[kellynla]

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[mysterio]

I might actually watch the sport if they went back to racing real stock cars. Now THAT would be exciting.

[CertainInalienableRights]

Speed and safety; racing had to move on

I don't know about that. Sure, back in the 60s and 70s, engines were easily developing more power than the body, chassis, and safety systems could handle.

However, if today they had to run stock bodies and stock engines, I'm not sure it would be as big of a problem.

[cripplecreek]

I was always opposed to going to a single body in NASCAR but at this point they may as well. It's the only way to get rid of the inequalities of spoiler heights, roof heights, and ground clearances.

[sgtbono2002]

The thing that gets to me the most is that all cars raced in NASCAR are rear wheel drive. The Taurus dosnt make a car that is rear wheel drive . Neither is Chevy's Monte Carlo. The word "Stock" is a joke.

Nascar doesnt allow one manufacturer to become faster than the rest of the cars. If they do they make new rules that bring their speed back down. They strive to make all the cars the same speed. IMO they should take the manufacturers name off all the cars and like The Indianapolis 500 raced all cars this year with Honda engines just make a NASCAR car, and be done with all this farce of manufacturers making the cars.

The next thing that gets me is the teams. The hell with teams. No owner should have more than one car on the track. Make them race each other not a team.

[Toby06]

I'll bet 90% of the people in the country are within a 2 hour drive of a short track where they still race "stock" cars. I'm in Yankeeland, New England, and there are 3 within an hour of me.

Of course, the truly stock cars are boring, I like the modifieds.

[LasVegasMac]

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[Walkingfeather]

I don't get it. I will never get it. Guys get into cars and go in an oval for a couple hours. That's a sport? I would call it a pasttime. Now Lets say they raced with the same cars on open public freeways with cops and all, with innocent lives at stake... well that might be appealing

[kb2614]

There is nothing "stock" about NASCAR and hasn't been for decades.

Want to watch "stock" racing?? Watch Speed World Challenge. Speed World Challenge Its on the Speed Channel.

[BaBaStooey]

I've tried to float the idea for years that these guys should weld roll cages and put driver's seats inside actual Monte Carlos, Fusions, and Chargers that roll off the assembly lines, and race them every year at the annual All-Star race.

Put racing tires on them, take off the side mirrors, headlights, tail lights, weld the doors shut, etc. whatever you've got to do to make them safe to race.

But use the same V8 engine, body, etc. as the cars we drive on the street. One race a year.

[jrp]

MotoGP is tops.
AMA drag racing can be interesting.
F1 for road racing.
Most everything else at the "pro" level is boring.

[Lurking in Kansas]

This was in a newspaper??

I wonder why? Because it sure ain't news.