I thought it was a good race until the Joey Logano circus came to town.... Bill Elliott's comment (who happened to be in the booth with for the final segment) was that it looked like a Legends Car move... meaning that it was so blatent, that it looked like something that you'd see at a smaller Legends event. Some of you out there figured out by now that I may not know what I'm talking about, but I do respect Bill's reaction. I'll go one step further and say that at most speedways, that blatent of a move (Logano punting William Byron directly in the rear going into turn 3 of the last lap wouldn't even have been accepted at a local track, and would have easily gotten him DQ'd. Instead, he'll be the featured superstar of the week, being able to boast that he's now in the playoffs and all the other glory that comes with a win in what is supposed to represent the best drivers in the highest level of racing in the country. How disappointing it must be those racers, who still have some level of respect for the sport... for the competition.... to reach that level, to have finally made it to the cup level, and to know that type of chicken shi+ move won't be penalized.... I don't blame Logano (he's demonstrated over the years that there's no mystery about what he is willing to do to win versus any sense of respect for honest competition/sportsmanship), but I do blame NASCAR for destroying the integrity of the competition, and of the sport... for allowing, and yes, rewarding that type of driving. Bigger picture though, isn't NASCAR getting exactly what they want? A week's worth of hype, and a season or more of video footage to hype their version of the "their" sport? How many races this year have come down to someone knocking someone out of the way for the win (or at least attempting it).. and/or throwing a last minute block that usually end up in wrecking 1/4 of the field? (Seems like with NASCAR, it's all good as long as it's captured on film for the next round of hype.) That's what I get out of the whole thing.... It used to be "our sport"... and like an idiot, i keep tuning in thinking that I'll see "our sport" again and am disapponted once again. It's hard to break a 50 year old habit, but they're making it a whole lot easier for folks like me. I'm down to one cable box with DVR, and soon getting rid of that, so like many of you, I'll become another former diehard that will now be fine with waiting until I see on line on Sunday night who won.... or read about it later that week in AARN.
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