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Danica Patrick was involved in a massive crash on the final lap at today’s Daytona Gatorade Duel. It was her first Sprint Cup Series race. Patrick got caught low on the track, and her car hit the infield barrier at a high rate of speed.
Fortunately, Patrick did not sustain any serious injuries. As a result of a deal with Tommy Baldwin Racing, Partick will race in Sunday’s Daytona 500. Otherwise, she would have been disqualified from the race as a result of this crash in qualifying.
As the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season officially kicks off, it’s time to publish the results of the MensDaily.net poll asking, Who will win the 2012 Sprint Cup Championship? According to our readers, the 2011 Sprint Cup Champion, Tony Stewart, is only third mostly likely to win the 2012 Sprint Cup Championship.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (22%)
Carl Edwards (22%)
Tony Stewart (12%)
Kyle Busch (12%)
Jimmie Johnson (12%)
Denny Hamlin (2%)
Matt Kenseth (2%)
Kevin Harvick (2%)
Ryan Newman (0%)
Kurt Busch (0%)
Brad Keselowski (0%)
None of these (14%)
This poll was conducted with visitors to MensDaily.net during January and February, 2012.
For upcoming NASCAR Races, see the NASCAR Schedule.
The MensDaily.com readers have spoken. Here’s who they think will win the 2012 Daytona 500 taking place February 26. Results are from the poll we conducted leading up to the race in February, 2012.
29% – Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
14% – Tony Stewart
9% – Carl Edwards
7% – Kyle Busch
7% – Jimmie Johnson
5% – Kevin Harvick
4% – Danica Patrick
2% – Kurt Busch
2% – Brad Keselowski
1% – Matt Kenseth
1% – Denny Hamlin
1% – Ryan Newman
17% – none of the above
The poll did not account for any last-minute drop outs or disqualifications.
Kyle Busch had his driver’s license suspended Monday in North Carolina for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone.
The LFA sportscar he was driving was a 24-hour loaner from Lexus.
Riding with NASCAR driver Busch was wife Samantha Sarcinella, who incidentally made this year’s hottest women in NASCAR list.
Along with the license suspension, Busch received a speeding ticket fine of $1000 and was sentenced to 30 hours of community service.
The current NASCAR points leader drives the No. 18 Mars/Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Marcos Ambrose shook off a last-place start and a mid-race crash to come back and win the NASCAR Nationwide race at Montreal on Saturday in the NAPA Auto Parts 200.
The win came less than a week after his Sprint Cup Series win at Watkins Glen on Monday.
The Australian finished 26th in the Sprint Cup Series standings in 2010.
Filed under: NASCAR nationwide results, NASCAR news Aug 21.
NFL players union and negotiators for the league are looking to reach an agreement on HGH testing before the season begins.
The league doesn’t currently test players for Human Growth Hormone.
HGH, also referred to as GH or simply growth hormone, is a protein-based hormone that stimulates growth, reproduction, and regeneration in humans as well as animals.
Many oppose the use of HGH, which is available as a supplement on the Internet, in pro sports.
Mike Jacobs, a minor league basebal player with the Rockies Class AAA, recently tested positive for the performance enhancing HGH and received a 50 game suspension.
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