Right Turns
A NASCAR BLOG BY Jim Duff
NASCAR 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.
Why 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.
Should 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.
Age change is a bad idea
Those who back plans to raise the minimum age for driving in the NASCAR Sprint Cup because it might keep younger drivers in the Nationwide Series may have a point. But NASCAR officials shouldn’t make the health of their second-tier series more important than their premier circuit, and if that’s the case, this is a [...]
Racing isn’t cheap
Motorsports aren’t for the faint of heart nor weak of wallet. But everything is relative, of course, and one man’s astonishing sum is another’s chump change. This year, for instance, a lot of Sprint Cup garage insiders are reportedly tossing around all sorts of rumors about how much Toyota is paying Joe Gibbs Racing this season. [...]
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