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View Poll Results: Most Popular Driver?
da Matta 5 17.86%
Carpentier 7 25.00%
Tracy 14 50.00%
Andretti 0 0%
Franchitti 2 7.14%
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Old 9 Nov 2002, 18:49 (Ref:425217)   #1
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...a year-long vote has yielded five finalists for the WorldCom Most Popular Driver Award, with the winner to be announced at the season-ending CART banquet in Miami on November 22.

Series champion Cristiano da Matta, two-time race winner Patrick Carpentier, Milwaukee winner Paul Tracy, Long Beach winner Michael Andretti and three-time race winner Dario Franchitti have been chosen as the finalists in a year-long ballot by Champ Car fans. Fans cast their votes via hand-written ballots, internet voting and at voting kiosks at the track.


This is almost too crazy to be true! Andretti and Franchitti? Makes me question the part about "fans cast their votes". Obviously it meant "casual fans".

Who should win?
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Old 9 Nov 2002, 19:20 (Ref:425238)   #2
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Tracy, with DaMatta second.

Chris, what are you thinking, man, letting the traitors in on this?!
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Old 9 Nov 2002, 20:23 (Ref:425263)   #3
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Would've said da Matta, but this year Tracy, I love his attitude!
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Old 9 Nov 2002, 22:39 (Ref:425297)   #4
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Gotta be Paul Tracy, the new Poster Boy for Champ Cars! (But I will be happy if Cris wins, really I will.)
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Old 9 Nov 2002, 22:57 (Ref:425307)   #5
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Tracy, if only for his Crapwagon quote. Would love to have Patrick getting it too
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Old 9 Nov 2002, 23:14 (Ref:425319)   #6
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The term "Crapwagon" has forever endeared PT to my heart.
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Old 10 Nov 2002, 02:22 (Ref:425452)   #7
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f1manoz should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridf1manoz should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridf1manoz should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
PT has become THE man of the CART series since he was robbed at Indianapolis and has constantly spoken out in favour of our series. I don't think there is a CART fan out there who doesn't have a new found respect for PT.
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Old 10 Nov 2002, 02:26 (Ref:425454)   #8
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My vote is for Tracy. My opinion of him came up a lot this season. I notice that there are no votes for Andretti and Franchitti.

Interesting…
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Old 10 Nov 2002, 07:04 (Ref:425491)   #9
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Paul for his dedication to Cart and his fans...

with an honorable mention to Pat for jogging down the pitlane in his boxers...and without shoes.
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Old 10 Nov 2002, 08:57 (Ref:425518)   #10
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I agree with Jay, tracy for is attitude towards CART and fans,

but my vote goes to Pat
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Old 10 Nov 2002, 16:59 (Ref:425796)   #11
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I think Mario will win it again, just like last year.

Cristiano deserves it tho.
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Old 10 Nov 2002, 17:13 (Ref:425803)   #12
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Good funny there, Boots!
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Old 10 Nov 2002, 18:21 (Ref:425830)   #13
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Le Quebecois!! (Patrick Carpentier)
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Old 10 Nov 2002, 23:03 (Ref:425999)   #14
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Bryan Herta by miles !
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Old 10 Nov 2002, 23:11 (Ref:426007)   #15
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Erm, he doesn't even drive in CART.
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Old 10 Nov 2002, 23:16 (Ref:426009)   #16
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Yeah, but i see him as my favo driver....and he used to be great at Laguna Seca...
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Old 11 Nov 2002, 00:23 (Ref:426040)   #17
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This is almost too crazy to be true! Andretti and Franchitti? Makes me question the part about "fans cast their votes". Obviously it meant "casual fans".
You can bet those votes for Andretti & Franchitti are from GIRL (George's Indy Race League) fans.

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Old 11 Nov 2002, 03:18 (Ref:426105)   #18
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No votes for Dario and Mikey? What about all those 'former' Dario fans????

Only joking folks...
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Old 11 Nov 2002, 11:53 (Ref:426316)   #19
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I bet there are some discussions going on about what they do if one of the deserters happens to win. And whether they'll claim they were cheated if they don't ...

Anyway I hope PT wins.
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