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		<title>A Look Ahead to NASCAR Cup 2012  from a NASCAR Fan&#8217;s View</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know how you feel about it, but from this fan&#8217;s view, the more things change, the more they stay the same when it comes to NASCAR. This fan thinks that NASCAR 2012 is gonna be a lot like &#8230; <a href="http://justafansview.com/2012/01/30/a-look-ahead-to-nascar-cup-2012-from-a-nascar-fans-view/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome NASCAR fans To 2012 and Just A Fan&#8217;s View</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year to everyone and welcome to Just A Fan&#8217;s View. I do hope you all had a great Christmas and over-all great holiday time, but it is time to get back to NASCAR racing. Sure, I know the &#8230; <a href="http://justafansview.com/2012/01/18/welcome-nascar-fans-to-2012-and-just-a-fans-view/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chase Race at Texas After Thoughts from a NASCAR Fan&#8217;s View</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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(http://nascarfansview.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/20100220RSNTest001-120x150.jpg)Texas was big for the Chasers and, unless something really goes wrong for the top two drivers in points in the coming two weeks, this fan thinks we are down to a two man race. Tony Stewart did exactly what he needed to do and he now trails Carl Edwards by only three points as the NASCAR teams head for Phoenix this coming weekend.

Okay, okay... I admit it is still just a tad early to be counting out anyone in the top six of the Chase standings, but if the only thing you&#039;re hoping for is mathematical elimination to make being out a reality, then you&#039;re obviously an optimist. I&#039;m sure there are some that still hold on to the hope that Brad Keselowski or Jimmie Johnson can still be a force in the final race at Homestead, but the likelihood of them picking up the amount of points they need over the next two races would mean the four ahead of them would have to have absolute disasters and finish in the last spots for both weeks.

You say, “Well, it could happen...” and I say, “Ain&#039;t likely... and your a bigger dreamer than anyone I know.”

Now you may not know this if you do feel those two do have a chance, but the chances of the top four finishing as far back as possible and spots five and six finishing at the front two weeks in a row are astronomical. I still say emphatically, “It ain&#039;t gonna happen!!” and there are more than just a few that agree with me.

So what are the chances of Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick pulling ahead of Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart? Well, better than the other two but still, it would mean Carl and Tony would have to have extremely bad races in Phoenix and Homestead. That is about the only chance I see for Harvick and Kenseth but they only have to make up 33 and 38 points to pass the leaders over the next two races. That&#039;s not impossible but it isn&#039;t easy either.

Of the two top Chaser&#039;s, this fan thinks if anyone is due for a bad week it is Carl Edwards, but not both him and Stewart on the same weekends. As it stands right now, this Chase is Carl Edwards to lose and this fan thinks Tony Stewart is going to do everything he can to take advantage of any mistakes the #99 team makes and, also from my view, Stewart is the hot shoe at the present.

Kasey Kahne had the best finish of the non-Chasers and has had an exceptional Chase (even though he isn&#039;t in it.) The Red Bull team is making a strong showing even though they&#039;re losing the driver and probably won&#039;t be involved next season. It is a good thing for Kasey and for his team though, because even with the adversities they&#039;re facing, they have shown what they are made of and it could be a plus for all involved no matter what happens for them next year.

I know I mentioned in the pre-race article that I had noticed kind of a trend that dealt with most multiple win drivers appearing to be three and done. Because of that trend, I didn&#039;t think “Smoke” would win at Texas (or possibly any place else this year.) Well, I reckon I might have to adjust that statement a bit and, to be honest, I&#039;m not sure that he won&#039;t win at least one of the two final races. He has that old glint in his eye that says to this fan and his competitors, “Look out, you may have thought I didn&#039;t have a chance, but I intend to win this Championship and it&#039;s up to you to stop me.”

Honestly, from this fan&#039;s view, it is good to see the fire back in Stewart&#039;s eyes even if it was only missing for a few weeks before the Chase started.

A quick look at the Texas finishing order tells an interesting story about the possibilities for the race coming up in Phoenix.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Chase Race Eight at Texas from a NASCAR Fan&#8217;s View</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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		<title>Martinsville After Thoughts from a NASCAR Fan&#8217;s View</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*******************************Two Buck Themes ad ********************************** MUSIC MAKES IT BETTER =&#62;&#62; Get 5 new themes, video tutorials each month for $10 ********************************************************************************************* The Martinsville race went just I and several others expected it would and I have to say it even &#8230; <a href="http://justafansview.com/2011/11/04/martinsville-after-thoughts-from-a-nascar-fans-view/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chase Race Six at Talladega from a NASCAR Fan&#8217;s View</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*******************************Two Buck Themes ad ********************************** MUSIC MAKES IT BETTER =&#62;&#62; Get 5 new themes, video tutorials each month for $10 ********************************************************************************************* The Chasers and the rest of the Cup teams take to the Talladega track Sunday afternoon and one thing &#8230; <a href="http://justafansview.com/2011/10/22/chase-race-six-at-talladega-from-a-nascar-fans-view/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chase Race Five at Charlotte from a NASCAR Fan&#8217;s View</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*******************************Two Buck Themes ad ********************************** MUSIC MAKES IT BETTER =&#62;&#62; Get 5 new themes, video tutorials each month for $10 ********************************************************************************************* Chase Race five in Charlotte tonight will draw the line for some that would like to be in contention &#8230; <a href="http://justafansview.com/2011/10/15/chase-race-five-at-charlotte-from-a-nascar-fans-view/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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(http://nascarfansview.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/091218_iPhoneCamPixes-060-003A-150x150.jpg)Chase Race five in Charlotte tonight will draw the line for some that would like to be in contention for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship for 2011. Those at the bottom of the top twelve in points absolutely have to have a good finish tonight and hope that those above them in points have really bad finishes. Of course, just between you and me, the chances of that happening are about slim and none.

I can&#039;t help but mention, (again), unless things really change for Denny Hamlin over the next six races, he is definitely out of contention from my view, (and many others, too.) The odds of him winning several of the remaining races and ALL of the others having extreme reverses in their fortunes are completely astronomical. (Uh, in case you&#039;re wondering, that&#039;s a nice way of me saying, “It ain&#039;t gonna happen!”)

The way I see it, his only hope is that some continue to do worse and he can move up out of the twelfth position. If you listen to interviews with him, it appears they are trying to deal with the rest of this season and focusing on their hopes to be major contenders next season.

Ryan Newman is almost in the same boat as Denny. Being fifty-four points out and considering the drivers that are ahead of him, he would almost have to have miraculous intervention to move anywhere close to the first spot. Now, don&#039;t get me wrong, he isn&#039;t 100% out of the picture and I know he is starting sixth in the lineup tonight, but unless he consistently finishes the next six races in the top five with some wins, he is clearly on my “also-ran” list for the 2011 Sprint Cup Championship.

Where it really begins to get interesting, and one of the things that makes tonight&#039;s race so important at Charlotte, is where Dale Jr and Jeff Gordon are in the points standings. They are in ninth and tenth and forty-three and forty-seven points out of first respectively. They are definitely not out of contention but they do have a lot of work to do and neither one of them can afford to finish out side the top ten again. Even if they do finish in the top ten for the next six races, their future depends on how the ones now in the top eight places finish over that same time. From this fan&#039;s view, unless they start finishing in the top part of the top five from here on out, they both need to start thinking about next year.

Next on my list would be Kyle Bush. Kyle has quietly been running fairly consistently, but if he wants to win his first Sprint Cup Championship, he&#039;s going to have to turn up the wick a bit. I have heard rumors they&#039;ve just been working their way through some of their not-so-favorite-tracks and some performance issues at JGR, but many are beginning to wonder if the Chase is just a bit out of his reach yet.

We all know he can drive, and win, but from this fan&#039;s view, I expected more from him in this Chase just like I expected more from Jeff Gordon. With Kyle&#039;s improved attitude this year and his ever increasing maturity and mellowing-out level, I truly expected him to be in the top four or five by now. Sure, I know twenty points isn&#039;t that far out, but it doesn&#039;t leave much room for error over the next few weeks either.

Tony Stewart sits on the pole for tonight&#039;s race but it&#039;s going to take a top five performance from him to make me see the #14 team has a chance at taking the Championship. Yes, his two wins were impressive but his performance has been a bit lacking most of the last half of the year. I&#039;m thinking the Stewart/Haas teams are both a little concerned about their performance so far.

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		<title>Chase Race Four After Thoughts from a NASCAR Fan&#8217;s View</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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		<title>Chase Race Four at Kansas from a NASCAR Fans View</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[***************************Two Buck Themes ad ****************************** MUSIC MAKES IT BETTER =&#62;&#62; Get 5 new themes, video tutorials each month for $10 ********************************************************************************************* Unpredictable&#8230; that&#8217;s what I would call the race that will take place on Sunday afternoon at Kansas Speedway. Well, &#8230; <a href="http://justafansview.com/2011/10/08/chase-race-four-at-kansas-from-a-nascar-fans-view/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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(http://nascarfansview.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/091218_iPhoneCamPixes-060-003A-150x150.jpg)Unpredictable... that&#039;s what I would call the race that will take place on Sunday afternoon at Kansas Speedway. Well, maybe that is a little strong, but I do know the pressure is on all of the Chasers, (especially those that need a good finish), and Kansas is a very challenging track. It isn&#039;t the kind of place any of the Chasers that are struggling a bit want to have problems at and even though they put on good face, you can tell all of them are feeling the pressure to perform.

And then you have all of those that aren&#039;t in the Chase. They only feel the heat of wanting to win and that makes for very interesting circumstances for all involved in this race. For starters, the starting lineup has five Chasers and five non-Chasers. Greg Biffle isn&#039;t in the Chase but is sitting on the pole and he is the defending winner from this time last year.

Of course, right along with Greg B iffle are a couple of his teammates from Roush Racing. Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth are just as capable of taking the win Sunday afternoon and they start second and fourth and are in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.

From my view, this is definitely one of the Chase races of 2011 that I think is likely to be won by a non-Chaser. (Yeah, I know I&#039;ve said that more than once, but I really do think there is a greater likelihood of it happening this weekend than any so far.) Let me repeat myself one more time... Kansas Speedway is unpredictable (and for more than one reason.)

So, what are some of those reasons? Well, I&#039;m glad you asked and I am more than willing to give my opinion (as you already know.)

Kansas is a different one-and-a-half mile track than most any other the NASCAR teams face. It is basically a flat track but it is a fast track. The two ends of it are different enough that the drivers have to handle them differently. The biggest concern I hear voiced by the drivers is the exit of turn four. After that, the next biggest concern is the seams in the asphalt. Both of them together seem to make the racing grooves a challenge for the drivers, especially when they are racing two or three wide in the turns and elsewhere on the track and can&#039;t choose their favorite line.

Now don&#039;t misunderstand, I&#039;m not saying the track is precarious but I am saying it is unpredictable and there is a difference. Precarious means dangerous, risky or perilous. I don&#039;t think Kansas is that. I do think it is unpredictable and for me, that means there is no guarantee that the line a driver used the last time around that the car is going to respond the same way the next time around, depending of course on the circumstances.

I guess the next question is which make is going to end up with the win Sunday afternoon. From this fan&#039;s view, that is the question that is going to be the hardest to answer until the race is about half way over. We all know that a Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota sat on the pole last weekend and fell like a rock through the field for the whole race. Will the same thing happen to Greg Biffle and his Roush/Fenway Ford Sunday afternoon? That is a very good question and it is one of those things I was referring to earlier when I said we won&#039;t know until the race is about half over. I don&#039;t expect any of the Roush Fords to fall like rocks through the field, but since we are talking about NASCAR Cup and possibly basing performance on qualifying times, I guess it could happen. From this fan&#039;s view, I just don&#039;t think it is likely and I do expect them to be in contention at the end of the race.

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		<title>And So The Chase Begins &#8211; From A NASCAR Fans View</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*******************************Two Buck Themes ad ********************************** MUSIC MAKES IT BETTER =&#62;&#62; Get 5 new themes, video tutorials each month for $10 ********************************************************************************************* The Chicagoland Speedway is this years starting point for the Chase and many are happy with the choice and &#8230; <a href="http://justafansview.com/2011/09/18/and-so-the-chase-begins-from-a-nascar-fans-view/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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(http://nascarfansview.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/091218_iPhoneCamPixes-060-003A-150x150.jpg)The Chicagoland Speedway is this years starting point for the Chase and many are happy with the choice and yet there are those that are somewhat wary. For some, the mile-and-a-half-tracks are a place where they perform well and can show their strengths while for others it may be their biggest weakness. Add to that the fact that almost half of the tracks visited in the Chase are mile-and-a-half, there is a reason why some are happy and others are... well... not so happy.

If you happened to catch the qualifying session Saturday afternoon, you probably noticed the difference in the qualifying times compared to the first practice session times. The biggest standout to me was the times were slower and the cars mostly seemed to be tail-happy. In fact, to this fan it looked a bit like watching them run at Atlanta. I don&#039;t expect the appearances to continue on in their similarity but I do think the Chicagoland track is going to prove to be the challenge it has been. I also think starting at this track should prove to make this first race in the Chase all the more interesting than it might have been.

From my observations of the practice and qualifying sessions, it appears the Fords are fast once again, but, the question still remains in my mind if their speed will hold up over the expected long green flag runs. As I have often said, practice and qualifying may not tell us very much about race-day but the consistency of the lap-times and what happens on the longer runs along with what happens in the pits will make all the difference. As I am sure you have noticed, I&#039;m not a big fan of building expectations on how a driver qualifies.

From this fans view, there is something else that causes me to think the qualifying times aren&#039;t much of a measuring stick of how the race will go on Sunday afternoon. Yeah, it&#039;s true the Fords and Dodges looked very fast in practice and they qualified well. My problem is, I&#039;m just not sure the mind games haven&#039;t already begun.

What do I mean by that? It&#039;s quite simple really... I&#039;m just not sure everybody is showing what they have, yet. I know this may sound a bit ridiculous, but honestly, I just don&#039;t think the Toyotas and Chevys were showing what they have yet. I could be wrong, but judging from the way things have gone in the last several weeks, both have seemed to perform much better on race-day and have shown unexpected strength when it came right down to it.

Now you might ask, “Well, isn&#039;t that kind of a crazy thing to do knowing what is at stake for them?” Yes, you&#039;re probably right but, not if they have a good grip on the capabilities of their equipment. Now, I&#039;m not saying any of this is based on fact, or even rumor. I&#039;m just saying the mind games start early when it comes to the Chase and this could be exactly that – a way for the Fords and Dodges to become a bit complacent leading up to Sunday afternoon and the Chevys and Toyotas to jump on their over confidence and take advantage of them in the first week. Of course, it is always dangerous to play this game because it can set you back in a hurry if it is a strategy and it fails. But, whose gonna know, because if they are doing it, they would never admit it anyway – (uh, can anyone say, Paul Menard? Oops, there I go launching those Black Helicopters again...)

Another possibility that has to be considered for Sunday afternoon&#039;s race is there are basically two different races going on. One is just to win the race no matter where you are in the points and the other is to establish momentum entering into the next races.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Sprint Cup at Richmond from a NASCAR Fan&#8217;s View</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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*********************************************************************************************(http://nascarfansview.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/091218_iPhoneCamPixes-060-003A-150x150.jpg)First, there was Atlanta. Now there is Richmond and there are basically only three spots left to claim to make the Chase. Oh, I know when you look at the standings it may look like there are four, but, there is one that is definitely in, it is just a matter of whether he stays in one of the wildcard spots or moves into the top ten and is able to take full advantage of his three wins on the season. Of course, I know you all know that “one” I&#039;m talking about is, Brad Keselowski.

What happens tonight at RIR will determine who will be in the Chase for 2011 and I don&#039;t remember there ever being such mystery and drama coming into the last race before we know which teams will actually be involved. Oh sure, we all know eight (actually nine) are locked in but there are a lot of possibilities depending on where Tony Stewart and Dale Jr finish in tonight&#039;s competition. If the two of them finish twentieth or better only one spot remains to be filled. If disaster strikes either one or both of them, it opens up a whole new set of options and the whole thing won&#039;t be determined until the checkered flag drops at the end of the race tonight.

Personally, I don&#039;t think NASCAR ever dreamed this would be the case, even though I know it was what they hoped for when they made the changes to the points system this year.

Now, before I move on to tonight&#039;s race completely, I have to mention a few things about the Atlanta race. I don&#039;t have to tell you who won because Jeff Gordon winning his eighty-fifth career race has been talked about all week since the checkered flag dropped Tuesday afternoon. I don&#039;t even have to mention who finished second because there has been no end to references to the number of wins and championships represented by the ones that finished first and second, also known as, “Four-time” and “Five time”, (but just in case you&#039;ve been completely out of touch, that would be Jimmie Johnson.)

One thing I do find interesting is that another multi time Cup Champion finished third, but was hardly ever mentioned in the comparisons of number of wins and championships and that would be Tony Stewart. Considering how many spots he moved forward at the end of the race, I would have thought he would have at least be included in the conversations as an honorable mention for his two championships and thirty-nine wins. (Hm-m-m, maybe it was just because he wasn&#039;t mixing it up at the end with the other two...) One thing is certain in looking back to Atlanta last week though. Things did change as far as the Chase was concerned.

Tonight at Richmond will be a night of hard racing, bumping and banging and quite possibly hot tempers. One can only hope that someone with no chance of making the Chase doesn&#039;t ruin someone else&#039;s chance of making it by either doing something really stupid or by reacting to a situation ruled by temperament. However, this is a very fast short rack and emotions will play a great role simply because of all the adrenaline the drivers will be pumping through their systems.

There is a lot riding on tonight for some drivers and teams and for others, well... let&#039;s just say some have nothing to lose. That makes for an interesting mix and could mean we could see an unexpected winner tonight. Some are obvious choices for possible winners and others, well... let&#039;s just say... from this fan&#039;s view, they don&#039;t have snowball&#039;s chance in the Arizona desert of winning. Of those unexpected ones, I would have to say AJ Allmendinger has an outside chance along with his teammate Marcos Ambrose.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Sprint Cup Night Racing at Atlanta from a NASCAR Fans View</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rusty Norman</dc:creator>
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