DCarp1231 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 6 hours ago, mjarvie said: He wins a lot and people hate that. I also think a lot of hate comes from his and RCR's baby act last year at the November Martinsville race when Sheldon Creed actually raced him instead of laying over and letting him win Martinsville. It made him look like an adopted Childress grandchild who is going to suck at the Cup level and people are tired or Childress children as a whole. I’m curious to see how they’ll handle his transition to Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) 8 hours ago, DCarp1231 said: I’m curious to see how they’ll handle his transition to Cup. I really don’t think Austin Dillion is long for the cup series. I hope he transitions to a front office role. But at the end of the day it’s going to be his decision when he leaves that seat because granddad sure won’t pull him from it regardless of how much worse he does than his teammates every week. Edited February 25 by dont care And then he wrecks half the field on the first lap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 They ruined Atlanta. I tried to give it a few years but I just can’t take it. It was so much better as a high speed 1.5 mile quad oval. It relied on handling, towards the end the guys that had the best car control when the cars were sliding around would win the race. Now it’s a crash fest, boring drafting where the only real passes are get a run in the straight away and dive to the bottom in the corner and hope you clear before exit. It takes no skill, just luck to avoid getting wrecked (can’t even get on pit road normally) and really all you need to do is just ride around in second all day and wait until the last lap to pass and you win. Restrictor plate races are cool the 4 times they had it on tracks originally designed for it, I wouldn’t have added more to the schedule and I definitely wouldn’t convert another track to the bastardization of one. And they want to make Texas like this, no just put the banking back in turns 1 and 2 and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 *shrug* I like love this configuration/package for Atlanta. My only complaint is that I wouldn’t have it right after Daytona. It’s been a fun race so far. The kind that I don’t feel like an idiot for watching every lap of. edit: what a race! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, See Red said: *shrug* I like this configuration/package for Atlanta. My only complaint is that I wouldn’t have it right after Daytona. It’s been a fun race so far. The kind that I don’t feel like an idiot for watching every lap of. edit: what a race! I like this version of Atlanta a whole lot better than the previous version. It's entirely possible that my memory is failing me, but I seem to remember Atlanta races mostly being pretty boring before the reconfiguration. For example, I looked up the 2008 spring race. Kyle Busch was 3 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. It looked more like he was qualifying than it did like he was winning the race at the checkered flag. In 2018, Kevin Harvick won by 4 seconds. The only exciting finish that comes to mind at Atlanta is Harvick and Gordon in 2001. I'm not saying there weren't others, but I can't think of any. Give me this over watching the best car cruise around like he's in a different race every time. The new Atlanta is awesome. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2000 labonte vs Dale, 2005 Edward’s vs. Johnson, 2011 Gordon vs Johnson, yea some were blow outs but that really can happen at any track that isn’t a super speedway. The finish was cool, but does it make up for half the race being under caution? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayJ12 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 49 minutes ago, dont care said: 2000 labonte vs Dale, 2005 Edward’s vs. Johnson, 2011 Gordon vs Johnson, yea some were blow outs but that really can happen at any track that isn’t a super speedway. The finish was cool, but does it make up for half the race being under caution? When the racing was good, it was REAL GOOD. Cindric's insane four-wide pass for the lead is something I'll always remember for this race (besides the ending). I'm split because the racing was great, but now I'm worried that NASCAR will now gimmick the hell out of the intermediate drafting tracks and transform Texas into Atlanta 2.0. The transformation into a drafting track is so gimmicky, but it seems to have somewhat worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 59 minutes ago, dont care said: 2000 labonte vs Dale, 2005 Edward’s vs. Johnson, 2011 Gordon vs Johnson, yea some were blow outs but that really can happen at any track that isn’t a super speedway. The finish was cool, but does it make up for half the race being under caution? Add in 2001 and that's four memorable finishes in the 22 years before the reconfiguration. FWIW, I liked the old Atlanta races too, but I can't blame the track for trying to put on a better show. I agree that there were too many wrecks, but Atlanta is what it is now. It's plate racing and all the stuff that comes with it. We can accept that or we can complain about it, but the current configuration ain't going anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I wish they had done this reconfig to Texas instead of Atlanta. At the bare minimum it would be better than what Texas puts on now. But this type of racing is stretched to its absolute limit with 6 races, there's no need for even more. Quote the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 The re-pave is complete at Sonoma. Such a beautiful track when it’s not dead and lifeless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 14 hours ago, DCarp1231 said: The re-pave is complete at Sonoma. Such a beautiful track when it’s not dead and lifeless It will be dead and lifeless again come June when for what ever reason grass can’t live in Northern California then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I don't know why they can't race at Sonoma when it's bright and green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 Let the “Honda as the 4th Manufacturer” rumors commence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 48 minutes ago, Dalcowboyfan92 said: I don't know why they can't race at Sonoma when it's bright and green. From what I've heard, it has to do with fan amenities - during the spring the area is marshy and would make tailgating/navigating the track tough. I would love to see Sonoma as part of the West Coast swing, personally. 1 Quote the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayJ12 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 21 minutes ago, sky1324 said: From what I've heard, it has to do with fan amenities - during the spring the area is marshy and would make tailgating/navigating the track tough. I would love to see Sonoma as part of the West Coast swing, personally. I think also, the fact that this time of the year is also rain season in California as well - and we have seen NASCAR have trouble with rain races before. But I'm in agreement with you, I'd love to see Sonoma earlier in the schedule. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 8 minutes ago, GrayJ12 said: I think also, the fact that this time of the year is also rain season in California as well - and we have seen NASCAR have trouble with rain races before. But I'm in agreement with you, I'd love to see Sonoma earlier in the schedule. Yep, exactly. I live in LA so I can't speak for the Bay Area but it's been raining nearly every weekend here for the past month or so. Much less likely to rain in the summer. Quote the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 11 hours ago, GrayJ12 said: I think also, the fact that this time of the year is also rain season in California as well - and we have seen NASCAR have trouble with rain races before. But I'm in agreement with you, I'd love to see Sonoma earlier in the schedule. It being a road course they could put on rain tires and go out. Unless it’s a torrential down pour they’d be able to do it. Also even with it being the rainy season I could t tell you the last time a race got rained out at auto club 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 We have an answer to the will-they-won’t-they between NBC and retaining Dale Jr as a commentator- Dale Jr has signed a deal with Amazon & WBD starting in 2025 https://theathletic.com/5307726/2024/02/29/dale-earnhardt-jr-amazon-warner-bros-nbc-sports/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayJ12 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 33 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said: We have an answer to the will-they-won’t-they between NBC and retaining Dale Jr as a commentator- Dale Jr has signed a deal with Amazon & WBD starting in 2025 https://theathletic.com/5307726/2024/02/29/dale-earnhardt-jr-amazon-warner-bros-nbc-sports/ I'm very intrigued to see how Amazon and WBD will present their NASCAR coverage. It's been a while since we have seen a completely new player in the NASCAR TV world. But Junebug is a huge get for them. Legitimizes them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Well, that’s a bummer that he’s taking this season off… that’s a big loss for NBC. Him and Bestwick would be a good pairing. Amazon should make that happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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