2017 Chicago - Chicagoland 400 - Pre Race Thread

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Race #1 of 10 in the Chase, err Playoffs.

I didn't see the weekend schedule yet so if someone sees it, please post it. Limited internet access at my current location and no computer available.
 
Friday, September 15
12:30 PM, MENCS Chicagoland practice, NBCSN
2:00 PM, NXS Chicagoland practice, NBCSN
4:00 PM, NXS Chicagoland practice, NBCSN
5:00 PM, NCWTS Chicagoland qualifying, FS1
6:30 PM, MENCS Chicagoland qualifying, NBCSN
8:30 PM, NCWTS Chicagoland race, FS1

Saturday, September 16
11:30 AM, MENCS Chicagoland practice, CNBC
12:30 PM, NXS Chicagoland qualifying, NBCSN
2:00 PM, MENCS Chicagoland final practice, NBCSN
3:00 PM, NXS Countdown to Green, NBCSN
3:30 PM, NXS Chicagoland race, NBCN

Sunday, September 17
2:30 PM, MENCS Countdown to Green, NBCSN
3:00 PM, MENCS Chicagoland race, NBCSN
 
THURSDAY, September 14

ON TRACK
3:30-4:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series practice (Follow live)
6:30-7:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series final practice (Follow live)

FRIDAY, September 15

ON TRACK
12:30-1:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN 2)
2-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN GO)
4-4:50 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, NBC Sports App (Follow live) (Canada: TSN GO)
5:05 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)
6:45 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN GO)
8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Chicagoland 225 (150 laps, 225 miles), FS1 (Follow live)

GARAGECAM (Watch live)
12 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
1:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
7:45 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying
11 p.m.: Post-NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race

SATURDAY, September 16

ON TRACK
11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, CNBC (Follow live) (Canada: TSN GO)
12:35 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN GO)
2-2:50 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN 5)
3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Chicagoland 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN 5)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
6 p.m.: Post-NASCAR XFINITY Series race

SUNDAY, September 17

ON TRACK
3 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles), NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN 4)
 
The lack of interest in NASCAR's 'Playoffs System' is very telling. If we were in the NFL forum at the beginning of the post season, this place would be rockin.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The lack of interest in NASCAR's 'Playoffs System' is very telling. If we were in the NFL forum at the beginning of the post season, this place would be rockin.
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How's the trip to the beach going?
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The lack of interest in NASCAR's 'Playoffs System' is very telling. If we were in the NFL forum at the beginning of the post season, this place would be rockin.
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Eh to be fair it's kinda like first round of the NBA, too many guys make it and your lucky to make it teams drop out quick. Once it gets to 8 IMO it's very interesting, especially with a race at Talledega to make the top 4
 
Yes, me too. Curious to see how this plays out. It really does make think twice for my
football viewing eyes. Hmmmm, maybe NASCAR does have a clue on a few things.

Looking for that 48 to come forward along with my other favs.
 
Getting the show on the road.


Andy Quillan‏ @trucker_squigz 6h6 hours ago
Rollin out of @TeamHendrick headin up to @ChicagolndSpdwy Scotty got the first leg! #88hauler
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TIRE CODES

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

Set limits: Cup: 4 sets for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 8 sets for the race;

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4650; Right-side -- D-4746

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.56 in. (2,224 mm); Right-side -- 88.62 in. (2,251 mm)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 19 psi; Left Rear -- 19 psi;
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 44 psi

Storyline - New Tire Set-up to Add Grip, Increases Give-up: NASCAR is on a stretch of the schedule where tire wear and give-up is at a premium. Coming off high wear tracks at Darlington and Richmond, the circuit visits Chicagoland, which is another track where lap times are expected to fall off more than two seconds over the course of a full fuel run. Goodyear is bringing a new tire combination to Chicagoland, with a tried-and-true left-side run earlier this year at Fontana and a new multi-zone tread right-side that has more tractive compounds on both zones compared to last year at this track. Increased grip and more give-up are a winning combination for competitive racing as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series begins its playoffs this week.
"We tested at Chicagoland with the goal of giving the teams more grip and we've come back with a tire set-up that does just that," said Greg Stucker, Goodyear's director of racing. "We've taken steps on both sides of the car. We are bringing the Fontana left-side, which not only adds compound grip, but has proven to be quite robust in meeting the duty cycle generated by the low air pressures the teams employ to gain grip from the left side. On the right-side, we are bringing a tire with a new multi-zone tread focused on grip improvement from both the inboard and outboard compounds. The net result is a set-up that will provide a good grip improvement while introducing more wear and fall-off, which adds to the competitiveness of the racing."

Notes: While teams in all three NASCAR series in action at Chicagoland this week will run the same right-side tire code, teams in the Cup and Xfinity Series will run a different left-side code than those in the Truck Series . . . for Cup and Xfinity, this is a different combination of left- and right-side tires than they ran at Chicagoland last year . . . this left-side tire code (D-4650), which these teams ran at Fontana earlier this season, features a compound change to give the cars more grip . . . this right-side tire code (D-4746) is like last year's in that it is a multi-zone tread tire, though this version features an updated construction (to align with other speedways) and new compounds in both the two-inch inboard Endurance Zone and the 10-inch outboard Traction Zone (to enhance grip and introduce more wear) . . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear tire test at Chicagoland on June 6-7 . . . drivers participating in that test were Chase Elliott, David Ragan and Daniel Suarez . . . the set-up was also confirmed at a NASCAR organizational test at the speedway on August 15 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Chicagoland . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
 
freaking P8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I can't see anywhere that Keselowski was called names :confused:

Edit: Just seen where Hamlin called him "bro". :XXROFL:
 
You can't deny Kez is pretty much on point... I will be genuinely surprised if any of the top 3 Toyotas are eliminated before Phoenix (circumstances and terrible luck aside).
 
Brad is on point. Toyotas ARE way faster than other manufactures have been.
 
Keselowski with the mind games already, I think he's just pulling a Phil Jackson by beating an issue into the ground. Now NASCAR isn't going to change the rules obviously but you never know what they'll find on those Toyotas in inspection. The pre qualifying interview with Kez and then Busch was interesting to me
 
Its funny though, Chevy has most the wins for the year so far. But yes, the Toyota's have been wicked fast this year.
 
And....it seems that the 41 team has just has fast as they seem to found that speed, have lost it already.
 
Snowman said:
You can't deny Kez is pretty much on point... I will be genuinely surprised if any of the top 3 Toyotas are eliminated before Phoenix (circumstances and terrible luck aside).
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Wouldn't that be great?!
 
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