NASCAR 2012!

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blueST said:

You can watch the Nationwide Series live on Motors TV (413). Don't think Sprint Cup is live on any channel, not sure about highlights.

Thanks

[DanB7290]

blueST said:

You can watch the Nationwide Series live on Motors TV (413). Don't think Sprint Cup is live on any channel, not sure about highlights.

is it not still on Premier Sports? Sadly subscription only, £6.99 a month and there's nothing else besides NASCAR worth watching on it.

[Crafty_]

DanB7290 said:

is it not still on Premier Sports? Sadly subscription only, £6.99 a month and there's nothing else besides NASCAR worth watching on it.

Yep sprint cup is live on Premier Sports. I think Sky sports run a highlights show during the week too

Edited by Crafty_ on Monday 26th March 21:44

[blueST]

Crafty_ said:

Yep sprint cup is love on Premier Sports. I think Sky sports run a highlights show during the week too

Quite right, Premier Sports it is, I blame the unseasonably warm weather for my oversight.

[DanB7290]

blueST said:

Quite right, Premier Sports it is, I blame the unseasonably warm weather for my oversight.

True, can't believe how warm it's been today. I shouldn't be able to go out in shorts and t shirt in March, or in Scotland. Seems to be better weather that Stateside right now, screw it, they should put the NASCARS on a few British tracks (although I think 43 cars on Knockhill would mean 43rd would start in front of the start line!)

[blueST]

DanB7290 said:

True, can't believe how warm it's been today. I shouldn't be able to go out in shorts and t shirt in March, or in Scotland. Seems to be better weather that Stateside right now, screw it, they should put the NASCARS on a few British tracks (although I think 43 cars on Knockhill would mean 43rd would start in front of the start line!)

As im sat by a BBQ in France as I type, I'll put forward this suggestion... A Sprint Cup race on the full Le Mans circuit, preferably with no chicanes on the Mulsanne, and no restrictor plates. 500 miles. Imagine the bump draught ingrown the Mulsanne and then drifting through the Porsche Curves. I'm convinced it would be one of the greatest spectacles in racing.

[Crafty_]

Nice idea, but they'd probably do about 3 laps before needing fuel

Martinsville! back to short track.

No nationwide this week but trucks are back.

Schedule: http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/

Jayski race info: http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page...
Cup race green light will be 6:13pm UK Time.

Couple of interesting liveries this weekend, Harvick is running a Budweiser scheme celebrating the end of prohibition


The #43 will be back in STP colors:

[onomatopoeia]

Crafty_ said:

Nice idea, but they'd probably do about 3 laps before needing fuel

Think they could probably manage 10 or so. An unrestricted cup car should do around 230mph, whether the Mulsanne without chicanes would be long enough for them to reach that is uncertain. The kink would surely be a challenge ...

Crafty_ said:

Martinsville! back to short track.

Always fun, all the beating and banging that used to happen at Bristol has made its way there now

[Mini1275]

I really like the short tracks so I'm looking forward to Martinsville.

[Crafty_]

Truck race starting imminently...

[Crafty_]

5 minutes to race start gents. Kahne on pole, Hamlin 3rd, Jr 14th, Stewart 15th. Full starting order here : http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/pdfs/06mar2012lin...

[Athlon]

Is there a stream available please?

[Crafty_]

check your email

[Athlon]

Thank you!

[Crafty_]

Unbelievable finish..

Something tells me Rick Hendrick will be reading the riot act shortly.. I did think dinger was gonna win it..

[onomatopoeia]

Crafty_ said:

Unbelievable finish..

Yep, although it would have been an entirely beliveable finish if not for the 10. Given the pit stops before the first GWC something was always going to happen on that restart.

Think that's vague enough not to be spoiler-ish, the fact of a GWC on a 1/2 mile track shouldn't be a suprise to anyone.

[Crafty_]

With spring break done, Sprint Cup is in Texas this weekend with Nationwide. Trucks are at Rockingham.

Nationwide race is Friday 8pm ET, so 1am Saturday morning here. It will be on Motors TV Saturday at 10pm

Sprint cup green flag is 7:46pm ET Saturday, so about 12:45am Sunday morning here.

Truck race is 12:30 ET Sunday, so 5:30pm here.

Danica is back in nationwide this weekend, keep an eye out for the other lady in Nationwide Johanna Long who is having a good start to her season despite not running a full schedule.

In cup Travis Pastrana will be fulfilling the role of Grand Marshal.

Reed Sorenson wiil be back in a FAS Lane car this weekend after they picked up local sponsor Jani-King.
Bayne will also be running in the #21.

Livery changes:
Kvapil is running a Dr. Pepper Scheme
Gilliland will be in blue and green for main sponsor ModSpace
Martin is running a special Aarons livery to celebrate the "best of the best" employees.

[Scuderia2112]

How am I going to kill time without falling asleep between the NASCAR and F1!? God damn saturday night races.

Go 42 and 48!

[Crafty_]

I cheated, going to watch it today Qualifying grid looked shocking though - Jamie Mac 9th, JPM 25th, Stewart 29th..

Piquet got pole for the truck race over in Rockingham, he's on a bit of a run after a K&N series win a week or two ago.

[Crafty_]

So Biffle continues a decent season with a win last week.

We're in Kansas this week, Nationwide have a weekend off so just cup and trucks.

Watch for Piquet in trucks - he's gonna win a race sooner or later, maybe this weekend.

In Cup the STP livery for the #43 I posted a week or two ago is actually for this race (STP are race sponsor), my mistake.

Tune in Schedule (Eastern Time, 5 hours behind us) : http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/
Race Info page: http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page...