And I'm wondering where the Pro's are. Ken Gushii, Frankie Munoz, and Brian Austin Green? Are you kidding me?
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May 22, 2011 3:13 p.m. racerfink HalfDork
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May 22, 2011 3:33 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
Brian Austin Greene was a pro because he had won in previous years.
Ken is a drifter, and Frankie is a "racer".
Gone are the days of true pros...
Year Pro Winner Celebrity Winner
1977 Sam Posey* Shelley Novak
1978 Gordon Johncock* James Brolin
1979 Al Unser Bruce Jenner*
1980 Parnelli Jones* Gene Hackman
1981 Elio de Angelis Robert Hays*
1982 Dan Gurney Bruce Jenner*
1983 Dan Gurney* Ted Nugent
1984 David Hobbs* Robert Hays
1985 Al Unser Jr.* Lorenzo Lamas
1986 Dan Gurney* Perry King
1987 Juan Manuel Fangio II Jason Bateman*
1988 Dan Gurney Paul Moyer*
1989 Parnelli Jones Rick Schroder*
1990 Bobby Rahal* Stephen Baldwin
1991 Parnelli Jones Donny Osmond*
1992 P. J. Jones* Joe Amato
1993 Eddie Lawson* Rick Kirkham
1994 Brian Redman Alfonso Ribeiro*
1995 Rod Millen Alfonso Ribeiro*
1996 Grant Show*
1997 Tommy Kendall Sean Patrick Flanery*
1998 Sean Patrick Flanery* Andy Lauer
1999 Roger Mears Shaun Palmer*
2000 Derek Daly Josh Brolin*
2001 Scott Pruett* Tom Rudnai
2002 Danica Patrick Dara Torres*
2003 Jeremy McGrath Peter Reckell*
2004 Max Papis* Chris McDonald
2005 Rhys Millen* Frankie Muniz
2006 Todd Bodine Bucky Lasek*
2007 Mike Skinner Dave Mirra*
2008 Mike Skinner Jamie Little*
2009 Al Unser Jr.* Keanu Reeves
2010 Jimmy Vasser* Brian Austin Green
2011 Ken Gushi William Fichtner* -
May 22, 2011 3:37 p.m. racerfink HalfDork
Yes, I know. I watched Frankie finish just about dead last in a Formula car race at the 12hrs. several years ago. And he finished 2nd in the Pro category.
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May 22, 2011 3:56 p.m. Kendall_Jones Reader
hah! danica actually won a race @ some point!
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May 22, 2011 4:02 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
not overall, just in the "pro" class.
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May 22, 2011 7:50 p.m. Appleseed SuperDork
Toyota still makes cars capable of racing? (not counting sticker re-badging?)
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May 22, 2011 8:46 p.m. Wally SuperDork
Looks like they were a bit thin on celebrities too. It's quite a drop off from James Brolin and Gene Hackman to William Fichtner. I haven't heard of one of this years celebrities, not even for some kind of drunken debauchery.
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May 22, 2011 8:57 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
No, they have been using Scion TC's since the Celica was killed off in 2006.
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May 22, 2011 8:58 p.m. Josh Dork
William Fichtner is awesome. You really should know who he is (you will almost certainly recognize the face if you look him up).
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May 22, 2011 9:20 p.m. rob_lewis Dork
Josh wrote:
William Fichtner is awesome. You really should know who he is (you will almost certainly recognize the face if you look him up).
Yeah, he played the cool blind scientist in Contact.
-Rob
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May 22, 2011 11:16 p.m. JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
Interesting that both divisions have multiple father/son winner combos. Maybe genes help after all?
jg
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May 23, 2011 3:10 p.m. racerfink HalfDork
Kendall_Jones wrote:
hah! danica actually won a race @ some point!
Does Motegi ring a bell?
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May 23, 2011 4:16 p.m. Kendall_Jones Reader
racerfink wrote:
Kendall_Jones wrote:
hah! danica actually won a race @ some point!
Does Motegi ring a bell?
Whoops, forgot about 1 win 3 years ago. For all the hype, you'd think she'd have won more than one indycar race & one celeb. race. Just saying.
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May 23, 2011 4:50 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
Kendall_Jones wrote:
racerfink wrote:
Kendall_Jones wrote:
hah! danica actually won a race @ some point!
Does Motegi ring a bell?
Whoops, forgot about 1 win 3 years ago. For all the hype, you'd think she'd have won more than one indycar race & one celeb. race. Just saying.
But she won the hearts of millions! LOL!
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May 23, 2011 5:32 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork
she won the advertising race......and you need money for motorsports
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May 23, 2011 5:42 p.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
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May 23, 2011 9:13 p.m. racerfink HalfDork
Yep, she's done almost as much as Graham Rahal and Marco Andretti, without the family name....
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May 24, 2011 5:41 a.m. JoeyM SuperDork
93EXCivic wrote:
Ah yes, the "Look at me, I'm sexy" photo shoots. I thought it was wise that to avoid getting typecast she also did two ads with the underlying subtext "I'm smart, I'm not a bimbo like those other cute girls."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmdaB21E2tY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKQEpzJTUio&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2...My only question with her marketing is why the SI people thought it was necessary to remove her tattoo in photoshop
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May 24, 2011 6:42 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
She might not actually be cut from the same cloth as the top tier drivers around her... but if I could show my azz as a way into a professional motorsports career and manage to hold my own in that company - in a berkeleying heartbeat.
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May 24, 2011 7:19 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
93EXCivic wrote:
I don't care if she ever wins another race.
Seriously, for every person or entity that overly-praises her, there's one that is willing to hold her to a different standard or be overly critical. I haven't looked up all the stats, but my impression is that she's just as competitive as anyone else that's not on Penske or Ganassi's teams.
Anyone that can handle a racecar at 220 plus MPH around Indy has my respect. And if she does it looking like that, all the better.
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May 24, 2011 7:22 a.m. JoeyM SuperDork
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
She might not actually be cut from the same cloth as the top tier drivers around her... but if I could show my azz as a way into a professional motorsports career and manage to hold my own in that company - in a berkeleying heartbeat.
+1000
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May 24, 2011 11:05 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
And it's not always the driver's fault...
