Nascar 2010

[chancey154]

Hi everyone,
being an oval nut as well as a btcc fan and saying as the daytona 500 is just over a month away!, i thought id start the ball rolling for memebers to place thier predictions for nascar in 2010. will Dale jr have a better season, will roushfenway/ford make a comeback from the moderate 2009 they had,what, if any, impact will danica patrick have on the nationwide series and finally will jimmie johnson walk away with his 5th consecutive title(lets hope not). Also feel free to predictyour daytona 500 winner.

my Daytona 500 winner in 2010: kasey khane (driving a ford:eek:)

[Wookieboy]

-Juan-Pablo Montoya will finally win an oval race after his impressive 2009.

-Dale JR will continue to be one of the most overated Nascar drivers ever who can only perform well on Restrictor Plate circuits.....his move to Hendrick has certainly shown up his weaknesses, especially in comparison to his superstar team mates.

-Danica Patrick will not make much of an impact on the Nationwide series...needs much more time to adjust.

-Jimmie Johnson will take another title....nobody else has that 'Chase consistency'. He can pull it out when it matters.

-Daytona 500 winner-always a lottery but I'll plump for JPM to break his duck in the biggest of them all to add to his Indy 500 win. For an outside bet, Brian Vickers for Toyota and Red Bull.

[lukeozade0405]

I don't know anything about Nascar but am a fan of all motor sport, always looking to learn more. Might have to watch it, I know JPM so I guess i'll cheer him on:D

[Eunos]

Agree with Danica not making much off an Impact, Dario Franchitti found it very Tough indeed.

Personally i want anyone who isnt Jimmie Johnson or Tony Stewart to Win

Hoping for Kyle Busch :D

[scott_240192]

Daytona 500 winner well i have to say jeff gordon. Why well i have supported this guy since i can remmeber.same number as my birthday (24) and well its jeff gordon and hendrix motorsport one of the biggest names in the sport.

[Jacques Rabbit]

Hi everyone, being an oval nut as well as a btcc fan and saying as the daytona 500 is just over a month away!, i thought id start the ball rolling for memebers to place thier predictions for nascar in 2010. will Dale jr have a better season, will roushfenway/ford make a comeback from the moderate 2009 they had,what, if any, impact will danica patrick have on the nationwide series and finally will jimmie johnson walk away with his 5th consecutive title(lets hope not). Also feel free to predictyour daytona 500 winner.

my Daytona 500 winner in 2010: kasey khane (driving a ford:eek:)

I don't see Dale Earnhardt, Jr. improving much in 2010. He doesn't impress me as a driver, and Hendrick have never put out four good cars. They can't make the 5 the R+D car anymore now that Martin's in it, so the 88 gets to be the not-so-good one.

I think that Roush-Fenway will have a better season, but not substantially so; Carl Edwards will get back to winning, and Biffle will probably make the Chase. However, I expect little from Kenseth and Ragan. I realize UPS like Ragan, but McMurray was not the weakest link at the team.

Ford in general will improve only because of the addition of Kasey Kahne. Wait and see who gets the 19. No offense to Elliott Sadler, but he's just not getting the job done.

Danica Patrick will boost TV ratings for a brief period of time, much like she did in the IRL. It won't last long. She'll be mid-to-back pack most races; could get lucky at Talladega/Daytona, maybe she'll have a good enough car to score a good result at Fontana/Michigan.

I have no reason to believe Jimmie Johnson won't win another title. I'd certainly like to see a close fight, though I don't mind if he keeps winning. It's history and while he may be "bland," I prefer him to someone with a wretched personality (not naming names Tony Stewart)

Daytona 500 winner? I'll go with Montoya, though the odds of getting the 500 prediction correct are so slim. Anything can happen to mess up the running order.

One other prediction: Marcos Ambrose makes the Chase.

[chancey154]

Great responses so far guys!

Daytona is a lottery as is talledega, the "big one" throws a lot of what ifs in the air, but its great to see who you all think will win!!!

Looks like a lot of people are liking JPM's chances this season, he certainley showed a lot of potential in 2009 and as we know is not frightened to mix it up, homestead miami proved this when he "fenced" stewart as payback.

Have to agree with you Jauques Rabbit, out of ragan and mcmurray, roush definetely made the wrong decesion, the 26 outpaced the 6 in many of this seasons races.
elliot sadler showed promice when he raced for robert yates in the 38 taurus so maybe petty(everham)motorsports's move to ford may give him the equipment/motors he needs to reignite his place at the front of nascar.
Marcos ambrose was a masssive suprise this season and if mwr keep moving in the right direction i have no doubt he will win an oval race and make the chase!!

Keep your predicitons coming!!!:D

[lukeozade0405]

What's the time, date and channel of the race?

[Shortride]

I really want Jeff Gordon back and winning titles!!!

[lukeozade0405]

What's the time, date and channel of the race?

Just had a look myself and the Daytona race is on the 14th of Febuary at 1pm Florida time, so that's 6pm for Uk viewers.

Also the channel with be FOX i'm still yet to check if sky gets it ;)

[chancey154]

Just had a look myself and the Daytona race is on the 14th of Febuary at 1pm Florida time, so that's 6pm for Uk viewers.

Also the channel with be FOX i'm still yet to check if sky gets it ;)

skysports were very sheepish as to the coverage nascar were getting in 2010, though i have been checking john mickels website(an analyst on sky sports) and he did say he would have some info on 2010 shortly. fingers crossed!!

[scott_240192]

well i might get sky sports then since i work for virgin it might macigly just apper on my account and it might just be free lol

[chancey154]

Also the channel with be FOX i'm still yet to check if sky gets it ;)

Does the ;) imply you have some insider information there? lol:rolleyes:

[macaluca]

It's difficult to look past Johnson for the title, but I'm hoping Edwards can turn things around and have a good season.
I'm also expecting Joey Logano to keep on improving and maybe make the chase.

As for Daytona... Denny Hamlin, you heard it here first.:D

[extGamer]

Fortunately i will be getting my free ticket from the company, im sure that Matt Kenseth will win this time too.

[dobbo]

Carl edwards to win daytona

Dale jnr to have a slightly improved season and will make the chase but still to behind teamates gordan and johnson
Kurt busch to suprise afew i think and smoky (stewart) to improve too

montoya to win a race and ambrose to win at one of the road races proberbly sears point

overall thou i think itll be close between johnson and kyle busch

[chancey154]

bad news guys:

just been reading my copy of autosport and according to the revved up section sky sports have not got a deal for nascar this year.
It suggests that espn (who sell the rights of nascar intenationally) have decided not to renew the deal with sky, due to espn setting up in the uk. ive checked espn for news on whether they are showing nascar and theres no indication they are. Plus if they do it means subscribing to espn aswell as sky :(

[trooscotsman]

found this on another forum,a guy has recieved an email back from espn uk,sounds promising

"I was forwarded your question about NASCAR coverage in the UK in 2010. Thanks very much for your passion and your interest in ESPN and our channels.

At the moment, I can tell you that ESPN is actively in discussions about live coverage of NASCAR in the UK, and we look forward to having more news to share in due course.

Thanks very much, and know that we appreciate - and share - your love of sport.

Paul Melvin
ESPN Communications"

[kezbabybabe]

Oh that will be a shame, I'm not going to add more channels to my subscription. :(

Hopefully there will be a review show on another channel :cool:

[scott_240192]

Oh that will be a shame, I'm not going to add more channels to my subscription. :(

Hopefully there will be a review show on another channel :cool:

give virgin a ring since since i work for them plus were gonna be cheaper than sky

[kezbabybabe]

give virgin a ring since since i work for them plus were gonna be cheaper than sky
While that might be the case, I'm happy with sky. :)

[mikeymike]

luckily there is more than sky/virgin to watch racing on so will be watching the nascar in the same place i watched it last season, also had over 16hrs live coverage of the rolex 24hr this weekend. Its amazing what you can find on the internet :D

[lukeozade0405]

Can always stream it online if worst comes to worst.

[scott_240192]

While that might be the case, I'm happy with sky. :)

but u get better cust service with virgin media and you accidently get discounts put on by a radom employe who loves the btcc and just so happens to be on this fourm aswell and has the same log in as me strange that LOL

[chancey154]

still no indication what is happening with the coverage this season, ive checked various forums etc and all indications from certain sports broadcasters seem to highlight they are working to get a deal established but thats all, though there was a rumour on a forum which said sky sports could show a highlight show for this season, it wont be the same though.:(

[ford prefect]

http://www.huewen.com/index.php?p=1_12_Letters

nascar highlights package on sky

[chancey154]

Cheers fordprefect,
the link was useful,kieth obviously is still passionate about nascar.

Also i checked my sky programme schedule and at 6pm on monday 8th of feb there will be a one hour show on skysports 4. programme description is not availible so i dont know what it is about. But i would urge anyone that wants nascar on thier tv this year to watch it, or if your not in, still put it on autoview. Skysports may be checking thier ratings to see if a highlight show for the 2010 season is worth putting on the tv. Its a long shot i know but its worth a try:p

[chancey154]

:DHey guys great news!!
According to Kieth Huewens website sky sports are going to show the daytona 500 on Feb14th live!!
No news on the rest of the season, bar the higlights package, but at least we get to see the 500 live!:D

[townni]

The highlight show is the bud shhot out says its in hd at the moment.
If its on espn live and in hd i may be tempted

[kezbabybabe]

:DHey guys great news!!
According to Kieth Huewens website sky sports are going to show the daytona 500 on Feb14th live!!
No news on the rest of the season, bar the higlights package, but at least we get to see the 500 live!:D
That is awesome news so I hope it's going ahead :D

[Brooklands78]

:DHey guys great news!!
According to Kieth Huewens website sky sports are going to show the daytona 500 on Feb14th live!!


Sky Sports 3, 6pm, according to my programme guide. I've set it to record - cos I'm going to be at Daytona!

[mikeymike]

well after watching the arca race from daytona i cant wait until they get them silly wings off the back of the sprint cars. just hope they all have good cars for the big race next week as some already running back-up cars after practice the other night.

[lukeozade0405]

I'll be recording it as well. Will be my 1st NASCAR race i've watched, now I know a few drivers might make it more interesting for me.

[chancey154]

well after watching the arca race from daytona i cant wait until they get them silly wings off the back of the sprint cars. just hope they all have good cars for the big race next week as some already running back-up cars after practice the other night.

yeah ive just watched the replay of the practice incident, mark mark martin was very unlucky, however he is on the pole for the daytona 500 and next to him is dale earnhardt jr, making it an all hendrick front row. the rest of the field is now determined by their finishing positions in the gatorade duels on thursday. mark martin is a veteran of the sport so to speak, nearly 50, whats also interesting to note is Bill Elliot(1988 winston cup champion)who is 54 was 4th fastest in qualifying. Could we have an over 50 daytona winner this year? just when everyone thought a certain german coming back to f1 at 41 was a unbelievible story!:eek::p

[kezbabybabe]

Anyone watching the Daytona 500 NASCAR? Seen some pretty good racing so far.

Quite a wait while the track is repaired for a pothole. Though I appaud the NASCAR commentry team for keeping us informed with other chats to drivers and team members. So the wait didn't seem so long.

[stupot1981]

Hows Max Papis gettin on? I know Nelson Piquet did well in the Trucks.

[mattlovestbs]

Its still going - i've enjoyed the bits i've seen

[Eunos]

Magnificent Last few Laps, But at the same Time Incredibly annoying ¬.¬

Could have done without the Red Flags but other than that great stuff :D

well done to Jamie Mcmurrey

[lukeozade0405]

I have it recorded so will be watching it later.:)

[kezbabybabe]

Luke: You'll love it! Though there's plenty of time for loo breaks when the red flags come out.

It was a great race and Dale Earndhart JR came out of no where in the end to make 2nd.

Regardless of the Red Flags it didn't feel like it was dragging on for ages with the Commentry team keeping us informed and entertained.

F1 could learn a lot from NASCAR about how to put on a show...

[vulcan1]

A real good finish too the race, shame about the long red flag stoppages but was well worth staying up for. The cars did look good under the lights.
It would be brilliant if F1 was this unpredictable. (Anyone of 10-15 cars could have won.)

[chancey154]

as always an amazing race!!!!! jaime Mac getting the win was unexpected, but at the same time great to see, especially being pushed by his ex roush teamate biffle, i ber jack roush is kicking himself for letting him go instead of david ragan. i had my hopes up that sky could of secured live coverage when kieth said he would be able to announce somthing during the week. unfortunately he then said later sky would only be showing the higlights of the rest of the season, gutted. the racing was brilliant though, also interviewing brian france(ceo of nascar) was brilliant. kept me entertianed from start till finish.

[debbie.dakin]

Brilliant race - especially now they've sorted the bump drafting rule out! I'll definitely be watching the rest of the season now - shame they're not all live though! :(

[trooscotsman]

wtg kyle busch on nationwide win fontana,hard luck logano:( :D

[trooscotsman]

According to autosport website,Open Access 3(sky channel 190) have got the live tv rights for sprint cup starting from Sundays race in Las vegas,typical i have virgin media:( but seemingly its a free to view channel and i do still have my sky box but no subscription,checked planner and it there 7pm:cool:

[kezbabybabe]

Thank you! I hope it's good coverage, as I loved the balance of American commentators. :cool:

[chancey154]

According to autosport website,Open Access 3(sky channel 190) have got the live tv rights for sprint cup starting from Sundays race in Las vegas,typical i have virgin media:( but seemingly its a free to view channel and i do still have my sky box but no subscription,checked planner and it there 7pm:cool:

thats excellent news, thanks for posting, ive just checked the tv guide on sky and its on aswell!
woohoo no more chopped up higlight show!! thought thats we were gonna have for the rest of the season!

[trooscotsman]

seems channel 190 have got their act together with picture quality this week;)

[kezbabybabe]

While that's the case, it's a shame about how they handle the American ad breaks, as it's too quiet... I would like to see them turn up the volume on the cars, but appreciate that's probably not possible.

That crash with 99 and 12 was something else though and Carl Edwards has admited that he more or less did it on purpose! :eek: Could've been so much worse... Well that's how it goes in NASCAR, rivals get a bit heated sometimes.