**Offical NASCAR Thread**

[defcon]

Originally Posted by Ascf33

Our fantasy league is looking a little weak. Can we get some more signups?

2nd in 2015. Maybe someone, me even, will finally beat Clay. Truth be told, I'm not sure I'll watch much this year.

#24Ever #JGMotorsports #RPMotorsports

[Ascf33]

I've steadily improved year over year. I won the Spring or Summer segment either last year or the year before.

[clayj41]

Originally Posted by clayj41

https://racing.fantasysports.yahoo.com/auto

League ID#: 421
Password: nascar

BUMP. Let's keep this on the current page.


I'm not too concerned about adding a bunch of other teams. Quality over quantity. We need people who will check their lineups and stay on top of things.

[weller3377]

I'm in!! Think i just needed a year off lol

[aeroshady]

Originally Posted by clayj41

BUMP. Let's keep this on the current page.


I'm not too concerned about adding a bunch of other teams. Quality over quantity. We need people who will check their lineups and stay on top of things.

Been watching since 1992, but I just can't guarantee that I will stay on top of things. That is why I never join.

[dre2142]

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-med...date-2017.html

[dre2142]

Originally Posted by defcon

2nd in 2015. Maybe someone, me even, will finally beat Clay. Truth be told, I'm not sure I'll watch much this year.

#24Ever #JGMotorsports #RPMotorsports

I beat him

I havent been keeping up as closely the last 2 years. Too much going on last year.

Maybe this year.

[Ascf33]

I beat Clay in fantasy baseball one year. I bring it up now and again because I am legitimately proud of it.

[clayj41]

Originally Posted by dre2142

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-med...date-2017.html

I like that rule. It should really cut down on late-race debris cautions.

Originally Posted by dre2142

I beat him

I havent been keeping up as closely the last 2 years. Too much going on last year.

Maybe this year.

LA once beat us all too. Even the sun shines on a dog's ass some days.

[aeroshady]

A nice article on Dale Jr. Long read, but well worth it if you have the time.

http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/sto...na-changed-man

[thebestauntie]

Originally Posted by clayj41

BUMP. Let's keep this on the current page.


I'm not too concerned about adding a bunch of other teams. Quality over quantity. We need people who will check their lineups and stay on top of things.

Alright, I'm in again. I'll try and stay on top of it this year now that I'm out of school

Originally Posted by defcon

2nd in 2015. Maybe someone, me even, will finally beat Clay. Truth be told, I'm not sure I'll watch much this year.

#24Ever #JGMotorsports #RPMotorsports

It can happen, you just have to believe!

Originally Posted by clayj41

I like that rule. It should really cut down on late-race debris cautions.



LA once beat us all too. Even the sun shines on a dog's ass some days.

I sure did! Asshat.

[aeroshady]

It is Daytona day!

Racing has been wild all weekend long. Chase is on the poll! Dale Jr is back! Lets get this going!

Biggest question I have today: How will the attendance be for this race. Even with the removal of large sections of stands, the attendance has looked lite all week. I am planning on making my return to Daytona next season for the 60th running.

[clayj41]

If these last two days are any indication, we're in for a wreckfest today.

[specialkd24]

Kyle Busch and his stupid tires and strategy suck.

Jr. was leading the race, but those 4 cars in front of him at the end of the lead lap ended his chances.

Just when I was starting to like Kyle Busch a little.

[defcon]

as per usual, the 500 is a crap shoot.

[aeroshady]

Actually feel bad for Danica there. She was running well all day. All four Stewart-Hass cars crashed there.

[Nick_United]

Really pulling for Chase to win this one... oh wait, another accident.

[Nick_United]

McMurray has taken out half the field.

[clayj41]

I'm also rooting hard for Chase to close this out, but I feel like he's a sitting duck.

[clayj41]

I thought Kurt was probably in the best position there. Happy for Tony Stewart to win as an owner!

[weller3377]

Don't mind that win at all!! Had him 10 to win 280!!! I'll take it. Yahoo league is always a crap shoot this weekend

[thebestauntie]

I'm not in last place, weeeee!!

[aeroshady]

What did everyone thing about the segment racing?

Overall I really enjoyed speedweeks. I can't wait to go next year (it will mark 10 years since my last Daytona 500 and my first Daytona race since 2011)! I really want NASCAR to survive as a sport, so I hope this new format works well. I was glad to see the 500 had solid attendance yesterday.

[defcon]

Originally Posted by aeroshady

What did everyone thing about the segment racing?

I only caught the race after the middle of segment 2 due to work obligations. I have to admit, at least at Daytona, it seemed to help the flow of the race better. I still don't understand what this "Five Minute Pit Lane" stuff is or the point to it - is it just a limit on the time crews can spend working on a car on pit lane for the whole race total until they have to call it a day?

Overall, it seemed to make things a little more competitive. Now you've got three races in one, so to speak. I still need to see how it works at a 1.5 mile, a 1 mile, and a short track.

[spoot388]

Originally Posted by aeroshady

What did everyone thing about the segment racing?

Overall I really enjoyed speedweeks. I can't wait to go next year (it will mark 10 years since my last Daytona 500 and my first Daytona race since 2011)! I really want NASCAR to survive as a sport, so I hope this new format works well. I was glad to see the 500 had solid attendance yesterday.

Personally, I like the idea and thought it really brought some excitement to the middle of the race. It wasn't just guys riding around for the middle 100 laps waiting for the end of the race to do something. It used to be that, for pretty much any race, you watch the first 30 laps and the last 30 laps and you saw all you really needed to see.

I really liked seeing how many different strategies were used by the different teams. It really shakes things up but wasn't really a deterrent to the race itself.

I'm not 100% sold on it just yet because Daytona is such a different beats than the other tracks. Lets see how it plays out on tracks like Atlanta and California and Pocono where the field gets more spread out during the race.

Originally Posted by defcon

I only caught the race after the middle of segment 2 due to work obligations. I have to admit, at least at Daytona, it seemed to help the flow of the race better. I still don't understand what this "Five Minute Pit Lane" stuff is or the point to it - is it just a limit on the time crews can spend working on a car on pit lane for the whole race total until they have to call it a day?

Overall, it seemed to make things a little more competitive. Now you've got three races in one, so to speak. I still need to see how it works at a 1.5 mile, a 1 mile, and a short track.

the 5 minute repair rule was made to try to clean up the late race debris cautions. they found that a lot of wrecked cars go out on the track when they probably shouldn't just because they want to try to gain some spots and points and they end up dropping parts all over the place or get in/cause more wrecks. now, if you can't repair the car on pit road in 5 minutes, its too beat up to keep going.

i'm not sure if 5 minutes is long enough though. what i do know is that i don't like how the timer starts as soon as the car enters pit road and goes until it leaves. it should only count for the time the car is actually in the pit box. they said it takes about 30 seconds to drive the length of pit road at daytona. thats a ton of time when you only have 5 minutes total.

[defcon]

Originally Posted by spoot388

the 5 minute repair rule was made to try to clean up the late race debris cautions. they found that a lot of wrecked cars go out on the track when they probably shouldn't just because they want to try to gain some spots and points and they end up dropping parts all over the place or get in/cause more wrecks. now, if you can't repair the car on pit road in 5 minutes, its too beat up to keep going.

i'm not sure if 5 minutes is long enough though. what i do know is that i don't like how the timer starts as soon as the car enters pit road and goes until it leaves. it should only count for the time the car is actually in the pit box. they said it takes about 30 seconds to drive the length of pit road at daytona. thats a ton of time when you only have 5 minutes total.

Seems to make sense, and no, it doesn't seem long enough. I think it should be at least 10 cumulative and maybe no longer than 5 for one stop...but that might defeat the purpose.

[spoot388]

Originally Posted by defcon

Seems to make sense, and no, it doesn't seem long enough. I think it should be at least 10 cumulative and maybe no longer than 5 for one stop...but that might defeat the purpose.

i'm sure they've researched how long teams typically take to make repairs, but i wouldn't be surprised if after a while it gets increased a bit, especially if someone like dale jr gets screwed over by it a couple times. i think 7-10 minutes might be better, especially if they are keeping the pit road time in place. 5 would be probably be fine if it only included the time in the pit box.

the way the rule is now is that if the car comes in, is repaired, and then makes minimum speed after going green, the timer goes away and they can continue working on the car in following stops without the timer. but if they it, go back out, and then either don't make minimum speed or come back in under caution, the clock continues from where it left off.

its a work in progress though. i'm sure they'll make some tweaks, either during the season of during the offseason based on reception of the rule over the next couple of months.

[Ascf33]

Yeah i actually appreciated how they broke down why they made the change. Something like statistically, any car that goes to the garage and then comes back out rarely makes it about 36th place and is statistically more likely to cause or create a caution from debris or a wreck.

[aeroshady]

The ratings for the Daytona 500 were way up. So hopefully this new system works out. I agree with what everyone said so far. It kept my attention throughout the entire race which was awesome. I also agree that we need to see it play out at other tracks first. Hopefully this brings back the thunder to NASCAR!

[spoot388]

Originally Posted by aeroshady

The ratings for the Daytona 500 were way up. So hopefully this new system works out. I agree with what everyone said so far. It kept my attention throughout the entire race which was awesome. I also agree that we need to see it play out at other tracks first. Hopefully this brings back the thunder to NASCAR!

i would say the return of Dale Jr was probably a bigger reason why the ratings were way up. people might have been interested in the new format, but not as much as seeing Jr back.

i really hope the new format works on the other tracks and keeps things competitive. i'm just not sure how it will translate on tracks where the pack spreads out more.