18.11.2009, 13:26
Chasing down a dream; nightmare in the waiting
Pros, cons of playoff format in Nationwide, Truck series
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/features...index.html
In several instances, drivers have run away with the championship in the Nationwide and Truck series, leaving some fans and drivers wanting more.
Six (6) seasons into the Cup verison of the Chase, the title has been decided on the track in the final race, so should NASCAR put a version of the Chase in all of its national series?
Should NASCAR implement a Chase format in the Nationwide and Truck series?
Since 2000, 6 of the 9 Nationwide championships were decided before the final race, and in half of those, well before that.
The Nationwide Series has become boring.
When the champion is crowned early -- no one wins.
Implementing a Chase format in both series would make every race relevant again, benefiting both the tracks and the television partners.
Fans would win because the drama would be on the title battle, not media-created stories.
And the drivers would embrace it because they are out there to compete.
I think a 7-race Chase in the Nationwide Series and a 5-race Chase for the Trucks would take both to a new level, provide nail-biters until the very end and make both series relevant until the final checkered flag of the season.
Historically, title battles in the Truck Series have been close.
Numbers aside, the Chase was created to increase drama and TV ratings.
I question if it accomplished either.
The Chase format has flaws and until they are fixed, I wouldn't use it elsewhere.
Currently, Chasers are being scored against non-Chasers.
Since the other 32 drivers aren't going anywhere, championship contenders should be scored based on where they finish relative to each other.
There also needs to be a better "seeding" system.
In this case, tiered points for performance in the first 26 races; otherwise, it's essentially an exhibition.
Finally, "home-field advantage" (i.e. first pit selection in every Chase race) for the "regular-season leader" would be a nice perk.
I have no beef against a playoff system in NASCAR ... but let's improve it before we apply it anywhere else.
Pros, cons of playoff format in Nationwide, Truck series
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/features...index.html
In several instances, drivers have run away with the championship in the Nationwide and Truck series, leaving some fans and drivers wanting more.
Six (6) seasons into the Cup verison of the Chase, the title has been decided on the track in the final race, so should NASCAR put a version of the Chase in all of its national series?
Should NASCAR implement a Chase format in the Nationwide and Truck series?
Since 2000, 6 of the 9 Nationwide championships were decided before the final race, and in half of those, well before that.
The Nationwide Series has become boring.
When the champion is crowned early -- no one wins.
Implementing a Chase format in both series would make every race relevant again, benefiting both the tracks and the television partners.
Fans would win because the drama would be on the title battle, not media-created stories.
And the drivers would embrace it because they are out there to compete.
I think a 7-race Chase in the Nationwide Series and a 5-race Chase for the Trucks would take both to a new level, provide nail-biters until the very end and make both series relevant until the final checkered flag of the season.
Historically, title battles in the Truck Series have been close.
Numbers aside, the Chase was created to increase drama and TV ratings.
I question if it accomplished either.
The Chase format has flaws and until they are fixed, I wouldn't use it elsewhere.
Currently, Chasers are being scored against non-Chasers.
Since the other 32 drivers aren't going anywhere, championship contenders should be scored based on where they finish relative to each other.
There also needs to be a better "seeding" system.
In this case, tiered points for performance in the first 26 races; otherwise, it's essentially an exhibition.
Finally, "home-field advantage" (i.e. first pit selection in every Chase race) for the "regular-season leader" would be a nice perk.
I have no beef against a playoff system in NASCAR ... but let's improve it before we apply it anywhere else.
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The old adage claims "it's not where you Start but where you Finish"
Нынешняя «Формула-1» – худшая за последние годы, возможно, даже за всю ее историю. © FA
Если нужно настоящее шоу, нет ничего лучше NASCAR. Это поистине фантастическое зрелище
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