Official 2019 NASCAR Thread

[Vaquero]

I went and looked it up, the IROC race was and in Daytona just two days before his death.
I was thinking that was where it happened, but wasn't positive.

I always liked those IROC races.

RP

[JEBar]

Hailie Deegan is turning 18 and continues to methodically work her way up to the upper echelons of NASCAR racing ===> https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/ ... ks-series/

[JEBar]

New Hampshire Motor Speedway .... Sunday, July 21, 2019 | 3:00 PM ET... NBCSN

[JEBar]

GREEN FLAG

[JEBar]

Congrats to the 4 team .... a race that featured some tough competition but almost no passes for the lead ,,,, as has become the norm

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Another lap or two may have just accomplished it for Denny or even a caution, but it was not just meant to be.

I believe that was Stewart/Haas first win of the year.

[JEBar]

Gander RV 400 .... Pocono Racway .... Sunday, Jul 28, 3:00 PM .... NBCSN

[JEBar]

wonder what NASCAR's Competition officials are stirred up about .... following the race at New Hampshire, the Team Penske No. 12 Ford of fourth-place Ryan Blaney will be taken to the NASCAR Research & Development Center in Concord, North Carolina, this week for further evaluation.

[Vaquero]

Someone found a gray area,
Now they want to investigate...

RP

[Vaquero]

I didn't watch it, was at the river, but
was his car abnormally fast or more something else?
Wondering why he was singled out.

RP

[JEBar]

its about time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NASCAR officials modify ‘arm’s length’ rule for uncontrolled tire penalties ===> https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/ ... penalties/

[JEBar]

was his car abnormally fast or more something else? Wondering why he was singled out.

RP

no clue .... haven't seen or heard anything since that press release .... with the silence, I tend to believe they didn't find a problem

[JEBar]

the big boys are running at Pocono under a beautiful blue sky .... 4 car in the lead since the green flag but mid way through Stage 1 the 42 car has been the most impressive .... started at the end of the field and is already in the top 10

[JEBar]

congrats to the 11 team .... tip of my cap to the 42 team, I believe they had the best car

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

What Denny Hamlin couldn't get done last week came through for the win this week.

Sure glad to see it.

[JEBar]

no real surprise ====> "On the brink of missing the playoffs for this first time in his career, seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is moving on to another new crew chief in the hope of reversing a serious slide into irrelevance." .... https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/stor ... crew-chief

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

In my opinion, could it improve Jimmie's finishes, yes. Could it get Jimmie back to where he once was, I doubt it. I say his best days are behind him. He seems to have fallen into that pattern that many find themselves at once they reach that point. Some drivers quit while they are still on or near the top. Others, like I would, stay in it till they are ready to hang up their helmet. The thing with Jimmie though is that I believe he puts too much pressure on himself.

[JEBar]

Jimmy and Chad had a chemistry that set them apart .... similar to Gordon and Evernham .... when they split up, they lost that chemistry and neither ever found it with another crew chief

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Jimmy and Chad had a chemistry that set them apart .... similar to Gordon and Evernham .... when they split up, they lost that chemistry and neither ever found it with another crew chief

True, but the performance dropped while Chad was still there.

I also agree on the Gordon and Evernham chemistry, but to my surprise, Jeff continued on with great success.

[JEBar]

Watkins Glen International Sunday, August 4, 2019 | 3:00 PM ET.... NBCSN