Front wheel drive family sedans killed NASCAR. That and the end of big time bootlegging.
Nope Restrictor plates did
Why aren’t they racing mini vans or Priuses? Wouldn’t that be more PC?
The day I stopped following NASCAR was the day they said “if you’re not on the lead lap you can’t pit on the first lap of a caution”
After that...it was never the same.
Daytona used to go green flag at 12:00 sharp....now I don’t even recognize it. It certainly isn’t a race.
Just for the heck of it, I will play devils advocate.
For the record I went to my first Nascar race last fall so I have no historical reference to compare with. I wasn’t even a Nascar fan until a few years ago.
We bought a pit pass for $50. What other sport can you walk onto the court/field and take pictures. We gave Jeff Gordon a high five when drivers went to their meeting. We brought in a cooler of beer which saved a us a bunch from buying at the concession stands. We wrote a personal note on the wall in front of our favorite drivers pit box. No other major sport offers that kind of experience. Also, the new playoff format offered a lot of drama and heated tempers. It was a very interesting chase.
Again, I can’t comment on what life long fans have experienced in the past, however Nascar is still more patriotic, more reverant (what kind of benediction do you get at an NBA game) and more fan friendly than any major sport out there. My $.02