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- Oct 3, 2002
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Given what's going on down in Daytona, I thought I'd bring this up.
Several years ago, I read a story on professional sports and cheating. One of the assertions was that NASCAR is highly suspect. Two of the examples were as follows:
1- On July 4th, 1984, in front of President Ronald Reagan, Richard Petty won his 200th and final race. He hadn't won in years and never won again.
2- On July 4th, 2001, the very same year, the very same track where his father was killed, Dale Earnhart, Jr. won his first race.
Daytona is a restrictor plate track. NASCAR hands out the restrictor plates prior to the race. In order to boost the warm, fuzzy feelings and promote the sport, think of how easy it would be for NASCAR to give out a restrictor plate that was just enough bigger to give a much loved racer an advantage to win.
Now we have another situation. The typical good ol' boy NASCAR fan has to hate the fact that Toyota is in the race. What a great way to insure that Toyota wouldn't win their first race at the biggest race of the year. Find some "mysterious" substance in the intake manifold and send them to the rear. Not only does it hamper chances for a victory, but it dirties the name Toyota.
Obviously, it would be a MAJOR victory to win their first race at their debut in Daytona. But would anyone in the Toyota pits have been so greedy as to risk this?
Several years ago, I read a story on professional sports and cheating. One of the assertions was that NASCAR is highly suspect. Two of the examples were as follows:
1- On July 4th, 1984, in front of President Ronald Reagan, Richard Petty won his 200th and final race. He hadn't won in years and never won again.
2- On July 4th, 2001, the very same year, the very same track where his father was killed, Dale Earnhart, Jr. won his first race.
Daytona is a restrictor plate track. NASCAR hands out the restrictor plates prior to the race. In order to boost the warm, fuzzy feelings and promote the sport, think of how easy it would be for NASCAR to give out a restrictor plate that was just enough bigger to give a much loved racer an advantage to win.
Now we have another situation. The typical good ol' boy NASCAR fan has to hate the fact that Toyota is in the race. What a great way to insure that Toyota wouldn't win their first race at the biggest race of the year. Find some "mysterious" substance in the intake manifold and send them to the rear. Not only does it hamper chances for a victory, but it dirties the name Toyota.
Obviously, it would be a MAJOR victory to win their first race at their debut in Daytona. But would anyone in the Toyota pits have been so greedy as to risk this?
