Would NASCAR dare fix NH for a Petty win?

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4xchampncountin

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Would they set it up for Kyle Petty to win this weekend? It would be a great story if he won and you know it would bring a ton of positive press. I wouldn't care if it was fixed or not, it would be a great story. Besides, it's not like they haven't done it before:satisfied
 
Sorry, 4x I can't go for the NASCAR fix conspiracy. How are they going to do that? Give everyone restrictor plates except Kyle? Tell everyone at the drivers' meeting that Kyle is to win.......if he comes up behind you, let him go? If you violate the "let Kyle pass rule" you get blackflagged for two laps?

It would be nice to see Kyle win......but it won't be because of a fix!
 
It would not be as easy as last time because there is no restrictor plate to make adjustments to, but as we have seen this year there are subtle things you can do to gain an advantage (ask Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth or anybody else who has been fined for pushing the envelope). It just might be a matter of some inspector "overlooking" something.
 
Of any race to ask that of, NH????? come on! Can't/won't happen no matter how sweet the victory would be....
 
About as much as they let Dale Jr. .Nascar had nothing to do with Dale's win and they won't have anything to do with Kyle winning. But Kyle would need Nascar's help to get the win where Dale didn't need any. First he's gotta get some top 5's and then the wins will come. Kyle is doing better, but he is not there yet. He is getting closer and he may win again but not any time soon. Next year will ge a good year for Kyle. I think he will finish in the top 10.
 
It could be done...but that might be a reach even for Nascar
 
It's going to be hard to fix a race when 42 other cars out there want to win. If it's such a great story, why didn't Kyle win at the track last year?

And to think that they've fixed a race before is really just stubborn.
 
I just don't see how people say Nascar "fixes" races. The people in the garage would know if one had an advantage over them. What would happen to the sport if they got caught? They are not going to jepordize all that money to fix a race. Just don't buy into the "fixing theory"! I can't see Kyle Petty agreeing to that either. He would want to win on his own, not have it given to him. Especially at this track! JMHO:satisfied
 
sgbg--->Yeah your right for Petty but what about other teams...what if Nascar is just like WWF...but thats just an opinion I would need some hard proof to actually believe it. And as of now there is none.
 
It's WWE now. They have story writers there and everyone knows the outcome. The sponsers who pay all that money would leave in a heartbeat if they caught wind of anything like that! Still say they would be shooting theirselves in the foot if they "fix" races! Can't see any of the true racers going for that!
 
I don't personally buy into it[conspiracy]but of course it could be done,and probably easily.A matter of one driver,one crew chief and one Nascar tech inspector looking the other way.Remember:the worst of these drivers could outrun the best with a little 'creative innovation'.Just food for thought,and certainly possible if nothing else.As with any other race,the 'fix'would still depend to a degree on the driver and a little luck as well.Just a little speculation.
 
He would have to avoid the wrecks. Have good pit stops. And, be able to go 12 to 15 laps farther than other drivers on a tank of gas regardless of the make of car. Oh, wait, that's happened already. The CC decided to take on 4 tires while others were just gas-n-go or not stop at all. Sorry, my bad. ;)
 
I was just sort of throwing this out there. I don't think they would do that again. This time would be too obvious. I don't know that Dale Jr's win at Daytona was fixed, but it seemed awfully fishy that he was THAT much faster than everyone else. Nobody else passes like that on a Plate "race". But, it could have just been a coincidence that the very next race at the track where his dad dies that he would be that much faster and win that easily.
 
Maybe the fact really is that Nascar doesnt fix any of the races, but its the drivers who do the fixing by "bending" the rules. Of course that Bending includes changing.
 
4x, do you really buy into that theory????? I don't want to be p1ssy but if DEI hasn't proven they have mastered the restrictor plate progam, then I don't know what else will convince people.

It is obvious that DEI has zeroed in on the superspeedways and built the majority of their program around it. Not a DEI fan, but can respect that some drivers and programs perform better at certain tracks!

If that's where they choose to spend their budget.....
 
I don't know that I believe it or disbelieve it, I just wanted to get some input on what you guys think of it. I do believe it is entirely possible that his restrictor plate wasn't as restrictive as other peoples though.
 
I hear ya 4x, just saying that it seems DEI has put the majority of it's resources into plate racing. That would account for their performance at superspeedways, and (mostly) lack there-of at other tracks.

Last year, I was hollering the same argument as you, but in looking back, it's just not realistic.
 
Being a specialist at only one kind of track is a death certificate in all other forms of racing except for NASCAR.

Why?

I think because in NASCAR, winning the biggest, most watched races every year gives many people that don't normally watch the sport the impression that you're the best in the sport.

Misleading? Yes. Smart? Yes.
 
:bs:

I would love to see Kyly win ANY race to honor Adam's memory, or one of the team cars in lieu of Kyle.

But FIX, won't happen.
 
Good point Paul.

To go further with that theory:

But to keep sponsors (the only way to stay in business), is that the way to go? Just don't think it's a sound business plan in the long run. High profile, yes, but once you convert them, not to be able to win (or sometimes even run competitavely-sp) at tracks isn't the way to keep them.
 
Time will tell. :)

But my guess would be that the sponsor won't go anywhere.
 
Does anyone think of Jeff Gordon as a specialist at any kind of track in particular? He does run better at road courses, of course, but it seems like the key to his winning Cups is to be very good and consistent everywhere. If I were a WC driver or team, I might be trying to imitate the 24 team first and foremost.
 
Um, that's why he's a champion... He doesn't run his program for just one style of racing.....;)
 
Gordon's strong point is his ability to run well at most of the tracks.No doubt about that.As a matter of fact,one would be hard pressed to find a track Gordon is NOT a 'specialist'on!:p
 
i'd love to see kyle win, but only on his own, which isn't likely to happen this year.
maybe next if he keeps improving.
 
Originally posted by 4xchampncountin
Would they set it up for Kyle Petty to win this weekend? It would be a great story if he won and you know it would bring a ton of positive press. I wouldn't care if it was fixed or not, it would be a great story. Besides, it's not like they haven't done it before:satisfied
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I'd like to believe NASCAR doesn't do this kind of thing. If I thought otherwise, I'd quit watching.
 
I was just joking about not caring if it was fixed or not. If I thought it was fixed it would lessen the joy for me conciderably.

But, it would still be cool:)
 
if he wins, IF, i would not believe nascar to have fixed it at all.
 
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