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9 Nov 2018, 13:19 (Ref:3861973)
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2019 NASCAR Cup Series
Welcome to the 2019 season! We're only 3 months away from the Daytona Speedweeks.
Confirmed drivers and teams so far:
Chevrolet
- Hendrick: Jimmie Johnson, Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott, William Byron.
- Ganassi: Kyle Larson, TBC.
- Childress: Ausstin Dillon, Daniel Hemric (R).
- Germain: Ty Dillon.
- Petty: Darrell Wallace Jr.
- JTG Daugherty: Chris Buescher, Ryan Preece (R).
- StarCom: TBC.
- TriStar: TBC.
Ford
- Penske: Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney.
- Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, Clint Bowyer, TBC.
- Roush Fenway: Ryan Newman, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Wood Brothers: Paul Menard.
- Front Row : 3x TBC.
- Go Fas: TBC.
Toyota
- Joe Gibbs: Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr, Erik Jones.
- Leavine: Matt DiBenedetto.
Retired drivers
- Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth
Drivers with no seat confirmed
- Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray, AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Suárez, Trevor Bayne, David Ragan, Michael McDowell, Cole Whitt...
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19 Nov 2018, 23:05 (Ref:3864361)
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New package for 2019. How will it affect racing?
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20 Nov 2018, 12:39 (Ref:3864478)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cinghio44
New package for 2019. How will it affect racing?
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It will basically look like Charlotte (The Winston) has. And a couple races earlier this year. So basically the same with more whining and crying from drivers who all want a trophy. And amended/encumbered results because a body panel was 1/16th off in post race tech.
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It was fun while it lasted, have enjoyed the people I've met but the measuring contests and arguments over who's more insider and who's smarter has just made it not worth the effort any longer. It should be fun, not work and it's just work to find actual information.
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19 Dec 2018, 19:54 (Ref:3871487)
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Updated confirmed drivers and teams:
Chevrolet
- Hendrick: Jimmie Johnson, Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott, William Byron.
- Ganassi: Kyle Larson, Kurt Busch.
- Childress: Austin Dillon, Daniel Hemric (R).
- Germain: Ty Dillon.
- Petty: Darrell Wallace Jr.
- JTG Daugherty: Chris Buescher, Ryan Preece (R).
- Premium: Ross Chastain.
- StarCom: Landon Cassill.
- Spire: TBC.
Ford
- Penske: Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney.
- Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, Clint Bowyer, TBC.
- Roush Fenway: Ryan Newman, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Wood Brothers: Paul Menard.
- Front Row: Michael McDowell, David Ragan, Matt Tifft (R).
- Go Fas: Corey LaJoie.
Toyota
- Joe Gibbs: Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr, Erik Jones.
- Leavine: Matt DiBenedetto.
Retired drivers
- Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth
Drivers with no seat confirmed
- Daniel Suárez, Trevor Bayne
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30 Jan 2019, 10:00 (Ref:3880617)
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Confirmed today no live TV for NASCAR in Australia.
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Real race cars don't have doors.
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30 Jan 2019, 11:43 (Ref:3880648)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chavez
Confirmed today no live TV for NASCAR in Australia.
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Had there been before? What have the ratings been like recently in Oz?
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Is worse than blowing any engine or any wreck you'll ever have."
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4 Feb 2019, 23:16 (Ref:3881976)
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So, some sense in NASCAR. The encumbered race nonsense is no more; race winner, second place and a random car to be scrutinised after the checker, results within an hour or two and disqualified if they fail.
To my mind this is how it should be; under the present system you could cheat big time, win and keep the win. Now you'll lose the finish. Good move in my books 😀
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5 Feb 2019, 02:16 (Ref:3881988)
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So basically no trophy for the winning car if it's found cheating, last place points and maybe at best last place prize money? NASCAR have done this in the regional series for years, and other series give you nothing for breaking the rules, on accident or not, for major offenses. About time NASCAR got on that page.
I never agreed with fines, points penalties or team member ejections/suspensions as a deterrent. Take away the result, there's no need for other penalties, and it'll make teams think twice about bending the rules too far.
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5 Feb 2019, 14:46 (Ref:3882101)
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Good move by NASCAR. Took 'em long enough.
As for the season at hand I'm looking forward to it, weirdly enough. Less than a week until Circus Daytona gets under way 
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5 Feb 2019, 18:47 (Ref:3882128)
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Yeah, I'm really looking forward to Daytona. I've managed to bury the championship going to an undeserving individual - through an idiotic system, not the drivers fault - at the back of my mind.
I particularly want to see if Kyle and Martin work together well. If these two boys are on the same page and play nice then I think we're going to see Gibbs do real well all year long.
Gotta be Ford favourite for the 500 on recent form though; I might have a small wager on Aric.
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6 Feb 2019, 07:44 (Ref:3882193)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fieldodreams79
Had there been before? What have the ratings been like recently in Oz?
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For some races since 1997 and for all races since the 2001.
Ratings would be extremely small.
I used to watch every race however I have reduced my viewing over the years.
Last year I watched all road courses, short tracks, Daytona and Homestead.
Couldn't stomach another 1.5 mile oval - so I guess people like me are partly to blame.
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Real race cars don't have doors.
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10 Feb 2019, 21:02 (Ref:3883051)
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Whelp. My expectations for the Daytona 500 has now officially been set on fire and been thrown down an elevator shaft. The Clash, which I'm watching right now, is just more of the same we saw at the plate tracks in 2018: Ford teams team up and go single file, with no one else being able to do squat.
The Daytona 500 is going to suck. To make matters worse it'll probably be won by Logano.
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10 Feb 2019, 23:34 (Ref:3883068)
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Clash was won by Johnson but only after he triggered the big one and the race was stopped for the final time due to rain.
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11 Feb 2019, 02:25 (Ref:3883090)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rustyfan
Whelp. My expectations for the Daytona 500 has now officially been set on fire and been thrown down an elevator shaft. The Clash, which I'm watching right now, is just more of the same we saw at the plate tracks in 2018: Ford teams team up and go single file, with no one else being able to do squat.
The Daytona 500 is going to suck. To make matters worse it'll probably be won by Logano.
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Someone I barely heard of is on the pole racing a Hendrick car.
The time has come for big changes to plate tracks, whether to the tracks themselves or the packages they run. It's just embarrassing for the biggest race of the year to be conducted in the manner that it has been for, almost 2 decades now...
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"Knowing that it's in you and you never let it out
Is worse than blowing any engine or any wreck you'll ever have."
-Mike Cooley
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11 Feb 2019, 02:39 (Ref:3883092)
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Well, Nascar is thinking to have some more plate tracks... omg!!!
Today Clash was ugly as hell with a no one race pass, till #48 JJ screwed half of grid and won due to rain at end...
well, at least something different from Ford winnings...
and welcome back bad #48 JJ
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