Just Jack Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Season starts today - Daytona 500, 12:00pm on Fox... http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/02/23/daytona-500-2014-start-time-lineup-grid-tv-radio-schedule-live-streaming/5732487/ And once again, they change some rules because Kenseth almost won the Championship last year instead of Johnson... http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/21/4841025/from-qualifying-to-championship.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Boogity Boogity Boogity. Lets go racin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 I actually like the elimination format of the Chase, it's something I've said for years they should implement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I actually like the elimination format of the Chase, it's something I've said for years they should implement. Agreed. I also would like to see more green and less yellow. I have no idea how to do it but they need to eliminate problem drivers that cause yellows. Removing Danica Patrick would be a big start. Anyway, off to the farm for work. Gonna be blasting this thing on the stereo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammered a Lot Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 The winner will be #4 Kevin Harvick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Go Smoke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Duck Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I actually like the elimination format of the Chase, it's something I've said for years they should implement. awesome stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 The winner will be #4 Kevin Harvick Davidson County's own Austin Dillon gonna get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Kasey Kahne is my dude! Met him at an Evernham Motorsports party (my buddy is an engineer there). Really cool guy...talked to me for a bit and even did a shot with me and my friends. Let's go #5 Chevy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Rain delay, tornado warnings? Sheesh. Time to sneak in a nap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Kasey Kahne is my dude! Met him at an Evernham Motorsports party (my buddy is an engineer there). Really cool guy...talked to me for a bit and even did a shot with me and my friends. Let's go #5 Chevy!! It is really cool how so many of these drivers are about town. It is different then with football players because you see them at normal places. I have seen a bunch of the RCR members all over town up here. You see a bunch just around the area, too. I was driving down I85 and was right beside Jack Roush. And yes, he did have the hat on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 It is really cool how so many of these drivers are about town. It is different then with football players because you see them at normal places. I have seen a bunch of the RCR members all over town up here. You see a bunch just around the area, too. I was driving down I85 and was right beside Jack Roush. And yes, he did have the hat on. We went to the race in Sonoma. While walking the town square we saw Fatback McSwain, Sterling Marlin, Ricky Craven, and Scott Pruitt (day before the race). Race day I saw Tony Stewart, Kyle Petty, Jeff Gordon up close. Almost tripped over Stewart while I was looking at his "show" car. The accessibility of the drivers to the fans is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 We went to the race in Sonoma. While walking the town square we saw Fatback McSwain, Sterling Marlin, Ricky Craven, and Scott Pruitt (day before the race). Race day I saw Tony Stewart, Kyle Petty, Jeff Gordon up close. Almost tripped over Stewart while I was looking at his "show" car. The accessibility of the drivers to the fans is awesome. Go to Randleman, NC and hang around there for a week. You'll see Richard and Kyle, as well as wives and other drivers affiliated with them. Go about 30 minutes West to Welcome, NC and you'll run in to anyone affiliated with RCR. Go North East to Kernersville and hang around a certain BBQ place and you'll see Kevin Harvick, who lives right down the road and married a girl from there. Go to Mooresville, Kannapolis or Concord and you'll see who knows who on a weekly basis. I know this is a Bills board and people there likely run in to the guys about town on an occasional basis but for the most part NFL players are not as every day as NASCAR drivers. I cannot count on my hands how many times I have seen Chocolate Myers at Lowes, how many times I have seen Richard Childress at his vineyard and little plaza, how many times I have seen a pit crew guy or shop guy just at the gym, store, grocery store or driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Go to Randleman, NC and hang around there for a week. You'll see Richard and Kyle, as well as wives and other drivers affiliated with them. Go about 30 minutes West to Welcome, NC and you'll run in to anyone affiliated with RCR. Go North East to Kernersville and hang around a certain BBQ place and you'll see Kevin Harvick, who lives right down the road and married a girl from there. Go to Mooresville, Kannapolis or Concord and you'll see who knows who on a weekly basis. I know this is a Bills board and people there likely run in to the guys about town on an occasional basis but for the most part NFL players are not as every day as NASCAR drivers. I cannot count on my hands how many times I have seen Chocolate Myers at Lowes, how many times I have seen Richard Childress at his vineyard and little plaza, how many times I have seen a pit crew guy or shop guy just at the gym, store, grocery store or driving. That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Just got to watch the last 2 or 3 laps. What a beauty. Love seeing Junior win races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Duck Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 On a track that has taken so much in ways only Dale Jr could fathom, a heart felt "I'm sorry" was given, in the only way the Daytona 500 could give.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 it was an excellent race...all the cautions came after the 150 lap point(or there abouts) and in Danica's defense, she got taken out and went into the wall incredibly hard, they had a camera on her face during her crash and it's amazing to see the reactions or lack there of...i'd be screaming and crying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section122 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 On a track that has taken so much in ways only Dale Jr could fathom, a heart felt "I'm sorry" was given, in the only way the Daytona 500 could give.... This was my first thought. The first year with #3 coming back and Dale Jr takes it down? Couldn't be scripted better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 it was an excellent race...all the cautions came after the 150 lap point(or there abouts) and in Danica's defense, she got taken out and went into the wall incredibly hard, they had a camera on her face during her crash and it's amazing to see the reactions or lack there of...i'd be screaming and crying when you've hit the wall as many times as she has it just come second nature. The first driver to think right hand turns come with a part of NASCAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Coca-Cola 600 tonight, 6pm on Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Coca-Cola 600 tonight, 6pm on Fox the most boring race. ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 the most boring race. ever. #Pepsi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 NASCAR needs to do away with the mile and a half tracks and stick to short track races. They need to go back to running dirt too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 Jeff Gordon may retire if his back problems continue.... http://news.yahoo.com/nascars-jeff-gordon-could-retire-over-back-woes-212846330--spt.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Jeff Gordon may retire if his back problems continue.... http://news.yahoo.co...46330--spt.html i used to tom brady style dislike that dude but i yell ya what cletus dat der boy can really race. turnin left like no other. i need to go to bowman grey for a race. its short track season and i didn't make my annual thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Something does need to be done about the actual racing, because the 1.5 milers turn into a damn conveyor belt race. Nothings worse that a race like the all-star, where there are 2-3 care better than everyone else and they just get way ahead and there's no passing. That and seeing 13/43 cars on the lead lap is worthless. I have 2 kind of "radical" changes that might be cool. The first is regarding points. After the top 15 or 20, make tiers where everyone gets the same number. So 35-43 all get X number of points. 30-34 get a few more, etc. This prevents busted ass cars from coming out and simply turning laps. And frankly, 31st sucks as does 41st, so why should 31 get 10 more points? Both had horrible races. The second is way out of the box, but i think it'd be cool if that NASCAR tried out an elimination system on track during an individual race. Start the race, and at the 1/4 mark, the race is yellow flagged, and only the top 30 cars advance. After another 1/4, only the top 25 advance, and after 3/4, you're down to 15-20 cars left racing for victory. It would add some spice to the middle of the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I've got this great idea for NASCAR: Run however many races, assign however many points in descending order for 1st through last place finish of each race, driver/car with the most points at the end of the season is the champion. Easy, huh? Kind of like every other sport. Also, try really really hard not to change the rules during the season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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