Looks like it. NASCAR actually puts up full videos of the races on YT, but it looks like there's no live Xfinity series broadcaster over here any longer. Premier still have the rights to the Cup series. And still no love for the Trucks
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Looks like it. NASCAR actually puts up full videos of the races on YT, but it looks like there's no live Xfinity series broadcaster over here any longer. Premier still have the rights to the Cup series. And still no love for the Trucks
There's been a few really dumb crashes on the way into pit road at 'dega over the years. High on-track speeds, minimal rear vision, not much time to get it hauled down to the speed limit....
I remember a crash during the '07 Aaron's 499 - Casey Mears in the #25 was coming into the pits, assuming that the Hendrick cars were all pitting together. Only JJ's #48 team hadn't gotten the memo. Casey a) hadn't been waving off to let everyone know he was about to hit the brakes and b) was still riding around about half a groove higher than the typical pit entry line. Casey hits the brakes, JJ noses into the back of him, Casey gets dumped into the inside retaining wall at speed (thankfully one of the SAFER barriers). Lucky not to involve any more cars.
I remember a crash during the '07 Aaron's 499 - Casey Mears in the #25 was coming into the pits, assuming that the Hendrick cars were all pitting together. Only JJ's #48 team hadn't gotten the memo. Casey a) hadn't been waving off to let everyone know he was about to hit the brakes and b) was still riding around about half a groove higher than the typical pit entry line. Casey hits the brakes, JJ noses into the back of him, Casey gets dumped into the inside retaining wall at speed (thankfully one of the SAFER barriers). Lucky not to involve any more cars.
The NASCAR circus will leave Kansas with a few drivers distinctly annoyed. One who won't be is Six-Time™, congrats to JJ for his Cup win 
Ryan Newman, on the other hand, could be forgiven for being annoyed right now. His team lost their final final final final final.......final final appeal for the tyre infraction at Fontana earlier in the year. Todd Parrott (a veteran of this sport) will act as crew chief while Luke Lambert is on the sidelines.
No Xfinity this weekend, but the trucks were in action. Matt Craton won a fuel mileage thriller - no word of a lie, it was genuinely tense! Erik Jones had dominated, leading 151 laps IIRC, but his truck ran dry and he ended up 11th. He ran the Cup race as well (subbing in the #18 for his truck boss Kyle Busch), but his luck didn't really get any better - he led a lap, ran in the top five for ages, then got loose and dropped it on lap 196 while trying to stay ahead of eventual winner Johnson. Such a shame, but that's racin'.
Ryan Newman, on the other hand, could be forgiven for being annoyed right now. His team lost their final final final final final.......final final appeal for the tyre infraction at Fontana earlier in the year. Todd Parrott (a veteran of this sport) will act as crew chief while Luke Lambert is on the sidelines.
No Xfinity this weekend, but the trucks were in action. Matt Craton won a fuel mileage thriller - no word of a lie, it was genuinely tense! Erik Jones had dominated, leading 151 laps IIRC, but his truck ran dry and he ended up 11th. He ran the Cup race as well (subbing in the #18 for his truck boss Kyle Busch), but his luck didn't really get any better - he led a lap, ran in the top five for ages, then got loose and dropped it on lap 196 while trying to stay ahead of eventual winner Johnson. Such a shame, but that's racin'.
The All-Star race at Charlotte was pretty good. Congrats to Denny Hamlin for winning and netting himself $1m! The trucks also raced at Charlotte, Kasey Kahne coming out on top in a brilliant race that ended in the second closest margin of victory ever in the series (0.005sec 
). Unfortunately, his truck then failed tech inspection post-race - too low in the front, too high in the right-rear. Any penalties should be announced on Tuesday.
The Xfinity series raced at Iowa meanwhile, Chris Buescher winning and taking over the points lead. There was a spot of nonsense earlier in the day though. Brennan Poole spun JJ Yeley on lap 153, because he thought Yeley had run into him on purpose before that. Yeley's car was damaged, but fortunately he was uninjured. Poole was black flagged, Yeley furious and denying that the earlier contact between them was intentional on his part.
). Unfortunately, his truck then failed tech inspection post-race - too low in the front, too high in the right-rear. Any penalties should be announced on Tuesday.The Xfinity series raced at Iowa meanwhile, Chris Buescher winning and taking over the points lead. There was a spot of nonsense earlier in the day though. Brennan Poole spun JJ Yeley on lap 153, because he thought Yeley had run into him on purpose before that. Yeley's car was damaged, but fortunately he was uninjured. Poole was black flagged, Yeley furious and denying that the earlier contact between them was intentional on his part.
Jeff Gordon to join Fox Sports' commentary in 2016.
Really don't know how I feel about this. One the one hand, I like Jeff. His commentary appearances in Xfinity races have been good this season, he's probably reasonably knowledgeable about the sport at this pointD) so he'll bring a wealth of experience of modern NASCAR to the booth. But on the other hand - I like the trio as it stands!
Coca-Cola 600 this weekend at Charlotte - Kenseth is on pole, this is how they'll line up. The Xfinity series is also running there on Saturday. Trucks have the weekend off, next up is Dover next Friday.
Really don't know how I feel about this. One the one hand, I like Jeff. His commentary appearances in Xfinity races have been good this season, he's probably reasonably knowledgeable about the sport at this point
D) so he'll bring a wealth of experience of modern NASCAR to the booth. But on the other hand - I like the trio as it stands!Coca-Cola 600 this weekend at Charlotte - Kenseth is on pole, this is how they'll line up. The Xfinity series is also running there on Saturday. Trucks have the weekend off, next up is Dover next Friday.
Austin Dillon dominated the Xfinity race. And I'm ignoring the Cup result, it depresses me.
Didn't watch the race, but heard Gibbs and Roush pulled off a fuel saving strategy in the last stint with Edwards and Biffle. Shame for Truex, but that's racing - no fake debris yellows this time, Nascar actually let the event play out naturally.
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The Monster Mile bit a few people over the weekend.
Trucks first, and hell hath no fury like a woman who wrecks into the inside wall after someone takes the air off her spoiler:
A distinctly unimpressed JJ Cobb there. Tyler Reddick went on to win with a late pass on Erik Jones, puts him up into second place in the championship.
The Xfinity race turned a bit contentious at the end, with two team-mates battling it out for the win. Chris Buescher got into Darrell Wallace Jr and shoved him up out of the groove a few laps from the end, Buescher going on to win.
Suspect that's going to be a pretty hot debrief at Roush-Fenway....
On to the Cup series, and Jimmie Johnson is inching up on Dale Earnhardt's victory tally - he's now on 74 wins, Dale won 76. The race was shaping up to be a Gibbs one, but their drivers hit trouble. Denny Hamlin led 118 laps but got tapped into a wreck by Clint Bowyer and finished down in 21st. Kyle Busch got taken out while lapping Brian Scott. Carl Edwards got two pitroad penalties - one for taking equipment (and a crewmember, who was fortunately okay!) out of his pitbox when a wedge wrench got hung up in the adjuster, one for speeding later in the day. And Matt Kenseth was penalised for having too many crew members over the wall at a stop on lap 355, then 12 laps later his suspension broke which took him out of the race. Too much other stuff to really list, but definitely worth a watch on YT when NASCAR uploads it.
Trucks first, and hell hath no fury like a woman who wrecks into the inside wall after someone takes the air off her spoiler:
A distinctly unimpressed JJ Cobb there. Tyler Reddick went on to win with a late pass on Erik Jones, puts him up into second place in the championship.
The Xfinity race turned a bit contentious at the end, with two team-mates battling it out for the win. Chris Buescher got into Darrell Wallace Jr and shoved him up out of the groove a few laps from the end, Buescher going on to win.
Suspect that's going to be a pretty hot debrief at Roush-Fenway....
On to the Cup series, and Jimmie Johnson is inching up on Dale Earnhardt's victory tally - he's now on 74 wins, Dale won 76. The race was shaping up to be a Gibbs one, but their drivers hit trouble. Denny Hamlin led 118 laps but got tapped into a wreck by Clint Bowyer and finished down in 21st. Kyle Busch got taken out while lapping Brian Scott. Carl Edwards got two pitroad penalties - one for taking equipment (and a crewmember, who was fortunately okay!) out of his pitbox when a wedge wrench got hung up in the adjuster, one for speeding later in the day. And Matt Kenseth was penalised for having too many crew members over the wall at a stop on lap 355, then 12 laps later his suspension broke which took him out of the race. Too much other stuff to really list, but definitely worth a watch on YT when NASCAR uploads it.
Ah, Pocono....
Not called the Tricky Triangle for nothing
A very popular winner then in Martin Truex Jr - marks the third race on the bounce where he'd led the most laps, this time he was able to seal the deal and end a 69 race winless streak.
He's had a lot go on in the last few years - lost his chance at a run in the Chase in 2013 when MWR got penalised, lost his job at MWR when they had to slim the operation down by 1 car, his girlfriend Sherry Pollex was going through cancer treatment last year. To cap it all, his lost his grandmother a few days before the race.
Kevin Harvick, who finished second, summed it up best:
Just like at Dover, this one is worth a watch when NASCAR uploads it to YT.
The Trucks meanwhile were at Texas, and it all came down to a battle between Matt Crafton and Daniel Suarez:
Bloody good car/truck control from Matt there to keep his foot in it passing Daniel.
No Xfinity series last weekend. Cup and Xfinity run Michigan this weekend, with the Trucks going to Gateway.
Not called the Tricky Triangle for nothing
A very popular winner then in Martin Truex Jr - marks the third race on the bounce where he'd led the most laps, this time he was able to seal the deal and end a 69 race winless streak.
He's had a lot go on in the last few years - lost his chance at a run in the Chase in 2013 when MWR got penalised, lost his job at MWR when they had to slim the operation down by 1 car, his girlfriend Sherry Pollex was going through cancer treatment last year. To cap it all, his lost his grandmother a few days before the race.
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Kevin Harvick, who finished second, summed it up best:
NASCAR.com said:
Just like at Dover, this one is worth a watch when NASCAR uploads it to YT.
The Trucks meanwhile were at Texas, and it all came down to a battle between Matt Crafton and Daniel Suarez:
Bloody good car/truck control from Matt there to keep his foot in it passing Daniel.
No Xfinity series last weekend. Cup and Xfinity run Michigan this weekend, with the Trucks going to Gateway.
Didn't watch the Trucks at Texas, Indycar outshone them 
Good to see Truex finally get that win and have the perseverance pay off. Though FRR has clearly been the class of the single-car teams since Kurt Busch did his stint there in 2013. Their crew chief (Cole Pearn) has clearly come into his own as well.
A lot of tyre problems for a Pocono race, and I hope the track fixes those bumps in the tunnel turn before Nascar returns and Indycar goes there.
Good to see Truex finally get that win and have the perseverance pay off. Though FRR has clearly been the class of the single-car teams since Kurt Busch did his stint there in 2013. Their crew chief (Cole Pearn) has clearly come into his own as well.
A lot of tyre problems for a Pocono race, and I hope the track fixes those bumps in the tunnel turn before Nascar returns and Indycar goes there.
Bugger that, leave the bumps there!
As an Indycar fan, I'd rather not see the drivers thrown into the wall at 220mph because of it. The track layout is challenging enough as it is
Next you'll be saying Fontana shouldn't be repaved even though it looks like a speedway version of Sebring right now
As an Indycar fan, I'd rather not see the drivers thrown into the wall at 220mph because of it. The track layout is challenging enough as it is
Drivers have always got the option of slowing down
Next you'll be saying Fontana shouldn't be repaved even though it looks like a speedway version of Sebring right now
Actually, I pretty much agree that the racing surface at Fontana is a disgrace. But if you pave it back smooth, it'll turn an already quite boring NASCAR race weekend into something that might actually be boring enough to kill people. So repave it for the Indy bunch, and give the NASCAR dates to a track that deserves them. Like Darlington
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Sorry that I interrupt you guys talking about NASCAR.
Where is NASCAR all about?
I live in the Netherlands, and I've never saw a race on tv...
Is it just driving on an oval track, or am I totally wrong???
Well, I hope you'll can explain NASCAR to me.
Links are also welcome.
Greetz. Deystorm
Where is NASCAR all about?
I live in the Netherlands, and I've never saw a race on tv...
Is it just driving on an oval track, or am I totally wrong???
Well, I hope you'll can explain NASCAR to me.
Links are also welcome.
Greetz. Deystorm
NASCAR is basically gladiatorial combat with cars.
Okay, seriously. The cars in the three major NASCAR series (Sprint Cup, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck) are spaceframe chassis designs with 358ci (about 5.8 litre) V8 engines. Technology is deliberately kept fairly straightforward - about the closest you'll find to a driver aid is power steering. In spite of that, the engines - pushrod overhead valve large displacement V8s like old-school American muscle - will spin up to 9,800 rpm with piston speeds about the same as F1 engines. Measures to keep speeds in check mean that they're generally producing in the region of 725hp in Cup spec, with restrictor plates at the two large superspeedways (Daytona and Talladega) reducing that to around 445hp.
The tracks are mainly ovals, with a few road courses thrown in. The road courses are Watkins Glen and Sears Point (Cup series), Road America and Mid-Ohio (Xfinity, along with the Glen) and Mosport in Ontario, Canada (the trucks). Two of those tracks (Watkins Glen and Mosport) used to hold F1 races. The ovals range from short half-mile bullrings (some banked, some quite flat) to 1.5mile 'cookie-cutter' tracks to 2+ mile superspeedways. And then there's a few real oddball ones. Pocono, where the series has just been to, is a triangle. Indianapolis also stands apart in that the turns are a bit more separated out. Then there's Darlington, which is egg shaped and still unfathomable despite being on the calendar since 1950. And Eldora, which is a classic dirt track like many from the early days of the sport that hosts a truck series race.
Wikipedia is as good a place as any to start reading up on it, the series website (link) is also quite good.
Okay, seriously. The cars in the three major NASCAR series (Sprint Cup, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck) are spaceframe chassis designs with 358ci (about 5.8 litre) V8 engines. Technology is deliberately kept fairly straightforward - about the closest you'll find to a driver aid is power steering. In spite of that, the engines - pushrod overhead valve large displacement V8s like old-school American muscle - will spin up to 9,800 rpm with piston speeds about the same as F1 engines. Measures to keep speeds in check mean that they're generally producing in the region of 725hp in Cup spec, with restrictor plates at the two large superspeedways (Daytona and Talladega) reducing that to around 445hp.
The tracks are mainly ovals, with a few road courses thrown in. The road courses are Watkins Glen and Sears Point (Cup series), Road America and Mid-Ohio (Xfinity, along with the Glen) and Mosport in Ontario, Canada (the trucks). Two of those tracks (Watkins Glen and Mosport) used to hold F1 races. The ovals range from short half-mile bullrings (some banked, some quite flat) to 1.5mile 'cookie-cutter' tracks to 2+ mile superspeedways. And then there's a few real oddball ones. Pocono, where the series has just been to, is a triangle. Indianapolis also stands apart in that the turns are a bit more separated out. Then there's Darlington, which is egg shaped and still unfathomable despite being on the calendar since 1950. And Eldora, which is a classic dirt track like many from the early days of the sport that hosts a truck series race.
Wikipedia is as good a place as any to start reading up on it, the series website (link) is also quite good.
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Thank you, JRS, for giving me some information about NASCAR.
It sounds like cool motorsports, with awesome cars.
I was always fascinated by the NASCAR paint jobs on the cars.
I've played, when I was a kid, a NASCAR race game called "NASCAR Racing" for MS-DOS.
Here a video of the game:
Well, also thanks for the link.
And if I still have some questions, may I ask that here?
Greetings, Deystorm
It sounds like cool motorsports, with awesome cars.
I was always fascinated by the NASCAR paint jobs on the cars.
I've played, when I was a kid, a NASCAR race game called "NASCAR Racing" for MS-DOS.
Here a video of the game:
Well, also thanks for the link.
And if I still have some questions, may I ask that here?
Greetings, Deystorm
Drivers have always got the option of slowing down
It is being repaved (or at least Brandon Igdalsky said that to the Nascar drivers).
Actually, I pretty much agree that the racing surface at Fontana is a disgrace. But if you pave it back smooth, it'll turn an already quite boring NASCAR race weekend into something that might actually be boring enough to kill people. So repave it for the Indy bunch, and give the NASCAR dates to a track that deserves them. Like Darlington
Sure, why not. The seams right now make it very treacherous to adjust your line mid-corner.