Let's start with the Busch Series. This series was suppose to be a stepping stone for the up-and coming new stars of NASCAR. Terry Bradshaw started a Busch team sponsored by Super Cuts and was complaining that his driver in the Busch series didn't stand a chance against the more experienced Cup drivers that are racing in the Busch series. Last year Harvick won the Championship in Busch and this year it's Carl Edwards. Bottom line - Ban the big boys from running in the Busch series so the new stars of tomorrow can show what they have to offer.
Now on to Cup - these open wheel drivers that are coming over to Cup I don't feel is good for the sport. These are the professional drivers from open wheel racing that are taking potencial rides away from the stars of tomorrow that should be coming out of the Busch Series.
No more open wheel drivers cross over to Cup and no more Cup drivers are allowed to have an entry in the Busch Series. Sorry Jack Rouch, it's one or the other.
2007-11-14 17:58:48 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
Well NASCAR is banning the big boys in CUP from the Nationwide series(formally BUSCH) starting in 2009. Well it's not a real ban they can still race but if they are in the top 35 in points in the NASCAR Cup series then they won't accumulate any points in the NATIONWIDE series. However if you are outside of the top 35 points in Cup then you can accumulate points in the NATIONWIDE series and run for the Championship. This is both fair and necessary in my opinion. Plus NASCAR is thinking of going to Pony cars in the NATIONWIDE series such as the Mustang,and Camaro. As for the Open wheel crossover drivers. There have been alot of open wheel drivers come over to NASCAR in the past such as A.J. Foyt ,Tony Stewart,and Robbie Gordon for examples. Should NASCAR ban them from coming over. No, they shouldn't if a driver has the talent to drive in the best driving series in the world he should. Plus NASCAR isn't the good ole' boys it used to be anymore. It's more diversified in the fans and sponsors it wants to bring into the sport.
2007-11-15 06:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by Paul S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When the "Busch" series used cars that had a different body "geometry" you had less cup drivers venturing in to run the season.But todays cars are so close to the cup style cars this is a test session.Now grant it that there are major differences in the two the bottom line is a driver can make his marks for a cup race by driving the Busch car.
I have always said that if a cup driver wants to drive for the Busch championship he can not challenge the Cup Championship.
Grant it it is a good idea for the Busch drivers and the young up and coming drivers to get experiance with the more established cup drivers but in a 43 car field and you have 23 cup drivers this is not right.Limit cup drivers to 10 per event.
Or better yet run the Busch(Nationwide) series on tracks 1 mile and smaller,exception 1 Daytona event,and 1 Charlotte event.
2007-11-15 00:30:20 · answer #2 · answered by blakree 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nascar needs to limit the amount of race tracks a cup driver can race each season to about ten races. This would help develop some of the young drivers,and starting teams. If it wasn't for the Bushwhackers from the cup series David Ruterman would have won the Bush title in a Toyota.
For the cup side of it the open wheel drivers is just a fad the sport is going through. Most of them will end up like Robbie Gordon. Good on the road courses, but never will have the talent to win on an oval track.
2007-11-15 11:59:37 · answer #3 · answered by ourcrzy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree about Cup guys in Busch races. The Busch series has become basically a Saturday track/set-up test for the Cup guys. It's not worth watching because the whole "stars of tomorrow" element is gone.
As far as open wheel guys coming to NASCAR, what do you expect? The money in the Cup is just too great to ignore. As far as the open wheelers "stealing rides", a ride in the Cup is not guaranteed to anyone. The only guarantee is that the best drivers get one, no matter where they come from. So be they Busch drivers or open wheel drivers, they'll have to earn their spot and prove that they deserve to keep it.
2007-11-14 19:37:57 · answer #4 · answered by lupin_1375 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cup drivers should be limited in the amount of Busch races that they can run per season. 5 races would be a fair number.
As far as open wheel drivers coming to NASCAR, I don't think that's a bad thing. I do think they should have to run at least 5-10 races in the Busch series before they race in a Cup race though. That should apply to any driver in the Cup series.
2007-11-15 07:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Bizz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Cup drivers in Busch. I understand the financial aspect of it from NASCAR's point of view, but enough is enough. One solution that is maybe a middle ground would be to not allow any Cup drivers who qualified for the Chase in the previous year. In addition, any Cup driver in the top 12 in that year can't compete in Busch/Nationwide. Lastly, if the previous year's B/N champ is a full time Cup driver (Harvick, Edwars, etc), not allowed to compete the following year. On the open wheel issue: a good driver is a good driver. I know this is an oversimplification, but if an owner wants to give someone a shot, it's their decision. It's either gonna work, or it ain't. It is a business decision & I'd never tell someone how to run their business.
2007-11-15 07:07:30 · answer #6 · answered by Matt F 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having so many Cup drivers in the Busch series cheapens the series. One way that the Busch series could have less Cup drivers in their fields is to run at different tracks than Cup. This also goes for the Truck series. The Trucks spread their races out. Alot of them are not at the same track as the Cup races. But no Cup drivers running for the NASCAR Championship (that I can recall) have run for the Truck Championship at the same time.
As for open-wheelers coming in, hey, if you can drive then you get the ride. Does not bother me. What does bother me, tho, is that NASCAR was once an all American sport. When you thought of NASCAR you thought of down home southern boys. Taking it "worldwide" will be one more step to giving up that all-American feel.
2007-11-15 04:47:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree. You actually caught my interest enough that I read the whole thing!
The Cup drivers in Busch tend to tick me off (I have a short fuse with that). Now I'm in a dilemma because my favourite driver is going to do double-duty next year, and I have to pull for him derspite it being against my beliefs of what Nascar should be. I wish Cup drivers were only allowed in 10-15 Busch/Nationwide races a year and points were not scored for them.
As for the Indy drivers, all they're doing it for is that green papery stuff that people use to get stuff with, more commonly known as cold, hard, cash. I think it's ruining 2 good motorsports (Indy and Nascar) because it takes away seats for Nascar drivers and adds open seats in Indy that few or nobody can fill. I mean, where are ya gonna find an up-and-coming IRL driver as talented as Franchitti?
2007-11-15 08:12:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have pretty mixed feelings about Cup drivers in Busch. Someone mentioned the idea of limiting drivers to 50 races a year combined between Cup, Busch and CTS. Doesn't sound bad to me. Or the idea of letting Cup guys run Busch, but their points don't count towards a championship.
As for open-wheel guys coming in, you know if somebody bought your point 40 years ago, AJ Foyt and Mario Andretti would never have ran in NASCAR. It's good for the sport and I don't have a problem with it.
2007-11-15 05:07:06 · answer #9 · answered by Jim M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get your point but don't talk so harshly about the open wheel guys. If this punk a$$ Brian France would have stopped the cup boys from running so many races that they are winning the Busch championship every year than it would never happen. That is how I feel on one side and the other side is that this is what corporate NA$CAR wants and gets.
I have been one of the hardest critic on this subject and know where you are coming from. You are just joining in finally. What took you so long?
I'm not sure how long you been watching but my first Grand National race was in 67 at a local track where I live. I hate what has happen to NA$CAR and Busch but I don't hate the open wheelers coming over hear. NA$CAR has created it now they have to live with it. You can't tell someone that they can't join in because they are from another series. At least not here in America.
There are so many problems with NA$CAR I wouldn't put this to high on my list if I was you. Lets get the Cup series running like it should and then worry about others. Personally I am amazed that anyone would want to join in on the poorly run series.
The only thing Brian France has done is destroyed everything his Grandfather and Father worked so hard to get in there life time and it has taken him less than a decade to junk.
2007-11-14 23:55:43 · answer #10 · answered by Ray Y 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋