* NASCAR has no on
e to blame but itself for the fact that most of the world thinks this year's Chase has been a bore. Typically, 2 race teams separated by only a few points would qualify as real drama. Problem is, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are really one in the same — and NASCAR's ridiculously soft stance on the creation of superteams hasn't helped.If Chad Knaus and Steve Letarte are working out of the same shop and same notebooks (which they are), is either really winning the Nextel Cup championship over the other? Of course not. It's a Hendrick Motorsports title, no matter who gets to stuff the trophy in the suitcase.
* The 2008 schedules are out for both Wiscasset Raceway and Oxford Plains Speedway are out, and, as promised, Wiscasset is making its stand as Maine's Pro Stock capital. The slate will included the DNK 250, the Coastal 200, a
couple of Twin 125's and the final race of the PASS North Series slate.The '250,' of course, is a direct response to the Oxford version of the 250 (you may have heard, there have been 34 of them to date) being handed over to the Late Model crowd. The Original 250 comes on July 20; the knock-off comes about a month later, on Aug. 17.
* In case you missed some of this stuff over the last few weeks:
- Jerry Gappens has been named by Speedway Motorsports Inc. as general manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway
- Austin Dillon will drive for Andy Santerre Motorsports next year in the We Don't Have A Title Sponsor Yet East Series. Still no word on what the No. 44 and Sean Caisse's plans are
- It's Mason-Dixon Meltdown weekend in Concord, N.C. Cassius Clark is the defending champion of the event, which was held last year in South Boston, Va.
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Is the Coastal 200 aa Pro stock or Late Model Race?
The coastal 200 is a Late Model race....
Komet
thats what we need. more big races for the street stocks.
beknjsogood to have some more news.
Notes from the Meltdown-
Please don't think that the Northern cars dominated, some we're good- Dearborn, Sanborn,Shaw all had wicked impressive runs.
Tardiff was very fast all weekend and couldn't keep his bumper off anyone (Ask Ryan Lawler and Sanborn).If Tardiff had shown any patience at all he would have been a top 5 car.
Porciello was absolutely in the way all night- would not yeild to the leaders and got the lucky dog maybe 3 times(even wrecked Pelletier who was wicked fast).
All in all the southern crowds really like to watch those northern boys race, there all impressed.
Also a side note on Troy Morse who had an awesome run, spun, came back up thru the field, got spun, started to come back up thru the field and got hit under caution ending his night, nice run Troy.
NASCAR has no one to blame but itself for declining ratings and attendence and uninspired competition. Brian France remains in denial when he talks about how "fans aren't abandoning NASCAR" even though they're not buying tickets or watching the races.
NASCAR's non-stand on the creation of superteams has made it worse, and its refusal to bite the bullet and force contraction of these superteams has also made it worse.
I mean, what are they afraid of here? You tell Hendrick to disband one or two of his cars as their entry blanks will not be allowed. You do the same to Roush, Ganassi, and down the line.
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