NASCAR considers single race in 2011.

Joe08867
Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
edited November 2010 in The Clubhouse
CHARLOTTE, NC—Citing the need to cut travel and promotional costs while still providing a top-notch racing experience for fans, NASCAR president Mike Helton announced Thursday that the schedule for 2011 may consist of a single 21,500-mile event. "Holding 36 separate races as we do now is just complicated, and our fans have to learn a lot of different kinds of ovals from week to week," said Helton, who also confirmed that the three-week race would consist of either 8,600 laps of Daytona's superspeedway or 43,000 laps of the half-mile "bullring" in Bristol, TN. "We're also blessed with a fanbase who, by and large, could watch the whole thing without having to miss any work or school." The announcement was met with only moderate enthusiasm by motorsports insiders, who pointed to the NHRA's disastrous 2003 attempt to condense its season into a single 36-mile drag race
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited November 2010
    That is pretty funny!
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  • Slinger182
    Slinger182 Posts: 512
    edited November 2010
    I'd go :biggrin:
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,736
    edited November 2010
    how about 1 lap, winner take all.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited November 2010
    Funny indeed. You have to wonder if anyone would be left if Dale Sr. was still on the tour. With a race being so long I would image that he'd have put all of them in the wall at some point. Speaking of Drag Racing, hats off to John Force 15 time Funny Car Champion. :cool:
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited November 2010
    Now where did you get that from?

    My dad would be there watching if he could, and then probably tape it too so he could watch it again....
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited November 2010
    You gotta love The Onion. Those guys are funny.
    mhardy6647 wrote:
    how about 1 lap, winner take all.

    I would be all over that idea. Maybe make it three laps. Green, white, checker.. Oh the destruction would be amazing..
    nap wrote: »
    Funny indeed. You have to wonder if anyone would be left if Dale Sr. was still on the tour. With a race being so long I would image that he'd have put all of them in the wall at some point. Speaking of Drag Racing, hats off to John Force 15 time Funny Car Champion. :cool:

    I gotta say Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards are doing enough of that themselves this year.

    Go John Force, PS your daughter is hot!!!!!:smile:
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited November 2010
    At least it is one day of NASCAR.

    Maybe we could get the Speed channel back to playing something other than NASCAR.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited November 2010
    Vette C6.r wrote: »
    At least it is one day of NASCAR.

    Maybe we could get the Speed channel back to playing something other than NASCAR.

    They do cover a lot of NASCAR. They cover F1 and Superbike but good luck finding them. It's like they try to confuse us...
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited November 2010
    Whats bad is that I wouldnt put it passed Helton to try something like this. I cant prove it but Im certain he's trying to single handedly destroy NASCAR. This guy isnt qualified to run a 7/11 much less NASCAR.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited November 2010
    Joe08867 wrote: »
    You gotta love The Onion. Those guys are funny.



    I would be all over that idea. Maybe make it three laps. Green, white, checker.. Oh the destruction would be amazing..



    I gotta say Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards are doing enough of that themselves this year.

    Go John Force, PS your daughter is hot!!!!!:smile:

    Which daughter ? They are all lookers. :cool:
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