2012-13 Motörsports Thread - Pray for NNS Fans

[Richard]

So it seems the Nationwide Series blew up tonight. Nelson Piquet Jr. and Brian Scott got into it on the track (again) several times and it ended with them pushing and shoving each other on pit road and Piquet kicking Scott in the nuts. Then after all that some crew from both teams took it outside the track and were either detained or arrested by local police (conflicting reports with Speed saying the local PD are just investigating but others on Twitter saying were saying people were cuffed and put in the squad cars at the last).


In an update, 2 RCR crew members were arrested for assault following the NNS race last night.

nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-report-two-rcr-employees-in-custody-after-nationwide-series-fight

[VRM: LET'S GO BLUESHIRTS!!]

And this race is officially a demolition derby

[VRM: LET'S GO BLUESHIRTS!!]

And here comes a G-W-C finish.......

Jeff BURTON leads McMurray, Allmendingher, Edwards, Stewart

[VRM: LET'S GO BLUESHIRTS!!]

KEVIN HARVICK WINS THE 2013 TOYOTA OWNERS 400!!!!!!!

[BearDogg-X]

The two RCR crew members that were arrested after the Nationwide race at Richmond have both been suspended for 4 races and fined $15,000 each and placed on probation until the end of the year.

Nelson Piquet Jr. and Brian Scott were placed on probation until June 26th.

Yesterday and today marks the 19th anniversary of the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at Imola.

Pippa Mann will drive a 3rd car for Dale Coyne Racing to attempt to qualify for the Indy 500, becoming the 31st announced driver for the race.

Denny Hamlin has been cleared to return to racing at Talladega this weekend.

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Townsend Bell will join Panther DRR for Indianapolis, and Buddy Rice will drive for Sam Schmidt, bringing the confirmed entries for the 500 to 33. Still rumors floating around about several drivers, namely Buddy Lazier, Jaques Lazier, Bryan Clauson, and Jay Howard. Would be nice to see all of them materialize after the lack of bumping last year.


Also, Kurt Busch is set to test an Indy car at Indianapolis before 500 practice begins.

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Ryan Hunter-Reay and EJ Viso will be on the front row for the IndyCar race in Brazil tomorrow.

[BearDogg-X]

James Hinchcliffe passes Takuma Sato on the final turn on the final lap to win the Sao Paulo Indy 300!

What an insane last 5 laps.

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The big one hits Dega!

[Burst]

May 5, 2013 12:50:09 GMT -5 BearDogg-X said:

James Hinchcliffe passes Takuma Sato on the final turn on the final lap to win the Sao Paulo Indy 300!

What an insane last 5 laps.

An incredible finish that goes to prove that some Indycar fans just will continue to insist to find ways to un-enjoy something. Great finish? Let's bitch about blocking instead! Great race? Too bad, we'd rather pull off the airboxes and bumpers, muck with the aero that we know produces great races, and let them "innovate", because the car doesn't look exactly like a 1992 Lola or 1997 Reynard!

[BearDogg-X]

While the race at Talladega is still under a rain delay: here's the current list of cars entered in the Indianapolis 500, per SPEED.com:

1 1 Ryan Hunter-Reay Chevrolet Andretti Autosport
2 2 AJ Allmendinger (R) Chevrolet Team Penske
3 3 Helio Castroneves Chevrolet Team Penske
4 4 JR Hildebrand Chevrolet Panther Racing
5 NA Townsend Bell Chevrolet Panther Racing
6 5 E.J. Viso Chevrolet Team Venezuela/Andretti Autosport/HVM
7 6 Sebastian Saavedra Chevrolet Dragon Racing
8 7 Sebastien Bourdais Chevrolet Dragon Racing
9 8 Ryan Briscoe Honda Target Chip Ganassi Racing
10 9 Scott Dixon Honda Target Chip Ganassi Racing
11 10 Dario Franchitti Honda Target Chip Ganassi Racing
12 11 Tony Kanaan Chevrolet KV Racing Technology
13 12 Will Power Chevrolet Team Penske
14 14 Takuma Sato Honda A.J. Foyt Enterprises
15 15 Graham Rahal Honda Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
16 16 James Jakes Honda Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
17 18 Ana Beatriz Honda Dale Coyne Racing
18 NA Michel Jourdain Jr. Honda Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
19 19 Justin Wilson Honda Dale Coyne Racing
20 NA Pippa Mann Honda Dale Coyne Racing
21 20 Ed Carpenter Chevrolet Ed Carpenter Racing
22 22 Oriol Servia Chevrolet Panther DRR
23 25 Marco Andretti Chevrolet Andretti Autosport
24 26 Carlos Munoz (R) Chevrolet Andretti Autosport
25 27 James Hinchcliffe Chevrolet Andretti Autosport
26 41 Conor Daly (R) Honda A.J. Foyt Enterprises
27 55 Tristan Vautier (R) Honda Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
28 NA Buddy Rice Honda Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
29 67 Josef Newgarden Honda Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
30 77 Simon Pagenaud Honda Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports
31 78 Simona de Silvestro Chevrolet KV Racing Technology
32 83 Charlie Kimball Honda Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing
33 98 Alex Tagliani Honda Bryan Herta Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian
34 TBD Bryan Clauson TBD TBD
35 TBD Jay Howard TBD TBD
36 TBD Buddy Lazier TBD TBD

[Big Daddy Bad Booking]

The Sprint Cup race at Talladega is currently under a rain delay at about 2/3'rds distance. Carl Edwards leads with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in second. Matt Kenseth has led 101 of the 125 laps, but is in 12th at the moment.

Sunset is for 8:30 ET, so now we wait on whether they get the track dry or if a cell loses the track yet again.

[Lupin the Third]

I'm surprised Talladega doesn't have lights on the track. I think it'd be an interesting track to have a night race at.

[Big Daddy Bad Booking]

Per NASCAR's website, but they've allowed team members to take tarps off cars. Stuff may go down here boys! (Although I hope not.)

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

They're on track, so we could get the full distance today.

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They're gonna be racing once again!

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

And McDowell brings out a yellow, bunching up the field with 14 to go.

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

And they're green with 10 to go and fading light!

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

Where the hell did Smith and Yeley come from?!

[EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese]

We have a big one! Busch rolls it.