GA_Boater
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We have all 3 running at Bristol this week, starting tomorrow, Wednesday with the Truck race, skip a day, an X-Thursday race and Cup on Saturday night. Throw in a Whelan Modified Tour race and we have the proverbial 5 pound bag at the 2nd shortest track on the schedule. I love Bristol, but too much is too much.
Weather may be an issue, with Thursday and Friday having some high rain probabilities. Cup has 41 entries, so we will have some real qualifying.
News and Notes
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Weather may be an issue, with Thursday and Friday having some high rain probabilities. Cup has 41 entries, so we will have some real qualifying.
News and Notes
- The best thing about Michigan is Nascar starting a rumor that more cars would be taken to the R&D center for teardown. Apparently the Toyota teams (Gibbs/Front Row) took the rumor as true and the #2 and #22 Fords ended up on the front row. In the end only the normal quota, winning car and one other. Autoweek has the story - http://autoweek.com/article/formula...r&utm_content=body&utm_campaign=awracingdaily
- Kurt Busch and Haas are both talking about Busch returning to the #41. Guess it's all about sponsors for the team.
- Martin Truex Jr. can clinch a spot in the playoffs, excuse me, the regular season championship. If he has a 121 point lead over 2nd place he is the 1st of 2 champions crowned this year. Homestead results determine the playoff champ. What a mess!
- 2 races left in the regular season. Right now Elliott, McMurry and Kenseth are in on points. Joey Logano has a win that doesn't count and is outside the 16 car window along with Bowyer.
- Will rumors that 2 new manufacturers joining Nascar bear fruit? One is Dodge, even after Sergio said it wouldn't happen. One of his objections was using a 4 door Charger and he wanted a 2 door race car. With Chevy switching to Camaros, could a Dodge Challenger be in the mix? Engine development is the problem for Dodge, but with Trucks looking at spec engines, could Cup be right behind? Remember that dreaded stage racing was tested in Trucks last year and massaged for all 3 series this year. But would a car maker want to use a small block Chevy in a Ford, Toyota, Dodge or some other car?
- TV Ratings - Michigan drew a 1.9, while last year against the Olympics was 2.1. 2015/14 was 2.6 and 3.22. What a difference a couple of years and untold rule changes make.
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Got another multi-race winner at Michigan. FloridaFishingNetwork picked up his second victory - He won at Kansas in the 11th race. Congrats, FFN. TB2448 is leading the overall results with Florida FishingNetwork only 50 points behind.
Remember to tweak your roster by Race time on Saturday night.
Remember to tweak your roster by Race time on Saturday night.
Humpty_Boater, Esq.
Higher ratings than Monster - No Phantom Debris Cautions[SUP]TM[/SUP]