Thirty Four

[SpiderGearsMan]

#14-Tony Stewart's win of the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway secured the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers' Cup for Chevrolet for the 34th time since the inception of the award in 1950. Chevrolet won its first Manufacturers' Cup honor in 1958; and this year's win marks the eighth consecutive season that Team Chevy has captured the title (2003-'10). "Chevrolet is very proud of everyone who helped in achieving this championship - drivers and crew members and team owners, engineers and development teams, and all of the hard-working professionals who support and contribute to what we do," said Jim Campbell, GM Vice President of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. "Every year this series gets more and more competitive, and that only helps make this championship even more satisfying."

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Thirty Four

can't believe they are still there

[dieselgeek]

Re: Thirty Four

somebody overmoderating???

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Thirty Four

cool , stopping innernet battles before they even flare up

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Thirty Four

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Cars or drivers? ... Why do Chevys win so many titles?
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.

What do these years have in common? These years, 18 out of the past 26, a Chevrolet has been the vehicle driven by the Cup champion. The other 9 have been split between Ford and Pontiac, and with Pontiac taking 3, that means a GM product has been the champ 21 of those 26 years.

This brings up a key question: Why is this so?

Ford has been competing during this entire stretch and only claimed five titles, despite having some very talented drivers along the way. Are the Chevys more reliable, or do they just have the best drivers inside of them.

As I see it, the answer is probably a little bit of both. As evidenced by this weekend's Roush blowup parade, and the rare occurrence of a Hendrick or RCR car blowing up, it seems that currently the Chevys are more reliable.

But you can't ignore the driver element. As they say, success breeds success. and if you've won titles in the past, the top drivers will be drawn to your brand. Talented drivers like Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson know that a brand that has won so many titles is probably a good place to plant yourself. Jeff Gordon, in fact, started out as a Ford driver in the Busch Series, and was lured by Rick Hendrick over to Chevy.

If he had been driving Fords since November of 1992, would he have four titles and be battling for a fifth? We'll never know, but it's fair to say that it's less likely.

I'm not trying to knock Ford, Toyota and Dodge, but for whatever reason the Bowtie Brigade tends to rise to the top. Some people will claim a conspiracy theory and say that NASCAR wants Chevy to win, but I don't fall in that category.

I think it's pretty simple. They've won in the past, make good cars and attract good drivers. The other car makes need to find a way to get more reliable and be more competitive for the title.

[IRONHEAD]

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;D (again,where the post go)
to chevy's 34 year..