Welcome to the Daytona 500 Race Party!!!
Pre-Race Schedule of Festivities* With the drop of the green flag, NASCAR will begin its 60th season of competition
* Richard Petty will wave the green flag for the 50th Daytona 500
* The 24 living champions of the Daytona 500 will serve as the grand marshals
* 1960 Daytona 500 Champion Junior Johnson will drive the 2008 Corvette pace car
* The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will handle flyover duties
* Brooks & Dunn, Michael McDonald, Chubby Checker, and Kool & the Gang will perform a pre-race concert
Sunday, Feb. 17th
1:30pm: Sprint Cup Driver's Meeting
2:00pm: FOX Sports Pre-Race Coverage Begins
2:30pm: Driver Introductions
3:30pm: Green Flag, 50th Daytona 500 (FOX Sports, MRN Radio)
To Check Out the Sky Box for the Race-Go HERE!
M-Cats Clubs Driver
Sammy Meezer, the Whapanator
Good Luck Sammy!!
More pictures!
Sammy Meezer, the Whapanator
Good Luck Sammy!!
More pictures!
Come on in! Have a drink and some food!!
And get ready to enjoy the day!
And get ready to enjoy the day!
Pit Row Activities!!
Sammy has his pit crew ready. His Crew Chief is Chase. Pit Crew is Miles, Rocky, Beau, Socks, Kashim and Othello! Whoooo!! Hoooo!!
238 comments:
1 – 200 of 238 Newer› Newest»Wow, our own Sammy in the Daytona 500! Who'd a thunk it?
Hahahahha - I KNEW it! As pretty much everybody probably knows - I am NOT into sports BUT I am here to support our driver. And I KNEW there will be great food!!!! So let's celebrate!
Thanks for coming Gandalf, Grayson and Karl! There is plenty of food and lots of places to nap as we wait for the race to begin!!
We were not sure we can teleport here in time tomorrow, so we just did it now. We don't want to miss a minute of it!
There's enough food and drink, and there's also a litterbox somewhere, we think... so we will sleep here tonight and miss nothing of the race!
Bubbles, Gucci & Ruis
We thought we'd get here early so we can haf some snacks and niptinis befurr the race. We can feel the eggsitement already.
GO SAMMY GO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, look at all that great food! Good luck to Sammy!
Oh the food looks yummy. We will cheer our hearts out for Sammy thanks for letting us come.
Scylla & Charybdis
MoMo should be along in a little while. I think I'll take a nap while I wait for her to get here. The monsters have been so excited about coming to the races they kept me up all night.
WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!! Sammy's nervous about driving - he doesn't want to hit Dale Jr and haf efurryone boo him. So lets root hard for him! Are some of the m-cats going to be on his pit crew? He would like that. Sammy's in the garage right now meeting the other drivers.
Miles
When can we start and empty the buffet ?? I hope Arthur will manage with the time difference and not be too early or too late !
Sammy we will get a pit crew ready for you!! Who wants to help? We need at least eight Mancats!
Oh, I am coming! I know absolutely nothing about Nascar (they don't do it in the UK) but the food looks lovely!
I'm totally in for the pit crew thing! I'd love to be the Crew Chief if that option is still available!
Chase
YAY! Chase for Crew Chief!!! I would like to be the gas man.
oh wait, mommy says that doesn't mean what I think it means. But still, I get to wear a fire suit and a helmet - i'm in!
Miles
I'm definitely in the pit crew. Sammy is my really good friend and I want to be right there with him the whole time!! GOOOOOOOO SAMMY!!!!
I've strapped on my tool belt and I'm on my way over to help you out, Chase! Tear up the track, Sammy!!
Rocky
Awsome, Chase is crew chief, Miles is gas man, and my good friends Beau and Rocky will be there too. I'm so happy!! - Sammy
I will be one of the tire guys, the one who gives water to him, the fender bender fixer guy... whatever you need me to do!! Go get 'em Sammy!! Watch out for how some of the guys (and woman) drives! I should know..Mom's from TN where some of the drivers live.
Wowee! I can hardly wait ::spin::
Can we play THOE while waitin fur the race?
Oh, an I fink the pit crew should be called Thunderin Herd of Elephants. If they need sumone to spin, I'm yur cat!
Sorry, I was napping and missed Sammy needing help. I'll be happy to lend a hand with whatever you need Sammy.
~Socks
Wonderful Put Crew Guys!! You better get down to Pit row and get everything ready!
Woooohooooooo!! YAY for Sammy!!!
if yous still need mancats for the pit crew we'll be glad to be in and help with whatever has to be done :)
we is so excited we've never been to Daytona before!
Can someone hand me the lug nut wrench so I can make she the bolts are on tight on the tires??
And where's the pressure valve? I also need to check the tire pressure. Hey Sammy!! How ya doin'? You're going to do FANTASTIC!!
Chase, do we have everything? What else do you want us to do??
You guys are great!! The pit Crew is going to be the best! I put a couple of Pit Row pictures up. GO Sammy G0!!! The Thunder Birds are going to be doing a FLY over today, too!!
Just tell me what to do, I'll be happy to do anything. My typist is taking a break (it's coming a storm here and she is shutting the computer down)so I'll be here to help but I'll be speechless for awhile.
~Socks
wow sammy you look stunning.
Congrts Chase you'll be doing a great job!
I brought some water and lemonade for alla you to drink as I fink nipbeer or niptinis would not be a good idea for the pit crew huh?
Beau let me help you wif the tires...
We're afraid we know nothing about cars, tires, gas, etc. So we will just watch and yell and cheering onto Sammy!
Jump around
Scream and shout
Sammy, spirit is what it's all about!
~Bubbles, Gucci & Ruis
oh oh oh I'm getting a little nervous - the driver's meeting is at 1:30 - Kenny Wallace said he would take me there so that i will not get penalized for missing it.
Pit Crew aka Thundering Herd of Elefants - you guys is AWSOME!! This is gonna be FUN FUN FUN!!!
OOOPS - gotta run to the driver's meeting! - Sammy
Thanks!! We need to make sure we have plenty of stacks of spare tires as well. Make sure we have at least 4 sets of tires stacked.
And check with Chase to make sure he has the pit to car radio/walkie
talkie, and it has fresh batteries in it. We've got game, and SAMMY is going to win this race!! YEAAAAAA Sammy!!
ok, I am going to check wif Chase
Sammy don't be nervous you'll do great!!
~ Kashim
Walk off any nerves Sammy! You're going to win this race...I just KNOW it!! =pats Sammy on back=
Hi Everyone! I made it. Nice to see the sunny day. It is raining today, but mum says I she won't have to shovel rain. The sunshine and warm temperatures are so great! Can I take some home to mum?
The buffet looks good, guess I will help myself. Ham, fish, shrimps, and a large niptini to wash it all down.
Time to snuggle down until the race starts.
Derby, nice to see you!! There are no niptinis or nip beer I don't think. All I heard was lemonade and water.
water and lemonade for the crew.
nip beer and niptinis at the skybox for the other mancats of course at the buffet ;)
Derby, glad you are here!
This is so exciting!! There is plenty of food and drinks and we can watch everything on the Big screen TV's!!
Ohohohoh, are we late? Mom went to church and asked fur a blessing fur da race and all da drivers, but espeshully fur our own Sammy "the whapanator" Meezer. Zippy is gonna go down to da pit and check dat all da air tools is ready, she does dat fur daddy when he works on cars so she really knows how...dis is so aciting! Da food, da sunshine, da company! WOOOHOOO!
Glad Sammy made it to the driver's meeting, without any trouble.
And boy am I glad the weather is better here then it is in MS, the storm finally blew over so my typist can get back to work.
~Socks
=down at the pit= Hey ZSS!! Glad you could make it! I would say you have perfect timing! =shakes paw and hugs=
The food and drinks in the sky box are delicious. We are going to take some down to the pit crew. We won't be gone long cause we love it up here in the sky box.
Scylla & Charybdis
ok Pit Crew, impawtant announcement - on lap 3, you has to stand on the pit wall and hold up 3 claws for Dale Sr, it's the
10th annifurrsary of his Daytona win. Don't furget!!
The radio seems to be werking good Chase. Beau, you're doing a great job wif the tires. Zippy, thanks for checking out the air tools.
Can someone please cut a trap door in Miles' fire suit, it seems that he hadded too much ham at the buffet. Thanks!
Sammy
::waves paw:: Had to stop in and holler
GO SAMMY!
~~Pepi
Ok Sammy we'll make sure everycat is there in lap 3!!
Miles come on ofur here we'll help you!
Hi Pepi!! Fanks for coming!! does you wanna be on the pit crew? - Sammy
Kashim and Othello, thanks for helping me wif my fire suit - I should know better, but I just loves ham so much. - Miles
Does any other cat wanna be on the pit crew? Derby? - Sammy
you're welcome Miles! Sanjee'd whap us ifn we'd not helped you out *hehe* but we'd haf helped you anyway!
Hey Pepster good to see you!
~~ Kashim
Sammy, I'd love to be on the pit crew, but I can't stay. My typist is going AWOL on me. *sigh* You know where I can get a new typist?
~~Pepi
hey Kashim ::waves paw::
I'll be cheering for the Whapinator from home.
Yall have a great time!
::nabs some treats and heads out::
~~Pepi
We are routing for you Sammy!!!!!
Hi Sultanfus and Guy!! Fanks for coming to cheer my on. I's nervous.
Miles is down on the infield wif Sanjee doing "the twist" wif Chubby Checker.
Sammy
3 claws on lap 3, I got it.
Go Sammy!!!! ~Socks
Hi Guy!
I brought some nip-beer. WOE! Look a that spread. Awesome. I don't know anything about cars, but I know food, and this is primo. I'm gonna start at one end and eat to the other. *BURRRRRPP*
Opps sorry. Hey we are all guys here right?
GO Sammyy GO!!!!!
Woohoo, start your engines!
It is about time. To heck with the pre-race stuff. Let's race!
OH. MY. GOODNESS. This is so much fun. even the pace laps are fast!! WOOOO HOOOO!!!
Sammy
GREEN FLAG.
Go Sammy Go.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
oh, sorry Chase, I didn't mean to scream in the headset
Go Sammy Goooooooooooo!
~Socks
Go Sammy, GO, GO, GO!!!!!!!!
Hi efurrybody!
Great food, yummy!
Good to see Socks is helping out at the pit. I know nothin' about car racing but I can cheer.
Sammy, go, go, go!!!!!!!
And I enjoy good food and meeting friends. Nom, Nom, Nom!!!!
OK OK, I"m here! I'm not "live" so we're catching up. How ya doing Miles? How's the spring rubber? Bit of push anywhere?
Chase
Pit Stop guys!!!! GOOD JOB!!!!!! 16 seconds - not bad for a bunch of small kitties!!!
Great job you guys! Sammy, awesome job getting out of the pits without hitting anyone.
Chase
Chase, I think our setup is good - I'm not loose right now
Sammy
Alright Sammy, tire wear looks pretty good so just keep driving left!
I'm here! Has the race started yet? (I am completely confused by the time difference!)
And...more importantly!...is there any food left??
Eric, the race has started and lots of food and drink left.
Get something to eat and join the watching party.
Don't forget to stuff your ears with cotton, it is noisy here.
Oh MoMo we are so glad to see you. We have been eating too much, everything is so delicious and there are so many new friends for us to meet. ~Scylla & Charybdis
MoMo,
I am having a ton of fun hanging out in the pit with the guys. Haven't got a clue what I am doing though. I am glad you were able to make it. ~Socks
No news about this at all in Oz. How's Sammy doing?
Ohohohoh, lap 64 and Sammy is still running strong! Zippy please don't let Sadie have any more shrimp or she'll be gassing up all the cars herself, if yoo know what I mean.~Speedy
lap 67 and all is well! i hope I don't get dizzy!
Sammy
Good luck Sammy, we know you can WIN. Go Smammy Goooooooooo!!!!!
~Scylla & Charybdis
well the #1 Whapinator car is running 19th on lap 73
GOOOOOOOO SAMMY
Miles
Thanks for coming everyone!! There is plenty of food! And the waiters are here to do our bidding! How is the Pit Crew doing? It's so nice to see you Eric, Zippy, Sadie and Speedy. Hi Momo! I saw Pepi for a few minutes! Hope everyone is having a good time!! Me and Samantha are!!
NEW TIRES - GOGOGOGOGOGOGO
Look there is Sammy and the Pit Crew on TV!!!
Samantha
yoo gotta cheer on da pit crews too ya know...
Whap, Whap , Whap!
Go, Sammy, Go!
Whapinator to be the first at the chequered post!
To the boys at the pit,
You are the BEST!
We are saving some of these yummy food for you!
wohoooooooooooo this is so exciting!!
love it here!! ~~ Kashim
Scylla & Charrbdis are you having fun! Look Arthur is helping out at the Pit Crew! Does anyone else want to help? I'm sure they could use it?
Hi, Zippy, Sadie, Speedie
Hi Samanta abd Tigger!
This is great, really exciting - my first car race!
Vrooooom ,Vroooom, Go, Go, Go!!!!!!
More shrimps, please!
Caution flag everyone - lets go pit crew!!! gas and tires and go go go
Miles
got the gas everything's fine!good race sammy *wink*
~~Kashim
great pit stop again guys!!! woo hoo!!
Sammy
Oh - gogogogogogogogogogo
Mr. Tigger we are having the most marvelous time. Thank you for inviting us.
Scylla & Charybdis
Thank you for saving the pit crew some food MoMo you are very thoughtful and we appreciate the cheer you did for us.
Socks
Sammy! Sammy ! Your the Cat! Sammy! Sammy! Win! Win! Win!
Samantha
You are doing great Sammy. Although I am getting dizzy watching you. ~Socks
oh yes you are a nice lady MoMo - being at the pit crew is a hard job, some beverages would be great :)
~~Kashim
Oh this is furry exciting!!!
And the food is good too, especially these crunchy fishy things *nom nom nom*
As an English cat, I have a question. How many laps do they have to do in this race?
wohoooooooooooo this is so exciting!!
love it here!! ~~ Kashim
fanks for asking Eric, I was wondering too
~~Kashim
It's 200! It's a 2 1/2 Mile lap!Mr Tigger
there are 200 laps in the race - it's a 1 1/2 mile track, so 200 laps is 500 miles.
Miles
oh.my.bast.
200 laps? wow!
sorry, I meant 2 1/2 mile track
Miles
Hey, i'm a cat, i don't do math
Some tuna juice and lemon squash heading to the boys at the pit. Sandwiches?
Half way! Go Sammy!!!
The #1 is in 13th place!!!
oh Toona Jooice would be wonderful!! it's HOT down here!
Fank you!!!
Miles
Yeah Sammy, you have made it 1/2 way through!! Watch out for the sun in your eyes! Thanks for getting the Pit Crew some food Momo!
Mr. Tigger
oh yes please
fank you MoMo! nom nom nom
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SAMMYYYY GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
200 laps is a lot.
Maybe the pit crew would like some chilled milk or meowgaritas?
chilled milk sounds divine!!
oh chilled Milk would be great too!! Fank you!!!!
Miles
Thank you for the sandwiches MoMo, they were delicious. ~Socks
Eric, no alcohol for the pit crew until the race is done. Tuna juice, water, lemonade etc. But no meowgarita's or niptini's.
Woohoo. Matt Kenseth led a lap!
SAMMY WATCH OUT!!!
UUUH OHHH now this was close... you're doing great tho!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
whew! that was close!!
Sammy
Where's Sammy running now?
Across the grass, by the look of it!
Keep it on the track Sammy! No dirt tracking here!
Oh boy you scairt me I dropped my sandwich! ;)
woooohooo you showed'em noone whaps the Whapanator!
goota go look for another sandwich...
This is the best race ever!! Good furiends, good food and Sammy in the race!!
Samantha
Well, one car it out. So that means Sammy can't finish last. So Sammy.
SS - *Stop eating, Momo, you are supposed to be cheering*
Oh yes,
Go, Sammy, GOOOOOOOO!
Not on the grass or dirt please.
I'll take some more sandwiches and chilled milk down to the boys at the pit too
50 laps to go!!! Down to the short rows!!!
Did you like our Southern BBQ?
Mr Tigger
Lets see if the pit crew can get Sammy out in under 15 seconds!! Go Crew GO!!
caution is out again crew - we're in 17th place right now - lets GO GO GO!!
Miles
ok crew, great pit stop!!Gordon is in the garage and we're still on the lead lap. know what this means?
I'M A BETTER DRIVER THAN JEFF GORDON. hahahahahaha
Sammy
Come on Sammy, get a good restart.
Go Sammy!
Oh, and by the way the BBQ stuff is delicious!
MoMo, thanks for bringing us more food. This is very exciting.
Sammy we are going as fast as we can.
~Socks
The Southern Barbecue is delicious. Scylla has made a piggy of herself.
Charybdis
Charybdis is a very rude sister.
Go Sammy Gooooo!!!!!!!!
Scylla
Speedy stop hogging the binoculars mom sed we hadda share dem~Sadie
Wow, dis has been so much fun...go Sammy gogogogogogogogogo
100 miles to the end. Go Sammy, you made it this far, you can do it!
Is this the BIG ONE? Where is Sammy?
Socks, you guys in the pits are awsome!!
Bummer, Matt Kenseth is off the track.
WHEW!! avoided that wreck.
Yeah Sammy!! You made it through the wreck! Way to drive!!
Samantha
keep up the good werk crew!! you guys are great!! - Sammy
Momo - thanks for all the foods!
Miles
We girls have to go easy on the food, remember the shopping trip?????
Umm the BBQ is delicious! Thanks Tigger!
Back to cheering....
Sammy, Go, Go, Go! You can do it!
Update please!!!!
Keep your paws crossed guys. Here we go!
The number 1 car is currently
19th. we're doing good!!!
Miles
19th Place Yippee!! Watch out for the 4 cars wide in the next turn!!
Tigger
23rd place - sorry guys - i'm trying!
BIG ONE!!!!!!
Sammy are you OK?? You are spinning around there!
We had to miss some of the race but we're back again. Gooooooooo Sammy yer doing great!!!!!
I think I better stop eating. But everything is so yummy. Wish I had Charybdis' metabolism. She eats like a horse and never gains a pound. The shopping trip is going to be so much fun, assuming I can fit into any of the clothes.
You are doing awesome Sammy.
Good job pit crew. ~Scylla
Yikes what happened there?
CRAPPITY CRAP CRAP CRAP
I'm sorry guys - Jimmy Johnson spinned into me.
Sammy
OK pit crew, get Sammy some new tires and get him back out. He can finish this!
hey crew think we can get back out there?
This is so much fun. You are a great driver Sammy. I was really scared when that car crashed. Glad you made it around the wreck OK.
Keep up the good job pit crew.
Can't wait for our shopping trip MoMo. I want to find something for St. Patrick's Day.
Charybdis
Another wreak!! Are you OKay Sammy?
Samantha and Tigger
Shopping Trip!! Did I miss something?? I ready to shop! Can I come?
Samantha
Never knew racing was such hard work. (wipe brow) ~Socks
ok guys, we're 28th. Sammy's a little dizzy but ok. let's GO GO GO GO GO
Miles
You can do it Sammy. Oh no, another caution.
Yep, Samantha, we are going shopping for clothes. Scylla and Charybdis want to update their wardrobe.
awsome pit stops guys- you gotted me back out on the lead lap after the wreck. we're 30th, but we're still going!
Sammy
Go, Sammy, go!
Great job down there in the pit, boys!
Hang in there Sammy. You will finish better than 3 champions if you get through to the end. But it is going to be crazy.
This is so exciting!! Can't miss a minute from now on!! GO Sammy GO!!!
Mr. Tigger
Three Cheers for the Pit Crew!!! You guys ROCK!!!
Samantha
Whew, dis is aciting...Zippy's been glued to da glass watching da action since da race started! Sadie keeps feeding her shrimps one at a time and occashunally Zippy gets a little acited and spits shrimps on Sadie! I'm just kicking back, enjoying the food, the drink and the great company~Speedy
Hey, could someone please get me some cold milk for after the race? I'm gettin thirsty.
Fanks!
Sammy
14 LAPS TO GO!!!!
WHOOOOOO! HOOOOO!
Samantha & Tigger
Another caution, where is Sammy?
Oh crap, where's Sammy....
11 laps to go and we're now 22nd
go go go guys!!! Way to drive Sammy!!!
Miles
We will get you all the milk you need Sammy!!
Samantha
Woo, Sammy made it through!
We will bring you some cold milk Sammy, you certainly deserve it. ~Scylla & Charybdis
Fanks Ladies!! I'll see you in 10 laps!! we're 21st now
Sammy
Yay for Sammy!
9 Laps to go!!! Hurry up restart!! Sammy it's going to be a great finish!
Tigger
The Typist is having technical difficulties with the lap top. Youngest human brother stole our puter.
Samantha we are going to meet MoMo in New York and she is going to help us find some fashionable clothes. You are welcome to join us, we are going to have tea and go to a show too.
S & C
Racing is a nerve racking business. My nerves are shot. You are doing a great job Sammy. ~Socks
ARRRRRGHHHHH. another caution.
Sammy is safe.
shoot, my friend Casey gotted into the wall. it looks like a "green, white, checker" finish boys.
Sammy
we're up to 20th. good job crew!!
Dang, Sammy's a much better driver den Zippy...hahahaha
Another wreck!!! Ahhhhhhgggggg!!!
Here we go 3 more laps!!
Tigger
GO SAMMY GO!!! GO SAMMY GO!!!!
Samantha & Tigger
White Flag Lap!! 1 more!!!
Whoooo!! Hoooo!
Tigger
WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
we finished 20th!!! GREAT JOB CREW!!
Miles
WOW. Ryan Newman won! Sammy finished 20th. Not bad for his first race.
WHEW!!!!
um, can somebody help me out of the car? I's tired.
Sammy
Sammy you are very brave to drive in the race, all the crashes scare us. We have your cold milk ready for you. Scylla & Charybdis
Oh wow, close to finishing. Sammy is doing well. GOOOOOOOOOOO!
Great Race Sammy!!! Whooo! HOOO!! 20th!!! We'll be ready for next year!!!
Tigger and Samanatha
Great job, Sammy! We are all very proud of you.
Milk for Sammy!
Let's get Sammy some milk!! Congratulations Randy Newman!!
Tigger
Party for Sammy and the pit crew!
Sammy, Sammy your our Man!! This is the greatest day for the M-Cat Club and all our furiends!! 20th Place!! Whooo!!! Hooooo!
Mr. Tigger
Fanks for the milk ::lap lap lap::
ahhhh that tastes good!!
concatulations to Ryan Newman - great racing!
whew. I doesn't think I can do this again for another year.
Pit Crew- you guys were AWSOME!!! Fanks for keeping me in the race!!
Sammy
::goes over and gives Sammy a high five::
Way to go Sammy, you did it. YOu beat 3 former Cup champions and former winners of both the Indy 500 and Daytona 500.
Drink up your milk and feel good.
Yes, come on up to the Sky Box!! We will treat you to the best of the best!! Food, niptinis anything you want!!
Mr. Tigger
Somecat should make a button and put Sammy's feat into the M-Cat Trophy Case
:::Huggs all around to Sammy and the Pit Crew::: You guys were great!!
Samantha
I came back for the finish! Congratulations on a great effort, Sammy.
That's a great Idea Momo! This is a Great Moment in M-Cats Club History!!
Mr. Tigger
wow. look at this party here in the sky box. wasn't that a 'citing race? I's so tired though.
Sammy
Well done Sammy and pit crew. That wuz a great purrformance.
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