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Alain Post posted:The Sprint Cup title is now meaningless so who really cares. As a Harvick fan I value his 2010 season (and this season) more than I value his title winning season. I'm sure that he agrees
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Jimmie Johnson Eternal Champion of Our Hearts
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VikingSkull posted:So Kyle won 4 of the last 5, who was the last driver to do that? I say it's Jimmie Johnson in 07 when he won 4 straight, but people on Facebook are torn between either Petty's 10 straight (13 straight in one dudes head) or Pearson when he won 4 of 5 5 separate times in '73, which is odd since he only ran 18 races in 73 Yeah I saw that too. Then again it was NASCAR pre 72 so I don't know if they're doing that. In that span Gordon did it and hell I think NBC even showed guys doing that.
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There's probably 8 guys that have won 4 of 5 in the last 35 years, it's not really a mind-bending stat e- JJ, Kyle, Gant and Gordon have, and off the top of my head I wanna say DW, Earnhardt and Elliot did too
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Jul 28, 2015 00:19
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Pocono must be coming up, we passed the Air Titans, 7-8 souvenir trailers and 43 motorhomes towing pickups with golf carts in their beds going east on I-80.
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All I know is I'm not long for the pre-72 world
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Jul 28, 2015 00:53
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Just sit back, shut up and enjoy the photos without any commentary.
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eh, I probably should but it's too much fun pointing out that Petty has weak stats when you dig into them
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lol http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/13312646/world-series-motorsport
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Alain Post posted:The Sprint Cup title is now meaningless so who really cares. As a Harvick fan I value his 2010 season (and this season) more than I value his title winning season. Why? Care to explain how the arbitrary point system that ran straight through the season was more meaningful than a clear point per position, wins auto entry, title format? The only things wrong with the current system is 16 entries (too many) and the cuts. Drop it back to 10 and run for points over the final 10 races. VikingSkull posted:There's probably 8 guys that have won 4 of 5 in the last 35 years, it's not really a mind-bending stat Earnhardt was the first driver in the modern era to win 4 in a row. Or at least thats the story Darrel keeps telling.
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Genocide Tendency posted:Earnhardt was the first driver in the modern era to win 4 in a row. Or at least thats the story Darrel keeps telling. Which is hilarious, because Cale did it in '76 and DW himself did it in '81 The guy I forgot to make it 8 was Mark Martin, I forgot he won 4 straight. Also, actually read that link I posted above and it's an amazing idea, which of course will never happen
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VikingSkull posted:lol 1.) Swap Indy's and Chicagoland's dates around so IMS is the first "Chase" race. 2.) Bring back XFS, and Trucks to IRP. Really not all that hard.
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Genocide Tendency posted:Why? They are both arbitrary systems, true. One arbitrary system was about measuring performance over an entire season, however, and the other system is about seeing who has the fewest DNFs in the last 10 races of a year. One of these makes a lot more sense for awarding a title that is supposedly for the best driver of the year.
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Kasey Kahne: Overrated or not? Asking for a friend.
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Boomer The Cannon posted:Kasey Kahne: Well compared what he was supposed to be yes. What he is now no one is making him seem like he is in the upper echelon of drivers. Doesn't help his teammates kick his rear end week in and week out and all have much more success than he does.
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Kasey Kahne: Less wins than Jeff Burton
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VikingSkull posted:Kasey Kahne: Less wins than Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Brad Keselowski, Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch.
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Don't forget Richard Petty or Pearson
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VikingSkull posted:lol Add Stadium Super Trucks on the infield road course and I'm down.
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Boomer The Cannon posted:Kasey Kahne: People with more wins than Kasey Kahne (17) *adjusts glasses*, let's see: Harry Gant Geoffrey Bodine Neil Bonnett Davey Allison Both of the Labontes Ricky Rudd Carl Edwards Fireball Roberts Benny Parsons Kyle Busch Mark Martin Dale Jarrett Bill Elliott Buck Baker and oh yes, Greg loving Biffle Kasey Kahne is currently tied at 47th on the all time wins list with Brad K, Ryan Newman, Marvin Paunch, and Curtis Turner.
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VikingSkull posted:30 races in '74 gently caress
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Bored numbers stuff since we're on it. Harvick is present point leader with a lucky 777 points Kurt Busch is 8th in points having missed 3 races and is at 612 Kyle Busch in 32nd has 294 points in 9 races. If they had done all races and kept the same average point/race, Harvick would still be in first with 57 points over Kurt Busch, Kyle would be in 6th 124 points back. Harvick is averaging a 6.6 place finish this year. Kurt is averaging nearly 3 places back at 9.1 Whether others who are already in the chase are trying or not, Harvick is on an absolute tear and has finished in top 10 all but twice (Bristol, Michigan) and is 14 of 20 on being in the top 5. He's also led nearly twice as many laps as anyone else (Kurt being 2nd). Combine those two, and they've led over 1/3rd of all laps this year. Slickdrac fucked around with this message at 14:17 on Jul 28, 2015 |
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Boomer The Cannon posted:Kasey Kahne: He's Casey Mears with slightly better luck.
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Slickdrac posted:Whether others who are already in the chase are trying or not, Harvick is on an absolute tear and has finished in top 10 all but twice (Bristol, Michigan) and is 14 of 20 on being in the top 5. He's also led nearly twice as many laps as anyone else (Kurt being 2nd). Combine those two, and they've led over 1/3rd of all laps this year. In those two races he finished outside the top 10, he led the most laps. Dude is having an unreal season.
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Muddy Burphy posted:He's Casey Mears with slightly better luck. Casey Mears had a 6 win season too? Dang, sorry I missed that.
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Hes Casey Atwood with a job
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Kasey is useless unless his car starts off dominant.
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He's Buckshot Jones with good equipment.
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Muddy Burphy posted:Kasey is useless unless his car starts off dominant. As a fan of his I will agree that is usually the case. His rookie year made me a fan of his, something like 5 2nd place finishes and a couple of them were those really great side by side win by a nose finishes and I had high hopes for him. Aside from that 6 win season he's been kind of underwhelming especially if you look at him in terms of being a championship contender but I still get excited when he has the shot at the win. Plus we all know the 4th car at Hendrick is the one left out, it always has been. Not saying he'd be doing better at Roush or anything but he is probably 4th in line over there.
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Muddy Burphy posted:Kasey is useless unless his car starts off dominant.
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Boomer The Cannon posted:I blame Tommy Baldwin for that. Don't you dare speak ill of the Baldwin clan
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VikingSkull posted:Don't you dare speak ill of the Baldwin clan
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VikingSkull posted:that was probably a poo poo hot setup at Islip It was pretty hot at loudon too 
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Alain Post posted:They are both arbitrary systems, true. One arbitrary system was about measuring performance over an entire season, however, and the other system is about seeing who has the fewest DNFs in the last 10 races of a year. One of these makes a lot more sense for awarding a title that is supposedly for the best driver of the year. Reminder that Homestead determines the championship. A driver can win 35 races and lose the championship by finishing second at Homestead. Harveygod fucked around with this message at 12:44 on Jul 29, 2015 |
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The old systems determined a champion based on performance over some period of time. The current system is the race-off from Cars.
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IMDB posted:Brad Keselowski is an actor, known for Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015), Toyota/Save Mart 350 (2015) and ToyotaCare 250 (2013).
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Jayski says Rob Kauffman's about to buy Felix Sabates' share in Ganassi and take Clint Bowyer there with him next year. Also, multiple reports have Danica returning to Stewart-Haas next year.
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