|| *Comments on the 2014 Lilly Diabetes 250:* View the most recent comment <#94> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Daniel posted: 07.26.2014 - 1:31 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) In using fastest 40: #74 Kevin Lepage Out using fastest 40: #23 Robert Richardson Jr. 2. The Crimson King posted: 07.26.2014 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh look, more Kyle Busch domination. How intriguing. I don't think I could ever say that irl with a straight face. 3. Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 07.26.2014 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (3) (1) race over. congrats to the #76 car on another win. Won't be half as good as the races at IRP last night. 4. Anonymous posted: 07.26.2014 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) ^^^^^^^^^^^And here comes a shitheaded comment about how "Tommy Joe Martins DNQ'd." 5. Little-Joes-Auto posted: 07.26.2014 - 2:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (9) LOL! LMAO! LOL! Karma comes back to scratch Mike Harmon in the butt!!! :P After getting in at New Hampshire due to someone else's misfortune, Mr. FatCat's car doesn't make it at Indianapolis...how wonderful! LOL! And with any luck, this will be the start of 10 straight DNQ's for that pathetic #74 car and team! Yay!!! Can't wait for today's race!!! :D!!! 6. YA BOY NORM posted: 07.26.2014 - 2:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BLAAARGH! 7. We need more Onion posted: 07.26.2014 - 2:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) @5 JJC also DNQed last race, don't worry. How happy would I be if the top 6 starters all got out of the race... But one of them probably win. I always hate this race. 8. Sarf52 posted: 07.26.2014 - 2:19 pm Rate this comment: (5) (0) How nice would it be if p1-12 never showed up to the track and we just ran this race starting with Reed? We're in for another snoozer , NASCAR, please bring back IRP. OH and has anyone heard the BS ESPN is spewing about how "great" it is 7 NNS races have been won by regulars out of 18? 7 OUT OF 18!? How about 18 out of 18 you pompous idiots. 9. We need more Onion posted: 07.26.2014 - 2:25 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) How nice would it be if p1-12 never showed up to the track and we just ran this race starting with Reed? We're in for another snoozer , NASCAR, please bring back IRP." IRP is the shit, I want it back. But why on earth do you want Buescher or Bayne out and have the untalented Reed up front with equally bad, but wreckless Kwasniewski and basically a cup driver? 10. The Long Shot posted: 07.26.2014 - 2:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "LOL! LMAO! LOL! Karma comes back to scratch Mike Harmon in the butt!!! :P After getting in at New Hampshire due to someone else's misfortune, Mr. FatCat's car doesn't make it at Indianapolis...how wonderful! LOL! And with any luck, this will be the start of 10 straight DNQ's for that pathetic #74 car and team! Yay!!! Can't wait for today's race!!! :D!!!" Your disdain is showing. 11. NicoRosbergFan posted: 07.26.2014 - 2:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Is he a Harmon hater, a JJC fan, or both? 12. 1995z71 posted: 07.26.2014 - 2:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Welcome back Kevin Swindell 13. 23andJoe posted: 07.26.2014 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (2) (5) I'm sure there's some cheese to go with all the whine around here somewhere. The "#76 car" comments are old. They were clever - once. And yes, Tommy Joe Martins DNQ'd so the 76 won't be doing anything this week. It's amusing how we have all the comments about how Busch/Keselowski/Logano/buschwhackers suck...and yet the same people keep coming back race after race. If it's that bad, stop watching; if it's not, suck it up. Yes, the system could be better; but it's not, so until it changes, that's that. 14. 23andJoe posted: 07.26.2014 - 3:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) #4 sponsor: Dixie Chopper #70 sponsor: Youtheory/The Vitamin Shoppe #93 sponsor: Curb Records/John Christner Trucking 15. Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 07.26.2014 - 3:59 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) "It's amusing how we have all the comments about how Busch/Keselowski/Logano/buschwhackers suck...and yet the same people keep coming back race after race." Not everybody keeps coming back. The only NNS I'll be watching the rest of the year are Iowa, Mid-Ohio, and Kentucky (assuming no cup drivers are entered). From what some people I know in attendance are saying, the crowd at IMS is smaller today than at the sports car race last night, so there aren't many fans showing up in person either. 16. epzik8 posted: 07.26.2014 - 4:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So close to having a Nationwide driver on the pole, however once again there were some Cup drivers that were faster. 17. Sarf52 posted: 07.26.2014 - 4:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @9 Hey I've got no problem with Buescher or Bayne, but if I could eliminate Kenseth, Busch, Logano, and Fat Ty at their expense, I'd do it everytime. 18. murb posted: 07.26.2014 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Grandstands look absolutely piss poor. I realize that going back to IRP isn't an option, but they should seriously can this disaster of a race for something better. 19. DB1995 posted: 07.26.2014 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope anyone but the cup guys win, except Landon Cassill 20. NRF official @$$ hat of RR posted: 07.26.2014 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) "I'm sure there's some cheese to go with all the whine around here somewhere. The "#76 car" comments are old. They were clever - once. And yes, Tommy Joe Martins DNQ'd so the 76 won't be doing anything this week. It's amusing how we have all the comments about how Busch/Keselowski/Logano/buschwhackers suck...and yet the same people keep coming back race after race. If it's that bad, stop watching; if it's not, suck it up. Yes, the system could be better; but it's not, so until it changes, that's that. " You're trying to take over my "official @$$ hat" title, aren't you? No matter what anybody says you always have to come in here with your air of supremacy and tell everyone that your view is the only right view and that no one except you has the right to complain. 21. Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I realize that going back to IRP isn't an option" I still don't get why this isn't even an option at least being discussed by Nascar. How about racing NNS at IMS Brickyard weekend if they must and have the trucks / NNS race IRP the weekend of the 500 in may or in the fall during the MotoGP race weekend? Nascar gets their two races at the brickyard they want for some reason and fans get IRP back. Everybody wins. 22. DB1995 posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) All 1034 people at the track are probably having fun 23. Sarf52 posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for piece of Aluminum foil on the track... 24. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Grandstands look absolutely piss poor. I realize that going back to IRP isn't an option, but they should seriously can this disaster of a race for something better." "All 1034 people at the track are probably having fun" Has anyone tried to blame it on last week's race being in Chicago yet? 25. murb posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I still don't get why this isn't even an option at least being discussed by Nascar." From what some people on here have said, it has something to do with the NHRA owning IRP or something like that. I personally think it's still possible to have NNS and Trucks run there (Arca runs there still, so I don't see how it would be that much of a problem), but others will tell you that it's completely out of the question for NNS and Trucks to return there. So I don't know. 26. Dave #38 Fan-Go Gilliland! posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Has anyone tried to blame it on last week's race being in Chicago yet?" The race that also had about 1500 people in the stands? 27. murb posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Caution for piece of Aluminum foil on the track..." It was a competition caution. It rained earlier. "Has anyone tried to blame it on last week's race being in Chicago yet?" That might be part of it, but the crowds for all of the Indy NNS races have been godawful so far, so I don't think that's the sole reason. 28. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The race that also had about 1500 people in the stands? I'm not saying its a logical excuse, haha 29. murb posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My mistake, that caution actually was for a piece of foil. 30. Seagal posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Doubt that was a piece of aluminum. It fell straight back down which meant it was fairly heavy. 31. Jim Davis posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "...that it's completely out of the question for NNS and Trucks to return there." I thought the issue was safety features at the track (like safer barriers) that the track refuses to implement. 32. murb posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I thought the issue was safety features at the track (like safer barriers) that the track refuses to implement." Yeah, I think that was part of it too. 33. RaceFanX posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Who is leading? 34. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 07.26.2014 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Earnhardt up in smoke, caution out. 35. epzik8 posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And now Kyle Busch is out in front... 36. We need more Onion posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Gotta love the looks of the #2. That Green-Black-Gold is a very attractive combination. When this one ends, for therapeutic reasons to the racefan's heart I recommend watching (or re-watching :) ) the 2003 Kroger 200. 37. Dogecoin Community posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Indianapolis = snoozefest! 38. We need more Onion posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The car with the event's sponsor blows up. Some might deplore the underdog, but I can't say I'm disappointed. 39. DB1995 posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If there was ever a race to call for "boredom" this would be it 40. NicoRosbergFan posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mute it and give your own commentary to entertain your households. 41. RaceFanX posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's coming down to gas mileage as Ty Dillon puts the #3 out in front of Kyle Busch's #54. 42. Sarf52 posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Kevin Swindell is getting that 93 to move, something no one other than Mike Wallace has been able to do this year. 43. We need more Onion posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:24 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "Kevin Swindell is getting that 93 to move, something no one other than Mike Wallace has been able to do this year. " J.J Yeley? 44. RaceFanX posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dillon, Busch, and Kenseth rolling the dice have Logano, who has enough fuel, bearing down on them. 45. murb posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) As long as they don't try to compare it to Earnhardt winning the 1995 Brickyard 400, I'll be fine with Ty winning. 46. epzik8 posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Come on, Ty Dillon. 47. DB1995 posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I dont really like Ty, but him winning would be so much better than a cup guy 48. We need more Onion posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Well... Go nobody? 49. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I hope NBC Sports sets up something akin to a swear jar for anytime a commentator brings up a hypothetical yellow. Hearing those three say "should a yellow/caution come out here" is making me ill. 50. We need more Onion posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) At least he is a proper Nationwide driver. Well done. 51. We need more Onion posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (3) (1) More cuppers in the top 10 than proper Nationwide guys... At least there is one where it matters. 52. RaceFanX posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ty Dillon pulls it off, claiming his first career Busch/Nationwide series victory in style with a triumph at the Brickyard. 53. epzik8 posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another first-time winner and the second such for RCR this year. 54. DB1995 posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:42 pm Rate this comment: (12) (0) And the fan goes wild 55. Chad's Hair Plugs posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Who else was having flashbacks to JR Hildebrand when Ty got up to the lapped cars? 56. RaceFanX posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ty is the first Nationwide series driver to win at the Brickyard. Cup drivers won the series' first two races here. 57. 23andJoe posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:57 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) On the earlier IRP discussion, that comes around every year now: IRP had, over the last few years NASCAR ran there, been under an exemption as the track did not meet NASCAR's rising safety standards for tracks. NHRA owns IRP, and their bread is (somewhat understandably) heavily buttered on the drag-racing side, so investing in the oval isn't something they're interested in doing. In order to go back, the track's safety standards would have to be raised to meet NASCAR's. That's not going to happen as long as NHRA owns the track. And since IRP's dragstrip is where NHRA's Numero Uno Event is held each year, porcine aviators will become frozen bacon in Hades before they sell it. 58. joey2448 posted: 07.26.2014 - 6:59 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Man, there are some great tracks coming up in the next six weeks. Three short tracks (Iowa, Bristol and Richmond), two road courses (Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio) and an old, worn out speedway (Atlanta). Can't wait! 59. RaceFanX posted: 07.26.2014 - 7:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor: #3 Ty Dillon- Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (same for the 2014 Aaron's 312 at Talladega and the 2014 Gardner Denver 200 at Road America) 60. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 07.26.2014 - 7:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor Update #76 Martins Motorsports 61. DRF posted: 07.26.2014 - 7:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I assume McClure just got tired and called it a day, knowing his sponsor is too obsessed with him to care about results. 62. Anonymous posted: 07.26.2014 - 7:39 pm Rate this comment: (2) (6) @50 sure, you guys gotta find at least one thing redeemable about this race right? @55 don't even try to compare this to indycar, lol @58 you say that is if tracks still mattered in terms of racing quality. the races are bad everywhere 63. Feetduck posted: 07.26.2014 - 8:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 3 car wins the third Brickyard in the Nationwide 64. Jarrett88fan posted: 07.26.2014 - 8:28 pm Rate this comment: (3) (1) Eldora > Indianapolis stock car races < recent Indianapolis open cockpit Indy car races 65. ch posted: 07.26.2014 - 8:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor Changes: 01 - Flex Seal 17 - National Cash Lenders 93 - JGL Racing 66. jabber1990 posted: 07.26.2014 - 9:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) You don't like #76, nor did you like "Kyle Logawski" what do you like? 67. cjs3872 posted: 07.26.2014 - 11:47 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) In fact, joey2448, I believe that the NNS championship picture will be much clearer after the next three races, because all the Wild card races will have been run. Once they get through the last two road course events, I think we'll know who's in contention for the title, and who isn't. As of now, six drivers can still win the title, and I think if nothing geos wrong for him, Trevor Bayne may be able to make up some ground at those two road course events, because I think he's the best on the road courses among those six, though Brian Scott isn't that bad either, as he proved at Road America. And those are the bottom two among the top six, but it may be now or never time for them. But then again, all they have to do is not have any trouble in those two races and they figure to make up ground on some, if not all of the top four. In other words, the top six in points could compress going into Michigan, and they're 47 points apart as it is. In other words, what many considered a two or three-way battle for the championship has really tightened up, and Ty Dillon lived up to his prediction with this win, because earlier in the week, Ty said that he was not out of the championship battle at all, and he proved himself to be a prophet with this great win. Actually, if the points do compress after the next three races, as I think it might, Trevor Bayne and Elliott Sadler could be in the best position since neither has a teammate battling for the championship. After all, JR Motorsports drivers Chase Eliott and Regan Smith figure to take points away from each other, as do RCR teammates Ty Dillon and Brian Scott. If Bayne can get back into the championship picture (and he's just 47 points behind), and if Sadler can stay there (he's currently third, but just 11 points out of the lead), they may have an edge because neither has a teammate battling for the championship. Bayne's the longest shot since his cars and team are the weakest, but I don't think he's out of it at this moment by any means, especially with two road course races coming up, and if not for his late-race problems at Road America, he's be within 20-25 points of the lead himself, despite his weaker equipment. 68. Peter posted: 07.26.2014 - 11:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) The regulars are slowly starting to take the series back 69. Anonymous posted: 07.27.2014 - 1:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) "The "#76 car" comments are old." Beyond old... especially considering this is a statistics website where "clever" lines like that lose meaning after time has passed. 70. Watto posted: 07.27.2014 - 8:06 am Rate this comment: (3) (2) Interesting stat: there have been 11 winners in the last 11 Nationwide races. 5 Nationwide regulars: Ty Dillon, Chase Elliott, Brendan Gaughan, Sam Hornish, Jr., Elliott Sadler 6 Cup regulars: Brad Keselowski, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Paul Menard, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson 71. CBASS posted: 07.27.2014 - 9:11 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #31 FOE.com/ Rockstar Energy Drink #99 Rheem Comfort Products #19 Tweaker Energy Shot (Circle K was an additional associate this weekend) #44 Hard Hat Heroes/ LTR/ Winco #52 Donate Life Indiana #87 Cambria/ Colonial Countertops #70 Youtheory (Vitamin Shoppe is a new associate for the remainder of the year) #14 Hefty Ultimate/ Arm & Hammer #72 James Carter- Attorney at Law/ CrashClaimsR.Us #55 VivaAutoGroup.com/ Fronius #74 Mike Harmon Racing (car had no logos on it whatsoever) 72. Solo posted: 07.27.2014 - 10:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #01 Sponsor: Flex Seal/ Meijer 73. David posted: 07.27.2014 - 12:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Congratulations to Ty Dillon. As for the Cup drivers running NNS races, I've stopped caring. It's always been around and there is no simple fair solution to it, and NASCAR's not going to change it anytime soon, so I've just learned to live with it. Ultimately, it's got to be up to the drivers themselves to stop running these races. It's not like they haven't made steps in that direction; Carl Edwards stopped running Nationwide races a few years back. But until these Cup drivers have had enough, they're going to keep running Nationwide races as they please. There's nothing we can do about it. 74. Anonymous posted: 07.27.2014 - 12:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (3) @68 You keep thinking that in fantasy land, ok. And if a non-cup guy wins that must mean the race was great? Logic. @70 not interesting but an irrelevant stat. 75. Schroeder51 posted: 07.27.2014 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anonymous, why are you even bothering to comment here if it's painfully obvious you strongly dislike the sport? It just seems like a waste of time to me. Gave this race a skip because I anticipated a Cup driver blowout...Needless to say, I certainly didn't expect a Ty Dillon win! Considering he's been pretty much Mr. Invisible this year in the Nationwide Series, I didn't really expect him to win a race this season. Anytime you can beat Kyle Busch in the #54 car (one of the two best teams in this series by and far), you've definitely earned your win! 76. Schroeder51 posted: 07.27.2014 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I will say this...I do think this Nationwide season has so far been better than last year's was. We still have Cup drivers like Kyle, Harvick, Keselowski, and Logano dominating the series so far, but more Nationwide regulars have been able to step up and win races. The top 4 in points this year all have wins. I certainly wouldn't say it's been a GREAT season at all, but so far it's been better than last year where after Michigan, almost every single race was won by either the #22 or the #54. I still wish we didn't have to have the Cup guys racing almost every week, but right now, what can we really do about it? 77. racefangurl posted: 07.27.2014 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's ironic that the lowest in the top six are the best road racers of the group. I bet they close the Dillon gap if they manage to avoid trouble at the road races. Trevor Bayne was top-10 in road races at times in years previous, like the first Road America. He's been top-10 at Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio, 10th and 9th last year, according to his stats on this site. He was top-10 at Montreal once and Gateway, where he had the pole also from his stats. They no longer go to these tracks, but it shows his road race performance. Gordon's a good road racer and Trevor's been compared to him in other ways. He appears to have some degree of road race talent. He's had top-10 Road America runs wrecked by overheating, transmission trouble and this year, a rookie. At a road race last year, the one that was on ABC, which was the only one I could watch as we don't have cable TV, he overcame a race incident, I think. I may be thinking of an oval race where he overcame something, but I thought he did at a road race too. 78. Sarf52 posted: 07.28.2014 - 1:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) You know, the cup guys in the series wouldn't bother me at all if they drove inferior cars (David Ragan) or cars they owned themselves (Dale Jr., formerly Kevin Harvick). It's the fact that the 2 or 3 best cars are driven by a cup regular week in and week out, and major teams show a negative interest in truly developing drivers, choosing to shove cup drivers in their rides (Rousch is the exception, he really does treat NASCAR's minor leagues correctly for the most part) 79. Watto posted: 07.28.2014 - 3:45 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Not entirely sure how posting a stat about how there have been 11 winners in the last 11 races gets 2 downvotes, but alright. It was a stat worth pointing out because it doesn't happen very often in Nationwide competition. 80. racefangurl posted: 07.28.2014 - 10:12 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nice to see some Nationwide drivers there. My Nationwide driver was second twice in past two months. Dover and Chicagoland. I hope he wins in the next 3.5 months. That'd make the Nationwide drivers with wins there this look better. 81. numbah10hatah posted: 07.28.2014 - 2:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) 38 on Iowa Entry List: Josh Berry in the #5 Michael McDowell in the #20 Brad Keselowski in the #22 (f**k you, Brad) Josh Reaume in the #23 Kenny Wallace in the #29 Chase Pistone in the #31 Dylan Kwasniewski in the #42 Hal Martin in the #44 Sam Hornish Jr. in the #54 Chad Boat in the #84 Joe Nemechek in the #87...for now Morgan Shepherd in the #89 Kevin Swindell remains in the #93 #25, #33, #72, #74, #76, #98 not entered 82. numbah10hatah posted: 07.28.2014 - 2:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also, Josh Wise is still in the #40...I expect that to change since it's a standalone race. 83. numbah10hatah posted: 07.28.2014 - 2:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sure enough... @mattdracing: On my way to the @TMG_team40 race shop...I get to race the 40 car @iowaspeedway this week I'm excited! 84. joey2448 posted: 07.28.2014 - 6:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) At least if Ty wins the Nationwide title this year, he can say he did it with a win, unlike his cowboy brother... 85. numbah10hatah posted: 07.28.2014 - 6:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Harmon has been added in the #74 to bring the entrants up to 39. 86. Dustin posted: 07.28.2014 - 10:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brad Keselowski in the #22 (f**k you, Brad) Should probably be more like, f**k you discount tire 87. Sarf52 posted: 07.28.2014 - 11:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Expect the 72 or 76 to show up in post entry, raising the field total to a comfortable 40 88. racefangurl posted: 07.28.2014 - 11:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joey 2448, Ty can't be champion this year and neither can Chase. They're rookies. All the rest of the top-6 have a shot but not the rookies. They're just Rookie of the Year contenders. Austin was third in points as a rookie and was Rookie of the Year, then he was champion the next year. Brian Scott and Trevor Bayne have a shot since they're said to be the best road racers of the top-6, so if they have good results at the road races, they could gain in the stadnings. If Ty's unskilled at road racing, he could fall from the top-5 due to that, if the two just behind him in the standings have strong results at the road races. 89. Watto posted: 07.29.2014 - 12:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wouldn't be so sure, racefangurl. If I were to put money on this year's title race, I'd feel most confident about Chase Elliott bringing it home. I wouldn't count out a rookie. I'm also not 100% sure if you mean that rookies are ineligible to win the title or simply that their lack of experience will hold them back. It reads like you mean that they're ineligible (which they're not), but I don't want to misread that. 90. racefangurl posted: 07.29.2014 - 10:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) They lack experience and that leads to mistakes, which holds them back, is what I think. Ty Dillon misses his pit stall for example. I still think Regan Smith has a better chance for championship than Chase, as does Elliott Sadler. And Brian Scott and Trevor Bayne have a better chance than Ty Dillon. Chase is likely to be Rookie of the Year, but I read what Clayton Caldwell said on sportsmedia101.com. He said "I do not believe in picking a rookie driver to win the championship." I agree with due to their inexperience and the mistakes caused by this, as I mentioned in my opening sentence. It's ok they miss their pit stalls and such. They don't know yet. As long as they learn from these mistakes and improve with experience it's fine. Regan Smith or even Elliott Sadler could easily take Chase's points lead. The road races are coming up and that could mess up the rookies. All the top-6 are within a race of each other. Like if Chase didn't start a race, he'd fall from the top-6, as it stands now. He could be wrecked by Dylan Kwsaniewski and have a concussion. Well, anyone could. But I can't count any of the top-6 with experience out now, as long as they all stay healthy enough to race. 91. racefangurl posted: 07.29.2014 - 11:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Clayton ruled out Chase Elliott and Ty Dillon, since he lacks confidence in rookies. Dylan Kwsaniewski and James Buescher were also big names he ruled out since Dylan's a rookie and as he said James is also in his first full Nationwide season. He thought JR Motorsports may have overextended itself when it expanded, saying he believes it "has stretched itself thin" and "there could be a learning curve". He thought Sadler would run the same as last year. Brian Scott's never won a Nationwide race, he said. "I love the fact that Bayne is desperate", he said so he picked him. Mark Eddinger picked Regan Smith, ruling out Scott based on his winlessness, Bayne based on Roush's team's performance and Sadler based on his bad luck in championship battles. He also mentioned Larson's move to the Cup. He believed one of last year's returning top-10 drivers would be champion this year. 92. DH101 posted: 08.13.2014 - 3:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Crew Chief Update for the #31: Shannon Rursch 93. Tarheel posted: 02.07.2021 - 8:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hmmm, 88, 90, and 91 with Clayton Caldwell's opinions certainly didn't age well. Not only did Elliott win the title, he's now added a Cup title. Anyway, that's not the point of my post. This was The Dillons greatest day in Nascar. He won ahead of four of the best Cup drivers in Nascar in this era. Second place Kyle Busch would win 27 races and two titles in the next five years. Third place Matt Kenseth already had a title, was coming off his second career runner up in the point standings, and would be in the mix again the next year. Fourth place Kevin Harvick would go on to win the title that year, winning 35 times in six years as a regular title contender. Fifth place Joey Logano would win 14 times in 2014-2016, win a title, and be second in season long points three years straight. This race may prove to be a career day for Ty, and it was a big one, but I hope he eventually gets another full time ride in good equipment. 94. Tarheel posted: 02.07.2021 - 2:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I see my spell check changed Ty to The at the beginning of my post. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: