2019 Nascar - Playoff Race #8 - AAA Towing Wrecks At Texas

[GA_Boater]

Texas is the home of the middle round of 8 Cup race, sponsored by AAA. Harvick, Blaney, Larson and Elliott under the cut line with this week and next week to improve or drop out of the hunt.

X-Men are also at the mid-point of their round of 8 with Briscoe, Annett, Gragson and Cindric below the cut line with 2 races left.

Weather shouldn't be a problem this weekend. Friday is 2 practices each for Cup and X-Men. Here is the MRN schedule;



Texas Schedule of Events



All Times Eastern (Local Time 1-Hour Behind)

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Friday, November 1
Xfinity Series First Practice: 2:05 p.m.-2:55 p.m. (NBCSN)
Monster Energy Cup Series First Practice: 3:05 p.m.-3:55 p.m. (NBCSN)
Xfinity Series Final Practice: 4:05 p.m.-4:55 p.m. (NBC Sports App)
Monster Energy Cup Series Final Practice: 5:05 p.m.-5:55 p.m. (NBC Sports App)

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Saturday, November 2
Xfinity Series Qualifying: 5:35 p.m. (CNBC)
Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying: 7:05 p.m. (PRN/CNBC)
Radio Pre-Race: 8:00 p.m. (PRN)
TV Pre-Race: 8:00 p.m. (NBCSN)
Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300: 8:30 p.m. (PRN/NBCSN)

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Sunday, November 3
Radio Pre-Race: 2:00 p.m. (PRN)
TV Pre-Race: 1:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
Monster Energy Cup Series AAA Texas 500: 3:00 p.m. (PRN/NBCSN)


News and Notes

• Smoke is driving a "stock car" again - Sorta. He's taking Haas F1 drivers around the track today as part of the weekend entertainment package for the US GP which is on Sunday.
• BTW - The owner of the Circuit Of The Americas is unhappy that F1 and Nascar scheduled races only 3 hours apart on the same day.
• Other than loose lugs at Martinsville, one of Joey's crewmen got a 1 week suspension for his part in the Joey/Hamlin scrum last Sunday.
• Following his trip to the hospital last week, Matt Tifft is sitting out the rest of the season. JH Nemechek will pilot the #36 in the final 3 Cup races.
• Pocono has a schedule confirmation for next year - 1,250 miles of racing. ARCA, Trucks, X-Men and back to back Cup races on Saturday and Sunday will make a full weekend.
• Next year the Chevy Camaro ZL1 will be replaced with Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE. All it is decals cuz what makes the car a 1LE isn't related to Nascar. Big Deal
• TV ratings - Once again only viewer numbers. 2.275 million viewers across NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app, up 5% vs. the 2018 race (2.176 million).

iBoats Fantasy Live

• 64osby avoided rib bones and sauce to take his 2nd win of the year. Congrats, 64. :first:
• FlaCowboy added to his iFL overall standings. Now 125 points over 2nd place.
• iFL pole locks at 7:00 PM on Saturday.

Good luck,

Humpty.

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[GA_Boater]

First Cup practice is history. Bowyer, BigBro, Hamlin, Stenhouse and Jones are the 5 fastest.

Final practice is at 5:05.

 

[GA_Boater]

Final Cup practice - Almirola, Hamlin, Bowyer, Harvick and BigBro are the top 5.

Pole locks at 7 PM tomorrow.

During interviews today, Hamlin is still on Joey's case. LOL

 

[WIMUSKY]

Go Joey! Hamlin the new cry baby?

 

[GA_Boater]

His shoulder hurts. LOL

 

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If you picked Harvic for the pole, you got 5 bonus points. Then Jones, Hamlin, BigBro, Bowman, Almirola, Suarez, Keso, Stenhouse and Matt D.

3:10, 4:10 if you didn't set your clock back, tomorrow afternoon is the race lock time.

Coming up is the X-Race at 8:30.

 

[GA_Boater]

Bell won the X-Race at Texas. Many of the X-Playoff drivers had problems.

You have until 3:10 PM to get your rosters set.

 

[GA_Boater]

Well, the race starts and a few laps in Elliott hits the wall.

Restart and a lap or two later. debris caution.

 

[GA_Boater]

3rd yellow for LaJoie eating the wall.

Elliott is 6 laps down and 66 points under the cut off. Looks like he must win next week to make the final 4 for Homestead.

 

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4th yellow! Keso spins and for some reason, Stenhouse follows. They weren't even close to one another.

Keso's #2 resembles a Gremlin. :smile:

 

[GA_Boater]

LaJoie spins for his 2nd caution, 5 of them so far with 11 laps to go in the 1st heat.

 

[GA_Boater]

Keselowski said he just swung for the fence and hit it after leaving the care center. Um, Brad - The World Series is OVER!

 

[GA_Boater]

Hamlin just went for a ride through the grass for #6. He kept going, but there can't be much left under the car after running over an access road and flying.

 

[GA_Boater]

Harvick wins the never-ending heat.

 

[GA_Boater]

Finally - Green flag for heat 2. That was a long intermission!

 

[GA_Boater]

Been a while since your heard this. Jimmie Johnson is leading! LOL

 

[GA_Boater]

Fast Facts;

Prior to 2017, Johnson had led more than 500 laps in each of his 15 Cup Series seasons. He's led only 361 laps (and counting) over the past three years.

 

[GA_Boater]

JJ's front of the pack run is over after 40 laps. He pitted early and Almirola is leading now.


25 laps to go in the heat.

 

[GA_Boater]

A caution free 2nd heat with Almirola taking the heat.

 

[GA_Boater]

Johnson brings out the yellow rag when he got loose and slid up into the wall.

Suarez was the leader with 146 to go.