2021 NASCAR thread

I'm just stoked that my Noah Gragson Daytona win die cast (with Bass Pro & Black Rifle Coffee sponsorship) is on its way.

 

Who you got today? I’m gonna pull for the #9..

 

Pit Stops is the most exciting part of the race .

 

The last race of the year is definitely rigged. All 4 always runs 1st thru 4th. Total bullshit.

 

HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The cream tends to rise to the top I guess. Plus the other drivers probably feel a responsibility not to make mistakes that wreck a championship driver.

 

That's a wrap. Glad the 9 pulled it off.

 

I don't care for Hammy Dumplin, so glad he didn't win. I'm good with Chase winning the Chase and the Race.

 

Harvick didn't show up again ...

 

Yeah that surprised me. They need to make this a prize race or something. Make the race worth a million or something then everyone will have some incentive to show up. Having the final 4 Chase cars several seconds faster than the field is getting old and seems fishy. I assume only the final 4 are bringing new cars but still.

 

Exactly. Its definitely setup that way. All 3 series was like that.

 

Also if I had to bet Chad K and Ray E must have built that car for Chase. That was a hotrod and they were not concerned about going to the back. They made sure to do some aggressive burnouts and get plenty of car high fives. LOL!!

 

3 straight top 10s to round out 2020 for the 21... what a strong finish.

I really hate this format but congratulations to the 9 for utilizing it to its fullest.

 

Or the guys in the final 4 show up with very aggressive, rule-bending cars and they get away with it in inspection.

 

I think NASCAR needs to add an incentive for those other drivers so the championship 4 actually earn it, and not just amongst themselves. I gained respect for Kyle Larson last season when he was the only one with the kahones to break up the championship 4.

 

Looked like a mob in Dawsonville last night. Streets were blocked, folks doing burnouts, yelling, and screaming, waving flags, Gordon's sireen wailing away.

 

Heck yeah, put a bounty on that race. If anyone beats the top 4 guys they get a bonus check. It sucks for all the other teams to make the drive all the way out to Arizona and get little to no TV time for their sponsors since the cameras are trained on the top-4 the entire time. I only caught the final 30 laps yesterday and every other finale for the past decade because of the intentionally lop-sided coverage.

 

This follow whoever you are behind BS has to change . That bubble they love to talk about sucks the big one . I never thought I would lose interest in watching Nascar but I'm getting there .

 

Here's a question for discussion:

What did you enjoy from this season? What were the highlights for you?

I enjoyed:

• Seeing the #21 competing for wins more regularly. Fall Talladega race, while a bummer of an ending was crazy-exciting.
• Seeing Bowman competing for wins.
• It was so good to have NASCAR during Covid.
• Seeing how teams struggle or succeed without practice and qualifying.
• Seeing Cole Custer get a win as a rookie.
• Seeing NASCAR sort-of listen to fans and change up the schedule.

 

96 days until the Daytona 500.