Xfinity RACE thread --- Loudon

Speedbowl14 said:
Just finished watching the DVR'ed race...RYAN PREECE!!! WOW!!! I am BLOWN AWAY by what he did today! He played all the cards correctly. Watching him compete and pass Larson, Keselowski, and Busch was incredible. Just incredible. Weeks ago I was watching him pass modified drivers who are from the same crop as him. Now he's a standout. It has been SO MUCH FUN watching him and following his career since he came on the radar around 09' or so.

I've been saying for a few years on the board he's not another 20 year old rookie who's racing in good equipment paid for by Daddy's money. He's 26. He's paid his dues. He's not a prodigy that we've heard about since he was 16. He's not someone who gets a press conference the day he signs with a team. He's been working his way up in the Northeast quietly. That's what's so remarkable. We hear about rookies and how great they're gonna be years before they're driving on the national circuit. We also hear the commentators say "Mr. No-name had a great top-15 today..." after the race. We see people we've never heard of finish great at Talledaga and Daytona...through skill and luck. But today...many, many fans turned on a race today who had never heard of Ryan Preece. He didn't get lucky, he didn't get a 10-second camera shot of him running tenth. He ran up front and kicked ass. All. Day. Long. And he turned heads...a lot of heads.

I don't know what's better...watching him kick ass against the big boys, or watching him kick ass at the local short track. I get to watch him kick ass at Stafford again next week. And then Iowa.

It's bittersweet...I know if he has another race half as good as today's was at Iowa it's unlikely he'll be at Stafford much in 2018. But I'll get to see him racing the dream he's chased as long as I've been a fan of his.




Wow. If you're from the Northeast, where the number of modified drivers who've made it to Cup over the past 30 years could be counted on one hand, it's been a great day :)
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He made a fan out of me yesterday.


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Anywhere on social media where Kyle's latest win is reported in Xfinity, the overwhelming attitude is that he has no business there and that is putting it nicely. As they say, he has over stayed his welcome.
 
Only 3 xfinity regulars have won a total of 4 races out of the 17 run so far.
How much 1st place money has been taken stolen from regulars to feed a egomaniacs ego? How many teams got pushed down the purse line because 3-4 cuppers finisher ahead of them.
Good racing? Not IMO.
 
^^^ got that right, back in the day when bushwackers reined, the average fan didn't have the knowledge available like we have now in the last few years. We know today and there is a driver who was allowed to until recently to make a mockery of the series. Fans know what is going on demanded something be done and something was done, but to the majority of fans it isn't enough. Not only he but all of the rest of the cuppers need to go. Nascar needs to let go and let the series survive or fail on it's own merit IMO
 
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The BUSCH series, now xfinity, pays squat compared to the cup series I'm surprised that as many teams survive and continue on.
If cuppers want to play fine, but 1st place money goes to the first place regular and it follows right down the line. Regulars get the points too. IOW the cuppers leave with nothing but a smile on their face and a song in their heart......:rolleyes:.
 
Bobw said:
The BUSCH series, now xfinity, pays squat compared to the cup series I'm surprised that as many teams survive and continue on.
If cuppers want to play fine, but 1st place money goes to the first place regular and it follows right down the line. Regulars get the points too. IOW the cuppers leave with nothing but a smile on their face and a song in their heart......:rolleyes:.
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works for me. If they have a driver down there running to get a feel of the track or more experience or they are on a "teaching" assignment ;) It is what is killing the little guys like the Nemechek's out there. They need every buck to survive. IMO some sponsors are having cup guys run to an almost sure win in the lower series, and it is keeping the mega teams going and they are starving out the little guys and keeping the cost of fielding a competitive truck or car cost prohibitive.
 
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Wow, who got nervous and screwed to pooch while in the lead today???? Lolololololol!!!!!
 
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