Comments on: The Trucks at Pocono? Really?

By: Journo

Journo — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:58:26 +0000

RB – Really? Everything I thought would happen did. It was follow the Cup leader. Not my idea of an exciting race.

By: R.B.

R.B. — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:46:48 +0000

Hate to say it Journo, but I think you were a little off. I cant blame you for thinking that way, but the truck race at Pocono was a lot more exciting than you had expected. Those boys went after it, side by side racing throughout the pack, different leaders and lead changes, the whole 9. Hell, that race couldve even been longer.
Lesson to be learned here – wait till it actually happens before you criticize it.

-R.B.

By: Stacy B

Stacy B — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:32:10 +0000

I agree that the trucks do not need to be at Pocono. I also agree that the trucks need to have their own venue. Gateway (St. Louis) is losing both trucks and Nationwide (after getting a second Nationwide date this year) and Memphis has already lost there dates.
Those are two tracks that brought fans to the stands that now will no longer be attending races.
Consolidating races all to the same tracks is only going to hurt the sport. They need to continue the previous history of allowing trucks and Nationwide to be at seperate more affordable tracks.
Just my “two cents”….

By: Neon

Neon — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:39:18 +0000

That was an exciting race.

By: Garry

Garry — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:06:03 +0000

And the emmy for absolute worst camera coverage of all time goes to ESPN for not having any camera angles of Elliot Sadler gettting his engine knocked out…. and I mean theat literally… he got his engine knocked out.. I have never seen that before… and I still havent.

If Elliot is going to bother to wreck like that…. the least they can do is catch it on camera….. ESPN FAIL

By: Garry

Garry — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:31:18 +0000

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By: JT

JT — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:47:14 +0000

Darn Journo, I was hoping you would chime in on the horrible proposal being bandied about to move the always-excellent, Nationwide race from ORP to the boring confines of IMS.

That said, I miss the days of running the trucks mostly on bullrings.

By: Irritated

Irritated — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:33:12 +0000

Honestly, there should be NO races at Poco-snore – let alone WHY are there 2 race dates there??? WTF NASCAR!
I watched the truck qualifying with the new test format, ans may possibly peek in on the truck race. But as far as I am concerned: there is NO racing this weekend…..other than NHRA!

By: Grover

Grover — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:47:39 +0000

Gary watch out NASCAR might have a secret fine for fans now…..
They might come to your house and take all your die casts or something.

By: Clumsy Grandpa

Clumsy Grandpa — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:35:58 +0000

Not expecting much from the trucks at the triangle. Nascar rejects the idea of cup races on dirt due to limited seating. I think the trucks and maybe Nationwide on dirt would stimulate fan interest .