2021 Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 Pre-Race Thread

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Time for the first of two races this year at Atlanta for the first time since 2010. All three series are back and the worn out surface should make for some good racing

Saturday - Truck (FS1) - 2:30 PM
Saturday - Xfinity (FS1) - 5:00 PM
Sunday - Cup (FOX) - 3:00 PM

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I’m happy Atlanta has two races again, I love the racing we get here.

 

[AdoubleU24]

Gonna be pretty cool out Sunday, highs in the 50s/low 60s

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

This is where the 4 team bounces back. Just my hunch.

 

[DIDIT]

Tickets for the Cup race are sold out. No Atlanta trip this year.

 

[Kiante]

This is one track like Homestead that needs the 750 hp and lower downforce.

Anyways, its one of my favorites on the schedule. I see Atlanta as the Sebring of ovals, the drivers don't want to pave it and sealer all over the place. It eats up tires and encourages drivers to really be mindful of throttle application.

 

[Speedbowl14]

One of the last true endurance races on the schedule...500 miles, abrasive track, huuuuuge fall-off in lap times from the first lap of the run compared to the 50th.

The 3:18et start is interesting. Even with the time change it should end in twilight or early evening.

 

[kkfan91]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[kkfan91]

Be a little harder if he had won more then 1 ARCA race (the answer is Kentucky)

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Yeah, I'm not going to bother Googling for a hat.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Mispeedway15]

I see the Zzzquil 500 is today. Haha 100% chance of me napping today watching this

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Kiante]

Cindric also said he picked this race for his limited schedule. I like that, he wants the challenge.

 

[AdoubleU24]

I'm all for pushing the limits but this stuff with the 9 almost every week is getting old.

 

[Nitro Dude]

Damn! again

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I'm all for pushing the limits but this stuff with the 9 almost every week is getting old.

Eh. Starting from the rear isn't the handicap it used to be, back before regular comp cautions and stage breaks became things, esp. not for top-tier teams.

 

[StandOnIt]

I'm all for pushing the limits but this stuff with the 9 almost every week is getting old.

I wonder if they are pushing the limits or that they can't build a car to spec. Close isn't good enough

 

[Hendrick4ever]

I'm all for pushing the limits but this stuff with the 9 almost every week is getting old.

Agreed. I am a Gragson fan but he makes a spectacle of himself every other week.

 

[Kiante]

Agreed. I am a Gragson fan but he makes a spectacle of himself every other week.

He's talking about Chase, I think.

 

[StandOnIt]

Hill's bunch failed three times. That can't be from trying to cheat em up. The rules have been tightened and it's pretty technical to even get one thru tech cleanly

 

[Nitro Dude]

Eh. Starting from the rear isn't the handicap it used to be, back before regular comp cautions and stage breaks became things, esp. not for top-tier teams.

Yep, Larson pretty much proved that last week.

 

[StandOnIt]

Eh. Starting from the rear isn't the handicap it used to be, back before regular comp cautions and stage breaks became things, esp. not for top-tier teams.

Yeah, it's pretty big when it happens late in the race when nobody is giving an inch but that is about it most of the time

 

[AdoubleU24]

I wonder if they are pushing the limits or that they can't build a car to spec. Close isn't good enough

Yeah it very well could be that too

 

[aunty dive]

There’s a Hawkeye rig in the HMS shop.

Color-coordinated with the 8 post shaker, the 7 post shaker, 6 pull-down rigs, the chassis dyno and the Vehicle Inertial Measurement Machine.

So, yeah ... their ability to pass inspection is severely limited.