“You Did It Yourself, NASCAR”- Veteran Journalist Blasts Sanctioning Body Over Network Trap Choking the Sport

Kenny Sargent thinks NASCAR is trapped by its own commitments. The SpeedFreaks voice points to the 36-race season split across four broadcasters, a deal locked in until 2031, and says the sport has lost sight of what fans actually want. The broadcasters expect a set number of races with a specific run time to honor that agreement. Sargent sees a sanctioning body caught between the contract it signed and the future it is trying to build. That is the divide. “You can’t cut the races short; you can’t cut the season because you owe them all this g-damn inventory.