SPEEDtv.com ForumsCopyright (c) 2008ExpressionEnginetag:speedtv.com,2008:10:15Picks for the Tums Quikpak 500tag:speedtv.com,2008:forums/viewthread/.3429012008-10-15T14:46:50ZTalon64
Points coming soon.
2 picks, highest finishing pick counts.
Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. I mean really, neither of them have finished outside the top 10 in the last 12 and 11 races respectively combining for 8 wins over that stretch.
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Smaller fields in NASCAR’s future?tag:speedtv.com,2008:forums/viewthread/.3413632008-10-13T08:11:53ZStuckonKyle
Another sign of the times is the rumor [Bob Margolis] heard in the Cup garage that NASCAR has floated the possibility of a change in the field size for the Craftsman Truck and Nationwide Series to 28 vehicles and the Cup field down to 36 sometime in the future.(Yahoo Sports)(10-13-2008)
Hmmmm. How is this supposed to help? Somebody splain that to me.
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Should NASCAR Go Green????tag:speedtv.com,2008:forums/viewthread/.3425212008-10-14T19:20:54ZDirtymopossie08COT items of possible interesttag:speedtv.com,2008:forums/viewthread/.3429922008-10-15T19:26:09Z2008-10-15T19:27:21Zcommadore183NASCAR has set a date of 2010 for the Nationwide Series' COT
CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said Monday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway that the Nationwide Series car of tomorrow would not be rolled out until 2010, setting a firm introduction of the new car for the first time.
Looks like NASCAR learned from their blunder with the Sprint Cup Series COT with this. It was stupid of NASCAR to have the teams build two different cars for one season. Hopefully, this won't hurt the smaller Nationwide teams too badly.
This COT looks better than the Sprint Cup COT, keeping the spoiler for the Nationwide Series, but in a different shape.
CONCORD, N.C. – Goodyear could be forced to build different tires for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup and Nationwide series in 2010 when the Nationwide car of tomorrow is rolled out, a top official from the sanctioning body says.
Some in the Nationwide Series have asked for different tires than the Cup series to help differentiate the series and make sure Cup drivers don’t simply use the Nationwide Series as a test bed.
Looks like NASCAR is going to try to limit the Cup drivers from running in the Nationwide Series but making the cars very different in how they drive, through both the tires and the car. Maybe the Cup drivers will run fewer races in the Nationwide Series in 2010 and on, instead of doing the whole season like what happens now.
And finally, NASCAR won't make any rule changes to the COT for next year. Smart move on NASCAR's part, since teams that have made significant gains on the COT would have to spend thousands, if not millions, more on redeveloping the car since their current notes and setups would basically be junk. Teams are starting to figure the COT out now.
Read and discuss.
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He’s Back! AUTOEXTREMISTtag:speedtv.com,2008:forums/viewthread/.3427012008-10-15T10:34:25ZStuckonKyle
Chrysler's imminent demise - how will it affect NASCAR?
By Peter M. De Lorenzo
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The writing is on the wall for Chrysler's racing programs despite the pronouncements to the contrary from management types at the company. I expect we'll hear the words (or something like them) "we're in it for the long haul," or "we plan on being a force in 2009," or "reports of our demise are greatly exaggerated" - right up until the day it's announced that Chrysler is sold, merged or parted out to one (or more) of its various suitors.
Most of you will flame the thread. So be it.
The local UAW is concerned. They know something is brewing.
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MWR CHEATERS, THIEVES, AND BACKMARKERtag:speedtv.com,2008:forums/viewthread/.2487832008-05-31T22:19:03Zokierebel
This way I don't have to read so many different threads to read how bad he is.
It's kinda like the KB & JR threads some do and some don't
I hope you have as much fun with this page as I will.
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NASCAR’s rating woes continue…tag:speedtv.com,2008:forums/viewthread/.2504022008-06-03T10:22:54ZVetteGuy62
"Sprint Cup Racing on Fox concluded its 2008 campaign with a 4.2/10 for the race from Dover yesterday to rank as the top-rated event for the weekend. Last year's race which was rained-out and rescheduled on a Monday afternoon posted a 2.2/7 and was not included in the 2007 season average. For the 2008 season, Sprint Cup racing averaged a 5.2/11 in the meters for 13 races, flat with last year's average for just 12 races.(Fox)(6-2-200"
Now, given the Jr pull-through this year, it seems to me that flat ratings compared to last year (which were way down from previous years) actually means NASCAR is still bleeding fans. It will be interesting to see how things go since the top 5 or so in the chase seem pretty well set and given the less than titillating combination of CoT and upcoming tracks between now and, say the Brickyard. Maybe more pressure on NASCAR to do something about the racing???
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JEFF BURTON FANS UNITE!!!tag:speedtv.com,2008:forums/viewthread/.3413712008-10-13T08:14:03ZRobsanXa potential Nascar race for Fort Erie, Ontario, in 2010tag:speedtv.com,2008:forums/viewthread/.3429512008-10-15T15:10:53Z2008-10-15T15:16:17ZRAgIn
This is pretty cool if you live in Ontario and or NY border