Circuit of the Americas race thread

[crashthe24]

Friday, March 24​

	11:30 a.m. ET	Garage hours
	4:30 p.m. ET	Practice	No TV
	5 p.m. ET	Qualifying	No TV

Saturday, March 25​

1:30 p.m. ET

XPEL 225

 

[crashthe24]

Friday, March 24​

	1:30 p.m. ET	Garage Hours
	6:30 p.m. ET	Practice
	7 p.m. ET	Qualifying

Saturday, March 25​

5 p.m. ET

Pit Boss 250

 

[crashthe24]

Friday, March 24​

	11 a.m. ET	Garage hours
	2:05 p.m. ET	Practice	No TV

Saturday, March 25​

11:30 a.m. ET

Qualifying

Sunday, March 26​

3:30 p.m. ET

EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix

 

[crashthe24]

COTA radioactive - Chastian plays bumper cars for the win on the final lap in 2022

 

[beervo2]

https://twitter.com/mikejoy500
Mike Joy

@mikejoy500

Friday Cup practice at COTA was a late add to the schedule. The FOX networks had already committed to other programming. Practice will air 8pm EDT Friday evening on @FS1, followed by Truck P & Q.

 

[beervo2]

https://twitter.com/bobpockrass
Bob Pockrass
https://twitter.com/bobpockrass
@bobpockrass


Some COTA notes:
--Choose area at COTA will be located past exit of Turn 11 on the uphill part of the straightaway.
--Alternate start-finish line for practice/qualifying just like last yr
--Restart zones back to 2022 lengths; drivers didn't think it helped the way they'd hoped.

 

[Juneau4]

Since 2017, NASCAR has broken every race into three separate stages with caution breaks at the end of stages 1 and 2. This will no longer be the case at road courses.

Stage points will still be awarded but there will be no break in the racing. NASCAR says this change is to improve pit strategy scenarios.

This change impacts races at the Charlotte Roval, Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Sonoma, Chicago Street Course, and Indianapolis road course.

Tracks that have races in the NASCAR Xfinity and Craftsman Truck series but not the NASCAR Cup Series (Mid-Ohio, Portland, and Road America) will not be impacted by this.

Just something many may not be aware of--myself I wish it would be like that at all tracks. More racing and fewer commercials.

 

[beervo2]

https://twitter.com/bobpockrass
Bob Pockrass
https://twitter.com/bobpockrass
@bobpockrass

NASCAR suspends Josh Williams for one race for parking his car at start-finish line & getting out in protest of NASCAR call at Atlanta. Williams will miss COTA & return at Richmond. TBD on playoff eligibility as he has to apply for waiver. Got to think waiver would be granted.

No fine, no points deduction for Josh Williams. He will serve a 1-race suspension.

 

[beervo2]

Jenna Fryer

@JennaFryer

GM to cease production of the Camaro... what that means for #NASCAR:

https://apnews.com/article/camaro-muscle-car-end-production-2d7af8f322cc4404b3a0edf72a87ed65

 

[Juneau4]

Bob Pockrass

@bobpockrass
·
5h

Chevrolet would still be allowed to use the Camaro in 2024 if it chooses to do so since it will be in production in 2024 and rule is production vehicle must be sold during the race season. What Chevrolet eventually will run in NASCAR to replace the Camaro is TBD/TBA.

 

[beervo2]

https://twitter.com/bobpockrass
Bob Pockrass
https://twitter.com/bobpockrass
@bobpockrass

Update after checking with NASCAR on interpretation of rules: Because the Camaro was a production vehicle at the time of its original submission, it remains qualified to race in Cup and Xfinity even beyond 2024 if Chevrolet chooses to do so.

 

[crashthe24]

For 2025 -- Ford Pinto / Chevy Nova / Dodge Dart / AMC Pacer (google them youngsters)

 

[beervo2]

For 2025 -- Ford Pinto / Chevy Nova / Dodge Dart / AMC Pacer (google them youngsters)

Damn, I'm sure I had a few beers in all those models, back in the day...

 

[beervo2]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1639048441841045508

 

[beervo2]

 

[Motorhead55]

Finally getting into rhythm. Back to back 300+ points weeks.

The picks before lockdown

5,1

14,8,2,34

16,54

 

[Sleestak]

Damn, I'm sure I had a few beers in all those models, back in the day...

No beers for me in a Pacer ... but yes in a Hornet

 

[beervo2]

Bob Pockrass

@bobpockrass

All Cup cars through tech on first or second try. They are all set to qualify in the morning at COTA.

 

[Sleestak]

Roster:
1-5
2-34-45-99
16-54

 

[Motorhead55]

Finally getting into rhythm. Back to back 300+ points weeks.

The picks before lockdown

5,1

14,8,2,34

16,54

Swapped 9 in for 54 at last sec