A Cautionary Debate

Currently, there is a debate going on in the NASCAR world of whether the sport needs more cautions to make the racing exciting, and why there are fewer cautions. As far as why the races are not exciting for the fans I think is summed up best by Jimmie Johnson. He said, basically, that you need to be a half second or at the least a third of a second faster than the other driver to pass. If you're .1 or .2 faster, you can't make the pass. NASCAR has, for the most part, been running the same car since 2007, almost five years old. While not as bad as how long IndyCar ran their same car, it is pretty apparent that the teams have pretty much figured out these cars.

NASCAR has gone a long way in recent years with making the point system easier to understand, and the Chase a little more exciting for those in the 10-20 ranks in points. As with ABC and ESPN having a terrible airing of the first 2012 IndyCar race, it is possible that a race, for fans at home, can be boring solely because the broadcast station is doing a piss poor job. However, for those who watch DirecTV's HotPass, the reality is that the racing really is more boring.