[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: NASCAR Rant

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
NASCAR Rant
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1191209381.shtml


   I had counted on a good NASCAR race on this gloomy Sunday. After all,
   we're in the final 10 race "chase" for the Cup Championship and we
   only see Kansas once a year. The weather caused two mid-race red flag
   delays, but that wasn't the only problem. It wasn't the worst race
   I've seen since I began following this sport a few years ago, but
   certainly the worst Chase race ever.
   It should have been stopped after the second rain delay. But no, they
   restarted and sure enough the newly washed track had no grip. Cars
   slid on the first two restarts, and a good many Chase drivers wound up
   finishing in the bottom ten.
   Other than perhaps the NHL, only NASCAR allow everyone into its
   playoffs. You only need qualify to make the usual field of 43 cars and
   not even that if you're in the top 35 going in.
   Dear NASCAR: Either drop this Chase format or get the some of those
   also-rans off the track.