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>>Wasn't there something in recent years though that
>>without the chase the championship on occasion would
>>have been locked up well before final couple of races?
>>Trying to remember.
>
>This is probably true, but this is racing that we are
>talking about. May the best man (team and driver)
>win... and if the top spot is clinched before the last
>several races are run, then so be it. The
>"manufactured" Chase is a failure. The all important
>TV ratings are dropping like a rock. NASCAR needs to
>do something , but I think that they are still being
>blinded by all of the $$$ that the original TV
>contracts is paying them.
If things don't change, they (Nascar) are in for a rude awakening next time they negotiate for TV contracts. The networks won't pay them nearly the money they did this last time without significant improvement in viewship.