2021 Nascar - The Race, Phoenix

[GA_Boater]

Truex hits Larson - Sparks fly. They keep going. 5 leads.

 

[GA_Boater]

10 to go Larson .8 secs ahead of Truex.

 

[GA_Boater]

3 to go and lap car are moving out of the way.
1 lap!

 

[GA_Boater]

Larson wins the race and his first Championship.

 

[WIMUSKY]

I guess Larson deserves it. I believe he had the best year....

 

[GA_Boater]

I guess Larson deserves it. I believe he had the best year....

He had 10 wins, the next best had 4. He also led every category except DNFs.

The #5 passed post race inspection and engine tear down.

 

[GA_Boater]

Another iBoats Fantasy Live season comes to a close. Our last winner is P10 Select 21. He picked up his second win of the year. Way to go, P10! Congrats.

With the end of the season, we get to toast the iFL Champion. FlaCowboy does it again. Congrats, Cowboy.

See y'all in February in a brand new generation of cars at the L.A. Coliseum. Will there be lions?

 

[64osby]

As always Humpty and Ga have done a fantastic job with this.

Thank you for your time and scribs.

Larson had a Championship season and deserves the win. His pit crew put him in position and he nailed it down.

It will be interesting to see if the next gen cars will be better racers, or if the pits and restarts hold most of the action. Time will tell.

 

[GA_Boater]

Thanks, 64. I can't find Humpty to give him a pat on the back. I think he went Hawaii to lay in the sun and sand until February.

 

[aspeck]

Thanks Humpty and GA for the weekly updates. Appreciate them. As for the last race, it was a close one. Before boarding my flight from Ghana to the US I was thinking which Busch to put in the garage and which one to run. I picked the wrong one ... A switch of the Busch brothers would have given me 20 more points and the victory instead of a 6th place finish. I would have finished ahead of P10 in the over all standings also ... I hate the Twerp ... He messes with me all the time ... LOL!

Congratulations P10 on the weekly win and Congratulations to Cowboy on another year of successfully throwing rib bones in front of everyone and finishing in first place. Maybe Humpty should ban Cowboy next year so the rest of us have a chance, or maybe the rest of us will just be happy battling for the #2 position! Good job Cowboy!

 

[GA_Boater]

Congratulations P10 on the weekly win and Congratulations to Cowboy on another year of successfully throwing rib bones in front of everyone and finishing in first place. Maybe Humpty should ban Cowboy next year so the rest of us have a chance, or maybe the rest of us will just be happy battling for the #2 position! Good job Cowboy!

Shhhh, 'speck. LOL

 

[64osby]

... Before boarding my flight from Ghana to the US I was thinking which Busch to put in the garage and which one to run. I picked the wrong one ... A switch of the Busch brothers would have given me 20 more points and the victory instead of a 6th place finish. I would have finished ahead of P10 in the over all standings also ... I hate the Twerp ... He messes with me all the time ...

I switched my pick of top Toyota from DH to MTJ about 15 minutes before the race. Those 5 points would have lifted me to first.

To me it doesn't matter, it's like playing the lottery. You make picks and hope for the best.

 

[GA_Boater]

Final update for Phoenix;

• Chase Briscoe was named the Cup Rookie of the Rookie.
• Post-race penalties - A bunch of loose lugs and TWT had 2 and looses his crew chief for a race, Daytona.
• TV ratings - NBC earned a 1.95 rating and 3.214 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series championship race at Phoenix, up from a 1.87 rating and 3.063 million last year. The final year for the championship at Homestead in 2019 got a 2.2 rating and 3.74 million viewers.

Other News;

• Speedway Motorsports will acquire Dover Motorsports.
• Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum to Have Heat Races. No word on lions or tigers.
  • https://www.jayski.com/2021/11/09/busch-light-clash-at-the-coliseum-to-have-heat-races/
• StevePhelps to CandiceSpencer: "It's been widely rumored that Dodge is one of those or closest [to joining NASCAR]. I won't confirm or deny that....I would suggest things are progressing or I would say that things are progressing. When we have something to announce, we will." Hemi?

Have a joyous off season and see ya in February,

Humpty

 

[WIMUSKY]

I'm thinking maybe the Challenger if Dodge comes back to match the other pony cars.... That would be cool...

 

[GA_Boater]

I think Dodge should go with Hemi Challengers.

 

[WIMUSKY]

I agree!