Quote Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter View Post
I just hope the 500 doesn't turn out to be 499 miles of "who's lucky enough to not get caught up....." and coming out of turn 4 at the end will be the only 4 (or some small number) guys left running. Restrictor plate races are often about strategy and "avoiding the big one", but this just seemed different.
And that is the box that was built! Plate racing "equalizes" everyone / everything.. (supposedly) , for years the drivers have been begging for a way to break out and get away from each other. How can you do that when you're all equal?, I think this "compromise" that Nascar has come up with for now is a good balance. I HATE plate racing!! It isn't "racing" at all in a strict sense but, it's where we ended up in all this evolution for now.

I really think they should give them the narrowest tire and it'll slow'em down and we'll see who the real drivers are! Someone like Kyle Busch I'd bet will just wear'em out quickly. A driver with experience will know how to conserve what he has!

I guess this is why they call it bench racing huh?