NASCAR 2023: yeah! still!

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Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

OMGVBFLOL posted:

some old timer hears "nascar driver injured snowboarding" and throws his hat on the dusty ground in disgust

So ... Richard Petty?

# ¿ Mar 5, 2023 13:39

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 11:15

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

Pinecone Sample posted:

https://twitter.com/DanicaPatrick/status/1635717459813474304

I don't understand how she and Aaron Rodgers broke up

The poo poo Mike Joy has to deal with, man

I feel so bad for Mike Joy, it's like he's trying to wrangle cats between Danica spouting nonsense and Clint sounding like a knuckle-dragging mouthbreather.

Did Danica ever win a stock car race in her career?

Timby fucked around with this message at 22:09 on Mar 14, 2023

# ¿ Mar 14, 2023 22:06

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

drat, Hendrick got smacked by NASCAR.

quote:

NASCAR levied the largest combined fine on one team in series history Wednesday, hammering Hendrick Motorsports for modifying air-deflecting pieces last weekend at Phoenix Raceway.

Hendrick was issued a combined $400,000 in fines -- $100,000 to each of its four crew chiefs, along with four-race suspensions for the quartet -- and docked the drivers 100 regular-season points and 10 playoffs points each. Although NASCAR has issued larger monetary fines and suspensions, the Hendrick penalties are the largest combined punishment for one organization.

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NASCAR confiscated the Hendrick teams' louvers after practice at Phoenix Raceway. The louvers sit atop the radiator ducts and direct air out of the hood and any modifications could impact downforce. The points penalties dropped Bowman from first to 23rd in the Cup standings, Byron from fourth to 29th and Kyle Larson from fifth to 32nd.

Chase Elliott, who did not race at Phoenix because of a broken leg, was not penalized. Because his replacement driver does not receive points in the Cup Series, Josh Berry was also not punished.

NASCAR, meanwhile, also penalized Denny Hamlin 25 points and a $50,000 fine for intentionally wrecking Ross Chastain on Sunday's final lap.

# ¿ Mar 15, 2023 23:51

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

Oh, my God, today's broadcast is so much better without Danica Patrick's babbling bullshit.

# ¿ Mar 19, 2023 20:40

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

kidcoelacanth posted:

a good finish!

now blow up the track and rebuild to when it was good

That long-rear end pit lane is wild.

# ¿ Mar 19, 2023 23:28

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

Why in God's name is Fox running a five-man commentary booth?

# ¿ Mar 26, 2023 22:49

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

iospace posted:

Also, as much as I hate to say it, none of those cautions at the end were BS.

Kurt Busch whining about all the restarts was pretty funny.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2023 00:46

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

camoseven posted:

Worst race of the year. If I wanted to watch dirt track racing I'd watch dirt track racing, know what I mean?

Bristol is a shitshow on the best days.

Bristol with dirt is a stupid idea.

# ¿ Apr 10, 2023 02:21

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

Howard The Dork posted:

Seems like there would be significant financial risk considering the possibility of a penalty. I point to the Pocono tape incident from last year as an example.

Wasn't that the reason NASCAR initially went after Hendrick teams earlier this season, something about off-brand louvers or whatnot?

# ¿ Jun 1, 2023 15:57

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

I mean, I can't really fault NASCAR for making the decision to call it. That storm system is going to be hovering over Atlanta well into tomorrow morning.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2023 03:06

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 11:15

Timby: Dec 23, 2006; Your mother!

NASCAR is not doing the Bristol dirt track race next year.

# ¿ Sep 16, 2023 03:16

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