|| *Comments on the 2019 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard:* View the most recent comment <#409> | Post a comment <#post> 1. 34McDowellFan posted: 09.03.2019 - 2:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rick Ware Racing's full brigade of 4 cars is back for the The 26th Annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machince Vodka 400 at the Brickyard presented by Florida Georgia Line 2. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.03.2019 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I'm actually curious how the 550hp package will work here. 3. Sector posted: 09.03.2019 - 2:55 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) The final race of the "regular season" before the Playoffs begin. This is the second consecutive season where Indianapolis is listed as the finale race before switching dates with Daytona to become the next Fourth of July race in 2020 (I personally don't think it'll have the same feeling but we'll see) and Daytona will be the finale. Kyle Busch will enter this race clinching the "regular season" championship as well entering with a 64 point lead, which in its third year with the stage racing introduction is the first time accomplished. The max points is 60 per race by winning both stages and the race itself (minus the Charlotte World 600 event which is 70). Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex, Jr, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, Kurt Buch, Alex Bowman, Erik Jones, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, William Byron and Aric Almirola are locked into the Playoffs. There are only two positions remaining between four drivers to determine who else are entering the Playoffs picture after this race. Currently Clint Bowyer and Daniel Suarez holds the defensive positions. Suarez and Ryan Newman are technically tied for the 16th and final position, however Suarez would win on the tie breaker (He has a better best finish than Newman does). Clint Bowyer enters the race with an eight point cushion. Jimmie Johnson is the other driver being 18 points below Suarez and Newman. Jimmie Johnson has made the Playoffs (and Chase) every year since it was created back in 2004 and is currently in jeopardy of missing it the first time in his career. There was a little heated moment (and in Ryan's post-race interview) last week at Darlington with Daniel Suarez spinning out Ryan Newman during the race. As they are tied in the Playoffs picture, it will be interesting to see if something continues from that in this race. 4. Sandy posted: 09.03.2019 - 3:35 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Sweet a full field first time Since Daytona 5. RaceFanX posted: 09.03.2019 - 3:44 pm Rate this comment: (4) (1) Garrett Smithley's first Brickyard 400 start comes with a new sponsorship on the Rick Ware #52 Chevrolet as Honest Abe Roofing, "The Reliable Roofers," make their debut as a NASCAR Cup sponsor. Let's hope the #52 makes it more than four score and seven laps into this race because if they only go that far they'll be on the hauler just after halfway. 6. Mile501 posted: 09.03.2019 - 4:51 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Statistical analysis of the 4 "bubble" drivers: Clint Bowyer has an up-and-down record at Darlington. In the last 4 years, he has finished in the top 6 twice, but also has two finishes outside the top 20. I look for him to finish somewhere around 10th. Daniel Suarez, in his 2 starts at Indianapolis, has finished 7th and 18th. I think it is realistic to expect him to finish somewhere between those two positions this weekend. Ryan Newman has finished 11th or better in 6 of the last 7 races at Indianapolis, including a win in 2013 and a 3rd in 2017. Roush Racing hasn't fared as well at Indianapolis, but last year, Matt Kenseth finished 12th, his best finish at that point in the season. By being the hardest driver to pass on a track where it is already hard to pass, I think Newman might be able to get a top 10 finish. If he does, it will be Roush's first top 10 at Indianapolis since 2012. Jimmie Johnson used to dominate Indianapolis, winning 4 times in a 7-year span. But in the last 5 years, he has failed to lead a single lap, and has just 1 finish better than 14th (a 3rd in 2016). Combining that with the fact that he has been performing better in recent months, but that he has also been having trouble closing the deal, makes it tough to predict how he'll do this weekend. I believe he has the potential to win, but he could just as easily finish around 15th. He will need a strong qualifying effort and a lot of stage points to try to close the 18-point gap on the drivers ahead of him. Johnson is the last remaining driver who has appeared in every single chase/playoffs since it began in 2004. But as we saw when Denny Hamlin failed to finish on the lead lap at Darlington, all streaks come to an end eventually. Here is each driver's best finish so far this year, if needed as a tiebreaker. (Of course, this could change depending on where they finish at Indianapolis, but realistically, it probably won't change.) Clint Bowyer - 2nd (Texas) Jimmie Johnson - 3rd, then 4th, then 5th, then 6th Daniel Suarez - 3rd, then 4th, then 5th, then 8th Ryan Newman - 5th (July Daytona) Crazy stat: If Johnson and Suarez were to tie, we'd have to go to their 4th-best finish of the year to break the tie. Who wins in the end? NASCAR, because their playoff format continues to cause us to discuss drivers ranked 15th-18th in points when we otherwise wouldn't have much of interest to talk about. 7. jensenators posted: 09.03.2019 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) To expand a bit on the great breakdown Mile did above: Paul Menard has a win and an average finish of 15.3 in the last 10 brickyards. Chris Buescher has 1 Top 10 in 3 starts, and an ave. fin. of 16. Matt DiBenedetto has 1 top 10 in 4 starts. If 1 of these 3 can be a surprise winner, it would be a fun. And remember if any of these drivers finish second, we'd need to wait until the post race inspection before declaring the final spots. 8. Sector posted: 09.03.2019 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #6 "Clint Bowyer has an up-and-down record at Darlington. In the last 4 years, he has finished in the top 6 twice, but also has two finishes outside the top 20. I look for him to finish somewhere around 10th." I believe you mean Indianapolis :) 9. Anthony posted: 09.03.2019 - 7:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Also anyone 19th-30th in points must win the race to make it in the playoffs. Matt DiBenedetto has been running well lately, can he win? Paul Menard has a win here at Indy he could be a sleeper too. 10. Tarheel posted: 09.03.2019 - 8:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Matt has a shot, though it's still a long shot and would probably have to involve strategy. Buescher might be good enough to win with a little help, and Menard and Dillon have both snatched a win from faster cars on fuel mileage before. To me, anyone below eighteenth other than those drivers pulling off the win would be truly shocking. Sorry Ricky. 11. Corey posted: 09.03.2019 - 8:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @10 Well if we have another situation like Daytona. 12. Mile501 posted: 09.03.2019 - 8:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @7 - Thank you, and good points. Of course, a surprise winner would mean only 1 of those 4 would make it. That's exactly why Daytona is next year's cutoff race. @8 - Oops! Yes. My mind must have still been on Darlington. 13. Chase9Fan posted: 09.04.2019 - 10:00 am Rate this comment: (1) (3) #2, this race is going to be lame. Indy is a place where you need the HP. I can honestly see follow the leader here. Hope I am wrong, but this race wasn't that great under the best circumstances. I wish they would take it off the schedule personally. 14. Anonymous posted: 09.04.2019 - 11:10 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why don't they run the plate package like xfinity? 15. Tarheel posted: 09.04.2019 - 1:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think the best chance for passing will be when two cars get side by side going down the straight aways and a third car behind them gets a big enough draft to slingshot both of them. But overall, I agree with 13, shut it down and go race at IRP. 16. Sector posted: 09.04.2019 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #15 Actually as mentioned on Erik Jones' comment board, why not race at both as some sort of double header? They are right across the street from one another, they can do it. IRP on a week night, Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Another way of shortening the schedule to get away from the September-November months for those NFL fans. Indianapolis isn't going anywhere most likely, the drivers speak so much about it being an honor to race here because of the Indy 500's history. 17. Corey posted: 09.04.2019 - 4:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @16 The logistics would be a nightmare. Aside from the tracks being 6+ miles apart, you're asking teams to prepare both a short track and a speedway car at the same time, this after most likely racing the weekend before. Big teams might be able to pull it off, but the small ones would be taxed beyond belief. Even if you have the weekend prior off, it would just defeat the purpose of having a double header. A Pocono double-header is different as its the same car, same track, one weekend. The rest of the week schedule doesn't have to change to accommodate it. 18. NewGuyOnTheBlock posted: 09.04.2019 - 5:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I know we all want NASCAR back at IRP, but as long as the NHRA ownes the place and refuses to update the track surface and facilities, NASCAR can't return. 19. Corey posted: 09.04.2019 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @18 Sorry, I'm on the side of the big speedway. 20. 1995-Subaru-WRX-Sti posted: 09.04.2019 - 6:39 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I know we all want NASCAR back at IRP, but as long as the NHRA ownes the place and refuses to update the track surface and facilities, NASCAR can't return." This. All of this. Yes they are upgrading the place now (rumor has it). But I will not hold my breath until the green flag falls on a Truck or Xfinity race officially. 21. Sector posted: 09.04.2019 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #19 Same, I'm on the side of having virtually one race at a track every year instead of two (aka Kansas, Vegas, Pocono etc). There are enough tracks to have 36 races with one date. Personally I think they should create a Daytona ROVAL race for the Daytona regular season finale race the following year. It'll certainly stir some things up. #17 I'm not saying it should be done, but it is a possibility to satisfy some NFL fans because they are concerning themselves with the dates aligning with NFL at this point of the season. Heck, if I'm being serious I think they should adapt to the Grant Prix version if they could and have IRP at another part of the schedule instead. As #18 said it's another one of those issues where NASCAR just doesn't have jurisdiction over IRP. 22. rm posted: 09.04.2019 - 6:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'll be at IRP in a month, be interested to see if they've actually done anything to the oval facility or not. Just want to throw something out there for those who haven't been there or who haven't watched a race there on tv: there is no garage inside the oval, and the only permanent structures in the infield are a bathroom, a concession stand, and maybe a couple of small maintenance/tech sheds? That's it. Oh, and a small pond inside of turn 4. 23. PucciMan posted: 09.04.2019 - 7:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have a question for all of you. Is the Brickyard 400 a crown jewel race? 24. Anthony posted: 09.04.2019 - 7:22 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) IMO the crown jewel races are Daytona 500, Coke 600, Firecracker 400, Southern 500 25. Anthony posted: 09.04.2019 - 7:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bilicki will be in the #53 with AQRE.app sponsorship JJ Yeley's #54 will have MEO sponsorship 26. Sector posted: 09.04.2019 - 7:26 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) #23 it varies. The drivers consider it a crown jewel race because of its rich history with the Indy 500 itself. The media is the media so they'll believe anything they say. As the fan itself, it isn't something that's been around the sports for ages. Daytona, Darlington and Charlotte each has way more significant to NASCAR than Indianapolis ever has. Hell, Martinsville and the fall Bristol races are essentially more important. Indianapolis didn't show up until the 90's, and would deem somewhat disrespectful to the greats who raced NASCAR before the 90's to consider a "crown jewel" because Indy wasn't associated with NASCAR pre-1994. Therefore no, it really isn't. In the eyes of some fans and most drivers, it is, and when it comes to the drivers that's what really matters, I guess. The races itself doesn't really hold much entertainment to be considered one, as oppose to Darlington. In the end, it's all opinions to consider it a crown jewel. I personally, would not. Is the Fourth of July Daytona race a crown jewel because it's the same track as the Daytona 500? Or the Charlotte ROVAL (previously the Charlotte oval race)? 27. Corey posted: 09.04.2019 - 7:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The problem is the Firecracker 400 will now be in September and its tradition started dying off when it was no longer held exclusively on the 4th of July. Some people claim the Bristol night race, while its definitely a highlight of the season, the problem comes in that the first night race was in 1978. They had been racing two races their since 1961. So do you count the first 17 races as crown jewels? Others claim the old Winston 500 as a crown jewel. I find that hard to justify as its status was tied directly with the series sponsor. They are going to promote their own race as this big event. When they left back in 2003, and even before then when the Winston Million program ended, any sort of crown jewel atmosphere went away. Today it feels like just another race and nothing special. Personally I do consider the Brickyard 400 as a crown jewel event. Like its three counterparts, the Southern 500, Coke 600 and Daytona 500, from the get go its has been made to be this grand event you want to win. What goes against it is the fact that its much younger then the other three and Indy has always been known more for open wheel, with the Indy 500 being the bigger draw. That's something you don't see with Daytona and Charlotte or even Darlington, when it had two dates. 28. George_Costanza posted: 09.04.2019 - 8:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As I've stated last year, imaging you're a driver winning at Indianapolis, a race the media says is a crown jewel event. You look up in the stands after celebrating, and there is empty seats upon empty seats. Indianapolis will be lucky to sell 15% of the total seats. How can that even be considered a crown jewel event? 29. possum posted: 09.04.2019 - 9:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @22 - why do you need a garage in the infield? Yeah, you need a restroom, and a concession stand is a nice convenience, but Cup raced for years without garages in the infield at most tracks, and the lower series still do. It puts a premium on intelligently loading your pit cart, but since you can't fix major wreck damage now, even that is manageable. 30. possum posted: 09.04.2019 - 9:11 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @23 - No. @24 - I wouldn't put the Firecracker on that list. It's always been a fun race, but not one that had any special importance. Southern 500, Daytona 500, and World 600 are the crown jewels to me, with Darlington being a clear step above the other two. @28 - well, considering how huge Indy is, 15% would still compare favorably to the crowd sizes at many tracks. 31. Corey posted: 09.04.2019 - 9:13 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @28 15% at Indy is still 37,000 fans. Even at 20%, you are talking about 50,000. Honestly its attendance probably puts it on par with a lot of the other tracks. Indy just has the illusion of nobody being there, merely from the fact that the have the most seating capacity of any circuit at 250,000. Darlington's total capacity is only 47,000. 32. Busch18 posted: 09.04.2019 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) @24 Thee crown jewel races are Daytona 500, Coke 600, Southern 500 and the Brickyard 400 yes Indy is a crown jewel race you ask any driver. It may not have the history like the others but it is 100% a drawn jewel race since 1994 when we started running there 33. nohbody posted: 09.04.2019 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (4) Indy is an Open-Wheel track, not a stock-car track, hence why it isn't a "Crown Jewel". It isn't even a 500 mile race. Atlanta, Martinsville, Richmond, and Talladega are more important and special than Indy. Winning the Goody's 500 on Saturday night at Bristol is a bigger deal than the weak-ass 400-mile Indy NASCAR race. The racing at Indy is always dull. 34. William24ByronFan posted: 09.04.2019 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rick Ware Racing has enter 4 cars at the 2019 Brickyard 400 for B.J McLeod, Garrett Smithley, Josh Bilicki, and J.J Yeley. Last year they ran 2 cars with the full time #51 and part time #52. Hopefully one of them try to get a solid finish. 35. 1995-Subaru-WRX-Sti posted: 09.04.2019 - 11:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Should NASCAR race at Indy? Yes. Every year? No. What too make a "Crown Jewel"? Go every 3-5 years. Then people may just very well show up. Yeah that I right, i'd be fine with Indy showing up on the season every 3-5 years. 36. Mannoroth posted: 09.05.2019 - 12:39 am Rate this comment: (1) (1) It's all about the prestige of the tracks, that's why they are considered as Crown Jewels. Daytona 500 is run at Daytona International Speedway, which is 60 years old and other racing series uses that track as well. The only disadvantages are that it's a superspeedway, anyone can win a race there and equipment doesn't matter. Coca-Cola 600 is run at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is 59 years old. Other racing series don't use this track too often, but NASCAR has the longest race here and almost all the teams are based here. Brickyard 400 is run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is even 110 years old, many racing series used or are using this track and a lot of people in the world know this track. The racing doesn't have to be always exciting here, but that's not what makes this track a Crown Jewel. It's all about the prestige. Southern 500 (or Bojangles Southern 500) is run at Darlington Raceway, which is 69 years old. Other racing series don't use this track, but due to its unique shape, it's one of the most challenging tracks. And there is also unofficial 5th Crown Jewel in form of Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, but NASCAR doesn't use that name anymore. 37. ScottB posted: 09.05.2019 - 12:19 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) I've never considered the Brickyard a crown jewel. The other four, yes. It doesn't matter how much prestige and tradition Indy has is open wheel racing, it sucks as a stock car track. It was a marketing gimmick from the outset as a NASCAR track. The novelty of the first year there has long since worn off, we should just admit that it doesn't really work and move on. The only thing the Brickyard 400 has going for it is that teams leave there with a nice payout at the end of the day (or at least they did when those numbers were public, and I think that is likely still true in comparison the most of the races on the schedule). 38. ScottB posted: 09.05.2019 - 12:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The "other four" being: Daytona 500, Southern 500 at Darlington, the 600 at Charlotte, and the spring race at Talladega. Of those four, 'Dega has the weakest claim since it's no longer the Winston 500 (and because there is another 500 miler at the same track every year). It still feels more legit to me that the Brickyard, though. 39. Mannoroth posted: 09.05.2019 - 12:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) 37. Exactly, it's all about how people consider it. For me - Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400 and Southern 500 is the top 4 plus that unofficial Winston 500. 40. ScottB posted: 09.05.2019 - 1:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) True. If I were a driver, I'd probably have the Brickyard much higher on my list of races I'd want to win. As a team owner, I would for certain. As a fan, it's just one I don't get all that excited about. I suppose the season-ending race could reach crown jewel status over time now that a playoff format seems to be here to stay. I'm not sure how committed NASCAR is to keeping that in Homestead, but if they due it will help build up the status. 41. Sector posted: 09.05.2019 - 1:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #36 Then Martinsville is way more prestigious than all but Indianapolis because it's been around NASCAR the longest... That isn't the case. The Indy 500 has way more value over the Brickyard 400. As I said before, when the Charlotte race (the 500 mile before replaced by its ROVAL) would be considered prestigious, or any of the Daytona qualifiers and shootout along with the Firecracker races would also have to be prestigious. You might as well consider the Indianapolis Grand Prix just as prestigious as the Indy 500 because we're at that same track. It's asinine to think the IndyCar Lights and Xfinity series racing at Indianapolis also it's a prestigious event. They're not. The issue with NASCAR (and Formula One at Monaco, for that matter) is you don't see random drivers from other series arrive to have a shot at such a "big name." You see that with 24 Hours at Daytona, Le Mans, Indy 500 and Bathurst. That, to me, is what the biggest prestigious races in the world has to offer. To the outside NASCAR world, the Daytona 500 is the most prestigious. To the inside NASCAR world, Southern 500 is the most prestigious. NASCAR's hometrack is Charlotte, so the World 600 has a place on that list. Nowhere you will see Indianapolis on that list because the Indianapolis 500 simply has far more value than the Brickyard 400, and it's really all in the preference of the drivers because they're not racing open wheel. That's all it is. That also throws in a wrench when someone else mentioned the Brickyard 400 not being a 500 mile race to be considered one, because while the fall Charlotte race before the ROVAL was, you've got both Talladega and Atlanta races also being 500 mile races. Do they have more "significant" than the Brickyard 400 itself? It's fun to think about. 42. Sector posted: 09.05.2019 - 1:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I suppose the season-ending race could reach crown jewel status over time now that a playoff format seems to be here to stay. I'm not sure how committed NASCAR is to keeping that in Homestead, but if they due it will help build up the status." Next season Homestead is switching to March and Phoenix is the season finale... I personally think it should be tracks of significant value as well. Martinsville would probably be one I would use as a season ending instead of Phoenix. Let the "drivers" fight it out, and I can GUARANTEE the 2018 Fall Martinsville battle between Martin Truex, Jr and Joey Logano would only be a novice compared to that event. Only only alternative would be Darlington but losing the throwback Labor Day would really hurt. Otherwise Homestead was just starting to feel right at home as the "championship racetrack." 43. ScottB posted: 09.05.2019 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thanks, I knew a move was talked about but obviously haven't paid that much attention to next year's schedule yet. :) Phoenix is probably a nod to weather considerations compared to some of the other options. Homestead was gradually starting to grow on me, also. There was a nice symmetry to starting the season in Florida and returning for the finale, even if it was a different track than Daytona. 44. Sector posted: 09.05.2019 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Well Martinsville is the second to last race before Phoenix so weather considerations aside, what's one week? Lol It's been a while since I've seen the old configuration, isn't Homestead basically an older Atlanta layout? 45. Corey posted: 09.05.2019 - 2:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @37 The thing is, both the Coke 600 and the old Winston 500 were created as marketing gimmicks. Bruton Smith wanted to have a race that rivaled the Indianapolis. Since theirs was 500 miles, he made his race 600. In the case of the Winston 500, Winston, who also happened to be the series sponsor, is going to promote the hell out of their own race and make it much grander than it really was, hence its inclusion in the Winston Million program. The sponsor went away and we see nothing special about it now. @36 "And there is also unofficial 5th Crown Jewel in form of Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, but NASCAR doesn't use that name anymore." You need to remember that Winston was the name of a cigarette brand. The US government really cracked down on how they can advertise having already banned TV and radio commercials. More laws in the 90's soon ended most forms of sporting sponsorships. This is why the Winston name isn't used, the sponsorship had to end. 46. Corey posted: 09.05.2019 - 2:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @43 They way the have the playoffs next year, sees Bristol, Richmond and Martinsville as the three playoff races, while Phoenix holds the championship. 47. Yeet posted: 09.05.2019 - 2:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) When NASCAR first went to the Brickyard in the 90s-early 2000s, it was very much a Crown Jewel in this sport, however over the years it has definitely lost its prestige in the sport and at this day and age, shouldn't be considered a "crown jewel" but heck, you wouldn't see me complain if I one here. Hypothesis for the event: - In terms of passing, you're going to to definitely maximize gaining positions on restarts (like most of the tracks so far) and momentum of turns 2 and 4 will be incredibly significant because if you have to lift out of the corners heading onto long straights with this package, you're heading to the back immediately. - Passing in general (especially on longer runs) will definitely be extremely difficult and qualifying well will be an absolute must as I can't imagine anyone can be in contention for the win after starting in the back unless extremely later in the race. - Down these long straightaways expect a ton of blocking as if we're at Daytona, trying to break the momentum of the closing cars. This will likely lead to some flared tempers about the maneuvers and possibly some wrecks. - Unless a car ahead has a moment going into the corner has a moment where he has to check up maybe from a lock or lap traffic don't expect much action in the corners itself. Once the tires wear and they'll have to lift off the throttle it's going to be likely single file (unless on restarts) on the corner itself and how they exit the corners will determine if they'll attempt and overtake. - Unless we pull a Busch-MTJ 2017 and most of the leaders wreck each other out, I can't imagine we'll see anyone 19th-30th win and punch their ticket into the playoffs (I'd be happily proven wrong) but it sure won't seter them from trying. 48. ScottB posted: 09.05.2019 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Just to throw one more track into the "crown jewel" conversation... Michigan International Speedway was a very big deal in 1969 due to its close proximity to the Big 3 American automakers headquarters. It was definitely a high priority track to win at. They always had two races a year and neither one ever established itself as the more dominant one, though. But for a long time, the pressure from the manufacturers to win there had teams pumped up for those races. NASCAR probably could have capitalized on this more than they did. Maybe because of their southern roots, they couldn't take promoting a Yankee track seriously at that time. 49. Sector posted: 09.05.2019 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #48 Wasn't Michigan, or Auto Club/Fontana for that matter, part of the "Triple Crown" for open wheel/IndyCar alongside Pocono and Indianapolis? At this point with Pocono gone after this year and Michigan has no interest hosting another date (and unsure about Auto Club), is Triple Crown basically lost? I know Long Beach has established itself worthy lately, but in general these "crown jewel/triple crown/prestigious" races are generally less worthy than years past unfortunately. Just as Motorsports struggle to reach their peak before too. 50. Corey posted: 09.05.2019 - 3:58 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) Kyle Busch is winning this weekend. Here's why: Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin Coke 600: Martin Truex Jr. Southern 500: Erik Jones His three teammates have won the other three crown jewels. Kyle will make a 4 for 4 sweep. 51. William24ByronFan posted: 09.05.2019 - 11:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #54 is a Chevrolet. 52. Mannoroth posted: 09.06.2019 - 12:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (5) 50. He won't win, because not many people knew about this fact that JGR has won all 3 Crown Jewel races so far and when NASCAR made a post about it, everyone knows it now and it won't most probably continue. Just look at Denny Hamlin - there was a post on racing-reference.info how good he is at Darlington and what a average finish he has. Well, he was DQed from the Xfinity race that he won and the Cup race wasn't any better. Would it happen, when there was no post about it? Maybe, but looking at something unique and wishing it will continue isn't a good idea and the exact opposite usually happens. 53. Mile501 posted: 09.06.2019 - 5:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @52 - Making a post about someone's streak or record doesn't impact the future. It's just words on a screen. I am glad that I made that blog post about Denny Hamlin's stats at Darlington while it still held true, since it doesn't anymore. 54. Mannoroth posted: 09.06.2019 - 9:42 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) 53. You don't have to make a post, you just have to know about it. That's all. 55. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.06.2019 - 12:38 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) @54 some people enjoy it when Mile makes interesting posts 56. Mannoroth posted: 09.06.2019 - 12:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) 55. I have nothing against his posts. I'm just saying that something can easily come to an end, when you know about it. 57. Sector posted: 09.06.2019 - 1:26 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Mannoroth, go to school. Let the grownups do the grownup talking. There are people who research and share any form of information beyond this site. 58. Yeet posted: 09.06.2019 - 2:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 27 of Premium Motorsports officially passed the 96 of Gaunt Bros Racing as the top Open car in standings last week by just 1 point. Both teams are entered so we'll see if the 96 can grab it back. 59. William24ByronFan posted: 09.06.2019 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rick Ware Racing's #54 car of J.J Yeley is a Chevrolet. 60. Jimmie4life posted: 09.06.2019 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR moving this race was pretty crushing for this race. First off, NFL week 1 starts on the same day of the race, so millions of eyes will be adverted towards other channels. The thing about Richmond was at least it was on a Saturday night before the football season began. Second, it shows that even NASCAR would move a crown jewel just do get more people into the stands, and not seem to care about the racing. Finally, this track is not gonna see a resurgence unless they actually attempt to address the problems with the cars and the track. Not saying I hate the race, they just need to make some major improvements to keep the fans more interested and keen on getting to the track. 61. George_Costanza posted: 09.06.2019 - 3:24 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) Ticket prices are ridiculous for this race. Of course ticket prices vary from site to site, but I'm on Ticketmaster and tickets for the top of the stands are going for about $180 in some sections. Are you kidding me? It's cheaper for me to buy two tickets to the Indy 500 than it is for one ticket to the Brickyard 400. Tickets for the Xfinity race are more than the Indy 500. Call it a crown jewel all you want, but this race should never be more expensive to go to than the 500. At this point, I'd rather see NASCAR move to IRP. It's clear they can't bring more than 30,000 people to the race at Indy, you may as well move it to the short track. At least you'll get better racing. 62. Yeet posted: 09.06.2019 - 3:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Comment 61 pretty much explains why people aren't showing up. That's an absolute joke. I mean NASCAR will always be my favorite sport of all time, but try and make people pay more for this than the Indy 500, not acceptable whatsoever. Notice how Indy 500 is sold out year after year... 63. 1995-Subaru-WRX-Sti posted: 09.06.2019 - 3:51 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) ^ NASCAR has no say on what ticket prices should be. That is up too the tracks. The people at Indy are really full of themselves too think anybody would pay that much for a ticket at a track that has really hard time producing good racing. IRP can't handle Cup teams, let alone Xfinity. As long the NHRA own it, NASCAR will be far away from returning until they update the place (Rumor has it they are). MIS has pretty cheap ticket prices. 64. 61LongFan posted: 09.06.2019 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Can everyone shut up already, i get it the crowd will suck, but can we just enjoy the race weekend for what it is, the history and give this new package a chance?, i know we will only get about 35-40000 people, but dont keep mentioning it over and over again 65. 33Bandit33 posted: 09.06.2019 - 4:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ticket prices are ridiculous for this race. Of course ticket prices vary from site to site, but I'm on Ticketmaster and tickets for the top of the stands are going for about $180 in some sections. Are you kidding me? It's cheaper for me to buy two tickets to the Indy 500 than it is for one ticket to the Brickyard 400. Tickets for the Xfinity race are more than the Indy 500. Call it a crown jewel all you want, but this race should never be more expensive to go to than the 500. ?All these years I have listened on TV and read numerous articles people within the sport complain about attendance at The Brickyard 400. I myself, have wondered why people who live within a 2 -3 hour drive don't go to this race. The way the media tells it is in the context of fans have lost interest, blaming the fans lack of interest for poor condition of NASCAR at the brickyard. I cherish this race, have considered it to be a crown jewel. I did some research to verify the above content and my point of view on The Brickyard has changed. I no longer feel sorry, nor will pull for this race to be successful if they charge these ridiculous kind of prices. This is ludacris and no way I'd even consider going to this event. The common working man, even a middle class blue collar person can't afford to take his family to this race. I from now on hope this event continues to fail drastically, NASCAR quits all together going to this venue. 66. Sector posted: 09.06.2019 - 4:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "First off, NFL week 1 starts on the same day of the race, so millions of eyes will be adverted towards other channels. The thing about Richmond was at least it was on a Saturday night before the football season began." Keep in mind that the schedule is entirely different next season and Indianapolis will be in July instead. Next year the regular season finale will be back on Saturday night at Daytona. At this time next year it will be Darlington on a Sunday as the first race of the Playoff (the schedule is a week early at this point in 2020 compared to 2019) and even with Darlington, people will complain about the scheduling conflicts. Just sit back, relax your favorite sport and watch the other recorded later. There is no point in whining about it. If you care so much about attendance then go yourself to +1 it. 67. Jimmie4life posted: 09.06.2019 - 5:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) IRP was such a fun track for NASCAR... it was just like a local short track race, but a big Nationwide/Xfinity and Camping World/Gander Outdoor race. I know they will NEVER go back there, unless the track resurges, sadly. But, we still have some races to remind us about when IRP was still glorious. While yes, it might get less fans to watch, it'd be a more popular race than a 110 year old track with very little lead changes and position movement. 68. Yeet posted: 09.06.2019 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @64 When have we said so far that the lack of people will mean a poor race? I sure didn't. I have high hopes for this race (scroll up if you think I'm full of it) but when people don't arrive especially to this specific track there's a problem. As @63 clarified for me this isn't a NASCAR problem it's an Indianapolis problem. Have I said NASCAR is dying? No (look at the people in the past few races alone). Have I said that this race will immediately be worthless in watching simply because you see grey in the stands? No. Have I repeatedly criticized the package before they've even stepped on track? No. I always have an optimistic attitude towards all the races (which is something we should all do) but when you see something bloody horrendous like the prices here you have a right to say that specific thing shouldn't happen. I have said absolutely nothing about how the weekend is ruined because of it. 69. Sector posted: 09.06.2019 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Unknowing what 2021 will bring, I strongly believe the scheduling will be drastically different (here's to hoping). Maybe NASCAR will finally focus on more shorter track racing than mile and a half tracks. I believe most contracts with the tracks expires after 2020, correct? 70. Canadianfan posted: 09.06.2019 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Here's a big problem. The teams although we don't know what they get anymore get a lot for this race, it probably is second only to the Daytona 500 regarding purse. If they were to go to IRP even if the NHRA upgrades the track that purse would be a quarter of what they get at Indy. They will continue going to Indy for the for seeable future this is a financial decision, how many people are in the stands doesn't matter and as was said earlier NASCAR has nothing to do with ticket prices that's up to the track to set that. 71. Chad posted: 09.06.2019 - 6:50 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) ^ the 40 car field definitely supports your statement. 72. possum posted: 09.06.2019 - 6:55 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @61 et al - it's a good thing you guys aren't trying to run a business, because you'd be looking for a bankruptcy lawyer right quick. You can be sure the folks at IMS have spent a lot of time figuring out how to get the most income from this race. And you can be equally sure what they've concluded is that lowering ticket prices won't bring in enough extra people to compensate for the lower per-person income. It's not complicated. For the 500 the crowd is big enough that, as they say, they can "make it up on volume". 73. Hi posted: 09.06.2019 - 8:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The reason why all 3 FRM cars have nice paint schemes typically are because they use kyskes designs (Instagram) who will also have his paint scheme on the 88 at Las Vegas 74. William24ByronFan posted: 09.07.2019 - 10:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #51 and #52 are Fords. #53 and #54 are Chevrolets for Rick Ware Racing at Indianapolis. 75. Anthony posted: 09.07.2019 - 1:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie only ran single lap qualifying runs in practice 1 it looked like. They only went out 1 lap at a time 76. Ed posted: 09.07.2019 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I really don't understand why people are allowed to race when they're 15 mph slower than the fastest cars, it only takes 10 minutes to lap them at that pace 77. createcrept posted: 09.07.2019 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hoping Larson wins this one. He really needs a win this season to be able to be competitive once the playoffs start 78. Sandy posted: 09.07.2019 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Jimmie Johnson could become the first driver since 2012 Kyle Busch to win the clash and miss the playoffs in the same season 79. Yeet posted: 09.07.2019 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin just had a monumental impact going into Turn 4 in the last seconds of Final Practice. He will go to a backup car. Hamlin finished 11th in Practice one and 15th in Final Practice. 80. William24ByronFan posted: 09.07.2019 - 4:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Sorry #53 RWR is a Ford. 81. Yeet posted: 09.07.2019 - 9:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Practice Notes: - A notable position in Practice One is the #43 Bubba Wallace (5th), on the oval tracks 2 miles or larger the 43's average finish is 27.5 (23.8 if we remove the 2 crash DNFs of Daytona I and Talladega I). RPM has slowly made a recovery from what was a poor aerodynamic program at the beginning of the season, and is consistently knocking on the door of a Top 20 each week. The 43 bunch's time of 48.997 came on their very last lap of their session and likely used Final Practice to test their race run as they'd double the amount of laps they ran in Practice One but still ended up P16. - Of the 4 "bubble drivers", Bowyer (+8) lead the brigade in Practice One with P6 followed by Jimmie Johnson (-18) in P8, Suarez (+0) in P22, and Newman (-0) in P27. Likely testing on race pace apart from Newman based on lap count they'd fall to 23rd, 17th,22nd, and 27th respectively. - Final Practice brought a lot of newer names at the front, leading to the discussion of possibly some potential party spoilers chasing the checkered flag and punching a ticket to the Playoffs. Paul Menard the 2011 Brickyard 400 winner turns the fastest time in either session with a 48.628 in is Word Bros Ford, they'll be chasing 100 wins for the Wood Brothers and Menard's entrance into the Playoffs. Other notable characters inside the Top 15 are Stenhouse in 2nd, Buescher in 4th, Matty D in 5th followed by Hemric in 6th, Preece in 8th, Ragan 11th and the Open car of Parker Kligerman in 14th. Of the 14 eligible drivers in the Top 15, 7 of them currently sit outside the Playoff bubble. - With the field practically split between qualifying and race runs each session, it's hard to tell who's desperately hoping to maintain race pace by attempting to demolish their qualifying runs and hope the package can help maintain the lead and who's waiting until the race to pounce. Especially with such an unpredictable package they race with it's an extremely tough decision to either sacrifice qualifying pace for race pace or vise versa. Top 15 overall: 1. #21 Paul Menard 48.628 (currently out of Playoffs) 2. #42 Kyle Larson 48.642 (In) 3. #1 Kurt Busch 48.711 (In) 4. #2 Brad Keselowski 48.754 (In) 5. #9 Chase Elliot 48.832 (In) 6. #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 48.873 (Out) 7. #20 Erik Jones 49.033 (In) 8. #37 Chris Buescher 49.077 (Out) 9. #14 Clint Bowyer 49.092 (In) 10.#88 Alex Bowman 49.147 (In) 11.#95 Matt DiBenedetto 49.167 (Out) 12.#12 Ryan Blaney 49.174 (In) 13.#48 Jimmie Johnson 49.261 (Out) 14.#8 Daniel Hemric 49.277 15.#24 William Byron 49.285 (In) 82. Anthony posted: 09.07.2019 - 9:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Also Bubba said his car was really good in practice and was the best car he has driven while with the 43 team 83. 52 posted: 09.08.2019 - 11:22 am Rate this comment: (3) (0) It would be fun to see Paul Menard come in and screw up the playoffs by winning. Not very likely but if anyone can its him. 84. TeamDCRfan posted: 09.08.2019 - 11:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie and Bowyer have put themselves into position for strong runs for the race after qualifying in the top 5, where Suarez and Newman are 20th and 22nd. I still believe Jimmie's got to win, or rely on a major miracle, but at least the 48 group is putting themselves in the best position possible going into the event. 85. Tarheel posted: 09.08.2019 - 11:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 83, I was thinking the same thing. His only win was here albeit on fuel mileage, he starts second and had the second best ten lap average. 86. Sandy posted: 09.08.2019 - 12:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor update 15 Ross Chastain Xchange of America/ Busey Bank 87. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 12:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Based off of yesterday this might be a long shot but I'm gonna go with Kurt Busch to win today 88. Anonymous posted: 09.08.2019 - 1:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 87 I say that his little brother will win 89. Ralphie posted: 09.08.2019 - 1:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @88 Bold. Very bold. 90. William24ByronFan posted: 09.08.2019 - 1:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch is already lock in the playoffs. He got a win at Kentucky. 91. George posted: 09.08.2019 - 1:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) By process of elimination, Truex wins today. Kyle won the minor league race yesterday and his other teammates have won the past 2 Cup races, so today it's Truex's turn. 92. Sandy posted: 09.08.2019 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Weather for this race could be an issue 93. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 1:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @84 - The way stage points work, Johnson could wipe out the deficit and put himself neck-and-neck with Suarez and Newman by finishing in the top 5 in the first 2 stages (assuming they both stay outside the top 10). If Bowyer can stay up front through the first 2 stages, it will give him some breathing room for the rest of the race. Menard has looked impressive this weekend. What a day it would be if he were to get the Wood Brothers into the playoffs and get their 100th win at Indy all at the same time. It would also be great to see Bubba have a good day and bring it home in the top 10. Only he, Ragan, and Cassill have run all the Cup races so far this year without scoring a top 10 finish. 94. William24ByronFan posted: 09.08.2019 - 1:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I can't believe William Byron is starting the 29th position. I want him to sweep the crown jewels race poles. 95. DibenedettoShallRise posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let's go Dibby! 96. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) We're green at Indy 97. A.J. posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Apparently "stacked up" is the drinking game phrase of the race for NBC. 98. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Aric Almirola's #10 Ford was damaged before the race today when a fan in the pit area stood up on the pit wall and fell off, coming down and damaging the back bumper of the Smithfield / Meijer Mustang. NASCAR made a special exception to allow the team time before the race to fix the damage with some aluminium. The fan was uninjured. 99. DibenedettoShallRise posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Apparently a fan fell on Aric Almirola's back bumper pre race. 100. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez hit the wall and was smoking now the caution is out 101. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Welp, there goes Suarez. 102. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Polesitter Kevin Harvick leads early on at the Brickyard. Happy is looking just that in the #4 Mobil 1 entry early on. 103. Scott25 posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ok, so that's the precedent for cautions today...if they're so desperate to get the field bunched up I don't know why they bother racing at this track anymore. 104. Anon posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BS caution to save Suarez to keep the playoff drama. If that was Corey LaJoie we atay green. 105. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez and Ryan Newman came into this race tied in points looking to get into the playoffs...but if someone wins to get in today both of them will get bumped. Paul Menard is running in the top-5 early on and he knows how the way to victory lane at Indy. 106. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Elliott got spun on pit road and it looks like Stenhouse and Bubba got damage in that incident 107. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch has a tire rub now 108. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If that were a playoff contender with the tire rub, there would have been a caution. 109. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There were like three, maybe four part of pit road during that pit stop that was chaotic. Wow. Drivers were practically "beatin' and bangin'" on such a narrow pit road. 110. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex also got damage on pit road and is now a lap down 111. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt did pit to repair the damage and is still on the lead lap 112. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt's tire rub was due to the fender above his left front tire rubbing a tire carried by a crew of Ryan Blaney as Kurt was entering his pit stall. 113. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Apparently the caution wasn't for Suarez but for possible fluid on the racetrack earlier 114. Z posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Meant to post pre-race, but Logano's my pick today. Won't be able to check in 'til later on, I'm afraid ;( Seriously though, look @ Logano's stats here. And he starts 4th. 115. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Holy crap Landon Cassill has pummeled the wall in turn 1. Hard hit. Blaney also involved? 116. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cassill hits the wall very hard caution is out 117. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lap 42 for the Cassill caution. 118. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like Cassill cut a tire and and the #00 went straight into the wall off turn 1. 119. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lap 41 and Landon Cassill crashes hard. He had something break and the #00 Chevrolet went into the outside wall hard in turn 1 then continued at speed and hit hard again in turn 2. 120. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cassill walks away and that's a great thing. He hit so hard the roof on the #00 has some significant damage. 121. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Most of the leaders pit, Logano stays out and will be the new leader, Newman was the only other driver to pit 122. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson takes two tires on his pit stop everyone else takes four tires 123. TeamDCRfan posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ouch. Emphasis on the Ouch. Blaney wasn't involved. The guy thought the 00 was the 12. 124. TeamDCRfan posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With the way the top buckled, it looked similar to Derrike Cope's 2002 Richmond crash 125. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Restart with 4 laps to finish stage 1. Logano and Newman the front row. 126. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 2:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Man, Harvick jumped to the inside of Jimmie in turn 1 on the restart and sent the #48 and Newman backward. Now Logano leads with Larson second and Harvick third. 127. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Big crash with Jones and Keselowski, Keselowski almost on his side 128. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:00 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Logano will win stage 1 129. Thats_Racin posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Oh the Brickyard is today. Almost forgot. I might turn it on if I feel the need to take a long nap. Still can't believe they insist upon calling this turd of a race a "crown jewel." 130. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution with 2 laps left in stage 1. Erik Jones and Brad Keselowski huge wreck off turn 2. Keselowski's car is sitting sideways on top of the tire barriers on the inside of the backstretch. Wow. 131. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Big wreck for Erik Jones and Brad Keselowski! Both cars are destroyed. Defending Brickyard 400 winner Keselowski's #2 is now sitting sideways on a tire barrier and last week's Southern 500 winner has just demolished the back of his car. 132. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have never seen a wreck like that 133. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That #2 car looks like it's covered comfortably lol! Insane crash! 134. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The defending Brickyard 400 winner and last week's Southern 500 winner -- both Michigan boys -- involved in this crash. 135. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) How the hell are these guys walking away with the hits they're taking. 136. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Elliott will get the free pass 137. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Are those tire rubbers on top of the #2 car? 138. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The stage ends under yellow. 139. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Glad everyone's alright after that crash 140. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Truly this is a horrible day for Michigan. Keselowski and Jones are both out early in this hard crash but, even worse, it's opening day for the 2019 NFL season and that means we have to be reminded the Detroit Lions exist. 141. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Joey Logano wins stage 1, his 8th of the season. 142. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:06 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Playing strategy, Newman actually gains a point on Johnson at the end of stage 1. Bubble drivers at the end of stage 1: 5. Newman 6. Johnson 11. Bowyer 19. Suarez 143. TeamDCRfan posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Another gnarly Wreck. Glad to see him out of the car without issue 144. DibenedettoShallRise posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @135 Safety of the cars. You wouldn't understand. 145. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This has been a great race so far, too bad there aren't many fans at the track to watch it. 146. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag is now out 147. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The angled wall Keselowski hit is there because in the other direction that is a right-hand turn for one of IMS' road course layouts. 148. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jones had race winning speed for the third race in a row but has made a mistake in two of them. Arggghhh. Times like these I gotta remind myself that he's just 23. 149. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nasty wreck. Glad to see Brad get out that was scary. Looks like he pinched off Jones a bit, and Jones got loose under him. I get it's a racing deal but both drivers should've showed more patience this early, especially Jones who had a car capable of winning again. Can't believe the size of the wrecks we've seen this weekend. Between Texas last night and Jones today, tough weekend for me. At least I started the Jets defense today. 150. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag has been lifted 151. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Indy 500 winner Simon Pagenaud is here today with the Penske team watching the race. He and Ryan Blaney were also filming a NBCSN commercial at the track before the race. 152. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano pits from the lead along with Newman and Johnson, Larson is now the leader 153. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In other sports news the Baltimore ravens are blowing out the Miami dolphins 52-10. 154. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Current Standings, adding in stage 1 points: (this is not "if the race finishes as they run" standings) 15. Bowyer 625 16. Newman 623 17. Suarez 617 18. Johnson 604 155. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Top 15 cars on track stayed out 156. Sandy posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Indy 500 champ supporting the 22 car in the race 157. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:30 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) #153 This isn't the NFL-statistics website. 158. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick goes back to the lead 159. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @157 that doesn't mean I can't post a small fact every now and than, does it? 160. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick has not been pulling away as much as he did on stage 1 161. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bubba Wallace having his best run of the year, currently in 11th as we near the halfway point. Matt Tifft is also having a very impressive run so far, currently running 13th. 162. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Green flag pit stops starting now 163. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lap 82, battle for the lead as Harvick is trying to hold off Larson. 164. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @159 Dolphins still suck. In other news, grass is green and water is wet. 165. Scott25 posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tifft is on top of one of the arcs of his trademark wild inconsistency that he's shown his entire career 166. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Guys that pitted under the stage 1 break, including Johnson and Newman, aren't making much forward progress during the second stage. 167. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch has blown a motor it looks like 168. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch just blew the motor. He won the Xfinity race yesterday but the M&Ms special isn't going to win today. 169. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution is now out as Kyle Busch's car stops on pit road 170. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson is the leader but still needs to pit I think, the top six cars have not pitted yet 171. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch blows a motor going down the backstretch and brings it to pit road, where the engine flares up again and he has to park the #18 on pit road. That brings out the yellow on lap 89. 172. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 3:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The blue #18 Toyota burst into flames on pit road as Rowdy was driving it off the track. He stops on pit road and rightfully bails out after that. 173. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #159 No, but it is completely irrelevant fact to what this website is about. Under a moderated forum and such it would be removed because of how off topic and unrelated to the fact it is. 174. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) LMAO 175. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The cars that hadn't pitted yet pit now, Harvick is now the leader again 176. George posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) It's a shame that the 18, 19 and 20 had to waste their great misfortunes in this irrelevant (for them) race instead of having them occur next week. 177. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Top ten cars on track stayed out, Bowman took two tires everyone else took four tires 178. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman has been caught for speeding on pit road he will go to the rear of the field 179. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So a restart with 5 laps to go in stage 2. Top 5 Harvick Larson Blaney Kurt Busch Logano 180. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for debris in turn 2 181. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The field makes it one lap before the caution comes back out for debris on the backstretch. I'm guessing they'll try to restart to end the stage. 182. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DiBenedetto will get the free pass 183. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like the stage will end under caution so Harvick will win stage 2 184. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) How long does it take to pick up a piece of debris? Stupid to end stage under caution. 185. DibenedettoShallRise posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hope we get a 1 lap shootout. 186. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The guys in the booth are not happy that the stage ended under caution 187. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What kind of debris takes 10 miles of caution to pick up? 188. TeamDCRfan posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR Tower Conversations: Caution. Debris back straightaway Okay it's cleaned up Are we going to finish the stage under Green? How many laps? 3. Nah, we'll just run it out under yellow 189. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How does it take four laps to pick up a piece of debris? 190. A.J. posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm sure Jimmie Johnson is particularly thrilled that NASCAR decided not to risk allowing him to pick up more stage points on a restart. 191. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If I were Johnson I'd be real angry with how that stage ended. 192. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Very few takers on pit road 193. Anonymous posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) why the hell did they run *4 laps* under caution just for a 10x5 piece of metal? 194. Anon posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) More Suarez preferential treatment by nascar, ending the stage and burning 4 laps for a single piece of debris. They really want him beating newman. 195. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) End of stage 2: 5. Bowyer 6. Suarez 8. Johnson 12. Newman Current Standings, adding in points from stages 1 and 2: (this is not "if the race finishes as they run" standings) 15. Bowyer 631 16. Newman 623 17. Suarez 622 18. Johnson 607 If Bowyer stays in the top 10, and unless Johnson (or someone below 18th in points) somehow finds a way to win, whoever finishes higher between Newman and Suarez will take the final playoff spot. 196. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Embarrassing stage ending there from Nascar. What possibly could have been the reason for that? How long does it take to pick up a single piece of debris? Only positive is that Newman got 0 stage points. 197. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As important as track position has been all day, I am really not understanding the call by Bowyer's crew chief to pit there. 198. A.J. posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With Suarez in and Newman/Johnson out, now maybe NASCAR will just leave the pace car out there for the next 55 laps. 199. Clint posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Little bit of racing would be nice... 200. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Big one with Johnson involved 201. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Big wreck on lap 104. Johnson is involved and won't make the playoffs as a result. 202. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Restart lap 106 JIMMIE JOHNSON WRECKS IN TURN 2!!! That ends it for him. Johnson will miss the playoffs for the first time in his career! 203. A.J. posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wonder if that would have happened had the restart taken place 20 minutes ago like it should have? 204. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The #48 is totaled. 205. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch involved as well as Menard, Hemric and Kligerman 206. DibenedettoShallRise posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NO JIMMIE. I am not a Johnson fan, I like him, but this is just sad. Poor Jimbo. 207. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What a shame for Menard. He was running great. Hemric got a little air under the back end when another car clipped his #8. 208. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dammit. Would have rather seen Jimmie in than the SHR cars 209. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:34 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) NBC does a terrific job of showing that wreck as it was playing out. *sarcasm* 210. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:35 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Byron gave his teammate zero room there. Can't blame either Jimmie or Rick Hendrick for being upset there. I feel so bad for Daniel Hemric. He was having a good run, and he's been collected in so many of these accidents this year that haven't been his fault. His luck this year has been awful. 211. DibenedettoShallRise posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:37 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Never thought in my 10 years of watching Nascar, I would be saying Jimmie Johnson won't make the playoffs. 212. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Joey Logano missing the Playoff in 2017 was more surprising than Jimmie Johnson missing the Playoff in 2019. 213. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Few takers on pit road 214. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Both JTG cars are currently in the top 10. 215. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson having a long pit stop to repair some damage he got after contact with Harvick on one of the restarts 216. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oddly, as they run at lap 110, the highest driver among those who are completely outside the playoff picture unless they win today (19th and below in points) is Bubba Wallace in 10th, followed by all three of the FRM cars in 12th, 13th, and 14th. 217. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney to the lead 218. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With the pressure off in a way, maybe this will help Johnson find victory lane between now and the end of the season. If he (or anyone else) accomplishes that, he would become the first driver outside the playoffs to win a playoff race since they went to a field of 16 drivers in 2014. 219. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I'm in awe of Matt Tifft's performance today, he's having an incredible run! 220. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Newman dropping back 221. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Matt Tifft is holding his own in 16th while Bubba Wallace climbs to 9th. Tifft has never finished better than 20th in the Cup Series aside from a 9th at Daytona. 222. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That was supposed to say "Matt Tifft is holding his own in 12th." 223. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Whoa - Bubba Wallace is up to 6th! 224. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hopefully Blaney can take this one, he needs a win. 225. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 4th now for Bubba Wallace as Suarez slips back. What a run he's having today! 226. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bubba Wallace up to 4th! Lap 125 227. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Feel great for Wallace. Hope he can hold on for a great result. 228. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Darrel Wallace jr legitimately in the top 5, and to top it all off he has a competent crew chief who hopefully won't ruin his car. 229. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Green flag pit stops starting again 230. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson has crashed caution is out 231. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Larson in the wall! Cautions out! 232. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 4:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Crash for Kyle Larson! Caution out with 32 laps to go! Larson spins off turn 2 and slaps the inside wall. 233. Jacob posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Honestly, would love to see Bubba pull it off and put the #43 in Victory Lane for the first time in eons. 234. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick was on pit road and was able to stay on the lead lap so he'll be the leader again 235. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hope Darrel Wallace jr's pit crew can keep him in the top 10 236. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez will get the free pass 237. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick had just pitted under green from second place, and as long as he didn't lose a lap, I think Harvick should retake the lead once everyone else pits. Unless, of course, others decide to stay out. 238. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is bad news for Suarez, who had pitted prior to the caution and is now a lap down. I assume he'll take the wave-around, but still, this puts him well behind Newman, who runs 10th. 239. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I like Larson, but man he has trouble closing races. 240. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) For the 822nd time this season, Kyle Larson tears up his race car. 241. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:03 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) All 4 Rick Ware cars are running from 27th-30th. Unfortunately, though, they're not quite in numerical order. 242. DibenedettoShallRise posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dibby 13th... I think he stands a chance! 243. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) In the playoff battle, Newman restarts 8th while Suarez restarts 23rd. 244. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman spins and hits the inside wall caution is out 245. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Restart with 26 laps to go. Harvick retains the lead over Blaney. Alex Bowman goes spinning down the backstretch! The #88 noses it into the inside tire wall! 246. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looks like we're gonna have one of this caution every few laps type Brickyard finish. 247. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bubba Wallace up to third. Go get'em Wallace. 248. Nucl3arWa4le posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer just barely got by. Huge break for him 249. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman spun while racing underneath the #11 of Hamlin. Just lost it. 250. TeamDCRfan posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Let's go Bubba. Throw a wrench into the playoff picture 251. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) What a job by Bowman there to avoid making that a bigger wreck. If he just backs it into the wall there, that probably takes out 10 cars. He showed a lot of skill there. 252. 52 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:17 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Another race where almost everyone will want to see Bubba to win (similar to Matty D). Let's see if this one comes true or not. 253. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Newman got up to 5th on that very short run. Suarez is 20th. Matt Tifft continues to impress, running 11th. 254. Stifler posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:19 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) It would be legendary if Bubba won. 255. Eric posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race has been an absolute bloodbath. 256. Nucl3arWa4le posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Restart with 21 to go 257. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I want to see Wallace win this one. A first time winner is always great and how cool would it be to see Wallace's first win put the King in victory lane at the Brickyard. 258. Nucl3arWa4le posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Almirola gets shoved out of the way bu Matty D 259. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wow Blaney is battling something fierce with his #12 car, I thought he had a flat tire for a second there the way that thing was wiggling all over the track. 260. Nucl3arWa4le posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) *by. Bubba Wallace up to 3rd 261. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bubba having a good run so far 262. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tifft has crashed caution is out 263. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tifft into the wall caution 264. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Matt Tifft wrecks. Caution with 14 to go. 265. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (3) YES CAUTION TIFFT IN THE WALL 266. DibenedettoShallRise posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez dumps Tifft... I am not a Matt Tifft Fan, but I gotta say, I feel bad for him, he was having a career race. 267. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Come on caution, let's see Blaney win!!! 268. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It was Suarez tagging the #36 to send Tifft spinning into the turn 1 wall. 269. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman will get the free pass 270. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This ought to make things interesting. 271. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Back half of the field pits under caution 272. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Suarez just flat out wrecked Matt Tifft. I get that he needed a caution, but you can't just intentionally wreck people that's not cool. Blaney really struggled on that last restart. Hoping for a better one here. It'd be awesome if he or Bubba could win. I'm in shock of Bubba's run today. 273. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That's a shame. Suarez is desperate and Tifft paid the price. 274. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @270 thanks for jinxing it 275. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick had them covered before this yellow. Do Logano, Wallace or Blaney have any bullets left the chamber to best that #4? 276. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here we go. Restart with 9 laps to go. Top 5 1. Harvick 2. Logano 3. Blaney 4. Wallace 5. Hamlin ... 7. Newman 12. Saurez 277. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Green flag. This one is just a nine-lap trophy dash now. 278. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano and Harvick are side by side with Wallace in pursuit. Harvick fights him off and everyone is single file at the front. 279. Anon posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez dumps Tifft to close up the field and give himself another chance. Great run for Tifft ruined. 280. Scott25 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez needed a caution 281. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano runs side by side with Harvick down the backstretch but has to give up speed into turn 3 and Harvick goes back to the lead! 282. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:37 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Newman holds a seven point edge on Suarez. The former Daytona and Indy winner vs the ex-Xfinity champ for the last spot! 283. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick is gone. Six laps to go. 284. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick's out front and pulling away. One win at Indy makes you famous, two makes you an icon. 285. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Paul Menard is having a great run today. He got wrecked earlier and he is still salvaging a top-10 for the Wood Brothers. 286. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Three laps to go and Harvick's out front by three seconds. Barring a J.R. Hildebrand moment this one is over. 287. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Austin Dillon pulls over and lets Daniel Suarez pass. What the... Does Dillon have a grudge against Newman? 288. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick wins the Brickyard 400 for the second time in his career 289. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Kevin Harvick wins the Brickyard 400 for the second time in his career, his first since 2003. As far as the playoffs are concerned, Newman secures the 16th and final spot by a scant four points ahead of Suarez, who misses it. 290. Altracing posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowyer and Newman are locked into the playoffs 291. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And bubba gets 3rd! Great job by RPM! 292. Christian posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (1) (4) Rarely any intersting winners to root for in this series lately.I just don't get excited for Harvick, JGR, and Penske wins at all. It's all become so generic this past half-decade. 293. DibenedettoShallRise posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) How about Bubba Wallace in 3rd! 294. Scott25 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (2) (1) NBC has done a good job of making a race with no green flag passing (or even racing other than the lap right after a restart) for the lead seem exciting. Indy often produces interesting races, but not good ones. 295. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (4) Dammit, Blaney chokes away another one. He's just as bad as Larson. 296. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:44 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) @292 @295 the doors wide open 297. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick wins again at Indianapolis! 298. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:45 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The 16-year gap between victories for Harvick is a NASCAR record for most years between wins. Also, Bubba Wallace in third!!! Awesome! 299. joey2448 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Forgot to add that Harvick's 16-year gap between wins at Indianapolis. 300. DibenedettoShallRise posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (4) Hope Newman fails inspection lmao. 301. Jimmie4life posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @292 Keep being stuck by Nostalgia, old pal. 302. Mbenoit posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Incredible run for the 43. Stunning, really. Way to go Bubba! 303. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Right there with ya @292. It's impossible to get emotionally invested when the same guys win from week to week. 304. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Go watch wwe lmao 305. Maverick19 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:48 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) 295 Not a choke if you don't have the best car. First Brickyard for Harvick in 16 years, and he leads 118 of 160 laps. Safe to say that they are out of their early season slump. 306. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:49 pm Rate this comment: (1) (3) What I learned today: Newman is the biggest overachiever in NASCAR. Blaney either has a lousy crew chief who can't set up a car to save his life, or just isn't as good as I once thought. Jimmie Johnson really is washed up and needs to retire. And finally, Daniel Suarez truly sucks. 307. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kevin Harvick is just the sixth NASCAR driver to win at least two Brickyard 400s. The 16-year gap between his victories is the most of any drive and IIRC that's an Indy record, no one has a gap like that between Indy 500 wins. 308. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:50 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) We're going to remember this one for a while. Indy is a legend maker. 309. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Started out as a good race but the last twenty or so laps ruined it for me. 310. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:52 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) @301 Well yeah, NASCAR really was much better a decade ago. 311. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) @305 Then it's his crew chief that choked for not setting up the car to win.And @304 even WWE is boring AF now save for a few people. 312. Maverick19 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) LMAO gotta love how it was JGR and Penske at the start of the year, now it's JGR, Penske, AND Harvick. Admit it, you don't like Harvick. Or Gibbs. Or Penske. Nothing wrong with that. Because if it was Hendrick or any other popular driver no one would have any objections to them winning all the time. 313. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:54 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Daniel Suarez has driven top-tier equipment throughout his Cup career, yet he has 0 wins and 0 playoff appearances. In all 3 of his Cup seasons, his 3 teammates each year have all made the playoffs while he has not. 314. Anonymous posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 300 both him and Harvick. 315. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Had Ricky Stenhouse Jr. not won 2 plate races in 2017, this would mark Jack Roush's first appearance in the playoffs since 2014. 316. GiveMajeskiAChance posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) @312 I will disagree about one thing: I absolutely HATE when one driver wins all the time. Same with any other sport. I absolutely cannot cheer for dynasties. 317. Maverick19 posted: 09.08.2019 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Along with his 2nd Brickyard this is also his 200th top 5. 318. KevinColley posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think Stenhouse and Suarez need to be dropped. Like both of them, but their talent just isn't there. Stenhouse hasn't progressed as a driver and he's 32 years old. Suarez, as has been mentioned, has had three seasons with top equipment and backing, and hasn't made a playoff berth. Average finish of 16.8 doesn't cut it either. 319. Anthony posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Quote: "Blaney either has a lousy crew chief who can't set up a car to save his life" Uh he had a great car today. Hell he took the lead from Harvick and took off. Not his fault Harvick pitted and had the golden horseshoe 320. Anonymous posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Because if it was Hendrick or any other popular driver no one would have any objections to them winning all the time." Yes because when Jimmie Johnson, a Hendrick driver, was winning all the time nobody had any objections to that at all. 321. RyanM posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:09 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) "I will disagree about one thing: I absolutely HATE when one driver wins all the time. Same with any other sport. I absolutely cannot cheer for dynasties. " Admitting you have a problem is the first step in solving it. Proud of you buddy. 322. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @313 That's a cringeworthy stat, but really tells you all you need to know about Suarez as a talent. 323. TeamDCRfan posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I know it's highly, highly, highly doubtful, Like 1 in a billion chances that it would happen, but way down deep inside, a little part of me would like to see the 4 and 22 both have issues in inspection, giving Bubba the win and putting him in the chase. 324. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:17 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) @322 Eh, some guys take time to develop. I'd love to have seen what the fans would have said about Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, or Bill Elliott back in their early years in Cup. They're all legends now but they weren't phenoms out of the gate. 325. Yeet posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My hypothesis in @47 was mostly right, really enjoyed this race lots of action and jostling for positions 326. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) @324 Not sure I see that parallel. Mark, Bill and Ricky weren't on competitive teams. 327. KentuckyWildcat42 posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) No Bubba Wallace interview after finishing 3rd at The Brickyard? Talk about an emotional moment they failed to capture. NBC officially sucks 328. Corey posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Suarez has plenty of talent. They all do. Not one of those drivers would be in the field if they lacked it. 329. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @328 I mean, obviously. I analyze about how good drivers are relative to their competitors, not compared to the average Joe on the couch. I think you know that. 330. 33Banditfan posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I never watch the post race show, ever! I tuned in to see Bubba and show far, in 30 minutes they have interviewed everyone of the Top 5 finishers on NBC's post race show, except for Bubba Wallace plus even a few others. No wonder NASCAR can't get no ratings 331. possum posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:37 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @189 - it's simple. When the yellow comes out it takes one lap to collect the field behind the pace car, one lap for the lead lap cars to pit, one lap for the cars laps down to pit, one lap to form the field behind the pace car, and then the "one to go" lap. So the shortest yellow you can have is 5 laps. How long it takes the track crew to actually pick up the debris is irrelevant. 332. racefangurl posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:38 pm Rate this comment: (1) (1) 157, I hate football. I'd rather watch a bad race than a football game. 333. Jason24 posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pretty eventful race. Glad to see Harvick win it. Great day for Bubba Wallace too. 334. Nucl3arWa4le posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #12 - Wabash National / Supreme #15 - Xchange of America / Busey Bank #18 - M&M's Hazelnut #42 - McDonald's McDelivery #47 - Kroger / Cheerios / Tyson #54 - Maximum Elevation Off-Road 335. Corey posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @329 Then stop spreading the no talent BS if you know its not true. 336. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 6:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @331 - 4 of today's cautions only 4 laps long. I know they used to call "quickie" yellows, where all cars could pit together (when they didn't expect many cars to pit), thus making the caution period shorter. Do they still do that, or is that a practice that has vanished over the years? A few weeks ago at Michigan, half of the cautions were only 3 laps long. So maybe they are still doing that. 337. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 7:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @327 I'm sure they interviewed him in the extended post-race coverage on NBCSN. The NBC broadcast ended on time though to lead into local news and Sunday Night Football. 338. PucciMan posted: 09.08.2019 - 7:16 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I'm glad that Jimmie didn't make the playoffs. I hate that man. 339. Ultimate_Warrior_#18 posted: 09.08.2019 - 7:18 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) I didn't watch any of the race i decided to watch my dolphins get destroyed live at the stadium what a waste of $135 dollars lol. Anyway how did Bubba get 3rd was it pit strategy? Or speed? 340. Jimmie4life posted: 09.08.2019 - 7:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) As a JJ fan,it hurts to be out of the playoffs. But, it happens to the best of us. We all grow slow and old, and soon, we retire. Glad to have been a fan when he was such a good driver. Now, I'm just glad we've won 83 races. 341. BadBooking posted: 09.08.2019 - 7:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The #18 was stopped on pit road, that should be corrected. 342. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 7:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @339 - It was on speed. He was impressive throughout the race, especially the second half. He legitimately drove up to 3rd about halfway through and stayed there until the end. 343. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 7:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) For comments on how Bubba did throughout the race, check out comments 161, 221-228, and 247-261. 344. RaceFanX posted: 09.08.2019 - 7:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) He's fast becoming a fan favorite. Dumping Kyle Busch at the Glen and getting a top-5 at Indy will do that. 345. Niallo.83 posted: 09.08.2019 - 8:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thought this race was ok, not the best Indy race ever. I'd say this one was better then some of our recent Indy races. Definitely not the worse race of the season. 346. RandomFacts posted: 09.08.2019 - 8:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) An awesome way for Harvick to get his 200th career top five finish. 347. Chase9Fan posted: 09.08.2019 - 8:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) On vacation and missed race. How was it? 348. Yeet posted: 09.08.2019 - 8:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) ^ 347 very chaotic on restarts, passing for the lead wasn't very often but with all the stories and Bubba's run very enjoyable race 349. Yeet posted: 09.08.2019 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm aware sponsorship has stepped in for RPM but their purse money for this big race was likely monumental for the team 350. Chase9Fan posted: 09.08.2019 - 8:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bubba 3rd wow. Congrats!! 351. Chase9Fan posted: 09.08.2019 - 8:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 348. Thanks. I'm sure I'll catch it on YouTube soon ha. 352. Mile501 posted: 09.08.2019 - 9:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @349 - The last few years winnings were reported, 3rd place at Indy paid out around $300,000. 353. Wil posted: 09.08.2019 - 9:14 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Chase Elliott was completely anonymous all race but ended up with a quiet 9th. Good sign when you can turn bad days into solid ones, that's what you have to do in the postseason. 354. William24ByronFan posted: 09.08.2019 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) William Byron finished 4th. He's in the playoffs for the first time in his cup career! Heartbreaking for seven time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion of Jimmie Johnson who's not making the playoffs for the first time in his career. Clint Bowyer and Ryan Newman take 15th and 16th in the playoffs standings. 355. Hi posted: 09.08.2019 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rick Ware got all 4 cars in the top 30. This is where entering four cars pays off to everyone who said it was a stupid idea. 356. William24ByronFan posted: 09.08.2019 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Spire Motorsports get their second lead lap finish a 23rd place with Reed Sorenson. Highest RWR finisher was B.J McLeod in 25th place. Premium Motorsports finished 22nd and 24th positions 357. Rider77 posted: 09.08.2019 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Anyone have any attendance figures for today's race? Didn't look so great on tv. 358. Anthony posted: 09.08.2019 - 10:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) When there are 300,000 seats it is going to look empty when only 50,000 tickets are sold. 359. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 10:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Second time in 2019 (Brad Keselowski at Martinsville was the first) that a driver has had a driver perfect of 150.0 rating. It is Kevin Harvick's fourth career perfect driver rating, they coming at Phoenix (2014 and 2015) and Vegas (2018). Kevin Harvick ties Herb Thomas with 48 Cup wins, 15th all-time. He is now right behind his car owner Tony Stewart who has 49 Cup wins as a driver. Watch out for them to be in victory lane and have photos taken for the tie in Kevin's next victory. 360. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 10:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is also the third perfect driver rating of 150.0 in Indianapolis history since it was developed back in 2005. Kevin Harvick joins Jimmie Johnson (2012) and Kyle Busch (2016) in that elite group. 361. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 10:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This also marks Kyle Busch's first DNF in Cup all season long. He also had the most miles ran and laps completed up until this race. That amazing streak has come to an end. 362. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 10:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Missing the Playoff is a big deal, however, with Jimmie Johnson missing the playoff the best finish in standings he can get is 17th which will automatically be his worst finish of his entire career. He worst was last season in 14th. This will also mark the first time in his career he failed to finish Top 10 in the standing back to back seasons of his career. 363. Sector posted: 09.08.2019 - 10:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also to note from my previous posts, I believe this is the first time a driver failed to win both/all stages of the race and still maintain a perfect 150.0 driver rating? Joey Logano won stage 1 to prevent a perfect 60 points/7 Playoff Points race for Kevin Harvick. 364. Trent posted: 09.08.2019 - 11:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) May be weird to say but i kinda like brad and joey now. used to hate them. at this point its anybody but Ky Busch. 365. Sector posted: 09.09.2019 - 12:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Why is that weird? 366. Maverick19 posted: 09.09.2019 - 12:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) ?It is Kevin Harvick's fourth career perfect driver rating, they coming at Phoenix (2014 and 2015) and Vegas (2018).? Actually his fifth, he also had one at Phoenix in 2006. 367. Mannoroth posted: 09.09.2019 - 12:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Ha, what did I tell you about JGR sweeping all 4 Crown Jewels? When you ignore the fact, it quietly continues. When you know about the fact and want it to continue, it will come to an end. See, Corey? You can't tell me this is just bad luck, because this is another example of it... 368. GoPM21 posted: 09.09.2019 - 1:01 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @287 It's entirely possible they had some sort of disagreement as teammates. 369. Sector posted: 09.09.2019 - 1:12 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) #366 Thanks, I overlooked that one. He had too many dominate runs at Phoenix it feels like he should have 10 more of them LOL #367 You're delusional as hell. 370. Wil posted: 09.09.2019 - 1:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @368 Would expect you're right. Newman was enemies with Rusty Wallace when they were teammates, he called ex-boss Tony Stewart a murderer on live TV, and he fueded with Childress on his way out the door. It'd be more shocking if Austin Dillon and Newman got along than if they were enemies. 371. Jason24 posted: 09.09.2019 - 1:44 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) @367 I don't even think you know what you're talking about anymore. Its truly disturbing at this point. 372. Wil posted: 09.09.2019 - 3:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Going to have nightmares tonight about hearing that my favorite driver's in the crash, looking at the screen to see if the damage is bad and then seeing the back of the car missing. McMurray at Vegas last year had a nearly identical wreck to Jones in this race. 373. SamajePerine posted: 09.09.2019 - 8:15 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Attendance at the Brickyard couldnt've been any worse. NASCAR switched from the sizzling July race which was in direct competition with the Indiana State Fair across the street in exchange for a new September date which DIRECTLY COMPETES WITH THE FIRST GAME OF THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS TRAFFIC FLOW ON THE OTHER STREET CORNER! What are they going to do next, move the Brickyard to O'Reilly Raceway Park! 374. Trent posted: 09.09.2019 - 9:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 365. earlier in the year i kept ranting about how i couldn't stand them and people got tired of it lol. But i have gained respect for them lately. 375. Mannoroth posted: 09.09.2019 - 12:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) 369. & 371. This doesn't concern you both. Corey just made a comment after Darlington that JGR won 3 out of 4 Crown Jewels after NASCAR released it on their website. He was so sure that Kyle Busch or someone else from JGR will win at Indianapolis to make it a clean sweep. And that's exactly what didn't happen and I told him it won't happen, because he knew about that fact. And guess what - it really didn't happen. Sometimes it's just better not to know about something, because bad luck doesn't take any prisoners. But whatever - go ahead and think I'm a loco, but don't wonder when something comes to an end, when you discover something... 376. Sector posted: 09.09.2019 - 12:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) #375 You're delusional as hell. 377. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.09.2019 - 1:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @375 someone made a prediction and it was wrong, big deal. 378. GoPM21 posted: 09.09.2019 - 1:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @373 The 2019 NFL schedules weren't released until April of this year. NASCAR released their 2019 schedule last year, so there's not much that could be done... @375 I'm positive that Kyle Busch will win the championship. 379. Sandy posted: 09.09.2019 - 6:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 39 cars entered for Sunday night's race at Vegas 380. possum posted: 09.09.2019 - 7:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @336 - yes, they still do have "quicky" yellows, which are 4 laps long. In the official race reports, as far as I can tell (and I haven't made the effort to investigate it closely) they don't count the lap the green flag comes out as a caution lap (that would be the "one to go lap" with the lights out on the pace car, which everyone else would call a yellow lap). 381. Anthony posted: 09.09.2019 - 8:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chad Knaus is the only Crew Chief to make all postseason's in his career and has a shot to get his 8th title as a Crew Chief. 382. wisconsinracefan posted: 09.09.2019 - 9:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I think it is very unlikely that Chad Knaus 8th title will happen in this post season. Based on William Byron is this season, he is a 1 or a 2 playoff round driver at best unless he wins at Talladega. I don't know if William will get out of the first round with it depending on the Charlotte Roval. My reasoning is William only has 1 top 15 finish at a short track this season and Chad needs to call a better race at Charlotte roval for William than he did at Sonoma Raceway. William had a better car than his 19th place finish at that race. I think Bowman, Almirola, Newman, Byron, Bowyer, Kyle Larson are going to be in a battle for the final spot to make it in the 2nd round. I put in Kyle Larson because of the amount of wrecks he's been in at times this year. I mention Almirola because he only has 4 top 10's in his last 19 cup races. Alex Bowman has been cold since his Chicagoland win. Clint has been streaky this season. 383. Ryan posted: 09.09.2019 - 9:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kevin Harvick also won from the pole position for this race in 2003. 384. Mannoroth posted: 09.10.2019 - 12:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 377. Like with Denny Hamlin at Darlington, right? 378. It doesn't work that way. It has to be something you don't know and we all know that Kyle Busch will have a shot at the title just like Aric Almirola or Chase Elliott. It has to be something many people don't know. 385. Timothy_Eklund posted: 09.10.2019 - 12:25 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Would you please explain that a little bit better 386. Sector posted: 09.10.2019 - 2:30 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) #385 You didn't know? Kyle Busch secretly has a shot at the championship. He won't make the Final Four now because many people knows about it. 387. Sector posted: 09.10.2019 - 2:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #384 You're still delusional as hell. 388. Mile501 posted: 09.10.2019 - 5:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) In 28 career Cup starts at Richmond, Kyle Busch has completed all but 1 lap. In 2012, a combination of a bad pit call and a bad pit stop caught him one lap down, and also led to him missing the chase/playoffs--by a mere 3 points--for the last time (he's made it in with ease every year since). But aside from that race, Kyle Busch has never failed to finish on the lead lap at Richmond. One could also say that he has never failed to finish on the lead lap at Richmond in a year in which he is in the chase/playoffs. Now that we all know this information, we'll wait for him to encounter trouble at Richmond this year. :) 389. wisconsinracefan posted: 09.10.2019 - 9:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sector and Timothy_Eklund , My comment in post 382 was about what drivers will not advance in the 2nd round of the chase or could be in Danger of not making it in the 2nd round. Anyone who thinks Kyle Busch will not get out the first round is either extremely delusional or is very ill informed due to the amount of extra points Kyle Busch earned during the regular season. That post also explained Chad Knaus will not get his 8th championship as a crew chief since William Byron is one of the drivers I see out after the 1st or 2nd round of the chase. 390. wisconsinracefan posted: 09.10.2019 - 9:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't see Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr, Joey Logano, and Brad have any chase of not making it into the second round. I think Chase Elliott, Kurt Busch, Erik Jones and Ryan Blaney have a great chance of getting out of the first round. 391. Anonymous posted: 09.10.2019 - 10:05 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 390 I think Elliot will go all the way 392. RaceFanX posted: 09.10.2019 - 10:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Paul Menard had a great run to salvage a top-10 despite that wreck after halfway. Just two days after this race took place the 2011 Brickyard 400 winner announced his intent to retire from NASCAR at the end of the 2019 season. 393. Mannoroth posted: 09.10.2019 - 11:36 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 385. I already tried to explain it, but some people still don't understand. Look at Mile501's comment - that's a typical example of what I'm talking about. Not many people (including myself) know that Kyle Busch has finished all but one lap during his entire career at Richmond. And when we now know it, there's a high chance that something will go wrong for Kyle and that streak will come to an end. That bad luck thing is simply unpredictable, but it hurts more, when you know about it. 386. Well, he has made the Final Four 4 years in a row. This can be another example of what I'm talking about, because it's been going on for too long and nothing lasts forever. We'll see, but at least I'm glad that Mile501 knows what I'm talking about all the time. And remember, it doesn't work in 100% of all cases, but it definitely works in more than 50% of all cases. Some people in the world even use "intentional underestimating" to avoid bad luck as much as possible. In other words, they expect the worst and they're sometimes pleasantly surprised it turned exactly vice versa. 394. Trent posted: 09.10.2019 - 12:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 393. Alright now i understand Mannoroth. at first i didn't. i usually understand you. i have felt that way about Kevin Harvick in the past. scenarios where i did not think he was going to win, or continue a certain streak, and he ended up doing so. But then, i thought the wins or streak would continue, and then bad luck took place. 395. Mile501 posted: 09.10.2019 - 12:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @393 - Whether something happens or doesn't happen has nothing to do with a post someone makes on the internet. Sorry, but that's just silly superstition. 396. Anthony2 posted: 09.10.2019 - 7:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @78 Jimmie Johnson is the first driver to win the clash & miss the playoffs in the same year since Joey Logano in 2017. He joins Dale Jarrett (2004), Kevin Harvick (2009), &, of course, Kyle Busch (2012) as others who won the clash & failing to qualify for the playoffs. 397. Anthony2 posted: 09.10.2019 - 7:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) If the loop data existed back in 1999, Dale Jarrett (1999) & Jeff Gordon (2004) would've earned a perfect 150.0 driver rating in the Brickyard 400. Rusty Wallace (2000) & Juan Montoya (2009) also would've earn a perfect driver rating if they won the race, which they didn't unfortunately. I wonder if Bill Elliott's 2002 win here would result a 150.0 rating? 398. Anthony2 posted: 09.10.2019 - 7:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Oh & also Jeff Gordon, when he led 93 laps in the '94 Brickyard 400 & the '98 Brickyard 400 where he was out front for 97 laps. My assumption is that he would've earned a 150.0 driver rating. If any. 399. Sector posted: 09.10.2019 - 8:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #398 There are more involved in laps led to make it a 150.0 driver rating. I don't now all the math involved but I know fastest laps adds to the equation too. Look at Kyle Busch's 2019 win at Fontana vs Martin Truex, Jr's 2018 at Fontana. Chase Elliott's Watkins Glen win and Joey Logano's Michigan win in 2019 also led more laps led and dominance but neither reached 150.0. 400. Sandy posted: 09.10.2019 - 8:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @396 thanks for the correction 401. Mannoroth posted: 09.11.2019 - 12:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 394. That's exactly it and you can't do much about it. That's just the way it is. 395. It does, you just think it didn't, because it doesn't happen to you often. Some people are simply more unlucky than others and remember that God moves in mysterious ways. And only one thing is for sure and that is that nothing is for sure. 402. Maverick19 posted: 09.11.2019 - 12:53 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anyone curious about how driver rating works, here you go: https://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar-loop-data/driver-rating-calculation It's a really good tool for showing how drivers did in each race, but even as a stats minor I'm lost in how to calculate it. 403. Sector posted: 09.11.2019 - 3:52 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) #389 To put it mildly, my comment(s) wasn't toward you. Scroll back up and figure it out. 404. racefangurl posted: 09.14.2019 - 11:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Maybe Ty Dillon and Daniel Hemric will switch rides, if there's any truth to the rumor about Hemric in the 13 mentioned on theracinginsiders.net 405. Raheem posted: 09.14.2019 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) NASCAR.com has the 52 and 53 listed as Fords. 406. Luke posted: 09.15.2019 - 11:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) No. 54 from J. J. Yeley was a Chevrolet as we can see here: https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/photos/jj-yeley-rick-ware-racing-chevrolet-camaro-maximum-elevation/45842501/ 407. UnderdogFan89 posted: 09.29.2019 - 5:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Top 10 Points Finishers. Actual finish in parantheses. 1. Kevin Harvick (1) - 3rd Points Win of the season. 2. Joey Logano (2) 3. Ryan Blaney (7) 4. Clint Bowyer (5) 5. William Byron (4) - 10th Points Top 10 of the season. 6. Ryan Newman (8) 7. Bubba Wallace (3) - 1st Points Top 10 of the season. 8. Denny Hamlin (6) 9. Daniel Suarez (11) - 10th Points Top 10 of the season. 10. Chase Elliot (9) 408. SweetRich posted: 03.05.2020 - 1:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The commentators for the race were Rick Allen, Steve Letarte, Mike Bagley, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Burton with Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast on pit road. 409. Rich posted: 12.30.2020 - 7:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The pre and post race show host was Krista Voda along with Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: