|| *Comments on the 2019 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200:* View the most recent comment <#150> | Post a comment <#post> 1. TeamDCRfan posted: 08.27.2019 - 11:01 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Throwbacks for this race (so far) Cole Custer driving Buckshot's Aquafresh car Michael Annett running Jeff Gordon's Baby Ruth car BJ McLeod driving Bobby Labontes Slim Jim ride Justin Allgaier running Ricky Rudd's Truxmore car Dale Jr. running Sr.'s Ed Negre Dodge Justin Haley honoring Jeff Burton Stephen Leicht is driving the 15 car with a similar design to Super K's 25 Budweiser car Denny Hamlin will honor Bill Elliott Joey Gase is driving the Tabasco Fiasco Jeremy Clements is driving the Rowdy Burns car Brandon Brown honors Terry Labonte Chase Briscoe will driive Parnelli Jones' 1963 Indy 500 car 2. Ankrum17Fan posted: 08.27.2019 - 11:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Little strange not to see XCI on here... Maybe late entry at some point? 3. TeamDCRfan posted: 08.27.2019 - 12:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Im also going to guess that Morgan will have the Cliff Stewart scheme from Bristol as well 4. Danish_Pie posted: 08.27.2019 - 7:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Regadless of paint scheme, anytime the team can bring a sponsor back to stay fully loyal to the throwback instantly makes the throwback ten times better. Baby Ruth comes back to NASCAR and what's now the Xfinity series for the first time since 1993, paying homage to Jeff Gordon's Bill Davis owned #1 car from 1992. 5. Anthony posted: 08.27.2019 - 9:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Shane Lee will not be in the #28, he has been released by the team 6. RaceFanX posted: 08.27.2019 - 11:02 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @4 Indeed. Justin Haley's #11 is another case of that as they have Raybestos Brakes actually coming aboard to back their Chevrolet Camaro as they race the old blue-and-white Stavola Brothers scheme. Specifically its a throwback to when Jeff Burton won Rookie of the Year in 1994 but Sterling Marlin ran the same scheme in 1994 as well. Part of the reason that deal came together is because Kaulig Racing CFO Bob Kaulig was previously Raybestos' Vice President of Sales for 23 years including all of its tenure in NASCAR before he left that role in 2008. 7. RaceFanX posted: 08.27.2019 - 11:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *Sterling ran it in 1993 8. Anthony posted: 08.28.2019 - 1:30 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) The length of this race has always bugged me, why its not 300 miles is beyond me 9. gzsplash11fan posted: 08.28.2019 - 7:49 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @8 (Anthony) - I agree, should be 250 or 300 miles. 10. RaceFanX posted: 08.28.2019 - 10:22 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Goodyear has again made special tires for both the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity teams to use this weekend. While in prior years the throwback race tires featured the old white Goodyear branding this year they'll feature the company's mid-1990s look with yellow "Goodyear #1 Eagle" branding in yellow lettering, the company changed to yellow in 1992 and since this year's throwback era is the early-to-mid 1990s they thought this look would be an appropriate choice. 11. RaceFanX posted: 08.28.2019 - 10:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor: #2 Tyler Reddick- myblu / 7-Eleven Tyler Reddick is a late addition to the throwback cars. Just three days before this race it was announced his #2 myblu Chevrolet would have a joint sponsorship from 7-Eleven convenience stores in this race. As part of the deal the #2 now has a modernized variant of the paint scheme worn by the 7-Eleven cars Kyle Petty ran in the Cup series during the mid-1980s. 12. 34McDowellFan posted: 08.28.2019 - 3:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm predicting this one to be the Denny Hamlin show 13. 11darknight10 posted: 08.28.2019 - 5:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ryan Sieg will be sponsored by Mike D's BBQ Smithley is unsponsored but will honor Mike Mittler on his car Camden Murphy will be sponsored by the city of Camden in South Carolina 14. Eric posted: 08.28.2019 - 11:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 28 has withdrawn 15. Niallo.83 posted: 08.29.2019 - 10:51 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't expect a leech to win. I think it will be between Custer, Dale, Hamlin, and Blaney. I see Dale being the one who comes up top over the other 3 I mentioned. 16. 66LongFan posted: 08.29.2019 - 11:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hate that for the 28 but at least that guarantees Morgan into the show and he'll get to run his throwback 17. TeamDCRfan posted: 08.29.2019 - 3:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With Joe Nemechek running both the 17 and 27 this weekend, he will move to 1,174 starts across NASCAR's top 3 series, 10 races away from "tying" Richard Pettys record. I put tying in quotes, as Joe did it in 3 series, where Richard did it in one 18. TeamDCRfan posted: 08.29.2019 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The Harmonator is throwing it back to himself, running a design based off his late model days 19. RaceFanX posted: 08.29.2019 - 3:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @17 The King did run some NASCAR Late Model Sportsman races, the precursor to the Busch Series, during his career even though most of the stats for it are long gone. You're right in that they don't count toward his record though since he never ran that tour after it became the Busch series. 20. Sandy posted: 08.29.2019 - 4:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope 13 61 or 66 can run a Throwback to Carl Long's days with Thee Dixon or Daisy Ramirez 21. ShinyMew151 posted: 08.29.2019 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Finchum has already confirmed he doesn't have a throwback 22. Scott25 posted: 08.29.2019 - 4:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Finchum ran the yellow 13 car last week which is already painted up as a homage to the old #85 23. 34McDowellFan posted: 08.29.2019 - 5:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Turns out the #28 was gonna do an amazing Hut Stricklin throwback that won't be happening with their withdraw :( 24. 61LongFan posted: 08.29.2019 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) 34MdowellFan, Where did you find the pic of the throwback picture 25. Sector posted: 08.29.2019 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #19 I've always envision the NASCAR Late Mode Sportsman series to be a separate series that no longer exist and replaced by the Busch (now Xfinity) Series due to the records being non-existent pre-1982. 26. Jimmie4life posted: 08.29.2019 - 7:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm surprised no one discussed dale jr. being back after the plane crash. 27. 34McDowellFan posted: 08.29.2019 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @24 There was a post on Reddit showing it from a handout at the track 28. RaceFanX posted: 08.30.2019 - 9:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Add Austin Cindric and Brandon Jones to the list of throwback paint schemes. Jones is running Buddy Baker's famous "Grey Ghost" look from the late 1970s-early 1980s while Cindric has a neat Roger Penske throwback. He's running the colors off the 1963 Pontiac Catalina Penske himself drove to victory in a 1963 NASCAR West race at Riverside, the Captain's only win in NASCAR that came behind the wheel. 29. RaceFanX posted: 08.30.2019 - 10:26 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Gray Gaulding also got a retro paint scheme that was announced only in the final days before the race. His #08 Chevrolet has been given an eye-catching pink livery (yes, pink) to recreate the Cling Free Buick his car owner Bobby Dotter raced back in late 1991. 30. Anon posted: 08.30.2019 - 2:09 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @26 It's also the first time Jr. has driven a #8 car since 2007. 31. David posted: 08.31.2019 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Postrace headline preview: "The winner of the race, after starting way back in 37th place and making an incredible run to the front...". 32. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Woah, why is Denny Hamlin that far down? 33. Anonymous posted: 08.31.2019 - 1:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) He didn't try during qualifying due to being in a backup 34. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 1:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With as many back to back last and first place finishes during the month of August across all three NASCAR's national series (and Will Power in IndyCar the last two weeks), I wouldn't be surprised to see Denny pull it off. Shame Morgan Shepherd was gosh darn slower by a large margin for Denny to actually qualify "last." 35. Mile501 posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny Hamlin has moved from 37th up to 16th in the first 5 laps. 36. Mile501 posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And it took Hamlin less than 15 laps to climb from 37th to 5th. 37. Custer00Fan posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What's the yellow for? 38. Sandy posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) JHN Spun on the frontstretch bringing out caution number 1 39. Mile501 posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Landon Cassill started 11th and continues to run strong in 10th in the #01 for Johnny Davis. 40. Danish_Pie posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ?The 22 is no doubt holding up the 01? - Steve Letarte Lol nice job Cindric 41. Timothy_Eklund posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Amazing run by the 01 42. Scott25 posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) The 19 is the latest in a long line of of half-assed Gray Ghost throwbacks 43. Mile501 posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Does anyone know why Hamlin pitted under the first caution? He had climbed to 5th, but now he's stuck back around 12th. 44. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So the big three stories from the Darlington race last year aren't in this race; Ross Chastain (fan favorite), Brad Keselowski (winning his first ever Darlington race before winning again in the Cup series the next day) and Kevin Harvick (involved in an incident with Ross, Kevin was unhappy which led to retiring from the series and the fans having a war about the two drivers). I'm actually surprised Ross Chastain isn't racing today, after racing in nearly every races in all three national series. 45. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #43 I would think strategy. 46. Mile501 posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I did a quick look back, and this isn't the first time the #01 has run this well at Darlington. Landon Casill finished 8th in this car in 2015, and Ryan Preece finished 10th in it in 2016. Johnny Davis actually had 2 cars in the top 10 at Darlington in 2015, as Ross Chastian brought the #4 home in 10th to go along with the #01 of Landon Cassill in 8th. 47. Mile501 posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @45 - I thought so too, at least at first. But if it was a strategy call, it wasn't a very good one. 48. IHateBrandonJones! posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's a disgrace to see Brandon have that throwback, a awesome throwback for a awful driver. 49. FoMoCo posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Why does anybody employ John H Nemechek? 50. FoMoCo posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @44 Or perhaps, just maybe Harvick isn't racing NXS anymore because of Chase Briscoe? 51. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #47 Agreed, I hope that doesn't continue to happen to ruin his great result at this track. 52. Timothy_Eklund posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @48 you have a bigger obsession with Brandon Jones than shinymew has with Ross Chastain lol. 53. Timothy_Eklund posted: 08.31.2019 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @50 shr could field 3 XFinity cars if they wanted 54. FoMoCo posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With invisible sponsorship? Briscoe is running Ford decals for a majority of the season. 55. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kevin Harvick is way more popular than Chase Briscoe and has loads of sponsors himself to drop down to one to a few races a year. 56. Christian posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @54 Didn't stop Kurt Busch running unsponsored before Monster Energy started sponsoring him. 57. Anon posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:17 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Harvick said after the Chastain incident that he would never run Xfinity again. 58. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #57 exactly, unfortunately some people just feel the need to be right when they're really not. 59. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As Cole Custer runs second with Buckshot Jones' paint scheme, Bucket Jones' was just interviewed by one of the interviewers in the infield as he is attending the race. 60. 61LongFan posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Congrats to that young upstart Denny Hamlin on winning todays race, what a Joke 61. TEG posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) If, heaven forbid, we're really going to have an active Cup driver win this Xfinity race, at least let it be Blaney. 62. Anonymous posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stop the presses nobody leaves 63. A.J. posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Even a backup JGR car is superior to anything else on the track. 64. Lol posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:32 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Two cuppers ruined throwback weekend. Greedy cup drivers making another boring snoozefest. Nice job. 65. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:32 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) This is ridiculous. Either ban the Cup drivers AND teams, or just abolish this series entirely. 66. FoMoCo posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @55 Then go tell SHR to get a few million more dollars, start a 3rd team and hire some more employees. 67. Mile501 posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With 13 laps to go, NASCAR.com's live leaderboard says we're on lap 80 of 57 in stage 3. I'm not sure what's going on there... 68. Alex posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:39 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Cup drivers have always been a part of Xfinity racing. They aren't running the full seasons like they were 5-12 years ago. Get over it 69. Wil posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I'm not minding, because I'm fascinated with how good Hamlin is at this track. In 12 Darlington Xfinity starts his average finish is 2.6. I don't mind watching a legendary driver do legendary things at a legendary track. 70. Mile501 posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I echo what Wil said. And, since he had to start at the back, at least Hamlin didn't dominate today. He had to race hard and he only recently got to the front. An Xfinity regular led the most laps, which is good to see. 71. Yeet posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Heck of a finish as Hamlin wins, he's on a monster hotstreak right now 72. Christian posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) Sport Clips sponsored car wins the Sport Clips sponsored race. Totally not rigged at all. 73. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) @69 Hamlin, legendary? I just laughed my ass off. Also, you're part of the damn problem if you endorse this crap. But keep kissing NASCAR's ass. 74. IHateBrandonJones! posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Great job Vinnie Miller. 75. Mile501 posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) A solid (and hopefully enjoyable) run for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 6th, matching where his former Busch championship rival and Cup ROTY rival, Matt Kenseth, finished in his last Cup start last year. 76. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Denny Hamlin now ties Harry Gant with eight Darlington wins into victory lane overall. Fourth all time. 77. Wil posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Custer is a hell of a driver. He went toe to toe with Logano earlier in the year and won; now he narrowly loses to Hamlin. He doesn't get the love of Reddick or Bell but he's arguably as good or better than both. Like Logano said, the 21 year old is "ready" to take over a SHR cup car. 78. TEG posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Any active Cup driver with 10 or more wins should not be allowed to run any Xfinity or Truck races. 79. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) #68 And if Denny had messed up on that last restart and lost, Cole Custer winning would end up being "BIG THREE WINS LOL" complaining instead. Shame we all have to share the same interest. 80. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #66 No. As others have previously stated, Harvick has no interest in Xfinity anymore. 81. Yeet posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @78 you'll enjoy 2020 You can't call Hamlin a leech however, he usually only runs periodically and isn't week in and week out running as many races as NASCAR will let him 82. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #77 You're talking about Chicago, right? He kept his distance to beat Kyle Busch at Fontana as well. 83. annomus posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oops 2008 actually. MY Bad, last time that happened. 3 times too my bad. 84. Zach posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) With the road course stretch being over, it looks like it's back to mediocrity for Austin Cindric. Finishes 11th in top 3 equiptment. 85. ShinyMew151 posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:58 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) At most, there will only be 5 cup driver wins in Xfinity this year, but they're somehow still a problem to people. Okay 86. Alex posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mark Martin won 8 of these suckers and no one was all Cup guys be banned permanently. 87. ShinyMew151 posted: 08.31.2019 - 5:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I love how, despite this only being the fourth cup driver win all year this year in Xfinity, people are still whining about the winner 88. Dylan21222Penske posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) The lapped cars today were pathetic. The finish with the #78 was just the icing on the cake. Almost half the field doesn't even belong out there. 89. IHateBrandonJones! posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Leave it to Vinnie Miller to ruin the finish. 90. Alex posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Denny Hamlin has a ton of huge wins and is still in his prime. He gets a Cup championship and he is definitely a legend. 91. Christian posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The driver that starts at the rear of the field wins the race? Again? How many times this year this has happened? At least the double digits. 92. TeamDCRfan posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another Meh race in this series. At least it wasn't a blowout by Denny. Buckshot Custer almost had him 93. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) @68 Not until they're gone entirely and we can actually see a decent race. That includes the Cup TEAMS, not just the Cup drivers. 94. annomus posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 09 darn it I think it was my bad again. 95. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #86 I think we have more stuck-up fans today than we did in the past. Plus the internet wasn't what we have today either. We'll never know. 96. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #91 Thanks for reminding me. Denny Hamlin didn't necessarily finish dead last but he started second to last and still wins. The trend of "last to first" seems to continue from the last week of July to the last day of August. Except only in Xfinity has it been in a single race (Tyler Reddick at Bristol started last and won). Cup, Truck and IndyCar has had a few back to back races where a winner would finish last before and after they won a race. It's certainly been an unique month of 2019. Wonder if that'll continue into September (consider this is August's last weekend). Kevin Harvick would need to win the Cup race tomorrow. Doubt it'll continue beyond this weekend as we're entering the Playoff season. 97. annomus posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I meant 2010 sorry about that I am just a little frustrated sorry about the confusion I know its been a while. 98. Ultimate_Warrior_#18 posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Reading majority of the comments is just getting old same whining posters who don't have a life outside of a computer. This site was so good 4-5 years ago i miss all the old posters conversations on this site had a lot more intellect and it was just of group of people who loved racing. Now i feel like I'm on a site with a bunch of cry babies and whining millennials. 99. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #83 #94 #97 @ annomus What on earth are you talking about? Why are you constantly apologizing for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010? 100. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:35 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) #98 The ones you're referring to should just stick to Facebook and YouTube. I've mentioned it before I feel this site and its comment should be specifically about the races/drivers/tracks/etc and stats/info/announcement themselves, not the spam personal Facebook drama they bring to the table. 101. Custer00Fan posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:40 pm Rate this comment: (4) (0) @98 Unfortunately, this is the age of Social media where people are absolute jerks and whine over everything, all we can really do is agree. 102. Altracing posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin has failed post race inspection, Cole Custer is now the winner 103. TeamDCRfan posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Buckshot back in victory lane 104. Timothy_Eklund posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You happy Christian? 105. Timothy_Eklund posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) You probably aren't because "big3winsLOL" 106. Altracing posted: 08.31.2019 - 6:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Again I understand why the rule is there I just wish we didn't have to wait so long to know if the car that crossed the finish line first actually won the race 107. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:00 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Wow, that absolutely just killed Hamlin's average finish now. 108. annomus posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) its called clarifying. THats all. 109. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #106 this is the first time a winner failed inspection in Xfinity this year, right? I know Ross Chastain in the Truck series was the first in all three NASCAR's national series, but I remember Christopher Bell failing inspection once but wasn't the winner in Xfinity. We've yet to see one happening on the Cup side. 110. TeamDCRfan posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also, Morgan doesn't finish last 111. og69nova posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This id the 3rd time in the last few years dennys xfinity or cup car has failed inspection after winning. 112. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #111 I know the 2017 Cup win was the other. What's the third? #110 Morgan and Denny practically swapped positions from qualifying to finishing LOL 113. Yeet posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The 17 has essentially been Mike Harmon's 2nd car right? 114. Wil posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This is a tough way for Denny's 2.5 average finish at Darlington in Xfinity to be blown to smithereens. 115. TEG posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Better one of the Big 3 than a Cup leech. 116. Mile501 posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The oddity is, Hamlin's average finish will drop quite a bit, but he maintains his streak of completing every lap at Darlington. 117. Allen posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @114, actually it will only drop it down to a 5.7 118. Yeet posted: 08.31.2019 - 7:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) One thing that's been overlooked in this shuffling with Hamlin's DQ is that Dale Jr. gets a Top 5 now! 119. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 8:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yes, Dale Jr will finish in the Top 5 in both Xfinity races he's participated in after his Cup retirement (He finished 4th at Richmond in the fall 2018 as well). There is a pretty big difference between 2.6 and 5.7. He most likely will never get below 4.0 from this point forward, unless he races here for the next 10 years and constantly win or finishes second during that stretch. He was also the highest average finish at a track with more than 9 starts. I believe Clint Bowyer has a 2.8 average finish at Nashville with 9 starts, which is now the highest. They only showed the Top 5 best average finishers of all time with 9+ starts while Denny was leading (Bowyer's 2.8 & Carl Edwards' 3.5 at Nashville, Jack Ingram's 3.0 at Langley and Joey Logano at Fontana), however with this big hit for Hamlin's average finish he's behind a lot more and will no longer be up there. Brad Keselowski has 3.6 at Kentucky and 3.8 at Loudon. It'll be put right in between Edwards' 5.6 at Phoenix and 5.8 at Fontana. Kyle Busch has 4.2 at Michigan, 5.3 at Richmond, and 5.7 at Phoenix as well as Kevin Harvick's 4.8 at New Hampshire. Logano has 5.1 at Dover and 5.2 at Phoenix. It's a shame, it was amazing to see and now we won't get to see it as it was. 120. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 8:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joey Logano's 3.5 at Fontana* Also Cole Custer has never led a single lap at Darlington in each of his three starts here. I am guessing this is the first time ever at the track, but when was the last time it happened that a race winner won a race at a track without ever leading? 121. rw posted: 08.31.2019 - 8:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Now that's an interesting stat, the winner never led a single lap, and yet still wins. 122. 1995z71 posted: 08.31.2019 - 8:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Buckshot Jones wins 123. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 8:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #121 Brett Moffitt won at Iowa without leading a single lap in Truck earlier this year due to Ross Chastain's disqualification. However Brett also won at Iowa in 2018 and led the most laps then, whereas its different in Cole Custer's case as even though he came to the line second for the second year in a row (to Brad Keselowski last year), he never ever led a single lap at Darlington. 124. PucciMan posted: 08.31.2019 - 8:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With Hamlin getting DQ, Buckshot Jones gets his 3rd career win. 125. Maverick19 posted: 08.31.2019 - 8:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Probably would be a dumb idea, but with the recent discussion should DQ's even count towards average finish at all? A DNS does not count towards average finish on this site, and although it's way different than auto racing, in swimming or track if someone gets DQ'd they aren't relegated to last, they simply just aren't placed in a position at all. I personally would like to see DQ's be treated the same way that a DNS is on this site, but obviously that's not my call to make. 126. Maverick19 posted: 08.31.2019 - 9:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In other news, how about the 18 Xfinity team in 4 of the last 5 races Watkins Glen: Kyle won the pole is one of the best cars on track before the suspension breaks and ends their day. Finished 31st. Bristol: Kyle is probably on his way to another win before the motor goes while leading. Led the most laps, finished 29th. Road America: DiBenedetto has one of the best cars in the field, but then he crashes in the last turn while running third. Led the most laps, finished 27th. Darlington: Hamlin doesn't qualify but has the fastest car and works his way up to the front to ?win,? but then he is disqualified. Finished 38th The 18 team this season as a whole has less top 10's (10) than Brandon Jones (11), and has just 2 finishes better than 10th since April 12th. 127. Corey posted: 08.31.2019 - 9:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @125 It's not this sites call either, its NASCAR's. NASCAR still gives last place points to DQ'd drivers. Everything else associated for "finishing" in last place should also apply. 128. UnderdogFan89 posted: 08.31.2019 - 9:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This qualification makes things very interesting in the owner points. The #18 does not have guaranteed entry into the Chase, and with this DQ is now only 23 points ahead of 13th (which coincidentally is the team car #19). That would be quite the story. 129. Sector posted: 08.31.2019 - 9:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #125 & #127 Honestly I think they should count as a finish for them. They did participate, and if they are going to go above and beyond to gain an advantage, or "cheat," then they deserve the penalty to their last place finish result. Considering it the same way as DNS would simply just be getting a free pass on their stats, or as #125 stated, average finish. 130. Rosschastainfan2019 posted: 08.31.2019 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Great finish of Camden Murphy finishing in 20th (Originally 21st)! 131. NascarLeadLapPoints posted: 08.31.2019 - 11:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chase Owner Standings (Two races to go) 1. 20 JGR 6 wins 2. 00 SHR 6 wins 3. 2 RCR 4 wins 4. 22 Penske 2 wins 5. 98 SHR 1 win 6. 1 JR Motorsports 1 win 7. 7 JR Motorsports 890 points (Locked in) 8. 9 JR Motorsports 801 points (Locked in) 9. 11 Kaulig 735 points +66 points 10. 8 JR Motorsports 722 points +53 points 11. 18 JGR 692 points + 23 points 12. 23 GMS 682 points + 13 points --------------------------------- 13. 19 JGR 669 points - 13 points 14. 39 points 620 points - 62 points 15. 08 SS Green Light 528 points - 154 points 16. 4 JD Motorsports 467 points - 215 points Playoff Points 1. 20 JGR 43 points 2. 00 SHR 36 points 3. 2 RCR 24 points 4. 22 Penske 11 points 5. 98 SHR 7 points 6. 1 JR Motorsports 6 points 7. 7 JR Motorsports 4 points 8. 19 JGR 2 points 9. 9 JR Motorsports 1 point 10. 11 Kaulig 1 point 11. 39 RSS 1 point With the 18 best finish since Chicago is 11th, and with this DQ they only 23 points ahead of the 19. It going come down too between the 23 vs 18 vs 19 If the 19 can beat the 23 and maybe they can steal a stage win. They can jump the 23. 18 is KB next week and no clue who running 18 at Vegas. Could be very interesting to see who makes it 132. Nucl3arWa4le posted: 09.01.2019 - 12:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #00 - Production Alliance Group Throwback #1 - Baby Ruth Jeff Gordon Throwback #2 - myblu / 7-Eleven Throwback #4 - S.C. Education Lottery Terry Labonte Throwback #8 - Hellmann's Throwback #11 - Raybestos Brakes Throwback #18 - Sport Clips Bill Elliott Throwback #22 - MoneyLion Insta Cash Throwback #35 - ASC / Carolina Cooker #51 - RepairableVehicles.com Throwback #98 - Ford Parnelli Jones Throwback 133. Maverick19 posted: 09.01.2019 - 12:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ah so getting DQ'd in one race takes away any lock-in from prior wins? I didn't know that. 134. Corey posted: 09.01.2019 - 1:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @133 #18 was never locked into the owners playoffs. All the previous wins came with Kyle Busch. Nothing would have changed with Hamlin winning. DQ's only affected the race in question. It has no bearing on previous races, and any previous wins that would lock a driver/team into the playoffs, would remain intact. 135. Corey posted: 09.01.2019 - 1:34 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @131 Respectfully, I feel like you are failing to take into consideration, a moving cut-off line. The #9 is not locked in. Say the 19 and 23 win. This moves the playoff line to above between the 11 and 18. As it stands the 8 11 and 18 can still catch and pass the 9 in points. Currently the 18 is 109 points with a max points gain of 118. To clarify, I'm just looking at from a mathematical standpoint. I know reality wise, it's unlikely to happen. 136. Pacer posted: 09.01.2019 - 1:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The #4 is a Bobby Labonte throwback, not a Terry Labonte one...well sort of. Terry did race the Slim Jim car later for a few races although it is much closer associated with Bobby. 137. Corey posted: 09.01.2019 - 1:48 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) And this is where I open mouth and insert foot. Should the 19 and 23 win, the max the 18 could gain, would be 108 points, making it 1 point shy of the 9. Any more would require the 18 to win a race. Since the 23 is too far back in points to catch the 9. The 9 is in fact locked in. I type this as I see myself to the door. 138. Mannoroth posted: 09.01.2019 - 3:18 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 119. Ah, my favorite number 3.6. Not great, not terrible! We have different scales, but only one ends at 3.6. Just ask comrade Djatlov. 133. #18 hasn't won a race without the Cup driver, so that's why they're not locked-in despite the fact that car has 3 wins with Kyle Busch. Remember, win by a Cup driver doesn't count for the Owners' championship playoff. Well, Joe Gibbs Racing can only blame themselves for this. They won't get another win at Darlington and they ruined Denny Hamlin's excellent average finish. And also, this probably means that Kyle Busch will be the only Cup driver that won a race in 2019 in Xfinity. Yowie Wowie! 139. Anon posted: 09.01.2019 - 3:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @131 The 18 in Vegas is Riley Herbst. 140. Mile501 posted: 09.01.2019 - 6:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @133 - Remember the new rule this year that wins by Cup drivers don't count toward the playoffs in the lower series. All the #18's wins have been by Cup drivers, so they don't lock the #18 into the playoffs. 141. FoMoCo posted: 09.01.2019 - 7:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @80 Harvick stepped aside to make room for Briscoe. Any other assertion is complete rubbish. 142. Anonymous posted: 09.01.2019 - 9:32 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @128 not really. does anyone really follow the owner's standings? i cant remember the tv media ever talking about it. it was more of a season end thing, to see who won it. 143. UnderdogFan89 posted: 09.01.2019 - 9:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @142 True, it hasn't been talked about very much this year. But just a few years ago, it was all the talk, as that was the reason owners were giving for racing with Cup drivers. I still think, come Vegas, the cut line for both Drivers and Owners will be discussed. 144. TeamDCRfan posted: 09.01.2019 - 11:04 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Morgan Shepherd had bronchitis all weekend. That might explain why he was way off of what he normally runs 145. createcrept posted: 09.01.2019 - 1:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Brandon Jones had a good day. Still hoping he can get a win sometime 146. ScottB posted: 09.01.2019 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I didn't see it mentioned yet (apologies if I missed it), but the full reason for the Hamlin DQ was ride height. The #18 was low in the left front and high in the right rear. The #00 Custer, #2 Reddick, #12 Blaney, #20 Bell and #9 Gragson were the other cars that were checked post-race and all passed. Gibbs has until noon Monday to appeal the decision, my guess is they won't. 147. Sector posted: 09.01.2019 - 8:52 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) On NASCAR's Victory Lap they mentioned Denny Hamlin tweeted Cole Custer to meet him in Charlotte to give the trophies and money to him. Denny seem to be okay with the loss too, so he didn't seem upset. Danielle Trotta mentioned that she wishes they would inspect the car before taking it to victory lane and properly have winner (from second) be in victory lane instead, as it would be a big deal for the sponsorships. 148. Nucl3arWa4le posted: 09.02.2019 - 5:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #07 - DBAutomotivePlus.com Throwback #7 - Armour Vienna Sausage Throwback #15 - JD Motorsports Throwback #19 - Mojo Outdoor / iK9 Throwback #35 - ASC / Carolina Cooker Throwback #36 - General Formulations #86 - Coastal Carolina U. Throwback #93 - Camden, South Carolina 149. RaceFanX posted: 09.05.2019 - 10:28 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) The paint scheme on Cole Custer's victorious #00 Production Alliance Group Ford was specifically a replica of the black-and-blue #00 Aqua Fresh Pontiac that Buckshot Jones drove in 1997. Ironically this is the first win for that scheme, Jones finished a career-high seventh in points in 1997 but was locked out of victory lane that season. 150. 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