Me too . Barry was one of my favorites . Got to meet him at the MacDonald's across from the Daytona track years ago .Was devastated for him when his kids were killed . He was so strong to carry on with his life . I sure do hope that he is reunited with them now.
Actually , it would b a benefit to more experienced drivers for the rookies to have lots of practice time . The young guys would have an easier time gettin the heck out of the way . A lot of the accidents happen just because slower cars are in the way and can't safely get out of the groove .
I think the lack of practice time is stupid . It gives way too much advantage to the more experienced drivers . Simple solution ....allot the amount of practice time for each car by the amount of race experience the driver has at that track . Why the heck should Jimmie Johnson get the same...
They are kinda like @AndyMarquisLive , but he doesn't have the huge ego and the big bank balance yet . He may be losing touch with us little people , I can't really tell because he doesn't get mad at us any more .
The good news is that Brian France is making every effort to make NASCAR look more like the local short track racing you want to see . They aren't going to call it 'local short track racing' , but it will be pretty much the same thing ( minus the dirt ).