IT'S GETTING REAL EXCITING
Overall, the Michigan race was very enjoyable. No major wrecks, and more importantly, no injuries. Carl Edwards' fans got to see another win. Other fans had some real disappointments. The race resulted in some shake-ups in the point standings. Now there is only a 136 point difference between 6th place and 12th place. That means if 6th place Stewart, (hopefully) or any other driver have a couple of  bad days in the next 3 races, he's out of the chase. You can bet your soiled shorts that there will be some real aggressive driving coming up to either stay in or make the chase. I think it's going to be more fun than usual. I've hated this "Race for the Chase" concept since it was forced on us. We all know that the point standings could change dramatically in the last ten races, like they did in the good old days. Now we have 12 contenders vying for the Cup, and 31 'also-rans' mucking up the race. Drivers with many teammates that are not in the chase will have a big advantage over other racers. Their teammates can block, bump, push, and generally cause holdups of other drivers. Even on pit road. Remember the disaster Jeff Gordon just suffered at Michigan because his pit crew was terribly slow for 3 pittings. If Jeff had gotten out of the pits a few seconds sooner, he wouldn't have been back in the pack where he got bumped by Stewart and Johnson. No tire cut, no flat tire, no crash. The same thing could happen if a Cup contender's teammate intentionally blocks a pit or drives a little slower on pit road. If NASCAR is going to keep up this stupid 'chase' idea, they should at least restrict the last 10 races to be run only with the 12 contenders. I know, I know, the sponsors of the 31 'also-rans' would not allow it. But it WOULD be the fairest way to run the last 10 races.
Posted: 8/18/2008 1:20:35 PM
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What's with the color? It's very difficult to read.
A 12 car race? Did you give that any thought as to how boring that would be?
Think about 500miles with only 12 cars. TV ratings would plummet and so would attendance.
Posted On: 8/19/2008 6:57:58 AM

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