Super User burleytog Posted March 1, 2010 Super User Posted March 1, 2010 She's no Danny O'Quinn. That's what sucks about the whole situation. Danny is a hell of a driver. He's proven that. If someone would give him a full-time ride in the equipment that Patrick is driving, he would win the points championship.
1inStripes Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 It was great that Roush gave him the opportunity, but I wish he could have stuck a little longer and came up with sponsorship. Danny was running a lot better than Danica yesterday before having to park for a lot lesser team.
Carrington Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 id give her an F. I forget which race it was, but its was either daytona or the second one, but she drove straight through the middle of a reck and barly missed the cars. The top racers would have either went high or low. and then yesterday at Atlanta backed up what i though about her driving.
1inStripes Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 id give her an F. I forget which race it was, but its was either daytona or the second one, but she drove straight through the middle of a reck and barly missed the cars. The top racers would have either went high or low. and then yesterday at Atlanta backed up what i though about her driving. Wow, she raced at Atlanta and Las Vegas yesterday.. Impressive.
I Love BassResource Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 Putting Danica in that equipment is going to be a great short term publicity stunt, at best. She's a subpar driver being thrown into superior equipment. I've yet to hear of any cup driver with a single fuel mileage win, be dubbed as the next best thing, years after they've failed to accomplish much of anything else. When a drivers entry into any series is surrounded with so much "hype", don't get upset when people criticize that drivers failures. As RW put it, she's just good filler material that happens to be marketable at the moment. The problem is, she's not very good at getting out of the way. Maybe she can get Robbie Gordon to give her some tips, he's been playing that role for years.
I Love BassResource Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 Wow, she raced at Atlanta and Las Vegas yesterday.. Impressive. Lol ;D
Carrington Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 haha had a mental slip. i meant vegas. no clue why i said atlanta o well.
1inStripes Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 When she gets as many wins in Indy Car as Derrick Cope in Nascar, then we can at least say shes a slightly below average driver, even though she runs in superior equipment in both leages.
Carrington Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 after watching her race in nationwide, i truly believe she is a real danger on the track. the way she avoids crashes is jsut dangerous and not smart.
Super User cart7t Posted March 1, 2010 Super User Posted March 1, 2010 after watching her race in nationwide, i truly believe she is a real danger on the track. the way she avoids crashes is jsut dangerous and not smart. Again, it's standard practice in Indy cars given their speed. I've seen far more dangerous drivers running around in cup. I've also seen so called name drivers intentionally running people off the track and doing extremely dangerous, stupid driving moves..... I think the number 3 car comes to mind right off the bat.
Carrington Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 i still dont think she should be racing nascar, she just needs to stay in indy and try to become the best in that league, then maybe just maybe she should try and move to nascar. I believe that nascar is harder than indy because in indy if you touch a car everything just decentigrates. but in nascar you just get a tire mark on the side and have to maintain controll. i do not know if she is ready for all the bumping and hard racing narcar has.
I Love BassResource Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 after watching her race in nationwide, i truly believe she is a real danger on the track. the way she avoids crashes is jsut dangerous and not smart. Again, it's standard practice in Indy cars given their speed. I've seen far more dangerous drivers running around in cup. I've also seen so called name drivers intentionally running people off the track and doing extremely dangerous, stupid driving moves..... I think the number 3 car comes to mind right off the bat. It may be standard practice, but when I listened to in car, it sounded more like "OMG WHAT DO I DO" instead of a cool calm, drive it straight man, drive it straight. If they had fenders, they'd bump in Indy as well, rubbin is part of the culture of Nascar. See it every week...
BassResource.com Administrator Keri Posted March 1, 2010 BassResource.com Administrator Posted March 1, 2010 Funny from what I'm reading all the unproductive responses come from feelings not fact. Those who are familiar with NASCAR know better. All I can say is wow.
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted March 1, 2010 BassResource.com Administrator Posted March 1, 2010 I've yet to hear of any cup driver with a single fuel mileage win, be dubbed as the next best thing, years after they've failed to accomplish much of anything else. Anybody who's followed NASCAR would start with Derek Cope and go from there.
1inStripes Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 I've yet to hear of any cup driver with a single fuel mileage win, be dubbed as the next best thing, years after they've failed to accomplish much of anything else. Anybody who's followed NASCAR would start with Derek Cope and go from there. Name one Derrick Cope win that was classified as a fuel mileage race.
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted March 1, 2010 BassResource.com Administrator Posted March 1, 2010 The Daytona 500. He won because you-know-who played his cards wrong and ran out of gas on the final lap. Derek passed him on turns 3/4 to win, because he and his crew chief made the right strategic moves to have the fuel to make it to the finish. Geez guys...look it up! Don't pull this "prove it" stuff. >
Super User Redlinerobert Posted March 1, 2010 Super User Posted March 1, 2010 Driving skill aside, she has the personality of a pretzel. I met her back in 2004 and was less than impressed.
Super User Catt Posted March 1, 2010 Super User Posted March 1, 2010 I have to agree with the lady on this one, Keri appears to be the only one with NASCAR knowledge. Daytona: Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds, Jeff Hammond all stated she did exactly what she needed to do it just didn't work. Auto Club Speedway: She got caught speeding twice on pit road but so did Carl Edwards. Las Vegas: McDowell admitted he misjudged the closing rate of her car "Always throwing a hissy fit about something/someone causing her problem"; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Juan Pablo Montoya, & Tony Stewart (Joe Gibbs had to place him in anger management classes twice) For her overall performance I'll give her a C
Super User Fishing Rhino Posted March 1, 2010 Super User Posted March 1, 2010 I coulda sworn Cope won at Daytona because Earnhardt ran over debris on the track and cut down a tire. Regarding gas mileage, so what? A win is a win, is a win. How many races have been won by a driver thanks to their pit crews? How many races have been lost likewise. See yesterday's race when Gordon dominated most of the race, though Johnson could keep pace with him, and may have been biding his time. That two tire call was just plain dumb with twenty or so laps to go. When Letarte called for two, I knew Jeff wasn't going to win. He did not stand a chance. I seem to recall that many of Ryan Newman's wins during his winningest year were of the so-called gas mileage variety. The Rousch team has many gas mileage wins under their belts as well. Just ask Edwards and Biffle. Races sometimes go to the best, sometimes it's luck. Logano's first win, at Loudon, if I'm not mistaken came when his team gambled and had him stay out when those ahead of him pitted during a rain delay. The race had to be called, and Logano won it with fumes in the tank. It's like golf in that regard. In golf, it doesn't matter if you're lucky or unlucky, it's the strokes as in, "They don't ask you how, they ask how many." In any given race, Lady Luck may shine on the unlikely to produce a winner. No team wins championships on luck alone.
Super User cart7t Posted March 1, 2010 Super User Posted March 1, 2010 Driving skill aside, she has the personality of a pretzel. I met her back in 2004 and was less than impressed. Known on OW racing forums as the "Princess of Pout" Most Indy car drivers are usually accessible to the fans that have pit/garage access. One of the many complaints about her, especially in the early years when Danica mania was in full swing was her complete in-accessibility. Her posse of body guards made it impossible to approach her though not that she was really approachable to begin with.
Super User cart7t Posted March 1, 2010 Super User Posted March 1, 2010 "Always throwing a hissy fit about something/someone causing her problem"; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Juan Pablo Montoya, & Tony Stewart (Joe Gibbs had to place him in anger management classes twice) ... You're not seriously comparing her to any of those drivers are you? She's not worthy to carry their helmets.
Super User firefightn15 Posted March 1, 2010 Super User Posted March 1, 2010 "Always throwing a hissy fit about something/someone causing her problem"; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Juan Pablo Montoya, & Tony Stewart (Joe Gibbs had to place him in anger management classes twice) ... You're not seriously comparing her to any of those drivers are you? She's not worthy to carry their helmets. They'd just whine that she was carrying the helmets wrong. Carrington, As far as her narrowly missing the wrecks, the fact is she does miss them. We've all witnessed near misses before with the same tactics; I don't remember anyone else being scrutinized this badly for it. As for her stats and experience; I have seen others that have looked worse. Rough around the edges? Maybe, but the worst on the track?.......Any one not causing a wreck by driving within their developing talents deserves credit. And looking for help from the pit when there is a wreck ahead, no other driver does this? Sorry, I have heard many drivers asking the pit/spotters which way to go. To me, if your looking to avoid your own crash and need split second help, it's the smart thing to do.
FL Knifemaker Posted March 1, 2010 Author Posted March 1, 2010 after watching her race in nationwide, i truly believe she is a real danger on the track. the way she avoids crashes is jsut dangerous and not smart. And the guy driving the slower car that came down in front of her is good to go??
FL Knifemaker Posted March 1, 2010 Author Posted March 1, 2010 Carrington, As far as her narrowly missing the wrecks, the fact is she does miss them. We've all witnessed near misses before with the same tactics; I don't remember anyone else being scrutinized this badly for it. As for her stats and experience; I have seen others that have looked worse. Rough around the edges? Maybe, but the worst on the track?.......Any one not causing a wreck by driving within their developing talents deserves credit. And looking for help from the pit when there is a wreck ahead, no other driver does this? Sorry, I have heard many drivers asking the pit/spotters which way to go. To me, if your looking to avoid your own crash and need split second help, it's the smart thing to do. +1 Good Points.
I Love BassResource Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 I've yet to hear of any cup driver with a single fuel mileage win, be dubbed as the next best thing, years after they've failed to accomplish much of anything else. Anybody who's followed NASCAR would start with Derek Cope and go from there. Anybody who's followed NASCAR would also now Cope had no where close to the amount of Hype Danica had going in or coming out of that race, it's not even close. Even after Cope's win, I never recall him being dubbed as the next best thing.
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