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Is it to determine a winner or destroy what's left of the field?
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They would have to actually remove the debris from the bus stop for that to be effectiveI can think of at least one Mustang team which would have had a better outcome IF other sanctioning bodies had caution flags for debris.
Racing to the flagstand is always bad, especially when the wreck is under the flagstand. But at the end of the day, the race ended under caution anyway, so why destroy half the field in the last 5 laps?It’s actually to save lives. Too simple?
Racing back to the flag stand almost killed a driver or two. It’s not perfect. Do you prefer the Winner being the guy following the pace car across the finish line? Most don’t.
I don’t like the racing at Daytona. Draft all day for the chance to miss the wreck(s) and then get wrecked any way. Then a second rate hack, famous for wrecking folks missed the big one(s) and wins. It has all the elements of a great show, irony, suspense, the great unknown, a great show. The racing just sucks.
So, you are in favor of the winner being the guy behind the pace car?? The majority of the nascar fans were not. Still are not. Nascar has tried the reset until you finish version and that was Ugly. Now it’s race until the white flag and the next flag ends the race. There is no perfect version.Racing to the flagstand is always bad, especially when the wreck is under the flagstand. But at the end of the day, the race ended under caution anyway, so why destroy half the field in the last 5 laps?
I would be open to not counting caution laps, it can't be any worse than hosing up fuel strategy with a green white checker crashfest.. or twoSo, you are in favor of the winner being the guy behind the pace car?? The majority of the nascar fans were not. Still are not. Nascar has tried the reset until you finish version and that was Ugly. Now it’s race until the white flag and the next flag ends the race. There is no perfect version.
My opinion is the only way to make a Daytona even a “Good Race” is to add a bunch of turns and braking zones. The Rolex course comes to mind.
There are so many tracks and sanctioning bodies who don’t count yellow flags just because the people who pay for the show want to see a show. All the changes nascar has made are either for safety, the Jarrett near miss, or in direct response to what the bill payers want. The fans being the bill payer.
A track built to give 4000 lbs cars with 200+ real horse power a place to go fast is obsolete. But as long as the “Show” is filling the sears, and it did, don’t expect much change.
I fully agree with the spirit of your comments. The reality, not so much. Again, the track is too big for the power made today. Bill Elliot qualified at 210 and 212 mph at super speedway three decades ago. The same year Bobby Allison flew into the catch fence at Dega running at 150+ shredding his car and sending several fans in the stands to the hospital. Had his car pierced the fence and landed in the crowd at 100+ the chances of nascar surviving not to mention the fans who would have surely died while catching the spinning car would be slim.I find the NASCAR banzai charge to the checker stupid.. and so does Richard Petty... they might as well pulle the winner out of a hat... has little to do with car or driver. take the wings & spoilers off and ditch the restricter plates.. let the best car driver win.
Bobby Isaac hit 200mph back in 1970 in a Dodge Daytona, it took Bill Elliot another 14 years for that 212, in a smaller ( less frontal area) car, but a smaller engine as well. If Nascar didn't go to small blocks ( around 1975) these cars would be running 230 by now.I fully agree with the spirit of your comments. The reality, not so much. Again, the track is too big for the power made today. Bill Elliot qualified at 210 and 212 mph at super speedway three decades ago. The same year Bobby Allison flew into the catch fence at Dega running at 150+ shredding his car and sending several fans in the stands to the hospital. Had his car pierced the fence and landed in the crowd at 100+ the chances of nascar surviving not to mention the fans who would have surely died while catching the spinning car would be slim.
Again, older tracks built for heavier cars and about 1/3 the horse power is the root problem. Still, the stands fill and from an entertainment point of view, the races are Very successful.
No spoilers or splitters and full on engines would no doubt kill Drivers, fans and the sport. Could you imagine a full on stock GT500 competing against stock 1LE and the Hell cat? A great show, followed by a somber funeral or two. What we have is not perfect, I’m not sure what would be.