20 year old rookie wins Daytona 500

[w2amr]

Nice job kid.
http://www.nascar.com/news/110220/tbayne-wins-daytona-500-cup/index.html

[NQ6U]

Left turns for 500 miles... :sleep:

[ad4mg]

That wasn't a snoozer ... watching these guys in the push-draft at 200+ mph was amazing. It was a hell of a race.

Great for the rookie! That kid's quite a driver.

[NQ6U]

That wasn't a snoozer ... watching these guys in the push-draft at 200+ mph was amazing. It was a hell of a race.

Great for the rookie! That kid's quite a driver.

Sorry, but NASCAR racing is inherently boring to someone who grew up with SCCA rally racing.

[w2amr]

Sorry, but NASCAR racing is inherently boring to someone who grew up with SCCA rally racing.I understand. Nothing like the sound of a Ford Focus with tuned exhaust to get yer heart pounding.:snicker:

[W4GPL]

I let out a big cheer when he won yesterday. He's a real talent and seems like a hell of a nice guy too. Wears his religion on his sleeve, but tha'ts ok -- I guess. :)

[N2CHX]

I let out a big cheer when he won yesterday. He's a real talent and seems like a hell of a nice guy too. Wears his religion on his sleeve, but tha'ts ok -- I guess. :)

Meh, so did Jeff Gordon, and then he got busted cheating on his wife.

[N8YX]

Meh, so did Jeff Gordon, and then he got busted cheating on his wife.
Fast cars and fast women just seem to go together. :snicker:

[N2CHX]

Fast cars and fast women just seem to go together. :snicker:

That's why my husband drives a Prius.

[N8YX]

That's why my husband drives a Prius.
Treat yourself to a Super Veloce, kiddo. You only go around once in this life.

[W4GPL]

Meh, so did Jeff Gordon, and then he got busted cheating on his wife.No comparison. Jeff Gordon was an arrogant douche bag from day one.

[W3WN]

Sorry, but NASCAR racing is inherently boring to someone who grew up with SCCA rally racing.Then you need to come out to the Vintage in July.

[W3WN]

I let out a big cheer when he won yesterday. He's a real talent and seems like a hell of a nice guy too. Wears his religion on his sleeve, but tha'ts ok -- I guess. :)
I have to wonder, who was his role model growing up... Cole Trickle? :mrgreen: (Let's just hope his wife isn't Australian!)

[W3WN]

Meh, so did Jeff Gordon, and then he got busted cheating on his wife.
He did? Who does he think he is, Tiger Woods?

[N2CHX]

He did? Who does he think he is, Tiger Woods?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080327044525AAErDEQ

Can't find an actual news article right now, but it's pretty well known.

[suddenseer]

My brother & I joked about the kid who was 10 years old when Earnhart was killed winning Daytona his first try. We LOL'ed. How does one get better than this? WOW!!!

[N8YX]

How does one get better than this? WOW!!!
By graduating to and winning Formula 1 races. ;)

[suddenseer]

By graduating to and winning Formula 1 races. ;)Yea, I grew up watching the original Speed Racer cartoon. The crashes and evil racing teams are close to the cartoon GO SPEED!!:yes:http://bestofbothworldsaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/D737Speed-Racer-Go-Speed-Posters.jpg

[NQ6U]

I understand. Nothing like the sound of a Ford Focus with tuned exhaust to get yer heart pounding.:snicker:

Hah! But back in my day, it was more like Lotus Cortinas and Lancia Betas.

[N8YX]

Yea, I grew up watching the original Speed Racer cartoon. The crashes and evil racing teams are close to the cartoon GO SPEED!!:yes:http://bestofbothworldsaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/D737Speed-Racer-Go-Speed-Posters.jpg
Just think of me as "Operator X" ... :snicker:

[W1GUH]

Hah! But back in my day, it was more like Lotus Cortinas and Lancia Betas.

Not mention the Halda Twinmasters, Curta Calculators, or, if you were rich, the Zeron Rally Computer on the dash!

Now....there's driving.