Road isn't all rage; all-oval? shape of things to come

There are only two off weekends during the Sprint Cup season. But in my world there are four, when you count the two road course races. I make no bones about it: I do not like watching NASCAR stock cars race on road courses. It's unnatural, boring, tedious, dull, uninteresting, humdrum and monotonous. Thank you for helping me to convey my thoughts, Mr. Roget. About the only thing worse than putting lumbering NASCAR machines on a road circuit is to do it in the rain. Did you see last week's Nationwide Series race disaster in Montreal? Neither did most of the fans in the stands or watching at home on television. Or many of the drivers for that matter. The "historic" race was touted as the first major NASCAR touring division event run in the rain with grooved tires and windshield wipers. And if you think the fans who attended... [read full story]