Season-long Auto Racing thread - Texas Motor Speedway May 1-3

[BigJay]

Was this part of the race? but the "bloopers" part? haha

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048739437098451284

It was a hell of a post-race celebration Genie.

One that will be remembered for a long time.

 

[white$phil$ivey]

Smartest guy was probably @white$phil$ivey .
I don't think he made a play on that disaster of a race.

I was gonna try to play 3-4 Top 10 bets & a couple long-shot bets (I still have fond memories of hitting Austin Dillion, at Daytona 7-8 years ago, @ 45-1). I got too busy last week and just left Talladega alone all together. "Phew" glad I did too.

I agree with everything ya'll said about Hocevar. That boy brings swagger to the track. Let's go to Texas and make some money !!!

 

[white$phil$ivey]

Here's some early week, food for thought, to get us started in Texas:

 

[jjgold]

I thought I read tracks are faster in Texas than any other state. I don’t know how true that is.

 

[BigJay]

We head to Texas Motor Speedway where all three series will be in action. Trucks have been off for a couple of weeks but they rejoin the fold.

F1 will also be stateside this weekend after a month off for the Miami Grand Prix Sunday at 4 pm ET.

Trucks (8 pm ET Friday), O’Reilly’s (Saturday 3:30 pm ET) and Sunday Cup (3:30 pm ET).

Texas is a 1.5 mile track that often features multi-groove racing, which leads to drivers searching different lanes all over the track for more speed.

Kyle Busch will be racing in the trucks series. As we’ve discussed before that fact used to automatically make him a less than even-money favorite in the series. He hasn’t really been competitive in the trucks races he’s been in this season but that could change at any time. Last week’s Cup winner Hocevar will be in the trucks race as well.

Kyle Larson will race in the O’Reilly’s on Saturday and should be the heavy favorite once again.

Joey Logano, the three-time series champ who hasn’t had much success this season, won the Texas Cup race last year with Ross Chastain finishing second.

 

[Tanko]

@BigJay didn't you to to TMS last year for the races?

I remember going once with a friend and it had just rained.
People were stuck in the mud parking areas everywhere. A lot were tailgating literally playing in the mud "pits" in the parking areas. It was glorious.

 

[BigJay]

It was glorious.

 

[BigJay]

@BigJay didn't you to to TMS last year for the races?

I remember going once with a friend and it had just rained.
People were stuck in the mud parking areas everywhere. A lot were tailgating literally playing in the mud "pits" in the parking areas. It was glorious.

No last year we went to the Xfinity race in austin like this year.

 

[BigJay]

Played Larson O’Reilly’s:

$269 to win $430 profit

Made a $200 deposit earlier today and won a quick $69 profit with Sinner and another live tennis play to Dougy-math some better odds on Larson. He’s as low as +125 at some places.

 

[BigJay]

Kyle Busch has never lost a trucks series race he’s entered here.

Also holds the all-time record 20 total wins at Texas Motor Speedway.

 

[Tanko]

Busch is really struggling....

 

[BigJay]

Busch is really struggling....

 

[jjgold]

Jay, will you be involved in the Indianapolis 500

 

[BigJay]

Jay, will you be involved in the Indianapolis 500

 

[jjgold]

Thank you, Jay. It’s a favorite of mine.