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NASCAR 2016 No OT Please All Star Weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway
February 4, 2016 at
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I probably won't do as many updates during this Nascar season but I figured I would start a thread anyway. The Can-Am Qualifying Duels are just two weeks from tonight and the Daytona 500 and the start of the season is just over two weeks away.
Tony Stewart's start to his final season isn't getting off to the start anyone would have hoped. He suffered a burst fracture of the L1 vertebra after landing hard while riding in the sand dunes in southern California. He will miss the Daytona 500 for sure and likely will be out for quite a while beyond that.
There hasn't been any announcement about who will replace Stewart in the 14 car. Last year there were quite a few options for replacement drivers with so many young drivers moving up from the Xfinity series. Many of those drivers now have rides of their own and aren't available. I was kind of hoping Michael Waltrip would fill in for at least Daytona but he already worked out a deal to drive the 83 car.
Tony Stewart's start to his final season isn't getting off to the start anyone would have hoped. He suffered a burst fracture of the L1 vertebra after landing hard while riding in the sand dunes in southern California. He will miss the Daytona 500 for sure and likely will be out for quite a while beyond that.
There hasn't been any announcement about who will replace Stewart in the 14 car. Last year there were quite a few options for replacement drivers with so many young drivers moving up from the Xfinity series. Many of those drivers now have rides of their own and aren't available. I was kind of hoping Michael Waltrip would fill in for at least Daytona but he already worked out a deal to drive the 83 car.
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I thought one of the reasons Tony formed SHR was because he wanted to drive a Chevy and JGR switched to Toyota. Ford must be throwing a ton of money his way.
I thought one of the reasons Tony formed SHR was because he wanted to drive a Chevy and JGR switched to Toyota. Ford must be throwing a ton of money his way.
I'm night shift tonight so I should get to hear the replays of the daytime talk shows on Sirius. I can't wait to hear some of the callers on this one.
There were some funny calls about the situation as well. One die-hard Ford fan put it in perspective, saying "Now I can drink Budweiser, Miller Lite, and Busch beer.
My favorite was the one who suggested that Tony Stewart with his scruffy beard should team up with Gillette so he can have the Gillette Fusion Fusion car.
Oh wait, that was The Nascar Holeshot Challenge at the Supercross event Saturday night in the Georgia Dome. That was the highlight of the weekend for me. I happened to have the Supercross event on tv but wasn't watching all that close and didn't even know they were doing the holeshot challenge until I heard something about Clint Bowyer crashing into the wall and looked up.
It was hilarious, but I think some of the comments on Twitter by other Nascar drivers were even better.
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-...lanta.html
Two photo finishes in four races is pretty fun to watch. The final lap at Phoenix with Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvich beating and banging all the way to the end was fantastic and maybe the most entertaining finish I have seen in years. One of the more bizarre incidents was Jimmie Johnson having his steering wheel come off in practice and the car suddenly going straight into the wall. Scary from a potential injury point of view but I would sure love to see an in-car video of that happening.
I'm watching today and about 30 laps in and it looks like there may be some big tire issues today.
Tony Stewart makes his return this weekend at Richmond. And gets fined for talking about safety issues.
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Tony Stewart makes his return this weekend at Richmond. And gets fined for talking about safety issues.
I do have to say that Chase Elliott has done better than I expected him to.
I was hoping to get to see more of Vickers as the replacement driver for Stewart but after hearing that Tony is coming back this weekend I am looking forward to seeing how that plays out. Sounds like it is just for this week and then he will start the race to get the points at Talladega and then let Ty Dillon finish the race. Personally I don't see Stewart getting out of that car during the race unless he is hurting pretty bad. I bet he changes his mind.
As far as the fine from Nascar, I think Stewart is dead-on about the lug nut issue. The way it all started with Nascar no longer penalizing a team if something happened and they didn't get all the lugs tight wasn't a big deal. But it has progressed now to the point where some teams are only gluing 3 lug nuts to the wheels to begin with on the left sides, and 4 on the right. And like Stewart said it almost forces the crew chiefs to follow the lead of those teams or they lose too many spots on pit road.
I'm glad Stewart isn't afraid to speak out on things like that and I am glad the Drivers Council backed him up and offered to pay the fine, though I doubt the money means that much to Stewart.
I would rather see him play it safe at this point. At least at Talladega they should be able to do a driver swap under caution without going down a lap.
Admittedly it is very unlikely that Ty Dillon would get the win but it could happen. Is it possible that a win by someone else could qualify Stewart? I would love to see the drama that would create.
Admittedly it is very unlikely that Ty Dillon would get the win but it could happen. Is it possible that a win by someone else could qualify Stewart? I would love to see the drama that would create.
Decent race yesterday. The bump and run at the finish was pretty cool. Although I was the one that posted on twitter that Carl Edwards hates puppies and kittens, since Busch's car was sponsored by a pet hospital.
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Does Tony Stewart earn points at Talladega? What would happen if Ty Dillon won?
The answer from NASCAR: If Stewart begins the race, he is the driver of record. The points accrued from whatever place Dillon finishes go into the standings under Stewart's name. If Dillon finishes the race in the No. 14 and winds up in Victory Lane, it will go down as a victory for Stewart and would count toward his Chase eligibility.
Guess that makes it official.