I think NASCAR is slowly winding its way back to being a regional sport. Less tracks and less money. And if that is the case, And that's a big "if", I'm good with it. I will still tune in. I think one of the main problems with auto racing in general is the fact it's too white and too male. Times have changed a lot in the past twenty years. And I'm not sure there is a fix for that. When NASCAR was exploding with growth, you had Dale Sr., Elliot, Waltrip, Davey, Kulwicki, Martin, Rudd, just hard nosed racers. When Gordon came along it became more of an "image" sport. Not taking anything away from his abilities. I remember Ray Evernham telling the story of his first encounter with Gordon. When he met Gordon, Gordon was wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase, in the briefcase was a copy of Stock Car Racing magazine, that's all. Now don't get me wrong, Gordon more than proved himself. that story is just an illustration of the differences of the two generations. Dale was old school, rough and tumble, say what he thought type of man. That resonated well in those days. Then all the sudden we have a steady diet of perfectly groomed corporate schmoozer types, always say the right things and act like choir boys. It worked for awhile, then it became very boring. And the cars became basically identical. It seems the more it progressed, the more it went backwards. I actually miss the days when the broadcast started at 12:00, and they dropped the green at 12:05. Not all the overkill on the prerace stuff, where it seems they struggle to find things to talk about. Sorry for the rambling post of my views, there's just a lot of problems facing auto racing in general, not just NASCAR. And I didn't post this to be provocative, or stir the pot, just pointing out some things I see.