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Thread: Nascar Thread part II

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    Nascar Thread part II

    Robby Gordon's parents have been found dead.

    The violent deaths of Robert “Baja Bob” and Sharon Gordon – the father and step-mother of well-known race car driver Robby Gordon – shook the racing community Thursday.
    “This is devastating,” his son said, fighting back tears. “He taught so many, and I want everyone to know what a good man he was.”
    Some details emerged Thursday evening: A day earlier, Bob Gordon died from injuries consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the results of an autopsy by the Orange County coroner’s office, while Sharon Gordon died from strangulation.
    The police are investigating the deaths as a possible murder-suicide, said Lt. Fred Lopez of the Orange Police Department, adding that it doesn’t appear that police had answered calls to the house before.

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    Schedule for Sundays race (ChicagoLand)


    SUNDAY, SEPT. 18:

    2:00 p.m.: NSCS Drivers Introductions.
    2:30 p.m.: Intro Presentation of Colors: 347th Fighter Squadron Honor Guard.
    2:30 p.m.: Invocation by: Michael McDowell, Driver of the No. 95 Thrivent Financial Chevrolet.
    2:31 p.m.: National Anthem: Jim Cornelison.
    2:37 p.m.: "Driver's, Start Your Engines" by: Greg Cipes, Voice of Michelangelo, TMNT and The Kids of NASCAR
    2:46 p.m.: Start of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 (267 Laps, 400.5 Miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

    PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
    -- 5:15 p.m.: Post-NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race

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    Martin Trues takes Chase Race number one, nicely done.
    Too bad the late race caution fell when it did, likely cost Chase Elliot his first win. Kudo's how well he handled himself in the post race interview, mature way beyond his years.

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    Does Nascar have a hard on for Truex? Seems like time after time they go out of their way to screw this team over. Come on guys, failed by that much in the exact spot Harvick intentionally drove into him, get a job.


    Furniture Row Racing said in a team release Monday that it accepts NASCAR's failed post-race inspection ruling, while also citing on-track contact with the No. 4 Chevrolet ofKevin Harvick as the likely reason for being out of compliance.


    "The right rear of our car was well within the tolerance margin, which showed that we were trying to be conservative," the statement read. "However, the left rear wheel alignment was off by approximately ten-thousandths of an inch, which in high probability was due to damage in that area as a result of being hit by the No. 4 car.


    "We believe the laser inspection numbers were correct and accept NASCAR's decision that was made following Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway."


    Truex Jr.'s race-winning No. 78 Toyota, along with the No. 48 Chevrolet of Jimmie Johnson, failed post-race inspection after Sunday's Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series opener at Chicagoland Speedway.


    NASCAR recently updated its rules for "encumbered" victory penalties during the postseason, but those are not be in effect for Truex Jr. because it was the lowest grade of failure for the LIS platform.


    Any penalties will be announced later in the week, according to NASCAR.

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    Oh, and they never did do anything about old Smoke and his on track BS two weeks in a row.

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    NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will solidify its post-race inspection penalty structure for infractions stemming from the laser inspection station (LIS), eliminating the P2 and P3 levels for those violations. The P4 level for LIS infractions remains, and violations at this level will remain encumbered.

    NASCAR also announced that neither the No. 78 driven by Martin Truex Jr. nor the No. 48 driven by Jimmie Johnson will be penalized for failing post-race LIS following last Sunday's Chicagoland Speedway.


    "The use of the LIS platform in post-race was really driven by the industry," NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell said in a teleconference Wednesday evening. "We had everyone collaborating to create the appropriate deterrent penalties if there was a a violation. As we headed toward the Chase, we were asked to further develop an enhanced deterrent for the Chase. ... The important development was the new language surrounding the concept of an encumbered win."

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZR View Post
    NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will solidify its post-race inspection penalty structure for infractions stemming from the laser inspection station (LIS), eliminating the P2 and P3 levels for those violations. The P4 level for LIS infractions remains, and violations at this level will remain encumbered.

    NASCAR also announced that neither the No. 78 driven by Martin Truex Jr. nor the No. 48 driven by Jimmie Johnson will be penalized for failing post-race LIS following last Sunday's Chicagoland Speedway.


    "The use of the LIS platform in post-race was really driven by the industry," NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell said in a teleconference Wednesday evening. "We had everyone collaborating to create the appropriate deterrent penalties if there was a a violation. As we headed toward the Chase, we were asked to further develop an enhanced deterrent for the Chase. ... The important development was the new language surrounding the concept of an encumbered win."
    Can someone translate that into English for me? NASCAR is the only sport on the planet that changes the rules by which they play on a weekly basis.

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    ^ They wrote the book on it.
    Would make fantastic politicians.

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    Huge win for Elliot Sadler, locked into the next round.

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    Dale Jr will be on the 88 pit box this weekend.

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