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Chris A · PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:53 pm

That’s such an aggressive response that I can’t help but wonder if Danica knows something we don’t. But if the PR response is really all that triggered this…yikes. I get the sentiment but jeez.

pimmy · PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 5:21 pm

Danica's gonna Danica. She'll always be a self-centred bitch.

Ian-S · PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2023 9:06 pm

Yeah she’s always been like that, flying off the handle at the slightest provocation.

Tommy Vercetti · PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2023 3:56 am

Whatever's going on with Shelly and MTJ, that's none of our business. And Martin seems like he rather keep his private life...well, private.

Danica not knowing when to shut the fuck up, why am I not surprised...

Jeff · PostPosted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 1:43 pm

Danica is one of those drivers that I wish faded into obscurity after retirement. But we get this and TV that likes putting her in front of a camera with a microphone so she can offer her "analysis".

Chris A · PostPosted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:32 pm

All-Star race is returning to North Wilkesboro next year, and the Brickyard 400 is back on the Indy oval (rectangle, let’s have it right).

Cartman · PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:41 am

Cartman wrote:

FiatFan83 wrote:

Also, it's quite clear that they are shying away from certain races, ie Atlanta 1990, Bud at the Glen 91, even Daytona 2001, even though they've seemingly played that over and over for storyline reasons over the years.

Interesting to note they have a NASCAR Classics YT page with selected races, and one of them is not available on the main website; the 1965 Southern 500, which includes the fatal crash of Buren Skeen.

*WARNING - FATAL crash @ 7:30*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waqsNTkOIbI

Either they might quietly drop the '01 500 on YT in the future, or this was a one-time oversight by the admins. (I imagine this wouldn't have been uploaded at all if not for the fact that this was the same race that Cale Yarborough famously flew out of the ballpark and Ned Jarrett's record-setting 14-lap margin of victory)

Quick addendum: They set the above race to private, but not before uploading another offender: the 1965 National 400 from Charlotte with Harold Kite's fatal crash. Went live last night as a public video, then went private a few hours later.

Original link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91ca2DAS_uo

Why they even upload it in the first place is beyond me.... :tumble:

Ian-S · PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 9:11 am

Cartman wrote:

FiatFan83 wrote:

Also, it's quite clear that they are shying away from certain races, ie Atlanta 1990, Bud at the Glen 91, even Daytona 2001, even though they've seemingly played that over and over for storyline reasons over the years.

Interesting to note they have a NASCAR Classics YT page with selected races, and one of them is not available on the main website; the 1965 Southern 500, which includes the fatal crash of Buren Skeen.

*WARNING - FATAL crash @ 7:30*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waqsNTkOIbI

Either they might quietly drop the '01 500 on YT in the future, or this was a one-time oversight by the admins. (I imagine this wouldn't have been uploaded at all if not for the fact that this was the same race that Cale Yarborough famously flew out of the ballpark and Ned Jarrett's record-setting 14-lap margin of victory)

Quick addendum: They set the above race to private, but not before uploading another offender: the 1965 National 400 from Charlotte with Harold Kite's fatal crash. Went live last night as a public video, then went private a few hours later.

Original link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91ca2DAS_uo

Why they even upload it in the first place is beyond me.... :tumble:

It’s likely that the person doing the uploading has been handed a box of tapes and told to upload them to YouTube, they probably don’t know the history of the sport or the significance of certain events and likely don’t care because they’re probably and intern working for a PR company not NASCAR themselves.

simonracer · PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:02 am

To be fair if you watched the videos you may not know that there was a fatality. I didn't see the one with the Kite crash but they didn't mention that Skeen died even though it was probably broadcasted after he'd passed away.

RtN · PostPosted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:21 pm

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Ian-S · PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:32 pm

Finally!

FHgrad99 · PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 6:12 pm

It's official, the Cup race at Iowa will be a night race on June 16. There will be an ARCA race and an Xfinity Series race that weekend as well.

Cartman · PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 10:46 pm

Nice, but I wonder if people will feel a just a tad bit scorned about NASCAR finally budging on a Cup race for their world-class, Cup-ready short track despite clamoring for a date 10-15 years ago.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 10:56 pm

I just worry what kinda horrible changes they'll demand that'll fuck up the Indycar race there.... :tumble:

racer612008 · PostPosted: Wed Oct 04, 2023 4:48 am

codename_47 wrote:

I just worry what kinda horrible changes they'll demand that'll fuck up the Indycar race there.... :tumble:

it should be okay

the track is rough as hit and abrasive as hell, NASCAR tends to not touch those tracks purposely

best bet is that now NASCAR is in town that it'd get folks from HyVee or whoever else in town less interested in funding the IndyCar show

FHgrad99 · PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 6:45 pm

Hailie Deegan is moving to the Xfinity Series next year.

https://www.jayski.com/2023/10/05/hailie-deegan-signs-multiyear-deal-with-am-racing-to-compete-in-xfinity-series/

I don't know how well this is going to go because she hasn't exactly set the world on fire in the Truck Series.

Ian-S · PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:16 pm

IIRC she did better on her Xfinity debut last year than in every other Truck race that year bar one or two, apparently the Xfinity suits her driving style much better.

Chris A · PostPosted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:34 pm

Yeah, I don't think much of her at all based on her Trucks performance but that Xfinity race definitely stuck out in my mind. Didn't she also finish a strong 2nd place in one of the SRX dirt races? Maybe she just doesn't have the knack/confidence in the throttle-heavy Truck equipment.

Either way, we'll find out.

Ian-S · PostPosted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:33 am

I think it’s also Trucks seems to be full of people who massive egos and chips on their shoulder and they just don’t give her any slack so she often gets caught up in other peoples crashes, and I though that before the fight after Talladega which essentially confirmed to people Trucks is full of dicks lol.

Xfinity is a bit more “I’m trying to make a career out of this and want to get to Cup” not the “I’ve driven for (aka been sacked by) more Cup teams than you’ve had hot dinners” attitude in Trucks.

Cartman · PostPosted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:44 pm

Aric Almirola is officially retiring after this season.

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