I wasn't going to make on of these, but after seeing a decent amount of people talk about the Daytona 500 over the last two days, I decided to go ahead and make one.

In this thread it is my hope to discuss events happening in the biggest series' in NASCAR; the Sprint Cup Series. I will try my absolute best to keep events of the series updated.

Rules:
1. I would prefer to keep the "left turns sucks lolz" kind of posts to a minimum. If you are going to bash the league, please be a bit more creative than that.
2. Be subjective to others' opinions. There is no need to cause an argument that causes anyone to be banned or for this thread to be locked.
3. Have fun!

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Next Race:
Previous Race: Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway

Results of Aaron's 499:
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Jamie McMurray
3. Juan Pablo Montoya
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Mark Martin
6. David Ragan
7. Clint Bowyer
8. Kurt Busch
9. Kyle Busch
10. Mike Bliss
11. Carl Edwards
12. Martin Truex Jr.
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
14. David Reutimann
15. Scott Speed
16. Tony Stewart
17. Greg Biffle
18. Travis Kvapil
19. A.J. Allmendinger
20. Robby Gordon
21. Kasey Kahne
22. Jeff Gordon
23. Bobby Labonte
24. Sam Hornish Jr.
25. Paul Menard
26. Robert Richardson Jr.
27. David Stremme
28. Matt Kenseth
29. Brian Vickers
30. Kevin Conway
31. Jimmie Johnson
32. Jeff Burton
33. Elliot Sadler
34. Brad Keselowski
35. Ryan Newman
36. Joey Logano
37. Marcos Ambrose
38. Regan Smith
39. Michael Waltrip
40. Max Papis
41. Johnny Sauter
42. Joe Nemechek
43. Dave Blaney

Points Standings as of: Samsung Mobile 500
1. Jimmie Johnson 1248
2. Matt Kenseth -108
3. Greg Biffle -128
4. Kevin Harvick -141
5. Jeff Gordon -220
6. Kyle Busch -228
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -235
8. Jeff Burton -243
9. Kurt Busch -249
10. Mark Martin -254
11. Denny Hamlin -275
12. Joey Logano -307
-----Chase for the Cup Cutoff------
13. Tony Stewart -307
14. Clint Bowyer -308
15. Carl Edwards -311
16. Ryan Newman -316
17. Martin Truex Jr. -330
18. Paul Menard -379
19. Brian Vickers -413
20. Scott Speed -417
21. Jamie McMurray -425
22. Kasey Kahne -427
23. A.J. Allmendinger -442
24. Juan Pablo Montoya -459
25. Brad Keselowski -461
26. Marcos Ambrose -463
27. David Ragan -473
28. Elliot Sadler -495
29. Sam Hornish Jr. -517
30. David Reutimann -525
31. Regan Smith -568
32. Bobby Labonte -568
33. Travis Kvapil -599
34. Robby Gordon -635
35. David Gilliland -647
36. Kevin Conway -758
37. Max Papis -818
38. Mike Bliss -847
39. Joe Nemechek -905
40. Dave Blaney -937
41. Michael McDowell -955
42. Bill Elliot -958
43. Boris Said -996
44. Aric Almirola -1094
45. Michael Waltrip -1099
46. David Stremme -1105
47. Terry Cook -1130
48. Scott Riggs -1169
49. Casey Mears -1175
50. Robert Richardson Jr. -1178
51. John Andretti -1199
52. Reed Sorenson -1202
53. Johnny Sauter -1208

NASCAR News:

- Hamlin pulls off the painful victory
- Big wreck ruins the day for many drivers

Fantasy NASCAR Standings as of: Samsung Mobile 500
Tridentgum0 - 5024
Sadderday - 4894
n4sc4r - 4473
HeyRiles - 3801
Topperharley - 3756
Iamtheddrman - 3586


Fantasy NASCAR Teams:
Sadderday:
Tony Stewart
Kasey Kahne
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Jeff Burton

Tridentgum0:
Mark Martin
Carl Edwards
Clint Bowyer
Matt Kenseth
Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Iamtheddrman:
Jimmie Johnson
Juan Pablo Montoya
David Reutimann
Casey Mears
Elliot Sadler

n4sc4r:
Ryan Newman
Jeff Gordon
Marcos Ambrose
Joey Logano
Brad Keselowski

Topperharley:
Greg Biffle
Kurt Busch
A.J. Allmendinger
Scott Speed
Sterling Marlin

HeyRiles:
Denny Hamlin
Brian Vickers
Jamie McMurray
Martin Truex Jr.
Boris Said

I'll post a California preview sometime soon, even though I completely hate California speedway

Feel free to discuss. I shall update this later, for I have to go now.

I hope Allmendinger makes the next 5 races, and is solidly in the top 35, and Hornish isn't.

I have updated the thread with Truck & Nationwide stats as of now. I will probably add more later, but I have to go to bed right now.

I haven't had a chance to take the Rock Band 2 car out for a lap at Auto Club Speedway yet (you'll see what I mean soon) but I'm going to write up my preview now.

In 2008, California Speedway was Renamed Auto Club Speedway of California, and hosted the second race of the season, the Auto Club 500. Carl Edwards won that race, his first of his season leading 9 wins. Jimmie Johnson would win the fall race, and go on to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.

California Speedway is a two mile low banked speedway located in Southern California. It was built by Roger Penske as a sister track to Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. In 2004, it gained a second race date, taking the date of the Southern 500 from Darlington Raceway, and in 2005, California Speedway took North Carolina Speedway's date, the second race of the season.

This season looks to become an interesting one. Matt Kenseth leads the points coming into the Auto Club 500, with a rain-out win at Daytona. Kyle Busch is trying to recover from his wreck at Daytona, and Dale Earnhardt Jr looks to redeem himself from that race. Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman continue their mission to show that their new team is a force to be reckoned with. Hendrick Motorsports looks to rebound from its weak Daytona 500, and Richard Petty Motorsports looks to continue its success from Daytona with Sadler, Sorenson, and Allmendinger all running very well. The rookies Logano and Speed are going to have another chance to prove themselves, as they were both in the DNF file at Daytona.

Things to look for this week:
Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman trying to get things done after an interesting speedweeks
AJ Allmendinger attempting to qualify on speed
Dale Jr. Redeeming himself after a bone-headed 500.
Digger being beheaded on national TV (I wish)

My picks for the Auto Club 500:
Win: Carl Edwards
Dark Horse: Casey Mears
Prediction: Kvapil and Allmendinger make the race

I JUST got home from Florida about 30 minutes ago. we drove a thousand miles from ohio lol. our seats were in between the exit of pit road and turn 1. It was fun besides the rain. Kenseth wouldn't have won that race if it went back green. i got a good laugh at junior "accidentally" taking out Vickers and wrecking the field. Way to make up for your bonehead move in the pits. anyways it was my first time at the 500, I got a lot of pictures and video, if anyone is interested, once i get the film back i can upload some of the pictures/video for yall.

see you @ the bristol night race