Random NASCAR Stuff to talk about.....

It will be interesting to see what Bruton Smith will do now since Richardson has announced his decision to sell the Carolina Panthers.All I've heard in the last 2 years or so is how much he wants to buy them.
 
darlingtonfan said:
It will be interesting to see what Bruton Smith will do now since Richardson has announced his decision to sell the Carolina Panthers.All I've heard in the last 2 years or so is how much he wants to buy them.
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Bruton would probably move the Panthers to Bristol Motor Speedway changing the field configuration to 80 yards in an attempt to make the game more exciting by producing more scoring. In doing so, he'd alienate the long time Panther fan that would claim this is no long good football.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Bruton would probably move the Panthers to Bristol Motor Speedway changing the field configuration to 80 yards in an attempt to make the game more exciting by producing more scoring. In doing so, he'd alienate the long time Panther fan that would claim this is no long good football.
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Well, they'd have to schedule pre-season games around the August night race, but maybe they could run both as a double-header. That appears to be the only downside to your suggestion. :rolleyes:
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Well, they'd have to schedule pre-season games around the August night race, but maybe they could run both as a double-header. That appears to be the only downside to your suggestion. :rolleyes:
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Heck yeah! You are on to something. I don't see any reason why they can't both be contested at the same time. NFL on the infield and NASCAR on the high banks. Yeah baby! :cool:
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Heck yeah! You are on to something. I don't see any reason why they can't both be contested at the same time. NFL on the infield and NASCAR on the high banks. Yeah baby! :cool:
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Sure. Set the haulers up along the sidelines. Sell swivel chairs up top so you can switch between events during cautions / time outs. Better than clicking the 'Last Channel' button on the remote. At halftime, the cheerleaders and Monster girls can change places.

Gods of us all, what have we done?:blink:
 
Busch beer pops the top on a major promotion that will send 500 fans to Daytona
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2017/12/18/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/AB.aspx

Busch is pouring it on for next year’s Daytona 500.

Encouraged by strong sales bolstered by its move back to the Busch brand in NASCAR, Anheuser-Busch InBev will launch a massive 2018 Daytona 500 marketing campaign that will be its largest in years.

A-B, which switched back to the Busch brand in NASCAR in 2016 after a run promoting Budweiser, has created the “500 to the 500” campaign that will see 250 fans win an all-expenses-paid trip to the 60th running of NASCAR’s biggest race on Feb. 18 at Daytona International Speedway.

The campaign will include a retail call-to-action component with special race packaging and social media tie-ins. Each winner will be able to bring one guest, meaning Busch is sending 500 fans to the race overall. Busch will launch the activation this week.

Chelsea Phillips, A-B’s vice president of value and near-beer brands, said that A-B embarked on the venture in part because the company is pleased with Busch beer sales overall and in NASCAR race markets this year. In Daytona Beach, A-B’s entire value brand portfolio is up over last year, with most of the growth coming from the Busch family of beers, according to Information Resources Inc. data cited by A-B.

“We made a splash this year with the new packaging and Super Bowl ad, and it was kind of like, ‘How do we top ourselves?’ We wanted to really say thank you to our loyal drinkers with all of the support we’ve seen this year, so we decided we want to invest that money into this unforgettable Daytona 500 experience,” Phillips said.

A-B will roll out Daytona 500-themed packaging nationwide, with 30,000 cans featuring a checkered flag pattern and next year’s race logo. To earn the chance to win one of the 250 trips to Daytona, those fans who get one of the checkered flag cans are encouraged to take a photo or video while acting like they are celebrating a race win in victory lane. The fans need to share the photo or video on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Snapchat with a #BuschToDaytona hashtag. A-B will then select the best entrants.

A-B also will be activating at the track around the Daytona 500, will again have a branding “takeover” of a hotel in Daytona, and will have a traditional media buy around NASCAR. A-B will run its overarching Busch Guy ads for TV, while Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick will appear in digital and social media content. Harvick, whose car is sponsored by A-B, will also conduct a meet-and-greet with the contest winners.
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Please re-post in the Beath Ded thread.

Or in the midget racing section ... that would work as well.
 
Now I coulda swore Chase Elliott drove the 24 after Gordon, and that Lionel already made this car, but whatever. Money grabbing fools.

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2 Sweet said:
The craziest wreck from the craziest race I ever saw.....1993 Diehard 500 at Talladega.....



A good read on Stanley Smith, who nearly died in the accident.....

http://racing-reference.info/showblog?id=2907

Also, a story about Buddy Baker's attempt to qualify for the race.....

http://racing-reference.info/showblog?id=2272
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Jimmy was always one of my favorites back in the day when racing modifieds and sprint cars. Saw him last month still racing a modified at Charlotte.
 
I'm gonna put this here for @aunty dive.
I came across this Star Wars themed picture of Blaney, thought it was funny. :D
Their caption reads "The one to bring balance to the downforce. #StarWars #TheLastJedi"
 

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Nice. There is no dirty air at light speed.

“Why not?” you might ask.
 
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