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February 25, 2007
NASCAR's not doing enough
This weekend at California shows just how much NASCAR isn't doing enough for it's lower series, Busch and Truck. Neither series had a full field for the California race and that's with about half of the Busch race being Cup drivers.
NASCAR keeps saying that Cup drivers racing in the Busch Series helps it, if so, why was there not a full field? Why were half of the drivers Cup drivers and it still not be a full field?
I read an article that pointed to one of the reasons, money. If you don't finish in the top, you can't even cover the costs of going there to race. I thought NASCAR had made all these rule changes to help cut costs, but it doesn't appear to be working. The purses are a lot lower in the Busch and Truck series races, but yet the cost of running in those series keeps going up, it's not fair to the teams.
NASCAR needs a way to cut costs to the teams and not need the Cup drivers to fill the field for these races, plain and simple, it seems everything they do it doesn't help the teams unless the teams are associated to Cup teams.
Another thing NASCAR needs to do, and I've said this before, have REAL qualifying for all three series. No guaranteed spots because of your position in points, the fastest 43 make the race, plain and simple and if a big name goes home, so be it.
NASCAR seems to be ignoring or pushing aside it's lower series and if they don't do something about it, both will become a distant memory.
Your thoughts? What should NASCAR do to change the apparent downward spiral?
February 25, 2007 in NASCAR, NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Permalink
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NASCAR is looking at ways to cut costs to Cup teams, and not the two lower series. The reasons for the short Busch field at California--the same reason that the Busch Series (according to me) is given 5 years to live. The amount of Buschwhackers that enter these races--it raises the costs to the stand-alone Busch teams, just to try to keep up. And because of the Harvick's and the Biffle's, and the Edwards' and others, sponsors want to sponsor the big guys, not the little ones. Hence why you are seeing the 'little ones' closing shop, partnering up...or putting big names in their seats, to secure the sponsors and to be plain and simple...to survive.
Its a shame, because the series used to be able to stand on its own. Now, it cannot survive without the Cup drivers. NASCAR created the problem--and I don't think they will solve it.
Posted by: John | Feb 25, 2007 1:36:28 PM
Nascar,
You need to remember who got you where you are today...the fans, not BIG MONEY! You Nascar have forgotten what it was to drive on a Friday or Saturday to the race track to watch qualifing.
The guy's & gal's need the chance to race and that is by qualifing, which is do your best in qualifing or go home. Who cares about qaulifing now if you are in the top 35 owner points already.
As far as Nascar driver's being in the Busch,truck series that ant right peroid, enough said. Find some new faces
Posted by: Andy Fisher | Feb 25, 2007 1:46:58 PM
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