I don't think it's much of a secret that I hate NASCAR with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. It isn't auto racing; it is an overpriced demolition derby. One incident from this past weekend exemplified that. Before I get into details, here's the video.
So, basically, Kyle Bush in the 18 car had a run on Reutimann in the 00. Instead of actually trying to make a pass, he just punted Reutimann out of the way. Reutimann was understandably pissed, and tried to get back at him. Reutimann would later go on to say he "had no choice in wrecking Busch." False. Totally and completely false. If you're that upset with him, beat him by actually passing him, and not wrecking him. That hurts so much more.
Two "race cars" were needlessly destroyed because these drivers don't have any respect for each other on the race track. The old NASCAR phrase is "rubbin' is racin'." Well, no, it's not. Rubbin' is going to get someone killed unless drivers learn to respect each other on the track rather than just wrecking them out of their way. It's also a reason I don't see Dale Earnhardt as a racing legend. He never cleanly passed anyone, he just took them out.
Drivers of most other racing disciplines understand safety on the track and respect each other on the track. No one needs to be killed over someone's lack of driving skill, and that's exactly what's going to happen someday in NASCAR. Well, maybe not since they don't use any technology that gets their cars to dangerous speeds. Seriously, their engines are still carbureted, and no telemetry is run on the cars to know what they can be doing to be faster, and it still costs four times as much to have a competitive NASCAR season as it does an IndyCar season.
Anyway, I'm starting to ramble. Long story short, NASCAR drivers need to shape up before someone gets killed.
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Someone did get killed, but that only got them to fix the seatbelts
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