a lot of people thought Kahne would get pushed out for Chase but when they renewed Kasey's contract last year, the writing was on the wall that Gordon would be leaving soon.
NSCR: 2015 is Gordon's last full season
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a lot of people thought Kahne would get pushed out for Chase but when they renewed Kasey's contract last year, the writing was on the wall that Gordon would be leaving soon.
Ouch. Tickets for this season are going to be scarce or astronomically high on the third-party market since this will be "Gordon's Victory Tour".
Off to check Kansas/Chicagoland Speedway tickets!
I think it'll actually not be too bad after seeing how empty stands were last year. My brother said he saw Chicagoland ones at $100 including a pit pass. Not sure where seats are at. Probably Cicero.
If I remember the orientation of the speedway, more like Dwight or Morris.
Hmmm. Kansas just might be doable. Their first race is early May, doesn't conflict with husband's work schedule, and it's a Saturday night "under the lights" race.
CF trip? Slight
Pretty much every race I saw on TV last season had lots of empty seats. I've never been to a race but have always wanted. I've heard Kansas is lousy but would still be better than nothing and easy to get to.
NASCAR is not a stick and ball sport.... but maybe I'm just an old school fan.
Having a playoff in a sport that is 1v1 head-to-head makes sense.
Having a "playoff" in a sport where you have head-to-head group competitions over the course of a year... doesn't make as much sense.
Would you reset the standings of a golf tournament after the Saturday rounds? No.
Having a "playoff" in a sport where you have head-to-head group competitions over the course of a year... doesn't make as much sense.
Would you reset the standings of a golf tournament after the Saturday rounds? No.
he'd most likely be going to Chicagoland. If you are super serial, let me know and I'll see if he actually did plan to get tickets.
ooooooooooo I totally forgot this is in September. I was thinking that race was still in July and I'd be a for sure no go with the house. Hmmmm.
And those people were big fools that don't have common sense to know Hedrick is very fond of what Kahne brings to his racing franchise.
If they didn't want to lose Chase to someone else though, it wasn't hard to see that happening.....no matter all the ladies Kasey brings in. I figured they would just make Chase sit and spin in Nationwide for another couple years or somehow get that JRM car moved up even though Jr has said he doesn't want to run his cars at that level. That's what I really thought they'd do if Gordon was going to be in past 2016. I didn't think they would want to get rid of Kasey, but compared to the rest of the team, he'd have to be first man out.
Wasn't gonna happen...
1. I think it was "known" Jeff would retire either last season or after this season
2. 5th car would have been brought in under Hendricks, I mean, Dale's team ownership
NASCAR going to lose a lot of fans when Jeff goes. Last years chase outcome didn't help the sport.
I have been a fan of Jeff Gordon since he was a rookie back in 93. He is the only guy I tune into a race to see. When he is out of the race, I turn the channel most of the time. NASCAR is for sure going to lose a lot of viewers after this season. This season however, might see an increase in viewership with this being his final season. This really sucks from a fans perspective.
Not only will Chase Elliott become a big fan favorite, but I forgot about Kyle Larson. People have been saying he is the next Jeff Gordan anyway. Crisis may have been averted.
NASCAR will die even more (even though it pretty much already is) without this dude. Has carried the sport and is the GOAT in my opinion. He has 7 'ships without the Chase.
