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Remember-four corners and 100 words or less. “Talladega’s coming!

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by Charlie Turner

I'm Charlie Turner co-host of the syndicated, mostly NASCAR radio show On Pit Row. Thanks for stopping by OnPitRow.com and the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog. Oh yeah, Steve is an idiot.

April 23, 2007 8:41 am CDT 4 Comments

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talladega nights

The Phoenix race is in the mirrors and ‘Degas comin’ up.

Jeff Gordon won his 76th Cup race, tieing The Intimidator, smokin’ Smoke and stretching out his points lead in the process.

With race #8 in the books, it’s restrictor plate time again. To kill a little time before Sunday, try these four, highly banked turns brought to you by Steve at the Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie blog.

  1. All 3 CoT races have been good, entertaining races. Should they go full time in 2008?
  2. Should NASCAR look at changing the length of Cup races?
  3. Should the France family be forced to sell either NASCAR or International Speedway Corp. because of a conflict of interest?
  4. Talledega or Daytona–which do YOU like better?

Remember, keep your comments limited to 100 words per topic and feel free to comment on the answers of others. You can be sure that Steve and I will. Unlike NASCAR - style points are awarded for tearin’ someone else up. Just keep it good natured.

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4 Responses to “Remember-four corners and 100 words or less. “Talladega’s coming!”

  1. User Avatar Luke on April 23rd, 2007 9:17 am

    1) Yes. The COT was designed in part to save money. Keeping up with 2 car models is costing much more than even the owners anticipated. I’d wager that when the phase-in was approved by the owners, that they thought the car may flop. A couple races into it, they see NASCAR is serious, so they’re willing to play the game.

    2) Yes, for some.
    Examples:
    500 miles at Pocono gets old, and 400 would be a little easier to swallow.

    312 Miles at Phoenix was a little short, and making it a 400 (NOT Km) would be about right.

    400 at Richmond just sucks. 500 laps would be sweet. Sitting in the stands, the laps just wind down too quick.

    3) Forced, no. Kentucky (Track, not the fans there) can eat it.

    The France’s should want to separate them though. Mainly for a credibility factor. If “NASCAR” were a separate entity on more than just paper, it might help in the credibility of the sports governing body. They can take their pick on which one to keep.

    4) Each has their own hallowed history, and choosing is pretty tough. Both have their ups and downs, so I’d have to say whichever one is next on the schedule.

  2. User Avatar Charlie on April 23rd, 2007 9:54 pm

    Luke, I like your answer on the race lengths. Flexibility is key to a better schedule. But I think the cup series needs to be the series of the longer races. 400 for Cup - 250 for Busch/Grand National.

    Talladega. Four wide, all day and you sit on the edge of your seat, all day. No comparison.

  3. User Avatar Charlie on April 25th, 2007 9:45 am

    1) I like the cars. And it looks like with the remaining sceduled races for 2007, NASCAR should be able to work out the remaining technical issues. There are teams that seem to have a definate lead in sorting these things out. Hendrick, Gibbs and Haas are looking good. Wait until we see them on a super-speedway. If no unforseen problems show up, lets go for 2008.

    2) There are races that I find to be too long. But I still want the cup series to be the series of long stock car races. The Coca Cola 600,Daytona 500, Southern 500, Brickyard 400. If you want to shorten a Pocono or short track race, fine. I would like to see the Busch series become more differentiated. More sprint race-like would be OK.

    3) Forced? You mean like legally forced? Courtroom drama? Are you nuts? There is no conflict of competitive interest on the track. In the boardrooms, the France family has already won the war.

    4) Three and, sometimes,four wide racing in a pack of cars ten deep, separated by the whims of fate, for 500 miles. The home of the original “big one” - and you know, you just know, it’s coming. Edge of my seat, all day. Talladega.

  4. User Avatar steve on April 25th, 2007 12:01 pm

    1) Spreading the intro of the CoT over three years was idiotic from the git go. When NASCAR took over the Grand-Am series they changed the rules to the Daytona Prototypes; said when it would take affect, and after that all the old stuff was sold on ebay. Made for great racing within a year. And probably saved money in the long run.

    2) Everybody picks on Pocono. Could it be the Pocono 350? You bet and NOBODY would care except the beer vendors. Keep the premier events as is. The short tracks are fine. Much of the problems revolve around the Toll House tracks.

    3) Should! But, more importantly it won’t happen. Period. End of discussion. Nope–don’t even consider–get it out of your mind!

    4) Daytona starts it all. Its still snowing up north–Daytona is warm and beginning to blossom. New teams, drivers, sponsors and mfgs all make the specticale of the 500 special. The 400 doesn’t count.

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