Rate the race: Texas II

I watch NASCAR to see racecars race, not calculate MPG. Another boring, crappy fuel race. Hmm....I wonder why the ratings suck. I'll give it a 1 and that's only cuz Jimmie got in the fence.
 
4.5 I was going to say 5.0 then decided to put 4.0 so then I argued w/myself and decided to put 4.5 as a compromise. LOL :D I was amazed at lap 3 and enjoyed with 3 laps to go. So there you are. Otherwise it sort of sucked. I had a lot of distractions though, but I think that really wasn't such a bad thing afterall. ;)
 
I can't stand when it comes to fuel to determine a winner. I'll say a 1 and not just because Kyle ran out.
 
I'm not sure what crap ESPN showed, but i'll rate the actual racing about a 7.
 
I say 7. I liked the race from lap 3 on. Part of the best coverage was on DirecTV's HotPass coverage. The Jimmie Johnson channel. Sometimes you'll have those fuel mileage races. I hope for another just like it next week. :beerbang:
 
I'd go with a 7.

I guess I'm in the minority because I actually like events that turn into fuel mileage races. Wondering who's got enough fuel to make it to the end keeps me on the edge of my seat.

It also helped that JJ had problems. That gave Martin and Gordon a chance to get back into this Chase. The only reason I wouldn't rate it higher is because nearly all the laps were lead by the Busch brothers, and no one could really challenge them.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Jerry Punch felt the need to remind us JJ wrecked on lap 3 every five minutes. Then once JJ got back on track, he was damn near the only car ABC showed us.
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Over exaggerated as usual. Seriously, the guy has been the 'face of the chase' for years now. As much as you may not like to admit it, he was the story of yesterdays race.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Over exaggerated as usual. Seriously, the guy has been the 'face of the chase' for years now. As much as you may not like to admit it, he was the story of yesterdays race.
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Not to the extent that they continously showed his wreck and afterwards his car motoring around the track. There was racing going on elsewhere.
 
muggle not said:
Not to the extent that they continously showed his wreck and afterwards his car motoring around the track. There was racing going on elsewhere.
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Again, that was the story of the race and it happened two or three laps into the race. It was kind of a big deal.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Again, that was the story of the race and it happened two or three laps into the race. It was kind of a big deal.
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So you think it's okay for ABC to show us the 48 car all race long while there's actual racing for position on the track inside the top 10?

I can tell you, I watched the ticker all race long and saw positions change multiple times inside the top 5 and top 10 without a word spoken about it while ABC showed us the 48 car 100-something laps down driving around reminding us he wrecked on lap three.
 
It may very well been the story of the race but how many times did they show the wreck? Or him getting passed for the umpteeth time. Com'on. There was racing going on albeit for 2nd on back most of the time.
 
SST55 said:
It may very well been the story of the race but how many times did they show the wreck? Or him getting passed for the umpteeth time. Com'on. There was racing going on albeit for 2nd on back most of the time.
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13 times. The wreck, that is.

I kinda hope he gets the same type of coverage next week too. Maybe next time it'll be an expired motor on lap#7. :D
 
SST55 said:
It may very well been the story of the race but how many times did they show the wreck? Or him getting passed for the umpteeth time. Com'on. There was racing going on albeit for 2nd on back most of the time.
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Well, to be fair the broadcaster has to do this for people that are tuning in late. Also, most of the time when they were giving updates on JJ or showing the crash again, they were doing so with split-screen while still showing live racing.

I'm not saying that I like it when they show this stuff over and over again, but I at least understand why they do it.
 
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