[DeTomaso] NPC: Daytona 500

[Sean Korb]

Yes.  I lost interest when they stopped driving real cars... strangely
coincidental with the release of "Days of Thunder".  Another movie
with Tom Cruise but without Pantera content.  Blegh.  But it was
always a race with unwritten rules that were capriciously enforced.
It added to the drama.

sean

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:07 PM,  <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/26/13 5 52 45, michaelsavga at gmail.com writes:
>
>
>> What did Danica do for NAASCAR?  TV rating up 30% over 2012, 10.0 rating,
>> 22 share.
>>
>> This is a parade of 200 mph billboards and sponsors should be happy. There
>> are entire businesses set up to measure screen time for logos and
>> calculate
>> the CPM.
>>
>> It was by the most important measure ($$$$) a huge success.
>>
>
>>>>Does anybody realistically think that Danica's team didn't get "The
> Call" this time, to put her on the pole?
>
> http://nascarfans.wetpaint.com/page/NASCAR+Lore%3A+The+Call
>
> The NASCAR guys are no dummies.  The race itself might have been run on a
> level playing field, but nobody in the series would be adversely impacted if
> a part-time runner sat on pole, so I'm fairly confident there were probably
> some sanctioned irregularities there, as NASCAR has repeatedly been rumored
> to have done in the past.   All it would take is a restrictor plate that
> isn't quite so restrictive, and that (plus her talent, which is undeniable)
> would have been enough to move her to the front row.
>
> It's all about The Show.   Just like the WWF. :>)
>
> Mike
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