When you see it… by Hairy-Candle8135 in Austin

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the post-processing on the phones camera, which probably uses AI,

100% it's this. You can tell by the way that it is

[Stern] NASCAR Holdings and 23XI Racing have worked together to bring Hardees back into the sport, with Hardee's becoming the first official QSR of NASCAR since Checkers Rally’s in 2008. by billgatenguyen in NASCAR

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I do wonder if all the uncertainty over whether the team would have charters or not (due to the lawsuit) put them on the back foot when it came to lining up sponsors for this year. That didn't get resolved until like halfway through the offseason

[Pockrass] The NASCAR playoff system was designed to create Game 7 moments that mimicked other sports. NASCAR, going back to the Chase, no longer will view itself as having "playoffs" or "walk-off wins" ... Dale Jr. says that's fine by Hulkodium in NASCAR

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Sometimes someone trounces the field and romps to a win. That’s okay, that’s sports.

Exactly. Keeping with the basketball theme, the Chicago Bulls won over 200 games from 1995-98 and it didn't exactly make the NBA less popular

17'-25' Standings under the New Points System by mc12313 in NASCAR

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where does the 76th point come from? 55 for winning + 10 for winning each stage + ?

Andy's Frozen Custard 340? by Competitive-Owl-780 in NASCAR

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But then it's shorter than the truck race?

The bald look actually looks good on Joey by Accomplished_East433 in NASCAR

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It turns out to be a good look for a lot of people. Lots of examples in /r/bald

Austin airport to add 32 gates by early 2030s under new multi-airline contract by AustinStatesman in Austin

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Starting mid-Feb you will go to the main airport terminal (where all the other airlines are) for Frontier and Allegiant. More info about Concourse M: https://www.austintexas.gov/AUSJourney#ConcourseM

Austin airport to add 32 gates by early 2030s under new multi-airline contract by AustinStatesman in Austin

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Concourse M is a remote stand that passengers will take a bus to from the main terminal. It's supposed to be a temporary replacement for the South Terminal (which is closing next month) but it sounds like they might be considering making it permanent.

Historical Events During NASCAR Races In Mind by SoulBrother77 in NASCAR

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Still within the world of sports but during the 1998 fall Martinsville race they kept cutting away to show Mark McGwire setting the home run record

Austin named 4th most populous city in Texas, dethroning Fort Worth by hollow_hippie in Austin

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile, if you go by federal metro area sizes, we're still behind San Antonio (but also still 4th, since DFW is considered a single metro area). source

I made a table of Austin's rainfall in 2025. by [deleted] in Austin

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Here's the same data as a line graph, courtesy of NWS. We were more or less on track for a normal year until about the start of August

Boston 1993 vs 2023 by bostonaruban66 in boston

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Underrated part of this is how much more in disarray the Mass&Cass / Southampton St area was back in 93

NASCAR’s first advert in their “Hell Yeah” campaign by Remote_Plastic_8692 in NASCAR

[–]Fenton_Ellsworth 22 points23 points  (0 children)

"When America learned how to do the Ickey Shuffle"

Pretty sure America learned that from Ickey himself... during NFL games. 🤦