hwytohell Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Sad , there is some very good female talent in the lower racing series, that could shine in the top tier ranks . But for that devils triangle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 5, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 5, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Just now, Jimmy Snacks said: Is that ol Ned? He's starting to look pretty rough, unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 5, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 5, 2018 Just now, Legend said: Is that ol Ned? He's starting to look pretty rough, unfortunately Yeah he was at Darlington Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwytohell Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Ned is 85 years old , he has had some health issues, as reported on the net 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 5, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 minute ago, hwytohell said: Ned is 85 years old , he has had some health issues, as reported on the net One of nascars finest and a true gentleman. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 .....The odd man out is Daniel Suarez, who apparently will be given the boot from the 19 after just two seasons. It’s ironic to note that the very twist of fate that gave him a Cup Series opportunity — the sudden retirement of Carl Edwards before the 2017 NASCAR season, which caused JGR to hastily move Suarez up from the XFINITY Series — may now end up leaving a bitter taste in his mouth. It seems that even though it took two years, Edwards leaving may now benefit Truex more than Suarez. Yet the 26-year-old may still land on his feet. There continue to be rumors that Leavine Family Racing, which is losing Kasey Kahne to retirement and is supposedly contemplating a manufacturer change from Chevrolet to Toyota, could put Suarez in its 95 car. It would then forge the same kind of deal that Furniture Row Racing had with JGR, albeit without anything near the same kind of championship pedigree. https://fansided.com/2018/09/04/nascar-rumors-truex-pearn-joe-gibbs-racing-superteam-suarez-out/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Gibbs didnt hang on to lagano very long either...difference is lagano went to snother good ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted September 6, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 6, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 10:05 AM, DAVE said: Gibbs didnt hang on to lagano very long either...difference is lagano went to snother good ride. He was there for 4 years and never won a race. He was a consistent 15th-20th place finisher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwytohell Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Blackstar said: He was there for 4 years and never won a race. He was a consistent 15th-20th place finisher. An Home Depot was not happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 7, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 7, 2018 Hell yeah! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 23 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Hell yeah! it would be a great story if he won 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 7, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 7, 2018 Defending race winner Kasey Kahne sitting out this week at Indy after suffering heat exhaustion last Sunday at Darlington...Regan Smith will drive the 95 car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 34 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Defending race winner Kasey Kahne sitting out this week at Indy after suffering heat exhaustion last Sunday at Darlington...Regan Smith will drive the 95 car. he's prob been shown the door since he was retiring anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 7, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 7, 2018 1 minute ago, Angry ginger said: he's prob been shown the door since he was retiring anyway I guess we’ll see what happens the week after Indy. I like Regan Smith...not sure why he never got a good ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwytohell Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 17 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: I guess we’ll see what happens the week after Indy. I like Regan Smith...not sure why he never got a good ride. Smith is a heavy bible thumper. Some doors were open to him , but many doors were closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 7, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 7, 2018 36 minutes ago, hwytohell said: Smith is a heavy bible thumper. Some doors were open to him , but many doors were closed. I didn’t know that....Justin Allgaier is as well but he is doing well at JR Motorsports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sael Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 INDIANAPOLIS – Kasey Kahne has offered additional details about the health issues that will keep him from competing in this weekend’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, opening up in a Friday morning media teleconference. Kahne also noted that the heat exhaustion symptoms he’s been battling over the past year were “definitely” a part of his decision to retire from NASCAR competition at the end of the season. The Enumclaw, Wash., native was visibly drained following Sunday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500, laying down on the pit wall after climbing from his car and remaining there for several minutes before going to the infield care center for additional treatment. The cycle is one that has happened for Kahne several times since last season. In fact, he had to receive IV fluids for dehydration after his win at Indianapolis last July, sitting down at the side of his car during his victory lane interview out of exhaustion from the final laps. Kahne’s battle with dehydration and an increasing heart rate ultimately led him to meet with three doctors this week, and their advice – combined with the toll Darlington took out of him and IMS’ penchant for extreme physical demands in the race car – led him to his decision to sit out this week. “I didn’t start having problems until last year,” said Kahne, who will be replaced by Regan Smith this weekend. “I don’t really know why that is, and we’re trying to figure that out. I can’t control the temperature in my body, and my heart rate, at a certain point (late in the race). Once it gets to that point, there’s nothing I can do until I get out of the car. That’s why I’m not racing this weekend. I don’t want to create any more damage to myself. “It’s just been a rough week. This was a really tough decision,” continued Kahne. “I would much rather be there than not, but at this point I have to just figure out how to finish these races, how to be able to go that long in a hot car in the environment that we’re in … between the air temp and the dew point degrees, just to control it all.” Kasey Kahne at speed at Darlington Raceway. (NASCAR photo) Kahne pointed out that he prepared as well as he possibly could have going into the Southern 500, but it still didn’t turn out to be enough. “I’ve been working hard on it,” he noted. “One thing I did going into Darlington was (that) I was very hydrated the four days leading up to the race, ate very clean, very good foods for hydration. I knew it was going to be a really hard race on me because I just understand that between the heat and the dew point degrees, if either one of them is high, I really struggle any more. So I was super hydrated. I was in really good condition going into the race. Had a great practice on Friday. “And then about halfway through the race, I started getting to the point where I couldn’t drink any more. Once I can’t drink any more, I’ve already lost a lot more fluids than what I was able to put in. That’s why I can’t drink any more; it will start coming back out. I keep drinking the most that I can throughout the rest of the race, but it just gets super hard. My body keeps sweating so much that I have absolutely nothing left by the end of the race.” While Kahne shot down any notion of feeling like a danger to others on-track during the closing stages at Darlington, he did admit he was concerned for himself at times. “It was really hard to keep my eyes open and see. I was struggling to do that,” Kahne recalled. “I was trying to control my heart rate because it was so high. I basically just kind of laid in the car and drove around the corners. I had to control the car and just to try to do as little as possible, so my heart rate would go down because it was so high. “At that point all I’m doing is focusing on my body and my health, not on what I should be actually focusing on, and that’s racing.” As far as when he’ll return to the race car, Kahne wasn’t ready to put a definitive date on that either. “(Right now) I’m just taking it one race at a time,” he said. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next weekend, where temperatures look to soar past 100 degrees. “That definitely worries me,” Kahne said. “But if we can come up with a way for me to stay hydrated throughout the race and we feel really comfortable with it, then I’ll be in Las Vegas.” 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Sael said: INDIANAPOLIS – Kasey Kahne has offered additional details about the health issues that will keep him from competing in this weekend’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, opening up in a Friday morning media teleconference. Kahne also noted that the heat exhaustion symptoms he’s been battling over the past year were “definitely” a part of his decision to retire from NASCAR competition at the end of the season. The Enumclaw, Wash., native was visibly drained following Sunday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500, laying down on the pit wall after climbing from his car and remaining there for several minutes before going to the infield care center for additional treatment. The cycle is one that has happened for Kahne several times since last season. In fact, he had to receive IV fluids for dehydration after his win at Indianapolis last July, sitting down at the side of his car during his victory lane interview out of exhaustion from the final laps. Kahne’s battle with dehydration and an increasing heart rate ultimately led him to meet with three doctors this week, and their advice – combined with the toll Darlington took out of him and IMS’ penchant for extreme physical demands in the race car – led him to his decision to sit out this week. “I didn’t start having problems until last year,” said Kahne, who will be replaced by Regan Smith this weekend. “I don’t really know why that is, and we’re trying to figure that out. I can’t control the temperature in my body, and my heart rate, at a certain point (late in the race). Once it gets to that point, there’s nothing I can do until I get out of the car. That’s why I’m not racing this weekend. I don’t want to create any more damage to myself. “It’s just been a rough week. This was a really tough decision,” continued Kahne. “I would much rather be there than not, but at this point I have to just figure out how to finish these races, how to be able to go that long in a hot car in the environment that we’re in … between the air temp and the dew point degrees, just to control it all.” Kasey Kahne at speed at Darlington Raceway. (NASCAR photo) Kahne pointed out that he prepared as well as he possibly could have going into the Southern 500, but it still didn’t turn out to be enough. “I’ve been working hard on it,” he noted. “One thing I did going into Darlington was (that) I was very hydrated the four days leading up to the race, ate very clean, very good foods for hydration. I knew it was going to be a really hard race on me because I just understand that between the heat and the dew point degrees, if either one of them is high, I really struggle any more. So I was super hydrated. I was in really good condition going into the race. Had a great practice on Friday. “And then about halfway through the race, I started getting to the point where I couldn’t drink any more. Once I can’t drink any more, I’ve already lost a lot more fluids than what I was able to put in. That’s why I can’t drink any more; it will start coming back out. I keep drinking the most that I can throughout the rest of the race, but it just gets super hard. My body keeps sweating so much that I have absolutely nothing left by the end of the race.” While Kahne shot down any notion of feeling like a danger to others on-track during the closing stages at Darlington, he did admit he was concerned for himself at times. “It was really hard to keep my eyes open and see. I was struggling to do that,” Kahne recalled. “I was trying to control my heart rate because it was so high. I basically just kind of laid in the car and drove around the corners. I had to control the car and just to try to do as little as possible, so my heart rate would go down because it was so high. “At that point all I’m doing is focusing on my body and my health, not on what I should be actually focusing on, and that’s racing.” As far as when he’ll return to the race car, Kahne wasn’t ready to put a definitive date on that either. “(Right now) I’m just taking it one race at a time,” he said. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next weekend, where temperatures look to soar past 100 degrees. “That definitely worries me,” Kahne said. “But if we can come up with a way for me to stay hydrated throughout the race and we feel really comfortable with it, then I’ll be in Las Vegas.” Fuck it. Idk how much money he is making this year, but its probably not alot. Shut it down and go race sprint cars for 30 laps a race next year. Have some fun and kick ass like Stewart is doing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sael Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 It's not looking like there will be Racing this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, Sael said: It's not looking like there will be Racing this weekend. At least there is football now if the race is postponed. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) DiBenedetto will not return to Go Fas Racing. Hopefully he can find a seat in a more competitive team. BTW, 1st practice cancelled due to rain Edited September 8, 2018 by ckf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I just did a little rumor searching on DiBenedetto. One rumor had him replacing Newman in the 31 car. The most likely landing spot is at Front Row Motorsports not that they have an additional charter after buying some of the BK Racing assets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted September 8, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, ckf said: I just did a little rumor searching on DiBenedetto. One rumor had him replacing Newman in the 31 car. The most likely landing spot is at Front Row Motorsports not that they have an additional charter after buying some of the BK Racing assets. Almost anything will be an upgrade for him and he deserves it along with Ross Chastain. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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