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A NASCAR BLOG BY Jim Duff
Would NASCAR loosen testing ban to land Danica Patrick?
Danica Patrick just may be in a position to make NASCAR do something that no driver currently racing in one of its three national series appears to have the power to do: Change the rules that severely limit testing.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 9NASCAR needs to rethink testing policy
NASCAR’s attempts to “protect the little guys” in the sport by “keeping costs down,” however well intentioned, continue to produce decisions that defy logic.
Rating: 0.0 Comments 3Should NASCAR follow F1 and put a time limit on races?
In the wake of the havoc that Mother Nature rained on the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600, should NASCAR consider taking a couple of cues from the world’s other leading motorsports series, Formula One?
Rating: 0.0 Comments 19Lack of practice rears ugly head
Do the Sprint Cup team owners who thought NASCAR’s decision to ban most tests this year was a great idea still think so in the wake of Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout wreckfest?
Rating: 0.0 Comments 6NASCAR needs to alter testing restrictions
So is there anyone left who needs to be convinced that NASCAR needs to significantly change its Sprint Cup testing restrictions? If so, please watch the videotape of the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway again, no matter how painful the experience may be.
Rating: 3.0 Comments 7Why not try smaller engines?
The idea of putting restrictor plates on NASCAR’s Sprint Cup cars at the newly renamed Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., has merit. Sure, it would likely be as nerve-wracking for the drivers as the plate races at Daytona and Talladega, but it might also provide the same kind of close racing that fans enjoy far more than the usual California fare.
Rating: 3.0 Comments 2Should NASCAR adopt a Formula One rule?
Good news for those of you thinking about putting together a Formula One team this year: The sport’s governing body says you will no longer need to post a $48 million bond to guarantee that you really will show up for every race.
Rating: 2.0 Comments 0Jim Duff
Veteran motorsports editor Jim Duff is special projects editor with NASCAR Scene and a former editor with On Track: The Auto Racing Magazine of Record and with NASCAR Illustrated.
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