RE: Your take on NASCAR
I can't really say that running stock engines is the answer. Toyota doesn't even produce a push-rod V/8 for passenger cars so NASCAR or is it JAPCAR (I know, not politically correct) lets Toyota develop a completely new engine just for the series? It's now all about BIG money and that's it. It is no longer about the cars or manufacturers and innovation. This is a spec series just like IROC, and they've made this once avid follower a rather disinterested occasional viewer if there's nothing else on tv on a rainy or otherwise crappy Sunday afternoon