Posts by neonfox65

Melissa Roberts96, you gonna catch the Sprint Cup at 9:00?

Verstappen? I mean, the guy is a former Formula 1 champion...

Just watched the footage—I honestly thought Danica had messed up, but turns out Villeneuve totally blindsided her.

Of course 🙂

I feel bad for Patrick—she messed up, but she handled herself pretty well...

Nelson Piquet Jr. pulled off a win at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America!

Melissa Roberts96 said:Man, I am seriously counting down the days until we hit Watkins Glen International, mostly because I’m just dying to see a race that isn't stuck on some boring-ass oval for once.

So, what's the deal? Tired of the ovals already? 🙂

This Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway



Opened: 1968
Surface: Asphalt
Distance: 1.99 miles
Layout: Road course
Turns: 10
Capacity: 102,000
Track record: 1:15.950 (Dale Earnhardt, Joe Gibbs Racing, 2005, NASCAR Cup Series)

Sr. finally grabbed the win in Michigan—snapping that four-year drought at last!

Results - 200 laps:

Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Dale Earnhardt Sr. Hendrick Chevrolet 2h 52m 29s
2. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet + 5.393s
3. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford + 5.891s
4. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford + 7.706s
5. 5. Jimmie Hendrick Chevrolet + 16.549s
6. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet + 17.684s
7. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota + 19.598s
8. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt-Ganassi Chevrolet + 21.725s
9. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford + 22.872s
10. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet + 23.942s
11. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford + 24.509s
12. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota + 24.641s
13. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge + 28.250s
14. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt-Ganassi Chevrolet + 31.109s
15. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet + 1 lap 16s
16. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota + 1 lap 17s
17. Aric Almirola Petty Ford + 1 lap 21s
18. Landon Cassill BK Toyota + 1 lap 24s
19. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dodge + 1 lap 25s
20. Casey Mears Germain Ford + 1 lap 26s
21. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet + 1 lap 27s
22. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet + 1 lap 28s
23. David Ragan Front Row Ford + 1 lap 29s
24. Austin Dillon Childress Chevrolet + 2 laps 30s
25. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet + 2 laps 31s
26. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota + 3 laps 32s
27. David Gilliland Front Row Ford + 3 laps 33s
28. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet + 3 laps 34s
29. Mark Martin Waltrip Toyota + 5 laps 35s
30. Kurt Busch Phoenix Chevrolet + 6 laps 36s
31. Ken Schrader FAS Lane Ford + 7 laps 37s
32. Kyle Busch Wood Brothers Toyota + 43s

Retirements:

Kasey Kacne Hendrick Chevrolet Chevrolet 151 laps
Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota Toyota 132 laps
Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota Toyota 125 laps
Tony Raines Baldwin Chevrolet 68 laps
JJ Yeley BK Toyota 67 laps
Michael McDowell Parsons Ford 41 laps
Mike Bliss Humphrey-Smith Toyota Toyota 35 laps
Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota Toyota 32 laps
Scott Riggs R3 Chevrolet Chevrolet 27 laps
Josh Wise Front Row Ford Front Row Ford 9 laps
Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Ford Wood Brothers Ford 7 laps

You can catch the broadcast on ESPN. Race kicks off at 3:00 PM...

urbanowl96 said:Look, NASCAR races run much longer than the 25-30 minute sprints you see in the British Touring Car Championship, and F1 is even longer still. Running three races in a single weekend just wouldn't make sense given those durations.

Furthermore, we have to acknowledge that these are three fundamentally different disciplines. In F1, the engineering evolution is constant and everything is pushed to an absolute extreme; adding a mere 10 pounds of ballast to an F1 car would have a far more significant impact on performance than the 100 pounds the leader receives in the British series. Since those touring cars are based on production models, you need some form of weight adjustment to maintain parity.

Then you have NASCAR, where they race on ovals. You don't really need to overcomplicate the regulations to ensure excitement or passing opportunities; the tracks themselves practically guarantee that.
I'll admit, I don't follow NASCAR religiously—I only catch a race every now and then—but my understanding is that there's very little secrecy regarding components. You can essentially inspect any part of an opponent's car, which eliminates surprises and keeps the field tightly grouped. Since you follow it more closely, perhaps you can clarify if that's still the case, though I know it was true in the past.

Well, then why doesn't NASCAR just run longer races like DTM does?

Michael Lee4 said:Comparing F1 to Stock Cars is a joke... Honestly, if you'd actually watched a few races before complaining, maybe you'd have a point. But guessing based on vibes? Not gonna happen.

I don't know—can't they both be car races? I mean, look at NASCAR... there isn't any ballast and they run three races in a single weekend.

I have to disagree 🙂 Just imagine if they introduced ballast in F1—what a disaster that would be... plus, with three races per weekend? No thanks... 🙂

I just don't get it—I really hate it when they handicap the winners...

Honestly, after reading all that about the ballast, I just had to roll my eyes—that’s easily my biggest pet peeve.

If I’m reading this right, they’re running three separate races over the weekend. Seems like a bit much to me...🤷

Out of those three things—KERS, tires, DRS—they really should have only picked one to bring in. It’s just become way too easy to overtake now...

Heading to Michigan International Speedway this weekend



Opened 1968
Distance: 2 miles
Shape: D-shaped Oval
Banking: 18° turns, 12° frontstretch, 5° backstretch
Driver Position: 137,243

Why on earth are you guys calling Fernando Alonso "Zalonso"?

Final Results

NASCAR Race Results:

Pos Driver Team/Car Difference
1. Joey Logano Toyota 3:03:12
2. Mark Martin Toyota + 0.997s
3. Tony Stewart Chevrolet + 1.717s
4. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet + 1.852s
5. Denny Hamlin Toyota + 2.967s
6. Clint Bowyer Toyota + 5.114s
7. Matt Kenseth Ford + 5.328s
8. Aleks Hendrick Chevrolet + 5.720s
9. Paul Menard Chevrolet + 6.887s
10. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet + 7.808s
11. Carl Edwards Ford + 8.423s
12. Ryan Newman Chevrolet + 9.762s
13. Marcos Ambrose Ford + 9.909s
14. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet + 10.627s
15. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet + 11.903s
16. Regan Smith Chevrolet + 12.073s
17. Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet + 13.033s
18. Brad Keselowski Dodge + 13.039s
19. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet + 13.440s
20. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota + 13.464s
21. David Reutimann Phoenix Chevrolet + 14.525s
22. Bobby Labonte Toyota + 15.342s
23. David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 15.375s
24. Greg Biffle Ford + 18.889s
25. Dave Blaney Chevrolet + 1 lap
26. Travis Kvapil BK Racing + 1 lap
27. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports + 1 lap
28. Aric Almirola Ford + 2 laps

DNF:

Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 139 laps
Kyle Busch Toyota 76 laps
AJ Allmendinger Dodge 64 laps
Tony Raines Chevrolet 47 laps
Stephen Leicht Circle Sport 39 laps
Michael McDowell Ford 37 laps
Casey Mears Ford 36 laps
JJ Yeley BK Racing 33 laps
Joe Nemechek Toyota 30 laps
Mike Bliss Toyota 26 laps
Stacy Compton Turn One Racing 24 laps
Scott Riggs Chevrolet 19 laps
Reed Sorenson Ford 12 laps
Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports 12 laps
Landon Cassill BK Racing 1 lap

I honestly have no clue how Ferrari didn't see Hamilton coming—they really should've just called Alonso in for those super softs...