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You do realize that under the "old" season long points system he would have won the championship last year, right? ...and it would have been #7.
Like him or hate him, the guy is 1 of the greatest drivers in any series, ever. Even a little past his prime he's still 1 of the best and damn competitive. If not for a caution near the end today, he would have won comfortably. Instead he had to survive a 2 lap shootout at a short track. Was that part of the script... just to add some drama? I guess guys like Roger Penske, Jack Roush, Joe Gibbs... not to mention 42 other drivers whose entire livelihoods depend on it are all in on it? I still find it hard to believe that someone who actually races could think that 43 cars bouncing off of each other at Martinsville (or any other track) could be even remotely "scripted". If Gordon does end up winning, are you going to claim you were right or... could it be that the guy actually went and won? I'm not much of a NASCAR fan these days. In fact, I haven't watched a single race without DVR and fast forward, but SCRIPTED? Yea, Not so much. |
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Kenseth is a coward. He won't even man up to what he did. "I had a tire going down and I couldn't turn." He slowed down and then sped up when Logano drove by him, turned into Logano's quarter panel and shoved him into the wall (while still in the gas pedal) Kenseth didn't hit the brakes until about 30' before hitting the wall. |
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Dale Jr is good at the plate tracks. Kyle Busch is good at Vegas (and others). Gordon is good at Martinsville, Indy, etc. I'm pretty sure that the announcers might mention that before the race... and shockingly enough, many times the guy who is historically good at a track wins. Quote:
Hell, I wouldn't even put it past him to get in on points as well as they've been. With 2 distinct groups coming out of Martinsville, all it would take is either Busch, Harvick, or Truex to have a bad race and it's back to wide open for 1 of those bottom 4. It's a long way from over. |
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I have not watched a NASCAR race in almost 15 years and have never seen most of the guys racing these days drive at all.
One thing I have seen and know for a fact is that Jeff Gordan can drive a dang race car.. And also see now that Craig knows how to fish SUCKERS!!! |
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All bullshit conspiracy theories aside...Martinsville has the coolest trophy in motorsports.
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I posted this in a previous thread when he was retiring but thought it would fit here as well. Quote:
I know it's going to be really strange seeing the 24 with someone else behind the wheel next year. |
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I did also just see a random Martinsville stat...
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I remember when you told that story about your Dad, great story and made me respect him even more..
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GREAT!!!!! What a way to go out!!! True story.. A friend of mine's Dad (Bob Daniels) was a racer. Years ago he won the Feature Race in the Late Models at Shady Bowl Speedway. Pulled down at the infield to get the checker flag for the victory lap, and when the infield guy went to give the flag to him.. he was gone. He made it to the end, won his last race ever, and had a heart attack. They use to have a Bob Daniels Memorial race every year, and probably still do. (not sure) Robert Elmer "Bobby" Daniels (1925 - 1965) - Find A Grave Memorial |
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Found this also searching the net..
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He was jumping around like it was his first race. Not sure if you have kept up with how this Championship thing works or not these days. It's a countdown type of deal with drivers eliminated until the last race. Win, and you're automatically on to the next level. At the last race the highest finisher of the 4 remaining drivers wins. It's that simple. Beat the other 3, get the big trophy. This win put him into the final round so he really has 1 race left that matters. Win that race, or at least beat the other 3 who make it (still don't know who) and he goes out as the Champion. |
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Just found these also while searching the net.
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Now it sounds more like a luck of the draw lotto as anyone can have a bad day and be counted out. I prefer the old scoring system that ranks every race and goes by the overall score. So whats going on now? is there another race? for some reason reading here I thought this was the last one. |
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Why was kenseth mad at logano, apart from the fact that its logano?
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There are 5 "rounds" covering the last 10 races. Any winner over the "regular season" gets in. After that the rest are based on points to fill 16 spots. Each round is 3 races. Win, you automatically move to the next. The rest of the spots are filled by points of the non-winners of the round. It starts with 16 > 12 > 8 > 4. When it gets to 4, it's 1 race, winner take all. 1 bad day can definitely take you out unless you win 1 of the other 2 races of that round and get in that way. I'm not a fan of it but I guess it does create some interesting racing, as we saw when Kenseth from a few laps down speared Logano out of the lead yesterday as payback for taking him out a couple of weeks ago and ending his chances to move forward. There are 3 races left. In the next 2 races (and including Martinsville points) the final 3 who will join Gordon with a chance at the Championship will be determined for the last race at Homestead. The crowd reaction is priceless. And on a related note... some of the comments on nascar.com are hilarious. Quote:
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As a bonus, Logano teammate Keselowski had taken Kenseth out earlier in this race from 2nd place (which he was laps down to begin with). |
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