More accurate than your favorite media member, just with more f-bombs. I'm not sorry for the content of my tweets, but you should be sorry about yours.
Is the "wow" because he didn't actually submit the letter to Trump?
Because at this point I don't care what someone wrote if they didn't have the balls to actually resign with that resignation letter.
Some takeaways:
1) No full-time Cup drivers are registered Democrats. If that shocks you, I don't know how to tell you this, but you might be stupid.
2) some "not registered" drivers may be registered in other states.
3) Houff isn't listed because I didn't feel like zooming out.
6) Suarez can't vote (not a US citizen) but does have a green card. Having received it in 2018, he could apply for citizenship in 2023.
Suarez previously detailed the process of getting a green card. Google it, you'll probably learn something.
Kyle Larson apparently has already asked people to delete the clip so uh time to start re-posting and retweeting to make it go even more viral, I guess.
Kyle has:
- 3 wins this season
- no finish worse than 10th this season
- an average finish of 5th this season
I'm pretty sure he's earned every right to trash the aero package, given that he's been the most successful driver this season with that very same package.
4) A shockingly high number of drivers have phone numbers attached to their voter registration. No, I'm not giving you that info.
5) Newman and Keselowski, noted right-wing supporters are not registered. Newman attended the 2016 Tr*mp rally w/ NASCAR people, making it funnier
Jimmie Johnson is going to finish with 3 seasons outside the top 10 in points to end one of the all-time great careers in NASCAR.
Richard Petty finished with 7 such seasons in his last 8 years in Cup.
Dale Earnhardt finished 57th in points in his final season.
No.
The head of the series being arrested for DUI and possession of a controlled substance SHOULD be the focus right now, not one race.
If Brian France didn't want the focus to be on his arrest, maybe he shouldn't have driven under the influence. The negativity is deserved.
In light of today’s headline I’m sure it will be easy for some to spout negativity, but I hope the focus will remain on the epic race we witnessed yesterday...and continued praise of a first-time Cup winner.
Given the early information, hearing that he's alive and has no life-threatening injuries is good. There were many signs that things were not going to end this positively.
Newman not being dead does not mean that this was okay. It's not. Things can be improved - improve them.
Holy shit, IndyCar really did only get 299,000 viewers for Road America's race on NBCSN this Saturday.
For reference: ARCA at Kentucky on Saturday on FS1 had 521,000 viewers.
Final thoughts:
This data is from publicly accessible sources. It can be - and probably is - wrong in some cases.
My registration has an old address + an unaffiliated one (which is, not gonna lie, both funny and slightly worrying).
FS1 currently having to tell us why we should be impressed with Kyle winning a truck race.
If you have to tell us that we should be impressed, we probably shouldn't be impressed.
Kevin Ward's family claims that they settled with Tony Stewart because they couldn't afford the cost of the legal battle. That they started. And have continued for 3 1/2 years. And was scheduled to go to trial in 3 weeks.
Oooooooookay.
6 cases of blood clots stopping distribution of a vaccine that's already had millions of doses given is quite impressive when you realize how many occurrences of other things (ie, school shootings) we've had where nothing has happened as a result.
@TheHestercution
The story about Larson not really seeming to care about Craven's throwback is bad, but the one about Craven not going to lunch because Kyle didn't reach out just screams "I think I'm way more important than I actually am"
Guys and Gals,
The Truck race Thursday night wasn't in the top 150 cable broadcasts for Thursday.
To put it into perspective, "Treehouse Masters" at 11pm on DIY was
#150
, with a 0.04 rating and 131k viewers.
She's not wrong.
The lack of access in NASCAR compared to IndyCar, IMSA, PWC or [insert series here] is what sets it apart. The other series are much more fan friendly.
Also:
Big thanks to
@dirtreynolds23
for helping w/ data collection. This was basically started as a joke about how every driver was a Republican, but having the data became a fun little project.
If you want the full spreadsheet, it's available for free if I like you.
Media rushing to Halifax to cover Newman being transported is literally the main reason the scanner had PD calling for more staff to the hospital for crowd control.
It's embarrassing. They're making it worse, not better. You'll get an official update from NASCAR soon enough.
Allgaier probably does belong in Cup. His tenure with HScott was so disastrous to his career that I'm surprised he was able to rebound, but I think in the long run it may have been a good move for him.
I have some notes jotted down in a separate column (not posted - most are mundane).
Some highlights from that:
- Larson was NPA until July 2020 (prev. reg. removed for inactivity)
- Logano is inactive
Inactive = no voting for 8+ years & not responding to mailings from state
Lajoie's previous suspension from NASCAR and more recent comments on his podcast should mean that you aren't the least bit surprised that he's a Republican.
Brad K & Kyle Busch have a commonality - neither they or their wives are registered.
Jeff, you were my grandpa's favorite driver, and when I got into NASCAR as a fan, his liking you was what made me a fan of you.
But this is an embarrassing tweet. It is the responsibility of RaceHub/Fox Sports to cover THE BIGGEST STORY in NASCAR, no matter who is involved.
"Obaika Racing, which has competed in recent years in the Xfinity Series, also has agreed to purchase select Cup cars and equipment from BK Racing valued at $382,000 for $265,000, according to court filings."
Oh my God it's happening
This is only rumored: Hattori Racing is in talks with Natalie Decker to replace Truck Champion Brett Moffitt in 2019. She has N29 Capital Partner funding.
Michael McDowell turned being a crash test dummy for the COT into a Cup career that's lasted longer than a decade without ever performing so I'm here for Suaréz to kick his ass on the reg
The most successful driver to come from NASCAR's Drive for Diversity got fired for a racial slur, and if that isn't the most NASCAR outcome that could have possibly happened, I don't know what is.
$75 to stream the entire Snowball Derby, which most people wouldn't be able to do because of, like, jobs and stuff.
$55 *to attend* 3 days of IndyCar racing.
$60 *to attend* the Rolex 24 with infield and FanZone access.
Value, that is not.
Assuming that NASCAR resumes on May 17 as is heavily rumored, Newman will get back into a racecar 12 weeks after taking a 3500+ pound stock car to the head
So wait.
It wasn't $2500 each race, but it was $1000 for the Xfinity race and $1500 for the Cup race that Indy was holding hostage for cancer kids because of the bricks?
Tell me that's wrong, because if so that's super fucking low of the track.
People being surprised by the outlets picking up the BZF arrest clearly do not understand how big of a story the head of a major sanctioning body being arrested really is.
Or really, how the AP and similar things work. And I'm not surprised.
The fact this was what got Nasse DQd is insulting, but that's nothing compared to the insult that is how much y'all are charging for people to watch this while putting on a shitty production, because holy fuck the audio on this isn't even amateurish, it's just fucking awful.
NASCAR is going to run this race with a midnight green flag if they have to, they aren't going to wait until tomorrow when evacuation orders go into effect
The racing mentality at these superspeedways need to change. Saw some blame the package but honestly I feel it’s more of a driver problem.
Drivers had a reality check during this years speedweeks. You live and learn. Can’t wait to see smarter decisions from here on out.
The rumor a couple years ago that Ganassi would close down his NASCAR team and Kurt would retire and Larson would go to WBR/Ford sure was something.
... but now that Kurt is expected to go to 23XI next year ... what the fuck is Ganassi gonna do?
To the new followers that are probably looking for updates: the ambulance carrying Newman is at Halifax hospital next to the Speedway.
There's not going to be any more updates on the scanner. Y'all can unfollow now or when you get pissed off by a later tweet, your call.
Lmfao Sadler should most definitely NOT be considered a "superstar".
He couldn't hock it in Cup, can't win in Xfinity even in the best equipment and at one point had to sue to keep his Cup ride.
He's lucky One Main decided to back him this long.
Calling a driver on the lead lap with 2 to go, outperforming where they should be running, a "dipshit" for blowing a tire.
Advocating for people to meet up with him during a pandemic.
Pulls his mask down the second he's done with an interview.
What a twat.
Idea: if you’re a media member, don’t be a condescending jackass towards the people that keep you employed.
People wonder why Pockrass is easily the best NASCAR media member. He *never* insults the fan base. He maintains professionalism 24/7/365. No one else does that.
This doesn't surprise me.
1) that there's a GoFundMe for this bullshit
2) that Brian France would donate to said GoFundMe
3) that Brian France, worth millions, would cheap out and only donate $50k
4) that Brian France probably didn't read the part about outing Trump.
I would come up with something witty for the STAR power that Denny is trying to COMmunicate to is but I feel like he's just CHARTERing a course towards a MONSTER (ENERGY) announcement.
THAT was the breaking point? Not the fact that he viscerally attacked the driver you spot for in NASCAR multiple times and perpetuated lies and brought about racial attacks on said driver?
"GMS team decided to make a move and Moffitt got the ride"
Yeah I like how every time FS1 mentions that Sauter left GMS, they don't bring up how he told Gallagher he wasn't going to the team Xmas party where ISMConnect execs were and it pissed off everyone. Cool to leave out.
Another exhibit of a NASCAR media member that thinks that attacking the fan base is a good idea and then wonders why it’s shrinking.
As if different segments of the fan base could never possibly exist, with different things that they would like and dislike. It’s impossible.
Give credit to the fans at Iowa for IndyCar.
They were threatened with concerts by Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, and Florida-Georgia Line and they STILL decided that it was a good idea to show up to the track.
13 unsponsored Cup cars on the first entry list of the weekend is fine, right?
I mean it's only 34% of the entries, that's not so bad, right?
Right? Cause it sounds bad.
I got to meet
@driverRyanReed
and
@BubbaWallace
at Daytona at the Ford display. Ryan signed my Dad's cast and I got DWJ's autograph. That was pretty cool.
And I think my Dad is now a Ryan Reed fan because he won the race.
@NickBromberg
You have to remember that 97% of the r/NASCAR userbase are collectively fighting over how to share 11 brain cells between them and then it makes sense