Cup RACE thread --- Talladega

[HoneyBadger]

The weather is a Bubba Wallace fan.

And NASCAR wants someone else to win so bad.

They’ve called races so much faster than this before just this year alone

 

[JGR_20]

Get ur lightning clocks out

 

[Tony_K]

Ok, get the race started again and watch Bubba win anyway. That would be great!

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

I'm legitimately surprised theyre even attempting to dry the track.

You have to wonder: if the 9 or 12 (fan favs) were leading, would they have already called it?

 

[AdoubleU24]

How many cars have to wreck due to exactly what happened before these drivers realize they can't push that hard on a leading car. This just sucks so much for Bowman. His ill handling cars he has been driving most of the year already had him in a bad spot and now Chase just made it even worse for him. This shi-t is so frustrating.

Chase hit Stenhouse's rear at the exact moment that Stenhouse hit Bowman and it was just a shockwave of energy.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

I'm not a big Bubba, Denny, or Jordan fan.

Jordan was always direct competition to my favorites in b-ball; I held a grudge

I'm a UNC alumn, so Jordan=GOAT

 

[HoneyBadger]

You have to wonder: if the 9 or 12 (fan favs) were leading, would they have already called it?

Yep.

Look how fast they called COTA.

 

[RFK-PensekeFan]

 

[AdoubleU24]

If this wasn't a playoff race it would've been called already. I think that's being overlooked for some silly conspiracy angle.

 

[34R7H130UND]

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You have to wonder: if the 9 or 12 (fan favs) were leading, would they have already called it?

100%

 

[DewChaser988]

I applaud NASCAR for trying to get the race in, even if I think it's only being done to shut a certain part of the fanbase up

 

[DanicaFreak]

Drama

 

[HoneyBadger]

They’re drying the track during a lightning delay and while it was still raining before that.

LOL

NO WAY NASCAR puts this effort in to restart if Chase is leading.

 

[JGR_20]

4:15 on monday afternoon after race is halfway already… i am surprised if they go all the way through with track drying for a 2.6 miler…

I get trying to give the fans a full race, but I’d easily almost expect them to call it around a time like this too.

what’s air titan take to dry dega? 1 hour?

I feel like the old jet dryer routine was around 2-2.5 wasn’t it?

 

[SlicedBread22]

People talking about "NASCAR doesn't want Bubba to win bla bla bla..."

Reminds me of why I haven't been around here for a while

 

[Daytripper]

4:15 on monday afternoon after race is halfway already… i am surprised if they go all the way through with track drying for a 2.6 miler…

I get trying to give the fans a full race, but I’d easily almost expect them to call it around a time like this too.

what’s air titan take to dry dega? 1 hour?

I feel like the old jet dryer routine was around 2-2.5 wasn’t it?

It's 3:15

 

[RFK-PensekeFan]

Yep.

Look how fast they called COTA.

At COTA they were pretty much racing in a monsoon for much of the race. NASCAR called it more to prevent more wrecks than to hand Chase a win.

 

[JGR_20]

It's 3:15

Ahhh shhhheetttt i forget that time change down there. Sorry

 

[CamelPowered]

I'm a UNC alumn, so Jordan=GOAT

Dominique Wilkins was my favorite player in the 80s-early 90s. Those dunk contests between them were amazing.

 

[Blaze]

NASCAR is a damned if you do dammed if you don’t situation here. If they called it fast people would bitch that NASCAR didn’t try. If they try they don’t want Bubba to win.

 

[HoneyBadger]

At COTA they were pretty much racing in a monsoon for much of the race. NASCAR called it more to prevent more wrecks than to hand Chase a win.

And we all know what happens if this race gets restarted. Just racing until the next big wreck.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

They need to get the pickup trucks out there dragging stacks of old tires. Used to work like a charm in the 80's when I'd attend South Boston and Orange County.

 

[DewChaser988]

Dominique Wilkins was my favorite player in the 80s-early 90s. Those dunk contests between them were amazing.

Nothing compared to Vince Carter though

 

[Daytripper]

Unless the sun comes back out I don't see them getting the race going again

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

Nothing compared to Vince Carter though

Another UNC product. :smug

 

[LARRY]

Bubba should be wearing A raincoat and under a big umbrella.
Gotta sell it!

 

[FLRacingFan]

Raining again. Donezo.

 

[Daytripper]

Raining again, time to call it.

 

[DewChaser988]

Raining again.

That's Ballgame folks

 

[HoneyBadger]

This one is over.

We’re really waiting to run a green white wrecker at this point.

 

[RFK-PensekeFan]

Rain is back, this might be it.

 

[aunty dive]

Bubba should be wearing A raincoat and under a big umbrella.
Gotta sell it!

And gumboots.

 

[Blaze]

Yep call it

 

[aunty dive]

Holding on for a 10th place finish for Alfredo because reasons.

 

[SlicedBread22]

Winner.. Bubba!

 

[jws926]

Its over, Bubba wins

 

[Blaze]

AND ITS OVER!

 

[Nitro Dude]

He was worried that he hit the 47 too hard. They asked Ricky and Ricky said no, the 48 was way too "all over the place" to lead the line.

I watched the video at NASCAR so I could stop it and it looks like Chase pushed Ricky again just as he was pushing Alex and it was just to much force at one time and it turned him. It looked to me like the 48 was pretty steady at the time of the impact but the 20 car next to the 48 was all over the place. Here is a link to the video. I would like to see one in slo-mo.
Alex Bowman gets turned, creates multi-car wreck at Talladega | NASCAR

 

[Daytripper]

Congrats to bubba!

 

[Blaze]

**** yeah