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Permalink Reply by James Tallant on March 13, 2009 at 10:40am

Great post! Start and park avoids a sub 43 car field and in my opinion is necessary....right now! This inst Moto GP, 18 cars or 30 cars would hurt the sport that has had at times 64 cars in the field....I think NASCAR wanted it, they got it....and they might not be competitive but they work for now.....IMO

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Permalink Reply by Shop Goddess on March 20, 2009 at 9:23pm

How does a parked car fill the field?

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Permalink Reply by brian campbell on March 13, 2009 at 11:47am

meredith this is how i feel everybody has to qualify on speed isn't that what QUALIFY means.

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Gleason on March 13, 2009 at 11:08am

Once you earn your way into the field it should be your choice whether or not to fun the race. You earn that right by beating other people to qualify, its not a free pass by any means.

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Permalink Reply by JoCo on March 13, 2009 at 9:29pm

Yeah I think teams should be allowed to do whatever they want, it's their car and if they earned their way into the race then it's their prerogative to park it after 1 lap if they want.

Since we're on this stuff I will say another thing: I totally agree Meredith about everyone needing to qualify every week. However, since the chances of that happening are somewhere between slim and none I have another gripe: When qualifying is rained out, I don't think they should award starting position/pitstalls based on points, they should award them based on the random qualifying order drawing

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Permalink Reply by Jim on March 14, 2009 at 12:16pm

How bout this for a change. No qualifying. Instead draw starting positions for everyone entered, then run 2 100 mile heat races that would determine the starting order of the 300 mile main event. As for too many cars if that becomes an issue, slowest cars in the slowest heat race go home. I think it might change the complexion of these long races that are sooooo boring until the last 30 laps. And by the way they should run about 3 more road races a year and include at least 1 of those in the chase.

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Permalink Reply by James Tallant on March 15, 2009 at 8:29am

This is why Dirt tracks are so awesome, its all wide open! No rest for the weary, Laying back..ect...Shootouts are great...I would say it will never happen though, Nascar will become an "entertainment" broadcast like WWE before it will run small sprints in Cup.....The truck series would be a good test bed!

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Permalink Reply by Walt Pendleton on March 20, 2009 at 2:38am

Thank for the education. I did not know this happened

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Permalink Reply by rpmscott on March 20, 2009 at 9:14am

NASCAR condones this because. If they don't get a full field they are panelized buy the networks! $$$$$$$$$$

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Permalink Reply by john mcglasson on March 20, 2009 at 2:16pm

If RG pulled off for no reason I wouldn't be a fan anymore, I think it stinks. If you don't plan to race, open a restaurant or something with your money. Like so much of Nascar, it's artificial. Racers race, field-fillers don't help the sport in any way. And if they weren't there, other more serious teams could get in. If that means only 30 cars enter to race, so be it. and yes, I think every car should have to qualify each week, and if they can't they don't race. No more past champions provisionals for has-beens, no more top 35, no more point-selling in the off season, it should all be dirt-track style.

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Permalink Reply by Shop Goddess on March 20, 2009 at 3:28pm

How does parking the car for everything except the first lap of the race provide a 'full field'? How is that not a farce or an illusion of a full race field? I thought racing was driving the car around the track, not sitting on your fanny watching, (or packing up to go home)! What other sport considers it respectable to sign up, begin, and then QUIT?

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Permalink Reply by john mcglasson on March 20, 2009 at 5:31pm

EXACTLY.

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