NASCAR 2021 Season

It certainly seems as though NASCAR is reacting to fans cries for more "Roval" races and after
decades of running the same sort of schedule year after year after year, they're shaking things
up a bit.

Fine and at long last.

Are viewers really tuning into the "Roval" events though? The ones I've seen, the cars look
absolutely pedestrian, big old heavy hulks sliding through improvised chicanes with the inevitable
calamities resulting in long, drawn out caution periods where NASCAR's hierarchy really comes
into play with their endless nonsense.

One thing we may count on not changing is the annual "State of NASCAR" in the lead up to
the Daytonner 500. This is where (whomever is in charge this week/insert name here) trots
out and states the new rules and how these new rules are set in stone only to announce a revision
of the rules two days later.

BHW

 

COTA is on the NASCAR schedule for 2021 and they'll be running the full course as
used by F-1, Indy Car and sports cars.

There must have been a quiet war about this in the background between COTA and
NASCAR deep in the dark fake wood panel walled offices back in Daytonner.

As we all know since the time NASCAR and IMSA ran the same course at Watkins Glen
during the height of the GTP era in the 80s and it was proven that the best of the NASCAR
runners would have been mid-field (at best) in the IMSA GTO class (never mind coming close
to GTP/Camel Lights times.

Since then, NASCAR has refused to allow their events to be run on the same courses as
sports cars such as Watkins Glen and Sears Point. From the wording of this article, NASCAR
wanted to run a 2.0 mile short course but COTA insisted that they run the full circuit because,
"There are more sight lines and opportunities for hillside viewing, plus we’ll have additional
options for trackside camping."

So, COTA has won. Good on them. Let's see how many seconds NASCAR, which touts its
drivers as "Fastest in the World" are behind, 10+ seconds? 20+ seconds? 30+ seconds? This is
going to be fun!

https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-cota-track-layout-/4925449/?ic_source=home-page-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-2

BHW

 

Are you sure COTA has 'won'? Road America is on the NASCAR schedule July4th, where sportscars and Indycar race. Seems like a win for everybody.
As an aside, the NASCAR weekend is looking to be an epically huge event for Road America; at least RA is planning for it to be. They are charging $10/car to park, and have shuttles from the local fairgrounds. They have never been close to doing that before, even when 60,000(?) fans attended Indy racing in the early '90s.

 

nah, NASCAR realized that the combination of drivers that can't drive and cars that don't stop or turn is demolition derby/figure eight racing lowest common denominator entertainment.

that sells.

 

All I can say is that tonight's Busch Clash on the Daytona road course (with added chicane coming out of oval turn 4) was quite entertaining!

 

Yesterday's ARCA race had similar entertainment!! Speedweek is shaping up quite well.

 

Absolutely...That was an ending I did not expect, even though I should have. Not a KB fan here, but patience paid off yesterday..

 

Daytonner NASCAR Xfinity, decided to try watching...

What a borefest. Another NASCAR train wreck debacle masquerading as racing.
Can they do more than a lap without needing a full course caution and/or red flag?

As usual, FS1 announce team is insufferable. Does this Boyer guy ever shut the F up?
As usual, FOX hires the most annoying douchebags to test the limits of what their viewers
will stand.

An incident which started when Dylan cut down the middle between two other cars into Turn 3
had trouble written all over it. Dylan got squirrelly immediately and inevitably spun collecting
a gaggle of other cars. This idiot Boyer says, "Boy, I sure didn't see that coming!". Really?
Best turn in your network sport coat and microphone now Boyer, the man on the moon saw
that coming.

Who won? Who cares?

BHW

 

I’ll watch Daytona, the weird Busch race in Montreal (always seems to rain ) and Road America. Maybe The Glen, maybe..

Negatives; the cars, the drivers, the build up and the commentators.

Go Plymouth.

 

Curtis Turner is my man.

 

Them boys need tuh gittem summa them rain tars....

 

just need to get to next year when cars get modernized for nascar standards and will sound 5x better.

 

What happens next year?

 

I am SO HAPPY FOR MCDOWELL!!!

 

Yeah. Nice guy and been there in the shallow end for years. First time I remember hearing his name was when he drilled the wall somewhere during qualifying (maybe driving for Micheal Waltrip as a third stringer?). It was a true cannon blast, thought for certain he might be permanently disabled. Very pleased he won.

 

He was testing for MWR at Texas

 

First off it's BOWYER. He was my driver for 15 years and thank GOD he is bringing some much needed excitement to the booth. We already know how much you hate nascar, why even comment?

 

That’s the one. About as vicious as they come, unforgettable.

 

A butthole clencher for sure....

 

That looked worse than Earnhardt's fatal wreck at Daytona! I guess the difference was the HANS device.

 

That "car of tomorrow" designed absorbed much more than the old ones, plus Earnhardt refused to wear a full face helmet. Even with all that, if his seat belt didn't break he would still be here today. That's what did him in, unfortunately.

 

New chassis, transmission, IMS rear end, you get the old V8 sound back with the new exhaust

 

So I just watched the replay...so the winner #34 just bumped the 2nd place car into the 1st place car to knock them both out to win? Seems kinda cheap way to win...

 

On the last lap of the Daytona 500, there is NO cheap way to win!