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Posted: 3/24/2017 12:11:44 PM EDT
Go MATT and ERIK!
Fuck the 22 and 2, may the cars fail all inspections pre-race, and may a finish in the garage make post race inspection unnecessary. TV Schedule for the weekend, all times ET: FRIDAY, MARCH 24: ON TRACK -- 1:30-2:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1 (Follow live) -- 3-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FS1 (Follow live) -- 5-5:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, FS1 (Follow live) -- 7:05 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS1 (Follow live) GARAGECAM (Watch live) -- 1 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series -- 2:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live) -- 11:45 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson -- 12 p.m.: Daniel Suarez -- 12:15 p.m.: Danica Patrick -- 12:45 p.m.: Chase Elliott -- 1 p.m.: Cole Custer and Ryan Reed -- 3:35 p.m.: Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- 4 p.m.: Ryan Blaney -- 4:30 p.m.: Ryan Newman -- 6:15 p.m.: Kyle Larson -- 8 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying SATURDAY, MARCH 25: ON TRACK -- 11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1 (Follow live) -- 12:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS1 (Follow live) -- 2:30-3:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1 (Follow live) -- 4 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series NXS 300 (150 laps, 300 miles), FS1 (Follow live) PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live) -- 6:45 p.m.: Post-NASCAR XFINITY Series race SUNDAY, MARCH 26: ON TRACK -- 3:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 (200 laps, 400 miles), FOX (Follow live) PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live) -- 2 p.m.: Auto Club Speedway announcement -- 2:30 p.m.: Justice Brothers/Shav Glick Award -- 7 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race |
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Some years ago, I drove a Winston West car at Fontana (one of those driving experience deals).
168 mph going into Turn 1, the lateral Gs felt like it was going to spit you out the passenger side window These Cup cars are bombing it into Turn 1 at over two-oh-ten Maybe even faster with this low (no) downforce aero package. Damn near 170 was borderline insane, imagine 40 mph on top of that |
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This racetrack is hard on engines.
They're turning 9k+ all day, and the tach pretty much just hangs there. The valvetrain never gets a break |
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Last week Keslowski had his win encumbered....another driver had his finishing position encumbered. In the context of the penalty - what does 'encumbered' mean?
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Last week Keslowski had his win encumbered....another driver had his finishing position encumbered. In the context of the penalty - what does 'encumbered' mean? View Quote |
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Not me! I was clearing brush on some of my grandpa's land this morning in tee shirt. It's 70 here. A week and a half ago we had 8" of snow.
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Damn. Jones got a 30 minute time out penalty for failing inspection.
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Last week Keslowski had his win encumbered....another driver had his finishing position encumbered. In the context of the penalty - what does 'encumbered' mean? View Quote |
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Last week Keslowski had his win encumbered....another driver had his finishing position encumbered. In the context of the penalty - what does 'encumbered' mean? View Quote So the points are still there, they just don't count. |
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They just explained that "encumbered" means those points don't count towards the chase and therefore a championship. They'll need to win in order to get into the chase now or make up a whole lot of points. So the points are still there, they just don't count. View Quote |
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Would I be right in interpreting their explanation that if a win was encumbered, even that win would not count? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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They just explained that "encumbered" means those points don't count towards the chase and therefore a championship. They'll need to win in order to get into the chase now or make up a whole lot of points. So the points are still there, they just don't count. ETA: I forgot he has already won a race. So this is just a pointless penalty? |
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I don't know. But I would guess yes if the penalty was given on a winning car. But I really don't know. ETA: I forgot he has already won a race. So this is just a pointless penalty? View Quote |
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They just talked about it on the practice coverage. That finishing position can't count towards making it to the playoffs. So basically, no points to aid in advancing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Last week Keslowski had his win encumbered....another driver had his finishing position encumbered. In the context of the penalty - what does 'encumbered' mean? |
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Damn that's confusing. Thanks to all that answered. I'm going back out and watch my wife put the radiator back on the tractor. She's a wrench turning machine !!! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Last week Keslowski had his win encumbered....another driver had his finishing position encumbered. In the context of the penalty - what does 'encumbered' mean? |
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They just explained that "encumbered" means those points don't count towards the chase and therefore a championship. They'll need to win in order to get into the chase now or make up a whole lot of points. So the points are still there, they just don't count. View Quote |
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I missed all the reasons these guys were penalized. Can I get a synopsis?
And, I'll say it again, I need to stop being poor and get more of this coverage. Are these "cable" channels on streaming services? The wife refuses to get satellite TV. |
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I missed all the reasons these guys were penalized. Can I get a synopsis? And, I'll say it again, I need to stop being poor and get more of this coverage. Are these "cable" channels on streaming services? The wife refuses to get satellite TV. View Quote So far all the Cup races have been on rabbit ears Fox, only qualifying, practice, and Xfinity races have been on FS1. Expect that to change in a couple weeks though, and it will be all cable for watching until NBC takes over with their coverage. |
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This will make some of you happy. https://www.facebook.com/NASCARonFOX/videos/vb.239115849477537/1300600609995717/?type=2&theater¬if_t=notify_me_page¬if_id=1490361562433686 View Quote Looks like he was close to taking out Kurt as well. |
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NorCal Ninja doing pretty good so far. Let's make the 5th week a win.
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This will make some of you happy. https://www.facebook.com/NASCARonFOX/videos/vb.239115849477537/1300600609995717/?type=2&theater¬if_t=notify_me_page¬if_id=1490361562433686 View Quote |
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I can see with the new stage points how it could affect making the playoffs. Last year Smoke had a win, but was not a shoo in for the Chase with that win, he still had to make it with points. Hell, Larson doesn't have a win this year, and he's sitting on top of the leaderboard in points. Get enough penalties and not get scored because of it, I think a win doesn't make it a shoo in to be in the playoffs anymore. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I don't know. But I would guess yes if the penalty was given on a winning car. But I really don't know. ETA: I forgot he has already won a race. So this is just a pointless penalty? |
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I would ass-u-me as long as a driver starts every race in a season and has a clean win, the win would count. Smoke didn't start every race. View Quote If stage racing had been in place last year, I don't think Buescher would have made the Chase. Got a win on a fluke, and barely made it on points as it was. |
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I wonder what would have happened if he didn't decide to pit last weekend. https://asheathersworldturns.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/seinfeld-saying-newman-meme-1432838940.jpg?w=640 View Quote |
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