Random NASCAR Stuff to talk about.....

FenderBumper said:
I agreed with your 3, I was just pointing out that most drivers who are successful in open wheel aren't in stock cars.

I've tried to imagine how hard it would be to adjust to a driving style that is so different, and this is why I think it's so damn hard to do in the modern era. Open wheelers now drive cars with huge grip and down force. So much so, sliding the tires is a huge no-no. They drive cars that can brake right thru turns at high speed, handling that allows you to be real agressive with the wheel, and a gas pedal you can really mash. Put on top the fact that rubbing anything is a huge mistake, and they are totally flucked when they jump in a low tech stock car.

Now they have to feather the brakes and gas, can't throw the car into a turn, and have to bang and bump for racing room. They are expected to slide the tires to keep their speed and flirt with the wall lap after lap. They have to unlearn everything that made them successful before they can even get started with being competitive. Poor Sam still hasn't gotten old habits out of his system, and often under brakes when there is trouble in front of him. He jumps on the gas and spins less often, but it's easy to see he has to actually think about things that used to come naturally.

Tony may be the last, because he stepped out of far less car and tire technology to race stock cars than Sam and some others do these days.
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Sounds like the beginning of a piece for a magazine. I was hit the end and was like oh! Where's the rest!?
 
Stewart Fan said:
So Regan Smith goes from HMS to not having a ride at all a week later.
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It's not like having a seat in the #51 was a bird in the hand. They may be gone next year. Running most of this year without a sponsor must be eating into Finch's wallet.

"How do you make a small fortune in racing?"
 
The 2013 season will be the 20th of Jeff Burton's Sprint Cup career, but next year won't be significant because of a milestone anniversary in NASCAR's premier series. "It's very make or break," Burton said. "It feels really important. It's on my mind already. It's been on my mind for a while. We've got to right this ship. We've got to do it now. This has gone on for two years. It goes on for three, that is too long." The veteran, who hasn't won in 145 starts and more than four years, is mired in his worst slump at Richard Childress Racing. His #31 Chevy is 19th in the Sprint Cup standings with four races remaining after ranking 20th in 2011. That puts Burton on pace for his worst back-to-back seasons since entering Cup with finishes of 24th and 32nd in points in 1994-95. "I certainly have less years ahead of me than behind me," Burton, 45, said. "So every year you don't have success feels like a big loss. How many more chances are we going to have?"(USA Today)(10-25-2012)

Sounds like Jeff knows his time is about up with Austin and Ty coming up.
 
RCR as an organization needs to 'right that ship'. Burton's days are numbered regardless of next season's results. He'll be relegated to a low budget team if he even chooses to stay in the sport. He needs to spend the next year working on his plans for retirement. ;)
 
Stewart Fan said:
Sounds like Jeff knows his time is about up with Austin and Ty coming up.
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I thing the reality is that only a select few drivers can still be competitive as they get older and their reactions and mind slow down. Burton clearly isn't one of them. With a career 3.2 win percentage, RCR would be much better off with one of the Dillons in that seat.
 
Does anyone know when Burton's contract is up? When RCR cut Boyer loose I was nothing short of amazed.
 
Matthew2470 said:
I was under the impression that Bowyer chose to leave. Worked out pretty well for him.
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Hmmmm. I was under the impression he chose to leave because he didn't have a ride at RCR. And yes, it did work out well for him.
 
Smoke14 said:
Hmmmm. I was under the impression he chose to leave because he didn't have a ride at RCR. And yes, it did work out well for him.
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Bowyer went to RCR with the 5 Hour deal and Childress said no. I suppose he couldn't sign Bowyer to a multi year deal if he planned on fielding a car for Dillon.

Burton signed a multi year extension with RCR in spring 2011
 
#17D500winner said:
Bowyer went to RCR with the 5 Hour deal and Childress said no. I suppose he couldn't sign Bowyer to a multi year deal if he planned on fielding a car for Dillon.

Burton signed a multi year extension with RCR in spring 2011
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That is what I thought.
 
#17D500winner said:
Bowyer went to RCR with the 5 Hour deal and Childress said no. I suppose he couldn't sign Bowyer to a multi year deal if he planned on fielding a car for Dillon.
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According to Bowyer, that wasn't the case. Richard told him he couldn't make the money 5 hour was offering work for a full year. Bowyer said Richard opened the books, and Clint realized he had to find someone who could. MWR does economize in a lot of ways, including having a prop driven company plane rather than a jet.
 
FenderBumper said:
According to Bowyer, that wasn't the case. Richard told him he couldn't make the money 5 hour was offering work for a full year. Bowyer said Richard opened the books, and Clint realized he had to find someone who could. MWR does economize in a lot of ways, including having a prop driven company plane rather than a jet.
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I guess Viagra would be an obvious one ;) but I wonder if Childress even attempted to find other sponsors to go with the 5 Hour deal? .
 
In 39 starts at Martinsville, Jeff Gordon has won 7 times, 25 times finished top 5, led 3420 laps and has never failed to finish a race.

Impressive.
 
Brad Keselowski testing the 2013 car at Pheonix.

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Matthew2470 said:
I hate seeing that splitter stuck to the ground like that. Main cause of aero push.
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When I'm president of NASCAR, four races a year will be designated as 'showroom model' races. Teams will be required to race a showroom model of whatever they claim they're driving, after installing roll cages, swapping the gas tanks and windshields, and other safety equipment. All factory installed power train and suspension components must remain in the car, along with the unaltered original body work.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
When I'm president of NASCAR, four races a year will be designated as 'showroom model' races. Teams will be required to race a showroom model of whatever they claim they're driving, after installing roll cages, swapping the gas tanks and windshields, and other safety equipment. All factory installed power train and suspension components must remain in the car, along with the unaltered original body work.
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1/3 mile tracks, this would be fun. Until somebody got hurt.
 
Snow in the Virginia Mountains you say? Put snow tires em and lets goto Bristol!
 
Fender hasn't been seen since early last evening and he's from NYC. I hope he and his family are doing okay.
 
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