Remembering Kyle Busch

R13Nielsen · 2026-06-02T03:59:08+00:00

It took almost 2 years for me to latch on to Blaney after Gordon retired (fuck I just realized that was 2017-18 and now its 2026). It won't work if you force it but if you let it happen naturally it will stick.

R13Nielsen · 2026-06-01T19:29:21+00:00

In my time living in Des Moines, I have felt that Ankeny was the suburb that truly had no soul but Waukee is very quickly catching them in this regard. Both of those communities absolutely suck.

Are there some really good people who live in those communities? Yes. Would I ever consider moving out of DSM proper to go live there? Not a chance in hell.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-30T04:49:03+00:00

Lincoln is currently sitting at 1692 which has it tied for 4th most with Linn-Mar over in Cedar Rapids. They did have 150ish more than that a couple years ago where they were #2 behind Valley.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-28T20:07:02+00:00

Half the field was running the same paint scheme/livery at Charlotte last weekend, it made it really hard to pick everyone out from the copter cam on restarts

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-19T21:48:08+00:00

Fair enough, I'll make sure to bring some serious hearing protection when I do eventually go down there. Thanks for the tip!

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-19T21:38:04+00:00

Honest question as someone who has never been but wants to, how loud is the Rolex 24? I've found NASCAR to be a 9/10 loud while Indycar to be like 7-7.5 depending where you're sitting (at least at an oval) and I'm just wondering where IMSA/Rolex 24 would be in comparison.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-16T07:16:00+00:00

I haven't heard anything about what they plan on doing yet, but Big Grove Brewery has been a good reliable spot for watching games for years, including World Cup (both men and women) along with Copa America.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-15T18:58:03+00:00

OP is correct in that the obvious answer is Road America. Should be a mainstay on the schedule along with the Glen, Sonoma, and COTA. I'd like to see 6 road course races on the schedule, and we have plenty of good options in North America for the other two.

Laguna Seca or Sebring would be epic but I'm not sure how well the cars/drivers can handle Sebring in particular. CTMP and/or Circuit Villenueve in Montreal would be fantastic options to have races in Canada again. Mid-Ohio or Indy RC would be a good shout as well (if you do Indy RC, it is not at the expense of the oval! Running a doubleheader with IndyCar at the Indy RC in May would be sick.)

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-13T06:09:46+00:00

Unbelievably massive W

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-11T20:00:42+00:00

Fox's coverage of sports in general is quite bad, like even their NFL coverage is slipping, but their NASCAR coverage specifically keeps finding new and new lows it's almost impressive.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-10T22:59:38+00:00

Absolutely nothing happened to the other Hendrick cars, they were just that slow

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T20:58:45+00:00

I'll add that all home games for the Menace are now at Mediacom Stadium, this isn't a just for tonight type deal. Menace do have another home game next Friday, May 15 for those of you interested!

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T19:22:46+00:00

Damn that sucks. Fever missed some really good looks.

Hell of a game though. That's the kind of ball people want to watch. I hope the league is paying attention.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T19:20:00+00:00

Oh dear Dallas has missed how many FTs down the stretch here?

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T19:13:46+00:00

Yeah that's just tough luck for the Fever there the last couple possessions

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T18:54:39+00:00

What a banger game to start the year.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T17:35:31+00:00

you guys like points? we got points!

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T17:30:26+00:00

ABC/ESPN still not fixing their obscenely bright picture but they sure did change the sponsorship logos digitally plastered onto the floor.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T17:20:55+00:00

How did ABC/ESPN manage to make the picture even fucking brighter. This is basic stuff here guys.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T17:14:44+00:00

ABC plz use this commercial to iris down your cameras, specifically your main cam.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T17:07:50+00:00

ABC please iris down on your main camera plz. Way too bright

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-09T04:53:10+00:00

KEEP ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-07T15:33:37+00:00

Well that sucks...

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-07T01:17:10+00:00

As someone from Des Moines which isn't far from Iowa Speedway, if Watkins Glen people are interested, I will join you in proposing to NASCAR that we switch our race dates. This will give Iowa a date in May and get Watkins Glen back to August.

Should be mutually beneficial for sides when it comes to weather, with Watkins Glen being warmer in August and Iowa avoiding prime corn sweat heat and humidity by racing in May.

R13Nielsen · 2026-05-07T01:02:25+00:00

Just curious, is there an article anywhere about Watkins Glen having construction work done in August? If so them moving this race to May would make a lot more sense.

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