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Personally, I do.

http://www.nascar.com/2007/news/opinion/10/31/dcaraviello.jgordon.sympathy/index.html

2007-10-31 04:39:56 · 27 answers · asked by MD 4 in Sports Auto Racing NASCAR

Good point and actually the point I was trying to make is that he is as always professional.

2007-10-31 09:05:52 · update #1

I have no idea why I hate to lose 5 points. I guess I just hate the thought of losing anything..lol

2007-10-31 09:07:29 · update #2

And your right. If Jimmie wins and Jeff loses it will be under the rules of the chase.....which sucks,,,,,,lol

2007-10-31 09:08:50 · update #3

And wooley Booley....I KNOW your not a Jeff Gordon fan...which is why I was shocked you said what you did...

NASCAR STILL RULES

2007-10-31 09:11:31 · update #4

27 answers

Here's a star for point re-coupage

Interesting question. I'm o.k. with the concept of "the chase"- I think it's needs some serious help.

When I see Gordon's reaction to this, it's then that I wonder where all this "whine" talk comes from. The man's truly happy and has his priorities right. In other words, when he's old and gray, this won't matter. His wife and family will.

2007-10-31 16:38:17 · answer #1 · answered by Jim M 4 · 1 4

The idea behind this new system was to reward the drivers for winning. If Jimmy Johnson wins the championship, I'd say that he deserves to win because he won the most races. Consistency is one thing, but it can be boring. Seeing a driver fight for a win is what we tune in to see every weekend.

Jeff could have been seeded first if he wanted to be. Let's rewind the clock back to the first Martinsville race. Jeff could have bumped Jimmy out of the way and won the race, giving him one more win, and Jimmy one less win. He would have then still been in first place going into the chase.

Jeff is going to go down in NASCAR history as one of the best to get behind the wheel, he will always be recognized that way - even if he gets cheated out of this year's championship. This is one race fan who will not feel bad for him.

2007-10-31 16:32:35 · answer #2 · answered by Crazy Ant 5 · 3 2

Me! Meeeee!

The Chase is utterly contrived. While attempting to draw in viewers who'd really rather watch football, NASCAR has managed to insult the intelligence of real race fans. Trimming the championship run down to only ten races makes luck far too great a factor. The winner is the guy who manages to stay out of other peoples' wrecks.

I'm not a Gordon fan, but if he doesn't win this year, it'll look like he's been robbed.

2007-11-01 01:43:33 · answer #3 · answered by napoleon_in_rags 3 · 2 1

yes and no...the chase has changed the championship and it still has lots of kinks in it. There definitely needs to be something done. At the same time, fans are losing interest when it's all about 1 or 2 teams, which is part of why they brought the idea of 10, now 12 teams w/ a chase. There's got to be a better way though for the teams not involved in the chase

2007-10-31 13:20:44 · answer #4 · answered by TJ 6 · 1 2

I do feel for him on account that ,he did work his butt off all year. But in the same sense, I don't care all that much if he should lose it. We've had the chase for a handful of years now. Drivers and fans should fully understand the conditions of the system by now. So if Jimmie should get the jump on Jeff, he did it from the constraints of the system. By using the system to the fullest he would do it in a "fair" manner.

I still hate the chase for this very reason, but the points system is, what it is. And that would be fraudulent and flawed in my eye.

2007-10-31 12:57:35 · answer #5 · answered by Cam 3 · 1 2

I think the author of that article has to get a grip on reality. Jeff Gordon has. As stated earlier, the rules were well-known before the start of the racing season.

I agree with what Jeff himself stated at the end of the article, and may the best man win.

It seems the undertone of the article is that #24 will NOT win the cup. That is an assumption on his part and we all know what happens when we "***-u-me".

I can only say one thing about this article, another overused cliche... would the author of the article like some cheese and crackers with his whine?

2007-10-31 13:59:45 · answer #6 · answered by Steve T 5 · 3 3

First, why do you hate to lose 5 points? What can you get with them? I must have missed something?
Now about that article.Yes, It's sad that under the old system Gordan would have already locked-up the title!
If Johnson wins the title they should put an asterisk beside of the win denoting that he did not have the most points that year.
Kodo's to Jeff for having the attitude that he will accept defeat if Johnson wins.
That's up to him and it shows he has team spirit and character!
But, if it was me I'd make sure he didn't win on the track. There is nobody better at moving another car out of their groove and maybe even to the wall than Gordan. Granted this situation is not Johnson's fault!
This chase format has been a bad idea from the start! Now the driver that would have already won the title has to think about how he will react if he loses!
That's sad!
Thank Nascar for this situation!
The Chase S****

2007-10-31 12:36:43 · answer #7 · answered by Working Man 6 · 2 5

...I can't stand reading his articles but I did glance at it.

...There are 2 things I can say. Just like Jeff said, that is the points system we have now and everyone knew it going into the chase.

...On the other hand the chase sux and I'll never agree with it. They are thinking about dropping points in the Busch series for some cup drivers. Beginning in 2009, drivers in the top 35 in the Sprint Cup standings would not be eligible to receive points in the Nationwide Series

2007-10-31 11:58:33 · answer #8 · answered by Tina 4 · 2 2

Jeff Gordon is accepting his fate graciously. I think that is because EVERYONE knew the format going into it. I agree he has had a stellar yesr and I really do think there should be more of a reward for winning the "regular season" but I also don't know that he would be as comfortably in the lead if we were still using the old system. Jimmie Johnson would of had another championship (in 2004) if they still went by the whole season but they don't, so we need to quick looking back and speculating. The points system needs to be tweaked but it has accomplished what it set out to, it's made the last races extremely exciting and you can't crown the winner until the last lap at Homestead. No matter WHAT sytem they use people will always throw out the woulda/coulda/shouldas, they do it with all the "if this driver was still alive and racing he would have cut into so and so's championships." Jeff Gordon deserves kudos for the great year he has had but the guy with the most points at the end of the year, UNDER THAT YEAR'S RULES, is the champion and has earned the right to be crowned as one.

2007-10-31 11:57:06 · answer #9 · answered by Tregosteevo 7 · 2 6

I totally agree, he is being slowly robbed of his 5th championship. I really do not like this format, but, I have heard Gordon say time and time again, we knew the rules coming into this....Not a Gordon fan, but I think this format sucks, may the best man win is my opinion and it doesn't seem like it may play out that way this year. I still think that maybe they need to go back to the old days where if you were consistent all year, you won the championship. If they really want to reward wins, then give more points to the winners each week, more to the top 5 maybe, etc...Noone likes my ideas, but I am tired of this crap, been watching Nascar off and on most of my life and I am really starting to lose interest.

2007-10-31 12:57:37 · answer #10 · answered by loco-mama 3 · 1 4

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