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Throwing out the idea of a WoO chase, or road to the World Finals, similar to the NNCS. It doesn't have to be the same, with the last races counting, but something similar. Maybe a separate points race, in the "major" events. The "regular" season champ would gain some advantage, but the way it is now looses our attention come fall, when at best (as is the case this year) 2 cars are in the hunt.

NNCS has it, PGA has it, PBR has it and all stick, ball and puck sports have it. Why not with the WoO. May also allow guys who don't run every show to still win the championship.

Just thinking out loud.

If you are losing interest in Sprint Car Races, then the problem is not with a Point Chase.

"...but the way it is now looses our attention come fall..."

I don't want to be lumped in with who ever that entails. First, last, middle of the season, there is always something to see at a Sprint Car Race even if a points title has been clinched before seasons end.

relax, you know what I mean. This isn't a matter of me not following WoO races, its about finding a way to make the points chase more interesting and obtainable for more teams. Feel free to reply, but try to make it useful.

So why did all those other sanctioning bodies and sports go to that style of format. YOu must be one of those formula 1 types. You know, the ones who knows who won the title with two months to go in the season. So, the points in the last number of races are useless.

why do you want it because Kasey car is not leading.

the long season these guys put in is all about consistency,

i for one can not believe Steve k is having the crappy year he is having,

never heard a thing about anything like this when the championship was decided before knoxville, by steve. let em race till the end and that is the champion

yep that is exactly what sprint car racing needs another way to screw up racing they messed with napcar and made it a joke they are turning nhra into a joke with the " chase " this isnt freaking football you dont race all year long to forget about everything and start over with 10 races to go hey about we give everyone a lap down there lap back and then we could even take it a step farther and put the last car on the lead lap on the pole so instead of being dead last he could be in first position THAT IS THE LAST DAMN THING THIS SPORT NEEDS IS TO MAKE IT JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE JMO Ed

how about this the guy that finished last the the previous race is guaranteed a starting spot in the next race of lets say no worse than 10th placeor he gets to start on the pole with a half lap lead just some options to screw it up more the genius that started this post should quit watching sprint cars and go watch napcar i dont care who is leading the points this is the one race type that has not been messed with and doesnt need anything to " fix " it

If everyboy pulls off the tour that rumors have leaving, a chase won't be needed

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I quit following nascar at all when they went to that format. It's a joke now.

i've got it! lets run 80+ shows a year, travel maybe 45,000 miles, spend several hundred thousand bucks per team, then settle it all with a game of rock, paper, scissors. naturally the driver leading in points would go first!

better yet how about this for a "chase" consept. lets have an 80 race "chase" and at the end the one with the most points wins!

or mabe we could race all year long but only count points for the last 10 races.

or maybe we could only count points for the big races like the nats, the silver cup, the gold cup, the national open, the kings royal. oh wait, that wouldn't change things.

i tell you what, at the end of regular season play in the nfl or mbl lets take the top 10 teams and give them all the same record and then play for the championship.

I agree - thats such a horrible idea - changing points up. The only reason it hasn't bit nascar in the ass yet is they are still enjoying all the Dale Sr. and Dale Jr. attention. But in fact - that format screws the best driver in the field. Your champion should be the most CONSISTENT. Now NASCAR bumped the field up to 12 to try to help Jr. (damn - even that didn't work) - and now they start the chase based on WINS? WTF? Thats a whole season they are screwin up. Sprint car racing has it right once again - as the WESMAR challenge I just got back from - the drivers got there through podium finishes. But thats a SPECIAL race. Gets great drivers from all over the place out there with a bad ass format where the winner has to earn it. Sprint car racing champions win it off consistency......thats the way it should be. Sure you have your "anomalies" like Kinser of the Past or present day Schatz - but really they are just CONSISTENTLY UP FRONT.. I'd estimate 80% of championships in sprints are won with consistency.

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Hey Wright,

Buzzing through channels once and I stopped on the 'Duece' and I'll be damned, it was the World Championships of Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Official rules and tournament information can be found at the official sanctioning body of competitive Rock, Paper, Scissors web site at:

http://www.worldrps.com

Sad thing, is some of those fat boys and geeks get paid more than a Sprint Car driver for their efforts...

kahneinawing -

You're kidding, right? The chase in NNCS is a joke, football's playoff require that you either win your division, or are one of the two next best teams. MLB allows division champs and wildcards only to participate in their playoffs, and the NHL arrangement is a joke - an 8th place team can win the Cup by having a better post season than regular season.

What would be the point of chasing points around the country to lead the championship(as Schatz has) only to lose it in a playoff format to a Solwold/McMahan? And I'm not knocking either Solwold or McMahan. It's just that they(or anyone else, for that matter) haven't performed well enough over the course of 80+ races to deserve a shot at the championship.

If Joey's good enough, he'll win the championship. But at this point, he's not good enough. Although his team is still very good.

Time to stop thinking out loud - some things are better left unsaid, like when your wife/girlfriend asks..."...do these jeans make my butt look fat?....".

Never answer that question......never...

Chuck.....

towards the end of the show did they stop things and take the top contenders and give them the same score and then start all over again?

kahneinawing:

Why don't you just stay in front of your TV and stick with NASCAR? I would wager that not ONE real Sprint car fan would like to see this happen. And, furthermore, I am sure that it would hurt the sport as far as butt's in the seats go. Our sport is changing for the worse with out your help there sport.

Why must we continue to compare our sport to NASCAR? Why O Why O Why???

NASCAR is a television program, like a sit com or a soap oppera. It is not racing. I can name 50 reason why it is not racing. The " Chase" is just one example. Jeff Gordon would be claiming his 6 th championship this year, with what would be at this point, over a 500 point lead. OK, the new race fans know no better, they may like it, and it gives the A-Hole announcers some thing to talk about every 15 seconds, but what about the drivers that have worked all year?

The entire thing is a joke, and a pox on you for even asking the question. SAD!

i think we should find him clamp vise grips on his toe nails and hang him upside down from Joeys trailer and let him think about " playoffs "

Yep, with nascar's TV ratings going down every year, even for the "Chase" races, lets copy what they do. Copy a formula that's NOT WORKING! Great idea!

Kansas went from a 4.5 rating in 2005 to a 3.1 rating this year. Talladega from a 5.3 in 2005 to a 4.6 a couple weeks ago. Nascar started this "chase" thing to help increase interest and ratings at the end of the season. NOT WORKING!!!

I know this isn't a NASCAR board but, if they wanted to increase the interest and excitement for the last (10) races or so, take about (80)% of the point fund money and divide it up by the last (10) races and add it to the driver's purse for the last (10) races. You want to see the drivers racing their a$$es off...CZ