Christmas 2023 (AKA Martinsville Late Model Stock race)

[AndyMarquisLive]

Over 80 entries.

Live on Flo, weather permitting.

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/09/15/entry-list-valleystar-credit-union-300-at-martinsville-speedway-2/

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/09/19/martinsville-speedway-late-model-race-channel-entry-list/

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Connor Hall clinched the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national championship with a win at Langley over the weekend.

The Virginia Triple Crown looks like it's coming down to Butterbean vs. Bobby Mac. Butterbean has some big wins in distance races as of late, such as Florence last fall, the Hampton Heat, North Wilkesboro, and won the most recent CARS Tour race at Jacksonville.

 

[Spotter22]

85 now. Practice underway and qualifying is 8 tonight on Flo

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

85 now. Practice underway and qualifying is 8 tonight on Flo

Disappointed that they haven't gone ahead and moved the feature to Sunday afternoon. There's a slim chance they can get it all in tomorrow, but for the sake of the fans, they should make the move.

 

[Spotter22]

My God cant they find someone to keep the camera steady on a lap? I'm drunk trying to watch this already

 

[Spotter22]

Andy, are you watching this? It looks bush league. Why don't we have the times showing on the on a crawl and what place they are in?

 

[Spotter22]

I can go to Race Monitor for the times but its way ahead of the video

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Andy, are you watching this? It looks bush league. Why don't we have the times showing on the on a crawl and what place they are in?

I’m watching as long as my power holds up.

We had a pylon last week for our race coverage on a much lower budget production.

 

[Spotter22]

I’m watching as long as my power holds up.

We had a pylon last week for our race coverage on a much lower budget production.

I've got heavy wind and rain also

 

[Spotter22]

Charge up that phone bro

 

[Spotter22]

What do you think the pole will be? I'm gonna go with a 19.70

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

I’ve run graphics for Tony Stevens before.

It’s not rocket science.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Charge up that phone bro

Phone is charged. I also have the luxury, if the power goes out, of having two vehicles. And one of the tanks on my truck is full.

 

[Spotter22]

I think weather wise we are good for qualifying, rain is about Danville

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

I think weather wise we are good for qualifying, rain is about Danville

Think they'll get tonight in. Tomorrow, IDK. They should've already moved the race to Sunday for the fans.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Lets Go SteveZ!

Love that guy, a true racer.

 

[Spotter22]

Lets Go SteveZ!

Love that guy, a true racer.

Is Steve running his own car or is it a rental

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Is Steve running his own car or is it a rental

I don't know honestly. Sometimes, these guys take their own cars to someone like Michael Faulk and Mike Darne to be tuned up.

He usually has Kendall Sellers work on his stuff but I think he's teamed up with Lee McCall this week.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Kres VanDyke ... I'll never forget his superhuman crew rebuilding his whole ass car in like 20 minutes after a wild heat race.

Which brings me to this ... I ****** hate heat races determining the whole field. Go back to locking the top-20 in.

I'm all for "The Show." But there's no reason someone who qualifies third, or hell, qualifies first, should be sent home because of heat race shenanigans.

 

[Spotter22]

Kres VanDyke ... I'll never forget his superhuman crew rebuilding his whole ass car in like 20 minutes after a wild heat race.

Which brings me to this ... I ****** hate heat races determining the whole field. Go back to locking the top-20 in.

I'm all for "The Show." But there's no reason someone who qualifies third, or hell, qualifies first, should be sent home because of heat race shenanigans.

Oh they are gonna demolish a crap load

 

[Spotter22]

Oh they are gonna demolish a crap load

Mike Faulk, is that Lees kid?

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Oh they are gonna demolish a crap load

They always do.

It's stupid. Lock the top-20 in and let the shenanigans determine the rest.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Mike Faulk, is that Lees kid?

Yes

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

If your name is Lee, it's a requirement you be a good CC.

Lee Faulk. Lee McCall. Lee Pulliam.

Of course, Lee Pulliam was a driver too. The best of the best.

 

[Spotter22]

I swear Ive got my TV on Volume 55 and I cant hear the announcer, I can hear the car

 

[Spotter22]

If your name is Lee, it's a requirement you be a good CC.

Lee Faulk. Lee McCall. Lee Pulliam.

Of course, Lee Pulliam was a driver too. The best of the best.

Oh I know Pulliam, and Faulk, Lee that is.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Katie!!!

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

She's gonna have her work cut out tomorrow.

I might be wrong, but I think Haley Moody remains the only woman to make the field for this race (in the 300 era) on her first attempt. Katie missed it last year.

Haley was GOOD. I really hope we can get her in a car next year at New River/Coastal/Jacksonville and Kenly/Lucama. Kate Dallenbach is still the best woman I've ever seen race in asphalt Late Models though.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Carson Kvapil is a hell of a ****** wheelman

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

LANDON.

******.

HUFFMAN.

To the pole!

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

And now BobbyMac rockets to the point!

 

[Spotter22]

Called it! 19.70

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

I swear Ive got my TV on Volume 55 and I cant hear the announcer, I can hear the car

I hate to criticize a production team, I KNOW how much time, talent and money goes into it. But audio is, IMO, the easiest part. I could've run better audio on my $200 Peavey mixer.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Of course, the brand of microphone you use matters.

You couldn't pay me to announce on a microphone that isn't either a Shure or Sennheiser mic.

 

[Spotter22]

I'm gonna get online and ask Flo where was the Pylon and where were the announcers, in Danville? You couldn't hear a thing but the damn cars. I know I, complaining a lot but damn, you cant follow what the hell is going on. They have a lot of work to do before the heats.

 

[Spotter22]

Of course, the brand of microphone you use matters.

You couldn't pay me to announce on a microphone that isn't either a Shure or Sennheiser mic.

Shure is the Mac daddy to me

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Shure is the Mac daddy to me

ALL my personal mics are Shure.

Sennheiser mics are just a tad bit better in quality, but Shure mics have better range and are, overall, just a little bit better.

 

[Spotter22]

I've done video for races before and where these guys or girls were messing up is trying to zoom in too much, just pull back a little and keep the car in center frame. When you zoom its harder to keep the framing and it bounces around

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

I've done video for races before and where these guys or girls were messing up is trying to zoom in too much, just pull back a little and keep the car in center frame. When you zoom its harder to keep the framing and it bounces around

Jay Bell does our races and the fact that he's usually zoomed out moreso than zoomed in is what I like about his work.

Also why I prefer NBC to Fox. Fox LOVES tight shots and they often miss something that NBC would get at least within their frame.

 

[Spotter22]

Jay Bell does our races and the fact that he's usually zoomed out moreso than zoomed in is what I like about his work.

Also why I prefer NBC to Fox. Fox LOVES tight shots and they often miss something that NBC would get at least within their frame.

Exactly!