Why Can't We Use Track Specific Packages? - Individual Packages will Result in Better Racing

This year's Monster Energy All-Star Race had many fans buzzing about how amazing this new rules package was going to improve the racing and overall product on the track. Many people texted me stating they felt this needs to be implied the following weekend in the Coca-Cola 600 being as it created one of the best races in the All-Star.

From the way the 600 went, it makes me wonder if the fans were right so we gave it a try at Pocono last weekend in the XFINITY Series. That race was an absolute flop that seemed to result in the exact opposite of the All-Star race. When that flopped it brought back an argument that I have had for years. Instead of one package ran at every race during the season, with the exception of the superspeedways, why can't NASCAR run multiple packages at different tracks for the sake of the fans and the overall improvement of the on-track product.

A package that would work on 1.5-mile tracks aka. Charlotte, Atlanta, Texas, and others would make the races better at those prospective tracks. Make a package to slap of these cars that would work on each prospective track. Take the time to find something that works at these tracks to improve the racing and listen to the drivers, unlike how they didn't listen to drivers on the tire compound used this weekend at Michigan for the FireKeepers 400 (Click Here to See What We Mean). That would mean that the dreaded testing ban would have to be lifted, which should be done anyway but that's a different story for a different article.

Though track specific packages would be insane, maybe roll out track-size specific packages like for 1.5-mile tracks, 2-mile tracks, Road Courses, Superspeedway, etc. and then build from that and tweak on those packages to create the best possible on-track action for you the fans. Afterall, isn't that the ultimate goal? (Koelle,2018)

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