NASCAR a the Glen

I think all Nascar races should be on road courses. Much more entertaining.

And it ain't over until its over and the checker flies.

Kyle Busch did his usual petulant act because he didn't win. wouldn't talk to reporters.

What a damn interesting finish. This is the reason I prefer fendered cars over open wheel any day. Not intentional wrecking or anything like that, just a little bit of bumping and rubbing on the last lap. Both drivers getting out with smiles on their faces saying how fun it was. THAT is why stockcar racing on road courses is my favorite type of racing.

Kyle Busch just lets his emotions get the best of him. I don't particularly like Brad K. but that wasn't his fault. Kyle was one of many victims of the oil on the track.

It was fun to watch. They need at least 4 more road courses during the year. I like that there are still a few people in the sport that can beat and bang, and at the end of the day come out with a smile.

Keselowski certainly didn't give Busch any room getting into 2, but he didn't do anything Busch wouldn't have done, either. And watching Keselowski and Ambrose go through the chicane way too hot, then slide around the last half of the track was just great, hard-nosed racing.

Busch's team blamed Labonte for oiling down the track. Keselowski blamed Busch. Did they ever figure out whose oil it was?

I thought Keselowski gave a classy post-race interview: Ambrose raced me hard for the win, and that was a great last lap.

In reply to Will:

Labonte

Cole_Trickle wrote: It was fun to watch. They need at least 4 more road courses during the year. I like that there are still a few people in the sport that can beat and bang, and at the end of the day come out with a smile.

If they had 4 more road courses I would have to count myself as a fan. The road courses are the only ones I watch.

.... NASCAR should oil the track on the last lap at all events

makes for some mighty fine racin'

In a rare stroke of timing, I tuned in just in time for the last lap - or if the truth be told, the last 3/4 lap.

That's right, OMG!

I couldn't stick around for the post-mortem, but that was some wild, occasionally pavement optional, e36 m3!

fasted58 wrote: .... NASCAR should oil the track on the last lap at all events makes for some mighty fine racin'

Well, I still believe there is a little bit of script writing in the sense of who slides through tech with bigger holes in restrictors but I don't think NASCAR will go far enough to oil the tracks.

And for the record, I like Kyle Busch but I really don't think Brad K. did that on purpose like Kyle was undoubtedly upset about. Its was the start of the last lap, everyone is racing hard, and someone puked oil all over the track. I chalk that up to as bad of luck as his brother losing a wheel.

I can't wait to watch windtunnel in an hour.

T.J. wrote:

Cole_Trickle wrote: It was fun to watch. They need at least 4 more road courses during the year. I like that there are still a few people in the sport that can beat and bang, and at the end of the day come out with a smile.

If they had 4 more road courses I would have to count myself as a fan. The road courses are the only ones I watch.

One thing I've been asking for awhile: If their history is moonshiners on mountain roads, why don't they do more road courses?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wd_TX_zPrM&feature=related

I sure can't blame Kyle for clamming up. He knows himself well enough to know whats likely to come sliding out of his mouth, and what the results are likely to be.

I don't really blame Brad for sticking his nose in there. I'd call that one, at most, a 50/50 deal. It sure looked to me like Kyle was heading across there to block him.

Did look like a lot of fun, though. I can imagine the hand motions and grins during the next time Marcos and Brad run into each other-"E36 M3, then you bumped me back -hahahahaha- that was fun. I'll getcha next time."

I can remember some one lap dashes that looked like that . A particular ARRC qualifiying race for example. I was fifth coming under the bridge and ended up in 2nd, exactly where I started the race. Too bad it rained for the real race.

I must agree that NASCAR should do more road courses, throw one in the chase just to make it interesting.

As a side note, next Saturday the Nationwide series is in Montreal! More heavy cars going around a road course. Last years race was a whopper, really looking forward to this years.

Stay out of Villenuve's way!

NASCAR is running at Portland next weekend.

Granted it is lower series, but Hershel McGriff is running as is my friend, Eddie Nakato. Should be fun to watch!

friedgreencorrado wrote:

T.J. wrote:

Cole_Trickle wrote: It was fun to watch. They need at least 4 more road courses during the year. I like that there are still a few people in the sport that can beat and bang, and at the end of the day come out with a smile.

If they had 4 more road courses I would have to count myself as a fan. The road courses are the only ones I watch.

One thing I've been asking for awhile: If their history is moonshiners on mountain roads, why don't they do more road courses? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wd_TX_zPrM&feature=related

because the moonshiners got together and started racing each other on the horse racing tracks that littered the countryside to see who was the best driver... they might have started out as outlaws on the backroads of the deep south, but they got legit by going around in circles. also, you just can't beat a 3/8 mile oval from a spectator perspective- you can see all the action on the whole track from even the worst seats in the house.

i think they need to put a layer of dirt on Bristol and Martinsville for one of the races at each track- that would get them back to their roots.. i think they did it once at Bristol for a World of Outlaws race, and i recall that it was pretty damn epic... but my memory might be failing me on that ever actually happening and not being an awesome dream i had.

edit: google confirms my memory..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00OmJPBld-I

just caught the replay of the race on ESPN2.. holy crap, that last lap was intense.

just once i'd like to see Kyle realize that he just put on one hell of a show for the fans and not run off and mope every time he is the one that gets spun out..

When I turned it on, there was an in-car video from one of the cars.
As I watched, I got confused......it didn't look like the track I was familiar with.

Then I realized that they were running the short course without The Boot. Kind of a shame; The Boot is great fun.

I think they should run the track as the short course for the regular season, then add WGI for the Chase and run the boot!

Anywhere I can watch this now? Do they ever run in the rain?

In reply to aeronca65t:
I doubt their brakes would last the race if they ran the boot, but it would be fun until they ran out.

Put Road America in the Chase. That really needs to happen.

Every time I read one of these recaps from a Nascar race on a road track, I start to get a migraine and the corners of my vision begin to dim...Nascar's turning BOTH WAYS ON THE SAME TRACK ...???...and the universe didnt collapse in on itself?!?

I keed I keed - I think its literally the most fun Ive ever had watching fancy spec cars with stickers that look like regular cars when I see them on road courses. Go fast and turn left is exciting to me for about eleven minutes, then I turn it to the price is right reruns for something a little more exciting. Show up with the same vehicles on a course with legit elevation changes and esses, and Im glued to the TV like white on rice.

In reply to novaderrik:

Now that was cool. Perhaps this is the way to get Rockingham back on the schedule?

Kenny_McCormic wrote: Do they ever run in the rain?

They did do some rain-spec testing some years ago, but the reality was the cars simply needed too many modifications (wipers, rain lights, learning how the tires would work, etc) simply on the chance they might have to run in the rain. Plus, I'm sure Goodyear was thrilled with the idea of having to bring along a crap-ton of rain tires they'd probably end up taking back and tossing. The large teams with deep pockets for testing could probably deal with it, but the smaller teams would be at a huge disadvantage. Most of those teams are running old cast-off road course spec cars anyway. It's not uncommon for road course cars to be many seasons old, just updated with new sheet metal.