Kurt Busch Suggests F1 Style Addition to NASCAR All-Star Race

For a fairly long time, the NASCAR All-Star Race has been altering its format. Sadly, the whole mystique surrounding this race has dwindled over the years. As a result, the officials have been trying to introduce various new gimmicks to spice up the competition.

Sadly, none of them seem to have worked, and the drivers recently spoke to The Athletic on what they would like to see. Among them was the most recent race winner, Kurt Busch.

He said, “I would put a DRS system on a car like F1 has or push-to-pass like IndyCar, and you have either zones or an X amount of time to utilize that tool. And I think you try this on an oval like Texas or Charlotte, Vegas; you start with a mile and a half and see if it works there because it could be a package that works on a majority of tracks.”

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“It would take away drivers aggressively blocking because they’d be afraid to block because that guy behind is coming with a head of steam and you gotta roll with how the corner entry or exit turns out in the next corner.”

What exactly did Kurt Busch mean by his suggestions?

For the uninitiated, the DRS, or Drag Reduction System, is a flap on the car’s rear wing. With the press of a button, the flap opens and allows the driver to go a little faster. IndyCar has a similar system, called push-to-pass, where the drivers have access to a little more speed for a short period. When Kurt Busch talked about zones and time limits to use a certain boost, one cannot help but think about Formula E.

Formula E has something called Attack Mode, where drivers are given extra kilowatts of power for a few minutes. There is a caveat though, as they have to move off the racing line to activate it, and there can only be a limited number of uses. Coming back to NASCAR though, these are all just suggestions at the end of the day.

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The drivers all have their opinion on what they think could work. However, the final decision still rests in the hands of the NASCAR officials.