[The Champ]

She is on the pole for the Daytona 500
what say is your excuse? Conspiracy theories? Need to boost exposure so she was allowed ?

patrick

I'm probably labeled as one of the biggest Danica haters on the board.

I have no "excuse" for her being on the pole - and no inclination to create one.

Joe Nemechek got the nickname "Front Row Joe" because of his qualifying efforts in 1999. What was his average finish starting from the pole? 28th...

My issue with Danica is the fact she is stealing a ride from a more qualified driver. She's been racing cars since she was a teenager and has only won a single race. She's never won a championship while racing cars in any division.

If it weren't for Go Daddy pimpin' her out, she wouldn't have a ride.

As already posted, her career average finish in Cup is 28th.

In Nationwide her career average finish is 21.4. Her rookie season it was 28th, her second season was 17.4 and last year was 18.8.

What has she done to "earn" a Cup ride?

[tom s]

There is NO question she can drive a race car PERIOD!The question is IF she can RACE a Cup car.Does anyone on this board know how many current Cup drivers has EVER raced wheel to wheel as fast as she has?How many have raced Indy cars because the Cup cars are slower than they are.Stewart,Jaun, AJ,any others?Less than a handfull?Drivers that are actually racing Cup series.Tom

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by tom s

There is NO question she can drive a race car PERIOD!

If she is so good, why has she only won a single automobile race in her entire career?

Lot's of people can DRIVE a race car. It takes a real good racer to win with consistency.

The question is IF she can RACE a Cup car.Does anyone on this board know how many current Cup drivers has EVER raced wheel to wheel as fast as she has?How many have raced Indy cars because the Cup cars are slower than they are.Stewart,Jaun, AJ,any others?Less than a handfull?Drivers that are actually racing Cup series.Tom

The reason that aren't very many Cup drivers that have raced Indy cars is that most Indy car drivers aren't able to drive a Cup car competitively. Many have tried to race Cup, but with the exception of Stewart in the last 20 years, most have been mediocre or worse at Cup.

Indy cars are faster, but they are also much lighter, have much wider tires and have a lot more electronics that actually make these cars EASIER to drive.

[David Jones]

Originally Posted by The Champ

I'm probably labeled as one of the biggest Danica haters on the board.

I have no "excuse" for her being on the pole - and no inclination to create one.

Joe Nemechek got the nickname "Front Row Joe" because of his qualifying efforts in 1999. What was his average finish starting from the pole? 28th...

My issue with Danica is the fact she is stealing a ride from a more qualified driver. She's been racing cars since she was a teenager and has only won a single race. She's never won a championship while racing cars in any division.

If it weren't for Go Daddy pimpin' her out, she wouldn't have a ride.

As already posted, her career average finish in Cup is 28th.

In Nationwide her career average finish is 21.4. Her rookie season it was 28th, her second season was 17.4 and last year was 18.8.

What has she done to "earn" a Cup ride?

Sums Danica up.

NASCAR has boosted interest in the 500 and poured millions into the bank account by putting her on the pole. That helps the whole "sport" or more specifically NASCAR's bank account.