Nationwide Series - Stater Bros. 300

[DanicaFan]

Well, Danica will get her 2nd start in the Nationwide Series this weekend at Auto Club Speedway (Fontana). I look for a much better result from her this time. Hopefully no one will crash her out.

The race is Saturday, Feb. 20th at 5pm Eastern on ESPN2.

[DanicaFan]

The Nationwide Series practice Session is over. Brian Vickers topped the speed charts. Danica was 37th. Her lap time and speed was 42.455 / 169.591.

Here are the top 10..

Rank / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #32 Brian Vickers / 40.512 / 177.725
2. #98 Paul Menard / 40.596 / 177.357
3. #27 Greg Biffle / 40.599 / 177.344
4. #38 Jason Leffler / 40.660 / 177.078
5. #16 Colin Braun / 40.696 / 176.922
6. #60 Carl Edwards / 40.705 / 176.882
7. #22 Brad Keselowski / 40.735 / 176.752
8. #10 David Reutimann / 40.851 / 176.250
9. #20 Joey Logano / 40.875 / 176.147
10. #66 Steve Wallace / 40.878 / 176.134

[DanicaFan]

Here is your starting line-up for this race..

Position / Car# & Driver / Lap Time / Speed

1. #20 Joey Logano / 39.72 / 181.283
2. #18 Kyle Busch / 40.02 / 179.906
3. #11 Brian Scott / 40.07 / 179.672
4. #60 Carl Edwards / 40.15 / 179.332
5. #27 Greg Biffle / 40.33 / 178.536
6. #21 John Wes Townley / 40.40 / 177.813
7. #32 Brian Vickers / 40.50 / 177.773
8. #33 Kevin Harvick / 40.51 / 177.730
9. #1 James Buescher / 40.55 / 177.559
10. #99 Trevor Bayne / 40.57 / 177.480
11. #10 David Reutimann / 40.70 / 176.895
12. #66 Steve Wallace / 40.71 / 176.848
13. #22 Brad Keselowski / 40.76 / 176.635
14. #62 Brandon Gaughan / 40.77 / 176.613
15. #12 Justin Allgaier / 40.77 / 176.583
16. #87 Joe Nemechek / 40.78 / 176.557
17. #98 Paul Menard / 40.82 / 176.401
18. #16 Colin Braun / 40.91 / 175.979
19. #01 Mike Wallace / 40.95 / 175.811
20. #38 Jason Leffler / 40.97 / 175.721
21. #35 Jason Keller / 41.02 / 175.528
22. #96 Dennis Setzer / 41.07 / 175.315
23. #70 Mark Green / 41.08 / 175.259
24. #24 Eric McClure / 41.10 / 175.204
25. #56 Kevin Lepage / 41.10 / 175.182
26. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. / 41.12 / 175.106
27. #43 Scott Lagasse Jr. / 41.19 / 174.812
28. #83 Johnny Borneman / 41.20 / 174.753
29. #42 Parker Kligerman / 41.20 / 174.740
30. #05 Willie Allen / 41.20 / 174.736
31. #07 Danny Efland / 41.22 / 174.656
32. #88 Kelly Bires / 41.24 / 174.584
33. #73 Derrike Cope / 41.28 / 174.414
34. #15 Michael Annett / 41.38 / 173.989
35. #34 Tony Raines / 41.42 / 173.850
36. #7 Danica Patrick / 41.62 / 172.990
37. #81 Michael McDowell / 41.74 / 172.496
38. #61 Josh Wise / 41.78 / 172.327
39. #28 Kenny Wallace / 41.97 / 171.547
40. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. / 42.40 / 169.791
41. #26 Brian Keselowski / 42.92 / 167.754
42. #40 Mike Bliss - No Time
43. #09 Scott Riggs / 41.37 / 174.027

[MSulka]

Poor Danica... Her rear is loose.

[DanicaFan]

Congrats to Kyle Busch for the win. I feel bad for Joey Logano though.

Danica finished 31st. She did run the whole race which is good.

[DanicaFan]

Here are the final results..

1. #18 Kyle Busch
2. #27 Greg Biffle
3. #22 Brad Keselowski
4. #60 Carl Edwards
5. #20 Joey Logano
6. #66 Steve Wallace
7. #88 Kelly Bires
8. #32 Brian Vickers
9. #12 Justin Allgaier
10. #11 Brian Scott
11. #99 Trevor Bayne
12. #01 Mike Wallace
13. #1 James Buescher
14. #38 Jason Leffler
15. #43 Scott Lagasse Jr.
16. #09 Scott Riggs
17. #15 Michael Annett
18. #16 Colin Braun
19. #98 Paul Menard
20. #35 Jason Keller
21. #81 Michael McDowell
22. #42 Parker Kligerman
23. #87 Joe Nemechek
24. #62 Brendan Gaughan
25. #34 Tony Raines
26. #10 David Reutimann
27. #40 Mike Bliss
28. #05 Willie Allen
29. #28 Kenny Wallace
30. #21 John Wes Townley
31. #7 Danica Patrick
32. #70 Mark Green
33. #23 Robert Richardson Jr.
34. #26 Brian Keselowski
35. #24 Eric McClure
36. #73 Derrike Cope
37. #61 Josh Wise
38. #33 Kevin Harvick
39. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
40. #56 Kevin Lepage
41. #07 Danny Efland
42. #96 Dennis Setzer
43. #83 John Borneman III

[MSulka]

Danica was slow and 3 laps down. At times she was 2 seconds off the pace on a track that takes 40 seconds to get around. Not a good showing at all IMO.

[FIVE]

It would probably do her a world of good to go out and get herself
a fast latemodel sportsman dirt car,put a huge engine in it, go to
a fast dirt track to practice----------like a mini vacation

[diamonddave]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Danica finished 31st. She did run the whole race which is good.

yeah, she did a good job staying out of the way of the leaders as they lapped her

[diamonddave]

Originally Posted by DanicaFan

Danica finished 31st. She did run the whole race which is good.

technically...3 of the cars were start and park and then there were wrecks, mechanical failures etc. but hey see was still top 40

[Maelochs]

She was not fast, and she did not finish high. Hopefully she learned a bit about racing 300 miles on a big banked oval with a bunch of guys who do it all the time and do it as well as anybody on the planet.

People who need to hate Danica to compensate will claim this shows she is no good. people who need to love Danica for some other reasons will claim she did well no matter what she did.

Whatever.

No one is telling the guys she finished ahead of, that they suck and should quit because they finished behind her. And no one (rational) expected her to do much more than she did.

If, in two years, when her AA contract is up, she can convince people to give her a full-time ride in NWide or Cup, it will be because she learned to drive those cars in races like these.

Right now she is an IndyCar driver dabbling in NASCAR, running her third (count to three) race in a stock car, and anyone who is surprised that she didn't beat the veterans is a little deluded I think.

Let's talk about it in a year or so, and see if she has improved.