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Ungratek posted:I actually really like the segment racing so far Yeah it's good. Playoffs still the worst
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Mar 20, 2017 01:56
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I didn't watch the race so I'm pretty sure you're all joking about Newman winning
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Mar 20, 2017 02:41
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Alain Post posted:I didn't watch the race so I'm pretty sure you're all joking about Newman winning If it makes you feel less gaslighted, it was a last-ditch gamble that paid off and not a strong performance
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Mar 20, 2017 02:42
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Orchestrated Mess posted:Absolutely not, but almost, which makes me feel disgusting. Here, I'll help you. When all the laps are done, the car that crossed the finish line in first place is the winner.
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Mar 20, 2017 02:47
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Orchestrated Mess posted:I don't even know what winning means anymore with this segment poo poo anyway. It's about the only thing that really matters anymore and still makes a molecule of sense. Segments are still a good idea on NASCAR's part.
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Mar 20, 2017 03:15
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Alain Post posted:I didn't watch the race so I'm pretty sure you're all joking about Newman winning Kyle Busch was leading by about 2.5 seconds when Logano had a tire go down, salmmed the wall hard, and drew a late caution Most of the leaders pitted during the caution for 2 tires, but Newman, Stenhouse and Truex all stayed out. Race restarted for a green white checker, and Newman managed to get a good restart. Busch was forced to the inside and got bottled up. Larson tried to make a run on Newman but hit Stenhouse and both managed to avoid a wreck.
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Mar 20, 2017 03:28
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yall people liking the segments are insane
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Mar 20, 2017 03:50
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probably more sane than people who spend literal years making posts about how terrible something is
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Mar 20, 2017 04:17
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VikingSkull posted:probably more sane than people who spend literal years making posts about how terrible something is Nascar is for fuckers.
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Mar 20, 2017 05:44
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Cygni posted:yall people liking the segments are insane The segment racing changes have convinced me to change my mind. Before segments, I used to watch the weekly NASCAR strung out parade of cars and I just assumed that the drivers didn't give a poo poo and were just happy cruising around until the final 25~ laps. My opinion has changed. Segment "finishes" (is that what we call them?) have shown me the light. NASCAR drivers were not holding back, they just were not willing to wreck each other for a pass until the end of the race. I'll never doubt Dale Jr again when he says stuff like "if you think Drivers are holding back, you don't know poo poo." These cars just plain suck to watch. Aero/blahblah/whocares. 95% of the race today bored me to the point where I watched Golf.
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Mar 20, 2017 11:42
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Segments are good, without them Nascar would just throw debris cautions to bunch the field so they might as well make them mean something.
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Mar 20, 2017 13:20
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kidcoelacanth posted:If it makes you feel less gaslighted, it was a last-ditch gamble that paid off and not a strong performance I disagree he was moving up the field in a race where passing was impossible. Fat man in a winning car. I guess they added another battery so the car wouldn't die. I can't believe everyone decided two tires would make them fast enough to pass 3 cars in two laps.
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Mar 20, 2017 15:44
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big nipples big life posted:Segments are good, without them Nascar would just throw debris cautions to bunch the field so they might as well make them mean something. This. I actually stopped watching in 2015 cuz I though the debris cautions were a loving joke.
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Mar 20, 2017 15:52
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Cygni posted:yall people liking the segments are insane I dunno, it's really just like series like the BTCC that have 3 races, or I guess more like ones that have a main and a sprint race like GP2. Nascar is just doing them all together rather than a couple of hours or a day apart.
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Mar 20, 2017 17:22
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Debris cautions bad, not at all artificial segments good. 
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Mar 20, 2017 17:35
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Dudley posted:I dunno, it's really just like series like the BTCC that have 3 races, or I guess more like ones that have a main and a sprint race like GP2. Except nobody gives a poo poo about who won this segment or that segment.
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Mar 20, 2017 17:48
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gret posted:Except nobody gives a poo poo about who won this segment or that segment. Chase Elliot probably feels good that at least he's finally won something.
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Mar 20, 2017 17:53
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http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2017/03/20/ryan-nascar-will-use-restrictor-plates-at-indy-could-michigan-and-pocono-be-on-horizon/ NASCAR conducting an experiment to try and make the Xfinity Indy race the most boring race of all time
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Mar 20, 2017 17:55
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I don't think it's actually possible to make the racing at Indy and Pocono any worse. I mean it will still be terrible with plates but saying it's worse is a stretch.
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Mar 20, 2017 18:00
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Imagine an Indy race that never ends because everyone from race control to the flagman fell into a coma and doesn't wave the checkered
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Mar 20, 2017 18:10
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remember when nascar tried to one-up the 2005 usgp at indy rofl
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Mar 20, 2017 18:13
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in retrospect that was prolly the most interesting race nascar has ever had at indianapolis
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kidcoelacanth posted:http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2017/03/20/ryan-nascar-will-use-restrictor-plates-at-indy-could-michigan-and-pocono-be-on-horizon/ You say this like the NXS race at IMS wasn't the worst race across the top three series' schedules already, though. NXS at Indy with restrictor plates will at least give me a reason to watch a race which otherwise serves no entertainment purpose and has been one of the biggest busts in NASCAR in recent memory. NASCAR probably thought they were being both smart and magnanimous locking in all the venues for the next five years but the Brickyard is becoming a huge albatross they're probably going to reach a point where they'd like to shed (  no they won't go back to IRP), but can't until 2021.
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Mar 20, 2017 18:18
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my favorite stock car moment at Indy was when Arie Luyendyk impersonated a pinball
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Mar 20, 2017 18:18
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financially racist posted:in retrospect that was prolly the most interesting race nascar has ever had at indianapolis The goodyear lottery races are always a blast didn't the coke 600 also suffer from that one year?
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Mar 20, 2017 19:14
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Indy was really the only race where tire problems were widespread. All the other tire shenanigans were limited to certain teams, which leaves open the possibility that aggressive setups might have been the culprit.
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Mar 20, 2017 19:27
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For those of you having Rick Allen withdrawal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk08R_qQwIA
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Mar 20, 2017 20:44
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VikingSkull posted:Indy was really the only race where tire problems were widespread. Pretty certain most tire failures among front runners are from them blatantly ignoring tire pressure guidelines and then screeching about how poo poo the tires are
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Proud Christian Mom posted:Pretty certain most tire failures among front runners are from them blatantly ignoring tire pressure guidelines and then screeching about how poo poo the tires are Yeah, it's a combination of tire pressure and camber, which is why you'll often see "tire issues" affect entire teams at a clip. So if three teams are too aggressive, that spins out to 8-12 cars, and gives the appearance of a problem with the tires.
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The Croc posted:The goodyear lottery races are always a blast it was the 2005 500 miler at charlotte that was a catastrophe, and iirc, like indy it was after they ground the track or something jesus christ that was 11 and a half years ago 
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Heck of an ending, though.
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The closing laps of the 2005 Coke 600 literally made me a fan of NASCAR.
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Boomer The Cannon posted:Heck of an ending, though. you're thinking of that years coke 600 duder
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financially racist posted:you're thinking of that years coke 600 duder 600 was just as hosed up, iirc.
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shyduck posted:The closing laps of the 2005 Coke 600 literally made me a fan of NASCAR. Bobby Labonte choked almost as hard as the Falcons in this year's Super Bowl.
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Mar 21, 2017 04:35
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L_Harrison posted:Bobby Labonte choked almost as hard as the Falcons in this year's Super Bowl.
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Boomer The Cannon posted:600 was just as hosed up, iirc. was it? all i remember is the finish
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L_Harrison posted:Bobby Labonte choked almost as hard as the Falcons in this year's Super Bowl. Nah, he was just too nice to stuff Jimmie in the wall as he tried to get by.
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I don't remember the Fall race at Charlotte in 2005 other than the obscure fact that it was pushed back because USC/Notre Dame ran long. The 600 was clownshoes, though, and the only way it would've been better is if Labonte stuffed Jimmiebot in the fence coming to the line. I remember not liking it at first because that was the start of the summer from hell for Gordon, but I consoled myself in the fact that everyone else wrecked.
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