Smith wants fire, more money to the winners in NASCAR

Smith wants fire, more money to the winners in NASCAR

Bruton Smith said he plans to have some extensive discussions with top NASCAR executives about changes he thinks the sanctioning needs to make. And Smith said he?s somewhat optimistic. ?Next season we?ll see a softer side of NASCAR,? Smith said. ?If Jeff Gordon gets out of his car and shoves somebody, don?t give a big fine. ?Remember when A.J. Foyt would win the race and still go out to whip your butt? ?Those things helped to build this sport. We need some of that. I hope it doesn?t sound wrong. But I like for people to show their emotions. ?Fining drivers just turns the fans off. ?And winning is everything in any sport: So we need to put more money on the nose, on the winner. That?s another recommendation I have for NASCAR. ?Putting a bunch of money on 43rd place is an absolute joke and we should end that. ?Whatever the total purse is, the winner should get 18 percent.? That would make most races pay about $1 million to win. ?Say the winner gets $900,000 to $1 million,? Smith said. ?Then drop it down to $400,000 for second place. You know those guys would be trying to win. ?Those are some of the things we need to do. We?ve been tweaking this sport but tweaking it in the wrong direction.? Bookmark to:

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