Posted on 02/23/2012 3:46:04 PM PST by NormsRevenge
They’re rolling!
That 730 start time came out of the mouth of the cute blonde Danielle over at SPeed.. I’m sure she meant well.. (I could use extra time for a beer run)
The first 5 laps will in interesting. Motors and sets ups for afternoon racing.
Lap-by-Lap Continued
7:01 p.m. ET — Leonard Wood gives the command to fire engines, as Eddile, Jon and Jordan Wood look on.
6:54 p.m. ET — Melisa Tenbroeck, also from Daytona, sings the national anthem.
6:53 p.m. ET — Pastor Sonny Gallman of Central Baptist Church in Daytona is giving the invocation.
6:35 p.m. ET — I’m a darkhorse kind of guy, so my pick for tonight’s winner of the Daytona 500 is Regan Smith. Or Michael McDowell. Seriously.
6:23 p.m. ET — Drivers are now being asked to report to their cars at 6:45 p.m. Get ready to have at it!
6:21 p.m. ET — The invocation and national anthem are slated to start in a little more than 30 minutes.
6:09 p.m. ET — Holy cow! What is that over the track? Blue sky! Yes!
5:54 p.m. ET — Cars will be brought to pit road from the garage at 6 p.m., with drivers to report 30 minutes later. Let’s do this thing!
5:47 p.m. ET — Clouds are breaking up over Daytona!
5:11 p.m. ET — Plans now call for the race to go green at 7:13 p.m. ET. Leonard, Eddie, Jordan and Jon Wood from Wood Brothers Racing will give the command to fire engines.
10:21 a.m. ET — In order to wait out the weather that’s around Daytona at the moment, the decision has been made to move the green flag until 7 p.m. Night racing, baby!
Feb. 27, 9:56 a.m.: The green flag is scheduled to drop at 12:18 p.m. Let’s get this show on the road!
next rain line looks about 40 miles out
Stands look pert full...
Getting ready for ‘em to take off. They may keep me up past my bedtime tonight. I already warned my other half that he might be on his own tonight and in the morning.
The stands do look pretty full. I’m surprised. But, a cousin who lives over in that area works at Applebees and told me folks were giving away tickets in there last night.
was that a so-long for danica????
Wow,, crash lap 2 Ouchie..
48 took a good lick
51, 34
WOW.....
OH NO!
holy jumpin lugnuts 2 laps and bam bam bam
a couple close calls for Danica.. she stomped on the brakes as hard as she could and then threaded a needle between two other cars down the track.. nice driving.
Jaa, bam.
Lap 2 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Wow. Jimmie Johnson, Danica Patrck, Kurt Busch and others are involved in a crash going into Turn1. The wreck was triggered when Elliott Sadler shoved Johnson coming out of the trioval.
Lap 1 — GREEN FLAG: At long last, the race gets under way at 7:14 p.m. ET. The first few rows remain door to door through Turns 1 and 2. Jamie McMurray is off the pace, looking for a partner. Greg Biffle clears for the lead.
Looks like that rear end extension has some unintended
consequences.
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