|| *Comments on the 2010 Kroger 250:* View the most recent comment <#49> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Bronco posted: 03.27.2010 - 5:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 4th straight win for Harvick, 2nd straight at Martinsville's spring race. 10 straight top 5 going back to Phoenix 2008 and 6 of those top 5s have been wins. Unreal. Truck debuts for Chris Eggleston,Tony Jackson Jr, Clay Greenfield, Brian Johnson Jr and Narain Karthikeyan, the first Indian born driver to make a NASCAR start. Best Truck finish for Max Papis, 8th. Timothy Peters and Aric Almirola will definitely be championship contenders this year. 2. The Zeusian posted: 03.27.2010 - 5:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Narain Karthikeyan in his first NASCAR start finishes in 13th place. He got turned & went 2 laps down earlier on. Nice comeback. 3. Kevin Harvick posted: 03.27.2010 - 5:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Woo! Another truck win! Now I can forget about my 100+ race Cup winless streak! 4. Timmy Quivy posted: 03.27.2010 - 5:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I agree with you Bronco. If Ron Hornaday has a few more tough races, I think Almirola, Peters and Crafton all have the best angle to claim the title. 5. RLewis9 posted: 03.27.2010 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnny Sauter had a tire sitting on his hood after he came off pit road. Never have seen that before. He also got into a heated discussion with Ron Hornaday after the race after Hornaday spun out Sauter when he was running 2nd towards the end of the race. Narain Karthikeyan had to have hit everything out there, but still somehow finished 13th. Solid runs for Max Papis, Mario Gosselin, Ricky Carmichael, Chris Eggleston, and Hermie Sadler as well. 6. Anonymous posted: 03.27.2010 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Maybe Billy Ballew is finally figuring out that having a full time driver instead of Cup guys is a good idea. And Sauter is a hack. 7. Jeremy Siple posted: 03.27.2010 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hermie Sadler had one of the coolest paint schemes ever. 8. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.27.2010 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) LOL @ post 3! 9. Eric posted: 03.27.2010 - 6:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DaleSrFanForever or Kit, Is it one of you two using the "Kevin Harvick" poster name for post 3? 10. Darrell posted: 03.27.2010 - 8:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Can't wait to see Sadler back in the 2. Maybe then the Truck races will return to somewhat of a contest. 11. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 03.27.2010 - 8:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sure is amazing to win a Truck race when you're pretty much the only known Cup driver in the field. Way to go, Happy. 12. 18fan posted: 03.27.2010 - 9:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First start for Brian Ickler in a Kyle Busch Motorsports truck ends in a career-best-tying 3rd. 13. New 14&88 Fan posted: 03.27.2010 - 10:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nice win for Harvick,now if only he could run this good in the Cup series(despite being the current points leader). Great runs for Hornaday(he finally caught a break)Brian Ickler, Johnny Benson, Max Papis, Ricky Carmichael and Hermie Sadler.Also kudos to Chris Eggleston and Narain Karthikeyan on getting Top 15 finishes in their first Martinsville starts. 14. Cfob posted: 03.27.2010 - 11:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Congratulations to 2009 ASA Late Model Series Northern Division Champion Chris Eggleston on a strong debut. VERY talented driver, can't wait to see what he can do in NASCAR. 15. WillG_46 posted: 03.27.2010 - 11:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm surprised Eggleston was allowed to run the whole race. The 21 and 22 always park to fund the 23. 16. Anonymous posted: 03.28.2010 - 12:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Idiot Sauter knocked one of his own crew members to the ground. 17. The Zeusian posted: 03.28.2010 - 1:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I'm surprised Eggleston was allowed to run the whole race. The 21 and 22 always park to fund the 23." Not this year, SS-Greenlight has a few more drivers on their payroll this year that have sponsorship to race more races in the 21 & 07. But, you'll see Butch Miller still does his thing to park when a driver isn't scheduled to race an event. 18. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.28.2010 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I never post under false names (except "DaleSrFanForever" of course. Believe it or not, that's not my given name :) ) "Sure is amazing to win a Truck race when you're pretty much the only known Cup driver in the field. Way to go, Happy." Ain't that the truth!! He gets to test his skill against the best of the best in the Cup Series 36 races a year (mostly unsuccessfully), so of course he should run everyone else off the track. He's become the Kyle Busch of the Truck series. I'd be embarrassed. 19. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.28.2010 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alright everyone, hold on to your hats because I'm about to say something positive about Kyle Busch. That was cool that he let Brian Ickler run this race once he realized he would be driving the truck at Nashville. Yes I realize it's bogus that he'll be running a "stand alone" Truck event, and that it's bogus that he'd be running this race to start with (a la Harvick), but he still gave an unknown a chance to shine (which he did, finishing 3rd) when he could have just said "too bad, I'm running both races" and nobody would have thought twice because he is Kyle Busch and he is a prick. 20. Bronco posted: 03.28.2010 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I'd be embarrassed." Of course, because winning races is totally embarassing, right? Heaven forbid a Cup driver do anything other than drive their Cup ride on Sundays. 21. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.28.2010 - 5:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Of course, because winning races is totally embarassing, right?" In this case yes, Yes, YES, and HELL YES!!! When you are in the midst of a long run of competing against (mostly) the best active stock car drivers 36 weeks a year, for 9 years straight, why would you even race against much less experienced drivers? This isn't like the old days when drivers did it because being a Cup driver, while lucrative, didn't necessarily secure their future the way it does now. It would be like Albert Pujols playing a (non-rehab) Single A baseball game and belting 4 homers off a pitcher with an 80 mph fast ball. Or Drew Brees going back to Perdue and picking apart those slow Big 10 defenses. "Heaven forbid a Cup driver do anything other than drive their Cup ride on Sundays." Well, when "racing your Cup car on Sundays" is synonymous with "watching JJ win 1/4 of the races and leave a trail of kicked asses in his wake as he wins Cup after Cup after Cup after Cup", then you should probably reconsider your priorities. Hell, maybe these starts are "rehab" starts for people like Kevin and Carl and Kyle. Rehab for their minds. We'll call them "Jimmie Johnson mental rehab" starts. 22. Bronco posted: 03.28.2010 - 7:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "In this case yes, Yes, YES, and HELL YES!!! When you are in the midst of a long run of competing against (mostly) the best active stock car drivers 36 weeks a year, for 9 years straight, why would you even race against much less experienced drivers?" Excuse me, inexperienced drivers? Hornaday, Benson, Skinner, Bodine have all been racing for years before anyone knew who the hell Harvick ever was. Other drivers like Sauter, Starr, Crafton, Crawford, haven't shared the same success as the previous 4, but still have several years of Busch/Truck experience. To say that any one of them are much less experienced drivers is damn stupid. "Well, when "racing your Cup car on Sundays" is synonymous with "watching JJ win 1/4 of the races and leave a trail of kicked asses in his wake as he wins Cup after Cup after Cup after Cup", then you should probably reconsider your priorities. Hell, maybe these starts are "rehab" starts for people like Kevin and Carl and Kyle. Rehab for their minds. We'll call them "Jimmie Johnson mental rehab" starts." Wow, enough with the JJ ass smooching already. Your theory that guys who drive in other series should focus exclusively on Cup in order to challenge JJ is just hilarious. Martin, Gordon and Earnhardt Jr are all teammates with the 48, and none of them dabble in other series, and yet still get steamrolled on Sundays by the 48 team. If those guys (who are teamed with the 48) get their butts kicked then I don't know what hope anyone else. I also wonder if you were bitching this loudly in 2006 when Mark Martin dominated the Trucks while going winless in Cup? 23. Anonymous posted: 03.28.2010 - 7:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Extra track time can be an advantage. That's why the Cuppers dominate the lower series in the first place. The only time it hurts their Cup effort is when they try running full time in both. Harvick is scheduled to run Road America the week of Infineon. RCR should stop that from happening. What is ridiculous about this race is Harvick having the pole with the 33's points and Hornaday starting 31st. 24. Kit posted: 03.29.2010 - 1:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Extra track time can be an advantage." Then where is Harvick's or Kryle Busch's Cup championship? 25. Anonymous posted: 03.29.2010 - 5:22 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle would of had it in 08 if he didn't self destruct. Harvick is about a 10th place driver in about a 15th place car. Those don't win championships. 26. The Truth posted: 03.29.2010 - 2:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have a problem with Cup drivers dropping down to a lower series and running for a Cup-funded team (i.e. Roush, Gibbs). However, Happy is running the KHI team from his own shop and is not being funded by RCR. Kevin and DeLana have developed a successful operation, so what is the problem with Kevin driving for himself? Personally, I would rather KHI put a young up-and-comer into the truck, but it's Kevin's money. Racers want to race. Should Cup drivers not race at the NASCAR Hometracks on their weekends off? 27. Talon64 posted: 03.29.2010 - 6:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Personally, I would rather KHI put a young up-and-comer into the truck, but it's Kevin's money. Racers want to race. Should Cup drivers not race at the NASCAR Hometracks on their weekends off?" Harvick tried that last season with Ricky Carmichael and Canadian JR Fitzpatrick in the 2nd truck but results were lacking and now Harvick and Elliott Sadler have to drive it to keep it sponsored. It's the sponsors that are truly at fault, they want proven big-time names instead of taking a risk with unknowns so Kyle Busch and Harvick have to drive their own Trucks/cars, and Kyle is in the #18 JGR car in Nationwide most of the season rather than having Matt DiBenedetto run the full season. Kyle's admitted the only reason he's racing most of the Nationwide year is to keep the 18 crew employed. BTW KHI still got Carmichael into the door regarding Trucks and now he's 7th in the standings with 2 top tens in 3 races with his new team Turner Motorsports which gets their trucks from KHI anyways. BTW Thorsport's drivers better stop getting into it with Hornaday because they get their stuff from KHI too. lol And Kevin Harvick had a really good car in Cup and led 57 of the first 58 laps but break problems bit him hard. 28. Talon64 posted: 03.29.2010 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick's 8th career Truck win puts him two back of becoming the 3rd driver with 10+ wins in all 3 national touring series. Biffle and Kyle Busch are the others. Hornaday gets his first top 25 finish of the year with a 2nd and moves up to 12th in the standings. Brian Ickler ties his career best Truck finish with a 3rd in a race he wasn't even supposed to run; a new sponsor meant Ickler drove this weekend instead of Kyle while Kyle will drive at Nashville next weekend instead of Ickler. The #18 moves up to 4th in the owners standings. Peters' 3rd top five in his last 4 races dating back to last season also makes him the only driver to finish in the top ten in all 3 races so far. Johnny Benson's 5th is his first top five since his last start for Red Horse Racing at Texas last June, a 4th. Almirola gets his first top ten in 4 Truck starts at Martinsville. Matt Crafton's 7th is his 5th straight top ten at Martinsville. Max Papis ties his best finish in NASCAR with an 8th place finish. He finished 8th in the Cup race at Watkins Glen last season. Mario Gosselin gets his best non-plate Truck finish with a 9th. His previous best was 17th at Charlotte last May. In just 3 races this season Ricky Carmichael's 2 top tens are as many as he had in 18 races last season, 16 for KHI and 2 for Turner Motorsports. Chris Eggleston and Narain Karthikeyan finish 11th and 13th respectively in their Truck Series debuts. Austin Dillon was the rookie of the race in 16th and would've had a 2nd straight top ten if he hadn't been turned by Max Papis. 29. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.30.2010 - 3:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Excuse me, inexperienced drivers? Hornaday, Benson, Skinner, Bodine have all been racing for years before anyone knew who the hell Harvick ever was. Other drivers like Sauter, Starr, Crafton, Crawford, haven't shared the same success as the previous 4, but still have several years of Busch/Truck experience. To say that any one of them are much less experienced drivers is damn stupid." They are less experienced at driving constantly against the top drivers of the moment the way Harvick is. The former Cuppers haven't competed against the best in a long time, and the long time Truckers haven't got to test their skills the way Kevin has. Again, think Albert Pujols batting in Single A. A lot of the people he is playing against have probably been in the minors forever, but he would still have a huge advantage. "Wow, enough with the JJ ass smooching already. Your theory that guys who drive in other series should focus exclusively on Cup in order to challenge JJ is just hilarious. Martin, Gordon and Earnhardt Jr are all teammates with the 48, and none of them dabble in other series, and yet still get steamrolled on Sundays by the 48 team." Jeff Gordon is in a coma (except when Kenseth bumps him), and Dale Mears has lost something mentally, I'm not sure what, but he is done. Mark gave the #48 a good run for their money last year despite that being his first full time season, and first season with HMS, in 2 years. And Dale Mears does more than "dabble" in lower series, he runs his own HMS satellite operation. Besides, at least Jeff and Mark won't have that "what if" hanging over their heads years from now when people like Kevin, Kyle, and Carl realize nobody gives a damn about their NWide or Truck wins. "I also wonder if you were bitching this loudly in 2006 when Mark Martin dominated the Trucks while going winless in Cup?" At the time I didn't because he had planned to spend '06 running the full Truck Series before the Kurt Busch shitstorm. He wasn't even planning on being in Cup that year, and it was supposed to be a head start on his "retirement". But now that I look back, it was a huge mistake. 30. DaleSrFanForever posted: 03.30.2010 - 3:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If the black #3 looked like it did from '97 to '99 at Atlanta, then it looked like it did in 1992 in this race. A good run ruined by a late mistake on their part. Seriously, can't they run a #3 like the one Richard drove for CRC Chemicals? 31. Steve.M posted: 03.31.2010 - 1:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) My first ever NASCAR race (at least of the big 3) 32. Kit posted: 03.31.2010 - 2:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Harvick tried that last season with Ricky Carmichael and Canadian JR Fitzpatrick in the 2nd truck but results were lacking and now Harvick and Elliott Sadler have to drive it to keep it sponsored." That's a pretty good indication that they shouldn't be team owners then. "It's the sponsors that are truly at fault, they want proven big-time names instead of taking a risk with unknowns so Kyle Busch and Harvick have to drive their own Trucks/cars" Total bullshit. The vast majority of the truck teams do NOT have Cup drivers. "Kyle would of had it in 08 if he didn't self destruct. Harvick is about a 10th place driver in about a 15th place car. Those don't win championships." So basically they aren't really gaining huge advantages by running in lower series. 33. Bronco posted: 03.31.2010 - 2:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "They are less experienced at driving constantly against the top drivers of the moment the way Harvick is." Harvick brought the team from "also ran" status from 4 or 5 years ago to become the kickass powerhouse that is today in the Truck series. Why should he not enjoy the results of his hard work? Because some fans and other drivers don't like it? That's like saying the #48 team should quit their dominance of the sport because people are being put off by it. Your argument that Harvick should focus exclusively on Cup and nothing else is absurd. If anything, all his extracurricular activities have made him a better Cup driver. I don't think it's a coincidence that since he got on his Truck winning streak, his Cup results have greatly improved. He had a great race and finish at Homestead, won the Bud Shootout, came within an inch or two of winning the Duel, nearly won the 500, had two second place finishes and led the standing up until Martinsville. "And Dale Mears does more than "dabble" in lower series, he runs his own HMS satellite operation." He doesn't run anything. He has his sister to run the business side of things and the Eurys to handle the race teams. Tony Stewart doesn't run anything either, he himself said he just signs the checks. 34. Talon64 posted: 03.31.2010 - 7:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Total bullshit. The vast majority of the truck teams do NOT have Cup drivers." That's because there's hardly any Cup organizations fielding Truck teams. Roush is gone so it's just RCR running a Truck for Austin Dillon. They just race Nationwide instead where it definitely applies. KHI and KBM are the closest things since they're owned by Cup drivers. Sponsorship was the reason Kyle and Ickler swapped races, and would Tide jump on board for JR Fitzpatrick? Billy Ballew's also run a host of Cup drivers over the years other than Kyle. "Your argument that Harvick should focus exclusively on Cup and nothing else is absurd. If anything, all his extracurricular activities have made him a better Cup driver. I don't think it's a coincidence that since he got on his Truck winning streak, his Cup results have greatly improved. He had a great race and finish at Homestead, won the Bud Shootout, came within an inch or two of winning the Duel, nearly won the 500, had two second place finishes and led the standing up until Martinsville." His best Cup seasons have also come when he's running full time in Nationwide. 2001 he was Cup ROTY with a couple wins and 9th in the points, and 2006 he had his best season with 5 wins and 4th in the standings. 2002 was his worst season and he only ran 4 Nationwide races, the next year he ran 19 races and finished 5th in the standings. But that was all with RCR. 2007 was the first year he started driving the majority of the Nationwide races with his own team and he stopped winning in Cup so one trend's given way for another. 35. Anonymous posted: 03.31.2010 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "So basically they aren't really gaining huge advantages by running in lower series." They certainly have an advantage in the lower series. Less so in Cup because of the number of practice sessions they have. It's helped Menard in Cup however. "Harvick brought the team from "also ran" status from 4 or 5 years ago to become the kickass powerhouse that is today in the Truck series." No, Ron Hornaday has. The 2 truck is a non contender unless a Cup driver is in it. Jack Sprague of all people couldn't win in it. 36. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.02.2010 - 11:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Why should he not enjoy the results of his hard work?" Because he'd enjoy being a Cup winner a whole lot more, which he hasn't done in over 3 years. "Because some fans and other drivers don't like it? That's like saying the #48 team should quit their dominance of the sport because people are being put off by it." No, because unlike JJ, there is a bigger pot of gold possibly awaiting Harvick if he rearranged his priorities. Unless he'd rather be remembered as a great Truck owner instead of a great Cup driver, which he has the talent to do, but not the mindset. It has nothing to do with what the fans like or not when it comes to the drivers. That is NASCAR's job. The drivers love Michigan (BORING!!!!) and hate Martinsville (the circuit's best track since they reconfigured Bristol). "I don't think it's a coincidence that since he got on his Truck winning streak, his Cup results have greatly improved." Actually RCR has improved. Kevin has actually regressed as a driver. He choked away the first two races of the year (he picked the wrong line at Daytona with the fastest car, sped on pit road at Cali, allowing the #48 to stay on the lead lap, then hit the wall while running down JJ half a second a lap). " He had a great race and finish at Homestead, won the Bud Shootout, came within an inch or two of winning the Duel, nearly won the 500, had two second place finishes and led the standing up until Martinsville." And that has been the highlight of his last 3 years on the Cup side. Even Dale Mears has done better, at least as far as the high points. 37. Bronco posted: 04.02.2010 - 2:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Because he'd enjoy being a Cup winner a whole lot more, which he hasn't done in over 3 years." Fail #1. Quitting Trucks and Nationwide isn't going to automatically make you a Cup winner. Jeff Gordon hasn't raced in the Busch series since 2000, and is currently riding a one year winless streak while his shopmate has won half the races run this year. Winning is winning, regardless of the series. It pumps you up and gives you the confidence to do even better. "Actually RCR has improved. Kevin has actually regressed as a driver." Fail #2. He's still the flagship of that team, considering that he's been the best performing car so far this season. If you notice, his team won a grand total of 5 races (two which were flukes) since his 2007 Daytona win. "He choked away the first two races of the year (he picked the wrong line at Daytona with the fastest car," Lol, is everything a choke to you? The reason he lost Daytona was that Carl moved to the inside and dumped him on the backstretch, while Jamie Mac had the 16 pushing him to the front. Nothing he could have done there. "And that has been the highlight of his last 3 years on the Cup side." Fail #3. He won the All-Star race in 2007, finished 4th in cha$e points in 2008 and won the 2009 Bud Shootout. Good try though. 38. DaleSrFanForever posted: 04.02.2010 - 5:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Quitting Trucks and Nationwide isn't going to automatically make you a Cup winner. Jeff Gordon hasn't raced in the Busch series since 2000, and is currently riding a one year winless streak while his shopmate has won half the races run this year." But at least he doesn't have that "what if?" hanging over his head. Besides, Jeff's heart is out of it now (except when Kenseth is around). "He's still the flagship of that team, considering that he's been the best performing car so far this season. If you notice, his team won a grand total of 5 races (two which were flukes) since his 2007 Daytona win." You went against your own point by pointing out that the organization has won 5 times since his last win. And the key word is "so far". The season has only been 6 races. And Burton and Bowyer have had less success because they are too damn conservative, which is their fault. They have bought in to RCR's "No DNF's, for the love of God, no DNF's" logic that only worked when they had Earnhardt behind the wheel to make up for the lack of speed caused by the durability. Harvick could be doing a lot better. "Lol, is everything a choke to you? The reason he lost Daytona was that Carl moved to the inside and dumped him on the backstretch, while Jamie Mac had the 16 pushing him to the front. Nothing he could have done there." No, a few laps earlier he picked up the wrong line (the same mistake Tony made in '08) instead of the faster one that had the #16 and #1 in it, that caused him to be back there with Carl, who was going for the win. "He won the All-Star race in 2007, finished 4th in cha$e points in 2008 and won the 2009 Bud Shootout." And watched his winless streak balloon to over 100 races, got in a contract dispute with the owner who gave him TWO chances of a lifetime and showed patience with him that few other owners would have when he acted out over and over again (see Roush, Jack; Hendrick, Rick; and Brothers, Busch), got in public feuds, and generally became a sideshow. 39. Anonymous posted: 04.07.2010 - 1:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can't believe they didn't parked Chris Lafferty because he was slow and caused a couple of cautions. I was glad he did not finished because he could of have caused five to ten more cautions for his slow pace. 40. JamieMcmurrayFan posted: 05.01.2010 - 4:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also debut of DJ Kennington. 41. JamieMcmurrayFan posted: 05.01.2010 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) debut of lance fenton 42. JamieMcmurrayFan posted: 05.01.2010 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) debut of lance fenton and dj kennington 43. JamieMcmurrayFan posted: 05.22.2010 - 11:48 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) austin dillon gets the unlucky guy award (highest finishing driver not on the lead lap) 44. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 08.22.2014 - 11:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Owner Update #01 Jennifer Jo Cobb He drove using the Daisy Rameriz number with a truck out from Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 45. PCRaceFan0006 posted: 01.10.2016 - 12:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #89 of Chris Lafferty was a Chevrolet 46. Josh posted: 03.24.2020 - 7:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) As @45 already said...No. 89 was a Chevrolet as we can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5PLlsdO1LM&feature=youtu.be 51:42 and here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=113981968612504&set=t.100000585842236&type=3&theater 47. rm posted: 07.12.2020 - 7:01 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Virginia local Hermie Sadler's best NASCAR finish in 6 years, matching a 12th place finish at Milwaukee in a 2004 Busch race. 48. Rich posted: 08.31.2020 - 3:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rick Allen, Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip were the commentators. Ray Dunlap and Adam Alexander were the pit road reporters. Krista Voda was the host of the thirty minute pre-race show. 49. thecautionlightnews posted: 09.23.2020 - 6:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Narain Karthikayen becomes India's first NASCAR driver. He also is India's first F1 driver. Funny enough, Karthikayen, fellow f1 driver Karun Chandhok, and the GOAT Mahaveer Raghunathan are all from Chennai. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: