89 and 93 need to get a room lol...
Meanwhile, I went to the Loudon race this past weekend.1st race at the pretty flat 1 mile Loudon running the low, low downforce package. The VHT (or PJ1, or simply the sticky shit) made for better racing at the single groove and harder to pass tracks (esp ones with recent repaves). Also wears the tires a little faster. Cars racing 3 wide at Loudon is something I don't remember seeing before. 11 green flag passes for the lead. Probably the best of the 4 Loudon races I've been to. That need to use that sticky shit at more tracks (was used earlier this year at Bristol and Charlotte).
-Hamlin wins the race, JGR's 1st win of season.
-Kyle Larson gets his 7th 2nd place finish of the season. After 2 races ago at Kentucky:
BDKJMU wrote:Larson couldn't get through pre race inspection in time, missed qualifying, and had to start from the rear. Made his way to the front, then got a pit road speeding penalty, back to the rear. Made his way to the front again, and finished 2nd. Passed a whopping 90 cars. Well, this might explain it some. Post race inspection was found to have an illegal rear brake cooling assembly.
-2nd place finish at KY is encumbered.
-Penalized 35 driver points
-Gnassi penalized 35 owner points
-Crew chief Chad Johnston suspended three races & fined 75k.
Larson sweept qualifying at Loudon, would have started on the pole, but fails post qualifying inspection due to an unapproved rear deck fin lid. So starts from the rear and passes 38 cars to finish 2nd..So he's passed about 130 cars in the last 2 races.
Probably the 2nd-3rd fastest car during the race behind Truex, and possibly Kyle Busch.
-Truex was 2nd fastest in qualifying to Larson & started on the poll & was probably the fastest car overall during the race. Won the 1st stage, his 14th stage win of the season
,led the most laps, but was done in by a final stage flat right front with 83 to go, got off pit sequence, finished 3rd.
-Kyle Busch had a top 3 car, led the 2nd most # of laps, won the 2nd stage, might have won, but took himself out with 2 pit road speeding penalties, finished 12th.
Junior led on the restart with 35 to go, but was on old tires, when at least 1/2 the field behind him had 2 or 4 tires. Knew Jr was going to get eaten alive. Ran most of the race around 10th-15th. Finished 18th.