Harvick's 'Wild Card' Race idea

Sure I'd be up for this. At this point let the gimmicks fly, win and your in. With the caveat I'd do it on a Weds night before Richmond next year at a track Cup doesnt go to ( Gateway or Iowa, hello). You get your midweek race as well as a race in a market Cup doesnt go to. I guarantee you this would be exciting.
 
You aren't allowing teams with JTG level or lower funding have a chance. The higher funded teams are going to be the ones with the best opportunity to win and place another one of their drivers in the playoffs. Also, it reeks of something the wrestling would do to try and bring attention to their form of entertainment. Pass.
 
Towmater said:
You aren't allowing teams with JTG level or lower funding have a chance. The higher funded teams are going to be the ones with the best opportunity to win and place another one of their drivers in the playoffs. Also, it reeks of something the wrestling would do to try and bring attention to their form of entertainment. Pass.
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Well Nothing says they couldnt win a race during the regular season. This race would be perfect for them, gamble on set up, strategy, and see what happens.
 
downnice said:
Not a fan of adding more gimmicks, Nascar has way to many of them as it is
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Sadly we are past this point as the whole stage and points system is a gimmick as a 36 race season gets its chopped into 10 races that matter and then after that 1 race crowns a champion. Mind as well try something like a wild card race. I would also bet if this current system stays as it is 10 years from now something like this will already be going on.
 
Snappy D said:
Well Nothing says they couldnt win a race during the regular season. This race would be perfect for them, gamble on set up, strategy, and see what happens.
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In order to save the teams money in running another race why don't we just put every driver's name who isn't a winner in a lottery and draw a "wildcard" winner. Makes about as much sense and the winning odds per driver would be the same across the board.
 
Nice thought but what happens if there is ever a year were the playoffs are filled. Do they make one extra playoff spot or cancel the wildcard race?
 
Simple Fan said:
Nice thought but what happens if there is ever a year were the playoffs are filled. Do they make one extra playoff spot or cancel the wildcard race?
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What happens if I get married to Taylor Swift next week?

I don't think we're ever going to see 15 different winners in the first 25 races.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
The Southern 500 as the regular season finale and Richmond as a Wild Card Race ... would be awesome.
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Regardless of how I might view such a gimmick piled on top of existing gimmickry as pointed out by @Snappy D, this would involve Richmond agreeing to change one of its races from a full-field race to a race in which most of the sport's top stars are not present (Dale Jr. and Danica will be gone soon), and NBC agreeing to pay full price as already negotiated to televise this 3.5 hour All-Star Open type thing. You may have a better shot with Taylor Swift.
 
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Towmater said:
In order to save the teams money in running another race why don't we just put every driver's name who isn't a winner in a lottery and draw a "wildcard" winner. Makes about as much sense and the winning odds per driver would be the same across the board.
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Don't give Brian France any ideas, he might be a poster here
 
gnomesayin said:
Regardless of how I might view such a gimmick piled on top of existing gimmickry as pointed out by @Snappy D, this would involve Richmond agreeing to change one of its races from a full-field race to a race in which most of the sport's top stars are not present (Dale Jr. and Danica will be gone soon), and NBC agreeing to pay full price as already negotiated to televise this 3.5 hour All-Star Open type thing. You may have a better shot with Taylor Swift.
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I was saying you have the wildcard race before Richmond next year, as I think Richmond is the start of the 2018 Playoffs. Since the regular season finale is at Indianapolis, have the Brickyard on Sunday as planned. Then tues or weds night have the Wildcard race at IRP. I'd tune it, hell I'd even drive down to attend.
 
Can someone give me the text version of his idea ?
 
kkfan91 said:
You get murdered and buried in her basement
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Nah it ain't that bad.
She will just write a song claiming you became a lousy creep, so it had to be broken off,. And then her 29.7689 quazillion followers will have your picture posted on their dart boards, and the most zealous ones will play with your user ID, to assign a new knick name for you. One that became a new social media buzz word. Then a few even more zealous fans will write your HR department at work, or school counselor, cause you are just to dangerous to have around. Then your aunt Tilly call you one late night crying, telling you to just please turn yourself in to law enforcement.

Then if Taylor hears about it she will say, he was just creep but he don't really deserve prison, let him out. Then her following that has since expanded to 47 quazillion will show up when you are released, to throw rocks and spit on you, and bless Taylor for having compassion on you. It was a really touching grammy winning forgiveness song. that said you only deserved 18 months of prison not the full seven years.

But still the same she has a basement, with one of those steam heat radiator things that was just made for the handcuff implements. Only a fool would pass up on the possibilities, when she starts giving you the come hither finger move.
 
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Hey, anything to dilute the the accomplishment of making the Chase and make it even more meaningless. We have already made qualifying meaningless by making sure no established team EVER misses a race. At this point, why not run a wildcard race, and only the last place finisher doesn't advance? As I keep saying, we have three times too many cars in the Chase as it is.......
 
A wildcard in NASCAR is Jeremy Clements locking himself into the Xfinity playoffs, same as Autin Dillon and Kasey Khane in Cup. Anyone who isn't in the top 16, 12, and 8 that wins a race is a wild card. You don't need another race to decide it although it's an interesting thought.
 
Week by week, the evidence mounts that Kevin Harvick is angling for a berth opposite Stephen A. Smith discussing The Controversy Of The Week. ESPN is calling on line 2. Oprah is on line 3. And Delana is on line 4....
 
LewTheShoe said:
Week by week, the evidence mounts that Kevin Harvick is angling for a berth opposite Stephen A. Smith discussing The Controversy Of The Week. ESPN is calling on line 2. Oprah is on line 3. And Delana is on line 4....
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Kevin would probably be better off if just let Delana speak on his behalf. I don't dislike Kevin, but too often he opens his mouth with his brain still in neutral. The whole blowup with Jr. is case in point. Even though he might have had a point, there was NOTHING to gain by saying it. I don't mind Kevin speaking his mind, but the whole "wildcard idea" is just stupid, and as we have seen with Brian France, you have to be careful what you say because he might actually DO it.
 
I don't hate Harvick's idea. It would be an exciting race knowing that the winner will automatically advance to the Chase, err, playoffs. It wouldn't do any more to dilute the field of playoff teams than it already is with non winners taking part. NASCAR's post season is nothing more than a made for television championship and pales in comparison to what it once took to take home the big prize. Adding a little more excitement to it is more of a plus than a minus IMO.
 
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