2025 NASCAR Discussion ThreadNASCAR

[Dolph Drago]

Not the most exciting race. Tire wear would have spruced it up.

It is nice to see some new players up front. Gibbs finally put together a full race. Also the Spire cars have been running well, and it looked like they could have put a couple in the top 10. But Haley seemed to lose the handle late, and Hocevar lost a sure top 5 with that slow, final pit stop.

 

[Dylan]

Excellent news for Rockingham this weekend!

 

[Dolph Drago]

Excellent news for Rockingham this weekend!

I would love to see Cup back there, but I doubt it will ever happen with the saturation of tracks in the NC area and it being kinda out in the middle of nowhere if I recall correctly. The racing there was always great since the asphalt ate tires.

 

[Blitz24]

I would love to see Cup back there, but I doubt it will ever happen with the saturation of tracks in the NC area and it being kinda out in the middle of nowhere if I recall correctly. The racing there was always great since the asphalt ate tires.

Only way it gets a date is if Darlington loses one in my eyes.

 

[Dylan]

Hello from truck series day at Rockingham!

 

[Dylan]

Tyler Ankrum breaks a 130 race winless streak in a fuel mileage thriller in NASCARs return to Rockingham.

 

[Chris30]

@Dylan I haven't watched NASCAR in 7-8 years. Maybe I should go back to watching the news and races online if I can because we don't have cable. I'm sure I can find some recorded races that people record and post on Youtube. I just spotted this thread just now. I wonder how Jeff Gordon's doing. He was one of our best favorite drivers in the whole series. Of course we miss Dale Earnhardt. It's a shame he lost his life early all because he wanted to take part in the big races.

 

[Dylan]

Hello from a SOLD OUT crowd at Rockingham!

 

[Chris30]

Hello from a SOLD OUT crowd at Rockingham!
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Wow, what a great view in high definition...let us know how the race turns out. Or I can always look on NASCAR's official website. Have fun...

 

[Dylan]

Race started out great. Really good battles for the lead and lots of action in the pack. Then the cautions started coming. Got a bit silly. Jesse Love put the bumper to Sammy Smith to get the win in overtime. Lots of fun. Can’t wait to go next year.

Edit: I have been informed that Jesse Love was DQ’d for a rear suspension violation, and Sammy Smith has been declared the winner. So that kinda blows.

 

[jlbmel]

Legge needs to be banned. Two races, many incidents that ruined other drivers races.

 

[Chris30]

5 last lap crashes in the 6 races between Cup/Xfinity/Trucks already and you never know what the officials are going to do. The Iceberg broke down each one in his latest video. To be fair, it would be a moot point if the drivers could just make it through the final lap without wrecking.

Holy crap, that crash in the middle of the video was downright insane...

Goodness, I bet the crowd was tripping out when they saw it live.

 

[NotThePrez]

Legge needs to be banned. Two races, many incidents that ruined other drivers races.

Legge left the bottom lane pretty wide open. The #48 car went through with no issue, and Kasey Khane was clearly setting himself up to take the same line. Sawalich meanwhile was straddling between lanes and let himself run into the back of a slower car that was giving space to pass.

Personally, I'd put this one on Sawalich. That being said, I do think and hope that Legge needs to get some more time with the Xfinity and Cup cars before her next races in them.

 

[jlbmel]

Legge left the bottom lane pretty wide open. The #48 car went through with no issue, and Kasey Khane was clearly setting himself up to take the same line. Sawalich meanwhile was straddling between lanes and let himself run into the back of a slower car that was giving space to pass.

Personally, I'd put this one on Sawalich. That being said, I do think and hope that Legge needs to get some more time with the Xfinity and Cup cars before her next races in them.

She suddenly slowed right in front of everybody like she didn't know what to do. The announcers clearly pointed this out. She should never have been where she was on the track considering how slow she was.

 

[NotThePrez]

She suddenly slowed right in front of everybody like she didn't know what to do. The announcers clearly pointed this out. She should never have been where she was on the track considering how slow she was.

Again, she left a lane wide open on the bottom, a lane that one car got through without any issue whatsoever. Khane was clearly getting ready to take the same lane before the incident. Looking at the actual replay, she didn't "suddenly slow down." She was slower for sure, but she pretty consistently maintained her speed and position through the corner before Sawalich ran into her. Hell, if anything, it looked like she was actively trying to get out of the way of the faster cars by taking a higher line.

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In other exciting news:

 

[Eggstor]

Changes for this year's All-Star weekend:

• There is no option tire this year, and there is no mandatory tire change.
• The Pit Crew Challenge will help set the lineups for both the All-Star heat races (same as last year) and the Open (new this year), with all teams participating in the 3-lap total/mandatory 4-tire stop on lap 2 competition (teams in the Open first). The overall time will set the lineups, while the pit crew time will set the order of pit stall selection.
• The All-Star race itself goes from 200 laps to 250 laps, with a guaranteed competition "break" around lap 100 (last year had competition breaks at lap 100, with a mandatory tire change, and lap 150)
• An optional "promoter's" caution can be thrown in the All-Star race anytime before lap 220, unless a natural caution happens after lap 200 before the promoter's caution is thrown.
• The Open race, which will remain at 100 laps, will have a competition break at lap 40 (it was at lap 50 last year, with a mandatory tire change).
• The heat races, which will remain at 60 laps, will have no competition break (there was one at lap 30 last year, with a mandatory tire change).
• There will be a Manufacturer Showdown in the All-Star race, with all of the drivers from the least-represented manufacturer and an equal number of drivers from each of the other 2 manufacturers (set by final qualifying position for the main; presumably the fastest) participating. The winning manufacturer will be the one with the best cumulative finish among the participating teams, with the tiebreaker being the best-finishing participating team.

What's not changing:

• The qualifications for the All-Star race (points-race winners from 2024/2025, past All-Star/Cup champs racing full-time, the top 2 finishers from the Open, and the winner of the fan vote from the remaining drivers)
• The results of the first heat race will set the inside row for the All-Star race, and the results of the second will set the outside row.
• If necessary, one attempt at overtime will be done in the Open and heat races, while unlimited attempts will be done in the All-Star race.