Auto Club 400 - Sprint Cup

by AntmanB Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:06 pm

Even with a new car, this will suck.

Thank god IndyCar starts this week.

Entry List

Spellchecked... - Cy.

by **Syzygy** Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:13 pm

On a better note, at least XXXTREMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE makes the show!

by BWard Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:17 pm

I think I have a feeling we may only see 42 out of the usual 43 cars on the entry list for at least a race or two later this year.

by **crl** Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:24 pm

Every time I see the XXXXXXXXXXXXXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEE posts, I think of this:

by conrail1990 Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:31 pm

My super duper race predictor made a prediction about this race.

Spoiler:

by BWard Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:38 pm

conrail1990 wrote:My super duper race predictor made a prediction about this race.
Spoiler:

and here's mine:

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by Sparkz47 Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:26 pm

The Gen 6 car has been a bit of a mixed bag so far this season, but after that solid showing at Bristol, I'm going to go with "cautiously optimistic".

by Magus978 Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:51 pm

After taking a week off because someone tried to usurp my segment *COUGH*HETZEL*COUGH* Razz

, here is your Start & Park report for the Auto Club 400 @ California.

To the Garage
19 - Mike Bliss (I've run out of things to say about this team. They're not worth my breath.)
98 - Michael McDowell (Damn it boy, I thought you had a little common sense. If you did, you would have fled Phil Parsons a long time ago!)

Still Questionable
35 - Josh Wise (Taking it race by race with the 3rd Front Row team. So far they haven't let me down by running the distance)

Off the Sheet
87 - Joe Nemechek (Glad to see Maddie's Place staying with them, even though NEMCO is slow as hell.)

by Alta Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:03 pm

>mfw this is a good race

THIS RACE IS GON BE XTREEMMMMEEEE

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:34 pm

Aw yeah based Mac Tools scheme for Basedbrose.

Oh yeah

XXXTTTRRREEEMMMEEE

by gone-sovereign Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:19 pm

Fontana is a fun track to race on, but to spectate, it's boring as hell. With that said, I'm probably not going to watch any NASCAR races this weekend. You guys can let me know if anything exciting happens. Sleep

by f1fan12 Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:47 am

The theme to this race...

by BWard Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:36 pm

Guys, seriously don't doubt anything about this race. The Gen6 car has already proved in the last few races that it's done decently well so far, so maybe this Race might not be so bad after all.

by Lucstar88 Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:07 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:Guys, seriously don't doubt anything about this race. The Gen6 car has already proved in the last few races that it's done decently well so far, so maybe this Race might not be so bad after all.

This...

by **F1V1** Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:53 pm

inb4 Casey Mears flips again

by PackerMan71 Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:16 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:Guys, seriously don't doubt anything about this race. The Gen6 car has already proved in the last few races that it's done decently well so far, so maybe this Race might not be so bad after all.

I'll believe it if this race doesn't make me fall asleep in my chair again.

by **Cynon** Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:20 pm

I predict the 44 car will start and park, and when I say start and park, I mean crash out in the first 30 laps.

The reason why they crash is irrelevant.

by SpeedDemon37 Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:30 pm

Whatever kind of race the Gen6 car produces here, hopefully it will be better than typical Fontana.

by f1fan12 Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:41 pm

SpeedDemon37 wrote:Whatever kind of race the Gen6 car produces here, hopefully it will be better than typical Fontana.

I find it quite weird that a track that provides such boring Cup races, has provided some of the best CART/Indycar races ever.

by SpeedDemon37 Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:49 pm

f1fan12 wrote:
SpeedDemon37 wrote:Whatever kind of race the Gen6 car produces here, hopefully it will be better than typical Fontana.

I find it quite weird that a track that provides such boring Cup races, has provided some of the best CART/Indycar races ever.

Yeah, the larger flatter tracks (while dangerous) seem to produce great open wheel races. Michigan had great Indycar/CART races too.

by conrail1990 Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:09 pm

SpeedDemon37 wrote:Whatever kind of race the Gen6 car produces here, hopefully it will be better than typical Fontana.

I cant remember the last good Fontana race with any car. Auto Club 400 - Sprint Cup 277638789

by gone-sovereign Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:38 pm

Cynon wrote:I predict the 44 car will start and park, and when I say start and park, I mean crash out in the first 30 laps.

The reason why they crash is irrelevant.

inb4 EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I'm probably not doing it right, but it seems whenever there's a mention of the #44, with it comes that meme (if you could even call it that). Razz

And if I might add, if that car does crash, I guarantee you it'll be the only event worthy of note for this weekend. Even with the new car, I don't trust the racing here to be any better.

by bigdc48 Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:57 pm

Denny Hamlin will start on pole for Sunday's race. Biffle and Keselowski will be starting in the rear for engine changes.

by navycook75 Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:59 pm

XTREEME makes it in!

by Rykia Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:43 pm

bigdc48 wrote:Denny Hamlin will start on pole for Sunday's race. Biffle and Keselowski will be starting in the rear for engine changes.

Which is hilarious since they qualified second and third.

by AntmanB Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:48 pm

TIMMY HILL out Qualified Danica Patrick. lol.

by BWard Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:09 am

Full starting lineup:

1 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota FedEx Express 187.451 38.410 Leader
2 *Greg Biffle 16 Ford 3M Window Film 187.217 38.458 -0.048
3 *Brad Keselowski 2 Ford Miller Lite 187.149 38.472 -0.062
4 Kyle Busch 18 Toyota Interstate Batteries 187.130 38.476 -0.066
5 Matt Kenseth 20 Toyota Dollar General 186.688 38.567 -0.157
6 Joey Logano 22 Ford AAA Southern Cal 186.514 38.603 -0.193
7 Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 186.273 38.653 -0.243
8 Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 185.864 38.738 -0.328
9 Mark Martin 55 Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 185.792 38.753 -0.343
10 Kurt Busch 78 Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing-Serta 185.677 38.777 -0.367
11 Casey Mears 13 Ford GEICO 185.157 38.886 -0.476
12 Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet Target 185.085 38.901 -0.491
13 Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota 5-Hour Energy Drink 184.876 38.945 -0.535
14 Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet Jimmy John's 184.715 38.979 -0.569
15 Dale Earnhardt Jr 88 Chevrolet National Guard 184.625 38.998 -0.588
16 Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 184.374 39.051 -0.641
17 Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops 184.233 39.081 -0.671
18 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation 184.044 39.121 -0.711
19 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet Drive To End Hunger 184.011 39.128 -0.718
20 Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet WIX Filters 183.988 39.133 -0.723
21 Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford Mac Tools 183.852 39.162 -0.752
22 Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet Caterpillar 183.702 39.194 -0.784
23 Aric Almirola 43 Ford Farmland 183.697 39.195 -0.785
24 Carl Edwards 99 Ford Subway 183.570 39.222 -0.812
25 Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota Bush's Beans 183.248 39.291 -0.881
26 AJ Allmendinger 51 Chevrolet Phoenix Construction 183.113 39.320 -0.910
27 Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet Menards-CertainTeed 183.020 39.340 -0.930
28 David Reutimann 83 Toyota Burger King / Dr. Pepper 182.825 39.382 -0.972
29 Dave Blaney 7 Chevrolet Sany 182.658 39.418 -1.008
30 Josh Wise 35 Ford MDS Transport 182.639 39.422 -1.012
31 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 17 Ford NOS Energy Drink 182.519 39.448 -1.038
32 David Stremme 30 Toyota Swan Racing 182.473 39.458 -1.048
33 Travis Kvapil 93 Toyota Burger King / Dr. Pepper 182.440 39.465 -1.055
34 David Gilliland 38 Ford Long John Silver's 181.493 39.671 -1.261
35 Michael McDowell 98 Ford Phil Parsons Racing 181.087 39.760 -1.350
36 Landon Cassill 33 Chevrolet Little Joe's Autos 181.087 39.760 -1.350
37 J.J. Yeley 36 Chevrolet Accell Construction 180.203 39.955 -1.545
38 Scott Riggs 44 Ford No Label Watches 179.829 40.038 -1.628
39 Timmy Hill 32 Ford TBA 179.471 40.118 -1.708
40 Danica Patrick 10 Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 179.305 40.155 -1.745
41 Mike Bliss 19 Chevrolet Plinker Tactical/Double Tree 178.355 40.369 -1.959
42 David Ragan 34 Ford TBA 177.813 40.492 -2.082
43 Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota Maddie's Place Rocks.com 177.144 40.645 -2.235\

* Going to the rear due to engine change.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:53 am

JGR 1-2-3. Guys, you're supposed to win at Martinsville, not California. If you guys don't understand.

Daytona: Chevrolet
Phoenix: Ford
Las Vegas: Toyota
Bristol: Chevrolet

See the pattern.

Also this is Danica's first top 40 qualifying effort since Daytona.

by PKligBKFan Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:04 am

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:JGR 1-2-3. Guys, you're supposed to win at Martinsville, not California. If you guys don't understand.

Daytona: Chevrolet
Phoenix: Ford
Las Vegas: Toyota
Bristol: Chevrolet

See the pattern.

Also this is Danica's first top 40 qualifying effort since Daytona.

They won't win anyway. Why? High powered track + TRD = recipe for disaster.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:05 am

PKligBKFan wrote:
Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:JGR 1-2-3. Guys, you're supposed to win at Martinsville, not California. If you guys don't understand.

Daytona: Chevrolet
Phoenix: Ford
Las Vegas: Toyota
Bristol: Chevrolet

See the pattern.

Also this is Danica's first top 40 qualifying effort since Daytona.

They won't win anyway. Why? High powered track + TRD = recipe for disaster.

Oh yeah, lel.

by Lucstar88 Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:34 am

PKligBKFan wrote:
Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:JGR 1-2-3. Guys, you're supposed to win at Martinsville, not California. If you guys don't understand.

Daytona: Chevrolet
Phoenix: Ford
Las Vegas: Toyota
Bristol: Chevrolet

See the pattern.

Also this is Danica's first top 40 qualifying effort since Daytona.

They won't win anyway. Why? High powered track + TRD = recipe for disaster.

They could win, Their Nationwide program here is BEAST

by PKligBKFan Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:39 am

Lucstar88 wrote:
PKligBKFan wrote:
Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:JGR 1-2-3. Guys, you're supposed to win at Martinsville, not California. If you guys don't understand.

Daytona: Chevrolet
Phoenix: Ford
Las Vegas: Toyota
Bristol: Chevrolet

See the pattern.

Also this is Danica's first top 40 qualifying effort since Daytona.

They won't win anyway. Why? High powered track + TRD = recipe for disaster.

They could win, Their Nationwide program here is BEAST

Too bad this isn't Nationwide. Razz

by vbooy57 Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:44 am

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Also this is Danica's first top 40 qualifying effort since Daytona.

Even DW noted her poor performance, saying on Twitter "I was pleasantly surprised how well #Danica ran in #Daytona, been equally surprised how poorly she's run since then, need to improve now!". You know it's bad when he says someone's doing poorly.

by Lucstar88 Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:45 am

PKligBKFan wrote:
Lucstar88 wrote:
PKligBKFan wrote:
Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:JGR 1-2-3. Guys, you're supposed to win at Martinsville, not California. If you guys don't understand.

Daytona: Chevrolet
Phoenix: Ford
Las Vegas: Toyota
Bristol: Chevrolet

See the pattern.

Also this is Danica's first top 40 qualifying effort since Daytona.

They won't win anyway. Why? High powered track + TRD = recipe for disaster.

They could win, Their Nationwide program here is BEAST

Too bad this isn't Nationwide.

Yep...

by bigdc48 Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:58 pm

Good race so far.

by Alta Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:49 pm

Hey look. Stereotypical California race.

by conrail1990 Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:34 pm

Can someone please tell me why Nascar is still going to this stupid track...

by PackerMan71 Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:42 pm

conrail1990 wrote:Can someone please tell me why Nascar is still going to this stupid track...

This, more than likely...

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Honestly, this race has been FAR more watchable than last year's running, but there really hasn't been anything that's melted my face off.

by GamerAzuzu Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:17 pm

Spoiler:

by Sparkz47 Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:18 pm

5 laps of buildup to nothing thanks to Buzzkill Busch.

by bigdc48 Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:19 pm

OMG!!!!!

by day500champ1 Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:20 pm

I'm sorry but was that California. Wow! Kyle won but on a last lap pass.

by RyanB06 Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:21 pm

Holy crap what a hit Hamlin took.

And boy, Joey Logano is making few friends in the paddock these days. First Hamlin, now Stewart.

by BWard Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:22 pm

Truly, this was such a great race. Anyone Agree?

by Kornography Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:22 pm

What in the hell did I just watch!?

by pennst24 Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:22 pm

Tony Stewart, pot, meet kettle..............

by Mystrsyko Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:22 pm

Wow, Joey threw that away so badly. Hamlin got him loose and gave him a shot, then Logano gave him a nudge back going into one, but out of two and into three was all Joey being a dick.

He 100% earned that loss. It sucks that Denny looks hurt.

by **Ben Atkins** Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:23 pm

Go away Tony Stewart. Logano tried to win the race and you're raging over a block?!? Seriously, lots of respect lost for Stewart.

by conrail1990 Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:23 pm

Boring ass race, but I was glued the last 12 laps.Hope hamlins okay that was a hell of a hit. Tony deserves to be made at Lolgano, he blocked like a idiot the entire last quarter of the race.

by Mystrsyko Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:23 pm

BWardboy88 wrote:Truly, this was such a great race. Anyone Agree?

The last ten laps were good, the rest was rather forgetful

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