martinfan5 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Demon Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 who.........you say...lol!......you know who, the one that trys to knock down the walls at every track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbben Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I have a smashed up one.....be perfect in a display case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Oh, you meant Danican't, yeah I know her. She should invest in a wall repair company. Just kidding, I'd actually like to see her do well. Not sure that's going to happen though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Demon Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 yeah building one of her cars would be simple..... my cat knocked one of my cars off the shelf.....its junk now........paint it green and there ya go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coyote Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) No thanks Edited March 15, 2014 by Old Coyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 What are you guys waiting for? I just got my kit and I'm ready to dive into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonictherevenge Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 LOL I agree just take any Nascar model you have paint it green and smash it up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrindy77 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) I wonder if any of these guys ever took as much grief about not winning a race as Danica... Dick Trickle...10+ years of never winning...and probably one of the greatest short track careers in history. Dave Blaney...still active driver...great in a sprint car...but come on 466 starts and no wins...what is he still racing for...and someone keeps hiring him. ...and JD McDuffie...god rest his soul...never finished a race on the lead lap in 653 races. All Time Races run but never had a win Driver, Races Run 1) JD McDuffie, 653 [never finished a race on the lead lap] 2) Buddy Arrington, 563 [some have 560] 3) Neil Castles, 498 [some have 501]4) Dave Blaney 466* 5) Jimmy Means, 455 6) Cecil Gordon, 449 7) G.C. Spencer, 416 8) Frank Warren, 398 9) Henley Gray, 374 10) Rick Mast, 364 11) Kenny Wallace, 344 12) Ed Negre, 337 13) Hut Stricklin, 328 14) Jabe Thomas 322 15) John Sears 318 16) Roy Tyner 311 17) Ted Musgrave 305 18) Dick Trickle 303 19) Bill Champion 289 20) Mike Skinner 286 21) Richard Childress 285 Edited March 17, 2014 by mrindy77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 And how many of those races was Blaney stuck with a start and park team? I do wish he would go back to running sprints full time, he's still got it as he has a win down in Fla. this year. Also out of those drivers, how many of them got as much air time as Danica? That's where the hate comes from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsipes Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) I don't see what the big deal with her is. Everyone talks about how good looking driver she is but barf!!! I don't get? There have been other female drivers but none of them have had the push like she has gotten. I just don't get it. Every time they start talking about her if I even I try to watch the race, I tune it out, mute it or change channel for a few minutes. If I choose to watch the racing, I want to watch it for the racing not Nascar pushing a female driver. Edited March 17, 2014 by jjsipes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Demon Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah but in her 110 or so starts..... Shes wrecked something like 49 or 50 cars........thats just ridiculous to even think about. Look at the money shes costing her owners...... At the rate shes going ..... She will put them in the poor house. If it was anybody else, they would have been fired a long time ago and out of Nascar. She must be doing Tony some favors on the side..lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Demon Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 The point is..... She sucks as a driver and will never win a race in Nascar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 The point is..... She sucks as a driver and will never win a race in Nascar. I wouldn't say she sucks, she just doesn't deserve the attention the media gives her. At least she seems much more humble in Nascar than she was in IRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I wouldn't say she sucks, she just doesn't deserve the attention the media gives her. But that's exactly why she's there! Media attention! She generated more attention for NASCAR than any other single driver and that's where she earns her keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 But that's exactly why she's there! Media attention! She generated more attention for NASCAR than any other single driver and that's where she earns her keep. There is no way she's gained more attention the Dale Earnhardt or Jr., but I understand your point and agree100% that's where she's earned her keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtModeler Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Plus, remember. Danica is 28th in points after Bristol, which means there are ~20 drivers who have done WORSE then her so far this year. If Danica is THAT bad, what does that say for the 20 other drivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Plus, remember. Danica is 28th in points after Bristol, which means there are ~20 drivers who have done WORSE then her so far this year. If Danica is THAT bad, what does that say for the 20 other drivers? Well for one thing, most of them have not run all 4 races so far. Now I'm sure some just didn't run well enough to even qualify, but you also have to realize most of those behind her are not using top tier equipment and are on much more limited funds. I would also bet a lot of them are running limited schedules. So if you take that into consideration,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I wouldn't say she sucks, she just doesn't deserve the attention the media gives her. NASCAR has become, well, bland. Otherwise NASCAR wouldn't keep tweaking things to add interest. Danica is interesting. Though the media plays a part, they didn't invent her. I don't think they dwell on her but they keep fans like me informed. Now I'm sure some just didn't run well enough to even qualify, but you also have to realize most of those behind her are not using top tier equipment and are on much more limited funds.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, It's kind of telling though, that in Las Vegas, it was reported Kevin Harvick offered her some tips on working the track and she gained ten positions. Yes, she's still learning, but some of that knowledge would maybe be intuitive to a top ten driver. You have to wonder what her cars would do in the hands of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrindy77 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Most DNF's (could be equipment failure as well as crashes) Danica...seems reasonable 16% in comparison to others. I hear a lot of blah blah blah but no one else has actually posted any facts. Name Races DNF Joe Nemechek 653 196 30.02% Dave Blaney 466 126 27.04% Michael McDowell 150 113 75.33% J.J. Yeley 202 77 38.12% Bobby Labonte 719 70 9.74% Michael Waltrip 775 67 8.65% Jeff Gordon 729 59 8.09% Ryan Newman 444 57 12.84% Casey Mears 384 54 14.06% Kurt Busch 475 53 11.16% Dale Earnhardt Jr. 509 52 10.22% Kasey Kahne 364 49 13.46% Josh Wise 72 48 66.67% David Gilliland 262 46 17.56% Reed Sorenson 193 45 23.32% Jamie McMurray 406 44 10.84% Terry Labonte 887 43 4.85% Travis Kvapil 249 42 16.87% Jeff Burton 692 41 5.92% Matt Kenseth 512 40 7.81% Jimmie Johnson 439 39 8.88% Tony Stewart 525 39 7.43% Martin Truex Jr. 301 38 12.62% Brian Vickers 284 38 13.38% Derrike Cope 409 37 9.05% David Reutimann 232 35 15.09% Kyle Busch 333 35 10.51% Greg Biffle 406 34 8.37% Morgan Shepherd 512 34 6.64% Landon Cassill 119 33 27.73% David Ragan 258 29 11.24% Denny Hamlin 295 25 8.47% Kevin Harvick 470 22 4.68% Carl Edwards 341 21 6.16% Clint Bowyer 293 21 7.17% Marcos Ambrose 195 19 9.74% Aric Almirola 111 18 16.22% Paul Menard 259 17 6.56% A J Allmendinger 195 17 8.72% Joey Logano 187 16 8.56% Boris Said 47 11 23.40% Brad Keselowski 165 10 6.06% Cole Whitt 18 9 50.00% Trevor Bayne 48 8 16.67% Danica Patrick 50 8 16.00% Timmy Hill 26 7 26.92% Kyle Larson 8 3 37.50% Brian Keselowski 3 3 100.00% Parker Kligerman 6 2 33.33% Justin Allgaier 8 2 25.00% Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 45 2 4.44% Ryan Truex 6 2 33.33% Alex Bowman 4 1 25.00% Michael Annett 4 1 25.00% Eric McClure 3 1 33.33% Austin Dillon 17 1 5.88% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatswhatshesaid Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Sure there are drivers who have never won a race and have way more starts. Dave Blaney was an example given earlier. But Dave Blaney isn't plastered all over the tv every Sunday and the announcers don't go on and on over Blaney. Danica is at best an average driver. She is always quick to track down another driver who she feels did her wrong. She did it in IRL and Nascar. As for modeling one of her cars, its real easy. Take a piece of tin foil, paint it green and wad it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatswhatshesaid Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 [quote name="Lunajammer" post="1140885" timestamp= It's kind of telling though, that in Las Vegas, it was reported Kevin Harvick offered her some tips on working the track and she gained ten positions. Yes, she's still learning, but some of that knowledge would maybe be intuitive to a top ten driver. You have to wonder what her cars would do in the hands of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ju Ju Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Happy Birthday to Danica Patrick today !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merkur XR4Ti Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) It's kind of telling though, that in Las Vegas, it was reported Kevin Harvick offered her some tips on working the track and she gained ten positions. Yes, she's still learning, but some of that knowledge would maybe be intuitive to a top ten driver. You have to wonder what her cars would do in the hands of others. She's at least improving this year. 40th, 36th, 21st, 18th, 14th so far. Why is it a point against her that she took some advice from a seasoned racer and improved her position? It's pretty obvious she doesn't have the amount of experience some of her fellow racers do. If she can take advice from Harvick and do better, doesn't that point to an ability to learn, process, and provide results? I have nothing agaisnt Danica and wish her well. I think she does herself a disservice with all the crass commercials, but it's her career and her choices and she has every right to put money in her bank account in the way she sees fit. I do think at some point she'll regret selling herself as an attractive woman (IMO) instead of a race car driver, but she's young and if she's going to make money on her looks now's the time to do it. That's capitalism for ya. Count me in as hoping one day she wins a race and drives her haters absolutely bonkers. Edited March 25, 2014 by Merkur XR4Ti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merkur XR4Ti Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Well for one thing, most of them have not run all 4 races so far. Now I'm sure some just didn't run well enough to even qualify, but you also have to realize most of those behind her are not using top tier equipment and are on much more limited funds. I would also bet a lot of them are running limited schedules. So if you take that into consideration,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, After 5 races she's 27th. There are 9 drivers behind her in the standings that have run all 5 races so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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