i dont think they necessarily try to fix each race. but the gratuitous cautions affect the racing and often the outcome. i think they just want to provide a great show.

i think on occasion they are not above conspiring to allow one person to win over another.

like after dale's death i always felt that junior and michael were given a better plate. quite likely without their knowledge.

and they never did anything to dale for wrecking folks. and nobody ever retaliated against him so i always figured that they felt they would be penalized if they did.

i hate the plate races. they should knock down the banking and throw the plates away!

the plates killed dale. pure and simple.

i was not a dale fan.

my $.02

tom w

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