Talk:2011 Budweiser Shootout/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 02:49, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

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Rather disapointing in light of previous works. But still see below this for what we can do

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   I would advise that on the logo that in the description on the logo template that you explicitly state that Nascar own it.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Main issues

The reason why it is an exhibition is not explained in the backround section. Also how are they selected.

Don't know where I could find a source, but it is one because no points were awarded. --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 03:59, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

The use of restricted engines is not in the background section but is in a section someway below

A standard list of tracks (seems to be your trade mark) you know what to do

 Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 03:59, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Bob Hadley, of Westside Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, said invocation, and Amber Heard gave the command for drivers to start their engines.[15] Maybe better to state that it was a pray instead of using cleaver language and state that Heard is an actress.

Maybe  Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 03:59, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Bowyer remained the leader for the next four laps with assistance from Earnhardt. How was he of assistance. This goes for other occassions as well where you have written this phrase

Would you like me to link assistance to Drafting (aerodynamics) since that is what the assistance was? --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 03:59, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

speed of 206 mph. can we have a conversion to kilometers in brackets please

 Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 03:59, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Maybe spilt the race into different paragraphs and give a run down of positions at the interval. Sicne you make a big thing of it earlier and harldy any here

Too many sentences begin with On lap... or Also. Also does not start a sentence. Or At the lap is really strange. And so it at lap

aftrer

 Fixed --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 03:59, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

it was announced

What do you want me to do here? --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 03:59, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

So to recap. why is this an exho. explain how drivers are picked and rules and limited engines. Just seems to lack an edge for some reason. KnowIG (talk) 17:28, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

The original reviewer was indef-blocked, so I am taking over. I will post my comments shortly. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 02:49, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Here are the issues I found:

• "but Bowyer, who started seventh on the grid, led the first lap. On the 25th lap, the first caution was given, as Burton became the leader." This is the first mention of both drivers, so use full names and links here.
  •  Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 03:47, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• "A total of thirty drivers was eligible" were eligible
  •  Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 03:47, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• "In between the segments there was a pit stop that will last ten minutes. During the pitstop teams will be able to change tires, add fuel, and make normal chassis adjustments, but they was not be allowed to change springs, shock absorbers or rear-ends." Fix tense in both sentences.
  •  Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 03:47, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• Is Racecar and Race cars normal to be one and two words respectively? I imagine it should be one word in both cases but I could be wrong.
  •  Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 04:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• "On the 27th lap, the second caution was given because of an accident involving several drivers. The drivers involved in the accident were Earnhardt, Montoya, Smith, Edwards, and Logano." sentences should be combined, i.e. ..because of an accident involving Earnhardt..
  •  Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 04:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• "both Edwards and Earnhardt was out of the race" were out
  •  Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 04:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• "but aftrer one lap," after
  •  Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 04:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• "described his unfortune," his misfortune
  •  Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 04:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• "That yellow line is there to protect us and the fans in the stands, and I just chose to take the safer route. A win in the Shootout is not worth sending the 39 [Newman] through the grandstands. For me, as fast as we're running, if I got into his left rear, that car will go airborne." cite needed
  • Its sourced. --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 04:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• Ref #23 (2010 Official Race Results: Budweiser Shootout) is a deadlink
  • Hum, they messed up that. Will use the unofficial one (its correct too.) --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 04:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• There are a lot of tiny ref issues as well. Namely, work= should be used rather than publisher= in most of these cases. It should be NASCAR instead of Nascar.com, FOX Sports instead of msn.foxsports... and refs need to be consistent; either use Racing-Reference.info or racing-reference.info.
  •  Done --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 04:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Article will be re-put on hold for a week, and once all these issues are fixed I'll pass the article. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 03:43, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

I believe I have completed all of them. --Nascar1996 (talk • contribs) 04:11, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Everything checks out now, so I'll pass the article as a GA. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 04:38, 31 March 2011 (UTC)