4LT GS Roadster
CONCORD, N.C. -- Boys, have at it.
You wanted the elimination of bump-drafting restrictions at Daytona and Talladega, you got it. You wanted more power for the Daytona 500, you got it. You wanted to replace the rear wing on the Sprint Cup car with a spoiler, you got it. You wanted the yellow-line rule to stay, it stays. You want NASCAR to go easier on you when you punt and bump and argue with one another, you got it.
Perhaps never in its long history has NASCAR acceded to so many of its competitors' wishes at once as it's doing this season, in unleashing a flurry of changes born out of meetings between drivers and top series executives. It's still not a democracy, not by any means. But after a wearying year of hearing complaints and seeing dwindling ticket sales and television ratings, NASCAR has effectively turned the quality of the show over to the men behind the wheel. It's like a parent tossing a son the keys to the family car, and finding out whether he can keep it pointed straight ahead.
"They've got the Brahma bull now," said consultant and former race track promoter Humpy Wheeler. "We'll see who can ride it."
2010 Rule Changes - nascar.com
