2014 in NASCAR

Indy500 · 2 Mar 2014 at 16:11

JRS said:
NASCAR could run on ovals in the rain just fine....as long as Goodyear could make a tyre that would let them.

But they can't.

Because it isn't possible.

Grand-Am did manage it on the Homestead roval (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CmSrup3h7Q), although the transition was still causing problems.

JRS · 2 Mar 2014 at 16:13

Hell of a difference between Grand-Am machines and NASCAR stockers!

Indy500 · 2 Mar 2014 at 17:01

JRS said:
Hell of a difference between Grand-Am machines and NASCAR stockers!

A lot closer than F1 though

Anyway, the Cup race is later tonight, should be a good one

JRS · 2 Mar 2014 at 17:49

I love Phoenix. I especially love that it isn't Fontana. Best* decision NASCAR ever made was taking that race off them.

/edit

* - okay, one of the best

Indy500 · 2 Mar 2014 at 20:17

About to go green, Keselowski and Logano pace the field.

Indy500 · 2 Mar 2014 at 22:16

Heh debris caution leads to a restart incident. When have I seen that before

JRS · 2 Mar 2014 at 23:48

Sooooo....Harvick pretty much dominated that one then! Didn't have to wait long for his first win with his new team. And another good day for Junebug - actually a decent showing for Hendrick all around, three cars in the top 10 and Kasey Kahne dragging his #5 up to an 11th place that you wouldn't have said it necessarily deserved.

Indy500 · 5 Mar 2014 at 20:45

Nascar Cup and Nationwide will be on the high-banked 1.5 mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. 48 cars entered for the Cup race: http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2014/story/_/page/03-Las-Vegas-2014-Entry-List

Indy500 · 8 Mar 2014 at 18:04

Penske lock out the front row again, with Joey Logano on pole position. (http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2014/story/_/page/03-Las-Vegas-2014-NASCAR-Race-Info#quals)

JRS · 10 Mar 2014 at 12:05

Keselowski sweeps the weekend - first weekend sweep for a Ford driver in years. Junior came up just short on fuel but still took 2nd, he's having a great start to the season. The gamble on mileage was certainly worth taking, he'd not have been in the hunt without it.

Indy500 · 10 Mar 2014 at 14:43

JRS said:
Keselowski sweeps the weekend - first weekend sweep for a Ford driver in years. Junior came up just short on fuel but still took 2nd, he's having a great start to the season. The gamble on mileage was certainly worth taking, he'd not have been in the hunt without it.

The rest of the Ford entries (other than Carl Edwards) were nowhere which is puzzling. Or maybe not, considering we're talking about the legend that is Roger Penske.

Skeeter · 15 Mar 2014 at 19:24

Did they revert those changes to Bristol that made it boring? I've been watching the NNS for 10 minutes and nobody has crashed

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Indy500 · 15 Mar 2014 at 19:31

Skeeter said:
Did they revert those changes to Bristol that made it boring? I've been watching the NNS for 10 minutes and nobody has crashed .

Never thought I'd see a Bristol race with less cautions than Sebring (including the 2013 version).

Skeeter · 15 Mar 2014 at 19:35

Ha. Fixed it.

JRS · 15 Mar 2014 at 19:36

They did rework the track a bit, but it's still not the old Bristol.

Indy500 · 15 Mar 2014 at 19:50

Another wreck. That's about the only thing that will stop Busch lapping the field

JRS · 16 Mar 2014 at 17:07

Start of the Cup race has been put back due to rain. Every attempt will be made to get it in today (and Bristol has lighting, so they can run it late if need be). If it's a no-go, then it could be from noon (Eastern US time) tomorrow.

Ceryndrion · 16 Mar 2014 at 18:15

Looks as though they'll get to racing in the next half hour..

Indy500 · 16 Mar 2014 at 23:04

Drivers finally back in their cars to continue the race.

JRS · 23 Mar 2014 at 19:55

So, Bristol didn't end the way I would have liked. Hopefully that's the last race that the Braindead Moron™ wins for a while.

Fontana this weekend. Denny Hamlin got pulled right at the last minute (not fit to race - sinus infection affecting vision) so Sam Hornish Jr is in the car. Currently about 44 laps in, and under caution.