5AF NASCAR thread (all levels including ARCA, ASA, etc)

Postby **dodint** » Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:47 pm

Firecracker 100 - World of Outlaws late models at Lernerville starting now. Tonight and tomorrow night, 6,000 to win. Saturday night - $30,000 to win.

Heading up there on the 27th for the regular Fab Four and Historics static display night.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:59 am

Firecracker 100 - World of Outlaws late models at Lernerville starting now. Tonight and tomorrow night, 6,000 to win. Saturday night - $30,000 to win.
Heading up there on the 27th for the regular Fab Four and Historics static display night.

I really need to get out to some of the short tracks.

Postby **relantel** » Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:35 pm

I saw some of Eldora last night. Saw the truck Points leader spin to cause the first yellow. Dirt a pretty good equalizer.

Postby **dodint** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 2:51 pm

I'll likely be the only one at Lernerville tonight on a BMW cruiser motorcycle. If you happen to see us say hello.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:37 pm

Been fun watching this Xfinity race run in the rain with rain tires.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:29 pm

Great moment with Chase Elliott winning his first today. He ran out of gas after the checkers and the 48 pushed him to victory lane. I've been looking for a driver to root for that isn't a constant favorite, he seems like a good candidate.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:17 pm

Every one I've heard says Chase is the real deal human being wise.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:20 pm

#BREAKING: NASCAR CEO Brian France charged with DUI

https://buff.ly/2M8ftOw

Postby **CBear3** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:51 pm

At least it was only Oxy...last time it was coke.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:57 pm

#BREAKING: NASCAR CEO Brian France charged with DUI
https://buff.ly/2M8ftOw

Article says he was "name dropping all the powerful people he knows, including Donald Trump". Also charged with Oxycodone possession.

Also, this arrest sums up Brian France's tenure as head of NASCAR. Yesterday's race got a ton of buzz in the media, was generally seen as one of the best of the year, and Chase Elliott, who could be their next Dale Earnhardt Jr., got his first win. It was undoubtedly good for a struggling organization. And that dipsht makes all of that the SECOND biggest story of the week later that night with his DUI.

He got off an earlier DUI on a technicality and rumors were rampant he was at Betty Ford in the 90s.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:33 pm

I so hope he's fired tomorrow and we can get rid of the godawful stage racing.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:06 pm

Postby **shafnutz05** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:17 pm

Mayfield is finally vindicated.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:26 pm

Yeah, when I read the initial story my first thought was Mayfield. Heh. Apples to Oranges but I still think it's a measure of hypocrisy.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:30 pm

Apparently some hillbilly got in Kyle Busch's face and shoved him after he spun out Truex at Bristol

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 4:48 pm

One year after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship, a lack of funding will force Furniture Row Racing to shutter after the 2018 season.

https://autoweek.com/article/nascar/def ... ter-season

Postby **shafnutz05** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:34 pm

One year after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship, a lack of funding will force Furniture Row Racing to shutter after the 2018 season.
https://autoweek.com/article/nascar/def ... ter-season

I know they are a one car outfit, but that is a horrible sign. If they can't survive, who can? Hell Truex has four more wins this year.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:38 pm

NASCAR will be back to being a regional outfit soon.

Postby **dodint** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:41 am

No.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:06 pm

shudder

Postby **shafnutz05** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:39 pm

shudder

lol, on a Toyota. So good. Good unintentional commentary on the decline of NASCAR.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 6:51 am

Good stuff

New NASCAR president Steve Phelps has a message for short track and grassroots fans ... and I paraphrase here:

"We hear you, we need to connect with you better and we want our drivers to connect with you."

http://www.shorttrackscene.com/2018/09/ ... ck-racing/

Postby **CBear3** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:16 am

Not getting my hopes up. Even the shorttrack racing in the Cup series has been pretty stale.
And it's not like they're going to bulldoze ChicagoLand and Kansas which ISC own, or force SMI to alter the 5 1.5 milers they have either.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:17 am

One of the best news on this front that I've seen is the work NASCAR is doing to get the Fairgrounds track in Nashville back up and running.

Postby **CBear3** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:20 am

That is true, but we'll see.