sorry I disagree with your story of good ol days. Despite all the variety you say there was, it was the same in Nascar BTW, there were only a couple of three combinations that were dominating the racing. Lola and Penske with chassis, Ford and Chevy motors with a few what they called stock block Buicks.
No way, it changed from year to year. Every chassis (except for maybe the Swift) and every engine was good one year or another. Those big block Buicks stunk. No big block engine ever did anything at Indy until Penske's super secret Mercedes Ilmor of '94.
Please don't insult NASCAR by comparing the driver skill required for tandem racing to the video game gimmick of limiting available horsepower in a RACECAR until the driver pushes a button on the steering wheel.
that looks like push to pass to me.
The yellow line "rule" is just another thing for NASCAR to be inconsistent about. Regan Smith should have two career Cup victories right now.
I think my comments were beyond your comprehension.
That finish was anything but predictable.
Because he was forced down. Hence why Keselowski held his line when Edwards came down on him the very next time they raced there. And look at what happened then.
I think we're in agreement here. Typically the interpretation is you can't advance your position below the line unless you were forced down there, and Tony certainly did force him. For Regan, it was go below the line or let Tony fly into the stands.
that is why I said remove the yellow line on the last lap. It is OK IMO to use it to keep somebody behind you during the race and for less wrecking, but on the last lap you can use the whole track to try to pass. Tony would have probably ran him down to the grass anyway, but he might have been able to set up a pass on the right if he had the whole track for the last lap. The banking doesn't allow much inside racing below the yellow line anyway, almost instant spin out, but the long straight is good and wide.
Qualifying is tomorrow. Those are final practice results. A lot of drivers ran very few laps or sat out entirely.
It wasn't natural, watching two cars together like that was like watching train racing at the local track in CO. They would have 3 cars chained and braced together, the front car would have the engine, the middle car was empty, and the rear car would have the brakes. They raced the figure eight track, was hilarious, and dangerous too, when I see Tandem that is all I can think of, it belongs in the trash, it was a poor excuse for racing.
That's exactly why it should be in the Chase, need that one race where things can really get mashed up....the wildcard.
True ......without it though I think the Chase becomes hohum, at least with it in the format you know things will be shaken up.
Yeah, I too think that the unpredictability of Talladega warrants its inclusion in the chase.
