I was at the Brickyard on Sunday. Did anyone see any debris to cause that last caution with 15 laps to go? Johnson would have won that by a landslide without the caution, however it did make the finish more exciting. Did anyone else notice this mysterious caution as well?
2006-08-08 09:03:14 · 17 answers · asked by theta342002 3 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing
Not to the extent of controlling who will win..but buy making it more exciting, which isnt fair to the driver in the lead at that point.
2006-08-08 09:34:27 · update #1
They definitely fix it to make it more exciting, and they say so. They want to keep the feeling of anything can happen at any time, anyone can win this race, everyone is still in this championship, and it's gonna go down to the wire.
I don't think they do it to favor any particular car or driver or to change an outcome of a race in favor of someone, but they do it for the fans and for the benefit of the entire NASCAR show, and all of its participants. They keep it stirred up. Around and around and around she goes, where she stops, nobody knows! As long as the fans are interested and watching, everyone is making money. And the more controversy, the better.
One way it is fixed is with the rules and regs. They actually do it to get rid of any advantages. A more stable car design may end up with a shorter spoiler than others. A more powerful engine may end up with a smaller intake, and then there are restrictor races, different ovals, night races and road courses. I think they script a race ahead of time with a caution schedule, and then there are wrecks and real debris as well. But this isn't necessarily in favor of anyone, because there isn't any way to know who will be where when it happens.
And then there are organizations with multiple teams. I think one guy owns about seven teams, so his chances of wins may increase just because he has more cars. But again, they do it so that everyone gets a piece of the pie. Normally, if someone owns multiple teams they will probably lock up the sport. That would be so bad for the sport, the show, and ultimately worst for the guy with the most teams. So the way it is done is to minimize the advangtage across the board. A guy with say one fifth of the cars will have one fifth of the total expenses and risk, and he will garner one fifth of the overall payout. They will not let him steal the entire show, only allow him to make the show a bigger show for everyone's benefit.
2006-08-08 11:58:29 · answer #1 · answered by craigrr929 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anybody with a brain and two working eyes that has been around Nascar for any period of time knows about the phantom debris cautions from time to time. I do believe Nascar has gotten away from "fixing" the actual races for the most part, but qualifying is one of the most "fixed" days of the weekend. Ever notice how the "hometown" boy always sits on the pole at his home track, or how a team losing a sponsor suddenly qualifies on the front row? When was the last time a Cup race ran the final twenty laps under green? Something always seems to happen to tighten the field back up.
2006-08-08 19:03:26 · answer #2 · answered by Nc Jay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I wasn't there,but I don't recall NBC showing any debris.But that doesn't mean too much because sometimes they will show it and sometimes they don't.There is no way race outcomes could be fixed.To do that you would need over forty three teams participating in a conspiracy to fix the race,I don't see that happening.In addition you would also need sponsor's to go along with this race fixing.That definitely ain't happening.No way the sponsor's are going to spend tens of millions of dollars to put their company name or logo on a car just to be told where they have to finish.I'm not too sure about throwing the yellow just to make the race more exciting at the end .But that is much more plausible than fixing a race,I guess it could happen but I highly doubt it.
2006-08-08 17:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by bigkyle28 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way. You want FIXED, WWE! That's fixed. No way in h*ll is NASCAR. Why do you think they have the cars inspected both pre-race and post-race? And many times if a driver spots debris on the track, you'd better believe they're not lying. Debris on the track has the potential to be dangerous.
2006-08-08 20:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by carledwards99andtonystewart20fan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You forgot about the mysterious glove on the race track that brought out a caution @ Daytona.
NBC did NOT show 1 shot of the pagoda when the leader drove past the grandstand. That's really screwed up.
2006-08-08 18:51:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your crazy. There's no way its fixed. Maybe there was no debris, but they made the race More exciting, not to benefit any one driver. There's way to many competitors on the track to fix any race. The race teams make plenty of money just finishing 43rd in a race. Theirs no way you can predict or plan a crash in a race. They would be playing with someones life. So I would say that anyone who thinks it is fixed would have to be crazy.
2006-08-08 16:21:31 · answer #6 · answered by LAS1011 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not see any debris. I think nascar favors drivers. They did not want to end under caution so they did not throw it for Biffle and Gordon. But they did for Kasey. I say they should have there was alot of smock behind Robby and Greg before Kasey crashed.
2006-08-08 17:03:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's funny how people really think a race can be fixed! Oh...........wow! No, it wasn't fixed. Greg's car & Robbie's car were both still mobile, so they waited til' the race was over to put out a caution. To the guy that it was 'convenient' that Junior won at Daytona, how in the world do you think a race can be fixed?
2006-08-08 23:16:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe that officials sometimes turn a blind eye to rules infractions for some drivers. that might possibly explain jrs win at daytona, and others that seem to come at times when it would benefit certain "star" drivers, ratings or interest. the yellows for debris that seem to be more and more commen all the time just lend credence to my argument that NASCAR is not a sport. its a made for tv event that can and sometimes is controled by outside forces that care about nothing more than merchandising rights, advertising dollars, and ratings.
2006-08-09 00:19:14 · answer #9 · answered by all8upchamp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes i wonder like in important moments some cars in the back throwing their honeybun wrapper and induce a caution, like ken the guy who used to drive the m&m car, he makes me wonder. I bet he holds the record for bringing the caution in a year
2006-08-08 21:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by b4utell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋