2019 Darlington -- Bojangles Southern 500 Night Race -- Pre-Race Thread

Odd that the NXS/Busch race has always been 200 miles while the Cup race is 500..
 
How does Watkins Glen sell out? Serious question. You can add on as many "general admin, go stand at the fence" as you want.
 
Spotter22 said:
All 367 laps! Book it
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superchuck500 said:
The models are in agreement tonight on a Monday landfall on the east coast of Florida. Shouldn’t impact the race at all but it depends on how big the rain field is. It’s possible Nascar might move the green flag up a bit if rain is approaching - like you said, Monday wound likely be worse.

But really all depends on how wide that rain is.
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It won’t bother me if it runs as scheduled. I just wanted those with tickets to be aware of the potential problem.
 
Privateer said:
How does Watkins Glen sell out? Serious question. You can add on as many "general admin, go stand at the fence" as you want.
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This is how.

WATKINS GLEN, NY (WENY) -- Watkins Glen International announced its fifth consecutive year of sell out grandstand crowds for its Monster Energy Cup NASCAR series race.
WGI President Michael Printup made the announcement prior to Sunday's Go Bowling at the Glen NASCAR race.

https://www.weny.com/story/40873965...ounces-sellout-crowd-for-5th-consecutive-year
 
Charlie Spencer said:
It won’t bother me if it runs as scheduled. I just wanted those with tickets to be aware of the potential problem.
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Im concerened also about the number of people fleeing florida coming up to SC, the interstates are gonna be parking lots I think.
 
I am incredibly excited to watch Dale Jr race again, especially after the accident. Just never know how many times you have left as a fan to watch one of your absolute favorite drivers ply their craft. Hope he goes out to have fun, is competitive and brings the car plus his health home in one piece.
 
I'm surprised to see that Vegas Insider lists Kyle Larson as the favorite to win the Southern 500. Just a tick behind Larson comes a gaggle of six cars all posted at 6:1.

Kyle Larson 5/1
Denny Hamlin 6/1
Kevin Harvick 6/1
Brad Keselowski 6/1
Kyle Busch 6/1
Joey Logano 6/1
Martin Truex Jr. 6/1
Chase Elliott 14/1
Erik Jones 16/1
Kurt Busch 20/1
Ryan Blaney 30/1
Clint Bowyer 40/1
Alex Bowman 40/1
Jimmie Johnson 40/1
Aric Almirola 60/1
William Byron 60/1
Daniel Suarez 60/1
Matt DiBenedetto 80/1
Austin Dillon 100/1
Ryan Newman 100/1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 200/1
Chris Buescher 200/1
Paul Menard 500/1
Daniel Hemric 500/1
Ryan Preece 1000/1
Ty Dillon 1000/1
Darrell Wallace Jr. 1000/1
Michael McDowell 2000/1
David Ragan 2000/1
Matt Tifft 5000/1
Corey LaJoie 5000/1
Landon Cassill 5000/1
Reed Sorenson 5000/1
Field (All Others) 500/1
 
I know Matt hasn't been that fast with the 550 package; but he should have better odds.
 
LewTheShoe said:
I'm surprised to see that Vegas Insider lists Kyle Larson as the favorite to win the Southern 500. Just a tick behind Larson comes a gaggle of six cars all posted at 6:1.

Kyle Larson 5/1
Denny Hamlin 6/1
Kevin Harvick 6/1
Brad Keselowski 6/1
Kyle Busch 6/1
Joey Logano 6/1
Martin Truex Jr. 6/1
Chase Elliott 14/1
Erik Jones 16/1
Kurt Busch 20/1
Ryan Blaney 30/1
Clint Bowyer 40/1
Alex Bowman 40/1
Jimmie Johnson 40/1
Aric Almirola 60/1
William Byron 60/1
Daniel Suarez 60/1
Matt DiBenedetto 80/1
Austin Dillon 100/1
Ryan Newman 100/1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 200/1
Chris Buescher 200/1
Paul Menard 500/1
Daniel Hemric 500/1
Ryan Preece 1000/1
Ty Dillon 1000/1
Darrell Wallace Jr. 1000/1
Michael McDowell 2000/1
David Ragan 2000/1
Matt Tifft 5000/1
Corey LaJoie 5000/1
Landon Cassill 5000/1
Reed Sorenson 5000/1
Field (All Others) 500/1
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It’s because of the high line, up near the fence. :D
 
I'm in the small minority but I'm kinda indifferent towards the throwbacks now that it's year 5 of it.
 
Over/under on Landon Cassill pulling a fender out during a red flag?

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As of right now (Friday evening) it looks like the storm might not come ashore until Monday or Tuesday. Assuming the associated/preceding rain doesn't extend up to Darlington, it looks like the race will be run. I do, however, wonder about one scenario. Come Sunday, and if Florida and its residents are really getting hammered, and if Darlington was still dry, would NASCAR still run the race? Or might it be concerned about bad PR? And what about wind? Even if dry, is it conceivable wind could postpone the race?
 
The forward motion forecast has slowed since mid-week, it’s now not even going to make landfall by Monday. And way too far south to impact the race. There will be plenty of time to hold the race as planned and move on out from the racetrack on the ordinary schedule.

Almost no chance of impact at this point, I don’t think. Scattered rain is always an issue in the region but storm winds won’t be anywhere near Darlington. I live in Charleston and we’re not expecting storm conditions until the middle of the week, probably Thursday. I’m going to the race and headed back Monday morning - not worried at all about changing my plans.

Things can always change but the thing has slowed, which keeps it down there and away from possible race impact.
 
19USMC69 said:
Come Sunday, and if Florida and its residents are really getting hammered, and if Darlington was still dry, would NASCAR still run the race? Or might it be concerned about bad PR? And what about wind? Even if dry, is it conceivable wind could postpone the race?
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Hurricanes, forest fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, excessive heat, 'red tide' algae blooms, chicken sandwich shortages; there's usually a natural disaster of one type or another happening somewhere. If professional sports postponed for every one of them, nothing would ever happen.

While it's conceivable wind might postpone a race, it won't be this weekend. I suspect if there was a wind strong enough to cause that, it would be accompanied by enough rain to stop the show by itself.
 
Revman said:
Celebrate 47K at Darlington, but the blabber mouths are already scoffing at 50K at Indy. Hmmmmmm. o_O
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I don't care how many seats Indy has or sells, the stock car racing there still leaves much to be desired. They could still be selling out 400K and I'd be wanting to have the race moved.
 
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