Updated 2020 Schedule Thru June 21

If you thought “heartburn turn” at the roval ate up brakes, wait until they get into “oh my **** turn” in turn 1 and “holy **** balls turn” at the bus stop.
 
Bob Pockrass has been busy. He can't guarantee it is right but it is at least close I bet

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FLRacingFan said:
IMSA is off that weekend. Could see some of those guys filling Truck/Xfinity rides. Earl Bamber had something lined up with RCR’s Xfinity program before the season got screwed up, it’d be cool to see that pan out.

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Hmmmm...

Is AJ racing this weekend for Kaulig? I see a lot teams like JD Motorsports, DGM, SS Greenlight and others getting some one off races for some of these guys.

Would be cool, but deals would have to materialize quickly.

@gnomesayin No surprise with that ruling, it would he a crime if they went to a road course and let the 550 units and high downforce package run.
 
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What does Goodyear think of the Daytona road course? They going to test? WTF? Ya can't just let them go on the oval section can ya?
 
I want to see one of the Taylor boys throw an Xfinity car around the Daytona Road Course, I loved the days of Road Course Cup ringers. If anything this development calls for it, put a former Rolex winner behind the wheel and let’s go.
 
Snappy D said:
I want to see one of the Taylor boys throw an Xfinity car around the Daytona Road Course, I loved the days of Road Course Cup ringers. If anything this development calls for it, put a former Rolex winner behind the wheel and let’s go.
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They would have a better chance with the new Cup car. IRS, larger tires and a paddle shifter is almost identical to a GTLM car. I think they would be like a duck out of water in an Xfinity car without a whole lot of practice.
 
StandOnIt said:
They would have a better chance with the new Cup car. IRS, larger tires and a paddle shifter is almost identical to a GTLM car. I think they would be like a duck out of water in an Xfinity car without a whole lot of practice.
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Lally has a handful of Top 10s over the years with subpar equipment, SS-Green Light and maybe someone else. Jack Hawksworth put it on the front row in his first attempt at Mid-Ohio a year ago. Given that they’ll probably have a couple of practices again like last weekend, they’ll be fine if they’re good enough. It would be tough to put a deal together so quickly though.
 
Kind of a re-post....How the hell is Goodyear managing this? Remember when they had to test The Roval, and change construction? Why is this a non-issue?
 
Revman said:
Kind of a re-post....How the hell is Goodyear managing this? Remember when they had to test The Roval, and change construction? Why is this a non-issue?
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Their RDE&Q organization.
 
StandOnIt said:
They would have a better chance with the new Cup car. IRS, larger tires and a paddle shifter is almost identical to a GTLM car. I think they would be like a duck out of water in an Xfinity car without a whole lot of practice.
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Like the Indy infield, I think NASCAR is going to have to hold practice sessions for all series. Very few of them have run this layout.
 
FLRacingFan said:
Lally has a handful of Top 10s over the years with subpar equipment, SS-Green Light and maybe someone else. Jack Hawksworth put it on the front row in his first attempt at Mid-Ohio a year ago. Given that they’ll probably have a couple of practices again like last weekend, they’ll be fine if they’re good enough. It would be tough to put a deal together so quickly though.
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Lally was Cup Rookie of the Year way back when.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Like the Indy infield, I think NASCAR is going to have to hold practice sessions for all series. Very few of them have run this layout.
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I'm just blown away that they are going to have the trucks race there. Doubt that porkchop will pass up that race, but it should be really something to see the trucks running the course.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Lally was Cup Rookie of the Year way back when.
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True, true, predominantly a road racer though. Cindric also picked up stock car road racing pretty well pretty quickly for mostly being an open wheel/sports car guy in the years leading up to his NASCAR career.
 
StandOnIt said:
I'm just blown away that they are going to have the trucks race there. Doubt that porkchop will pass up that race, but it should be really something to see the trucks running the course.
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Kyle only has one Truck race left and it’s currently scheduled for Texas next week, probably too late for he and his team to change it.
 
StandOnIt said:
They would have a better chance with the new Cup car. IRS, larger tires and a paddle shifter is almost identical to a GTLM car. I think they would be like a duck out of water in an Xfinity car without a whole lot of practice.
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I just thought it would be easier for the Taylor fellas to get an Xfinity ride I guess rather than a Cup ride. Either way I'd be excited to see them give it a go.
 
Snappy D said:
I just thought it would be easier for the Taylor fellas to get an Xfinity ride I guess rather than a Cup ride. Either way I'd be excited to see them give it a go.
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Yeah that part for sure. I was talking just about the car style. These days IMO road racers are at a real disadvantage trying to race something that is heavy, wheel hops and has a solid rear axle, and stops and handles like a dump truck.
 
StandOnIt said:
Yeah that part for sure. I was talking just about the car style. These days IMO road racers are at a real disadvantage trying to race something that is heavy, wheel hops and has a solid rear axle, and stops and handles like a dump truck.
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The Truck and X series run more r/c's than they used to. Young guns arrive at the Cup level with way more skills than they brought in the past. The ringers don't have as much of an overall advantage as they used to, but when you toss in the factors you mentioned, it's not worth much for a Cup team to bring in a one-off.
 
StandOnIt said:
I'm just blown away that they are going to have the trucks race there. Doubt that porkchop will pass up that race, but it should be really something to see the trucks running the course.
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I'd love to see Fat Tony jam his butt in a truck or X car for this one, considering he missed Indy. Somebody drag Mark Martin to this one.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
Research, Development, Engineering & Quality
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Thank you, but you will recall how much of a concern tires were before The Roval. How could this be different? Is it?
 
Revman said:
Kind of a re-post....How the hell is Goodyear managing this? Remember when they had to test The Roval, and change construction? Why is this a non-issue?
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No I don't remember :idunno:

The final road course race of the season for both the Cup and Xfinity Series takes place this weekend on Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Roval.

When it comes to Goodyear tires, both Cup and Xfinity teams will race on the same traditional road course rubber, but air pressure recommendations will be different than in tires used at Watkins Glen International and Sonoma Raceway.
 
StandOnIt said:
No I don't remember :idunno:

The final road course race of the season for both the Cup and Xfinity Series takes place this weekend on Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Roval.

When it comes to Goodyear tires, both Cup and Xfinity teams will race on the same traditional road course rubber, but air pressure recommendations will be different than in tires used at Watkins Glen International and Sonoma Raceway.
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Goodyear opts for slight change to tire for Charlotte road course

Based on testing in July, Goodyear has opted to bring a slightly different tire for September’s Playoff race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course.
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Less sustained speed/loading at the ROVAL than at Daytona. I don’t think they reach higher than 160 through the banked portions at Charlotte. It’ll be different in some capacity I have to believe.
 
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