Nascar too many 500 mile races
 

There should be ony 2 five hundred mile races the southern 500 ang the indy 500 most of nascar races should be 250 and 300 mile races most are way to boring and they all race the last 10 or 15 laps! The rest is just using up tires and fuel! How many agree?:11::16

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I don't know about those you listed being the "only" 500 mile races but I will say this, if this is a glimpse of what the rest of the NASCAR races are going to be then they better rethink their total package :15:. But on the other hand I did have a wonderful nap. I slept thru 3/4 of the deal :29:. That had to be the worst I've seen (of what I seen) since, um, last year.

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This is one thing it's easy to agree with you on.

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bad enough the races are too long, what about the pre-race.....lol, wayyyyyyyy too much rambling on and on, and to think they have another show on SPEED as a build up to the prerace show! seriously, the pre-race shows are longer than the races! and let's not forget the after race show! It's a shame they can't show some other types of racing on SPEED in place of all those NASCAR prerace, after race, race re-cap shows.... and let's not forget the re-runs of the NASCAR races all week AND classic (2006?????) NASCAR ....lol, seriously, SPEED should just change it's name to NASCAR and then form a new channel to cover the other racing. And to make matter worse, hours upon hours of Ol' DW..... wish he'd choke on a Digger bone......

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Dead nut on!!! I always throw up in my mouth when I hear that boogitty,boogitty crap. My god!! Enough already! But you are so right about the "BS" on tv.:15:

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I agree and agree also, that speed needs to show more race oriented shows instead of crap like wrecked and dangerous drives.

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How about wind tunnel, All Dave wants to talk & show is motorcycles!!! I'm done watching !!!

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I watched the first 10-15 laps and the last 10-15 laps. I'm losing my patience with DW also. He was slobbering all over ( I mean interviewing Danica) and he had to get a shot in at Indycar, getting Patrick to admit that it was a more festive atmosphere. I hope she stays eventually. I'm pretty well sick of someone when they do nothing and get treated like a deity on the level of an AJ Foyt. When I read the boards over on Speed website she has fans that really think she can win, what planet are they on? She did well in the ARCA race because there were a legit 5 or 6 good cars. The rest were 5-10 year old cup cars with about 20 rookies.

Ol' DW better realize that most Indycar fans watch Nascar before Indycar starts because that is all the racing there is, slamming the Indycar series does nothing but piss people off.

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I liked when the "USAC championship trail" used to have the triple crown of three 500 milers. (Indy, Pocono and Ontario? Been awhile).

Was it Marlboro who offered a million dollar bonus to anyone who won all three in one season? I think Al Unser Sr. was the only driver to do it.

NASCAR should do something like that.
David.

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:18:lets not get too far away from what i posted please!

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Just not my cup of tea but would recommend; Three 25 lap heats, a "B", a "Dash", and a hundred lap main but I gave up on'em years ago. My only interest with them is keeping tabs on the ex-USAC'ers. Just the five minute recap is enough. But not taking away from all those that can't get enough. have a ball.

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Nascar needs to hire Chad Knauss just like they did Gary Nelson years ago. They did'nt have anyone smart enough to catch all of his cheating either. And yes the 500 mile stuff is BORING except for the first and last ten laps! I would rather watch the trucks race the the cup guys.

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a-men !!!:32:

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I'm going to disagree completely here. The longer races test the endurance of both the equipment and the driver and crew members. A single mistake anywhere along the way can lose a race that whould have otherwise been won.

Three hours has become a "standard" for the length of a major sports event where the fans leave feeling as though they "got their money's worth." THAT is a key factor in determining an event's length.

Watch an NBA or NFL game and tell me that it does not "seem" as though the outcome was settled over the last half hour!

Watch a dirt or asphalt non-wing race for three hours and tell me you did not take a nap!

I sometimes fall asleep and sometimes get a little bored. Other times a race will pretty much have my attention for three hours. The time/distance of the races are just fine with me! :8: :8: :8:

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I believe that NASCAR did, back with the original "Winston Million". I seem to recall that Bill Elliot was the first winner. I guess a quick "google" could turn that up. I do know that they changed the formula after a bit.

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honestly I do not care how long the races are, just stop having races where each car runs a second apart. Trust me i am all for saftey, but if i want to watch cars run a second apart I will go set out by the high way. Thank God the Hockey game did not have all that many commercials.

MORE HALF MILE TRACKS!!!!

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I have never fallen asleep during a non-wing sprint race,and I am old and have a tendency to nod off anytime I get bored.But I sure do fall asleep during a long NASCAR race.

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if yall dont like it so much then dont watch it lol its that simple

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Just a thought...if NASCAR racing is such a bore, what with 500 miles of consuming fuel and tires, why do you bother to watch?

Change the channel, for god's sake! :21::21:

500 miles at Indy is almost just as boring, and most IRL road course races are just parades with very little passing, and usually only two teams really competing for the win.....

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I agree with Duke, the Indy 500 and Daytona. Not so sure about the Indy cars and Nascar, driving flat out all the way around the track. That's why I prefer non wing midgets,sprints and Silver Crowns on the dirt!

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I agree with Duke. They woud be better if they only ran 250 miles, and so there are the same amount of pit stops make them run straight ethanol.

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Well stated. Probably why I haven't watched a NASCAR race on TV for years.

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Because it has the same soothing effect as rain on the window for napping. ;)

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Boy, I'll be happy when the season starts around here so we can forget about NASCAR and we can talk about sprint drivers throwing a fit and grabbing their crotches and Duke can tell us how we're a bunch of whimps campared to the drivers in the 60's!

Tom Paterson

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I agree with the post not to watch anymore, what a good idea

Grady

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If the product on the track (IE:the RACING) is boring for the 500 mile events it will still be BORING at 250 or 300 miles.

A turd is a turd......No matter how you polish it

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i agree! Power steering gages full face helments fire proof driving suits & gloves side panels steam roller tires arm restraints! How many daddies would put there 15 yr olds in one on them WITH OUT ALL THAT?????????????:16:11::18::14::15:

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smoke told me this 5 years ago!:22:

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i don't watch them i see the last 10 laps! I'am taking my old mans nap while there riding around for 3 hours:8::11;:10:!

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come to miami fl and watch the wrecks and speeding on i-95 its a better show then nascar equal playing field!:5::10::11;

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ok bud!

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Back in the day, the racing was so much better. Why is this true? Because now it resembles professional wrestling and not racing. There is a new commercial the last month that says the drivers have been freed up to drive harder, as DW says "back when he raced". That's complete BS, if 2 drivers decided to get out and have a discussion, first, they would never take their helmets off for fear of getting punched in the nose. Second, there are so many team cars that these guys actually talk to each other during cautions. Third, Smoke is the only one with a personality and even he has become tamed.

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[QUOTE=sprinter25;159392]Just a thought...if NASCAR racing is such a bore, what with 500 miles of consuming fuel and tires, why do you bother to watch?

Change the channel, for god's sake! :21::21:

That's why some people call it Napcar, you watch the first few laps, nap and watch the last few laps.;)