considering that i am just an average joe i dont expect mr menzer to read this but are you kidding. its an allstar event. just because kasey hasnt won a points paying race since 2006 doesnt ive you the right to bash his win in the all star race. stick and ball sports vote there participants into there respective events and i feel the same should be done here.im all about the current system nascar has but to be fair why not vote the whole field in .considering that your arguement is that because of his lack of recent success kahne should have been on his way home during the race then why allow the second place finisher into the event as well. hornish hasnt won anything in nascar either so your arguement is kinda soft but i expect that from an un bias journilist like your self. so if jr doesnt win soon would you be of the same opinion that he should be excluded from the event as well. last time i checked the allstar event was to give back to the fans for our religiuos support to the greatest form of racing in the world but as everything else in nascar you had to stir up some controversy well i think your opinion in this case was wrong and un warented . you probably voted for robbie so i guess i can see where you are comming from
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JMarPar
May 20 2008 15:07
I think Menzer was just sort of playing the...
...devil’s advocate, so-to-speak. And even if that is his true belief, he DOES have a right to think that way, as I happen to know others who do feel the same. But honestly, what they did was fair, there was no “cheating” involved, he got voted in, he won, end of story! I just wonder why he wasn’t anymore of a factor in the first race for the drivers to get into the Allstar race. I guess he got to learn more from his car in those two 20-lap segments and that is what propelled him in the second race. I suppose there will always be different “sides” to it…because all of us have different perspectives. Don’t let it bother you too much, you know we’ll never ALL agree!
rwilson1047
May 20 2008 14:22
I haven't heard
or read Mr Menzer’s comments, but if what you are saying is true, you have a good point. I believe in the fan vote for the All-Star race. I don’t see why it is good enough for other sports, but not good enough for NASCAR. I think Kasey had every right to be in the race and shouldn’t have had to get in just by the fans. There were a couple of other names that were left out of the race that I believe should have been in – Bobby Labonte, Kyle Petty, etc. I also believe there wer some names in the race that I don’t think should have been there. I won’t name any names – i wouldn’t want to start an arguement – but I think that a fan vote would definetly put the drivers in the race that the fans want to see!
29dntc9
May 20 2008 13:09
Hmmmm......
Where do I start? Well, I agree with most of this blog, I think….Kasey got voted in, so he belonged there as much as anyone else. And the point regarding Hornish was good – He raced his way in, but other than that, really didn’t belong in there (THAT is why they HAVE the “Shoot-out/Challange” race in the first place – to allow other drivers a shot at earning their way into the race. Personally, I voted for Robby – thought that he’d be a good addition to the race, myself (Also figured that Kasey would’ve been able to race his way in…lol). Menzer just had a rare derailing of his train of thought, I’m sure….
6JoN6
May 20 2008 13:08
I Agree
Im with you
Kasey had every right to be in this race because the fans think he is an all star and he won a race with 20 something other all stars in it