This was the last nail in the Playoffs!!

[RT1981]

its noway now that Nascar can keep this going after this season.

I expect them to a full season championship from here out.

If they keep the playoffs after this they are toast.

 

[Speedbowl14]

its noway now that Nascar can keep this going after this season.

I expect them to a full season championship from here out.

If they keep the playoffs after this they are toast.

You're gonna be more disappointed than a duck in the desert.

 

[Blaze]

As much as I wish that was the case, this won’t be what changes it. We might eventually have the playoffs go away, but it won’t be because of this.

 

[RT1981]

As much as I wish that was the case, this won’t be what changes it. We might eventually have the playoffs go away, but it won’t be because of this.

I mean when you got legends like Mark Martin saying this is a **** show and Brad said himself the playoffs can't go on after this. Nascar can't ignore this anymore if they want to be taken serious.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

This has been the most intriguing playoff battle for me up until this crap yesterday.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Nascar can't ignore this anymore if they want to be taken serious.

NASCAR cares only about being taken seriously by its broadcast and media partners. They take it $7.7B worth of seriously.

 

[RT1981]

This has been the most intriguing playoff battle for me up until this crap yesterday.

yeah I loved the drama in it but when you got team giving orders to drivers to back off and not race that's when its goes to **** and the fun stops.

 

[kkfan91]

No it wasn't. You are never getting Winston Cup back. Deal with it.

 

[Greg]

Unfortunately they will not change the system this year or anytime soon. Even bad press is better than none and they will be getting extra attention due to the mess during the closing laps at Martinsville.

Most importantly changing it shortly after the Martinsville fiasco(s) would be conceding that there is a real problem, not good for resumes and retaining the future HoF status.

CEOs and corporate types are only going to admit to self inflicted failures as a last option. Any desired changes will only be implemented after a very uneventful season.

 

[acmerocket]

they just need to make more rules.

 

[Efisher131]

The only way this joke of a system changes is if every single one of us turns off our TV this Sunday. DON’T watch the finale. I’m not. If the ratings fall a huge amount it’ll wake them up. Good luck getting a bunch of people to do that, though

 

[Clutch]

The only way this joke of a system changes is if every single one of us turns off our TV this Sunday. DON’T watch the finale. I’m not. If the ratings fall a huge amount it’ll wake them up. Good luck getting a bunch of people to do that, though

I wonder if NZ is included in TV numbers....
I'm guessing not.... So I'll watch

 

[StandOnIt]

The only way this joke of a system changes is if every single one of us turns off our TV this Sunday. DON’T watch the finale. I’m not. If the ratings fall a huge amount it’ll wake them up. Good luck getting a bunch of people to do that, though

I think being vocal on social media holds more weight than not watching. If I had a Nielsen box or had any indication they were really monitoring the viewing it would be different.
I have been disengaged more than ever with this latest version of the playoffs. I have the sound off, makes me crazy to listen to all of the gerbil playoff nonsense and I listen to MRN Or PRN. They call the race, say little about the playoffs and none of them tell the drivers how they should drive according to gerbil Jeff Burton or Steve Letarte.

The whole thing is a glaring joke this year. Icing on the cake would be a Logano win.

 

[Clutch]

I want Logano to win

 

[Blaze]

No it wasn't. You are never getting Winston Cup back. Deal with it.

I wouldn’t say never, but this won’t be what does it.

 

[RT1981]

No it wasn't. You are never getting Winston Cup back. Deal with it.

you don't have to go back to the Winston cup format just use the system they have now for a full season without playoffs.

 

[Greg]

Nascar will be okay even with Martinsville getting some itchmond yesterday.

Nascar just needs to get themselves a third rate reality series that deals with: - the itchings for the cutoff races,
- drivers that don't post sweet tweets about Nascar
- WAIVERS DAMMIT!
- Jeff Burtons gerbil squirts etc....

 

[sdj]

Speaking of Jeff (crushed nuts) Burton. If they get rid of him and Latarte and bring in 2 good former drivers that keep their cool, it will make a big difference.

 

[StandOnIt]

Speaking of Jeff (crushed nuts) Burton. If they get rid of him and Latarte and bring in 2 good former drivers that keep their cool, it will make a big difference.

What was terribly disappointing was when they said CW was going to do the rest of the Xfinity races this year. I was so pumped to be getting a break from the gerbils.
They bleeping doubled down! We got around goes Rick Allen, gerbil Jeff Burton and oh hell yeah Steve Letarte.

 

[Team Penske]

Nascar is involved in a law suit, therefor they can't make any changes ( other than the number of teams) the slightest changes could be viewed as an admission something is wrong.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

NASCAR cares only about being taken seriously by its broadcast and media partners. They take it $7.7B worth of seriously.

This. That 7.7 Billion is taken real serious from nascar, that’s the only thing that matters.

 

[Efisher131]

I think being vocal on social media holds more weight than not watching. If I had a Nielsen box or had any indication they were really monitoring the viewing it would be different.
I have been disengaged more than ever with this latest version of the playoffs. I have the sound off, makes me crazy to listen to all of the gerbil playoff nonsense and I listen to MRN Or PRN. They call the race, say little about the playoffs and none of them tell the drivers how they should drive according to gerbil Jeff Burton or Steve Letarte.

The whole thing is a glaring joke this year. Icing on the cake would be a Logano win.

Lol people have been tearing this system apart on social media for 10 years. They just say it’s a vocal minority and “ratings are up.” That’s why I believe the only way to get rid of this system is to tank the ratings of the finale.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Lol people have been tearing this system apart on social media for 10 years. They just say it’s a vocal minority and “ratings are up.” That’s why I believe the only way to get rid of this system is to tank the ratings of the finale.

Good luck getting something like that put together on short notice, even in these days of social media.

Don't make the assumption that the opinions on social media reflect those of the TV audience. There are always more people ready to complain about something than to praise it, regardless of the subject or form of media.

Personally, I don't care enough about this to skip the race.

 

[MRM]

This way of determining a champion will not change. They're too invested in it. They may change the format, the rules, etc. but it's not going away. I gave up on that several years ago.

 

[Hawaii808]

The simple fix is eliminate "win and you're in". You still get the elimination drama, but the field represents the best of the "regular season".