While Danica's 1st win WAS cool and historic for IRL....

[RevLimiter]

....women have been racing and WINNING in NHRA drag racing for the better part of almost FORTY YEARS:

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/nh ... d=tab6pos2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Enjoy the win and the pub Danica....Shirley Muldowney, Angelle Sampey, and many other NHRA racing women have been there and done that already.

[War Wagon]

Nice article.

Ashley Force beating her daddy is simply awesome as well.

That said, winning a 1/4 mile drag race doesn't quite compare to Danica's accomplishment.

Apples and Bowling Balls.

[Goober McTuber]

....women have been racing and WINNING in NHRA drag racing for the better part of almost FORTY YEARS:

“That’s a man, baby!”

[trev]

At least someone is adhering to the rules.

[RevLimiter]

Was that supposed to be funny, Goobs?

[Goober McTuber]

Yes it was. Give me a few minutes. I'll have my troll swing by with a bwahaha and a RACK.

[RevLimiter]

Yes it was. Give me a few minutes. I'll have my troll swing by with a bwahaha and a RACK.

Actually it was fucking retarded....par for the course with you, however.

Wags, off this shit troll.

[War Wagon]

I don't consider Goobs to be a shit troll, and there's no such thing as bad traffic.

Deep down, Goobs is a motorhead. He's just too big a wuss to show it. C'mon Goob's... I know you gotta' be a closet Kenseth fan.

[rozy]

I know you gotta' be a closet Kenseth fan.

OUCH!! That's right up there with "You play ball like a girl!!"

[Goober McTuber]

I don't consider Goobs to be a shit troll, and there's no such thing as bad traffic.

Deep down, Goobs is a motorhead. He's just too big a wuss to show it. C'mon Goob's... I know you gotta' be a closet Kenseth fan.

I was a big fan of Earnhardt, Sr. Also liked Bobby Allison and Cale Yarbrough back in the day. I like to see the Wisconsin boys do well but I’m not a big Kenseth fan, and was never a big Kulwiki fan either. I like Tony Stewart and the Busch the Younger is a ridiculously good driver.

[War Wagon]

Wasn't it Yarborough and the Allison brothers who got in a fist fight on the apron after the last lap at Daytona?

Old Skool.

[Goober McTuber]

Wasn't it Yarborough and the Allison brothers who got in a fist fight on the apron after the last lap at Daytona?

Old Skool.

The most important race in NASCAR history. First flag-to-flag TV coverage of the 500. Here’s a write-up on the race:

http://www.nascar.com/2003/kyn/history/ ... tona_1979/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



This site has a couple of nice photos from the fight, as well a lot of other neat NASCAR shots:

http://www.stangbangers.com/NASCAR_Moments.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



Video of the final lap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXbHQtZH8dE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[War Wagon]

Looked at the YouTube link, and of course once you start you can't stop and keep clicking on vid after vid.

So I pretty much relived every moment in 3's career... again. My favorite is after winning Daytona and every crew on pit road coming out to offer congrats. Still brings a lump to my throat.

Thanks for the links, Goobs.

[RevLimiter]

Thanks for the links, Goobs.

Ditto....the highlights of 3s career still pump me up. He was THE MAN.

My Top 5 favorite race car drivers of all time, regardless of style of racing:

1a. Dale Earnhardt
1b. John Force
3. Greg Anderson
4. Ayrton Senna
5. Mark Martin

[Goober McTuber]

From the mid 80s to the mid 90s, I used to regularly set my alarm clock Sunday mornings to get up and watch Formula One. It was then dominated by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. I was watching the morning that Senna bought the farm at Imola. Much like Earnhardt’s crash at Daytona, I didn’t think it looked that bad at first. Senna was the last driver filled in Grand Prix racing, BTW.

Wikipedia has a lengthy piece on Senna’s death:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Ayrton_Senna" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;