2014 NASCAR Thread

[nascarfan1400]

Horrible finish.

 

[ukfan758]

Darrell: It was as clear as blood

Mcreynolds: Clear as blood?

Just when I think DW can't outdo himself, he goes a step further.

Edit: Pace car bumper, clears your grille like new.

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[The Bman]

I should have figured that with all of the mentions of Hamlin's 300th start that he would win.

20th for Dogecar.

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

I doubt anyone could passed Hamlin with the way they were single file down the backstretch.

But at least Doge made it.

 

[nascarfan1400]

I like that NASCAR let them run down the back stretch before throwing the caution, instead of throwing it as soon as they got to turn 1.

They shouldn't have thrown it at all, or throw it instead of the yellow.
Awful call

 

[RACECAR]

Well, that was kinda anti-climatic.

 

[MustangRyan]

They shouldn't have thrown it at all, or throw it instead of the yellow.
Awful call

You didn't see the bumper laying on the track, right before the start/finish line!?

 

[nascarfan1400]

You didn't see the bumper laying on the track, right before the start/finish line!?

Did NASCAR not see them crashing before they made it to the line!?

 

[Chqr]

It's Denny Time.

 

[BKGlover]

Bumper and a splitter on the race track before the Finish line. A few more bits after it. NASCAR didn't have reason to throw it until they got to the line, but I'm surprised they didn't whip it out ASAP.

 

[nissman]

Nice to see Hamlin win but what a laim finish. Two races in a row at Talladega we had a last lap yellow.

 

[Carbonox]

I should have figured that with all of the mentions of Hamlin's 300th start that he would win.

20th for Dogecar.

Please, at least don't claim the race was rigged.

 

[Doodle]

Jeff Gordon still in the points lead unofficially.

 

[LancerEvo7]

It's not like anyone was gonna pass Denny. All that caution stopped was the wreck coming to the line.

 

[nascarfan1400]

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It was actually "clear as mud"

 

[nascarfan1400]

It's not like anyone was gonna pass Denny. All that caution stopped was the wreck coming to the line.

Biffle and Boywer were lining up, moving on the backstretch.

 

[Earth]

What a joke

Dale Jr decided he wasnt going to play this game anymore there at the end. Just a wreckfest

 

[nascarfan1400]

NASCAR:

Choose an option
A) Add more plate tracks
B) Don't call awful yellows on the 2 times we actually come here...

 

[ukfan758]

It was actually "clear as mud"

Both have to be the dumbest similes ever.

 

[MustangRyan]

NASCAR:

Choose an option
A) Add more plate tracks
B) Don't call awful yellows on the 2 times we actually come here...

If you think that's an awful yellow, you're in denial. It wouldn't be remotely safe for the pack to race back to the line with that sitting directly in the way. A cut tire at 200mph could trigger a completely needless accident. Safety comes BEFORE entertainment.

 

[Gerarghini]

If you think that's an awful yellow, you're in denial. It wouldn't be remotely safe for the pack to race back to the line with that sitting directly in the way. A cut tire at 200mph could trigger a completely needless accident. Safety comes BEFORE entertainment.

I could've sworn there was an accident before the start/finish. Why not call the caution before the white flag? I mean at least call the caution before they get down the backstretch so nobody gets their hopes up.

 

[nascarfan1400]

If you think that's an awful yellow, you're in denial. It wouldn't be remotely safe for the pack to race back to the line with that sitting directly in the way. A cut tire at 200mph could trigger a completely needless accident. Safety comes BEFORE entertainment.

Then they should've thrown the caution as they spun, not say "let's throw the white, and see if anyone ends up in the grandstands!"

And they have left it green with debris on the track before.

 

[The Bman]

I was going to comment on Landon Cassill's top 10 finish, but it turns out he finished 11th.

 

[MustangRyan]

I could've sworn there was an accident before the start/finish. Why not call the caution before the white flag? I mean at least call the caution before they get down the backstretch so nobody gets their hopes up.

They couldn't hit the caution lights fast enough to have the caution activated before the leader took the white flag.

Once they realized the track wasn't safe for the finish, they let the leaders go all the way to the end of the backstretch before calling it. I think that was the best they could do, in that situation.

 

[nascarfan1400]

They couldn't hit the caution lights fast enough to have the caution activated before the leader took the white flag.

Once they realized the track wasn't safe for the finish, they let the leaders go all the way to the end of the backstretch before calling it. I think that was the best they could do, in that situation.

The flag man has enough common sense to know "Oh hey! There are 5 cars crashing! I should throw the caution!"

 

[MustangRyan]

The flag man has enough common sense to know "Oh hey! There are 5 cars crashing! I should throw the caution!"

He couldn't get the flag in his hand fast enough before the leaders crossed the line for the white flag. Did you see when and where the wreck happened?

 

[iRevelationz]

The flag man has enough common sense to know "Oh hey! There are 5 cars crashing! I should throw the caution!"

The wreck happened with Hamlin around 100 meters from the SF line. That's one second.

There's no way they could've gotten it that fast.

 

[nascarfan1400]

He couldn't get the flag in his hand fast enough before the leaders crossed the line for the white flag. Did you see when and where the wreck happened?

I did, you obviously didn't. It was at what I call the "Daytona finish"; he had another hand inside the flag stand, presumably holding the yellow. If I were there, as soon as I saw smoke I would have thrown a caution.

I take it your a Denny fan.

 

[nascarfan1400]

The wreck happened with Hamlin around 1000 meters from the SF line. That's 2.5 seconds.

There's a way they could've gotten it that fast.

Ftfy

 

[iRevelationz]

Ftfy

Ugh....

I take it you're not a Denny fan.