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Old 02-20-2011, 04:46 PM
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WWE is more legit at this point!

So I'm watching the race and they are a few laps away from green flag pit stops and Montoya has a tank slapper that last maybe 3-5 seconds. He doesn't hit anyone or anything, just flat spots his tires. Full course yellow WTF??

In real racing, Montoya would have paid the price because he would have had to pit for fresh rubber. Instead, everyone comes in and gets fresh rubber!

Wouldn't it have been better for the race fans to see green flag pits to see different strategies?

good bye Nascar
Old 02-20-2011, 05:01 PM
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It's rigged. They are pulling the same sort of tricks in Grand-Am sometimes...Fabricated racing action.
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Still watching?

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Old 02-20-2011, 05:49 PM
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It is really sad that a simple spin results in a yellow. Sometimes it seems that the drivers are spending more time running under yellow than green.
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Congrats to Trevor Bayne

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Have to say, the ending was fantastic.
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Originally Posted by SeanR
Have to say, the ending was fantastic.
It was cool to see someone with awe winning the race. He about soiled himself when he was told Petty wanted to talk to him.

The 2 car tandem was interesting. Not sure what I think of it compared to the pack racing at the speedways. Definitely different but I'm not certain it's really worse than what we've had in the past.
Old 02-20-2011, 07:49 PM
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They were running a lot of two car tandems in the packs. That's what led to that last big wreck; someone checked up a bit, Ronny Gordon had a run (shoved by someone else) and no where to go. It was wild stuff. I couldn't imagine yakking away with the other drivers at 200 mph glued to their bumper.
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Yea, Last September at NCCAR Stefan and I were bump drafting down the front straight in SpecMiatas... I thought that was a big deal at 100mph... I couldn't imagine chatting on a radio at 200 locked bumper to bumper with someone else... And that's "Robbie Gordon"...

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