2014 NASCAR Thread

[GTPorsche]

I can't find any reference of a larger wreck, but there was a sportsman modified race at Daytona in 1953 that had 136 cars start.. so if any race had more cars involved in one crash, it was most likely that one.

 

[MustangRyan]

You can't work on your car under a red flag, but what's the penalty if someone does? I'm curious if one of the teams might just ignore that rule just to try and get back out there.

Nascar could refuse to let the car back on track.

 

[cnd01]

What about that wreck Wendell Scott was in back in the day or was that Talladega?

 

[TheBook]

Thanks for that. I can see deducting a lap for it, but right now there's no sense in not going for it. So what if you get sent to the tail end? You'll only be back in 20th.

 

[nascarfan1400]

The AirTitan is the only chance to save this race.

I assume they dry off the huge runoff aprons as well.

 

[GTPorsche]

Penalty is tail end of the field. It's what happened to Sterlin Marlin when he hopped out of his car during the red flag in the 2002 Daytona 500 to try to repair the left front fender after contact with Jeff Gordon

 

[cnd01]

They should put rain tires on and run the road course!

 

[Blitz24]

Penalty is tail end of the field. It's what happened to Sterlin Marlin when he hopped out of his car during the red flag in the 2002 Daytona 500 to try to repair the left front fender after contact with Jeff Gordon

A bit different though with him. He was in the lead at that time. These cars would have restarted about 1-2 positions higher. In theory the penalty is 100% meaningless to them.

 

[nascarfan1400]

They should put rain tires on and run the road course!

Howboutno

 

[GTPorsche]

What about that wreck Wendell Scott was in back in the day or was that Talladega?

21 cars.

They should put rain tires on and run the road course!

They don't have the downforce to run the bankings...

Oh.. and there's the whole deal of having to kick spectators out of those areas, get the road course set up, and the fact that the cup cars aren't set up for it....

 

[MustangRyan]

The penalty is whatever nascar wants it to be. If they worked on the car for an hour during a red flag, you know the penalty would be worse than going to the tail end of the restart.

 

[MustangRyan]

Race over.

 

[cnd01]

It's over!

 

[Furinkazen]

Whho Almirola!!!!

 

[Johnny1996]

WHAT THE HELL!

 

[The Bman]

 

[nascarfan1400]

It's over, what did I tell ya!?

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Aric Almirola declared the winner as NASCAR calls the race early.

 

[MustangRyan]

All time? No. 1960 wreck at Daytona had I believe 37 cars involved.

Yup, that's the one I was thinking of. It just seemed like more on the video. I guess I was thinking it was on the sand because the majority of the wreck was on the infield grass.

Skip to two minutes:

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

That's the oddest results page I've seen in a long time.

 

[nascarfan1400]

I hate this. Crappy way to end, not only this, but now Richard Petty will feel like he did something Impressive 👎

 

[MustangRyan]

That's the oddest results page I've seen in a long time.

#PlateRacing

 

[GTPorsche]

First-time winner and he doesn't even get a victory lane interview since TNT is gtfo'ing asap.

Edit: Oh.. I guess they do have time for an interview.

 

[cnd01]

Let's go Michael McDowell! Top 7

 

[nascarfan1400]

Plate Races have been a bust lately- 2 incomplete races straight... It's pissing me off.

 

[Blitz24]

Gordon finishes 12th. Comical. Increases meaningless points lead to 27.

 

[Johnny1996]

I guess I was wrong when I realized that Daytona had lights.

 

[GTPorsche]

Plate Races have been a bust lately- 2 incomplete races straight... It's pissing me off.

The previous plate race was completed to advertised distance.. not sure what you're getting at...

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Well, five spots remain in the Chase Grid. As of right now, Austin Dillon actually holds the very last spot in the Chase.

 

[nascarfan1400]

The previous plate race was completed to advertised distance.. not sure what you're getting at...

It was scheduled for 188. They went 187.5