The NASCAR Thread

[JB400]

Lets talk Kyle Busch.  With his win in Kentucky tonight, will he make the Chase?

[A383Wing]

at the rate he's going after his comeback....looks like he's gonna be hard to beat....

[thedodgeboys]

I don't understand why they don't just say his car is already in on owners points?

its listed 19th in owners points
http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/18ken2015owners.pdf

[A383Wing]

KB did not get the car to 19th in owners points...it was a combination of all the other drivers that got it there while he was sidelined....Only KB can get in on drivers points for the chase

[JB400]

I'm actually hoping Kyle gets in.  It wasn't his fault he got hurt.  Only bad thing is, he usually ends up flopping once he's in.  Maybe, this year will be different.


On another note, Kenny Wallace is calling it quits on his professional driving career:

http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/14/kenny-wallace-announces-nascar-retirement-after-aug-1-xfinity-race-at-iowa/

That  makes Mike Wallace the only brother left.

[TruckDriver]

It's been a while since Kenny has drove in a race anyway isn't it? I don't remember the last time I saw him in one

[Aero426]

It's been a while since Kenny has drove in a race anyway isn't it? I don't remember the last time I saw him in one

He's done a few Xfinity starts this year.    By a couple tweets I read, it sounds like he is not completely retiring from all driving and will continue his dirt car program. 

[thedodgeboys]

KB did not get the car to 19th in owners points...it was a combination of all the other drivers that got it there while he was sidelined....Only KB can get in on drivers points for the chase

So what your saying is owners points don't count towards getting into the chase?
But it does matter in the two lower series where they usually have an owners champion and a driver champion at the end of the year..

[Aero426]

KB did not get the car to 19th in owners points...it was a combination of all the other drivers that got it there while he was sidelined....Only KB can get in on drivers points for the chase

So what your saying is owners points don't count towards getting into the chase?
But it does matter in the two lower series where they usually have an owners champion and a driver champion at the end of the year..

Driver points are the only ones that count towards the Chase or driver championship.  

Owner points are used to determine who is guaranteed to start the race in the event of a poor qualifying result.    There probably are also monies awarded at end of season depending where a team finishes in owner points.  

[A383Wing]

And KB wins again...that's 3 wins out of the last 4 cup races

[41husk]

KB first, BK second

[TruckDriver]

I think I am starting to loose interest in Nascar too now. I'm tired of the same people winning every week. It is getting to be like a re-run tv show you see every week.. On the other side of that, the fan base must agree with half filled stands

[nvrbdn]

me too.

[A383Wing]

Trucks are racing at Eldora dirt track now...Ken Schrader is even gonna be racing.....

[TruckDriver]

I never heard anything about it until I read the post about it. It's nice they really advertised it being in the middle of the week 

[Chargen69]

that right there is why NASCAR should NEVER consider midweek races

[Aero426]

The mid week race date was to get some Cup drivers.   I think they have run this event during the week all three years.

[A383Wing]

Yes, it's been on Wednesday nights every year....

[Chargen69]

i meant to say for CUP races

[A383Wing]

i meant to say for CUP races

I have never seen a CUP race on any night other than Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.....unless a race was postponed until Monday due to weather, or the Budweiser duels at Daytona that are usually held on Thursdays

[TruckDriver]

If this is the third year of this race, lol, I only seen the one 2 years ago then

[400/6/PAC]

Kyle is on fire.

[TruckDriver]

I turned off the race after he took the white flag. Just another tv repeat 

Half filled stands too at Indy, lol 

[A383Wing]

Kyle is on fire.

yea, he's on a mission..he has to get max points every race to make the chase....I'm rooting for him to do it

as long as Gordon or Johnson doesn't win. I'm happy

[djcarguy]

I turned off the race after he took the white flag. Just another tv repeat 

Half filled stands too at Indy, lol