3/2/2015 9:54:23 AM

my goodness thats an ugly hat

3/2/2015 10:21:13 AM

http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2015/3/5/8155403/kurt-busch-not-charged-domestic-assualt-ex-girlfriend-patricia-driscoll

Quote :

"Kurt Busch will not face criminal charges for his involvement in the alleged assault of ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, the Delaware Attorney General's office announced Thursday."

Someone owes that man an apology, automatic chase birth, and reinstatement. This is bullshit.

3/5/2015 12:24:20 PM

^AGREED!

3/5/2015 12:30:26 PM

Quote :

"“NASCAR is aware of the Delaware Department of Justice announcement today regarding driver Kurt Busch. As we disclosed Monday, he has accepted the terms and conditions of a reinstatement program and is actively participating in the program. Kurt Busch’s eligibility for reinstatement will continue to be governed by that program and the NASCAR Rule Book, though the elimination of the possibility of criminal charges certainly removes a significant impediment to his reinstatement.”"

Complete bullshit

3/5/2015 8:04:39 PM

France just wanted to one up the NFL

slow clap

3/5/2015 9:22:35 PM

goodyear busted out the sticky tires this year. big daddy with a new track record at vegas with way less horsepower and down force

3/7/2015 5:48:07 AM

Harrison Rhodes, driving the #0 xFinity Camaro, is wearing that helmet.

3/7/2015 7:31:23 AM

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nascar-reinstates-kurt-busch-grants-waiver-chase-29556700

Quote :

"NASCAR lifted its suspension of Kurt Busch on Wednesday and ruled the former champion can compete in the title Chase should he qualify."

Slow Clap

3/11/2015 1:27:42 PM

shoulda never been suspended, but props to them for not dragging it out.

3/11/2015 1:29:41 PM

they had to give him at least 3 weeks since Ray rice got 2 weeks originally

3/11/2015 5:21:28 PM

2 Weeks until my first race of the season

3/13/2015 12:31:39 PM

After a decade of turning left Abrose forgot how to turn right. Benched after 2 weeks in V8 supercar

3/17/2015 12:01:03 PM

man, Busch's crazy ass ex just won't let things go. I've seen atleast 4 articles/interviews with her since nascar re-instated him a week ago where shes saying how surprised she is that charges weren't brought against him because a judge didn't say "maybe" something happened but that something actually happened.

Maybe she wasn't in the same court room the reporters were when that "judge" said "more likely than not", but that doesn't really hold a whole lotta water. This chick keeps showing how crazy she is everytime she opens her mouth.

3/17/2015 12:05:32 PM

^^^two weeks until my first race of the season as well! Pretty pumped to be able to say I'll be at Chase's first Sprint Cup race. Just gotta hope qualifying doesn't get washed out

3/17/2015 3:05:41 PM

NOOOOO!

http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/18/breaking-iconic-jesse-jones-hot-dogs-are-out-at-martinsville-speedway-replaced-by-another-brand/

3/18/2015 5:15:17 PM

ain't no Brightleaf

3/18/2015 5:52:42 PM

nice WWE caution for a ball of tape or whatever. good times.

3/23/2015 6:41:33 AM

My thoughts on yesterdays finish.

Quote :

"Nascar doesn't want Kurt Busch to win this race."

3/23/2015 7:49:58 AM

Nascar has a set system for when to throw the caution on the final lap. It's called the Penske rule.

3/23/2015 8:18:37 AM

Wreck on backstretch at 500, Instant Caution

Wreck/Car stopped on frontstretch, Wait for car to hopefully move, and ignore the debris that had to be on the track, No Caution.

3/23/2015 8:52:56 AM

Yeah really but I'm still glad they didn't throw it yesterday. Hopefully they will continue to let them finish.

3/23/2015 9:26:09 AM

no rain saturday or sun but Chase Elliott misses the race if qual gets rained out friday

[Edited on March 26, 2015 at 7:07 PM. Reason : g]

3/26/2015 7:07:21 PM

It's not gonna get rained out. Rain is supposed to be outta there by noon. Qual isn't till after 4. May mis first practice though

3/26/2015 8:22:38 PM

Wrong thread

[Edited on March 26, 2015 at 8:25 PM. Reason : blah]

3/26/2015 8:25:07 PM

Indycar starts this weekend from St. Petersburg on ABC.

3/27/2015 12:17:06 PM

I haven't watched a indy car race since Dan Wheldon. They'd have to put cockpits on them to get me to watch another race.

3/27/2015 2:09:20 PM

^^
indy on rabbit ears vs cup on FS1, will be interesting to see what kind of ratings they get


qualifying not rain out, only postponed. w00t

3/27/2015 5:44:52 PM

Quote :

"The consensus in the garage is that certain teams have been drilling minute holes in the tires to bleed off air pressure as it builds throughout a tire run. By maintaining consistent air pressure, it's easier to maintain the balance of the car"

that sounds crazy to me but nascar has been seizing tires in recent weeks and sending them off to an independent lab. kinda reminiscent of jack roush saying jeff gordon had cheater tires in the 90s

[Edited on March 28, 2015 at 5:21 AM. Reason : d]

3/28/2015 5:20:49 AM

No way they are running 200 entering the turns at Cali with tires that they purposefully put holes in. Sounds like a death wish to me.

Hopefully cups get noticeably bad ratings, to stop them from relegating it to the new speed channel.

[Edited on March 28, 2015 at 6:38 AM. Reason : ,]

3/28/2015 6:30:49 AM

first trip to martinsville in the morning

3/28/2015 11:31:55 PM

So my section was infested with chain smokers. Left the race with 100 to go with the worst headache from cigarette smoke. This was my last trip to Martinsville for a LONG time.

3/29/2015 7:31:33 PM

had a great time. Sucked that Chase got caught up in that accordion on that restart...He could have pulled in a Top 20 finish easily had that not happened. Oh well, thats what hes running these races for...to make his mistakes and learn from them. After they sent him back out and he got on even tires, he was only running a tenth of two off of the leaders lap times. Hes got a ways to go, but hes only 19 years old and they just threw this team/car together. I thought he did admirably well. I feel like expectations are a little too high for him RIGHT NOW though. Every article out there is about how he got roughed up and such. I'm not sure if I was watching a different race, but i don't think he got roughed up.

3/30/2015 6:59:04 AM

good race was good. got to see chase's first start and HOPEFULLY big daddy's last speeding penalty for the year

green eggs and hamlin is twat but that was a pretty cool polish drifting burnout:
https://youtu.be/1cleIZrzhLo

[Edited on March 30, 2015 at 5:31 PM. Reason : a]

3/30/2015 5:25:13 PM

Glad y'all enjoyed it. Martinsville is being replaced by Charlotte or Dover on my yearly schedule of races until they get a handle on the second hand smoke.

3/30/2015 10:40:57 PM

I think it's just luck of the draw. I've been there twice in 3 years and haven't smelled smoke yet. Charlotte and Dover are good tracks, you just can't beat the racing that martinsville, hell any short track, provides.

3/31/2015 2:26:05 PM

True, I've been to everyone the last 3 years. But Sunday was out of control, I even got up to go find a usher to try and hold a sign like they do at Richmond. I've been to Charlotte once, but it was the 500 where there was like 2 cautions. zzzzzzzz's

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/3/31/nascar-official-release-sprint-cup-31-team-penalized-auto-club-speedway.html

To deter cheating they should change the rule to "Get caught cheating, no chase"

[Edited on March 31, 2015 at 5:03 PM. Reason : .]

3/31/2015 4:46:51 PM

so that's how newman almost wont the chase last year...

3/31/2015 5:56:05 PM

Anyone interested in 2 tickets to Richmond?

COMMONWEALTH, Sec. E, Row 32 Seats 28 - 29

Just passed start finish, with seat rental. Give me face value of the tickets and seat rental is free. I can meet in the Raleigh Area.

I have 0 interest in going to anymore races for a WHILE.

[Edited on April 15, 2015 at 3:46 PM. Reason : .]

4/15/2015 3:46:09 PM

I'd take you up on it if I hadn't just had to drop a bunch of money on my truck

4/15/2015 11:28:53 PM

going to rain like a mf'er sunday

4/17/2015 10:07:37 AM

And Monday. Might be a night race if we are lucky.

^^Come on man, you know you want to go.

4/17/2015 10:46:19 AM

Welp sold them on stubhub

4/17/2015 1:19:22 PM

Kurt Busch and his team just gave this race away. Cannot believe they pit with 20 laps to go

4/19/2015 9:58:05 PM

yep, and now hes out of the race totally, lol.

These last 30 laps have been nuts.

4/19/2015 10:05:15 PM

^^that was comical

4/19/2015 10:44:32 PM

i wonder if his crew chief is on the box tonight if that call gets made. I just...with only 20 laps to go and with passing being so difficult at Bristol...it makes 0 sense. I don't see how anyone on that box could think coming in and getting tires at that point is a good idea.

4/20/2015 1:55:56 AM

^especially after Harvick got burned by same call in the Busch race the day before. I will say big douche handled the post race tv interview well. will be interesting to see how long he can keep it up before he starts cussing out reporters again

[Edited on April 20, 2015 at 9:04 AM. Reason : 41]

4/20/2015 9:01:57 AM

http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/12735336/fox-nascar-broadcaster-steve-byrnes-56-dies-cancer

https://youtu.be/Jg-9QudgX80

https://youtu.be/0ShYb5_3vCQ

[Edited on April 21, 2015 at 3:07 PM. Reason : a]

4/21/2015 2:57:35 PM

Sucks. With all the pageantry shown to him in the bristol race, I figured his time was near. I hate it for his family. Prayers for them

4/21/2015 5:34:53 PM