What will James Franco say in the beginning of the Daytona 500? The Oscar-nominated actor is giving the command to owners to fire their machines, a work that is usually performed most abundant in popular words in racing: "Gentlemen, start your engines." Needless to say, this season is different. Danica Patrick could be the first person to start out from the pole in a Cup race, so Franco sounds like he is preparing a clear. We'll see if he complements the control that was used when Patrick ran in the Indianapolis 500, "Lady and gentlemen, start your engines." Obviously, you won't ever understand what Franco has up his sleeve. a Paul Newberry a' http://www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 Com A HEARTY BUNCH: NASCAR FANS COME BACK TO DANGER ZONE: Say this about NASCAR fans: They cannot shock easily. One day following a painful accident injured dozens of fans in the stands, these same seats are filling up for the Daytona 500. Nobody seems too concerned. "These ought to be great seats," said Rick Barasso, as he settled into a spot that was right in the danger zone when Kyle Larson's car slammed into the capture fencing on the final lap of a Nationwide Series competition Saturday. "I mean, what're the probability of it happening again?" That is apparently the attitude of the supporters going into the Daytona 500, the season-opening Cup competition and greatest event on the NASCAR routine. Most people say it's worth the risk to sit next to the ear-rattling activity a' only 20 feet away for all those in the first row. They want to hear the engines, smell the exhaust, and have the wind as 43 cars pass by at not quite 200 mph whipping in their experience. Still, there are a few fans worrying all about the location of these chairs. Raymond Gober came back to exactly the same site where he was almost struck by a bolt from Larson's car. Although he acknowledged being truly a little nervous about his seat on the back row of the lower level, he scooped up the dirt as a souvenir. He also considered wearing his motorcycle helmet to the 500, but figured "everybody would begin laughing at me." He plans to get an upper-level seat however grandstand, next year. "My father called and said, 'You're sitting in the exact same seats? "' Gober said. "He couldn't think it." You will find grim reminders of what happened Saturday: a soft spot that had been washed down (maybe not entirely, nevertheless), a mark on a seat, still another seat that was somewhat bent from getting struck by that same tire. a Paul Newberry a' http://www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 # 9 EDITOR'S NOTE a "Daytona 500 Watch" shows you the Daytona 500 and events surrounding the race through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter.
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