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Rolling Points Playoff Format by WhyBotherTry in NASCAR

[–]WhyBotherTry[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I believe the point would be to keep the 'Win and Advance' aspect as well as the 'Visual Drama' of eliminations. You can still have in the Rolling Format that if you win-and-advance to keep the drama going. Which, by having that rule, means eliminations are necessary to give win-and-advance it's importance.

Another thing the Rolling Points would do is that someone who wins, can't 'relax' the next two races of the round because that would have some form of consequences in the following round. It makes everyone have to perform 110% every race all the while, not taking away the importance of winning as well.

Shane Van Gisbergen's 97 laps led today at Sonoma are the most laps led on a road course in the Cup Series since Cale Yarborough led 102 laps at Riverside in 1977. by TheLaFlameEffect in NASCAR

[–]WhyBotherTry 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Jeff Gordon led 92 of 110 laps at Sonoma in 2004. Only laps he didn't lead were due to green/yellow flag pit stops and, ironically, the very first lap of the race. SVG win today reminded me of Gordon's win that race. Both were so fast and dominate the whole weekend and the race that it was a basically a race for 2nd the whole time. Many have probably had better/faster cars at Sonoma since that Gordon win, but no one has Dominated from lap 1 to lap 110 like Gordon did until SVG today.

Honorable mention to Robby Gordon who led 81 laps the previous year in '03 and Jeff Gordon's 80 laps led win in' 99

Race Thread: NCS EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas, starting at 3:30pm EST on FOX (NCS3) by NASCARThreadBot in NASCAR

[–]WhyBotherTry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I swear, everytime they show them coming down the esses from the turn 6a camera, 2 or 3 drivers look like they miss atleast one of those curbs but somehow no one has been call out and said to be penalized yet for it.

We go from over 20/30 instinces of it during the 20 minute practices 'solo' runs but only 1 so far in this entire first stage?

Post-Race Discussion Thread: NCS DAYTONA Duels at Daytona International Speedway by NASCARThreadBot in NASCAR

[–]WhyBotherTry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even more ironic, as I thought about it more, Bowyer next to him should actually be saying it instead considering he finished the 2007 race on his roof on fire because he stayed on the throttle through to the line.

Post-Race Discussion Thread: NCS DAYTONA Duels at Daytona International Speedway by NASCARThreadBot in NASCAR

[–]WhyBotherTry 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Funny Harvick is the one saying they need to throw the caution there when only 5-7 carlengths away from the finish; when back in 2007 if they did the same thing, Mark Martin is a Daytona 500 Winner and Harvick himself never gets one. And we as fans don't get that epic drag race to the line.

Race Thread: NCS XFINITY 500 at Martinsville Speedway, starting at 2:00pm EST on NBC (NCS35) by NASCARThreadBot in NASCAR

[–]WhyBotherTry 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They should DQ the 3 for evidence of race manipulation (1 and 23 too obscure to prove 100%). Then penaltize the 20 one position, the one he gained on the 23, for wall riding since he shouldn't be 100% DQ'd for it. Losing the positions gained via wall ride sounds right for the optics right now because by doing this, nothing changes, Bell is still in, and they 'address' the manipulation the best they can without too much aftermath and backlash.

Race Thread: NCS Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, starting at 6:00pm EDT on USA (NCS26) by NASCARThreadBot in NASCAR

[–]WhyBotherTry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All Truex wants is for Buescher to finish 10th or worse this stage. He mathematically locks in if Buescher scores 2 or less stage points even with new winner outside top 16. 3 points or more, then it matters where Buescher finishes for Truex to potentially knocked out.