Sport Versus Entertainment
By throwing cautions to close up the competition NASCAR is declaring itself to be entertainment instead of sport. Entertainment, like the WWE, is determined only partly be the participants and the rest is up to the script. Sport is determined solely by the competitors.
True sports have an ebb and flow to them that fans accept when they buy the ticket. Fans pay $500 for a Super Bowl ticket knowing full well that the game may be a blowout. Sometimes people that hold tickets for games 5, 6 or 7 of the World Series don't even get to go to the game.
NASCAR Needs To Let The Race Run Its Natural Course
Sports are determined by the competitors and no sanctioning body should artificially influence the outcome.
NASCAR needs to choose one or the other before its credibility is damaged beyond repair. NASCAR used to be a great sport. Lately I am not always so sure.
