The official "NASCAR 2009" thread

['Vette Dude]

Originally Posted by chakis24

3 racers for 300 laps? boring. if you keep the top 10 in for those 10 weeks and only have those 10 race i agree. i hate the fact that all 40 racers are racing during the chase. makes no sense- you dont see all 32 mlb teams in the playoffs.

Having all 42 (43?) teams in make a lot of sense. It keeps the race interesting-more crash opportunities. Having just 10 teams would be boring. I might actually fall asleep during a race then

[ptviperz]

Originally Posted by likearock00

Ehhh, I don't know about that. The points are the problem. You need to gain more points for winning!!

No points at all. Be ahead or be out

[ptviperz]

Originally Posted by chakis24

3 racers for 300 laps?

No, a full field, just whoever of the top 10 is in the lowest position in the field is out.

[marinerbc]

Originally Posted by ptviperz

Every year, I watch nascar less and less. The 'Chase' format is terrible. nascar has jumped the shark, big time.

My Chase format

Top 10 drivers over the last 10 races. Lowest position driver each week is eliminated. How cool would that be? You could finish in the top 10 and still get eliminated. Talk about some racing!

I look at what you drive, and then revel in the knowledge that I am indeed following the true path.

Chase as it is rocks.

[ptviperz]

Originally Posted by marinerbc

I look at what you drive, and then revel in the knowledge that I am indeed following the true path.

I'm not sure if I should be insulted or not, LOL

Chase as it is rocks.

Hey, lets have a point chase that leads to, hmm, ANOTHER points chase! Yay! That's some solid France Jr. thinking there

[Shotgun]

I think they should go back to only 10 drivers and have a separate point system for the Chase drivers. Leave the rest alone. Say you are in the Chase and finish the race in 27th position, yet you were last of the ten Chasers. You'd get a different amount of points in relation to position of finish among Chasers (i.e.1st-10th), not so much the points for 27th place. Make any sense?

Kind of like this:

1st (among Chasers): 180 pts, 2nd: 160 points, 3rd: 150, 4th: 140, 5th: 130, 6th: 110, 7th: 90, 8th: 80, 9th: 70, 10th: 60

That way a non-Chaser will only have a minimal impact on your points during the playoff. A chase driver would be racing more against other chasers rather than the entire field for points.

[marinerbc]

Originally Posted by ptviperz

I'm not sure if I should be insulted or not, LOL

A not so wise man once said:

"Words are the means to make ourselves heard to others, but at the same time, hide our true intentions. Let he who can truly master language come forth and teach us all."

Once in a while, I belch out something decent, given my sub 90 IQ.



Merry Christmas to the "NASCAR Sucks" crew!

[psece]

Has nothing to do with the Chase, the points or the drivers. Until they put cattle guards and step bumpers on the cars, it will more than likely be a boring race.....

['Vette Dude]

Originally Posted by ptviperz

No points at all. Be ahead or be out

If you want NASCAR to change the chase, E-mail them, don't post on GMi. I highly doubt that any NASCAR official reads GMi.
Go Jimmie!

['Vette Dude]

Originally Posted by ptviperz

Hey, lets have a point chase that leads to, hmm, ANOTHER points chase! Yay! That's some solid France Jr. thinking there

[Family Man]

Hello fellow NASCAR fans! It's always exciting when the new thread starts...

Like some of my posts in the 2008 thread, I don't hold much hope for the 2009 season. Some of my random thoughts...

Season is too long
Geez... Start in Feb and last until Oct was it? Waayyy too long. I like the Feb start since I get to watch auto racing while there is still tons of snow up here. Makes me look forward to summer even more. But, by July, I'm simply NASCAR'd out. I'd rather spend my week-end outside, and I don't even bother to tape the races either. By Sept, forget about it...

Chase
I like the chase the way it is as it helps tighten the field if there was a run away leader.

Broadcasters
Again, here in Canada we get screwed. I like the races on the main networks because I can catch them all, but man... I have the switch the TNT because we are at the mercy of TSN. This might be one of the reasons why my interest in NASCAR begins to drop in June - it's usually at the same time when Fox stops their broadcasts.

It was pure torture last year when trying to watch either the Coke 600 or All-Star race; while TNT would (I assume) carry both the race and commercial in a split screen, TSN would simply go to a commercial break. I got to a point where there were so many commercials that I begain to write doen the times of each break, and then sent an e-mail to TSN the next day (they never replied). Tundra overload....

Too many similar tracks
Along the lines of too many races, there are simply too many similar tracks. Cut down on these or make the same 1.5 mile tri-ovals different by dictating different banking, etc. Also, each track should only hold one race - sorry July race in Daytona.

Races toooooo loooooonngg
How many 500 and 600 mile races to we need? NASCAR wants to cut costs? Why not reduce the number of laps these gas sucking cars race?

Old car vs COT
Enough of it... Drivers, stop your complaining about how much harder it is to drive the COT, or how much hotter it is. You're being paid millions to race a car, so suck it up or find something else to do.

I'm sure there's more, but I'll save it for another day.

[cyclone]

Originally Posted by Shotgun

Tighten up, lad! Bowyer is in the #33.

Yeah, I couldn't find the 33 picture yet. I'll keep checking up at Jayski.

[cyclone]

Originally Posted by ptviperz

No, a full field, just whoever of the top 10 is in the lowest position in the field is out.

If that would happened this year it would of been Kyle Busch.

['Vette Dude]

Originally Posted by cyclone

If that would happened this year it would of been Kyle Busch.

You know what I would have said for that?

[Shotgun]

Originally Posted by cyclone

Yeah, I couldn't find the 33 picture yet. I'll keep checking up at Jayski.

Don't fret! Here ya go!

http://www.jayski.com/schemes/2009/33cup.htm

http://www.atthetrackracing.com/imag.../CB-2009-L.jpg

Don't forget to save them to your desktop or pic files for future use!