Nascar Race #21 - PEnnsylvania 6-5000 from Pocono

[GA_Boater]

The next Cup race is the Pennsylvania 400 coming to us from Pocono. Trucks are also on tap at Pocono. X-Men, with NO Buschwhackers are at Iowa this week. Here is the MRN schedule;



Only 40 drivers on the entry list this week, including Gordon filling for Dale Jr. Weather may be an issue with thunderstorms forecast through Sunday.

News And Notes

• Sad news - Guy Fieri is the Pocono Grand Marshall. :blue:
• More sad news - Gordon may be in the 88 longer than anticipated. Dale Jr. said "This process is going to take a little bit longer. ... With my history, I don't need to get cute (in returning),"
• Superspeedway (Dega/Daytona) cars will be strengthened to provide better driver protection.
• Gordon said he is enjoying his return, but restarts are a challenge. He has had restart problems for a while.
• Penalties at Indy - Harvick had loose nuts and got the standard team penalties. 5 teams were warned for failing laser and template inspections.
• Target is dropping IndyCar sponsorship with Chip Ganassi Racing after 27 years and 11 Championships, including 4 Indy 500 wins. Larson still has Target through next year.
• TV ratings for Indy were up over last year and Gordon's return is the reason. :noidea:

iboats Fantasy Live

A new iFL winner at Indy - FloridaFishingNetwork won for the first time. Congrats on the :first:, FFN
Trackchick Stars is still hanging on to the Top spot on the leader board​

Humpty

 

[GA_Boater]

If you wonder what I'm yakking about - Pennsylvania 6-5000

Martin Truex Jr. snagged the pole. I don't know how? Jayski's tweet, since deleted:

Martin Truex, Jr captured the pole for Sunday's Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Speedway with a speed of 19.244mph

179.244 MPH. One of the replies was "A little slow isn't it?" LOL

The rest of the top 12 are Edwards, Menard, Hamlin, Newman. Stewart, Keso, Elliot, Kenseth, Logano, Larson and A. Dillon. The Busch Bros are 15th and 16th, Harvick is 17th and Gordon is 24th.

 

[MTboatguy]

Boy, 19.244 miles an hour, if that is the speeds I am sure I am going fishing on Sunday!

:lol:

 

[boatman37]

heard an interview with busch18 crew chief adam stevens on qualifying results. he said they had trouble with LIS inspection and said they were 'the most legal car on the racetrack' in qualifying. my first thought was he was saying they only qualified 16th cause their car was legal...lol

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-me...ualifying-issues-at-pocono.5063544240001.html

 

[WIMUSKY]

Boy, 19.244 miles an hour, if that is the speeds I am sure I am going fishing on Sunday!

:lol:

And they still would be spread all around the track logging laps....

 

[GA_Boater]

The new aero package is something else!

 

[GA_Boater]

Couple of records set at Pocono in the Truck race. William Bryon won his 5th race - A record for a Truck rookie. He is the points leader, too.

9 cautions - Besting the old Pocono Truck record by 2.

The X-Race from Iowa green flag is 8:15.

 

[MTboatguy]

Boy that kid Byron is amazing, I just hope they don't move him up to quick, but I can see him as a Cup boy in a year or two.

 

[GA_Boater]

A little red faced! Keso is pulling a double in the X-Race.

I think Byron will be moving up, too.

 

[GA_Boater]

Erik Jones took the lead back from Ty Dillon with 15 to go for his 3rd Xfinity win this year.I expect big things from him in the future.

 

[MTboatguy]

Boosh, no race today, been rained out and schedule for Monday at 11:00 AM, so now we can all do something else today!

 

[GA_Boater]

Nascar - Rain tires and wipers! You change everything else! LOL

 

[sam60]

Boosh, no race today, been rained out and schedule for Monday at 11:00 AM, so now we can all do something else today!

I thought you went fishing due to the speeds. They biting?

 

[MTboatguy]

I thought you went fishing due to the speeds. They biting?

I lied, I ended up getting involved with another project, I have been rebuilding my engine crane so it can 4 wheel on the gravel driveway, those little steel wheels and gravel don't get a long with each other to well.

We are thinking about taking the boat out this evening.

 

[sam60]

I lied, I ended up getting involved with another project, I have been rebuilding my engine crane so it can 4 wheel on the gravel driveway, those little steel wheels and gravel don't get a long with each other to well.

We are thinking about taking the boat out this evening.

Enjoy and be safe.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Nascar - Rain tires and wipers! You change everything else! LOL

Ratings would go up, guarantee..

 

[GA_Boater]

Ratings would go up, guarantee..

Then it won't happen! LOL

 

[WIMUSKY]

Then it won't happen! LOL

Nope........

 

[MTboatguy]

Enjoy and be safe.

We did, only a few nibbles, but it was fun to get out of the house and out on the lake, it has been really warm the last few days, so sitting on the lake, talking to my wife in a cool breeze was nice.

 

[GA_Boater]

They are getting the race in. Only 5 laps til half way with Larson up front. 3 cautions so far and talk of rain!