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[NEracing207 @NEracing207]

Bianchi being surprised that Gluck’s poll is as favorable as it is, is evidence of how tone deaf he and others were the entire time.

[Morgan Geekie @gmoneyslic]

This 47?

[isaiah @tlop444]

netflix wants you to think that this is the same as watching a movie on your ipad

[ElitePrecision29 @lmm2996]

Continuing my yearly tradition of begging @HendrickCars to run a inverse scheme for the night races!!

[NEracing207 @NEracing207]

I dunno man… I think I want to know more about the NBA pre game tunnel fashion show while the SC host gives me forced hip one liners but that’s just me.

[Brian Rauf @brauf33]

I have a story that I think hits to the center of this.

I worked for ESPN for two months as a temporary PA (left to start my writing career) roughly 11 years ago.

During the interview process, I was asked by a decision maker at the company what I would change about ESPN.

I told him I would want more highlights and more focus on games.

He told me I was wrong and that fans don’t care about games once they go final, they only care about storylines.

I told him that storylines need the context of games (or highlights of them on sportscenter!) and he told me, again, I was wrong.

I think they’ve continued to lose touch with what makes sports fans, sports fans

[Brad Keselowski @keselowski]

I can’t afford the fines a weekly podcast would create…

[NEracing207 @NEracing207]

@NASCAR media members STILL defending this format I swear is like listening to flat earthers. It’s infuriating. @jeff_gluck sounds exhausted from talking to these brick walls. But thank you for still being out there doing it. First class asshats.

[Ryano70 @RyanoH70]

Hey @Jordan_Bianchi, from all of us, go cover @WWE

[Toby Christie @Toby_Christie]

I go back to my thought that I’ve shared before and that’s not every late-race caution is overtime-worthy. Overtime is designed to let us see a battle for the win play out.

If a person has a lead of more than a second with two, three laps to go, the finish wasn’t really in question.

It makes overtime even more head-scratching when it’s the 2nd place car that hits the wall to bring out the caution.

The whole point of overtime is to see if 2nd place can finish a battle against 1st place. If 2nd place crashes to bring out the caution, it feels silly to go to overtime, imho.

That being said, these are all kind of unforeseen circumstances, but I’d love to see overtime rules at some point addressed.

[Jordan Bianchi @Jordan_Bianchi]

@jeff_gluck MLB needs a season-long championship. The Milwaukee Brewers were shafted.

[Brock Beard @LASTCARonBROCK]

I see what @Jordan_Bianchi is trying to say, but I disagree. We don't need Zilisch or Heim to lose the championship to tilt discussion toward a 36-race championship.

If they win, it will have been in spite of the Playoffs and all its pre-programmed obstacles that specifically inhibit dominant drivers.

If they lose, it will be ENTIRELY because of the Playoffs, specifically the "winner-take-all" finale.

We don't even need to wait until these races are run to make the argument. If it weren't for the Playoffs, we wouldn't be even discussing the possibility that either would lose. Both have so clearly outperformed the field that each would likely have clinched a full-season title last week or earlier. And they would have deserved to do so.

[Chase Holden @GarageGuyChase]

This NASCAR Championship race is going to be pretty incredible and if it truly is the final NASCAR Playoff race ever, I’ll salute it for what it was. For what NASCAR tried to do here.

I see four drivers that each have a track record that qualifies them to be in this position, and it’s pretty rad that only one of them has ever won this thing before.

So while I do believe in a full season points championship, and hope that NASCAR does return to that, I think it’s fair to say that I just love NASCAR racing. I’m ready to see who gets crowned a champion on Sunday in Phoenix.

[Clabel @Clabel_]

REMEMBER GUYS. THE DRIVER'S NEED TO PERFORM WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE BRIGHTEST. BYRON DID NOT PERFORM WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE BRIGHTEST.

[Mark Martin @markmartin]

Fact. However Darrell scored more points than Bill therefore winning the Championship.

[Mark Martin @markmartin]

But what about if @CoreyHeim_ and @ConnorZilisch score more points than anyone else in the season but don’t win the championship?

[NEracing207 @NEracing207]

God, this guy’s a boob.

[Jordan Bianchi @Jordan_Bianchi]

Last week’s win is taking on even more added importance.

[NEracing207 @NEracing207]

This is actually a really interesting and eye opening list to read through

[Brett Griffin @SpotterBrett]

I was bored last night. What did I miss?

Here are some of the significant Cup Series changes as I see it over the years. No particular order. Some good. Some not. 50 total.

1. Horsepower. HORSEPOWER. Okay that’s number 1 for a reason. Never, ever go down in horsepower. 
2. Seeing Xfinity Cars running faster lap times than Cup. 
3. Increased road courses x 3. 
4. Harder tires. 
5. Major global brands aren’t as involved and major ones have left. 
6. Car number moved. 
7. Print Media evolved to clicks and major outlets don’t cover it (as much). 
8. The drivers aren’t relatable to fans are viewed as heroes who put their life on the line (Major issue). 
9. Injuries and deaths occur less often. (This is great but still a change so must be noted). 
10. Grassroots pricing is gone on tickets and food & beverage. 
11. The cars all look alike. 
12. The cars are assembled not built from the ground up. 
13. The flagman, hat man, Miss Winston and pace car drivers were all known personalities. 
14. Race director is filled with multiple people versus one (Hoots, again a personality). 
15. Drivers once looked like they would whip your ass in a bar fight. 
16. Super successful tracks were altered with repaves. 
17. Less practice now than ever. 
18. Complicated scoring systems.
19. Stages introduced. Guarantee commercials and very long cautions for no wrecks or debris. 
20. Fuel savings field wide at plate tracks 4 to 6 times a year. 
21. Chased a ghost we called west coast fans and are now hiring agencies to rekindle the older (southern) fan base and find younger ones. 
22. Transitioned to be more like other stick and ball mainstream sports. 
23. Michael Jordan came in and  may be shown the way out. 
24. Dirt track racing in the Cup Series. 
25. Moved the clash from Daytona 
26. 4-5 different points systems to crown the champion 
27. Gave Group qualifying a go. 
28. Qualifying draw now a formula versus a random draw. 
29. Introduction of “soft walls” aka safer barriers. 
30. Introduction of head and neck restraint systems. 
31. Built a track inside of a football stadium. 
32. Raced at a high school football stadium. 
33. Brian France removed from power. 
34. Mike Helton in a lesser role. 
35. Goodbye carburetors. Hello electronic fuel injection. 
36. Introduced SMT virtually showing all drivers other drivers talent and IP. 
37. Major changes to the testing policy. 
38. Evolution of sim software. 
39. Drive for Diversity est 2004 ish. 
40. Migration off of major TV netwoks. 
41. RTA formed. 
42. Charters introduced. 
43. Boys have at it. Actually don’t do that. 
44. Tried midweek races. 
45. Shortened races. 
46. Household names retired. 
47. First sport back on TV during pandemic. 
48. Realistic video game iRacing came about. 
49. Souvenir and merch area at track was put under a tent then consolidated back to merch haulers. 
50. Social Media became king.

[Asteroid @Asteroid4914]

Imagine the storyline of 2nd in points crashing in practice

instead it doesn't matter at all