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Ban Daytona and Talladega? Sure, why not? And while you're at it ban rock concerts, football games, baseball games, golf...heck, just ban everything that could be considered frivolous fun! I read this topic and then read some of the responses and I must say thanks to those who voted yes, I needed a good laugh.

Does NASCAR "glorify" speeding? It encourages it's participants (the key word here is "participants...as in paid drivers) to drive fast that much is true, but show me one time where they say on-air for the viewing audience to do the same. If you want to blame someone for illegal racing blame the makers of "The Fast and the Furious" movies and the like, or you could even be so bold as to blame the speeders themselves for speeding (after all, isn't that their choice).

As for what it takes to be a driver, NASCAR drivers put in lots of time and effort to make sure they are physically fit for this sport. It's not just driving around in circles, it's doing so at high speeds and temperatures. There is no air-conditioning in their cars and to be able to complete a race would require an extreme amount of endurane. If you call golf a sport (swinging a metal stick at a ball and going from hole to hole in a golf cart) or bowling a sport (rolling a big ball a few feet down a lane to hit some pins and sitting around in the meantime) then auto racing surely qualifies.

Now lets take a look at fuel aspect of it. Yes, it's true that the sport uses a significant amount of gas. Does this mean we will run out of gas because of it? No. If other resources were utilized (such as cars that can run on hydrogen and cars that run on bio diesel) there wouldn't be so much fear about a fuel shortage. If that is your major issue, I suggest you take a couple minutes from your oh so busy schedule and write your Congressman. Other options exist for us, it's just no one seems to want to take advantage of them.

I would also like to point out that many drivers have their own charities and foundations to help those who are less fortunate or have an illness. They make lots of money and put lots of money towards helping others.

In closing, if you were to ban even just a couple races you would have to ban many more sporting events in other sports otherwise it's just a witch hunt. I understand that not everyone likes watching and many find it boring and pointless, but to ban something because someone finds it boring? I think not! If you've ever been to a race, you know its a lot more than what it appears to be on TV. Maybe if you actually attended a race you might just walk away a little more open minded about it.

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