Toward the end of the race, some cars were cutting it close on fuel if it stayed green and some could make it either way. That was good, and pretty typical for Indy. I thought anything but a half throttle fuel mileage win, and hopefully an American gets a shot at the win; and then came Hildebrand. I thought check this out....he's got a chance. Then a couple more laps go by, a damn good chance. Then, the white flag comes out, and I'm thinking check it out an American driver is gonna win the Indy 500, and a rookie at that.
Going into 3&4 you can see he's got one car to get around. Man,how's this gonna work out. Is he gonna go high or low? He goes high, and I'm thinking, nice, pass'em on the high side and down the front stretch to the checkers. Certainly wasn't thinking what really happened.
One of the tv commentators said something like, It's going to take him awhile to get over that. I thought yea dumb ass, like the rest of his life.
I hate to say it, but I think he just became the new Agony of Defeat guy.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Lucky Dog 4th
Sara's 5th and Danica's 4th
Sara Christian was in her early thirties when she began racing back in 1948. She ran a total of 8 races in her career, with the highest finish being a 5th at Pennsylvania's Heidelburg Speedway in 1949.
She also ran at Daytona Beach in 1953 and did an average of 101.03 mph on the measured mile.
It makes me wonder what Sara would do if she was racing today as a tweenty some year old.
Danica was in her early tweentys when she started in Indycar. She has ran a total of 120 races so far in her career, with the best finish being a win in Indycar at Motegi,Japan in 2008. Her fastest lap in an Indycar is a 229.8 mph.
Driving in the Nationwide race at LasVegas in 2011, she got a career high for that seires and a history making finish of 4th.
I also wonder where Danica would have finished if NASCAR didn't have the Lucky Dog rule.
Sara Christian was in her early thirties when she began racing back in 1948. She ran a total of 8 races in her career, with the highest finish being a 5th at Pennsylvania's Heidelburg Speedway in 1949.
She also ran at Daytona Beach in 1953 and did an average of 101.03 mph on the measured mile.
It makes me wonder what Sara would do if she was racing today as a tweenty some year old.
Danica was in her early tweentys when she started in Indycar. She has ran a total of 120 races so far in her career, with the best finish being a win in Indycar at Motegi,Japan in 2008. Her fastest lap in an Indycar is a 229.8 mph.
Driving in the Nationwide race at LasVegas in 2011, she got a career high for that seires and a history making finish of 4th.
I also wonder where Danica would have finished if NASCAR didn't have the Lucky Dog rule.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Loose Tire
Carl Edwards tire gets loose and there was no penalty, HUH, it used to be a penalty.
I guess that is another NASCAR rule that changes every year, or every other year. Like the maintaining cautious pace, passing the pace car, finishing a race under your own power, and the yellow line rule.
I guess that is another NASCAR rule that changes every year, or every other year. Like the maintaining cautious pace, passing the pace car, finishing a race under your own power, and the yellow line rule.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Pick a Series
Back in January 2011 when Kenny Wallace opened his liscense application. He saw there was a box for drivers to mark which would indicate what series they would like to earn points in.
I wonder if there was also a box to check for, one of two things.
BOX ONE
I will stick with the series that was checked for the entire season.
BOX TWO
I would like to use the change my mind option NASCAR has provided.
*You have 18 races to change your mind.
I wonder if there was also a box to check for, one of two things.
BOX ONE
I will stick with the series that was checked for the entire season.
BOX TWO
I would like to use the change my mind option NASCAR has provided.
*You have 18 races to change your mind.
Simple Points
The new points system, and the first points earning races for 2011.
In the Cup and Nationwide series they have 43 competitors and the Truck series has 36competitors. The Truck series uses the same 43 to 1 point system, so counting down from 43 it stops with 8 points. Last place in Cup and Nationwide pays 1 point, but in the Trucks it pays 8 points. The point system was changed to make it easier to follow and understand. So shouldn't the Truck points be 36 to 1.
The points for each series was also a bit confusing. Each series has drivers that are not eligable for points, and on top of that, each series was won by a driver that did not get any points.
In the Cup race JJ Yeley was the first one out of the race, so he was scored 43rd. When you look at the point standings he is 38th with 1 point. My brain said, HUH, WHAT.
There was five ineligable drivers for points in the race, so NASCAR placed them from 39th to 43rd in the point standings. See it's simple, JJ is 38th in points with 1 point, instead of 38th with 6 points.
In the Cup and Nationwide series they have 43 competitors and the Truck series has 36competitors. The Truck series uses the same 43 to 1 point system, so counting down from 43 it stops with 8 points. Last place in Cup and Nationwide pays 1 point, but in the Trucks it pays 8 points. The point system was changed to make it easier to follow and understand. So shouldn't the Truck points be 36 to 1.
The points for each series was also a bit confusing. Each series has drivers that are not eligable for points, and on top of that, each series was won by a driver that did not get any points.
In the Cup race JJ Yeley was the first one out of the race, so he was scored 43rd. When you look at the point standings he is 38th with 1 point. My brain said, HUH, WHAT.
There was five ineligable drivers for points in the race, so NASCAR placed them from 39th to 43rd in the point standings. See it's simple, JJ is 38th in points with 1 point, instead of 38th with 6 points.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
A mere 30 points
Here is a race senareo using the same 30 point amount from (30 points for Joey).
It's the start of the 25th race, you are 11th in points and need to make up 30 points to take over 10th by the end of the race to get locked in The Chase.
You have been finishing most of the races in the top 10 or 15 with no DNFs. You came close to a win but lost it in a green,white,checker. The competitors behind you in points can't pass you points wise, but they have more wins then you.
The checker flag falls on the 25th race, man you finished 23 positions ahead of the person 10th in points, you gotta have 10th in points now, right. Wrong, you missed it by 7 positions or 7 points. Remember NASCAR made the point system simpler and easier to understand this year, although much harder to make up. It gets worse, the competitors behind you in points have more wins then you, so they make the wild card spots. So have a nice flight home, and we'll see ya next week.
It's the start of the 25th race, you are 11th in points and need to make up 30 points to take over 10th by the end of the race to get locked in The Chase.
You have been finishing most of the races in the top 10 or 15 with no DNFs. You came close to a win but lost it in a green,white,checker. The competitors behind you in points can't pass you points wise, but they have more wins then you.
The checker flag falls on the 25th race, man you finished 23 positions ahead of the person 10th in points, you gotta have 10th in points now, right. Wrong, you missed it by 7 positions or 7 points. Remember NASCAR made the point system simpler and easier to understand this year, although much harder to make up. It gets worse, the competitors behind you in points have more wins then you, so they make the wild card spots. So have a nice flight home, and we'll see ya next week.
30 points for Joey
I heard Joey Logano on Sirius 128 one day mention the old point system was a bit confusing to figure out. If he was 30 points behind someone, how many positions/points he would need to make up in a race? In the old point system it was 3,4,or 5 points, so it depended on where each of you are in the running order during the race. It looks like you would need a minimum of 6 positions and a maximum of 10 positions.
The new point system with it being one point for each position, means he will have to make up 30 positions/points. Three times more then the maximum in the old point system.
NASCAR brags on the low attrition rate, competitive cars, close competition, parity in the sport, and alot of cars finishing on the led lap.
So good luck, Joey, on making up those 30 points/postions now.
The new point system with it being one point for each position, means he will have to make up 30 positions/points. Three times more then the maximum in the old point system.
NASCAR brags on the low attrition rate, competitive cars, close competition, parity in the sport, and alot of cars finishing on the led lap.
So good luck, Joey, on making up those 30 points/postions now.
Million Dollar Winner
There has been alot of talk about paying the winner of a Sprint Cup race 1 million dollars. The idea is the drivers would race harder, and the money could come from paying the rest of the field a little less.
If a driver is going to or will drive harder to win a race just because it pays more, then I think the car owner or team need to get a new driver.
The amount of money suggested to make up the 1 million was $15,000 from each spot. So how does that affect the rest of the field for the race and for the year. This is what I came up with.
$15,000 x 36 races per year = $540,000 less per spot for the year
$15,000 x 42 competitors per race = $630,000 away from the field per race
$630,000 x 36 races per year = $22,680,000 away from the field per year
Taking $22,680,000 away from the field in a year, SHEER GENIUS
If a driver is going to or will drive harder to win a race just because it pays more, then I think the car owner or team need to get a new driver.
The amount of money suggested to make up the 1 million was $15,000 from each spot. So how does that affect the rest of the field for the race and for the year. This is what I came up with.
$15,000 x 36 races per year = $540,000 less per spot for the year
$15,000 x 42 competitors per race = $630,000 away from the field per race
$630,000 x 36 races per year = $22,680,000 away from the field per year
Taking $22,680,000 away from the field in a year, SHEER GENIUS
Monday, January 24, 2011
Another one for the fans
Changing the point system is yet another change said to be for the fans. There has been other changes in the past that were said to be for the fans also. But they really seem to have stemmed from other reasons or other influences other than the fans, such as money, pressure from the auto makers, going to network tv, tv ratings, and, once again, money. It's going to take some time to see why they really changed the point system. I don't think the fans are the primary reason for it, maybe the secondary reason. But they are once again being used and touted as the reason. Hopefully after this season Brian France considers his time as CEO complete and successful and takes great interest in fixing and simplifying college football.
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