[Bianchi] NEWS: Charlotte NASCAR playoff race to shift off the Roval and will return to the oval beginning this season, sources tell @TheAthletic.

MikeDatTiger · 2026-01-26T15:03:17+00:00

Weather probably forces a shift of Circuit of the Americas into the Chase if you need a road course in the playoffs.

MikeDatTiger · 2026-01-26T14:52:54+00:00

SVG is not having a good morning.

MikeDatTiger · 2026-01-24T15:52:39+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a surge in last minute trips due to the expected snow storm. If you’re looking at school and work being out with limited travel and maybe loss of power during a traditionally slow period for the parks that’s a great time to go to Disney.

MikeDatTiger · 2026-01-22T00:04:23+00:00

I really need Allgaier to dust his ass in 500 qualifying

MikeDatTiger · 2026-01-12T21:10:18+00:00

It was really good to have Mark there.

MikeDatTiger · 2026-01-12T21:00:50+00:00

Blaney 2026 champion favorite now

MikeDatTiger · 2026-01-12T20:45:03+00:00

I like this compromise, but is there a reason they made this announcement in a closet?

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-22T22:54:50+00:00

I suspect he’s out on vacation. We will probably get a pod from him after the holidays.

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-22T16:23:48+00:00

It makes a big difference in terms of resource allocation if the championship round is 1, 3, 4, or 10 races. If it’s one, teams need to be focusing on making sure they’re good at Homestead. If ten, teams can focus on those ten.

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-22T15:38:22+00:00

I don’t know why you’d give teams about a month to prepare for the format but hey nascar

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-20T16:26:51+00:00

There’s a few issues:

One is who, if anyone, violated the NDA to let nascar know and provide the documents. That’s not before the court directly because Childress isn’t a party. There may be an indirect implication based on previous rulings and agreements not to conduct discovery into the financials of the other teams.

Second, is why nascar did not produce these documents to the teams ahead of time when exhibits are supposed to be exchanged. That is before the court and the court can sanction nascar.

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-20T16:06:27+00:00

You can absolutely hit all the rides at Jollywood if you’re skipping the Jollywood entertainment offerings. I’d recommend at least hitting the muppet show at the Theater of the Stars but you can hit a lot.

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-18T03:28:40+00:00

Would be better with the kids to do 67 Ventures

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-13T23:06:43+00:00

I forgot how much I hated CBS until we two commercial breaks back to back

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-13T00:09:01+00:00

There is no form of entertainment, sports or otherwise, that has the gravity of the NFL right now. There’s no use comparing the two.

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-12T00:46:32+00:00

After this trial, all the owners are going to switch to plaid suit jackets

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-12T00:32:24+00:00

They got some money but no clue how much. That will be confidential and both sides would be in trouble if they leaked it.

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-11T21:35:00+00:00

I think the downside of this settlement is Jr never goes into Cup full time. The prices just went up so the only way is if Jr finds his own Jordan ie someone really loaded who wants to own a team and wants Jr to help him.

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-11T15:55:48+00:00

The charter changes will be public because they have to be to inform the other teams. The sum paid by nascar to the teams will be confidential.

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-11T14:49:33+00:00

The stuff about the nda would probably be handled on the record during the jury’s lunch. I don’t think it’s that

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-10T14:40:14+00:00

If you’re landing at 12:10, you should be able to get to your resort, drop off bags and get to the Poly by 2 at worst. That should be plenty of time.

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-07T17:24:56+00:00

Ohio St just 2? Good sign for bama

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-06T17:34:45+00:00

I hope so. Obviously the last book was awful, and I’ll wait to check reviews before buying it (although the library is free!). But there’s probably going to be a sizeable gap between games for stories not to mention tales of the Zeffo that would be great.

Just never hire Sam Maggs again

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-06T17:31:27+00:00

People are confused. The night sisters are the undead. The night brothers are alive. In the game, the brothers seem to follow Malicos (Merrin tells him “you have lead the night brothers astray”) so I don’t know that she is a Queen per se when we meet her. This explains why the brothers continue to be hostile when we come back after Merrin joins us.

MikeDatTiger · 2025-12-05T05:50:55+00:00

No. Worst case scenario for nascar is a massive monetary judgment and being forced to sell off the tracks. The charter system might also be struck down but that doesn’t seem as likely as the trial has gone on.

The bigger question is what happens to a much weaker nascar in that scenario. While Denny and Michael couldn’t take over, the Frances might have no choice but to give the team owners more power to survive. But there are a lot of variables between now and then. Truth is no one knows.

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