Yep. May and October. Largest spread I can ever remember. When I was a kid the races were always mid-May and mid-Sep and they always started at 12:05 pm. Even then, some races would last to 5pm. Those were grueling races on the old asphalt surface. Lots of relief drivers were used back then. I remember the drivers taking off their open face helmets and being covered in grime.Ivytalk wrote:Next year's "fall" Dover race will be the first weekend in October.
Boo, this fucking sucks. Just looked and you weren't kidding about reset. All 12 start on equal footing?? WTF?!93henfan wrote:No. Clean break between rounds. Top 12 have points reset. All winners of next three races move to the round of 8, along with obviously the highest in points to round out the eight slots.
Yeah, but racing is not like other sports. You could have another car take you out in the first lap and you're done for the standings. I thought this was going to be more like the PGA tour "playoffs" where they keep their stats going. This absolutely blows.tribe_pride wrote:Yeah. At a minimum, the 3 who just won the last 3 races should get some sort of advantage. Guess these are true playoffs and not an extension of the regular season.
Agreed. In reality, they just wanted to make sure that the final race means something to determine the winner.89Hen wrote:Yeah, but racing is not like other sports. You could have another car take you out in the first lap and you're done for the standings. I thought this was going to be more like the PGA tour "playoffs" where they keep their stats going. This absolutely blows.tribe_pride wrote:Yeah. At a minimum, the 3 who just won the last 3 races should get some sort of advantage. Guess these are true playoffs and not an extension of the regular season.
Exactly. At the start of the chase there it was 2k points for each driver + 3 bonus points for each win.89Hen wrote:Yeah, but racing is not like other sports. You could have another car take you out in the first lap and you're done for the standings. I thought this was going to be more like the PGA tour "playoffs" where they keep their stats going. This absolutely blows.tribe_pride wrote:Yeah. At a minimum, the 3 who just won the last 3 races should get some sort of advantage. Guess these are true playoffs and not an extension of the regular season.
I forget where it was in the race (maybe BDK can help if he was also looking at her car at the time), but she got sideways once and made slight contact with another driver during the Dover race Sunday but recovered. I think it was near Junior, because that's my guy and who I'm watching about 75% of the race.CAA Flagship wrote:How many Chase drivers will Danica take out before it's all over?
Yeah I remember that. Coming out of turn 2 as I recall. Can't rember who with. Truex might have tapped her in the ass going into 2 that got her loose, but I can't say for sure.93henfan wrote:I forget where it was in the race (maybe BDK can help if he was also looking at her car at the time), but she got sideways once and made slight contact with another driver during the Dover race Sunday but recovered. I think it was near Junior, because that's my guy and who I'm watching about 75% of the race.CAA Flagship wrote:How many Chase drivers will Danica take out before it's all over?
That does sound about right, and you said "tapped her in the ass". Huh huh huh.BDKJMU wrote:Yeah I remember that. Coming out of turn 2 as I recall. Can't rember who with. Truex might have tapped her in the ass going into 2 that got her loose, but I can't say for sure.93henfan wrote:
I forget where it was in the race (maybe BDK can help if he was also looking at her car at the time), but she got sideways once and made slight contact with another driver during the Dover race Sunday but recovered. I think it was near Junior, because that's my guy and who I'm watching about 75% of the race.
"....Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), started 13th and was in the top-20 for much of the first 70 laps. She was in 19th place on lap 71 when her car was hit from behind by the machine of Martin Truex Jr. The contact moved her car up the racetrack and caused her to fall to 24th place.93henfan wrote:That does sound about right, and you said "tapped her in the ass". Huh huh huh.BDKJMU wrote:
Yeah I remember that. Coming out of turn 2 as I recall. Can't rember who with. Truex might have tapped her in the ass going into 2 that got her loose, but I can't say for sure.
This is a joke. You have guys with NO wins (Newman only 2 top 5's) in and guys with 3-5 wins out.93henfan wrote:And now Jr blows a right front tire while leading the race. Johnson and Jr, barring wins in the next two races, likely done for the year.
Brilliant work NASCAR. Two of your most poular drivers likely eliminated by a WWE Mickey Mouse format.
89Hen wrote:This is a joke. You have guys with NO wins (Newman only 2 top 5's) in and guys with 3-5 wins out.93henfan wrote:And now Jr blows a right front tire while leading the race. Johnson and Jr, barring wins in the next two races, likely done for the year.
Brilliant work NASCAR. Two of your most poular drivers likely eliminated by a WWE Mickey Mouse format.
Not like that at all Jon. KC beat the Angels head to head. No other team had any impact on that. There weren't 20 other teams out there running interference on either of them. The Angels were also spotted home field advantage.dbackjon wrote:89Hen wrote: This is a joke. You have guys with NO wins (Newman only 2 top 5's) in and guys with 3-5 wins out.
Kinda like MLB - KC barely squeaks into the playoffs, takes out the winningest team (Angels). The Angels should have been spotted at least a game as a reward for their regular season.
And not to mention that the two most popular teams in MLB were eliminated BEFORE the playoffs. The Yankees and the Red Sox should always receive a bid.
Yep, he had tire trouble too.tribe_pride wrote:The guy tied for most wins this season and the 2nd most top 5s may be out to with Keselowski as well.
89Hen wrote:Not like that at all Jon. KC beat the Angels head to head. No other team had any impact on that. There weren't 20 other teams out there running interference on either of them. The Angels were also spotted home field advantage.dbackjon wrote:
Kinda like MLB - KC barely squeaks into the playoffs, takes out the winningest team (Angels). The Angels should have been spotted at least a game as a reward for their regular season.
And not to mention that the two most popular teams in MLB were eliminated BEFORE the playoffs. The Yankees and the Red Sox should always receive a bid.
I am in favor of the format that worked for 50 years, yes.dbackjon wrote:89Hen wrote: Not like that at all Jon. KC beat the Angels head to head. No other team had any impact on that. There weren't 20 other teams out there running interference on either of them. The Angels were also spotted home field advantage.
So you are against any type of NASCAR "Chase" - should revert back solely to the way it was, regular season only?
Not sure, but I know this version is stupid. You could go 2nd, 2nd and get wrecked by somebody of the first lap and miss the next round where somebody else goes 12, 12, 12 and makes it. No thanks.dbackjon wrote:89Hen wrote: Not like that at all Jon. KC beat the Angels head to head. No other team had any impact on that. There weren't 20 other teams out there running interference on either of them. The Angels were also spotted home field advantage.
So you are against any type of NASCAR "Chase" - should revert back solely to the way it was, regular season only?
You could go 20, 20, 20 and likely make it. Keep in mind that the non-chasers who finish better don't count.89Hen wrote:Not sure, but I know this version is stupid. You could go 2nd, 2nd and get wrecked by somebody of the first lap and miss the next round where somebody else goes 12, 12, 12 and makes it. No thanks.dbackjon wrote:
So you are against any type of NASCAR "Chase" - should revert back solely to the way it was, regular season only?
The PGA Tour format is better (still is pretty dumb to call it playoffs). They cut the field each week as to who is eligible, but it's based on the full year standings.93henfan wrote:You could go 20, 20, 20 and likely make it. Keep in mind that the non-chasers who finish better don't count.89Hen wrote: Not sure, but I know this version is stupid. You could go 2nd, 2nd and get wrecked by somebody of the first lap and miss the next round where somebody else goes 12, 12, 12 and makes it. No thanks.
