2015 NASCAR Thread - And then there was 1

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So...why did they even steal it if they were just gonna leave it? Doesn't look damaged.

Moreover, why of all the teams did they steal from this team? Is there some sort of black market for stolen race cars/equipment.
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Perhaps but from what I've read on this, it seems that it was an easy steal. The truck wasn't big semi truck, the trailer was somewhat old too. Easy pickings compared to a team with an actual money flow.
 
ukfan758
So what was the purpose of removing horsepower and putting basically a restrictor plate on the cars for every race? Speeds are not a problem except for Daytona and Talladega (speeds would be over 235+ mph if there was no plate) so why now require them on all tracks? 215mph at Michigan isnt a safety concern.

Edit: Why is brad commentating?
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They aren't using restrictor plates, they're using tapered spacers. The two devices work differently. Removing horsepower was due to them reducing downforce. That way the speeds remain the same, but the cars become more difficult to handle, which is what the drivers requested.
 
Harvick just bossed the Xfinity race.
 
That was Beast mode right there.
 
This season though. Has there been any other start to the season (bar. 2012 from my limited NASCAR following) as ridiculous.

I mean we got the Daytona qualifying what-have-you, Busch brothers out, Ragan of all people in the #18, what gives :lol:
 
Truck qualifying was crazy as well. They gave the pole to Brad before they realized no one crossed the line in time to get a lap done.
 
GTPorsche
Truck qualifying was crazy as well. They gave the pole to Brad before they realized no one crossed the line in time to get a lap done.
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Everyone did the "let's stay on pitroad" ruse again?
 
Blitz24
Everyone did the "let's stay on pitroad" ruse again?
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Yeah, and most left with 30 seconds left in the session... On a track that takes nearly 40 to get around to start a lap from the pits :dunce:
 
They could at least run 3-4 cars on track at a time with them spread apart enough. The whole notion of "if you can see a car ahead of you, it can make you faster" is ridiculous because that's not how air works.
 
At least the F1 guys know how to get a lap completed in the allocated time... anyway, who do you guys think will win?
 
ukfan758
At least the F1 guys know how to get a lap completed in the allocated time... anyway, who do you guys think will win?
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I'll go with Harvick just because.

Fun fact: The 88 in the Xfinity Series won and the 88 in the Truck Series won. Pressures on for Jr.
 
1st - Edwards
3rd - Hamlin
6th - Kenseth
 
I wonder if there's any other track other than Atlanta that has had the most delays due to weather.
 
Slickery????? DW just failed again

EDIT: Congrats on Mike Joy for getting the engine terminology correct. (5.7 Liters if you missed it)
 
The stands do not look very full :scared:.
 
ukfan758
The stands do not look very full :scared:.
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Not surprising considering it's cold, dark, and foggy. But it's still better than here in Maryland where everything is slowly freezing over :scared:
 
The radar on weather.com shows the speedway as clear, but it looks like the conditions are getting worse.
 
ukfan758
The radar on weather.com shows the speedway as clear, but it looks like the conditions are getting worse.
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drizzle doesn't show up on radar in most cases
 
Hm. so they are going racing at some point. Expect a massive pileup due to crap weather
 
Still waiting for a car's wheel to start bouncing down the track coming off turn 2.
 
GTPorsche
This could have happened at any track on any weekend.
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past weather dictates there's a good chance of rain in march at atlanta. it's one of the reasons why they moved it back a few years ago
 
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