Dario Franchitti to retire

Dario Franchitti is retiring due to injuries. It's a shame I would have loved to see him comeback and win a couple races before a real retirement.
-Lucas Mercier

Nascar season over

I cannot believe that the Nascar season is over. Matt Crafton won the 2013 drivers title. While Kyle Busch won the owners championship. Toyota dominated the Manufacturers title. Now in Nationwide, Austin Dillon won the  drivers title through Nascar cheating. In the last race Regan Smith, Jeremy Clements, and Mike Wallace wrecked but the caution lasted 11 laps. The prolonged caution likely cost Sam Hornish Jr. a championship and a ride. But, Nascar Vice President Robin Pemberton says there was just a lot of oil on the track, I completely disagree. In the owners title, the 22 of Roger Penske, who had Brad Kesolwski, Ryan Blaney, AJ Allmindinger, and Joey Logano beat out the Kyle Busch driven,Joe Gibbs owned 54 car.  As that also gave Ford the manufacturers title too. Last but not least, the Sprint cup! JJ became 6 pack winning the drivers and owners title. Chevy clinched the Manufacturers title before the season ended.
-Lucas Mercier

Kwasniewski win K&N East Championship.

Dylan Kwasniewski won the Nascar K&N East championship a couple weeks ago. He beat Brett Moffitt in the final race of the season. Jesse Little earned ROTY. Kwasnieswki will probably move to the NCWTS next year with backer RockStar Energy. Moffitt will probably run a limited schedule in that series.
-Lucas Mercier

Magnussen to replace Perez

Kevin Magnussen will join Jensen Button at Mclaren next year. Bad choice by Whitmarsh, he should have signed Perez. Perez has more experience and would do better.
-Lucas Mercier

Massa to Williams

 Williams confirmed Felipe Massa and Valteri Bottas to at least 2 year deals. Pastor Maldonado looks out of a drive as Lotus will likely sign Nico Hulkenberg.
-Lucas Mercier

Kyvat wins GP3 Championship

Daniel Kyvat won the GP3 championship last weekend. He will drive for Toro Rosso in F1 next season in place of Daniel Ricciardo. Conor Daly was 3rd in the standings in GP3.
-Lucas Mercier

Vettel's 4th title

Congrats to Sebastian Vettel on his 4th title. He has became an F1 great. If he retired right know he would be an F1 master like Senna, Schumacher, and Fangio.
-Lucas Mercier

Hp leaving Pagenaud

HP is leaving Simon Pagenaud as a sponsor. Pagenaud is confirmed for next year. Yet his ROTY teammate Tristan Vautier is sponsored, but not confirmed. Weird huh? They might switch where Pagenaud gets a sponsor and Vautier is sponsorless.
-Lucas Mercier

Toro Rosso signs Kyvat

Toro Rosso signed rookie Daniil Kyvat for 2014. He is to young sign like Massa or someone with more experience.
-Lucas Mercier

Bourdais

Sebastian Bourdais signs two year deal with KV Racing.It helps him get a better ride, and it helps James Hinchcliffe, because now he was retained by Andretti Autosport.
-Lucas Mercier

Provisional 2014 Nascar sprint cup series entry list

1-Jamie Mcmurray                Cessna, Mcdonald's
2-Brad Keslowski                  Miller Lite, Redd's Apple Ale?
3-Austin Dillon                                    Cheerios, Dow
4-Kevin Harvick                             Outback,Jimmy John's, Budweiser
5-Kasey Kahne                             Farmer's Insurance, Time Warner Cable, Quaker State
6-Travis Pastrana?                                               Ford Ecoboost?  X Games?
   Trevor Bayne?
7- Michael Annett                                                Flying J
9-Marcos Ambrose                                        Stanley Tools, Twisted Tea
10- Danica Patrick                                         GoDaddy, Aspen Dental 2 races
11- Denny Hamlin                                        Fedex, Sport Clips
12-Ryan Blaney                                          SKF
14- Tony Stewart                               Bass Pro Shops,Mobil 1, Rush Truck Centers
15-Clint Bowyer                                     5 hour Energy, Peak
16-Greg Biffle                                           3m
17-Ricky Stenhouse JR.                         Best Buy, Zest, Fifth Third Bank
18-Kyle Busch                                      M&M's, Interstate Batteries
19- Mike Bliss?                                              G OIL?
 Alex Kennedy?                                           ?
20-Matt Kenseth                                         Dollar General, Husky Tools
21-Trevor Bayne                                              Motorcraft
22-Joey Logano                                            AAA, Pennzoil/Shell
24-Jeff Gordon                                       Axalta, Cromax Pro, AARP
26-Cole Whitt                                           Lean 1
27- Paul Menard                                                 Menard's
30-Parker Kligerman                                ?
31-Ryan Newman                             Quicken Loans 12 races, Cat
32-Terry Labonte?                            
OxyWater
Travis Kvapil                                       ?                                                     
33-Brian Scott?                                            Shore Lodge?
34-David Ragan                               Farmrich,RaceTrac
37-JJ Yeley?                                               ?
38-David Gilliland                                    Long John Silvers
40-Landon Cassill?                                     Dale's Ale? Pirate Oilfield?
Tony Raines?                                           ?
41-Kurt Busch                            Haas Automation
42-Kyle Larson                                       Target
43-Aric Almirola                                           Smithfield Farms
48-Jimmie Johnson                              Lowe's, Kobalt
51-Justin Allgier                                    Brandt
55-Brian Vickers                                      Aaron's
66-Michael Waltrip                                        ?
Jeff Burton?                                               ?
78-Martin Truex Jr.                         Sealy,Furniture Row
87-Joe Nemechek                                      ?
95-Michael Mcdowell                         ?
98-Johnny Sauter?                             ?
99-Carl Edwards                                Fastenal          
-Lucas Mercier                                                    
                                

Talledega and 2013 plate track races

The Daytona 500 was a bust. People want to see wrecks and obviously the big one. Talladega in 2013 fall race was a bad race. Austin Dillon got wrecked a caution comes out race is over, it should have been every one race to the checkered and duke it out.

                                  Fun Fact: Parker Kligerman is the only driver in the top 10 in NNS standings to not make a sprint cup debut.
-Lucas Mercier

Kimi to Ferrari, Breaking it down

Kimi signed two year deal with Ferrari. But who did it help and not help

Kimi: Yes, he is in a better car.

Ferrari: No, they should have signed Hulkenberg, then there would not be a fight for a number 1 driver

Nico Hulkenberg: No, he will now end up with Kimi's Lotus seat likely.

Felipe Massa:No he will end up Brazilian racing stock cars with Rubens Barichello.

Rob Smedley: No, he wont be with Ferrari, but was forced to sign with Williams.
-Lucas Mercier

End of Grand AM

Congrats to Max Angelelli and Jordan Taylor on winning the final Grand AM race aand championship!
-Lucas Mercier

NSCS 38 and 22

Logano did not know he just thought Gilliland let him by. He had no idea of the radio communication until after the race and he did nothing wrong.
-Lucas Mercier

MWR and Penske eliminated from 2013 chase for being stupid....

MWR and Penske should be penalized for being stupid.  Really? Arrange this whole mess on the publicly monitored radio guys?  You couldn't come up with a more creative way to fix the race.  The fact that the actions these teams took were so bold faced, so clumsy, so wrong for the sport should get everyone involved a suspension and the team's drivers eliminated form the chase.  All drivers too, Boyer included, because he was just a stupid as the rest of them.  Unfortunately if you keep digging you probably find that this goes even deeper and involves more teams.  Looking back at past years, surely this has happened before.  It happens in all kinds of racing.  Ask Nelson Piquet Jr. why he is running in NASCAR instead of F1.  NASCAR needs to make an internal policy of letting this go (bad idea) or clamping down all the way and heavily penalizing when they find these examples.  This is the only way to maintain the limited credibility NASCAR when they call this type of racing a "sport".  F1 suffers from this same issue.  I haven't watched the farce that is INDYCAR lately (past 9 years) but I bet it is manipulated also at some level.  We saw examples of the CART races being manipulated in the 90's.  NASCAR needs to clamp down when it gets to the level that even non-racing people can pick it out it when the radio transcript is read in a non-racing newspaper.  At least maintain the integrity of the show at a level that requires some serious studying to pick out the collusion between teams and drivers.  Don't put it right up to our face and expect us not to protest!  Fine the teams, remove the drivers form the chase, suspend the crew chiefs past next years Daytona and get on with the show... 

-Lucas' Dad

MWR

MWR got the hammer dropped on them. Bowyer intentional spun at Richmond to get his teammate into the chase. Plus, Brian Vickers pit for no reason which got Logano into the chase. Vickers, Truex, and Bowyer were all docked 50 owners and drivers points. The team was fined 300k. Truex was knocked out of chase. Which put Ryan Newman in.

Were the penalties enough or too much?


Both, more fines less points docked on Truex.
-Lucas Mercier

News: Congrats to Vettel on winning Italian Gp. Jordan Taylor holds off Scott Pruett and Scott Dixon for win. James Buescher holds off Ross Chastain to win at Iowa. Grant Enfinger passes Derek Meriweather for 2nd ARCA win.
-Lucas Mercier

Did Bowyer spin on purpose? Mike Helton says no, Newman and Dale Jr. say yes. Faulty camera makes Bowyer look guilty. Truex says no. Some radio commentary from spotter and crew chief make it suspicious. Are your arms getting tired Clint? Blake Shelton says Bowyer was a team player. Nascar is inspecting this incident. Brian Vickers also pit with 2 laps to go. Truex was the overall beneficiary leaving Newman out of the chase.
-Lucas Mercier

2012 Richmond Fall Predictions

With Richmond tonight I expect Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, and Martin Truex Jr. to step it up because they are under pressure. Brad Kesolwski, and Jamie Mac are virtually eliminated. I have my snacks for four hours of racing.
-Lucas Mercier

Chase Elliott wins at Mosport

I think Chase Ellliott's pass on Ty Dillon was fair. Neither of them had tires. I think it was just racing. He was not trying to wreck him, Ty Dillon came down in the middle of the corner.  Brad Keslowski and Marcos Ambrose did the same at Watkins Glen last year, but Keslowski held back and did not wreck Ambrose. Mike Skeen and Max Papis did the same thing behind Elliott and Dillon.
-Lucas Mercier