Nascar for 2016

aspeck

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They just gotta keep messing ... not sure I like some of the changes ... especially the 20 minute "Competition Caution" ... every 20 minutes there will be a caution, one way or the other ...

http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/stor...r-opens-011916

Once again, NASCAR is embracing big changes for 2016. Tuesday morning at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Brian France, the sanctioning body’s chairman and CEO, addressed some of the new ideas and procedures coming to the sport this year.
Here are seven major changes to look for in 2016:

Chase format: The NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series will each adopt the Chase playoff format this year. The XFINITY Chase will feature 12 drivers and seven races, while the Truck Series Chase will be eight drivers and seven races.
All three series will have winner-take-all final races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with four drivers in each series contesting their respective championships.
No drivers running for Sprint Cup points will be allowed to race in the XFINITY and Truck events at Homestead. “It'll make them better prepared to handle the next level,” France said of the XFINITY and Truck Series drivers having to race in the Chase.

Charter system: France said he was “very optimistic” that NASCAR and the Sprint Cup team owners would complete talks to institute a charter system that would give team owners more economic security. Details would be revealed soon, France said, “but not today.”
“There has been a lot of talk about a new charter system for team owners and how that can work to make a team ownership model better,” France said. “ …We wouldn't do anything that we didn't think in the long run would make racing better, would field more opportunities, create an environment for more owners, more capital in this very expensive sport, to have a better experience in fielding the race teams week in and week out.”

New title sponsor: Sprint’s sponsorship of NASCAR’s premier series ends this year. France said he is confident that a replacement for 2017 and beyond will be introduced.
“We're in a good spot,” he said. “We have a lot of interest. We've got our TV deal set for the next decade or so, and I suspect, my sense is that we'll get something done here. We'll see, but it's good. We're in a good place.”

Digital dashes: All Cup teams will be required to run NASCAR’s new digital dash in 2016. Among the information available to drivers are their lap times, which will be a huge change. France said more innovations will follow, but at a measured pace.
“We're going to embrace technology and innovation,” said France. “We don't want to break the bank for the track operators, the team owners, or other stakeholders, but we're going to need to figure it out as we go along.”

Low-downforce package: The rules remain unchanged at Daytona and Talladega, but at all other NASCAR Sprint Cup tracks, the series will run a new, low-downforce package that should improve passing, especially at the front of the field.
NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell said further tweaks could be forthcoming.
“This is what we're going to put in place for the year and see how it goes, and then know that we've got some great formats to look forward to as we head into the Chase and drivers going after wins,” he said.

Phoenix, Richmond next: With the Daytona Rising project nearly complete, International Speedway Corp. CEO Lesa France Kennedy said Phoenix International Raceway and Richmond International Raceway were the two tracks next on the list for significant upgrades.
“It's so important to continue to modernize these tracks and to be able to bring the modern-day amenities and comforts into these tracks,” said France Kennedy. “And I can tell you that we're taking a look at Richmond and also in Phoenix, those will probably be some of the next tracks that we look at.”

Twenty-minute breaks: If a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race goes 20 consecutive minutes under green, NASCAR will throw a competition caution, using something it calls a caution clock.
“Here's how that's going to work,” said NASCAR’s O’Donnell. “Green flag comes out, starts the race. If after 20 minutes a caution has not come out, we'll display a competition caution, we'll run through the caution laps, we'll go back to green, caution clock will reset. We'll do that throughout the race until the end when we get within a window obviously where there's less than 20 minutes, we'll turn the clock off.”
 
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That 20 minute break is stupid. I remember a few years ago that was tried at Daytona when the tires weren't up to snuff and they were throwing the competition yellow because the tires only lasted a few laps. I think that was the race where Smoke and Jr. blasted Nascar and Goodyear royally after the race. DUMB!

No driver in the Chase should be able to run in any X-Men or Truck Chase race.
 

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The one series that seems to run just fine the way it is will be messed with and the viewership will drop. 20 minute cautions? It's like having a scheduled debris caution.....

NASCAR makes changes every year and during the racing season. They're constantly messing with the process and the end result is tv viewership and race attendees are on the decline.......
 

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That was worth a like, 64.

Stop messin' with the fans. You know, the ones paying for every bit of this stuff. They seem to forget where all that money comes from.
 

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Its been all downhill ever since they quit actually using STOCK cars.

It used to be that they were required to be something you could buy from the dealer, and one race was won by a car bought out of the dealer's showroom the day before the race.

Now... not even the lug nuts are the same as what are used on a production line car.
 

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That 20 minute break will fit right into the schedule of alot of beer drinking fans that need a pee break and another beer...:D:laugh:
 

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I could not find anything online to back this up. but, I heard on NASCAR Radio (Satellite) that they may also be
going to timed events instead of mileage events.
This is done in other forms of Motorsport in varying degrees, or, combinations of both.
Time plus 2 laps as in some motorcycle closed course events.
24 hrs. of Daytona...Lemans... for Endurance Racing.

TV and Radio would love this so as to have a set timeline for the event.

I'm sure it would work just fine except for getting use to it.

The Caution thrown every 20 minutes (in trucks) turns every race into a segment race
So they run 5 or so segments and then it's a sprint to the finish.......don't like it (yet anyways)

I love my NASCAR as well as about every other Motorsport and they have built a great product
over the years through many changes...pretty sure they are not going to throw a wrench in it
just for the sake of change.
 

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So the Daytona 500 turns into the Daytona 5 hour Energy race? It will be like every race is run as if a rain band is on the way. If they want to reduce the time a race takes, stop throwing the "debris" caution flags.
 

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Its been all downhill ever since they quit actually using STOCK cars.

It used to be that they were required to be something you could buy from the dealer, and one race was won by a car bought out of the dealer's showroom the day before the race.

Now... not even the lug nuts are the same as what are used on a production line car.

I agree. It is funny when the pace car is the same model as what a model of the race car is supposed to be. The Camry is the funniest. There is nothing stock about them.
 

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So the Daytona 500 turns into the Daytona 5 hour Energy race? It will be like every race is run as if a rain band is on the way. If they want to reduce the time a race takes, stop throwing the "debris" caution flags.

The debris caution makes a lot of sense... Do 120 mph + and hit something bowing a tire before? Its not fun.
 

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The debris caution makes a lot of sense... Do 120 mph + and hit something bowing a tire before? Its not fun.
I have seen too many bogus debris cautions. It seems a lot of times it is to get the field closer.
 

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I have seen too many bogus debris cautions. It seems a lot of times it is to get the field closer.



This^^^, The racing is overall pretty boring. Maybe the down force cars will change that. The "exciting" times are pits, restarts, and sometimes the finish.
 

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Well they keep screwing with it, I know I will have a lot more time on my hands on Sunday to go do other things, maybe my wife will stop griping because we don't get to go camping enough in the 5th wheel!
 

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I have seen too many bogus debris cautions. It seems a lot of times it is to get the field closer.
Maybe they're doing this so drivers don't have to be throwing their water bottles on the track at critical moments.. I swear I can't believe Brian France can find enough brain cells to keep his lungs moving in and out.
 

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So the Daytona 500 turns into the Daytona 5 hour Energy race? It will be like every race is run as if a rain band is on the way. If they want to reduce the time a race takes, stop throwing the "debris" caution flags.

IMO, the races are too long, except for trucks. Now they're going to try and lengthen them too. I hope it's a huge bust and they scrap it during the season because of complaining fans....

I have seen too many bogus debris cautions. It seems a lot of times it is to get the field closer.

That's exactly why.......
 

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Well they keep screwing with it, I know I will have a lot more time on my hands on Sunday to go do other things, maybe my wife will stop griping because we don't get to go camping enough in the 5th wheel!

They have to continually screw with it to pander to people that do not understand it, dumb it down so to speak.
Make it easier for the newbies to follow and keep their attention (or lack thereof)

Remember when Pearson or Petty would win by multiple laps??
It is not better racing when only one or two vehicles are on the same lap.

As far as freeing up Sunday time....I have Satellite Radio, the callers of the race do a Fantastic job of
painting the picture of events.
Can do stuff outside at home, travel, camp, fish,..... go in to work, all the while catching the race.
Bonus, it is 24/7 so can keep up with other stories and happenings (penalties) through the week.

I love my NASCAR and always said ``don`t screw with it`` but...screwing with it has made it much more competitive
while still keeping it ``the cream rises to the top`` sport of speed and strategy.
 

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They have to continually screw with it to pander to people that do not understand it, dumb it down so to speak.
Make it easier for the newbies to follow and keep their attention (or lack thereof)

That's one issue, the newbies have left. That's why the stands are half empty and you can get tickets for any race on race day.
 

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Yeah!

Have at boys, but we don't mean it.
Points being manipulated by the Chase format.
The Car of Tomorrow fiasco.
The low down force changes in mid season.
Secret fines for drivers.
Inconsistent rule enforcement.
Now cautions every 20 laps.

What's next - Hybrids or Nascar E? :facepalm:
 

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Yeah!

Have at boys, but we don't mean it.
Points being manipulated by the Chase format.
The Car of Tomorrow fiasco.
The low down force changes in mid season.
Secret fines for drivers.
Inconsistent rule enforcement.
Now cautions every 20 laps.

What's next - Hybrids or Nascar E? :facepalm:

Think 43 Prius's........
 
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