NASCAR facing uncertain future as it searches for its identity
I must say, I have very mixed feelings when I hear negative comments about NASCAR. However, it's easy to understand why this happens. The sport has evolved at a tremendous rate over the last 10 years. Growing up in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, my natural instict is warm and fuzzy for the sport. I agree with the comments about the car vs driver struggle. The awful truth is just the same as any sport, mechandising is the cancer that dictates what some tracks, teams and owners do according to the profit that is attainable. I would love to see a team focus strictly on the car/drive/team and winning races. Sell the crap on another day in another way. Let's get back to what made this sport in the first place, RACING. Thrills when a Dale Sr. bumps a rookie or more jr. driver to get past because he's in the way. Lets see the anger and joy of winning and losing, not another 30 seconds of spouting how good this or that drink tastes or headache powder works, ssssshhhhheeeeessssss! We got Wal-Mart to sell us all that stuff.
posted by Reddogg6969 at 11:38 PM on April 15, 2007
NASCAR facing uncertain future as it searches for its identity
I must say, I have very mixed feelings when I hear negative comments about NASCAR. However, it's easy to understand why this happens. The sport has evolved at a tremendous rate over the last 10 years. Growing up in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, my natural instict is warm and fuzzy for the sport. I agree with the comments about the car vs driver struggle. The awful truth is just the same as any sport, mechandising is the cancer that dictates what some tracks, teams and owners do according to the profit that is attainable. I would love to see a team focus strictly on the car/drive/team and winning races. Sell the crap on another day in another way. Let's get back to what made this sport in the first place, RACING. Thrills when a Dale Sr. bumps a rookie or more jr. driver to get past because he's in the way. Lets see the anger and joy of winning and losing, not another 30 seconds of spouting how good this or that drink tastes or headache powder works, ssssshhhhheeeeessssss! We got Wal-Mart to sell us all that stuff.