Off-Topic Forum

It went downhill after Jack's second plane crash and he stopped being so hands on. He must have been a lot more hands on than I realized. 

I wonder how many people remember or even knew in the first place that NASCAR created the four team limit as a direct result of Roush having five powerful teams? 

Yes I remember that well, It seemed to always be 4 or all 5 of his contending weekly.and he had one of the best stables ever in Racing. Kenseth, Martin, Edwards, Biffle, And Kurt Busch 2 champions - Kenseth and Busch the best driver never to win a cup - Martin and 2 other great drivers in dwards and Biffle

In the first chase field, out of the 10 drivers, all 5 of the roush cars were in it

I feel like NASCAR should abolish the Four Team limit, because if drivers are coming up fast for, lets say Gibbs, they shouldn't have to go to another team if the rule just didn't exist

It wasn't so much that Rousch had so many good cars....

It was a tough period for NASCAR with sponsors and

they felt him picking up so many large sponsors,

it was leaving smaller teams out in the cold....

Sponsorship still seems to be an overall problem,

see that with only 40 car fields....

If more than 43 cars attempt for a race I see no reason why Nascar can't have a race with 43 drivers

That's because of the Race Team Alliance, which is probably the worst thing to happen to the sport. Also on Brian France for giving them so much power. I can't imagine his father or grandfather especially putting up with their shenanigans. The field was 43 cars at all Cup and Xfinity races until the RTA said they weren't going to allow that anymore. 

I completely forgot about RTA

and of course Brian France did that

I'm so glad he's out of the sport. It should have gone to Jim in the first place I think. While I don't like every innovation that has come from Jim's era, it's different from Brian's era when every move made was the wrong one.

There was talk a couple years ago...

That NASCAR was buying/merging Speedway Corporation

back into one Organization....

On the rumor the whole shebang was being sold

and the France family leaving the business....

Any developments on that front, anyone know of.....

The official line is that was made up by the media. 

I suspect, however, it's true, and that led directly to Brian France being kicked out of the sport by his uncle, sister, nephew, etc. 

We'll never know for sure...