'How Long Have The "Start n' Parks" Been In?'

[Panther_99FS]

Is it my imagination or in the last 3 years, have we seen an increase in NASCAR Cup "Start n' Parks".....:ques:

 

[EasyEd]

Hey All, I have no idea have you been counting them? -Ed-

 

[Panther_99FS]

Atlanta:

37	36	195	Scott Speed	Ford	Jordan Truck Sales	7/0	196	Susp.
38	34	249	Jason Leffler	Toyota	Robinson-Blak- eney Racing	0	77	Vibration
39	31	30	David Stremme	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	5/0	54	Susp.
40	39	23	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	4/0	43	Vibration
41	43	37	J.J. Yeley	Chevrolet	MaxQworkforce .com	3/0	32	Brakes
42	38	191	Reed Sorenson	Chevrolet	Plinker Tactical	0	24	Overheating
43	37	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves	0	22	Rear Gear

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Michigan:

36	35	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves	0	38	Rear Gear	75,010
37	29	13	Casey Mears	Ford	GEICO	7/0	36	Vibration	74,955
38	42	10	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	TMone.com	6/0	34	Vibration	74,828
39	43	98	Mike Skinner	Ford	Phil Parsons Racing	5/0	25	Electrical	72,075
40	34	26	Josh Wise *	Ford	MDS Transport	4/0	21	Susp.	72,025
41	38	23	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	3/0	20	Susp.	71,970
42	27	191	Reed Sorenson	Ford	Plinker Tactical	0	15	Overheating	71,895
43	33	119	Jason Leffler	Ford	Plinker Tactical	0	14	Fuel Pressure	71,465

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Pocono:

35	29	13	Casey Mears	Ford	GEICO	9/0	40	Brakes	67,610
36	38	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves	0	37	Brakes	67,385
37	34	26	Josh Wise *	Ford	MDS Transport	7/0	34	Brakes	67,205
38	42	36	Tony Raines	Chevrolet	@TMone / CRM Hiring Veterans	6/0	31	Fuel Pump	67,053
39	30	119	Mike Bliss	Toyota	Plinker Tactical	0	29	Overheating	64,225
40	35	37	J.J. Yeley	Chevrolet	Max Q Motorsports	4/0	27	Brakes	64,075
41	43	98	Mike Skinner	Ford	TRAQM.com	3/0	26	Rear Gear	63,925
42	40	191	Reed Sorenson	Ford	Plinker Tactical	0	10	Brakes	63,765
43	33	23	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	1/0	9	Brakes	64,148
44	-	33	Stephen Leicht *	Chevrolet	Little Joes A utos.com	0	0	No Value	0

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[stansdds]

I think the start and park has been around a long time. The idea is that you run enough laps to satisfy the sponsor and earn enough money to cover expenses, then save your equipment for the next race. I don't particularly care for it, but if you are fast enough to just barely qualify, then odds are you are going to end up being lapped a lot and moving that slow can cause crashes.

 

[Panther_99FS]

I think the start and park has been around a long time. .

Not so sure about this - look at the 2003 season:

Atlanta:

33	32	5	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / got milk?	64/0	316	Running	89,531
34	27	16	Greg Biffle *	Ford	Grainger	61/0	314	Transmission	62,425
35	26	32	Ricky Craven	Pontiac	Tide	58/0	222	Accident	70,300
36	20	30	Steve Park	Chevrolet	America Online	55/0	221	Accident	70,225
37	35	77	Dave Blaney	Ford	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	52/0	201	Accident	70,100
38	13	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	49/0	170	Engine	80,050
39	39	6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	46/0	159	Engine	95,833
40	23	37	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet	PHM / Friendly's Ice Cream	43/0	132	Engine	61,950
41	34	02	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet	Zapf Creation	40/0	77	Accident	61,900
42	7	154	Todd Bodine	Ford	National Guard	37/0	44	Accident	61,850
43	4	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	UAW / Delphi	34/0	18	Overheating	62,059

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Charlotte:

39	10	01	Mike Skinner	Pontiac	U.S. Army	51/5	275	Running	45,440
40	42	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific	43/0	271	Susp.	52,905
41	17	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Rubbermaid	40/0	229	Accident	64,870
42	28	41	Casey Mears *	Dodge	Target	37/0	217	Engine	52,830
43	7	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	34/0	204	Accident	78,999

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Talledega:

29	25	198	Jason Jarrett	Ford	C.H.I. Overhead Doors	76/0	184	Running	52,640
30	1	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M's	78/5	181	Accident	96,330
31	29	74	Tony Raines *	Chevrolet	Staff America	70/0	179	Accident	55,395
32	40	99	Jeff Burton	Ford	CITGO	72/5	168	Engine	88,727
33	37	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Smirnoff Ice / DeWalt	69/5	158	Engine	61,125
34	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	66/5	157	Engine	71,930
35	21	60	David Green	Chevrolet	Haas Automation	58/0	150	Accident	52,025
36	32	21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Quality Parts	55/0	138	Engine	62,475
37	8	41	Casey Mears *	Dodge	Target	52/0	113	Overheating	59,925
38	22	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	49/0	104	Running	59,875
39	4	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light	46/0	103	Overheating	95,810
40	16	100	Buckshot Jones	Chevrolet	Crown Fiber Communication- s	48/5	88	Accident	51,730
41	41	10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	Valvoline	40/0	29	Accident	78,430
42	31	7	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	Sirius Satellite Radio	37/0	11	Accident	51,630
43	35	14	Larry Foyt *	Dodge	Harrah's	34/0	9	Accident	51,832

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