2014 Kentucky - Quaker State 400 - Pre Race Thread

Jeff Gordon dishing out some shots at Penske ;)

DO YOU LOOK AT THE PENSKE CARS AND WONDER WHAT THEY ARE DOING?

“If they were beating us in the race every weekend, then I’d be concerned. But if you just look at practice, they have something that has that front-end speed. Even in race runs in practice; maybe they’ve got the balance figured out, something mechanically, or with air pressure that they’re doing. They get faster every run. Now of course, we did too, today. But I mean they take it to another level in the third session. So, at this point, we’ve kind of gotten used to it and accustomed to it and we’re going to always work hard to try to beat it and figure out what they’re doing. But they are really doing an amazing job with their cars for qualifying. But we seem to have something for them when they drop the green flag in the race. So whatever it is doesn’t seem to correlate to race runs as much.”
 
ChexOrWrex said:
Jeff Gordon dishing out some shots at Penske ;)

DO YOU LOOK AT THE PENSKE CARS AND WONDER WHAT THEY ARE DOING?

“If they were beating us in the race every weekend, then I’d be concerned. But if you just look at practice, they have something that has that front-end speed. Even in race runs in practice; maybe they’ve got the balance figured out, something mechanically, or with air pressure that they’re doing. They get faster every run. Now of course, we did too, today. But I mean they take it to another level in the third session. So, at this point, we’ve kind of gotten used to it and accustomed to it and we’re going to always work hard to try to beat it and figure out what they’re doing. But they are really doing an amazing job with their cars for qualifying. But we seem to have something for them when they drop the green flag in the race. So whatever it is doesn’t seem to correlate to race runs as much.”
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Interesting situation actually. Only two teams have a worse drop-off from qualifying to race and one of them is the #95 that McDowell drives, which gets chassis and parts from Penske.
 
This Day in NASCAR History
6/28/09 = Joey Logano gets 1st win at New Hampshire
6/28/98 = Jeff Gordon wins at Sonoma for the 1st of 3 straight wins there
6/28/87 = Dale Earnhardt wins at Michigan
6/28/59 = Rex White wins at Weaverville
6/28/58 = Lee Petty wins at Hickory
6/28/53 = Fonty Flock wins at Wilson
 
FLRacingFan said:
Interesting situation actually. Only two teams have a worse drop-off from qualifying to race and one of them is the #95 that McDowell drives, which gets chassis and parts from Penske.
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I always thought McDowell would do better if he had a better car. He supposedly is a road racer so I thought he would do ok at Sonoma. 24th?
 
Kevin Harvick finally gets his horseshoe. Its not gold like JJ's but still a horseshoe. Will bad luck still follow him? ;)

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StandOnIt said:
I always thought McDowell would do better if he had a better car. He supposedly is a road racer so I thought he would do ok at Sonoma. 24th?
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Pretty good for that team. He usually does pretty well for JGR in Nationwide.
 
@WendyVenturini I just told my 3yo my top qualifying car on my @PRNlive pit road assignments tonight is @joeylogano ..Caleb said, "I like Joey Da-Gano!" ☺️
 
I just pulled it up and the rain bands pop up and blow out so much you can't track it or even guess what it'll do. :confused:
 
Fingers crossed for no rain so this tiny field of only 42 cars can race tonight
 
ToyYoda said:
Wasn't Fontana rain-shortened a couple years ago? ;)
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Go ahead and do you some research on how many times Fontana NASCAR races have been affected by rain and compare that to how many times east coast and mid-west races have been affected by rain. ;)
 
BobbyFord said:
Go ahead and do you some research on how many times Fontana NASCAR races have been affected by rain and compare that to how many times east coast and mid-west races have been affected by rain. ;)
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Hey, I had to use what I had. :)

Hopefully rain doesn't interfere tonight. I live about 3 hours south of the track, and it's absolutely poured here the last half hour or so. Hoping it doesn't shift north.
 
"Rain. rain, go away...come again some other day...racing fans just want to play."

..and if that doesn't work I have a "rain stick" and I'm shaking it upside down - so that should ward off the precipitation.

Of course I'm in Atlanta, so maybe I should shake it on an angle aimed south...or would that mean I have to turn in right side up? Oh Lordy - this is getting complicated.
 
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Tony1930 said:
"Rain. rain, go away...come again some other day...racing fans just want to play."

..and if that doesn't work I have a "rain stick" and I'm shaking it upside down - so that should ward off the precipitation.

Of course I'm in Atlanta, so maybe I should shake it on an angle aimed south...or would that mean I have to turn in right side up? Oh Lordy - this is getting complicated.
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You need to haul ass up to Kentucky with that stick...
 
DUN24 said:
You need to haul ass up to Kentucky with that stick...
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I always kick myself for not buying enough when I was in that "potion shop" in rural Louisiana. Kind of like when you are at a fireworks store. Sure I bought the "gives your ex-wife warts" potion but I could have bought the "rain away" potion too :rolleyes: ...poor planning...I apologize.
 
BobbyFord said:
Go ahead and do you some research on how many times Fontana NASCAR races have been affected by rain and compare that to how many times east coast and mid-west races have been affected by rain. ;)
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California wins hands down, an artificially watered dessert for the most part.
 
Got the night off from work...praying that it doesn't rain :|
 
sky looks clear on countdown show, start the race now, don't wait for rain to come
 
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