Enough Is Enough Full Season Championship.

StandOnIt said:
Writer Brock Beard's piece.
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He has a problem with the way the sport is produced on TV, the championship format, the way races are officiated....and he thinks that a full season championship will fix all of that? ....and he speaks for many who should be speaking for themselves......I see each race for what it is....that is why I have watched Denny's Vegas win a million times....it didn't result in championship, so why would I using Beard's logic. Maybe fans need to think for themselves.
 
The Brickyard 400 is a crown jewel for the Indianapolis 500 and the IRL.

I think Nascar in general is better than the IRL at ovals, but the Brickyard is still a 2nd tier compared to the 500. The 500 is so much better.

The financial incentives must be great for Nascar to be comfortable with doing a 2nd rate show.
It is a short-sighted credibility liabilty for Nascar imo. Cash in on the glitter today but pay for the lack of substance over the long haul.

A liabilty packaged as a jewel.
 
Greg said:
The Brickyard 400 is a crown jewel for the Indianapolis 500 and the IRL.

I think Nascar in general is better than the IRL at ovals, but the Brickyard is still a 2nd tier compared to the 500. The 500 is so much better.

The financial incentives must be great for Nascar to be comfortable with doing a 2nd rate show.
It is a short-sighted credibility liabilty for Nascar imo. Cash in on the glitter today but pay for the lack of substance over the long haul.

A liabilty packaged as a jewel.
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That race was a sellout every single year until Tireghazi. And even then, they get more fans than most races. NASCAR, in general, has fallen off that hard in the past 15 years.

It's a crown jewel because of what it means to the racers to win.

They need to take the O'Reilly Series back to Raceway Park though.
 
HoneyBadger said:
That race was a sellout every single year until Tireghazi. And even then, they get more fans than most races. NASCAR, in general, has fallen off that hard in the past 15 years.

It's a crown jewel because of what it means to the racers to win.

They need to take the O'Reilly Series back to Raceway Park though.
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I agree about about the return to IRP, while agreeing to disagree on the brickyard.
 
HoneyBadger said:
The Brickyard 400 as a crown jewel is not debatable.
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The Brickyard 400 is only prestigious because it takes place at Indianapolis, not because of anything related to stock car racing. It’s 100% trading on IndyCar history. It’s prestigious because of kids like Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, and Kyle Larson who grew up in open wheel. The Brickyard 400 is basically a substitute for the Indy 500 for them.

Right now, we have three Crown Jewels with deep history in NASCAR and they’re fairly evenly spaced out in the schedule.
 
Indy is a terrible racetrack for Stock cars. It's built for Indycars. That said, what it stands for is why it is a driver favorite. Not so much with the fans.
 
If I was a driver, I'd definitely want to win there, more so than a lot of other tracks. It's a huge deal winning at Indy. No matter if it's the Indy 500 or The Brickyard 400.

The 400 let's remember, sparked a tradition that even those who win the 500 now do, kissing the Bricks. That shows just how important the 400 is IMO.
 
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