2025 NASCAR Discussion ThreadNASCAR

[Blitz24]

It should take Briscoe 3 races, 4 max, to move back ahead of Cody Ware. Ware and Todd Gilliland (and their teams) each lost 10 points for ballast violations.

If there was no charter system, it might have taken longer if there were more than 40 cars. Remember how Waltrip was in the red until May in 2007?

 

[Eggstor]

If there was no charter system, it might have taken longer if there were more than 40 cars. Remember how Waltrip was in the red until May in 2007?

Of course, back then, at least the owner got points for trying and missing a race, so while Waltrip the driver was in the red until May, Waltrip the owner got into the black well before then.

 

[Northstar]

Sounds like Dodge/Ram is potentially making a return to the series. It will be interesting to see who runs them in Cup if they fully return considering it seems like manufacturer ties are far stronger than the last time a new manufacturer entered. Other than maybe Trackhouse it seems like they may have to settle for some mid tier teams and hope like hell they can step up.

 

[Eggstor]

Corey Heim will become 23XI's first developmental driver, and will make multiple Cup starts in the #67 (the first at Kansas in May) and Xfinity starts for Sam Hunt Racing (the first at COTA).

Meanwhile, Fords dominated qualifying for the Cup race at Atlanta, taking the first 5 spots (Ryan Blaney on the pole) and the real Ford teams (i.e. the ones not run by Haas or Ware) taking 10 of the first 11, with only Kyle Busch breaking up the Ford domination.

 

[Dolph Drago]

And tonight NASCAR throws the caution immediately on the final lap tonight...while the leaders are 3 wide. There was carnage on the backstretch and turn 3, not completely unlike Daytona last week. I don't understand their reasoning for when they decide to go yellow or not.

 

[TrdScionxB2]

And tonight NASCAR throws the caution immediately on the final lap tonight...while the leaders are 3 wide. There was carnage on the backstretch and turn 3, not completely unlike Daytona last week. I don't understand their reasoning for when they decide to go yellow or not.

I remember one of the commentators saying something like, “because there were cars behind the wrecking cars they threw the caution.” But if that’s true then shouldn’t the caution been thrown at the Daytona race as well?