Comments on: NASCAR Conspiracy Theorists http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/07/22/nascar-conspiracy-theorists/ A blog by insiders for outsiders Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SCOTT D. GIBB SR. http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/07/22/nascar-conspiracy-theorists/comment-page-1/#comment-807 SCOTT D. GIBB SR. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:33:01 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=129#comment-807 I WONDER JUST LIKE EVER ONE ELSE HOW COME TOYOTA IS SO GOOD THIS YEAR AND NOT SO GOOD LAST YEAR? I WONDER JUST LIKE EVER ONE ELSE HOW COME TOYOTA IS SO GOOD THIS YEAR AND NOT SO GOOD LAST YEAR?

]]> By: Bass Masters http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/07/22/nascar-conspiracy-theorists/comment-page-1/#comment-585 Bass Masters Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:26:29 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=129#comment-585 One thing in racing that's so different in NASCAR from other sports is the equipment factor. Sure, a corked bat will help you hit a home run, but a car is so mysterious in a way that it's easy to attribute almost any result, or pattern of results, to unfairness there. NASCAR suffers from inconsistency, but I don't think they look for specific outcomes. Interestingly, most of the theories have an "equal and opposite" cousin that large numbers of people also subscribe to--NASCAR is helping Dale Jr./NASCAR is trying to keep Jr. down. And most seem to raise more questions than they answer: If NASCAR were intent on providing Toyotas with wins, why give them all to Gibbs? Why give nearly all to one driver??? Why not give any to the teams last year? How, exactly, were they able to induce Jimmie Johnson to allow Kyle by last week at Chicago? Wouldn't it just have been easier for Jimmie to stay behind Kyle instead of passing him and waiting for a late caution?? One thing in racing that’s so different in NASCAR from other sports is the equipment factor. Sure, a corked bat will help you hit a home run, but a car is so mysterious in a way that it’s easy to attribute almost any result, or pattern of results, to unfairness there. NASCAR suffers from inconsistency, but I don’t think they look for specific outcomes.

Interestingly, most of the theories have an “equal and opposite” cousin that large numbers of people also subscribe to–NASCAR is helping Dale Jr./NASCAR is trying to keep Jr. down. And most seem to raise more questions than they answer: If NASCAR were intent on providing Toyotas with wins, why give them all to Gibbs? Why give nearly all to one driver??? Why not give any to the teams last year? How, exactly, were they able to induce Jimmie Johnson to allow Kyle by last week at Chicago? Wouldn’t it just have been easier for Jimmie to stay behind Kyle instead of passing him and waiting for a late caution??

]]> By: Oldsmo-Bill http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/07/22/nascar-conspiracy-theorists/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Oldsmo-Bill Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:51:29 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=129#comment-583 With your title referring to "conspiracies", I am very surprised that you have not mentioned anything about the HUGE difference in race results concerning Toyotas this year vs. last. Granted, the Toyotas did not have "first-tier" teams, but the fact was that they could not get out of their own way last year (with a few notable exceptions - which I found myself applauding, due to their "underdog" status). Many people attribute the entire difference this year to Gibbs Racing's knowledge, expertise, professionalism, etc, etc. I must question why these traits were not so dominant last year, when they had even-par equipment with the teams that DID dominate, namely Hendrick's. Are we to assume that if Hendrick had been the one to switch, that ALL races would have been won by Toyota this year? I don't want to point fingers, as I have no proof, but it IS a well-known fact that Brian France is much, much more interested in gaining untold dollars for his pocket than in furthering the quality of racing in his family's premier business venture. I can't help but wonder if a huge sum of said greenbacks were not a substantial building block of the unprecedented success this year of Toyotas in general, and JGR in particular. Further, I am amazed that I don't read of anyone else even daring to posit such a theory. Would they be banned from reporting on NASCAR? With your title referring to “conspiracies”, I am very surprised that you have not mentioned anything about the HUGE difference in race results concerning Toyotas this year vs. last. Granted, the Toyotas did not have “first-tier” teams, but the fact was that they could not get out of their own way last year (with a few notable exceptions – which I found myself applauding, due to their “underdog” status). Many people attribute the entire difference this year to Gibbs Racing’s knowledge, expertise, professionalism, etc, etc. I must question why these traits were not so dominant last year, when they had even-par equipment with the teams that DID dominate, namely Hendrick’s. Are we to assume that if Hendrick had been the one to switch, that ALL races would have been won by Toyota this year? I don’t want to point fingers, as I have no proof, but it IS a well-known fact that Brian France is much, much more interested in gaining untold dollars for his pocket than in furthering the quality of racing in his family’s premier business venture. I can’t help but wonder if a huge sum of said greenbacks were not a substantial building block of the unprecedented success this year of Toyotas in general, and JGR in particular. Further, I am amazed that I don’t read of anyone else even daring to posit such a theory. Would they be banned from reporting on NASCAR?

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