2020 Nascar - Charlotte - 4 Races Over Four Days

[GA_Boater]

2 to go and Ellott leads by 1.1 sec.

 

[GA_Boater]

Elliott is the first Cup driver to beat TWT in Trucks since 2018 and Wins $100,000 for a COVID-19 charity.

 

[64osby]

Nice to see Chase drive for the Win and collect the bounty for charity.

 

[GA_Boater]

Nice to see Chase drive for the Win and collect the bounty for charity.

It was!

 

[GA_Boater]

One last thing about Elliott beating The Whining Twerp last night - After he got the checkered flag, he did the trademark TWT flag wave and bow while grinning.

From Nascar weather man;

at first glance for @CLTMotorSpdwy - it is very possible this system clears out of @CLTMotorSpdwy by 8pm this evening... Maybe looking at more of a DELAY rather than a wash. Like Odds of RACING at around 75% #NASCAR working with @RaceWeather

Right now on radar, it looks like tropical storm Bertha may head northerly after making landfall late this morning and after the heaviest rain passes over Charlotte, then clearing. The Air Titans will be making more laps than Cup cars. LOL

Race is still due to start on time, maybe a slight delay. iFL rosters lock at 8:20 EST. Tomorrow at 12 Noon is the make up time if postponed.

 

[GA_Boater]

Air Titan driver says he can have track ready to go in 2.5 hours. He should crawl out from under his umbrella. Nascar disagrees and the Cup race will be tomorrow at 7 PM on FS1. Don't know why it was moved to 7 from Noon, calling for scattered rain tomorrow evening after cloudy morning/afternoon.

Saturday's X-Race at Bristol will be held Monday At 7 PM instead. I don't know why it's moving. They're saying to get equipment set up. It's Wednesday and X-Men need 2 extra days to set up when they raced on Monday? Oh well, it is what it is.

 

[GA_Boater]

iFL roster lock time is now 7PM ET tomorrow. I picked and I'm not changing!

 

[GA_Boater]

People are starved or bored with no live sports or did they really want to see if Elliott could break TWTs Truck winning streak;

The NASCAR Trucks race from Charlotte on Tuesday averaged 778,000 viewers, up 39% from last year’s Friday night race (559,000). It put FS1 as the top cable sports network in prime time Tuesday.

Groundhog Day race rosters are still set to lock at 7PM. Change 'em if you dare. :smile:

Still spotty showers in the area, odds of racing are 60-70% according to the Nascar weather guru.

 

[GA_Boater]

Not wanting mess anything up, Sol is shining and bright.

 

[GA_Boater]

Missed the start - An all the early cautions, but not the Red flag for lightning.

1st caution for Gase and Smithly on lap 1, lap 20 for a competition caution and on lap 29 both Keso and Kenseth have flats with the 42 going around. Now the red flag with Joey leading under the car cover.

All caught up now.

 

[GA_Boater]

Red flag lifted for yellow and back to green. Joey still the leader with 18 laps to go in heat #1.

 

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Joey wins the 1st heat.

 

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Restart for heat #2.

TWT made it 3 wide and paid the price. Body damage and cut tire. Pitting.

 

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While the TWT fiasco was going on, Harvick passed Joey for the lead.

 

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Caution for the real 3rd time - Hough spin.

 

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Harvick pits from the lead, giving it to Bowman

Bowman holds the lead on the restart.

 

[GA_Boater]

Bowman leads Blaney by 2.6 secs to win heat #2.

 

[64osby]

Free fried pickles at Hooter's for a Chase top 10 stage. I like fried pickles, but the Hooter's in town closed 3 years ago. I always said you don't go to Hooter's for good food... :lol:

 

[GA_Boater]

Restart for heat #3 - Bowman and Joey in 1st row.

Bowman holds 1st on green.

 

[GA_Boater]

Harvick takes the lead on the outside of Bowman - 81 to go.