Kathy's Pit Stop: NASCAR needs to allow drivers to show the passion of the sport

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February 05, 2008

NASCAR needs to allow drivers to show the passion of the sport

I remember back when the drivers were allowed to show their passion, that's not the way it is today. In the last twenty years or so, NASCAR has tried to dumb down the passion of the drivers, not allowing them to show emotion, making them seem more like PC robots.

I know that a lot of the fans that read this blog, love it when drivers get fired up about something and they get even more fired up when the drivers in question get penalized for showing their passion. I know this is suppose to be a family sport, but come on, NASCAR is not a love fest, drivers aren't going to sit around and sing Kumbaya. I want to see the drivers get angry and show emotion and I'd like to see it more often, without NASCAR's interference.

There are just too many drivers that don't show the passion and that's sad. Luckily we still have a few that aren't afraid to shake things up and speak their minds or actually get angry and if NASCAR would actually pay attention, they'd see the fans love that.

Drivers like Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Robby Gordon, Kyle Busch and the "old" Kurt Busch, those are the drivers that show their passion. I just wish there were more of them. Remember the Harvick and Montoya confrontation at the road course? We need more of that, driver confrontations to show they're not robots programmed to drive cars. Heck, even Jeff Gordon showed his passion when he shoved Kenseth in the pits, granted we don't see him do something like that that often, but it shows his passion for the sport and the competition of the sport.

But NASCAR seems to think that's bad for the sport, that it'll give the sport a black eye or something. Well, why do you think NASCAR has lost so many longtime fans? One of the reasons is because the sport has become so PC that the fans can't stand it, throw in all the cookie cutter tracks and megateams and you'll see why fans are leaving.

NASCAR needs to allow the drivers to show their emotions, whether it be happy or mad and the fans will eat it up.

Your thoughts?

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