Truex and Gragson will probably protest this track for 2024.Rick Allen got it right, as least.
SVG into 2nd!
Edit: Christ, it really hasn't been Truex's day today.
That was epic!
Apparently Chase was quoted in post-race saying "Shane Van Gisbergen is going to go home and tell all of his friends how bad we are."
My brain wants to say that that was a joke made out of respect for SVG.
The 2 things I couldn't believe about this race were A) how SVG was able to crank out those lap times given the cars and the track conditions, and B) how Haley was still able to hang on for a little while despite having such massively worn tires.
The 2023 models (Gen3) are over 2900 pounds without fuel but with driver (a shedding of nearly 200 pounds from the previous generation, which came in at 3100 pounds plus fuel), rather heavier than the sports cars and open-wheel cars other ringers are used to. It still compares favorably to the NextGen NASCAR (3200 pounds empty/3400 pounds with driver and fuel).Pretty sure a Supercar is lighter than a NASCAR car.
They are, but the Supers are still kinda heavy relative to other race cars. The Supercars have a minimum weight of 1335Kg, or a little over 2940lbs. By comparison, and depending on the car in question, GT3 cars usually have a maximum weight of 1300 Kilos, or 2866lbs. As I understand it, Supercars also have more aero to work with and are overall more maneuverable than current NASCAR Cup Cars, even though they have skinnier tires than Cup Cars (300mm on Supercars vs. 365mm on current Cup Cars).Pretty sure a Supercar is lighter than a NASCAR car.
So lighter than a NASCAR car, but I do take your point about what some other ringers drive (but your statement wasn't very clear on that front though).
He did well for sure. He's one of the best at looking after a car over here and also great at adverse conditions so it wasn't a real surprise to see him go well. I did a little rain dance for him this morning.They are, but the Supers are still kinda heavy relative to other race cars. The Supercars have a minimum weight of 1335Kg, or a little over 2940lbs. By comparison, and depending on the car in question, GT3 cars usually have a maximum weight of 1300 Kilos, or 2866lbs. As I understand it, Supercars also have more aero to work with and are overall more maneuverable than current NASCAR Cup Cars, even though they have skinnier tires than Cup Cars (300mm on Supercars vs. 365mm on current Cup Cars).
So, SVG took a car that, while having better potential mechanical grip, had less aero, less maneuverability, more weight, and was able to not only pump out faster laps than current NASCAR veterans, but outright win, on a wet track, while having pretty much zero significant experience with the Cup Cars, while almost everyone else was suffering from brake fade/failure and low traction for most of the race.
Also, very minor note, but I loved whichever camera they had set up on the fence that shook like crazy everytime the field passed by. I have a feeling it was totally by accident, but it was a really cool accident that did a great job showing the power of the Cup Cars thundering by.
