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Post by Mile501 on Oct 19, 2018 10:56:19 GMT -5
CGR feels they did nothing wrong and they are appealing the penalty. |
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Post by Mile501 on Oct 19, 2018 11:02:17 GMT -5
Harvick, Logano, and both Busches have enough of a cushion that they are highly likely to make it into the next round. The only way one of them won't advance is either if one of them has a catastrophic weekend (like an early-race crash), or if we have a combination of Bowyer and Truex both performing very well AND someone currently 9th-12th winning the race.
Bowyer and Truex are most at risk of failing to advance, but that will most likely only happen if someone currently 9th-12th wins the race. But, that isn't the only way things could play out. Stage points will be more important than usual for Bowyer, Truex, Keselowski, Blaney, and Larson (if the #42 wins their appeal).
If the race winner is someone other than Keselowski, Blaney, Larson, or Bowman, the round of 8 is likely to consist of the current top 8 with no change. What's unique about this situation is that the two drivers guaranteed to advance because they have won--Almirola and Elliott--aren't at the top but rank 5th and 8th.
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Post by Canadianfan on Oct 19, 2018 11:58:30 GMT -5
CGR feels they did nothing wrong and they are appealing the penalty. |
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Post by chevyfan98 on Oct 19, 2018 13:20:57 GMT -5
I predict they won't qualify for any of them (unless only 40 cars show up), then they'll buy a charter in the offseason (#23?) and race full-time next year no matter how slow they are. There'll probably be at least one race where there isn't a full field so they'll automatically be in.
That being said, I've been pleasantly surprised by the amount of open teams that have been attempting races especially in the second half of this year. When only 36 cars (the 36 chartered teams) showed up to Atlanta for the second race of the season I thought a bunch of races would be like that but instead teams like Gaunt, MBM, StarCom's 99, and RWR's 52 have stepped up and are running most (if not all) of the races lately.
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Post by chevyfan98 on Oct 19, 2018 18:58:50 GMT -5
How about that, we have a Joey Logano sighting! Maybe he can get his first win with a legal car on a non-plate track in nearly two years this weekend.
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Post by seanford on Oct 21, 2018 16:47:50 GMT -5
Who has more potential, Elliott or Byron?
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 21, 2018 16:59:36 GMT -5
Great win for Chase!
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Post by chevyfan98 on Oct 21, 2018 17:21:02 GMT -5
Chase Elliott becomes only the second driver to ever have 3 wins before turning 23. The first was Kyle Busch. Easy to forget how young he is sometimes.
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 21, 2018 17:45:40 GMT -5
Just like it's easy to forget how young Kyle is. If Chase continued his current winning pace and raced until he was 45, he'd win 27 races. If Kyle continues his current winning pace and races until he's 45, he'd win 98 races. I expect both of them to be winners at this level for at least the next 10 years.
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Post by jimmie48fan on Oct 21, 2018 18:13:41 GMT -5
Remember at the beginning of the season when people said Chase Elliott would go winless this year lololol
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Post by seanford on Oct 21, 2018 20:31:49 GMT -5
Just like it's easy to forget how young Kyle is. If Chase continued his current winning pace and raced until he was 45, he'd win 27 races. If Kyle continues his current winning pace and races until he's 45, he'd win 98 races. I expect both of them to be winners at this level for at least the next 10 years. How did you calculate that? Though, calculations are pointless, considering Larson is in CGR and may want to leave to get a better car. Keep in mind also, when Larson was Chase Elliott’s current age, Larson was in his first full time season. So long as Larson is with CGR, he will probably produce erratic seasons. |
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 21, 2018 22:18:01 GMT -5
Just like it's easy to forget how young Kyle is. If Chase continued his current winning pace and raced until he was 45, he'd win 27 races. If Kyle continues his current winning pace and races until he's 45, he'd win 98 races. I expect both of them to be winners at this level for at least the next 10 years. How did you calculate that? Though, calculations are pointless, considering Larson is in CGR and may want to leave to get a better car. Keep in mind also, when Larson was Chase Elliott’s current age, Larson was in his first full time season. So long as Larson is with CGR, he will probably produce erratic seasons. I calculated that using their statistics from their career (wins/starts) multiplied by the number of starts they'd have if they retired at 45. Not sure what Larson has to do with any of this, either. |
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Post by seanford on Oct 21, 2018 22:31:04 GMT -5
Oh wait I thought you were talking about Kyle Larson not Busch
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 22, 2018 9:03:57 GMT -5
Stop me if you've heard this before, but there's a good chance this race weekend will be affected by rain. There's a 90% chance of rain on Friday, a 60% chance of AM showers on Saturday (when the truck race is scheduled to be run) & Sunday (when the Cup race is scheduled to be run) and a 40% chance of AM showers on Monday. Hopefully, the weather will hold off. But there's about a 25% chance that the race could be run on Tuesday.
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Post by chevyfan98 on Oct 22, 2018 11:13:10 GMT -5
Yesterday was the first time Joey Logano led 100 laps in a race since Texas in the fall of 2016. He led exactly 100.
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