NASCAR 2016

NASCAR invented this "Chase" format to add a playoff-like atmosphere to the final races
that compete for viewers against the NFL and NCAA football on that I think we all agree.

Once this "Chase" began, it was (what?) the top ten or twelve drivers that advance, no other
criteria was needed. Then, the inevitable nonsense started, growing that number little by little
and even "let" Jeff Gordon in one year because the "felt sorry for him". It's almost to the point
now where it becomes more of a popularity contest and all we need do is point out that even
after missing the first eleven races last year, Kyle Busch not only got into the "Chase" but
ended up winning the championship!

I ran across this great quote on this from a poster on Motorsport.com yesterday, "Wasn't the
insipid 'Chase' format supposed to preclude winless champions? Just another oversight to add
to the ever growing bundle of 'Chase' flaws. The biggest of course being sending the guy home
with the Cup after he missed ELEVEN RACES & finished a whopping -454 points behind the
"classic" points leader (KH). That was the first time in my life I ever pulled for a Yota OR KyBU,
just because of the mind-numbingly astounding & unthinkable irony! Could ANYTHING possibly
devalue your motorsports brand more?

"As KyBu himself said this weekend, he feels like Nascar's first ever... 'PART-TIME Champion'!
Ahhhhh, Nascar - it's own worst enemy!"

Comparing this to other sports such as the NFL, can anyone imagine the fallout if the NFL
allowed a team into the playoffs in favor of another team because the NFL "felt sorry" for
them? There would be a revolution in this country and that is no small exaggeration.

So, yes, the results are contrived by NASCAR officialdom whom are located in a locked booth
high above the track. The teams and drivers don't dare utter a word because, to be perfectly
honest, they get far more income selling their t-shirts and trinkets than they derive from
race winnings and if they step out of line, NASCAR comes down on them in the form of
relegating their mobile memorabilia stands to remote reaches of track facilities.

BHW

 

Okay.

 

Only in NASCAR
Today's you are "toast" as in dun.
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Well, either pay attention to what's been happening to NASCAR for the last twenty
or thirty years...

Or, sit and watch today's three hour pre-race hype, four to five hours as they go
roundy-round on a perfectly beautiful Sunday afternoon and the usual hour long post-race
analysis and 2017 pre-season hype and get back to us on Monday to tell us how it all went.

BHW

 

Absolutely.

'Just the incessant bashing has gotten very old.

(and I've only been here a few months, I feel sorry for more the senior)



"Those were the days my friends. We thought they'd never end..."

lorenzobandini

 

Nope
They crashed
Joey in 9 th
Down to Kyle and Jimmy, unless Logan can pull it off.
10 laps or less to go

 

Another wreck surprise.......
Joey now 3rd, OT now....
He could pull it off

 

Jimmy
#7

 

That's the way to do it.

 

I know almost as bad as a Presidential race

 

Did Danica win????

 

not a fan of the chase but hats off to JJ and the 48 team. 7 championships don't happen by accident or good luck...

 

Oh goodness. What happened?



"Those were the days my friends. We thought they'd never end..."

lorenzobandini

 

Just sort of rolls of the tongue, egh?

Somehow or another the word "Cup" has become a liability rather than an asset. Not
exactly sure why.

Load what's left of your fan base up with enough caffeine and sugar and they'll all fall into
line, no?

Anyone laying odds on how long this relationship lasts?

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/monster-energy-to-replace-sprint-as-nascars-top-sponsor-215445858.html

BHW