2015 NASCAR Thread - And then there was 1

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Am I the only one who doesn't at all understand the whole "Cup drivers in the Xfinity series" thing. Under any sponsor name, I've never understood it.

Wouldn't that be the same as a motocross racer, on a factory backed 450, doing the 250 races as well just for kicks? Or even like an active F1 driver competing in GP2?

Is it just a numbers game? Without the cup drivers, the Xfinity field would be too small....or no one would watch it?

I really feel for the no name guys who constantly seem to get wrecked by the cup drivers who really have nothing to lose and can just go for broke all the time.
 
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Am I the only one who doesn't at all understand the whole "Cup drivers in the Xfinity series" thing. Under any sponsor name, I've never understood it.

Wouldn't that be the same as a motocross racer, on a factory backed 450, doing the 250 races as well just for kicks? Or even like an active F1 driver competing in GP2?

Is it just a numbers game? Without the cup drivers, the Xfinity field would be too small....or no one would watch it?

I really feel for the no name guys who constantly seem to get wrecked by the cup drivers who really have nothing to lose and can just go for broke all the time.
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I understand it as the signal pirates/rate jackers/Buschwhackers want more money and so do the respective team owners. Since they have more experience, it is easier for them to win. Unfortunately, this means that the actual Xfinity racers struggle at getting wins with the dominating cup drivers.
 
twitcher
Am I the only one who doesn't at all understand the whole "Cup drivers in the Xfinity series" thing. Under any sponsor name, I've never understood it.

Wouldn't that be the same as a motocross racer, on a factory backed 450, doing the 250 races as well just for kicks? Or even like an active F1 driver competing in GP2?

Is it just a numbers game? Without the cup drivers, the Xfinity field would be too small....or no one would watch it?

I really feel for the no name guys who constantly seem to get wrecked by the cup drivers who really have nothing to lose and can just go for broke all the time.
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It's about sponsorship money. Cup drivers attract much more of it than what the rest of the field can do on their own.
 
When a driver says they are there in a lower series for "Experience" or "Fun", those are codewords for "Money" (Unless it's maybe Watkins Glen next week or an ARCA race at a Cup track. Cup drivers wouldn't waste time in these races unless they really do need the experience)
 
Green flag at Pocono. 18, 4, 22 is the top three.

Kasey Khane slams the pit wall. Caution 1.
 
Kasey took a hard, hard hit. He's clearly suffering the effects of a concussion. "Dazed", the announcer said.

I know of no one who who needs a long rest from racing more than Kasey Kahne.
 
twitcher
Am I the only one who doesn't at all understand the whole "Cup drivers in the Xfinity series" thing. Under any sponsor name, I've never understood it.

Wouldn't that be the same as a motocross racer, on a factory backed 450, doing the 250 races as well just for kicks? Or even like an active F1 driver competing in GP2?

Is it just a numbers game? Without the cup drivers, the Xfinity field would be too small....or no one would watch it?

I really feel for the no name guys who constantly seem to get wrecked by the cup drivers who really have nothing to lose and can just go for broke all the time.
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Roberto Merhi is currently racing F1 full time and Formula Renault 3.5, so yes, it does occur in other series, just very rarely.
 
Somewhere, someone is looking at the first two positions with this many laps to go and thinking "Not this again". Probably Joey.
 
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Everyone's running out of gas!
 
That was...interesting.
 
Jeff went from 14th to 3rd in all of that. Lots of cars ran out of fuel.
 
Talladega couldn't/can't even come close to that. Weirdest and craziest race I've ever seen since NASCAR is broadcasted in German Pay-TV.
 
Was looking like an amazing week for my fantasy team until everyone started running out of gas. Ended up with an ok week still.
 
Thir...teen...points...UUUUHHHHHGGGGG! Least the Glen's next, should make it in that one.
 
Never been so happy to see Kenseth win a race in my life. Glad someone finally ended Kyle Busch's streak
 
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