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2018 Motor Racing thread
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I dunno if Buescher had the best car. He played the fuel mileage game and won.
Also...Ty Dillon and his team are a joke. When Brendan Gaughn overcooked a corner and almost took out Chase Elliott, apparently they radioed the 62 team and asked, "Did he get him?" Intent? Who knows...sure would have helped Ty baby out if Chase had a bad day since poor Ty finished 19th.
Also...Ty Dillon and his team are a joke. When Brendan Gaughn overcooked a corner and almost took out Chase Elliott, apparently they radioed the 62 team and asked, "Did he get him?" Intent? Who knows...sure would have helped Ty baby out if Chase had a bad day since poor Ty finished 19th.
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goblue96
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Ford paid a shitload of money for the sponsor rights to the season finale at Homestead through 2019. NASCAR isn't going to piss off Ford by moving Homestead to race #2.
gilstein21
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maybe atlanta will be covered in ice.
Iron
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Reports were right.
Edwards to the #19 for JGR next year.
Suarez to NW full time.
Arris is new sponsor for JGR, who will sponsor Edwards half season, Suarez full season, will sponsor KBM trucks, and JGR's new partnership with Carlos Slim's son who will field a car in Mexico series.
Rest of Edwards sponsors have almost already all been filled as well.
Nothing like bringing a billionaire into NASCAR. Your move, Roush.
Edwards to the #19 for JGR next year.
Suarez to NW full time.
Arris is new sponsor for JGR, who will sponsor Edwards half season, Suarez full season, will sponsor KBM trucks, and JGR's new partnership with Carlos Slim's son who will field a car in Mexico series.
Rest of Edwards sponsors have almost already all been filled as well.
Nothing like bringing a billionaire into NASCAR. Your move, Roush.
Solid. If Kyle Busch can get his head screwed on straight, they'll be up there with Hendrick. All Rick has to do is dump Kasey Kahne and put Chase Elliott in that seat, and then groom another young driver for Gordon's seat when he hangs it up in 2 or 3 years.
Iron
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They haven't revealed his paint scheme for next season actually because of that I guess.
I'd laugh if JGR went to Ford next year because of him.
Still kinda amazed Kahne hasn't produced all that much at Hendrick.
Still kinda amazed Kahne hasn't produced all that much at Hendrick.
goblue96
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Kahne is great option if you want a Greg Biffle clone. He'll put the car somewhere between 8th and 20th but that's it.
I'll love for The Captain to poach Elliott and leave the tax cheat with two aging drivers (JJ and Gordon) and one POS driver (Kahne).
goblue96
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Austin, Texas - race telecast on digital cable: Time Warner channels 811 and 1240, Suddenlink channel 721, AT&T Channel 3024.
Charlotte, N.C. - race telecast on WAXN TV64. Available on Time Warner channel 1230, Charter channel 703, Compas channel 16, Comporium channel 110. WSOC-TV will join race in progress after football game ends.
Casper, Wyo. - only available to satellite TV subscribers
Cheyenne, Wyo. - only available to satellite TV subscribers
Duluth, Minn. - race telecast on digital cable: Charter channel 398, Mediacom channel 113.
HARRISburg, Pa. - race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 246, Verizon channel 461, Blue Ridge Cable channel 152, Kuhn channel 67, Nittany Media 228.
Houston - race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channels 315 and 685.
Louisville, Ky. - race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 432, Time Warner channel 207.
Nashville, Tenn. - race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 245, Charter channel 136.
St. Joseph, Mo. - only available to satellite TV subscribers
San Antonio, Tex. - only available to satellite TV subscribers
Sioux Falls, S.D. - race telecast on digital cable: Mid-Continent channels 596 and 614. (Also DISH channel 36).
Tulsa, Okla. - race telecast on digital cable: Cox channel 131.
Washington, D.C. - race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 205, Cox channel 806, Verizon FiOS channel 467.
Weslaco, Tex. - race telecast on digital cable: Time Warner channel 877.
In Milwaukee, Little Rock, Ark., Jonesboro, Ark., Fort Smith, Ark., and Tyler, Texas, the local ABC affiliates will not air NASCAR Countdown due to airing local newscasts but all will join ABC for the race telecast at 7:30pm/et.(ESPN)
Iron
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DNQ. 45th (Slowest) in qualifying, couldn't outrun the S&Pers of Morgan Shepherd, Mike Harmon, Kevin Lepage notably. Think RAB is regretting this?
He's a douche. You'd think he'd learn something from big brother.
I havent seen it. Tbf i only started watching the race he wrecked at tms in the truck race and got black flagged. I dont like guys like earnhardt and jj so we might just be opposites.
The more straightlaced and more sponsor oriented they are the less i like them now days. I'm liking kyle less after the truck incident since he's cleaned up. They need more characters, not JJs
Because if you like talent alone kyle has it in spades. Nothing like him talking shit the last two laps at tms because he knows whoever it was couldn't beat him on the restart two years ago.
Because if you like talent alone kyle has it in spades. Nothing like him talking shit the last two laps at tms because he knows whoever it was couldn't beat him on the restart two years ago.
I think my references to Johnson as "Vanilla Johnson", and my love of guys like Montoya should tell you what type of driver I like. But douches gon douche, and Kyle Busch is a douche of the highest order. You can make excuses for him, but parking your car wherever and making the crew push it back is fucking bush league. If he wasn't the driver, they'd beat his ass.
And if Kyle was as fucking great as everyone thinks he is, he'd have won the championship by now. But what has he done? He hasn't won Daytona. He hasn't won Indianapolis. He hasn't scored the most points in a season. Hasn't won the championship. He's a 10 year veteran with nothing to show for it. Meanwhile, Matt fucking Kenseth won 7 times last year in the same equipment. So this "Kyle Busch is awesome" shit is just that. He's awesome at ruining his own chances to win, and that's about it. He has good car control, but that only wins you races in WRC. He is a petulent ass, and deserves everything he has coming to him.
And if Kyle was as fucking great as everyone thinks he is, he'd have won the championship by now. But what has he done? He hasn't won Daytona. He hasn't won Indianapolis. He hasn't scored the most points in a season. Hasn't won the championship. He's a 10 year veteran with nothing to show for it. Meanwhile, Matt fucking Kenseth won 7 times last year in the same equipment. So this "Kyle Busch is awesome" shit is just that. He's awesome at ruining his own chances to win, and that's about it. He has good car control, but that only wins you races in WRC. He is a petulent ass, and deserves everything he has coming to him.
I didn't say i liked him as a person, id rather have him in nascar than jj is all. Everybody is just scared to get their sponsorship pulled so they never speak their mind.
What he did yesterday is a douche move, what i hate is when people get mad that he reacts poorly to being wrecked. Moar emotional reactions, less thanking the sponsor for being wrecked
What he did yesterday is a douche move, what i hate is when people get mad that he reacts poorly to being wrecked. Moar emotional reactions, less thanking the sponsor for being wrecked
I couldn't give two fucks about that. He's a douche because he does douchey things. Like park his car on the track after the race and make the crew push it back to the hauler. Or wreck someone on the last lap and then run away when he gets confronted. Or wrecks someone intentionally under caution. Or beats up on a young driver in the truck series so much it causes the 60 year old team owner to come over and beat his ass. Or drives his Lexus LFA at 140 mph in a residential area.
Everything that happens to Kyle happens to 42 other drivers on a weekly basis. None of them handle any of it as poorly as he does.
Everything that happens to Kyle happens to 42 other drivers on a weekly basis. None of them handle any of it as poorly as he does.
True, but making the team push your car half a mile back to the trailer and treating everyone like dogshit has nothing to do with money, and everything to do with being a fucking asshole. Carl Edwards is a douche too, so he's not alone.
It ultimately boils down to the fact that he thinks he's greater than he really is. Even Rick Hendrick got tired of putting up with his shit, and I think Joe Gibbs will too.
It ultimately boils down to the fact that he thinks he's greater than he really is. Even Rick Hendrick got tired of putting up with his shit, and I think Joe Gibbs will too.
Are you talking about Robby Gordon or Kyle Busch?
Because he's just good enough to keep his job, that's about it. If you can win at least 1 race a year, you'll have a job until you're ready to quit. Name me a top tier driver that can win 1 race a year that isn't with Hendrick, Childress, Gibbs, Roush, S-H or Penske. Kyle Larson will probably be top tier next year. That's about it. Bowyer is good for about 1 win a year, but I wouldn't call him top tier.
17th in points now. 9 top 10s in 24 starts. Mediocre at best. Certainly not great. Definitely not championship material.
17th in points now. 9 top 10s in 24 starts. Mediocre at best. Certainly not great. Definitely not championship material.
Also to clarify the thing yesterday, if it happened like you said, is awful. Dickish. Im mostly speaking from watching since 2010 after he did most of his doucheness. I'm mostly tom bout the people at the track who want him gone because he doesnt do things like they want him to. And they're all corporate shills now days, the sponsors run them. You can only get out of line so much before the whip cracks
If you read my posts you'd know the answer to the first question, and you'd see your following statement was unnecessary.
I'd say taking out every race but the last one gives him a much better shot than before to win.
Iron
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Not much new we didn't know already: 0 new tracks, Atlanta week 2, Bristol 1 mid-April, Darlington Labor Day, Off week after Bristol 2 next year, Daytona 400 now a Sunday night race, Kentucky moves to mid-July, no changes at all to Chase.
Looks like first eight races are all on FOX, then it becomes FS1 except for Dega and Coke 600. NBC will show Daytona as first race, then goes to NBCSN for 11 of next 12 (Darlington on NBC), Richmond/start of chase all on NBCSN. Charlotte/Kansas chase races are on NBC. Surprisingly Dega + Martinsville chase races are on NBCSN, final three races are on NBC.
So you can pretty much expect from May on NASCAR's ratings to hit the shitter. 20 of last 29 Cup races on NBCSN/FS1.
Looks like first eight races are all on FOX, then it becomes FS1 except for Dega and Coke 600. NBC will show Daytona as first race, then goes to NBCSN for 11 of next 12 (Darlington on NBC), Richmond/start of chase all on NBCSN. Charlotte/Kansas chase races are on NBC. Surprisingly Dega + Martinsville chase races are on NBCSN, final three races are on NBC.
So you can pretty much expect from May on NASCAR's ratings to hit the shitter. 20 of last 29 Cup races on NBCSN/FS1.
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Iron
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Nationwide - nothing new. Strangely the NW race at Indy is on NBC, but the Cup race is not. Road America is on Cup off weekend last weekend of August now. August is a good month for Nationwide racing: Iowa, Glen, Mid-Ohio, Bristol, Road America. 8 NW races on FOX/NBC - rest on FS1/NBCSN.
Trucks - They don't have like 15 off weekends between race 1 and 2 this year - Atlanta is a triple-header. Three weeks off between races 2 and 3. However Trucks have 6 weeks off between races 3 and 4. All races on FS1 besides Talladega (fall).
Notably truck race and nationwide race at Atlanta is on same day.
Trucks - They don't have like 15 off weekends between race 1 and 2 this year - Atlanta is a triple-header. Three weeks off between races 2 and 3. However Trucks have 6 weeks off between races 3 and 4. All races on FS1 besides Talladega (fall).
Notably truck race and nationwide race at Atlanta is on same day.
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