The Racing Thread (NASCAR/F1/Indy/etc)

[Youk]

NASCAR should be its own thread.

That is all.

[Swarley]

NASCAR should be its own thread.

That is all.

Every time I make a thread for a NASCAR race, nobody posts in it. Figured I'd just combine everything to get a little chatter going.

[Swarley]

BREAKING:

@mattkenseth to leave @roushfenway at the end of the season, @StenhouseJr to pilot No. 17. More info to come...

[Golden Taters]

Sounds like Andretti might build a Cup team to run Dodge's next year.

[Swarley]

Sounds like Andretti might build a Cup team to run Dodge's next year.

Which Andretti? Would it be Michael just extending Andretti Autosport over to NASCAR or would it be Mario?

[Golden Taters]

Which Andretti? Would it be Michael just extending Andretti Autosport over to NASCAR or would it be Mario?

It's being reported that Michael would extend his race team over here.

"We were looking at NASCAR real close last year, too, but it fell apart," Andretti said. "We were looking at it just as hard last year as this year and the year before." If Andretti is able to find the right sponsorship, he could team up with Dodge and base his team out of the old Evernham Motorsports shop at the Statesville Regional Airport in Statesville, N.C. A Dodge source told SI.com that Andretti could probably team up with the engine manufacturer for $5 million to $6 million. That's because Dodge is losing its primary team in Sprint Cup at the end of this season as Penske Racing switches to Ford. Because of that, it is looking for a flagship team and Andretti could be a good fit, especially if it were to team up with Richard Petty Motorsports -- currently a Ford team paired with Roush Fenway Racing, but has a long history with Dodge. "I'm always looking at all options," Andretti said. "I'd be stupid not to listen to Dodge or any other manufacturers. It doesn't matter that we are a Chevy IndyCar team. It might be nice if it was all under one roof but, in our contract, we're a Chevy IndyCar team."

[Swarley]

Woo!!! Flying Lizard finally got their first GT class win of the season today at Lime Rock for the American Le Mans Series. They've been struggling all year with that new Porsche 911 design. Great to see them finally get a win. However, the 44 Lizard car placed 10th out of 11 GT cars.

Alonso took the pole for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone tomorrow morning. Nice to see both Red Bull cars starting in the first two rows.

Franchitti took the pole for tomorrow's Indy race in Toronto. Nice to see after having his engine blow before the race even started at Iowa.

Daytona tonight...who do you guys have?

[nwfisch]

Fucking Michael Waltrip

[Swarley]

LOL at Jeff Gordon there. Just trying to make his way onto pit road and then BOOM, gets decked by a spinning Bill Elliot.

[nwfisch]

LOL at Jeff Gordon there. Just trying to make his way onto pit road and then BOOM, gets decked by a spinning Bill Elliot.

Not funny.

[JimLeavy59]

Its a shame I lost all interest in NASCAR used to be a big fan,

[Swarley]

Great F1 race today in England. Alonso lead nearly the entire race but Red Bull's Webber overtook him on the final few laps to take the victory. Red Bull takes 2 spots on the podium as Vettel finished 3rd.

Not a bad weekend of racing for my drivers. Flying Lizard wins GT class in ALMS. Red Bull finishes 1st and 3rd in F1 and Vodafone finishes 1 and 2 in the Aussie V8 series.

[Swarley]

And now Ryan Hunter-Reay has just won his 3rd race in a row. The Indy race on the Toronto street circuit just finished under caution.

[Golden Taters]

Hornish will be back in the 22 car at New Hampshire...too bad that is probably one of the worst tracks to watch on the schedule.

[Golden Taters]

Rumor going around is Kenseth will be in the 20 car for Joe Gibbs next year, leaving Logano in a 4th car or possibly moving over to Penske.