Official 2013 NASCAR Thread

• Curly J

  

  GoChiefs;1358480 wrote:GoChiefs thread. I win.

  
  Way to play the Mod Status card.
• said_aouita

  

  WebFire;1358404 wrote:Please change the thread title to "Official 2013 Racing Thread".

  
  
  
  Webfire n Speed o' sand is right. Official racing thread makes more sense. :thumbup:
• GoChiefs

  

  said_aouita;1358790 wrote:Webfire n Speed o' sand is right. Official racing thread makes more sense. :thumbup:

  
  It only makes sense cause SoS goes off topic, thats no reason to change a thread name.
• said_aouita

  

  GoChiefs;1358808 wrote:It only makes sense cause SoS goes off topic, thats no reason to change a thread name.

  I'd like some of the blame too. Eldora and the different dirt tracks plus GT cars gets some talk around here. Even if it's only a couple members.
  
  
  lol...still more than some sports threads.
• GoChiefs

  

  said_aouita;1358810 wrote:I'd like some of the blame too. Eldora and the different dirt tracks plus GT cars gets some talk around here. Even if it's only a couple members.
  
  
  lol...still more than some sports threads.

  
  Lets get back on topic!
  
  Danica to run 10 races in the Nationwide Series for Turner Motorsports.
• WebFire

  GoChiefs;1358815 wrote:Lets get back on topic!

  
• Speedofsand

  

  Waltrip, Bowyer
  
  
• Speedofsand

  

  McMurray
  
  
• WebFire

  
• Speedofsand

  

  Allmendinger. I saw Michael Shank yesterday and he recognized me from Homestead last year. I showed him my pass (you get in free to testing with a 24 ticket) and asked 'How do you like your car being on the ticket?' He smiled and said he had not seen it before. He liked it. They topped the chart in a few sessions.
  
  
• Speedofsand

  

  Roush
  
• Speedofsand

  

  Joao Barbosa
  
  
  
  
  Joao Barbosa giving autographs to some of the thousands of Boy Scouts camping this weekend in the infield
  
• ts1227

  

  
  
  Robby Gordon is consistent across all circuits. This is him at the Dakar Rally
• Curly J

  

  ts1227;1361278 wrote:
  
  Robby Gordon is consistent across all circuits. This is him at the Dakar Rally

  
  Who else did he take out?
• GoChiefs

  

  Curly J;1361295 wrote:Who else did he take out?

  
  The leaders that were getting ready to put him 8 laps down.
• BGFalcons82

  

  What are the thoughts on the Gen6 car this year? Early reports say it handles better in traffic and should lead to more passing. It will also be nice to see cars not going sideways down long straightaways. :thumbup:
• GoChiefs

  

  The drivers have all been pretty positive about the car. It seems the biggest positive is that it actually looks like a street car. Lol Kyle Busch, who absolutely destroyed the COT when it came out if you remember, has said this car is near perfect and that he loves it.
  
  "Camber rules that will impact rear grip, a taller spoiler aimed at keeping downforce numbers across the three brands within close proximity of one another, and a lower minimum weight (from 3,450 to 3,300 pounds) for the car will impact how the car handles, especially in traffic."
  
  I think this is the biggest deal if it helps fix the boring ass racing on 1.5 mile tracks like they think it will.
• GoChiefs

  

  Wow. NASCAR CEO Brian France was on the NASCAR live MRN radio show last night when none other than....Jeremy Mayfield called in to talk to him.
  
  "I thought I would just call in and see how you guys were doing, Brian, Eli," Mayfield said. "Haven't been around much to talk to you guys lately, and just wanted to ask Brian if he's willing to accept the fact I'd like to come back racing and if we could sit down and talk about it and figure out what we need to do to make that work."
  
  "Well, Jeremy, you know the path back for you it's the path back for anybody," [France] said. "I've always hoped you would choose the right path and not litigation and a bunch of other things, but that's up to you and you have a welcome mat out anytime you want. There's a stated process that AJ Allmendinger just went through and we welcomed him back, and it's terrific. That's up to you."
  
  
  Mayfield quickly got off the air after France's response. "OK, well, I appreciate that," Mayfield said. "I didn't mean to bother you on the show, but it's the only way I could get a hold of you and I figured it would be a great opportunity to do that."
• GoChiefs

  

  Sorry Mayfield, but nobody is gonna give your ass a chance in hell no matter what you do to get back in the sport.
• Classyposter58

  

  GoChiefs;1361722 wrote:The drivers have all been pretty positive about the car. It seems the biggest positive is that it actually looks like a street car. Lol Kyle Busch, who absolutely destroyed the COT when it came out if you remember, has said this car is near perfect and that he loves it.
  
  "Camber rules that will impact rear grip, a taller spoiler aimed at keeping downforce numbers across the three brands within close proximity of one another, and a lower minimum weight (from 3,450 to 3,300 pounds) for the car will impact how the car handles, especially in traffic."
  
  I think this is the biggest deal if it helps fix the boring ass racing on 1.5 mile tracks like they think it will.

  Or to restrictor plate Michigan, that would become an amazing race instantly. Nowadays they seem to just drive away from each other there
• GoChiefs

  

  Haven't really been able to tell anything from practice yet. They are being a bunch of pussies, just out there riding around, getting a feel for the car. Nobody's done any drafting yet. We'll wait and see if they do any this afternoon or not. It's sounding doubtful.
• GoChiefs

  

  Michael Waltrip, a two-time Daytona 500 champion, will pilot Swan Racing's #30 Toyota in the 2013 "Great American Race," reuniting him with former crew chief Tony Eury Jr.
• GoChiefs

  

  Speeds after 2 hours.
  
  
• GoChiefs

  

  Jr causes a 14 car wreck during testing.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yccjBzMwLOw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
• GoChiefs

  

  Sweet. Take the biggest free agent name off the market. Kyle Busch reportedly has signed a multiyear deal to stay with Joe Gibbs Racing. Kyle wouldn't confirm the reports though, just saying that "everyone will find out on media day what's going down." That leaves Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, and Juan Pablo Montoya as the biggest names on the market now.