Can someone try to explain to me how forty three cars can start a NASCAR Nextel Cup race and but a handful only have a chance to win? Why is it that the same drivers and teams always finish up front while the majority languish in mediocrity? And why is everybody so damn happy to have a top twenty-five finish?
Jimmie Johnson won his seventh race of the season by doing what the Hendrick teams do best. Run consistently up front and take advantage of weaker opponents. With teammate and points leader Jeff Gordon finishing third it seems to me it will be a two horse race for the championship. The Hendrick Juggernaut is well on it's way to another dominant season in a sport that should be possess stronger competition. My hope for next year is that Toyota's partnering with Joe Gibbs Racing will bring on some competition for the Hendrick teams.
Maybe its allot harder to win races than I think. Why hasn't Ryan Newman won a race in over two years? He is a proven race winner but can't seem to be there at the end when it counts. And for that matter so many other drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jaimie McMurray, Denny Hamlin and Casey Kane can't seem to get a sniff of a win. Maybe as a NASCAR fan it has become to much to ask to have a different driver win every week! Here's an idea; NASCAR should limit the amount of money a team can spend in a given season. Level the playing field between the haves and havenots. It seems to work in the lower formulas. Same money, same equipment, multiple winners. Boy, now I am really asking to much.
I guess what I am really trying to say is that it's getting boring watching the same team win all the time. Like "Michael Schumacher" boring if you get my drift. Well I guess it seems like sour grapes because I am not a Johnson or Gordon fan, or for that matter a Hendrick fan. All I hope for next year is to see the wins spread among several drivers and the title won by a dark horse nobody thought had a chance.
Jimmie Johnson won his seventh race of the season by doing what the Hendrick teams do best. Run consistently up front and take advantage of weaker opponents. With teammate and points leader Jeff Gordon finishing third it seems to me it will be a two horse race for the championship. The Hendrick Juggernaut is well on it's way to another dominant season in a sport that should be possess stronger competition. My hope for next year is that Toyota's partnering with Joe Gibbs Racing will bring on some competition for the Hendrick teams.
Maybe its allot harder to win races than I think. Why hasn't Ryan Newman won a race in over two years? He is a proven race winner but can't seem to be there at the end when it counts. And for that matter so many other drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jaimie McMurray, Denny Hamlin and Casey Kane can't seem to get a sniff of a win. Maybe as a NASCAR fan it has become to much to ask to have a different driver win every week! Here's an idea; NASCAR should limit the amount of money a team can spend in a given season. Level the playing field between the haves and havenots. It seems to work in the lower formulas. Same money, same equipment, multiple winners. Boy, now I am really asking to much.
I guess what I am really trying to say is that it's getting boring watching the same team win all the time. Like "Michael Schumacher" boring if you get my drift. Well I guess it seems like sour grapes because I am not a Johnson or Gordon fan, or for that matter a Hendrick fan. All I hope for next year is to see the wins spread among several drivers and the title won by a dark horse nobody thought had a chance.
Jimmie Johnson
2 comments:
I agree that nascar must give smaller teams a better chance to win. Same faces in the winner circle all the time is a big bore!!!
GO HENDRICK!!!!!
TPZ
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