Good Job Lucas

[ImCryn2]

I think the owners voted for it to be this way. It was a lot better for 4 teams instead of 1. Anyone that doesn't see how good this was has never owned a race car.

As someone who built, owned and drove cars for 21 years I will say that if you think this format is the cats meow, you do not have a competitive bone in your body. Ricky accomplished what every racer sets out to do at the beginning of every season...... he kicked all their azzes and now gets to watch the trophy and first place check handed to someone else.
As far as folks that support this saying they feel bad for Ricky, no they don't! They purposely created this format to prevent someone from doing exactly what Ricky did and what Ricky did should be what every team strives for.
BTW, I read that Gina Bradsher said there was no vote. I suppose she should know. With that said, they all knew the format going in so I guess they all voted by signing up to run the series.
For the record, I'm still going to watch the races. I hope they don't think that by watching I am doing so because of this gimmick.

[TS FAN]

Format is here to stay. As was said, maybe a tweak or two. So I guess we will have an annual gripe session on it. I would say this format would attract more drivers than it loses. Pretty good pay day for all four drivers.

Wonder if WOO is considering the same thing, if not drivers that don't like the lucas format can join the WOO format and hope they are the one and only next year. We will see how all this works out, won't we.

[EvelB7]

I will throw my Thank You to Lucas Oil, Big River Steel and all of the sponsors that support the series. Whether I like the format or not, I do appreciate the fact that it is all possible because of them. We are all entitled to our opinions, however I do believe they deserve a little respect for stepping up and putting the money up. Funny how these boards fill up and pollute the waters, I guess the saying 'no good deed goes unpunished' is really true. Nothing wrong with criticism, but it must be directed to the right person and in the right way. Some need to go back and read the Friendship Speedway letter from last year, or maybe they really don't want to help with a solution but just want to be a part of the problem....

[foxfire2dirtracing]

^ Well said!

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I will throw my Thank You to Lucas Oil, Big River Steel and all of the sponsors that support the series. Whether I like the format or not, I do appreciate the fact that it is all possible because of them. We are all entitled to our opinions, however I do believe they deserve a little respect for stepping up and putting the money up. Funny how these boards fill up and pollute the waters, I guess the saying 'no good deed goes unpunished' is really true. Nothing wrong with criticism, but it must be directed to the right person and in the right way. Some need to go back and read the Friendship Speedway letter from last year, or maybe they really don't want to help with a solution but just want to be a part of the problem....

Late model racing is older than the Lucas Oil Series. I'd argue it was healthier before their entrance as well. I'm not kissing any rings. More money solves nothing, especially in the absence of good stewardship.

[Raceready]

^ Very well said ! ! ^ ^

[TBSprintFan]

I will throw my Thank You to Lucas Oil, Big River Steel and all of the sponsors that support the series. Whether I like the format or not, I do appreciate the fact that it is all possible because of them. We are all entitled to our opinions, however I do believe they deserve a little respect for stepping up and putting the money up. Funny how these boards fill up and pollute the waters, I guess the saying 'no good deed goes unpunished' is really true. Nothing wrong with criticism, but it must be directed to the right person and in the right way. Some need to go back and read the Friendship Speedway letter from last year, or maybe they really don't want to help with a solution but just want to be a part of the problem....

Well said, especially your last sentence.

[TS FAN]

I agree too

[Rajflyboy]

Evel is right

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Failures cry about social media. Successful tracks just succeed. I've offered fixes. My name isn't Davenport or Richards, so the stewards of the sport don't care.

You don't have to lie until the funeral. That's when everyone says a guy was a joy to be around and made everyone laugh. Dlm racing isn't dead yet.

[TBSprintFan]

Failures cry about social media. Successful tracks just succeed. I've offered fixes. My name isn't Davenport or Richards, so the stewards of the sport don't care.

You don't have to lie until the funeral. That's when everyone says a guy was a joy to be around and made everyone laugh. Dlm racing isn't dead yet.

I agree with your last sentence. And like I mentioned in another comment to you, we need younger blood to stay involved to keep it going. Not many years ago you saw mostly older grey haired people in the stands, now I am seeing some younger people in the stands and to keep them involved you need to keep them interested and that's why you will see some changes to the sport even though you will not like them.

[EvelB7]

I agree with your last sentence. And like I mentioned in another comment to you, we need younger blood to stay involved to keep it going. Not many years ago you saw mostly older grey haired people in the stands, now I am seeing some younger people in the stands and to keep them involved you need to keep them interested and that's why you will see some changes to the sport even though you will not like them.

I also agree, things either grow or die and motorsports in general has to continue to change or it will be the latter. I am fortunate (or unfortunate depending on how you look at it) to be involved in the sport from more angles than most. I deal with the young racer everyday; they are completely different than when I grew up 50 or so years ago. Right, wrong, better, worse are all just words that come from a person's perspective; in my opinion the key is learning to adapt to the changing surroundings and provide entertainment value for the fan while keeping the integrity of the sport in tact- tough thing to accomplish but I do appreciate the efforts I see.

[ftfiowa]

Do you realize what you said here?

pretty confident he said you were god...i agree....

[Snake X3]

My issue with the format is it doesn't accurately reflect what happened in the season. When you have 50-60 races and one guy wins the points, then he should be in the record books as the champion. No one remembers who finished 2nd...rarely anyway.

I understand why they instituted this system and knowing that, I was happy for the drivers to have a chance to compete for all that extra money. However, Ricky won the title in my mind and the record books should show that.

If they insist on using this format again, I would suggest that the winner of the regular season points gets that title and the winner of the DTWC is given the playoff winner title. I doubt that would make any difference to Ricky if that had been the case here. I'm sure he mostly cares about the money, but as a fan, I think the guy that has the best season should be the champ. Call me crazy, but that's how I feel about it.

Having a playoff does not increase the excitement for me. Matter of fact, I stopped watching NA$CAR because of my objection to the Chase format. That was the final straw after suffering with the Danica hot dog wrapper cautions and other PC BS they instituted. Thankfully, Dirt Late Model racing has a long, long way to fall that far. It's still the best form of racing on the planet IMO. What Lucas has done 5ucks, but I'll still be watching next season.

[dirtcrazy4u]

All these comments make me laugh. Every car owner out there understood what they were getting into. Did RTj have a great season, he sure did, but every win he racked up in the back of there minds they knew it was going to come down to this. Good year to all the teams that had a chance to win the championship. Everyone of them knows RTJ had a great season.