NASCAR: 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup/XFINITY/ Camping World Truck Series season thread:

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I hate plate "racing".

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Atlanta was dominated by Kevin Harvick...... after a 2 1/2 hour delay due to weather;

Xfinity race went to Harvick as well;

Brett Moffitt won Atlanta's CWTS Race;

Nick Harrison terminated by RCR after Tech violation at Daytona; Brandon Thomas overseeing 3 team beginning at Atlanta;

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Vegas schedule:

2pm: Pennzoil 400 opening practice MENSC FS1;
7pm: MENSC Pennzoil 400 Qualifying FS1; (12-Blaney)

XFINITY:

3 & 5 pm: Boyd's Gaming 300 practices FS1;

CWTS:

6 pm Stratosphere 200 Qualifying FS1 (51-Kyle Busch)

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

CWTS: Stratosphere 200

Stage 1 30:18-Gragson;

Stage 2 30: 52-Friesen;

Stage 3 74: 51-Kyle Busch*** 50th career win;

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

XFINITY: Boyd Gaming 300 (LVMS)

Pole: 20-Bell;

Stage 1 45: 20-Bell;

Stage 2 45: 42- Larson;

Stage 3 :110: 42-Larson;

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Today's TV:

Noon: MENSC: Pennzoil 400 2nd practice FS1;

1:00: XFINITY: Boyd's Gaming 300 Qualifying FS1;

02:30: MENSC: Pennzoil 400 final Practice FS1;

04:00: XFINITY: Boyd's Gaming 300 FS1

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

MENSC: Pennzoil 400 @ Las Vegas

Pole: 12-Blaney;

Stage 1 80: 4-Harvick;

Stage 2 80: 4-Harvick;

Stage 3 107: 4-Harvick;

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

FOR those who may have missed it on the schedule page: Phoenix Raceway or PIR no longer exists ISM, for those who are unaware, is Ingenuity Sun Media, hence the acronym ISM;

NBC Sports via NASCAR America, will reveal the 2019 list for the Hall of Fame on its broadcast tomorrow

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

ISM Raceway MENSC Ticket Guardian 500k Entry list released; Notables:

15-Chastain;
51-Marks;
72-LaJoie;
96-Kennington;

37 entries just as Vegas was so all entries race;

Harvick potential issue: possible loss of stage points due to rear window not being rigid; Childers said window failed during Vegas race; remember, no "encumbered" status for penalties found post-race;

XFINITY:

37 entries posted for Saturday's DC Solar 200

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame class update:

John Holman, Ralph Moody, Kirk Shelmerdine, Harry Gant and current Fox analyst Jeff Gordon named as the newest 5 to be considered;

they join: Davey Allison; Buddy Baker; Red Farmer;Ray Fox; Joe Gibbs; Harry Hyde; Alan Kulwicki; current Raceday Analyst Bobby Labonte; Hershel McGriff; Roger Penske; Larry Phillips; Jack Roush; Ricky Rudd; Mike Stefanik; and Waddell Wilson;

2019 Landmark Award recipients also considered for Induction ARE: Janet Guthrie; Alvin Hawkins; Ralph Seagraves; Barney Hall; and Jim Hunter

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Full field expected for XFINITY: DC Solar 200 @ ISM Raceway

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Harvick violations: rear window rocker arm: Childers gets 50K Fine; car chief Robert Smith suspended 2 weeks; team docked 20 owner/driver points;

55 car also failed lugnuts.... Todd Parrott docked 10K

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Friday's schedule at ISM Raceway:

12:30: MENSC: Ticket Guardian 500k practice FS1;
2 pm: XFINITY: DC Solar 200 practice FS1;
4 pm: XFINITY: DC Solar 200 final practice FS1;
5 pm: MENSC: Ticket Guardian 500k Qualifying FS1

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Today's Schedule:

Noon: MENSC: Ticket Guardian 500k practice FS1;
1:00: XFINITY: DC Solar 200 Qualifying FS1;
2:30: MENSC: Ticket Guardian 500k final practice FS1;
4:00: XFINITY: DC Solar 200 Fox/FS1;

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

XFINITY: DC Solar 200 @ ISM Raceway (Avondale, AZ):

Pole: 7-Allgaier;

Stage 1 45: 7-Allgaier;

Stage 2 90: 18-Busch;

Stage 3 110:22-Keselowski

Notes: Race is in weather delay after Stage 1;
Another delay halfway through stage 2;
Race ends at 8:20 EST

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

MENSC: Ticket Guardian 500k @ ISM Raceway (Avondale, AZ):

Pole: 78-Truex, Jr.;

Stage 1 75: 18-Kyle Busch;

Stage 2 150: 41-Kurt Busch;

Stage 3: 162 (312): 3rd straight win 4-Harvick;

 

[awfulwaffle]

Let's go Harvick!

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

MENSC: Auto Club 400 @ AC Speedway of SC (Fontana, CA):

37 entries, so all entered will race;

Notables:

15-Chastain;
51-Hill;
55-Sorenson;
72-Whitt;

XFINITY:

Full field (40) entered for Saturday's race at AC Speedway, there's currently no title sponsor for the 300 miler

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Penalties assessed at ISM Raceway;

9-Elliott: Truck Trailing Arm Spacer not planar in post race;

Alan Gustafson fined 50K;

Josh Kirk (car chief) suspended 2 races;

team loses 25 owner/driver points;

Also,, the 11-Hamlin, 12-Blaney, 17-Stenhouse, Jr., 22-Logano, and 78-Truex, Jr. all had lug nut violations post-race and were fined 10K;

Xfinity @ ISM Penalties:

18-Kyle Busch/22-Keselowski had lug nut violations post race and were assessed a 5K Fine;

2 crew members also were indefinitely suspended for substance abuse violations;

in other team news:

Lowe's the next sponsor to exit stock car racing? after sponsoring the 31 RCR team and most recently the 48 Hendrick team, as well as track sponsorship of Charlotte, that company has informed Hendrick that it will not return to the 48 after the season;

BUBBA Burger on the 51-Hill at Fontana;

Busch returning as Official Beer of NASCAR, 1st return of an AB brand since 2007, before shifting to Coors Light, as Miller/Coors scaled back its brand of the Pole Award;

 

[SJSharksfan39]

I read today that Lowes is ending it's partnership with Jamie Johnson. That will be so weird to see Johnson with a different company. In fact, the first thing I thought of when I think of Lowes is Jamie Johnson.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Title Sponsor for Saturday's XFINITY Race @ AC Speedway announced: Welcome to the Roseanne 300

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Today's schedule @ Auto Club Speedway of Southern California @ Fontana:

2:30: MENSC: Auto Club 400 opening practice FS1;
3:30: XFINITY: Roseanne 300 opening practice FS1;
5:30: XFINITY: Roseanne 300 2nd practice FS1;
7:00: MENSC: Auto Club 400 Qualifying FS1

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Harvick fastest in opening Cup practice @ Fontana; Suarez lone incident to a backup car;

Inspection/OSS/"Disco" impacts Qualifying @ AC; 13 cars miss opening round due to inspection issues

Christopher Bell/Daniel Hemric pace Xfinity practices

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

XFINITY: Roseanne 300 @ Fontana:

Pole: 20-Jones;

Stage 1 35:22-Logano;

Stage 2 70:22-Logano;

Stage 3 80/150:22-Logano;

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

MENSC: Auto Club 400 @ Fontana:

Pole: 78-Truex, Jr.;

Stage 1 60: 78-Truex, Jr.;

Stage 2 60: 78-Truex, Jr.;

Stage 3 80/200: 78-Truex, Jr.;