NASCAR Sprint – Nationwide and Craftsman Series

Today I would like to underline a topic that has always been on the mind of me as a Nascar fan an collector. For years and years Nascar has been a very competitive sport and each series (Sprint, Nationwide, and Craftsman) have their own racers and sponsors, even numbers!

The major factor I would like to discuss is the fact that each series offers different features for different skilled drivers and so forth. So would you come to the conclusion to say that series interchangeable drivers is fair? or unfair? By this I simply mean should drivers like Kyle Busch or Kevin Harvick be able to drive in both the Sprint, and Nationwide Series (Also Craftsman, if applied)?

It has been my opinion for years that each series is different so that other people can get into the certain series and gain coverage to someday race the highest series which is currently the Sprint Cup Series. Although with that being said we still see a few drivers that race both series simultaneously and have been for years.

This factor seems very unfair in my eyes due to the conclusion and assumption that higher ranked series drivers have more of an edge due to their somewhat of a veteran status with the Nascar sport. Meaning that they have more track time, and ultimately more practice and expertise under their belt then the drivers in the Nationwide and Craftsman Nascar series. Seeing that all these variables are arguable I would like to hear your responses on the topic and if you think it is fair or unfair? So before you take off, let me outline the major reasons why I think interchangeable driving in multiple Nascar series (Sprint, Nationwide, and Craftsman) seems unfair.

-Higher series drivers seem to have a veteran status with the Nascar sport and may have expertise when it comes to certain instances, like tracks, care handling etc.

-Each series of Nascar (Sprint, Nationwide, and Craftsman) have their own individual sponsors, shouldn’t they have their own drivers? not repeats, this would be to allow talent to flow through the sport at a somewhat higher rate with more driver openings.

-Each series is meant for a certain driver, and if they made it into the Sprint, Nationwide, or Craftsman cup series then aren’t they where they are supposed to be?

-If each driver who interchanged or raced both stayed in only one Nascar Series (Sprint, Nationwide, or Craftsman) then they could better their chances of winning races by having more time to practice and optimize one car at one track instead of multiples.

-And lastly opportunity, give other rising Nascar race car drivers the ability to get into the Nascar series by sticking to one series to offer more open positions for upcoming drivers.

So what do you think? Comments are appreciated and will be responded to. Thanks for your patronage!