Cup RACE thread --- Dover on a Monday

[HoneyBadger]

It’s over.

 

[34R7H130UND]

Bahahahahhahahahahahahahah

 

[AdoubleU24]

I missed it, did Larson hold up the 1?

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

I couldn't see it but heard some sort of commotion with race on in background. Did the 5 get in 1's way?

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Wrecking Ball engaged. Watch out MTJ

 

[donthaveanickname]

I couldn't see it but heard some sort of commotion with race on in background. Did the 5 get in 1's way?

Yes he did

 

[HoneyBadger]

I know Ross deserves it today but that should’ve been a penalty on Baby Jesus.

 

[Blaze]

Where’s the same energy for Larson blocking Ross that y’all gave Chase for blocking Harvick? Or now for Ty?

 

[AdoubleU24]

Ty tried his best lmao

 

[HoneyBadger]

Lol

 

[Brentford]

Disaster race for Logano.

 

[34R7H130UND]

I know Ross deserves it today but that should’ve been a penalty on Baby Jesus.

For what? Driving?

 

[FLRacingFan]

Nightmare race for the 22 team. Joey was like 10 laps down to begin with.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Where’s the same energy for Larson blocking Ross that y’all gave Chase for blocking Harvick? Or now for Ty?

Larson didn’t go to the same extreme as chase.

Ty tried to. Hence why I called for a penalty.

 

[AdoubleU24]

Where’s the same energy for Larson blocking Ross that y’all gave Chase for blocking Harvick? Or now for Ty?

You already know lol. The same place it was every time Larson does Elliott wrong. "Racing deal".

 

[34R7H130UND]

Where’s the same energy for Larson blocking Ross that y’all gave Chase for blocking Harvick? Or now for Ty?

Woah woah. It's the super golden boy not the regularly shiny golden boy

 

[donthaveanickname]

Damn, the 20th tire failure on the 22 finally got him.

 

[aunty dive]

He was numb, but no gas.

Numb or dumb?

I’m goin’ with dumb.

 

[HoneyBadger]

You already know lol. The same place it was every time Larson does Elliott wrong. "Racing deal".

Larson does no wrong because dirt. You should know that by now.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

Numb or dumb?

I’m goin’ with dumb.

Dude has forgotten more about racing than I'll ever know.

 

[AdoubleU24]

Well this should be fun

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Joey was having such a miserable day --- finally got put out of it's misery.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

Larson does no wrong because dirt. You should know that by now.

And what's dirt? Short tracking. Boom. Confetti. All bases covered

 

[Blaze]

Larson didn’t go to the same extreme as chase.

Ty tried to. Hence why I called for a penalty.

I can agree it’s not the same extreme, but they were folks calling out Chase the SECOND he did it. I personally didn’t have a problem with Chase doing it, and don’t Larson. If someone ***** your race up, **** theirs up as well.

 

[KTMLew01]

That’d be fine.

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Another race I go to, another race Brad has a chance. First car on four tires

 

[HoneyBadger]

Fox is gonna get the Truex brothers sweep they’ve wanted all race.

There’s a reason conspiracy theories run wild in this sport. Media narratives like this, when pushed this aggressively, somehow usually pan out.

 

[Brentford]

Not sure 2 is the right call with so few on the lead lap. 4 tire car in row 2 could be tough for Truex to hold off.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

Another race I go to, another race Brad has a chance. First car on four tires

I'd love him to go full send and win one

 

[Daytripper]

Another race I go to, another race Brad has a chance. First car on four tires

Chastain is the first on 4

 

[HoneyBadger]

Another race I go to, another race Brad has a chance. First car on four tires

Ross has four.

 

[Naitch]

Darrell Waltrip said it during the horsepower reduction era, you lose and gain time in the corners. But everyone was running equal speeds in the corners so you couldn’t gain anything. When you’re wide open, you can only lose time.

One thing I miss about the Gen 4 was watching teams mess with the gear ratios to maximize their straightaway speed before heading into the corner. A lot of teams were pushing 9000 RPMs. It was an endurance test for the engines.

 

[Brentford]

Joey was having such a miserable day --- finally got put out of it's misery.

He probably wishes it would have happened a long time ago. Can’t be fun being out there with a car like that.

 

[HoneyBadger]

One thing I miss about the Gen 4 was watching teams mess with the gear ratios to maximize their straightaway speed before heading into the corner. A lot of teams were pushing 9000 RPMs. It was an endurance test for the engines.

It was so rare for teams to finish every race. If you went 15-20 races without a mechanical failure, you did something impressive.

 

[Naitch]

It was so rare for teams to finish every race. If you went 15-20 races without a mechanical failure, you did something impressive.

Remember the 2002 Talladega race where every Hendrick engine blew up? It feels so rare that you see things like that nowadays.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

One thing I miss about the Gen 4 was watching teams mess with the gear ratios to maximize their straightaway speed before heading into the corner. A lot of teams were pushing 9000 RPMs. It was an endurance test for the engines.

Some were over 10k which for a Cup engine was insane

 

[HoneyBadger]

Come on Blaney!

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Look out for Chastain!

 

[HoneyBadger]

Ryan Blaney just can’t win man.

 

[Naitch]

Truex is the king of boring ass races.