Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/2012 Daytona 500/archive1

The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was archived by Laser brain 14:48, 12 September 2015 [1].

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2012 Daytona 500

Nominator(s): Z105space (talk) 10:54, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

This article is about the 2012 Daytona 500, the first stock car race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The race is well known for driver Juan Pablo Montoya losing control of his car and hitting a jet dryer, which overshadowed the success of race winner Matt Kenseth. The event was also the second most watched 500 in history and the most viewed on the Fox TV network. Furthermore, it was delayed from February 26 to February 27 because of rain and the race was the first to be broadcast in prime time. This article underwent a copy-edit from the GOCE and I welcome all feedback received. Z105space (talk) 10:54, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

Support pending response on a couple of minor points regarding laps led. 1) I don't think the "led" parameter is really necessary here, mainly for consistency's sake with the other race reports of good and/or featured quality (though perhaps that's a different discussion that you and I should have elsewhere. 2) In 2006 UAW-Ford 500, my current FAC, I was asked to add a note regarding how drivers earn bonus points, which is, of course, through leading laps. I'd suggest adding something similar to what I've done there to this article. Fantastic work overall, though; hard to believe it's taken nearly a month to get a single response. Thanks, --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 17:52, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

@Bentvfan54321: I have taken in your points and have implemented them into the article. Additionally, I added a note on those who were not awarded points that they were not eligible for points in the Sprint Cup Series and a note that the race winner earned three bonus points for winning the race. Thank you for the support! Z105space (talk) 20:55, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Comment - Pinging @Laser brain: as it has been almost a month and the nomination is still open. Perhaps the bot didn't recognize something? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:55, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Coordinator note: Unfortunately this has failed to gain consensus for promotion after being open for several weeks—it will be archived shortly. You may renominate after the standard two-week waiting period. --Laser brain (talk) 14:48, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

• Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. --Laser brain (talk) 14:48, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

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