Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Limitations of Cup drivers in other series

I will admit I was saddened to hear of NASCAR's decision to limit drivers in the cup series with 5 or more years experience in NASCAR to 10 Xfinity races and 7 truck races. Being a fan of Kyle Busch and Joey Logano it saddens me that they won't be able to compete in as many races. I do agree with not allowing them to race during the chase races as those should be just the drivers competing for their series title so no cup driver can mess up an Xfinity or truck drivers chance at a championship. I have to wonder if NASCAR will ever reconsider the decision if it affects attendance at the races. I also have to wonder how the Xfinity and truck series drivers are feeling since they said they enjoy racing against the best of the best. I know this is a pretty short post but school has been crazy. I was thrilled to see all 3 of mine advance to the round of 8. I also have mixed feelings about Talladega not being the elimination race next year part of me is relieved because it is a crazy stressful race already however it was pretty cool having it be an elimination race and it still could ruin chasers chances. As a Kyle Busch fan I wasn't one of those who was upset by him riding around back all day because I wanted to see him make it through and that is what he did. I hope everyone enjoys the race at Martinsville I won't be able to watch this week because my family will be going to a ice skating show I will miss Martinsville it is always one of my favorite races to watch so i'm sad to miss that. Thanks for reading and as always feel free to add in your comments.

Friday, October 14, 2016

NASCAR Chase

Wow so first off I am so impressed with how many people continue to read my blog despite how many months go between my posts. I am so sorry that it has been just over two months sense I last posted. It seems like I am getting a lot of views and so if you have been checking back to see if i've posted i'm so sorry if I have let you down. Your support means the world to me. I started my senior year of college in August and as a early childhood education major it has been a lot in addition to working so I haven't had the time needed to post on my blog.
The nascar chase is always intense and nerve racking I felt bad for Ty Dillon after he was eliminated to see how heartbroken he was and I agree the risk for a top driver to get knocked out is there. I was so glad Erik Jones made it through. I think on one hand it's good for drivers to get practice in the format they will face in the cup level. However for drivers who are so young and still learning is it right to put the format up for them. It's a tricky situation and I don't have a answer for what is better.

The sprint cup eliminations went about as I expected I had 3 out of the four leaving I think the only one I didn't was Kyle Larson. Charlotte's race was crazy with how many chasers had trouble and that it was the first time Jimmie Johnson had advanced to the round of 8 and with the pressure of Talladega looming it made things all the more crazy.

The truck series is going about like I expected it to so far it's always hard with the gaps in that series to follow it easily but I do try. I will be interested to see if Kyle's new driver Noah follows the success level of Erik and William or how he does.

Well I have to get up early tomorrow and I have a lot of homework to do but knowing I have to write a memoir book for my class and i'm planning to write it as my story as a nascar fan I wanted to write and I felt I owed it to my lovely readers. I am so sorry again for the long wait and enjoy the race this weekend and thanks for reading and viewing my blog.