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Originally Posted by Mr. Ford95
I don't believe NASCAR themselves were saying anything about needing Jr to win. It's been the media hyping it up. Fact is, he led the points last year for a while going into the Chase, fans weren't turning out in droves. It has been 10 years since he was competitive like he was last year and the start of this year. 2003 and 2004.
Actually it was France's son who was saying it. I'll have to ask my buddy how the crowds are when they start running back east. He doesn't do the west stuff. I guess I just miss the good ol days, Earnhardt, Wallace, Gant, Labonte, Elliott, etc., When I was stationed at Dover AFB we use to go to both races every year when the stands just held around 30,000 people, I think it's around 140,000 now. It use to be so much fun, but we quit going after they expanded the place and it became so much more commercial and not so much "fun".