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Arieschick29
aries+cancer= pisces&gemini
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Jen
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Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
The Daytona 500 is about to start but DH has been watching tv coverage ALL DAY!!!!
Can someone please tell me what's so great about watching men in cars go in circles for hours??????
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Posted 2/18/07 3:14 PM  |
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DDB336
LIF Toddler
Member since 8/05 421 total posts
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Diana
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
I am. I don't understand whats so great about cars driving in a circle. Lucky I had some work to finish up, so I came in for a few hours. I'm hoping nascar will be over and dinner will be ready by the time I get home.
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| Posted 2/18/07 3:39 PM |
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LIMOMx2
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
DH is I love NASCAR!! Esp the Daytona 500
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| Posted 2/18/07 4:15 PM |
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Marcie
Complete Happiness :)
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LOVE being a Mommy!
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
I am not a widow, I actually enjoy watching the races.
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| Posted 2/18/07 4:30 PM |
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beautyq115
New Year!
Member since 5/05 13729 total posts
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Me
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
No...but I am a football winter during the fall/winter...I feel for you
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| Posted 2/18/07 5:25 PM |
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Arieschick29
aries+cancer= pisces&gemini
Member since 3/06 4268 total posts
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Jen
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
There are only 6 laps to go and theres a g'damn red flag!!!!!
This means the race can go on for another 1/2 hour now!!!! 
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| Posted 2/18/07 6:48 PM |
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Tracey
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Member since 5/05 6297 total posts
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Tracey - brideinapril
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
*raising hand* I am an all sports widow!!!!!
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| Posted 2/18/07 7:02 PM |
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PotofLuck06
Our Baby Boy Is Here!!!
Member since 11/06 13241 total posts
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Betsy
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
I did laundry and went to get the pizza, so DH never had to leave the TV screen. He's so pi$$ed off right now, too and won't stop talking about the end of the race.
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| Posted 2/18/07 8:22 PM |
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Corinne
My munchkins
Member since 5/05 5010 total posts
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corinne
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
i am too. went to the mall with olivia and my mother in law to pass the time and it was still on. ugh
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| Posted 2/18/07 8:55 PM |
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Maathy317
Grammie's Little Man
Member since 2/06 3235 total posts
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D
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
Not only does he watch this cr@p all the time, but, he races at Riverhead, as well. So, from now until November I get to see and hear about this garbage non stop. Oh, and let's not forget, the weekend in New Hampshire in October. I've been waiting 14 years for him to get past this and I've officially stopped waiting. So, now, when he wants to go play "speed racer", I'll be doing my own thing. I don't understand the attraction and never will. Makes you want to go
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| Posted 2/18/07 9:17 PM |
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Buttafli1277
LIF Adult
Member since 8/05 2638 total posts
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Jennifer
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
DH is a huge fan. I on the other hand am not.
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| Posted 2/18/07 9:59 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
Posted by Marcie
I am not a widow, I actually enjoy watching the races.
Ditto....I love them as much if not more than DH. Yesterday was a hell of a race too!
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| Posted 2/19/07 10:10 AM |
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JennZ
MY LIFE!!
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
Posted by MsMBV
Posted by Marcie
I am not a widow, I actually enjoy watching the races.
Ditto....I love them as much if not more than DH. Yesterday was a hell of a race too!
Yes it was. I love it!!!!!
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| Posted 2/19/07 11:21 AM |
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JenniferEver
The Disney Lady
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Jennifer
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
I don't even GET Nascar...at all. I don't understand the flags, the object, anything.. I am curious though. I want to look it up.
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| Posted 2/19/07 11:24 AM |
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Marcie
Complete Happiness :)
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
Posted by MsMBV
Posted by Marcie
I am not a widow, I actually enjoy watching the races.
Ditto....I love them as much if not more than DH. Yesterday was a hell of a race too!
My problem is - with the little one, I can't watch alot of the race, so I missed the end 
I am going to watch it during the week on the replay
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| Posted 2/19/07 12:47 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Anyone else a NASCAR widow today?
Posted by JenniferEver
I don't even GET Nascar...at all. I don't understand the flags, the object, anything.. I am curious though. I want to look it up.
If you watch Speed channel the day before, of & after the race you can pick up a lot.... but here's a quick rundown:
Yellow flag means there is a caution. They slow the race down with a pace car for a certain number of laps. This is when it is ideal for most of the drivers to "pit" their car (gas them up, change tires & make any needed adjustments.) The pace of the race is so slow at this point that a driver can actually gain spots by taking a pit stop.
Green flag is full-speed racing
Red flag is if the caution is so dangerous that they need to stop the race & line the cars up in the order they were running at the time of the incident
White flag means final lap of the racr
Checkered flag is dropped once the winner crosses the finish line.
Black flag means there is a penalty on a driver.
The purpose is, of course to win. Also, there are points awarded for various things: points for each lap that you are the leader, points for finishing in the top 5, top 10, and points for leading the most laps. Each race will accumulate more points for the driver, provided they finish. The drivers and crews work hard to try and engineer their car to perform better than their competitors, while still working within the NASCAR guidelines.
Since the NASCAR announcers like to talk so much & try to look all knowledgeable, if you watch it a few times & really listen to the pre & post race commentary you can pick it up pretty quickly
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| Posted 2/19/07 1:02 PM |
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