Comments on: NASCAR feels the Michael Schumacher effect thanks to Jimmie Johnson

By: Ieuan

Ieuan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:01:28 +0000

F1 fans did not turn off because Schumacher won 4 in a row, they turned off because the title was being decided in July mathematically but in reality it was all over in May.

By: UniRacer

UniRacer — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:40:25 +0000

Sprint, as in the cell phone supplier.

By: UniRacer

UniRacer — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:31:48 +0000

wow! And I’m in the shadow of Stone Mountain! Thanks for being here.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:42:07 +0000

Have to agree GeeMac, if a bird takes a crap on the track they have a ten lap caution!!

By: Arun Srini

Arun Srini — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:13:47 +0000

I can only laugh at your dislike for Schumacher!! Just read ‘the edge of greatness’, loved it, loved the guy even more

By: Praveen Titus

Praveen Titus — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:02:49 +0000

It does get boring in NASCAR with Johnson always winning championships. What’s happened to Jeff Gordon? Kyle Busch won a few races this year but his inconsistency has robbed him of a Chase birth. But my eyes are on Juan Pablo Montoya. If he could win the championship, he would finally achieve in NASCAR what he couldn’t in Formula One, though it looks unlikely.

It’s not only the dominance of a driver in NASCAR, but like Ferrari in F1 from 2000 to 2004, there’s also a dominant team in NASCAR – Hendrick Motorsports. With the exception of Earnhardt Jr, all its drivers are in the 2009 Chase with Johnson and Mark Martin leading the standings.

By: Paige Michael-Shetley

Paige Michael-Shetley — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:23:22 +0000

I would not say that the NASCAR championship is decided just yet when the race at Talladega is still yet to run. Restrictor plate races are massively unpredictable given the always very strong possibility of a massive 15-25 car crash, and historically they shake up the championship standings significantly.

Johnson could lose as much as 50-80 points from his lead if he is caught in such an accident. This could put guys like Martin, Gordon, and Stewart right back in the Championship fight.

And it’s not as if Johnson has a massive performance advantage right now. The aforementioned drivers are just as strong right now; they just haven’t quite had the luck.

By: hamz0rs

hamz0rs — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:18:52 +0000

geez, it’s 00-04, not 00-05!!!

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:00:50 +0000

Steph90,

Your welcome and thanks for reading it. I will propbly watch the race. For me it is this way. I love NASCAR for the Drivers. I love F1 (and AMLS) for the cars.

By: Fergal

Fergal — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:58:26 +0000

@TMFOX…

YES! I noticed that too… I thought the backdrop was falling over at first!