DCarp1231 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Might as well start this up now that we’re within a few days of the beginning of the season with The Clash Notable Car/Driver/Team Changes Legacy Motor Club - Team switch manufacturer from Chevy to Toyota, John Hunter Nemechek (42) replaces Noah Gragson SHR - Josh Berry (4) replaces Kevin Harvick (Retired) & Noah Gragson (10) replaces Aric Almirola (Retired/Stepping Away) Spire Motorsports - Zane Smith (71) and Carson Hocevar (77) join full-time. Smith is on lease from Trackhouse Trackhouse Racing - Shane van Gisbergen (# TBA) is now officially part time in all three major series (Kaulig Xfinity (97) TBA Truck) as well the first ARCA race at Daytona. Kaulig Racing - AJ Allmendinger (16) is once again taking a step back from full-time cup schedule and splitting the ride with Josh Williams, but will race full time in Xfinity once more. Daniel Hemric (31) takes over for Justin Haley (new team) Rick Ware Racing - Justin Haley (51) joins the team after his departure from Kaulig. Cody Ware, Kaz Grala, and potentially other drivers will spill duty in the team’s second full time entry (15). Front Row Motorsports - Kaz Grala will also be in the team’s third entry (36) when not racing with RWR. RFK Racing - Team introduces “Stage 60” and will have numerous drivers behind the wheel on a part time schedule starting with David Ragan at Daytona. It’s rumored the other drivers will be team “legends”. Racetrack and Schedule Changes Auto Club - on schedule hiatus while being reconfigured into short track Bristol (Spring) - Back on concrete after a few seasons ran on dirt Indy - Brickyard 400 returns to commemorate 40th Anniversary Two Week Break - Following the Brickyard 400, NASCAR will get an extended break allowing for NBC’s Olympic Coverage Iowa - Officially gets its first ever Cup race on June 16 Texas - No longer in the Round of 12 Watkins Glen - moved to the playoffs in the Round of 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Anyone else watching NASCAR: Full Speed on Netflix? I'm curious to see what NASCAR fans think of it. FWIW, I just watched the first episode and thought it was great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 38 minutes ago, infrared41 said: Anyone else watching NASCAR: Full Speed on Netflix? I'm curious to see what NASCAR fans think of it. FWIW, I just watched the first episode and thought it was great. I dig it. It only focuses on the Playoffs and the drivers in the Playoffs, but it’s definitely a fun and intriguing introspective show. Netflix is supposedly at NASCAR Media Day this week so there’s rumors of a full season length feature for Full Speed Season 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said: I dig it. It only focuses on the Playoffs and the drivers in the Playoffs, but it’s definitely a fun and intriguing introspective show. Netflix is supposedly at NASCAR Media Day this week so there’s rumors of a full season length feature for Full Speed Season 2. It's focusing on all the right things to bring in new fans. I'd be all over a full season of this. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Just binged the first four episodes and I love it. I wish there had been any kind of feature of RFK but they didn't really factor into the playoffs. I'm hoping for a full season of this. Quote the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 6 minutes ago, sky1324 said: Just binged the first four episodes and I love it. It's excellent. I had to stop watching after the first two. If I hadn't, I would have been up until 4am watching it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Turns out there will be a third driver of Kaulig’s 16 Cup entry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Two drivers that I absolutely believe who should be on the hot seat if they don’t perform well during the first portion of the season are Daniel Suarez at Trackhouse and Corey LaJoie at Spire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjarvie Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 4 hours ago, DCarp1231 said: Two drivers that I absolutely believe who should be on the hot seat if they don’t perform well during the first portion of the season are Daniel Suarez at Trackhouse and Corey LaJoie at Spire. Valid. I also throw Chase Briscoe and Ryan Preece on that list. And for next year Austin Cindric and Ricky Stenhouse. I realize Stenhouse won the 500 last year, but I feel like he's only at JTG because he won the 500. The driver that should be on the hot seat that won't be for obvious reasons is Austin Dillon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, mjarvie said: Valid. I also throw Chase Briscoe and Ryan Preece on that list. And for next year Austin Cindric and Ricky Stenhouse. I realize Stenhouse won the 500 last year, but I feel like he's only at JTG because he won the 500. The driver that should be on the hot seat that won't be for obvious reasons is Austin Dillon. I gotta give props to Ty Dillon for attempting to pave his own way in the sport. Hasn’t really panned out, but at least he’s not piggy backing off his grandfather. While we’re at it… Alex Bowman. Sure he wins races here and there, but he’s not exactly a name people talk about without bringing up the fact that he replaced two very iconic drivers at Hendrick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I wouldn’t put chase briscoe or Ryan preece on the hotseat, only if one of them is awful while the other cars perform I can see it being a possibility. Chase is really the only one who has sponsorship, and viewed as Tony’s protege, and preece performed well compared to the rest of SHR last year. I wouldn’t say Lajoie is on the hotseat either. He has taken them from a field filler to being respectable. He brings sponsorship and has his own podcast that promotes the team and sponsors. Bowman I don’t see unless another elite driver becomes available l, ally likes him and he signed a multi year extension last year. Austin Cindric isn’t going anywhere because of the same reason Austin Dillion isn’t. His daddy is the Penske team president. Suarez definitely is, if he doesn’t perform Trackhouse already has 2 drivers waiting to take his spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Kaulig really has assembled a good team in Xfinity with AJ droping back, and them acquiring Josh Williams, and the services of SVG. They announced that they'll still be running the #10 in 2024; as they got former truck series driver Daniel Dye for 10 races. Unsure if they will still have Derek Kraus, or will still get to have Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson and others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 This Daytona 500 broadcast on FOX has been absolutely brutal. Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick are horrendous in the booth. Harvick I can give a pass to as it’s his first 500 call and is doing his best to make something out of nothing with awkward dead air time, but Bowyer is in year 4 and monotone as ever. Bless Mike Joy for being the GOAT. If you made a drinking game out of taking shots every time FOX did in race picture-in-picture, you’d be obliterated by mid stage 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) William Byron wins. Hendrick goes 1 and 2 Edited February 20 by TrueYankee26 Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 10 minutes ago, TrueYankee26 said: William Byron wins. Hendrick goes 1 and 2 Thanks for verifying what I just watched. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 54 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said: This Daytona 500 broadcast on FOX has been absolutely brutal. Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick are horrendous in the booth. Harvick I can give a pass to as it’s his first 500 call and is doing his best to make something out of nothing with awkward dead air time, but Bowyer is in year 4 and monotone as ever. Bless Mike Joy for being the GOAT. If you made a drinking game out of taking shots every time FOX did in race picture-in-picture, you’d be obliterated by mid stage 2. Agreed. FOX used to be the gold standard and now it's just awful. Bowyer needs to be in the studio. Harvick is new to this so I'll give him a pass, but and I don't think he's ready yet. Since we're on the subject, what genius at FOX decided that the best use of Larry Mac was to stick him in a closet studio in Charlotte? FOX needs to fix the booth and the solution is just sitting there waiting to happen; put Bowyer in the studio, demote Harvick to Xfinity and the trucks until he either gets his chops or proves he's not capable. Then you bring back Larry Mac and sign Jr. before he makes a new deal with NBC. Problem solved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 12 minutes ago, infrared41 said: Agreed. FOX used to be the gold standard and now it's just awful. Bowyer needs to be in the studio. Harvick is new to this so I'll give him a pass, but and I don't think he's ready yet. Since we're on the subject, what genius at FOX decided that the best use of Larry Mac was to stick him in a closet studio in Charlotte? FOX needs to fix the booth and the solution is just sitting there waiting to happen; put Bowyer in the studio, demote Harvick to Xfinity and the trucks until he either gets his chops or proves he's not capable. Then you bring back Larry Mac and sign Jr. before he makes a new deal with NBC. Problem solved. Mike Joy - Dale Jr - Jeff Burton would be a masterclass NASCAR commentary booth. The worst part about Clint and Kevin in the booth was how much Clint kept talking over Kevin and interrupting him. Like how at the end, Harvick was trying to explain something but Bowyer chimed in with the “OMG KEVIN LOOK! LOOK KEVIN!”. I will say, Harvick is very good at explaining the technical side of driving. He has a spot in the booth on any level. Bowyer can kick rocks. Also, Larry Mac was supposed to be in Daytona because he was meant to be the crew chief of an Xfinity team, but once things kept getting delayed he returned to Charlotte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 I will say I was genuinely surprised by how well Daniel Suarez (99) and Todd Gilliland (38) ran before their crashes took them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Definitely would’ve expected Reese to be the NASCAR driver instead of Malcolm. Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Harvick wasn’t bad, but yeah Bowyer is awful. He was suppose to be the guy that was the zany former driver that would get excited and you wouldn’t know what they were going to say reminiscent of DW, but DW also had the serious side once the race got underway and tell the technical side, or explain what the driver was doing in the car. He’d have his own DW way of saying it but he’d get the information necessary out. Bowyer is just trying to tell jokes the whole time that either fall flat or distracting from the on track product. He’s also a big personality that will talk over anyone including Mike Joy and creates really awkward blocks of silence when he gets done talking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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