2013 NASCAR Thread

[Northstar]

15 minutes early when its been known for days there would be thunderstorms all afternoon. Brilliant NASCAR. Thanks

You can't just move a multi-million dollar event that thousands of fans are attending on a moments notice(Well, you can, but it would be a terrible idea).

 

[Earth]

If Edwards wins this due to a rain-shortened race, then Stenhouse just got cheated out of a win.

I wouldnt want my first career win to come like that

 

[Jahgee]

I wouldnt want my first career win to come like that

A wins a win

 

[CodeRedR51]

If Edwards wins this due to a rain-shortened race, then Stenhouse just got cheated out of a win.

How so? Edwards was out front when the caution flew. If they can't get then running again then it's over, just like every other rain shortened race. Pretty standard situation.

 

[The Bman]

You can't just move a multi-million dollar event that thousands of fans are attending on a moments notice(Well, you can, but it would be a terrible idea).

Exactly. Would you rather NASCAR screw over fans who payed over $100 for tickets or screw over it's TV audience? Sure more people watch it on TV but it would be a stupid idea to start the race about an hour or so earlier when people spend their hard-earned cash on tickets (and gas, and lodging, and food, and drinks, etc.)

How so? Edwards was out front when the caution flew. If they can't get then running again then it's over, just like every other rain shortened race. Pretty standard situation.

He led for about a mere 2 seconds before Stenhouse passed him again.

 

[ICEYOU]

one of those penske fords are going to win.

 

[Earth]

Weather looks somewhat fine for the next couple of hours...for now

http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/graph/Talladega+AL+USAL0524:1:US

 

[Jahgee]

one of those penske fords are going to win.

Except you know, a Roush ford is leading and a Roush ford is in 2nd and it's raining

 

[ICEYOU]

Except you know, a Roush ford is leading and a Roush ford is in 2nd and it's raining

Race is going to go back green.

 

[TheDabbinDave]

Eyeballs are itching, allergy season, ugh. Red flag, good time to close my eyes.

 

[ICEYOU]

how long is it going to take for those titans to dry up the track?

 

[The Bman]

how long is it going to take for those titans to dry up the track?

As long as you keep talking about driver's legacies and how Dale is smiling from above.

 

[Jahgee]

As long as you keep talking about driver's legacies and how Dale is smiling from above.

So Talladega is forever off the schedule then

 

[Blitz24]

So Talladega is forever off the schedule then

Oh well. This race will never restart then.

 

[Jahgee]

Oh well. This race will never restart then.

Congrats to Carl Edwards and congrats to ICEYOU to physically making himself wrong.

 

[CodeRedR51]

He led for about a mere 2 seconds before Stenhouse passed him again.

Right place at the right time.

 

[ICEYOU]

Somewhere up there.....

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Somewhere up there.....

Some more rain?

 

[ICEYOU]

Some more rain?

...The racing gods want this race to go back green...

 

[Carbonox]

Yay, Danica interview!

 

[Suzumiya]

"Hit the horn!"

-whack-

"He did it literally."

 

[Jahgee]

Thunderstorm w/ Hail is on the way

 

[Furinkazen]

That'll be the race then.

 

[Earth]

That'll be the race then.

Weather channel forecast looks good for the next 2 hours after this small cell went through

 

[RVDNuT374]

According to Fox, most drivers are complaining about the cars being very unstable running side-by-side in the middle of the pack, which is why I think there wasn't a whole lot of racing for the lead. Perhaps a bigger spoiler in is the works for Daytona?

 

[ICEYOU]

According to Fox, most drivers are complaining about the cars being very unstable running side-by-side in the middle of the pack, which is why I think there wasn't a whole lot of racing for the lead. Perhaps a bigger spoiler in is the works for Daytona?

Hopefully!

 

[Furinkazen]

Won't a bigger spoiler make it worse? Just be flat to the floor with all cars behaving same, surely worse?

 

[ICEYOU]

Looks like they are almost done

 

[Müle]

Won't a bigger spoiler make it worse? Just be flat to the floor with all cars behaving same, surely worse?

Bigger spoiler = more rear downforce = better handling cars = more confident drivers = more racing

Bigger Spoiler also = more drag = bigger hole punched in the air = bigger slipstreams = easier to pass

 

[Furinkazen]

Bigger spoiler = more rear downforce = better handling cars = more confident drivers = more racing

Bigger Spoiler also = more drag = bigger hole punched in the air = bigger slipstreams = easier to pass

But does there not come an extreme were too much aero grip means overtaking is nigh on impossible? (Granted it's not F1 but NASCAR shrunk spoilers on the COT late in its life too reduce grip, now we got too little on the Gen-6?)