2022 Nascar Big 3 - Page 3

rustyfan · 20 Feb 2022, 23:03 (Ref:4099553)

I have to admit, the race has been a lot better than the early laps indicated.

I have a feeling it's going to get wild before too long.

Edit - This is intense. I'm hardly breathing.

rustyfan · 20 Feb 2022, 23:41 (Ref:4099557)

Brad K is having a "Logano Evening".

rustyfan · 20 Feb 2022, 23:48 (Ref:4099558)

I'm amazed they got to the line. Congrats to Cindric, that was intense.

Great race.

**Adam43** · 20 Feb 2022, 23:48 (Ref:4099559)

He he.

Happy birthday Captain.

fieldodreams79 · 21 Feb 2022, 01:59 (Ref:4099568)

Glad to see someone not named Busch or Logano win it.

Cindric! Congrats to him.

GHOGH · 22 Feb 2022, 20:41 (Ref:4099790)

What is up with Nascar using 18 inch wheels and single nuts?
Losing a wheel/ tyre on track in the Daytona 500
https://youtu.be/tk2atBM89Vs

They might get a pair of large guys with large mechanical torque wrenches to check the wheel nut torque after the tyre change (for the first season of single nut). If every team is made to do it the teams' pit stops will be about the same time.

Gendore does a 3000Nm mechanical torque wrench. That is formula one nut torque spec? Dremometer F
https://us.gedore.com/en/products/ou.../torque-tools/

broadrun96 · 22 Feb 2022, 21:37 (Ref:4099796)

It's not something new and literally the same components used by other series. If you're going to argue something failed at least bring some actual information to back up your questions. Just because teams don't know what they are doing, and frankly about 15 Cup teams should just be taken out back and buried, does not make a component and system other series use invalid.

In fact you will likely see that team hit even harder than the 4 race ban for the crew chief after nascar investigates the wheel stud. There is a detent and if the wheel is properly seated the wheel is retained even without the nut, it just wobbles as happened EVERY week with the 5 lug. In order for the wheel to come off the detent either was not engaged and thus a terminable offense for the wheel guy or the stud was modified and the offending party should be banned. Everyone else can make it work but once this 500 and all the sudden it is a defect with 1 lug?? Yeah, I call BS there big time

rustyfan · 23 Feb 2022, 09:03 (Ref:4099841)

Quote:

Originally Posted by broadrun96

It's not something new and literally the same components used by other series. If you're going to argue something failed at least bring some actual information to back up your questions. Just because teams don't know what they are doing, and frankly about 15 Cup teams should just be taken out back and buried, does not make a component and system other series use invalid.

In fact you will likely see that team hit even harder than the 4 race ban for the crew chief after nascar investigates the wheel stud. There is a detent and if the wheel is properly seated the wheel is retained even without the nut, it just wobbles as happened EVERY week with the 5 lug. In order for the wheel to come off the detent either was not engaged and thus a terminable offense for the wheel guy or the stud was modified and the offending party should be banned. Everyone else can make it work but once this 500 and all the sudden it is a defect with 1 lug?? Yeah, I call BS there big time

100% agreed.

Overall I like the look of the new wheels - I guess I somewhat feared it would look quite janky, but seeing the cars out on track, at speed, it looked good.

Looking forward to seeing how the cars perform at Fontana.

Alfisti · 24 Feb 2022, 18:46 (Ref:4100127)

Only just watched the whole shebang as I had the lurgy so couldn't stay awake. New car made for a good show in my book. Ran well together, sounded good and looked fairly even performance wise amongst most of the teams. I'm not convinced by the one wheel nut in NASCAR or anywhere to he honest but guess I'm a grumpy old git set in my ways. I think the bigger wheel looks cool, especially the shiny ones like on Loganos car. I like old cars with chrome so that's probably why.

Brad Kesolowski (WHO?) gets my inaugural Joey Logano Award for driving like an ass. Honestly, what's Harrison Burton ever done to him? If HB chooses to get even like Carl Edwards did then Brad better grow an eye in the back of his head.

Well impressed with Austin Cindric. I thought he was massively improved in xfinity last year, but he was absolutely on it first time out definitely a star in the making

Read the TV figures were good, about 40% higher than NBA the same day. In shock horror NASCAR is mostly watched by old white blokes; need to do something to get young 'uns interested before we all become extinct...

broadrun96 · 24 Feb 2022, 23:34 (Ref:4100161)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfisti

Brad Kesolowski (WHO?) gets my inaugural Joey Logano Award for driving like an ass. Honestly, what's Harrison Burton ever done to him? If HB chooses to get even like Carl Edwards did then Brad better grow an eye in the back of his head.

Well impressed with Austin Cindric. I thought he was massively improved in xfinity last year, but he was absolutely on it first time out definitely a star in the making

Read the TV figures were good, about 40% higher than NBA the same day. In shock horror NASCAR is mostly watched by old white blokes; need to do something to get young 'uns interested before we all become extinct...

He's the 2012 Cup champ, co-owner of the Roush Fenway effort now called RFK Racing. Recommend watching Harrison Burton drive, he was a bit of an idiot more than a few times this week.

Cindric has had the best equipment all the way through and can't stand him personally but he's not alone there. It seems to be common with up and coming Cup kids, Logano mold has taken over.

TV numbers were good and better than any other US racing but decently down from the last in proper time race of 2019, about half million but 7.8 is a year worth of IMSA viewers in one race.

Alfisti · 25 Feb 2022, 09:39 (Ref:4100190)

Ah, sorry, the "Brad Keselowski (WHO?)" was me being sarcastic and repeating something from a Kyle Busch interview years ago.

I actually like the guy a lot, but wish he and Logano in particular would stop thinking that Daytona and Talledega are the bumper cars at a fair ground.

broadrun96 · 25 Feb 2022, 13:23 (Ref:4100232)

That's the Ford way though, see their speed in the race vs quali. They have to run that way and if not well they're done

Not anti-Ford, anti-Ford douchebag but feel the same about GM or Mopar only dbags, but it's the way the teams are run and the cars need to run. And it appears Ford has FAR more control over their drivers and demanding the support across teams, Chevy is a bit Hendrick and then the rest when it comes to playing along.

tux · 27 Feb 2022, 21:23 (Ref:4100558)

What the hell is this? It looks like theres about 10 cars on track? Thought it was meant to be closer racing?

rustyfan · 27 Feb 2022, 21:43 (Ref:4100560)

The more I see of the new car, the more I like it. Looks like there's a degree of unpredictability that has been brought back. Reminds me of the 90's.

rustyfan · 28 Feb 2022, 00:24 (Ref:4100578)

Great race, congrats to Larson.

**Adam43** · 1 Mar 2022, 01:47 (Ref:4100704)

That was fun.

People still getting into the car…

**Adam43** · 7 Mar 2022, 02:18 (Ref:4101448)

I quite liked this one too.

New car seems OK.

Poor Hamlin though, the sequential shift got the better of him.

Alfisti · 8 Mar 2022, 19:15 (Ref:4101654)

Yeah, I'm enjoying the racing so far.

Cars do seem closer and talent seems to be shining through.

Erik Jones is impressing me like he did in his rookie year as Truex's teammate. Been off the boil since then but looking hot now. Chastain is going great guns too.

**FIRE** · 9 Mar 2022, 17:38 (Ref:4101819)

Do we still know Tarso Marques?
The Brazilian will drive 8 Cup races.

Alfisti · 11 Mar 2022, 08:16 (Ref:4102064)

I read that article, thought "yeah, I remember him!" then reckoned up he was in a back marker F1 team 10 years ago. Then I read the article fully and found out it was 21 years ago! Stuff like this makes me feel old!

I've absolutely no idea how he'll run; I've only ever known him run single seaters, and guys who run well in single seat and tin tops are not particularly numerous.

**Adam43** · 11 Mar 2022, 12:40 (Ref:4102082)

I reckon he’ll do as well as Villeneuve did!

Alfisti · 14 Mar 2022, 08:24 (Ref:4102398)

Good to see SHR back from last year's slump and Briscoe chalk up his first win.

Chastain was real close again... I see him in Victory Lane sooner rather than later.

rustyfan · 16 Mar 2022, 20:55 (Ref:4102822)

I had completely forgotten about the changes made to Atlanta.

From Autosport: "The banking of its turns have been increased from 24 degrees to 28 degrees and the track has been narrowed from 55-feet wide to 40-feet wide – all covered in fresh asphalt."

With the new car thrown into the mix I'm really looking forward to the race.

broadrun96 · 17 Mar 2022, 00:51 (Ref:4102843)

Yeah, Atlanta needed something but I'm not sure this was it. It was on its way to being a plate track not too long ago, it was as fast as Talladega at times. I think the jerking it around the calendar didn't help much and COLD track temps made for meh action. Rain this week could be interesting but think weekend is clear sunny and warm.

For me personally, clear sunny and warm GREAT. Last weekend was near freezing all day Saturday and barely above on Sunday and my toes didn't thaw until Tuesday from a 5 hour market. Although the new cars in the actual cold could be interesting

**Adam43** · 17 Mar 2022, 02:29 (Ref:4102849)

It’s not a track I really know and can remember how the racing goes.

Narrower doesn’t sound ideal.

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