And I'm wondering where the Pro's are. Ken Gushii, Frankie Munoz, and Brian Austin Green? Are you kidding me?
And I'm wondering where the Pro's are. Ken Gushii, Frankie Munoz, and Brian Austin Green? Are you kidding me?
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*
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.
hah! danica actually won a race @ some point!
not overall, just in the "pro" class.
Toyota still makes cars capable of racing? (not counting sticker re-badging?)
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.
No, they have been using Scion TC's since the Celica was killed off in 2006.
William Fichtner is awesome. You really should know who he is (you will almost certainly recognize the face if you look him up).
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
Interesting that both divisions have multiple father/son winner combos. Maybe genes help after all?
jg
Kendall_Jones wrote: hah! danica actually won a race @ some point!
Does Motegi ring a bell?
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.
Kendall_Jones wrote:racerfink wrote: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.Kendall_Jones wrote: hah! danica actually won a race @ some point!Does Motegi ring a bell?
But she won the hearts of millions! LOL!
she won the advertising race......and you need money for motorsports
Yep, she's done almost as much as Graham Rahal and Marco Andretti, without the family name....
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%2Fresults%3Fsearch_query%3Ddanica%2Bgo%2Bdaddy%26aq%3Df&has_verified=1
My only question with her marketing is why the SI people thought it was necessary to remove her tattoo in photoshop
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.
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.
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
And it's not always the driver's fault...
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