NASCAR claims better restrictor plate competition at Talladega
Quote selected text Published April 28th, 2008 in NASCAR News
The new car matched – and exceeded – the boom in competition from the last visit to a restrictor plate track (February’s Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway). There were 52 lead changes among 20 drivers during Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
The Daytona 500 saw similar numbers – 42 lead changes among 16 drivers. Sunday’s 20 different leaders is tied for eighth all-time in Sprint Cup Series competition. The 52 lead changes topped both Talladega races from last season. In the 2007 spring race, there were 42 lead changes; in the fall contest, there were 41.
There was also a jump in Green Flag Passes for the Lead, a Loop Data statistic that accounts for lead changes all around the track (not only at the start/finish line). Sunday’s race saw 84 Green Flag Passes for the Lead, compared to 67 during the last race held at Talladega.
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That still doesnt fix the problems at intermediate tracks.
George Thompson wrote:
True, and I know Denny said something about this is what
he wants to see every week at the other tracks. But how
can that happen, no tracks are raced like Talladega/Daytona.
Sure I’d love to see that. But I don’t think it’ll ever come close
to happening.
I agree wholeheartedly with many of the longer term drivers that restrictor plate racing sucks !!!
“Dump the Plate” my new motto.
Having displaced that from my system I will say Sundays race was better than in the past but it still comes down to last 30 laps of real racing not the whole days worth and that is what the
restrictor plate bring to racing… boring…
Gone you want real racing, have the races on tracks shorter then a mile & half, and have 99% of the races between 250-350 miles that way there is not time to just ride around till the end.
Everybody knows short tracks provide better racing then these big tracks, and the shorter race distances work well for the Truck Series, so it should work good for Cup too.
Fisha695 wrote:
Only problem with that is the truck tickets are dirt cheap,if im gonna pay hundreds of dollars to take my family to race an drive hundreds of miles to a track the race better last more than 2 hours.
Fisha695 wrote:
It’s not the length of the race its the quality of racing I object to and with restrictor plates it does not allow the cars the ability to race just ride till the last 20 or so laps then HOPE some one gives you a push to the win.
DUMP THE PLATE
gonesouthern wrote:
There’s more strategy involved that you’re not giving them
credit for. The drivers have to be smart about their moves.
It’s all about working together and then a free for all in the
final laps. It goes way more in-depth than wait for a “push”.