9. I actually think that making the track "hard to pass on" led to better battles, more back and forth for the lead. Even if the last stage was a blowout.
He can't possibly be that naive. Lack of braking is no object to the engineers at Ford, Chevy and Toyota. As long as the infrastructure is allowed on the cars I can guarantee you they'll find a way to recharge the battery even at Talladega.
It always blows my mind why they can't just run ads during the Red flag. Nobody gives a crap about these dumb canned interviews, but once the green flag drops we'll be back to getting KFC ads every 8 laps.