Richmond #2 Pre - Race Thread

[StandOnIt]

Richmond Raceway
3:00pm/et, Sunday, July 30
TV: USA
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
Stage Laps: 70/230/400
Practice/Qualifying: 12:35-2:30pm/et, Sat., July29. TV-USA, NBC Sports App.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Yaaassss The Action Track!

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Ernie_Irvan#4]

Going to be a hot one! Going to be slipping and sliding.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Very excited for this week’s race and venue. I love Richmond.

 

[Speedbowl14]

Once again, every major weather model has some rain passing through Richmond sometime between Saturday AM and Sunday afternoon.

Not a major system like Loudon a couple weeks ago but could definitely disrupt things.

 

[rd45usa]

Milk and cookie time.

NASCAR officials to talk to multiple drivers after Pocono incidents

NASCAR official tells SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that no penalties are expected for the heated moments between drivers at Pocono.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Mispeedway15]

Kyle Larson needs to wreck the 11 if possible

 

[rd45usa]

Veteran crew chief Manion takes over Ty Dillon's No. 77 team

Kevin Manion will serve as Ty Dillon’s interim crew chief, replacing Kevin Bellicourt on the No. 77 team at Spire Motorsports beginning this weekend at Richmond Raceway. Dillon is 32nd in the NASCA…

racer.com

 

[StandOnIt]

The entry list for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #15-J.J. Yeley, #38-Todd Gilliland, #51-Ryan Newman, #78-B.J. McLeod.

 

[aunty dive]

Goodyear Fast Facts: Richmond​

NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 22 – 400 laps / 300 miles Richmond Raceway (0.75-mile oval) – Richmond, Va.

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-5124; Right-side — D-5126

Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,251 mm (88.62 in.); Right-side — 2,276 mm (89.61 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front — 12 psi; Left Rear — 12 psi; Right Front — 30 psi; Right Rear — 26 psi

Storyline – Tires and teams on display at high-wear Richmond: Richmond Raceway has become one of the most reliable high tire wear race tracks on the NASCAR Cup circuit. That means that drivers who are good at managing their tires by being easier on them early in a run will gain track position toward the end of that run. High wear tracks also mean four-tire stops throughout the race, meaning that pit crews will be busy. With nine sets of tires for the 400 lap (300-mile) race, teams can go an average of 44 laps on each set if they use all their tires. The tire set-up Cup teams are running is one of the more popular in the Goodyear lineup. This race will be the fourth Cup race on this particular tire combination this season and the 10th since the beginning of 2022.

“Richmond is a high wear track, and that means several things for this week’s Cup race,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing. “First off, high wear means the track will take rubber and drivers will then look around for fresh asphalt and create multiple racing lines. Secondly, tire management will come into play, and drivers can impact the car’s speed over the course of a run. Lastly, when we run on high wear tracks, teams take four tires at almost every opportunity, making pit strategy and the pit crews an important part of the race and emphasizing the team element of the sport. All that leads to a lot of track position battles and great racing for the fans.”

Notes – Cup cars return to Richmond on spring tire set-up: Being on the 18-inch bead diameter tire, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Craftsman Truck Series at Richmond this weekend . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires Cup teams ran at Richmond in April, as well as twice last season . . . they have also run this tire set-up at Phoenix, Gateway and North Wilkesboro this season . . . with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars will not run inner liners in any of their tires in 2023.

Wet Weather Tires – Goodyear to bring wet weather tires to short track Richmond: Goodyear will bring its 18-inch wet weather radial tires to Richmond for the NASCAR Cup cars, should NASCAR determine that conditions warrant . . . Cup teams will have a maximum of 4 sets of wet weather tires for the event . . . Cup teams last ran a wet weather tire in competition on the Chicago street course earlier this month . . . they have run in the wet on a short track this season – at the All-Star race at North Wilkesboro in May . . . in addition to the obvious difference of a tread pattern versus Goodyear’s dry weather “slick” tires, the “Goodyear” and “Eagle” lettering on the sidewalls of the wet weather tires is white, not the standard yellow.

 

[Greg]

Yaaassss The Action Track!

It never gets old.....

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

New crew chief for the 77 this week, a blast from the past. I unfortunately don’t think it’s the crew chief that has been the problem for the 77 in 2023.
https://racer.com/2023/07/25/veteran-crew-chief-manion-takes-over-ty-dillons-no-77-team/

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I unfortunately don’t think it’s the crew chief that has been the problem for the 77 in 2023.

Silk purse, sow's ear; you know the drill. Kev must have been looking for a challenge.

 

[StandOnIt]

Manion could be thinking he will outlast the driver in the 77. I'm all for new blood when it comes to both Dillions dab and dip.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Manion could be thinking he will outlast the driver in the 77. I'm all for new blood when it comes to both Dillions dab and dip.

Can’t say I disagree. I’d like to see what Spire can do with a competent teammate to LaJoie. I also personally would enjoy watching the 3 run upfront a bit more too

 

[Revman]

Chain Gang was fast in the spring...then the greenhouse deal. Should be interesting.

 

[MRM]

This race would be a great candidate for a Sunday night race.

 

[Whiskyb]

This race would be a great candidate for a Sunday night race.

cough cough "Saturday night" cough cough

 

[Charlie Spencer]

This race would be a great candidate for a Sunday night race.

Do you propose moving it to Memorial Day or to Labor Day?

 

[hmmm298]

cough cough "Saturday night" cough cough

Growing up and really for as long as I can remember, Richmond WAS always a night race until a few years ago. I don't like night racing as much now that I'm older and don't stay up quite as late (night races used to be my favorite, and I do still enjoy them), but it will always just feel weird watching Richmond in the daytime.

I never understood the change there. It was Saturday nights that made it the Action Track.

 

[MRM]

Do you propose moving it to Memorial Day or to Labor Day?

No

 

[Speedbowl14]

Sunday weather looks better than a couple days ago but still showery. Saturday night trucks looks like a wash.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

No

I think a sprinkling of a few Sunday Night races during the summer wont hurt, they've already done it with Chicago streets and Nashville. I could also see Richmond maybe being a Sunday Night in the very near future.

 

[Efisher131]

99° at the drop of the rag for the Xfinity race. Ouch

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[kkfan91]

99° at the drop of the rag for the Xfinity race. Ouch

In Wisconsin?

 

[Efisher131]

In Wisconsin?

Had no idea they were at Road America

 

[Revman]

So ****** jacked up for this. LFG!

 

[Spotter22]

Why is the new "on the clock" feature running backwards on lap times or am I out of my mind and missing the point

 

[StandOnIt]

Why is the new "on the clock" feature running backwards on lap times or am I out of my mind and missing the point

Timing and scoring has been screwed up on the website since yesterday.

 

[Spotter22]

Timing and scoring has been screwed up on the website since yesterday.

Did you see it on TV? I was like what the hell?

 

[StandOnIt]

Did you see it on TV? I was like what the hell?

No, I was digging around on the mess they call the Nascar website trying to get the timing to work

 

[AdoubleU24]

Top 4 starting spot, bout fell out of my chair

 

[Speedbowl14]

Chastain, Elliott, and Haley all lose pit stall selections. Can't win a race that's going to have 7-9 pit stops and have the crappiest stalls. 9 shooting themselves in the foot so much they're running out of ammo.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[antman12]

Okay Bubba, I see you.

 

[Revman]

Hamlin doesn't even go for a fast lap in practice. Knew what he had. LFG.

 

[donthaveanickname]

NASCAR is promoting the wrong top series. Truck pole speed was 1.1 seconds or 5.3 mph faster than Cup.

 

[StandOnIt]

NASCAR is promoting the wrong top series. Truck pole speed was 1.1 seconds or 5.3 mph faster than Cup.

All you have to do is take a good luck at a truck. They are the new "twisted sisters"