It’s a warm, partly cloudy day in the Atlanta metro area today. We’d planned to see if we could find tickets for the race today – until we discovered that the truck race was a night race instead of the afternoon race. The weather folks are predicting rain for this evening and all day tomorrow, through Monday morning. So, Bunny and I decided the chances of our getting to see a good Truck race were not so great and she headed to work and I’m comfortably watching the Junior Cup race on television. I’m wishing I was at the track – just because I miss going to the track – but the return isn’t worth the cost today. Continue reading “2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Two Atlanta”
2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race One Daytona
Dale Jr brought it with the command. Great job Jr! Everybody should do it like that.
Charlize Theron will wave the green flag.
Rascal Flatts performed a song earlier.
Peyton Manning is driving the pace car.
Alex Bowman leads the field to the green flag.
Due to wrecks during the Duels several notable drivers will be starting at the back of the field including Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Larson, Aric Almirola, William Byron and Brad Keselowski.
The wind is blowing at 13 mph on a 72 degree day. Continue reading “2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race One Daytona”
2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race One Daytona
Lots of fluffy white clouds in Daytona today.
Caution lap 11 as Austin Cindric (60) got into the 18 bounced off and collected Ryan Reed (16) and Brandon Jones (19) and Tyler Reddick (9).
Stage 1 concludes with a couple of cup drivers in the top 2 spots followed by Justin Allgaier and Elliott Sadler.
Stage 2 concludes with four cup guys in the top spots followed by Garrett Smithley and Ryan Truex.
Caution with 38 to go (120 laps) for fluid on the track possibly from Gray Gaulding’s car. Continue reading “2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race One Daytona”
2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race One Daytona
Congrats to David Gilliland on getting the pole.
Congrats to Clay Greenfield – single car guy – who captured third in qualifying.
Caution on lap 5 for lots of smoke from Travis Kvapil.
I wish they would stop sticking me in a car with the helmet cam. The view is too limited and limiting. Awful point of view in almost every situation. Continue reading “2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race One Daytona”
2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Duels at Daytona
Duel 1
Caution one – 48 tire – Jimmie, Afterburner.
Caution two Byron got Stinkhouse’d.
Caution three David Gilligan got Stinkhouse’d.
Caution four ‘It’ got cute and got turned. He tried to split the middle, realized he wouldn’t have room and would have to pass ‘Squinty-Douchey’, came up to avoid that and Jamie Mc was there so he turned into the wall
Blaney wins.
Bubba Wallace finished third.
Duel 2
Caution one Kyle Larson, That Jones Kid, and Matti Di collected in this one.
It’s a parade – a single file parade – the whole way. Boring.
Chase Elliott wins.