Official 2017 NASCAR Thread

[JEBar]

the BIG ONE on 172

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

What a race.

Not many cars left.

Jr had some spliter damage and it was enough for it to effect his speed at the end and finished 7th.

If Jr could not have won it, I was really hoping Newman could accomplish it, but finished 2nd to Kesloski who passed him on the last lap.

The big surprise was the 22, who I thought was out with damage, and showed up near the front and was able to push the 2 ahead to help him win it.

A packed house there today. No one can complain about the turnout.

[Vaquero]

Just heard the 2 won,
would have rather Newman won.

RP

[Vaquero]

Just curious if the stands were full or not.
Edit: I just saw where cowboy posted.

RP

[JEBar]

yep, they played to a full house and infield .... not surprising, Jr was on the pole for his last race at 'Dega the best race I've seen in a good while .... more lead changes than most of the season combined

[JEBar]

Kansas Speedway .... Sunday, October 22 | 3:00 PM ET | NBCSN

with this being the last race Jr will run that several members of my wife's family in South Dakota can get to, several of them have tickets and reservations to attend Sunday's race at Kansas .... sure hope they have a great time .... I've told them to wave when the green flag is dropped so I can find them in the crowd ..

[JEBar]

we just got an email from my wife's relatives who have driven to KC for this weekend's race .... they are there and are having a great time .... as chance would have it, they are in the same Hotel as Kyle Petty and Rutledge Wood .... I'm not a fan of Kyle or Rutledge but I do have to tip my hat to them for being vary gracious in taking pictures with both the kids and adults in her family's group .... they are having a great time, can't help but wish we were out there with them

[Henry88]

Are there any other Earnhardt rug rats coming up though the racing ranks to carry on the tradition?

[JEBar]

Jr's wife is PG with a baby girl .... at best it will take her a good while to race at the Cup level ..

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Are there any other Earnhardt rug rats coming up though the racing ranks to carry on the tradition?

Jeffery Earnhardt, Dale Jr's nephew and Dale's Grandson is racing now in Cup. I'm going to say that when Jr finishes his last race and hangs up his helmet for good, Jeffery will get more recognition and maybe even a better ride.

[JEBar]

awesome flyover

GREEN FLAG

[JEBar]

the 78 is running one heck of a race ....

[JEBar]

congrats to the 78 .... the 48 stays alive and moves on to the next stage .... until its well over, don't count out the 48 .... they wrecked my girl on lap 197

[JEBar]

I'd of loved to see the 18 down and out but as things stand now :

1. Martin Truex Jr., 4,069 points
2. Kyle Busch, 4,042 points
3. Brad Keselowski, 4,026 points
4. Kevin Harvick, 4,017 points
5. Jimmie Johnson, 4,017 points
6. Denny Hamlin, 4,014 points
7. Ryan Blaney, 4,009 points
8. Chase Elliott, 4,006 points

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

Kansas sure had a "big one". Almost like a Talladega wreck.

Never saw a penalty like Kenseth got before, but they clearly violated a rule. The 7th man went out towards the car, stopped, went back and sat on the wall for a couple of seconds, then jumped off and went to the car to work on it. I have since learned that once you are on that 5 Minute Clock (which I hate, lol) anything over 6 men automatically puts a team out of the race.

Another great win for Truex. He sure is on a roll.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

My picking order as of now would be:

1. Truex (he sure deserves it)
2. Blaney (I'm a big Wood Bros fan)
3. Busch (the kid can drive)
4. Hamlin (home state driver)
5. Harvick (he's alright)
6. Chase Elliott (not a Hendrick fan)
7. Keselowski (got to put him somewhere, lol)
8. Johnson (same as #6, plus he's won enough in my opinion)

[JEBar]

Never saw a penalty like Kenseth got before, but they clearly violated a rule. The 7th man went out towards the car, stopped, went back and sat on the wall for a couple of seconds, then jumped off and went to the car to work on it. I have since learned that once you are on that 5 Minute Clock (which I hate, lol) anything over 6 men automatically puts a team out of the race.

one proviso on that .... a 7th crew member can come over the wall strictly to provide service to the driver (as was done by the 48 team in the same race) .... as noted, if the 7th man works on the car, their race day is done

[JEBar]

per NASCAR, in the 32nd of 36 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races this year, Martin Truex Jr. eclipsed 2,000 laps led for 2017. It happened in Stage 1 at Kansas Speedway, where he started from the pole position. Truex Jr. is just the 12th driver in the modern era (1972-present) to lead 2,000 laps in a single season .... a list of other 11 can be found at the link below

https://galleries.nascar.com/gallery/15 ... -season#/0

[JEBar]

NEXT RACE: Martinsville, 10/29, 3 p.m. ET (NBCSN/NBC Sports App)

[JEBar]

per AccuWeather the forecast, there is basically a 50-50 chance of rain throughout race time ....