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If it ain't broke, fix it anyway: NASCAR 2017 Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Batman, Jan 23, 2017.

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  1. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    NASCAR and professional wrestling: two entertainments whose popularity has always escaped me.
     
    CD Boogie, Apr 25, 2017
    #145
  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    The ticket offices will be humming the rest of the year for the retirement tour. But next year, yeah, it's gonna be rough.
     
    playthrough, Apr 25, 2017
    #146
  3. Machine Head

    Machine Head Well-Known Member

    Going through Junior's tweets I see that Sam Bass is having serous health issues.

    Back in the mid 90s his shop was just down from CMS, if memory serves.

    He was the NASCAR artist at the time.

    Not surprised from afar that Junior is retiring. I can't name more than a handful of drivers these days, and I used to be able to count to 100 in NASCAR.
     
    Machine Head, Apr 25, 2017
    #147
  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Junior's got some wanderlust in him, I'd be a little surprised if he heads to the booth or anything else that would put him at the track every weekend next year. Guess we'll find out more this afternoon.
     
    playthrough, Apr 25, 2017
    #148
  5. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Being a married guy and having to answer to a partner, in addition to yourself, changes the equation. Without the partying and the racing, I wonder what he turns to next.
     
    wicked, Apr 25, 2017
    #149
  6. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Crocheting and taking long bubble baths.
     
    Batman, Apr 25, 2017
    #150
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  7. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    Was Junior a raging boozer at one point?
     
    justgladtobehere, Apr 25, 2017
    #151
  8. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

     
    dixiehack, Apr 25, 2017
    #152
  9. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    But he's still driving two Xfinity races next year. In other words, he's driving in the two highest-attended Xfinity races next year.
     
    playthrough, Apr 26, 2017
    #153
  10. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    That might be extreme, but he certainly enjoyed himself. The Playboy interview from about 15 years ago was telling. Of course he also was 27 and a millionaire.
     
    wicked, Apr 26, 2017
    #154
  11. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Whoa.
    NASCAR puts out the 2018 Cup schedule, and there's some major changes.
    The Brickyard 400 is now the regular-season finale race in September, and the first round of the playoffs will now go Las Vegas-Richmond-Charlotte.
    Oh yeah, that Charlotte race? It'll be on the track's infield road course.
    The playoffs start in Las Vegas, and Richmond is also a playoff race, putting a second short track in the final 10.
    New Hampshire is also going from two races to one.

    Some other minor changes include moving the start of the season up a week to President's Day weekend; the first Dover race is now in early May and the second is a playoff race in October; and the Richmond spring race is once again at night.
     
    Last edited: May 23, 2017
    Batman, May 23, 2017
    #155
  12. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    That ain't minor. That means one (ONE!) week after the Super Bowl they're gonna be goin' fast and turnin' left ...
     
    doctorquant, May 23, 2017
    #156
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