Today will be interesting for the championship. If it's anything like yesterday's truck race, they might be headed to Martinsville with Harvick, KyBu or even Gordon in the points lead. We'll see.. Hopefully it won't be as messy as yesterday.

Great race last night 5 lead lap finishers, but that didn't matter . It was a great race .

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/c ... ar-220847775--nascar.html

Changes tested yesterday include a stepped spoiler, wickers, and removal of the ride height rule.

Stepped spoiler sounds like something useful to me.

Quote from Scawen :

Hello everyone!

The developers are all alive and working on LFS.

Eric has been working on new tracks. He slowed up a bit during some of the great English summer which we don't get very often. I have enjoyed test driving on two of his new tracks which look great and I look forward to the time when they can be released.

I am still working on the tyre physics, though I haven't really made serious progress this year. I also enjoyed the summer, did a lot of cycling and running too. It's a better hobby than smoking like I used to, and I really enjoy it. But the good news is it won't pay the bills!

Sounds like me trying to write the novel I've been working on for a couple of years . Glad to hear from you I've been appeased for now

Quote from Cornys :

Well, it'll probably be kind of boring, but I'm going to split up my night of sleep to watch it live... If it's interesting enough to keep me awake :P

I actually slept through my alarm and just watched the race off of the DVR. Pretty good race

Well, it'll probably be kind of boring, but I'm going to split up my night of sleep to watch it live... If it's interesting enough to keep me awake :P

http://www.charlotteobserver.c ... est-modifications-to.html

Wickers and large spoiler. Nothing that involves removal of the splitter though. Nothing that involves a reduction in downforce is being reported. PMD you'll be happy about the wickers I do beleive.

I think an indent at the bottom of the car (would create a small amount of lift) rather than the downforce creating splitter would do a world of good on tracks other than Daytona and Talladega.

Quote from dawesdust_12 :

Guys, we all know that Lowes Motor Speedway was the best. Too bad they killed it.
Lets see how many people catch that I'm being intentionally ridiculous.

That's Atlanta, only substitute "the best" with "unique"

Quote from Gougoodthing :

there will be a new voice on the ESPN on ABC broadcasts next season. ESPN has confirmed that they have released Play-by-Play commentator Marty Reid effective immediately. Allen Bestwick takes over the rest of the Nationwide Series broadcasts for this season. The new Play-by-play commentator for ESPN on ABC's IndyCar broadcasts will be announced at a later date.

Posted in both NASCAR and Indycar threads because it affects both.

Dale Jr. looks strong this weekend. He was fast again in practice

Quote from Bmxtwins :

BOO ****IN YEAH

http://motorsportstalk.nbcspor ... n-set-for-ganassi-switch/

Hope he will keep the no.11 or I will have to buy a new shirt lol

Quote :

UPDATE, 6:15 p.m. ET: The AP report was refuted by a further report by the Indianapolis Star‘s Curt Cavin posted later this afternoon, with quotes from both Kanaan and Vasser.

Kanaan said he doesn’t have a deal either way, and Vasser has said two offers have been made to him – the latter and updated one noting he would not need to bring any funding on his own. Vasser also cited a desire to “keep the band together,” referring to a cast and crew Kanaan has worked with the majority of his career, including engineer Eric Cowdin.

Maybe not.

Quote from Mustafur :

A bit of a risk in terms of hurting the 500 but a smart.move to try popularize the rest of indy races.

It probably will just hurt the 500's attendance . I don't see anybody watch the race more than those who would any other race. The exception being those from indianapolis of course.

Quote from PMD9409 :

http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series ... on-Schedule-Shake-Up.aspx

What I had figured, but not hoped for. Seems like NASCAR is very bland any more. Maybe that has something to do with the decline in TV ratings.

"Bland" things in NASCAR

• Sprint Cup Series Schedule (and Nationwide mostly)
  
• Wondering if the race will go green the rest of the way (it won't if there's more than 45 min. left)
  
• Typically, the first 3/4 of the race (there will be more cautions and easy ways to return to the lead lap because of the former point)
  
• Half the drivers
  
• The tracks (mostly the mile and a half race tracks)
  
• Aerodynamics (let's face it, the leader takes off. Hopefully this round of Charlotte testing is to fix that, but I doubt it)
  
• The cars (while this has improved with Gen-6, they still basically have the same dimensions)
  

I love auto-racing, and NASCAR is my favorite form, but there are some very clear issues not being addressed.

Quote from Gougoodthing :

According to someone I know who is "in the biz", they are confirming a 2014 Indycar Phoenix date.

That would be nice . Hopefully you are correct

I ran across this on Jayski.com, and I hope that it means there will be an Indy Race at Phoenix International Raceway, but I know it's probably not.

Quote :

PIR to make major announcement on Oct 1st: Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber will make a major announcement regarding the tracks history and its future at a media event Tuesday, Oct.1 at The Ritz-Carlton. The event will begin with a reception followed by the announcement at 1:00pm/pt. Sperber will be joined by a number of dignitaries from local and state government as well as the motor sports industry. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and 1983 Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva are among the special guests expected to participate.(PIR)(9-25-2013)

Man, JGR definitely isn't a sleeper in the chase this year (so far)

Blaney is a tallent, that is for sure

Looks like the weather in Loudon, NH cleared out a little early, and the race will be good to go on time today without a threat of rain

Tough break for Webber, and it was an impressive run by Kimi . Watched flag to flag .

If it was illegal to carry Webber back then the rule deserved to be broken .

Very interesting. Far from proof of alien life currently, but with more testing it could be definitive. Think that if this is varified there could be life forms living in places forerly not concidered hospitable.

And Vettle pull away again (as expected)

It's the fastest view by far! I can't drive any other way

Okay, not really. I'll post my real view in a day or two : ). This is just for LOL's

Quote from Omar1 :

Fox is reporting that MWR will allow Truex to go if they fail to obtain sponsorship.

In any event, I'm settling in and ready for a relaxing night in front of the TV for the Arca race at Kentucky

Edit: Never mind.. rained out . Also, don't get too excited about Sunday's Sprint Cup race until Monday afternoon

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Quote from JackDaMaster :

See, Aaron's knows what they are doing.

Racking in ~50% annual interest on large retail "rentals".

Back on topic though, I think it's a little bit of an overreaction on NAPA's part. On the other hand, it does look bad for the company. It's a tough place to be in.

Edit (after reading a previous page's comment): MWR's actions were a good bit different than attempting to get something past officials as far as the car. That's a simple fact of racing, and it always will be. MWR completely changed not only the outcome of a race in an unfair way, it also manipulated the result of a whole season's work for multiple teams had it been allowed. Sadly, what MWR did was on a whole different level than anything else that I can recall happening in NASCAR before. It's worse than crashing somebody under a yellow flag

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Quote from UncleBenny :

Crazy. I had high hopes for both Blaney and Larson, hope they both don't ruin their careers by making the jump too soon.

I don't really know if the Nationwide Series is a good place for up-and-comers any more the way that it used to be. In reality the truck series is the place where driver can learn all of the same things as in Nationwide, but still have a chance to fight for wins and learn how to race equal competitors.

In the Nationwide Series (not to be the Nationwide Series in 2015 by the way) you have Cup guys dominating most of the races (mostly Kyle). Also, it seems like the drivers keep their cards closer to their chest if you will today than what they did in the past. Martin, Earhardt, Gordon and company were very open with the rookie drivers (it seemed). Today, Kyle, Brad, Edwards, and company I don't feel share much of anything with rookies, even in the Nationwide Series.

I'd say based upon this and other things that the Nationwide experiance is over rated. Not to say it isn't a big help, but it's not what what it used to be.