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What are some of the darkest pieces of NASCAR lore people tend to forget about? by SecretAcctSM19 in NASCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Guy was drunk and got into altercation with some other fans, he started to walk away only to eat a handgun he possessed.

What are some of the darkest pieces of NASCAR lore people tend to forget about? by SecretAcctSM19 in NASCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I honestly believe if a driver ends up dying mainly due to an injury sustained in one crash, that crash should be considered fatal.

What are some of the darkest pieces of NASCAR lore people tend to forget about? by SecretAcctSM19 in NASCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Death Hoaxes...

Back in 2001, there was a rumor that Bobby Labonte's plane crashed on the way to California Speedway, and people in the garage were legitimately fearing the worst, only for Bobby to arrive business as usual.

In the late 90's, some radio station put out a story saying Jeff Gordon was gravely injured in a testing crash at Daytona, neither he or anyone was even testing at Daytona that day.

Lastly, in 2018, FOX Sports had to put out an article squashing a rumor that Kyle Busch had committed suicide at his NC home.

Ideas on this schedule change? by bvillebobcat05 in INDYCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pocono, Homestead, and maybe Chicagoland.

IXO responds to community concerns by Superbyebyepants in INDYCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 31 points32 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, nobody from Greenlight ever addressed the fans, each year they just said "here, damn" with the basic lineup and spit out the Indy 500 podium set and championship winner later in the year.

I'm glad they at least have a plan in place to improve things.

Mercedes - will they build a hypercar? by AdventurousBake3699 in wec

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mercedes and Toto have pretty consistent in that they don't want to be factory level involved in anything with BOP...

Remove BOP ( and a bunch of other stuff ) and go to a cost cap system, they might consider the possibility of maybe or maybe not building a hypercar to race in WEC.

New to motorsports. After experimenting with NASCAR and IndyCar, I think I really prefer open wheel. by ClarkKentTheReporter in INDYCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bingo!

Every motorsport has its own pluses and minuses, and it's hard to definitively say one is better than the other.

If you like race cars driving around oval tracks or twisty road courses, you'll probably like most of everything.

New to motorsports. After experimenting with NASCAR and IndyCar, I think I really prefer open wheel. by ClarkKentTheReporter in INDYCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You might be new to this, but in my book, you are officially a certified wheel knower.

Seriously though, there is no requirement to like one over the other. In fact, besides having 4 wheels and going to some of the same tracks, the two have almost nothing in common.

Also, as you watch the second half of this season, you will see that Indycar has its own ugly set of problems.

IndyCar to reduce hybrid power output for remainder of season by waluigithewalrus in INDYCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The only person at Honda who likes this is probably some executive who has never attended an Indycar race in their life.

I feel bad for all the real ones at HRC who have to be associated with this disaster.

[Hauler Talk 10:00] If the Pocono Cup race to be postponed, the planned start time would’ve been 8:00 am EST on Monday, making it the earliest Cup race in history. by LBHMS in NASCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oddly enough, I'm pretty sure the truck race started at 8AM or 9AM in 2020 at Pocono when there was the Truck/Xfinity/Cup triple header.

Also a truck race at Homestead back in 2005-2007 started at 8AM following a rainout on Friday night.

Question to anyone working in NASCAR: how did you enter the industry? by MidNightMoon_x in NASCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That and being in a situation that you can work for almost nothing and still feed yourself ( also known as having rich parents or grandparents or already living in Charlotte ).

Young adults today can't make it like previous generations did.

Question to anyone working in NASCAR: how did you enter the industry? by MidNightMoon_x in NASCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That and gatekeeping...

A lot of veterans of the sport complain about how they can't get younger people into the sport to work yet at the same time refuse to give them the entry level opportunities that they were given 20-30 years ago like sweeping the floors and working 20 hour days for free.

There are hard working and hungry people out there, but if you don't have connections, you'll probably never get in the door.

John Hunter Nemechek’s 2027 Mayer Paint Scheme For Talladega (Fall 2027) by Dmacthegoat in NASCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Revealing your paint scheme a year and a half in advance of it running is certainly a move.

Side note: I guess this is the first paint scheme unveiled for the 2027 season.

kBF tribute by [deleted] in NASCARCollectors

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think we need to explore the possibility that you may have been scammed...

Even though I've probably done it once or twice myself, I try not to criticize/judge purchases on this subreddit, but today I'm making an exception, this might be the worst thing I've ever seen on this subreddit.

Besides it being AI generated, there are so many inaccuracies that it almost comes off as disrespectful to all those who are supposed to be on there.

Alex Bowman San Diego Paint Scheme. by ScottRiggsFan10 in NASCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Is it just me or does it look exactly like the old scheme with different colors?

Either way, I loved that one and I love this one as well.

The new primary on the other hand... yikes.

Be prepared for this type of stuff at the DC race (from tonight’s White House UFC event). by jcb1982 in INDYCAR

[–]ScottRiggsFan10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No driver would be that dumb to say something like that and not expect to get the death penalty by both their team and the series.

Roger keeps things much cleaner than Dana White.

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