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In my head cannon JGR is like the Red Bull of NASCAR so I can't support any of the drivers. Don't ask me how I came to this conclusion
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Norns posted:In my head cannon JGR is like the Red Bull of NASCAR so I can't support any of the drivers. Gibbs is probably really far right, so you're probably not wrong here.
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Jul 7, 2017 17:16
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It's funny they tried to get the casual viewers, yet try explaining the chase, stages, and playoff points to someone in less than 5 minutes.
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Jul 7, 2017 17:22
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iospace posted:Indeed. The Chase is exactly when it became painfully obvious that they were *ahem* chasing casuals. Most people who weren't into racing would probably complain "WHY DOESN'T THE PERSON WHO WIN THE MOST WIN IT ALL In what other major American sports does the team that win the most games in a season win the championship? Hockey, basketball, baseball and the NFL all have playoffs and championship games that you qualify for. It's not like they go "Hey Patriots you won 16 games, so here's your Lombardi trophy", or "Hey Capitals, you're the President's cup winner so here's the Stanley Cup" loving soccer has a bajillion tournaments and poo poo where wins factor into seeding, but there's still a tournament. The closest thing would be golf, but no one gives a poo poo about the golf season long point standings. They care about 4 or 5 tournaments and that's about it.
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" like other sports. It's by far the dumbest thing, and I will never stop making GBS threads on it.
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Jul 7, 2017 17:30
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big nipples big life posted:Maybe in all the other sports they should let the teams that were eliminated run around the field during the playoffs. Like have the browns just run around randomly while the pats and whoever else actually try to win a championship. They do that in golf. NASCAR: It's like golf: but with cars.
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Jul 7, 2017 17:32
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exploded mummy posted:In what other major American sports does the team that win the most games in a season win the championship? Hockey, basketball, baseball and the NFL all have playoffs and championship games that you qualify for. It's not like they go "Hey Patriots you won 16 games, so here's your Lombardi trophy", or "Hey Capitals, you're the President's cup winner so here's the Stanley Cup" loving soccer has a bajillion tournaments and poo poo where wins factor into seeding, but there's still a tournament. The NFL until the tie between Chicago and Portsmouth in 1932 The National & American Leagues until 1968 Almost every single league outside of america that aren't baseball or basketball.
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Jul 7, 2017 17:58
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iospace posted:Matt Kenseth: the last true NASCAR Cup champion 
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iospace posted:Matt Kenseth: the last true NASCAR Cup champion Can't argue with this
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exploded mummy posted:They do that in golf. Yeah but a mistake from a non-contending offer isn't going to knock somebody out of contention.
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As someone who knows very little about golf, I'd think rallying is the closest form of motorsport to golf.
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Fauxhawk Express posted:As someone who knows very little about golf, I'd think rallying is the closest form of motorsport to golf. Pastrana ready to tee off on the 19th hole, 89 yards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5N7R9Wbe_E
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iospace posted:Indeed. The Chase is exactly when it became painfully obvious that they were *ahem* chasing casuals. Most people who weren't into racing would probably complain "WHY DOESN'T THE PERSON WHO WIN THE MOST WIN IT ALL jimmie has one of the highest win rates of any driver in nascar history, he'd still be ridiculously impressive and successful regardless of whether the chase happened.
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Yeah JJ would be winning no matter what point system they threw at him. Even if the point system was "give Jimmie half the points anyone else would earn" him and chad would figure out how to game it.
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The main difference in Jimmie's career is that he'd have like 4-ish championships probably.
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iospace posted:It also unleashed JimmieBot on the world The greatest thing Jeff Gordon ever did was give us Jimmie Johnson.
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I am still mad about the 2007 season. 30 top-10s in 36 races. Jesus.
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I think Cup was best when it had the No Bull 5/Winston Million kinda dictate what races were "important" on the calendar to watch. Having "Majors" in a more individualized sport really helps things. Same thing with IndyCar having the Triple Crown (RIP) and all of auto racing having the triple crown (WDC/Monaco, Indianapolis, and Le Mans). People got angry at me for quoting Dale Jr. about Daytona, but it's very much like Indianapolis or the races I just posted. It's the most watched and most well known NASCAR race by people who are sports fans. This is dating back to the ABC WWOS days. Those are the two dates that "matter" to racing fans. NASCAR took away that crown jewel they had, and pissed it away in favor of making races at Kansas, Chicagoland, and Texas "matter" more than any of the ones I just posted. Nobody cared about who the Cup champion was. That's where NASCAR hosed up. They had a "Super Bowl"/"Playoff" like atmosphere every February. They pissed that away.
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exploded mummy posted:In what other major American sports does the team that win the most games in a season win the championship? Hockey, basketball, baseball and the NFL all have playoffs and championship games that you qualify for. It's not like they go "Hey Patriots you won 16 games, so here's your Lombardi trophy", or "Hey Capitals, you're the President's cup winner so here's the Stanley Cup" loving soccer has a bajillion tournaments and poo poo where wins factor into seeding, but there's still a tournament. Those are head-to-head sports, and even in "unfair" playoff tournaments, you at least have to beat the best team, or at least the team that beat the best team in a 1-on-1 fight.
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big nipples big life posted:Yeah JJ would be winning no matter what point system they threw at him. Even if the point system was "give Jimmie half the points anyone else would earn" him and chad would figure out how to game it. Chad is not "gaming" his way around Jeff having 30 top 10s in 2007.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Those are head-to-head sports, and even in "unfair" playoff tournaments, you at least have to beat the best team, or at least the team that beat the best team in a 1-on-1 fight. Plus you don't have the possibility of the 27th place team in the regular season taking out/wrecking into the #1 seed during a playoff game.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:Chad is not "gaming" his way around Jeff having 30 top 10s in 2007. I didn't say he'd win every championship, my point is that the chase isn't what makes the 48 team good, they are just plain good.
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https://twitter.com/Kirt_Achenbach/status/883480013185613825 Vking?
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Norns posted:I might watch ball sports if that was a thing don't act like you don't watch ball sports Bob Senneker, ASA 1982  The 66 is Rusty Wallace
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Ball PLAY and ball sports are NOT the same thing Viking
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Why don't you all double-dribble over my balls.
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https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace/status/883480551264485381 Pro-tip. Bubba is awesome, and gently caress people who think like this.
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VikingSkull posted:don't act like you don't watch ball sports Fun fact: I lived within walking distance of the ASA headquarters when I was a kid (when they were in Indiana).
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FuzzySkinner posted:https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace/status/883480551264485381 Yep
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So all I need to do to get free hot passes is to be a piece of poo poo troll on the internet?
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I guess big block mods are the undercard for the trucks race at Eldora. of course I'm loving broke....of course.... Also what's the story behind the 4 crowns? USAC and WOO actually share an event? That sounds incredible.
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gret posted:So all I need to do to get free hot passes is to be a piece of poo poo troll on the internet? Sounds like I'm owed a bit.
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FuzzySkinner posted:I guess big block mods are the undercard for the trucks race at Eldora. the big blocks also have a race the day before the truck race that might be cheaper
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The big blocks are the ones with the super dorky rear ends right?
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Norns posted:The big blocks are the ones with the super dorky rear ends right? turn on your monitor
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Brendan Gaughan is quickly becoming one of my favorite interviews in NASCAR
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VikingSkull posted:the big blocks also have a race the day before the truck race that might be cheaper Yeah. I wanna see what kinda show these guys put on, considering how I see you, others speak highly of 'em also, can we make fun of Rutlege Wood here? https://twitter.com/GallesKraco3/status/883481996386852864 Finally got the clip to post. god what a loving annoyance this guy is.
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