I'm pretty sure I prefer the "stages" better than bogus "debris on the track" cautions that used to be so common. It's a gimmick, but at least you know when it will happen.
I'm pretty sure I prefer the "stages" better than bogus "debris on the track" cautions that used to be so common. It's a gimmick, but at least you know when it will happen.
Stages were interesting a'ight... but what about the pit stop / garage / repair 5-minute timer? And if you got to 160mph the clock reset, or if you go to the garage, you're done? It seemed to knock out a lot of the usual suspects from finishing the race and collecting any points.
I was disappointed to see Danica caught up in that. She seemed to have a decent car and a decent shot at a better-than-top-10.
The stages are new this year and they're going to do that at all of the races. I'm OK with it but I also don't think it's really needed. As far as I'm concerned if the racing is good I'll watch it no matter what the format and the racing was pretty darn good last year at most of the tracks.
I kind of like the new rules to keep rolling junkers off the track.
I don't think I'm a typical fan (or a typical anything else for that matter) but it's my understanding that most fans get to one or two races a year and watch the rest on TV. That's why the format is to TV driven.
When I was going to the NASCAR races with a buddy, we would go to Dover, Richmond and Martinsville as day trips. For the night race at Bristol we would drive down the day of the race, but after the race would crash at my SIL's rental in Pigeon Forge,TN and drive back the next day.
We always had at least one scanner each (sometimes two) to listen to the various team frequencies. Discussions about tire strategy when it got close to pit stop time could be very interesting!
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