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Side By Side : Is Fan Voting For The All Star Race Fair?
Doug Turnbull and Phil Allaway · Thursday May 15, 2008
Editor’s Note : The following is a special edition of Frontstretch’s Side-By-Side. Occasionally throughout the season, two of your favorite Frontstretch writers will duke it out in a debate concerning one of NASCAR’s biggest stories. Don’t let us be the only ones to speak our minds, though…be sure to read both sides and let us know what you think about the situation in the comment section below!
Today’s Question : The past few years in the All-Star Race, the series has used a fan vote to select one driver not previously eligible to participate in the main event. Do you think that’s a fair way to do it, or should each driver qualify based on his or her own merit?
Doug: The All-Star weekend is about the fans. From the pit-crew competition, to the burnout contest, to qualifying with a pit stop, to the open race, to the main event, the whole range of events is about a show for the people that fuel NASCAR’s success.
Phil: I would prefer that the drivers that transfer out of the Sprint Showdown (or “B-Main”) be the best possible cars and drivers, just like the typical short-track Saturday night program. I would personally rather see the third place car from the Sprint Showdown in the All-Star Race starting lineup; that way, the fans would know that the last participant in the starting lineup would have a legitimate chance of being competitive.
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