NASCAR

[74/171FAN]

Why did they take an Olympic break in the first place?   There isn't exactly a huge overlap of NASCAR fans who would be into watching an overseas Olympics.

Basically because of NBC

[Max Rockatansky]

Why did they take an Olympic break in the first place?   There isn't exactly a huge overlap of NASCAR fans who would be into watching an overseas Olympics.

Basically because of NBC

Was NBC featuring Olympic events on USA?

[74/171FAN]

Why did they take an Olympic break in the first place?   There isn't exactly a huge overlap of NASCAR fans who would be into watching an overseas Olympics.

Basically because of NBC

Was NBC featuring Olympic events on USA?

I presume they were.  I believe their entire family of networks ends up airing events if I remember correctly.  I have not watched the Olympics in a long while.

[Max Rockatansky]

Why did they take an Olympic break in the first place?   There isn't exactly a huge overlap of NASCAR fans who would be into watching an overseas Olympics.

Basically because of NBC

Was NBC featuring Olympic events on USA?

I presume they were.  I believe their entire family of networks ends up airing events if I remember correctly.  I have not watched the Olympics in a long while.

Nor have I.  Nationalism in sports has never been my bag or something I found much rooting interest in.

[SEWIGuy]

Why did they take an Olympic break in the first place?   There isn't exactly a huge overlap of NASCAR fans who would be into watching an overseas Olympics.

I'm not so sure about that.

[Max Rockatansky]

Why did they take an Olympic break in the first place?   There isn't exactly a huge overlap of NASCAR fans who would be into watching an overseas Olympics.

I'm not so sure about that.

Why did they take an Olympic break in the first place?   There isn't exactly a huge overlap of NASCAR fans who would be into watching an overseas Olympics.

I'm not so sure about that.

Do expound. 

[SEWIGuy]

Why did they take an Olympic break in the first place?   There isn't exactly a huge overlap of NASCAR fans who would be into watching an overseas Olympics.

I'm not so sure about that.

Do expound. 
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It just seems like a lot of people who are into NASCAR in my life are also into the Olympics.

[epzik8]

Why did they take an Olympic break in the first place?   There isn't exactly a huge overlap of NASCAR fans who would be into watching an overseas Olympics.

It was because of the NASCAR sharing channel space with the Olympics (NBC).

[WillWeaverRVA]

Was NBC featuring Olympic events on USA?

Yes. Olympic events were on NBC, Peacock, the NBC Sports app, USA, CNBC, the Golf Channel, E!, and Telemundo. A number of production staff who typically work on NASCAR and IndyCar races for NBC were in Paris for the Olympics, including commentator Leigh Diffey (who will be replacing Rick Allen in NASCAR for the rest of the season). Part of NBC's TV deal with NASCAR requires a break in the season so NBC can cover the Olympics.

Do expound. 

NASCAR now has fans all over the world and I guarantee you they are very, very into the Olympics. This NASCAR fan certainly was.

[hbelkins]

Are the NBC announcers so illiterate of their sport's history that they could watch the ending of the Richmond race and NOT mention Dale Earnhardt?

[Max Rockatansky]

I think they were caught completely off guard by how far Austin Dillon was willing to go far to get a win.  Controversy (and clear dumping) aside it certainly got people talking about NASCAR.  Stuff like this is probably one of the few things I like about the playoff format. 

[epzik8]

Are the penalties from Sunday fair?

[Max Rockatansky]

There was no way that NASCAR was going to take that win away.  I'm surprised that they went as far to revoke Dillon's playoff eligibility.  Logano deserved a fine for acting like an ass on pit road.

[74/171FAN]

There was no way that NASCAR was going to take that win away.  I'm surprised that they went as far to revoke Dillon's playoff eligibility.  Logano deserved a fine for acting like an ass on pit road.

I think at this point that Dillon's win should have been given to Hamlin with the playoff eligibility being taken away.

[Max Rockatansky]

There was no way that NASCAR was going to take that win away.  I'm surprised that they went as far to revoke Dillon's playoff eligibility.  Logano deserved a fine for acting like an ass on pit road.

I think at this point that Dillon's win should have been given to Hamlin with the playoff eligibility being taken away.

Probably a slippery slope outright taking wins away.  The pre-playoff stance was to always have the fans leaving the track knowing who the winner was.  There was a year Mark Martin's Roush team won a race but failed post race inspection.  NASCAR docked points and fined the team, but didn't vacate the win.  If I recall it actually cost him the championship that year (I want to say 1990?).

Even when bad calls (or something of the like) are made in other professional sports the event winner is never changed. 

[WillWeaverRVA]

There was no way that NASCAR was going to take that win away.  I'm surprised that they went as far to revoke Dillon's playoff eligibility.  Logano deserved a fine for acting like an ass on pit road.

He was fined. $50,000.

[epzik8]

I think we're going to have a Monday matinee in Michigan

[epzik8]

Denny just lost 75 points in a P2 penalty after an engine teardown at NASCAR R&D.

[WillWeaverRVA]

Denny just lost 75 points in a P2 penalty after an engine teardown at NASCAR R&D.

He lost the points because TRD tore down the engine when they weren't supposed to, and the engine was supposed to be sealed after he won at Bristol. This happened in March, and Denny's team didn't even commit the infraction, so it bugs me that he was penalized.

[epzik8]

Denny just lost 75 points in a P2 penalty after an engine teardown at NASCAR R&D.

He lost the points because TRD tore down the engine when they weren't supposed to, and the engine was supposed to be sealed after he won at Bristol. This happened in March, and Denny's team didn't even commit the infraction, so it bugs me that he was penalized.

Dang, so is this like another Mark Martin 1990?

[epzik8]

NASCAR's schedule release today includes Mexico and Rockingham confirmations.

[SP Cook]

The Frances, cluelessly, bounce from gimmick to gimmick, unwilling to simply accept that the idiot changes of the Brian France era did not work, and need to be reversed.

A road course in Mexico?  Goodness.

[Max Rockatansky]

And every immediate male relative on my wife's side of the family wants to go.  They were hoping for Guadalajara so it would be closer to their home town.  NASCAR Mexico has been a thing for two decades and there is fairly sizable fan base.  To me this seems like an obvious new market to try the Cup Series in.

[epzik8]

Much wilder race than I expected today at Watkins Glen.

[hbelkins]

I was rooting for Chastain, and then SVG after Chastain lost the lead. But it was definitely a wild one.