Man, what happened to
Man, what happened to unrestricted racing within guidelines and rules (sometimes secretly massaged). This kind of evening out the field ahead of time is killing NASCAR and will continue into other forms of "racing". People want the drama of the best efforts of the factories, I.E. Chrysler Superbird/Daytona in NASCAR and the original GT40 in Le Mans from the sixties.
That made news and sold cars.