2012 Daytona 500!!

Well hello everyone! I'm back! and to say the Daytona 500 was "different" this year might be an understatement, not only was it crazy from just lap 2 but we had rain and fire this week in Daytona. My driver unfortunately was taken out on the 2nd lap (Jimmie Johnson) which wasn't his fault...I'm usually a huge fan of Elliott Sadler but when he took JJ out...that ruined my night a little bit, at least he acknowledged it was his fault and apologized. Through out the race wrecks happened as usual and I wasn't sure personally would who win the 2012 Daytona 500, Roush had great cars all night so I figured they'd have good finishes nonetheless.

Fire in the 500? You got it, if you didn't see the red flag and what caused the red flag because you fell asleep (like my mom, I had to update her today lol) it was crazy! Personally, I'm not a fan of Juan but I'm so glad he was alright, that was so scary and it was nice to hear the safety worker was fine also...it could have been a lot worse than it was. I was unsure if they'd finish the race and as a Dave Blaney fan I was praying just a little bit that the race would be called...maybe not the best way to win or end the 500 but the guy is a great racer and had to race his way in...he might not have won a cup race yet but he has proven he can race at this level...making races...finishing 3rd...what 3 times? Not bad for not having high end equipment all the time.

I have to say the funniest part of the red flag was hearing about Brad K tweeting lol! I signed into Twitter just to see for myself and sure enough he had within' minutes of the race being stopped...it was great. Seeing the drivers out of there cars and having fun chatting was cool, it's not something you see every single week. When the race resumed...I was excited...as much as I want Blaney to win his first cup race and the 500, everyone looks forward to a great 500 finish.

I have to say I was hoping Greg Biffle might win, since he hasn't won a 500 yet and Matt and Jr have already won and they were both up front as well but congrats to Matt Kenseth on his win, he's proven at his age he can still race and win races...and hopefully another championship is in his future. I thought for just a minute Biffle and Jr might go together and one of them would contend more for the win but I guess Biff wasn't comfortable and didn't want to wreck his team-mate perhaps...either way great finish for Jr and big ups to Paul Menard, and Terry Labonte...yes Terry Labonte for finishing in the top 10! That was amazing.

I'd like to get everyone else's view on the race...I could keep going on and on but than this would be insanely long. I'm going to try and keep it updated every week and post new polls on here and share racing articles mostly from Yahoo or NASCAR.com and any photos I share...credit goes to them...usually I get mine off Yahoo.

I an hoping if this gets big enough and I can get the exposure of getting NASCAR fans together to debate, talk about and enjoy NASCAR together I'll be able to give away prizes weekly...but we'll see. If you know of people who enjoy NASCAR and discussing it and meeting other fans than please like me Race Insider on Facebook and try and check out the blog frequently...I did add Google Ads on here to try and help so I can earn money and give away prizes but not much luck so far getting clicks :( hopefully in time.

Have a great weekend everyone, on to Phoenix next Sunday!!

Daytona race weekend!!

Hello again everyone!

I'll apologize on here as I did on the Facebook Page, I've been quite busy since I got a job outside of my home so I've been tired by the time I get home but I think I've done fairly well keeping the FB page updated and here I am now working on this, if anyone reads it that is lol.

I ended up going to bed last night since I can't stand red flags, they can take forever and I had worked a 10am-7pm shift so I was quite tired lol. I would like to say congrats to Harvick on his win, even though I am not a fan of his at all!! If you know me than you definitely know this fact. It was quite a top 10 wasn't it, 8-10 was quite a surprised and wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for that wreck at the end, nice to see the two Red Bull cars finished great. Sorenson was running well all night though, I didn't even think he would be able to finish but he did which is awesome, the #83 car and the #84 both deserved the finishes they got last night. No matter what many say I think Scott Speed is a good driver, but hey that's just me! He usually always finishes, even if it is in the 20's or 30's, so hey I'd like to see some of you get in there and do what they all do week in and week out and than maybe you won't complain and diss so many of these drivers.

Big up's to my man Dale Earnhardt Jr! Great finishes both nights for him including his win Saturday night, which I missed as well and am quite sad about it! Awesome to see Jr finish in the #3 car, it's something that will always be remembered by his fans as well as his dads so way to go Jr! You needed that win too and than to finish well last night, your really proving yourself lately and showing you can run well,  you were just in a major slump!! My driver didn't finish well last night which is Jimmie Johnson, he ended up getting involved in that huge wreck at the end with about half of the field which stinks!! He had a decent run going and of course I had JMac on my fantasy racing as well since he is always good at plate tracks and was also involved in the a wreck, just not a good night for a lot of my guys.

I was glad to see Mark Martin was okay after his car had caught on fire, big props and team work to Jimmie's crew for helping Mark out of that car!! That was scary but thank god we have all that safety equipment now to keep these guys safe from incidents like that one. Daytona always makes for some great racing but wrecks and some scary ones at that, glad all the guys are okay that we're involved. I would like to say to see Kyle Busch's car all wrecked and crushed was a beautiful sight since I can't stand the guy haha, and hey it was one idiot wrecking another since it looks like it was Juan Pablo's fault and than karma bit him in the ass since he was involved in that huge wreck toward the end of the race! Ahh it was wonderful haha, I just wish some of the other drivers involved weren't since the only driver's I really can't stand are the race winner, Kyle Busch and Juan Pablo Montoya.

Overall, I thought it was a decent race, minus most of my guys getting wrecked lol, but hey it happens at a place like Daytona, it's only a time of when through out the race a huge wreck or two will happen. I don't have a whole lot to say but I really wanted to update this. I wish I'd hear some of the fans thoughts on the races when I post my opinions, who was your pick? Did they finish well? What did you think about the race overall? I ask these questions and hope I will get some answers but I'm not sure of how many people read this, more people interact on the Facebook Page more and I wish I could say I'd get paid for how many people "like" a post or two or comment but I don't. The only thing I make money on on here is if someone clicks an ad or two which are the google ads on the blog itself. Check them out if your interested, most of them if not all have to do with racing and/or NASCAR!! I will be adding a new poll this week too and I will make it known on the FB page so please vote! I never seem to get enough answers to really know opinions and thoughts!! I'm trying to make the page and the blog better so if you have any ideas please contact me!!

I know Harvick won the Cup race but I'd rather post a photo of Dale Jr since I like him and am a fan and I think his win in the Nationwide Series meant more this weekend, I'm sure many would agree but than again I could be wrong.

Happy 4th of July everyone!! Enjoy your day and be safe! God Bless!

Hamlin Wins at Michigan for 2nd Straight Win

Hello again everyone!

Well, Michigan was sure exciting wasn't it? lol (just a hit of sarcasm!) that race track definitely bores me to death and than some. I checked out some of it to see where some of my favorite drivers we're on the track through out the race but I just don't find Michigan to be exciting racing by any means. So therefore since I didn't watch much of it I don't have much to say about it this week except it was really nice to see the finishers we had in the top 10 including Kasey Kahne who finished second, it would've been nice to see Triple K win since he hasn't in so long. Tony Stewart finished well, as did Jimmie Johnson and DALE EARNHARDT JR!! Can you all believe it, Jr finished 7th!! It's about time Jr had two great back to back finishes or well I consider them great because he really needed that.

What did you all think about Jr's finish and Michigan, do you find it a boring track as much as I do lol and I'm definitely not looking forward to this weekend's race in Sonoma, I hate road courses so I doubt I'll watch much of it. Who's your pick to win? I'm going to go with Jeff Gordon or Tony Stewart. If it was a number of years ago I might factor Robby Gordon...yes Robby Gordon into a possible winner but not now a days. Although I do give him mad props for being one of the only owner/drivers still out there and he does always have decent sponsorship and ok runs, mainly in the 20's but occasionally a tad better. I'm sure he will still finish fairly decent at Sonoma since it is a road course race! Let's see if Jeff or Tony can win though, that would be awesome!!!

Until next time! Take care guys, sorry there wasn't much to say. Be sure to keep track of the Facebook Page, if your not liking it than please search Race Insider and like it...I try to update it daily with news, stats, when the race line up's come about, questions and much more. I've also been featuring a daily page to like each day that has to do with racing.

Wild finish at Pocono, Hamlin win's.

I usually tend to find Pocono one of those races where I mainly listen, except for when I attended a race there myself in June of 2006, it tends to be a little bit more fun and exciting in person. However, I'm glad I decided to watch most of yesterday's instead of listening too it. The end was thrilling and had me on the edge of my seat to say the least which doesn't usually happen at a track like the tricky triangle. I personally wasn't surprised to see Denny Hamlin win, he won his first Sprint Cup race at Pocono when I attended in 2006 and has pretty much dominated the track ever since his Rookie Year...it can basically be re-named Hamlin Speedway haha but he said in his post race interview that he prefers Pocono as the name. He is now tied with Jeff Gordon for 4 wins at Pocono which is amazing considering it's not the easiest track to race on since every corner is different. I thought for a while there yesterday Clint Bowyer was going to win his first race in 2010 as he had such a dominant car at the beginning of the race and than I missed what happened to Clint but I heard he got some sort of quarter panel damage. We had some great finishers yesterday though with Tony Stewart finishing 3rd and Jimmie Johnson finishing 5th, both of those guys deserved and needed a great finish with how both their seasons have been going so far.

The biggest drama of Pocono was the incident between Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick on lap 198. I believe Harvick is to blame for what happened, yes they we're two guys racing for position but Harvick got right into Joey's left rear panel and turned him. This is one reason I'm not a Kevin Harvick fan and never will be, in my eyes he races very dirty!! Kevin Harvick is quoted as saying the following “a 20-year-old move”, “he just races without giving people any respect and not much room. So, we just wound up getting together. It’s unfortunate, but that’s the way it goes."

I was so happy to see Joey stand up for himself and confront Harvick but of course Harvick's crew had to protect him because he's nothing but a wuss outside of his race car. After the race Joey said the following and this is all direct quotes. “It‘s disappointing to be honest with you,” “We had a top-five run going. I was pretty pumped up about it. Racing (Harvick), and he let me go in the middle of the straightaway and decided to dump me on the next lap.“I don’t know what his problem is with me, but it's probably not his fault. His wife wears the firesuit in the family, tells him what to do, so it's probably not his fault ... I don't know what I ever did to piss him off, but he's obviously stupid." I think these quotes made my night and of course have still made me smile today, it's so nice to see someone finally tell the truth when it comes to Harvick's wife haha, I mean she looks like a moron, she is the only wife to wear a fire suit every single race. I mean c'mon, is it necessary to wear one?? Kevin is so whipped  by Delana it's not even funny.

That huge wreck at the end wasn't very nice to see either considering it took out half the field and a number of drivers I like, not that their are many I don't like lol, if you know me than you know I can't stand Harvick, Montoya and Kyle Busch, besides that I have my favorites and others I am fine with. There has been a lot of run in's as far as teammates go this season so I shouldn't have been too surprised to hear how Kasey Kahne and AJ Allmendinger most likely won't be discussing what happened on the track. It was AJ who ran Kasey basically into the grass and Kasey couldn't turn the way he wanted so he ended up wrecking and than everyone else had nowhere to go including drivers such as Martin Truex Jr, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Mark Martin and many more. Apparently, Kahne and Allmendinger aren't "friends" to begin with, it was clearly stated by Kahne that he doesn't talk to AJ so he probably won't be talking to him about that incident! YIKES! I guess it's good that Triple K is going to another team next year lol, they aren't what I would call best friends, it sure doesn't sound like they even like being associated as "team mates" lol

What do you all think about yesterday's race at Pocono? How did your favorite driver finish? and who's side are you on when it comes to the incident between Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano? I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts so please feel free to comment below, it would be great to start a nice debate among fans. I will be posting a new poll on the side as well so please vote!!

As always, it's great to be back and I plan on trying to write one or two blogs a week, I know their more of my opinions and quotes but I'm not a professional reporter so I can't actually view the races in person and interview the drivers, crew chiefs and so fourth but I enjoy working on this and the fan page as well. I hope everyone has a great week and on to Michigan we go!!!

Just a quick update!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I haven't forgotten about this blog or the fan page on Facebook, I just haven't had wireless in over a month to update it. I am at the library right now but I am able to get some wireless in my apartment, it's not the best but I will do my best to keep both the blog and fan page updated with new photos, news, etc. Also a quick congrats to Kurt Busch on winning the All Star Race and than the Coke 600 at Charlotte, McMurray did awesome as well...if he had had longer and gotten out ahead of Kurt in the final pit stop of the 600 I believe he could've won it. and last but not least well wishes and get well wishes to Mr. Brian Vickers, I'm a huge fan and  hope to see him back on the track next season but his health is what is most important right now.

Hamlin win's at Texas, for his second win of the year

Hello everyone!

I have to say the race was actually a very entertaining one. Denny Hamlin won at Texas Motor Speedway for his second win of the year and held off a charging Jimmie Johnson in the final laps. Hamlin didn't lead a lap all day until the final run of the race. It looked all day as if Jeff Gordon would be the one to win but Gordon was involved in a huge wreck which involved Tony Stewart and others, to me it looked like it all started when everyone got jumbled up and Jeff went a little high towards Tony but than Carl Edwards got into the back of Tony and than it was all over, a ton of very good cars were involved. It changed the outcome of the race as it gave Jimmie Johnson a huge break since he had had a tire go down earlier in the race and it had put him 1 lap down in 19th position.

I honestly thought Jeff Gordon had this win in the bag as he seemed to have the best car out of any but yet again he lost it due to something stupid and out of his control. I'm personally not a huge fan of Denny Hamlin's but I'd rather he win than Kyle Busch who I can't stand at all. I'm very impressed with the day Dale Earnhardt Jr had, he finished 8th and actually led up front for a while and it was on more than one occasion. There still needs work to be done, I agree with Jr after seeing his post race interview but he always seems so miserable, he could of at least smiled some!! I understand though because they haven't run great all season so to finally have a great fun must feel great but they need to keep the work up so they can pull off a win soon, the #88 team definitely needs a win as does Jr, he is long over due. Jeff Burton was another one who had had a great day up until the end, he really came back from that penalty and recovered well and than I don't know if he hit the wall or what happened.

Did you all enjoy the race? I'm going to try to tune into the Nationwide race which should be on now or just about now. I'm very impressed with Denny Hamlin though after having knee surgery and than he toughed it out last week at Phoenix and finished, he might have finished 30th but he finished and that's all that matters. I know a lot of people thought he should switch drivers when they changed the battery since Casey Mears was on stand by. I feel bad Casey didn't get to race but it has to be a tough position to be in as it's not actually your car either.

I will try to write a quick one up for the Nationwide race if I get it on my laptop, I can't watch it at home since no one else is into NASCAR and it will just cause problems lol but I should be able to whip something up! You all have a great night and let's look forward to Talladega, that always makes for great racing and I can't wait, it's one of my favorite tracks.

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