Podium question.
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Via hornish, Juan Pab, and the road ringers, I do believe so.
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Hasn't that just been in the Nationwide Series? They keep talking about the guys fighting for points to get to the top 5 who will be on the podium. I haven't heard it mentioned for Cup.
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Yes that's great, let's take yet another thing from Europe and intigrate it into something that is American. I mean has the constant shoving of Communist Kickball into American society not been enough?
HoneyBadger
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Well, their banquet never gets seen, as far as I know, so maybe they decided to give the top 5 some recognition at the end of the season? Sorry you lost me with the "Communist Kickball." Oh, would that be soccer?
If so, soccer is a great sport and I remember watching our HS team before I was even IN HS. It gives the girls something else they can compete in when they're young and have no choice but being a cheerleader. (OK, I was a cheerleader... LOL)
My friend in AFROTC and her dormmate play intramural soccer at the university (my friend is from england and played it there in her high school) and i've played with them and some of my friend's ROTC friends in time killing matches.
VaDirt
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Back in the 80s, the ASA series used to have a podium style victory lane.
mike honcho
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What on Earth does this have to do with the discussion at hand?
HoneyBadger
I love short track racing (Taylor's Version)
That would be, nothing.
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The old Trans Am series always had racing for a Podium finish. and T.A. was as American as you can get. 
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foehammer111
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I'm not sure where you've heard this, but the only time I'm heard "podium" mentioned is during the Nationwide races. In this case they're not talking about a "podium" as in the top-3 finishers in open-wheel racing, but rather who gets to be on stage at the awards banquet. In Nationwide it's only the top 5 finishers in points that get this honor.
If there's a physical "podium" at the banquet, then this would make sense. However, the announcers will frequently alternate this term with "stage" so I guess it's not a big deal. This is also probably the fault of commentators who have covered other forms of racing, and bring that lingo to NASCAR. An example of this is calling the chicane at Watkin's Glen a "bus stop".
Don't worry: NASCAR isn't going to start adding a podium to victory lane.
VaDirt
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I'm not sure where you've heard this, but the only time I'm heard "podium" mentioned is during the Nationwide races. In this case they're not talking about a "podium" as in the top-3 finishers in open-wheel racing, but rather who gets to be on stage at the awards banquet. In Nationwide it's only the top 5 finishers in points that get this honor.
If there's a physical "podium" at the banquet, then this would make sense. However, the announcers will frequently alternate this term with "stage" so I guess it's not a big deal. This is also probably the fault of commentators who have covered other forms of racing, and bring that lingo to NASCAR. An example of this is calling the chicane at Watkin's Glen a "bus stop".
Don't worry: NASCAR isn't going to start adding a podium to victory lane.
I have heard, even over the years, pit reporters talking to the second or thrid place guy and saying something like "you gotta be happy with a podium finish" or something along those lines. Nothing new, and I'm sure nothing to be worried about.