What NASCAR has become, Part III

(Please read Part I and Part II first.) So what do we do to bring genuine excitement back to NASCAR? I envision a template for a NASCAR race car that specifies dimension ranges, including length, width, height, and weight. Ample safety standards would remain in place, to include full roll cage, racing harness, on-board fire … Read more

What NASCAR has become, Part II

(Please read Part I of this post first.) NASCAR has become boring for one big reason. It has completely lost the stock car narrative. There are two especially colorful bits of culture that inform the birth of NASCAR. The first is that the sport was full of guys who built their skills—driving and turning the … Read more

What NASCAR has become, Part I

Before I get into this, let me assure you that my NASCAR fan pedigree is pure—hardcore, even. I lived in Anniston, Alabama—20 minutes from what was then known as the Alabama International Motor Speedway—until I was 15 years old. I enthusiastically attended many Winston 500s and Talladega 500s. (That’s not what they’re named anymore, but … Read more

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