[Alvin]

Originally Posted by mechanickeith

I see this dead horse is still getting flogged!!!!

Originally Posted by David Holmberg

Keith, its like Chevy Chase on Saturday night live, the first season.

"Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead".

Originally Posted by KS circutguy

"Working for that 1,000 post goal while there is 'still a twitch' in that horse hair leather."

[1969GTO]

Hope this helps ;o)

[Alvin]

;o)

[Region Warrior]

Go fast and turn right. Lost it on 1st lap. How embarrassing...
One of the better race's this season. Lot'a come backs from behind.

[Alvin]

And we have #965

[Sidponcho]

Originally Posted by Region Warrior

Go fast and turn right. Lost it on 1st lap. How embarrassing...
One of the better race's this season. Lot'a come backs from behind.

Heck ya

[Alvin]

#967 come on 1,000!

Ouch! http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/s...n-dillon-crash

Nation http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201....ap/index.html

[David Jones]

and I quote........

Danica Patrick — Sometimes Danica can’t get out of her own way. Or out of the way of other drivers. Patrick was headed for another impressive restrictor-plate finish when she got mixed up heading to pit road and was nabbed for speeding. She held up Jimmie Johnson and was swerving around pit road so wildly that Matt Kenseth called her a “derelict.” Ouch.

I sat down about halfway through Sunday's race and started to watch. Then I had a better idea. I took a nap. I did see that the TV coverage was VERY careful not to show the grandstands. When they did there were an amazing number of empty seats to be seen, beyond those that were hidden under banners.

[Sidponcho]

I they ever decide to aucion off her race suit, I'm all in

[arbys]

Originally Posted by David Jones

and I quote........

Danica Patrick — Sometimes Danica can’t get out of her own way. Or out of the way of other drivers. Patrick was headed for another impressive restrictor-plate finish when she got mixed up heading to pit road and was nabbed for speeding. She held up Jimmie Johnson and was swerving around pit road so wildly that Matt Kenseth called her a “derelict.” Ouch.

I sat down about halfway through Sunday's race and started to watch. Then I had a better idea. I took a nap. I did see that the TV coverage was VERY careful not to show the grandstands. When they did there were an amazing number of empty seats to be seen, beyond those that were hidden under banners.

Have you noticed that a lot of stadiums use red, blue and yellow seats randomly scattered all over the place so that empty seats aren't quite as obvious?

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by arbys

Have you noticed that a lot of stadiums use red, blue and yellow seats randomly scattered all over the place so that empty seats aren't quite as obvious?

"Fool me once, shame on you."
"Fool me twice..."

[David Holmberg]

She didn't just get caught speeding down pit road, she passed everyone at the entrance by 20 mph, went in the grass, locked the brakes up and almost took out several cars.

In other words she was driving like a middle aged Asian woman in a big city for the first time.

#972

[Alvin]

Race Results http://espn.go.com/racing/driver/rac...danica-patrick

Aspen Dental - after all: "It's all about the teeth" http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...adega/3009637/

#973

[David Jones]

I wonder if Danica is financially still worth the trouble?


#974

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by David Jones

I wonder if Danica is financially still worth the trouble?


#974

"It's all about the teeth!"

#975

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by David Jones

I wonder if Danica is financially still worth the trouble?


#974

Evidently - GoDaddy thinks so...

Andretti Autosport will announce a new primary sponsor Saturday to replace GoDaddy next season on the car currently driven by James Hinchcliffe. As GoDaddy prepares for a global launch next year its spending allocation had to be re-evaluated. GoDaddy currently sponsors #10-Danica Patrick in NASCAR and Hinchcliffe in IndyCar, and [CEO Blake Irving] Irving decided IndyCar didn't make fiscal sense. "We looked at our customer acquisition costs and it's an audience size issue," Irving said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

"The customer acquisition costs between the web, between regular TV and between NASCAR and IndyCar, IndyCar is the most expensive acquisition vehicle we have. It was pretty expensive on a per customer cost."

Doesn't surprise me that GoDaddy's dumping the IndyCar series. Cost to benefit ratio for IndyCar doesn't make sense.

Despite the decision to leave IndyCar, Irving, who took over as CEO in January, said NASCAR remains a valuable market for GoDaddy. He also said the company is thrilled with its relationship with Patrick.

"We frankly love Danica and think that Danica represents and personifies what GoDaddy represents  small businesses and people who have ideas," Irving said. "Here's a woman who had an idea and went through the challenges to become a driver in a male dominated sport. She represents the idea that the totally impossible is possible and we love that kind of person. She's going to be with us for an awful, awful long time."

Frankly, if her performance doesn't improve dramatically, I seriously doubt that Tony will keep her around after her current contract expires. I don't think any other top tier team would bring her in either.

Which would leave one of the second or third tier teams to take GoDaddy's money. And if the touring princess can't be competitive while having some of the best cars and crews money can buy - she will be much worse when she starts driving a "start and park" car...

She's still in 28th place in the points - but only because Mark Martin didn't race last week. David Gilliland passed her in the points with his 7th place finish (now has 1 top 5 and 2 top 10's compared to Panica's single top 10). Martin has 8 fewer races and only now trails Danica by 11 points.

That leaves only 2 drivers that have competed in all 32 races that are trailing Danica in the points - and they are driving third tier cars.

[63Banshee]

She's not going to get along with the new teammate next year. He doesn't tolerate incompetence very well. I think rightly so.

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by 63Banshee

She's not going to get along with the new teammate next year. He doesn't tolerate incompetence very well. I think rightly so.

Which one - Kevin or Kurt???

Stewart Haas Racing - three real race car drivers and a touring princess....

[The Boss]

Originally Posted by David Jones

I wonder if Danica is financially still worth the trouble?


#974

Compare the costs of a team endorsement and the associated air time/exposure compared to a Superbowl add. I'd say the numbers still work - she gets talked about a lot!

IB1K #979

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by The Boss

Compare the costs of a team endorsement and the associated air time/exposure compared to a Superbowl add. I'd say the numbers still work - she gets talked about a lot!

It used to be some positive discussion (or drooling in the case of DW) at the start of the season.

With the steady decline in her performance - the discussion seems to be about her screwups or going another lap down...

She's in over her head running a Cup car. She was mediocre in the Nationwide series, but at least there she was occasionally competitive.

Her legacy will be that she was a model who could drive fast - not a race car driver that looked good.