[Sirrotica]

Racing Indy cars or Formula cars doesn't translate into success in NASCAR, it's already been proven. Racing on a dirt surface more often translates into being to adapt to NASCAR racing along with modifieds, trucks or, Nationwide.

Champ cars and Formula cars have way better aerodynamics than stock cars do and are more stable even at higher speeds and weigh half as much as a stock car does and a much larger tire footprint, it's apples to oranges. Dirt cars, modifieds, trucks and Nationwide, are heavier and translate closer to a NASCAR car does.

For years the traditional way into a cup car was Baby Grand or Modifieds then into a Busch car and then cup cars. That's how NASCAR had it's junior divisions set up to graduate to a cup ride.

That progression has been changed and now it's a free for all since the NASCAR cup series drivers probably are the highest paid chauffeurs and people want to get on the gravy train. Start and park cars can make more money doing what they do than winning in other series.