NASCAR Needs a Change

I need to do some catching up. Let's see how well I can tackle this. If you watched the last video I posted, you saw a race car almost fly into the stands and harm people watching the race. There were people injured in the stands from this crash and thankfully after being air-lifted to the nearest hospital all were okay. This is a good thing obviously.

The dumb thing is that NASCAR believes that the way they have taken care of this scary situation is sound and the reality is that it is just a band-aid on a sliced artery.

There are different race tracks in racing. Let's put it this way, there are speedways, short tracks and super speedways. The problem is with the super speedways. There are two of these. The problem lies in the fact that the two super speedways are two of the most storied tracks on the circuit.....Daytona and Talledega. These two tracks are about 2.5 miles for every lap. They are banked at such a degree and so wide on the racetrack that cars can move at over 200mph during every lap.

The problem lies in that a few years back, a race car traveling at over 220mph lost control and flew into the stands killing several people who were just watching a NASCAR race. The powers that be decided the way to fix this problem was to attach a restrictor plate on every car's carburetor to not allow the speed of the car to exceed 210mph. The plate restricts the air flow into the carburetor and controls the top speed of the car.

What this does is make all the cars have a top speed that is the same. Now we see 43 cars all bunched up at 200+ mph and the danger is extreme. At every restrictor plate race we see at least one to three accidents that gobble up the entire field and endanger not only drivers but fans. It is ridiculous.

At the tracks that are short tracks or speedways, we see racing that is exciting and strategic. These restrictor plate races are just stupid.

NASCAR must do something. It's time to either get rid of these tracks or lower the banking so cars can't move so fast around the track. These two tracks are the only tracks that a driver puts his foot on the gas pedal and pushes it to the floor the entire way around the track.

For those of us who enjoy this sport, something must be done. We as fans can't be endangered and our favorite drivers can't be endangered by having to drive within these ridiculous rules!