***** Official 2016 NASCAR Thread *****

[GloryDayz]

Daytona is right around the corner and while Jeff won't be there let's get things going...

Date	Event
Feb. 13	Sprint Unlimited
Feb. 18	Can-Am Duel at Daytona
Feb. 21	Daytona
Feb. 28	Atlanta
March 6	Las Vegas
March 13	Phoenix
March 20	Auto Club
April 3	Martinsville
April 9	Texas
April 17	Bristol
April 24	Richmond
May 1	Talladega
May 7	Kansas
May 15	Dover
May 21	NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
May 29	Charlotte
June 5	Pocono
June 12	Michigan
June 26	Sonoma
July 2	Daytona
July 9	Kentucky
July 17	New Hampshire
July 24	Indianapolis
July 31	Pocono
Aug. 7	Watkins Glen
Aug. 20	Bristol
Aug. 28	Michigan
Sept. 4	Darlington
Sept. 10	Richmond
Sept. 18	Chicagoland
Sept. 25	New Hampshire
Oct. 2	Dover
Oct. 8	Charlotte
Oct. 16	Kansas
Oct. 23	Talladega
Oct. 30	Martinsville
Nov. 6	Texas
Nov. 13	Phoenix
Nov. 20	Homestead-Miami

[Demonpenz]

I don't know anything about indycar other than some of the guys are good.

[RobBlake]

indy/F1 drivers and heck even Nascar drivers have balls of steel.

[Dylan]

Originally Posted by Kman34

Shit...had Kyle this week in my NASCAR pool....no Money for 2nd...

Oh wow...So close.

You could see Edwards coming on with a fast car in the closing laps. Kyle is my driver, but Edwards would have hung back and not raced all out, knowing his car was faster - then why watch NASCAR.

Edwards pulled off an awesome - super perfect bump and run. We probably watched the best move for the win this season.

Edwards’s crew chief Dave Rogers used to be Kyle's crew chief. The #18 team and the #19 team are teammates as well as friends. I honestly believe the #19 team would never attempt a bump and run on the home stretch unless Edwards had the skill to succeed. The tap on Kyle's car was so light that Kyle came in second. Very impressive. J/M/O.

Kman, next week NASCAR is at Talladega - Think Penske drivers, Dale, Jr. maybe Denny Hamlin...Check them out. Hard track to pick a winner.

Toyota's packages were great on short tracks - Now, the schedule turns to a restrictor plate track and intermediate tracks - It will be interesting to see if the Toyota's can maintain their dominance. Kyle and Edwards both won two each.

I don't know - Hendrick, Penske and Stewart Haas (Harvick) might have the advantage going forward.

Just my opinion

[Dylan]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

I don't know anything about indycar other than some of the guys are good.

Oh, okay... I always check on Juan Pablo Montoya wins in IndyCar... He still has a large following of F1 fans.

Kimi Raikkonen and JPM used to be teammates, driving for McLaren - They were two aggressive bulls in a china shop. I remember one race (could have been more than one) crashing each other out of the race. They would hit each other's cars all the time. JPM used to wreck every car around him...They were good drivers and very entertaining.

[Kman34]

Have the first pick tomorrow for Talladega.....Super Speedway is so hard to pick cause of the "big one" could wipe out a third of the field...Jr? Hamlin? I'm leaning toward JJ...

[dannybcaitlyn]

Quintessential racing Joey. Glad your ok, but eat shit!

[Dylan]

Wow, Kman, It is hard to predict who will win on Sunday in Talladega. Drivers are just happy to finish, regardless of where they end up. Between the restarts and the cautions, drivers need the right strategy to know when to go. They need a great car, along with the right draft partner and a ton of luck in order to win at this track.

The leaders, on the final lap will most likely finish the race. The cars behind will get caught up in uncontrolled chaos.

Can you hold on to your money this weekend?

I hate the starting lineup. A bunch of loaded guns surrounds too many good drivers. When they start pushing all around, expect the good drivers not leading to drop back to avoid a crash.

After reading Danny's post, it became clear that Joey Logano caused the Big One in NASCAR’s XFINITY race in Talladega.


Starting lineup for the Geico 500:

Pos. No. Driver Brand Speed
1 24 Chase Elliott Chevy 192.661
2 3 Austin Dillon Chevy 192.424
3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 192.293
4 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 192.181
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 192.116
6 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Ford 192.089
7 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 192.008
8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 191.954
9 19 Carl Edwards Toyota 191.819
10 27 Paul Menard Chevy 191.812
11 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy 191.789
12 78 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 191.581
13 6 Trevor Bayne Ford 191.566
14 14 Ty Dillon Chevy 191.509
15 31 Ryan Newman Chevy 191.298
16 16 Greg Biffle Ford 191.191
17 19 Kyle Busch Toyota 191.164
18 41 Kurt Busch Chevy 191.039
19 21 Ryan Blaney Ford 190.921
20 13 Casey Mears Chevy 190.772
21 44 Brian Scott Ford 190.730
22 22 Joey Logano Ford 190.382
23 43 Aric Almirola Ford 190.260
24 42 Kyle Larson Chevy 190.166
25 7 Regan Smith Chevy 190.109
26 32 Bobby Labonte Ford 189.966
27 34 Chris Buescher Ford 189.925
28 47 AJ Allmendinger Chevy 189.921
29 4 Kevin Harvick Chevy 189.800
30 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 189.729
31 95 Michael McDowell Chevy 189.519
32 95 Landon Cassill Ford 189.470
33 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 189.313
34 15 Clint Bowyer Chevy 189.025
35 83 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 189.010
36 98 Cole Whitt Toyota 188.961
37 10 Danica Patrick Chevy 188.954
38 46 Michael Annett Chevy 188.478
39 35 David Gilliland Ford 188.467
40 23 David Ragan Toyota 187.636

Josh Wise failed to qualify for Sunday's race.

[Dylan]

Oh my: You win by the block, you can die by the block.

[Dylan]

According to the video, rookie Brennan Poole in the #48 won the race. Why did NASCAR rule the race to Sadler?

I swear, NASCAR is so crooked! What BS - Robbed the kid of a win - Now pass me the hot wings!

J.C. that was an awful block by Joey Logano. Wow! See video above.

From ESPN:

Rookie Brennan Poole appeared to cross the start-finish line first and thought he had scored the first win of his career, coming onto his team radio and shouting: "Oh my God, I think I might have puked!"

Poole probably felt even worse shortly thereafter, when NASCAR ruled after checking videotape that the yellow caution light had come out with Sadler in the lead after Sadler had barrelled into then-leader Joey Logano, the result of Logano appearing to get slightly overaggressive in his attempts to block Sadler.

As Logano spun back into the onrushing field, his No. 22 Team Penske Ford got broadsided by the No. 11 car of Blake Koch, which then caught fire.

"We crashed pretty hard," Logano said after getting checked out in the infield care center afterward. "It is just typical superspeedway racing ... racing for the win at the end. I know Elliott is a great speedway racer and he knew what he had to do to win the race, and I knew I what I had to do to try to keep him behind me.

"He went to make the move on the top and then he pulled it down to the bottom and got underneath me, and then I was a little late to the block. He was already there. Around I went and hit a bunch of other stuff along the way."

Just seconds earlier, it had appeared the Logano was a lock for the win.

A spin by Jeb Burton brought out the final caution with three laps remaining in the regularly-scheduled 113-lap portion of the race, necessitating a green-white-checkered finish when Logano had been out front and seemingly in position to win.

http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/stor...lladega-043016

[Dylan]

Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix
Sunday, 7:00 a.m. EST
CNBC

The track width varies from 43 feet at its narrowest point to 50 feet at the start-finish line.

18 Turns - 12 Right, 6 Left.

206 mph on the straight between the first and second turns. 132 mph through the turns.

Lap Time: 96.9 seconds

Starting Grid
1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:35.417
2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:36.123 *Five-place grid penalty
3. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:36.536
4. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:36.663
5. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:37.016
6. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:37.125
7. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:37.212
8. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, 1:37.459
9. Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, 1:37.583
10. **Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, No time

11. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1:37.652
12. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:37.701
13. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 1:37.771
14. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 1:37.807
15. Romain Grosjean, Haas, 1:38.005
16. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, 1:38.115

17. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, 1:38.914
18. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, 1:39.009
19. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1:39.018
20. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, 1:39.399
21. Rio Haryanto, Manor, 1:39.463
22. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:39.519

*Vettel will start with a five place grid penalty due to the change of the gearbox. Therefore, Bottas will start the race in 2nd and Kimi Raikkonen in 3rd.


**Lewis Hamilton did not participate in the final qualifying due to power unit failure. This is the second week that Hamilton's power unit failed.

[Dylan]

This made headlines around the world in 2015 -

Lewis Hamilton soaks Vladimir Putin with champagne while celebrating a win in Russian Grand Prix





2015 Russia Grand Prix

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=VGY1UUc1iUs

Vladimir Putin will attend Formula 1 Grand Prix in Russia on Sunday.

The circuit has a seven-year deal to host a grand prix. This will be the third. Hamilton won the two previous races held in Sochi, Russia.

[dannybcaitlyn]

Originally Posted by Dylan

Oh my: You win by the block, you can die by the block.

NASCAR makes another mistake by throwing out the yellow that close to the finish line Dylan. It wasn't like they were goin to let off the gas that close to the finish line anyway. I feel bad for the 48 which should have been the winner.

[Dylan]

Originally Posted by dannybcaitlyn

NASCAR makes another mistake by throwing out the yellow that close to the finish line Dylan. It wasn't like they were goin to let off the gas that close to the finish line anyway. I feel bad for the 48 which should have been the winner.

How can NASCAR get away with throwing out the yellow moments before the cars pass the finish line? What a shame. Well, NASCAR gave the race to the they wanted to win the race. I feel bad for the #48.


Kman:

Whom did you choose to win in Talladega? I happen to like both of your choices - Dale, Jr., or Denny. I am aware that you are betting money on these races, so I try not to recommend one driver.

Just so, you know, I am superstitious - Therefore I am reluctant to recommend Kyle.



Al Bundy:

On the preshow, they said that Kyle and Carl have not spoken to each other since last week. I find that hard to believe. Kyle has a very close relationship with the #19’s crew chief. I am not sure if it is pre-race hype. If what they say it true, your opinion last week is spot on.

We will know soon enough during today’s race when teammates help each other and need a partner to win the race. Depending on the situation, drivers make deals with others for a needed push to run up front.

Race is on!

It's Dega, Baby!

[Dylan]

Tony Stewart is going to swap out and let Ty Dillon finish the race.

Tony should have sat out due to injury and let Ty start the race.

Pulling an over sized injured driver out of a car and squeezing another driver in – Hooking up all the safety apparatus is just crazy.

Oh boy, the rookie Chase Elliott leads the field. Hold on tight.


Edit: WTH, Danica crashes on pit lane entering her stall.

Wow, she cut across and crashed into other two cars like they weren't even there to get to her stall from the outside lane. Hahahaha I've never seen that happen before.

[dannybcaitlyn]

Soooooo many commercials. Can't think of any other sport that has as many.