Comments on: Wait, Now You’re Angry That A Start-And-Parker Pulled Out?

By: Rocky Lore

Rocky Lore — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:22:16 +0000

The start and park teams may sell their spot to a team that plans to run the entire race. Win-win situation.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:14:26 +0000

Larry is a financial genious!!! Making the NHMS selling off the spot to the Furniture Row Sofa Companies in orger to gain the superspeedway motor for Daytona and then getting in on a rainout is Daytona tonite!!! What a deal!!!

**Alex cool it with the all caps – Journo**

By: Big Henry

Big Henry — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:31:56 +0000

Really, who cares about ANYone starting out of the top 20 week after week? Cut the field wat down, run an A and B heat and 20 cars in the final for 250 laps of two hours whichever comes first.

By: Newracefan

Newracefan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:16:19 +0000

I’m good with it I was very pleased to see that the 78 made the race since they always RACE. I didn’t even catch the NW issue but I’m OK with that too.

By: RaceDriven

RaceDriven — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:27:37 +0000

I don’t know why some race fans complained about that, I thought it was great to see Regan Smith and Sean Casse race on Saturday and Sunday, both drivers where there to run the entire race, whats the problem.

Personally the only problem I have is with the start and park cars, especially in this economy, if a driver makes a mistake on track during their qualifying lap, that could mean your out and another driver is in and I hate seeing if the car in is a start and park car, thats just wrong, especially if your team is a start and park car 9 out of 10 times.

Bottom line, cars that go to qualify for the race, should be their to run the entire race period.

BTW, in the Nationwide Series race, no crew chief and the race has started last Saturday for one car, NASCAR needs to look at that one, thats my problem, that was a start and park car.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:35:23 +0000

i don’t have a problem with what happened, but i would like to see NASCAR going back on all these stupid rules and just starting the fastest 43 cars. no one has a spot guaranteed, just show up, if you’re in the top 43 you’re in. i really get sick of “go or go home” being tossed around along with being locked into the top 35 etc. it’s NOT in the spirit of racing, and for the most part, this is the only form of racing where you’re “locked in” before qualifying starts. go back to your roots and MAKE QUALIFYING MATTER.

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:49:13 +0000

I don’t have a problem with what happened. If NASCAR has taken a subtle approach to this issue by privately paying these start and parkers to take the proverbial dive during qualifying so that a guy that is actually going to try to run the entire race can get in the race then I’m fine with that.

I don’t have anything against the little guys, the guys that are trying to make it into Cup but don’t have the money to race. I just think that they need to go about building their programs in a different way than just starting and parking every week.

By: Joe W.

Joe W. — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:55:01 +0000

I agree with the rest of the posts. I would much rather see a car like the 78 with Reagan Smith make the race instead of the 64 car. You know the 64 is going to run 10 laps and park. The 78 car will try to run the whole race and finish as well as possible. To me it is a “no-brainer” which car should be in the race. I can’t understand why anyone would be mad at this.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:08:32 +0000

You’re right. It’s a business and it doesn’t appear that anyone was forced to do anything thay didn’t want to do. IMHO seems the fans win due to more cars attempting to STAY on track. But then what the heck do I know. I just like to see good racing!

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:56:29 +0000

Instead of number of attempts, NASCAR should use the number of laps completed in a race. That would weed out many of the start-and-park teams, and let the real part time teams who want to race have a chance to get in the show when Q’s are rained out.