One of the biggest reasons I can't stand the whole Nascar arena, and the way its fans are so passionate about it. Of course it's fixed. Every new rookie, comes out kicking A$$, and makes a name for himself, and then either fizzles out, because they don't have a lot of money backing them. Or makes it big because they do have a lot of money backing them. I haven't seen a guy actually work his way up, in the circuit, since the days of Richard Petty.
What the heck is with this new points system anyways? They don't even need to win the race now, to win the race...or become a champion. All they need to do, is make an appearance, and they have a shot at Daytona. If they show up, at enough events for the season, they secure a spot in the championship..If it was about racing, it would involve winning, or even finishing races, in order to move up in the ranks. So it's "He who has the most financial backing wins" Jr. sucks !!, and can't even compare to what his father was. So do most of these other boys out there on the track. They all drive like a bunch of 16 year old girls, and little old ladies. They can't even handle the cars they're in. They wreck on purpose half of the time simply for publicity. They should put some real drivers in those cars. Some old dirt track racers, and guys with an actual ability to drive, and legitimately race, to win, who care about what they are doing, and don't make such a big deal out of the cameras, commercials, sponsors, and money. I'd bet that if they took their mechanics, and put them in the cars, the races would be a lot more fun, and realistic. Make the guy tune his own carb, or adjust his own suspension.. Tell him, he gets a few thousand dollars per race, and he has to place, in the top ten, in order to get an xmas bonus. The more times he places in the top ten, the bigger the xmas bonus will be. Nascar has become so corrupt, and such a public joke, that I swear under my breath, every time I see a number sticker, or anything Nascar related, on some morons pick-up truck, or Essuvee. I was there, for Daytona this year. I was in town, that weekend, and was disgusted at the way people were acting, and trying to get tickets, and all of that. There must be a billion truckers into it, too. They talk about it on the C.B. radio, as if it were important, to their well being, and even come to fist fights at truck stops over it. Same goes for the whole Football sport, and SuperBowl, and Baseball, and the World Series crap. So much, for All American sports... What a bunch of crap..