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Actually, the 33 is now a RCR car after RCR acquired all of the KHI Nationwide assets. It does however maintain RCR connection with Max Papis as he's been the one coaching the Dillons on Road Courses.
 
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Actually, the 33 is now a RCR car after RCR acquired all of the KHI Nationwide assets. It does however maintain RCR connection with Max Papis as he's been the one coaching the Dillons on Road Courses.
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And Ty is in the #33 for some races this season... makes sense.
 
If Tony would just stick to what his high dollar sponsors are paying him for (NASCAR's Cup Series), there probably wouldn't have been a wreck to begin with.
 
DaveTheStalker
If Tony would just stick to what his high dollar sponsors are paying him for (NASCAR's Cup Series), there probably wouldn't have been a wreck to begin with.
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Kinda silly to think that meanwhile Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson are doing the same thing. Even you know wrecks can happen in ANY race so to somehow state that this wreck would never have happened if he weren't there (meanwhile months ago, we had a driver killed in a race he wasn't at) is abit off.
 
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Kinda silly to think that meanwhile Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson are doing the same thing. Even you know wrecks can happen in ANY race so to somehow state that this wreck would never have happened if he weren't there (meanwhile months ago, we had a driver killed in a race he wasn't at) is abit off.
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Except Tony is an old fart.
 
DaveTheStalker
Except Tony is an old fart.
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Since when did 42 become the new age of being declared an "Old fart"? :lol:


So your basically telling me is he's too damn old? There's Ken Schrader & Dave Blaney (both of whom are far older) and they are still racing in those.
 
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Since when did 42 become the new age of being declared an "Old fart"? :lol:


So your basically telling me is he's too damn old? There's Ken Schrader & Dave Blaney (both of whom are far older) and they are still racing in those.
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Forget those guys Morgan Shepard is clearly driving a coffin around tracks.

Thanks for your insight dave :rolleyes:
 
This would be a great time for NASCAR to use those rain tires.

But no.. we don't want our precious Sprint Cup drivers to get wet.... :rolleyes:

Also, there's been more drivers killed in Sprint Car races this year that Stewart hasn't been in compared to the 0 that have been killed in races Stewart has been in.

BTW, James Hylton is still racing as well and I think he's older than Shepard.
 
GTPorsche
This would be a great time for NASCAR to use those rain tires.

But no.. we don't want our precious Sprint Cup drivers to get wet.... :rolleyes:

Also, there's been more drivers killed in Sprint Car races this year that Stewart hasn't been in compared to the 0 that have been killed in races Stewart has been in.

BTW, James Hylton is still racing as well and I think he's older than Shepard.
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Are you being sarcastic? Usually I find you have better insight but that is not why rain tires are not being used.

Oh and supposedly Morgan is the oldest to start a sprint cup race. ARCA (which I don't watch) doesn't count so though Hylton is older... Either way your point is valid since he is racing a powerful car.
 
DaveTheStalker
If Tony would just stick to what his high dollar sponsors are paying him for (NASCAR's Cup Series), there probably wouldn't have been a wreck to begin with.
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Yes. How dare he do something he enjoys doing when he has spare time.
 
LMSCorvetteGT2
Are you being sarcastic? Usually I find you have better insight but that is not why rain tires are not being used.

Oh and supposedly Morgan is the oldest to start a sprint cup race. ARCA (which I don't watch) doesn't count so though Hylton is older... Either way your point is valid since he is racing a powerful car.
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Yes, sarcasm.

NASCAR should look into testing the Cup cars with rain tires now.. well not right now, but at some point. The new car is lighter and should handle them better.
 
GTPorsche
Yes, sarcasm.

NASCAR should look into testing the Cup cars with rain tires now.. well not right now, but at some point. The new car is lighter and should handle them better.
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Yeah that still doesn't change the issues they face with banking changes on a tread tire.
 
LMSCorvetteGT2
Yeah that still doesn't change the issues they face with banking changes on a tread tire.
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What does "Banking changes" have to do with Watkins Glen, or any road course?
 
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What does "Banking changes" have to do with Watkins Glen, or any road course?
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So they spend tons of money for two races in the season? I was thinking that he was talking about more than that. IF not, then it becomes apparent why they stick to the old system due to a many or none attitude.
 
LMSCorvetteGT2
So they spend tons of money for two races in the season? I was thinking that he was talking about more than that. IF not, then it becomes apparent why they stick to the old system due to a many or none attitude.
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And yet Nationwide has only three Road courses (which also don't make up the majority of the schedule and are all in the US so no "Too expensive to fly overseas" excuse there) but they have fully developed rain tires. To me, there is just no excuse for the Cup Series to continue this. Both their lower series have far more variety then they do.
 
Ready for some NASCAR road racing? Watkins Glen will be abuzz with Nationwide and Cup racing on the former F1 United States Grand Prix venue. Some people even think NASCAR should race the full course and not the shortened stock car one. What do you think about that?

Anyhow, good luck to all drivers and teams this weekend in upstate New York.
 
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And yet Nationwide has only three Road courses (which also don't make up the majority of the schedule and are all in the US so no "Too expensive to fly overseas" excuse there) but they have fully developed rain tires. To me, there is just no excuse for the Cup Series to continue this. Both their lower series have far more variety then they do.
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That cars are lesser power, less weight, the formula as far as Nascar says it doesn't work for Sprint Cup. Look I'm not against the tires, I'd like to see them as well, but there is some technical reason why they haven't done it.
 
Ok, so Penske racing has for the first time this season bought three cars to a Nationwide race. Which includes:

Sam Hornish Jr (#12 Penske Truck Rental Ford)

Brad Keselowski (#22 Hertz Ford)

Joey Logano (#48 Discount Tire Ford)


My question is what exactly would motivate Roger Penske to now bring out a third car?
 
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Ok, so Penske racing has for the first time this season bought three cars to a Nationwide race. Which includes:

Sam Hornish Jr (#12 Penske Truck Rental Ford)

Brad Keselowski (#22 Hertz Ford)

Joey Logano (#48 Discount Tire Ford)


My question is what exactly would motivate Roger Penske to now bring out a third car?
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He's running for owners championship.
 
JohnBM01
Ready for some NASCAR road racing? Watkins Glen will be abuzz with Nationwide and Cup racing on the former F1 United States Grand Prix venue. Some people even think NASCAR should race the full course and not the shortened stock car one. What do you think about that?

Anyhow, good luck to all drivers and teams this weekend in upstate New York.
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I really need you to make an introduction for every time that I wake up. :lol:👍
 
From the Goodyear tire notes, they have rain tires for Nationwide only. I recall they actually had some for Cup in the past but they must have been like parachutes with holes because they avoided using them at all costs.

Oh, and it appears that Fox Sports 1 hasn't reached a deal with everyone yet. Guess we'll be paying even more to watch racing preempted by just about everything or lose the channel on our current packages.
 

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