More Fuel for the Fire - 2018

[crazed 9.6]

YES! lol,

I still think it is Harvick or Busch to lose, they do have the bonus points, but, I also think the paper clip will define the rest of the year for one driver,

Bowyer, dont underestimate that good ole boy at a short track, any the fords will be strong, along with the 18, Chase is a good story, but I honestly dont see him at Homestead, not this year, but one day soon,

I only wish Kenseth was round to take out Logano for good memories, LOL, he will be tough to beat,

Then you have Truex at Texas, Phoenix is a crap shoot, will be a very interesting 3 races before Homestead . . .

[dara]

lol. Brilliant DieCast

[stilled]

If only the 78 could get to finishing a job, lol,

[crazed 9.6]

If only the 78 could get to finishing a job, lol,

More fuel !!
lol

[4me2c]

Very Interesting :

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/11/01/below-the-bubble-chase-elliotts-chances-to-make-championship-4/

[stilled]

Truex dont have the heart to do chit, he said yesterday on dialed in he wouldn't and him and the 22 have made nice, lmfao,

[4me2c]

From LasVegas Betting :

November 1, 2018

AAA Texas 500 - Odds to Win @ Texas Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick #4 +275
Kyle Busch #18 +325
Martin Truex, Jr. #78 +400
Brad Keselowski #2 +650
Kyle Larson #42 +675
Chase Elliott #9 +1100
Ryan Blaney #12 +1300
Joey Logano #22 +1400
Clint Bowyer #14 +2200
Kurt Busch #41 +2200

Tidbit from Gambler's Palace :

Mean while, Jimmie Johnson has made Texas his personal playground winning this race five times, while Carl Edwards has three wins with Tony Stewart winning twice.

Hendrick Motorsports has won this race five times, while Joe Gibbs Racing has three wins with Roush Fenway Racing winning twice.

It has been almost all Chevy in this race as they have won seven times, while Ford and Toyota have two wins with Dodge winning once.

[4me2c]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The AAA Texas 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. The inaugural race took place on November 6, 2005. The race has always started in the late afternoon, gone through sunset and twilight, and ended under the lights at night, much like the Coca Cola 600 in May, but it is not considered a night event. The race is held on the first weekend in November each year; TMS has expressed interest in changing the date, which is also the opening weekend of deer hunting season in Texas.

The race was acquired as a result of the Ferko lawsuit, which forced NASCAR to relinquish the sport's fourth major, the Mountain Dew Southern 500 and in the process end its Grand Slam, as the Southern 500 was one of the four races that made it up. This race has been derisively referred to as the Francis Ferko 500, mostly by traditionalist fans upset by the demise of the Southern 500.

The trophy is in the shape of cowboy boots. Traditionally, the winning driver wears a cowboy hat and fires a couple of six-shooters in the air on victory lane.[1]

This race is featured in the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, but it was actually shot at the identically shaped Charlotte Motor Speedway with the wall painted to look like Texas...!

[4me2c]

Playoffs pulse: Stacking the field after Texas
By
Staff Report NASCAR.com November 4, 2018 at 6:55 pm

Following the eighth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race, here’s a brief look at the playoffs picture. The 10-race postseason is two races into the Round of 8. There is just one more race before the field is whittled to four, with four drivers eliminated from the postseason following Phoenix (Nov. 11).
Winner

Kevin Harvick earned his fourth career trip to the Championship 4 with a clean sweep at Texas Motor Speedway. The Stewart-Haas Racing veteran had the move of the race, too. On the final restart of a NASCAR Overtime finish, Harvick elected to start on the outside, hit the restart perfectly and powered clear of Ryan Blaney for his eighth win of the season.

MORE: Full race results | Updated standings
Who’s hot

Joey Logano. Forget whatever happened to Logano’s No. 22 Team Penske Ford as the temperatures got cooler. That he finished third one week after winning at Martinsville, on a day where several playoff contenders struggled, shows that this group is a serious threat to win the title. Logano isn’t making many friends by remaining as aggressive as ever on the track, but it’s helping his team round into championship form.

Kurt Busch. In a race in which it seemed nearly every playoff driver had issues, Kurt Busch enjoyed quite a smooth run. His seventh-place finish Sunday at Texas gives him a jolt heading into Phoenix. The only way his day could have been better is if Martin Truex Jr. had stayed a lap down after his pit-road penalty, because it would have significantly cut into the gap on the cutline. As it stands, though, Kurt looks like a threat to win at Phoenix.
Who’s not

Clint Bowyer. Bowyer’s in the “not” column for the second consecutive week, putting him in a must-win situation at Phoenix. Contact on Lap 1 with Denny Hamlin damaged Bowyer’s No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford and put him two laps back. While the team confirmed the right rear damage wasn’t fatal to the car, the driver lost an extra lap and couldn’t recover — especially after an over-the-wall penalty with four laps remaining in the second stage.

Kyle Busch. Busch appeared to holler out “oh boy” on the scanner in the middle of Stage 2. In fact, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver felt he had a loose wheel. The vibration got so bad he pitted out of cycle to get new tires as a precautionary measure, but it cost him two laps and any shot at the win, plus the ability to pad his lead entering the Round of 8 finale. Busch’s 17th-place finish is his worst of the year on a 1.5-mile track. ...!

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Truex Jr's Crew Chief is jumping ship :

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/11/07/martin-truex-jr-cole-pearn-join-joe-gibbs-racing-2019/