Filed under: Jeff Gordon, Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR

There was a time not so long ago that NASCAR made its rules, set its format and prioritized its decisions for the garage, not the grandstands.

There was a time when the feedback from its drivers and owners counted at least as much as an anonymous and fickle group of survey respondents fancifully titled, "the fan council."

There is change for the sake of progress. And change for the sake of change. And somewhere NASCAR's best intentions have been derailed.

When NASCAR chairman Brian France met with reporters in Daytona Beach two weeks ago, he implied more changes were on the way -- particularly for the Sprint Cup Series and its Chase for the Championship playoff.

One of the most exciting sports in the world feels this overwhelming need to manufacture excitement.

Is it possible NASCAR is trying too hard?

 

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