With Super Bowl XLVI now in the
record books, all eyes turn to NASCAR’s annual Sprint Cup Series lid-lifter at
Daytona International Speedway. In an effort to compare and contrast two of
America’s most popular pastimes, here’s a head-to-head breakdown of both events.
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| Tartar Sauce ROCKS! |
Location
Super Bowl XLVI: Lucas Oil Stadium,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Daytona 500: Daytona Int’l
Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Advantage: Daytona. Ever been
to the beach in Indiana? In February?
Teams
Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants/New
England Patriots
Daytona 500: 43 teams.
Advantage: Super Bowl. Not as
many losers.
Pre-Race Coverage
Daytona 500: Two hours.
Super Bowl XLVI: Two Weeks
ADVANTAGE: Daytona 500. We don’t
care that Giants QB Eli Manning used to put tartar sauce on his toast as a
child. We also don't need a song-and-dance production number featuring all seven NBC prime time stars singing about the "Brotherhood of Man." Sheesh!
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Media Day Highlight
Daytona 500: SPEED analyst
Rutledge Wood’s pants fall down while interviewing Greg Zipadelli.
Super Bowl XLVI: Brazilian porn star
Carlotta Canz offers Tom Brady a complimentary “pre-game pick-me-up.”
ADVANTAGE: Absolutely none.
Unless you’re Tom Brady.
National Anthem
Daytona 500: Country superstar Martina
McBride
Super Bowl XLVI: Former American Idol
winner and country sorta-star Kelly Clarkson.
ADVANTAGE: Martina. She sings
it like it was written.
Starting Time
Daytona 500: 1:00 PM ET
Super Bowl XLVI: 6:30 PM ET
ADVANTAGE: Daytona. I’ve got to
watch “Desperate Housewives” at 9:00.
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| YOU Make the call! |
Ogle Factor
Daytona 500: Danica Patrick racing
in a full-length Nomex firesuit.
Super Bowl XLVI: Danica Patrick rocking
a GoDaddy.com bikini.
ADVANTAGE: You’re joking,
right?
Most-Analyzed Body
Part
Super Bowl XLVI: Patriot TE Rob
Gronkowski’s sprained ankle.
Daytona 500: Danica’s…um…headlights.
ADVANTAGE: Gronkowski. Daytona
is not a night race.
In-Game Analysis
Super Bowl XLVI: Rumblin’, bumblin’ stumblin’
blowhard Chris Berman.
Daytona 500: Dr. Jerry Punch
ADVANTAGE: Punch. Got cussed
out by Kurt Busch last season, but everyone
MFs Berman…
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Most Imposing
Physical Specimen
Daytona 500: 53-year old, workout
obsessed driver Mark Martin.
Super Bowl: 325-pound Patriots
DT Vince Wilfork.
ADVANTAGE: Wilfork. His
pre-game breakfast outweighs Martin.
Celebrity Sightings:
Super Bowl XLVI: Justin Bieber,
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and three Kardashians.
Daytona 500: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
ADVANTAGE: Daytona. Blame the
Kardashians.
Biggest Bomb:
Super Bowl XLVI: Tom Brady to Wes Welker.
Daytona 500: Landon Cassill’s tenure
with Front Row Motorsports.
ADVANTAGE: Super Bowl
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| Sorry, Ingrid... |
Supermodels In
Attendance:
Daytona 500: Ingrid “Mrs. Jeff
Gordon” Vandebosch
Super Bowl XLVI: Giselle “Mrs. Tom
Brady” Bundchen.
ADVANTAGE: Push. I’ve always
been a Kathy Ireland kind of guy.Winner’s Trophy
Super Bowl XLVI: Vince Lombardi
Trophy.
Daytona 500: Harley J. Earl
Trophy.
ADVANTAGE: Super Bowl. “Legendary football coach” trumps “obscure automotive designer” every time.
ADVANTAGE: Super Bowl. “Legendary football coach” trumps “obscure automotive designer” every time.
Nice work Dave!!! NASCAR WINS!!!
ReplyDeleteIt depends... I say Superbowl this year because the Patriots are in it other then that its always the great American race..Daytona 500:):):) GO PAT'S!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteVery good article, DM. And thanks for including the pics. I never knew that Danica had a Panama City Beach license plate.
ReplyDeleteLMAO...Great job Dave,but my vote is for the Daytona 500.Yes,I'll be watching the Superbowl but when Daytona comes around I wont have to wait 6 HOURS for the KICK-OFF...Keep-up the good work as always.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely no contest. nascar wins hands down, everytime. football is nothing more than a bunch of sissys standing around, playing 15 or 16 games a year for 30 seconds @ a time,and whine when somebody suggests they play expand the schedule a play one more game.
ReplyDeletereal men risk their lives at 200mph for our entertainment for hours at a time for 38 races a year. how can football compete with that? just my opinion,
Jeff Parsons, woodstock, Ont, Canada
Jeff, did you actually read the story? If so, read it again. It was a humor piece, not a debate about football vs NASCAR.
DeleteAwesome as usual!!!
ReplyDeleteWas with you right up until Ingrid.
ReplyDeleteDave,
ReplyDeleteMore great observations by the Godfather! See ya in Daytona
THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT THE GANTS WIN THE PENNANT.
ReplyDeleteGentlemen (and gentlelady) Start your $%%&^%#%^ engines. Enough is enough.
Doug from NJ
Yep, NASCAR wins. You really have to watch "Desperate Housewives"?
ReplyDeleteHow many people watch the Super Bowl and how many watch the 500/
ReplyDeleteHow much is an ad for the Super Bowl and how much does one cost for Daytona?
Who gets a parade through NYC?
Did you actually bother to read the column before commenting? It was a humor piece!!
DeleteMrs. Almendinger trumps Mrs. Brady.
ReplyDeleteToo bad Desperate Housewives wasn't on last night.
ReplyDeleteAnd normally I'd agree with the Anthem choice, but have to give props to Clarkson, she did an amazing job with it and did our country proud!
I've never heard of your so-called "legendary football coach". Who cares about some guy from 75 years ago?
ReplyDeleteI definitely know the designer of the Firebird on Buick Y-Job, and the man who conceived of tailfins, which continue to mark the era when American cars were the envy of the world.
The rest is pretty much spot-on but I'll reserve judgement on the Martina v Kelly battle until McBride actually completes her part of the deal. Kelly did a great job and delivered the anthem without flourish or added drama.
Kathy Ireland! Very underrated
ReplyDeleteYeah man! I read your post. Its make me feel better. Thanks once again.
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