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All Stars Get Tight in Turn 2 Too

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May 15, 2009 8:56 am EDT 1 Comment

There will be fireworks at Lowes Motor Speedway this weekend as the best - plus one - of the Sprint Cup Series will bang around for an entertaining couple hours, under the lights. And I can’t wait.

That’s my topic for the latest Tight in Turn 2 post with my pal Bruce from NASCAR Bits and Pieces. Make sure you check out his new blog design and update his link in your favorites. Bruce done moved on up.

All-Star races: Do you like ‘em, hate ‘em or tolerate ‘em?

Charlie: Here’s the deal for me, with All-Star anythings. I don’t like it when an All-Star event changes the game. So the NFL, NBA and NHL all turn me off. Those games are nothing like the real thing. Hate ‘em. MLB doesn’t mess it up too bad. It’s still a baseball game. The players in the field still try to catch the ball. It isn’t all offense, unlike the other three exhibition games.

The NASCAR All-Star races - the Budweiser Shootout in February and the Sprint Open and All-Star races in May - pass the test for me. Big time. These are balls-out races to win. The drivers don’t just play defense, they bang the hell out of each other with one goal only. First place.

Some of the support stuff - and fluff - that leads to the main events can get a little goofy. But this is Saturday night stock car racing at the highest, most expensive and spectacular level. I think they should have another one before the Chase to the Sprint Cup starts.

Bruce: I’m with you on most “All-Star” games. Teams are formed from players who don’t normally play each other, and somehow a win is a marked victory for this arm of a league. Could it be that the other side lost from lack of cohesion because they don’t normally play together?

For me, the All-Star races are fun, and then not. I like the idea that points don’t matter and it’s bragging rights and cash incentives. I’m a little on the bubble about the format, but what are ya gonna do?

It’s a mix up of the normal routine. It’s still racing and this year, for these lucky teams, it’s the much valued practice time that no one is allowed to have this year! Oh yea. All-Star means a whole new thing now that practice times are limited.

From what I see, it’s also one heck of a fan fest with a lot of different flavors of fun for the general public who leans towards the idea of absorbing the whole premise.

In the end, for me, it’s still racing as we’ve come to love it as you put it Charlie. Going for the golden nugget of a win and safe racing isn’t part of the package. Time to exchange sponsor colors the old fashion way. Rubbing them off on each other.

That’s what we think. What about you. Leave your thoughts in the comment section of this post. And make sure to visit Bruce’s NASCAR Bits & Pieces for our other Tight in Turn 2 topic….

Jeremy Mayfield: What’s the real deal?

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  1. Mayfield’s Tylenol Severe Cold Formula Is Tight In Turn Two | NASCAR Bits and Pieces on May 15th, 2009 9:47 am

    [...] events across different sports, like the upcoming All-Star race this weekend.  Check it out at our NASCAR All-Star Event [...]

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