Tom, I've been a fan of NASCAR since the days of Fireball Roberts, Marvin Panch and Lee and Richard Petty along with many others of that genre! I continue to follow NASCAR to this day, but I am less enthused now with the current rules for the design and engine rules for the cars. Yes, driver safety has been greatly improved, but save for the varied "wraps" on the cars, they all look the same and none have a decided power edge. I particularly have lost interest in the races run on the super speedways such as Daytona and Talladega where there is little real racing and huge multi-car accidents due to bump drafting and pack racing. I now am much more interested in the road course and short track venues where the real racing talent decides the victory.

Nice shots of Johnson and Elliott's cars, Tom.

I am a NASCAR fan. I put Cup and Xfinity races in line right behind sprints and midgets. I used to really like Indy cars, but they lost most of their appeal to me when all the cars became the exact same, sans the engine. Indy Car racing was much better in the "old days" when cars were unique. Unfortunately, NASCAR is also headed in that direction, which will cause me to lose interest there, too.

P.S. NASCAR's charter system also stinks.

There--that's my little rant for the day.