NASCAR at Sparty and Friends? We are a full service sports blog after all. Tonight it is NASCAR’s preseason event in Daytona that will kick off our 2009 coverage of NASCAR. Live commenting? Kind of…I guess. Comment while you watch the race….give us some ideas of what you would like to see in our coverage of NASCAR…or just give us a hard time for covering NASCAR. Nothing is off limits.
So Here is the Overview
Race: Bud Shootout
Where: Daytona International Speedway
Television: FOX 8p ET
Drivers: Pole Winners from 2008 – Random Draw for Starting Position. 28 Total Drivers.
Click here for NASCAR.com Live Leaderboard if you are unable to watch the race
Ed Note: Preseason NASCAR? Did you know such a thing existed? Well, we are going to use NASCAR’s preseason to kick off our NASCAR coverage here at Sparty and Friends. What can you expect from us when it comes to our NASCAR coverage? Well we aren’t entirely sure yet to be honest. Is the race something that warrants a live comment section…Good Question. Is NASCAR something that will spawn another TWTW Post? Probably. We just aren’t entirely sure what shape or direction any of this will take – so bear with us as we learn on the fly.
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NASCAR…anyone…anyone?
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why is scott speed with an asterisk?
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i pulled that off of another site…think hes a rookie and getting in on owner poles…im learning man….im gonna go from casual/ closet fan to covering the sport…bear with me
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im sad…no miz no trey…ust a nascar fan from the phillipines…and im from california….wtf…haha
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GIT ‘R DUN, MIKEY! WOOOOOOOOO!!
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nice work by the techs on that national anthem
/late on that comment
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Speed was destined to race, wasn’t he?
don’t follow nascar much, but i root for kenseth…good ol wisconsin boy
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sorry about not being around much today, mikey. I’m studying for a certification test to hopefully make me less layoffable and the misses is studying for a big board exam on the ‘puter so I’ve been paying attention to sports today but without commenting much.
Go Cousin Carl!
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there’s a little profile of Kenseth in the latest ESPN Mag, sae. he talks about going to Packers games.
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So is there gonna be a NASCAR fantasy league? Apparently they exist.
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I do like Kenseth, but I am a Hendricks fan. Especially the 5 with Martin in it this year. I have a buddy from high school that has been on the 5 pit crew for many years.
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Fantasy Nascar is awful…at least the ones I have played.
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i am partial to the hendrick team when they showed nascar on local tv.
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figures, i cancelled my espn the mag in october and they continued sending them anyway. but they finally stopped a few weeks ago, maybe i can dig up the kenseth story at their site.
thanks for the heads up
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cool, kenseth was at the same packer game as me. the snow game against seattle two seasons ago
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/threadjack…
page 2 of espn has a survey of sorts…
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great. my sister decides to hog the tv.
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OMG. the clippers are blowing out the hawks. amazing.
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holy shit…this nascar post is outpacing some of gitc’s studs and duds…haha
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thts a great taco bell commercial
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i find your use of “outpacing” very appropriate for this post.
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miz…np – its nascar preseason…im still not sure if sparty gave us permission to do nascar…its all good
/mad at trey though
//not really
///mikeyzone?
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we don’t need no permission.
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who’s your driver, mikey?
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shit…i fell asleep during the break….tired…i had kids since 6am PST…anyway…im half dale jr. and half tony stewart
i am a victim of commercialism i guess
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NASCAR? Really?
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6am mikey? Wishing that Crimson Tide and Braveheart weren’t on last night now?
And don’t feel bad. I passed out for about 45 minutes myself. I’d blame Pint Club, but 4 beers shouldn’t do that to a man.
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would you rather us be coverin crimson tide hawk?…lol
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stupid cole trickle getting into him there
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movie talk? What is this, The Big Lead?
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growing up my brother used to watch NASCAR. I couldn’t be in the same room as it because the sound of the cars and the circular laps put me to sleep
great naps though
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shit hawk…ya go me there….ill set up a gossip girl post for my self…
/never saw it
//just sayin
///i need some back up on nascar posts…author wise
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btw, tonight is darchinyan-arce.
boxing rules in these parts.
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okay….2 mins left in basketball game time in nascar = 4 laps to go…
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Gossip girl’s good, but Lost is the SHIT!!
/don’t watch either
//Smallville post would work better ’round here
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lost is the only show i care about on my tivo…the rest is just to rewind and/or pause sports
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well…no one knew for sure if we were gonna do nascar…and its only preseason….we will get a better gauge when we watch the “big” reaces – well see if this sticks
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hawk, you see this week’s smallville?
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Is there any plans to do the NHL thing come play off time
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havick on a yeller – checkered flag finish
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Which produces better naps, golf or NASCAR?
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johnny…yeah – we need to step up the hockey coverage for sure…but definetly during the playoffs…. we need an author to step up and take that – but i dont know if we have one who is big into hockey
shit…i may have to do it…with some help
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that means he is in daytona for sure.
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both…i like both and nap during both
/sincere
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golf without tiger, maybe.
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since the race is over, why did the lakers want the stache?
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hmmm…. would you want radman or luuuuuuukkkkkeee??
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i still cant figure that one out…but mj is a terrible
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dont ya think larry brown pulled off that deal to smite his airness?
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Uh, who gives a flying fuck about nascar?
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we could say the same about hockey fetch…yet we tolerate it
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jp…dunno….but first kwame and now stache…#1 and #3 picks by MJ have failed….coincidence? i think not
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More proof that MJ shouldn’t have any say in personnel decisions?
re: hockey. Lets talk…
Agreed on naps during NASCAR and golf. I even napped during the US Open playoff last year. Go me.
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the stache needs a new scenery.
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i usually nap during the front nine of the masters even…and im as big of a golf fan there is
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Choco Tacos!
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I’d offer to do the hockey thing but I’m lazy and a poor writer which probably is not a good combination of things
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college update:
siena, g’town, davidson, xavier all lost today.
add the zags cause they are being pasted by tyreke.
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I do, fetch.
great race, lots of action. I’m pretty psyched about the 500 next sunday! those guys were bouncing off each other the entire way around.
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add to that: northwestern….
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g’night kids. I’ll see you’uns in the mornin.
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Wow I couldn’t dream of napping during the Masters even if it’s just the front nine haha
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mize…what up
disregard fetch…hes just bored because they only have 9 comments at mlj and the last one was an hour ago…cant fault the guy for being lonely
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and clemson, too.
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cant wait until tiger and the majors return
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I agree. I liked golf before Tiger (My first golf memory was the 96 masters), but I’ve had a hard time getting into it since Tiger has been out of action. It’s really a lot less exciting
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i know…im the same way…tigers the best thing to ever happen to golf and because of what you just said..the worst.
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agreed Mikey. I’ll still have to watch the Pro Am next weekend. Always good watching.
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back in a half hour if you guys are still around…gotta put the rug rats to bed…if not…talk to you tomo
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aw nuts, bucks blew it in OT to the pissed-ons. redd and ridnour out so ramon goes off: 44pts, 5rebs, 12asts
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get the kids put down mikey?
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10 mins…almost there…just came down to get da milk
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I’ll be around for awhile too…just doing other stuff.
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staring at the computer, saying “Why am I here??” rek?
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Sounds about right…at least I now know I’ll be going home on Wednesday….gonna stay in Phoenix Tuesday night so I gotta ask Hef if there’s any great place to grab some eats.
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I’m watching UFC Fight Night now…for some reason it’s only coming on now in these here parts…was expecting it an hour ago.
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Light at the end of the tunnel then! Got SNL working here. Hopefully I’ll be tired enough to hit the rack soon. Stupid evening nap.
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I very well might pass out just sitting here in front of the computer…I’m exhausted.
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Rack time. Night all.
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figures…930 and the bar is empty
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