NASCAR: It's Time To Change

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I'm sitting here watching the Coke Zero 400 and I have decide it's time to change some things in Nascar. I feel the following list of suggestions would be good for ticket sales, TV ratings, and Rookie training.

No. 1 Distinguish Your Series From Each Other

This means different rules and requirements for each series. I'm not referring to the east and west series. I'm mainly talking about the top three divisions.

Camping World Truck Series

Truck racing is really exciting and fun to watch. It is good for Nascar because it gives them a different kind of vehicle to race. I like the fact they have the "tires or fuel" rule. It seperates that division from the others.

The main reason this rule is in place is because it allows the drivers to practice pitting skills in real time scenarios before advancing to the next division. In the short races they have, often there was only one pitstop in the whole race. As far as I'm concerned, leave this series be.

Nationwide Series

This series needs remolding. There is too many drivers from the Sprint Series involved in this series. I'll elaborate more later. I think it's time that the Nationwide Series goes to the COT. It's the car that these drivers will end up in, it's what they should be practicing.

I would like to remind you all why this series was created. It was made so that rookies could get experience racing on Sprint tracks before racing in the Top series. It has become anything but this.

Sprint Cup Series

There are a few things that I feel need to be tweaked in this series as well. They need to change the rule stating that Goodyear is required to give every team a chance to test tires. There should be a set list of drivers that go to the track with goodyear every week. And the same group should do it for two months. Then get a new list of dependable drivers.

The COT needs to be re-designed. Out of 50 drivers asked, 42 say the COT is harder to handle. and at least do something about the splitter. If you go through the grass once your downforce is shot. There has to be a better design out there.

Also, they need to go back to the Bud pole shootout. Not the top drivers from every manufacture.

Rule Changes For Every Series

The big change has been the double file restarts that every one like. But here something that needs to be done. Allow the drivers on the last lap of the race to race back to the line. Not the whole race, but when there going for the win.

I want you all to consider this because I want a sincere vote on this rule suggestion. I plan on sending this suggestion to Nascar soon. I call it the "One Series" rule

The rule would read: A driver is only allowed to run a full season in one series, and six races in one of the others.

This would mean, Brad Keselowski who runs full time in Nationwide, could only run six races in the Sprint Cup. It would also mean Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer and Dale Earnhardt Jr., just to mention a few, could only run six races in the Nationwide Series.

When I watch a race in the Nationwide Series, I want to see young new unknown drivers having a fair chance to get a good finish. Maybe even a win.

So I ask you in the author's poll for your opinion. Would you like to see this rule put into place or not?

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