virtualbalboa
driver of corey day bandwagon since 2022
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I remember watching that mess of a final race and deciding that dirt late models, at least in that series, wasn't for me either. When I watch, I watch entirely and solely to see RTJ now. You may see how the impact of the finale could have affected my viewing habits. Maybe next year when I pay for Dirtvision out of pocket, I'll pay attention to their series more since it keeps a traditional points system that I prefer when I'm doing something like "watching 70 races a year from one series".That happened last year in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series when they went to a final 4 format. The driver that led all season had well over a 500-point lead going into the final race. He bent something in the suspension early in the race and was not competitive. He lost the championship because of a rut in the track despite absolutely dominating the season. The series has now changed it to where it's based on the final 4 races.
What happened was, from the perspective of me getting to be a bigger fan of RTJ, great. I don't know that it was what the folks who run that series were looking for though. Maybe it is, and they relish my infrequent hate watching to see the best driver in the series try and overcome tidal waves of nonsense. Seems like they could have gone about it differently to get me to care, but what do I know?