Cup RACE thread --- Talladega, Rd. 1

[TexasRaceLady]

Getting this up now before I get too busy and forget.

Open at the green.

I know there are those who hate plate races, but can we try to keep this thread for the race itself.
No, I'm not asking that it all be sweetness and light -- just trying to focus on the race and not the fact that
to some, plate racing sucks/isn't real/not the old style.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Green!

 

[jws926]

Lets go plate racing, oh yeah!!

 

[Blake Hylton]

Boogity boogity boogity!

 

[Racer1930]

Bama Boogity

 

[CodeMan125]

Bye Stenhouse

 

[racer8]

Time to start pacing

 

[StandOnIt]

Stenhouse takes a top five car and puts it in the back.

 

[DIDIT]

Gooooooooo BLANEY!

 

[Taco]

41 sits on pit road for 2 laps and works on the car, then still starts on front row.

 

[DIDIT]

41 sits on pit road for 2 laps and works on the car, then still starts on front row.

And they ran an extra lap before the start...

 

[CodeMan125]

Go Penske and Stewart Haas and Bubba Wallace

 

[mack]

looks like a great crowd. looks like bubba has a good car.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Beautiful, sunny day at the track.

 

[Pat]

41 sits on pit road for 2 laps and works on the car, then still starts on front row.

Sorry, left out the question was about Sonoma and a penalty re: keeping up with pace car.
I guess he ran the pace laps
Bob Pockrass‏Verified account @bobpockrass 6m6 minutes ago


Because he didn’t keep a reasonable pace under caution during race. Because can’t test radio until@driver has helmet on, makes sense they would let the driver make up the pace laps. Kurt has now done as many laps as anyone else

 

[Johali]

41 sits on pit road for 2 laps and works on the car, then still starts on front row.

His last names Busch not Elliott. They just said that Chase had a tire puncture during Qualifying just like Harvick but Harvick wasn't penalized.

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Go 2, 78, 9 and 42 !!!

 

[Racer1930]

41 sits on pit road for 2 laps and works on the car, then still starts on front row.

Yeah, not KuBu's fault but I bet there were some teams complaining about that - not often you see a pit road/team problem before the race even starts.

 

[DewChaser988]

So far single file

 

[Mispeedway15]

Boy these cars carry so much speed thru the corners

 

[DewChaser988]

Ain't it a bit early to pit?

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Boy, that surprised me --- early pit stops.
If the rest of the stage goes green, they're to the good.

 

[kkfan91]

Well there's Kurt's penalty

 

[DewChaser988]

Kurt just got nailed for speeding

 

[Kiante]

That sucks for Kurt and it looks like Clint is having problems.

 

[Racer1930]

Lotsa Strategery goin on out there - and now it's Karma for KuBu

 

[jws926]

Well that sucks

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Come on guys, quit with the speeding tickets.

 

[Kiante]

Regan too fast exiting.

There goes my dark horse.

 

[kkfan91]

Weird for the 88 to take the lead at Talladega and not have that crowd roar

 

[DewChaser988]

It feels weird knowing that the crowd isn't cheering when the #88 is leading at Dega

 

[racer8]

What happened to Bowyer

 

[jws926]

Its nice to see the crowd show up and prove the all the experts here wrong

I jest, I jest

 

[KTMLew01]

RR tires should start popping soon.

 

[Racer1930]

It feels weird knowing that the crowd isn't cheering when the #88 is leading at Dega

On the other hand - if the #24 wins the fans probably won't throw "liquid" filled beer cans at the car

 

[jws926]

On the other hand - if the #24 wins the fans probably won't throw "liquid" filled beer cans at the car

That's a plus probably

 

[DIDIT]

Flannel is fast....

 

[DIDIT]

What happened to Bowyer

Had to pit a second time due to cut tire...so much for the booth letting us know.

 

[Kiante]

That 2 car is stunning.

So simple, but so good looking. The sun makes the red pop and no silly scallops.

 

[StandOnIt]

Its nice to see the crowd show up and prove the all the experts here wrong

I jest, I jest

tough day for the seat counters. Goooo Kez