Because they had a rain screwed up single file race, so lets get rid of it ..and Harvick is getting old, they all seem to get a bit cranky at that age when they have to extend themselves a bit. Ask Byron, or Elliott or Jones about the speed weeks.
I like both these races. So maybe I would just get rid of the fans who don't like them instead.
I have no problem with dumping the Duels either. Every other race on the schedule seems to get along fine using qualifying to set the full starting line-up. Maybe NASCAR works too hard to generate interest in its season opener and not enough to make the final race unique?
Major League Baseball plays 162 games. Starts with Spring training in March and ends with the World Series in almost November. It would seem to me the NASCAR schedule would be a cakewalk compared to Major League Baseball and time away from families. It is a profession that someone has chosen to be in. They have a choice. Just like you shouldn't build a new house across from a race track then complain about the noise.
Ridiculous
MLB plays half their games at home. Assuming we call Charlotte home, NASCAR has 1/13th of its schedule there.
I wont make a comparison to real world vs NASCAR world. It's apples and oranges. Those crews, mechanics at the shop, and engineers work super hard and are already are working 36 out of 52 weeks. That's insane IMO and makes for a hard lifestyle. Sure they're getting paid well for it but cant we improve their work life just a tad bit more?
When you can conceive a child during the Daytona 500 and give birth to it during Homestead, the season may be a little too long.
hmm but the same concerned fan? will watch foobah all year.
I guess star of the half time show would work? 
Hell no. Get it done while I'm too busy watching racing to pay attention. If you get my drift.
Foobah don’t last all year, it’s only about 5 months long. And I’m usually ready for it to be over too by the time it ends. Some fans probably would watch it all year I guess, but not me.hmm but the same concerned fan? will watch foobah all year.
It’s not like you’d be able to get anything going with DW talking in the background anyway.Hell no. Get it done while I'm too busy watching racing to pay attention. If you get my drift.
You can literally say that about anything else. So lets having racing 52 out of 52 weeks. NASCAR is getting their ass kicked by the NFL because the NFL is set up as a sprint from when training camp starts in July through Super Bowl . You only 16 week regular season games. Then it goes dark. To totally discount the less is more theory is incredibly reckless and a bit ignorant.
And Nascar the season is too long. I think that pretty much depends on where you are coming from.
Yeah, I checked out the new league to see what it would be like. It won’t be appointment TV for me though.
actually it is stupid IMO. Some of these teams have over three hundred full time employees, who do you think they work for the Gov't.
This past Saturday Ray Evernham was at a car show I was at. They had a Q&A and the final question was about how to control the expense in racing. His answer "you can't". Are you suggesting that because there are less races that the mechanics/crew should receive a pay cut? I don't know how it works at a big time race shop, but I figured that the employees work year round. It does make sense that if you are not racing that the expense associated with racing at the track would decrease.
I dont understand how its stupid, if NASCAR decrease the amount of races would organizations need 300 employees? Could they go part time?actually it is stupid IMO. Some of these teams have over three hundred full time employees, who do you think they work for the Gov't.
Is the NFL the apple? Is NASCAR The Orange? Vice Versa? if you're going to be dismissive about my post at least let me know what you're being dismissive about
I love this post, because it is exactly on point. Fans tear into Nascar for trying to provide more game 7 moments... "It isn't organic." And then fans tear into any race that doesn't have game 7 moments... "That sucked. Cancel that race forever."
and yeah, they can work at burger king.
Glad I amuse you. Just where in my post did I say they are going to work at Burger King?? Heavens, Indy Car mechanics who have a shorter season than NASCAR does must be on welfare and food stamps.
ya know Lew, I really think most of them in the bus spend more time laughing at most of this stuff than anything.
Ya really think engineers who can work full time anywhere are going to work part time? or skilled machinists, or designers? You don't keep key people that way and a person doesn't just show up and know what to do on a racing team.
ah got it. Now if I can get past you making me sound I am bit mentally challenged. The Apple is looking at making 18 regular season games at the next labor negotiation, as well as putting teams in London, having games in Mexico City, having new stadiums in huge markets in LA and new market in Vegas, player salaries at an all time high ( which are known by the way, we dont even know the earnings any more for NASCAR drivers), they also have a 24/7/365 day netowrk that has games on Thursdays as well as having games Sunday Night, Monday Night and Saturday's. The Orange has reduced their events while it cant even sign a series sponsor ( who is the series sponsor after Monster leaves again?), attendance is down at almost every track, has trouble attracting full time sponsors and star drivers are retiring earlier. Thank you Next.
I understand all that . But how is Indy Car making their short season work while everyone on here is arms around eliminating an exhibition all star race and exhibition pole race.
short season? so your comparing Indycar to Nascar? like really? lets go WoO next ok? maybe you can persuade them to go part time.
