2019 NASCAR thread

Wow what a finish! We were jumping up and down high-fiving in the living room.

 

I paid for tickets and didn't even get to see it

 

Good for the 12. Kind of a wasted spot moving into the round of 8 but he deserved a win. At least it was not the 22 or the 17! Now let's go #9!! NEED A WIN!!!

 

That sucks man, sorry you did not get to see it. Good on you for not calling in sick and blowing off work though.

 

I would have had to drive all the way back. My dad couldn't get off and I might could have but it wasn't worth 5 hours drive time today when I could make money instead

 

Q: were there ANY cars that crossed the finish line without any damage? Keselowski and Busch looked like modified cars. Blaney had a flat tire and a busted fender. As far as I could tell the #13 was pretty clean?

 

Imagine that. You are a ride or die MF bro, I will give you that!! LOL...

 

Ross Chastain to the #10 Kaulig Racing Xfinity car in 2020. Good move! He’s an automatic playoff contender, maybe even a championship contender with Bell, Reddick, and possibly Custer moving up.

Wrecky Spinhouse to the #37 JTG/D cup car. Not so sure about that move. Not necessarily sure if it’s a step up or down for him, but it’s a downgrade for JTG/D for sure. Hope their body shop is ready...

Bob Pockrass reported yesterday Bowyer’s back in the #14 for next year, but seems like it’s just a one year deal. Makes you wonder if he’s just gonna keep that seat warm for Larson in 2021. Also opens the question about Suarez and the #41 and if he comes back, does SHR form an alliance with Go Fas to get Custer in the #32 cup car next year.

 

JTG has taken lots of steps forward the past few years... and now they take steps backwards with shithouse.

 

Lol ..

 

I think this can be a step forward. Ricky brings along the tricks he learned while at Roush. We know how secretive the Cat in the Hat is about his engineering (remember Tape-Gate at Talladega a few years ago?). I'm copying and pasting from my previous post that compare Ricky's numbers with some others from the same era. He's not bad, just not great:

Driver/ Starts/% Laps Complete/DNFs/Avg. Finish
Stenhouse: 249 / 95% / 28 / 20.3
Truex Jr: 508 / 96% / 59 / 15.9
Almendinger: 371 / 94% / 39 / 21.3
Almirola: 309 / 93 / 38 / 19.8

 

#41? Anything announced?

 

I like Suarez but he has proved he's a mid teen driver and not sure if that's good enough for SHR .

 

Off topic, but just between yall if you were 24 and wanted a sports car for about 20-25k used which would you buy?
A. 6thgen V6 Camaro
B. 370z
C. Challenger R/T
D. Nissan titan and repeat what I did with my tacoma?

 

Would not go with the V6 camaro because no matter what you will get owned by an SS.
Dodge, just no.
The titan I doubt you would be happy with.
370 is fun but not really your style.
Why not look for a nice low miles SS that is older but a V8 or look for a C6. I paid 23k for an 06 C6 with 13,000 miles. They are out there.

 

C

 

Not really into racing it... I only drive my truck twice a week now... more into sound but the 6th gen V8 is an option if one pops up into that range

Any reasoning?

 

The size , looks and I like dodge .
I put a 150,000 miles on a 2001 Dakota with just normal problems .

 

So you think the RT is pretty reliable? 5.7L with an auto?

 

Probably means the cheat he has is pretty good... or Bowyer will be up front with it...