dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
from Bob Margolis
Which NASCAR Sprint Cup race did you watch on Saturday night?
The much too-long, boring, single-file, no passing “snoozefest” that featured what some fans and media described as a mysterious late race caution? The one that was hammered on social media by both fans and media with words like “stinker” and much worse?
Or did you watch a 334 lap “save your stuff” challenge on a 1.5-mile track? The kind of race that we’ve come to expect this first year out with the new generation car? The car that even crew chief geniuses like Chad Knaus and Paul Wolfe are struggling to figure out? And veteran drivers like Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick have to fight to keep pointed in the right direction?
It was both embarrassing and ridiculous that so many NASCAR fans and media slammed the race on Twitter for its apparent lack of excitement. I’m not even sure if the word jaded applies here when describing their relentless negativity about the race, the not completely full grandstands and anything else they could comment about with their little minds.
I wonder if any of the 43 drivers who took the green flag would describe the race as a “stinker” or a “snoozefest.” Or any of the crew chiefs or any of the over-the-wall pit crew?
I admit that not every NASCAR Sprint Cup race holds the kind of edge of your seat excitement like we’ll see next week when the series races at Talladega. Or the kind of excitement we’ve come to expect at a short track like Bristol, Martinsville or Richmond.
Look, those of you who know me, know that I’ve never drunk the Kool Aid.
So when I say that those fans and others who thought Saturday night’s race was boring and made a point of expressing that opinion over and over again on social media simply don’t understand the sport and apparently don’t want to understand it.
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Which NASCAR Sprint Cup race did you watch on Saturday night?
The much too-long, boring, single-file, no passing “snoozefest” that featured what some fans and media described as a mysterious late race caution? The one that was hammered on social media by both fans and media with words like “stinker” and much worse?
Or did you watch a 334 lap “save your stuff” challenge on a 1.5-mile track? The kind of race that we’ve come to expect this first year out with the new generation car? The car that even crew chief geniuses like Chad Knaus and Paul Wolfe are struggling to figure out? And veteran drivers like Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick have to fight to keep pointed in the right direction?
It was both embarrassing and ridiculous that so many NASCAR fans and media slammed the race on Twitter for its apparent lack of excitement. I’m not even sure if the word jaded applies here when describing their relentless negativity about the race, the not completely full grandstands and anything else they could comment about with their little minds.
I wonder if any of the 43 drivers who took the green flag would describe the race as a “stinker” or a “snoozefest.” Or any of the crew chiefs or any of the over-the-wall pit crew?
I admit that not every NASCAR Sprint Cup race holds the kind of edge of your seat excitement like we’ll see next week when the series races at Talladega. Or the kind of excitement we’ve come to expect at a short track like Bristol, Martinsville or Richmond.
Look, those of you who know me, know that I’ve never drunk the Kool Aid.
So when I say that those fans and others who thought Saturday night’s race was boring and made a point of expressing that opinion over and over again on social media simply don’t understand the sport and apparently don’t want to understand it.
Read the rest here