Coke 600

[bksballer89]

Truex is on the pole

 

[jeffro151]

Want to know just how bad Denny Hamlin is overrated? He is the only driver to make it to the final round of qualifying for every race so far this year, yet there are 6 drivers ahead of him in points with zero wins. All of this JGR teammates are ahead of him.

 

[Rex Racer]

Hamlin is rated pretty much where he belongs.

 

[jeffro151]

Forecast isn't promising for getting a race in today.

 

[bksballer89]

Forecast isn't promising for getting a race in today.

Seems like getting the race is fine. Finishing all 600 miles doesn't seems likely. They should probably move up the start time to 5 PM. Seems like starting at 9 PM the rain comes in

https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/28027:4:US

 

[jeffro151]

Seems like getting the race is fine. Finishing all 600 miles doesn't seems likely. They should probably move up the start time to 5 PM. Seems like starting at 9 PM the rain comes in

https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/28027:4:US

Can't move the race up no more than 15 minutes due to TV commitments.

 

[BPNAZ]

Hamlin is rated pretty much where he belongs.

i agree somewhat. I also think again this is the biggest problem with the Chase system today. You get 1 win, you're in, and sometimes i feel like some of these teams just put it on cruise control for rest of the "regular season". Obviously some drivers are different than others, but after the Daytona win, all they can do now is use rest of the regular schedule as one big test session. Obviously the more wins the Higher seed or whatever but i dont think that really matters much. There is no incentive to race hard once you've got a win. No reason to take chances at higher speed tracks and risk injury.

I really like Keselowskis idea of the regular season points leader getting a free pass into the 2nd round of the Chase. Of course, ive been calling for some form of reward for obtaining the most points for the first 26 races for years now, even if its monetary or something.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

i agree somewhat. I also think again this is the biggest problem with the Chase system today. You get 1 win, you're in, and sometimes i feel like some of these teams just put it on cruise control for rest of the "regular season". Obviously some drivers are different than others, but after the Daytona win, all they can do now is use rest of the regular schedule as one big test session. Obviously the more wins the Higher seed or whatever but i dont think that really matters much. There is no incentive to race hard once you've got a win. No reason to take chances at higher speed tracks and risk injury.

I really like Keselowskis idea of the regular season points leader getting a free pass into the 2nd round of the Chase. Of course, ive been calling for some form of reward for obtaining the most points for the first 26 races for years now, even if its monetary or something.

If there's a Chase system, I liked the original the best. Top 10 are in. If you're not in the top 10, too bad, try again next year.

 

[jeffro151]

If there's a Chase system, I liked the original the best. Top 10 are in. If you're not in the top 10, too bad, try again next year.

Exactly. Kyle Busch winning the championship last year was bullshit. He missed 1/4th of the season. A champion should be rewarded on consistency throughout the season, not just winning a race and getting a free ticket to the playoffs.

 

[bksballer89]

Not sure what time was the original planned green flag but I do see it has been moved up to 608 PM

 

[jeffro151]

Not sure what time was the original planned green flag but I do see it has been moved up to 608 PM

618 was original planned time.

 

[bksballer89]

We're racing

 

[pabartl787]

 

[pabartl787]

To recap the race so far,

Martin Truex has the lead

That is all

 

[gobigred]

To recap the race so far,

Martin Truex has the lead

That is all

Don't forget lots of left turns !!

 

[bksballer89]

To recap the race so far,

Martin Truex has the lead

That is all

Took a 2 hr nap and this did not change lol

 

[jeffro151]

Only way I see Truex not winning is if they have a caution with less than 5 to go and only the front couple of guys pit.

 

[BPNAZ]

easily this is one of the top 5-10 worst races of all time

i love how in 2002, Dodge was winning everything and Ford/Chevy started crying to Nascar about it......a few weeks later and they made Dodge change their nose

post COT, and Toyotas easily have an advantage over Chevy/Ford and.................nothing

its NATAR now, the national association for Toyota Auto Racing

 

[bksballer89]

Truex led 392 of 400 laps...........BORING!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bksballer89]

easily this is one of the top 5-10 worst races of all time

i love how in 2002, Dodge was winning everything and Ford/Chevy started crying to Nascar about it......a few weeks later and they made Dodge change their nose

post COT, and Toyotas easily have an advantage over Chevy/Ford and.................nothing

its NATAR now, the national association for Toyota Auto Racing

Soooo you're saying you didn't enjoy this? Lol