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I think the field does move out of the way during the last race of the season.

I came across a story about playoff drivers annoyed with non playoff drivers: https://apnews.com/article/sports-auto-racing-kansas-nascar-denny-hamlin-a2f477e0fbbb845fb9b0fb6f51edea09 I thought Briscoe had a pretty good answer: “I get paid to race, just because you guys are racing in the...

If they aren't lifting they aren't racing. Holding the gas pedal to the floor is not a skill.

I'm surprised that some of the top teams haven't adapted to lack of testing while some of the smaller teams have become more competitive. I do miss qualifying (pit stall #1 is an advantage).

It was an exciting race. I was on the edge of my seat wondering how things would turn out. I think the 5 & 9 teams were the stars of the race, but there were plenty of great drives in the pack. I don't know what Harvick was thinking, there was no way anything good could happen from his action...

He had two good chances at winning in the last two years - both stymied by Hamlin.

I'm always happy to see a first time winner. Congrats to Bubba.

Grosjean put on a great show during the last laps. I thought he wrecked his car and Johnson's car but they both kept going. The commentators noticed he was running in the middle of the corners instead of cutting the corners at the apex. I recall he did a similar display on an oval but he used...

At least they were smart enough to talk. They both can ensure the other doesn't advance in the playoffs if they don't work things out.

I haven't figured out the rules of the road in F1. I've read the lead car can take any line and a car attempting an overtake should back off or get run off the track. I think an overtaking car deserves racing room when getting along side. But chicanes are different from most corners due to...

I think turn 1 should be changed, they seem to have F1 turn 1 style problems there. I'm a Dixon fan (actually I like several drivers) but I'm warming up to Palou and Oward. I enjoyed the race after the turn 1 fiasco (Dixon's blocking or pass attempt started it).

It appears F1 isn't very flexible or able to adapt to race the following day. They put in two laps to meet a requirement to count a race that wasn't raced.

Does F1 have any provisions to run the race on Monday? They have another race next week but NASCAR does that every week, even after running a race on Monday.

I noticed the flagman on the track, I knew it was a tradition. Normally the race is over by the last lap and cars line up for the checker flag photo but one car was still racing today. I watched a lot of the race and learned some history. I recall they used to start the race with the...

Denny, Chase, and Digger all did what they had to do. Denny did run both of them off both sides of the track.

I miss the Cleveland airport, it was probably too bumpy but the wide open corners allowed multiple lines through a corner.

I don't like street courses and this race was a fiasco. They have a lot to figure out if they run it again. Herta was the class of the field until he pushed too hard. I'm trying to figure out how a car that should have been wrecked won the race.

The rule book is written by team innovations. F1 teams also have the spirit of Smokey Yunick (and a bigger budget). I recall reading when they stopped refueling during the race, a team created a freezer around the fuel cell to pack more fuel in to keep the power up. I'm guessing F1 has to...

I remember new model release dates, it was a big deal for car people in Sept. I also remember when you could order a car with the options you wanted, these days it is option package A or B.

The Minnesota Street Rod Association puts on the Back to the Fifties car show at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, it is one of the largest car shows (they got 10,000 cars this year). I take a bunch of pictures and thought I'd share a few.