From its inception back in 1948, NASCAR has seen a lot, from changing times, crucial to necessary updates in the sport. While the organization has always credited its achievements and success to its ardent fanbase, the community certainly has had a huge impact on the evolution of the sport through the years.
Now with that being said, the NASCAR community is yet again in serious discussions, this time it’s Kaulig Racing teammate and spotter Brett Griffin that has sparked the idea!
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Griffin who’s also an avid racing follower and NASCAR enthusiast on his official Twitter handle has come up with a rather interesting match-up, pitting both NHRA and NASCAR, incorporating both the sports!
Kaulig Racing spotter, Brett Griffin ignites a fresh idea as NASCAR fans back him wholeheartedly!
With NASCAR’s prestigious races slowly making its way into the horizon, the community is certainly excited. And adding to it is the upcoming Coca-Cola 600, a 600-mile race intense race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With this in the background, Brett Griffin teased the community with an idea that seems to promise the racing world a lot more on offer.
Griffin had a rather thrilling time when he paid a visit to the drag strip with his boys as part of an NHRA event. Recently the NASCAR enthusiast has had a lot to tweet about, being at the drag strip is certainly “a cool experience” as per Griffin, who in the heat of the moment, tweeted a rather intriguing cross event, NHRA and NASCAR!
While Griffin is impressed with these quick races, he also understands that so much can happen in a short span of time, as he tweeted a quad race with the caption, “A lot can happen in 3 seconds.”
A lot can happen in 3 seconds. pic.twitter.com/gZPbr5PzeX
— Brett Griffin (@SpotterBrett) April 29, 2023
Hours before getting into the nitro fuelled race atmosphere of the drag strip, Griffin had a peculiar tweet that got quite the attention from fans when he suggested that the qualifying for Coke 600 should be done on a drag strip. Soon after, fans got into a frenzy with their own suggestions.
I vote qualifying for the Coke 600 is done at the drag strip. I’m here for it. @NHRA @NASCAR
— Brett Griffin (@SpotterBrett) April 28, 2023
Frenzied fans jump on board as they suggest more ideas!
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Brett Griffin’s tweet had a major impact, with fans from both NHRA and NASCAR scenes coming together, fans quickly dived into the idea while suggesting their own ideas. One curious fan wrote this,
“This may be the single best idea ever EXCEPT, for it to REALISTICALLY happen, I’d say that’s what the All-Star race format should be.”
Another fan, Billy took things up a notch when he had an even better idea!
Plus, every kid (and adult) gets pit access. It's a pretty good deal. Enjoy!
— Billy Carroll (@WmdCarroll) April 28, 2023
While another fan tweeted, “They should do the all star qualifying the way they did in the good ole days. Pit crews perform a 4 tire stop and push the car a certain distance. In this case, a quarter mile”
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The discussion did not end there, many fans went down memory lane as they reminisced the good old days.
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“Nascar used to have drag race weekends”
The comments got on interesting as they went, one fan even tagged the President and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Marcus Smith,
Seems like a great place for a pit crew competition.Four tire change and 1/4 mile time.@MarcusSMI
— DCN (@dcnaus) April 28, 2023
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Indeed the world of racing is unpredictable, while fans joined the action hoping to see the event in the future, what do you think, will NASCAR and NHRA have a joint venture in the future?