I debated where to put this, but I decided here.
I use to be a NASCAR fan, but honestly when I look at the sport I loved as a kid its almost impossible to see how what today is called NASCAR is linked to the NASCAR I loved as a kid. Anyways here is what I'm thinking.
Dale Earnhardt lives in 2001 instead of dying in the Daytona 500. He goes on to retire in 2005 after a few years of not winning anything, with his last win coming in 2002 at Daytona, the Pepsi 400 the summer race. He becomes an elder stateman of the sport, but their is building feud between him and France family as France/NASCAR is trying to keep the good times going by changing the sport in the hunt for the casual racing fan that made the sport boom in the 90s. Anyways things come to a head in 2016. Earnhardt with unknown backers launch what amounts to a coup against France to try and save the sport. This leads to a leavage buyout of the France family with Earnhardt taking over as CEO in 2017.
As CEO Earnhardt undertakes a major effort to change the sport. He does away with the whole chase for the cup and goes back to the old fashion point system, but one that is modified. He cuts out a number of speedways that were built during the boom years, like Chicago, Kansas, Fontana, Kentucky, etc. Return to places like North Wilkesboro and Nazareth (After rebuilds) and create more road coarse like Sears Point and Walking Glen along with more short track races. Outside historical races like the Daytona 500, NASCAR goes to more night races during the week as it gives up trying to fight with the NFL in the fall. The tech package needed to race is retarted to make the sport more affordable as they have to get money flowing again.
NASCAR never returns to the high points of the 90s but Earnhardt and company returns it to a position where its a buyable business model again as the old hard core fans start returning as they see the sport they love return and they bring in their kids.
In case anyone missed it, I was a big NASCAR/Earnhardt fan. Now I just don't know the sport anymore and want to find a way for it to live.
I use to be a NASCAR fan, but honestly when I look at the sport I loved as a kid its almost impossible to see how what today is called NASCAR is linked to the NASCAR I loved as a kid. Anyways here is what I'm thinking.
Dale Earnhardt lives in 2001 instead of dying in the Daytona 500. He goes on to retire in 2005 after a few years of not winning anything, with his last win coming in 2002 at Daytona, the Pepsi 400 the summer race. He becomes an elder stateman of the sport, but their is building feud between him and France family as France/NASCAR is trying to keep the good times going by changing the sport in the hunt for the casual racing fan that made the sport boom in the 90s. Anyways things come to a head in 2016. Earnhardt with unknown backers launch what amounts to a coup against France to try and save the sport. This leads to a leavage buyout of the France family with Earnhardt taking over as CEO in 2017.
As CEO Earnhardt undertakes a major effort to change the sport. He does away with the whole chase for the cup and goes back to the old fashion point system, but one that is modified. He cuts out a number of speedways that were built during the boom years, like Chicago, Kansas, Fontana, Kentucky, etc. Return to places like North Wilkesboro and Nazareth (After rebuilds) and create more road coarse like Sears Point and Walking Glen along with more short track races. Outside historical races like the Daytona 500, NASCAR goes to more night races during the week as it gives up trying to fight with the NFL in the fall. The tech package needed to race is retarted to make the sport more affordable as they have to get money flowing again.
NASCAR never returns to the high points of the 90s but Earnhardt and company returns it to a position where its a buyable business model again as the old hard core fans start returning as they see the sport they love return and they bring in their kids.
In case anyone missed it, I was a big NASCAR/Earnhardt fan. Now I just don't know the sport anymore and want to find a way for it to live.