Brian wrote:
I am a fan of two of the drivers that followed the winner. If either of them had passed Tony on the green, white, checkered it would have been the robbery of the century. As much as I wanted to see one of them win I felt it would have been a tainted victory since they never would have caught Tony without a g/w/c.
I agree with you on the robbery issue, Brian. But wouldn't it have been neat to see competition for the win? I just am not a fan of runaway races even if I like the winner!
I'm 100% in agreement with Vivian here! I just wanted someone to challenge Tony, especially on the G/W/C. Make him work for it (cause before that it didn't seem like he was having to work too hard cause the car was so superior). I don't care if it's my driver or not, I want to see competition, especially at the end of the race. If they can't hold off someone on a G/W/C, then they or their car weren't that good after all. In this case, both Stewart and his car were good enough to hold off all challengers. But if someone passed him, I certainly wouldn't have considered that a tainted victory. No one is guaranteed a victory; that's why they call it competition. Car, man, strategy, and "the breaks" have to all be just right. To me, a G/W/C is just "the breaks" like any other caution that tightens up the field. That's what made me love racing; the unknown of when all of these come together just right.
Cheryl