NASCAR Attempts To So Something That Makes Sense

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  • CIRF
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2007
    • 8122

    #1

    NASCAR Attempts To So Something That Makes Sense

    NASCAR hasn't done much over the past decade or so that makes much sense or is intended to keep the gimmickry out of racing but they deserve kudos for doing away with the really, really stupid group qualifying format. One lap one at a time and that's it.

    However, they just couldn't resist throwing in a bit of silly gimmickry into the equation, for what I don't know. The fastest 12 will have some sort of second round to finalize who'll start on the front row for the Daytona 500. It seems it's impossible for NASCAR to be gimmick free.
  • drano
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 1339

    #2
    You are right CIRF back in the day Daytona had the front row set and then the twins and other than that Wilkesboro had a two day deal but it was always one car at a time and no one was locked in that top 35 locked in is stupid if you are locked in just draw for starting spots and be done with it really dosen't matter where you start these races are such marathons anyway

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    • old fan
      Banned
      • Jan 2016
      • 4191

      #3
      Yep just draw for position and be done with it

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      • formercrewguy
        Senior Member
        • May 2007
        • 987

        #4
        As long as a Chevy won the pole, it's ok by me!

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        • drano
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 1339

          #5
          Do they still run chevy's and ford's I thought they just had stickers on the front to tell the difference

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          • drano
            Senior Member
            • May 2007
            • 1339

            #6
            Chase Elliott on the pole boy that is a shocker right.

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            • CIRF
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2007
              • 8122

              #7
              Originally posted by drano View Post
              Chase Elliott on the pole boy that is a shocker right.
              The car Elliott put on the pole this year for the Daytona 500 is the same car that Gordo put on the pole for both of the races at Talladega in 2015. No surprise.

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              • mudslinger47
                Banned
                • May 2007
                • 3452

                #8
                Originally posted by CIRF View Post
                NASCAR hasn't done much over the past decade or so that makes much sense or is intended to keep the gimmickry out of racing but they deserve kudos for doing away with the really, really stupid group qualifying format. One lap one at a time and that's it.

                However, they just couldn't resist throwing in a bit of silly gimmickry into the equation, for what I don't know. The fastest 12 will have some sort of second round to finalize who'll start on the front row for the Daytona 500. It seems it's impossible for NASCAR to be gimmick free.
                It was that way last year...I told you, if your going to bitch about the program, at least watch it... (the fastest twelve) I think if I recall they did that on all the bigger tracks... only reason for no group q-fying is the draft, not fair for everyone...and that is what they're shooting for... so once again, there you are out in left field with your knickers in a bunch for no real reason...

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                • mudslinger47
                  Banned
                  • May 2007
                  • 3452

                  #9
                  Originally posted by drano View Post
                  Chase Elliott on the pole boy that is a shocker right.
                  And what does NASCAR get out of that? Jr is the most popular...

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                  • drano
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2007
                    • 1339

                    #10
                    You know nascar is mad at Kenseth for breaking up their Elliott Earnhardt front row.

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                    • CIRF
                      Senior Member
                      • Jul 2007
                      • 8122

                      #11
                      Originally posted by mudslinger47 View Post
                      It was that way last year...I told you, if your going to bitch about the program, at least watch it... (the fastest twelve) I think if I recall they did that on all the bigger tracks... only reason for no group q-fying is the draft, not fair for everyone...and that is what they're shooting for... so once again, there you are out in left field with your knickers in a bunch for no real reason...
                      Knickers in a bunch? Can you be any less original? And there ya' go again, bitchin' about what you perceive as bitchin'.

                      Group qualifying is lame. And so is this fastest 12, or whatever the he!! it is.

                      Now that all that is out of the way you can go and do your best Dale Inman impersonation! LOL!

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                      • mudslinger47
                        Banned
                        • May 2007
                        • 3452

                        #12
                        Originally posted by CIRF View Post
                        Knickers in a bunch? Can you be any less original? And there ya' go again, bitchin' about what you perceive as bitchin'.

                        Group qualifying is lame. And so is this fastest 12, or whatever the he!! it is.

                        Now that all that is out of the way you can go and do your best Dale Inman impersonation! LOL!
                        Group qualifying is fine on the smaller tracks.... we even do it on the dirt from time to time... if the participants don't have their heads up their butts it works out well... problem on the larger tracks is people looking for that advantage of the draft...NASCAR to its credit, realized that and fixed it... group qualifying is great cause its over quick... that one lap deal worked quick too...

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                        • buster83
                          Senior Member
                          • Jun 2007
                          • 1878

                          #13
                          i rather go to Atlanta then either restrictor plate race which sucks.

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