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Post by Lupin the Third on Nov 1, 2020 19:49:08 GMT -5
And the 2020 NHRA Season is complete.
Antron Brown defeats Steve Torrence in the Top Fuel Finals.
Matt Hagan defeats Ron Capps in the Funny Car Finals.
Erica Enders defeats Kyle Koretsky in the Pro Stock Finals.
Angie Smith defeats Steve Johnson in the Pro Stock Motorcycle Finals.
And with that, we crown the World Champions:
Steve Torrence wins his 3rd straight Top Fuel World Championship, after Doug Kalitta lost first round.
Matt Hagan wins his 3rd Funny Car World Championship.
Erica Enders wins her 4th Pro Stock World Championship, tying the late, great Lee Shepherd with 4 NHRA Pro Stock World Championships.
Matt Smith wins his 3rd Pro Stock Motorcycle World Championship.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on Nov 1, 2020 23:09:44 GMT -5
Chase Elliott wins the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville, and the Championship 4 for Phoenix is: Chase Elliott Denny Hamlin Brad Keselowski Joey Logano Kevin Harvick won 9 races this year and won’t win the championship?! That’s why the sport is in the damn shape it’s in because of bs like this. (For the record, not a Harvick fan but he was the most impressive driver this year.)
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Nov 1, 2020 23:27:07 GMT -5
Chase Elliott wins the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville, and the Championship 4 for Phoenix is: Chase Elliott Denny Hamlin Brad Keselowski Joey Logano Kevin Harvick won 9 races this year and won’t win the championship?! That’s why the sport is in the damn shape it’s in because of bs like this. (For the record, not a Harvick fan but he was the most impressive driver this year.) I'll try not to go on too much of a rant, but I absolutely agree. Consistency is no longer rewarded. It may be looked at as a purist, "old guy" take, but the entire Chase/Playoff/whatever has been garbage. Tony Stewart's win in 2011 (wins 0 races all season, backs into the Chase in 10th, then wins 5/10 to win the title), Kyle Busch winning in 2015 despite missing 11 races and receiving a waiver (which incidentally screwed Harvick as well). Those 2 are just off the top of my head, but its garbage. The guy dominates the whole season, and has a commanding lead in the "traditional" points format. I know, if the season were ran without a playoff, drivers might strategize differently. Whatever. It's not working.
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Lupin the Third
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Post by Lupin the Third on Nov 2, 2020 14:09:19 GMT -5
So, apparently word is going around that JGR instructed Erik Jones not to pass Denny Hamlin late in the race. If that's the case, they should be assessed penalties for artificially altering a race result. Because Erik could've passed Denny during that race. It looked like he had the better car.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Nov 2, 2020 16:28:25 GMT -5
Audio of the order not to pass is at 3:00 in. Pretty clear to me that both the 20 and 19 were faster than the 11.
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Lupin the Third
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Post by Lupin the Third on Nov 2, 2020 16:38:02 GMT -5
Audio of the order not to pass is at 3:00 in. Pretty clear to me that both the 20 and 19 were faster than the 11. That's pretty damning evidence for JGR.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 5, 2020 20:28:03 GMT -5
Guess who else decided to take that sweet, sweet, dirty Saudi money?
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Nov 8, 2020 18:14:19 GMT -5
CHASE ELLIOT IS THE 2020 MONSTER CUP CHAMPION!
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Post by Lupin the Third on Nov 9, 2020 0:18:16 GMT -5
Had to start from last, and drove like hell to get that win. That is the Heart of a Champion.
Awesome Chase from the Same Damn Place!!!
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 9, 2020 5:19:41 GMT -5
And as such, this makes him and father Bill the third set of father/son NASCAR top level champions behind Lee and Richard Petty and Ned and Dale Jarrett.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Nov 9, 2020 11:10:56 GMT -5
And as such, this makes him and father Bill the third set of father/son NASCAR top level champions behind Lee and Richard Petty and Ned and Dale Jarrett. Also the 3rd youngest Cup Champion in history, behind Jeff Gordon and Bill Rexford.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Nov 13, 2020 10:58:48 GMT -5
Guess who else decided to take that sweet, sweet, dirty Saudi money? So.. the return of Bruno Senna and a Sumo guy so they get who they want racing?
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Post by Gecko on Nov 14, 2020 7:06:43 GMT -5
Wet qualifying happening in Turkey and the weather doesn't look like it's going to get any better.
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Post by Gecko on Nov 14, 2020 7:13:16 GMT -5
And a red flag half way through Q1 since cars were just spinning all over the place.
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Post by Gecko on Nov 14, 2020 8:02:16 GMT -5
They got going for a few minutes before a second red flag after we had more spins and Grosjean beached it in the gravel. An hour after starting, there's 3:30 left in Q1.
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Post by Gecko on Nov 14, 2020 8:53:11 GMT -5
Well that was worth the wait! Stroll on Pole! Then Verstappen and Perez. Hamilton in 6th, Bottas in 9th.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Nov 14, 2020 12:27:38 GMT -5
relayed track + wet conditions = PERFECTLY NORMAL wot a wobbly one that was! but lance stroll had the better water wings today
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Post by Gecko on Nov 15, 2020 4:35:14 GMT -5
Looks like it's going to be a fun one today, it's wet again and Giovinazzi is in the barriers before he even makes it to the grid.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 15, 2020 4:56:14 GMT -5
And Russell crashed it in the pit lane.
Big Australia 1991 vibes with this one, meaning it could end up too heavy to even race unless the rain stops.
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Post by Gecko on Nov 15, 2020 5:24:03 GMT -5
Things are working well early on for Stroll and Perez, they've opened up a gap out front.
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