Spike Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 That wreck could have been so much worse, thank god everyone escaped with only minor bruises. Here's the Retro paint schemes to be run this weekend at Darlington https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/08/28/retro-rundown-2019-southern-500-paint-schemes-3/ Some good looking schemes this year, even a few movie ones. Remember you can watch the Xfinity Darlington race Saturday @ 4pm est on NBC but the Southern 500 is once again on NBCSN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Paul Menard retiring at the end of the season and Matt Dibenedetto is taking over the Wood Brothers #21 for 2020 season https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/09/10/ryan-paul-menard-gives-nascar-a-happy-and-predictably-quiet-ending/ Elliot Sadler is retiring after Saturday's Xfinity race https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/09/10/elliott-sadler-to-end-nascar-career-with-late-model-scheme-crew-chief/ The latest Silly Season Scorecard https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/09/10/silly-season-scorecard-matt-dibenedetto-finds-new-ride-for-2020/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Thanks for the NASCAR news Spike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Will be interesting rest of Silly Season as rumor has it SHR and Ford want to move Cole Custer up to cup but there are no empty seats at SHR yet and the only Ford seat available is the one David Ragan is vacating in the #38. Would be interesting if they aligned with SHR for even a year with Cole Custer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Daniel Hemric is out of the #8 RCR Chevy to make room for Tyler Reddick for 2020 https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/09/17/daniel-hemric-not-returning-to-richard-childress-racings-no-8-car-next-year/. Personally I don't think he will do much better next season than Hemric did this season.Dale Jr said on one of his recent podcast's that the Xfinity cars drive so much different than the current cup cars that all the rookies moving up will struggle for at least a season just to get used to the lower power and more downforce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Spike said: Dale Jr said on one of his recent podcast's that the Xfinity cars drive so much different than the current cup cars that all the rookies moving up will struggle for at least a season just to get used to the lower power and more downforce. Here's a question for Spike or any other NASCAR experts out there: how much testing do drivers get to do when they switch between series? In F1, there's pre-season testing where all the team's drivers including new and reserve drivers get a chance to drive the car, but there's very little in-season testing. The only chance the reserve drivers get is usually the first practice session at a Grand Prix once in a while, because this reduces the time that the regular driver has to set up his car for the race. All drivers get to practice for hours in simulators, but unless you're a regular driver, you get very little time in a real car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 On 9/18/2019 at 4:16 PM, HossC said: Here's a question for Spike or any other NASCAR experts out there: how much testing do drivers get to do when they switch between series? In F1, there's pre-season testing where all the team's drivers including new and reserve drivers get a chance to drive the car, but there's very little in-season testing. The only chance the reserve drivers get is usually the first practice session at a Grand Prix once in a while, because this reduces the time that the regular driver has to set up his car for the race. All drivers get to practice for hours in simulators, but unless you're a regular driver, you get very little time in a real car. Nascar doesn't allow much testing other than during Practices for races. Teams used to be able to test throughout the year but Nascar said that was a disadvantage to underfunded teams so caps testing to just a few real world tests and most of those are goodyear tire tests now. Drivers can do unlimited sim testing though. Gibbs team dominated Richmond last night bit I'm shocked Nascar only DQ'd one of their cars after the race. Something was definitely up the way that all 4 of them just drove away from the rest of the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Driving in a simulator sounds fun. What is that like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Busy week in Silly Season news... Surprise Surprise Christopher Bell to drive the #95 LFR Toyota for 2020 https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/09/24/its-official-christopher-bell-to-drive-no-95-cup-car-in-2020/ and it looks like instead of getting 2nd Rate year old Gibbs equipment that Gibbs will now give them current equipment for their new star driver. This came way out of left field... Ricky Stenhouse jr out at Roush Fenway Racing #17 even though his contract was thru 2021 and Chris Buescher will take over that seat for 2020 https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/09/25/ricky-stenhouse-jr-out-at-roush-next-year-chris-buescher-in-no-17/ https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/09/25/silly-season-scorecard-shakeup-at-roush-fenway-racing/ There's also going to be a Penske driver swap at the Charlotte Roval from what I read in a story about Josef Newgarden yesterday but I can't seem to find the link today, he will run a few laps in his Indycar and then a few in Joey Logano's Cup car and I guess Logano will take a few in Josef's Indycar. It's supposed to happen after Cup Qualifying today, not sure if it will be televised on NBCSN though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 I know its not news... But I finally was able to watch the Watkins Glen race on TV this year since NASCAR is now live on air in the Netherlands. It is very odd when all you folks are watching commercials in the USA all we see here is onboard camera's of people just swerving all over the track for like 10 minutes with our commentator having to fill in the time. You can easily see that the broadcast was made for the USA specifically with the audio fade in/out when you guys come back/go to commercials. Last year NASCAR was live on TV here for the first time in years if not ever. I missed last years Watkins Glen race as I didn't know when it was until after it happened... Watched the Roval race last year though and mega enjoyed that! I've never been interested in Oval racing. I tried watching it but the only one I enjoy is the Indy 500 and some of the flatter ovals of NASCAR. Which I haven't figured out which they are yet to tune into those. Already have been following IndyCar on roadcourses for quite a few years now beside the Formula One, 24 hours of Le Mans and some IMSA races. Will definitely be tuning into the Bank of America Roval 400 this weekend again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 23 hours ago, Roth Potter said: It is very odd when all you folks are watching commercials in the USA all we see here is onboard camera's of people just swerving all over the track for like 10 minutes with our commentator having to fill in the time. You can easily see that the broadcast was made for the USA specifically with the audio fade in/out when you guys come back/go to commercials. You're not missing much, Roth. I've watched US streams, and the commercials seem to be a loop of big pickup trucks, insurance and impotency cures. Occasionally, they remember to show a few laps of the race! Roth Potter, Skipper Duke and Spike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 Haha, yeah. I tried following it but as someone for who the commercials weren't for on the other side of the globe, and half the time not knowing what they were even about with my English at the time. It just wasn't enjoyable to watch. Over here there is a rule saying you can not show commercials when you have scheduled to show a sporting event. Either we have split picture with no sounds on the sport event for a short time or the commercials go by only before and after the event. The latter is nowadays more common except for events like the 24hrs of Le Mans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 We used to get the F1 races uninterrupted on free-to-air TV, but now only the highlights are free-to-air. Even so, they only take a break about once every 15 minutes. Soccer and rugby matches, and hurling here in Ireland, are shown with only commercials at the start and end of half time (and before and after the match). Of course, NASCAR is a much longer event, but I'm still not used to the US levels of advertising. American football is another lengthier sport, and its many stoppages in play lend themselves to commercial breaks. The extra breaks are also noticeable in other US shows when they're shown here. I was watching 'Medical Detectives' last night, and there must be at least three places where US viewers would've gone to a break in a half hour show. Over here, a half hour show typically only has a single break. Roth Potter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) Its about the same here but with some split screen commercials when it was on free-to-air. Although there's no highlights of F1 on free-to-air anymore. Just 15-30 seconds maybe on the news. When they aired the Dukes here on TV half of the commercial block things weren't used here either I think. But I think we should go back to NASCAR now. Edited September 29, 2019 by Roth Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 You got that right Hoss You can count on at least seeing either a viagra or cialis commercial almost every commercial break . If the race is on NBC or Fox I'll usually change the channel during the commercials. If anybody missed the race yesterday I recommend you at least watch the last stage when Nascar posts the full race next Sunday on Youtube. Chase Elliot was on fire, what a run to come from all the way in the back to win the race after hitting the tire barrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Official Tyler Reddick to drive the #8 RCR Chevy for 2020 https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/10/02/tyler-reddick-to-drive-richard-childress-racings-no-8-cup-car-next-year/ 2020 Cup Rules https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/10/01/2020-nascar-rules-will-reduce-cup-road-crew-members-at-track/ some highlights: Each car number will be permitted to have a maximum of 12 certified chassis at any given time. In addition, each organization will be permitted to have a maximum of 10 unique chassis designs. With the rule that teams will be allowed a maximum of 12 certified chassis, a team only will be permitted to retire and replace a chassis with a different one when: The chassis has incurred damages during a race incident and the damage is determined by NASCAR to be significant enough to warrant replacement The chassis has been used as the primary vehicle (meaning it has taken the green flag to start the race) at a minimum three events by the same organization during the 2020 season The chassis has incurred damage due to a race incident but has exhausted its major repairs and cannot be updated to either its original or any of the remaining declared designs. Teams must compete in a minimum of eight events with a long block sealed engine and at least eight with a short block sealed engine (this year teams had to run three long block sealed engines and 12 short block sealed engines.) Organizations will be permitted a total of 150 wind tunnel testing hours per calendar year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Sounds like they're trying cut costs as they've done in F1. Do you think it'll help the smaller teams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) I wonder why it is necessary to limit wind tunnel testings. Edit: maybe Hoss is onto something. They are trying to help the smaller teams. Edited October 4, 2019 by RogerDuke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Nascar has been trying to "cut costs" for decades, the reason for the quotation is some of the rules they say are related to cutting costs have nothing to do cutting costs. Aric Almirola extends contract with SHR https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/10/11/aric-almirola-confirms-extension-with-stewart-haas-racing/ Two day test of Gen 7 Cup Car https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/10/09/nascar-wraps-up-two-day-test-for-2021-debut-of-next-gen-cup-car/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Clint Bowyer signs extension with SHR will continue to drive the #14 Ford https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/10/17/clint-bowyer-returning-to-stewart-haas-racing-in-2020/ If you haven't listened to it yet The King Richard Petty was on Dale Jr's podcast this week https://www.dalejr.com/radio/tdjd/default.aspx I'm about halfway thru it, the king has some interesting and funny stories about the old days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 Well one more week to go and it looks like a Joe Gibbs Racing team will be taking home the championship trophy unless Kevin Harvick can pull a lucky rabbit out of his hat. Kurt Busch signs multi year extension deal with CGR https://sports.yahoo.com/kurt-busch-sponsor-staying-ganassi-213912305.html Chevy updated the nose of the Camaro for the 2020 season, probably too make it better at pushing on the big tracks https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/10/31/chevrolet-model-2020-nascar-cup-series-camaro-zl1-1le/?linkId=100000008797803 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Thanks for the updates Spike. As always, it's good to hear from you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 Daniel Suarez out and Cole Custer in at Stewart Haas Racing https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/11/14/report-cole-custer-to-replace-daniel-suarez-at-stewart-haas-racing-in-2020/ Ryan Newman signs contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing for 2020 https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/10/30/oscar-mayer-extends-sponsorship-of-ryan-newmans-no-6-mustang-through-2021/ Corey Lajoie to stay with Go Fas Racing and Go Fas Racing will have a technical alliance with Stewart Haas Racing https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/12/03/corey-lajoie-staying-with-go-fas-racing-in-2020/ Quin Hoff to drive Starcom Racing 00 thru the 2021 season https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/11/27/quin-houff-joins-starcom-racing-as-full-time-driver-in-two-year-deal/ JTG Daugherty Racing 2020 Lineup https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/12/02/jtg-daugherty-racing-reveals-2020-driver-crew-chief-lineup/ Silly Season update https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/12/03/silly-season-scorecard-early-december-update/ and the big news is Jimmie Johnson to retire after 2020 Season https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/11/20/jimmie-johnson-announces-that-2020-will-be-his-final-full-time-cup-season/. I'm not surprised by this one with the new car to debut in 2021 he probably doesn't want to deal with figuring out how to drive it. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted December 4, 2019 Report Share Posted December 4, 2019 JJ retiring!? As always, thanks for the updates Spike. Garrett Duke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 Here's the 4 sponsors for Nascar's 2020 Cup series https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/12/05/xfinity-among-four-premier-partners-for-nascar-cup-series-in-2020/ https://www.nascar.media/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/12/mkt_ncs_tw-625x340.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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