Playoffs/Texas Pre-Race Thread

[StandOnIt]

Texas Motor Speedway
3:30pm/et, Sunday, September 24
TV: USA
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM
Stage Laps: 80/160/267
Practice/Qualifying: 12:35-2:30pm/et, Sat. Sept. 23. TV-USA.

 

[kkfan91]

Oh boy Texas...yay

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #15-J.J. Yeley, #42-Carson Hocevar, #51-Todd Gilliland, #78-B.J. McLeod.

 

[Magicmiler]

 

[kkfan91]

Guess it's a sponsor thing now, because why would they want to give a competitor Cup experience

 

[Efisher131]

Guess it's a sponsor thing now, because why would they want to give a competitor Cup experience

Contracts have already been signed. I’m sure Ford isn’t thrilled

 

[StandOnIt]

I knew it was Dallas all along.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I absolutely refuse to Google 'Dallas vs. Everybody'.

 

[pjmolo]

I absolutely refuse to Google 'Dallas vs. Everybody'.

Go for it. Get a tee-shirt.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Ah. The much maligned Texas Motor Speedway. The "Muh Entertainment" Crew will be out in full force this weekend. I'm going to be focused on whichever playoff driver wins this race...if they win.... they're set up for sure this next round as its usually full of calamity with the two races after this one.

 

[2 Sweet]

Ah. The much maligned Texas Motor Speedway. The "Muh Entertainment" Crew will be out in full force this weekend. I'm going to be focused on whichever playoff driver wins this race...if they win.... they're set up for sure this next round as its usually full of calamity with the two races after this one.

I've always hated Texas, but it's a lot better with the new car, right? I don't remember how the last race went honestly

 

[kkfan91]

I absolutely refuse to Google 'Dallas vs. Everybody'.

What about Dallas does Everybody?

 

[kkfan91]

I've always hated Texas, but it's a lot better with the new car, right? I don't remember how the last race went honestly

Texas has not improved at all

 

[*WEAVER*]

They're trying out a new car at Texas this week.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I've always hated Texas, but it's a lot better with the new car, right? I don't remember how the last race went honestly

I dont either ha ha ha which makes me thing it probably wasnt good but thats okay. I'm sure some playoff chaos will make up for it

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I dont either ha ha ha which makes me thing it probably wasnt good but thats okay. I'm sure some playoff chaos will make up for it

Close your eyes and listen to the other race, the one Gerbils are calling.

 

[Greg]

I knew it was Dallas all along.

The Dallas skyline......

 

[Revman]

Bitching about the track is white noise. Can't wait. Round 2. LFG. Time to be people's favorite drivers....again.

 

[StandOnIt]

Bitching about the track is white noise. Can't wait. Round 2. LFG. Time to be people's favorite drivers....again.

Yep, the 1.5's are putting on the better racing, and the repave at Texas is getting some seasoning in it. Should be a good one. For the chevys.

 

[Speedbowl14]

Slick track, temps in the mid 90s Sunday!;

 

[Efisher131]

I dont either ha ha ha which makes me thing it probably wasnt good but thats okay. I'm sure some playoff chaos will make up for it

Everyone fast blew a tire and there was almost no passing

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Efisher131]

The two lowest rated races EVER since 2016 on Gluck’s poll are the two Texas events from last year. I’ll watch but I’m not optimistic.

 

[StandOnIt]

Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race was seen by 862,000 on average. It brought in a household rating of 0.52.

Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race was the most-watched motorosports event of the weekend. 1.9 million tuned in on average bringing a rating of 1.11.

NASCAR TV Ratings: September 2022 (Texas Motor Speedway)

NASCAR TV ratings for September 2022 at Texas Motor Speedway. Texas Motor Speedway tv numbers for the NASCAR playoff race.

racingnews.co

 

[Efisher131]

View attachment 72989
Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race was seen by 862,000 on average. It brought in a household rating of 0.52.

Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race was the most-watched motorosports event of the weekend. 1.9 million tuned in on average bringing a rating of 1.11.

NASCAR TV Ratings: September 2022 (Texas Motor Speedway)

NASCAR TV ratings for September 2022 at Texas Motor Speedway. Texas Motor Speedway tv numbers for the NASCAR playoff race.

racingnews.co

I wasn’t talking about TV ratings lol

 

[StandOnIt]

I wasn’t talking about TV ratings lol

I was.

 

[aunty dive]

Goodyear Fast Facts – Texas​

NASCAR Cup Series – Race No. 30 – 334 laps / 501 miles
Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) – Fort Worth, Tex.
Fast Facts for September 23-24, 2023

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Speedway Radials

Set limits: Cup: 1 set for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 9 sets for the race
(8 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying)

Tire Codes: Left-side — D-5186; Right-side — D-5222

Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,263 mm (89.09 in.); Right-side — 2,277 mm (89.65 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 20 psi; Left Rear — 22 psi;
Right Front — 50 psi; Right Rear — 46 psi

Storyline – Round of 12 begins on demanding Texas track: Coming off the recent race at Kansas Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to a mile-and-a-half track at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. Speeds will be high and teams must be cognizant of Goodyear’s recommended air pressures, as well as their cars’ geometry settings. Getting too aggressive with a set-up can put undue stress on the tires, causing the sidewall to over-deflect and suffer damage to the point of air loss.
“We start the Round of 12 of the Cup playoffs this weekend at Texas, so there is a lot at stake for teams,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing. “As we often see at the intermediate tracks, the speeds and loads make it important for teams to balance that ‘risk vs. reward’ equation of speed vs. durability. As always, we are working directly with the teams to help them understand how the air and car settings will affect the tires. We provide a lot of data leading into the weekend so they can make informed decisions as to where the line is, and then those conversations continue throughout practice and the race to make sure everyone knows where they stand.”

Notes – Cup teams on new right-side tire at Texas: Being on 18-inch bead diameter tires, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity Series at Texas this weekend . . . this is the same left-side tire code that Cup teams ran at Texas last September, but with a different right-side code . . . compared to the 2022 race, this right-side tire features a construction update . . . while this right-side tire is unique to Texas, Cup teams have run this left-side tire at Auto Club, Kansas, Las Vegas, Michigan, Nashville and Pocono this season . . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at TMS on July 11-12 . . . teams (drivers) participating in that test were the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (Denny Hamlin), No. 22 Penske Racing Ford (Joey Logano), No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (Daniel Suarez) . . . with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars do not run inner liners in any of their tires.

 

[JimmyJ4UK]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[PeopleAreStrange]

Hello, everyone!

I waited until very late this week to post the Fort Worth skyline, so it's still fresh in your mind in case NBC shows the wrong skyline today or tomorrow.

My dad and I will be attending tomorrow. Hopefully it's not so hot it's miserable! We're in Turn 1, so we should get shade about half way through the race.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Hello, everyone!

I waited until very late this week to post the Fort Worth skyline, so it's still fresh in your mind in case NBC shows the wrong skyline today or tomorrow.

My dad and I will be attending tomorrow. Hopefully it's not so hot it's miserable! We're in Turn 1, so we should get shade about half way through the race.

View attachment 73038

Hope you have a great time!

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Hello, everyone!

I waited until very late this week to post the Fort Worth skyline, so it's still fresh in your mind in case NBC shows the wrong skyline today or tomorrow.

My dad and I will be attending tomorrow. Hopefully it's not so hot it's miserable! We're in Turn 1, so we should get shade about half way through the race.

View attachment 73038

A Racing Forum tradition!

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Efisher131]

One of the worst calls NASCAR has made all year is letting the 47 change tires and try again after spinning on their out lap. It’s an advantage to go out later in qualifying. Group B outruns group A every week. Why not spin on the out lap every time if you have an early qualifying run?