Look, I appreciate the sentiment here. As a matter of fact, I have written a
couple articles for other sites regarding how sterile NASCAR has become due to
it's unseen rule book enforced at the governing body's leisure, and the new car.
That's right, I have called out the new COT several times. It DOES in fact,
make racing much more boring, there is less passing, less competition, etc.
Fans are tired of the political correctness that NASCAR now enforces on its
drivers like it is some sort of communist regime. Sure, the economy is
definitely a contributing factor. I can tell you I purchased four of my Daytona
500 tickets for 2010 for what I normally spend for three. Did anyone notice NO
tickets were sold for the back stretch for the 400 at Daytona? The two 400s I
have attended there I sat on the back stretch. So, totally on the economy? One
would have to be extremely naive to believe that.

...and let's face it, though tragic at times, (after all a it killed my favorite
driver), as fans, our guilty pleasure at races is wrecking. Especially when it
comes to drivers we don't particularly like. We do not want to see injuries,
but nothing gets a crowd into a race more than crunching sheet metal. Ever been
to a NASCAR event and listen to the crowd's reaction when a certain driver
crashes? It is unquestionable. Safety? Of course due to my profession, I am
all for it, but when you start having caution-free events because 43 box-shaped
turds are running around the track, even more seats will be left to the tumble
weeds.