NASCAR: Five Things To Like About Race Format Changes
By Mike Hutton
Summing It Up
In the words of The Eagles co-founder, drummer and vocalist Don Henley, “time passes, things change.” Remote controls are used to change the TV channels now, one doesn’t have to get up off of the couch. Rotary phones aren’t used anymore, we have smartphones in our pockets at all times. Have you used an accordion-like paper map lately? Probably not. You used your smartphone or have GPS in your vehicle.
We now embrace all of these changes instead of laughing at them when they first appeared, mostly because they make our lives easier and are all a product of (technological) evolution. NASCAR fans will embrace these changes too, even as radical as they might seem right now. Last year at this time, we were skeptical about the caution clock in the Camping World Truck Series, but it wasn’t that bad, and it didn’t define the series the way some thought it would.
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As SiriusXM’s Dave Moody said on Monday, “When you’re in the entertainment business, boring is bad.” NASCAR is in the entertainment business, and many races had become boring, especially during the middle segments. These changes needed to happen. This isn’t your daddy’s or grand daddy’s NASCAR anymore, its yours.