It's criminal

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I thought a lot of people were defending this trash when it was announced?

[dirtcrazy4u]

Trash, you got it.

[dewtrucker29]

Not a fan of it in Nascar nor any other form of racing. Some years someone will simply have a far superior year and win a title early. Some years there will be down to the wire championship chases. I wish they would all scrap this "manufactured drama" and just race.

[riddle28]

Davenport wins 300k at Eldora.

oneal. theyll probably make some tweaks to it like bonus points for wins or something eventually but its more exciting than the snoozefest portsmouth was. All the drivers knew the rules and possibilites when they signed on for the tour last winter

[Jking24]

oneal. theyll probably make some tweaks to it like bonus points for wins or something eventually but its more exciting than the snoozefest portsmouth was. All the drivers knew the rules and possibilites when they signed on for the tour last winter

You are correct they all knew. But what they didn't know it's how stellar of a season rtj was gonna have. Weather he knew or not it's really gonna suck to have absolutely dominated the series all year and not have a championship to show for it.

[Tireguy17]

Point fund comparison

2022
Champion $150K, 2nd $75K, 3rd $50K

2023
Champion $200K, 2nd $150K, 3rd $125K, 4th $100K

That's why drivers/teams signed up for the format....Better money overall.

[Patansplant]

Thanks for helping me understand how the championship is decided. RTJ deserves it for sure.

[ImCryn2]

Point fund comparison

2022
Champion $150K, 2nd $75K, 3rd $50K

2023
Champion $200K, 2nd $150K, 3rd $125K, 4th $100K

That's why drivers/teams signed up for the format....Better money overall.

Yep more money makes everything better...... (until it doesn't). That mentality has got this country all the way to the crapper! I hope Ricky does win, but if he doesn't I hope his sponsor (BRS) chokes on the money they threw around. IMO if you have to change a format to have an exciting championship battle, your on track product sucks.

[kidrock]

I can't fault Lucas for trying to make things more exciting for the Championship and they could not foresee that RTJ or anyone else would not dominate like this but, that being said maybe they should have a 4 race points battle instead of 1 race wins it all. I'm not for 1 race wins it all. Keep it the way it was. RTJ deserves this Championship or at least at this point.

[Henry Every]

Why do dirt series keep trying to emulate napcar? This isn't the 80's or the 90's when napcar was strong and growing, this is the time of decline and stupidity. I think, that most organizations that achieve a high level of success believe they can do anything and the public will support it, never giving any thought or circumspect of the past. Then when things fail they blame the public for losing interest in it, never able to admit their own missteps or considering going back. A smart promoter gives the public what it wants, not what they think they should want. Not many true leaders around anymore, no true promoters, just managers without a creative mind or understanding of tradition or history. Their rules today show their ignorance of history and what works and what doesn't, they are blind to their own destruction. Like a coke head that craves only the next high, they ignore the destruction their decisions and actions are creating in their lives and those around them. Its the same with the current leaders of DLM(WoO/Lucas), they see these lightning fast cars that require an engineer, a full time crew and a diagnostic lab on wheels to manage and maintain as a plus, as having achieved the next level(the high). Sadly they ignore the cost, the rot in the roots of the tree and soon when the right storm comes along their tree will topple, collapsing under its own weight. Experience and age are a blessing, it allows you the wider view that younger less experienced people aren't able to see. Wasn't that long ago(to me) that 604 crate was going to save the show, it was going to be the everyman class, but they didn't have the draw that supers have. So then they jacked the purses up to match a super payout and invited those elite teams to come and play in what was billed as the smaller pond. Soon all the tech and dollars and experience flowed into crate 604 and pushed those smaller fish out of the pond supposedly created for them. Now in my area there isn't even a weekly 604 class, they all dropped to 602 or they quit. Whats next? Whats cheaper than 602? How low must we go? My point is, it seems the people at the top are completely out of touch with actual racers and racing? They right rules that make no sense and ignore enforcing the rules that do matter. Bottom line is the cars have too much traction which demands greater horsepower and no amount of gimmicks like, lucky dogs and cute little point reshufflings and whatever other silliness they contrive even glances at the real issues. I'm a big believer in boycotts and the loss of money is the only thing they listen to. The racers have the power, so too the fans, if you don't like something, vote with your dollars and they will listen. JMO

[84wedge]

maybe they should have a 4 race points battle instead of 1 race wins it all.

Or even better, every race could be a points battle to get the average of who performs better at the most tracks!

[kidrock]

When Nascar was at it highest they had fans that weren't really race fans but, everyone liked Nascar so, they thought well if everyone else likes it why not. They have weeded out those fans and have pissed some off and have left but, they still have a decent following. I still enjoy Nascar but, I watch more than just the race itself.

[raburke23]

Listen, I am an RTJ fan, but you mean to tell me a guy who had 6 national touring wins in his career before this year all the sudden has 21 wins and the most dominating national touring season of all time? C'mon, we are all smarter than that. RTJ is good, but he doesn't stack up with our sports greats over time. They've obviously stumbled on something that works or something that isn't getting 'caught' because with the talent of today, no one should be winning that many touring races.
And for the record, I like the anticipation and format for crowing the champ.

[84wedge]

I've noticed since that Bloomquist podcast in comments all around that everyone is starting to say RTJ isn't that great and he must be cheating.

[gumby_32d]

Let's run the race first. Then we can go on about RTJ getting screwed. We shouldn't write Davenport the check so soon.