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16 Feb 2019, 21:04 (Ref:3884680) | #26 | |
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Wow, Friday's trucks race was a burner wasn't it?
From Racer's roundup article: In a race at Daytona International Speedway that saw a record 11 cautions, a record 55 caution laps and just nine of 32 trucks running at the finish, Austin Hill took the checkered flag on the 11th lap of NASCAR overtime to win for the first time in the series — in the Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota that carried Brett Moffitt to the championship last year. And apparently it was really 3 cars with rest running well off race pace at the end. And 11 laps of overtime?? Really? No team would have accounted for that much extra fuel in the truck |
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17 Feb 2019, 10:00 (Ref:3884766) | #27 | ||
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I watched the last 30 or so laps via a stream and... wow... they didn't even have the decency to wreck towards the end, they just ran in a single line all the way to the checkered flag. Boring as hell. And yet, the Cup race will probably be even worse. |
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17 Feb 2019, 11:42 (Ref:3884784) | #28 | ||
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Maybe things will be better after Daytona? Am I being optimistic?
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17 Feb 2019, 17:28 (Ref:3884829) | #29 | ||
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Is there a (free) way to watch this live in the UK tonight?
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17 Feb 2019, 18:14 (Ref:3884839) | #30 | ||
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Don't quote me on the above though, I haven't read up on it properly. Edit - Found this site explaining the changes for 2019: http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nasca...51xb40d7x5w4lf Last edited by rustyfan; 17 Feb 2019 at 18:41. |
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17 Feb 2019, 20:06 (Ref:3884876) | #31 | |
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The start of the 2019 Daytona 500 is almost upon us. They're currently out on their pace laps.
I give it... 3 laps, tops, before we have at least four Fords at the front and the top 25 running single file. Edit - Well, gotta admit the start has been better than expected. Last edited by rustyfan; 17 Feb 2019 at 20:17. |
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17 Feb 2019, 20:53 (Ref:3884891) | #32 | ||
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So far, so good...🤞
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17 Feb 2019, 22:05 (Ref:3884904) | #34 | ||
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Better than I was expecting, just hope they get to the last 20 laps before half the field wrecks
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17 Feb 2019, 22:10 (Ref:3884905) | #35 | ||
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Still not liking the segments, but this hasn't turned into the complete shat show it usually does. Hope not a jinx!
75 to go. Been pretty interesting with the mixed up fuel strategies. |
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17 Feb 2019, 22:40 (Ref:3884906) | #36 | |
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Bummer for Johnson and Stenhouse, getting dragged into that situation.
Hopefully everybody will pit now so we don't have to see the field split into different strategies. Edit - Well, with 20 to go they didn't waste many laps before they went single file. Sigh. Caution though, for Larson spinning. Last edited by rustyfan; 17 Feb 2019 at 23:07. |
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17 Feb 2019, 23:22 (Ref:3884910) | #37 | ||
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And the shat show begins
John, Darrell and Jeff are shocked, like they've never seen this shyte before..... |
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17 Feb 2019, 23:25 (Ref:3884911) | #38 | |
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Whelp, that escalated quickly.
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17 Feb 2019, 23:25 (Ref:3884912) | #39 | ||
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So dumb. Just popped into the broadcast to see the ending, and this crap just confirm why I don't watch Nascar and haven't for like 15 years. Restrictor plate racing = idiotic
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17 Feb 2019, 23:29 (Ref:3884913) | #40 | ||
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You reckon if Menard's last name was Smith he would even have become a NASCAR driver? Dumb ass move
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17 Feb 2019, 23:40 (Ref:3884914) | #41 | |
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Given his late pitstop I think Logano is going to win this. Ugh.
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17 Feb 2019, 23:47 (Ref:3884917) | #43 | |
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Time to go green, I want to go sleep.
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17 Feb 2019, 23:55 (Ref:3884918) | #44 | ||
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Another wreck. That's good, because I'm not quite through cooking my steak yet.
Edit, just heard MRN say there's only 6 cars with no damage. What a great American race this is! |
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17 Feb 2019, 23:55 (Ref:3884919) | #45 | |
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Haha oh man...
At this rate they might as well rename the race to the Junkyard 500. |
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17 Feb 2019, 23:55 (Ref:3884920) | #46 | ||
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Back to green and another wreck. Refer to my GIF.
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18 Feb 2019, 00:02 (Ref:3884921) | #47 | |
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Nasty hit for the #24 there but it looks like he's ok.
And again the #22 just avoids it. Damnit. Edit - Wow, that onboard camera on the #20. Amazing. |
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Hot dog dun shot outa the bun
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18 Feb 2019, 00:12 (Ref:3884924) | #50 | ||
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Now, hopefully they can finish this race with more than one car surviving.
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