Comments on: The GREATEST NASCAR Finale Of the Modern Era? https://mrpitbox.com/2023/10/19/the-greatest-nascar-finale-of-the-modern-era/ Nascar videos for all Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:43:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 By: KJ Productions https://mrpitbox.com/2023/10/19/the-greatest-nascar-finale-of-the-modern-era/#comment-90896 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:48:33 +0000 https://mrpitbox.com/?p=23345#comment-90896 In reply to Hairy Wolfman.

That was definitely one of the best ones. I just wish I was able to see it. I only just started watching Nascar at the time, but only saw 4 races on TV. The Daytona 500, the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta in March, the Subway 500 in Phoenix in April, and the Talladega spring race. Also, as much as I like both the original Chase format of 10(later on would be 12 in 2008), drivers competing for the championship and the elimination style format, I do like the original format more mostly because of nostalgia growing up with it from 2011-2013.

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@Blake EYou mean Johnson fans. Johnson was 2nd in points.

]]> By: Jace Katalakis https://mrpitbox.com/2023/10/19/the-greatest-nascar-finale-of-the-modern-era/#comment-90899 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:17:02 +0000 https://mrpitbox.com/?p=23345#comment-90899 To be fair it started around 2000 when NASCAR wanted to shake up the points format and stop runaway champions. Kenseth was just the last one, and he’s said in interviews with Scene Vault/DJD and others that Brianc France was sick of everyoen talking about points and wanting wins to matter, and yet here we are years later talking about points every week of the playoffs, who is in, who is out

]]> By: Zach Robinson https://mrpitbox.com/2023/10/19/the-greatest-nascar-finale-of-the-modern-era/#comment-90897 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:54:30 +0000 https://mrpitbox.com/?p=23345#comment-90897 As a Gordon fan watching that tire come off of Kurt’s car was so gut wrenching. Just another one of Gordon’s 7 titles that was taken away.

]]> By: MaverickTheRambler https://mrpitbox.com/2023/10/19/the-greatest-nascar-finale-of-the-modern-era/#comment-90902 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:45:31 +0000 https://mrpitbox.com/?p=23345#comment-90902 In reply to Chris Guardiano.

How can you not remember the 2011 NASCAR finale??? They literally ended up tied in points and had to resort to who had more race wins

]]> By: James Burroughs https://mrpitbox.com/2023/10/19/the-greatest-nascar-finale-of-the-modern-era/#comment-90900 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 06:09:32 +0000 https://mrpitbox.com/?p=23345#comment-90900 As a Gordon fan, this one still stings. Not so much this race but the previous race at Darlington where the pit crew got the hose hung under the tire. Cost Gordon i believe at least 15 points if not 20. Would have been the difference probably.

]]> By: Blake E https://mrpitbox.com/2023/10/19/the-greatest-nascar-finale-of-the-modern-era/#comment-90889 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 06:02:24 +0000 https://mrpitbox.com/?p=23345#comment-90889 In reply to John Vandeventer.

@The Holiday I was watching this race with a friend who was a Kurt fan…I was not a happy camper. I will say over the years I got to like Kurt a bit better, but didn’t have a great opinion of him when this race was happening.

]]> By: Midnite https://mrpitbox.com/2023/10/19/the-greatest-nascar-finale-of-the-modern-era/#comment-90914 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 05:48:37 +0000 https://mrpitbox.com/?p=23345#comment-90914 In reply to Run Rafa Run #THEBESTINTHEWORLD.

Gordon gave away the title that year. He dominated Kansas all 3 years, but in 2004 finished 14th. Pitted for fresh tires at Talladega (the year tires meant everything at the plate tracks) and only moved up 4 spots in 5 laps (3 of those were wrecked cars). Atlanta, broke a gear leaving the pits. Darlington, crew gets the air hose stuck on the final stop after he dominated, finished 3rd. Even 9th at Martinsville is below average for him. At the time it seemed like a “oh well, we’ll get them next year”, but now it looks like a huge missed opportunity.

]]> By: idkiamboard https://mrpitbox.com/2023/10/19/the-greatest-nascar-finale-of-the-modern-era/#comment-90894 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 05:04:56 +0000 https://mrpitbox.com/?p=23345#comment-90894 In reply to idkiamboard.

@DoomusRLC I am more talking about the playoffs. It’s in my opinion the best playoffs under the bracket format.( Outside and even arguably 2014) but no one talks about it. But yes that race is iconic for multiple reasons

]]> By: Blake E https://mrpitbox.com/2023/10/19/the-greatest-nascar-finale-of-the-modern-era/#comment-90888 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:47:13 +0000 https://mrpitbox.com/?p=23345#comment-90888 In reply to John Vandeventer.

Still a sore point if you were a Jeff Gordon fan…would have likely had 5 if not for that lucky tire.

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