NASCAR at Kentucky

by bigdc48 Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:29 am

Gonna put all 3 races at the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway this weekend on one thread, or should I say Kensucky Speedway. Truck on Thursday night, Nationwide on Friday night, and the Sprint Cup Series on Saturday night. Why NSCS got a Kentucky date is still beyond me.

Quaker State 400 - NSCS:

John R. Elliot HERO Campaign 300 - NNS:

UNOH 225 - NCWTS:

by Backmarker Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:39 am

Sprint Cup only got 42 cars, but Nationwide got 47. Interesting.

by bsoyuz Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:13 am

NeverNeutral wrote:Sprint Cup only got 42 cars

42, 42! THIS IS NOT NASCAR ANYMORE Razz

But I still expect a late entry from a start and park.

by Memoriesallbutdone Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:42 am

If it stays at 42 cars for NSCS, this will be the first time since 2001 season finale that a NSCS race hasn't had a "full field".

by PackerMan71 Tue Jun 24, 2014 5:49 pm

(sigh)

Maybe I'm letting what happened to me in 2011 affect my judgement...

But I don't have very high expectations for this weekend of NASCAR racing.

by Memoriesallbutdone Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:05 pm

Kentucky should have no expectations Packer. It's freaking Kentucky.

by navycook75 Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:32 pm

PackerMan71 wrote:(sigh)

Maybe I'm letting what happened to me in 2011 affect my judgement...

But I don't have very high expectations for this weekend of NASCAR racing.

Aren't you still stuck in traffic?

by PackerMan71 Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:53 pm

navycook75 wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:(sigh)

Maybe I'm letting what happened to me in 2011 affect my judgement...

But I don't have very high expectations for this weekend of NASCAR racing.
Aren't you still stuck in traffic?

Overused joke is overused. Razz

by gone-sovereign Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:25 am

I'm going to get the obligatory 300 joke out of the way now: THIS! IS! SPARTA, KENTUCKY!

Which is appropriate to me since Bruton Smith should be kicked into a Pit of Death. But in all seriousness, I'm not looking forward to this race weekend.

by navycook75 Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:30 am

PackerMan71 wrote:
navycook75 wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:(sigh)

Maybe I'm letting what happened to me in 2011 affect my judgement...

But I don't have very high expectations for this weekend of NASCAR racing.
Aren't you still stuck in traffic?

Overused joke is overused.

You're just tired of hearing it because you're still stuck in traffic.

Seriously though, if you've been suffering from insomnia, well, Dr. Bruton Smith has the right thing for you!

I'd hate to have him as a doctor.

by Backmarker Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:54 am

The 77 Cup team is "retooling" and plans to be back at Indy.

by Tanrar Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:51 pm

navycook75 wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:
navycook75 wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:(sigh)

Maybe I'm letting what happened to me in 2011 affect my judgement...

But I don't have very high expectations for this weekend of NASCAR racing.
Aren't you still stuck in traffic?

Overused joke is overused.
You're just tired of hearing it because you're still stuck in traffic.

Seriously though, if you've been suffering from insomnia, well, Dr. Bruton Smith has the right thing for you!

I'd hate to have him as a doctor.

"Oh, so you're back is hurting? I'm gonna prescribe you two 1.5 mile ovals daily."

by Dan Mackay Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:39 pm

inb4 2/3

by **crl** Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:42 pm

RandomClassic wrote:
navycook75 wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:
navycook75 wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:(sigh)

Maybe I'm letting what happened to me in 2011 affect my judgement...

But I don't have very high expectations for this weekend of NASCAR racing.
Aren't you still stuck in traffic?

Overused joke is overused.
You're just tired of hearing it because you're still stuck in traffic.

Seriously though, if you've been suffering from insomnia, well, Dr. Bruton Smith has the right thing for you!

I'd hate to have him as a doctor.

"Oh, so you're back is hurting? I'm gonna prescribe you two 1.5 mile ovals daily."

*fast announcer voice*

"Side effects of two 1.5 mile ovals include inability to stay awake, and boredom of the, 'OMG, can this be over yet?' variety."

by **crl** Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:44 pm

Kyle Busch is on the Truck pole for tonight. Now, there's really no reason to watch.

by Alta Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:12 pm

crl wrote:Kyle Busch is on the Truck pole for tonight. Now, there's really no reason to watch.

Quiroga might wreck someone?

by **Cynon** Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:52 pm

crl wrote:
RandomClassic wrote:
navycook75 wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:
navycook75 wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:(sigh)

Maybe I'm letting what happened to me in 2011 affect my judgement...

But I don't have very high expectations for this weekend of NASCAR racing.
Aren't you still stuck in traffic?

Overused joke is overused.
You're just tired of hearing it because you're still stuck in traffic.

Seriously though, if you've been suffering from insomnia, well, Dr. Bruton Smith has the right thing for you!

I'd hate to have him as a doctor.

"Oh, so you're back is hurting? I'm gonna prescribe you two 1.5 mile ovals daily."
*fast announcer voice*

"Side effects of two 1.5 mile ovals include inability to stay awake, and boredom of the, 'OMG, can this be over yet?' variety."

This ad needs to be made.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:30 pm

>Caution 1: Townley
>Caution 2: Silas

by conrail1990 Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:08 pm

Winner: KB....

by navycook75 Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:08 pm

Part one of the Naptime Weekend Trilogy is over.

I almost forgot the trucks were running today.

by Alta Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:08 am

In other news i think Bubba's finding his stride after a pretty tough first 5 races.

by Backmarker Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:54 am

BK Racing brought a fourth car for the Cup race for Mike Bliss, but XXXtreme withdrew, so we will still have 42 starters.

by bsoyuz Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:11 pm

Oh, we're not going XTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEME anymore, Sad

by Alta Fri Jun 27, 2014 3:45 pm

>For 2 hours we had 41 cars

Dayummmmm

by bsoyuz Fri Jun 27, 2014 4:41 pm

41 cars, THIS IS NOT NASCAR ANYMOAR Razz

But, Dayum, this would be bad. Really Really bad.

by Mother of Invention Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:28 am

Mike Wallace gets in a confrontation with Regan Smith

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/smith-wallace-share-fiery-exchange-025500948--nascar.html

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:26 am

Mother of Invention wrote:Mike Wallace gets in a confrontation with Regan Smith

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/smith-wallace-share-fiery-exchange-025500948--nascar.html

I didn't even know Mike Wallace was still in the series.

by bigdc48 Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:51 am

Mike Wallace is just another "has been" who thought he was going to be big and superior but turned out to be a total dud of a racer.

Anyways, Brad Keselowski won both poles for NNS and NSCS. He had the NNS race won but a speeding penalty changed the race, and Harvick won over BK.

by Alpineopossum Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:30 pm

I'm surprised that Mike is the last Wallace left in nascar. I would have thought that Kenny and especially Steven would have lasted longer.

by Alta Sat Jun 28, 2014 3:26 pm

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
Mother of Invention wrote:Mike Wallace gets in a confrontation with Regan Smith

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/smith-wallace-share-fiery-exchange-025500948--nascar.html
I didn't even know Mike Wallace was still in the series.

The last i heard before today he got kicked out of that car in April...So i thought.

by PackerMan71 Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:50 pm

Is it just me, or has the first half of this race been kind of... bleh, like we thought it was gonna be?

by bigdc48 Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:13 pm

PackerMan71 wrote:Is it just me, or has the first half of this race been kind of... bleh, like we thought it was gonna be?

Trust me, Packer. I'm feeling your pain.

by gone-sovereign Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:14 pm

I can't help but notice how much PRN's coverage of NASCAR races sounds like NBC's old coverage of races from around 2004. The commentators can stay on the topic of the race, and still fool around a lot at the same time. I like this.

It's some comic relief for an otherwise mediocre race. I just woke up and this race is putting me back to sleep.

(OOC: 400th post. NASCAR at Kentucky 215644238

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by conrail1990 Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:20 pm

PackerMan71 wrote:Is it just me, or has the first half of this race been kind of... bleh, like we thought it was gonna be?

Implying Kentucky has had good racing period.

by PackerMan71 Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:21 pm

conrail1990 wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:Is it just me, or has the first half of this race been kind of... bleh, like we thought it was gonna be?
Implying Kentucky has had good racing period.

Only with IndyCar. Laughing

by gone-sovereign Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:21 pm

Alex Bowman is the cause of another yellow this season. Go figure.

by **Cynon** Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:41 pm

bigdc48 wrote:Mike Wallace is just another "has been" who thought he was going to be big and superior but turned out to be a total dud of a racer.

Not really, Mike Wallace never really had a top ride on a regular basis.

by navycook75 Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:34 pm

Race was shit, but I am glad Kes won.

by PackerMan71 Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:36 pm

Typical Kentucky race. Brad K making everybody look like a bunch of kids tonight.

The 2014 Quaker State 400 @ Kentucky gets a 2.5/10.

by Memoriesallbutdone Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:36 pm

Reject of the race: The race itself. Not a bloody interesting thing ever happens at Kentucky.

by bigdc48 Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:38 pm

I hear you, Cynon. He has a few wins in trucks, but I just can't remember the last time he was a contender for a lot of wins and championships.

And the blue deuce is back!!!! Very Happy

But a boring race nonetheless. 3.0/10.

by day500champ1 Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:39 pm

navycook75 wrote:Race was shit, but I am glad Kes won.

Agree with this. I'm happy for Penske in general. It was a Penske night, sucks a little bit that Joey had engine issues late.

by gone-sovereign Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:45 pm

Kyle Busch was closing on Keselowski until Bowyer got in the way, but Keselowski had the best car all night, so I can't complain. Good win Keselowski, but a mediocre race as expected. Think of it this way, we've only got six days left until another Daytona race! Wink

One last thing: Paul Menard, you know I love you, but it's about time there was another RCR car that placed in the Top 5 this season. Ryan Newman finished P3, and that's undoubtedly his best finish this season.

by **crl** Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:31 pm

Well, it wasn't a perfect night for Brad, after all:
http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/28/keselowski-reportedly-slices-hand-on-broken-bottle-in-victory-lane/

by RocketKnight Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:34 am

Well then...

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