Greg
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The racing was good last year better than the usual , but I don't think the eliminations made it any better.
It also wasn't the best it has ever been or even the best chase.
Phoenix was a prime example of the caution orgies fans had to endure this year. Like many of those events a race could never settle in, it was reduced to who could get the best restarts.
Among the contenders Talladega was reduced to a couple of desperados racing hard, and the rest stroking or running in the back protecting themselves against elimination.
I get no joy over emphasising the above facts because for the most part the racing as a whole was good, and this argument has gotten old.
But I am not going to fluff or promote its a lovely day in the neighborhood illusion, and the best of times Yada, Yada for the sake of the Nascar brand.
The late 80s and early 90s was definitely better than the current racing. Bias ply tires kept tire management strategies in place, and the racing more interesting. Racing thru a cycle was more common, the cars were not as aero sensitive and passing for the lead (the real kind on the track, throughout the entire green run) occurred more.
In terms of quality 1992 was much better than 2014. So the Chase version 2014 definitely absolutely was not the best it has ever been, in spite of the hype.
As an aside it was before cookie cutters like Kansas, Chicago, and Kentucky flooded the schedule.
The talking heads were a good example of what this season was all about. More yap about the slapping air punches thrown than the actual racing. More of a carnival type parade, than actual racing dramas.
Last of all I know somebody can Google up racing stats and milk the 2014 hype. The stats don't mean much and they can promote distortions or good chase 2014 propaganda , as in 25 cars or more finishing on the lead lap. The reality is that many of those would been many laps down without the wave arounds and lucky dogs.
We have the most tightly controlled spec car Nascar has ever seen. That's progress and evolution, the nature of the beast, in many respects we can't go back. The cars are safer, less of our drivers get killed. Thank God and yes the current leadership in Nascar for that.
But with those tighter controls and specs, along with tire evolution you would think that we get less debris cautions. Back in the day the cars were cruder and simpler, with a bias ply tire that was definitely more helter skelter. It amazes me to see long time fans that so willingly accept all the BS cautions we currently endure. Or fail to acknowledge that the racing isn't being compromised, simply to reset, restack the field.
Long post. In short we are not living in the worst of Nascar times, we had a great season. Just not the best ever, and the chase was not the best points battle ever, or even the best chase.
It also wasn't the best it has ever been or even the best chase.
Phoenix was a prime example of the caution orgies fans had to endure this year. Like many of those events a race could never settle in, it was reduced to who could get the best restarts.
Among the contenders Talladega was reduced to a couple of desperados racing hard, and the rest stroking or running in the back protecting themselves against elimination.
I get no joy over emphasising the above facts because for the most part the racing as a whole was good, and this argument has gotten old.
But I am not going to fluff or promote its a lovely day in the neighborhood illusion, and the best of times Yada, Yada for the sake of the Nascar brand.
The late 80s and early 90s was definitely better than the current racing. Bias ply tires kept tire management strategies in place, and the racing more interesting. Racing thru a cycle was more common, the cars were not as aero sensitive and passing for the lead (the real kind on the track, throughout the entire green run) occurred more.
In terms of quality 1992 was much better than 2014. So the Chase version 2014 definitely absolutely was not the best it has ever been, in spite of the hype.
As an aside it was before cookie cutters like Kansas, Chicago, and Kentucky flooded the schedule.
The talking heads were a good example of what this season was all about. More yap about the slapping air punches thrown than the actual racing. More of a carnival type parade, than actual racing dramas.
Last of all I know somebody can Google up racing stats and milk the 2014 hype. The stats don't mean much and they can promote distortions or good chase 2014 propaganda , as in 25 cars or more finishing on the lead lap. The reality is that many of those would been many laps down without the wave arounds and lucky dogs.
We have the most tightly controlled spec car Nascar has ever seen. That's progress and evolution, the nature of the beast, in many respects we can't go back. The cars are safer, less of our drivers get killed. Thank God and yes the current leadership in Nascar for that.
But with those tighter controls and specs, along with tire evolution you would think that we get less debris cautions. Back in the day the cars were cruder and simpler, with a bias ply tire that was definitely more helter skelter. It amazes me to see long time fans that so willingly accept all the BS cautions we currently endure. Or fail to acknowledge that the racing isn't being compromised, simply to reset, restack the field.
Long post. In short we are not living in the worst of Nascar times, we had a great season. Just not the best ever, and the chase was not the best points battle ever, or even the best chase.
