Cup RACE thread --- Bristol

[28car]

Cliff telling Larson to be mindful of managing tires, even with clean air here.

Larson asking how his tires look compared to his teammates.

Seem to be pretty aware of tire wear.

What tire wear

 

[Brentford]

Larson lapped nearly 75% of the field.

 

[TheJester]

Thank god thats over

 

[AdoubleU24]

One of these years Chase might win at Bristol. Man

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Good night, y'all. Thanks for getting me through another night race.

 

[jaqua19]

What an absolute thrashing.

One car dominated but there was passing all over the racetrack tonight.

Don't let a dominant win dismiss that. There was tons of passing

 

[Truex_rox]

Damn. Just one more win before the full-time fishing trips, please.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

One of these years Chase might win at Bristol. Man

We’ll always have that BS All Star win. . What a boring race…

 

[Efisher131]

Horrible race but happy with the result. Hendrick 1-2

 

[jaqua19]

Did HMS lead all 500 laps?

 

[antman12]

That was….pretty dangerous lol

Awesome but dangerous

 

[StandOnIt]

Larson lapped nearly 75% of the field.

Yeah up to 10th place.

 

[Brentford]

What an absolute thrashing.

One car dominated but there was passing all over the racetrack tonight.

Don't let a dominant win dismiss that. There was tons of passing

By passing, do you mean Larson when he was lapping guys? Truex didn't go anywhere after that penalty.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Hendrick 1-2, but also a good job by Bubba Wallace.

 

[kkfan91]

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

What an absolute thrashing.

One car dominated but there was passing all over the racetrack tonight.

Don't let a dominant win dismiss that. There was tons of passing

Keep telling yourself that. Larson and Daniels flat out whipped everyone, no doubt. But this car/package man… At least the next one is at a track type where it shines.

 

[StandOnIt]

Ass kicking by Kyle by gawd Larson. 7 seconds to 2nd.

 

[JBone88]

By passing, do you mean Larson when he was lapping guys? Truex didn't go anywhere after that penalty.

I guess the 500 times they blew by the **** box 66 car under green counts as a thing.

 

[2 Sweet]

Keep telling yourself that. Larson and Daniels flat out whipped everyone, no doubt. But this car/package man… At least the next one is at a track type where it shines.

The spring race here was incredible. What changed?

It's the tires. Goodyear sucks

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

What I’d give to see the Cup guys in Xfinity style cars with 850-900 hp

 

[AdoubleU24]

Didn't hear a single word Larson said, my finger somehow muted the TV. Shucks

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

The spring race here was incredible. What changed?

It's the tires. Goodyear sucks

They kept saying same tires. I am confused. I guess TJ was right on DBC in the spring and that the engineers would solve it and we’d be right back to status quo come night race, and he was right

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

Yeah up to 10th place.

Now imagine an old school format with no stage breaks…. He would have lapped entire field.

 

[AdoubleU24]

What I’d give to see the Cup guys in Xfinity style cars with 850-900 hp

Just tell me what I gotta sacrifice

 

[2 Sweet]

They kept saying same tires. I am confused. I guess TJ was right on DBC in the spring and that the engineers would solve it and we’d be right back to status quo come night race, and he was right

Definitely need more horsepower too. NASCAR's refusal to do so, when the engine builders say it could easily be done, is mind boggling

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

Serious question: do the tires *have* to be this hard and stiff in order to stand the corner loads while having such a short sidewall?

 

[2 Sweet]

Serious question: do the tires *have* to be this hard and stiff in order to stand the corner loads while having such a short sidewall?

No. Goodyear just wants it that way, because they think it makes them look bad whenever someone has a tire failure

 

[StandOnIt]

Now imagine an old school format with no stage breaks…. He would have lapped entire field.

Most of them twice as it is.

 

[jaqua19]

By passing, do you mean Larson when he was lapping guys? Truex didn't go anywhere after that penalty.

54, 12, 9, 20, 11, 22 were all racing

 

[jaqua19]

Larson scores his 10th career playoff win tonight.

That surpasses Kyle Busch (9) and ties him for 6th all time with Truex.

1. Johnson (29)
2. Harvick (16)
3. Hamlin (13)
3. Logano (13)
5. Stewart (11)
6. Larson (10)
6. MTJ (6)


Probably going to end up #2 on this list.

Playoff win % is 28% since joining HMS

 

[StandOnIt]

54, 12, 9, 20, 11, 22 were all racing

The 22 4 laps down was racing?

 

[Efisher131]

Two Gibbers down, two to go.

 

[Brentford]

54, 12, 9, 20, 11, 22 were all racing

We were talking passing though. Those guys (except for Gibbs) held their positions, but certainly weren't passing anyone except for the lappers. The only guy who appeared to actually be moving forward was Preece.

 

[jaqua19]

Keep telling yourself that. Larson and Daniels flat out whipped everyone, no doubt. But this car/package man… At least the next one is at a track type where it shines.

I don't have to. You know damn well how harsh I am on this package. It's trash. Im in your corner there

But outside of the whooping, the 11, 9, 14, 20, 12, 22, 54 and 23 were passing cars all race. 48/24 also weren't good enough to keep their track position and faded until they stabilized.

We had comers and goers. I think this car is trash at most tracks, but I liked what I saw from the top 15 imo. Doesnt mean it's fixed. It isn't, and it probably won't get better. But there was passing tonight.

 

[jaqua19]

We were talking passing though. Those guys (except for Gibbs) held their positions, but certainly weren't passing anyone except for the lappers. The only guy who appeared to actually be moving forward was Preece.

I meant passing. Watch the race again. The 9, 12, 22, 23, 14, 11, 19, 54 and 20 were all making passes all race.

The 24/48 faded.

 

[Brentford]

I meant passing. Watch the race again. The 9, 12, 22, 23, 14, 11, 19, 54 and 20 were all making passes all race.

The 24/48 faded.

You really want me to willingly watch that race again??? I can't put myself through such suffering. I'll take your word for it, but I'm willing to bet we saw less passes tonight than we have in most of the past Bristol races.

 

[jaqua19]

You really want me to willingly watch that race again??? I can't put myself through such suffering. I'll take your word for it, but I'm willing to bet we saw less passes tonight than we have in most of the past Bristol races.

Totally.

But that's progress considering what we've gotten on short tracks with the gen 7 car.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[jaqua19]

Didn't hear a single word Larson said, my finger somehow muted the TV. Shucks

He really didn't say much, other than a monotonous "domination, great car"

It was pretty lame tbh lol

 

[Efisher131]

After 2 bland races we need a banger… Good thing Kansas is next. Best Next Gen track.