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Post by jimmie48fan on Oct 27, 2018 20:02:14 GMT -5
What will the temperature be for this race? If I recall, it can sometimes be pretty frigid during this race. It's supposed to be around 60--a fairly nice day, all in all, with just a slight chance of a shower. Speaking of cold weather, what is the coldest race in NASCAR history?
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Post by JollyMeanGiant on Oct 27, 2018 21:36:39 GMT -5
It's supposed to be around 60--a fairly nice day, all in all, with just a slight chance of a shower. Speaking of cold weather, what is the coldest race in NASCAR history? There was a race at Richmond around the late '80s/early '90s (I want to say the 1990 spring race but I'm probably wrong) where the temperatures were actually right around/just below freezing.
EDIT: Just looked it up and I was correct: the 1990 Pontiac Excitement 400. 23F was the high temperature on race day, with wind gusts of over 40 MPH. But no snow or ice, so they were able to run the race. (This race is probably most famous for being the race Mark Martin won but got a significant points penalty that, unbeknownst to anyone at the time, would end up being the difference for the title between him and Earnhardt.) Always found it weird that for many years they used to race Richmond as the second/third race of the year, right around the end of February/beginning of March.
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Post by JollyMeanGiant on Oct 27, 2018 21:41:20 GMT -5
As for this race itself, I think Kyle Busch ultimately wins but like last year, not uncontested. I think Bowyer and eventually Elliott (assuming he can get to the front somewhat quickly from his poor starting spot) will give him a run for his money.
Now hopefully this race doesn't have a controversial "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" moment in the late laps like last year...
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 27, 2018 22:17:33 GMT -5
I'm puzzled by Elliott's lack of speed, especially when Byron made the final round of qualifying. I just hope he can get up there. He obviously is talented at this track, but his equipment may be holding him back.
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Post by Canadianfan on Oct 28, 2018 8:44:45 GMT -5
Jimmie and Ragan will also start from the rear after failing post-qualifying inspection.
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Post by jimmie48fan on Oct 28, 2018 11:47:47 GMT -5
Speaking of cold weather, what is the coldest race in NASCAR history? There was a race at Richmond around the late '80s/early '90s (I want to say the 1990 spring race but I'm probably wrong) where the temperatures were actually right around/just below freezing.
EDIT: Just looked it up and I was correct: the 1990 Pontiac Excitement 400. 23F was the high temperature on race day, with wind gusts of over 40 MPH. But no snow or ice, so they were able to run the race. (This race is probably most famous for being the race Mark Martin won but got a significant points penalty that, unbeknownst to anyone at the time, would end up being the difference for the title between him and Earnhardt.) Always found it weird that for many years they used to race Richmond as the second/third race of the year, right around the end of February/beginning of March.
That's wild I kinda wonder what the car temperature was during that race. Also IIRC, the 1986 race (I think, the race where the leaders wrecked and Kyle Petty won) was also a really cold race.
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 28, 2018 12:40:10 GMT -5
I wonder how many people actually went to those races. NASCAR fans have to brave the elements more than other sports, because some (if not all) of the games in other sports are played indoors.
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Post by off the pace on Oct 29, 2018 7:25:08 GMT -5
As for this race itself, I think Kyle Busch ultimately wins but like last year, not uncontested. I think Bowyer and eventually Elliott (assuming he can get to the front somewhat quickly from his poor starting spot) will give him a run for his money. Now hopefully this race doesn't have a controversial "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" moment in the late laps like last year... Spoiler alert. It did
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 31, 2018 8:34:43 GMT -5
Standings using the F1 points system:
1st: Kyle Busch (7 wins/16 podiums), 398 points 2nd: Kevin Harvick (7/12), -27 3rd: Martin Truex, Jr. (4/11), -91 4th: Joey Logano (2/5), -179 5th: Brad Keselowski (3/6), -187 6th: Chase Elliott (3/7), -188 7th: Kyle Larson (0/9), -202 8th: Clint Bowyer (2/7), -222 9th: Denny Hamlin (0/6), -229 10th: Kurt Busch (1/3), -235 11th: Erik Jones (1/2), -243 12th: Ryan Blaney (1/3), -256 13th: Aric Almirola (1/2), -296 14th: Alex Bowman (0/1), -339 15th: Jimmie Johnson (0/1), -340 15th: Daniel Suarez (0/2), -340 17th: Jamie McMurray (0/2), -342 18th: Austin Dillon (1/1), -344 19th: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (0/1), -358 20th: A.J. Allmendinger (0/1), -364 21st: Paul Menard (0/0), -365 22nd: Ryan Newman (0/0), -368 23rd: Bubba Wallace (0/1), -376 24th: Chris Buescher (0/0), -378 25th: William Byron (0/0), -385 26th: Kasey Kahne (0/0), -386 27th: David Ragan (0/0), -390 27th: Ty Dillon (0/0), -390 29th: Matt DiBenedetto (0/0), -392 30th: Michael McDowell (0/0), -396 31st: Regan Smith (0/0), -397
Kyle Busch leads Kevin Harvick by 1.1 full races. With 3 races remaining, a driver must be within 75 points to win the title. The only drivers still in contention would be the top 2. The way it's played out with the full-season NASCAR standings, Kyle Busch leads Harvick by 36 points, or 0.6 full races. You would have to be within 180 points to win the title there, so only the top 4 (Harvick, Ky. Busch, Logano & Truex) would be eligible. 5th-place Kurt Busch is 180 points behind, but even if he won the next 3 races, he would only have 4 wins to Kyle's 7, so he would still lose the title on a tiebreaker.
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