Cmon, people, is anyone really gonna miss that extra 100 miles?
We who love racing have a problem that we need to address, and this weekend at Pocono Raceway, that dependency will be on display for the world to see … for at least 3 hours. No, Mr. President, I’m not talking about our “addiction” to oil. And no, Mr. Cruise, I’m not talking about the need for speed. I’m talking about our obsession with the number 500. As in, why exactly are we enduring 500 miles of racing this weekend? “Are races too long?” Jeff Burton answers the question by repeating it. “Some of them, yes. Some races you’re so busy in the car you don’t realize you’ve been out there for four hours. But in others you’ll swear that you must be near the end and the spotter clicks in and says, ‘One hundred laps to go.'” Same goes for the fan at home watching on TV, or the guy sitting in the searing summer sun in the grandstand. Do we really need to be tied down for four hours every week? When Major League Baseball games last four hours, fans react as if they are being tortured and the
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