2020 Nascar - Texas

[GA_Boater]

Today we have X-Men and Truck from Texas. Tomorrow is Cup. It's summer in Texas, so it's sunny and hot with no rain in the forecast. The MRN schedule and the X-Race flags off soon, a little late starting the thread.

[h=1]Texas Schedule of Events[/h] All Times Eastern

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Saturday, July 18
Radio Pre-Race: 2:30 p.m. (PRN)
TV Pre-Race: 2:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
Xfinity Series My Bariatric Solutions 300: 3:00 p.m. (PRN/NBCSN)
Xfinity Stages: 45 / 90 / 200
Radio Pre-Race: 7:30 p.m. (MRN)
TV Pre-Race: 7:30 p.m. (FS1)
Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Vankor 350: 8:00 p.m. (MRN/FS1)
Gander Truck Stages: 40 / 80 / 167

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Sunday, July 19
Radio Pre-Race: 2:00 p.m. (PRN)
TV Pre-Race: 2:00 p.m. (NBCSN)
Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500: 3:00 p.m. (PRN/NBCSN)
Cup Stages: 105 / 210 / 334

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News and Notes

• Another COVID positive test - Brendan Gaughan. Hope his is like Jimmie Johnson's scare.
• The All-Star front bumper that Bubba Wallace put in McDowell's hauler will be auctioned off for a Nascar charity.
• Phoenix will be the location of the season finale through next year, so it will finish 2020 and 2021.
• TV ratings for Kentucky - 1.57 rating and 2.575 million viewers for Sunday's 400 , up from a 1.21 rating and 2.075M for last year's race.
• TV ratings for the Bristol All-Star race - 2.076 million viewers for last night's NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Bristol, down from 2.448M for last year's race, which was on Saturday night in May at Charlotte.

iBoats Fantasy Live

• A four time winner! Tiz knocked off his notched his fourth victory. He has a :first: the mantle, two for trailer chocks and one for the front door stopper. LOL Congrats, Tiz
• FlaCowboy is still leading the league by only 5 points over Tiz
• iFL roster locks at 3:12 ET tomorrow.

Good luck and stay safe,

Humpty.

 

[GA_Boater]

And we're green for X-Men.

 

[GA_Boater]

First caution for Herbst knocking the back of his car off after contact with Gragson, who was aggressive on lap 5. He ran smack dab into the back of Herbst and caused his spin.

 

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Caution on lap 18, just before the competition caution. Almost a carbon copy of the prior yellow, this time for Snider being hit in the rear by Mills. This will serve as the competition caution set for lap 20.

 

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Allgaier wins the 1st heat. TWT worked his way up to 3rd after starting in the 28th spot.

 

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My most favorite driver was caught speeding on pit road and will restart at the rear. So TWT beat on his tach! :rofl:

 

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in the 2nd heat, a debris caution. 17 to go in the heat.

And yellow again right after the restart - Chastain brushed the wall, but no caution until Vanderwal did more than a brush.

 

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Allgaier wins the 2nd heat, so far 2 for 2.

 

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Caution in 3rd heat for Alfredo with a good wall whack after Allgaier took the lead back. TWT in 2nd.

 

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Gragson for the yellow after losing air and slides into the wall. 81 laps to go.

 

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5 laps to go and a yellow. TWT in 1st, Cindric 2nd.

 

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OT finish is coming up. Lotta cars behind TWT with newer or fresh tires.

 

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TWT ran away for the X-Win.

Trucks at 8 PM on FS1.

 

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My most fave driver was DQ'ed as the winner of the X-Race. TWT's car was too low. :lol: Even with a DQ, he only has one more X-Start.

Cindric declared the winner, so a X-Man won the race.

Creed is on the Truck pole and TWT is starting 4th.

Motors are running, warmup laps. 40 laps in hears 1 and 2, also no competition caution since the X-Cars just ran.

 

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It took TWT 9 laps to go to first, but it was when Creed had a tire go down. And 7 Trucks are already a lap or 2 down, including Creed, he's 2 down.

 

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With 22 to go, Creed got one of his laps back from TWT, now 1 down. But Smith is now the leader and Creed is back to 2 down.

 

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4 laps left in the heat and TWT is leading again.

 

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TWT takes the first heat.

 

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Sauter blows up for the first real yellow with 17 to go in the heat.

 

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Moffitt wins heat 2. It finished under caution when Fogelman wrecked with one lap to go after contact with Krause.