreck on lap 32 was our first real action of the day as numerous cars got caught up in the mess, leading to the second caution of the 500 -- the first was a debris caution just before the crash.

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1 posted on 02/24/2013 1:44:53 PM PST by Perdogg
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Wait. That was a race? I thought they were playing follow the leader. NASCAR sure knows how to screw up a great sport.


2 posted on 02/24/2013 1:48:13 PM PST by Yogafist
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To: Perdogg
Danica Patrick, who ran in the top-10 all day, finished eighth after losing ground on the last lap.

Is she sounding like Big Ears blaming everyone but herself for not winning? ( Just an observation by someone who watches little of this ) Maybe I have it all wrong.

3 posted on 02/24/2013 1:49:27 PM PST by Digger
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To: Digger

I agree, she needs to work on her sportsmanship!


4 posted on 02/24/2013 1:52:07 PM PST by martinidon
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To: Digger

That final lap “dance” can be tough...


5 posted on 02/24/2013 1:57:27 PM PST by mikrofon (Jockeying for Position)
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To: Yogafist

Yeah, not much excitement with the new Gen 6 car...mostly everybody ran a single top lane, but JJ did win from the bottom with Jr and Martin pushing.


6 posted on 02/24/2013 1:58:02 PM PST by umgud
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To: Digger

Back in the sixties I watched stock car racing. Even bought a 67 satellite to match Petty’s car.

Now all the cars are the same and none of them are STOCK cars. Not interested.


7 posted on 02/24/2013 2:00:49 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Perdogg
I didn't think Danica was ready for Sprint, based on finishing 17th in Nationwide last year.

She proved me wrong.

8 posted on 02/24/2013 2:02:32 PM PST by TwelveOfTwenty (Ho, ho, hey, hey, I'm BUYcotting Chick-Fil-A)
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I missed Danica’s post race interview. I thought she drove a good race, obviously she had a great car and just was in the wrong lane on the last lap.


9 posted on 02/24/2013 2:05:26 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: Perdogg

Boring race. I didn’t think Danica said anything wrong. She needed help to win and never got it. She drove a good race.

The best moment of the race is when Kyle blew his engine. I hope it’s a sign of a bad season to come for him.


10 posted on 02/24/2013 2:07:17 PM PST by Sporke (USS Iowa BB-61)
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To: martinidon
she needs to work on her sportsmanship!

Be more like Stewart, Junior, Kyle and Kurt Busch?

11 posted on 02/24/2013 2:13:07 PM PST by Alaska Wolf (I)
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To: Perdogg

How ‘Bout them Cowboys....oh wait, wrong Jimmy Johnson.....nevermind.


12 posted on 02/24/2013 2:14:16 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Digger

No. Classy post race comments.


13 posted on 02/24/2013 2:14:40 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Hope and Change has become Attack and Obfuscate.)
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14 posted on 02/24/2013 2:18:05 PM PST by South40
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To: Perdogg
Danica Patrick, who ran in the top-10 all day, finished eighth after losing ground on the last lap.

She didn't cause the wreak? She wasn't even in the wreak?

Amazing!

15 posted on 02/24/2013 2:43:14 PM PST by Jemian
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To: Digger

I just caught a bit about her getting shuffled into the middle lane and getting hung out. I think she was commenting about Ryan Newman. Not a good thing to be dissing a teammate if I heard it right.


16 posted on 02/24/2013 2:47:26 PM PST by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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Video of the last lap

Danica hung behind Biffle while Jr, Mark Martin and others were on the inside moving up

17 posted on 02/24/2013 3:10:09 PM PST by deport
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To: Perdogg

Amazing! They mispelled almost the entire headline. Should read “Danica Patrick finished 8th in 2013 Daytona 500”


18 posted on 02/24/2013 3:16:53 PM PST by cyclotic (In a society of wolves, you do not fight back by creating more sheep-Dan Bongino)
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To: Digger
Video of Danica Patrick interview

About a minute long. Listen and in my opinion she hasn't got the interview down just yet. After a few races she'll do better I'd guess.

19 posted on 02/24/2013 3:18:27 PM PST by deport
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To: Yogafist
NASCAR sure knows how to screw up a great sport.

YES! let's go back to the 1959 rules when Petty won by 2 laps!

20 posted on 02/24/2013 3:23:45 PM PST by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
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