What's telling is the few responses on this thread, a few years ago at least a dozen more detractors would have been jumping on the bash wagon, now most don't even bother.
The problem as I see it is not who the fans are, the owners, or even the drivers, it's the cars have been mandated to be to much the same add to that these restrictor plate tracks and it makes for hum drum until the inevitable big wreck. I watched the Bumble-Trucks run tonight & that was the highlight.
I'm disgusted after following the series one way or the other for 40+ years.
I agree for the most part. My point is that BIG money has ruined the sport somewhat. With me the biggest factor in me not into it as much is that they don't even look like "stock" cars! I'm sick of looking at the front decal to see what brand it is! When Toyota came into it.....that was the final nail in the coffin for me! They just copy the best design features of a Chevy, Ford and Mopar and come up with an engine?? What the heck is that! Granted none of them use anything even close to regular production dimensionally anymore. I could live with the engine/drive train issue but man they gotta look like real cars! I couldn't care less if someone builds a better "mousetrap" When that happens then quit your whining , pull up your skirt and build a better one! That's what gave us cars like the Superbirds/Daytona Chargers, tallegega torino's, Charger 500's Areocoupe Monte Carlo's/Grand prix's Supercoupe Thunderbirds! Now look at what we have now.... a bunch of "bubbles" all looking the same, cookie cutter cars! yuck!
I've said it before on here, is Nascar again missed the boat, in that everyone is dying for a Trans-Am series to be reborn! The could have made the Nationwide series into that! Called it whatever I don't care! We now have the Challenger, Mustang, and Camaro with everyone drooling over them. Can you imagine the racing! Wow! I fit was up to me I'd run them on the smaller tracks and road courses. Keep them off the superspeedways. Give new live to Rockingham,Hickory etc..... Make it 50% road courses 50% ovals.
I'm a Nascar tech inspector( 21 years now) at my local short track and the same thing is happening there too! They keep screwing with the rules making the car faster...but more expensive to run therefore less racers are around! I've noticed a 7-10 year cycle...they go broke, start out again with cheaper cars then every years add more till they go broke again! Racers are there own worst enemy! When I try to hold them back...I'm the bad guy?
Nascar does the same thing on a much bigger scale....big money gets thrown at them they bend the rules and things get messed up...like we have now!
This the reason I love the Aussie V8 Supercars! Stock body panels! Sure the engine /drive train isn't stock but it's not "stupid" like it is now in Nascar!
