2021 Nascar - Race #3, Homestead

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For the second year, the Homestead race is earlier in the schedule instead a season-ending championship race. Trucks are off this weekend, with X-Men on Saturday and Cup on Sunday. The weather looks good with no rain in the forecast. Here is the MRN schedule;

Homestead-Miami Schedule​

All Times Eastern

Saturday, February 27
Radio Pre-Race: 4:00 p.m. (MRN)
Xfinity Series Contender Boats 250: 4:30 p.m. (MRN/FS1)
Stages: 40 / 80 / 167

Sunday, February 28
Radio Pre-Race: 2:30 p.m. (MRN)
Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400: 3:30 p.m. (MRN/FOX)
Stages: 80 / 160 / 267



News and Notes
  • The Nascar formula has put Hamlin and Joey on the front row to start Sunday's race.
  • Steve Letarte is back on the box as acting Crew Chief for Corey LaJoie. The #7 has 3 crew members under COVID restriction including CC Ryan Sparks.
  • Some race tracks and other sports venues are replacing flat cardboard cutouts with real people and slowly increasing attendance maximums.
  • Got a spare buck? Donate it and
  • Bristol Dirty Race Facts - Cup and Truck practice on Friday and 4 15 lap heat races on Saturday to set the starting grids. Short on details, but this happens in a month.
  • Penalty report - 2 Cup cars had loose or missing lugnuts. Also Chip Ganassi has been fined $30K and suspended at Homestead for violating COVID-19 protocol - to whit; “for bringing into the competition area a non-essential individual that was restricted from the footprint.”
  • TV ratings - Less viewers than last year's 2nd race at Vegas and after Newman's Daytona wreck;

iBoats Fantasy Live
  • Another week and another iFL race winner. The latest to take home the shiny stuff is Tiz, with a convincing 42 point win. Way to go, Tiz! 🏆
  • A shuffle in the overall leader board standings. It was too good to last with Humpty's bud slipping to 2nd place and Da Rowdy Gambler is our new leader.
  • iFL locks at 3:43 PM on Sunday.


Good luck and stay safe,

Humpty
 

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X-Men are doing warmup laps and it's almost time for the green flag.
 

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1st yellow for Parsons spinning. Cindric had a 5 second lead over Moffitt.

Lap 28 of 40 in heat #1.
 

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Green with 9 to go. Hermic hit a crew member when pitting.

Gragson is the leader. Nope, now Haley leads. 6 to go.
 

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The Dinger stayed out, Cindric got tires. Cindric won the 2nd heat.
 

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Allgaier slid up the track in front of Herbst. He wasn't clear. He hit the wall and Herbst continued.

Caution #5, lap 104 of 167.
 

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Back to green - Cindric is leading. Fifty se......................Never mind, caution again for fluid.
 

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With 24 laps to go, Gragson is leading by 6/10 second.
 

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OH NO! 7 to go, Gragson leading by yesterday and he ran into the lap car of Starr who went high to let Gragson by. So did Gragson! He's done.
 

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OT finish coming. Snider leads Reddick when the green drops.
 

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We'll try a restart again when The Dinger spins out. OT try #2.
 

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I didn't hear. but Gragson may have been a little mad in the post-wreck interview.
 

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Green for 2 laps and Snider wins, Reddick second.

iFL locks at 3:43 tomorrow afternoon.
 

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I didn't hear. but Gragson may have been a little mad in the post-wreck interview.
Watched the last 20 laps or so. Saw that wreck, looked like the other car had a tire go down as fast as he went up the track.

Lost my stream at the start of OT. Switched to feed #2 and watched but no sound. The Dinger made a great save on the 1st restart.
 
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