Let's Get ready To Rumble (I hope)

Well its that time of year, my favorite time of year. A time to break out the camping gear (or motor home) pack up the grill and your buddy's and head to the track. Thats right, It's NASCAR time once again. As much as i enjoy getting ready for the race weekend and as exciting as it is to be hanging out at the track watching some good old fashioned NASCAR racing and doing some people watching,i have to say, NASCAR has lost some of its appeal to me over the last couple seasons. I still enjoy the people watching, but the racing has become a little.....ahhh to put it blunt...BORING! I mean what happened to the good old Winston Cup days when (to Quote Harry Hogge) "Rubbin is Racin'". The drivers cant even race the cars without worrying about making contact with another driver for fear of penalties and points deductions or even worse a race suspension. So what happens is youy get 43 guys just riding around on a Sunday afternoon joy ride. My oh my, what would the Intimidator say? I tell you what he might say...that aint racing! Obviously NASCAR has seen what its doing to the sport with the fall of T.V. ratings and track attendance down at almost every track. They (NASCAR) have decided to allow for a little more beating and banging as i like to say, which i think is a great idea. NASCAR has also decided to back off on the bump draft rule at Daytona, and "put it back in the drivers hands". Is it me or isnt that where it should have been the entire time, the drivers are what built the sport into what it is today, and the fans are what keeps it going, so why not let the drivers drive(what they are paid to do) and let the fans enjoy a fantastic weekend at the track that includes some good racing! If a guy wants to do some crazy move and cause a major crash, the other drivers will deal with him. So my question of the day is, what are your thoughts on NASCAR and how do you feel about the current changes they have made to make it more of a crowd pleaser again?