What to make of the NASCAR Nationwide Series?
Current NASCAR
Here's the kind of race I'm talking about... a good old fashioned Late Model Sportsman race before the watered down touring series began in 1982... check this field (by the way... that's Ray 1st, Jack 2nd):
Dogwood 500 Classic
NASCAR Late Model Sportsman race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
March 21, 1971
250 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 131.25 miles
Fin St Driver # Owner Car Laps Money Status Laps Led
1 Ray Hendrick 11 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle 250 2,650 running
2 Jack Ingram 31 1957 Chevrolet 250 running
3 Eddie Royster 88 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle 250 running
4 Jimmy Hensley 63 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle 250 running
5 Friday Hassler 39 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle 250 running
6 Harry Gant 76 1957 Chevrolet
7 Bosco Lowe 00 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle
8 Hank Thomas 0 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
9 Tommy Ellis 4 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle
10 Allen Rankin 6 1957 Chevrolet
11 Lou Austin 02 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
12 Tommy Houston 45 1967 Ford
13 Rene Charland 46 1967 Ford
14 Buddy Arrington 29 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
15 Paul Radford 22 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
16 Carl Allred 54 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
17 Benny Kerley 14 1957 Chevrolet Chevelle
18 Mike Porter 78 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle accident
19 Herman Wells 99 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
20 Lee Sigmon 35 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
21 Joe Hendricks 30 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle
22 Jimmy Griffin 26 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
23 Al Grinnan 42 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
24 John Rosati 37 1967 Ford
25 John Ditges 56 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
26 Bruce Warren 47 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
27 Bill Dennis 90 1964 Ford
28 Bobby Waddell 18 1957 Chevrolet
29 Phil Spiak 52 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
30 Bryant Wallace 98 1964 Mercury Comet
31 Don Miller 69 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
32 J.D. Johnson Jr. 3 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
33 Bob Dobyns 66 1964 Ford
34 Joe Westerman 9 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle
35 Junior Crouch 71 1957 Chevrolet
36 Lennie Pond 1 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
37 Frankie Burnham 33 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle
38 Melvin Chilton 25 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
39 Sonny Hutchins 01 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle
40 Bubba Tatum 27 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle
