2017 Nascar Season Thread

[JEBar]

for those who like races with no yellow flags, the first 2 stages at Atlanta are perfect for you .... Harvick has bee the class of the field and has now lead more total laps at Atlanta than any other active driver .... my girl is still running 17th but now is 1 lap down

 

[JEBar]

congrats to the 2 team .... Harvick gave it away on the last pit stop .... my girl finished 17th, on the lead lap... on to Vegas

 

[Coss]

They said speeding at first, and I think it ended up being something else, penalty was the same.
But he did pickup a bucket of points from winning S1 & S2
That is putting a big change into the point system; we'll see what happens come Chase time.

 

[W. WIllie]

I love how Fox does more "tec" stuff and explains "What happened".
I wish they would show the MFG "Icons" when they list the numbers/drivers running positions, like they used to. Seems to me it would be easy to add on.
Ford had a very happy day!

 

[JEBar]

one of the major reasons given for the new points system is to reward good racing throughout the entire race .... Harvick had the dominate team for all but a hand full of laps .... under the old system he wouldn't have gotten much credit .... I'm starting to like the new system

 

[JEBar]

They said speeding at first, and I think it ended up being something else, penalty was the same.
But he did pickup a bucket of points from winning S1 & S2
That is putting a big change into the point system; we'll see what happens come Chase time.

in his post race interview Harvick acknowledged he was speeding

 

[bighammer]

I'm not into NASCAR, I prefer the 2 wheel racing. I have bought a MotoGP pass and a WorldSBK pass this year.

 

[booboo]

I'm not into NASCAR, I prefer the 2 wheel racing. I have bought a MotoGP pass and a WorldSBK pass this year.

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Me too, don't go to races anymore though. I had a friend who raced, used to go all the time to Sonoma with him and be an insignificant pit member. He laid it down a few times, but never was seriously hurt.
The street racing stuff they do in Europe has to be the most insane racing for all time.

 

[bighammer]

Me too, don't go to races anymore though. I had a friend who raced, used to go all the time to Sonoma with him and be an insignificant pit member. He laid it down a few times, but never was seriously hurt.
The street racing stuff they do in Europe has to be the most insane racing for all time.

I've only been to the MotoGP races at Indy a couple times. I've got some friends who race, and they are always urging me to do a track day. It sounds like a lot of fun and a great educational experience, but I would guess I'd find any excuse to spend a weekend at the track from then on.

In my opinion, Isle of Man Time Trial would be the ultimate race experience.

 

[Jambe]

After watching some wall crashes, it appears that they do not have anti-lock brakes. Correct?