re: What Happened to NASCAR?? (Spinoff Thread)

The real reason for restrictor plates was to make Chevrolet competitive on the super speedway tracks.

They could not compete with the big block Fords and Chryslers. Safety was a good excuse after a couple famous big time wrecks, but not the real reason.

From the time they started slowing the cars down, the sport has gotten worse and worse. The object of racing is to go as fast as you can, not to all run around at the same speed and wait on a big crash to determine the winner. Sad what has happened to the sport. I used to watch every race and attend at least one a year, now I watch Daytona, Indy and the last race of the year to see who wins the championship, which is also a joke under the new rules.