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That was much better last night, they should just keep doing the Clash there from now on, or maybe rotate different historic short tracks every year. The LA Coliseum race was a ridiculous idea.
Yup I agree that the Coliseum was a horrible idea and rotating different historic tracks could be a cool throwback to NASCAR roots. I'm sure that they will screw it up somehow though.
Probably so. Thought I heard someone throw out Brazil last night as a potential place they would run it. I am completely against that for the Clash. Now if they want to add an exhibition race such as when NASCAR went to Japan at the Suzuka Circuit in the 90s after the season, then I am fine with that for another opportunity to watch racing. Just don't screw up the Clash.
I hadn't heard that but what is funny was I started to put they would take it to another country in my previous post but thought "No even NASCAR isn't that stupid"....I stand corrected. 🤣
It’s disheartening that NASCAR completely sabotaged speed weeks by shrinking it. There is going to be a year that rain sweeps through Daytona on Wednesday and Thursday thus ruining the short week NASCAR settled on.
Completely agree. This was always such a fun time to be a NASCAR fan. Always had the shootout and qualifying the next day Sunday. Later in the week the IROC race, Twin 125s. Shortening it ruins the fan experience. I'm not buying the costs/saving money issue as much as NASCAR is going to different venues, traveling to Mexico and rumors of the clash in Brazil as a possibility. The potential of rain out you mention by pushing everything later in the week is an absolutely fair point.
NASCAR faces big challenges if the Clash moves to Brazil in 2026
NASCAR faces big challenges if the Clash is moved to Brazil in 2026. Find out the challenges of possibly moving the Clash to South America!
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Speaking of IROC..
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Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott and more set for IROC in 2025 - Racing News
Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott and others set for IROC in 2025. IROC returns with an event at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
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It's NASCAR and screwing up things is just what they have done for 20+ years since Brian France first took over. He has tried to turn it into a celebrity filled stick and ball sport and abandoned the fans who made them huge.
Bubba!!!! Allgaier raced his way into the 500 and got JR Motorsports first entry in the race.
Absolutely unnecessary. 75 feet from the line and ruined what would have been an all-time great finish in the history of the 125s. Let them finish racing back to the line on the last lap here. NASCAR can't get out of their own way when it comes getting in the way of themselves to blow a call. Can't wait to hear Elton Sawyer's sorry ass excuse to spin this one. Not like the accident was on the backstretch and it was the final lap for goodness sake. Comical how NASCAR thinks this was a great finish by letting their officials single-handedly determine the outcome by throwing the caution lights for a race that would be over in mere seconds. Anyone who thinks this was a good decision by NASCAR only does so just to be a contrarian.
I know Harvick defended NASCAR and said they don't want guys driving through wrecked cars to get to the start finish line but from the time the lights came on until the last cars would have passed through the start finish line there wouldn't have been time for the spotters to see the caution, cue up the mic, tell the drivers caution was out and then the drivers react. You are totally right @M4CAT it's not like it was in turn 3 or on the backstretch. The leaders were probably 100 feet from the start finish line moving at 190 MPH when the light cam on. I looked it up and at 190 MPH that is 278 feet per second. So to the back of the field it was a max of 2 seconds...again not enough time for the dominoes to fall to get drivers to back off and coming to the line like that they wouldn't anyway.
Just another poor decision by NASCAR to ruin what would have been one of the all time great finishes. That is why I have went from never missing one lap of a race, even if that meant watching it on a VCR tape that I recorded it on back in the day, to not really caring if I miss a race or not.
Just another poor decision by NASCAR to ruin what would have been one of the all time great finishes. That is why I have went from never missing one lap of a race, even if that meant watching it on a VCR tape that I recorded it on back in the day, to not really caring if I miss a race or not.
