U Want Some Racing

  Hallelujah! Finally!

As you can tell, I’m not a fan of the “new” Bristol. I am not saying the racing is bad at Bristol now, but it ain’t what it used to be. (Yes I am. It sucks, in my opinion)

I’m old school. I want to see them move each other to pass, at Bristol. If you end up in the wall, you should have let the faster guy go!

Every track is different. We all expect to see a certain type of racing at each. Bristol did not get the nickname of  The Bullring for nothing. When we go plate racing, we expect to see drafting. When we go to the mile and a halves, we expect to see long green flag runs & green flag pit stops, but when we go to Bristol we expect to see 10 + cautions, drivers angry with each other and alot of bent cars, but NOT green flag pit stops!

Some of the most awesome memories of watching NASCAR for me have been at Bristol. Has anyone forgot Sr. & Labonte? Gordon & Wallace or Kenseth? Thats just a few. I’m not advocating the “wreck scenario”, but I love the down and dirty, in your face, balls to the wall racing that used to be Bristol. That race last week looked like a California type race on 1/4th the track. I have had enough, and apparently, so have most of the fans.

Today, Bruton Smith, through Bristol Motor Speedway, put out this statement on NASCAR.Com-

“The race fans have spoken,” Smith said in a statement released by the track. “We had input that included a wide range of opinions. But the majority we heard from said they wanted to see changes made. As a result, I have ordered the equipment and work will begin within the next two weeks to allow time to have everything ready for August.”

I’m excited! What will we get for the  August race? Don’t know, but I’ll bet that the “progressive banking” will be no more.

I can’t wait for August now. Maybe, just maybe, the changes that are going to be made will make Bristol worth watching again.

What do you think?

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