Nascar 2014

Ghost Train · 31-01-2014 1:16am #1

So probably good a time as any to start a 2014 thread

New rules which means that mainly race winners make it to chase and more of a knock out or playoff system for the chase

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/1/30/chase-for-the-nascar-sprint-cup-championship-format-changes.html

Not really a fan of the changes but then I don't follow nascar too closely so maybe it will make the racing easier to follow during those final few races

Calendar
Sprint Unlimited Daytona International Speedway, DaytonaBeach February 15
Budweiser Duels February 20
1 Daytona 500 February 23
2 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale March 2
3 Kobalt Tools 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas March 9
4 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol March 16
5 Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana March 23
6 STP Gas Booster 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway March 30
7 Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth April 6
8 Bojangles' Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington April 12
9 Toyota Owners 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond April 26
10 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega May 4
11 STP 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City May 10
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 17
12 Coca-Cola 600 May 25
13 FedEx 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover June 1
14 Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 8
15 Quicken Loans 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 15
16 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma June 22
17 Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta June 28
18 Coke Zero 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 5
19 Camping World RV Sales 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 13
20 Crown Royal 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway July 27
21 Gobowling.com 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond August 3
22 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 10
23 Pure Michigan 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 17
24 Irwin Tools Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 23
25 AdvoCare 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton August 31
26 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 6
Chase for the Sprint Cup
27 GEICO 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet September 14
28 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 21
29 AAA 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover September 28
30 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City October 5
31 Bank of America 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 11
32 Camping World RV Sales 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega October 19
33 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway October 26
34 AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth November 2
35 AdvoCare 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale November 9
36 Ford EcoBoost 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead November 16

TheChrisD · 31-01-2014 5:53pm

The Chase as it was was already too much of a gimmick (and probably the only reason Jimmie has so many titles), now it's a complete farce. Theoretically, someone could win the first 35 races and lose the championship by being second at Homestead.

TheChrisD · 01-02-2014 5:35pm

Here's an interesting image - who the Cup champs would have been under various other points systems, including this new one:

Details of the systems here: http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/67122818/

Ghost Train · 01-02-2014 8:30pm

New system definitely a bit more mixed up, wonder will it change the way drivers approach races though, take more risks for the win. If you do get a win early in the season, does that mean you coast alone till chase comes along, help a teammate out

TheChrisD · 16-02-2014 12:40am

90 minutes to the Sprint Unlimited...

TheChrisD · 16-02-2014 3:16am

Massive wreck in the middle of segment 2. That's half of the field gone.

TheChrisD · 16-02-2014 3:56am

As if this night wasn't weird enough - the pace car just caught fire.

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Charlie-Bravo · 16-02-2014 1:13pm

Ha, won't be buying a Chevy anytime soon :P

TheChrisD · 22-02-2014 9:55pm

Regan Smith "wins" the NNS "race".

NASCAR outlawed pushing in the race, and the results were... uneventful.

gs39t · 23-02-2014 12:25pm

I expect the 500 to be like the Truck and NNS races; dull as hell for the first 7/8th followed by chaos to the finish. NASCAR have basically outlawed racing with the new rule set.

23-02-2014 1:45pm

Np pushing? LOL, NASCAR.

gs39t · 23-02-2014 2:33pm

You can bump, but not push. James Buescher got done for it yesterday, and that penalty was bullcrap too. I expect to see someone made an example of today, but surprisingly it probably wont be a big name driver.

djimi · 23-02-2014 6:29pm

What does that mean that you cant push? So there will be no tandem racing? Or is it just that there cant be any contact when doing it?

gs39t · 23-02-2014 6:56pm

Seeing some chat that apparently that rule was for Trucks and Nationwide only. We'll see.

The rule is/was you cant have sustained contact (pushing), only bumping (incidental, and not in corners)

TheChrisD · 23-02-2014 7:14pm

The no pushing rule was in the ARCA race, the Truck race and the Nationwide race. All three of them, drivers couldn't easily move forward or make any gains because they couldn't gain the speed needed to beat the inside line as they couldn't be pushed there.

Anyway, race starts in 5-10 minutes. More details and stream links available on reddit.

Grim. · 23-02-2014 7:45pm

remembering now why i hate american race broadcasts

Grim. · 23-02-2014 8:03pm

spitting rain?

TheChrisD · 23-02-2014 8:14pm

Red flag for rain...

Infoanon · 23-02-2014 10:43pm

TheChrisD wrote: »

Red flag for rain...

Just as the track is starting to dry out the rain is back....this could be a long night or a rerun tomorrow night

paddydtaz · 23-02-2014 11:53pm

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=zoom&num=6&delay=100&rbscale=0.125&scale=0.228&noclutter=0&ID=MLB&type=N0R&lat=29.19966125&lon=-81.04372406&label=Daytona%20Beach,%20FL&showstorms=0&map.x=494&map.y=347&centerx=729&centery=837&lightning=0&smooth=0&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0&MR=1

Useful Satellite of the area if anyone's interested..........

TheChrisD · 24-02-2014 12:20am

FOX News reports that JJ won his 3rd Daytona 500 - they get confused because FOX played a repeat of the 2013 race during the delay.

Way to reinforce your news reporting standards there, FOX.

TheChrisD · 24-02-2014 2:34am

405 miles to go, about to restart.

TheChrisD · 24-02-2014 5:24am

June Bug wins it.

/me is not holding back tears of joy...

Charlie-Bravo · 06-04-2014 10:29pm

Do Nascar think it won't rain on Sundays? They really need to get wet weather tyres.

frostie500 · 07-04-2014 12:56am

astrofluff wrote: »

Do Nascar think it won't rain on Sundays? They really need to get wet weather tyres.

Far too dangerous on an oval, it's just the way it has to be. Torrential rain here in Dallas all day so hopefully we'll get racing tomorrow

TheChrisD · 07-04-2014 12:28pm

Wet tyres on.high-banks is definitely out of the question, but one of these days I'd wish they'd try it on one of the super low-banks like Milwaukee, Martinsville or New Hampshire.

Either way, not a good year for working with Mother Nature.

Charlie-Bravo · 07-04-2014 11:07pm

I do feel they are overly cautious about a few drops of rain. Could they evenrun on a drying track in suitable tyres? I appreciate the risk in the wet as you will have massive wrecks and severe or fatal injuries.

TheChrisD · 08-04-2014 1:56pm

astrofluff wrote: »

Could they evenrun on a drying track in suitable tyres?

TheChrisD · 04-05-2014 6:22pm

Whelp, Talladega time.

Zcott · 04-05-2014 9:08pm

As usual with these super speedways, no idea who'll win until near the last corner.

Zcott · 04-05-2014 9:41pm

Not a bad race but no fun finishing under caution.

TheChrisD · 04-05-2014 10:01pm

TheChrisD · 17-05-2014 4:18am

Josh Wise and the Dogecar win the fan vote, and will race in the All-Star tomorrow night.

Eat it, Danica.

youwhoglue · 23-05-2014 10:53am

^^^^^ Re Danica, the gif above is even funnier now! :pac::pac:

Nice win by J Mac.

TheChrisD · 21-06-2014 8:10pm

Nationwide at Road America going green any minute now.

Some weather in the area could make this a very interesting race, even moreso than normal!

Infoanon · 21-06-2014 11:12pm

TheChrisD wrote: »

Nationwide at Road America going green any minute now.

Some weather in the area could make this a very interesting race, even moreso than normal!

10 Laps to go and its Wet !

Infoanon · 21-06-2014 11:55pm

Infoanon wrote: »

10 Laps to go and its Wet !

That was exciting - Very unlike Nascar not to throw a yellow with that last lap smash.

TheChrisD · 22-06-2014 2:34am

Infoanon wrote: »

That was exciting - Very unlike Nascar not to throw a yellow with that last lap smash.

Crash with 2 to go? Instant yellow within 5 seconds, no questions asked.

Crash with 1 to go? Ah sure, let them boys race home.

22-06-2014 4:24am

So what's the craic with the Sprint Cup? Guessing it's a road race tomorrow?
If so, any ringers in it?
What's the general championship picture at the minute?

Infoanon · 22-06-2014 10:30am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

So what's the craic with the Sprint Cup? Guessing it's a road race tomorrow?
If so, any ringers in it?
What's the general championship picture at the minute?

Jimmy Johnson is on a roll at the moment, Henderick are dominating at the moment with Jeff Gordon leading the championship and Dale Jnr rounding out the top 3.

it is a road race today - Sonoma though not Road America - there are a few ringers in the field but they are towards the back of the grid, AJ Allmendinger is second on the grid but hes a regular.

Charlie-Bravo · 03-08-2014 8:13pm

Massive, massive wreck

Infoanon · 03-08-2014 8:45pm

astrofluff wrote: »

Massive, massive wreck

And Hamlin who caused it drives on with minor damsge !

From a safety aspect not too impressed with cars that went low getting air borne over the drainage shores.

Charlie-Bravo · 03-08-2014 8:58pm

Safer barrier seems to do a great job on both sides of the track.

gs39t · 10-08-2014 9:26am

Well, Tony Stewart is done. He ran over and killed another driver under caution at a dirt track in New York last night.

Zcott · 10-08-2014 10:01am

Just read about that now...scary. I'm usually a Stewart fan but this is too far and should be treated as a law issue.

Ghost Train · 10-08-2014 10:22am

Well what I've read says the other driver Kevin Ward wearing mostly black walked out in front of two approaching cars on the dimly lit track trying to gesture at or flag down Stewart.

gs39t · 10-08-2014 10:28am

Ghost Train wrote: »

Well what I've read says the other driver Kevin Ward wearing mostly black walked out in front of two approaching cars on the dimly lit track trying to gesture at or flag down Stewart.

I'm sure that's what Tony's lawyers will argue.

In reality, it looks like Tony was trying to 'scare' the other guy and burp the throttle at him, and instead mowed him down. There are videos out there.

Climbing out of a crashed car under caution to express displeasure at another driver is part of short track racing (see: every race at Bristol, ever), you don't expect to get mowed down for it.

gs39t · 10-08-2014 10:36am

It's still middle of the night in the US, but the rumour mill is saying Tony has not been arrested, and intends to race today. Conflicting reports saying Max Papis will run his car.

It's going to be a very strange day.

djimi · 10-08-2014 11:08am

Stewart is going to be in a lot of trouble for this. The other guy was stupid to run over and start waving his arms at a moving race car (even if it was under caution), but it looks very much like Stewart revved up to give him a scare and it went too far. Very strange incident to watch; christ only knows what was going through Stewarts head. He isnt the most level headed of individuals at the best of times...

Larbre34 · 10-08-2014 12:17pm

The video of the incident is on youtube, judge for yourselves.

Its a crappy short course sprint buggy dirt track with dim lighting. The lad gets out of the car and stomps into the active racing line to point his finger at a passing buggy which even under caution looks to be doing 70 odd mph. Hes wearing all black overalls and helmet and he gets skittled. Clearly red mist decended but he was putting himself in mortal danger.

I can imagine Stewarts advice has been to carry on and make it seem like 'racing incident - nothing to see here' and explain away the noted flick of the back end of the buggy as last second reflexive avoiding action. Given the litigious nature of the US, the potential consequences for Stewart and possibly for certain types of racing in their entirety could be catastrophic.

Itssoeasy · 10-08-2014 3:55pm

It was being reported earlier tony Stewart was going to race today but I've just seen it being reported that he won't.

Nascar 2014

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