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Location: Columbia
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![]() So set up. NASCAR sucks
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![]() 1000x this!
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![]() Yeah, I find him winning the pole today was somewhat of a set up. It doesn't matter where you start, it is where you finish.
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#25 |
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Male Join Date: Jan 2006
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![]() Pole position is earned unless there was just some outright cheating. The outcome is something NASCAR can control if they wanted too, a beneficial caution or something else that Helton or France can do to affect the outcome of the race.
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#26 |
I'm the Foxy Man
Male Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Myrtle Beach
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![]() Don't think they could omit something in post qualifying inspection? Not saying it happened, but man it's awfully convenient for NASCAR.
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Apparent Sunshine Pumper
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![]() To be honest, I felt the same way after Junior won the 500 in 2001. For the sake of my love for Dale Earnhardt Sr. I want so hard to believe Junior really won that race, and it wasn't a set up.
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#28 |
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![]() I like the sentiment........I really do. But these cars would be pushing well over 230 mph, which in and of itself isn't a big deal, its when they start wrecking that no plates will be a disaster. Don't get me wrong, I'm over 50, my Nascar is exactly what you speak of, it's just that the liability these days is like a cold shower...........NASCAR can't have it.
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![]() Anything is possible under the "expert" "all-knowing" eyes of NASCAR. They would turn a bind eye on RCR but openly target HMS.
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#30 |
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Male Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Columbia
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![]() NASCAR gives the teams the restrictor plate at the track. If they want someone on the pole then it will happen.
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#31 |
2nd Team All-SEC
Male Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Mt. Pleasant, SC
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![]() NASCAR got real big and became sort of a fad in the mid 1990s, then they expanded to new territory (alienating many traditional fans). Now the fad has faded and they are trying to re-invent themselves (again). The last race narrowed down to 4 contenders will be interesting. NHRA Drag racing had a similar deal from 1965-73 where the winner of the World Finals was World Champ. They went to a season long points system in 1974 to determine champs. NASCAR added the "playoff element" in 2004 (NHRA Pro classes copied them in 2007). Both sports (especially NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car) are better live than on TV (my opinion).
And yes, if the "3" car wins it will get a lot of press.
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#32 |
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![]() JR was dominant on the Super Speedways from 01-04
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2nd Team All-SEC
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![]() Both DER cars (Waldrop and Jr) were strong in the restrictor plate races then.
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2nd Team All-SEC
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Location: Chucktown
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#35 |
Just go for the ball
Male Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Caldwell NJ
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![]() Yep, NASCAR definitely fixes things so that popular and newsworthy events always happen. That's why Dale Jr. has already won 8 Championships
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#36 |
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![]() nascar is a dying sport they had to bring the 3 car back for that reason
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1st Team All-SEC
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Location: Raleigh
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#38 |
1st Team All-SEC
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Location: Raleigh
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#39 |
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Male Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Greer
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![]() Didn't know this thread existed. Anyways, I'll catch up.
Chase format: It's like France said "How can we make the Chase worse?" This isn't football, there is no need for a playoff in racing, a sport where every "team" plays every other "team" every week. In the NFL, you play 3 different teams twice a year, and 10 others once a year, so there are 17 teams that you don't play, hence the need for a playoff. Also, if the Chase worked, other racing series would've adopted it, and NASCAR wouldn't change the format every couple of years. To those of you who think qualifying was fixed so Dillon would win, did you just ignore the fact that every car with a Childress engine qualified well and were among the fastest in every practice? They brought good engines to the track for the 500. Also, in case anyone didn't know, Austin Dillon is a Gamecock fan. I thought that was pretty cool. A lot of people dislike him because they think the only reason he's in the Cup Series is because of his Grandpa, but he has a lot of talent, and I'm looking forward to seeing him race this season.
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