Was that it? Apparently, NASCAR has adapted to the global trend yesterday and watched hockey. So boring it was rare.
I would write something like that once, I would not think - but compared to the race at Las Vegas was the Fontana race last week a real eye-catcher. Something went wrong yesterday, despite the fact that the oval is in principle attractive race. But a yawning boredom has probably no one cause. One of them could have been the new Goodyear tire - it sounds so stupid that - to constantly was, therefore, gave a little lack of grip. This meant that drivers use the possibilities of progressive banking could hardly. So we waved after only two laps to single file to so that remained then most of the time in the race. Since no broken signal conditioning also helped that simply want to jump to "yellow".
She did this twice, but always at a time when it played no major role strategically. What was a little sad, because at the end would have a false alarm or may provide for orderly disorder.
The race was dominated by Jeff Gordon, who stormed into his handsome new black Pepsi paint off the front, leaving the rest a chance. This was also the fact that two other favorites realtiv adopted early. Jamie McMurray was not under his car on lap 94 Montoya control and cleared. In the two cars locked even then slid pole sitter Kurt Busch. Above all, Montoya was furious, what can be accomplished even after. First, one fits the team mate to something better, for others it was his second complete failure to Fontana. One must not forget that the top 35 is reset after five races. Although he is in 27th place but the top 12 there are already 130 points gap. That sounds a little sleep after such a long season, but the others not so. Failures we must always take into account the NASCAR, but who cashed two DNF equal to Beginng of the season, has a bad hand. Because it still follow the Daytona 400 and Talladega races in at least three races in which may also like leaning something. And rarely with five DNFs a masterpiece has become.
The failure of Montoya and Busch was then already the highlight of the race. Kevin Harvick was the only alone time fun again. He had wrecked his car in practice and was started by the last seat. His RCR Chevy went well and he waded forward quickly. Just to be on again after slipping behind because his pit stop and he went in his pants because of a missing lug nut again had to clean. The race might have become even more exciting when his crew would not undermine the error, but that he was at the end of the period.
Jeff Gordon looked so long like the sure winner, but he went along with his crew chief at the last stop on lap 233 the error raise two fresh tires leave. Jimmie Johnson took four new Goodyears and was also the fourth on the track. The matter was then actually clear. Despite the apparent good car Gordon had no chance against the onrushing Johnson and had to give even more Kevin Harvick beat. Another victory for Johnson and Chad Knaus, who met again in the race the best decisions. Johnson has also written that story again. Because with 15 victories on ovals 1.5 miles, he has the legend Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon left behind. And what should not be forgotten: Johnson now has extra 20 points in the Chase (if he comes in).
Turning briefly to the other drivers:
- Mark Martin drove a discreet race and finished fourth. Dale Earnhardt was temporarily good about it, then something is not fit again at the pit stop and he was only 16 Rick Hendrick said after the race, but it nevertheless, that the team had the # 88 is massively improved, one should only ever have a race where everything would go smoothly.
- Joey Logano was again the best JGR driver. Bush had captured a Speeding Ticket and Hamlin was not visible. Toyota sees at the moment but not really good.
- RCR, despite the dominance of Hendrick, the team of the moment. Harvick to two to eight Bowyer, Burton on 11 Because what goes into this year.
- Two drivers who can not otherwise see: Paul Menard has already well placed in the top 20 and Marcus Ambrose even came in 14th place AJ Allmendinger had a tough weekend and came in ranked only 25th
- Max Papis wound up a 33rd Is still in the top 35th Almost angry that he does not have enough sponsors for the entire season.
Next week we go to Atlanta, another 1.5 miles of the Oval difficult category.
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To me, NASCAR loses a long time on appeal. The races are sometimes boring, no action, Fake Cautions, JJ permanent victories. All this would not be so bad if Fox would not. The transfer time is indeed a bad joke, and rather to Remember "The price is hot," instead of a sports broadcast. You'd think the advertising is interrupted by NASCAR, and even during the racing is always on-screen advertising, Aflac trivia question whether, Sprint moment, AT & T crew of the year and constantly irgendne other paid propaganda. About the racing action there will also be discussed already hard. Is so hard to even discuss. Until recently I thought it best to watch with the full original commentators, now I would be NASCAR without advertising on Sky, Schulz and Count 1000x better.
As much as I like DW, before every Daytona 500, he announces how great the racing will be, and often it is pure frustration.
Let's hope that the upcoming races are more exciting than the past and we may get to see NASCAR via satellite without any advertising.
I think the class broadcasts on FOX, the guys are heart and it is fun to listen to them.
Advertising is still represented in the United States completely normal and on TNT and ESPN as well, only a very drowsy one where the commentators. I errinere only once in the last year's Coke Zero 400 from start to finish a Coca-Cola was propaganda event.
And NASCAR is really German at all, that's everything to me just too far away from the action. If someone like Mr. Schulz once a week from the studio commenting from a race he just does not have the same commitment to the sport such as U.S. colleagues on the spot. Besides, I can at F1 silly small talk in between (there were at Premiere often enough) without real. NASCAR is American and also as part of the original commentary.
And where the racing is bad, please? The Daytona 500 was patched up after the Pothole was very exciting, the race in Fontana also not bad yesterday, and also pass the crucial first 16 laps before the end came.
Even in the U.S. forums is constantly on the boring races bitching etc, we seem angry but people are not just about the race but the winner. Had Harvick won last week it would have been a great race because JJ was winning all the races boring.
You finally found it down, and he is currently the best rider in the near future and he will also continue to win races ever. Have been simply because Jimmie has won the race but not necessarily boring.
The races are boring, over the length. If I want to see a lead change, I can also watch highlights of it. And the JJ wins, is just the icing on the cake ^ ^ yes goods even at least 30 commercial breaks in four and a half hours. Each block a'2min least and then one can calculate how much advertising they must endure. The pre-race show was not good in some cases, the fuzzy or Fizzi or as the means is just pure trash. Something I want to see was not there. Digger was at least funny, but a thing?
PS: And yes, it would be good for the show, if not the winner is called JJ
It's not about the show but about the strongest rider wins. And that is nunmal JJ ..
Only 1-2 years ago was bitching about the constant alibi Cautions just before the end, compared with the racing and wrestling crying after normal finishes. Now they are here and it's wrong again.
I wonder how you can look forward to a winner who wins only by some nonsense at the end of the race, which I personally find unsatisfying.
Well, yes and no what it is that the # 48 does the best job at the time. NASCAR probably would have preferred a winner named Earnhardt, because then the odds increase. If the others work just not as good, or, as Gordon yesterday, just make mistakes, then it looks just like this. But - the season is still long and the spoiler is so even that will throw some confusion.
Take a look at race in the early / mid 90's, and compares it to today. The difference is just significant. And at the time gabs series winner. The racing at the track is simply abysmal. And this is due to a combination of tire and car. Goodyear Tire builds a constant, as in Vegas, there are few shifts because there are hardly any cars on the different ages, the tire are different degrees (vs. short-run cars. Long run cars). If the tire is bad or does not match the track or the car, the handling of the car is so darmatisch bad that no driver is thinking of a duel. The cars are in contrast to earlier degrading tires generally not tight, which would be corrected on the driving style, but mostly in tight and loose snap off (Untersteuend in the curve, unexpected and sudden oversteer out of corners). As long as this does not change, the racing will always be bad. And it (all predictions to the contrary) will change nothing and the spoiler. One has only to read between the lines of the statements of the first test in order to draw this conclusion can. The spoiler is going to change the basic handling of the COT nothing. So be prepared that it is up to 3-5 per year ... good race