NASCAR and Stockcar Racing

Fixing races?

Tell me I’m just a cynic, not an ass. But Johnson, big points leader,
almost always top 10, NASCAR blooming and wants tight race and
ratings, and he wrecks. Finish 40 or so and race tightens.

I guess just a bad break.

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6 Responses to “Fixing races?”

  1. admin says:

    On 15 May 2005 00:20:01 GMT, Avalanche <bradleesnowScratchT…@yahoo.com> wrote:

    >Tell me I’m just a cynic, not an #%%. But Johnson, big points leader,
    >almost always top 10, NASCAR blooming and wants tight race and
    >ratings, and he wrecks. Finish 40 or so and race tightens.
    >I guess just a bad break.

    That’s how I see it.  NASCAR doesn’t have to manufacture breakdowns
    for drivers–nor can I imagine a driver volunteering to have a
    breakdown for the sake of the Corporation.

    They know what’s good for NASCAR is good for them,
    but what’s good for them is good for them, too, if you
    see what I mean.  ;o)

                                            Marty

  2. admin says:

    "Avalanche" <bradleesnowScratchT…@yahoo.com> wrote in message

    news:st4d81the9tuo3enfkuuo8bjsjp5h2nfar@4ax.com…

    > Tell me I’m just a cynic, not an ass. But Johnson, big points leader,
    > almost always top 10, NASCAR blooming and wants tight race and
    > ratings, and he wrecks. Finish 40 or so and race tightens.

    > I guess just a bad break.

    Were you actually watching the race, or did you just make that up?

    -Russ.

  3. admin says:

    "Avalanche" <bradleesnowScratchT…@yahoo.com> wrote in message

    news:st4d81the9tuo3enfkuuo8bjsjp5h2nfar@4ax.com…

    > Tell me I’m just a cynic, not an ass. But Johnson, big points leader,
    > almost always top 10, NASCAR blooming and wants tight race and
    > ratings, and he wrecks. Finish 40 or so and race tightens.

    The new final 10 race,"Chase" makes that kind of "fix" totally unnecessary.

  4. admin says:

    On 15 May 2005 01:30:20 GMT, "Somebody" <someb…@nospam.russdoucet.com> wrote:

    >"Avalanche" <bradleesnowScratchT…@yahoo.com> wrote in message
    >news:st4d81the9tuo3enfkuuo8bjsjp5h2nfar@4ax.com…
    >> Tell me I’m just a cynic, not an ass. But Johnson, big points leader,
    >> almost always top 10, NASCAR blooming and wants tight race and
    >> ratings, and he wrecks. Finish 40 or so and race tightens.
    >> I guess just a bad break.
    >Were you actually watching the race, or did you just make that up?

    I went downstairs and caught the second half of the race, along with
    replays.

    JJ was spun by the 77.

    Now we have to ask how much it would take to motivate the
    77 to spin the uncrowned Champion.

    Nah.  It still don’t make sense to me.  ;o)

                                    Marty

  5. admin says:

    "Martin X. Moleski, SJ" <mole…@canisius.edu> wrote in
    news:52jd811724238asnemu4tsuevdljpgg1qv@4ax.com:

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    > On 15 May 2005 01:30:20 GMT, "Somebody"
    > <someb…@nospam.russdoucet.com> wrote:

    >>"Avalanche" <bradleesnowScratchT…@yahoo.com> wrote in message
    >>news:st4d81the9tuo3enfkuuo8bjsjp5h2nfar@4ax.com…
    >>> Tell me I’m just a cynic, not an ass. But Johnson, big points
    >>> leader, almost always top 10, NASCAR blooming and wants tight race
    >>> and ratings, and he wrecks. Finish 40 or so and race tightens.

    >>> I guess just a bad break.

    >>Were you actually watching the race, or did you just make that up?

    > I went downstairs and caught the second half of the race, along with
    > replays.

    > JJ was spun by the 77.

    > Now we have to ask how much it would take to motivate the
    > 77 to spin the uncrowned Champion.

    > Nah.  It still don’t make sense to me.  ;o)

    The 77 spinning him wouldn’t have put him out, it was the
    hard left turn into the inside wall half a lap later that
    caused the permanent damage.  I very much doubt NASCAR could
    convince any driver to intentionally run their car into the
    wall…those deals tend to hurt.

    John

  6. admin says:

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    John McCoy wrote:
    > "Martin X. Moleski, SJ" <mole…@canisius.edu> wrote in
    > news:52jd811724238asnemu4tsuevdljpgg1qv@4ax.com:

    > > On 15 May 2005 01:30:20 GMT, "Somebody"
    > > <someb…@nospam.russdoucet.com> wrote:

    > >>"Avalanche" <bradleesnowScratchT…@yahoo.com> wrote in message
    > >>news:st4d81the9tuo3enfkuuo8bjsjp5h2nfar@4ax.com…
    > >>> Tell me I’m just a cynic, not an ass. But Johnson, big points
    > >>> leader, almost always top 10, NASCAR blooming and wants tight
    race
    > >>> and ratings, and he wrecks. Finish 40 or so and race tightens.

    > >>> I guess just a bad break.

    > >>Were you actually watching the race, or did you just make that up?

    > > I went downstairs and caught the second half of the race, along
    with
    > > replays.

    > > JJ was spun by the 77.

    > > Now we have to ask how much it would take to motivate the
    > > 77 to spin the uncrowned Champion.

    > > Nah.  It still don’t make sense to me.  ;o)

    > The 77 spinning him wouldn’t have put him out, it was the
    > hard left turn into the inside wall half a lap later that
    > caused the permanent damage.  I very much doubt NASCAR could
    > convince any driver to intentionally run their car into the
    > wall…those deals tend to hurt.

    > John

    It was an involuntary turn – his steering broke.

    N.

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