NASCAR Discussion - Sperg out about four left turns here

[Rusty Truknuts]

because I avoid medical professionals as a rule of thumb unless I'm dying or an appendage needs reattached or reassembled

Kyle could have been like this too. While we know he asked to see the doctor after the race at the Glen, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he was seen by a doctor proper. As we see often enough, the doctors that athletes and celebs have seem to be much more loose with the whole process. Stuff that we need to go to a pcp, then a specialist, and then be prescribed before we can get it can be acquired easily by them. He very well could have just told this doctor a few symptoms, doctor guessed at what it was and gave him something (I believe he referred to it as a "shot" on the radio) and it made him feel better for a bit. That could have been the treatment plan and he was never actually tested for anything. So it might not be a situation where a doctor missed it, but instead one in which a doctor was never actually seen.

 

[Wright]

Nashville begins.. Denny jumped the start lol

 

[Medic]

Kyle could have been like this too. While we know he asked to see the doctor after the race at the Glen, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he was seen by a doctor proper. As we see often enough, the doctors that athletes and celebs have seem to be much more loose with the whole process. Stuff that we need to go to a pcp, then a specialist, and then be prescribed before we can get it can be acquired easily by them. He very well could have just told this doctor a few symptoms, doctor guessed at what it was and gave him something (I believe he referred to it as a "shot" on the radio) and it made him feel better for a bit. That could have been the treatment plan and he was never actually tested for anything. So it might not be a situation where a doctor missed it, but instead one in which a doctor was never actually seen.

We can all agree that 41 years old is to young. It still hurts my soul ever since I heard the news.

 

[A.P. Hill]

I remember seeing that Ryan Newman wreck at Daytona live and thinking, as soon as I saw the slow-mo replay of his driver's side getting hit head-on at full speed, "damn I just watched a man fucking die on live television", and IIRC most other people thought so too and then he was out of the hospital after a couple of days, only had minor injuries. I can bitch right along with the old timers about restrictor plates and such and how homogenized the cars have become [and far from "stock"] but one thing that's fucking amazing is how safe they've managed to make this sport, one equipment change you won't find me ever complaining about. I guess your premiere, most popular driver dying on live TV during one of the most prolific races on the schedule will do that to you, they've taken that shit very seriously since Dale. I mean shit, the equivalent in NFL terms would be if you had peak of his career Tom Brady get sacked and wind up having his neck snapped, resulting in his death.

I saw Newman get turned upside down, Grosjean go up in a fireball, Dixon go flying 20 feet in the air, etc...every single time, my heart stopped. I watched Cody Ware slam the pit wall at 150 mph live and in person. They all lived.

Crazy how we've gotten to the point where drivers walk away from a high-speed wreck but die from lung infections they didn't know they had.

RCR specifically states the No. 8 will remain reserved until Brexton Busch, Kyle's 11 year old son, is ready to go NASCAR racing.

This is really, really stupid. Kyle will always be the #18 to me and everyone else. The #8 is Junior's number. Richard is acting like it has some sort of legendary history when he just picked it out of a hat 4 years ago. Also, don't put that kind of pressure on the kid, he deserves to blaze his own path.

I remember that shit with Bubba and Kyle Larson and also recall very well how the retards over at r/NASCAR basically ran cover for Bubba. Predictably in the wake of Kyle's death, they're over there furiously updooting articles about Bubba crying. I only saw a handful of reasonable people going: "hey holy shit, did Bubba basically just try to fucking kill a dude on live TV? What a retard!", the rest was all about 'nuance' or 'well Kyle Larson did say nigger once, so... I don't know, maybe he deserved it.'

They actually blamed Larson for it: "he ran Bubba into the fence so he deserved getting right hooked and then punched immediately after getting out of the car in a daze", as if that justifies trying to give a guy a career ending concussion.

 

[Serbian Peacekeepers]

This is really, really stupid. Kyle will always be the #18 to me and everyone else. The #8 is Junior's number. Richard is acting like it has some sort of legendary history when he just picked it out of a hat 4 years ago.

I get the logic behind it. Kyle was driving the 8 when he died, he designed the font for the 8 as well, that particular 8 is very much Kyle's number, even if the 18 is what he'll always been known for. I'm sure if Junior asked for the 8 in cup, like for a renumbered 40 or a new cup entry, Richard would allow it.

 

[Green Man]

Yeah, I associate Jr. with 8 still, and for whatever reason in my brain Kyle is always gonna be associated with the #5/#18, even though he only drove the #5 for like, what? Three years in Cup? But that was the number he had when he became my guy, so I've always associated him with it. Now I don't know who the fuck to watch honestly. I kinda like Larson and Chastain though.

 

[-VorpalAnvil-]

Not a NAPCAR guy but I respect TF out of anyone skilled in most forms of motorsport. Recently watched this retrospective about Busch:

Question for those of you in the know; how in the hell did his dealership mechanic dad pay for not 1 but 2 budding racing careers on that type of income? Did he start working on cars for the mob?

 

[Medic]

dealership mechanic dad pay for not 1 but 2 budding racing careers on that type of income? Did he start working on cars for the mob?

1.) He was a top racing prodigy from lower circuits and crafted his skill in racing when he left for Hedrick motorsports to join Joe Gibs Racing, the same gibs that won super bowls for the Washington Redskins. When he was at JGR, he won two championships, and shit ton of wins and money earnings.

2.) With in two years of being in JGR in the late 2000s he was able to buy assets from the late truck legend Bobby Hamilton to form his own trucking team. Combine the fact he was also racing in the nationwide and cup series on back to back and winning big on those, he was able to be dominant.

Like em or hate em he was really good at the league and rightfully so. It sad it had to end in the way it did.

 

[Wright]

Trackhouse Racing post:
https://xcancel.com/TeamTrackhouse/status/2062217603431436385

 

[-VorpalAnvil-]

1.) He was a top racing prodigy from lower circuits and crafted his skill in racing when he left for Hedrick motorsports to join Joe Gibs Racing, the same gibs that won super bowls for the Washington Redskins. When he was at JGR, he won two championships, and shit ton of wins and money earnings.

2.) With in two years of being in JGR in the late 2000s he was able to buy assets from the late truck legend Bobby Hamilton to form his own trucking team. Combine the fact he was also racing in the nationwide and cup series on back to back and winning big on those, he was able to be dominant.

Like em or hate em he was really good at the league and rightfully so. It sad it had to end in the way it did.

This doesnt explain my question at all. Racing is the one form of sport where pure skill means fuck all compared to connections and shekels. Even carting is ruinously expensive and nobody is just throwing money at the kids doing it, phenom or not.

 

[Medic]

This doesnt explain my question at all. Racing is the one form of sport where pure skill means fuck all compared to connections and shekels. Even carting is ruinously expensive and nobody is just throwing money at the kids doing it, phenom or not.

Question for those of you in the know; how in the hell did his dealership mechanic dad pay for not 1 but 2 budding racing careers on that type of income

Ohhhhh, im total retard for skim reading this.

Yeah modern day sports kind of have nepo shit with their parents getting lots of money and putting them in karts when their kids in shit. Joey logano is a perfect example of this. If you want a better example look at the field of arca in Nascar. Its a mixed of old school part timers and full time nepo babys. And another thing to add to was that Kurt busch was racing in the truck and Bush beer series. So they probably shared earn winnings from his older brothers success.

 

[Serbian Peacekeepers]

Richard Childress had a media day today at Michigan. He spoke about Kyle, and how today they were actually going to announce Kyle returning to RCR for 2027. Childress also spoke more about withholding the 8, specifically stating that the stylized 8 is what's being held onto, not the Number 8 car. Richard said that Brexton would be allowed to use the 8 no matter what team he drove for, it isn't conditional to Brexton signing on with RCR.

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Video from Steven Taranto

 

[Thiletonomics]

NASCAR Legend, Broadcaster, and Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett passed away at age 93:

 

[Spyro the Dragon]

NASCAR Legend, Broadcaster, and Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett passed away at age 93:

Ver archivo adjunto 9110330

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dbvMIf4dwYI

One of the best calls for NASCAR, Rest in Peace Ned

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[Mikoyan]

NASCAR Legend, Broadcaster, and Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett passed away at age 93:

There's a recording on youtube somewhere of Ned talking during a break, saying hi to some family friends who he knew listened to the raw satellite feed. Just to be nice. Dude was exactly what he seemed to be. The Ned/Benny/Bob ESPN booth was probably my favorite thing ever.

 

[PFM]

One of the best calls for NASCAR, Rest in Peace Ned
1993 Daytona 500 finish.mp4

I had no idea they had individual video feeds inside the cars in 1993.... crazy

 

[Temu Glock Switch]

Do you guys think I gave a change with Isabella Robusto???

A sex change? Yes, I think you did that. Have you operated on any other racecar drivers? Have we seen your handiwork in the SRS Horrors thread?

 

[A.P. Hill]

Christopher Bell may be too concussed to race this week, so we may see top 5 greatest pay driver in history Brandon Jones in Cup. Once again, this car causes another traumatic injury from nailing the wall hard and NASCAR just does nothing about it. It's just the same as the constant wheels coming off. Instead of redesigning the car to fix a legitimate safety issue, they're going to bury their heads in the sand and hope the problem goes away.

How cheated up are the yoders this year? Riley fucking Herbst getting top 10s is insane.

Related by the thinnest thread (fellow yoders), it is really funny to hear Ty Gibbs drop several F-bombs in a row live on TV. I know that's standard for a driver, but it's really entertaining when guys who present themselves as super religious lose their shit on the radio. I remember a few years ago when I was sitting in the stands, listening on my scanner and caught an angry Byron going "he cut across my FUCKING NOSE". This was when he still had Liberty University on his hood.

 

[Serbian Peacekeepers]

this car causes another traumatic injury from nailing the wall hard and NASCAR just does nothing about it.

To be fair to the next gen, which is a phrase I hate to say, Christopher bell said his hit was 63 gs, the hardest hit in the next gen and hardest hit in the last 10 years of cup series racing. I don't think there is a single car in NASCAR's history that could sustain a hit that bad and allow the driver to walk away solely with a fractured wrist and maybe a concussion.

 

[The Great One]

Karen's at the Coronado naval base are complaining about the nascar race.

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