Cup RACE thread --- Richmond, Rd. 2

[TexasRaceLady]

Hope tonight's race is as good as the Xfinity.
Open at the green.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Bob Pockrass‏Verified account @bobpockrass

KyBusch (11th) will drop to rear on pace laps for unapproved adjustments after impound. Suarez, Smith, Ragan lost starting spots b/c failed tech once, so they are listed starting 38th-40th.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Now THAT's how the anthem is supposed to be sung. Well, done.

Opening now --- I'm ready for some racing.

 

[Mispeedway15]

Great crowd! I expect craziness

 

[jws926]

Saturday night racing , what's not to love, oh yeah, lets go racing!!

 

[Johali]

Now THAT's how the anthem is supposed to be sung. Well, done.

Yep.

 

[Thegeneral23]

KYLE BUSCH WILL DOMINATE!!! please no crying after race ! Talk to y’all after race

 

[jws926]

And green!

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Let’s go 2, 78, 9 and 42 !!!

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Custer about to be lapped after qualifying 11th....yikes

 

[racer8]

11 good save

 

[Pat]

WTH man.. Stenhouse ?

 

[TexasRaceLady]

WTH man.. Stenhouse ?

New tires vs old
How Denny kept from spinning, wow.

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Where is everyone tonight? Pretty dead in here

 

[racer8]

Where is everyone tonight? Pretty dead in here

Like this race

 

[SlickHick]

Hi new member here. Observation, #17 seems to hit a lot of race cars.

 

[StandOnIt]

Where is everyone tonight? Pretty dead in here

not much happening from my end. Had a good laugh when Stenhouse ran out of talent, that's about it.

 

[AdoubleU24]

9 is shockingly purty good right now

 

[StandOnIt]

Hi new member here. Observation, #17 seems to hit a lot of race cars.

welcome SlickHick kinda slow right now, probably get better when they start racing later

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Brad's car gets better and better the longer the run

 

[Kiante]

9 car starting to come alive again. Looks like he needs about 20-25 laps to come in.

Rain tires at the Roval? Talk about throwing a wrench in things. Sounds like a 11 out of 10 in coming for race ratings.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Rain tires at the Roval? Talk about throwing a wrench in things.

That's for sure. LOL

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Bob Pockrass‏Verified account @bobpockrass
AccuWeather says still at least two hours before any rain ....

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

9 is shockingly purty good right now

Great long run car, just loses several spots at start and has to spend rest of run getting them back...

 

[Kiante]

This is about as good as JJ has looked in a minute. He's really running through the field, he looks great over a long run.

This race has not been bad tbh, its pretty solid all over the field.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Richmond is so meh

 

[ReturnTrip]

Where is everyone tonight? Pretty dead in here

College football, forgot there was a race tonight.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

This has been a disappointing race so far. Xfinity was much better.

 

[Kiante]

This has been a disappointing race so far. Xfinity was much better.

This is about a 6.5 right now, I think teams will pick up the pace now. The Xfinity race was full blast from the drop of the green flag.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

College football, forgot there was a race tonight.

Bingo.

 

[Johali]

3 HMS cars in the top 8.

 

[racingfan7]

Richmond is another case of night racing being overrated, plus the groove doesn't widen out here as much in Cup.

 

[gnomesayin]

This has been a disappointing race so far. Xfinity was much better.

Richmond has been pretty tame for several years. It does not race like what people expect "short track racing" to be. I don't mind it, though I dare say that maybe a hotter, slicker surface (not night racing) would cause some loss of grip and more action.

 

[Bobw]

Truex is stinking up the show

 

[Joker]

aUsTiN dILLoN hAs nO tAleNT

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Bob Pockrass‏Verified account @bobpockrass
Truex to the rear for uncontrolled tire.

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

9 crew having a great stop, I'm honestly shocked

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

Who is this pit crew and what did they do with Chase’s normal gang?!?!?!

 

[jws926]

And there it is, the adversity

 

[racingfan7]

Richmond has been pretty tame for several years. It does not race like what people expect "short track racing" to be. I don't mind it, though I dare say that maybe a hotter, slicker surface (not night racing) would cause some loss of grip and more action.

The Carl Edwards/Kyle Busch race in spring 2016 was a great finish and had the cars racing out towards the wall if I remember.