Ryan Newman & NASCAR: So happy that Ryan Newman’s injuries sustained last night weren’t worse. It’s really scary when the black curtains go up. NASCAR must do something about that...

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

So happy that Ryan Newman’s injuries sustained last night weren’t worse. It’s really scary when the black curtains go up.

NASCAR must do something about that terrible restrictor plate racing (I know, it’s a tapered spaced now). It’s follow the leader for about 180 laps (at Daytona) and then becomes a wreckfest. Real racing starts next week.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

We will have to see how bad his injuries are. When the hospital says "not life threatening", it can still mean limbs lost, spinal injury, or even brain injury. It doesn't mean "not devastating". But best wishes and thoughts for him for sure.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

jaymatt wrote:

So happy that Ryan Newman’s injuries sustained last night weren’t worse. It’s really scary when the black curtains go up.

NASCAR must do something about that terrible restrictor plate racing (I know, it’s a tapered spaced now). It’s follow the leader for about 180 laps (at Daytona) and then becomes a wreckfest. Real racing starts next week.

I don't understand that" bump drafting" is even allowed. It seemed to be the cause of every crash in that race.

ltj123 Loc: NW Wisconsin

The idea of "stock car" is so far from true that the words should be removed from NASCAR. Realizing safety features required, but why not more "stock" features like speed rated street tires, actual body shape etc. But I'm old and remember races when "stock cars" were much more real...

Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

Daytona and Talledega both tracks where restrictor plate racing absolutely leads to
the "Big One" That's not racing and to race under those conditions is ridiculous. Don't
get me started on bump drafting and pushing someone out of the way to win a race.

whfowle Loc: Tampa first, now Albuquerque

I understand that the NASCAR promoters see their racing as a means to make money and crashes tend to get a lot of attention. So, they have little reason to change things. The lack of discipline among the drivers also contributes to the problem. I doubt they will make much of a change because it would effect their pocket book. Truly sad as well as dangerous. I watch Formula 1 quite a bit, and while they have some horrendous crashes, for the most part, it is not the plan. The organizers in F1 simply don't allow dangerous driving and nearly always fine the drivers or the teams severely when they drive dangerously.

geezer76 Loc: Prineville, Oregon

whfowle wrote:

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Fotoserj Loc: St calixte Qc Ca

What is « stock » in those car any way, originally you could drive of the street to race track and race, a friend of mine use to drive is mustang to tremblant set up is camping tent change his tire, race, and sunday afternoon go back to the hospital where he was internship to become a doctor

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

jaymatt wrote:

So happy that Ryan Newman’s injuries sustained last night weren’t worse. It’s really scary when the black curtains go up.

NASCAR must do something about that terrible restrictor plate racing (I know, it’s a tapered spaced now). It’s follow the leader for about 180 laps (at Daytona) and then becomes a wreckfest. Real racing starts next week.

NASCAR at its absolute WORST! Just seconds before Newman's wreck the #9 car was involved in another wreck that should have brought out the yellow caution light. But not NASCAR, they just let this accumulate until the fiasco in the tri-oval. I am done with the clown-class of racing NASCAR promotes. They still have no clue as to why their attendance figures are looking worse than ever before, and keep on falling. The brand of entertainment is uncalled-for.

rayclay Loc: Arab, AL., USA

Same cubic inch engine, same shape, same tires, same fuel. There are no parts on any car that is on the car you drive. The names Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet mean nothing. Nothing at all. Quit watching it 25 years ago.

Abo

ltj123 wrote:

The idea of "stock car" is so far from true that the words should be removed from NASCAR. Realizing safety features required, but why not more "stock" features like speed rated street tires, actual body shape etc. But I'm old and remember races when "stock cars" were much more real...

Hear hear... It's the same down here with our Australian "touring car" Championship.
The cars raced have absolutely no relationship with the units that sell off the showroom floor.

Having said that, the units that sell off the show room floors
now would need to lose close to a metric ton of weight to
be anything like race worthy. :-/

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

It all looked like a typical morning drive to work on the interstate to me. I could never understand why everyone was in such a hurry to get to somewhere that they most likely would rather not be. Not being a participant in the daily 'Death Race' is the best part of retirement to me along with an entirely new appreciation for pajamas.

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

jaymatt wrote:

So happy that Ryan Newman’s injuries sustained last night weren’t worse. It’s really scary when the black curtains go up.

NASCAR must do something about that terrible restrictor plate racing (I know, it’s a tapered spaced now). It’s follow the leader for about 180 laps (at Daytona) and then becomes a wreckfest. Real racing starts next week.

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

sippyjug104 wrote:

It all looked like a typical morning drive to work on the interstate to me. I could never understand why everyone was in such a hurry to get to somewhere that they most likely would rather not be. Not being a participant in the daily 'Death Race' is the best part of retirement to me along with an entirely new appreciation for pajamas.

That's one of the main reasons I retired.

amyinsparta Loc: White county, TN

davidrb wrote:

NASCAR at its absolute WORST! Just seconds before Newman's wreck the #9 car was involved in another wreck that should have brought out the yellow caution light. But not NASCAR, they just let this accumulate until the fiasco in the tri-oval. I am done with the clown-class of racing NASCAR promotes. They still have no clue as to why their attendance figures are looking worse than ever before, and keep on falling. The brand of entertainment is uncalled-for.

Then why was every seat sold for this race? People love carnage. The attendance has dropped off because of greed. When hubby and I started attending races, we could get a great motel room for around 30 bucks a night. When we gave it up, the prices at those same motels were running over 150 a night and this was back in late 90s-early 2000s. Attendance has dropped because it's a niche sport. The curious who had the money came, saw, and decided it wasn't for them. Today, ticket prices and motel prices are sane, but people have moved on to other things. It was a southern sport that grew and was special for a while. Nothing NASCAR can do will help it. JMO