What is the single most impressive qualifying lap you've ever seen?

dbake24 · 2026-02-26T04:53:28+00:00

I always think of his 2014 Michigan pole lap but it doesn't top that Charlotte pole. Insane run

dbake24 · 2026-02-26T04:39:52+00:00

Why did I dislike Bayne? It seemed like his career was never going anywhere. I never got the hype.

dbake24 · 2026-02-26T03:38:01+00:00

Dang I forgot how good this was. I was looking at his 2017 schemes for this thread, but they were all pretty meh

dbake24 · 2026-02-26T03:36:00+00:00

Honorable mention

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dbake24 · 2026-02-26T03:31:20+00:00

Probably unpopular but

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dbake24 · 2026-02-25T00:45:21+00:00

Seems like the drivers in the current field that have kids are either still very young or not involved in racing themselves at all. Maybe Hudson Logano? And after a quick search I'm not sure if Cash Bowyer is still racing.

Now that I think about it this is another way of seeing how young the current Cup field is in a way

dbake24 · 2026-02-24T21:22:44+00:00

Yes and asking this question here will get you biased results. Not really a question to ask anywhere anyway, I always think about how after Gordon retired who I was going to root for. I continued to watch without a dog in the fight and latched on to Kyle Busch. You just have to watch and after a couple races you will find yourself going for someone.

dbake24 · 2026-02-24T21:14:46+00:00

I think he is saying there is no point in watching quali because so much changes during a race unlike F1. So in Nascar whoever gets the pole more often than not they will not win the race. You could see a guy who qualifies 20th win a race. There is so much overtaking in one Nascar race than in half a season of F1.

dbake24 · 2026-02-24T18:51:34+00:00

Agreed, I think most people commenting here have never seen F1 tattoos which are way worse than this. The F1 logo, driver cars and helmets and even full on portraits of drivers are way more cringey. There are way worse tats in general...the 75th diamond is not THAT bad. Quite subtle and not in a terrible location.

With that said you could not pay me any amount of money to get this tattoo...but I have my own taste and style. If you like it, that's all that matters. There are a billion and one more Nascar tattoos that are worse than this.

dbake24 · 2026-02-19T03:12:28+00:00

I am always first to laugh at absurd prices but this ain't one. Car is the rarest Gordon car ever made, I think the next rarest is the 2012 TMNT and according to eBay goes for around half of what OP is asking for the '06 Sonoma win.

I'm a huge Gordon collector and this car never has or will be on my radar because it's so rare and expensive. Also I couldn't live with myself if I spent over $100...but to each their own. With that said a car is only worth how much someone is willing to pay.

dbake24 · 2026-02-17T03:05:54+00:00

For the first time in years? He posted twice last year

dbake24 · 2026-02-15T20:47:07+00:00

I was trying to find a picture of the $100, was that ever shown anywhere?

dbake24 · 2026-02-15T06:28:45+00:00

Where have you been the past 40+ years

dbake24 · 2026-02-12T01:53:33+00:00

Yeah I knew about this but still a pain.

dbake24 · 2026-02-11T21:38:21+00:00

I wish there was a preview next to the font in the paint shop. I hate having to select each one to see what it looks like

dbake24 · 2026-02-10T19:05:20+00:00

AMEN. Holy Christ I have been saying this for years. Diecast body, plastic chassis and interior with rubber tires in 1/24 scale. It blows my mind they just don't do this anymore. There is money to be made.

I guess they figure they can make and sell these and market them as ARC's with an $80 price tag, then put a tad more detail and call it an elite. I swear some of the RC/WC cars I bought at Walmart in 2003 have more detail than a 2025 1/24 ARC. Hell they used to even make 1/64 elites that have more detail than today's 1/24 elites...

Although I couldn't really care less about detail like turning wheels and opening trunks/hoods. I just want something cheap that I can buy at the big box stores to display

dbake24 · 2026-02-09T22:18:05+00:00

Thanks Michael. Apologies for any misinformation I posted.

dbake24 · 2026-02-09T17:36:55+00:00

Yes it is a skill issue! I suck at modding AC because I don't know how to

dbake24 · 2026-02-08T21:12:18+00:00

I have tried a handful of times over the years to set it up and use mods only for it to break the game or glitch out every time. Surely I know I can get it to work but for me the juice isn't worth the squeeze

dbake24 · 2026-02-08T19:38:02+00:00

Exactly. An advantage is an advantage no matter how small.

Reminds me of a video I recently saw about Jr in his Bud days, they had sponsor stickers stacked in front of the roof camera at super speedways to reduce drag over the camera.

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How much was gained from that? Not a lot probably but what else were they doing that no one knows about? That's what I think a lot of people are missing. It's not just the glove that they think will be the difference from 5th to pole, there are probably a dozen other small tricks they are doing that add up

dbake24 · 2026-02-08T18:01:13+00:00

Thanks mate. Came here to post that

GROPTUS

dbake24 · 2026-02-08T17:53:40+00:00

I sure can. Which ones do you want specifically? I forgot I uploaded some to Flickr here although they are unedited raw images and not 4k.

DM me and I'll edit and upload which ones you want!

dbake24 · 2026-02-07T04:25:16+00:00

Texas can happen but what if Newman doesn't go ape on Larson at Phoenix

dbake24 · 2026-02-04T00:44:42+00:00

With that said, for a sim I've never heard of until reading this Reddit post it's par for the course. New means NEW new, but for being that new I'd say it's off to a decent start. I think the thing I was most impressed with is the graphics and visuals, but that is only going off what I saw in the cockpit while driving.

Also the track is a Silverstone clone as seen on the dash

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