Strange happenings in Talladega Cup race
Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway sure was strange. We saw a lot of single-file, follow-the-leader stuff before one of the craziest finishes I’ve ever seen.
In between, we saw a frightening accident when Ryan Newman flipped and slammed the SAFER barrier upside down. Thankfully, he was fine.
So what do we make of the Talladega race? A lot of fans complained about the boring racing through the middle portions of the race, but they must’ve been somewhat appeased with the wild finish.
Then again, nearly every driver was critical of the racing at Talladega, saying something must be done to fix it.
We all want to see good racing, but we don’t want to see anyone flip or get hurt. So what does NASCAR do?
The sanctioning body is truly in a nearly impossible situation at Talladega. Do something to separate the cars, and fans complain that the racing is boring.
Don’t do anything, and drivers complain louder and louder.
My feeling is NASCAR has to listen to its drivers, since they are the ones who put fans in the stands.
If they don’t, we’ll keep seeing these wrecks, and one of these days, something terrible will happen. And no one wants to see that.
