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Guest Friz

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I think that it will be incredibly boring. The cars will get strung out all over the track, lapped cars running with leaders, and the inexperieced guy that has to show the world something will cause the big one.

This may not be popular, but I'm gonna say it anyway.

Talledega and Daytona need track modifications to slow the cars. Changing the cars has not solved any of the problem, it's just made the teams spend a lot of money.

Make the tracks smaller or take some of the banking out. The drivers need to be forced to lift off the throttle. I've never been to Talledega, but I have been to Daytona, and I was not impressed one bit. It hasn't been a track that truly shows a good race for years now.

There.

Now you guys can kill me.

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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I'm thinking it's going to be the same as usual, except more pit stops.  Drivers won't want to lose the "lead draft" so they will all still pit around the same time, with a group of drivers.

 

Guess we'll have to wait and see.  :cheers:

General Lee 01 Senior Enthusiast

General Lee 01

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Well whaddya know, "it" didn't happen, but there were still chances for it to do so. I don't think it completely 100% solved the problem, but it helped a little bit.

 

 

Who would've thought the biggest incident iin the race happened in the pace laps?  :cheers:

Firetiger(MN) Enthusiast

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Well, the smaller fuel cell definitely didn't help anything at all.  There was never seperate packs of cars which they were hoping for.  With no cautions, the new rule had no effect on the race pattern.  All bunched up per the norm with that restrictor plate.  The only thing that it made for today was more possible mistakes on pit stops.
MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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It may have spread them out a little bit because of the drivers pitting more and on different laps but they all closed back up with each other not long after everyone pitted.  They did get strung out a little near the end, but people were pitting with just a few to go, some trying to save a little fuel I imagine too.

 

Glad the "big one" didn't happen though.

 

How about that Dale Jr.!!  Three in a row at Talladega.  :thumb:   All DEI cars, actually.  :thumb:  

hogger999 Enthusiast

hogger999

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I didn't get a chance to watch the race so I taped it. I've stayed away from here, TV, and newspapers so the outcome would still be a suprise. But Ill be damned if it didn't sneek up on me on the radio yesterday.  :angry:

 

Oh well. Congrats Junior and DEI

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