Xfinity RACE thread --- Daytona

[Spotter22]

The 19 should've dropped down in front of the 20

There should have been a lot of dropping down. The bottom line will work, they proved it early in the second segment.

 

[machinistman3]

At least Chevy won

 

[Charlie Spencer]

a bunch of point sucking gold bricks.

Ah, so at least someone gets it. Potential losses outweigh potential gains. Has nothing to do with gonads.

 

[VaDirt]

Chris Bell and Tyler Reddick both made moves. Bell moved from 15th to 6th or so by picking off one car at at a time. Tyler Reddick was another that had the balls to go low and make a spot. But overall, thatwas horrible because hardly anyone even tried the low side.

 

[StandOnIt]

And yet y'all will tune back in tomorrow expecting something else (gods only know wny), and bitch all over again when you get the same thing

you've seemed to do enough for most of us.

 

[Hotrod]

That may be the worst plate race I ever slept through.

Just one more tomorrow then all this gets thrown on the scrap pile and the new
package comes out for spring at Talladega. I guess we wont know what it will produce
till we get them on the track . Who knows , it might go back to the tandem drafts.

 

[Spotter22]

a bunch of point sucking gold bricks.

Exactly right

 

[ChexOrWrex]

How do you balance last night's clown show/demo derby to this rather anti-climatic but clean rp race? It's a brutal deal.

At the end of the day the fans want to see wrecks and wildness. I get it. It's not easy. I don't envy NASCAR's or the network's situation when trying to produce entertainment.

Fans want to a race, not wrecks. They got neither.

 

[KodiakRusty89]

Can’t believe that talentless hack won

RP races often produce unpredictable winners! The journey can deviate!

 

[Ventisca]

 

[Spotter22]

And yet y'all will tune back in tomorrow expecting something else (gods only know why), and bitch all over again when you get the same thing

I do EXPECT something else.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

you've seemed to do enough for most of us.

I try to stick to my core skills. I complain about rules, not about drivers taking advantage of the rules they're given.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I’ll just have this saved for after the 500 tomorrow. Today doesn’t make me optimistic

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I do EXPECT something else.

Mind if I ask why? Note that I'm not asking what you expect.

 

[Towmater]

Will Gluck post a poll asking if it was a good race? Gee, what would those results be?

 

[Ventisca]

Yup, Gator confirms it -- nothing to get excited about...

 

[JBone88]

“SUPER PUMPED about finishing 12th today! We got some VALUABLE stage points today! I wanna thank (insert 15 sponsors) for letting us be here! Glory to God and we’ll go em next week!”

Every driver in post race.

 

[jws926]

Now that my internet is back ( guessing it was a drunk driver took out my area's telcom box late last night) , what a lackluster finish, on to the 500 now.

 

[Brentford]

Ah, so at least someone gets it. Potential losses outweigh potential gains. Has nothing to do with gonads.

Point racing in week 1? Do they really not think there are enough races to get back potential points lost?

 

[ChexOrWrex]

And yet y'all will tune back in tomorrow expecting something else (gods only know why), and bitch all over again when you get the same thing

Not I. I’ve got an event to be at and at first I was bummed to miss race #1 but now not so much.

I hope it’s a good one that I can re-watch though.

 

[KodiakRusty89]

Fans want to a race, not wrecks. They got neither.

I tend to believe that relative to the general TV audience it's still more intense and "watchable" than the product we'll see next week at Atlanta.

I don't understand why the bottom didn't form. It was there to use. It'se been proven. I agree they were unusually quiet. Not one person took any type of calculated or poorly calculated risk. Just weird..

 

[Ventisca]

Thanks Jamie Little --

Get after those ball-less drivers!

 

[Spotter22]

Mind if I ask why? Note that I'm not asking what you expect.

I EXPECT drivers to run for the win. Its the Daytona 500

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Chris Bell and Tyler Reddick both made moves. Bell moved from 15th to 6th or so by picking off one car at at a time. Tyler Reddick was another that had the balls to go low and make a spot. But overall, thatwas horrible because hardly anyone even tried the low side.

Too bad Bell moved right back into the high lane and left Reddick out to dry. Nobody wanted to win.

 

[SlicedBread22]

I tend to believe that relative to the general TV audience it's still more intense and "watchable" than the product we'll see next week at Atlanta.

I don't understand why the bottom didn't form. It was there to use. It'se been proven. I agree they were unusually quiet. Not one person took any type of calculated or poorly calculated risk. Just weird..

Yeah I was expecting a better finish than that

 

[Mispeedway15]

Tomorrow won’t be like this because the 500 is so important to win guys. Also can lock bumpers in Cup

 

[JBone88]

Point racing in week 1? Do they really not think there are enough races to get back potential points lost?

Exactly what’s killing everything. It’s Daytona and already everyone’s worried about the ****** lame ass playoffs 8 months from now..

 

[jws926]

I EXPECT drivers to run for the win. Its the Daytona 500

I do too

 

[Mispeedway15]

I will say we’ve gotten too obsessed with championships lately in all sports. I know it matters but damn go hard everyday. Between NBA teams resting guys and NASCAR guys racing for points at Daytona **** sucks

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Point racing in week 1? Do they really not think there are enough races to get back potential points lost?

Based on what we just saw, no, they don't. I'm open to other explanations, as long as they don't question the courage of people going at least 80 mph faster than the complainers have ever gone.

 

[StandOnIt]

Too bad Bell moved right back into the high lane and left Reddick out to dry. Nobody wanted to win.

yeah bingo there was a bunch of that going on today

 

[jws926]

Exactly what’s killing everything. It’s Daytona and already everyone’s worried about the ******* lame ass playoffs 8 months from now..

Its kind of funny , or ironic, NASCAR made changes to stop or try and eliminate points racing.

 

[JBone88]

I EXPECT drivers to run for the win. Its the Daytona 500

If winning at Daytona isn’t motivation for these guys to make moves, then the sport really is in trouble.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Too bad Bell moved right back into the high lane and left Reddick out to dry. Nobody wanted to win.

Looked to me more like nobody wanted to lose.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

With all the bitching aside....on a personal note I’ll be so bummed if the 500 sucks tomorrow. It’s like my own personal holiday..... no stupid super bowl parties, no stupid gambling squares,no watching with people who are oblivious to what’s going on but are watching because pop culture tells them to. It’s my own niche and I watch because I love racing. Tomorrow can’t suck. It just can’t.

 

[JBone88]

I like Jeff Earnhardt. Seems like a cool dude. Didn’t get the finish today but ran pretty well. He’ll be interesting to watch this year.

 

[StandOnIt]

Its kind of funny , or ironic, NASCAR made changes to stop or try and eliminate points racing.

They eliminated pushing..that is helping to kill the supers after a couple races they went into the fence

 

[Spotter22]

Points go in the distributor.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I like Jeff Earnhardt. Seems like a cool dude. Didn’t get the finish today but ran pretty well. He’ll be interesting to watch this year.

I hope he does well with the opportunity, time to prove if he’s got talent.

 

[Truex_rox]

Wow. Never imagined we would see Michael Annett bring home the checkers. Unreal.