bobsallyh wrote:
Brakes going away, they are done in by the down force package or lack thereof according to the rules. With down force, let off the gas and slowing starts, less down force more binders needed to whoa her down going into sweeping turns. Love it Thomas about the retirement or early retirement!
Brakes going away, they are done in by the down force package or lack thereof according to the rules. With down force, let off the gas and slowing starts, less down force more binders needed to whoa her down going into sweeping turns. Love it Thomas about the retirement or early retirement!
When it is a 'Chevy' problem - that means the Chevy teams have gone with something lighter and less robust than the Ford/ Toyota teams.
Mike Joy said more than once - the way to run Pocono is to run it like a road course with only left turns. When a team tries to run Pocono like an oval they have problems.
Sometimes it is a parts supplier issue. Remember Ryan Blaney had broken axles both of the previous two races (Charlotte and Dover) along with a similar issue on another Ford team.
That axle is a part supplied by a manufacturer, and a part they have been using for a long time. This week, they went back to an older, heavier, thicker rear axle - and it didn't break.
People like to thing race cars are built tough. They aren't. The engines are built to 600-700 miles. The brakes and drive train parts are as light and fragile as possible, yet hopefully able to last an entire race.
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Junior's interview was sad. But after Jimmy's wreck - who is to say Junior wasn't right that something didn't feel right/ safe about the car.
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A person can only take so much disappointment, and the concussion last year(?) certainly took a lot out of Junior. I don't think he is willing to risk another potential injury.
I often say what separates those drivers from the rest of us is that they know that a big wreck will happen and they can only trust the safety gear to protect them.
Sometimes they decide it isn't worth the risk anymore.
I thought when it was announced as Junior's last year it was a bad idea. No one has yet done a quality competitive last tour in NASCAR. They should just retire.
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I gotta say that for being a NASCAR show, the Michigan race had a good level of excitement. IMO much credit should go to the 3 stage format. Congratulations to Chip Ganasi and Kyle Larson and the crew.
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thomasmnile wrote:
But, the good news is JJ & Lowe's just re-upped with Hendrick for another 3 years! Not much talked about, but isn't this particular driver/crew chief/sponsor combo one of the longest running in NASCAR, in any era? For that matter, Am I wrong the 48 is the ONLY team with a primary sponsor that's on the hood for the entire season, even the non-points and exhibition races?
But, the good news is JJ & Lowe's just re-upped with Hendrick for another 3 years! Not much talked about, but isn't this particular driver/crew chief/sponsor combo one of the longest running in NASCAR, in any era? For that matter, Am I wrong the 48 is the ONLY team with a primary sponsor that's on the hood for the entire season, even the non-points and exhibition races?
Johnson's contract is 3 years but Lowes is only for next season. Not that they're leaving, just that it's only 1 year.
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