Tiger2003
Posts: 15,421
Sep 19, 2011 1:31pm
Something needs to change with the #11 team. This is just bad. He hasn't been competitive all year after a year he challenges for the Championship. I dont know if it is Mike Ford or Denny Hamlin.
Tiger2003
Posts: 15,421
Sep 19, 2011 1:48pm
Damn I like Smoke.
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Sep 19, 2011 1:51pm
That was a power move on the restart! 'Told you guys I wasn't kidding.' hahaTiger2003;903180 wrote:Damn I like Smoke.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 19, 2011 2:18pm
It's Hamlin.Tiger2003;903155 wrote:Something needs to change with the #11 team. This is just bad. He hasn't been competitive all year after a year he challenges for the Championship. I dont know if it is Mike Ford or Denny Hamlin.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 19, 2011 3:02pm
I hate fuel mileage races in the chase. Jesus christ. How many guys ran out???
BGFalcons82
Posts: 2,173
Sep 19, 2011 3:18pm
Where was the Menard spin out today? Hmmmm?GoChiefs;903275 wrote:I hate fuel mileage races in the chase. Jesus christ. How many guys ran out???
I'm not pickin on your post, gochiefs, but Harvick coulda used some more help today!
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 19, 2011 3:38pm
EVERYONE could have used a Menard spin out today. LOL Kurt benefited though, so I'm not complaining too much. He went from 12th to 6th because of everyone running out of fuel. Kenseth penalized and dropped back to 21st for being pushed to the stripe. Harvick still has the points lead with a 2nd place finish. He didn't need any help.
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Sep 19, 2011 3:45pm
14 #Winning!
I was stoked when 18 ran out, then cars were running out faster than they could call out the numbers. I don't understand Newman, he took 1.2 seconds more gas than the others on the last stop and still ran out. And what a fluke, Dale Jr. got 3rd. Nascar made a quick call on Kenseth getting pushed, dropping him to first car a lap down was probably where he would have been.
I was stoked when 18 ran out, then cars were running out faster than they could call out the numbers. I don't understand Newman, he took 1.2 seconds more gas than the others on the last stop and still ran out. And what a fluke, Dale Jr. got 3rd. Nascar made a quick call on Kenseth getting pushed, dropping him to first car a lap down was probably where he would have been.
BGFalcons82
Posts: 2,173
Sep 19, 2011 3:57pm
Well, not quite everyone. 88 saved gas like the rest of 'em and did a much better job of it.GoChiefs;903326 wrote:EVERYONE could have used a Menard spin out today. LOL Kurt benefited though, so I'm not complaining too much. He went from 12th to 6th because of everyone running out of fuel. Kenseth penalized and dropped back to 21st for being pushed to the stripe. Harvick still has the points lead with a 2nd place finish. He didn't need any help.
FWIW - I watched the race on Racebuddy on nascar.com. It was quite informative, even if the audio/visual didn't line up with the race results (bout a 30 second time diff). I think I'd do it again.
Speedofsand - 88 has always been the luckiest of the lucky, hasn't he? He just gets all the breaks and he just seems to live by them. Nothing to do with his crew chief, owner, nor the talent in his hands...it's all luck. Week in and week out. You can tell by all of his victories. :rolleyes:
I'll duck waiting for the Junior bashers to fill the void...
coyotes22
Posts: 11,298
Sep 19, 2011 5:01pm
Jr 3rd,,,,,, KB2 23,,,,,,, HAHAHHAHAHAHHA
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 19, 2011 5:40pm
BGFalcons82;903358 wrote:Well, not quite everyone. 88 saved gas like the rest of 'em and did a much better job of it.
FWIW - I watched the race on Racebuddy on nascar.com. It was quite informative, even if the audio/visual didn't line up with the race results (bout a 30 second time diff). I think I'd do it again.
Speedofsand - 88 has always been the luckiest of the lucky, hasn't he? He just gets all the breaks and he just seems to live by them. Nothing to do with his crew chief, owner, nor the talent in his hands...it's all luck. Week in and week out. You can tell by all of his victories. :rolleyes:
I'll duck waiting for the Junior bashers to fill the void...
I also enjoy RaceBuddy.
As for Jr, its not bashing, but he wouldn't have finished 3rd if not for everyone running out of fuel. Thats obvious. I already admitted that it helped Kurt .
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Sep 20, 2011 9:21am
We'll laugh when we see where Jr is at the end of the Chase.coyotes22;903446 wrote:Jr 3rd,,,,,, KB2 23,,,,,,, HAHAHHAHAHAHHA
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Sep 20, 2011 12:33pm
Terrible. They ran 50 laps at half throttle. What a waste of a race in the Chase.GoChiefs;903275 wrote:I hate fuel mileage races in the chase. Jesus christ. How many guys ran out???
voewoody
Posts: 280
Sep 21, 2011 2:02pm
voewoody
Posts: 280
Sep 21, 2011 2:03pm
^^^
JRs primary car for next year. A lot better than the plain looking cars he drives now!
JRs primary car for next year. A lot better than the plain looking cars he drives now!
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Sep 21, 2011 5:34pm
http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/7001280/nascar-tweaks-rules-affect-talladega-drafting
Couple tweaks for Talladega to try to limit the tandems.
Restrictor plate change will increase horsepower and add 2 or 3 MPH, then a pressure relief valve will be changed to basically make the cars overheat faster.
I have a very bad feeling a Chase race may be marred by mass blown engines due to too much tweaking.
Couple tweaks for Talladega to try to limit the tandems.
Restrictor plate change will increase horsepower and add 2 or 3 MPH, then a pressure relief valve will be changed to basically make the cars overheat faster.
I have a very bad feeling a Chase race may be marred by mass blown engines due to too much tweaking.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 21, 2011 5:38pm
Yeah, I seen that. The Chase is not the time to be fucking with the cars. They should have done that shit during the spring races or at Daytona.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Sep 21, 2011 7:51pm
Or never. Take a car, put an engine in it, and race. If it goes too fast, race a smaller track.GoChiefs;905913 wrote:Yeah, I seen that. The Chase is not the time to be fucking with the cars. They should have done that shit during the spring races or at Daytona.
BGFalcons82
Posts: 2,173
Sep 21, 2011 9:09pm
Amen.WebFire;906041 wrote:Or never. Take a car, put an engine in it, and race. If it goes too fast, race a smaller track.
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Gardens35
Posts: 4,929
Sep 21, 2011 9:30pm
The Chase ought to be Ten, 12 car, 50 lap "Features".......then everyone will know just who the best driver is.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Sep 22, 2011 7:17am
That would be cool. But then they couldn't get 4 hours of TV ad revenue.Gardens35;906152 wrote:The Chase ought to be Ten, 12 car, 50 lap "Features".......then everyone will know just who the best driver is.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 22, 2011 7:33am
Great idea, but I'd take it a notch further and make it 100 laps. Or 50 laps with a mandatory pit stop. Pit crews and stops are all an important part of the sport just as the racing is.Gardens35;906152 wrote:The Chase ought to be Ten, 12 car, 50 lap "Features".......then everyone will know just who the best driver is.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 22, 2011 7:34am
True, but you could have a 200 or 250 lap race with the other 31 cars to lead up to the 'feature'.WebFire;906387 wrote:That would be cool. But then they couldn't get 4 hours of TV ad revenue.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 22, 2011 1:02pm
At Chicagoland last weekend, rumors swirled that #33-Clint Bowyer and MWR were ready to announce a deal with Michael Waltrip Racing, but the two parties never made an announcement. Pressed about the issue during an appearance for the upcoming Good Sam Club 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Bowyer seemed close to a decision. "We are getting close to making an announcement," he told News/Talk WSB. "I've had a lot of opportunities and a lot it hinges on funding." Longtime Richard Childress Racing employee and former Director of Competition Scott Miller has left RCR and is highly rumored to have taken a job at MWR - Bowyer's likely destination. When asked whether Miller's departure and destination were linked to his own, Bowyer grinned and said, "I wish him the best and, who knows, maybe I will be working with him someday."
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Sep 22, 2011 1:03pm
That would be a pretty cool feat to accomplish...
Monday's race at Chicagoland Speedway was only moments old and Kurt Busch was in such a hurry to get away that he didn't stop for interviews. Not to go home after rain extended his stay by a day. To go to a baseball game at Wrigley Field. Outside of racing, the 2004 Sprint Cup champion has no bigger passion than baseball. He spent Monday night on a rooftop beyond the ivy-covered walls at Wrigley watching his beloved Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2. Kurt Busch threw out the first before the Seattle Mariners played the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on Aug. 31. Twenty-four hours later, he was at Toronto's Rogers Centre watching the Blue Jays play the Angels. The Toronto game concluded a 12-year odyssey that has taken Busch to all 30 major-league parks.
Monday's race at Chicagoland Speedway was only moments old and Kurt Busch was in such a hurry to get away that he didn't stop for interviews. Not to go home after rain extended his stay by a day. To go to a baseball game at Wrigley Field. Outside of racing, the 2004 Sprint Cup champion has no bigger passion than baseball. He spent Monday night on a rooftop beyond the ivy-covered walls at Wrigley watching his beloved Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2. Kurt Busch threw out the first before the Seattle Mariners played the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on Aug. 31. Twenty-four hours later, he was at Toronto's Rogers Centre watching the Blue Jays play the Angels. The Toronto game concluded a 12-year odyssey that has taken Busch to all 30 major-league parks.