Johali's Rate the CUP race --- Gateway

[TexasRaceLady]

Can't go higher than 6 for this one.

 

[Blaze]

I only saw the second half. So I say 5

 

[nascarwoman]

Can only rate what I saw --- 5

 

[Biggreen695]

5


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[rd45usa]

7

 

[JJ_14]

7 - too many late cautions, race lasted way too long. Racing was decent at best.

 

[racer8]

5

 

[kkfan91]

7 I've never loved Gateway

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

4.

 

[racingfan7]

8

 

[aunty dive]

I’m confused.

 

[ahudsonman]

8.

 

[BobbyFord]

I’m confused.

No argument here.

 

[Clutch]

7
Watched a ton of great restarts by the best racer out there

 

[Hawaii808]

8 without all the delays and restarts at the end.

 

[jws926]

@TexasRaceLady , read the thread title, when you see it

7, best I can do for this one

 

[Hawaii808]

@TexasRaceLady , read the thread title, when you see it

7, best I can do for this one

We’re going Pirate and hijacking this thread!

 

[jws926]

We’re going Pirate and hijacking this thread!

Rrr matey!

 

[Efisher131]

6 for the cup race

I wish Xfinity raced at Gateway instead of Portland.

 

[ToyYoda]

6. Kind of a weird race.

 

[hmmm298]

6.8

 

[Greg]

6.0

 

[DIDIT]

6

 

[aunty dive]

8

 

[Clutch]

6. Kind of a weird race.

You used to keep an average of these scores. Do you still do that?

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

6. Last stage was pretty racey, just the rest was a bit of a chore to get through

 

[Tumbleweed]

6

Too many late cautions.

 

[donthaveanickname]

You used to keep an average of these scores. Do you still do that?

He does

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[Dr_B_UNC]

3.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I'll climb on the 6 bandwagon.

 

[ToyYoda]

You used to keep an average of these scores. Do you still do that?

Yep, it’s in the “2023 R-F Race Ratings” thread.

 

[LewTheShoe]

I'll take the contrarian viewpoint...

The cup race at Gateway was awesome. Relatively tight turns with long straights, so heavy braking every lap, followed by major off-throttle time. Handling matters here... Who can dive in deeper? Who can get back on the gas sooner? A stern test of race car driving skill!

It's hard to pass, but it's *supposed* to be hard. If it was easy, everyone could do it. And at Gateway, it *is* possible to pass a slower car, and that's all I ask of passing stats.

The weakness of the current rules package is that the car is under-powered for its high amount of aero drag, and this is very apparent on most full-size 1.5ers. But the tighter turns and lower straightline speeds at Gateway cover this flaw. The car didn't seem lethargic and under-powered compared to most races on 1.5ers. My rating... 9.

 

[Revman]

10 for the race (see @LewTheShoe) .....Best car won.....Hate that I have to say that.

 

[SpeedPagan]

Honestly 6, the race lasted way too long.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

I’m confused.

Yeah, I had the wrong race on my mind when I created the thread. Too much housework. LOL
Got NW to change the title.

 

[MRM]

4

 

[DRSpeed]

7

 

[Daytripper]

7

 

[sdj]

9 - Side by side, close racing, a little bumping, but nothing severe. FS1 actually finally showed mid pack racing for position in 8 to 12 place and 18 to 27 place when the leaders checked out in single file, finally.

2 - for Hendrick giving Chastain crap engines two weeks in a row. Payback I am sure, but, remember, Hendrick is a convicted ex felon of retail and wholesale collusion for price fixing.

 

[StandOnIt]

9 - Side by side, close racing, a little bumping, but nothing severe. FS1 actually finally showed mid pack racing for position in 8 to 12 place and 18 to 27 place when the leaders checked out in single file, finally.

2 - for Hendrick giving Chastain crap engines two weeks in a row. Payback I am sure, but, remember, Hendrick is a convicted ex felon of retail and wholesale collusion for price fixing.

It's getting to the time in the season where teams are re using engines that have already ran a race and they can work the valves, springs AND the pushrods to freshen the engine. They only get so many fresh engines, and I bet they are saving some for the end of the year. It could be what happened to Keselowski.