The NASCAR Thread

[JB400]

I would have to agree.  Nationwide race was entertaining although they spent almost as much time under caution as they did racing due to waiting on the weather.

[Aero426]

Yes, a lot of fast forward time.  Caution laps at Road America also take a long time because of the four mile track length. 

[thedodgeboys]

It was an ok race weekend I had hoped for more the new tire sure messed with a lot of people.

This is interesting

Kyle Busch makes odd comments about M&M's: File it under things that make you go "hmm..." but there was an interesting exchange over the #18 Joe Gibbs Racing radio frequency after Carl Edwards won the Toyota/SaveMart 350 on Sunday. While Kyle Busch was driving into the garage after race he asked, "Is the M&Ms contract signed yet?" To which an unidentified voice replies, "No". Crew chief Dave Rogers then adds, "But you fought hard all day. Sorry we didn't bring you a better race car. You drove all day. Bring it back to us." While we're not sure what to make of the comments, the timing seems curious, particularly since J.D. Gibbs told reporters this weekend that M&Ms will remain with Busch through 2015.(Motorsport)(6-24-2014) from JAYSKI.COM

[JB400]

  


http://sports.yahoo.com/video/obama-johnson-x-2018-michael-202030680.html

[TruckDriver]

Jimmy Johnson crashed out of the race in that 16 car wreck  

THANK YOU Marcos Ambrose  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syr-iWxJK8s

[TruckDriver]

Lap 98, "The big one" happened   Kyle Busch upside-down and over half the field is in this one   About 20 cars in this one! Only 13 lead lap cars were not involved in this crash, and only 6 cars today have not been in crashes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUhad78Orzc


Aric Almirola in the 43 car wins! First time since 1999 the 43 car gets into victory lane and 30 years to the day Richard Petty won his 200th race. Also the first time since 1981 a car actually owned by Richard Petty has won. And they are in the chase now too!  

[wingcar]

I missed the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona this week as I had too many events going on since this was the Fourth of July weekend, but it sounded as if it was a very interesting race...early wrecks, rain, etc.  I was very happy to hear that Aric Almirola put the number 43 in victory circle.  It was good to see the number 43 and the King winners once more at Daytona.  The victory was just that much sweeter knowing all the personal challenges the Petty family has gone through recently with the loss of several family members.  And, Jimmie Johnson being taken out early in the race was a bonus!  At least now the 43 team has a shot at the Chase and a possibly another Championship...even if that possibility is a long shot....but then you never know.

[TruckDriver]

Two weeks in a row Jimmy crashed OUT 

[JB400]

Doesn't really matter what he does now.  What matters is if/ when he wrecks out during a Chase event.  Hopefully it happens before he gets to Homestead.

[JB400]

A lot of hubbub about the wreck between Logano and Sheperd.  http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/15/nascar-shepherdlogano-contact-creates-more-questions-than-answers/

Is Sheperd too old to drive Cup, or does Logano need to learn to respect his elders?

[A383Wing]

Logano needs to have respect for everyone...little punk-ass brat he is

[Aero426]

Not a Logano fan at all.    But he has a reason to be upset taken out by a car many laps down.    

[wingcar]

The Logano/Shepherd "incident/accident" has a lot of people talking about a mandatory "retirement" age for NASCAR drivers which personally I don't think is a good thing.  While it's true that many drivers stay on driving past their "glory days" such as Petty, Waltrip, and others...I feel it's their chose, as long as they can do so safely.   I am sure it's hard to give up the driver's seat when it's the only thing you know and have done it for most of your life.   It's also sad in a way to see championship winning drivers unable to post any wins or even top tens, as they once did back in the day.  But even they understand that sooner or later you just need to step aside and call it a day.   For Shepherd that day apparently hasn't come yet...and there is nothing wrong with that...as long as he can keep his speed up and keep his car under control.  From what I understand he was having issues with the handling of his car most of the day.  Perhaps he needs to reevaluate his judgment in not bringing the car into the pits for work that it needed.   And, if the team couldn't work and make the car more controllable...he should have brought it back to the garage.  NASCAR has no problem with him being out there, so it's not a driver problem so much as it was a car issue...maybe.  Either way, Joey should have taken the speed different into account as he approached Morgan's car and perhaps given him a bit more room.....and Morgan should have stayed out of the racing groove if he couldn't keep up.  There is no easy answer...even for the Monday "quarterback" sitting in their easy chair....... 

[Aero426]

If it had been the other way around and Joey had taken old Morgan out, Joey would still be the bad guy.   

[keith88]

Living in ct to (where joey is from) he has a rep as a spoiled rich kid and always has,even when coming up though the north series up here not a lot of people cared for him much.

[nvrbdn]

my main memory of joey is after a wreck he was being interviewed and he said " why is newman racing so hard? we all should just drive around till the end of the race, then drive hard to win."

i thought that you were supposed to try to better your position every lap of the race.

          thought he was an idiot ever since.

[A383Wing]

just for your info here....Truck race tomorrow night, 7/23, at Eldora dirt track....9pm eastern time, Fox Sports 1 channel (the old Speed channel)

[JB400]

Thanks for the heads up   Have to look for it when it becomes a rerun.

[nvrbdn]

that makes it tonight. sweet!!!!

[TruckDriver]

Thanks for the heads up. I would of missed it. 

[Indygenerallee]

watching it now! good stuff.. dirt track racing is the best.

[TruckDriver]

wow... The stands at Indy are only half full 

[JB400]

Looks like Edwards is moving on.  I wonder if Roush will bring up another driver, or just not run the 99

[Ghoste]

Whats a ticket price these days for a NASCAR race?

[JB400]

wow... The stands at Indy are only half full 

I wonder how long it'll be before races go unsponsored?