Comments on: Woody: The Great Chase Seems To Be Fading Fast http://www.racintoday.com/archives/11230 Go With The Pros Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:34:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ken http://www.racintoday.com/archives/11230/comment-page-1#comment-8302 Ken Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:12:43 +0000 http://www.racintoday.com/?p=11230#comment-8302 The top four chasers are all Hendrick cars (Tony's is except in name). The Hendrick/Chevrolet/NA$CAR teamwork is working well. JJ works to stay in the top 12 and never shows what he has so he can pretend to be like the rest of the teams. NA$CAR "checks" JJ and MM's cars every week and they always pass. DUH! Let me grade my own paper or the paper of my secret partner and I guarantee it will pass. The top four chasers are all Hendrick cars (Tony’s is except in name). The Hendrick/Chevrolet/NA$CAR teamwork is working well. JJ works to stay in the top 12 and never shows what he has so he can pretend to be like the rest of the teams. NA$CAR “checks” JJ and MM’s cars every week and they always pass. DUH! Let me grade my own paper or the paper of my secret partner and I guarantee it will pass.

]]> By: Brian http://www.racintoday.com/archives/11230/comment-page-1#comment-8300 Brian Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:33:02 +0000 http://www.racintoday.com/?p=11230#comment-8300 I am a huge 11 fan and it just goes to show who is the better team. Look at how JJ teams hangs in there until the chase then they put it into high gear and blows away everyone. His team just doesn't make mistakes...blown engines, cut tires, blocking to early in the race, getting caught up into someone else restart mess. Great teams are suppose to be great during tough times and look at the 48, change spark plugs go a lap down and still come up with a good finish. JJ deserves to win the other teams just need to step up their game during the chase. You've got to want to win it and be focused...JJ is focused and the team is ready. My only thought to change the chase would be switch up the last 10 races every year...put Darlington, Richmond, Texas in the chase maybe JJ's team doesn't have a 3.2 avg finish at. I as much as I love Hamlin - witnessing history in the making isn't to bad. I am a huge 11 fan and it just goes to show who is the better team. Look at how JJ teams hangs in there until the chase then they put it into high gear and blows away everyone. His team just doesn’t make mistakes…blown engines, cut tires, blocking to early in the race, getting caught up into someone else restart mess. Great teams are suppose to be great during tough times and look at the 48, change spark plugs go a lap down and still come up with a good finish. JJ deserves to win the other teams just need to step up their game during the chase. You’ve got to want to win it and be focused…JJ is focused and the team is ready.
My only thought to change the chase would be switch up the last 10 races every year…put Darlington, Richmond, Texas in the chase maybe JJ’s team doesn’t have a 3.2 avg finish at.
I as much as I love Hamlin – witnessing history in the making isn’t to bad.

]]> By: lydia http://www.racintoday.com/archives/11230/comment-page-1#comment-8294 lydia Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:34:34 +0000 http://www.racintoday.com/?p=11230#comment-8294 Well..hopefully this will make NASCAR take a good hard look at their "state of the art" this will "fix all" "new and exciting" Chase format. I have nothing against JJ...just against the Chase. So we all get it...JJ/CK have the Chase figured out..but does this put him in the record books...I guess so...as the best driver to lead the pack in "10 races". I think that is more the issue when it comes to feelings about JJ...the new and improved "Chase". You can call me "old school" dinosaur" or whatever...but I would like to see JJ/CK win their next championship based on 36 and not 10 races. If he could do that...my feelings..and my viewership might ramp up a notch or two. Well..hopefully this will make NASCAR take a good hard look at their “state of the art” this will “fix all” “new and exciting” Chase format. I have nothing against JJ…just against the Chase. So we all get it…JJ/CK have the Chase figured out..but does this put him in the record books…I guess so…as the best driver to lead the pack in “10 races”. I think that is more the issue when it comes to feelings about JJ…the new and improved “Chase”. You can call me “old school” dinosaur” or whatever…but I would like to see JJ/CK win their next championship based on 36 and not 10 races. If he could do that…my feelings..and my viewership might ramp up a notch or two.

]]> By: Bill B http://www.racintoday.com/archives/11230/comment-page-1#comment-8293 Bill B Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:45:41 +0000 http://www.racintoday.com/?p=11230#comment-8293 "Their passiveness is puzzling. You’d think they would be oozing motivation and quivering with incentive, eager to salvage something from a dismal season." Another unintended consequence of the chase....If you don't make it you don't matter. The last couple of years I have noticed the trend that the non-chasers are non-factors in the last ten races. “Their passiveness is puzzling. You’d think they would be oozing motivation and quivering with incentive, eager to salvage something from a dismal season.”

Another unintended consequence of the chase….If you don’t make it you don’t matter. The last couple of years I have noticed the trend that the non-chasers are non-factors in the last ten races.

]]> By: SB http://www.racintoday.com/archives/11230/comment-page-1#comment-8286 SB Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:14:42 +0000 http://www.racintoday.com/?p=11230#comment-8286 I assume most of the drivers not in the chase are trying to use these races as informal tests for next year. they get no TV time or acknowlegment for their sponsors, and are basically told to stay out of the way of the top 12. They aren't encouraged to race. They are completely locked out of racing their way into the top 10, so why tear up equipment trying? And please remember that the 'top 12' were only so close in points because Nascar rigged the deal, not because they were really that close to the points leader (who was Tony Stewart, no JJ). I'd guess that many of the drivers are as indifferent to the deal as many fans seem to be, judging from attendance and TV ratings. And it doesn't cost anything to watch on television, so you can't blame the economy for that one. I assume most of the drivers not in the chase are trying to use these races as informal tests for next year. they get no TV time or acknowlegment for their sponsors, and are basically told to stay out of the way of the top 12. They aren’t encouraged to race. They are completely locked out of racing their way into the top 10, so why tear up equipment trying? And please remember that the ‘top 12′ were only so close in points because Nascar rigged the deal, not because they were really that close to the points leader (who was Tony Stewart, no JJ). I’d guess that many of the drivers are as indifferent to the deal as many fans seem to be, judging from attendance and TV ratings. And it doesn’t cost anything to watch on television, so you can’t blame the economy for that one.

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