Yeah, the sport's been going down since the end of '04. In the first chase how many guys were still mathematically in it going into Homestead? Six? And the last race at Richmond was epic, Jeremy Mayfield barely squeaked in with a win. In '07? Only two guys mathematically eligible at Homestead and at Richmond only Jr. had a shot at sneaking in and it was pretty slim. And the Busch series is a total crapfest now. The last two champions were decided by May for God sakes.
Yeah, I figure it's worse with the Busch, wait, it's not the Busch Series anymore is it? That's another thing, the money aspect of the business has gotten way out of hand. It's bad enough the rules and all have been "tweaked" beyond repair. I still like the sport but give me a break, it's becoming more of a soap opera rather than silly season.
With that said, I can only hope the new season brings a leveling off, of fixing things that aren't broke.
So the sport is on a downslide, like no other sport has ever experienced one. Last time I checked, the only sport with better rating in the US was the NFL. MLB is in hot water with roids (though I suspect some of that is just crap, and I don't really care anyway), the NFL is still the National Felon League (sorry to the many law-abiding players, but Mike Vick ruined it for everyone), the NHL and NBA have never been nearly as big as the others and if someone says MLS is up there I'll stab you in the eye. I'd say NASCAR is doing well all things considered.
I'm looking forward to a big '08 and a great season for Jr in his new ride. The new folks from open-wheel should spice things up, and the COT has the potential to open the door to a lot more teams.
Happy new year everybody. Just welcoming myself to the NASCAR 2008 Thread. Hoping for a wonderful season where Dale Jr can actually win a race this year!
Happy New Year, everyone! I just hope this season isn't a snoozer that boils down to 'which Hendrick driver will win it all', or 'oh my, the drama for 35 position in owner's points', or 'which Cup regular will win the Busch, er, Division 1AA, dammit, Nationwide series and by how much'.
And I want to see the 08 in victory lane (hopefully with Martin driving)!
id like to see him there as well, but i dunno how likely. now if he drove for hendrick he could still go part time and win the championship cause of how its rigged.
happy new year everyone. let us hope that this season goes well. i just hope the CoT does not kill the race at daytona (anyone remember 2000?) i know this is a long shot but deep down i am praying that the chase gets thrown out and brian france gets ejected out of the sport.
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