NASCAR 2018 - News & Discussion

[Antonov]

I just thought I'd post the 2018 calendar here, after reading that the Daytona 500 will be approx. one week earlier than usual, on February 18th (President's Day). Would be great if it could be a dusk/night event like we had a couple of years ago.

2018 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES SCHEDULE

Feb. 11: Daytona International Speedway (Clash / Daytona 500 Qualifying)
Feb. 15: Daytona International Speedway (Duel)
Feb. 18: Daytona 500
Feb. 25: Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 4: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 11: Phoenix Raceway
March 18: Auto Club Speedway
March 25: Martinsville Speedway
April 8: Texas Motor Speedway
April 15: Bristol Motor Speedway
April 21: Richmond International Raceway
April 29: Talladega Superspeedway
May 6: Dover International Speedway
May 12: Kansas Speedway
May 19: Charlotte Motor Speedway (Monster Energy All-Star Race)
May 27 : Charlotte Motor Speedway
June 3: Pocono Raceway
June 10: Michigan International Speedway
June 24: Sonoma Raceway
July 1: Chicagoland Speedway
July 7: Daytona International Speedway
July 14: Kentucky Speedway
July 22: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
July 29: Pocono Raceway
Aug. 5: Watkins Glen International
Aug. 12: Michigan International Speedway
Aug. 18: Bristol Motor Speedway
Sept. 2: Darlington Raceway
Sept. 9: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sept. 16: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sept. 22: Richmond International Raceway
Sept. 30: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Oct. 7: Dover International Speedway
Oct. 14: Talladega Superspeedway
Oct. 21: Kansas Speedway
Oct. 28: Martinsville Speedway
Nov. 4: Texas Motor Speedway
Nov. 11: Phoenix Raceway
Nov. 18: Homestead-Miami Speedway

[Ian-S]

It'll be a day race, unless someone hits a jet dryer. That dusk/night 500 was the lowest viewership ever for the 500, so as much as we might like those transitional events, NASCAR said ages ago it won't be repeated unless there's a weather delay.

[kals]

It'll be a day race, unless someone hits a jet dryer. That dusk/night 500 was the lowest viewership ever for the 500, so as much as we might like those transitional events, NASCAR said ages ago it won't be repeated unless there's a weather delay.

Wasn't that particular race on a Monday evening though? If I remember correctly, the race was originally rained off and NASCAR postponed until Monday evening.

[erwin greven]

Yes. And indeed that was the race when JPM crashed into a jet dryer when the gear box failed of his car.

[LaraCroft2016]

Any thoughts about Daytona 500?

[erwin greven]

don't know. Haven't watched it.

[LaraCroft2016]

Win for Harvick!

[LaraCroft2016]

Win for Harvick once again.

[LaraCroft2016]

Three wins in a row for Harvick.

[SFIN1972]

Nice to see Harvick win again, especially after the way Nascar came down on them for the window

[kals]

What was the deal with the window? How did it get damaged?

[SBan83]

The braces holding up the rear window plastic/fibergrass failed or was designed to but obviously not to the extent that it did and everyone noticed. I heard it's a common trick used in lower level stock car series in the USA to deflect more air toward the spoiler than a rigid rear window might.

[LaraCroft2016]

Harvick crashed the wall and win for Truex jr. in Fontana.

[LaraCroft2016]

Win for Kyle Busch and Harvick ended second despite all the problems he had in Texas, Jimmie Johnson and Truex Jr didn't end, they crashed.

[LaraCroft2016]

Win for Logano in Talladega and Jimmie Johnson caused the big one.