Danica would be good for NASCAR. It seems like, if I remember correctly, Ray Evernham sat down with her and offered her a ride. I think one day she will be racing the cup cars.

I don't think he was talking about a car though. . .
(See Erin Crocker. . .)

Evernham had Erin in the Busch and Arca series for 07. While she had some decent runs going she really didn't stand out. I think Danica has the ability and talent to run in the same series and show better results than Erin.

All a person can do is speculate. We will never know unless she comes to NASCAR.

If I had to chose as a man I would chose Ashley Force. Differnt motorsport but shes hot and a dam good driver. Did you see Kalitta's wreck?

Either you missed my attempt at a joke, or you did a very good job ignoring it.

If you really want to know if Danica would be able to quickly adjust to the Cup cars....just ask Juan Pablo Montoya.

He's been in Cup for two years, and he is just starting to get really comfortable.

Cup cars and open wheel cars of any kind are so different in the way they handle that some open wheelers never get the hang of driving a 3500 pound Cup car.

Honestly, I think Danica might be a little too high strung to be able to deal with all the pushing and shoving that goes on in any of the NASCAR series.

Heaven forbid if someone actually put her in one of the TRUCKS!!!

Yeah just plain missed the attempt.

Yeah but don't you think it would be fun to watch her give it a shot? Well, at least interesting

While I'm not a Gordon or Stewart fan you have to agree those two coming from open wheel are a good example of drivers who can adjust and do it well.

I would like to see Juan Pablo do well in NASCAR but he may never really catch on.

N = Non
A = Athletic
S = Sport
C = Caters
A = Around
R = Rednecks

F1 needs to come back to the US..and I mean besides a few laps once a year at Indy..it sure beats IRL and the now defunct Cart series..
but my personal favorite is the IMSA races..like the 24 hours at Lemans!

Another redneck comment. Have you been to a race? Funny most fans I know come no way near fitting that discription.To me its known more as a republican fan base even though I dont fit that one either. Bush in 2004 sure turned the Daytona 500 into a campain event...Oh well if thats the best you got! Non athletic? Guess you havnt seen Mark Martin! Bet hes more ripped than you and hes almost 50..

I have nothing against other forms of racing. I appreciate the fact that ALL race car drivers are athletic. But I will always be partial to our American made V-8 power. There is nothing like that raw V-8 power that no foreign made car can produce without spending thousands to gain just a few HP. I have five vehicles, all American made.

And you are right about Mark Martin. Not many guys are as athletic and in shape like he is.

Temp, I enjoy the visits. Nice visiting with a fellow NASCAR fan

I too enjoy all forms. Late modle dirt is probably the best to watch. Prelude to the Dream was a great show putting some drivers on dirt for the first time. The Nascar community probably sets the bar for giving back through foundations and charities. Not bad for a bunch of rednecks.


We are a select few on here....

I don't remember hearing about any other forum of racing drivers donating as much as the Nascar drivers. The Victory Junction Gang is a prime example of how much these guys contribute. Oh and hey!!! alot of that money comes from the sports fans. Not rednecks, just a bunch of really cool people who enjoy the sport and have made it the number one spectator sport.

I disagree. Juan Pablo has been getting better and better all the time. The main problem he has is that he isn't driving for one of the real power teams.

Ganassi racing isn't exactly a pushover, but they aren't nearly on par with Hendricks or Rousch.

Bear in mind that Montoya entered NASCAR at a time when the sport was making the transition from the old car to the COT. Those two cars drove very differently. So not only did he have the steep learning curve involved with going from open wheel to stock cars in the first place, he also had to deal with learning to drive two very different cars at the same time.

Running the COT full time last year helped him quit a bit because he finally had a car that handled the same way on a consistent basis. You could see him progress as a NASCAR driver each week.

Ok. SO NASCAR " caters " to rednecks.

F1 " caters " to the snobbish European Elite.

So what? Racing is racing.

Non athletic??? Would that be why Carl Edwards has a better physique than the vast majority of F1 drivers???

Here's a thought for you to consider.

An F1 car has an open cockpit. Track temperatures for an F1 race can reach over 120 degrees in some cases. Those F1 drivers are racing for about 2 hours. Most of the time, there is very little " close " racing in F1. F1 cars are technologically advanced to handle like they are on a set of rails.

A NASCAR stock car has a closed cockpit. Track temperature can get over 120 degrees. Inside the car, where there is little airflow, temps can reach over 150 degrees on a relatively steady basis. NASCAR drivers are racing for around 4 hours. There are 42 other cars on the track at the same time in ( at a place like Daytona or Talledega ) VERY close proximity. Stock cars are not as technologically advanced and weigh in at over 3500 pounds. There fore, there is a lot more wrestling of the car than there is in F1.

Chances are that if an F1 car lost it's power steering, the day would be over for that team. If a stock car loses it's power steering, the driver will continue to manhandle that car for the remainder of the race.

Say what you will about NASCAR, but I would be willing to bet that, in general, NASCAR drivers, especially these days, are in just as good, if not better condition than F1 drivers.

If you really want to talk the talk...then look up a couple of interviews from Juan Pablo Montoya shortly after he joined NASCAR. Let him tell you just how much different it is.

Since this has evolved into a b*tch-fest about who racing caters to, I'll post something that I posted in the F1 section on Speed Channel's message board.

I watch all racing, and I watch all racing for different reasons. I love that in F1 races are won and lost solely on strategy, and I love seeing the high speed chess match play out. I watch the IndyCar series, because my first love(as far as racing goes) has been the Indy 500. I watch nascar, well, mainly for the wrecks, but also for the talent it takes to set up and drive those heavy cars.
I don't watch the Indy 500, expecting to see the Australian GP, I don't watch the Daytona 500 looking for racing like on the streets Monaco, and I don't watch the Euro GP looking for the Brickyard 400.
I have different reasons to watch each and every series out there, and those reasons are as unique as the series themselves. I don't see a reason to put down anyone who only watches one of the many that I watch.

I agree. You left out the 4 second race. NHRA is just as exciting.If you have seen Kalittas wreck you would understand what they risk for a 4 second ride. I dint think any of us Nascar fans were putting down any series. We were just responding to comments. I like it all although I do follow Nascar the most. They are all Athletes in my book. Show me a athlete in better shape for their age than Mark Martin. They all evolve around a team. The drivers are just the lucky ones to get the credit.

I'll be honest, I don't really what the NHRA as much as I watch other racing. It really doesn't interest me as much as other forms of racing( I like the challenges of hitting every corner the perfect way, etc.) but I do see the point in drag racing, and my interest has grown since Ashley Force reached the big time.

Thats why I like nascar. Knowing how to use the air, tires,fuel and the pits. Everything most work. A one second mistake in the pits can cost you six on the track. When someone says its just turning left means to me they dont understand racing.

Ashley Force is a "force" not to be taken lightly and she has made that be known..

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