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[Carbonox]

Carbonox set the pole at 49.964 for qualifying.

That wasn't qualifying yet.

 

[fastfox400]

I could have swore thats what you set in qualifying.. I thought wrong.

 

[Carbonox]

During the actual quali session I had a 50.0 or 50.1, 49 was what I topped the free practice session with.

 

[DrifterJoe]

I'd gotten a 49.965 or 49.935 (can't remember which, but probably the .965) when I tested my team's setup, so it would have been close if I had competed.

 

[Chqr]

Race Results @ Nascar Espana

*denotes driver's points are illegible towards the Drivers' Championship due to driving in the GTP Nascar Sprint Cup Championship.
DNS = Did not start
DSQ = Disqualified

Drivers' Championship

Owners' Championship

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[Knelly]

I understand this is subject to outstanding race queries that are ongoing?

 

[Chqr]

Results are provisional and subject to change.

I'd just like to thank, Drop, Carbonox, fastfox, Cowboys and everyone else for dealing with my inconvenience and helping me fill in the blanks this weekend. I apologise to my team owner, Crazy but I honestly do not believe that I could've helped the cause any more.

When I started the Nationwide with Tom, I envisioned I would not be able to make all the events and I did not want off-weeks as its not fair on you guys. Given my slightly laggy connection with the Americans, I wanted everyone to have a strong connection and have a raceday every weekend so thank you to Drop and Niop who have hosted interim events so far.

I've extended the calendar so late-joiners like me can recover and drop two races and keep the S1 field together for longer.

Thanks to the team owners for fielding an almost full Nationwide field. Its brilliant to see all drivers on a level playing field and it is definitely less daunting for drivers like myself to see the likes of Joe posting 49 second laps.

EDIT: Oh yeah in the golf tournament, I was 5 under, 3rd in the field (24) after 9 holes but had a horrible back nine with only two pars on the 17th and 18th and finished 22 / 24.

 

[fastfox400]

I was very happy with JGR performance this weekend. We are still in this. Not to hit RWR but James did not start the race Chqr. Just staying the facts.

Daytona hear we come.

 

[MustangRyan]

By showing up, he still gets credit for last place.

 

[fastfox400]

I didnt even know he showed up.. Wow! I feel like a douche now.

 

[MustangRyan]

It was after the race start, but he did pop in to the room briefly.

 

[kenkwilinski]

Here are updated stats after Race #5

Included is two files

First file is NW Stats - this is cumulative with SC & NW drivers combined. This sheet reflects actual race finishes with all drivers combined.

Second file is NW Driver's Championship Stats - this is NW races transposed to ONLY include NW Driver's Championship drivers, excludes all SC drivers who have participated in NW.

 

[Müle]

Chqr, there's a mistake in the OP. Litchi is the full time driver, and pntbuttr has been removed from the team.

 

[Chqr]

Daytona 100 Race Preview

As Buzz Aldrin once said, 'drivers energise your groundcraft.' We head back to Daytona Beach, FL for Round 6 of this enthralling season. Its been a month since we last visited the superspeedway and we expect a sell-out crowd and field for this weekend's race.

The Championship battle is just starting to heat up with the Joe Gibbs crew leading the charge from the mid-pack to the front. Currently if all drivers dropped a race thus far, this would be the top 8.

1. Smuffy
2. Carbonox (-7)
3. TRYNOR (-12)
4. Cowboys (-13)
5. Dave (-20)
6. fastfox (-36)
7. Nater (-37)
8. Damage (-48)

Of course, the season still has a long way to go and it is unlikely Carbonox will drop a points from rounds 1 - 5. Nonetheless with the top 5 separated by 20 points and many Sprint Cup regulars making way for fresh meat, we expect a hugely exciting next 7 races. With over 29 different drivers taking to the track this season and 18 Nationwide drivers making up the grid, I must praise team owners and all the drivers for making this season as full-up and exciting as possible.

Might I just add, your two worst points finishes are the two races that are automatically dropped excluding the season finale so it could be races 10 and 11 or 3 and 7.

For this week's special preview, Chqr goes 'Through the Field.'

1st. Carbonox (73 points, net 62 points)
Carbonox - an alien to the GTP Oval scene in 2012 has proved all of his critics wrong by proving his proven driving talent in other 'road course series' over in the Nascars and IROC. For me, Carbonox is one of the most gifted drivers and in the mightily competitive single-make series, he is able to take pole in exceedingly fast times from drivers twice his age. Such is his proven talent, I fully expect a call-up to take part in one or two Sprint Cup races this year. He is the only driver thus far to have participated in every race. After winning the Preseason race, he'll be wanting to prove lightning does strike twice and potentially steer clear of the ensuing pack.

2nd. Smuffyatfcp (69 points, net 69 points)
Smuffy has been a familiar face in the Sprint Cup and took it on himself to take a step back to the Nationwide and boy has he shown how well he can run if he strings a few races together. With a win and two runners up places in the 3 official oval races thus far, he is definitely the 'ACDC' of the Nationwide cars. For those who do not know ACDC, smuffy is the 'Oval Master.' That said, his road course form isn't too shabby either with a top ten in a highly competitive field last weekend. I also expect a call-up from Ken and a few offers this postseason whatever the outcome.

3rd. TRYNOR88 (57 points, net 57 points)
TRYNOR has been the heart and soul of JRM this season. From an unfortunate start, he has rallied up the standings and is on a fine vein of form with a win last weekend. Team owner, Niop has found potentially a protege and the Canadian is yet to finish outside of the top-ten in all races thus far. TRYNOR will be looking to this weekend looking to change his Daytona fortunes around. He could be seen as the 'dark horse' of this championship but he is actually very much a favourite. The one to watch.

4th. Cowboys965 (56, net 56 points)
A mere net 6 points behind Carbonox, Cowboys has steadily improved this season from a 5th place run in Race 1 to a 3rd last weekend - testament to how consistent he's been this season. He is fuelling JGR's surge to the top of the standings and alongside the hardworking fastfox and freshman Nater, he is in a very strong stable as of late. A win this weekend will help close the gap amongst the top two even further.

5th. D4LVY_ (42 points, net 42 points)
D4 driving the 42 has 42 points and a net 42 points after 5 races this season. After missing out in the 1st race and some bad luck at Indy, he has pedalled away from the midfield battle to begin to join the Championship hunt. Especially chosen by JRM Nationwide Manager, Knelly, he has definitely scouted a competent driver. Dave will be looking at clawing back a relatively small deficit on the top 4.

6th. fastfox400 (33 points, net 33 points)
Despite missing two races, fastfox has enjoyed a splendid career in Nascar to date. Finishing in the top ten every race he's participated in, he'll be looking to show his magnificent preseason Daytona form back in Daytona this weekend.

7th. Nater_Racing21 (32 points, net 32 points)
One of the latecomers to the Nationwide field, he has definitely made his presence felt and has been bumper to bumper with teammate fastfox on the track and on the standings. Aside from Nascar, Nater has enjoyed a fabulous GTP career with a superb start in the sister IROC series and he'll be looking to translate recent form in his Chevrolet Camaro to his Toyota Camry.

8th. DamageNano (21 points, net 21 points)
DamageNano is another latecomer to the Nascar scene and has been one of the cogs churning in the refreshed JRM camp. Despite missing the top ten and suffering a disconnection on his last two outings respective in his Chevrolet, he'll be looking to make amends this weekend.

Remember to tune in for the race, live and uninterrupted on Reflex TV from 18:00 BST, never miss a lap!

Chqr – Nationwide Series Co-Race Director

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[Chqr]

Race Report this Sunday will include the rest of the field and the new drivers, amp_88, Litchi, racefan, Jt and james.

 

[cgr-10]

Great work Chqr, you're giving me a run for my money when it comes to race previews

 

[Knelly]

Good work Chqr. Nice read 👍

 

[Furinkazen]

Must...raise...game... Great stuff 👍

 

[DrifterJoe]

With Racefan unable to make the race this week, I will be filling in for him.

 

[kenkwilinski]

Sweet Race Preview Chqr! 👍

 

[MustangRyan]

Here are the current standings if you drop everyone's worst two results:

smuffyatfcp: 59 points (dropping 10, 0)
Carbonox: 50 points (dropping 12, 11)
TRYNOR88: 50 points (dropping 7, 0)
Cowboys965: 44 points (dropping 12, 0)
D4LVY: 37 points (dropping 5, 0)
FastFox400: 33 points (dropping 0, 0)
Nater_Racing21: 32 points (dropping 0, 0)
DamageNano: 21 points (dropping 0, 0)
Chqr: 20 points (dropping 0, 0)
F_Filipe: 18 points (dropping 0, 0)
Jakob_Nascar88: 18 points (dropping 0, 0)
RaceFan78: 17 points (dropping 0, 0)
jtsharkin9: 14 points (dropping 0, 0)
DaveMay96: 10 points (dropping 0, 0)
james6653: 9 points (dropping 0, 0)
jazza96uk: 6 points (dropping 0, 0)
amp_88_jr: 5 points (dropping 0, 0)
harrypayne: 4 points (dropping 0, 0)

Carb is slightly behind currently, but he has a big advantage with two solid results to fall back on should he have a bad race or two that he needs to drop down the stretch. Smuffy has really only left himself one mulligan, by already dropping a 0 this early in the season. The same can be said for Trynor.

 

[Niop]

Great write-up Chqr. 👍

 

[fastfox400]

Awesome Chqr..

 

[nate11x]

Great work Chqr. I enjoyed reading your race preview.

 

[Left Turn]

Am I the only one who's ready to go racing? This week, unlike last, I feel like i have a shot at winning the lottery on wheels that is Daytona!

 

[DrifterJoe]

Am I the only one who's ready to go racing? This week, unlike last, I feel like i have a shot at winning the lottery on wheels that is Daytona!

My team isn't very prepared yet.

I need to find the aero settings RWR used previously at Daytona, otherwise I'll just have to say full aero to be safe. I may have something in a PM somewhere.

I'll send the setup out later tonight, RWR.

EDIT: I managed to find the settings we used for the 300 in a PSN message I'd sent. We're good to go.

EDIT 2: James is also unable to make the race. Since only team owners are allowed to fill an empty seat, I'm guessing I can't get Tom to fill in for him, right?

 

[Chqr]

Its Raceday and good morning.

Lobby will be up in 3 hours time as of this post. I will be hosting as Niop is not here and I presume Drop has made way for his JGR Nationwide teammates as he did last week.

I last hosted the Daytona Winter Testing where the only noticeable culprit of lag was Filipe, mics were on and despite Filipe and I's disconnection the race went well. Filipe has sadly left us and we haven't had any lag issues since Indy and I blame laggy PD servers for that particular race as other series had lag problems even without mics.

So, I hope to see you there and I expect a full field. Niop will be arriving late so the stream will be up albeit slightly later than usual. He will post the link here.

 

[MustangRyan]

EDIT 2: James is also unable to make the race. Since only team owners are allowed to fill an empty seat, I'm guessing I can't get Tom to fill in for him, right?

It shouldn't be a problem for tom to race. RedPartyHat ran last week for red bull.

 

[cgr-10]

I'm good to go if needed for RWR.

 

[Cowboys965]

Are any of the JGR drivers up for some last-minute practice with me?