they always got out of the way of the the faster cars and gave them the lane they wanted.
Not really, though they didn't jump up or down a lane (depending on the rules of inside or outside at the time),
because the faster cars already had one of the lanes.....
Personally, find NASCAR's drive to make cars exactly alike, have done more to create the problem than fix it.....
Would say, in most cars it's not the drivers (slower or faster) that is the problem, but the cars themselves....
From reading comments from drivers testing the new car, it could be even worse next year.....
No doubt, that seeing our favorite get taken out, affects people differently if they aren't fond of them....