ALL STAR PRE - RACE thread @ Dover.

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Efisher131]

Back to back weeks of really dumb schedule decisions. This track better get its points race back next year.

 

[HoneyBadger]

All star races/games suck in all sports

Hockey figured it out with the Four Nations.

The NASCAR All Star Race should be held at Bowman Gray Stadium.

 

[RayinTX]

Hockey figured it out with the Four Nations.

I'm not a hockey fan so I will take our word but I was referring to the NFL/MLB/NBA/NASCAR

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[HoneyBadger]

I'm not a hockey fan so I will take our word but I was referring to the NFL/MLB/NBA/NASCAR

The NFL Pro Bowl is the worst all star event in all of sports.

Moving the NASCAR All Star Race to Dover and making it 350 laps was ... a choice.

 

[LewTheShoe]

Whoever posted earlier about money being left on the table, needs to look at this tweet. Cup All Star purse $3.1 million for the entire field. Purses for points races start about $12 million and some races are much higher. I would venture to guess that one Cup team will be profitable this weekend, i.e. the winning team that pulls in the $1 million winners share.

File this info under... "It's Great To Be A France Or A Bruton Smith Heir"

 

[wi_racefan]

I can't see how it's even worth it show up with a truck for that money

 

[StandOnIt]

Whoever posted earlier about money being left on the table, needs to look at this tweet. Cup All Star purse $3.1 million for the entire field. Purses for points races start about $12 million and some races are much higher. I would venture to guess that one Cup team will be profitable this weekend, i.e. the winning team that pulls in the $1 million winners share.

File this info under... "It's Great To Be A France Or A Bruton Smith Heir"

Show up money and a little more if you finish higher.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I assume chartered teams are required to run.

 

[Daytripper]

Hockey figured it out with the Four Nations.

The NASCAR All Star Race should be held at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Cup cars should never run at a track shorter than a 1/2 mile.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Cup cars should never run at a track shorter than a 1/2 mile.

I won't go quite that far when we're discussing a non-points race (that I'm not likely to watch anyway). For points racing, Cup cars should never race on a track that can't accommodate a full field of 36+ cars all on the track at the same time, or that can't support green flag pit stops.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Hockey figured it out with the Four Nations.

That's not an all-star GAME, it's a complete tournament.

Q: how did the NHL handle participation of star players that weren't from one of the four participating countries? Were they just left out entirely?

 

[StandOnIt]

That's not an all-star GAME, it's a complete tournament.

Q: how did the NHL handle participation of star players that weren't from one of the four participating countries? Were they just left out entirely?

Oh man, just let that nonsense lie. Put it in the comparison to stick n ball B.S. file and be done with it.

 

[DIDIT]

The winner has received 1 million since 2003. The 2003 equivalent today is a little more than 1/2 million. I wonder how much more the team expenses are today compared to over 20 years ago?

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

Larson fastest in practice.

 

[BobbyFord]

Larson fastest in practice.

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Are the Shivvys still at a disadvantage or did NASCA$H change summing for them this weekend?

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

Stenhouse gets a standing ovation for his Jimmie Johnson rendition during the pit crew challenge qualifying.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Revman]

Bad fast. Should be a points race, but if there is a trophy, I want it anyway. LFG.

 

[StandOnIt]

Bad fast. Should be a points race, but if there is a trophy, I want it anyway. LFG.

Maybe THEY will send you a plastic participation trophy.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I have affection for this track, cool layout. It’s like if Bristol hit the gym and took concrete supplements

 

[SeventyGTX]

Trying to make heads or tails out of this new format has my head spinning. A 26 car invert??? Maybe I'm missing something, but wouldn't that just invite sandbagging with the guys up front to get to the back? Seems like another unnecessary gimick by Nascar.

 

[Mispeedway15]

Hockey figured it out with the Four Nations.

The NASCAR All Star Race should be held at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Almost. Throw it at Hickory or a legendary short track.

 

[pjmolo]

Trying to make heads or tails out of this new format has my head spinning. A 26 car invert??? Maybe I'm missing something, but wouldn't that just invite sandbagging with the guys up front to get to the back? Seems like another unnecessary gimmick by Nascar.

Gimmicky indeed.

Apparently sandbagging shouldn't be a thing as the "Lowest combined finishing positions from both (earlier) Segments set the starting lineup for the Final Segment."

Just keep your scorecard and a sharpened pencil handy.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Almost. Throw it at Hickory or a legendary short track.

Charlotte worked for alot of years

 

[FLRacingFan]

Charlotte worked for alot of years

Charlotte worked for a long time until it didn’t. It got bad enough at a point during the Gen 6 that we cut the power down to 450 HP for one year. I think especially with the fall race now reverting to the oval that the ASR moving back would be an unnecessary redundancy. I don’t think Dover is the answer by any means, but I don’t mind NASCAR using this weekend to try different things. It is, after all, an exhibition.