custard pie man Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I fell asleep with half race to go and woke to see Truex? have to find ending on youtube lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 3 hours ago, custard pie man said: I fell asleep with half race to go and woke to see Truex? have to find ending on youtube lol Me too! Friday and Saturday were late nights and I had a few shots... Wreckfest, but I do like the LA Coliseum being used as a preseason race. Can't wait for the All-Star race to be at N. Wilkesboro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) Double post Edited February 6, 2023 by Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard pie man Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Walter said: Me too! Friday and Saturday were late nights and I had a few shots... Wreckfest, but I do like the LA Coliseum being used as a preseason race. Can't wait for the All-Star race to be at N. Wilkesboro! beers sitting by the wood stove got me sleepy, didn't know about wilkesboro, should give that area a nice boost, wonder if they give them a points race too? used to be some good racing back in the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard pie man Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 weird but believe daytona qualifying is today? and twin races tomorrow nite? wonder if its because of that hard to watch clash in LA ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 (edited) Remembering Dale Earnhardt, yesterday, 22 years gone… Edited February 19, 2023 by Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bong-Man Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Not a stock car fan at all, but I did watch approximately the last 20 laps of the race. Just for the fun of it, I picked out Joey Lagano to root for no reason. He immediately got squeezed out around a turn and fell to 15th place. Then I slowly watched him move up until he was sitting in 7th place. Things went his way, and thanks to a yellow flag he snuck up to 4th. I actually got somewhat excited because the car I picked out to follow for no reason at all, vaulted to the front after the last restart. He's holding on to the lead and as far as I'm concerned, got totally screwed by calling the race over and done on what seemed like a whim. Holy crap! Again, not a fan, and not wise to the rules, but that just didn't seem right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Bong-Man said: Not a stock car fan at all, but I did watch approximately the last 20 laps of the race. Just for the fun of it, I picked out Joey Lagano to root for no reason. He immediately got squeezed out around a turn and fell to 15th place. Then I slowly watched him move up until he was sitting in 7th place. Things went his way, and thanks to a yellow flag he snuck up to 4th. I actually got somewhat excited because the car I picked out to follow for no reason at all, vaulted to the front after the last restart. He's holding on to the lead and as far as I'm concerned, got totally screwed by calling the race over and done on what seemed like a whim. Holy crap! Again, not a fan, and not wise to the rules, but that just didn't seem right to me. The current rule is once the leader takes the white flag, the next flag thrown ends the race. The yellow came out so the emergency workers could get to the drivers who wrecked asap. They used to race back to the start/finish line after the caution was thrown, but the safety of the driver(s) involved in the wreck became the biggest concern and they changed the rule. NASCAR wants the race to be decided with a green flag finish, so they allow multiple “overtimes” to happen, but once the leader takes the white flag if the caution is thrown for a wreck or whatever, they call whomever is in the lead when the caution lights come on, as the winner. Unfortunately Daytona and Talladega are restrictor plate tracks and finishes like yesterday are much more common than not. Necessary “bump drafting” being the biggest reason for cars wrecking so much at the end of the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bong-Man Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Walter said: The current rule is once the leader takes the white flag, the next flag thrown ends the race. The yellow came out so the emergency workers could get to the drivers who wrecked asap. They used to race back to the start/finish line after the caution was thrown, but the safety of the driver(s) involved in the wreck became the biggest concern and they changed the rule. NASCAR wants the race to be decided with a green flag finish, so they allow multiple “overtimes” to happen, but once the leader takes the white flag if the caution is thrown for a wreck or whatever, they call whomever is in the lead when the caution lights come on, as the winner. Unfortunately Daytona and Talladega are restrictor plate tracks and finishes like yesterday are much more common than not. Necessary “bump drafting” being the biggest reason for cars wrecking so much at the end of the race. I appreciate your explanation. I was unaware of the white flag rule. It looked like Lagano was leading by a nose when the initial car started going sideways, but Stenhouse took it back by a nose when the actual yellow flag was raised. Stenhouse did make a good move on that restart. Not knowing the rules, I was actually getting excited for the expected duel to the finish line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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custard pie man Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 18 hours ago, Bong-Man said: I appreciate your explanation. I was unaware of the white flag rule. It looked like Lagano was leading by a nose when the initial car started going sideways, but Stenhouse took it back by a nose when the actual yellow flag was raised. Stenhouse did make a good move on that restart. Not knowing the rules, I was actually getting excited for the expected duel to the finish line. Logano actually grew up about 20 minutes from me in middletown ct., cool to see him do well, Walter is correct on racing back to the line, that rule was changed on a race I attended with my family in Loudon N.H. when Dale Jarret spun at the start / finish line and basically did some circles in middle of track and cars were flying by him and he was powerless to move, next week nascar changed the rules, anyways Bongman you did well by just watching the last 20 laps, until then a very boring race, 2 rows side by side entire race when in years past we would see 3 lanes and lots of moves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard pie man Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 5 hours ago, redrum said: didn't know Art Linklettter rode an Indian 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 19 hours ago, Bong-Man said: I appreciate your explanation. I was unaware of the white flag rule. It looked like Lagano was leading by a nose when the initial car started going sideways, but Stenhouse took it back by a nose when the actual yellow flag was raised. Stenhouse did make a good move on that restart. Not knowing the rules, I was actually getting excited for the expected duel to the finish line. Here’s a finish with a caution looming. Only because they were wrecking in turn 4/front stretch did they let this play out. Even with guys on fire and flipping. They might have let Sunday’s race finish before throwing the caution, but too many cars were involved to ensure the pack wouldn’t have approached them at a high rate of speed. Endangering the drivers in the cars that weren’t moving, etc. CPM is correct, the Dale Jarrett wreck at New Hampshire changed the rule and was a scary situation that could’ve been very bad for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 4 hours ago, custard pie man said: didn't know Art Linklettter rode an Indian 😂 And he's Linked in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) The best racetrack on the planet. Edited June 23, 2023 by Reggie29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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