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Originally Posted by Gulliver
Nascar is nothing more than a "parade of sponsors" nowadays.
Qualifying speeds were faster 30 years ago than they are now. Daytona 500 pole sitters ran 200mph+ in the early 80's.
Surely safety and technology has come further than this in the last 30 years?
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No doubt, especially when you almost NEVER see a driver without his billboard uniform on, or without mentioning the "sponsors" at least twice in every interview.
The mid 80's Thunderbirds were also designed with NASCAR in mind. Not any more......