2024 NASCAR THREAD

YeS!!!!!

 

Sorry @tclavell

 

Fuck yeah!

 

Nice!!!

 

And Another Hendrick Car takes the Checkered Flag!!!

 

HELL YEAH. FINALLY.

 

Cool looking hot rod.

 

This Week's Storylines:

• Dega looks like it could rain out. I might be sick on Monday.
• Bubba and his wife are expecting their first baby.
• Chase is in a great position to win back-to-back.
• Ford could finally win a race this season.
• NASCAR brass and team owners are increasingly tense in their charter discussions and revenue split. Who knows where this could lead? As someone who saw the Champ/Indycar split, I know there are no winners, only losers.

Race History:

• 10 years ago, in the final "499" race, Denny Hamlin won his first points plate race under yellow when Alex Bowman and Justin Allgaier wrecked coming to the white flag.
• 20 years ago- Jeff Gordon beat Dale Earnhardt Jr. when Gordon's teammate Brian Vickers spun, bringing out a late race caution. Gordon was awarded the win under yellow, prompting fans to litter the track with beer cans. This incident led to the adoption of the Green-White-Checker rule.
• 30 years ago- Mark Martin busted through a fence and crashed into the infield, severely banging his beans, and Dale Earnhardt won.
• 40 years ago- 75 lead changes, a record that stood until 2011. Cale Yarborough passed Harry Gant on the last lap for the win.
• 50 years ago- 53 lead changes. David Pearson won his third straight Talladega Spring race with the Wood Brothers.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gbt9h_z1wA&t=33s

 

They'll get a deal done when they absolutely have to (end of the season) and, like any good deal, neither side will be happy. It's all talk and posturing, as Jimmie Johnson put it.

 

3CHI revoking sponsorship with 8 and RCR except for Championship Sunday race.


This can’t be good with a primary sponsor over multiple years bailing because of ‘political atmosphere’

 

It wouldn't be the first or the last time. It reminds me of the Ramses car from the early '90s. I'm not sure what the political atmosphere issue is. I think it's just a poor idea to advertise your product in regions where it is illegal to purchase. Then again, this is likely part of a larger project to push through legislation at the state level.

 

You nailed it!

According the 3CHI, it's the 'political atmosphere' surrounding 3CHI products, not something going on within RCR

https://www.3chi.com/racing/

 

TIL Rob Kauffmann, who created the RTA (Race Team Alliance) and the charter system, is also the financial backer for Ray Evernham's IROC series. IROC just announced its first event this year, an exhibition set to take place at Lime Rock. The announcement states former Daytona 500 and INDY 500 champs will participate in the event. I'm curious to see how this IROC deal grows.

I believe the SRX was a test run for something Ray & Co. is cooking up, and I imagine NASCAR brass is NOT happy with these movements. In the past decade, NASCAR has made big moves to monopolize stock car racing, buying up smaller racing series and locking up most well-run tracks with management contracts that likely include non-compete clauses prohibiting the tracks from hosting new racing series.

NASCAR has a long history of getting what they want by strong-arming race tracks under threat of blacklisting them. I don't think Rob & Ray will go head to head with NASCAR, but I do believe they can serve as a check & balance to NASCAR's power, much like Bruton Smith and Humpy Wheeler did with SMI (Speedway Motorsports Inc.).

I love, too, that there is a second (third?) thorn in NASCAR's side comprised of Marcus Smith (SMI) and Dale Earnhardt Jr's friendship, as well as the ownership group for the CARS Tour (Kip Childress, Karsyn Elledge, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick, Justin Marks)

There would be many lawsuits, but plenty of big movers could take their ball and go home, leaving NASCAR fairly high & dry.

 

Personally, I'm not sad. RCR will be fine though.

 

https://x.com/bubbawallace/status/1781465178749518010?s=46

 

That sucks

 

It's only Talladega. Qualifying pretty much means nothing.

 

I concur