Dear Mr. Sutton:I agree NASCAR has and is continuing to go in in the wrong direction. There is no room for innovation self thinking or creativeness, NASCAR has places a black blanket over that. I would like drivers who make it to Cup be not allowed to drive in a lower class. This would open the door to more drivers, who would not have made it and give them a chance. Would it be fair to a high school team to go up against the Boston Celtics? NASCAR needs to keep the track and fans safe and leave racing else to the teams and untie their hands, let them practice when and where they want. I love racing but NASCAR races are good on the first lap and the last 10.
Ernest Sutton said: I'm sure the economy has something to do with it..........but it's also my opinion that the current NASCAR leadership has changed NASCAR racing to the point that it resembles what IROC racing used to be. There are too many boring races on the schedule, thereby costing other venues as well. There is no longer any room or incentive for innovation. There does seem to be some recent effort to move back in the other direction, i.e., somewhat allowing drivers to race more on the track without fear of huge fines & costly point penalties, but I also believe another problem is that some of the newer track designs are such that they produce sleep-inducing races..........and when the TV audience starts to go away, the networks will start reducing the huge TV packages they are now paying. I have spoken to many hardcore, veteran race fans who still love racing but just don't find the current state of Cup racing to be very interesting anymore.
