Nascar took a nose dive when restrictor plates came into play in my opinion. I am like Mark Martin - "I hate those things! - take 'em off and let us race" he said.
I guess ol' awesome Bill from Dawsonville did the damage (what was it?1986) when he set those records. Scary fast.
I have never raced on an oval, paved track but I gotta question why a race car driver would ever say something like this, "We are going too fast." I think I hear that most from the younger drivers though.
Safety is ALWAYS going to be an issue no matter what NASCAR does to change rules.
Let the rants begin lol
Daniel JessupLancaster, California
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