2014 Phoenix - The Profit on CNBC 500(k) - Pre Race Thread

SlicedBread22 said:
Hmmm.. that's with a night race... I wonder what they would do for an afternoon race. Move the cup race back or do the NNS race after? Guess (maybe) we'll find out.
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FLRacingFan said:
I guess just start the Nationwide race as early as possible. The one I mentioned started at 9 AM.
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This.

They aren't going to change the time of the Cup race to accommodate the Nationwide race. The Nationwide race will run on Monday if there is a risk of it affecting the timing of any of the tracks schedule for the Cup race. I was at Dover when the rained out Friday Truck race was held Saturday morning before the Nationwide race. It had to be run @ either 8 or 9am the day of the Nationwide race. What really sucked was that they had to completely empty out the facility of fans and have them reenter for the Nationwide race. It's a logistics nightmare.
 
A lot of folks that dont live here think that this is a dry barren desert but in fact there is a flowing river only a few hundred yards away from the track
After the last fall nationwide we left the track very late and I was buzzed by a snow owl hunting behind the grandstands!! The whole area is teeming with wildlife
 
Kyle18fan said:
If they do that how do they clear out the people that only have Nationwide tickets before the cup race ??? It seems like it would be impossible to do that
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dpkimmel2001 said:
This.

They aren't going to change the time of the Cup race to accommodate the Nationwide race. The Nationwide race will run on Monday if there is a risk of it affecting the timing of any of the tracks schedule for the Cup race. I was at Dover when the rained out Friday Truck race was held Saturday morning before the Nationwide race. It had to be run @ either 8 or 9am the day of the Nationwide race. What really sucked was that they had to completely empty out the facility of fans and have them reenter for the Nationwide race. It's a logistics nightmare.
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It's been done, as far as I know not on the cup race day though, but as DP say's It's a logistical nightmare and probably wont happen.
 
Yeah, they have to get everyone out of the place and then start taking tickets to get them back in. Not easy but it can be done.
 
SlicedBread22 said:
That never even occurred to me... it'd be nice to get away with staying for the cup race if u only bought NNS tickets.
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There is a word for that, uh what was it, uh oh yeah larceny. :p
 
Will be on the B- or C-post of cars in all four series this weekend.

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Looking forward to the new qualifying procedure this week. I never bothered reading the thread about it to figure out how it works. Figured I'd just see for myself and let them explain it to me as it's happening. :)
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Qualifying: groups for positions 1-36, Friday, February 28 at 6:35pm/et, TV-FS1, no re-air scheduled.
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Thanks, dpk.^^^
 
If the Nationwide race gets rained out, I hope they run it Monday in the afternoon. I really don't wanna watch the race at 8 in the morning.
 
mreed said:
Looking forward to the new qualifying procedure this week. I never bothered reading the thread about it to figure out how it works. Figured I'd just see for myself and let them explain it to me as it's happening. :)


Thanks, dpk.^^^
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Gordonite?

Oh yeah I just saw your title. lol
 
Ty Dillon made an appearance this evening at Bass Pro Shops, on his birthday no less. A real pleasant and friendly young man, seemed to be having a good time with the fans.
 
jws926 said:
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My hats off the the hauler drivers on these nascar teams. For them to race all day and half the night at Daytona and then load up and drive 500 miles back to their shop and unload and reload and then drive 2100 miles in 36 hours to Phoenix is a very grueling trip even with two drivers on the truck.
 
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Nitro Dude said:
My hats off the the hauler drivers on these nscar teams. For them to race all day and half the night at Daytona and then load up and drive 500 miles back to their shop and unload and reload and then drive 2100 miles in 36 hours to Phoenix is a very grueling trip even with two drivers on the truck.
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Yep, without them we wouldnt be seeing much racing. They treat their rigs well too, always clean and well kept, that means a lot too me cause Im a truck lover
 
Kyle18fan said:
Yep, without them we wouldnt be seeing much racing. They treat their rigs well too, always clean and well kept, that means a lot too me cause Im a truck lover
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I like to get my trucks all muddied up.

That's what they're made for!
 
Kyle18fan said:
Yep, without them we wouldnt be seeing much racing. They treat their rigs well too, always clean and well kept, that means a lot too me cause Im a truck lover
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Nascar haulers are better taken care of then probably any race haulers out there. They have to keep them looking sharp for all the hauler parades. I take a lot of extra care with the one that i drive. I have all the aluminum fuel tanks and wheels cut and polished at Dannys truck resort in Phoenix on the way to Florida every year and then i just hit them with a little polish about once a month and they stay pretty good. I'm going to have to find a new place this year because i'm not going through Phoenix this year. On the way back from Pomona Ca a couple of weeks ago i stopped at the chrome shop mafia in Joplin Mo and bought all new led tail, turn, and brake lights for the back door. Wow, those lights are bright...so if anyone runs in the back of me now it's not because they couldn't see me. I don't want the same thing that happened to Danicas hauler happen to me:D
 
reck said:
It doesn't here either. I just wanted to disagree with you on that one. :D
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I spoke too soon, we might have the makins of some mud saturday according to the weather report. I think I was in high school the last time it rained here :laugh:
 
Nitro Dude said:
Nascar haulers are better taken care of then probably any race haulers out there. They have to keep them looking sharp for all the hauler parades. I take a lot of extra care with the one that i drive. I have all the aluminum fuel tanks and wheels cut and polished at Dannys truck resort in Phoenix on the way to Florida every year and then i just hit them with a little polish about once a month and they stay pretty good. I'm going to have to find a new place this year because i'm not going through Phoenix this year. On the way back from Pomona Ca a couple of weeks ago i stopped at the chrome shop mafia in Joplin Mo and bought all new led tail, turn, and brake lights for the back door. Wow, those lights are bright...so if anyone runs in the back of me now it's not because they couldn't see me.:D
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Tell me about Nitro Dude. You never know when this could happen..

Gotta keep things in order just in case. :whoopee:

 
Nitro Dude said:
Nascar haulers are better taken care of then probably any race haulers out there. They have to keep them looking sharp for all the hauler parades. I take a lot of extra care with the one that i drive. I have all the aluminum fuel tanks and wheels cut and polished at Dannys truck resort in Phoenix on the way to Florida every year and then i just hit them with a little polish about once a month and they stay pretty good. I'm going to have to find a new place this year because i'm not going through Phoenix this year. On the way back from Pomona Ca a couple of weeks ago i stopped at the chrome shop mafia in Joplin Mo and bought all new led tail, turn, and brake lights for the back door. Wow, those lights are bright...so if anyone runs in the back of me now it's not because they couldn't see me.:D
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You cant beat LED lights, we use them on all our dump trucks and trailers but a lot of them get stolen from our equipment if we leave it overnight on a job. out here they will steal just about anything you can imagine, we lost 6 alternators off our equipment in one night last year, pissed me off cause they took all the brackets and hardware too plus they cut all the wires :(
 
Kyle18fan said:
You cant beat LED lights, we use them on all our dump trucks and trailers but a lot of them get stolen from our equipment if we leave it overnight on a job. out here they will steal just about anything you can imagine, we lost 6 alternators off our equipment in one night last year, pissed me off cause they took all the brackets and hardware too plus they cut all the wires :(
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On the new Q format debuting tomorrow:

- “There is a lot that’s going to go into it ,and I think we all have a lot to learn on how we want to approach it,’’ Joey Logano said. “You’re going to have to change your game plan as it goes because if you’re sitting near that bubble spot what do you do? Do you go back out and put more heat in your motor and more laps on your tires and heat in your tires? Or do you just kind of wait it out and hopefully no one bumps you?’’

- “You don’t want to be the first guy on the race track,’’ Allmendinger said, noting how slick the track can be early in a session. “Everybody is going to be sitting (there) ... and going, ‘OK, OK who is going to go, oh (no) there is 10 minutes to go.’

“That’s what makes knockout qualifying so much fun because there are so many different strategies that you can play. At some point, you’re going to roll out there and be on your lap, and some guy is going to pull out in front of you and it’s going to kill you on your lap. It’s going to be a lot of fun.’’

- “Moving through those segments, you’re going to see people make a quick adjustment and tune themselves right into the game or, more importantly, tune themselves right out of the game,’’ Clint Bowyer said. “It’s going to be cool.’’
 
FLRacingFan said:
On the new Q format debuting tomorrow:

- “There is a lot that’s going to go into it ,and I think we all have a lot to learn on how we want to approach it,’’ Joey Logano said. “You’re going to have to change your game plan as it goes because if you’re sitting near that bubble spot what do you do? Do you go back out and put more heat in your motor and more laps on your tires and heat in your tires? Or do you just kind of wait it out and hopefully no one bumps you?’’

- “You don’t want to be the first guy on the race track,’’ Allmendinger said, noting how slick the track can be early in a session. “Everybody is going to be sitting (there) ... and going, ‘OK, OK who is going to go, oh (no) there is 10 minutes to go.’

“That’s what makes knockout qualifying so much fun because there are so many different strategies that you can play. At some point, you’re going to roll out there and be on your lap, and some guy is going to pull out in front of you and it’s going to kill you on your lap. It’s going to be a lot of fun.’’

- “Moving through those segments, you’re going to see people make a quick adjustment and tune themselves right into the game or, more importantly, tune themselves right out of the game,’’ Clint Bowyer said. “It’s going to be cool.’’
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Nice avatar son.
 
Chassis selection stuff...

Dillon is using the chassis Harvick raced to victory at Phoenix last fall.
Kahne driving the same chassis he used to finish 2nd here last fall.
Gordon using the same chassis he raced at the fall Richmond (8th) and Phoenix (14th) races.
Johnson using the same chassis he raced to a 3rd-place finish here last fall.
Kurt Busch using the same chassis Newman drove to a 10th-place finish here last fall.
 
Friday and Sunday still look good, Saturday still looks dismal.

Descriptive Forecast
Friday
Cloudy skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon. High around 80F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Thunderstorms. Low 59F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

Hourly6AM12 Noon6PM12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point56 | 4172 | 4675 | 4866 | 53
Wind6 mph ESE8 mph SE13 mph SSW13 mph South
Humidity58%39%37%63%
Chance of Precip.0%10%20%60%
Cloud Cover59%68%62%97%
ConditionsPartly CloudyMostly CloudyMostly CloudyThunderstorm
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Descriptive Forecast
Saturday
Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then mainly cloudy during the afternoon with thunderstorms likely. High 66F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely along with a possible rumble of thunder during the evening, then partly cloudy overnight. Low 51F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

Hourly6AM12 Noon6PM12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point60 | 5666 | 5164 | 4957 | 50
Wind11 mph SSW15 mph WSW8 mph SW7 mph NE
Humidity85%60%59%77%
Chance of Precip.60%70%70%50%
Cloud Cover95%90%84%65%
ConditionsThunderstormThunderstormThunderstormChance of Rain


Descriptive Forecast
Sunday
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 69F. Winds light and variable.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 51F. Winds light and variable.

Hourly6AM12 Noon6PM12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point52 | 4964 | 4565 | 4158 | 43
Wind4 mph ESE5 mph SE4 mph NW4 mph NE
Humidity89%51%41%59%
Chance of Precip.10%10%0%0%
Cloud Cover33%18%66%64%
ConditionsPartly CloudyClearMostly CloudyMostly Cloudy
 
Kyle18fan said:
Holy crap !!!! I coulda got free Danica trinkets for my grandbaby :D

Believe it or not the LED tailights come on a lot faster than the old lights do, supposed to amount to 15 or 20 feet more distance to stop when you see brake lights. I have compared them and its true, the LED lights are much faster
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LEDs also make everyone in the opposite lane of traffic or anyone infront of you hate you so much they'd rather cut you open & hang you by your entrails than be blinded by your arrogant lights.
 
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