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NASCAR summer schedule is a snoozer
By admin | May 27, 2008
By Jayson D. Henry
I’d like to start off by thanking Rich for allowing me to blog in this spot.
You know, bears and other animals hibernate in the winter. Well, if they were NASCAR fans they would probably want to change their plans and sleep through the summer instead. Just a quick look through the schedule shows why.
After the race in Charlotte the season turns into a real grind until the August Bristol race. Maybe, the bears and NASCAR fans could find a reason to wake up for the race in Daytona, which is usually good, but then fall right back to sleep.
Here’s what the next few weeks have in store. First, there’s Dover. That track can provide some interesting racing but it’s 400 laps on a one mile track. Wow! I’m not really old enough to remember but this race used to be 500 laps! Talk about a marathon.
And speaking of long, there’s the always grueling races at Pocono coming soon. Man, these races are about 200 miles too long and about one race too many. Why is this track never mentioned when the subject of dates being lost is brought up?
New Hampshire often looks like a skating contest instead of a race. Cars just slip and slide all over the place and not much else.
The cookie cutters at Michigan and Chicago do not provide much to get excited about. As a matter of fact these two places rank near the bottom of my favorites list.
But of my least favorites has to be the two road courses at Sonoma and Watkins Glen. Those races are just a contest to see who can make their last pit stop first and who can do the least spinning around in the kitty litter.
I know some of you might be wondering about Indianapolis. Well, if you think about it that race is a bit overrated. Sure, the track is steeped in tradition but that’s for another race. The Brickyard 400 itself is usually pretty much of a follow the leader affair. I can only imagine what the CoT is going to do for the Brickyard.
So there you have it. For what it’s worth that’s my assessment of NASCAR’s summer of fun. You may have a different opinion, but as for me, wake me up when Bristol rolls around. Zzzzzzzzzzzz
Jayson D. Henry is a guest blogger for RacingWithRich.com.
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May 28th, 2008 at 7:48 am
I’m not sure what tracks you do like - so far we have 1/3 of the races on the cup schedule. Sure the road courses and Pocono can get boring, but Dover? - That is a fun race to watch. Michigan and Chicago can get spread out, but everyone has their own line to race and there is usually quite a bit of passing. Loudon is a good race, just because they dont have the grip. It takes a good driver to muscle the car around when they have no forward bite. Sure, NA$CAR has its boring racing but thats nothing new.
May 28th, 2008 at 8:32 am
I hope Rich rethinks his decision to let you at the keyboard next time.
Boring?
Boring is reading the same stinking article that everyone writes this time of year… inaccurately, I might add.
Thanks for your opinion Jayson, but if you were a real race fan you’d know that stock cars are FAR from boring.
Maybe you should write articles about beach volleyball… now that’s exciting!
May 28th, 2008 at 9:57 am
I just looked at the schedule and only one of the 11 races between now and Bristol is at a 1.5 mile “cookie cutter.” That is the July 12th race at Chicagoland. (Actually, the next “cookie cutter” race after that is September 28th at Kansas. I thought that they were supposed to be the “boring” races.
This is, to me, the INTERESTING part of the schedule.
May 22nd, 2012 at 2:25 pm
1. Daytona 500 (DUH) (5 different tcakrs in 1st 5 races .)2. The ROCK3. California4. Mexico/Montreal5. Bristol6. Las Vegas7. Nashville8. Atlanta9. New Hampshire10. Talladega11. Martinsville (From biggest to smallest .I like it)(All star break at Daytona-infield)12. Charlotte13. Dover14. Pocono15. Texas16. Sonoma17. Daytona (really, the biggest race should have the 1st sequel)18. Chicago19. Richmond20. Kentucky21. Indy22. New Hampshire23. Michigan24. Bristol25. Darlington26. Las Vegas (10 different venues in chase races)27. Pocono28. Dover29. Kansas30. Talladega31. Charlotte32. Martisville33. Watkins Glen34. California35. Phoenix36. Homestead MiamiBeast Lineup. Only 10 repeat tcakrs. The rock gets its no. 2 date back, The Lady in Black gets her Labor day date. Move the All star race to Daytona Infield to see if they’re really all stars. Put the Glen, Pocono in the chase. Vegas is a good last regular season race. Add Nashville, Kentucky, and Montreal/Mexico. get rid of dates in Atlanta, Texas, Michigan, and Phoenix. Maybe put Richmond in the chase and get rid of the other California date. This would add variety, making the whole season more interesting. And FOX gets the whole season. I can’t take ESPN.