Truck RACE thread --- Charlotte

[harkin]

Lol that reaction. Good on him.

All he needs to do now is take his shirt off.

 

[Kiante]

Sauter took 'em to school.

Where was this when Crafton and Sauter were teammates at ThorSport?

Crafton is at his peak, good lord he's on a roll.

 

[sdj]

Sauter with a photo finish with Jennifer Jo Cobb

 

[DUN24]

That was a hell of a race. That 75, 16, 4 battle was insane. Moffitt did a great job recovering.

 

[jws926]

So why exactly is this series dying again? This is awesome racing

Because speed does not always mean great racing.

 

[2 Sweet]

GMS is in another zip code atm.

I just wish Sargeant and Coughlin were running better

 

[DewChaser988]

Man that was an awesome race

 

[2 Sweet]

Watching the way these trucks race each other compared to the cup cars is like night and day. The trucks can run extremely close without getting bent out of shape, they can run side by side with ease, they can actually RACE without aero taking over. Kind of like the cup cars 20 years ago

 

[FLRacingFan]

Because speed does not always mean great racing.

They're like 15-20 MPH quicker than Cup cars lol.

 

[Kiante]

I just wish Sargeant and Coughlin were running better

Coughlin better run well, this is his third team in three years.

Sergeant continues to get better, but it is still very inconsistent.

 

[gnomesayin]

Wow, that was fantastic. I'm going to go back and watch that again.

Do we have contend with another round of “Johnny Sauter is a hack"?

 

[FLRacingFan]

Watching the way these trucks race each other compared to the cup cars is like night and day. The trucks can run extremely close without getting bent out of shape, they can run side by side with ease, they can actually RACE without aero taking over. Kind of like the cup cars 20 years ago

Yeah it's a pretty happy medium between the All-Star aero and the normal Cup aero.

 

[StandOnIt]

Klingerman knocked the side off his truck and still came in 7th. I would have never thought that with the damage he had. I guess it was better than it looked.

 

[Truex_rox]

I just wish Sargeant and Coughlin were running better

It does not matter where you put Coughlin, he will stink up the field.

 

[Truex_rox]

Now, Johnny Sauter, on the other hand... is the true competition really for the Truck Series title, or does the true competition lie in seeing how many superlatives you can apply to Johnny Sauter's last three seasons in Trucks, let alone this year...

 

[StandOnIt]

You should hear KDB smh
https://www.nascar.com/video/franch...-pure-talent-to-overcome-pit-road-troubles/#1

 

[2 Sweet]

You should hear KDB smh
https://www.nascar.com/video/franch...-pure-talent-to-overcome-pit-road-troubles/#1

Complains about the "horrendous" splitter....says the trucks can't pass/race in traffic or come within 5 lengths of one another......LOLOLOLOLOL what color is the sky in his world?

 

[StandOnIt]

Complains about the "horrendous" splitter....says the trucks can't pass/race in traffic or come within 5 lengths of one another......LOLOLOLOLOL what color is the sky in his world?

Nascar took away his tweaked out Toyota Factory splitter this year. Now Nascar hands out a flat splitter. Amazing what he comes up with after he passes the field twice, dumps one of his own trucks (that was faster than him again) and there is passing all over the track all night long.

 

[superchuck500]

You should hear KDB smh
https://www.nascar.com/video/franch...-pure-talent-to-overcome-pit-road-troubles/#1

Every time you think we’re getting somewhere with him, he gives you a little reminder

 

[StandOnIt]

Nascar posted it on YouTube

 

[Hotrod]

Just digging the truck season this year. Another dandy !

 

[AdoubleU24]

Nascar posted it on YouTube

He's such a loser.

How can anyone root for this clown? How?? I don't want to hear jack about the cell phone recorded fan interactions. He time and time again proves himself to be a sour human being.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Kyle Busch is good for the sport but my lord he is delusional.

 

[Johali]

You should hear KDB smh
https://www.nascar.com/video/franch...-pure-talent-to-overcome-pit-road-troubles/#1

I Love It.

 

[Conover]

He's such a loser.

How can anyone root for this clown? How?? I don't want to hear jack about the cell phone recorded fan interactions. He time and time again proves himself to be a sour human being.

Complete a-h.

 

[Bobw]

He's such a loser.

How can anyone root for this clown? How?? I don't want to hear jack about the cell phone recorded fan interactions. He time and time again proves himself to be a sour human being.

So graceful in losing,,,and modest too...

 

[DaBiff1618]

Why are none of these posts about Kyle being deleted? I make posts defending him or calling another poster a goober and race lady deletes them. Sounds fair

 

[Kiante]

Tbh, I think the lack of seat time has hurt him a lot. He's just not as acclimated to the trucks like he used to be.

 

[NASCAR Apologist]

The Dark Side of the Kyle is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Sauter passed his way through the whole damn field up to the front lol.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Tbh, I think the lack of seat time has hurt him a lot. He's just not as acclimated to the trucks like he used to be.

Trucks have spec engines too.

Sauter passed his way through the whole damn field up to the front lol.

Kyle himself passed the entire field twice.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

The Dark Side of the Kyle is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

Is it possible to learn this pure talent?

 

[Kiante]

Trucks have spec engines too.


Kyle himself passed the entire field twice.

He did because his crew did screw him over twice. Lets not forget that.

 

[bigspud]

He's such a loser.

How can anyone root for this clown? How?? I don't want to hear jack about the cell phone recorded fan interactions. He time and time again proves himself to be a sour human being.

Nascar posted it on YouTube

Hamlin better watch out, Kyle is going for entertainer of the year award.

Hamlin better watch out, Kyle is going for the entertainer of the year award.

 

[NASCAR Apologist]

Is it possible to learn this pure talent?

Not from Noah Gragson.

 

[StandOnIt]

Is it possible to learn this pure talent?

yes quite possible. They call them adolescent adults. An adult that acts like a spoiled teenager.

 

[LewTheShoe]

Watching the way these trucks race each other compared to the cup cars is like night and day. The trucks can run extremely close without getting bent out of shape, they can run side by side with ease, they can actually RACE without aero taking over. Kind of like the cup cars 20 years ago

With all due respect, and I really mean that in a positive way as @2 Sweet is a long-time positive contributor with many insightful posts, but this statement is completely wrong, IMO. I enjoy the truck races, but that is racing dumbed down to the junior varsity level. And it is very much a product of aero taking over. Nascar trucks have drag like a barn door and very high downforce, combined with low power. A formula like that for racing at the highest level would be completely bland and unsatisfactory.

Cup racing is big-time racing. It ain't supposed to be easy. It is supposed to be a contest of skill that separates the contenders from the pretenders. And that requires a serious amount of off-throttle time and braking. It requires the drivers to work hard to get back on the gas early and get drive off the corners. It requires a real speed differential between mid-corner and straightaway... which the trucks don't have. I am a strong supporter of Nascar's move in recent years to put the race back in the hands of the drivers at the cup level.

 

[LJ7201]

What's wrong with what he said? I'm not being facetious it's a genuine question.

 

[StandOnIt]

With all due respect, and I really mean that in a positive way as @2 Sweet is a long-time positive contributor with many insightful posts, but this statement is completely wrong, IMO. I enjoy the truck races, but that is racing dumbed down to the junior varsity level. And it is very much a product of aero taking over. Nascar trucks have drag like a barn door and very high downforce, combined with low power. A formula like that for racing at the highest level would be completely bland and unsatisfactory.

Cup racing is big-time racing. It ain't supposed to be easy. It is supposed to be a contest of skill that separates the contenders from the pretenders. And that requires a serious amount of off-throttle time and braking. It requires the drivers to work hard to get back on the gas early and get drive off the corners. It requires a real speed differential between mid-corner and straightaway... which the trucks don't have. I am a strong supporter of Nascar's move in recent years to put the race back in the hands of the drivers at the cup level.

you might be better served watching formula one. Stock car racing is stock car racing and the trucks with the changes Nascar has made this year has made for a highly competitive series that is exciting to watch.

 

[StandOnIt]

What's wrong with what he said? I'm not being facetious it's a genuine question.

the first question I would ask. Did you watch the race?