2012 Racing Season: NASCAR, Indy, F1, and more

Tyler Bennett5 said:Honestly, this isn't even a marathon compared to a track race.
The winner is simply going to be whoever manages to keep their head from spinning after two hours behind the wheel.

😁

What a fantastic race we just saw out in Alabama! Power took the top spot on the podium, followed by Dixon in second, and Castroneves rounding out the top three. Rubinho finished eighth, while my guy SeaBass ended up in ninth.
That marks the second win of the season for both Team Penske and Chevrolet.

Man, what a finish—did anyone catch that? Everyone was betting on Hendrick's guys (either JJ or JG) to take it, until Bowyer pushes them out of the way in that final lap and Newman grabs the win.

Tyler Bennett5 said:Honestly, this isn't even a marathon compared to a track race.
The winner is simply going to be whoever manages to keep their head from spinning after two hours behind the wheel.

Three hours...😉

I missed the IndyCar race—was too busy watching NASCAR instead. Was there actually a battle for first place?...

neonfox65 said:I missed the IndyCar race—was too busy watching NASCAR instead. Was there actually a battle for first place?...

There was, though the lead change actually happened during the pit stops.

I hear things went absolutely wild out there! Any chance you could share some of the highlights from the race?

And that’s just not the same thing. If you actually watched NASCAR, you'd see what real battles for the lead look like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6VU2XMkfJI

Honestly, I can't even tell what language this is...😕

Here's the follow-up part

http://www.nascar.com/video/post-rac...nal/index.html

neonfox65 said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6VU2XMkfJI

Honestly, I can't even tell what language this is...😕

Here's the follow-up part

http://www.nascar.com/video/post-rac...nal/index.html

Portuguese🙂

Man, how those two guys just completely tore their way out of there😬

Alright, here are the final results:

Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 3h26m12.000s
2. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dodge + 0.537s
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet + 1.147s
4. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford + 1.277s
5. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota + 1.559s
6. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota + 1.730s
7. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet + 2.447s
8. Aric Almirola Petty Ford + 2.967s
9. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge + 3.827s
10. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota + 17.795s
11. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford + 18.430s
12. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet + 28.538s
13. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford + 1 lap
14. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet + 1 lap
15. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford + 1 lap
16. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet + 2 laps
17. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota + 2 laps
18. Brian Vickers Waltrip Toyota + 2 laps
19. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet + 2 laps
20. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt-Ganassi Chevrolet + 2 laps
21. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt-Ganassi Chevrolet + 3 laps
22. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet + 3 laps
23. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota + 4 laps
24. David Ragan Front Row Ford + 4 laps
25. Casey Mears Germain Ford + 4 laps
26. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet + 5 laps
27. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota + 5 laps
28. David Gilliland Front Row Ford + 6 laps
29. Landon Cassill BK Toyota + 8 laps
30. David Stremme Inception Toyota + 9 laps
31. Hermie Sadler Childress Chevrolet + 10 laps
32. Ken Schrader FAS Lane Ford + 12 laps
33. Kurt Busch Phoenix Chevrolet + 18 laps

Both my drivers made the top 10—pretty stoked about that...🙂

April 14th—race seven at Texas Motor Speedway. Biff is still holding onto that lead.



Capacity 191,122
Opened February 29, 1996
Surface Asphalt
Length 1.5 mi (1.5 miles)
Turns 4
Banking Turns: 24°

Not a bad way to spend the time, especially with just 36 hours to go before the big race against Tony Kanaan. It looks like they're planning to feature a different driver in every single episode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq3fI389MEo

Chevrolet is swapping out engines for the entire lineup right before the Long Beach race starts.😍

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98750

So, get this: eleven drivers are facing penalties—they’re all dropping ten spots on the grid. Can you imagine how chaotic that race is going to be? It’s going to be absolute madness! And if you factor in Bourdais, who already picked up a penalty earlier for switching out his Lotus engine, the total count jumps to twelve drivers being penalized.

Here’s a shot from Long Beach that really captures the vibe over at the Chevy camp.😁

Here’s the finish from last night's Nationwide race

http://www.nascar.com/video/post-rac...nal/index.html

Cup race is tonight at 1 AM—don't forget. Here are the qualifying results:

1. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 28.366s
2. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford 28.399s + 0.033s
3. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 28.403s + 0.037s
4. Mark Martin Waltrip Toyota 28.418s + 0.052s
5. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet 28.476s + 0.110s
6. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 28.497s + 0.131s
7. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 28.591s + 0.135s
8. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge 28.514s + 0.148s
9. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt-Ganassi Chevrolet 28.527s + 0.161s
10. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 28.529s + 0.163s
11. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 28.559s + 0.193s
12. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dodge 28.568s + 0.202s
13. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota 28.589s + 0.223s
14. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota 28.601s + 0.235s
15. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 28.624s + 0.258s
16. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 28.656s + 0.290s
17. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota 28.678s + 0.312s
18. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 28.679s + 0.313s
19. Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Ford 28.695s + 0.329s
20. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 28.730s + 0.364s
21. David Ragan Front Row Ford 28.743s + 0.377s
22. Casey Mears Germain Ford 28.752s + 0.386s
23. Aric Almirola Petty Ford 28.762s + 0.396s
24. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 28.773s + 0.407s
25. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt-Ganassi Chevrolet 28.794s + 0.428s
26. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 28.832s + 0.466s
27. Kurt Busch Phoenix Chevrolet 28.849s + 0.483s
28. Landon Cassill BK Toyota 28.860s + 0.494s
29. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 28.878s + 0.512s
30. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota 28.880s + 0.514s
31. David Reutimann Baldwin Chevrolet 28.929s + 0.563s
32. Josh Wise Front Row Ford 28.976s + 0.610s
33. Michael McDowell Parsons Ford 29.044s + 0.678s
34. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 29.094s + 0.728s
35. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 29.094s + 0.728s
36. JJ Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Toyota 29.104s + 0.738s
37. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota 29.159s + 0.793s
38. Scott Speed Leavine Family Ford 29.170s + 0.804s
39. Reed Sorenson FAS Lane Ford 29.217s + 0.851s
40. Scott Riggs R3 Chevrolet 29.229s + 0.863s
41. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 29.464s + 1.098s
42. Tony Raines Childress Chevrolet 29.699s + 1.333s
43. Mike Bliss Humphrey-Smith Toyota 29.232s + 0.866s

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98846

Qualifying results:

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Based on those penalties, here’s how the starting grid should actually look:

01. Franchitti
02. Newgarden
03. Wilson
04. Pagenaud
05. Dixon
06. Sato
07. Conway
08. Rahal
09. Kimball
10. Tagliani
11. Briscoe
12. Power
13. Hunter-Reay
14. Jakes
15. Hinchcliffe
16. Viso
17. de Silvestro
18. Castroneves
19. Kanaan
20. Hildebrand
21. Barrichello
22. Andretti
23. Servia
24. Carpenter
25. Bourdais
26. Legge

The race starts around 9:30 PM or maybe 10:00 PM? I'm not entirely certain, though there's likely a half-hour lead-in before we see the green flag roll at 10:00 PM.

I completely forgot to upload the photo of the driveway:

Race results are in—the points leader took it all!

1. Greg Biffle Ford 3h07m12.000s
2. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet + 3.235s
3. Mark Martin Toyota + 9.094s
4. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet + 10.560s
5. Matt Kenseth Ford + 11.928s
6. Martin Truex Jr Toyota + 18.603s
7. Kasey Kahne Chevrolet + 21.969s
8. Carl Edwards Ford + 28.100s
9. Kevin Harvick Childress + 28.576s
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet + 29.097s
11. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing + 31.110s
12. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing + 32.785s
13. Kurt Busch Chevrolet + 1 lap
14. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet + 1 lap
15. AJ Allmendinger Team Penske + 1 lap
16. Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet + 1 lap
17. Clint Bowyer Toyota + 1 lap
18. Paul Menard Childress + 1 lap
19. Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing + 1 lap
20. Marcos Ambrose Ford + 1 lap
21. Ryan Newman Chevrolet + 2 laps
22. Danica Patrick Ford + 2 laps
23. Regan Smith Chevrolet + 2 laps
24. Tony Stewart Chevrolet + 2 laps
25. Casey Mears Ford + 3 laps
26. David Reutimann Baldwin + 3 laps
27. Bobby Labonte Toyota + 4 laps
28. Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing + 4 laps
29. Jeff Burton Childress + 4 laps
30. Landon Cassill Toyota + 4 laps
31. David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 6 laps
32. Reed Sorenson Danica Patrick + 7 laps
33. JJ Yeley Toyota + 9 laps
34. Tony Raines Childress + 11 laps
35. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports + 21 laps
36. Brad Keselowski Team Penske + 22 lap

Should be a great race—definitely planning on tuning in...

The Super Sport... man, it’s such a shame it hasn't really caught on here in the States. I feel like I can't even find one person to geek out with about it, but hey, at least I can obsessively follow everything online while everyone else is busy losing their minds over football. Honestly, I was actually pretty shocked to see there was even a dedicated thread for this on the forum, so at least we have something to talk about, right?

Sunday at Kansas City





Opened 2001
Capacity 81,687
Surface Asphalt
Track Specs 1.500 mi (1.5 miles), D-Shaped Tri-Oval
Banking 15° Turns
- Front Stretch 10.4° Banking
- Back Stretch 5° Banking