Chicageaux Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 NASCAR has made a rule change to allow teams to make modifications to prevent rubber build-uphttps://twitter.com/bobpockrass/status/1567532606106832898?s=20&t=5Zq7La7HSoIBTmvfxNKQ1w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJimmy Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 my god, it's actually back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 North Wilkesboro coming back from the dead and taking something from Texas (in this case; the All-Star race) is poetic justice for 1997. Hindsight is obviously 20/20, but I think they made the right decision in trying to strike while the iron was hot. I don't blame them for trying. It just didn't end up panning out at the end of the day. But, admitting mistakes were made and attempting to atone for the sins of the past shows they realized mistakes were made and want to try to make things right. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicageaux Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Charlotte Motor Speedway accidentally posted the press-release for the 2023 All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro early. They've since deleted it but the internet never forgets.NASCAR All-Star Race Moves to Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway for 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Kyle Busch is making an announcement on Tuesday, presumably about his racing future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 On 9/7/2022 at 9:03 PM, Dalcowboyfan92 said: North Wilkesboro coming back from the dead and taking something from Texas (in this case; the All-Star race) is poetic justice for 1997. Hindsight is obviously 20/20, but I think they made the right decision in trying to strike while the iron was hot. I don't blame them for trying. It just didn't end up panning out at the end of the day. But, admitting mistakes were made and attempting to atone for the sins of the past shows they realized mistakes were made and want to try to make things right. It's a great gesture that I'm very glad to see happen. I never went to North Wilkesboro as a kid, it closed just as I was getting to the age of being able to go to Cup races. My dad and I went to Darlington, Rockingham, and Charlotte together but never made it to NW. I'm excited for it and will definitely look into going. My wife and I went to the late model race at the end of August (the one Dale Jr. raced in) and had a blast - it truly felt like I time traveled back to 1995. It looked, sounded, felt, and smelled exactly like going to those early-mid '90s races with my dad. That said, traffic was definitely an issue that I hope they can mitigate somehow. We got there around 5pm for the 7:30 start and that included waiting in about an hour of traffic. It got even worse toward start time, and they actually delayed the green flag for almost an hour to allow the crowd to file in. Granted, that was on a Wednesday evening, so plenty of people were all cramming in at the same time after work. North Wilkesboro + Wilkesboro = population of less than 8,000 and the infrastructure just plain isn't there for big crowds. US-421 runs alongside, but doesn't provide direct access to the speedway - the only way in/out of North Wilkesboro Speedway is a single two-lane road. Current capacity of NW is listed at 18,000 and the race sold out, I'm sure there were 20,000+ total people there. I have no idea how they did it back in the '90s with crowds of 50 to 60,000. Being on the weekend helped, and I'm sure there were a lot of campers, but yikes! The '95 and '96 Cup races were paired with a Saturday truck race (looking this up, I just found out that the Busch series only raced at NW from '83-'85, which I find odd), but man... 60,000 people there sounds like a transportation nightmare. Anyway, good on NASCAR. I'm excited to see what happens with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Bubba's win at Kansas should theoretically shut some people up, but now they're only whining louder because of course they are. "he only won because he was driving Kurt's car" ... "Denny let him win" ... Bubba/Denny finishing 1-2 (either order) is my optimal NASCAR result. Happy for him! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorWhom Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 I'm glad Bubba got another win, unfortunately I'm not shocked in the least that there are still people making excuses about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Kyle Busch will be joining RCR in 2023 and driving the #8. Tyler Reddick, who currently drives the #8 was set to leave RCR after 2023 to join 23XI, but now I'm curious what this will do for Reddick. Assuming he stays with RCR with a new third car, but a move to 23XI a year early to a new third car is possible. Tyler Reddick, who currently drives the #8 was set to leave RCR after 2023 to join 23XI, but now I'm curious what this will do for Reddick. Assuming he stays with RCR with a new third car, but a move to 23XI a year early to a new third car is possible. Edit: Looks like a third charter for RCR and Reddick will be in place for 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Noah Gragson was announced a few weeks ago as the driver of the 42 in 2023. We now know his replacement in the 9 at Jr Motorsports 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayJ12 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 2 hours ago, DCarp1231 said: Noah Gragson was announced a few weeks ago as the driver of the 42 in 2023. We now know his replacement in the 9 at Jr Motorsports Brandon Jones, the eternal Xfinity driver. It looks like JHN just might take over the 19 then (or the 54 if Ty moves up to take over the 18 in Cup) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, GrayJ12 said: Brandon Jones, the eternal Xfinity driver. It looks like JHN just might take over the 19 then (or the 54 if Ty moves up to take over the 18 in Cup) It’s interesting to me that two prominent Chevy teams (RCR-JRM) were able to poach talent (Busch-Jones) from a prominent Toyota team (JGR) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 All three Round-of-16 races were won by non-playoff drivers Darlington- Erik Jones Kansas- Bubba Wallace Bristol- Chris Buescher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayJ12 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Yesterday was this generation's Indy 2008...because of all the tire failures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Bowman to miss the Cup race this weekend at Talladega due to concussion symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Matt DiBenedetto finally gets his first career NASCAR win at Talladega, under dubious(?) circumstances. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayJ12 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 So yesterday we had: - A Truck driver receive burns from a pretty bad fire - A Truck driver get his first win due to his them throwing a caution 1000 feet before the finish (I'm not going to excuse it even though Debby finally won, but I feel for Bret Holmes) - Quite possibly the cleanest plate race I've seen in a while in the Xfinity race - A thrilling photo finish in the Xfinity race (Go Dinger!) TBH, I feel scared for this Cup race. After seeing the tire farce at Texas, and the multiple drivers having concussion problems, I have a feeling something bad will happen at this race today. That could mean that the drivers might drive with a little more caution, but I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 22 hours ago, GrayJ12 said: So yesterday we had: - A Truck driver receive burns from a pretty bad fire - A Truck driver get his first win due to his them throwing a caution 1000 feet before the finish (I'm not going to excuse it even though Debby finally won, but I feel for Bret Holmes) - Quite possibly the cleanest plate race I've seen in a while in the Xfinity race - A thrilling photo finish in the Xfinity race (Go Dinger!) TBH, I feel scared for this Cup race. After seeing the tire farce at Texas, and the multiple drivers having concussion problems, I have a feeling something bad will happen at this race today. That could mean that the drivers might drive with a little more caution, but I don't know. A little ironic that the Cup race ended up being relatively quiet outside of the crash; which could've been a lot worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I was really pulling for Blaney at the end. That man can’t catch a break. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 He's back, boys. AJ Allmendinger is going to be racing full-time in the Cup Series in 2023, for the first time since 2018. He'll be driving the 16 car. Replacing him in Xfinity will be Chandler Smith. It's at least a two car operation right now with Smith and Cassill. They're trying to get stuff done to keep Hemric around. I'm excited for AJ and the team, obviously, but he's going to be 41, and considering he left Cup with a whimper with JTG, I'm cautiously optimistic. I thought for certain they'd be hitching their wagon to Hemric. I guess Smith is now the team's end goal. Toyota loses another promising young talent because of the power structure within the manufacturer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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