VALLEY STREAM, N.Y.
In its next inspection, NASCAR should check its car owners for spines. There will be no suspensions because officials won’t find anything.
NASCAR continues its ridiculous reform school attitude towards its participants. Never before have so many suspensions been handed out for “cheating.”
Cheating? Are you kidding? First of all, how can it be characterized as cheating if you can’t put your car on the track unless it passes inspection?
In every other racing venue worldwide, the race car is submitted at the “tech line.” In all the other series, including your Saturday night track, one is told to fix the violation and resubmit the car.
Post-race inspection is different. Anyone caught with violations after a race should be penalized.
This way, everyone gets a fair chance to race. This is what the fans pay to see. NASCAR makes a bigger deal out of its point race than anything, but then arranges it in its own best interest.
And people buy into it. The e-mails and comments I get find folks going ballistic over these “cheaters.” Let’s see, the Hendrick No. 24 and No. 48 had fenders that didn’t look right. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s No. 8 had illegal brackets. Then there’s that piece of duct tape on an Evernham car, and let’s not forget the substance that was in Michael Waltrip’s manifold at Daytona.
Good grief, have these men shot! Smokey Yunick must be pinwheeling in his grave laughing over this. NASCAR loves being the bully. Since its races are so lousy, excitement must come from somewhere.
Years ago when they really were “stock” cars, NASCAR wasn’t so strict, even though it was oblivious modifications that could be made.
The current Cup cars are built for racing from the ground up.
Yet, all this goes on and the NASCAR owners take it. Nobody has the stones to open their mouths. Owners spend millions of dollars each year to race in NASCAR. The second-highest-paid member of each team is the crew chief. NASCAR keeps throwing these men out, and for stupid picayune reasons.
Just once I wish NASCAR car owners had the gumption to show their displeasure and park their rigs outside a speedway like Saturday night racers have done. No one in NASCAR ever complains, despite being treated like second-class citizens.
NASCAR owns the series. It insists on dictating everything.
There are so many dopey rules, always inconsistent. So, is their race management. We aren’t seeing racing anymore. I imagine starting next year, it will hold a dress rehearsal on Fridays before a race.
What NASCAR is doing is an insult to anyone who really loves racing. Until the ratings completely bottom out and there are more empty seats, they will continue this charade.
Waiting for a legitimate race at 25 Emerson Place, Valley Stream, N.Y. 11580. E-mail to Racewri771@ AOL.com.