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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.

1) Disband the organization as we know it and go back to the basics.
2) Go back to the old mix of dirt tracks and short tracks. Super speedway races would be held only on the original tracks built before 1970.
3)Limit car owners to one car. Exceptions will be considered so a driver from another series can have a competitive car at select super speedway events.
4)Go back to production body panels. If you cannot buy the body part at the dealer it does not go on the car. Cutting and flaring fenders for tire clearance is acceptable.
5) Do away with provisional starts. No top 35, no owners points, no championship provisionals. In the case of the qualifying races at Daytona .The front row is locked. The rest of the field is determined by the finish. In other words-go fast or go home. If Mr. Superstar does not make the race- tough.
6) Don't kill your sanctioned local tracks by running Saturday night events.
7) Funnel some of those big profits in the local track programs,
8)Car owners are limited to fielding cars in two series' only. No back dooring of "development teams" through ARCA or other feeder series'.
9)Ticket prices will be reduced and total purses will be lower as well since you, the team owner, no longer have all these race teams to support. No special all star type races.
10)If your car is found illegal in the tech shed. you are DQ'd. No points. No money. This argument of the fans should know who won the race before they left the track is bogus. You can stay until teardowns are completed if you wish.
11) The pre-raceshow will consist of driver introductions, the invocation and National Anthem only.
12) One tire compound will be available for each type track- i.e- one for super tracks, one for intermediate speedways, one for paved short tracks. The only exeception will be for dirt where you will be allowed two compunds. This should cut that tire bill everybody whines about.
13) The points you get are the points you earn, period.
14) No free passes to make up a lap. If you can't beat the leader to the yellow. Tough.
15) If the race is 200 laps. The cars run 200 laps. If the race finishes under caution, well, that's life,
16) The start finish line at Darlington will be moved back to it's original position.
17) Rough driving-one warning- No penalty box. You get parked just like the local tracks do it. And that comes with no meney, no points as well.
18) Off track fights result in suspension from the next event, It does not matter if it's the driver or one crewman. The whole team is suspended, an no you will not be allowed in the pit area to watch.
19) The points for all scheduled races count the same. No more chase.The guys out of the top ten have a right to race their way into the top ten.
20) The pits and garage area will be open to fans as soon as the track is clear-Just like 30 years ago. So get out those Sharpies or be prepared to hideout in your trailer or motorhome.

I agree with you to a point but Nascar listened to the teams and drivers around 2000-01 and let them wack out the bodies of the cars and gave them left side offset. Anyone recall how the left front fenders on the Cup and Naitonwide cars were wider than the right ? The noses were shaped like bullets, they allowed the teams to flatten out the right rear quarter panels. The drivers wanted their cars to drive better. At that point the competition started to drop off as eveyrone was fighting a push condition in traffic. The leader in clean air would take off. The sport went from leaning towards mechanical grip towards the aero package.

NASCAR went from one extreme to the other with the COT and neither package works. NASCAR's credo has always been to have a level playing field but they need to give the teams and drivers something to sink their teeth into and that is the mechanics of the car. Aero is always going to be an issue but does not have to be predominate in what determines set ups. Aero wars are nothing new in NASCAR as the factories got real radical with it during the late 60's. Once Big Bill saw this he put a stop to it. It would probably be a good guess to say that the Dodge Daytona and the Superbird played a part in his decision.

The Nascar (France) family have 2 major problems,as I see it.1st theyneed to seriouslyreevaluate why people come to auto racing,2nd what do the drivers, ownerswant.

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