Originally Posted by GYATK94 (Post 534793)

It takes a lot for me to be truly critical of any of these drivers who wheel these machines I’ve watched for my entire life, especially ones as talented as Windom. However, his driving style continues to disappoint.

Schatz could’ve dumped someone to win the WoO title last year but didn’t. Justin Grant could’ve dumped Windom in the final race the year Chris won the sprint title but didn’t. Windom, though, has no problem driving full throttle into the final corner to wipe someone out for the championship. Perhaps he’s one of our USAC guys who deserves a shot at the big leagues, a very Logano-esque move last night.

There are countless other incidents. Last year at the Grove in the Silver Crown car, he drove through Buckwalter on the last lap. It’s not always for the lead, either. If Windom has to come through the pack, you can generally count on someone having a wrecked race car thanks to his efforts. A race early this year when he totally destroyed Bacon comes to mind.

And when the shoe is on the other foot, he does things like get out and throw his steering wheel at Tyler Thomas under yellow after Tyler barely touched his left front at the 2016 Smackdown. And that wasn’t enough for “Big Daddy,” he also had to make sure he started a brawl on the front stretch after the race. He also threw a fit this year when Cole Bodine spun from the lead and Windom got collected while running fourth as if Bodine somehow did so intentionally.

I know I’m just a bleacher, keyboard warrior. Clearly, whatever Windom has done, it’s worked for him. He joined the small list of Triple Crown winners last night. It’s just been frustrating as a fan to see the amount of dirty moves he’s made, cars he’s crashed and temper tantrums he’s thrown. Anyway, just my opinion as I’m feeling disappointed in the conclusion to an otherwise thrilling midget season. Congrats to Buddy Kofoid. Seeing him out-duel Larson was very fun to watch.

- Disgruntled Keyboard Jockey

Originally Posted by GYATK94 (Post 534798)

Hey flagboy! Good to hear from you as well. I’m not as active on here as I once was, but I still loom around and occasionally post lol. When you watch the replay of the race it won’t add much context. I don’t believe Flo got video of the incident. The best I’ve seen was a camera placed in the dirt in the middle of three and four, found on Twitter. Really, though, video isn’t needed as Windom admitted to it in a post race interview. Maybe he felt so comfortable doing so because of what you said, he’ll face no repercussions.

All is well out here despite our restrictions. Definitely didn’t get to as many races as I normally would but visited Indiana for all nights of smackdown and got to a new track, Keller Auto Speedway, a few weeks ago for the inaugural Tom Tarlton Classic, paid 21,000 to win and had some big names show, including Larson. The down year will just heighten my appreciation for races I get to next year provided a vaccine is available lol.

Originally Posted by DJlives (Post 534806)

As for the Triple Crown - to suggest that it only counts if you won all in a single year would be unfair to Pancho Carter in particular. There were years in USAC where there was no attempt to keep schedules separate -and the midgets had seasons where they ran a ton of races. There was no way in Pancho's time a driver could have done this, because there was such overlap. He was the first to win all three series - he is the original Triple Crown winner

Originally Posted by California Mike (Post 534799)

I agree with GYAT94 on driving style. But not on being a Triple Crown winner. He won all three division, but not in the same year. Maybe a Three Division Champion. Winning the Triple Crown (Stewart, Yeley) Should not be tarnished by others who took several years obtain. Although a great accomplishment to those drivers.

Originally Posted by opnwhlmnd (Post 534813)

Chris doesn't come to the track to make friends ... he brings his own.

For anyone to watch midget racing the last couple years and single out only Chris for questionable moves obviously has an issue with just Chris. The whole division right now is wham bam style.

No mention of Seavey driving in straight to take out Grant on the last lap of their heat. Yes Grant banged him earlier to pass but so did many others through out the night and whole season. The Chili Bowl racing style has come to all midget events now.

Congrats Chris Windom on joining the triple crown club. Well played.

Originally Posted by flagboy55 (Post 534835)

well he still can absolve himself from his egregious act by taking a night off at merced

Originally Posted by PROZ1X (Post 534841)

This may be the most eloquent dissertation of Mr. Windom’s entire racing career. May we all now bow our head in prayer to this new superstar of open wheel racing. I believe the best thing to do now is to adopt a REAL nickname for our new champion and here we go....

I nominate this years USAC national midget champion to be called now and forever more.....”George”.....in honor of Mr. George Blanda, the greatest punter in the history of the NFL”!

Originally Posted by PROZ1X (Post 534841)

I nominate this years USAC national midget champion to be called now and forever more.....”George”.....in honor of Mr. George Blanda, the greatest punter in the history of the NFL”!

Originally Posted by ISF (Post 534844)

The man who is widely considered the greatest punter in the history of the NFL is a gentleman by the name of Ray Guy. Guy is the only pure punter in the NFL Hall of Fame. Should the 2020 USAC National Midget Champion be forever known as "Ray"?

Originally Posted by Agentry10 (Post 534829)

I am going to say this and may step on people's toes but it is what it is my family and I now have been in sprint car racing a very long time the whole atmosphere has even changed people used to want to do the right thing and be a racing family and help how ever is needed but it is so sad and will eventually kill the sport that teams with money come in and think they are the next super star and that goes all the way back to Gordon so I have been told the racing community used to have a few bad apples now it has a few good people and teams with big money are here one day and gone the next and bring all the bad piss poor attitude with them but it seems to linger even when they are gone and we as a team have been giggled at and some have said stuff like we dont belong there but the funny part we dont have to have someone to spoon feed the little guy he always manages to rise above and keep moving and when they miss the shows and the little guy cruises right on by it's worth every once of blood and sweat you pour into it and with that being said when all the big dollars dry up racing will come back and rise from the ashes and then racing will once be what it was once again

Originally Posted by ISF (Post 534844)

The man who is widely considered the greatest punter in the history of the NFL is a gentleman by the name of Ray Guy. Guy is the only pure punter in the NFL Hall of Fame. Should the 2020 USAC National Midget Champion be forever known as "Ray"?

Originally Posted by jonboat15 (Post 534851)

You can call me Ray or you can call me Jay or you can call me Ray Jay etc.... funny old tv commercial. I'll just call big daddy a champ, but where in the world did the moniker big daddy come from???