Official 2017 NASCAR Thread

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Interesting race, especially at the end.

That 42 sure was strong.

Congrats to Larson and glad for Ganassi as well.

Truex finished a respectable 4th.

[Bish1309]

Who got beat up in the pits this week?

[JEBar]

Who got beat up in the pits this week?

don't know of anyone but the 48 had a most interesting pit stop ====> http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/ ... 30001.html

[JEBar]

Kyle Larson on the pole, Chase Elliott starting second for tomorrow's race at Martinsville .... the young guns are on the prod ..

[Deadwood Dutch]

Chase won the truck race today.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Chase won the truck race today.

He got his first Grandfather Clock too.

[JEBar]

NASCAR's new staging system for awarding points appears to be well received .... from what I've see it does make things interesting as each stage comes to an end :

Just six weeks into the 2017 season, the implementation of stages for all three NASCAR national series has grown from mild concern to garage-wide positive reviews. The format change, announced Jan. 23, provides two pre-determined breaks in each championship points event and rewards those drivers running in the top 10 at the end of each stage with additional championship and playoff points. The format is used in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series.

The move does more than just generate additional opportunities for drivers to earn points -- it also creates more up-on-the-wheel moments throughout the course of each event. "I don't think any of us went into it thinking that we were going to have incredible action at the end of every single stage," Scott Miller, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition, told NASCAR.com on Wednesday. "But I think we have produced enough stages that were intriguing and compelling. One of the things I think has been really good for us -- scoring in that top 10, a lot of times we'll find a pretty intense battle for seventh, eighth, ninth just to get some more points built up. That's something I don't think we would have seen had we not had the stages laid out as they are."

more info at this link http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/ ... iller.html

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

I had my doubts in the beginning, lol, but I pretty much like the new stage racing and points system myself.

But still Do Not like the 5 Minute Rule and the Behind the Wall Rule.

Hope to see them tweek it and get rid of them.

[JEBar]

they've fired 'um up at Martinsville

[JEBar]

congrats to the 2 team .... to me, having the segments made the racing more interesting .... on to Texas

[Deadwood Dutch]

I agree, I like it myself. Congratulations to Brad.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Yeah, congrats to Brad and the #2 Team.

I also agree, it did make it a better race.

[ace73]

Had a busy day and missed the race!

[Bish1309]

I have Dish. I have all my previous recording sessions (stations and times) preserved and they work great for the CUP series. For some reason I'm not getting the Xfinity or the Truck series races recorded. Can someone tell me what stations they are broadcasting them? I've missed every race so far this season and can't find where they are being broadcast on Dish.

Thanks for any help. I feel like a creaton.

[Deadwood Dutch]

I have Dish. I have all my previous recording sessions (stations and times) preserved and they work great for the CUP series. For some reason I'm not getting the Xfinity or the Truck series races recorded. Can someone tell me what stations they are broadcasting them? I've missed every race so far this season and can't find where they are being broadcast on Dish.

Thanks for any help. I feel like a creaton.

If I understand correctly, aren't they being broadcast with FOX too? Doesn't Dish use FOX for all the races? At least for this part of the season. My mistake, some are on FS1, I just checked. Starting on June 30, the Xfinity races will be on NBC and NBCSN.
Looks like the truck series stays on FOX and FS1 the whole season.

[JEBar]

FOX carries the first half of the season .... some races on regular FOX some on FS1 .... I prefer FOX coverage to that of NBC .... can't help you with DISH, we have Direct

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

I got the Truck Race at Martinsville on Saturday with just my Antenna TV on Fox.

[Bish1309]

Thanks for the replies. I know the season is broke into 2 parts. I hate the NBC half.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

I agree. Fox is noticeably better.

They give me more races too, lol.

[JEBar]

the 4 is on the pole at Texas .... rough day for the big Chevy teams, the 48 starts 24th, the 24 starts 33rd, the 5 starts 35th, the 88 starts 37th .... the 18 starts 34th .... by contrast, my girl starts 19th ...