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NASCAR 2015 No OT please Chase for the Sprint Cup CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND Final Race: Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
February 14, 2015 at
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I haven't ever seen much love around here for Nascar but I figured I would see if there is enough discussion to warrant a thread.
If you don't like Nascar, if you don't get Nascar, if all it looks like to you is driving around in a circle then just go away.
If you aren't aware of the huge changes that Nascar has made in recent years it may be worth another look. Quite a few years back they started a "playoff" system known as The Chase. Last year they made a huge change in that by using an elimination system in the playoff to reduce the remaining racers eligible for the championship after each round. I'm not going to spend a lot of time on the details now, but I'm interested in other opinions on both having a playoff and the way Nascar is doing it.
I welcome negative comments, but just keep it respectful and including reasons for them. If you just want to insult Nascar and oval-racing then go somewhere else.
If you don't like Nascar, if you don't get Nascar, if all it looks like to you is driving around in a circle then just go away.
If you aren't aware of the huge changes that Nascar has made in recent years it may be worth another look. Quite a few years back they started a "playoff" system known as The Chase. Last year they made a huge change in that by using an elimination system in the playoff to reduce the remaining racers eligible for the championship after each round. I'm not going to spend a lot of time on the details now, but I'm interested in other opinions on both having a playoff and the way Nascar is doing it.
I welcome negative comments, but just keep it respectful and including reasons for them. If you just want to insult Nascar and oval-racing then go somewhere else.
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Keselowski broke his ankle during practice that was completely disconnected from a Cup race...I doubt that means he thought he would never practice again. [He also won the Cup race that weekend!]
I don't like dirty racing. But that is a completely different animal than rough racing. I think the type of track pretty much dictates the kind of racing. Other than bump-drafting you aren't going to see much hard contact between cars on the super-speedways (other than wrecks of course). There is just too much chance of taking yourself out if you try to knock someone else out of your way. That and you can't afford to do even minor damage to your own car on those tracks or you lose too much speed. And at the other end of the spectrum you have a track like Bristol where you aren't going to have much chance to pass anyone if you don't mix it up a little.
Silly season anyone?
Silly season anyone?
That is the way I heard it could work out.
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That is the way I heard it could work out.
Busch can always get a medical exemption to get in the Chase if he wins a race after returning from his injuries, since he hasn't been medically cleared by NASCAR to drive. That's why Hamlin was eligible for the Chase last season despite missing a race.
Busch can always get a medical exemption to get in the Chase if he wins a race after returning from his injuries, since he hasn't been medically cleared by NASCAR to drive. That's why Hamlin was eligible for the Chase last season despite missing a race.
And Kyle would still have to come back in time to accumulate enough points to be in the top 30 in points, which isn't likely. Stewart also got an exemption last year but never got a win to fill that part of the qualification.
And Kyle would still have to come back in time to accumulate enough points to be in the top 30 in points, which isn't likely. Stewart also got an exemption last year but never got a win to fill that part of the qualification.
And you never know - Most of the teams below 30th in points are pretty bad, so it's conceivable that Busch could make it into the top 30 even if he misses 6-8 races.
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-...lanta.html
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-...lanta.html
Everybody talks about the huge money involved in Nascar and how much the top drivers and teams make. It is easy to forget about these smaller teams that may have the talent and even the primary equipment to compete, but when it comes to a major setback like that they just don't have the funds to have another car ready to go at a moment's notice.
Somewhere in the Atlanta area, at some random local oval track, there is going to be a really fast car with a fresh rattle-can paint job showing up as a last minute entry in the late-model division.
I'm not sure how that is going to affect qualifying positions, let alone who even makes the race.
It will be interesting to see where the blame ends up falling. Nascar seems to be of the opinion that it falls on the teams who waited too long before going to inspection in the first place and they should have anticipated problems and cars not passing inspection the first time around with all the new rules in place this year.
I'm thinking that if many of the cars were failing the same part of the inspection (and I have no idea if this is the case or not) then there may have been some confusion with the rules or maybe there was some other reason why so many had problems. Maybe Nascar should have anticipated problems as well and scheduled things so there was plenty of time between inspection and qualifying.
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Everybody talks about the huge money involved in Nascar and how much the top drivers and teams make. It is easy to forget about these smaller teams that may have the talent and even the primary equipment to compete, but when it comes to a major setback like that they just don't have the funds to have another car ready to go at a moment's notice.
Somewhere in the Atlanta area, at some random local oval track, there is going to be a really fast car with a fresh rattle-can paint job showing up as a last minute entry in the late-model division.
It sounds like the hauler left early to beat the impending weather, and the primary car wasn't ready. So they took a smaller trailer down the next day, and that's what got stolen. My guess is somebody knew what they were carrying and targeted them.