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DW in the beginning was fine, maybe even a little better than BP in the beginning. The reason he's not as good now is that he's gotten 15 years older, and the cars have changed drastically, twice, since he last drove them competitively, so he can no longer relate as much to his driving time
 
Blitz24
This is the Wood Brothers Rule, and I'm surprised this didn't come up at the beginning of the year.
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They probably didn't realize that they were going to be this consistent and didn't need such a clause to exist.

Probably also thought that the non-chartered teams were going to be field fillers and not a historic team with a talented driver and good cars.
 
GTPorsche
They probably didn't realize that they were going to be this consistent and didn't need such a clause to exist.

Probably also thought that the non-chartered teams were going to be field fillers and not a historic team with a talented driver and good cars.
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NASCAR has been reactionary as of late.
 
Ganon83
From what I've heard, I think a lot of you are going to be happy when Fox comes back in February
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will they do away with that annoying af cgi they have to use all the time? it was one of the worst things about their le mans coverage and I wish they would ditch it for NHRA and NASCAR.
 
After that finish I'm not surprised the conspiracy theorists are out in full force.
According to Denny he was staring in the mirror so much he missed the corner completely ?
There was literately no point when he was on the regular racing line off of 10 going into 11. Everyone was on turn 11's curb all day, Hamlin included, but on the last lap he was 2 lanes away from it. Had he just drove that corner like he had the lap before he would have Won and Tony never would of had a chance at his bumper. Tony coming off of 10 was like 3 car lengths behind Hamlin.

The only way Tony was getting to him was if Denny blew the corner entirely or if Tony just did not brake at all and torpedoed into him.

I cant say whether Denny intentionally let Tony Win or not, But I think we can all agree Denny gave that win away.
 
Thing is, Denny's car was starting to go away. Not as bad as Stewart's (hell, its the only reason Hamlin even got close enough) but you can tell as the laps were winding down, Hamlin's laps weren't as smooth (missing the curb, going wide).

Leadfoot530
Hamlin had a move like I do on most racing games. My guess is he missed his breaking point, and just went too deep into the corner. I've missed quite few apexes in my time playing games, so why can't a professional racecar driver?

Ironically, Hamlin got his start by playing video games. iRacing, if I remember correctly.
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NR2003 I think (Remember, iRacing wasn't around until after Roush Racing became RFR), he did come around the same time Martin Truex Jr did I believe.

Ganon83
From what I've heard, I think a lot of you are going to be happy when Fox comes back in February
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...Someone's out, aren't they?
 
The Bman
I think people need to realize that motor sports are less sport and more business than they used to be. If Hamlin legitimately screwed up, then that is on him, though I do believe that NASCAR would have wanted Tony to win because of the "comeback" story and how exciting a last-lap pass would be. Stuff like that brings in revenue which keeps NASCAR afloat.

And like @Dotini pointed out, Tony in the Chase means more viewership and hence more $$$. Keep in mind as well that Jeff Gordon retired last year and this is Stewart's last year. Those two are among the most popular drivers, so once they're gone, there's going to be a huge gap to fill. Only Dale Jr., and possibly Danica and Chase, are going to be the real big moneymakers until they call it quits.
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Your post makes it sound like it wouldn't take long until NASCAR openly becomes the motorsports equivalent of WWE, staging all the races for maximum drama. :sly:
 
RACECAR
Thing is, Denny's car was starting to go away. Not as bad as Stewart's (hell, its the only reason Hamlin even got close enough) but you can tell as the laps were winding down, Hamlin's laps weren't as smooth (missing the curb, going wide).
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Both cars had definitely been used up, Hamlin battled Truex Jr very hard before he even caught Stewart.

The reason it looked so bad though is because normally you go into the corner on the racing line and end up going wide and missing the curb.
At no time though did Hamlin seem to ever attempt the racing line, He was wide before he even tried to brake for the corner.

To me it just seems silly that anyone could be so focused on the rear view they miss the turn in completely, Regardless of who is behind you.

 
Carbonox
motorsports equivalent of WWE
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:lol:

That just wins, hands down.



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ButtKick
To me it just seems silly that anyone could be so focused on the rear view they miss the turn in completely, Regardless of who is behind you.
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I lost an online race at Laguna Seca doing exactly that. 2 guys coming up behind me heading into the final corner and was barely looking for my brake marker. Overshot the apex and got caught on the front stretch about 60 feet from the finish line. Now, I'm not a professional driver by any means, but I can can definitely see it being possible to make a mistake like he did.
 
Edit: Nevermind Jahgeee put it already, looks better than his actual scheme imo
 
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In the end, Tony had a legit shot at a win because of a spring rubber that was 15" off the racing line and thus not very dangerous, which spawned a caution a mere lap after Stewart pitted... How's that one for a conspiracy theory?
 
-Fred-
In the end, Tony had a legit shot at a win because of a spring rubber that was 15" off the racing line and thus not very dangerous, which spawned a caution a mere lap after Stewart pitted... How's that one for a conspiracy theory?
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I actually thought of that, but squelched myself from believing it.
Didn't Johnson take credit for that? Hard to believe Hendrick would be party to such a prank, since his boy Kahne is the first to fall out of the Chase.
 
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-Fred-
In the end, Tony had a legit shot at a win because of a spring rubber that was 15" off the racing line and thus not very dangerous, which spawned a caution a mere lap after Stewart pitted... How's that one for a conspiracy theory?
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Pretty bad for a conspiracy theory since that's just off the racing line and not off the racing surface.
 
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Dotini
I actually thought of that, but squelched myself from believing it.
Didn't Johnson take credit for that? Hard to believe Hendrick would be party to such a prank, since his boy Kahne is the first to fall out of the Chase.
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As in it fell off his car, yes. It's not something they can force to fall off. He was going to be pitting on that lap so it screwed him over.

You guys are completely ridiculous with this 🤬. :rolleyes:
 

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