Texas Motor Speedway Pre-Race Thread

[StandOnIt]

Jesse Love up from Xfinity.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Daytripper]

A 100 year old is singing the national anthem?

 

[Greg]

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[aunty dive]

NASCAR Cup Series – Race No. 11 – 267 laps / 400.5 milesTexas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) – Fort Worth, Tex.

Fast Facts for May 3-4, 2025

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Speedway Radials

Set limits: Cup: 1 set for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 9 sets for the race (8 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying)

Tire Codes: Left-side — D-5184; Right-side — D-5222

Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,263 mm (89.09 in.); Right-side — 2,277 mm (89.65 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 20 psi; Left Rear — 22 psi; Right Front — 50 psi; Right Rear — 46 psi

Notes – Slight change to left-side tire for Cup teams at Texas: Being on 18-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series at Texas this week . . . this is the same right-side tire that Cup teams have run at Texas since 2023 . . . this is a different left-side tire code than Cup teams ran at this track last season (compound change for more tire wear and lap-time fall-off) . . .Cup teams ran this same tire set-up at Las Vegas, Homestead and Darlington earlier this season and are scheduled to run it again at Kansas next week . . . with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars do not run inner liners in any of their tires.

Goodyear quote – Stu Grant, Goodyear general manager of global race tires: “The Cup Series embarks on a two-race stretch at intermediate tracks at Texas this week. Texas provides a great challenge for teams with its high speeds and high loads. Grip will also be at a premium, though teams will be on a tire set-up they have a lot of experience on, having run it three times already this season.”

 

[Magicmiler]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Revman]

Let's go. I love racing.

 

[Nitro Dude]

I love the fact that we are going into Texas with half the drivers in the top 10 in points driving a Chevy...and 4 of them are Hendrick Chevy's.

 

[Revman]

I love the fact that we are going into Texas with half the drivers in the top 10 in points driving a Chevy...and 4 of them are Hendrick Chevy's.

Four of the top seven are not Hendrick Chevys...and those four account for almost 1/2 of that manufacturer's car count.

 

[Brentford]

After a 5 hour drive, I finally made it! I waited to buy my Saturday ticket until I got to the track in hopes of saving money, but it cost the same as it would have on ticket master. Also was much more complicated than ticket master would have been. Note to self…always buy online.

 

[StandOnIt]

Hocevar lays down a fast lap and gets his first Cup pole.

 

[Revman]

Can't wait for this one.....but I always say that....because I mean it. I love this sport.

 

[StandOnIt]

The track is slick, tricky and treacherous, just the way I like it, lets go, ready for a rumble.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

Larson, Byron, Bell, Hamlin, Hocevar. Longshot: Busch.

 

[Brentford]

Larson, Byron, Bell, Hamlin, Hocevar. Longshot: Busch.

Swap Larson and Byron and I’d be cool with it.

 

[StandOnIt]

Swap Larson and Byron and I’d be cool with it.

Yeah I was goofing around, no particular order guessing which driver could win it. With the exception of Hamlin, I'm good with any of those winning.

 

[Brentford]

A live shot of the introverts hangout before the race starts. I don’t care much about pre race stuff or the vendor booths and I can’t deal with the crowds and having to dodge everyone while walking around. So I hangout here…in the shade where no one is around.

 

[pjmolo]

A live shot of the introverts hangout before the race starts. I don’t care much about pre race stuff or the vendor booths and I can’t deal with the crowds and having to dodge everyone while walking around. So I hangout here…in the shade where no one is around.

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Maybe, just maybe . . .

 

[Brentford]

Maybe, just maybe . . .

You know, it did seem odd that the parking lot was empty. I just assumed I was early…

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Hey it’s Kasey Kahne on pre race!