Gateway race thread...

[crashthe24]

the CUP cars have never run at Gateway so this ought to be an adventure.
they'll say it's St.Louis on T.V. but it's Madison Illinois which is just east of the sheeethole city of East St. Louis, Illinois.
if you're gong to the race, never ever stop in east st. louis. high probabilty of getting robbed or stabbed at a gas station or 7-11.
I spent 15 years in St. Louis and it's a wonderful place. cross the river to the Illinois side and roll your windows up and lock your doors.

no radioactive since they've never raced there, but the food is good.

 

[crashthe24]

FRIDAY, JUNE 3​

	1:05 p.m. ET	Practice (Portland)	No TV
	5:05 p.m. ET	Practice (Gateway)
	6:05 p.m. ET	Practice (Gateway)
	6:35 p.m. ET	Qualifying (Gateway)
	8:05 p.m. ET	Qualifying (Portland)

 

[crashthe24]

SATURDAY, JUNE 4​

	11 a.m. ET	Qualifying (Gateway)
	1:30 p.m. ET	Toyota 200 at Gateway
	2:30 p.m. ET	Practice and Qualifying (Portland)	No TV
	4:30 p.m. ET	Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland
	7:30 p.m. ET	Portland 100

SUNDAY, JUNE 5​

3:30 p.m. ET

Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway

 

[Juneau4]

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ENTRY is UNLOCKED

PARTIALLY LOCKS on Sunday, June 5th at 3:30 pm ET FULLY LOCKS on Saturday, June 4th at 8:00 am ET

This looks about as screwed up as the races have been.

 

[crashthe24]

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ENTRY is UNLOCKED

PARTIALLY LOCKS on Sunday, June 5th at 3:30 pm ET FULLY LOCKS on Saturday, June 4th at 8:00 am ET

This looks about as screwed up as the races have been.

the bat signal has been switched on. coding monkeys to be activated when he sees the lights. LOL

 

[crashthe24]

do we like the end of the coke 600?
i hate crash-fest races, however briscoe and larson both had a win already so checkers or wreckers seemed to apply.
i think if either one was winless it may have been more of a "get the points and not wreck the car" kind of finish.
hamlin and kyle busch have won races due to smashem crashem by other drivers and they lucked out.
that's good for their fan bases, but i think many fans aren't thrilled at the endings lately with wadded up race cars.

 

[beervo2]

Bob Pockrass
@bobpockrass

Several Cup drivers have won at Gateway:

Xfinity: Harvick (2000, 2001), Truex (2004), KyBusch (2009), Keselowski (2010)

Trucks: Harvick (2010), Wallace (2014), Custer (2015), Bell (2016), Haley (2018), Chastain (2019)

 

[crashthe24]

check out the paint scheme on the #43 car at 2:03 minute mark.
Bommarito is an auto group dealership in st. louis with black and red colors and then they added the petty blue accent.
i kinda like it.
what do you think?

 

[crashthe24]

i hope this link works. iracing with new "damage model" feature. GEEEEZ, those are some cool wrecks. LOL

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1532365438264418306

https://twitter.com/iRacing

 

[Rusty]

Don't put Chris Buescher on your roster this week. He tested positive for COVID and Zane Smith will be in the 17 car.

Chris Buescher out at Gateway due to COVID-19 protocols; Zane Smith to drive No. 17

RFK Racing announced No. 17 driver Chris Buescher tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend’s Cup Series event.

www.nascar.com

 

[Ank Racing]

I prefer races where the whole field can race for the win! —not decided by attrition!
always a few casualties but not1/3 or more of the field

 

[Sleestak]

We goin a little old school with a legit Happy Hour.

 

[crashthe24]

i got 367 points in the DGG truck game with finishers of 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 35th (always seem to find one anchor this year)
would be thrilled with a plus 300 point CUP day.

 

[crashthe24]

https://twitter.com/bobpockrass
@bobpockrass

Gateway pick: Reddick ... top-5: Reddick Blaney Briscoe Chastain Hamlin ... long-shot: Custer
FS1 (ET) 2-NASCAR RaceDay
3:42-Cup race, stages 45-95-100, 10 sets tires, fuel 70-75 laps NWS: 80s, 10% rain