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#1 Risil

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:09

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NASCAR: Chicagoland 2

 

CHASE

 

CHASE

CHASE

43 cars! 4300 laps! 43,000 fans! America's third-favourite spectator sport arrives in the metropolitan area of America's third-favourite city, and it's time for NASction.

 

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When does the race start?
You kidding? It's probably already on.

 

Who's racing?
All your favourite regulars from the Stock Car Nationals, from Ray Jay Jimmie Johnson to the Austin Dillontological Argument. However! As of last weekend in Richmond, the Race for the Chase is over and the Sprint for the Chase Cup, or the Chase for the Sprint Cup, has begun! Essentially that means you only have to pay attention to 16 drivers unless one of the other 27 is crashing or leading.

 

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Please step out of the way ma'am, I'm a Chaser®.

 

But that's not all!
This February NASCAR took the brave decision of coming out and admitting that it sucked. Applying the policy of not shitting on your own doorstep without a plan to clean it up with a vigour and panache that put Bernie Ecclestone to shame, they also announced that there'd be some changes made. Step forward,

 

THE CHALLENGER ROUND

 

The Challenger Round is like the old Chase but it only lasts for three races. Chicagoland is part one of THE CHALLENGER ROUND. At the end of the three races, if you've won a race or are in the top 12 of 16, you get to proceed to the THE CONTENDER ROUND. That's another three races and you have to win or get more points than the crappiest four, and the top 8 advance to THE ELIMINATOR ROUND. THE ELIMINATOR ROUND differs from the other rounds because not only are another four drivers eliminated, but it is also called THE ELIMINATOR ROUND.

 

The remaining four drivers skip the Lightning Round and go forward to THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP CHAMPIONSHIP, which is confusingly also called the Ford EcoBoost 400. It's in Florida and you win stuff by watching.

 

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There they go again!


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#2 OvDrone

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:11

I am proper super-hyped about this. I like the new Chase format, you know. Yeah, whatever don't look at it that way.

 

Go #41, #2, #47, #99, #88.



#3 Risil

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:15

I forgot to mention my favourite thing about Chicago apart from gangsters popping out of birthday cakes:

 

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The Cow Palace!

 

Go Kyle (Larson)!


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#4 Risil

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:19

Number of points Brad Keselowski has: 2012

Year Brad Keselowski last won NASCAR title: 2012

 

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#5 SpartanChas

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:26

Why isn't Darrell Waltrip commentating lately? His boogity boogity boogity is one of the reasons I watch.

 

That national anthem tonight was something too.



#6 whitewaterMkII

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:26

since it's gonna be at least 105 here today, seems a fine time to kick and watch the beginning of the NASCAR season...



#7 OvDrone

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:27

Is it me or does Chicagoland look like ****.



#8 Risil

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:28

Why isn't Darrell Waltrip commentating lately? His boogity boogity boogity is one of the reasons I watch.

 

That national anthem tonight was something too.

 

He's one of the Fox commentators. For some reason which I guess is to do with money NASCAR splits the TV deals among different broadcasters. It's ESPN for the rest of the season, which has heritage going for it and not much else.



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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:32

It's ESPN for the rest of the season, which has heritage going for it and not much else.

 

It has Nicole Briscoe.



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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:33

I forgot to mention my favourite thing about Chicago apart from gangsters popping out of birthday cakes:

 

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The Cow Palace!

 

Go Kyle (Larson)!

 

I agree TO DISAGREE!

 



#11 jonpollak

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:34

I'm sitting cross legged on the floor

#12 Risil

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:35

It's great how in NASCAR the cameras focus on the moving billboards instead of the stationary ones.



#13 OvDrone

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:41

McMurray going all beastmode.



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Posted 14 September 2014 - 18:53

If I write down what I really, really think of the new leaderboard in NASCAR.com site:

a) the swearing word automatic detector will run out of asterisks

and

b) I will have to ban myself from the forum :well:

It doesn't work and with so many Viagra (which I obviously don't need) and "join our church" (I'm atheistic, for god's sake) advertisments, I simply don't know what's going on in the race.

Not a happy chick right now :mad:

#15 Red17

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 19:00

I was away when the caution came out, was Danica being lapped?



#16 OvDrone

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 19:02

Seems like Kahne has to do a ride-through the pits.

 

It would be funny is a non-Chase dude wins the first round of the Chase.



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Posted 14 September 2014 - 19:08

That was reminiscent of Larson's driving at Eldora.



#18 jonpollak

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 19:48

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Jp



#19 OvDrone

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 20:35

Much love for Larson.



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#20 Red17

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 20:56

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#21 Magoo

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 21:02

This is some nice motor racing. Quite sporty. 



#22 Red17

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 21:03

Stenica damage!



#23 OvDrone

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 21:03

Awkward...

 

*that move by Brad, wow.



#24 Magoo

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 21:06

Hot makeup sex? 



#25 jonpollak

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 21:07

The Damn Lovers collide. It was a great 10 laps until then

#26 Red17

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 21:10

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#27 OvDrone

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 21:11

Larson made this race.



#28 John B

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Posted 14 September 2014 - 23:45

Regular season holds as arguably the 5 top contenders stay that way in the new points.

 

Unusual break for Logano picking up speed and a position from the debris on the grill, and the engine blowing at the line.

 

Far too much yellow on the Chase cars - not a good look with some of the color scheme.

 

Getting ready for NH next weekend.......owned by BK in the summer.



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Posted 15 September 2014 - 00:01

yeah larson was fun to watch :)



#30 jonpollak

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Posted 15 September 2014 - 00:04

Really enjoyed those last 30 laps there.

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Posted 16 September 2014 - 19:08

so how does this utterly stupid new chase work...winners get through and then it depends on points for the chasers for the remaining spaces??? then it happens again a couple of times until they contrive some play off in the last race?

 

it won't happen but it would serve them right if Kenseth won the title without winning a race all year or better yet Almendinger wins it by winnning one road race all year