2020 Nascar - Charlotte Roval - X-Men and Cup, Win Or Go Home

[GA_Boater]

This is a tough place for drivers facing elimination. Both Cup and X-Men races will cut the bottom drivers in the playoffs. Lookin' at TWT - He isn't much of a road racer and he is 21 points below the cut line

Since we're on a road course with wipers and rain tires, rain isn't a problem. But lightning may cause delays and T-storms are forecast through Sunday. YUCK! The schedule from MRN;

Charlotte Schedule of Events
All Times Eastern | Note: PRN has the radio coverage this weekend
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Saturday, October 10
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTD/GTLM Practice: 9:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTD Qualifying: 2:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTLM Qualifying: 2:25 p.m.-2:40 p.m.
Radio Pre-Race: 3:00 p.m. (PRN)
TV Pre-Race: 3:00 p.m. (NBC)
Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250: 3:30 p.m. (PRN/NBC)
Xfinity Stages: 20 / 40 / 67
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Motul 100% Synthetic Grand Prix: 8:05 p.m.-9:45 p.m.

Sunday, October 11
Radio Pre-Race: 1:30 p.m. (PRN)
TV Pre-Race: 2:00 p.m. (NBC)
Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400: 2:30 p.m. (PRN/NBC)
Cup Stages: 25 / 50 / 109
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News and Notes

• Driver news;
  • Clint Bowyer is changing teams, Moving from SHR to FOX. He's retiring and will be in the FOX booth next year.
  • Matt DiBenedetto has a 1 year extension with the Wood Brothers. Austin Cindric will take over the #21 in 2022.
  • Alex Bowman will move to the #48 seat next year. No word on the 4th Hendrick driver for 2021.
  • Daniel Suarez is joining the new Trackhouse Racing team, an alliance with Childress.
• The NBC booth team will be calling the final 5 races from the booth beginning this weekend. They have been calling the races from home.
• Hall of Fame inductions for 2020 have been postponed like everything in 2020. Next year?
• Martinsville will have a limited number of fans for the 3 series races at the end of the month.
• TV ratings - Talladega got a 1.92 rating and 3.1 million viewers. No direct comparison to last year as it was postponed to a Monday.

Iboats Fantasy Live

• We got a 5 time winner in the Talladega race after a lot of points shuffling with the yellow line penalties. Tiz gets his first XenForo trophy. Congrats, Tiz.
• FlaCowboy has a more than 100 point lead in the overall standings with 5 races to go.
• iFL rosters lock at 2:45 tomorrow afternoon.

Good luck and stay safe;

The new XenForo Humpty_Boater

 

[WIMUSKY]

No word who will be filling in for Bubba?

 

[GA_Boater]

Haven't heard anything a driver for the Petty #43 for next year...................Yet.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Bro was hoping it wouldn't be Suarez, now he's happy....

 

[WIMUSKY]

Sure Xfinity can race in the rain...... Looks like a pile up on an icy freeway....

 

[WIMUSKY]

Splitters are throwing water...

 

[GA_Boater]

Boy is it raining at Charlotte. 2 cautions so far. 20 laps in the 1st heat with 3 to go.

On lap 3, something broke off of Moffit's car. During the yellow, They all switched over to rain tires.

On lap 3, a bunch of cars spun out. Race leader Gragson spun and a mess more went spinning and not really related to Gragson. Water is running heavily across the track in many spots. Also if a car gets into the soaking wet grass with puddles in the grassy areas, instant spin. They need off road tires, not rain tires.

 

[GA_Boater]

These guys have no traction at all! Looks like winter driving up north!

Kaz Grala slipped and slid to win the first heat.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Except us northern boyz can drive in the snow and ice at speed...

 

[GA_Boater]

Except us northern boyz can drive in the snow and ice at speed...

Obviously I wasn't talking about you and me.

 

[GA_Boater]

Gragson leading and #18 spins him out into the tire barrier. TWT is not in the #18!

Yellow is for Ware into the wall just before.

 

[GA_Boater]

Been red for a while. The fools are sweeping and blowing running water off the track. The rain has slowed a wee bit, but water will run for a while

 

[WIMUSKY]

Back to racing and drivers pile up again. They need to shut it down..... Way too much rain, no grip whatsoever....

 

[WIMUSKY]

GA, do u get CNBC? The lights are on and the network changed....

 

[GA_Boater]

Briscoe won heat #2.
In the first 11 laps in heat #3, 1 more caution so far for a car stalled on the track.

And I lost my local NBC race coverage because the weather folks are on because of Delta causing tornadoes and warnings around Atlanta.

 

[GA_Boater]

GA, do u get CNBC? The lights are on and the network changed....

Thanks, Musky. This race started crazy and went down hill! Every time they go through a puddle, the car hydoplanes. The Dinger is the leader.

 

[GA_Boater]

Briscoe moves back in front. 11 to go.

 

[GA_Boater]

A car hits the wall for yellow. 8 to go.

 

[WIMUSKY]

And I lost my local NBC race coverage because the weather folks are on because of Delta causing tornadoes and warnings around Atlanta.

You could get a bunch of rain..... Still probably less than has dumped on the track....

 

[GA_Boater]

Restart and Briscoe and The Dinger were side by side half way around the track. The Dinger is leading with 5 to go.