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NASCAR Chicago: 'Cup Driver's Day Off' edition

Started by gm914 , Jul 17 2013 14:45

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#1 gm914

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 14:45

Chicago

Home of the Cubbies, Air Jordan, Oprah, and of course...

While there's been a clamoring of sorts over at Indyworld to see who starts the threads, we've had to poke and prod to get the NASCAR threads going.

So here it is, nice and early.

Only the one race this weekend.
And as luck would have it, it's a Nationwide one.

Wait! Come back!! It's better than last year. Promise.

While we all found better things to do in 2012...

...this years Nationwide has been on our side.

Chicago puts us past the halfway point of the season, and the Top 5 are only separated by 24 points, The Top 10 only 69. Compared to this point last year we were at 73 pts and 231 respectively.
It's a proper battle!

Now I know what you're all thinking. You're sick of seeing Kyle Busch and his Cup buddies decimating the sport
(and crowd attendance) by coming over and winning every damn week.

And rightly so!

But worry not trackside deep-dish pizza vendors.
After a gruelling schedule, this weekend is the only break for the Cup guys til The Chase begins, and they've all decided to stay in bed.

Well. Except Joey Logano.

But you know what?

There's enough excitement in the field, and Coulter will probably put him in the wall anyway.

#2 gm914

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 14:46

The Drivers

Regan Smith. Still leading the championship.
By a hair.
In fact his points advantage over the last 5 races has gone from +58, to +28, to +8, to +6, to +5.

Austin Dillon sits in third behind Slammin' Sam Hornish. Has a real chance to win this weekend. Still...

Further back, rookie Kyle Larson has been effortlessly fast all year...

...while his teammate Nelson Piquet has had a shitty year.

I mean a really shitty year.

But at least he knows he has money, so there's always next year.

Your friend and mine Travis Pastrana has produced some solid results, had some rotten luck,
and has sometimes looked out of his element.

Luckily, his team seems very patient with him and he has a ton of fans.

Times
Saturday, July 20th
11:30 AM-2:00 PM NNS PRACTICE
2:30 PM-4:00 PM NNS FINAL PRACTICE
Sunday, July 21st
10:05 AM (11:05AM/ET) NNS QUALIFYING (TWO LAPS ALL POSITIONS)
2:00 PM (3:00 PM/ET) NNS RACE (200 LAPS, 300 MILES)

We also have some truck race on dirt coming up on Wed 7/24,
One of our esteemed members and a man who knows about such a thing will be popping his NASCAR OP cherry and will be covering that for us in an entirely separate thread.
Keep your schedules open for what should be a hugely more exciting race than this Chicago drivel I'm shoveling your way.

Ready for some racin'!?

Good. 'Cause I'm dizzy. This **** took me way longer than I had planned. Enjoy your week.
I'm out!!

Edited by gm914, 17 July 2013 - 14:51.

#3 TimRTC

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 15:03

Wait I wasn't reading - is Paul di Resta competing as Ferris Bueller? :stoned:

#4 Atreiu

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 15:04

Epic!

#5 Dilla

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 15:27

Do u believe in the Ferris Bueller Theory?

#6 Deluxx

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 15:28

when's the cup race?

#7 rghojai

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 15:30

That's beyond brilliant. All respect.

#8 Atreiu

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 15:36

Do u believe in the Ferris Bueller Theory?

What theory?

#9 gm914

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 15:36

Apologies to those on mobiles and slower connections.

#10 Dilla

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 16:26

What theory?

Ferris never really existed. It was all in Frye's head as a coping mechanism with dealing with his dad. Kinda like Fight Club.

#11 Atreiu

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 17:09

Oh yeah, I had seen it before. It just slipped my mind now.
Sweet, Cameron is a young Jack.

#12 Red17

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Posted 17 July 2013 - 20:00

#13 Deluxx

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Posted 18 July 2013 - 01:14

Good thread by the way.

Should be some fun stuff this weekend, eh?

Entry List Here....

Bunch of truck regulars. Surprised to only see Joey tbh.

#14 teejay

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Posted 18 July 2013 - 09:40

A Ferris Nascar thread - brilliant.

#15 OfficeLinebacker

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 00:44

Will probably not tune in for this one.

#16 Deluxx

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 03:05

Getting gf credits?

#17 gm914

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 17:12

Why not Ferris?

#18 Watkins74

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 18:01

Hmmmm.....I think I will pass on this race. Watching Hornish, Smith and Sadler doesn't sound like fun.

#19 Deluxx

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 20:22

Gm is gonna love this pic. Made me cry.

http://i.imgur.com/VmQowD5.jpg

#20 gm914

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 20:33

Haha that's great. I was gonna bump the thread anyway 'cause the post count was KyBu's number.
Not in my thread, cornboy!

#21 Watkins74

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 23:29

No Kyle

No fun.

#22 Deluxx

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Posted 20 July 2013 - 02:41

Hey, Sam Hornish's sideburns have more character than Smith's left toe

#23 Dilla

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Posted 20 July 2013 - 02:52

http://instagram.com/p/b9XSCKiczg/#

Bromancing the Stone over here. . .

#24 Deluxx

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Posted 20 July 2013 - 03:26

were those canadian singles

#25 gm914

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Posted 20 July 2013 - 14:50

Looks like I won't be able to watch the race either. This could be the shortest NASCAR thread we've ever had.

BTW looks like Mike Harmon has decided not to race. Understandable. Chicagoland Speedway is in Joliet.

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#26 Deluxx

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Posted 20 July 2013 - 15:27

Hey, lots of good things have come out of Joliet.

#27 Deluxx

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 15:51

Wow Nelson PK's car looks like they were driving on mcnuggets instead of tires

#28 Red17

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 19:06

Sidenote: this race is now live on MotorsTV.

#29 OfficeLinebacker

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 19:30

Well, interesting analysis involving the dry sump system used on race cars, but, uh, why is the caution so long?

#30 Andrew Hope

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 19:37

I'm trying really, really hard, but I can't seem to give a **** about this race.

#31 Red17

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 19:49

I'm trying really, really hard, but I can't seem to give a **** about this race.

Pastrami is running a (read carefully) normal valvoline livery, Annet is also running the Petty STP livery, the 70 car is a chevy again, Hornish is leading and no Danica Mention so far.

#32 Dilla

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 20:12

Man, Hornish is fast.

#33 pingu666

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 20:34

checking in, watching napcar instead of going for a walk

#34 Red17

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 20:51

That near miss..... im sure an hair couldn't fit in there.....

#35 pingu666

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 21:14

ooh yellow

#36 pingu666

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 21:25

another yella

#37 pingu666

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 21:36

lagano leading

#38 pingu666

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 21:42

eugh :/

#39 Dilla

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 21:42

Well, at least he didn't dominate, I guess.

#40 pingu666

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 21:43

still a annoying giraffe

#41 Red17

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 21:43

Joey's win kinda makes the thread title pointless.

#42 gm914

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 22:37

#43 Andrew Hope

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 22:39

I was waiting for this.

By the way, I would just like to quickly say how mildly but noticeably annoyed I am that the only two race threads I've made immediately got complaints because I had one picture about 4 pixels too wide, and yet a thread with (an admittedly hilarious) 4,000 .gifs taking nearly that many years to load every time you open the thread gets no bitching whatsoever. Weak!

#44 Dilla

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 22:42

NASCAR regulars don't give a ****. And this was a throwaway week anyway. Probably wouldn't have been received as well on a more active thread like a plate race thread, or a road course thread.

Edited by Dilla, 21 July 2013 - 22:44.

#45 Watkins74

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 22:54

I was waiting for this.

By the way, I would just like to quickly say how mildly but noticeably annoyed I am that the only two race threads I've made immediately got complaints because I had one picture about 4 pixels too wide, and yet a thread with (an admittedly hilarious) 4,000 .gifs taking nearly that many years to load every time you open the thread gets no bitching whatsoever. Weak!

These threads are getting a little over the top in my opinion.

I'll get my coat.......