I was flipping through channels one day, just to see what was still on TV, when I stumbled on a NASCAR race. Now, I am a diehard Formula One fan and am slowly getting into IndyCar, so I thought “meh, I’ll give it a shot.” How much different can NASCAR really be? I’ve seen almost all of the Cars (2006-2017) movies. But the thing is, NASCAR in reality is a whole other ball game.
The amount of cars they have on track at once is crazy. They go four to five wide around corners, which if you know Formula One, that’s a rarity — but for NASCAR it seems to be at every turn. They get insanely close to each other to the point of touching and not spinning out, which is miraculous. Also, why are there stages? Three stages so three winners? It doesn’t make sense. The pit stops are so slow when you have only four people working in them and adding fuel. It feels like there’s no strategy and everything is just pure mayhem.
Now all this to say: I think I’ll stick to my structured Formula One rather than brave the chaos of NASCAR.
