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I love Eldora already and the race hasn't even started.
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All Nascar needs heat races and a feature with bmain
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Jul 24, 2014 01:53
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Ok, so Dillon spins Larson, Larson drives right out of the spin, catches Dillon... and Fox decides we should see Eric Jones' flat tire instead? loving retards.
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Jul 24, 2014 02:59
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Where the gently caress did Larson come from?
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Jul 24, 2014 03:31
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Kyle Larson is pure entertainment, god drat.
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Jul 24, 2014 03:32
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Larson trying that old Daytona USA strat of just ramming the wall and not letting off.
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Jul 24, 2014 03:40
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Cygni posted:Larson trying that old Daytona USA strat of just ramming the wall and not letting off. He was ACTUALLY GAINING with like five to go. How.
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Jul 24, 2014 03:41
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Jul 24, 2014 03:42
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That was entertaining as hell, but holy gently caress is Larson an idiot. He had plenty of truck to win that and he just demolished it. Glorious demolition, but dumb as a rock.
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Jul 24, 2014 03:46
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That was the first full race I've watched in a while and I liked it quite a bit! Although the relative I was watching it with outed themselves a bit. "I don't really want to see Wallace win." "What, why?" "Uh, well it's not like I'm prejudiced or anything because I'm not, but uh..........." Watching Larson ride the wall like that was hilarious too.
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Jul 24, 2014 03:47
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Darksaber posted:That was the first full race I've watched in a while and I liked it quite a bit! Although the relative I was watching it with outed themselves a bit. Unless it's a different kind of outing: "Uh, well it's not like I'm prejudiced or anything because I'm not, but uh...I'm really into Japanese guys." Harveygod fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Jul 24, 2014 |
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Jul 24, 2014 04:01
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Absolutely enjoyed that race - I don't know in what way, but it felt even more competitive than last year. DWJ's all right in my book, and Larson's truck was the most beat-up but fast racer I've seen since his Nationwide car at Darlington earlier this year.
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Jul 24, 2014 05:48
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Darksaber posted:That was the first full race I've watched in a while and I liked it quite a bit! Although the relative I was watching it with outed themselves a bit. Hell I'm with him. I don't like those people either. If you can even call them people. I am of course talking about the Wallace family.
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Jul 24, 2014 05:48
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...of which Bubba is not a member. Eldora owns. Their "Expressways" behind the main concourse to get fans from Turn 1 to Turn 4 are genius. Traffic going into the track was non-existent. Traffic getting out of the parking lot kinda sucked but was manageable. Good crowd, though there were a couple sections which were mostly empty. Racing Electronics didn't know that Kenny Schrader was NOT in the 00 truck, so thanks for helping me flush my $5 down the toilet, RE. Kyle Larson for probably 20 laps straight used the wall as a cushion. He almost wrecked Hornaday on a slide job and had a great race with him for a couple laps, before turning on the god drat afterburner to catch Bubba. He wanted to die in his post-race interview with MRN.
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Jul 24, 2014 05:56
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CBJSprague24 posted:...of which Bubba is not a member. 
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Where was the caution for Kyle Larson knocking the wall down with two to go, NASCAR? e- Norm Benning has become an Eldora folk hero. He got one of the louder reactions in driver intros, and somebody on Sirius said the Truck he ran last year was purchased by Smoke and was on display somewhere on the track grounds. And, with that, I post a trivia question I heard from Eli Gold: Why does Norm (normally) run #57? (Looking at you, LASTCAR.) Long day. Not all here right now. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 06:08 on Jul 24, 2014 |
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Jul 24, 2014 06:02
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CBJSprague24 posted:Where was the caution for Kyle Larson knocking the wall down with two to go, NASCAR? He's from western PA so I assume it's ketchup related
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CBJSprague24 posted:And, with that, I post a trivia question I heard from Eli Gold: Why does Norm (normally) run #57? (Looking at you, LASTCAR.) Because it looks cool when written in the old curvy modifieds numbers?
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Jul 24, 2014 18:22
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Average 75% chance of rain on Sunday, with 100% chance right at noon. 
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Jul 24, 2014 19:55
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devmd01 posted:Average 75% chance of rain on Sunday, with 100% chance right at noon. I hate rain
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Jul 24, 2014 19:58
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They could develop rain tires so that there can be another indy tire debacle where they get cautions every 10 laps.
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Jul 24, 2014 20:34
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tater_salad posted:They could develop rain tires so that there can be another indy tire debacle where they get cautions every 10 laps. Considering how especially awful Goodyear's tires have been this year I can see that happening rain or no rain.
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Jul 24, 2014 20:51
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Peanut President posted:Because it looks cool when written in the old curvy modifieds numbers? This would've been my answer. I actually don't know - he ran the #84 for nearly all of his 281 ARCA starts and once attempted the 500 in that number, too. I did get an unconfirmed report that his switch to the #6 will be permanent. Apparently, he'd always wanted to have a single-digit number. From the interviews I've done so far, it sounds like independent drivers don't have a firm reason for picking one car number and not another. Apparently, they just take what's available, then stick with it for years. I got that same answer from from Marty Burke, who worked for J.D. McDuffie, and Joe Dan Bailey, the son of H.B. Bailey. Incidentally, I just posted my interview with Joe Dan Bailey last night. He had some great information about his father, who was the first Cup driver to qualify at Indianapolis in 1994. 
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Jul 24, 2014 20:53
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Oh man the '95 Brickyard is on ESPN Classic and Andretti's car is as horrific as I remember.
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Do you guys want a racetrack tip thread made like we'd compiled on the Wiki at one point? The Wiki is gone & I figured it could be a resource for anybody considering going to a race, especially at a different track. I waited to address this until LASTCAR got back because I wanted to see if he knew: sportsgenius86 posted:He's from western PA so I assume it's ketchup related Yep. The 57 is a reference to Heinz 57, made by Pittsburgh-based Heinz. The change to #6 is, in fact, because he wanted a single-digit number. He still has the rights to 57 as well. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Jul 24, 2014 |
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Jul 24, 2014 21:34
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It will never happen because NASCAR, but I'm willing to bet the Wednesday night crowd at Eldora was larger than many of the Saturday Nationwide crowds.Jayski posted:Stewart would like to have Nationwide and Sprint Cup races at Eldora: While he's not planning for it, Tony Stewart would love for the addition of more NASCAR Racing at Eldora Speedway. Stewart, along with track general manager Roger Slack, talked about the possibilty during a press conference for the unveiling of the new infield building that will be added for the 2015 season. "I'd love for the Truck Series to not be the only NASCAR that comes here," Stewart said. "If this continues to go as well as we hope it does there's no reason that the other two divisions couldn't come possibly in the future. I think we can make it work. If you can take the trucks and make them work here, the Cup cars and Nationwide cars aren't much of a stretch from that. So it's definitely feasible to do that." The new building, which will begin to be constructed in October, will house the media center that will also double as an infield hospitality suite. The building will also be the site of the infield care center along with a concession stand with double lines. Stewart said the decision to build in the infield building had no bearing on the possibilty of getting a Nationwide of Cup Series race in the future. "This is part of the continued process of us making the commitment of improving the facility to making it bigger and better," he said. "But we are very appreciative and very content if we only run truck races from here on out. We get the privilege to keep hosting Truck races and we are very happy doing that."(Motor Racing Network)(7-24-2014)
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Well yeah, it's a one off heavily promoted race at a legendary track, of course it's gonna pack them in. e- I bet the Kings Royal or the Dream outdraws last night handily, though
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Harry J posted:It will never happen because NASCAR, but I'm willing to bet the Wednesday night crowd at Eldora was larger than many of the Saturday Nationwide crowds. There were less than 1,000 reserved seats left as of a couple days before the race, but Dave Moody said yesterday they'd sold 2,000 extra GA tickets as compared to last year.
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Ah so you knew the inside scoop on things eh SRA. http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/stock-cars/arca-stock-cars/grant-enfinger-switches-arca-rides/
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Smoke just made a $25,000,000  .quote:"Yeah, if we can raise $25 million, we will put a dome and a roof over top of Eldora Speedway. ... This is not a joke. We have a fellow competitor who is a large engineer and he's figured out what it would actually take to put a roof over Eldora, so it's about a $25 million project to do if we were able to get an event like a (NASCAR Sprint) Cup race. That would definitely be a lot easier to justify spending $25 million. If not, I don't know how many $1.50 hot dogs we'd have to sell to raise $25 million." Eldora, the literal Thunderdome? http://sports.yahoo.com/news/success-eldora-return-goes-roof-211900457--nascar.html Dale Junyer's also offering dating advice on Twitter. His plan for breakup success: 1) Pick the thing that annoyed you the most about them and focus on it. 2) Party with friends. 
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When was the last Sprint Cup dirt race?
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Just wanted to dip in the thread and say that I was clapping on my couch for Kyle Larson after he finally hit hard enough to kill his car. The most exciting drive I've seen in as long as I can remember. Kid owns.
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Peanut President posted:When was the last Sprint Cup dirt race? 1970, the King won it. Also has anyone ever been to motorsports indoors? It's not as cool as you'd think!
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VikingSkull posted:1970, the King won it. But indoor motorsports are usually sprints or gokarts not full-size cars on dirt. Roof-dora will be sweet.
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VikingSkull posted:
Back in like 2004/5, I went to a mini stock car event held in the Norfolk VA coliseum, they built a banked oval right inside the hockey rink. It was pretty loud! E: Mason Mitchell's mom posts on the ARCA racing site 
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Jul 25, 2014 12:47
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Hey, did you guys know that Tony Stewart rules? Because if you didn't, here's a tutorial as to why he's awesome, complete with the use of the phrase "Yard Sale". http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/vid...id=311418435810
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CBJSprague24 posted:Hey, did you guys know that Tony Stewart rules? Because if you didn't, here's a tutorial as to why he's awesome, complete with the use of the phrase "Yard Sale". They should have shown some of the shots they had of him during the race last year, he was like a kid at an amusement park.
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Jul 25, 2014 18:32
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Grant Enfinger's website has the ARCA and Truck Series logos next to the GMS Racing logo at the bottom. Could this mean a Truck race or two for him this year?
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devmd01 posted:Back in like 2004/5, I went to a mini stock car event held in the Norfolk VA coliseum, they built a banked oval right inside the hockey rink. It was pretty loud! Do you mean ARENA RACING USA PRESENTED BY JOE GIBBS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaMpNoUpH4o
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Hell yeah that was it. I assumed it folded during the recession or something.
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