If you ran Nascar......

[Arclight]

I forgot:

Ban Waltrip and his gold neck-chain crew chief from broadcasting.

 

[TIGER DEN]

there's no way they're going to move Bristol into a match-up with a college football weekend.

right now, i love the fact i don't have to choose. i understand if you don't ever go, but it's different for those who do or might.

ok , i'm glad you like college football.

 

[rbroyles]

As a lifelong NASCAR fan I think it could be so much better and here's just a small list of things I would personally do if I ran the sport:

1. The schedule - add a couple of more tracks to the schedule. First, I would eliminate one race from each of the following tracks: Pocono, New Hampshire, California, and Atlanta. If I could I would take one from Michigan too but I know that track is strategically located and that would never happen anyway. To replace the 4 races above I would add Nashville, Kentucky, Iowa, and Montreal to the schedule. NASCAR doesn't need to start racing all over creation but I think another road course would be a good fit and Montreal can accommodate the NASCAR Cup crowd much better than Mexico City can. Also, rearrange the Chase so there aren't as many cookie cutters in the actual Chase. I say put Bristol in the Chase as well as a road course at least to give a better mix of tracks.

2. Ease off the drivers and let them fuss and fight a little. My lord, NASCAR was BORN in 1979 in Daytona Beach - at least to the masses it was. Ken Squier with one of the most famous quotes in racing: "and there's a fight."

3. NO COT for the Nationwide - come up with a cheaper car instead of making owners come up with more money that some cannot afford to do. I liked the idea of having smaller V-6 cars for the series and making them totally different than the Cup cars and helping the series gain its own identity.

4. On the LAST LAP of any race you race back to the flag - period. I know some people whine and cry about safety but I think a race needs to end at the line on the last lap. It cheats fans out of money when a race ends by the scoring loop or where the cars were on track when the little yellow light came on. When they are racing to the flag everyone knows exactly where the end of the race takes place. This is my biggest pet peeve in the sport. The Lucky Dog can stay since they won't let them race back to the line under normal cautions. But on the last lap I say you race back to the line.
5. At about 15-18 races the teams arrive to the track a day earlier than they do now. This would be the new testing policy. Teams would have the option to arrive to the track one day early and test. This would save teams a ton of money since they are always testing anyway the way it is.

That's the main things I can think of right now. There are other things that I know I'll think of but those are my biggest problems with the way things are right now...

1. See here's the problem with moving races, I agree with NH, & Cal., but I like Pocono & Atlanta. There are as many who like one as dislike.
2. Right on.
3. I see this series as a stepping stone so cars should be similar/
4. Way right on.
5. I have made the same suggestion to Mike Helton.

 

[DownNDirty]

I like and enjoy Atlanta most of the time - this first race there this year was abysmal though. Pocono is unique and should stay on the schedule but since both of their races are fairly close together anyway - they at least changed it a bit this year - I say they could still drop one of the two races.

Oh, and if NASCAR insists on them not racing back to the caution ever - even on the last lap - they can change the rule slightly. Instead of one attempt at a GWC finish you have as many attempts as needed. If a caution comes out on the last lap they reset it again to another GWC. If they can't compromise and let a race finish under green on the last lap they could at least do this instead.

 

[doozer]

they used to do that until it took, like 10 tries to run finish the race.

 

[The Dude]

I have not seen it specifically mentioned yet, but the first 3/4 of most races are boring. Seems like drivers just all do the Tony Stewart method and just try to stay out of the garage aka don't race. That's why I think some races should be shortened.

As for Bristol, I think it just sucks that so many teams have already sealed their spot in the Chase, therefore they don't race as hard for the night race.

I would kinda like to see Nascar honor their best tracks/races by bringing back something like the Winston Millions.

 

[doozer]

4. On the LAST LAP of any race you race back to the flag - period. I know some people whine and cry about safety but I think a race needs to end at the line on the last lap. It cheats fans out of money when a race ends by the scoring loop or where the cars were on track when the little yellow light came on. When they are racing to the flag everyone knows exactly where the end of the race takes place. This is my biggest pet peeve in the sport. The Lucky Dog can stay since they won't let them race back to the line under normal cautions. But on the last lap I say you race back to the line.

5. At about 15-18 races the teams arrive to the track a day earlier than they do now. This would be the new testing policy. Teams would have the option to arrive to the track one day early and test. This would save teams a ton of money since they are always testing anyway the way it is.

both are excellent ideas.

 

[doozer]

if the the Pocono dates have to stay on the schedule, they need to be 400 miles.

 

[rbroyles]

if the the Pocono dates have to stay on the schedule, they need to be 400 miles.

I think all races with possible exception of Daytona (maybe Charlotte & Talladega) should be no more than 400 miles. Some possibly less. 2 - 2-1/2 hours should be the guideline.

 

[TIGER DEN]

It'd be nice if nascar checked out some of the really good ideas that have surfaced on this thread. They could draw in even more fans if they shortened some of the races . I've heard several people say they like racing but aren't going to sit and watch it for four hours.