2021 NASCAR: Indy Verizon 200 - Road Course (Race 24)

[dara]

Verizon 200
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
1:00pm/et, Sunday, August 15
Green flag: 1:13pm/et
(Stages: 15/35/82 laps = 200 miles)
TV: NBC
Radio: IMS, SiriusXM

Practice: 11:05-11:55am/et, Saturday, August 14, NBC Sports App
Qualifying: 9:05am/et, Sunday, August 15, CNBC/NBC Sports App

[dara]

I'll go with Chase Elliott here, even without the qualification results.

[crazed 9.6]

Christopher Bell for the win at Indianapolis Road Course :)

[4me2c]

It's Time 4 a Change-up... #14... 4 da'WIN...!!!

Chase












Briscoe could Win on this one...!!? :cool:

[crazed 9.6]

The Xfinity cars raced today at the Indianapolis Road Course
Pretty good race with Cindric and those that could keep pace with him.

They were flying at Indianapolis !
I think it was on turn 6, in a chacan type corner, they had a rather large bump off the track but in that corner. The #26 car went over that bump and got some big time air. I bet his front wheels came 6 feet off the ground :eek:

[crazed 9.6]

Harvick not happy :eek:

Seems the 3 time winner at Indy oval course is not happy they changed to a road course.

Keslowski seems to be tickled pink with the course

[dara]

https://i.imgur.com/inGd0KE.png Going to be hard to keep HMS off the podium.

[dara]

Its going to be interesting with the pits, opposite direction. I think the move to the road course was partly due to the narrow for NASCAR entry to the pits in the normal direction.

[dara]

Most of the leaders came in before the stage, Reddick is leading. (Briscoe led most of the race, followed by Byron, Elliott and Larson.)

[dara]

Tyler Reddick wins Stage 1, followed by Michael McDowell and Austin Dillon.

[dara]

Exciting restart for Stage 2. Bad Brad elected to skip the pits and led, but Elliott passed him, now Logano and Larson following.

[dara]

Logano spins, Kyle Busch moves into 3rd.

[dara]

Again the leaders come into the pits , Reddick and A Dillon stay out before the stage2 end.

[dara]

Tyler Reddick win stage 2, followed by Austin Dillon and Ryan Preece. Before the Caution, Kyle Larson passed Chase Elliott for the top spot among the cars already pitted. Still a while to go, but that might have been for the race win.

[dara]

After the restart, Larson, Elliott and Byron. One more stop is needed, about 35 lap fuel window.

[crazed 9.6]

It's go time !!

[dara]

Final caution , leaders come in, Hamlin stays out. Elliott's car fell off the jack so he falls out of contention.

For the restart, Hamlin, Kurt Busch and Matt D. will lead out with 6 laps to go. Larson in 5th.

[dara]

Wow, massive crash at lap 5, the curbing came up, Logano, Preece, Byron out.

[dara]

Red flag, 4 laps to go, but will take some time to fix this track.

[dara]

Involved in the accident per NASCAR: #15, 18, 20, 22, 24, 37, 42, 77, 99. 19 also had an issue a lap before on the same curb, spun but still in the race..

[crazed 9.6]

turn 6 :eek:

[4me2c]

Lajoie in #7 was weightless for a couple of Seconds...!!! :cool: Always wanted to grow up and bee a pilot...!! ;)

[dara]

Restart, then they blow up again on turn 5.,

[crazed 9.6]

Restart, then they blow up again on turn 5.,

they went into the turn 5 too fast as that is what the track showed they could do ...but spun out of turn 6 .... not a good lap :(

[dara]

Well, was wrong about the HMS podium... these restarts took them out of contention, or wrecked. Hamlin has a chance to win a race, finally.

[4me2c]

Did They REALLY Think that No One would Hit it...?!? That is on the Nascar/Track Officials...!!! and Now they Cut away to Golf...!!?

[crazed 9.6]

TSN is still showing the race

[dara]

Oh my, AJ ahead

[crazed 9.6]

WoW , just wow !!!!

[dara]

AJ Allmendinger wins! followed by Blaney, and Larson.

[4me2c]

#16 wins...!!!

[dara]

Well, Hamlin got spun by Briscoe, who was already in the grass, and had to serve a penalty.

[crazed 9.6]

AJ !!!!!!

:cool:

[4me2c]

Did Hamlin Knock-out Briscoe for that Lousy Assist from behind...?!?

[dara]

I tell you what, Hamlin was wronged on that. Probably cost him the regular season championship. Larson now leads.

[4me2c]

Why did Briscoe end up in the Grass and who forced Him down there...?!?

[dara]

Well, Briscoe didn't know he needed to serve the penalty, but he should have, lol....the tap from behind on Hamlin was suspicious by the rook. Nothing wrong by AJ, that's racing. Two more races, two more spots, Harvick on the bubble, Hamlin just above him.

[dara]

Oh, wrong... Hamlin clinches a playoff spot, Allmendinger isn't full time in the NASCAR. Reddick on the bubble.

[4me2c]

Miller: NASCAR to review No. 14 radio communication after incident at Indy
NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Scott Miller addressed the media after the NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis about Chase Briscoe turning Denny Hamlin in the final laps. - 08/15/2021

[4me2c]

Tony Stewart to Chase Briscoe: ‘I’m just glad you stood up for yourself’
Tony Stewart talks with Chase Briscoe after the late-race incident between Briscoe and Denny Hamlin that cost Hamlin the win at Indianapolis.
08/15/2021

[dara]

Tony Stewart to Chase Briscoe: ‘I’m just glad you stood up for yourself’
Tony Stewart talks with Chase Briscoe after the late-race incident between Briscoe and Denny Hamlin that cost Hamlin the win at Indianapolis.
08/15/2021

Well, Smoke probably would have done the same, but being less obvious.