5 things you'd change about NASCAR

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foehammer111

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Ratings and attendance are down. NASCAR is still very popluar, but what 5 things would you change to bring the the Sprint Cup out of it's slump?

1. Improve the CoT - Things like making it more aero friendly, and making the wing adjustable during pit stops, etc.

2. No track gets two races - I think this just undercuts the importance of each track. This would allow more unique tracks a chance, and bring back some classics like Rockingham.

3. More short tracks/road courses - This will help spice up the schedule, and keep the drivers on their toes.

4. Let drivers show emotion - NASCAR comes down too hard on drivers getting mad. They need to ease up on things like fights, but still draw the line with using your car as a weapon.

5. Shorter races - Not every race needs to be 500 miles. Some of them just drag on forever, and the drivers are just winding down the laps. More 300 - 400 mile races are in order depending on the track size.

And as a bonus they should kill Digger.
 
I like those, but I'd really rather see the cars resemble the showroom car instead of being able to fit the same templates. When you are on the road, you sure won't mistake a Toyota Camry for a Chevrolet Impala or a Dodge Charger. I find it terrible that they are calling these cars by their manufacture name just because they put decals on them. If one make is more aerodynamic, so be it.
 
I agree with all of them. Here is a few others.

5) No restrictor plates

4) No top 35 rule. Show up and qualify, if you make the race legally, you race on Sunday.

3) Get rid of Chase, change points system. Winner gets most points, 20. 2nd gets 10, 3rd 9, ect. Only top ten finishers gain points.

2) Keep COT, But tweak it to produce better racing.

1) Kill DIGGER!!!
 
  1. Bring back the old points and provisional system.
  2. Burn California Speedway to the ground.
  3. Get rid of FOX and ESPN.
  4. More short track and road course races.
  5. No points for Nationwide-whackers.
 
buck, I'm with you about the car.

If I buy it off the showroom floor, then that's what they race --- warts and all.

Dump the Chase.

Each track gets one race.

No Top 35. If you're slow, you go home.

Points -- winner gets 43 + 10 bonus for winning. 2nd, 42pts; 3rd, 41pts; and so on down the line to 43rd with 1pt. No points for leading a lap or for leading the most laps.
 
I agree with alot of what has already been said for sure!

1. Change the Chase system, it is kinda stale already..
2. Get rid of top 35 rule.
3. If a driver shows emotion with out puting anyone in danger, let him!
4. More Short Tracks and Road Courses
5. Be CONSISTENT when penalties are handed out!
 
1. Fire Brian France.
2. Give the teams more latitude to work on the COT.
3. No restrictor plates.
4. Limit the hotels to the amount they can charge fans for a room and do away with minimum stays.
5. Fire Brian France.....
 
5 is too few.

1. Fire Brian France
2. Fire Mike Helton
3. Open CoT to adjustability
4. more short tracks and road courses
5. Cut races to 400 miles for tracks over a mile, 300 for under.
6. No top 35 rule. Go fast or Go Home
7. Sequential points system (38-1 point), with winner getting 10 point bonus and second place getting 5 point bonus, and no points to positions 38-43.
8. Let drivers and crew chiefs get mad
9. Cap ticket prices to $125 per seat
10. Get us some real TV coverage
11. Montreal, Mosport, and Road America get dates.
 
Smoke14 said:
1. Fire Brian France.
2. Give the teams more latitude to work on the COT.
3. No restrictor plates.
4. Limit the hotels to the amount they can charge fans for a room and do away with minimum stays.YES!!!!
5. Fire Brian France.....
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Needed to be said again.;)
 
I was writing this for the KY thread, but not sure it don't fit here better.

I'm one of the ones here that have been around NASCAR racing from the very early days, I've been going to races since the mid 50's.
While I certainly do not like everything NASCAR has done, I support them all the way. Many times the things I didn't like at the time proved to be very good for improving NASCAR, sometimes not, but none the less if compared to other sanctioning bodies NASCAR has without question been managed the best over the years.

One thing I'd like to explain to some, because I believe the misinterpretation has caused lots of confusion in recent years.
NASCAR is a registered trade name for a family owned business, [FONT=&quot]NASCAR is NOT a sport; it is a privately owned business that sanctions a series of full bodied automobile racing with several levels and divisions throughout North America. [/FONT]Automobile racing IS the SPORT, and then there are many different divisions that make up that sport. There is not 1 major governing body that over sees all divisions of Automobile racing and approves rules and penalties, so each sanction body do their own. Each sanctioning body has its own by laws governing it that it was formed under as to who controls and regulates etc. so each is different

NASCAR was formed as a privately owned business, privately held (meaning it does not sell stock to the public and is therefore governed by a board of directors that do not have to answer to anyone as long as they follow the laws) Not only is it privately owned, it is a FAMILY owned and managed business and ALL major decisions are made by the family. A privately owned, family run business is a dictatorship as far as running every aspect of that business making decisions without asking outsiders input, that is legal how independent businesses are governed.
Keep in mind that the very same laws that govern any privately owned business are the laws that apply to NASCAR.
Any privately owned business has the right to decide where they wish to open a new store (track).
Any privately owned business has the right to make their own decision if they will build their own stores (tracks) OR if they will lease stores (tracks) built by someone else.
In no way are they under any legal obligation to open a store (track) in any area, or in a store (track) that someone built hoping that they could then talk those business owners into leasing from them.
By law they can own and manage every venue they chose to go to if they so chose.
They can also form other businesses that they then contract with to oversee and manage different aspects of their business, such as ISC to manage the tracks and the company they own that manages the concessions at all ISC tracks etc.
If they so chose they could start their own trucking company or airline to transport all their property, that’s their right.
They also have the right to decide if they will own the teams and everyone work for them, or if they want to contract with other independent businesses and sub contract them to perform that part of their business. Therefore they have the right to make the rules all sub contractors have to abide by or their contracts can be cancelled.
They can also set the rules that all sub contractors agree to follow when they sign the contract, if they don’t like the rules, they should not sign the contract, they should find a sanctioning body that have rules more to their liking
So the whole idea of NASCAR being a monopoly is ridicules but it is based off the misconception that NASCAR is a sport, and not understood that is just a very successful sanctioning body that by law is an independent, privately owned business.
To be a monopoly NASCAR would have to control ALL automobile racing and ALL the sanctioning bodies. If you can go to an automobile race that is not sanctioned by NASCAR, they are not a monopoly.
Do they control ALL things NASCAR? Yes they do, just as any other business controls all things (name your business) because it is their property.
Fact is it just shows how very successful NASCAR is that to most people when you think racing, you think NASCAR and not ARCA or ASA for full bodied auto racing.
In order for Jerry Carol to win, NASCAR would have to be trying to prevent his track from holding any automobile racing other than NASCAR sanctioned races and that is not the case. The second fact was that he was told BEFORE he built the track and talked the state of KY into investing millions into that he would NOT be getting a Cup date.
Everyone talks about NASCAR’s greed, but the real problem is it’s everyone else’s greed wanting a piece of NASCAR’S pie and crying because they won’t give it to them.
 
Things to bring NA__AR out if its "slump," eh?

OK, I'll try:
1: Shorten the races. On tracks of over a mile in length, change the race length to kilometers, vice miles, as they do at Phoenix. Let's face it. 500 miles at Pocono is seen by some, not as a race but torture.
2. Dump the new race car. It's the National Assoc of Stock Car Auto Racing, NOT Spec Car Auto Racing! make them run to a factory template, with no spoilers, wings, air dams, etc., etc., unless they are a dealer option available to the general public. Along this same line of reasoning, dump the archaic normally aspirated, non-existent 358 c.i. engine rule. Run what the car makers make, including fuel injection. Bottom line, let the factory engineers make the things and let the team mechanics tune 'em and make 'em fast. Put Stock Car back in NASCAR!
3. Change the point system. Have a 50 point difference between 1st and 2nd, 25 pts between 2nd and 3rd, 15 between 3rd and 4th, 10 between 4th and 5th, 5 pts between each position from 6th to 10th, 4 pts between positions 11 thru 20th and 3 pts between 21st and 30th. No points from 31st to 43rd. A flat max prize award of $9,500 for each position, prorated on the number of laps completed in the race. Give a 5th place finisher no reason to proudly state, post race, "Well, we had a good points day!" The prorated flat rate for 30th and below might give the Start&Parkers reason to re-think their race strategy.
4. Take the emphasis away from the season championship. Take 75% of all the monies awarded at the banquet and pour it back into the prize fund of the individual races. Give the drivers something to race for, and not motor around "Big picture racing."
5. Encourage the tracks to have more race day "Lucky Number program"-type prize drawings, offer attractive family ticket packages, give away hot dogs and a drink , etc,, etc. Just do some basic promotions to make people actually WANT to attend a race to have fun, not just stand in line to get an autograph, or spend exorbitant amounts of money on over-priced memorabilia.

All of the above won't solve the problem but I honestly believe it'll go a long way toward that end.
 
John Galt said:
All of the above won't solve the problem but I honestly believe it'll go a long way toward that end.
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We have all that right here in Winston Salem at Bowman Gray Stadium with the Stadium Stock division (mini stockers, 4 cylinder)

Why not just say that the cars have to come right off the showroom floor with no modifications?
 
1. more road courses.
2. a street race or two like IRL does.
3. no top 35, in fact if you don't qualify in the the top 35 you don't race that week. Why is there 43 in the field in the 1st place?
4. Keep the chase but it goes to the top 25 and after the chase starts eliminate the field down to 15 cars. Then have the last race of the season at Talladaga run like the all star race, winner takes all. This way the last race of the season is the biggest race of the season instead of the 1st race of the season being the biggest.
5, shorten the races like foehammer111 said.
6. DO NOT name a winning trophy the Earl award after a designer of the GM brand. Kinda sounds like NASCAR leans toward the GM brand and even may look the other way when it comes to GM.
 
1 30 points races per season.
2 No provisionals.
3 Make tracks bid for the exhibition races every year. Shoootout and All Star races should go to other tracks.
4 One Network
5 At least 1 per month.... one day Cup shows on Saturdays...come in early, practice morning... qualify in the afternoon... and race that night. Cuts expenses for everyone involved.... teams and fans alike. So the tracks make less money...oh well sorry about their luck.
 
1. More short track racing and less races at 1.5 mile tracks.

2. Get rid of the COT and adapt the safer chassis and other equipment to cars that more resemble the real deal. No common templates amongst the different brands.

3. Top 43 get into the race. No provisionals.

4. Shoot Digger in the face with a large caliber weapon and dispose of his carcass in Lake Lloyd.
 
Just one: A road course in the Chase, preferably Laguna Seca.

Maybe two: I'm digging the Kill Digger program. Screw that, do away with FOX alll together.
 
1. Although I like the idea of having no common template it won't work. Crew chiefs *****ed that one make had an advantage over another you remember back to the 80s and 90s? So let them adjust on the COT, let them play with the shock package/aero stuff, let them adjust the angel of the Spoiler.

2. No plates, better smaller engine package for Dega and Daytona, smaller cid that produces about 400-475hp, reducing speed, but at the same time allowing them to pass. I hate the tight grouped packs, if i wanted to see that I'd go to my local freeway.

3.I agree no top 35 , qualify on speed top 43 make the race period.

4. Two more road tracks added to the schedule and maybe another short track. Having just 2 road races currently IMO is cost prohibitive, at least by adding 2 more events that road car gets used a little more.

5. Straight point system first gets 43pts on down the line 43rd gets 1, keep it simple, why so complicated, I could never understand that?? Yeh get rid of the Chase, a gimmick from the start that has played out way beyond its' time.
 
Wow! Lots of great ideas here.

Sounds like I might be in the minority here, but I actually like the Chase system.

Granted, it's not perfect, but I like that it keeps the Championship contenders closer. I think they just need to come up with a new points system for those that have earned their way into the chase. The way it is now, you have one bad race and the Chase is over for you (see Shrub for an example of this). I think the points for Chase drivers should be based off of how they finish related to each other, not the rest of the field.

Oh, I forgot the top-35 rule. I understand NASCAR's reasoning behind wanting to protect their popular drivers, and make sure they're in the show. But all this is doing is hurting the little guy. The one-car teams that founded NASCAR are finding it's nearly impossible to make the show.

As much as I'd like to see them race actual stock cars, it will never happen because of the lack of safety in those cars. They'd never be able to safely race them at Daytona for example going 200mph. They'd have to race them on slower tracks where the top speed would be half that. I like the CoT, but I think it needs refinement. Make it more aero friendly, and open it up so the teams can make more adjustments to it.
 
The top 35 rule is now kind of passe so to speak. They need to shelve it, but to take it's place, how about franchising the the teams, meaning that there will only be 43 teams period. Then the points would be given to the team rather than the driver for the championship. There could be a separate trophy for the top driver and it would be just about as important as the title today, but the emphasis would then be on the team and not the driver. If they had done this in the past, teams that were owned by those that really made the sport wouldn't be out in the dark now. Those people could have sold their teams to those big time money people and their future would have been secured.
 
foehammer111 said:
Wow! Lots of great ideas here.

Sounds like I might be in the minority here, but I actually like the Chase system.

Granted, it's not perfect, but I like that it keeps the Championship contenders closer. I think they just need to come up with a new points system for those that have earned their way into the chase. The way it is now, you have one bad race and the Chase is over for you (see Shrub for an example of this). I think the points for Chase drivers should be based off of how they finish related to each other, not the rest of the field.

Oh, I forgot the top-35 rule. I understand NASCAR's reasoning behind wanting to protect their popular drivers, and make sure they're in the show. But all this is doing is hurting the little guy. The one-car teams that founded NASCAR are finding it's nearly impossible to make the show.

As much as I'd like to see them race actual stock cars, it will never happen because of the lack of safety in those cars. They'd never be able to safely race them at Daytona for example going 200mph. They'd have to race them on slower tracks where the top speed would be half that. I like the CoT, but I think it needs refinement. Make it more aero friendly, and open it up so the teams can make more adjustments to it.
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We might be in the minority but I also like the chase.

I did forget one thing, start the races on Sunday at noon...
 
1. Get rid of the lucky dog rule.
2. Get rid of the top 35 rule, maybe reduce it to top 20.
3. All races except for Daytona 500 to be 2-day shows, qualify the first day and race the second day.
4. Do something with the cars so they all won't look the same
5. Shorten races to around 3 hours except for the 600 and Southern 500.
 
1. Get rid of the Chase. It sucks. It greatly downgrades the importance of each race.

2. No plate "races". Go with smaller engines, or whatever else needs to be done for 'Dega and Daytona.

3. Many more short tracks. I'd rather watch paint dry than a race at Pocono or extra races at the cookie cutter type tracks.

4. A commitee to rule on fines, suspensions, etc. And find a way to make in race penalties much more consistent. If you pass under the line it should be illegal no matter what your name is, etc.

5. The point system is ok for the most part, in my opinion, but there should be no points difference after top 25 or so. This would get rid of cars getting back out there who have no chance of competing, but just get in the way trying to accumulate enough laps to get moe points.

I get the sentiment for eliminating the top 35 rule, but I would be against it. If I planned my vacation around going to a race, drove that far, bought tickets, and everything else and then Jeff Gordon didn't even race I would be beyond pissed. In fact, I would have to say that would be the last race I went to and I'm sure there are many other fans who would feel the same way no matter who your favorite driver is. Unless it's somebody like Derrike Cope, you should be able to expect to see them when you go to the race.

I also get the sentiment for shortening the races, but advertising dollars drive the sport and shorter races would mean less commercials, or even less actual race coverage between commercial breaks than we already have.

Getting the entire season on one network is probably too difficult to do. It might be nice in some aspects, but what if you don't like that networks coverage? Then you have nothing else to look forward to. I can't stand Darrell Waltrip as an announcer. He seems like a pretty good guy off the air, but he is irritating as hell on the air. If he was on every race, I would be much less likely to tune in at all.
 
1. Fire Brian France
2. Fire Brian France
3. Fire Brian France
4. Fire Brian France
5. Fire Brian France
 
buckaroo said:
We have all that right here in Winston Salem at Bowman Gray Stadium with the Stadium Stock division (mini stockers, 4 cylinder)

Why not just say that the cars have to come right off the showroom floor with no modifications?
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It's the way it is at most local short tracks. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the people who follow today's NA__AR don't bother to attend local racing because local racing doesn't have the visibility or "Star Power." (Notice I said "Large percentage," NOT "All." So, no one get their thongs in a wad, please)

It is also interesting to note (being a local track follower, I'm sure you'll verify this) that while NA__AR has peaked and is now headed toward a pretty deep valley, local track racing has remained relatively constant with its attendance and field sizes for the past couple decades. Reason: (in my estimation) Local tracks takes to please the racing fan, keeps the racing affordable at some level, and gives the fans a reason to want to attend. NA__AR, OTOH, targets a demographic which has little history with auto sports and is proving fickle. They followed NA__AR when it was "new [to them] and the "In sport." They were drawn to it by media hype and driver personalities. Now it's gotten stale, they haven't bothered to understand the nuances of auto racing and they're leaving the sport in droves. A lot of older fans have become disenchanted with the new product and have also left.

What I suggested isn't necessarily what I personally like. There are things I would do which probably wouldn't meet with overall approval. But, the five items I suggested were what I honestly believe would improve competition and put on a better show for the fans. However, I have yet to see a call on the answering machine from NA__AR HQ in Daytona beach asking my advice so...??? It's worth what you paid for it; N-O-T-H-I-N-G. It's just an opinion.
 
John Galt said:
It's the way it is at most local short tracks. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the people who follow today's NA__AR don't bother to attend local racing because local racing doesn't have the visibility or "Star Power." (Notice I said "Large percentage," NOT "All." So, no one get their thongs in a wad, please)

It is also interesting to note (being a local track follower, I'm sure you'll verify this) that while NA__AR has peaked and is now headed toward a pretty deep valley, local track racing has remained relatively constant with its attendance and field sizes for the past couple decades. Reason: (in my estimation) Local tracks takes to please the racing fan, keeps the racing affordable at some level, and gives the fans a reason to want to attend. NA__AR, OTOH, targets a demographic which has little history with auto sports and is proving fickle. They followed NA__AR when it was "new [to them] and the "In sport." They were drawn to it by media hype and driver personalities. Now it's gotten stale, they haven't bothered to understand the nuances of auto racing and they're leaving the sport in droves. A lot of older fans have become disenchanted with the new product and have also left.

What I suggested isn't necessarily what I personally like. There are things I would do which probably wouldn't meet with overall approval. But, the five items I suggested were what I honestly believe would improve competition and put on a better show for the fans. However, I have yet to see a call on the answering machine from NA__AR HQ in Daytona beach asking my advice so...??? It's worth what you paid for it; N-O-T-H-I-N-G. It's just an opinion.
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It's not all NASCAR though. While I'd like to see NASCAR do something more to promote the NWAAS programs, the track owners and promoters gotta do their job. I don't know how to run a racetrack, but I know how not to.:D If you want an example of how to ensure instant failure in a racetrack, visit Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas. Hasn't been repaved, resurfaced, sealed or anything since 1977. Facilities are old and dumpy. Concession prices are higher than the competing dirt tracks. Admission prices are $15 for general admission and $40 for pit passes :eek::eek::eek:, no promotion on television, radio or print. I offered to put together a radio deal and get some big name racers out to ODS for a race or two -- I'm still waiting to hear back from them. :rolleyes:
 
buckaroo said:
The top 35 rule is now kind of passe so to speak. They need to shelve it, but to take it's place, how about franchising the the teams, meaning that there will only be 43 teams period. Then the points would be given to the team rather than the driver for the championship. There could be a separate trophy for the top driver and it would be just about as important as the title today, but the emphasis would then be on the team and not the driver. If they had done this in the past, teams that were owned by those that really made the sport wouldn't be out in the dark now. Those people could have sold their teams to those big time money people and their future would have been secured.
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Be careful what you wish for, Buckaroo. That is exactly what NA__AR has in mind for the sport. That's what The Chosen 35 is now, de facto franchisement.

I'm solidly against franchising for two main reasons, and a number of smaller ones.

It would break down to probably seven franchised team owners, four teams per owner. So, in affect instead of separate teams competing you'd have separate franchises, probably with priority set within each franchise a to which team is expected to win and which teams are expected to help the first team win. With only a few owners the power base would shift to the owner's side of the table and they would, in effect, run the series. This is what happened to CART and look how well THAT turned out. What the CART owners wanted wasn't necessarily good for racing (the same can be said for T.G. and his IRL but that's another bucket of worms), but rather was good for the owners.

Franchising would make it virtually impossible for a Boris Said, a Jim Finch, a Robby Gordon or the Wood Brothers to enter a race. Yes, I know. These teams are seldom running up front and aren't much of a factor. But, they try and finish every lap and are not Start&Parkers. NASCAR has always been a sport where the little guy, on those rarest of occasions, can mange to sneak through and make a good showing. Do we really want a sport where that dream is taken away? Speaking only for myself, I don't.

But, I honestly believe that's the way NA__AR is headed and I doubt if anything will stop it. My alternative would be to completely drop The Chosen 35 Rule and run the fastest 43 qualifiers. I would make some changes to the qualifying procedure to make sure the fastest performers made the race and not have one of the best be dropped because of a single one-lap mishap. My feeling is that if you can't qualify fast enough then you don't deserve to be on the starting grid, I don't care if your last name is «INSERT DRIVER NAME», or if you sell the most tee-shirts! If you don't make the race, guess what. They're still going to have a race!
 
John Galt said:
Be careful what you wish for, Buckaroo. That is exactly what NA__AR has in mind for the sport. That's what The Chosen 35 is now, de facto franchisement.

I'm solidly against franchising for two main reasons, and a number of smaller ones.
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Of course you are right in many respects, but my idea would not be just the top 35, but the entire field. And it should have been done many years ago, but that's water under the bridge. However, I don't necessarily agree with you that some of those guys wouldn't be able to drive in the Cup series. The lower tiered teams who now switch drivers now and then because they aren't so much into the points, but rather the racing would still be able to do what they are now, but they would be building points regardless of who is behind the wheel. Also, a driver who is injured would not have to get behind the wheel so he could garner those precious points for his title. The way it is now, all the guy has to do is take the green flag and then get out of the car and he gets the points. That's a crock, but it's the rules.
 
For those of you who are against the banishing of the top 35 rule, here is something to that. If there is absolutley a chance of not making the race due to lack of top 35 rule, then you with the big Lowes or Aflac sponsorship better the heck come with your A game to the track. I think If there is a chance of going home, teams will be better prepared when they unload. Let there be a little failure, and I bet Dupont or Caterpiller will ride the teams till they get it better.
 
That is what started this whole top 35 thing. It was a few years ago that a couple of fully funded cars failed to make a race or two. NASCAR in their wisdom decided that cars with fully funded sponsorship should have the first shot at making the field and then made the guarantee that they would let the top 35 have a spot regardless of where the qualified.
 
buckaroo said:
Of course you are right in many respects, but my idea would not be just the top 35, but the entire field. And it should have been done many years ago, but that's water under the bridge. However, I don't necessarily agree with you that some of those guys wouldn't be able to drive in the Cup series. The lower tiered teams who now switch drivers now and then because they aren't so much into the points, but rather the racing would still be able to do what they are now, but they would be building points regardless of who is behind the wheel. Also, a driver who is injured would not have to get behind the wheel so he could garner those precious points for his title. The way it is now, all the guy has to do is take the green flag and then get out of the car and he gets the points. That's a crock, but it's the rules.
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I respectfully disagree, but it's merely my opinion.

What you detail above is a perfect scenario for NA__AR, run as a team concept. I've been around the sport for a long, long time and I have never seen racing as a total team entity but rather as a driver driven sport, back by team members. The team concept works well for stick & ball sports but I, personally, don't care for it in motor sports. I guess I'm just too much of a traditionalist.

But, again, that's just my opinion. We can agree to disagree. It's all a matter of perspective.
 
buckaroo said:
That is what started this whole top 35 thing. It was a few years ago that a couple of fully funded cars failed to make a race or two. NASCAR in their wisdom decided that cars with fully funded sponsorship should have the first shot at making the field and then made the guarantee that they would let the top 35 have a spot regardless of where the qualified.
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Of course the top-35 rule has potential to backfire too.

Take Junior for example. Even when he was at his best, he never qualified well. He's just not that type of racer. Kind of the opposite of Newman who typically is the man to beat on pole day, but doesn't finish as well on race day.

If Junior has a bad season, and falls outside of the top 35, you now have a problem where the most popular driver with major sponsers is likely not to make the race. Then what happens if a driver crashes during qualifying? To avoid that risk, I think you'd see drivers not push as hard as they normally do. Like someone else said, if I bought tickets and drove X miles to see the race, only to find that my driver didn't make the race I'd be pissed too.

On a side note, I think NASCAR should do away with Happy Hour, and thus make every race an impound race. I hate they fact that they're allowed to make adjustments after they're on the grid.

Race what you qualified with.
 
I agree with everything heres a few
5.Bring back the cars before tommorow(kinda sad when the "minor league" race is closer then the "major league" race)
4.Lessen the field (tired of start and park teams and lapped cars being in the way)
3.Kyle Busch should not be allowed to race in the nationwide series(or they shouldn't be talking about him like hes a god for winning a race against lesser competition)
2.Enough of the indy/F1 drivers (Speed,Ambrose,Montoya etc should not be handed rides when theres enough talent out there in the nationwide,arca world of outlaws guys that have worked their asses off to get and deserve a ride)
1.JR should be a owner driver in the sprint cup series with Hendrick equipment (Keslowski,Truex,Jr)
and oh yeah restrictor plates at Michigan
 
Cars look more stock. (and they can run any sticker on the nose as long as it is with in the make/company of the motor. GM=Buick, Chevy, Caddy)

No Chase

Depending on the track size and location of the wreck, race back to the yellow, or LAST COMPLETED LAP. no more "frozen at time of yellow"

Drivers and crews are able to be them selfs.

No more top 35, you make it on time, or you dont. 1 provisional. Highest point driver that did not make the show.
 
I agee with most of what is said. The only unique thing I would have to add is that if we get rid of the top 35 rule, ALL teams that show up at the track should be there to compete the full race. This means full pit crews, a fully functioning and inspected car, all necessary tires and gas purchases in advance and a real reason to drop out of the race instead of the "vibration" or "electrical."
 
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