Re: 2013 Geico 400 - Sprint Cup Series

by PYLrulz Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:47 am

crl wrote:Ah, yes, that time of the year when the dumbasses who have the perfect fit for the Chase come out:

Yep, let's let a guy whose average finish on the year is 26th (fluke win included) run for the biggest championship in stock car racing just because of that one win. Yeah, that won't look like a joke when he's finishing midpack every week except 'Dega. Goddamn, people like this jackass piss me off. People like this moron give the "NASCAR fans are stupid" crowd fodder. And allowing people like him in the door means we deserve it. Judging by his picture, it seems he's a sports talk radio host. Dear God, that's beyond frightening; that someone like him is allowed to go on the airwaves and spout his opinions, no matter how ridiculous they sound.

This past week has been an exercise in stupidity, on all fronts.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:30 am

PYLrulz wrote:
racingfreak1999 wrote:NASCAR sucking Hendrick's dick as usual.
But wait, weren't they facing Roush's crotch when they let Edwards get away with a "jumped restart"?!?

Menard spun the tyres.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:31 am

crl wrote:Ah, yes, that time of the year when the dumbasses who have the perfect fit for the Chase come out:

Yep, let's let a guy whose average finish on the year is 26th (fluke win included) run for the biggest championship in stock car racing just because of that one win. Yeah, that won't look like a joke when he's finishing midpack every week except 'Dega. Goddamn, people like this jackass piss me off. People like this moron give the "NASCAR fans are stupid" crowd fodder. And allowing people like him in the door means we deserve it. Judging by his picture, it seems he's a sports talk radio host. Dear God, that's beyond frightening; that someone like him is allowed to go on the airwaves and spout his opinions, no matter how ridiculous they sound.

I've never seen someone take a sarcastic post that seriously.

by Alta Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:17 pm

crl wrote:Ah, yes, that time of the year when the dumbasses who have the perfect fit for the Chase come out:

Yep, let's let a guy whose average finish on the year is 26th (fluke win included) run for the biggest championship in stock car racing just because of that one win. Yeah, that won't look like a joke when he's finishing midpack every week except 'Dega. Goddamn, people like this jackass piss me off. People like this moron give the "NASCAR fans are stupid" crowd fodder. And allowing people like him in the door means we deserve it. Judging by his picture, it seems he's a sports talk radio host. Dear God, that's beyond frightening; that someone like him is allowed to go on the airwaves and spout his opinions, no matter how ridiculous they sound.

He's right. They need to make wins more valuable.

Also why blow up on a blatantly sarcastic post?

by PYLrulz Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:29 pm

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
PYLrulz wrote:
racingfreak1999 wrote:NASCAR sucking Hendrick's dick as usual.
But wait, weren't they facing Roush's crotch when they let Edwards get away with a "jumped restart"?!?
Menard spun the tyres.

And banged into Edwards, but don't tell that to most of the idiots out there

by **Cynon** Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:45 pm

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
Cynon wrote:
Pyrozooka0 wrote:Anyone else think MWR is going to get Truex to wreck the 39? He did get screwed over, after all.
Damn, son, don't go telling that to Jeff Gordon's fanbase!! There's enough sour grapes in Jeff Gordon's twitter fanbase to make a vineyard! They even got Ed Hinton (ESPN writer) to make a sob story to cater to them...

No, I don't think MWR will do that, but I think Jeff Gordon will be doing a lot of crying this weekend.
Take your raincoat Cooper, I can see Gordon turning the race into a rain-out.

Quoting this because there's a 60% chance of rain at some point on raceday(could be before, during, or, hopefully, after). Draw your conclusions... Laughing

by Pyrozooka0 Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:46 pm

the "drivers must give 100 percent" rule might be the dumbest thing ever. it is a totally subjective rule and is impossible to enforce in an unbiased way, it is basically going to be NASCAR penalizing drivers they don't like.

by PackerMan71 Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:49 pm

Pyrozooka0 wrote:the "drivers must give 100 percent" rule might be the dumbest thing ever. it is a totally subjective rule and is impossible to enforce in an unbiased way, it is basically going to be NASCAR penalizing drivers they don't like.

Well, this is NASCAR, so this might not be as farfetched as one might think. Neutral

by **Cynon** Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:42 pm

Pyrozooka0 wrote:the "drivers must give 100 percent" rule might be the dumbest thing ever. it is a totally subjective rule and is impossible to enforce in an unbiased way, it is basically going to be NASCAR penalizing drivers they don't like.

Yeah, I was really perplexed when I heard that, too. How the hell do you enforce that? Is pushing a teammate to a win at Talladega or on a GWC restart "not giving 100 percent"?? Are gentlemanly things such as moving out of the way when you're damaged/a lap down going to be banned in favor of driving like a hooligan so that you can make a highlight reel?

NASCAR says they're trying to get rid of the gray area, but I think they're just making a much bigger gray area with this...

by Rykia Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:37 pm

So I'll be going to this race as well, but I'm really hoping it doesn't rain out cause I highly doubt I'll be able to go on Monday.

by Cardinals5 Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:56 pm

Cynon wrote:
Pyrozooka0 wrote:the "drivers must give 100 percent" rule might be the dumbest thing ever. it is a totally subjective rule and is impossible to enforce in an unbiased way, it is basically going to be NASCAR penalizing drivers they don't like.
Yeah, I was really perplexed when I heard that, too. How the hell do you enforce that? Is pushing a teammate to a win at Talladega or on a GWC restart "not giving 100 percent"?? Are gentlemanly things such as moving out of the way when you're damaged/a lap down going to be banned in favor of driving like a hooligan so that you can make a highlight reel?

NASCAR says they're trying to get rid of the gray area, but I think they're just making a much bigger gray area with this...

Maybe it'll replace the grey matter they're so sorely lacking.

by PYLrulz Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:51 am

NASCAR is just turning into a total fuckery -_-

by PackerMan71 Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:59 am

PYLrulz wrote:NASCAR is just turning into a total fuckery -_-

Another reason why IndyCar has become a LOT more appealing to me. Not to mention the fact that IndyCar's product has been vastly superior to NASCAR's this season. Granted, there have been a few instances where NASCAR has had better races when IndyCar was on at the same time, but those have been few and far between.

IndyCar has officially supplanted NASCAR as my favorite auto racing series. I will continue to watch NASCAR, but I just don't have the same enthusiasm for it anymore. Between the MWR controversy at Richmond and this whole rules fiasco this week, NASCAR is quickly becoming a massive joke.

by Sparkz47 Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:24 am

PackerMan71 wrote:
PYLrulz wrote:NASCAR is just turning into a total fuckery -_-
Another reason why IndyCar has become a LOT more appealing to me. Not to mention the fact that IndyCar's product has been vastly superior to NASCAR's this season. Granted, there have been a few instances where NASCAR has had better races when IndyCar was on at the same time, but those have been few and far between.

IndyCar has officially supplanted NASCAR as my favorite auto racing series. I will continue to watch NASCAR, but I just don't have the same enthusiasm for it anymore. Between the MWR controversy at Richmond and this whole rules fiasco this week, NASCAR is quickly becoming a massive joke.

I was going to make a post of my own, but these two posts have already summed up my thoughts perfectly. I'll be watching the actual auto racing over at IndyCar in favor of the wannabe reality show NASCAR has become, thanks.

by day500champ1 Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:22 pm

Well, I have to say that with everything that has happened this pass week, this has to be the first Chase race with the most storylines since the first chase in 2004.

by Michael29Shell Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:25 pm

The restarts rules have slightly changed.

Once the leader accelerates, than the second place car has the right to beat the leader.

http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/15/nascar-announces-changes-to-restart-procedure/

by Pyrozooka0 Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:12 pm

Michael29Shell wrote:The restarts rules have slightly changed.

Once the leader accelerates, than the second place car has the right to beat the leader.

http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/15/nascar-announces-changes-to-restart-procedure/

Finally, a GOOD rule change is coming out of this clusterfuck. And, after reading Cynon's assessment of the 100 percent rule of stupidity and subjectiveness, the rule seems to downright encourage ARLA-like shenanigans (dumping lapped cars, wrecking everything in sight, 4 wide on the first lap, etc).

by Lucstar88 Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:16 pm

Drivers to their cars!!! We're going racing, plus the radar shows that we're clear of rain for a while

Logano, i think, this race will show if he's got what it takes!

by Mother of Invention Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:48 pm

Pyrozooka0 wrote:the "drivers must give 100 percent" rule might be the dumbest thing ever. it is a totally subjective rule and is impossible to enforce in an unbiased way, it is basically going to be NASCAR penalizing drivers they don't like.

on a side note, did you notice the #19 team withdrew from the race.....hmmmmmmm..... Razz

by **Cynon** Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:58 pm

Fak u rain

by Lucstar88 Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:07 pm

Cynon wrote:Fak u rain

Totally agree

by SpeedDemon37 Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:00 pm

Michael29Shell wrote:The restarts rules have slightly changed.

Once the leader accelerates, than the second place car has the right to beat the leader.

http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/15/nascar-announces-changes-to-restart-procedure/

I don't actually understand why the leader restarts the race as opposed to the flagman, but maybe that's just me.

by Mother of Invention Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:45 pm

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/time-blow-away-air-titan-standoff-between-nascar-001900902.html

wow, this article was written in July and its relevant today

by Lucstar88 Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:54 pm

Saw on Jayski, that track drying will likely finish at 10est, & the race will likely continue

by f1fan12 Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:58 pm

And we're rolling

by PackerMan71 Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:33 pm

Welp, Lolgano's engine just went kerboom.

by Lucstar88 Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:34 pm

Crap, Logano's likely done...

by TheFallenHaveRisen Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:37 pm

PackerMan71 wrote:Lolgano's

Not sure if you meant to spell it that way, but that made me laugh Laughing

by PackerMan71 Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:39 pm

TheFallenHaveRisen wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:Lolgano's
Not sure if you meant to spell it that way, but that made me laugh

Yes, it was intentional. It's the forum's nickname for him. Very Happy

by Lucstar88 Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:40 pm

TheFallenHaveRisen wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:Lolgano's
Not sure if you meant to spell it that way, but that made me laugh

It's a nickname we gave him

HOLY S*** car on fire, & it's Whitt... who's next Junior?
*Prays it's Jimmie*

by Lucstar88 Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:35 pm

Lucstar88 wrote:
TheFallenHaveRisen wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:Lolgano's
Not sure if you meant to spell it that way, but that made me laugh
It's a nickname we gave him

HOLY S*** car on fire, & it's Whitt... who's next Junior?
*Prays it's Jimmie*

F*** my luck continues
1st Gordon
2nd Whitt
3rd Junior

PLEASE STOP!

by Memoriesallbutdone Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:35 pm

Lucstar88 wrote:
TheFallenHaveRisen wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:Lolgano's
Not sure if you meant to spell it that way, but that made me laugh
It's a nickname we gave him

HOLY S*** car on fire, & it's Whitt... who's next Junior?
*Prays it's Jimmie*

Sorry your prayers didn't come true, but you were right more or less, Junior just exploded.

by Mother of Invention Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:36 pm

Lucstar88 wrote: who's next Junior?

So....yeah can you tell me who wins the Super Bowl this season? Razz

by Lucstar88 Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:39 pm

Mother of Invention wrote:
Lucstar88 wrote: who's next Junior?
So....yeah can you tell me who wins the Super Bowl this season?

Seattle... Laughing

by PYLrulz Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:45 pm

So did Cooper take my advice, and take a sleeping bag along, since this race has lasted so long?!?

by Lucstar88 Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:49 pm

Memoriesallbutdone wrote:
Lucstar88 wrote:
TheFallenHaveRisen wrote:
PackerMan71 wrote:Lolgano's
Not sure if you meant to spell it that way, but that made me laugh
It's a nickname we gave him

HOLY S*** car on fire, & it's Whitt... who's next Junior?
*Prays it's Jimmie*
Sorry your prayers didn't come true, but you were right more or less, Junior just exploded.

Seen worse, he blew up at MIS in June while leading, which i wanted him to win for my birthday

by **crl** Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:50 pm

Mother of Invention wrote:
Lucstar88 wrote: who's next Junior?
So....yeah can you tell me who wins the Super Bowl this season?

'Niners.

by PackerMan71 Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:02 am

Well, other than the restarts and weird engine failures, this race... kind of sucked.

by Lucstar88 Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:05 am

Max Points for Matt Kenseth, 6th win of the year, his personal best!

by Cardinals5 Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:33 am

Typical Kyle Busch crying about finishing second.

by **crl** Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:37 am

Cardinals5 wrote:Typical Kyle Busch crying about finishing second.

Chase time, and he can't handle the...

by Cardinals5 Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:39 am

crl wrote:
Cardinals5 wrote:Typical Kyle Busch crying about finishing second.
Chase time, and he can't handle the...

He should be used to being

by now...

by PYLrulz Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:48 pm

And what do I see today?!? Fans complaining about NASCAR running the race at night, saying they should have waited until today to run the rest of the race. Guess what would happen if NASCAR did that?!?

by **Cynon** Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:48 pm

PYLrulz wrote:And what do I see today?!? Fans complaining about NASCAR running the race at night, saying they should have waited until today to run the rest of the race. Guess what would happen if NASCAR did that?!?

NASCAR needs to stop playing games with the tracks about the Air Titan. That is really all I have to say.

by PYLrulz Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:49 am

Cynon wrote:
PYLrulz wrote:And what do I see today?!? Fans complaining about NASCAR running the race at night, saying they should have waited until today to run the rest of the race. Guess what would happen if NASCAR did that?!?
NASCAR needs to stop playing games with the tracks about the Air Titan. That is really all I have to say.

I'm talking about the people just love to whine just because they can whine. I remember years back when they tried to cram in the race at California despite the weepers in the track causing trouble, and people whined about how NASCAR should have just waited until tomorrow to try and get the race in... but in the same season, people whined that NASCAR should had done its best to try and get qualifying in at Bristol even if it took all night... when looking at a radar, anyone could tell you no qualifying was going to happen that day.

Sometimes, I think fans just love to whine, no matter what

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