|| *Comments on the 2021 Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500:* View the most recent comment <#246> | Post a comment <#post> 1. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.06.2021 - 11:51 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Currently missing is the 66 MBM car. Dunno if it's gonna run or not. 2. JeremyIsley posted: 04.06.2021 - 1:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Probably not, because after Nascar didn't invite Timmy Hill to the iRacing bristol eirt race, MBM said they'd be skipping some cup races 3. 34McDowellFan posted: 04.06.2021 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This is the first time since Watkins Glen in August of 2019 where only 37 cars entered for a Cup race 4. Canadianfan posted: 04.07.2021 - 6:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From Bob Pockrass: NASCAR announces the unveil of the manufacturers' Next Gen cars will be May 5th. 5. PucciMan posted: 04.07.2021 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Weather isn't looking great for this weekend with Saturday being the worse. 6. Anonymous posted: 04.07.2021 - 10:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 5 - Not to worry. Nascar has rain tires now, cause everyone loves to see a race run at half speed. 7. Canadianfan posted: 04.07.2021 - 10:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @6 They won't be using those until at least Loudon. 8. Allen posted: 04.08.2021 - 6:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @7, where was that said? 9. 1995-Subaru-WRX-Sti posted: 04.08.2021 - 6:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) And the tires aren't designed for a monsoon. They are designed for damp to intermediate conditions. And the tires will not be used at tracks high banking. Tracks like Loudon, Richmond, Martinsville the tires are designed for. 10. Corey posted: 04.08.2021 - 8:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @8 Bob Pockrass mentioned it. They have to analyze the data and then construct the tires. Given how close the test was to the races. There was no time to have a sufficient number of tires ready. 11. BackmarkersFan posted: 04.08.2021 - 3:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 53 Sponsor is Fat Boy Ice Cream 12. BroadcastingBrothers posted: 04.08.2021 - 4:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The sponsor of the #8 this weekend is Childress Vineyards and the #52's sponsor this week is Insurance King. 13. Rich posted: 04.09.2021 - 7:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Joy along with Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer will be the commentators. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will be the pit road reporters. Larry McReynolds will be the in-race analyst. 14. Canadianfan posted: 04.09.2021 - 3:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Weather is starting to look better. Probably will be a long night but I think we will get it in. 15. Canadianfan posted: 04.09.2021 - 8:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From Matt D: Greg Erwin my crew chief caught the Rona so he is out this weekend as some of you may have seen. Jonathan Hassler will be on the pit box tomorrow night. Just wanted to update you all so nobody was caught off guard! 16. Canadianfan posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:45 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Disregard comment #14 from yesterday. Conditions have gotten worse. The chance of rain is over 80% from 8:00pm EDT through 12:00am EDT tonight. 17. Canadianfan posted: 04.10.2021 - 5:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From Bob Pockrass: Jamie Little says Suarez crew chief Travis Mack told her he has been ejected for having ballast in the jackpost. (Photo credit @JamieLittleTV ) ... would think they will have to drop to rear. Tech appears to be ongoing. (Gary Nelson did this all the time in the 80's by putting lead shot in the frame rails. Back then NASCAR wouldn't weigh the cars after the race. You could make the cars weight as much as 300 lbs less after the race.) 18. Canadianfan posted: 04.10.2021 - 6:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From Bob Pockrass: Suarez docked 10 points and crew chief ejected for added ballast outside of the approved containers. He will drop to rear on pace laps. LaJoie, Haley, Davison to the rear for multiple inspection failures. 19. Corey posted: 04.10.2021 - 6:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tyler Reddick will be starting from the rear. The plug for the fuel pump wasn't connected. They just had to plug it in, but it is considered an unapproved adjustment. Does this team not run through a pre-race checklist? 20. possum posted: 04.10.2021 - 7:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @18 - well, that's odd. I wonder what their intention was in putting weight in the jackpost. Surely not to secretly release it, since they'd just end up light in post race inspection. Perhaps just trying to get the weight as low and left as possible? With Martinsville being as short-radius as it is in the corners, that might be enough to be worthwhile. BTW, Nelson was certainly not the first to play games with ballast. I'm not even sure he was first to use the lead shot trick. 21. Canadianfan posted: 04.10.2021 - 8:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From Bob Pockrass: NASCAR says driver to vehicles 8:45, command 8:58, green flag 9:10. 22. PucciMan posted: 04.10.2021 - 8:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) They should just try again tomorrow. No sense on fighting the weather. This is the same cell that postponed the White Sox game. The cell that's hitting the track stretches from off the coast of the Floribama Shore to Green Bay. 23. Tarheel posted: 04.10.2021 - 8:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Based on accuweather, it'll probably be raining again by ten, I doubt they'll get the whole race in tonight, I wouldn't be surprised if they only finish stage one. 24. RaceFanX posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Rusty Wallace gave the command to start engines along with Blue Emu's CEO and a fan contest winner. Rusty had one of his Martinsville grandfather clocks in the background and I doubt that was coincidence. 25. Foote posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Surprised to see "Toyota" as the "sponsor" on Bell's #20 car tonight. Shows that the 20 team still needs sponsorship despite Bell bringing Rheem aboard. Stanley/Dewalt have reduced sponsorship big time and if they leave completely that'd be bad news for JGR. 26. Altracing posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) We're finally green at Martinsville 27. Altracing posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin to the lead 28. RaceFanX posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano led the first three laps but now Hamlin has the top spot...and that may be bad news for the field. There's a lot of good racing through the pack early on. 29. Foote posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:30 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Preece looks GOOD very early on. 30. RaceFanX posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kevin Harvick's got Busch NA, the non-alcoholic version, on his car tonight. He's running in the top-10 right now so the near beer-backed racer is near the front. 31. Foote posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Great insight from Bowyer and Gordon early on. Both former drivers knew how to get around this track. 32. MrChaseAndCindricFan posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alex and Erik touch 33. Altracing posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Davison has crashed caution 34. MrChaseAndCindricFan posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #28 Definetly 35. Anonymous posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Good old Cody Ware... outta talent. 36. Altracing posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cars are coming in cause the track has gotten damp 37. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.10.2021 - 9:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I know its probably not gonna happen, but it'd be pretty freakin cool to see Preece win this puppy and find enough sponsors to finish the full season. They have 12 races without sponsors I think. 38. DI9_ForLife posted: 04.10.2021 - 10:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hear me out...how about we say that we're gonna build a roof over Martinsville. Then Mother Nature will never return and Martinsville, VA will become a desert 39. Canadianfan posted: 04.10.2021 - 10:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From Bob Pockrass: Done for night. Cup race will resume at 4pm ET on FS1. 40. RaceFanX posted: 04.10.2021 - 10:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And that's it for tonight. Mother Nature has rained the race out. 41. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag has been lifted, let's do it 42. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch spins caution 43. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick just about wrecked Keselowski due to contact between Larson and the 2 44. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney to the lead 45. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney to the lead, he's been beating Hamlin's bumper off the last 2 or 3 laps 46. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez reporting a vibration 47. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez coming on to pit road for that vibration 48. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez is slow, now on pit road 49. Jake posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Right now Nascar scanner is completely screwed up. It is playing Xfinity audio on Chase Elliott's radio....Eddie is spotting for whomever he spotted for in that race. Crazy.... 50. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney wins stage 1 51. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney wins stage 1 52. DI9_ForLife posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) My God, can't our pit crew act competently for one race? 53. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin back to the lead 54. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin to the lead 55. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Preece slow with a right rear tire down I think 56. Foote posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Preece isn't the best Cup driver, but damn does he have some terrible luck. 57. Jason_H posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick just took Wallace to school with that little nudge. 58. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's an alternator issue for Preece 59. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Preece althernator trouble out of the top 15 Harvick and Bubba going at it a few laps ago 60. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney back to the lead 61. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney back to the lead past Hamlin 62. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) BJ McLeod with some sort of issue. He is multiple laps down in the garage now, i think 63. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ware crashes caution 64. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 51 spins caution, good job Ware 65. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Contact between Newman and DiBenedetto and now caution 66. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution is out for Matty D and Newman 67. JimmyMeansBusiness posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ross Chastain has been very underwhelming this season. I know Ganassi isn't a top organization but that car is better than Ross has shown. Crazy to think that alot of people had Chastain being the next big star in Cup awhile back. 68. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney wins stage 2 69. Foote posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jones's #43 clipped Bell's #20 for 16th at the stage break. 70. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Most of the leaders pit, Hamlin stays out and will be the leader again 71. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Top ten stayed out under caution 72. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hayley spins caution 73. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin to the lead, caution for the 77 74. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ware spins again caution 75. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) get off the track Ware... caution for him AGAIN 76. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Joy "Spinner Turn 2. Eh, its just Cody Ware. 3rd time hes caused a caution" 77. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 5:59 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bell may get a penalty for pitting outside the box 78. JustAGamingNascarFan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Get cody ware outta NASCAR please... 79. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Almost everyone pitted except for the top 6 cars with Bubba as the new leader 80. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:00 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bubba to the lead 81. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's actually Austin Dillon who's going to be held a lap for pitting outside his pit box 82. Foote posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The #20 pit crew just screwed Bell. Apparently their incompetence doesn't discriminate by which driver is in the car. 83. A.J. posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) So Dillon gets a penalty and See Bell doesn't? 84. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I cant believe Im about to say this, but Id rather see Decker in the 51 instead of Cody. 85. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stenhouse has a left rear tire rub 86. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Byron to the lead 87. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Byron to the lead 88. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Almirola pitted for a tire rub 89. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Almirola in the pits 90. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch spins caution 91. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Candygirl spins 92. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for Kyle Busch 93. JustAGamingNascarFan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:13 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) YES! KYLE SPUN! 94. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin wins the race off pit road and will be the leader again 95. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just throwing this one out there: Jr. Has said that moving JR up to Cup is no longer out of the question, especially with the implementation of the new Gen7. 96. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin to the lead 97. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alfredo spins caution 98. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Fettuccine spins her out under Almirola 99. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for fast pasta 100. DI9_ForLife posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Cautions do indeed breed cautions 101. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski spins caution 102. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez and Kes get together and Kes is on the losin end 103. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Caution for Keselowski 104. DI9_ForLife posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mr. Ed has spun out 105. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Looked like General Custer got some contact 106. Anonymous posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Seems like everyone's forgetting how to drive today. 107. Tarheel posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:29 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 95, I've always thought he would at some point, it would probably be a Hendrick satellite team. I think he said the toughest part would be getting ownership of some charters. I'm sure some of the lower tier owners are looking at Jr's multi hundred million net worth and seriously thinking about it. 108. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Newman spins caution 109. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The Man With No Neck spins. Thats unfortunate. He was running well 110. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 6 around that's a dozen cautions in this race 111. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Almirola with a lot of front damage in the stack up 112. DI9_ForLife posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This is the Martinsville I remember 113. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 10 car is crunched. 114. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Almirola with a ton of hood damage 115. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) He just about turned Suarez around 116. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman reporting a vibration 117. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kurt Busch on pit road now 118. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman pits for that vibration 119. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman to the pits 120. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jones spins caution 121. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jones around caution 122. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The 15 time winning number at M'Ville is an innocent bystander when the 42 nailed the 2 123. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski not happy with Chastain which caused that caution 124. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Keselowski will get the free pass 125. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kez not happy with Chastain 126. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lajoie with a lot of damage after contact with Reddick on pit road 127. Foote posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Solid run for Erik Jones before he was wrecked by Ross Chastain. No surprise, Jones gets wrecked by others a lot and Chastain wrecks others a lot. 128. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) No! Corey 129. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bell stayed out along with Chastain and Suarez so he is the new leader 130. Foote posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I would've said Jones' days of getting abused and wrecked by other drivers' incompetence was over once he left the 20, but alas. At least he has no damage. But he still finishes top 20. This is one of his weaker tracks too. 131. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bell stayed out and will be the leader 132. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin back to the lead 133. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin to the lead Suarez in the wall and Briscoe with a great top 10 race going 134. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Big one 135. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Holy shit 136. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bowman, Kyle Busch, Preece and more involved 137. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch, Chris Buescher, Ryan Preece, Alex Bowman, and others all crashed on the back straight. Keselowski, Haley... 138. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Buescher was like F**k you Kyle 139. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:52 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Preece's car literally became Louisiana Hot 140. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag is out 141. Corey posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Buescher and Ky. Busch spun, blocked the track and the next dozen piled in. 142. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Matty D barely missed hitting the back of the 17 as they spun, but it looked like him and McDowell got some damage as McDowell ran him over from behind 143. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez just threw a glove at Byron 144. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Camping World 99 has a Camp Fire underneath the hood. 145. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez just threw something at Byron 146. RaceFanX posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag out 147. Foote posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Buescher and Kyle Busch childishly wreck half the field. The 43 was directly behind those children of course. Significant front end damage, unfortunately he was wrecked a few minutes ago by Ross Chastain to get him into this wreck. That was his luck in the 20 car, apparently in the 43 too. Fun! 148. RaceFanX posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Anthony Alfredo got a little off the ground in that one. Daniel Suarez' #99 is burning up on the track. He's out of it. 149. JimmyMeansBusiness posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Suarez threw a water bottle at Byron 150. RaceFanX posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There appears to have been a small explosion under the hood of the #99 due to the fire. 151. Foote posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jones on team radio: "Amateur hour. F**king ridiculous." after the 42 wrecked the 43 and the 2 car. Secondly later the 17 and 2 get in a pissing contest and wad up the 43 and half the field. Still could get a decent result if radiator is okay. 152. GGDC posted: 04.11.2021 - 6:58 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Beuscher makes it look like Steinhouse never left the 17. 153. NASCARfan05 posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) I usually hate wrecky but cudos for taking out busch, even if it was on accident 154. NASCARfan05 posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I missed what happened between Byron and Suarez, why was he mad at Byron? 155. RandomFacts posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @150 it was the tire blowing 156. JimmyMeansBusiness posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @147.....How did Kyle Busch "childishly" wreck the field with Buescher? Watch the replay, Kyle was turned by Buescher. And I don't like Kyle Busch at all. That was ALL on Buescher. 157. RandomFacts posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @154 Byron shoved Suarez out of the way when Suarez was on older tires. 158. RaceFanX posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "And I don't like Kyle Busch at all. That was ALL on Buescher." Yeah, Buescher came down. Might not even have been deliberate. 159. JimmyMeansBusiness posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @153....Stenhouse has been in the #47 for 2 years. The #17 is Buescher that took out Busch. 160. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @153 Stenhouse isn't even in the 17 161. RandomFacts posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:08 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Buescher did crowd Kyle coming around the corner because he was upset about being hit but I doubt he meant to actually cause Kyle to spin. 162. RandomFacts posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Radioactive is gonna be quite fun to listen to later in the week. 163. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Red flag has been lifted 164. NASCARfan05 posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 157. Thanks 159/160. I know, it just reminded so much of wrecky that I had a brain fart when making the post 165. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 162 If its not at least 7 minutes I'll be pretty bummed 166. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Few takers on pit road 167. possum posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @150 - the safety crews with the fire bottles weren't exactly in a big hurry to get to that one. This is one area where both Indycar and NHRA are a lot better. 168. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:23 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Big save by Truex 169. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jones may have dropped a cylinder 170. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jones has gone to the garage 171. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Logano and Truex trying to re create the "damn war" on that restart 172. Foote posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Loose Wheels Jones has taken his the car to the garage. A shame, he and the 43 were strong today. 173. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Briscoe crashes caution 174. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Briscoe. Oof. 175. Anonymous posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Erik Jones has parked it due to all the issues. Looks like we now only have 28 cars still running. 176. JimmyMeansBusiness posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did James Davison and Cody Ware fight after the Cup race was postponed last night? I know they're teammates and Ware took Davison out last night but a friend of mine said that Mike Joy mentioned them fighting last night. 177. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Briscoe spins, caution #15 178. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex wins the race off pit road and will be the new leader 179. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex wins out of the pits 180. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney will get a penalty for removing equipment out of his pit box 181. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) And Blaney and Co. Poop the bed. 182. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Blaney penalized 183. NASCARfan05 posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Another caution saved Hamlin's lead? I'm so shocked 184. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin back to the lead 185. A.J. posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nascar could have ignored the 12s penalty like they did for the 20, but nah. 186. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hamlin to the lead 187. RaceFanX posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With 30 laps to do it's a JGR one-on-one. Denny Hamlin vs. Martin Truex, Jr. and with Chase Elliott a second back it's full on mano a mano right now. 188. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Newman has a left rear tire rub 189. RaceFanX posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex launches his attack with 25 to go! 190. RaceFanX posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bubba Wallace and Ryan Newman make contact and the #23 almost spun. Wallace hit Austin Dillon in the door, damaging Dillon's car but straightening his out. 191. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Wallace and Newman getting into it a bit, Newman might blow a tire soon after all this contact, battle for the lead as teammates giving each other the bumper 192. RaceFanX posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex is cornering better but Hamlin is faster on the straight. Great racing. 193. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex back to the lead 194. RaceFanX posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex makes the pass with 14 to go. Elliott is now right on the JGR cars' bumpers. 195. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 7:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex to the lead 196. Altracing posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:02 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex wins at Martinsville and becomes the first repeat winner of the season 197. QFH posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex wins, Elliott second after him and Hamlin fight for second, Newman finally blows that tire on the last lap 198. RaceFanX posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Someone just threw a beer can on the track as Truex was doing his burnout. Weird. 199. NASCARfan05 posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) 198. Why is that weird? He's one of the most hated drivers 200. DI9_ForLife posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:07 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) This was a spectacular race, probably my favorite one so far, even more than Bristol last week. Solid 10/10, those last few battles were amazing and truly what Martinsville is about. Not to mention the racing too, which was also amazing all day long. I don't know that I can ask more from this one 201. RandomFacts posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:10 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) @199 I dont believe Truex is anywhere near being one of the most hated drivers. 202. George_Costanza posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @198 unfortunately, there are some NASCAR fans that show their true colors when their driver gets beaten fairly. Look at what happened whenever someone beat Dale Jr. Now the same will happen when someone beats Chase. 203. NASCARfan05 posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) 200. A winner that everyone likes instead of a let down winner? 204. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Man... 205. Jimmie4life posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @203 In your world, every race has to be someone liked by the fans, and if not, then ban them from the sport, kick them off the planet, and shut down NASCAR forever! Truex is one of the best drivers in NASCAR, and he may not be popular(hell, I hate him myself), but you can't fix the fact he'll find victory lane eventually. 206. JimmyMeansBusiness posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @199....That amazes me how suddenly Truex is so hated. He isn't a rough driver, hell he is actually a VERY clean driver and doesn't even retaliate after a driver wrecks him. Most fans I've talked to say they hate him because he wins alot. Funny how everybody loved him when he won back to back titles in Xfinity and won alot of races then. Oh I forgot, he drove for Dale Jr. then so everyone had to love him then even though he won alot. Then he went to DEI and was still liked by everyone. In all honesty, he is "hated" because he has won ALOT in a Toyota. It's funny how most all of Nascar fans hate Toyota drivers. Guess that shows the fanbase still lives in the dark ages. 207. Danny posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 15 in a huge wreck for Martinsville. Largest since Daytona too. first time since 2017 two races in a row had at least 7 cars wrecked. 208. Jimmie4life posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:25 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @206 I think all the hate came from the "Damn War." When he stated Logano won the battle, but not the war, he was expected to then win the title. When Logano won the championship, and Truex came up 2nd again, the fans mocked him and he pretty much went from a fan favorite to a hated driver, and he really hasn't recovered from that since. 209. A.J. posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @206 Yeah, it has nothing to do with the whiny sense of entitlement he's developed since moving over to the best equipment on the track, it's just that everyone who's not thrilled with him is a racist. 210. BackmarkersFan posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) James Davison (22nd) and Josh Bilicki (23rd) earned their best career finishes in Cup. 211. Mile501 posted: 04.11.2021 - 8:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Truex has 3 wins in the last 47 races. I'm not sure I'd place him the category of "winning too much", especially considering he only got 3 wins during the first decade of his Cup career. DiBenedetto continues to perform very consistently after a terrible start to the season. He has 5 straight finishes between 11th and 16th. Speaking of consistency, Hamlin now has 5 straight finishes of either 3rd or 4th. Also, Byron scored his 6th consecutive top 10 finish, the longest current streak. 212. 1995-Subaru-WRX-Sti posted: 04.11.2021 - 9:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @208 He also said this 3 days after the Dover race last year for Aric Arimola not rolling over for him: "because I'm better and faster and have a championship under my belt." If I was Aric and someone told me that, I'd wreck MTJ on general principle. 213. Racinglife97 posted: 04.11.2021 - 9:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #17 - Fastenal / Georgia-Pacific #18 - Snickers Peanut Brownie Squares #19 - Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats & ATV's 214. GoRC42 posted: 04.11.2021 - 9:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) For me, it's Truex's entitled attitude. His pompous spotter from previous seasons didn't help sway my opinion of Truex either. 215. RandomFacts posted: 04.11.2021 - 9:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) With his 2nd place finish Chase Elliott picks up his 100th career top ten Cup finish in this race. 216. WhereAreTheBeers posted: 04.11.2021 - 10:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @203 I honestly don't think there is such a thing as "A winner that everyone likes" in Cup anymore. Everyone on the grid has at least some people who would whine and complain about it 217. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.12.2021 - 7:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 216. Maybe Newman could be one of the exceptions. 218. Anonymous posted: 04.12.2021 - 7:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Davison and Ware about had a meltdown on the track in the second day of the race. Lots of very ugly things on the radio from both teams, and Rick isn't happy. 219. Jason posted: 04.12.2021 - 7:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 15 cautions, drivers throwing stuff at each other, people throwing stuff from the stands, drivers pissed off, looks like we're finally getting back to our roots :) Love it. 220. NASCARfan05 posted: 04.12.2021 - 7:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) It's good to see Byron running strong after a bad start to the season, he is now up to 1 win, 2 top 5s and 6 top 10s in the last 6 races. He is also 5th in playoff points, and 6th in laps led. 221. Anonymous posted: 04.12.2021 - 7:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I gotta agree 212 and 214 here. Truex is a massive crybaby with a sense of entitlement. Kind of a pattern with the Gibbs drivers (Kyle, Hamlin, Bubba mainly). 222. Jimmie'sJohnson posted: 04.12.2021 - 8:16 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @216 what? I've never liked Ryan Newman. I mean I don't hate him but he's just a rather dull and uninteresting individual. 223. Allen posted: 04.12.2021 - 8:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Is it time to be worried about Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch yet? Harvick has not led a lap since the Daytona 500 and Kyle only has 7 laps led all year? 224. Mile501 posted: 04.12.2021 - 9:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Harvick's start isn't all that different from the way he started 2019 and 2017, although he did lead some laps during the early portion of those seasons. Harvick seems to be in a pattern where he goes back and forth every year--winning 2-4 races and leading under 1000 laps one year, then winning 8-9 races and leading over 1000 laps the next. Kyle Busch, though, with just 2 wins in the last 64 races, may be the more concerning of the two. He's also dealing with a new crew chief, and of the two drivers, he is more likely to overdrive his car or make poor judgment calls when things aren't going well. 225. TeamDCRfan posted: 04.12.2021 - 10:56 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sounded like Rick Ware threatened to park Cody. Cannot confirm it was him saying it, but it probably was him. If something happens this weekend, Cody might get put in time out. I think there's a reason why Codys full time plans always falter. 226. Tarheel posted: 04.12.2021 - 2:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Martinsville has been one of Harvicks weakest tracks since joining SHR, so I wouldn't raise an alarm over a mediocre run there. In my estimation, if he goes through the Kansas - Darlington - Dover stretch without at least contending for a win, it's time for concern as those have been among his strongest tracks. 227. Canadianfan posted: 04.12.2021 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @225 It started on Saturday a series of tweets: From The Racing Underdogs: @JD33Davison goes around off nose of teammate, not happy, "how ridiculous to one of his father's cars" From Dustin Albino: Reached out to Rick Ware about the incident between Cody Ware and James Davison. Ware says he's not happy and "needs to figure this out." Sunday From Max Neuwirth: "Rick, get you f****** son under control, he is mentally ill, he shouldn't be out here, what is going on?!?!" OMG IT'S GOING DOWN FROM JAMES DAVISON From The Racing Underdogs: @JD33Davison "WHAT THE {DUCK} IS GOING ON, I have done nothing to him!" "I don't know but no one is telling him not to so put him in the wall" Weird silence on #15 radio before going green, discussion on channel 2 about whether @JD33Davison had been door slamming @CodyShaneWare, spotter for #15 says no. Davison told to run his race From Brock Beard: Lap 332 - Davison's crew pleading their case over the radio. "We gave him plenty of room because we knew this was gonna go on. . .Whatever he's saying is not what I'm seeing." Lap 334 - Davison team radio - "If the 51 touches the 15 one more time, I'm gonna park him." "Cody did that intentionally." From Ed: Cody Ware: "Anytime he's ahead of us (Davidson) he's getting turned, im not fighting him no more." Crew Cheif or Spotter: "Cut that out" Rick: "I've heard enough over the radio, Cody." 228. Mile501 posted: 04.12.2021 - 4:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @226 - True, but I became somewhat more concerned about Harvick after Atlanta. He led 100+ laps in 6 of the last 7 Atlanta races (and led 45 laps in the other) but failed to lead a single lap this time and finished a mediocre 10th. 229. QFH posted: 04.12.2021 - 5:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Moderator: First caution was for the 15 and 51 not the 37 230. Sector posted: 04.12.2021 - 9:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I wonder what's really going on with Kyle Busch myself. I mean a crew chief really shouldn't make a difference with him with how talented he is. He should carry the crew chief similar to how Jeff Gordon carried Robbie Loomis to a title back in 2001. As for Harvick, I think age is starting to come in. Then again, losing Kurt Busch a few years ago hurt the team (except Harvick) as a whole, and now Clint Bowyer is starting to take a toll on everyone. If the #4 team really did toss the Vegas race with trying something new then let's see how he does when we return to Kansas through Dover. The races as of late hasn't been his best tracks, and he recovered to a Top 10 at Atlanta after a bad start (tire going down) it appears. For all we know this could be another 2019 situation; average first half of the season, force to be reckoned with the second half. 231. Allen posted: 04.12.2021 - 10:49 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kyle Busch has not been the same driver since 2019 Chicagoland. 232. WhereAreTheBeers posted: 04.13.2021 - 7:02 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @217 Can't speak for anyone else but there is nothing I would love more in all of NASCAR than to see Newman back in Victory Lane. Been my favourite pretty much ever since I started watching, even more so these days. Been a better season for him and for Roush more generally, definitely a step forward in terms of speed. CBuescher too, apart from the 15 car wreck, has been impressive in terms of speed especially 233. Tarheel posted: 04.13.2021 - 7:02 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 228, don't forget Harvick had a tire go down at Atlanta right at the start of the race, came out just in front of Larson for a long time. He wound up losing a lap and couldn't get it back until later in the race because of long green flag runs. If not for that, he probably would have led some laps and finished better. I threw the Kansas to Dover period out there to see if they can get the cars better based on data from the first few weeks. If they can't, we could be seeing age catch up with him, but the entire operation is off the pace so far. They might be going into the same kind of phase HMS did when Gordon retired, Jr had been hurt and wasn't back to form, and Johnson was falling off. SHR has lost a lot of experience too with Busch and Bowyer leaving, and might continue to struggle until the young guys get up to speed. 234. Mile501 posted: 04.13.2021 - 9:01 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @233 - That's right. I was thinking something happened to Harvick at Atlanta, but I couldn't remember. I agree with your assessment, though. Something I have really noticed in recent years is how the departure of a veteran often hurts multi-car operations, even if that veteran himself isn't necessarily winning a lot. Kurt Busch and Clint Bowyer, as you mention, fall into that category. Even when Kenseth left an organization as strong as Gibbs, they seemed to struggle more the following year. 235. Mile501 posted: 04.13.2021 - 9:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) @231 "Kyle Busch has not been the same driver since 2019 Chicagoland." I wonder if you might be onto something there, but why would two minor incidents and smoke in the cockpit have such a long-term effect on him? Maybe there's still something else that we're missing. Last 64 races (Chicagoland 2019 - Martinsville 2021): 2 wins 23 top 5s 36 top 10s 1339 laps led Prior 64 races (Darlington 2017 - Sonoma 2019): 15 wins 37 top 5s 51 top 10s 2947 laps led 236. Foote posted: 04.13.2021 - 11:38 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Almirola's done some great driving this year, just had terrible luck"- Gordon. My question: When has he done some great driving? 237. possum posted: 04.13.2021 - 8:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @235 - seems to me the difference is Hamlin and Truex are out-racing Busch at the ends of races. The three drivers have similar T5 and T10 numbers. But Hamlin has gone from a 2 win-per-year driver to 7 or 8, and Truex is usually good for 6 or 7 a year. They're just outrunning Busch right now in equal equipment. It's not that Busch is worse, it's the competition that's better. 238. Canadianfan posted: 04.15.2021 - 6:11 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) From ShowBuzzDaily: Saturday's original delayed start had 1.397 million viewers on FS1. Sunday's restart had 2.299 million viewers on FS1. Last year's race held on June 10th had 1.711 million viewers on FS1. 2019's race held on March 24th had 2.455 million viewers on FS1. 239. Chase9Fan posted: 04.16.2021 - 8:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 198. That is old school NASCAR. Back in the day, things got thrown on the race track all the time after the checkers. Don't get offended by it, newbies. 240. Chase9Fan posted: 04.16.2021 - 8:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 206. I don't hate Truex, but he does seem to think no one should race him hard. That is my only complaint about him. 241. Chase9Fan posted: 04.16.2021 - 8:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 216. Umm no haha. If you were a fan back in the mid-2000's when Newman came along and his short hey-day, he wasn't a fan favorite at all. It's definitely easier to like him now considering he doesn't win as much and stays relatively clean. 242. Chase9Fan posted: 04.16.2021 - 8:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) By the way, this was an outstanding Cup race. One of the best in a long time. Bravo. The higher HP is still the way to go. 243. Chase9Fan posted: 04.16.2021 - 8:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 235. Those stats are still good. If he's "slumping" i am sure there are other drivers that would love those stats. haha 244. Mile501 posted: 04.16.2021 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) For the 4th time in 8 races this season, 3 of the 4 Hendrick cars finished in the top 10. They are getting closer and closer to regularly having all 4 in the top 10, a feat that they have accomplished just 3 times in the last 5 years (spring 2020 at Martinsville, and both Charlotte races in 2019). 245. JadyLan posted: 04.22.2021 - 10:54 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Daniel Suarez should be listed as earning -5 points after this race. 246. 34McDowellFan posted: 04.25.2021 - 9:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jose Blasco-Figueroa should be listed as the #99 crew chief, not Travis Mack ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: