Maybe, just maybe, Jimmie listened to Saturday's show, had his team double-check the engine, found some sort of flaw, and was able to fix it before the race. Ya never know.
- Sadie
- 09:46:38 11-12-2007
I was rooting for Linda B.s prediction to come true right up to the last lap!
- Kenny
- 09:56:20 11-12-2007
Me too Kenny...as I said last week, I never thought I'd be cheering for Jeff Gordon but hoped JJ would have a little trouble on Sunday...
- JeffInRoswell
- 10:35:46 11-12-2007
It was the same for me. I was cheering every car he passed on the outside to blow a tire and take Jimmie out.
Maybe Linda B's prediction is kinda like a reverse curse. So I hope she picks JJ to win next week!
- Peter
- 10:40:07 11-12-2007
Buck writes all Linda's scripts . . . that should pretty much explain it.
- Bass Masters
- 11:27:07 11-12-2007
Oh corse he would! Buck would do that in a heartbeat. No boubt in my mind!
- Peter
- 11:29:02 11-12-2007
Linda B. might have been off by a week.
Let's just wait and see what happens at Homestead...she's no fool, she knows how to make this season (wait, I mean points race between 2 guys out of 12) interesting.
- Sweet Seventeen
- 11:37:14 11-12-2007
Amen brotha. *stands up and rases glass* "Here's to Johnson falling on his face at Homestead!" *all shout* "HERE HERE!!!"
- Peter
- 20:25:09 11-12-2007
You really want to see Jimmie lose it on random bad luck . . . ???? That would be like the 76 Olympics loss by the US Basketball team!
- Bass Masters
- 07:02:39 11-13-2007
What I want is for Gordon to have a chance. (did I just say that????) Gordon has had an almost perfect season, and he DESERVES the championship. Plain and simple. Do I want Johnson to do badly just to do badly? No. Would I still enjoy it?......... yyyyyyyyyyeah.
At least I'm not the one cheering for the guy that just does the best BASS! haha What happened to loyalty?
- Peter
- 07:24:42 11-13-2007
If the system had been set up over the past 20 years to reward the guy with the most wins the championship, we'd be thinking that if anyone but Jimmie won he'd be robbed. The fact is you can't compare the current system to the old one - it's a different system, everyone knew the rules going in and adjusted their strategies to play by them.
Jimmie's streak of the last four races has been unbelievable, and it's hard for me to see how anyone can claim they don't deserve it.
- Julie
- 07:36:06 11-13-2007
Julie, I agree with you. However, I wish we'd had a closer Chase than this. We had guys eliminated almost before it even began! Oh well. Either one of these guys would make a worthy champion based on what they've done this season.
- Jason
- 12:31:00 11-13-2007
True true Jason. It was almost a two man chase from week one. The other guys didn't have much of a chance to start with. But with the flawless performance from the 24 and 48 teams, it was impossible.
- Peter
- 12:50:22 11-13-2007
I think part of the reason why they both scored so many more points this year is because they each knew the other would be their biggest competition.
As for getting the Chase closer...one way that NASCAR could do that would be to eliminate six guys after the first five races and reset the points again. But how much contrivance do you want in your championship system?
- Julie
- 11:41:51 11-14-2007
Quote Julie: "I think part of the reason why they both scored so many more points this year is because they each knew the other would be their biggest competition.
As for getting the Chase closer...one way that NASCAR could do that would be to eliminate six guys after the first five races and reset the points again. But how much contrivance do you want in your championship system?"
I REALLY don't think that would be good. NASCAR would just lose respect if they did that. They need to stick with a points system for a few years, THEN consider changing it. NASCAR needs to gain some credibility.
I don't see how them scoreing so many points is due to them thinking that they knew that they were going head to head. It makes no sence. In the second half of the chase, yes. But the 31 races prior, they were just working on beating everybody, not eachother.
- Peter
- 11:43:31 11-14-2007
