Recent content by Formerjackman

They DID, BUT, under a reasonable point system, neither the 11 or the 19 are probably in position to win anyway, so there is that. I think what happened yesterday just highlights the absurdity of the playoff format. As you all know, I am not a fan of Denny the driver, but I think only a soulless...

A thought just occurred to me. Has anyone done a wellness check on Revman? The end of that race must have damn near killed him.

I agree 100%, but benevolent dictatorships only work if the dictator is truly benevolent and not a complete idiot. Jim France has been a HUGE disappointment to me, and most of the rest ARE idiots.

2025 will be remembered by Hendrick Motorsports as the "Year of the Unforced Error". Who needs competition when you keep inventing new ways to beat yourself?

According to Tommy Baldwin, all of the Kaulig truck seats are filled, although he refused to say who the other three drivers are.

Maybe it's time to structure pit road entry more like pit road exit, where you would have to go down to and stay in a deceleration lane before entering pit road. It would also offer an opportunity to close up the pit in end of the track. I have long been concerned about cars spinning onto pit...

I don't disagree with your take there, but I guess what I would have to ask is without the points reset, does the current playoff format make sense on ANY level?

I'm not disputing that the uncontrolled tire was a team issue and shouldn't impact the 9 car, but should it erase a 32 week body of work? Me thinks not.

Possible, but also possible that he just saw a whole season go down the drain in a heartbeat. Look at how dazed Ross seemed to be last week.

If you want an example of why I hate this playoff format, two of my favorites likely won't advance over something as simple as an uncontrolled tire and a wreck caused by something totally out of my driver's control. Racing has too many variables to determine a champion over such a small sample size.

Dishonorable mention to the 9 crew for not having a warm body in place to track down stray tires. I have never liked the concept of rolling tires to the pit wall anyway, but with the reduced over the wall crew, you don't have much choice. Back in the old days when I carried tires with 7 crewmen...

I will stand my assertion that if you don't finish in the top 5 in the regular season, no way in hell do you deserve to have a shot at the title. Now just to be clear, the rules are the rules, and you can't fault any team for finding a way to make the rules work for them, but that doesn't make...

Ok, and?

I wish somebody in the media would ask the question what is the purpose of fielding cars under the HMS banner instead of the JRM banner?

Have to go with Ross, but a honorable mentioned to all of the Toyota and Chevy drivers that let Logano off the hook and allowed him to advance. If you can't figure out how to help Ross stay ahead of Joey enough to advance without openly communicating what you are doing, then you might want to...