2021 NASCAR thread

Pretty neat schedule revamp for next year. 1 Michigan race, Bristol dirt race, 2 Darlington dates, 2 Atlanta dates, COTA, Road America. IMS road course, Nashville Speedway. I'm on the fence about Bristol dirt. Just like, go to a dedicated dirt speedway like DuQuoin and put on an amazing show. I'm excited about two Atlanta and two Darlington dates. I'd much rather go to Darlington in early-May than the dog days of Summer. I'm honestly not excited about a mid-July Atlanta date, even if it's a night race. July is the wettest month in Georgia. If they're dead-set on two races in Georgia, please send one to Road Atlanta. They can put them on rain tires. That'd be a great show!

Proposed 2021 Cup Series schedule

Feb. 14 | Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway

Feb. 21 | Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway

Feb. 28 | Auto Club (Calif.) Speedway

March 7 | Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway

March 14 | Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway

March 21 | Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway

March 28 | Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (dirt)

April 4 | Easter

April 10 | Martinsville (Va.) Speedway

April 18 | Richmond (Va.) Raceway

April 25 | Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway

May 2 | Kansas Speedway

May 9 | Darlington (S.C.) Raceway

May 16 | Dover (Del.) International Speedway

May 23 | Circuit of the Americas (COTA)

May 30 | Charlotte Motor Speedway

June 6 | Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway

June 13 | All-Star Race (Texas Motor Speedway)

June 20 | Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway

June 26-27 | Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (doubleheader)

July 4 | Road America

July 11 | Atlanta Motor Speedway

July 18 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway

July 25 | Off Weekend (Olympics)

August 1 | Off Weekend (Olympics)

August 8 | Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International

August 15 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course

August 22 | Michigan International Speedway

August 28 | Daytona International Speedway

Sept. 5 | Darlington Raceway

Sept. 11 | Richmond Raceway

Sept. 18 | Bristol Motor Speedway

Sept. 26 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Oct. 3 | Talladega Superspeedway

Oct. 10 | Charlotte Roval

Oct. 17 | Texas Motor Speedway

Oct. 24 | Kansas Speedway

Oct. 31 | Martinsville Speedway

Nov. 7 | Phoenix Raceway

https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/2021-nascar-cup-series-schedule/4884311/

 

Bristol on dirt will be sweet

 

Interesting they left the Daytona road course off. That one seemed to be popular with the drivers and the fans.

 

What are yall's favorite stock-car racing movies?

 

I like Days of Thunder. I was in high school and got to help work security on the beach while they were filming in Daytona as a police explorer. Briefly met Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Tom and Nicole. Pretty cool day. I also like to compare the progression from then to now. The stands at Daytona and Bristol were tiny, no speed limit on pit road, etc.

I was a sucker for Six Pack when I was younger because Diane Lane...

 

Six Pack is my kid's favorite. Outside of Kenny Rogers' performance, it's a good movie with stellar actors. ANd Diane Lane, no-kidding! Sixpack and Days of Thunder are certainly among my favorites along with Stroker Ace. I haven't seen Greased Lightning since I was a kid and it was a TBS edit. There's no telling what kind of language was in the theatrical version what with it being a Richard Pryor movie based on Wendell Scott's NASCAR experience. I've yet to see Last American Hero. Hard to think it'd be bad what with it being based on Junior Johnson and including Tom Wolfe and Jeff Bridges. I always liked Days of Thunder in spite of the (many and varied) inaccuracies. It's a great window into the sport when it was on the cusp of mainstream.

 

Talladega Nights

 

Stroker Ace.

 

Yes, Stroker Ace! I really liked the old The Daytona 500 The Movie that they showed in the theater at Daytona USA.
The most comprehensive movie IMO is the Nascar Imax3d.

 

Lots of classic scenes and cameos in that one.

Fun Fact: Harry Gant gets wrecked by the main characters in both Stroker Ace and Days of Thunder.

 

Fun fact: The ghost throw back car that Dale Jr ran at darlington had a real name... It was Aubrey James.

 

That nascar imax was cool shit.

 

Road America on July 4th, does not get more 'Merica than this! Bonus is I live only 2 hours away.

 

When I told my kid about Road America he was all "DAD. WE HAVE TO GO." I kindly reminded him we live 950 miles away. Still, it's closer than COTA.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0mDhDT0cb0&feature=youtu.be

 

25 minutes for me

 

I'm already making a spreadsheet of the races I want to attend, the driving distance, and ticket prices. Really hope to hit Indy 500 and COTA F1 race.

 

Driver Averages for Talladega: (Active drivers over the last ten years, excluding rookies)

Manufacturer:
Ford-12
Chevy-7
Toyota-1

Wins:
Keselowski-4
Logano-3
Blaney-2
Harvick-1
Bowyer-1
Kenseth-1
Johnson-1
Hamlin-1
Stenhouse Jr-1
Almirola-1
Elliott-1

Average Finish:
Almirola 4.7
Stenhouse 10.4
Logano 10.5
Hamlin 11.2
Preece 12
Kurt Busch 12.8
Ty Dillon 13.2
Newman 13.4
Buescher 17.1
Blaney 17.2

The fact Almirola has been out there for the better part of two decades and has such stellar numbers while only nabbing one win is baffling. For Keselowski to have the most wins and not even chart in the top ten average finishers shows it's all Checkers or Wreckers for him. Despite its reputation as a wildcard race, the odds seem to favor Ford and Penske in particular. Their drivers tend to run up front to stay out front to avoid trouble.

 

21 breaks through this week... i can feel it.

 

The 22 can get wrecked anytime now.