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Post by Danny Busch on Jan 18, 2014 17:25:35 GMT -6
sports.yahoo.com/news/report-nascar-considered-radical-chase-182135664--nascar.htmlIt sounds pretty cool actually well except letting 16 drivers in. So in this format they would eliminate 4 drivers after the 3rd,6th and 9th races of the chase leaving 4 standing for the finale at Homestead. Their points would be reset as well. I think I would rather see 12,9,6 and then 3 for the finale. those drivers in the last 4 spots should be at a serious disadvantage if they do go to 16. So you can probably DNF once in the chase and still live but you are fucked if you do it twice. I don't think Homestead is deserving of the final winner take all race but in November you have to have decent weather.
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Post by Danny Busch on Jan 18, 2014 20:46:18 GMT -6
Read this already KS. This is important shit right here. If only Nascar once again had its own........
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Post by November KS on Jan 18, 2014 20:51:11 GMT -6
I really believe that Nascar should begin and end each season at Daytona.
I'm not sure about the 16 drivers. In fact, it's probably absurd. I think only race winners from that season should be let into the Chase. Possibly a couple wild cards.
But yeah, I'll give this a shot.
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Post by November KS on Jan 18, 2014 20:52:22 GMT -6
And forgive me for not getting to this earlier but it kind of got lost in the smorgasbord since it didn't have it's own sub-board.
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Post by Danny Busch on Jan 18, 2014 20:56:46 GMT -6
I really believe that Nascar should begin and end each season at Daytona. I'm not sure about the 16 drivers. In fact, it's probably absurd. I think only race winners from that season should be let into the Chase. Possibly a couple wild cards. But yeah, I'll give this a shot. Why don't they just build another track at Daytona then? It would be huge to start and end there but you can't have a 4 car winner take all race at a plate race with the big one looming. I've always wanted them to let the Cup cars run the road coarse they have there. Build a short track as well and then let them finish the championship there or something. It has to be a track that allows them to race and beat and bang a little without wrecking the field. |
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Post by November KS on Jan 18, 2014 21:06:03 GMT -6
I really believe that Nascar should begin and end each season at Daytona. I'm not sure about the 16 drivers. In fact, it's probably absurd. I think only race winners from that season should be let into the Chase. Possibly a couple wild cards. But yeah, I'll give this a shot. Why don't they just build another track at Daytona then? It would be huge to start and end there but you can't have a 4 car winner take all race at a plate race with the big one looming. I've always wanted them to let the Cup cars run the road coarse they have there. Build a short track as well and then let them finish the championship there or something. It has to be a track that allows them to race and beat and bang a little without wrecking the field. I love your idea of them building a short track there. My only hesitation in saying to have the opening and end of season at Daytona, was that a plate race shouldn't decide it all. So that would work out perfect. They are effing racers and they should race/drive their ass off in the final race. And that's a thing for me in general. The mile and a half tracks are brutal. B.R.U.T.A.L. I imagine ALL these guys come from dirt tracks, short tracks, etc..... There needs to be more of that. And there needs to be a GIGANTIC emphasis on WINS. That's why so many of the races get bogged down. People just protecting their points. But WINS need to be almost ridiculously rewarded. You have to make these guys want to WIN at all costs, each and every race. So more short tracks. More RACING ENORMOUS emphasis on WINS And more Jimmie Johnson |
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Post by November KS on Jan 22, 2014 12:23:11 GMT -6
tom jensen @tomjensen100 1h
At 4 p.m., @nascar will announce Sprint Cup qualifying changes
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Post by November KS on Jan 30, 2014 12:52:59 GMT -6
It's official!! NASCAR makes radical changes to its championship structureJeff Gluck, USA TODAY Sports 1:23 p.m. EST January 30, 2014 Only four drivers will be eligible to win the championship during the Nov. 16 season finale at Homestead-Miami SpeedwayCHARLOTTE — NASCAR has a new way to determine its champion. The most popular form of motor sports in the United States announced a dramatic overhaul of its playoff format on Thursday, creating a championship race for the first time in its history. Previously, the Chase for the Sprint Cup was a 10-race playoff. The top 12 drivers — or an unprecedented 13 drivers in 2013 — in the 26-race regular season had their point totals reset and whoever collected the most points over 10 weeks won the championship. But beginning this year, that will all change. Sixteen drivers will now make the field based on whether or not they've won a race — not their point totals (points will be used to fill out the field if 16 different drivers don't win). The drivers will be determined after the regular-season finale, Sept. 6 at Richmond International Speedway. Then the field will be whittled down via a series of eliminations — a NASCAR first. After every three Chase races, four drivers will be cut. The first three races of the Chase (27-29) will be known as the Challenger Round; races 30-32 will be known as the Contender Round; races 33-35 will be the Eliminator Round and race No. 36 will be the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. That will leave four drivers still eligible for the championship during the Nov. 16 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Their point totals will be reset, and whoever finishes highest among the four title-eligible drivers is NASCAR's new champion. Another wrinkle: In another attempt to emphasize winning, any driver who wins a Chase race will automatically advance to the next round. If a driver has trouble in the playoff opener at Chicagoland Speedway, for example, a win in either of the next two races would still earn a spot in Round 2. The Chase was already a major departure from how NASCAR decided the champion for most of its history. Until the Chase was implemented in 2004, the champion was the driver who collected the most points over an entire season (there was no reset or playoff). NASCAR tweaked the format in 2007, when the field expanded from 10 to 12 drivers, and in 2011, when the final two Chase spots were changed to wild cards. Follow Gluck on Twitter @jeff_gluck www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/01/30/sprint-cup-chase-championship-points-changes-nascar-brian-france/5056015/ |
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Post by Danny Busch on Jan 30, 2014 18:12:56 GMT -6
I don't get how you let fucking Homestead be the decider. That is some bullshit.
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Post by November KS on Jan 31, 2014 21:22:23 GMT -6
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