NASCAR’s Road Course Problem Has Fans Checking Out & Writing Angry Emails

August 11, 2025

by Zach Dean // from www.outkick.com

• NASCAR’s road course package is driving fans away faster than you can say “Shane Van Gisbergen dominance.” One writer received four angry emails from fed-up fans after skipping Sunday’s snoozefest entirely, proving that when the Cup race is the worst of the weekend, you’ve got serious problems brewing.
• Saturday delivered chaos worthy of a demolition derby, with Austin Hill immediately returning to his wrecking ways fresh off suspension and Connor Zilisch providing unintentional comedy gold by somehow forgetting how to exit a race car. Meanwhile, Brad Keselowski showed he’s still got fight left at 41 by going after Carson Hocevar during qualifying.
• The Next Gen car continues to be the real villain here – it’s slow, can’t pass, and turns road courses into processionals that make F1 look exciting. NASCAR needs to fix this mechanical mess before the playoff format becomes irrelevant, because nobody’s sticking around to watch SVG cruise to 20-second victories every weekend.

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