Rediculous!

NASCAR has taken their stupidity to new heights. The whole "Chase for the Championship" introduced last year was lame enough, but now they're effectively doing away with qualifying. It used to be that if you weren't fast enough in qualifying to make the race, you didn't race. Simple as that. Then they started in with the provisionals so that certain "fans" wouldn't be disappointed if their driver didn't make the race (and one must seriously question how much of a fan they are of the sport if they want the rules changed so that their driver, who isn't good enough to make the race on speed, isn't left out). Then they kept expanding the number of provisionals in each race . . . last year I believe there were 7 provisional spots. Out of a field of 43, that's a pretty big chunk of competitors who were getting into the race even though they didn't qualify on speed. And now here NASCAR is changing things once again to garuntee the top 35 teams (from the previous season) will make the Daytona 500. Who cares if they're 10 mph slower than the next slowest car in qualifying? Who cares if they come in dead last in the qualifyer race? Gotta have them in the "big show" so the "fans" won't be disappointed. Heck, why don't they just award the trophy to whoever wins the popularity contest? Who needs or wants actual racing anyhow?

Y'know, next month I'm going to be at the Daytona 500 for the first time, and I can garuntee it'll be the last Cup event I ever attend. Heck, once Rusty retires at the end of this season, I probably won't watch another Cup race. NASCAR is really screwing the pooch, and I'm not putting up with it.