NASCAR 2012 Season Thread - Page 15 - Dallas Cowboys Forum

WPBCowboysFan · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by Risen Star

I thought for sure I'd see some Gordon fans in here rejoicing.

1 point over Kyle Busch. While I like the result I think Nascar should have postponed that race until Sunday. I don't know why you want to work around the rain and mess up the entire race that sets your playoff field.

NASCAR will say that the fans who have traveled there cant all stay until the next day. TV scheduling blah, blah, blah.

I used to travel to a fair amount of races and a change of day for the race would really mess you up. Getting back for work + extra money to stay at a hotel/motel etc. Assuming your room hasnt been reserved for somebody else already . . . . . . .

The Gordon fans will climb out from under their rocks if he has a good chase.

Questfor6 · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by WPBCowboysFan

NASCAR will say that the fans who have traveled there cant all stay until the next day. TV scheduling blah, blah, blah.

I used to travel to a fair amount of races and a change of day for the race would really mess you up. Getting back for work + extra money to stay at a hotel/motel etc. Assuming your room hasnt been reserved for somebody else already . . . . . . .

The Gordon fans will climb out from under their rocks if he has a good chase.

I was at the race this weekend & the people in charge at ESPN were the ones who wanted that race to finished so late Saturday night/Sunday morning, b/c they didn't want to go against the NFL on opening weekend. I can tell you from sitting in the stands that it never quit raining even after the red flag.

WPBCowboysFan · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by Questfor6

I was at the race this weekend & the people in charge at ESPN were the ones who wanted that race to finished so late Saturday night/Sunday morning, b/c they didn't want to go against the NFL on opening weekend. I can tell you from sitting in the stands that it never quit raining even after the red flag.

Is the traffic still horrific getting out after the race?

Questfor6 · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by WPBCowboysFan

Is the traffic still horrific getting out after the race?

I didn't have any problem b/c my buddy lives down in Richmond so he knew all the back streets out of the track. As for everyone else? Traffic still sucks

WPBCowboysFan · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by Questfor6

I didn't have any problem b/c my buddy lives down in Richmond so he knew all the back streets out of the track. As for everyone else? Traffic still sucks

The last time I was there it was awful. Its enough reason not to go there IMO.

Also, IMO its a better race to watch on TV than go to. Seems boring too often when your there. Combine the boredom factor with the traffic and I didnt renew my tix. Used to have decent tix for both races.

Yeagermeister · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by Risen Star

I thought for sure I'd see some Gordon fans in here rejoicing.

1 point over Kyle Busch. While I like the result I think Nascar should have postponed that race until Sunday. I don't know why you want to work around the rain and mess up the entire race that sets your playoff field.

I'm glad and was surprised he made it in but I highly doubt he'll end up in the top ten in points.

Risen Star · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

I'm glad and was surprised he made it in but I highly doubt he'll end up in the top ten in points.

I think he will. He's had a tremendous amount of bad luck this year. He's run like a top 10 car throughout the entire season. Could have easily won a couple more races by now.

Risen Star · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by WPBCowboysFan

NASCAR will say that the fans who have traveled there cant all stay until the next day. TV scheduling blah, blah, blah.

I used to travel to a fair amount of races and a change of day for the race would really mess you up. Getting back for work + extra money to stay at a hotel/motel etc. Assuming your room hasnt been reserved for somebody else already . . . . . . .

The Gordon fans will climb out from under their rocks if he has a good chase.

Yeah, I'm sure that's how Nascar will justify it and I suppose it has merit but I'm a lifelong traveling race fan and speaking strictly for myself I would rather see a whole race unaffected by the rain aspect to it (Should we pit? Stay out? What's the radar look like?), even if it means I have to make arrangements to stay another day.

As for the fans who couldn't stay another day, why are they more important than the millions of fans watching on TV? How many Kyle Busch fans were happy with that decision?

I'm glad that Gordon's in and Kyle's out but I do think he kind of got screwed in this whole deal.

Hamlin and Kahne had the two best cars Saturday night. They were 1-2 on the track. The rain came at the wrong time. They stayed out anticipating the race being called while most of the rest of the field pitted. The rain stopped. They lost the race right there.

WPBCowboysFan · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by Risen Star

Yeah, I'm sure that's how Nascar will justify it and I suppose it has merit but I'm a lifelong traveling race fan and speaking strictly for myself I would rather see a whole race unaffected by the rain aspect to it (Should we pit? Stay out? What's the radar look like?), even if it means I have to make arrangements to stay another day.

As for the fans who couldn't stay another day, why are they more important than the millions of fans watching on TV? How many Kyle Busch fans were happy with that decision?

I'm glad that Gordon's in and Kyle's out but I do think he kind of got screwed in this whole deal.

Hamlin and Kahne had the two best cars Saturday night. They were 1-2 on the track. The rain came at the wrong time. They stayed out anticipating the race being called while most of the rest of the field pitted. The rain stopped. They lost the race right there.

The rain just ruins it overall, from all angles.

I agree that when you're there you want to see a full race. It really sux traveling to see a race and then get jipped in a sense.

Just from a competitive standpoint you hate to see the rain determine the outcome.

Im not sure there is a good answer to the rain problems at a race.

SDogo · 09-10-2012

Anyone here going to Charlotte on October 13th for the night race?

jimmy40 · 09-10-2012

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Originally Posted by Risen Star

I thought for sure I'd see some Gordon fans in here rejoicing.

1 point over Kyle Busch. While I like the result I think Nascar should have postponed that race until Sunday. I don't know why you want to work around the rain and mess up the entire race that sets your playoff field.

I like Gordon and I might have rejoiced if I wouldn't have fell asleep during the rain delay and missed the rest of the race.

Risen Star · 09-17-2012

1 race in and Gordon's already pretty much out of title contention.

**big dog cowboy** · 09-17-2012

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Originally Posted by Risen Star

1 race in and Gordon's already pretty much out of title contention.

Good.

Or maybe I should say AWESOME!

Risen Star · 09-17-2012

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Originally Posted by big dog cowboy

Good.

Or maybe I should say AWESOME!

His bad luck continues. Running in the top 5 with a real shot to maybe win and his throttle sticks.

Risen Star · 09-17-2012

For the record, my pick to win the title this year is Brad Keselowski.

I picked him before the chase opener. He just has the look of the guy most likely to get on a run.