Revman
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That's why Menard won it?
Mastery of a track is one criterion for winning while luck sometimes can be a bigger factor. Doesn't change the demanding nature of this track.
That's why Menard won it?
It’s not even made for stock cars lol.
Menard won on fuel strategy and is the only real schmuck to have won the race. Take a look at the winners here and for the most part it’s a who’s who of NASCAR for the past quarter century.That's why Menard won it?
“But it’s not entertaining enough and needs to be taken off the schedule...”Menard won on fuel strategy and is the only real schmuck to have won the race. Take a look at the winners here and for the most part it’s a who’s who of NASCAR for the past quarter century.
Statistically, there is not a singular track or race where the winner correlates as much to the eventual season champion or where a driver’s finish so closely corresponds to their average finish across the rest of the schedule more than the Brickyard 400 and IMS. It’s arguably the best measuring stick for individual and team ability in the series.
I agree. I still enjoy the NASCAR race there but Indy cars at Indy has always and will always be my favorite race of any kind of motorsports. Damn you Rick Mears, the Unsers, AJ Foyt, Mario and Michael Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, and Jim Nebors singing "Back Home In Indiana" for getting older and retiring...I was hoping you guys would race Indy for ever.Biggest problem for watching NASCAR at Indy -- open-wheel history and performance is burned into the mind of fans.
No trolling. I'm seriously interested in what makes you care about a sport (not exclusively racing) if it isn't for the entertainment value. I've always thought of sports as entertainment, comparable to movies or concerts or fiction, something people do to occupy their discretionary time.As for your trollish second question... why I care about racing... I'm gonna cut you a break and ignore it.
Rusty had some good cars there in the first running's of the race, he was oh so close many a time. Denny would be my pick this weekend if I was still in it in Pick Em.... in fact if I was in Vegas I'd have to wager on him. As far as Juan Montoya my all time favorite CART/Indy Car driver.... it would have been damn poetic if he could have won there and became the only man ever to win the Indy 500 and Brickyard 400. Good list you have there.It's tough to win in Cup. Here's the top 5 lap leaders that never won the Brickyard:
1) Juan Pablo Montoya
2) Rusty Wallace
3) Jeff Burton
4) Ernie Irvan
5) Denny Hamlin
I enjoyed the race more when the stands were packed. Strange how empty stands can suck the energy out of race even when you're sitting at home. Spectacle made the Brickyard special to me and that's gone now. It's another race and a sad reminder of what once was.
Fans can see the whole track at Daytona, Charlotte, and Bristol. For at least one race each they have as much spectacle as Indy, for those who are into that.I agree. It wouldn't be so bad though really if they could get 70-100K like the Daytona, Charlotte & Bristol do.
Fans can see the whole track at Daytona, Charlotte, and Bristol. For at least one race each they have as much spectacle as Indy, for those who are into that.
Indy is another track that the increasing lap speeds has not been kind to. The faster the cars have gone, the more the usable part of the racetrack has narrowed up, making moves like what is shown in the video much more difficult if not impossible to pull off. I really AM curious to see how the new package looks on the Cup cars at Indy.
In most sections, yes. A lot more sections than Indy, with a lot less of the track obscured. If I thought Indy offered the greatest racing of the season, I still wouldn't pay money again for seats where I could see only half the track at best. That's part of why it won't draw like the other tracks @AuzGrams mentioned. I don't get why anyone would go a second time.Can they see a lot of the track in some areas at Daytona though?
Most sections, but we sit high up when we go. I wanna say about 45-50 rows up? Usually sit pit road exit and I have to say I’ve never been disappointedCan they see a lot of the track in some areas at Daytona though? I think the renovations did bring more upper level seating, no? I'm honestly asking because I've only been to LVMS, Sonoma, Fontana, PHX, KS, NHMS.
But yes, I went to Sonoma in 2013 & 2019 and I honestly didn't enjoy it as much as other races, at least on race day. Wandering around was still pretty cool. But not being able to see the whole track makes a big difference for me.
For some reason I can never get excited about Indy
no kidding, I think it knocked him silly, that was a hard hit.WOW I'm yelling Get out of the car!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t enjoy flatfooted at any track.I enjoy every race, but I never go into Indy expecting a good race.
He says he has to take his helmet off before he gets out of the car. GeeshWOW I'm yelling Get out of the car!!!!!!!!!!
I've seen drivers get out quicker than he did. He may have been moving in slow mo.He says he has to take his helmet off before he gets out of the car. Geesh
I guess next time he stops in the middle of the track with smoke bellowing out of the car and inside the car and we can't even see if he's moving.. we can just say Oh it's ok. He is taking his helmet off.He says he has to take his helmet off before he gets out of the car. Geesh
I love how calm Denny is about this. Denny of 8 years ago would have been shook.
I enjoyed the race more when the stands were packed. Strange how empty stands can suck the energy out of race even when you're sitting at home. Spectacle made the Brickyard special to me and that's gone now. It's another race and a sad reminder of what once was.