2021 Nascar - Playoff Race 5, Talladega

[GA_Boater]

Almost missed it! Trucks are almost ready to start.



News and Notes

• Hamlin and TWT have the front row.
• Hamlin is the favorite.
• Cup penalties -
  https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1442951933161922564
• TV ratings - NBCSN got a 1.21 rating and 2.095 million viewers for Sunday's #SouthPoint400 at Las Vegas, up slightly from a 1.15 rating/1.97M viewers for last year's race and extending the increase streak to six races for the first time since '11.

iBoats Fantasy Live

• A birthday boy was the Vegas iFL winner. 'speck won on his birthday - A hearty congrats.
• FlaCowboy is the iFL point leader.
• Rosters lock at 2:10 tomorrow.

Good luck,

Humpty.

 

[GA_Boater]

Ben Rhodes won heat 1.

 

[GA_Boater]

Caution flag is out for the 28-Dauzat - heavy damage to the front end. Spun down track and hit the inside wall. First real caution.

 

[64osby]

I was watching Hocevar riding near the back of a pack. Not a bad idea considering the big mess that just happened.

 

[GA_Boater]

Creed wins heat 2. This just ain't my day. With a hair before the white flag - Caution! OT finish coming.

 

[GA_Boater]

Fogleman wins or maybe survives.

X-Men race at 4:30.

 

[GA_Boater]

Missed the first heat of the X-Race, Nemechek wins it.

Mayer caused a yellow and red flag. The yellow when he hit the wall and a red to repair it.

Back to green and Herbst leads with 15 to go in 2nd heat.

 

[GA_Boater]

Blaine Perkins wins heat 2.

 

[GA_Boater]

Lap 74 - Currey stalls on pit road for yellow. First real caution and 36 laps left.

 

[GA_Boater]

Lap 89/90 - It's the BIG ONE! Red flag so Humpty can count all the cars. 14 (or more) involved.

 

[GA_Boater]

11 to go and guess what - Caution!

 

[GA_Boater]

Rain in the area and it's getting dark.

12 cars this time.

 

[GA_Boater]

Race called for darkness. Doesn't Nascar have a Farmer's Almanac? Why are they starting races so late?

Brown won.

 

[64osby]

Race called for darkness. Doesn't Nascar have a Farmer's Almanac? Why are they starting races so late?

Brown won.

Don't know if they started on time because of the wreckfest truck race. They also had a couple of red flag moments. Maybe they thought daylight savings time would switch a different way to help them.

Nice to see a small team first win for the race, also a first time winner in the trucks. Demolition racing at it's finest.

 

[GA_Boater]

I was trying to multi-task. Found out single-tasking is no better.

2:10 is roster lock time - 2.5 hours earlier than the X-Men today.

 

[GA_Boater]

Weather and Inspection;

Weather -

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1444686341388869639

Inspection - From Bob Pockross; All Round of 12 Cup cars are good on the first or second time in tech. None of the playoff cars to the rear.

iFL roster lock is still 2:10.

 

[GA_Boater]

Track drying equipment has been shut off cuz rain has returned. No lights at Dega.

 

[GA_Boater]

18 minutes ago from Pockrass;

Rain has pretty much stopped. Track drying resuming. No set time yet for when it could be ready. Hit-or-miss whether rain returns. Have to get started by 2:45-3ish CT.

15 minutes ago;

Well rain resumed and they will park the drying equipment at the moment.

 

[GA_Boater]

I have watched car covers go on and off enough! Start the race.

 

[GA_Boater]

Finally - Gentlemen, start your engines!