17 wins in 3 seasons matches Kyle Busch's best stretch, minus 1.
2007 broke their will.
If the comparison is Chase/Playoffs VS Latford System, why in the hell would I only go back 5-10 years? That would be completely pointless. I get your point that NASCAR has rebounded somewhat from their rock bottom point, but its STILL a long way from where they were. And whether any of you want to admit it or not, the Chase format was one of the things specifically listed as a reason many people stopped paying attention to NASCAR. I have people tell me that all the time when they find out I'm still an avid NASCAR fan. I also find it interesting that not wearing rose colored glasses and pretending every damn thing is perfect is considered being a troll.
The point is there was only a very short period that you continue to refer to. Some magical time period that most fans can only remember bits and pieces of it was so long ago and a large number of the current fandom wasn't alive or very young.. Anyone with half a brain should know that facts and fantasy are two different things and the passage of time distorts both. Many factors involved in the ebbs and flows of business in the last 20 years and you continue to point out 4 or 5 years out of 75 as your aha moment. It's sad.
Here ya go, here is someone you can identify with. You two can figure out which points system from years ago to use and find the REAL TRUE champion.
Looks like Debi is trying, maybe you can join forces? Get some twisted sister cars from back in the day, start your own series.
How do you know what Larson's driving style would be in a different format? I know of one that awards passing points..you would get dirty watching it though.
He does choke but I’ve never seen him do it when it matters tbh
People such as yourself have a twisted outlook of reality. Larson was brand new to pavement racing when he was driving for Ganassi. He was fast and he was going to make mistakes. Everybody but yourself knew he was a raw talent in the making. Many of us me included knew how good he was before he got to cup, but people like yourself only saw him in an inferior Ganassi car.
And that very well may be Larson this year.
You can come out of the closet. Who is your driver(s)
I think Byron is underdog.
You got it all wrong. I know Larson has flaws, but I don't care lol. The results speak for themselves.
Totally. But if I had to break it down, which I'd like to - it's fun - I would give an edge to the 5/12
I like Ross and the Amigo also. It was pretty funny on MRN, they were giving a blow by blow of Suarez and Reddick going at in the back of the pack. Amigo has a temper lol.
Yup. I'm of the assumption that the championship 4 will be mistake free for the most part. If They aren't, then anything can happen.
I disagree. When the money is down and it is a big race, Larson is deadly. His record of winning all of the big dirt races he has won shows how he has a certain knack for doing so when the pressure is on. I think he will be the less nervous out of all of them, he has been at this point before many times. His short time at Hendrick he has one championship already in 2 full seasons and here he is knocking on the door for a second one his third year.
What are you talking about? When was the last time the Latford system was used? 2003, they modified it in 2004 and started the playoff system, NASCARS most popular year ever was 2005. Now if you want to get into empty seats I think that horse has been beat to death and we had a resident seat counter get banned several times, you should take his place. You have a hard on for NASCAR, that's basically all you talk about, we get it, you hate them yet for some reason you are still here.
At Phoenix in March Larson absolutely dominated but got shuffled out in overtime and Byron got the W, Blaney finished second Larson 4th Something I've noticed the last few races is Blaney has been really fast, Visually he just looks different, I think they have hit on something and he is gonna be a tough out Sunday. I think this is gonna be a good one
I like Stock car racing. I have no built in affinity for the organization that runs it. I judge them with a critical eye, just as I do everything else. If NASCAR wants me agree with everything they do, they're going to have to put me on payroll. By the way, a massive decline in popularity doesn't happen in a day, it takes a few years. Also, I brought up the empty seat thing ONLY as a response to SOI, who seems to think that whatever the crowd was yesterday justifies the playoff system. I just contended that their USED to be way more people in those stands.
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It's not that it didn't reward them, it didn't reward them ENOUGH. Easily fixable. One must remember that it was created to incentivize a full field of cars every week and reward guys that ran 6-25th, the bread and butter guys that weren't winning races, but were a big part of the show. The good part was that it put real value in consistency and finishing races, and didn't reward fluke wins or winning a race at the EXACT right time of the season. In my opinion, if you haven't been a top five driver in straight up points for the first 26 weeks, then you have absolutely no business even having a shot at a championship. I will keep saying it. Any system where a guy could win Daytona and then start and park for 24 weeks and still make the playoffs or a guy could win the first 35 races, finish second in race 36 and LOSE the championship, is so badly flawed it is absolutely comical. What we have now is style over substance.
What if they win every other race. But dnf every race they don’t win, aka Ricky Bobby?
The undefeated driver in the 42& 1/2 lost to a 6-4 wild card car in double overtime. People in the know said the 42&1/2 had a pulled ball joint.
