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Danny,
For $50,000, sprint car drivers will put on a cheap looking crown and cloak, carry a specter and be ordained by a make-believe priest as a king.
Racer-x
I really don't think she's alone in her reaction. I've known a lot of others to have hissy fits -- and they had third legs. Mr. Foyt and Mr. Stewart come to mind, especially in their early years.
wvwildthg
I AGREE.
There should be no such thing as a provisional -- at any level. No hard luck provisional. No past champion's provisional. No prettiest car provisional. No I've-got-a-big-sponsor-and-can-buy-my-way-into-the-race provisional. The only provisional should be earned with your right foot and a steering wheel. Provisionals should not be bought and sold like a good set of tires.
How many times did Richard Petty get added to the field late in his career because he had a past champion's provisional? Provisionals exist for one reason -- the benefit of the race promoter, and sanctioning body.
But, that is the system that exists in NASCAR with its "franchise" arrangement. It should not be that way, and should be changed, but how can anybody be criticized for using the system that they are given to live by.
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Last edited by bigmojo5; 2/27/12 at 12:33 PM.
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