NASCAR 2012!

[Crafty_]

^^ I think the whole emphasis on having cars look more like road cars has come from positive response to the NNS cars - you can actually recognise them pretty easily.

[DanB7290]

Crafty_ said:

^^ I think the whole emphasis on having cars look more like road cars has come from positive response to the NNS cars - you can actually recognise them pretty easily.

Yep, the Ford one doesn't actually look very Mustang-ish compared to the road version but is instantly recognisable. The Dodge Challenger NNS car does look very much like the road car though!

[Mini1275]

DanB7290 said:

The Dodge Challenger NNS car does look very much like the road car though!

It's one good looking car .

[Crafty_]

Phoenix!

Apparently t-shirts with "I love the smell of jet fuel in the morning" are all the rage in the garages

Chad Knaus is on six weeks suspension.

Schedule: http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/
Jayski Race Info: http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page...

Times are in those links.

NNS race will be on motors TV from 22:15.

Its bordering on geeky, but this site can be interesting http://www.driveraverages.com/

[RicksAlfas]

Crafty_ said:

NNS race will be on motors TV from 22:15.

Recording it to watch later. Got a big box of Oreos. Go 33!

[MonkeyHanger]

Pre race "festivities" now live on MotorsTV after some 2 wheeled rubbish went on far too long.

[Crafty_]

Quite a clean race, Hamlin could of won that if it wasn't for the last stop, god only knows what was going on there.
Stenhouse did well in that last stint on old tires.

Did Kenny feel he had to make up for Steven not being on track ?

roll on the cup race tonight

[Mini1275]

Mark Martin on pole for the Sprint Cup race:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97828

Autosport said:

NASCAR veteran Mark Martin claimed pole position for Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix.

The Michael Waltrip Racing driver, who is running a partial schedule this season, set the pace in qualifying with a lap of 26.313 seconds at an average speed of 136.815 mph. The 53-year-old, driving the #55 Toyota, was the penultimate driver in the order on a hot, slick track, beating the previous benchmark set by Furniture Row's Regan Smith.

"This is a great addition to my resume," said Martin after claiming his 52nd career pole, his first since Talladega's autumn race in 2011.

"Michael Waltrip gets the last bit of credit for that pole. Having a driver for an owner, someone that I respect and look up to, whose words before qualifying probably made the difference in making the pole... It's just incredible the opportunity they're giving me."

Reigning Cup champion Tony Stewart, who ran last in the order after being quickest in Friday's opening practice, ultimately came closest to beating Martin, trailing the pole position time by 0.133s.

Five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson impressed by saving a massive sideways moment on his way to provisional pole, finishing fourth in the end behind Smith.

Earnhardt Ganassi's Juan Pablo Montoya bounced back from his fiery crash at Daytona with good pace in both practice and qualifying, finishing fifth on the grid for Sunday's 312-lap event. Stewart-Haas' Ryan Newman, who was forced to a back-up car following a crash during a qualifying simulation on Friday, was sixth fastest behind the Colombian.

Roush Fenway's Greg Biffle was the best Ford in seventh, followed by Richard Childress Racing's Kevin Harvick, Joe Gibbs Racing's Joey Logano and Hendrick new boy and the most recent Phoenix winner Kasey Kahne, who rounded out the top 10. Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth was only 26th fastest for Roush Fenway.

Mike Bliss spun during his qualifying run but made the field thanks to his guaranteed status, following a points swap with Roush Fenway's #6 car, which is not entered for this race. Timmy Hill was the only non-qualifier.

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Mark Martin Waltrip Toyota 26.313s
2. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 26.446s + 0.133s
3. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 26.471s + 0.158s
4. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 26.552s + 0.239s
5. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 26.559s + 0.246s
6. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 26.570s + 0.257s
7. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 26.652s + 0.339s
8. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 26.664s + 0.351s
9. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota 26.667s + 0.354s
10. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet 26.712s + 0.399s
11. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 26.743s + 0.430s
12. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota 26.753s + 0.440s
13. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota 26.766s + 0.453s
14. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 26.776s + 0.463s
15. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dodge 26.810s + 0.497s
16. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 26.812s + 0.499s
17. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota 26.854s + 0.541s
18. Aric Almirola Petty Ford 26.856s + 0.543s
19. Kurt Busch Phoenix Chevrolet 26.878s + 0.565s
20. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 26.903s + 0.590s
21. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 26.913s + 0.600s
22. Landon Cassill BK Toyota 26.933s + 0.620s
23. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 26.940s + 0.627s
24. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 26.943s + 0.630s
25. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 26.983s + 0.670s
26. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford 27.094s + 0.781s
27. Scott Riggs R3 Chevrolet 27.120s + 0.807s
28. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge 27.127s + 0.814s
29. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 27.150s + 0.837s
30. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 27.182s + 0.869s
31. Casey Mears Germain Ford 27.221s + 0.908s
32. David Reutimann Baldwin Chevrolet 27.225s + 0.912s
33. Josh Wise Front Row Ford 27.256s + 0.943s
34. David Ragan Front Row Ford 27.261s + 0.948s
35. JJ Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Toyota 27.338s + 1.025s
36. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 27.373s + 1.060s
37. Michael McDowell Parsons Ford 27.376s + 1.063s
38. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 27.566s + 1.253s
39. Robby Gordon Gordon Dodge 27.615s + 1.302s
40. Brendan Gaughan Childress Chevrolet 27.945s + 1.632s
41. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota 28.159s + 1.846s
42. Mike Bliss FAS Lane Ford 30.493s + 4.180s
43. David Stremme Inception Toyota 27.887s + 1.574s

Did not qualify:

Timmy Hill Max Q/RWR Ford 27.914s + 1.601s

Surprised how far back Earnhardt JR and Jeff Gordon are.

[Crafty_]

Yep and how far up JPM is, given the EGR cars performance lately, I wonder if he's got a fast race car or a fast 1 lap car..

[DanDC5]

What time is the Sprint Cup race on tonight? I'm hoping I can watch TG while the build up is on then jump on to the internet and watch the race

[Crafty_]

http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page...

Green flag 3:14 ET, so 8:14pm here.

[DanDC5]

Looks like I'm missing the first part then.

[slothmeister]

hopefully no rain this evening so i can actually watch this race awake rather than falling asleep 20 laps into daytona 500 like i did last week.

[Crafty_]

heads up just an hour to green flag.

[robmlufc]

Anyone know where I can get a cheeky feed?

[slothmeister]

nothing to see here!

Edited by slothmeister on Sunday 4th March 19:47

[Crafty_]

erm best not to broadcast addresses, nascar are taking lessons from FOM on shutdowns etc..

[robmlufc]

Cheers mate!

[Crafty_]

jeez, please don't tell me those guys are meant to be singers..

here we go

[DanB7290]

Crafty_ said:

jeez, please don't tell me those guys are meant to be singers..

here we go

Did you hear just before they started singing, one of the fans shouted out 'take that st off your head', and he quickly removed that yellow thing. Terrible singers though, the name 'broken robot' was pretty apt, he sounded like one

ETA YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIQnAk3MP6Y&fea... listen carefully!

Edited by DanB7290 on Sunday 4th March 20:49