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  1.   startandparkfan posted:
  11.06.2012 - 4:52 pm
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After being dominated by Stacy Puryear, the race was won by J.P. Morgan,
the 2012 champion.


  2.   jamie88fan@yahoo.com posted:
  11.06.2012 - 6:33 pm
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Has this series have more then 10 cars start this year all ...


  3.   Dan posted:
  11.06.2012 - 7:05 pm
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It's hard to argue with the grammar in post #2 but yes, 9 of the 14
races this season had more than 10 cars.


  4.   RaceFanX posted:
  11.06.2012 - 8:33 pm
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Supposedly the series' last race with the current NASCAR-like stock cars
(in past years many were NASCAR Busch series surplus). The series is
supposedly switching to cheaper more late model-like cars for next year.


  5.   Anonymous posted:
  11.06.2012 - 10:36 pm
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I'm pretty sure they already use Five-Star bodies and chassis similar to
every other late model series.


  6.   RaceFanX posted:
  11.07.2012 - 1:14 am
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I apologize for being off then. While on the topic then what are the new
changes I've heard about on the pages for previous races they think will
help with the car counts for next year?


  7.   Anonymous posted:
  11.07.2012 - 12:21 pm
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I'm sure what a series that is struggling with car count needs to do is
make teams spend money by changing their current car.

If I remember correctly, there are more than enough cars around to fill
fields, so the type of car shouldn't be the issue.

I'm not sure what the problem is, but the type of race car being used
isn't it.

Good luck in the future to what once was a booming series.


  8.   CBASS posted:
  11.08.2012 - 12:32 am
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#5 they do use 5 Star bodies, but the cars aren't normal late models.
They are as heavy as an ARCA car (Pro Cup even let Fast Track use their
ARCA cars in 2011). This is why the car counts are so low, so expect
higher car counts in 2013 when they switch to the new cars.


  9.   Rexrobe posted:
  11.08.2012 - 6:42 am
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As bad as this series I has had it this year, I am very happy for and
proud of J.P. Morgan. He's been at the racing game for a long time,
doing it with not a lot of extra cash for his family team, and is a very
deserving driver and champion.

(Not everyone has to be a Cup superstar to have an accomplished and
respectable career.)


  10.   10andJoe posted:
  11.08.2012 - 11:55 am
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One thing they need to do if they want better car counts is to up the
purse at least a /smidge/...

I'm torn about the idea of switching to more Late Model-ish cars. On the
one hand, if it helps the series survive, that's good; on the other
hand, Pro Cup has long been the 'lowest tier' "real" stock-car series.
(And on the gripping hand, Pro Cup actually started life as Humpy
Wheeler's old and ill-fated Sportsman Series back in the late 1980s, so
it's already been "downsized" once, although for VERY good reason...)


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