2017 Nascar Season Thread

[W. WIllie]

The NASCAR "team contracts" are pretty much a "concrete" type and I imagine if they didn't get the latest updated equipment, there would be a big "LAWSUIT".

(My opinion)

 

[JEBar]

not much news coming out of Atlanta about the coming race ..

 

[Coss]

Practice this morning, and it was pretty bland

 

[JEBar]

race at Atlanta underway .... Robin Meade's rendition of the National Anthem was terrible .... someone needs to tell her that the Star Spangled Banner isn't about the singer and it should be performed as written .... the track is really chewing up the tires .... I can see significant tire issues influencing the outcome of the race

 

[Coss]

Most boring race I've seen at this track; 110 laps in, no cautions, only 18 cars on the lead lap (soon to be less).
Track used to be called Fast-lanta, not so much anymore; I would say speeds are down 10 to 15mph.
Still the same difference with tires; new they fly, 8 laps later not so much, by the end of the run, almost 20mph slower than when they were new.

 

[JEBar]

just set a new record of 192 laps without a caution .... the way the tires look when they take them off of the cars, that's really hard to believe

 

[Coss]

Agreed; and then they finally do throw a caution for .............. and empty can
12 cars on the lead lap

 

[JEBar]

WOW .... not much of a race but one heck of a finish .... Chad is one heck of a crew chief .... the 4 was the class of the field but the 48 was tough when it counted .... how the 88 got by the 18 to finish second still remains a mystery .... nice to see Johnson tie Sr at 76 wins

 

[Coss]

18 was ahead of 18 at first scoring loop when they threw the yellow, 18 got past him after; that's why you saw shrub looking like he was in 2nd, it was after the yellow.

 

[JEBar]

link to a NASCAR video of the last lap .... Jr was able to cut down the turn banking and pick up just enough speed to get in front of Kyle .... heck of a move