The end of the Bushwacker?

[stdreb27]

Last year Carl Edwards finished the season in fourth in NASCAR's Sprint Cup standings and second in the Nationwide Series.
Don't expect that to happen again. Drivers in NASCAR's three series -- Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Trucks -- will not be allowed to accrue points in more than one series for the 2011 season.
Sprint Cup drivers such as Edwards, last year's Nationwide winner Brad Keselowski, and 2010 Nationwide wins leader Kyle Busch will no longer be allowed to chase two titles at once.
The requirement first was reported by NASCAR.com, which spoke to driver Kenny Wallace about the application he filled out last weekend.
Rumors of several changes to NASCAR have swirled ahead of the sport's "competition update" slated for Jan. 21, but it appears the series designation is one that will go into effect this season.
"The brand-new license forms that are out, there's a box and in it, it states that you have to mark -- put an X -- what championship you're running for," driver Wallace told NASCAR.com.
"A driver will only be permitted to earn driver championship points in one of the following three series: NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Nationwide or NASCAR Camping World Truck Series," Wallace said, reading his application. "Please select the series in which you would like to accumulate driver championship points. Choose one."
NASCAR has declined to discuss the policy change because officials plan to make all their competition announcements over the next few weeks.
Wallace confirmed the requirement in a post on his Twitter page.
Designed to be a feeder series where young talent can develop, the Nationwide Series is instead dominated by NASCAR's Cup stars. The last five champions were all full-time Cup drivers, and Justin Allgaier was the only non-Cup driver to win one of last season's 35 Nationwide races.
Keselowski and Edwards were the only two drivers who had planned to run the full schedule in both series.
NASCAR likely will not limit the amount of Nationwide and Truck Series races that Cup drivers can enter. Doing so could be a deterrent to many fans, some of whom only get to see NASCAR's stars race live in those lower-tier series.
I like it, but I'm trying to decide if it is good...

 

[bionicarm]

Considering Kyle Busch's dominance in the Nationwide and Truck Series the last couple of years, I imagine he'll be the one who'll complain the most. I think the only reason a lot of the Sprint Cup drivers run in the Nationwide Series is because it gives them an entire race to 'learn the track' before driving in the Sprint Cup race the following day. It also helps with Owner's Points when the better driver can run the car, instead of some rookie that has less experience. I personally rarely watch a Nationwide race, and don't even remember the last time I saw a race in the Truck Series. You have to search for those races on the Speed Channel, if they even show them there.

 

[stdreb27]

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Originally Posted by bionicarm http:///forum/thread/383274/the-end-of-the-bushwacker#post_3351316
Considering Kyle Busch's dominance in the Nationwide and Truck Series the last couple of years, I imagine he'll be the one who'll complain the most. I think the only reason a lot of the Sprint Cup drivers run in the Nationwide Series is because it gives them an entire race to 'learn the track' before driving in the Sprint Cup race the following day. It also helps with Owner's Points when the better driver can run the car, instead of some rookie that has less experience. I personally rarely watch a Nationwide race, and don't even remember the last time I saw a race in the Truck Series. You have to search for those races on the Speed Channel, if they even show them there.
They still do the speed channel for the trucks I think. I did the nationwide race more often than the cup, just because of my schedule.

 

[jstdv8]

it always pissed me off to see the sprint cup guys racing in the nationwide.
it's like A-rod playing in the minors, its just not fair.