Β It’s a question that simply refuses to go away. Β Thanks to moments like Tony Stewart’s, when on his radio show, he hinted that there are “control methods” for NASCAR races. Β And remember when the newly reintroduced Number 3 car, driven by Austin Dillon, placed on the pole for Daytona this year? Β That’s the same place Number 3 driver Dale Earnhardt died. Β Conincidence?
Or think about the way Danica Patrick took the pole for her Sprint Cup debut in 2012. Β But every race after that, she drives like she’s in that one slow bumper car at the county fair. Β She’s 65th in the Nationwide series, 0 points, 0 wins. Β The best she’s finished lately is seventh. Β But that person wins a pole?
Then there’s the inconsistent flags, the ever-changing rules, and the fact that NASCAR is owned by one family, the France Family, and they can run the business any way they want. Β Which could mean they expect certain outcomes. Β Our Man on the Edge and Kyle Busch fan Robert Wilder, hit the Speedway for some perspective…
