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New All Star Race Format
Topic Started: Jan 23 2007, 12:56 PM (99 Views)
CR49
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All-Star race changes emphasize winning and pitting
Lee Spencer / FOXSports.com
Posted: 1 hour ago



NASCAR and Nextel hope to make All-Star week in May the best ever.

Nextel All-Star Challenge changes



Pit Crew Challenge: Determines pit picks.
Open: Top two drivers plus driver voted by fans makes all-star race.
All-Star Challenge: Four 20-lap segments or "quarters".
-1st quarter: 15 green-flag laps plus five caution laps. Pit stops are optional.
-2nd quarter: 20 green-flag laps followed by 10-minute break.
-3rd quarter: 20 green-flag laps followed by caution flag for a mandatory minimum stop-and-go pit. Teams start 4th quarter based on order after pit stops.
-4th quarter: Only green-flag laps (20) count in race for $1 million.


The week will kick off with the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Pit Crew Challenge at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena on May 16. The finishing order from the Challenge will determine pit-stall selection for the Nextel All-Star Challenge.

"We all know how important pit selection can be and how having that last pit can be an advantage," said Larry McReynolds, FOX Sports analyst and former Cup crew chief.

The NASCAR Nextel Open is a throwback to the old hooligan's race at Charlotte for drivers who did not qualify of the Challenge on merit — wins or former race winners. Two 20-lap segments will be broken up by a five-lap caution period with an optional pit stop. The green flag will kick-off the second segment with the top two drivers — and the fan vote winner from the lead lap — transferring on to the Challenge.

The Nextel All-Star Challenge will now be divided into four 20-lap segments — sans the funky former inversion of the field. The first quarter will feature 15 green-flag laps concluding with five caution laps and the opportunity for a pit stop to make chassis or tire changes. The second segment is 20 laps of green flag racing followed by a 10-minute break. Pit road will be open and the cars will line up according to the finishing order for the third segment. Following the third segment, the caution flag will fly for a minimum stop-and-go pit stop. Teams will line up in the position they came off pit road to begin the fourth and final 20-lap segment — where only green flag laps count. The first driver to the checkered flag receives a $1 million prize and as H.A. Humpy Wheeler is quick to point out, "With the All-Star race, no one is satisfied with finishing second."

"This event is going to be different, major sports — at least basketball and football — are divided into four quarters," said Wheeler, president of Lowe's Motor Speedway. "We've complicated this event to where its difficult for you to translate to the fans, but it's what happens in the event that matters. We want to put the emphasis on winning."

The NASCAR Nextel Pit Crew Challenge and All-Star Challenge events can be seen on SPEED.

Lee Spencer is a senior NASCAR writer for FOXSports.com.


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KK3869
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okay then...
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I'm not sure how much I like this deal. This is one race I've always felt should be more about the driver, but now it's going to be more about the crew.
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doesnt nascar realize that they blew up in popularity because they did things the nascar way.. as soon as they hit the big time they think they need to do everything the nfl way
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That is always one race where I never have a clue on what's going on. One segment at a time.
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Sounds like a wreckfest. Of course with it being a non-points deal, theres always a few guys that leave their brains in their motorhomes. Unfortunately a couple times Tony's been one of 'em.
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Is nothing sacred to the folks in charge of our sport anymore? I liked the old format they used for the All-Star event at Lowes, where the first quarter was about the crews. The second quarter was about driver and crew, although no mandatory pit stop and at the end of that segment the field would be inverted for the last dash to the checkers. The field would always be inverted usually at random, although I loved the one year where they let the fans pick how many drivers would be inverted. The All-Star race was about winning and having fun at the same time, now it's just about winning.

I'm not too sure about how this deal will work out based upon how almost everyone loved the old format. But my thinking is regardless of what format they choose the All-Star race will always be exciting. Just will be a shame not seeing the field inverted for the last segment.
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I liked the Survival of the Fastest format.
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HomeDepot20TS
Jan 23 2007, 04:33 PM
Sounds like a wreckfest. Of course with it being a non-points deal, theres always a few guys that leave their brains in their motorhomes. Unfortunately a couple times Tony's been one of 'em.

like his ricky bobby move on mark martin in 00 or 01 forget which one it was lol
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2000.

That's one I give him a bye on because he had a run and was turning under Mark and Mark pulled down at the same time. That was a hard as hell crash that he ended up having, and Stew's wreck with Park and Gordon a few laps later was about as hard.
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Jan 23 2007, 04:36 PM
I liked the Survival of the Fastest format.

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My format would probably go like this.

Open/Sprint like they did in 2002 where they run the open and the winner advances then a sprint where the winner also advances, or I'd line it up almost like heat races. Two 30 lap races lined up by points. Odd points in the 1st race even in 2nd race. The grid would be set by inversion of points so the guy 50th in points will start on the pole of the 2nd race and 49th the pole of the first race. If your not in the current top 50 in points, but are eligible to run the race you start in the back. There would still also be the fan vote to go into the All Star along with the two advancing.

All Star

3 segments. 1st 20 laps,2nd 30 laps,3rd 50 laps

1st segement ends and you can make your pit stops

2nd segement ends and you goto a break. During the break you have 10 minutes to make your adjustments then all crew cheifs of the top 10 finishers of segement 2 will redraw for their positions and will be lined up by the results of the redraw.

3rd segement 50 laps go for it all.

I'd also consider doing the survival of the fastest format also with the eliminations and down to 10-12 cars for the 3rd segment and all cars redraw for it.

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Jan 24 2007, 02:12 PM
My format would probably go like this.

Open/Sprint like they did in 2002 where they run the open and the winner advances then a sprint where the winner also advances, or I'd line it up almost like heat races. Two 30 lap races lined up by points. Odd points in the 1st race even in 2nd race. The grid would be set by inversion of points so the guy 50th in points will start on the pole of the 2nd race and 49th the pole of the first race. If your not in the current top 50 in points, but are eligible to run the race you start in the back. There would still also be the fan vote to go into the All Star along with the two advancing.

All Star

3 segments. 1st 20 laps,2nd 30 laps,3rd 50 laps

1st segement ends and you can make your pit stops

2nd segement ends and you goto a break. During the break you have 10 minutes to make your adjustments then all crew cheifs of the top 10 finishers of segement 2 will redraw for their positions and will be lined up by the results of the redraw.

3rd segement 50 laps go for it all.

I'd also consider doing the survival of the fastest format also with the eliminations and down to 10-12 cars for the 3rd segment and all cars redraw for it.

I like that Idea :up:
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Jan 24 2007, 02:12 PM
My format would probably go like this.

Open/Sprint like they did in 2002 where they run the open and the winner advances then a sprint where the winner also advances, or I'd line it up almost like heat races. Two 30 lap races lined up by points. Odd points in the 1st race even in 2nd race. The grid would be set by inversion of points so the guy 50th in points will start on the pole of the 2nd race and 49th the pole of the first race. If your not in the current top 50 in points, but are eligible to run the race you start in the back. There would still also be the fan vote to go into the All Star along with the two advancing.

All Star

3 segments. 1st 20 laps,2nd 30 laps,3rd 50 laps

1st segement ends and you can make your pit stops

2nd segement ends and you goto a break. During the break you have 10 minutes to make your adjustments then all crew cheifs of the top 10 finishers of segement 2 will redraw for their positions and will be lined up by the results of the redraw.

3rd segement 50 laps go for it all.

I'd also consider doing the survival of the fastest format also with the eliminations and down to 10-12 cars for the 3rd segment and all cars redraw for it.

I like that one too. :up:

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