NASCAR 2012 Thread

[The Bman]

Awesome finish!

Busch hasn't had any luck whatsoever this season.

 

[ICEYOU]

Yeah Earnhardt Power!!!!

 

[RACECAR]

Great, my satellite cuts off right at the damn finish. Just wonderful

 

[Ganon83]

Ummmmm....... What?

 

[Mac K]

Wow, great finish!

 

[The Bman]

A great finish to another great season. Can't wait for what's in store next year.

 

[JohnBM01]

Hell of a finish. Almost reminds me of a Truck version of that one Cup finish at Darlington in 2003. Sad that Ty Dillon was knocked out of the 2012 title. Congratulations to (the 2012 Trucks champion)!


We settle the Nationwide championship score tomorrow and the Cup championship on Sunday!

 

[ICEYOU]

Dale Senior was looking down on Cale Gale during that finish.

 

[RACECAR]

Holy crap, Cale beat Kyle. Haha, I was right about Kyle never going to get a win by the end of the year. My friend owes me fifty Bucks.

 

[Ganon83]

Hell of a finish. Almost reminds me of a Truck version of that one Cup finish at Darlington in 2003.

Ironic, because a Busch got the short end of the stick in that finish too.

 

[RACECAR]

And with that, I think I'm done with NASCAR races this year. I already know who has the Nationwide championship done (Its not Like Sadler can do anything different and Stenhouse will once again just be blessed with unbelievable luck) and its not even worth guessing who will win Cup.

 

[ICEYOU]

"From my understanding, the media didn't tweet full Joey Logano quote. There's his side, my side...and truth is somewhere in between." -Jeff Gordon Via Facebook

It seems Gordon is on the offensive! I love it!

 

[RACECAR]

Wait, what was this about now?

 

[Mac K]

Trucks at Mosport next year, first road course race ever for the trucks, should be awesome.

 

[Wilbur]

Nice shoes Mr.Piquet..

Those shoes were pretty awesome! I'm fan of things like that and helmets.

How about this for random fact of truck series. Two of the Eddie Sharp Racing drivers beat a cup driver for their first win. Now Max has to do the same next year! I have become a pretty big ESR fan this year over Turner (which I started liking at beginning of season but lost interested after seeing how they work with fans site and other things).

Dollar General not with KBM next year, wonder who will step up for Joey?

 

[Bopop4]

Trucks at Mosport next year, first road course race ever for the trucks, should be awesome.

I want to see that, if they have Nationwide as well then I'l have to beg Dad to take me.



What happened to Kyle Larson? I had to go with about 50 to go, last I saw he was pulling away from the field.

 

[Wilbur]

Trucks at Mosport next year, first road course race ever for the trucks, should be awesome.

Trucks have raced road courses before back in the 90s.

 

[JohnBM01]

When I was coming up as a racing fan back in 1998, I remember NASCAR Trucks race at tracks like Portland International Raceway and Heartland Park Topeka. So it isn't like road racing in Trucks is completely foreign. They just haven't gone left AND right in quite some time. And it's about time NASCAR Trucks go road racing again.

 

[Northstar]

More on the 2013 cars.

New Look Ready For "Sixth Generation" 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Car: NASCAR unveiled a new look for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car, an integral and exciting step in the rollout process of the sixth generation race car. "These changes are an extension of the unprecedented collaboration with the auto manufacturers on the 2013 car, great industry feedback and our focus on increasing fan affinity as part of NASCAR's Industry Action Plan," said Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations, who introduced the new design at Homestead-Miami Speedway today. The sixth-generation car look will debut with the opening of the 2013 Speedweeks, highlighted by the 55th running of the Daytona 500 on February 24 at Daytona International Speedway. Among the updates:
· The driver's last name featured on the windshield;
Sponsor decals will not be permitted on the headlights and taillights, two key distinguishing characteristics of the auto manufacturers' brand;
Car numbers will be moved from the lights to the front and rear bumpers;
A single sponsor logo will be permitted on the roof under the number;
Team sponsor decals will be permitted to extend past the front edge of the b-post;
"Step and repeat" / background patterns will be permitted on the sides of the car;
Due to the slightly smaller car, the car number will be reduced by 10% and the contingency decals will be reduced to 26 square inches.
See larger color diagrams for the 2013 Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry on my 2013 car images page. The new Chevrolet will be unveiled on Thursday, Nov. 29, in Las Vegas during NASCAR Champion's Week.(NASCAR)(11-17-2012)

Not sure I like the sponsor under the number thing, I like the rest though.👍

 

[RACECAR]

Saw that pic earlier. I kinda find the Sponsor under number combination abit tacky, just looks off. I'm kinda torn with the Last name on the windshield, On one hand I like it because it reminds me of IROC, but on the other hand it seems unnecessary and doesn't take into consideration multiple drivers with the same last name.

 

[The Bman]

Wait, so there won't be any sponsors on the hood?

As RACECAR said, it looks tacky.

 

[Northstar]

Wait, so there won't be any sponsors on the hood?

There will be, that pic is just showing changes.

Edit: here is a bigger pic, not liking the sides either now.

 

[RACECAR]

Thanks to a practice crash Caused by Denny Hamlin driving like an idiot, Brad now has pole. Good championship, Brad

 

[JohnBM01]

One thing with the newer decal layout, I do grant you it will be confusing a bit with last names. For example, try putting on and trying to tell between Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch. One would read "Ky. Busch" and the other being "Ku. Busch." I am okay with the new decal deal. Not really against it or anything.


Nationwide 2012 season finale is today! Hopefully, these standings are current heading into the finale. Sam Hornish Jr. and Michael Annett are not listed because they are respectively 107 points back (Hornish Jr.) and 162 points back (Annett)- no chance of winning the title:

1.) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1212 pts.)
2.) Elliot Sadler (-20 back)
3.) Austin Dillon (-25 back)

Good luck to all teams and drivers, especially those in contention trying to pry the Nationwide title out of the leading Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s grasp.

 

[GTPorsche]

Ray Dunlap just said that if the 48 team doesn't win this championship, it's because of his bad finishes at Daytona.

Now, how Daytona fits into the chase... I'm not sure.

 

[RACECAR]

I just relized something: The last two Back-to-back Nationwide champions were Jrs. Crap...

 

[JohnBM01]

GREEN FLAG! Let's settle the Nationwide score for 2012 one last time!

 

[ICEYOU]

Ray Dunlap just said that if the 48 team doesn't win this championship, it's because of his bad finishes at Daytona.

Now, how Daytona fits into the chase... I'm not sure.

How the hell does he figure that?

 

[GTPorsche]

How the hell does he figure that?

Because he had finishes of 36th and 43rd there this year.

 

[Jello18]

I just relized something: The last two Back-to-back Nationwide champions were Jrs. Crap...

I thought the Truex won back-to-back championships in 04-05