Sporting News: While fines in the NBA and NFL are no big deal, NASCAR's emphasis on personalities and lack of a labor union make this sport's fines much more difficult to take.
Fining drivers different from other sports' fines
Seeded on Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:53 AM EDT (NBC Sports)


I have been a NASCAR fan for more than 30 years. The early years years were much more exciting when you were able to see driver conflict. I would watch just to see what dirty shinanigens Dale Sr. would do. I did not like what he did but it was exciting and kept me tuned in. Don't get me wrong, I admired Dale Sr., but in a different way. The sport seems way to sanitized now. I want drivers to speak out. I want to know about the drivers opinions, good and bad. Fine the drivers if needed, but do not ban them from the sport, that is part of the drama. Real life is more rough and tumble then what NASCAR is currently allowing us to see.