2017 Watkins Glen - I LOVE NEW YORK 355 - Pre Race Thread

I hate to see Brett moffit caught in the bk racing trap...


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BradBlaney said:
Went to Charlotte a few years ago and the guy we were staying with wanted Genny because you can't get it down South he was originally from Upstate NY and loves the stuff. That was the beer of choice for us as teenagers for a quick, cheap buzz
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Anyone know what happened to Keselowski's car during the second part of qualifying? I was on the side of he track and wasn't able to hear any commentary. It looked like he was able to get only one (possibly two) good laps in.



StandOnIt said:
Starting order I Love NewYork 355

1 #18 Kyle Busch 126.925 69.490 0.000
2 #42 Kyle Larson 126.249 69.862 0.372
3 #78 Martin Truex Jr. 125.763 70.132 0.642
4 #24 Chase Elliott 125.584 70.232 0.742
5 #19 Daniel Suarez 125.453 70.305 0.815
6 #77 Erik Jones 125.437 70.314 0.824
7 #47 AJ Allmendinger 125.368 70.353 0.863
8 #2 Brad Keselowski 125.334 70.372 0.882
9 #1 Jamie McMurray 124.988 70.567 1.077
10 #48 Jimmie Johnson 124.026 71.114 1.624
11 #11 Denny Hamlin 0.000 0.000 69.490
12 #14 Clint Bowyer 0.000 0.000 69.490
13 #22 Joey Logano 124.897 70.618 1.128
14 #95 Michael McDowell 124.876 70.630 1.140
15 #20 Matt Kenseth 124.814 70.665 1.175
16 #21 Ryan Blaney 124.775 70.687 1.197
17 #37 Chris Buescher 124.707 70.726 1.236
18 #41 Kurt Busch 124.700 70.730 1.240
19 #5 Kasey Kahne 124.691 70.735 1.245
20 #4 Kevin Harvick 124.682 70.740 1.250
21 #27 Paul Menard 124.566 70.806 1.316
22 #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 124.471 70.860 1.370
23 #31 Ryan Newman 124.336 70.937 1.447
24 #13 Ty Dillon 124.012 71.122 1.632
25 #10 Danica Patrick 123.943 71.162 1.672
26 #72 Cole Whitt 123.943 71.162 1.672
27 #3 Austin Dillon 123.647 71.332 1.842
28 #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 123.457 71.442 1.952
29 #43 Aric Almirola 123.260 71.556 2.066
30 #6 Trevor Bayne 122.995 71.710 2.220
31 #38 David Ragan 122.127 72.220 2.730
32 #34 Landon Cassill 121.628 72.516 3.026
33 #83 Brett Moffitt 120.395 73.259 3.769
34 #15 Gary Klutt 120.391 73.261 3.771
35 #33 Boris Said 119.130 74.037 4.547
36 #23 Corey LaJoie 118.749 74.274 4.784
37 #32 Matt DiBenedetto 117.930 74.790 5.300
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Jashue said:
Anyone know what happened to Keselowski's car during the second part of qualifying? I was on the side of he track and wasn't able to hear any commentary. It looked like he was able to get only one (possibly two) good laps in.
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He messed up his run, came back in and cooled his car off and went out again
 
How is Kyle .7 tenths faster than 3rd place truex wow. Ridiculous
 
I think 18 wins again today.

Although 48 was fast at Sonoma, as was the 78. Maybe Suarez will sneak in there
 
Has anyone noticed that the defending champion makes the final 4?
 
Revman said:
Seen them all. Never miss....

Re: Qualifying.....Kyle Damn Busch can drive a race car. Period.



Dunno....if I am Junior, I might continue to worry about my ability to drive a road course in the dry. P28.

Anybody disagree with me that with rare exceptions (Dinger), if a guy can drive a road course, a guy can drive, period?
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Nice! Nice result for your boy Kyle, too. Six poles for the season, now. Career best?

I heard somebody suggest that Junior is becoming a road course ringer during one of the recent Iowa X races... :laugh:

kyle18fan said:
First year I have missed any races ........ the stage crap has all but ruined it for me and my family. We will get together today to watch the road course though
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Eh, the stage racing has not entirely messed it up for me, although I am 100% sure it has messed with the outcome of quite a few races this year. I mean, honestly, would we be able to say that Austin Dillon has a Cup victory if we were under the normal racing format? How 'bout Ricky? Or Ryan?
Js, Ryan is the only one that could win either way, imo. ;)

jaqua19 said:
Has anyone noticed that the defending champion makes the final 4?
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Yeah. Harvick, Busch... does that mean Jimmie will be there again? :blink:

Biggreen695 said:
I hate to see Brett moffit caught in the bk racing trap...


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I agree with you, tremendously. I feel like Brett is seriously under-rated. Hopefully he will find a true team to call home like Alex Bowman has. You just do not know how happy I was when he won a truck race last year. :)
Oh, and you don't get a top ten in your first Cup start with MWR for nothing. :D
 
Truex_rox said:
Eh, the stage racing has not entirely messed it up for me, although I am 100% sure it has messed with the outcome of quite a few races this year. I mean, honestly, would we be able to say that Austin Dillon has a Cup victory if we were under the normal racing format? How 'bout Ricky? Or Ryan?
Js, Ryan is the only one that could win either way, imo. ;)
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I enjoy long races, seeing them play out naturally .... like the racing Gods intended
 
kyle18fan said:
I enjoy long races, seeing them play out naturally .... like the racing Gods intended
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Right, exactly. :biggrin: It just feels like somebody's got their hands in the results under this format, if you know what I mean. And your poor Kyle... has probably bore the brunt of the crap that has come from this stage racing. -_- I mean, even Truex, who was once the king of unluckiest drivers, now seems to be considered as being in the same category of drivers as JJ, Harvick, Keselowski, etc. because of how things have played out this year. :eek:
 
Truex_rox said:
Right, exactly. :biggrin: It just feels like somebody's got their hands in the results under this format, if you know what I mean. And your poor Kyle... has probably bore the brunt of the crap that has come from this stage racing. -_- I mean, even Truex, who was once the king of unluckiest drivers, now seems to be considered as being in the same category of drivers as JJ, Harvick, Keselowski, etc. because of how things have played out this year. :eek:
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Gross manipulation of the races and the racing surface will undoubtedly produce some strange results ........ and it has. Kyle will be fine .... he is a winner
 
kyle18fan said:
Gross manipulation of the races and the racing surface will undoubtedly produce some strange results ........ and it has. Kyle will be fine .... he is a winner
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Certainly has. :laugh: Yeah, after he won Pocono, you know what I was thinking? He will probably have three or four Cup wins by the end of the season. I truly think it is down to Truex v Busch. :D The reason why? Uh, Larson and Co. has been kinda M.I.A the last few races. :unsure: Granted, Larson has had his issues, like at Pocono... curious to see how he does at The Glen.
 
Truex_rox said:
Certainly has. :laugh: Yeah, after he won Pocono, you know what I was thinking? He will probably have three or four Cup wins by the end of the season. I truly think it is down to Truex v Busch. :D The reason why? Uh, Larson and Co. has been kinda M.I.A the last few races. :unsure: Granted, Larson has had his issues, like at Pocono... curious to see how he does at The Glen.
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BTW .......... I really like Martin Truex and would be happy if he won the cup
 
Truex_rox said:
I agree with you, tremendously. I feel like Brett is seriously under-rated. Hopefully he will find a true team to call home like Alex Bowman has. You just do not know how happy I was when he won a truck race last year. :)
Oh, and you don't get a top ten in your first Cup start with MWR for nothing. :D
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I became a fan of him during his tenure in cup, but he really impressed me in the truck series. I hate to see the fate of red horse racing.


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kyle18fan said:
BTW .......... I really like Martin Truex and would be happy if he won the cup
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:biggrin: That would be awesome. Truex, KyBu, Harvick, and Kes (he'd be the wildcard who gets in, I guess), I can imagine all 4 racing for the championship. Of course, I want Truex to get a Cup championship, but if that does not happen, I would like for Kyle to shut up the haters and get a first full-time Cup title. ;)

Gonna say a Toyota gets it done today. If not, then I say JJ does. Just because I want to see him get the goose egg off of his WG record. :D

Who do you think has it in the bag today?
 
Biggreen695 said:
I became a fan of him during his tenure in cup, but he really impressed me in the truck series. I hate to see the fate of red horse racing.


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Yes, I was surprised it happened. The team had two high-calibre drivers, obviously Timothy Peters being the other one, and now both of them are left without a ride. I know you just pointed out that Moffitt is racing for BK, but he might as well not have a ride. :p
 
Truex_rox said:
:biggrin: That would be awesome. Truex, KyBu, Harvick, and Kes (he'd be the wildcard who gets in, I guess), I can imagine all 4 racing for the championship. Of course, I want Truex to get a Cup championship, but if that does not happen, I would like for Kyle to shut up the haters and get a first full-time Cup title. ;)

Gonna say a Toyota gets it done today. If not, then I say JJ does. Just because I want to see him get the goose egg off of his WG record. :D

Who do you think has it in the bag today?
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I don't believe that anyone has it in the bag today ...... but there are the usual suspects that will most likely shine. Hell .......... with all the manipulating going on it could be Danica
 
Truex_rox said:
Definitely gonna watch this one. I love the road courses.

Is there anyone else who has not missed a race on TV so far this year? I've been lucky enough to catch all the Cup races so far. (except the All-Star race, and I missed nothing there :biggrin:)
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Haven't missed a Cup race yet. I've missed one X and two Trucks. Also missed 1 IndyCar. I perfect on IMSA, the only other series I regularly follow.
 
kyle18fan said:
I don't believe that anyone has it in the bag today ...... but there are the usual suspects that will most likely shine. Hell .......... with all the manipulating going on it could be Danica
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Ahahahaha... well a Danica win would be fantastic. Danica to The Chase! :lol2: and another spot downwards for poor J-Lo :lol2:
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Haven't missed a Cup race yet. I've missed one X and two Trucks. Also missed 1 IndyCar. I perfect on IMSA, the only other series I regularly follow.
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:eek: You watch more than I do! I have not kept with X, Trucks, and IndyCar as much. Who's your favorite in IndyCar? IMSA is nice. ;) I keep up with F1 and MotoGP. :cool:
 
Truex_rox said:
:eek: You watch more than I do! I have not kept with X, Trucks, and IndyCar as much. Who's your favorite in IndyCar? IMSA is nice. ;) I keep up with F1 and MotoGP. :cool:
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Yeah, but those are the ONLY sports I follow regularly. I can identify most of the top 15 pro golfers, and that's about it. I only caught four regular-season football games last year.

IndyCar? I like Hinch, Helio, and I've liked TK since he won Indy and said "Now they have to put my ugly face on that trophy!".
 
StandOnIt said:
Gees that place is packed.
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Third straight sell-out. They had a good crowd yesterday for the X race; it looked like more than the Indy Cup race drew. There's a lot to be said for the appearance of full grandstands, even if you have to reduce the number of seats to get it.
 
Have not missed a raced, ive even watch every single practice session, qualifying , all but the last two, I like to sleep in on Sunday yo.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Yeah, but those are the ONLY sports I follow regularly. I can identify most of the top 15 pro golfers, and that's about it. I only caught four regular-season football games last year.

IndyCar? I like Hinch, Helio, and I've liked TK since he won Indy and said "Now they have to put my ugly face on that trophy!".
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Same here. I don't watch a lot of Football. I can tell you that the Pats won the Super Bowl and that TB now has 5 rings... that's all I've got. :D I certainly don't watch golf... prefer to play it sometimes.

Nice! Helio has a shot at the title this year. Your boy TK has my respect, too, especially after he called out Lewis Hamilton for his bad comments about IndyCar. ;) Did you see that?
 
KB definitely has the fastest car. His cars seem as good as Martin's lately. KB is a better driver though.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Haven't missed a Cup race yet. I've missed one X and two Trucks. Also missed 1 IndyCar. I perfect on IMSA, the only other series I regularly follow.
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Switch Indy for Japan Super Gt Series add in the DTM Series, Blancpain series , and the Xfinity Series and most of the Truck races.
 
jws926 said:
Switch Indy for Japan Super Gt Series add in the DTM Series, Blancpain series , and the Xfinity Series and most of the Truck races.
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Interesting list you got there. I haven't seen DTM this year, but I can tell that it has been a thriller, almost all of the drivers have scored points, and there are quite a few winners. Never have seen the Super GT series. Blancpain is pretty nice.

The only Truck race I actually watched was Eldora. :)

Oh, and while the foreign series are being mentioned here, another one I try to keep up with regularly is the BTCC.
 
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