Spike Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Indycar driver Santino Ferrucci interested in doing some Nascar races in 2021 https://www.jayski.com/2020/11/28/santino-ferrucci-interested-in-nascar/ RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Now that I'm retired I have time to do some of the things I always wanted to do. In 2021 I'm going to accept the job as the starting right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, like my childhood hero, Roberto Clemente. I'm going to structure my contract so that I have Sundays off so I can drive NASCAR just like the Dukes hero, Cale Yarborough. This is why I wanted to get all my episode reviews done now. Spring training will be here before you know it and I'll be pretty busy after that. I guess I'll be seeing Santino on the track. Edited November 30, 2020 by RogerDuke Spike and Hobie Hartkins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Well Roger you can live out your Nascar fantasy by playing the original Nascar Heat, just go to The Mod Squad (link in my sig) and the guys there will help you get set up. They have Nascar mods from the 1960's - now, and the best part it's all Free. Just tell them Spike sent you There was a really scary crash in the F1 race yesterday and the driver walked away with minor injuries. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ7_En2xEm4 RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Spike said: There was a really scary crash in the F1 race yesterday and the driver walked away with minor injuries. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ7_En2xEm4 I watched the start of the race live yesterday and that was quite a shock. We're used to seeing flames from engine fires (as happened to Perez yesterday), but it's a long time since a crash has ended in a fireball. Grosjean looked comfortable in hospital after the race, and is said to have only suffered minor burns. The "halo" safety device above the driver's head probably saved his life. It looks like Michael Schumacher's son Mick may be driving for the Haas F1 team next year. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Corey Lajoie joins Spire Motorsports in the #7 Chevy for 2021 https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/11/30/corey-lajoie-joins-spire-motorsports-in-2021/ RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 On 11/30/2020 at 1:51 PM, HossC said: It looks like Michael Schumacher's son Mick may be driving for the Haas F1 team next year. Mick Schumacher's multi-year contract with Haas F1 was confirmed today. This could be a big weekend for British driver George Russell who gets to stand in for Lewis Hamilton for Sunday's race. Hamilton tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week, so has to self-isolate. Russell is currently driving one of the slowest cars on the grid and is one of the only drivers not to score a point this year, so it'll be some change stepping into the World Champion's car. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 16 hours ago, HossC said: Mick Schumacher's multi-year contract with Haas F1 was confirmed today. This could be a big weekend for British driver George Russell who gets to stand in for Lewis Hamilton for Sunday's race. Hamilton tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week, so has to self-isolate. Russell is currently driving one of the slowest cars on the grid and is one of the only drivers not to score a point this year, so it'll be some change stepping into the World Champion's car. That's a big score for Haas. Will be interesting to see what George can do in a race winning car although he probably feels a lot of pressure to do well. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 They'll be another familiar surname on the F1 grid this weekend. Pietro Fittipaldi, the grandson of two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, will be driving Romain Grosjean's Haas while Romain continues to recover from last week's crash. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 On 12/2/2020 at 7:27 PM, HossC said: This could be a big weekend for British driver George Russell who gets to stand in for Lewis Hamilton for Sunday's race. It's been a good weekend so far for George Russell in Lewis' Mercedes. He was fastest in the first two practice sessions, and qualified second for the race, just 0.026 seconds behind his new team mate Valtteri Bottas. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 What a roller-coaster race for George Russell. He started second, but took the lead by the first corner and kept it for most of the race. Then a safety car triggered a rushed pit stop where Mercedes put a mixed set of tires on his car, some of which should have gone on his team mate's car. He made a second stop to fix the problem, and was making his way back to the front when he got a puncture when he was just over two seconds off the lead. He again fought his way up the field, but with so few laps left, he could only manage ninth place. Nevertheless, he scored two points for the place and a bonus for the fastest lap, which are his first F1 points. Ironically, the incident that caused the safety car was a spin by Jack Aitken, who was driving George Russell's regular race car. Still, I think he proved himself today, and hopefully it won't be long before he's in a more competitive car. BTW. George wasn't penalized for the tire error, but the team were fined €20,000. Spike and RogerDuke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 Nascar has made some 2021 scheduling changes already due to California banning motorsports for a short period due to Covid-19 https://www.jayski.com/2020/12/08/nascar-expected-to-replace-auto-club-race-with-daytona-road-course/ Santino Ferrucci is reportedly close to a deal to do 20 Xfinity races for Our Motorsports in 2021. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 It will be interesting to see how California is going to handle the major league baseball season too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 Turn your speakers up for this one https://mobile.twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1338902949884522499 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 This should be the final F1 hijack of the year . Last night, Lewis Hamilton won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. It's presented annually to the sportsperson judged to have achieved the most that year. The winner is chosen by the public from a shortlist. "The recipient must either be British or reside and play a significant amount of their sport in the United Kingdom." It's Lewis' second win, with his first back in 2014. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Well, I kept to my word about F1 hijacks in 2020, and waited until 2021! To add to all of his other achievements, Lewis Hamilton received a knighthood in the New Year Honours List. He follows in the footsteps of other F1 drivers Sir Jack Brabham, Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jackie Stewart. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Some pics of snow on Nascar tracks https://m.nascar.com/gallery/snowy-nascar-tracks-of-the-2020-21-offseason/#photo-1 Would be neat if the drivers would go out on snow mobiles or atv's for a charity race. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham's SRX Series 2021 schedule and TV showtimes https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2021/01/04/superstar-racing-experience-schedule-stafford-eldora-knoxville-nasvhille-lucas-oil-raceway-slinger-tony-stewart-ray-evernham/ You'll be able to watch these on your local CBS station Saturday nights at 8pm eastern. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Looks like Silly Season is starting to heat back up again... Anthony Alfredo joins Michael McDowell at Front Row Motorsports for 2021. Anthony will drive the #38 while Michael will stay in the #34. David Ragan will try to make the Daytona 500 in a 3rd car for FRM https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/06/front-row-motorsports-2021-nascar-cup-series-michael-mcdowell/ RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 Cody Ware to drive the #51 Rick Ware Racing car https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/18/cody-ware-to-run-full-time-in-cup-for-rick-ware-racing/ Joey Gase signed a year extension with Rick Ware Racing https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/15/joey-gase-rick-ware-racing-nascar-cup-series-2021/ Noah Gragson to attempt to make the Daytona 500 with Beard Motorsports https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/14/noah-gragson-beard-motorsports-nascar-cup-series-2021-daytona-500/ Kaz Grala to attempt to make the Daytona 500 with Kaulig Racing https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/13/kaz-grala-to-attempt-daytona-500-other-cup-races-for-kaulig-racing/ Singer Pitbull becomes part owner of Trackhouse Racing https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/15/pitbull-joins-trackhouse-racing-nascar-team-as-co-owner/ RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Ty Dillon will try to make the Daytona 500 with Gaunt Bros Racing in the #96 Toyota https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/19/ty-dillon-daytona-500-gaunt-brothers-racing-nascar-cup-series/ Derrick Cope to run the Daytona 500 in the #15 Rick Ware Racing https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/19/derrike-cope-daytona-500-rick-ware-racing/ Jamie McMurray to run the Daytona 500 in the #77 Spire Motorsports Chevy https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/19/jamie-mcmurray-nascar-cup-series-2021-daytona-500-spire-motorsports/ Josh Bilicki to drive the #52 Rick Ware Racing for 2021 season https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/01/19/josh-bilicki-rick-ware-racing-2021-nascar-cup-series/ RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 Denny Hamlin signs multi year contract extension with JGR https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/02/01/denny-hamlin-fedex-sign-contract-extensions-with-joe-gibbs-racing/ Some sad news...Mark Beard, owner of Beard Motorsports passed away https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2021/02/01/beard-motorsports-team-owner-passes-away/ the team still plans to run the #62 at Daytona 500 in his honor. Hobie Hartkins and RogerDuke 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 The 2021 season starts tonight with the Busch Clash on the road course at Daytona at 7pm eastern on FS1. The Daytona 500 qualifying is on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30pm on Fox and the Duels are Thursday at 7pm on FS1. As of now 44 cars are on the entry list. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 YEEEHHAAWWWW! Start dem engines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Well let's hope they use the oval next year as that was a yawner of a race except on the last lap where Chase Elliot tried a bump n run on Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch passed them both for the win. I found it hilarious that they called a caution for dirt on the track though they might have called it because Denny Hamlin was driving away from the rest of them. He had the best car but pit stops kept putting him back in the field. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Cup qualifying has been rescheduled to 7:30pm est tonight on FS1. Looks like there's a pretty good chance that the 500 will rain delayed as they're expecting rain Saturday and Sunday. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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